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This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.

Blog Day :6606Post No. :20511Movie Count :5254

‘Sheesha’ (1986) was produced by Sattee Shourie and was directed by Basu Chatterji. The cast included Mithun Chakraborty, Moon Moon Sen, Mallika Sarabhai, Vijayendra Ghatge, Suresh Chatwal, Naaz, Mrinalini, Madhumeeta, Guddi Maruti, Nandita Thakur, Sudha Chopra, Bhagwan Sinha, Ranjana Sachdev, Arvind Deshpande, Shakeela Majeed etc. The film’s story was based on a Bengali novel, ‘Maan Sammaan’ written by Mani Shankar Mukherjee. The film was delayed in its completion due to budgetary constraints and the creative differences between the producer and the director. At one time, the film remained incomplete for a year or so until Mithun Chakraborty persuaded Sattee Shourie to let the film be completed for which he gave up a part of his fee. Basu Chatterji also waived his last instalment of fee. The film was certified by CBFC on June 15, 1986. The film got the theatrical release on October 3, 1986.

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This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.

Blog Day :6605Post No. :20508

‘Jungal Mein Mangal’ (1972) was produced and directed by Rajendra Bhatia. The cast included Pran, Kiran Kumar, Reena Roy, Sonia Sahni, Chandrashekhar, Gulshan Bawra, Jagdish Raj, Upendra Trivedi, Arvind Trivedi, Paintal, V. Gopal, Chaman Puri, Bharat Kapoor, Birbal, Krishan Dhawan, Jayshree T., Padma Khanna, Meena T., Meena Rai, Narendra Nath, Balraj Sahni, Pardesi, Hari Yogesh, Shashi Kiran, Ashok Thanki, Bhanumati, Rajni Gupta, Chandabai, Uma Khosla etc. The film was a remake of the Malayalam film, ‘Rest House’ (1969). The outdoor shooting of the film was majorly done in the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala.

The film is a romantic comedy which turns into a crime thriller towards the end. Two groups of students – one all male students led by a woman-hating retired Colonel and other all-female students led by a strict, man-hating lady biology professor converge in a same wild life sanctuary and stay in the Government Rest House. There are conflicts as well as romance between two groups leading to some comedy. However, after the mysterious death of one student each from the group, both groups unite to solve the mystery of their colleagues’ death. The film is a good ‘time pass’ entertainer in which Pran has a double role as the retired colonel as well as an effeminate student.

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This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.

Blog Day :6603Post No. :20504

‘Shubh Kaamna’ (1983) was produced by VV Sastry and was directed by K Viswanath. The cast included Rakesh Roshan, Rati Agnihotri, Utpal Dutt, Sudhakar, Kiran Vairale, Dinesh Thakur, Asrani, Sujit Kumar, Satyen Kappu, Gireesh, Paintal, Shammi, Geetha, Ashalata, Renuka etc. Vinod Mehra and Om Prakash made special appearances in the film. The film was a remake of director, K Vishwanath’s Telugu film, ‘Subhalekha’ (1982).

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This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.

Blog Day :6599Post No. :20499

‘Ye Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai’ (1966) was RK Nayyar’s first film as a producer-director under his own banner, RK Nayyar Films. The cast included Ashok Kumar, Joy Mukherjee, Saira Banu, Motilal, Sayeeda Khan, Hari Shivdasani, Badri Prasad, Mohsin Abdullah, Janakidas, Manmohan etc. The film is a romantic crime drama in which Saira Banu plays a double role.

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This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.

Blog Day :6594Post No. :20494

‘Pinjre Ke Panchhi’ (1966) was produced by MC Anantraj and was directed by Salil Chaudhary who also wrote the story and the screenplay besides being the music director for the film. The cast included Balraj Sahni, Meena Kumari, Mehmood, Poonam (Persis Khambata), Asit Sen, Keshto Mukherjee, Harindranath Chattopadhyay, Iftekhar, Padma Devi, Yunus Parvez, Nazir Kashmiri, Abhi Bhattacharya, Shaukat Azmi, Radheshyam etc. This is the only Hindi film, Salil Chaudhary has directed.

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This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.

Blog Day :6591Post No. :20488Movie Count :5248

‘Badi Maa’ (1974) was produced by GD Agarwal and directed by Ram Gabale. The cast included Usha Kiran, Surekha, Dilip Raj, Purnima, Jagirdar, Karan Diwan, Gulab, Iftekhar, Shivraj, Chaman Puri, Rashid Khan, Johny Whisky, Krishnakant, Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande, SD Narang, Baby Guddi etc. Probably, the film had a restricted theatrical release as I have never heard of this film. The film is in black and white which indicates that it was a delayed film.

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This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.

Blog Day :6589Post No. :20485

There were some Hindi films which either flopped or just made it to be the average performers at the box office after they had theatrical release. But over the years, they have attained the status of cult classics. The films in my minds are, Chetan Anand’s ‘Neecha Nagar’ (1946) for pioneering the parallel cinema, Raj Kapoor’s ‘Jaagte Raho’ (1956) for its social commentary, Guru Dutt’s ‘Kaagaz Ke Phool’ (1959) for its cinematic style, Dev Anand’s ‘Guide’ (1965) for its progressive themes, Raj Kapoor’s ‘Mera Naam Joker’ (1970) for its philosophical depth and ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron’ (1983) for raising a couple of serious issues facing the country in a satirical way. The list is not exhaustive. I also feel that I should add ‘Shakti’ (1982) in this list for the powerful performances of Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan as father and son, respectively who are in the opposite side of the law.

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This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.

Blog Day :6580Post No. :20472Movie Count :5244

‘Hifaazat’ (1987) was produced by A Suryanarayana and was directed by Prayag Raj. The main cast included Ashok Kumar, Nutan, Pran, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Bindu, Shakti Kapoor, Kader Khan, Gulshan Grover, Sharat Saxena, Bharat Bhushan, Lalita Pawar, Shubha Khote, Vikas Anand, Vinod Raut, Birbal etc. This was the first film in which Madhuri Dixit was paired with Anil Kapoor. However, the film failed at the box office. They were again paired in ‘Tezaab’ (1988) which became a great success at the box office. This success led to both of them working as a lead pair in the next 12 films.

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This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.

Blog Day :6576Post No. :20465Movie Count :5241

‘Kaanoon Kee Aawaaz’ (1989) was produced by R Kumar and was directed by P Chandrasekhara Reddy. The cast included Shatrughan Sinha and Jaya Prada in the lead roles supported by Prem Chopra, Asrani, Aruna Irani, Raja Babu, Shekhar Suman, Maneka Babbar, Maneck Irani, Leena Das, Gulnar Irani, Bob Christo etc. Probably, this is the only Hindi film in which Jaya Prada worked with her elder brother, Raja Babu (also known as Raj Babu).

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This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.

Congratulations to all the fellow wagoneers of this musical bandwagon. The journey completed 18 years yesterday, and today we step into the 19th year of this melodious and joyful voyage across the ocean of the Hindi film song. In these past 18 years, already we have notched up on the score card twenty thousand four hundred and sixty three memories – all wonderful and timeless creations of the masters and artists over the past nine plus decades. And looking forward – another day, another song, another melody – on the trek towards the horizon, where this ocean meets the sky. [Editor]

Blog Day :6575Post No. :20464Movie Count :5240

This article takes up for discussion a film which was recently released on a TV channel after four decades from the date of censor certificate. The film’s shootings started sometime in mid-70s with the title. ‘Aawaaz’. Songs were recorded in 1978. The film was delayed and got censor certificate on March 13, 1986, under a new name, ‘Saugaat’ (1986). The songs of the film were released in 1986. It is stated that the producer of the film stalled its release due to some unresolved financial issues. Finally, the film was premiered on Zee Classic on February 06, 2026, and on YouTube on March 17, 2026. The film has Shashi Kapoor and Shabana Azmi in the lead roles. Shabana Azmi has a double role in the film as twin sisters.

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