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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie songs and a regular contributor to this blog.
Minerva Movietone is the renowned flagship company that was launched and nurtured by the great Sohrab Modi. He has given such powerful historical epics to the Indian cinema as Pukar, Sikandar, Prithvi Vallabh, Jhansi Ki Rani, and many other great creations like Mirza Ghalib, Nausehrvan-e-Adil, Kundan, Jailor and Raaj Hatth. His films carry a message of strong commitment to social and national issues. A whole generation’s image of Indian history and Indian society is based on his films. Not all of his movies were commercial successes, but each of them has an indelible imprint of Sohrab Modi’s uncompromising quality and classic cinema.
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Baaje re paayal baaje
Posted on: April 17, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie songs and a regular contributor to this blog.
Here is another gem of a song from the 1964 movie Hameer Hatth. This is a semi classical composition, rendered so well by Manna Dey. The composoition is by Sanmukh Babu Upadhyaya, and the beautiful lyrics in chaste Hindi, are by Neelkanthh Tiwari. The words are just beautiful, and need a careful listen.
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Kahaan chale chhaliyaa
Posted on: April 13, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie songs and a regular contributor of articles to this blog.
A wonderful composition by Vasant Desai.This song, once again, is a song that I remember from many years ago, having heard it many times on the radio. But I was not aware of any other details relating to it.
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Ek thhaa bachpan
Posted on: April 12, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir,a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie songs and a regular contributor to this blog.
There are many songs in the movies that are for the children, and many of them are sung by children. Then there is another set of songs wherein bachpan (childhood) is being bid a goodbye and there is a welcome to youth, of the ilk “Ja Ja Ja Mere Bachpan, Kahin Jaa Ke Chhup Nadaan” from movie ‘Junglee’.
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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie songs and a regular contributor of articles to this blog.
Another wonderful gem, that I had been searching for many years.
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Jeewan se lambe hain bandhu
Posted on: April 10, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie songs and a regular contributor of articles to this blog.
The super Manna Dey song from Aashirwaad, 1968. Lyrics are by Gulzar and music is by Vasant Desai.
The lyrics of this song are just superb, very characteristic Gulzar poetry, use of very simple words, communicating a very profound ideas. The lines “saans ki dori chhoti pad gayee, lambi aas dagariyaa” is such a warm and touching thought, said so simply.
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Ho umad ghumad kar aayee re ghataa
Posted on: April 9, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie songs and a regular contributor to this blog.
Our country is a land of villages, and it lives in the hearts of the farmers of this land. There is an immeasurable bond that we Indians have with the mitti (soil) of this land; that which cares for us and provides for all our needs.
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