Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs

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What is the most popular drink in India ? Tea, or ‘Chai”, as they call it in Hindi and many other Indian and foreign languages. If you visit and Indian household or office, you are likely to be served “chai”. When you go to a railway station, then the most ubiquitous vwndor you may come across is the itinerant teaseller one who sells his goods while carring a kettle of tea and shouting “Chai, garam chai” in his characteristic manner which has remnained unchanged over several generations.
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There are occasions when a couple may have strained relations and they may not be on talking terms with each other. But they are required to put up a facade of normalcy in front of their acquaintances. This song is a lovely picturisation of that nature. It is a get together party and the friends of Rajendra Kumar want Jamuna to sing a song. Rajendra Kumar, who otherwise would not speak to her, is contrained to request her to sing a song. Jamuna, with a heavy heart, is forced to sing this song.
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The comically titled “Pilpili Saahab”(1954) is a rare and obscure movie with equally rare and obscure songs in it. The movie was a Kwatra Films production and it was directed by H S Kwatra. The movie had actors like Sunder, Pran, Mehmood, Agha, Shyama, Lalita, Mumtaz, Rajan Kapoor etc in it.
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S D Burman, a highly influential music director during the golden era of Hindi movie music was around for nearly the entire duration of the golden era. Born on 1 october 1906, S D Burman began his career as a Hindi movie music director in 1946 and he continued to enthrall music lovers with his compositions till 1975. He breathed his last on 31st october 1975. So today is his death anniversary.
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“Raat Aur Din”(1967) was produced by Jaffer Hussain and directed by Satyen Bose. This movie had actors like Nargis,Pradeep Kumar, Feroz Khan, Harin Chattopadhyaya, K. N. Singh, Anwar, Anoop Kumar, Naaz, Leela Misra, Laxmi Chhaaya etc in it.
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“Rishte Naate” (1965) is a movie produced by Amar Jyoti movies(Madras). It was directed by K S Gopalkrishnan. The star cast of the movie included names like Raj kumar, Nutan, Jamuna, Nazeer Hussain, Ameeta, Jeewan, David Abraham, Kanhaiyyalal, Dhumal, Deven Verma, Madhvi, Sahasranaamam, Baby Shakila. The star cast and the name of the movie tells me that it was a movie with a melodramatic theme and little wonder that I have not heard of this movie.
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“Meri Bhabhi” (1969) is a movie produced by A G Films. It was directed by Khalid Akhtar. the movie had Sunil Dutt, Waheeda Rehmaan, Kamini Kaushal, Abhi Bhattacharya, Mehmood, Aruna Irani, Lalita Pawaar,Kanhaiyya laal, Raj Mehra, Tiwari, Mukri, Sundar,Lalita kumar, Baby Sabihaa etc in it.
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“Opera House” (1961) is a Pushpa Pictures presentation. It was directed by P L Santoshi. The movie had Ajit, B Saroja Devi,K. N. Singh, Lalita Pawar, Bela Bose, Maruti, Johnny Whisky,Baalam, Mumtaz Begum,Niranjan Sharma,S N Bannerji etc in it.
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