Archive for the ‘Lata solo’ Category
Tu hi tu hai main dekhaa karoon
Posted on: March 14, 2010
I have recently discovered this movie called “Sunahri Naagin” (1963) where Helen was the leading lady and as such she got to figure in more than just one song ! I have posted one song picturised on her already. Here is another song from this movie that is picturised on her. Mahipal can also be seen in the picturisation.
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“Naagin” (1954) was a hugely influential movie in the annals of Indian movies. This movie, and its music continued to be copied for several decades.
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Aao tumhen chaand pe le jaayen
Posted on: March 11, 2010
I had listened to this fine song in 1970s, but I was not aware about its details. Now I know its details and I am pleasantly surprised to know that this song is from “Zakhmee” (1975).
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“Muqaddar Ka Sikandar” (1978) was one movie which was a very popular movie of its time. It was one of the biggest hits of Amitabh Bachchan post “Sholay” and its music was ofcourse one of the biggest attractions.
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Ek mera dil ek unkaa dil
Posted on: February 12, 2010
I have posted a song from “Laajawaab” (1950) in the past. Here is another song from this movie.
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Ae pyaar teri duniyaa se ham
Posted on: February 9, 2010
There are a few great movies in 1950s whose songs were hugely popular in 1950s. One was “jhaanjhar” and other was “Jhamela”. The prints of these movies were lost in a fire and we no longer have any prints of these movies.
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Khayaalon mein tum ho
Posted on: February 1, 2010
Sajjad Hussain was a highly talented music director who enjoyed great reputation for his music among his peers. But his inter personal relationships left a lot to be desired, especially when it came to his relations with influential people. As a result, he got to work as a music director in very few movies and the number of songs that he composed add up to barely a hundred songs or so.
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When we think about actors, we have certain images for them in our minds. For instance, when we think of Nadira, we think about a no nonsense lady always wearing a disapproving frown on her face. And it is difficult for us to magine her singing song.
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By the time we were in 1980s, the golden era of Bollywood movie music was behind us and in we were subjected to music without soul (namely Disco music) in this decade.
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