Archive for the ‘Lata song’ Category
Yaad rakhnaa chaand taaron
Posted on: May 31, 2012
This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
I had heard popular songs from ‘Kismet’ (1943) in my childhood. But it took another two decades for me to know that Anil Biswas composed those immortal songs. It was during one of the sittings in my friend’s house sometime in early 70s when I listened for the first time a song from ‘Taraana’ ( 1951)- seene me sulagte hain armaan that I came to know of him as music director. Subsequently,I heard many of his songs from films of 40s and 50s and I started liking those songs. It took me another four decades to know about Anil Biswas’s detailed profile and filmography by which time I realised that he was an institution by himself.
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Baabul tere baagaan di main bulbul
Posted on: May 30, 2012
A few regulars of this blog were recently wondering if Hindi movies have got a song where a daughter pays her last respects to her father who is leaving for his heavenly abode.
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Apni apni biwi pe sabko guroor hai
Posted on: May 29, 2012
“Do Raaste”(1970) is a well known movie because this movie had Rajesh Khanna and Mumtaz in it, with the stars of both of them being on the rise. This movie was produced and directed by Raj Khosla. The movie had Rajesh Khanna, Mumtaz, Balraj Sahni, Jayant, Veena, Mohan Choti, Birbal, Asit Sen, Randhir, Leela Misra, Bindu, Mehmood Junior, Kamini Kaushal, Prem Chopra etc in it.
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Aa muhabbat ki basti basaayenge ham
Posted on: May 27, 2012
This article is written by Shekhar Gupta, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog.
My all-time favourite Lata-Kishore duet is from the Famina Production’s Fareb (1953) ” Aa, mohabbat ki basti basaayenge hum”, in which the duo are at their soulful best in expressing the pangs of separation of the two lovers, so poignantly captured in Majrooh Sultanpuri’s breath-taking imagery “dekh dharti se aakaash hai kitni door!”
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“Daaku Ki Ladki” (1954) is an extremely obscure movie by now. This movie was a Harish production movie. It was produced and directed by Harish. The movie had Geeta Bali, Sheikh Mukhtar, Arjun, Mukri, Deepa, Shivraj, Cuckoo, Sankatha Prasad etc in it.
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“Hill Station” (1957) was a Pushpa Pictures presentation. It was directed by Shakti Samanta. The movie had Pradeep Kumar, Bina Rai, Shyama, Pratima Devi, K. N. Singh, Maruti etc in it.
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Jaa re kaare badraa
Posted on: May 25, 2012
“Dharti Kahe Pukaar Ke” (1969) was a Vaishaali Pictures presentation. It was directed by Dulal Guha. The movie had Nanda, Jeetendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Nivedita, Abhi Bhattacharya, Kanhaiyalal, Tarun Bose, Asit Sen, Leela Misra, A. K. Hangal, Manmohan, Tiwari, Durga Khote, Jagdev etc in it.
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Mujhe mubaarak puraani yaaden
Posted on: May 25, 2012
“Zabak”(1961) was a B grade movie with A grade music. The movie was directed by Homi Wadia. The movie had Mahipal, Shyama, Sahira, Achla Sachdev, Manhar Desai etc in it.
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Baahon mein teri masti ke ghere
Posted on: May 24, 2012
It turns out that today (24th may) is Rajesh Roshan’s birthday. Though it is late by Indian standards, but the day is still 24th of may. So I can slip in a Rajesh Roshan song just in the nick of time.
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This article is written by nahm, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Asrar-ul-hasan Khan, better known as Majrooh Sultanpuri (1st October 1919 to 24th May 2000), was one of the foremost Urdu poets to have graced the Hindi film industry. His first film as lyricist was “Shahjahan” which immortalised him in the annals of Hindi film music. The film’s music was by Naushad and it starred K. L. Sehgal in the title role.
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