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Ae ishq ye sab duniyaa waale
Posted on: August 18, 2011
A movie like “Mughal e Azam” (1960) can boggle one’s mind even today, more than half a century after this movie was released. And I am not just taliking about the movie. I am talking about several aspects of the movie. It was a magnum opus in every respect.
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Tum laakh chhupaanaa chaahoge
Posted on: August 16, 2011
In his earlier days,Shammi Kapoor used to ape the mannerisms of Raj Kapoor, his elder brother and a successful hero of those days. But Shammi Kapoor finally found his calling when he developed his own style which helped him carve a unique niche for himself.
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Today is India’s independence day. On this occasion, I greet all Indians, wherever they are, a very happy independence day.
On this occasion, here is a very special patriotic song. This song was written by a patriot who actually participated in the freedom struggle and was hanged by Britishers for his role in the Kakori conspiracy.
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Mohabbat kar lo jee bhar lo
Posted on: August 14, 2011
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“Aar Paar” (1954) was a milestone in the history of Hindi movies. It was one of the first suspense thrillers in Hindi movies. The music of this movie broke new grounds. The music was a breathtaking combination of Indian and Western influences. The same could be said about the picturisation of the movie and its songs. It is quite obvious that the makers of this movie had drawn inspiration liberally from western movies and from western music.
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These days I have become interested in statistics regarding Rafi Lata duets. I have mentioned that Rafi and Lata figured in some 410 plus duets. Their very first duet was recorded in 1947 and it was for a movie called “Shaadi Se Pehle” (1947). It was followed by a one year hiatus and then they recorded as many as 17 duets in 1949.
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Sun sun sun sun jaalimaa
Posted on: August 11, 2011
“Aar Paar” (1954) was clearly a milestone in the annals of Hindi movies. The songs of this movie were quite different from the kinds of songs that the music lovers were used to. And all the songs of the movie became popular and remain popular to this day. In fact there are so many popular songs in this movie that it is easy to lose count of them.
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Public have a se idea about the roles that the two genders play and they are used to the same roles being played by them in Hindi movies too. But sometimes movie makers come up with situations when the two genders behave in a rather unusual manner not expected of that gender and that makes amusing viewing for the public and subsequently more visits to the cinema hall for the movie makers.
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“Amar” (1954) is a movie starring Dilip Kumar and Madhubala. Those were the days when the two of them were actually romantically involved and their off screen chemistry used to be visible in their on screen performances too.
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Ham aur tum aur ye samaa
Posted on: August 8, 2011
Shammi Kapoor discovered his calling as the actor we all know and admire in 1957 with “Tumsa Nahin Dekha”. It was followed by “Dil Deke Dekho” (1959) and the phenomenon of Shammi Kapoor was well on its way.
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