Archive for the ‘Lyrics by Sadanand Kamath’ Category
“Toofaan” (1954) was a Starlight Pictures Production. It was directed by Ram Prakash. The movie had Sajjan, Munawwar Sultana, Vijaylaxmi, Pran, Pratima Devi, Amarnath, Tiwari etc in it.
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Ae saba unse keh zaraa
Posted on: December 13, 2012
The popular Arabian Nights tale of “Alibaba” have inspired the creation of several Hindi movies. Tis blog features songs from three “Alibaba” movies that were released in 1940, 1954 and 1966.
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“Mulaaqaat” (1947) was a Taj Mahal Pictures Production movie. This movie was directed by Munshi Dil and it had Prem Adib and Naseem Bano in lead roles.
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Chalo haseen geet ek banaayen
Posted on: December 10, 2012
Today (10 december) happens to be Ashok Kumar’s death anniversary as well as Rati Agnihotri’s birthday.The two of them were from entirely different generations, as there was an age difference of 49 years between the two ! Still, the two of them have not only worked together but they have even figured in a duet song !
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Surkh jodey ki ye jagmagaahat
Posted on: December 9, 2012
“Kabhi Kabhi” (1976) was a Yashraj Films production movie. It was produced and directed by Yash Chopra. The movie had Shashi Kapoor, Rakhi, Amitabh Bachchan, Waheeda Rehman, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Simi Grewal, Parikshat Sahni etc in it.
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“Shabaab” (1954) was a Sadiq Productions movie. It was produced and directed by M Sadiq. The movie had Bharat Bhushan, Nutan, Shyam Kumar, Wasti, Yashodara Katju, Badri Prasad etc in it.
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Maine dekhi jag ki reet
Posted on: December 3, 2012
Being a music lover in the past was not as easy as it is today. Music was not as easily accessible to people as it is today. For most people, radio was the most affordable means of listening to music. And as one can guess, one could only listen to songs that the radio stations decided to play at their own nominated times. One could have record players too, but they were expensive and only the most well off people could afford them.
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Dil lagaa ke qadar gayi pyaare
Posted on: December 2, 2012
“Kaala Paani” (1958) was a Navketan Production movie. It was directed by Raj Khosla. The movie had Dev Anand, Madhubala, Nalini Jaywant, Agha, Kishore Sahu, Rashid Khan, Mukri, Krishna Dhawan, Jankidas, D K Sapru etc in it.
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“Mahal” (1949) was a Bombay Talkies production. This movie was directed by Kamal Amrohi who was making his debut as a director in this movie. This movie was the first Hindi suspense movie and it was made in an extremely professional manner. When the movie begins and credits roll on the screen against the backdrop of a spooky looking mansion (Mahal) and accompanied by suspenseful background music, each and every name that appears on the screen turns out to be legendary name, be they actors or background personnel. For example, choreography of dances in this movie was done by Pt Lachchu Maharaj, while the cinematographer of this movie was Josef Wirsching.
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