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Kuchh aise bandhan hote hain
Posted on: May 18, 2012
With the success of “Chor Machaaye Shor” (1974), Shashi Kapoor had become a much sought after actor.Shashi Kapoor decided to make hay while the sun shone and he signed up each and every offer that came his way. Shashi Kapoor signed up so many movies that he did not have dates to give for his various producers for shooting. Normally actors give “dates” in units of “shifts” for shooting, where one shift consists of six hours (I may be incorrect about the duration of a shift. I request our knowledgeable readers to throw more light on a “shift”). But Shashi Kapoor began to give time in hours for shooting, much to the chagrin of his producers, including Raj Kapoor, his own brother.
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Haseenon sambhaalo apni ye duniyaa
Posted on: May 18, 2012
“Khota Paisa” (1958) was a Sadiq Productions Pvt Ltd presentation. It was produced and directed by M Sadiq. The movie had Johny Walker, Shyama, Amir bano, Rajan Haksar, Veena, Nissar Ahmed Ansaari(N.A.Ansari), S.N.Bannerjee, Hari shivdasani, Jeevan ,Dhumal, Indira Bansal, Sagar, Munshi Munakka, Keshav Rana, Cuckoo, Kathana, Soofi, Rafi, Jeewankala, SureshKumar, Balaram etc in it.
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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
‘Yaasmeen’, a film from 1955 is well known for some wonderful gems coming from the pen of Jaan Nisaar Akhtar and the music composition by C Ramchandra. The film has ten songs out of which four are already represented on this blog, including the evergreen iconic rendering of “Bechain Nazar Betaab Jigar” by Talat Mehmood, and “Mujh Pe Ilzaam e Bewafaai Hai” by Lata Mangeshkar. Here is the fifth offering from this film – another iconic song that would qualify for the tag ‘how come this song was not posted earlier’.
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Ae dil ab kahin le jaa
Posted on: May 13, 2012
“Bluff Master” (1963) was produced by Subhash Desai and directed by Manmohan Desai. This movie had Shammi Kapoor, Saira Bano, Saira Banu, Pran, Rashid Khan, Mohan Choti, Niranjan Sharma, Jugal Kishore, Shyamlal, Anand Joshi, Santosh Kumar, Lalita Pawar, Tuntun, Charlie Walker etc in it.
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- In: Duet | expression of love | Feelings of heart | Kishore Kumar lip syncing in another voice | Lyrics by Sadanand Kamath | Lyrics contributed by readers | Rafi songs | Rafi Suman Kalyanpur duet | Songs of 1960s (1961 to 1970) | Songs of 1964 | Suman Kalyanpur songs | Yearwise breakup of songs
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“Baaghi Shehzaada” (1964) was a Gee Pee films production. It was directed by Maruti, The movie had Kishore Kumar and Kumkum in lead roles, alongwith W. M. Khan, Anwar, Maruti, B. M. Vyas etc.
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Raat gayi phir din aata hai
Posted on: May 12, 2012
In olden days, Hindi movie watchers often loved to watch movies telling sad and tragic tales. Personally I never liked watching such movies. I have never watched “Boot Polish” (1953) for this reason.
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Sambhal ke karna jo bhi karna
Posted on: May 12, 2012
“Ek Phool Chaar Kaante” (1960) was a Prabhat Films Production. It was directed by Bhappi Sonie. The movie had Sunil Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, Helen, Dhumal, Kanhaiyalal, Johnny Walker, David Abraham etc in it.
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Babu aanaa sunte jaana
Posted on: May 11, 2012
- In: "Sales pitch" song | Actor-Singer song | Asha Bhonsle songs | Comedy song | Duet | Kishore Kumar songs | Kishore Kumar-Asha Bhonsle duet | Light hearted song | Lyrics by Nitin Shah | Lyrics contributed by readers | Songs of 1960s (1961 to 1970) | Songs of 1961 | Yearwise breakup of songs
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“Jhumru” (1961) was a labour of love by Kishore Kumar. Kishore Kumar wore multiple hats in this movie. He was the producer, director, actor as well as the music director of this movie.
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