Archive for the ‘Melancholic song’ Category
Throughout the world, there have been tragic love stories that are simply known by the name of the lovers- viz Romeo Juliet, Laila Majnu etc. In Punjab, there have been not one or two, four four such love stories. The most well known of them is “Sohni Mahiwal”. The second most well known must be “Mirza Sahiban”.
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Movies of 1930s and 1940s are obviously movies far too old for anyone of us. Hardly any information is available about movies and actors of that era. The generation who followed these movies are also no longer there with us. So, with passage of time, the music of that era is getting forgotten.
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Chaley ranz dekar
Posted on: February 21, 2011
Here is a song that I had never heard before. Of course there is nothing new in that. There are so many songs that I have never heard before.
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“Husn Ka Chor”(1953) was a Wadia movietone movie, starring Mahipal and Usha Kiran. The movie as well as its music have become too obscure to find with time.
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Jab tumne muhabbat chheen li
Posted on: January 30, 2011
I have been discussing the songs of “Amaanat” (1955) in these pages these days. Here is another song from this movie.
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Some times name of the movie gives you an idea what to expect. If the title of a movie begins with the adjective “Chhoti” and it is followed by a common noun depicting a female person then you can expect a movie full of sacrifices and sad songs. Movie makers have left no such combination unused while choosing titles for their movies.
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“Shair” (1949) is a treasure trove of nice songs.I have so far discussed five songs from this movie. There are man more songs in this movie that need to be discussed in these pages.
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Taaraa toote duniyaa dekhe
Posted on: December 15, 2010
Here is a song from “Malhaar” (1951) that is regarded as a timeless classic.
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Dil ki duniyaa ujad gayi
Posted on: December 15, 2010
“Shair” (1949) was a movie starring Suraiyya,Dev Anand, Kamini Kaushal, Agha,Sulochana etc. This movie had some nice songs in it and I have already discussed four of them.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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