Archive for the ‘Rafi solo’ Category
This movie called “Miss Bombay” (1957) is as obscure a movie as any. Few people now remember this movie and indeed its songs.
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Shaam suhaani ho nadi ho paani ho
Posted on: July 18, 2009
I just discovered a forgotten song from a forgotten movie. This movie is “Kaala Chor” (1956) and this song is a light hearted time pass song.
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Here is a song which was as unknown to me as the movie itself. Yes, I had never heard about this movie called “Nartaki” (1963) nor do I have any recollections of having heard the songs of this movie.
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Here is another movie of 1970s whose title is same as that of a movie of 1950s. the movie is called “Aakhri Daao”. Today, it is the older movie of this name whose songs are better known than the newer movie.
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Main badi mushqil mein hoon
Posted on: July 14, 2009
“Pocketmaar” was a movie of 1957 starring Dev Anand. Another movie of the same name was made in 1974 which had Dharmendra in lead role.
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Maine pi sharaab tumne kya piyaa
Posted on: July 13, 2009
“Naya Raasta” (1970) is a movie I have no recollection of. And I had never heard its songs. At least I do not recall hearing them.
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Jaanoon kyaa meraa dil
Posted on: July 13, 2009
“Ziddi” (1964) is a movie starring Joy Mukherji and Asha Parekh. In other words it is a Shammi Kapoor like movie.
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Tin kanastar peet peet kar
Posted on: July 13, 2009
This was not a song that was created with the aim of becoming an all time classic, nor did it become one. It was a light hearted song, which was Shankar Jaikishan’s way of taking a dig at the fad of copying Western music and using them in Bollywood movies.
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Yahi to hai wo yahi to hai
Posted on: July 12, 2009
When it comes to the movie “Solva saal” (1958), most people are familiar with just one song from this movie, viz “hai apna dil to aawaara”. This song, sung by Hemant Kumar was the most popular song of that year.
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“Ek Shrimaan Ek Shrimati” (1969) is not a movie about which I had any knowledge. same was true about its songs as well.
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