Archive for the ‘Remonstrating with the Almighty’ Category
Tu jo likhe kismat aisi kaun tujhe bhagwan kahey
Posted by: Atul on: November 8, 2012
It is human nature that many of us blame others for our plights. But Hindi movie characters often go one step further. They hold the Almighty responsible for the situation that they find themselves in. Such characters would then sing a song in which they remonstrate with the Almighty.
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Ya keh de ham insaan nahin
Posted by: Atul on: October 7, 2012
“Chhaaya” (1961) was an A V M Production movie. It was directed by Hrishikesh Mukherji. This movie had Sunil Dutt, Nirupa Roy, Nazir Hussain, Mohan Choti, Achla Sachdev, Asit Sen, Farida, Asha Parekh, Asim Kumar, Lalita Pawar etc in it.
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Banaa ke kyun bigaada re bigaada re naseebaa
Posted by: Atul on: August 7, 2012
Today (7 august) is the third death anniversary of Gulshan Kumar Mehta, better known as Gulshan Baawra. Gulshan Baawra (April 12, 1937- August 7, 2009) had written some memorable lyrics in Hindi movies. As a lyricist, he mostly worked with Kalyanji Anandji.
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Bhagwaan tumhaari duniya mein
Posted by: Atul on: August 5, 2012
This article is written by nahm, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
This is a Rafi solo from the film “Aan Baan” (1956). The song is written by Qamar Jalalabadi and composer is Husnlal Bhagatram. I was not able to find a video of this song and only an audio link is available.
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O aasmaan waale
Posted by: Atul on: July 4, 2012
Hindi movie makers have helped create some long lasting myths that most movie watchers tend to believe firmly by now. For instance, one of the myths created by Hindi movies is that Daakus in India ride horses. If Daakus could really afford horses, then why would they need to become daakus in the first place ? This is a rhetorical question that one real daaku had asked, when a movie reporter asked him about his horses.
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Hazaar haath waale
Posted by: Atul on: June 26, 2012
“Maha Pooja” (1954), as the name suggests, was a low budget religious mythological movie, the kind which was partonised in rural and semi rural areas rather than in big cities.It was an Amar Jyoti Films production. It was directed by Shanti Kumar. The credit for this movie shows names like Amirbai Karnataki, Shashi Kapoor, Anant Marathe, Naina, Prem Adib, Ratnamala etc in it. I am certain that the Shashi Kapoor of this movie is different from the brother of Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor.
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Tu hai ya nahin Bhagwaan
Posted by: Atul on: June 16, 2012
“Janam Janam Ke Phere” (1957) was a Mukti Films Production. It was directed by Manu Desai. The movie had Manhar Desai, Nirupa Roy, Amirbai Karnataki, B. M. Vyas, Krishna Kumari, Malay Sarkar, Amar Pandey etc in it.
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Bhagwaan ik qusoor ki itni badi sazaa
Posted by: Atul on: May 21, 2012
“Gehra Daag”(1963) was a Ralhan Productions movie. It was produced and directed by O P Ralhan. The movie had Rajendra Kumar, Mala Sinha, Madan Puri, Lalita Pawar, Usha Kiran, Mumtaz, Ragini, Bhupet Raja, Ratnamala, Moppet Shahid, Manmohan Krishna, Bihari, Ram Mohan, Tun Tun etc in it.
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Ya meri manzil bata ya zindagi ko chheen le
Posted by: Atul on: April 11, 2012
“Raakhi” (1962) was a Prabhuiram Pictures production. It was directed by A Bhimsingh.The movie had Ashok Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Pradeep Kumar, Raj Mehra, Randhir, Shivraj, Mohan Choti, Ameeta, Mehmood,Malika, Lalita Pawar etc in it.
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Ya ilaahi ho mubaarak tujhko ye tera jahaan
Posted by: Atul on: April 10, 2012
“Laila Majnu” (1953) was an all India Pictures Production. It was directed by K Amarnath. Nutan and Shammi Kapoor had played the title roles in this movie. The movie also had Ratan Kumar, Ulhas, Begum Para, Kammo, Wasti etc in the movie.
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