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“Kundan” (1955) was a movie based on the celebrated French novel “Les Miserables”. Adapting it to Hindi movies meant that there was enough scope for melancholic songs in it 🙂 And the cast included Nimmi, who specialised in just that kind of roles. 😀
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Sansaar banaane waale gareebon ko bhi yaad rakhnaa
Posted by: Atul on: July 7, 2011
I do not have much idea of this movie called “Aansoo”(1953). From the title of the movie, one can safely assume that the song should boast of some melancholic songs, as well as bhajan etc.
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Meri aan Bhagwaan
Posted by: Atul on: June 16, 2011
“Toofaan Aur Diyaa” (1956) as the name suggests is the fight of a figurative diyaa (lamp) against toofaan (storm) – sort of like a David vs Goliath fight, so to say.
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Tum dekh rahe ho ke mite saare sahaare
Posted by: Atul on: June 15, 2011
“Sheesh Mahal” (1950) is a movie whose songs are well represented in this blog. As many as three songs of different genres from this movie have already been discussed.
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Bhagwan tere sansaar ke hain khel niraale
Posted by: Atul on: June 12, 2011
When all else fails, Hero/heroine’s long suffering mother would go to the idol of the God and sing a prayer where she would berate the God for his inaction in coming to her rescue. 😀
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Ek tera sahaaraa
Posted by: Atul on: May 23, 2011
I am aware of a movie called “Shamaa” (1961) which was a musical blockbuster. There was another movie of this name which was released in 1946. I have in fact discussed one song from “Shama” (1946) in the past.
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Dekh li o duniyaa waale teri duniyaa dekh li
Posted by: Atul on: May 17, 2011
“Balam” (1949) is a movie that had actors like Agha, Nigar, Suraiyya, Masud, Jayant, Wasti etc in it. This movie had a mainstream storyline in it. And it is interesting to note that a mainstream movie like this was directed by Homi Wadia.
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O roothhe huye Bhagwaan tumko kaise manaaun
Posted by: Atul on: March 6, 2011
“Sindoor” (1947) is an old and obscure movie by now. Little is known about this movie. It was produced by Filmistan studio and directed by Kishore Sahu. The movie had Paro,Kishore Sahu,Gulab, Shamim,Pratima Devi etc.
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Bolo bolo re Bhagwaan
Posted by: Atul on: February 27, 2011
“Sanam” (1951) is a movie starring Dev Anand, Suraiyya,Meena Kumari,K N Singh,Gope,Pratima Devi,Jillo etc in it. This movie has some nice and interesting songs in it.I have already discussed as many as four songs from this movie.
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Arre patthar ke Bhagwaan tu hai kahaan
Posted by: Atul on: February 7, 2011
“Nastik” (1954) was a moving tale of a family of siblings (two brothers and a sister) who see their parents massacred in the aftermath of partition and then they get separated from each other. The separated sister Kamla (played by Roopmala) is forced into a brothel, where she is required to entertain clients.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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