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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
The mention the word ‘qawwaali’ to a Hindi film buff, and 95 out of 100, the response will be the humming sounds of ‘Ye Ishq Ishq Hai Ishq Ishq. . .’. As a poetry form, qawwali originated in Persia and traveled to the subcontinent, during the emergence of the Sufi philosophers in the 12th and 13th centuries. In its original form, its intent is to sing the praises of Allaah, the Almighty, Prophet Muhammad, and other saints. The art was exclusively performed at places of religious worship and at dragaahs (mausoleums) of revered saints and teachers. The poetry is implicitly intended to be spiritual in its context, and its central themes are love, devotion and longing (of man for the Divine).
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There have been two movies called “Sabse Bada Rupaiyya”. I was personally familiar with the Mehmood movie that was released in 1976. But the earlier movie with the same title was released in 1955.
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“Zabak” (1961) was a B grade movie with an Arabian nights kind of a tale. It had Mahipal and Shyama in lead roles.
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Today Mukesh is regarded as a legendary singer who gave us some very memorable evergreen songs. But it was not a smooth sailing for Mukesh in his earlier years. The period of 1954 to 1956 was a very lean period for Mukesh when he had decided to turn an actor as well as producer.
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Miyaan meraa badaa beimaan
Posted on: July 21, 2009
Minu Mumtaz, who was a sister of Mehmood was a popular dancer in Bollywood movies of 1950s and 60s.
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O yaara dildaara mera dil karta
Posted on: March 29, 2009
Ravi, one of the most prolific music directors who tended to give hits in a clutch did not believe in lifing tunes, though he admitted to being inspired from songs that he had heard. And he would change the tunes of his inspiration so nicely that few people could guess the source of his inspiration.
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Aaj kyun hamse parda hai
Posted on: February 10, 2009
I have posted a wonderfully hard hitting song from “Sadhana” (1958 ) that was sung by Lata and picturised on Vyjyanti Mala.
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I have heard this song many a times and I loved it. Madan Mohan created such a nice qawwali which was written by Kaifi Azmi, and how it is picturised ? Not as a qawwali, but as a party song.
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