Archive for the ‘sad song’ Category
I have discussed as many as 37 songs composed by Sajjad Hussain in Hindi movies. Finding the remaining songs composed by him (he composed about 100 such songs) is proving to be a tall order, as these songs are rare songs, which are not easy to find.
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Barbaad huyi dil ki duniyaa
Posted on: October 29, 2010
Not too many people are aware of this movie called “Jalpari” (1952). But I have found that this movie has some superb songs in it.
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Listening to Pradeep’s songs is always a divine experience. Pradeep wrote with his heart and sang with his heart too, and the message contained in the song went straight to the listeners’s hearts.
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“Jauhri” (1951) is a forgotten movie in which (believe it or not) Manorama was the lead actress and a few songs were picturised on her, too.
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Alam par alam sitam par sitam
Posted on: October 12, 2010
Sajjad Hussain made his debut an an independent music director with “Dost”(1944). With the passage of so much time, very little is known about this movie today. What is known is that this movie had actors like Noorjahan, Vatsala Kumthekar, Motilal, Husnbano, Maya Banerjee, Kanhaiyalal etc in it.
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This song can be put into several categories. This song narrowly misses from becoming a “movie opening song”. The song begins immediately after the credits disappear from the screen. Guru Dutt and Mala Sinha are just married and it is their suhaag raat. But Guru Dutt, instead of taking interest in his newly wedded bride, complains that he cannot get sleep because of her.
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Toot gayaa haaye toot gayaa
Posted on: October 3, 2010
These days, I have been posting songs from “Magroor” (1950). So far I have posted three songs from this movie. One of them is a serious song, another is a romantic song and yet another is a light hearted song. All these songs are rare gems.
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Here is a song which is from 1968 when I was very much around as a keen listen of Hindi movie songs. But I never got to listen to this song. I stumbled upon this song for the first time only a few hours ago.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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