Archive for the ‘Talat Mehmood songs’ Category
Jab se maine dil lagaayaa
Posted on: August 28, 2011
“Dost” title is like Halley’s comet. Halley’s comet is visible from the earth after every 86 years, and the title “Dost” can be seen after every 10 year, beginning from 1944. Thus we had the sigtings of movies called “Dost” in 1944, 1954, and 1974. In 1964, we got a title called “Dosti” instead of “Dost”.
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Apni kaho kuchh meri suno
Posted on: August 26, 2011
“Parchhaain” (1952) is a movie produced by Rajkamal Kalamandir. It was directed by V Shantaram and it starred V Shantaram and Sandhya. This movie had some wonderful songs in it. I have discussed four songs from this movie in the past.
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Kyaa karoon kyaa karoon
Posted on: August 3, 2011
“Raftaar” (1955) is a movie starring Nadira and Talat Mehmood. Yes, it is a movie of those days when Talat Mehmood was trying hard to make it big as a singing acting hero.
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There are several ways in which I come across musical gems. Arbitrarily clicking away at various youtube clips is one such way. But another, and far more effective way is to go through the farmaishes of readers on the farmaish page, and look for those songs. That is what I am consciously doing these days, and it has been a highly rewarding experience.
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This article is written by Sudhir,a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. This artcle is the 100th article by Sudhir in this blog.
Another one of those songs that must find its due place on this blog. This is a gem of a Talat rendition, that has been a favorite of mine since childhood. As I listened to it again today, I checked and realized it is not yet posted. And so here it is, a very melodious and hummable soft creation that simply steals into your heart.
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This article is written by Sudhir,a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
What a gem of a song ! Ghulam Mohammed at his melodious best. I am sure you will find yourself humming this song over and over after you have heard it once. That is what is happening in my mind as I am putting down the lyrics and preparing this write up, the leading lines just keep playing again and again in my mind – ‘chhodo chhodo ji piyaa mera todo na jiyaa’. What a lovely composition this one is.
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Madan Mohan (DOB 25 june 1924-DOD 14 july 1975) left for the heavenly abode on 14th july 36 years ago. 36 years ago, did I say ? Was is that long ago ? How time flies !
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Kisi ko banaanaa kisi ko mitaanaa
Posted on: June 26, 2011
Here is a song from a forgotten movie called “Sheeshaa” (1952). I had never heard this song before. After listening to this song, I wondered how a gem like this had so few takers among music lovers.
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Man dheere dheere gaaye re
Posted on: June 22, 2011
I have listened to this song a few times in the past, but I was not aware of the details of this song.
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Gham na kar khushi ka daur aayegaa
Posted on: June 21, 2011
If you want to discover unheard of musical gems from Hindi movies, then the best bet would be to look for B grade movies. The catch is, finding such B grade movies can be a tall order as such movies as well as their music tends to be highly elusive.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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