Archive for the ‘Song of 1937’ Category
Na koi prem ka rog lagaaye
Posted on: September 27, 2010
When I was a kid, I disliked listening to old songs, especially the songs in Radio Ceylon’s “Puraani filmon ke geet” which was broadcast from 7-30 AM to 8-AM. I in fact found the singing style of these old songs quite funny. And I would find the singing of K L Saigal the funniest of them all.
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Darshan huye tihaare
Posted on: September 17, 2010
“Vidyapati” (1937) was producd by Calcutta’s New Theatre. This movie starred Pahadi Sanyal, Prithviraj Kapoor,Kanan Devi,K C Dey, K N Singh, Kidar Sharma, Nemo, Chhaaya Devi, Leela Desai etc.
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Dole hriday ki naiyya
Posted on: August 17, 2010
Here is a song from the very early days of Hindi talkies, viz 1937, only 6 years after Indian movies had started talking. The movie is “Vidyapati” (1937)
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Looking at the title, my readers may be wondering if they have wandered across to some unfamiliar site instead of a Bollywood movie song blog, or whether I have begun to post on some other topics in this blog.
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Ek thhaa raajaa
Posted on: August 3, 2010
Tiny tots always love to listen to stories. Telling them stories is always the best way to hold their attention. I recall that my kid, when she was young, would look at books with colourful pictures and asked me to read her stories at bed time. Seeing that I would be reluctant, she would tell me-“I am not asking for much, I want you to tell me only ten stories, that is all.”
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Nadi kinaare baithke aao
Posted on: June 8, 2010
Here is a song from the earliest days of Bollywood talkies. This song is from “Jaageerdaar” (1937). It was with this movie that Anil Biswas came to prominence as a music director.
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Ek Raaje ka beta
Posted on: March 12, 2009
Here is a poignant K L Saigal song from “President” (1937).
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Ek bangla bane nyaara
Posted on: February 18, 2009
Here is another K L Saigal classic from “President” (1937). Kidar Sharma was the lyricist ( can someone confirm it)and R C Boral was the music director.
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