Archive for the ‘Songs of 1940s (1941 to 1950)’ Category
Ajab Hindustan ghazab Hindustan
Posted on: August 17, 2013
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Careers in the film industry span a spectrum that goes from one act wonders, to artists that spend a lifetime in the films, with active careers spanning four, five or six, or even seven decades. At the low end of this spectrum is a class of artists that flattered and zoomed like a shooting star, but then disappeared. Or if not disappeared, they stayed on in the industry without making any other significant impact or having their presence felt.
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“Aadhi Raat” (1950) was a Kuldip Pictures Production. It was directed by S K Ojha. The movie had Nargis, Ashok Kumar, Jeevan, Kuldeep, Neelam, Arif, Tiwari, Pratima Devi, Cuckoo etc in it.
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“Ziddi” (1948) was a Bombay Talkies production. It was directed by Shahid Latif. The movie had Kamini Kaushal, Dev Anand, Veera, Nawab, Kuldeep, Indu, Shivraj, Kishore Kumar, Amir Banu, Chandabai, Moshin etc in it.
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Tootey bandhan tootey
Posted on: August 15, 2013
On the occasion of the 66th Independence day of India today (15 august 2013), here is a song from “Kamal” (1949).
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Today (15 august 2013) is the 66th Independence day of India. On this occasion, here is a patriotic song from 1946 when India had yet to acquire her independence.
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Today (15 august 2013) is the 66th Independence day of India. This is the sixth independence day for the blog. I greet all Indians, whereever they are, and wish them a very happy Independence day.
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“Ziddi” (1948) was a Bombat Talkies movie. It was directed by Shahid Latif. The movie had Dev Anand, Kamini Kaushal, Veera, Nawab, Kuldeep, Indu, Shivraj, Kishore Kumar, Amir Banu, Chandabai, Moshin etc in it.
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This article is written by Arunkumar Deshmukh, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
This is a song from film Chhoti Bhabhi-1950, sung by Mohd. Rafi.
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If one looks online for details about old obscure movies, we most likely end up at sites that promise the world but deliver nothing.
Thankfully, we in this blog get our details from Mr Arunkumar Deshmukh, our own beloved inhouse encyclopaedia. So when I needed to find the details about “Sindoor” (1947), all I had to do was to search for the old posts on this movie.
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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Earlier in the week, I have posted two songs, on the request of Sikander Esmail Sb of the USA. The songs are “Mann Pagley Sapan Dikhaaye”, and “Tumhen Dil Se Jaane Nahin Denge Hum”.
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