Archive for the ‘Songs of 1940s (1941 to 1950)’ Category
Kaali ghataaon jaao
Posted on: December 17, 2012
This article is written by Arunkumar Deshmukh, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
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Unknown composers Article 1- Ramprasad Sharma
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Film Industry is one industry which grew fery fast. Firstly, there was no competition (except from AIR) for entertainment and secondly, joining this industry needed no special qualifications.
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“Patanga” (1949) was an out and out musical blockbuster. It was a Varma Films Production. It was directed by H S Rawail. The movie had Shyam, Nigar Sultana, Cuckoo,Yakub, Gope, Purnima, Randhir, Mohana, Ramesh Sinha, Shyama, Raj Mehra etc in it.
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Kyun jee scent lagaaya hai
Posted on: December 15, 2012
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Roshan – a name that spells a purist, a name that is acknowledged as a creator of master melodies. The career of an artist in the film industry is measured by the films one is associated with. In a short career of 19 years, this giant amongst music directors accomplished 56 films. The filmography is as impressive as can be – Baawre Nain (1950), Humlog and Malhaar (1951), Anhonee, Naubahaaar and Malhaar in 1952, Maalkin, Aagosh and Maashooqa in 1953, Chandni Chowk and Jashan in 1955, Agra Road and Coffee House in 1957, Aji Bas Shukriya in 1958, CID Girl and Heera Moti in 1959, and then on to sixties with Barsaat Ki Raat, Baabar, Aarti, Surat Aur Seerat, Wallaah Kya Baat Hai, Dil Hi To Hai, Taj Mahal, Chitralekha, Bheegi Raat, Nai Umar Ki Nai Fasal, Devar, Mamta, Bahu Begum and Anokhi Raat. In this sampler list, each film represents a treasure of melodies that would be the envy of other music directors. With this post, we are celebrating the 200th song of this illustrious melody maker to be represented on this blog.
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So na o nanhi so na
Posted on: December 14, 2012
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
The dynamo of Indian classical music is stilled. And the strings of the sitar will be played no more.
Pt. Ravi Shankar, the most enduring icon of Indian classical music, and the most influential ambassador of India’s culture to the entire world, passed away on 12th December (India time, 11th December local time) in San Diego, USA. He breathed his last one week after having undergone a valve replacement surgery. At the age of 92, he was still active on stage, still continued to tour, and had just a week earlier been nominated yet once again for the 2013 Grammy awards.
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“Nazrana” (1948) was an unreleased movie and hardly any information was available about this movie online. Not any longer. Our own beloved inhouse encyclopaedia Mr Arunkumar Deshmukh now has some invaluable information about this movie. Here is what he has to say about this movie:
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Here is a song about which very little is known. This song is sung by Rafi and it is mentioned by a few YT uploaders that this song is from an unreleased movie of 1940s called “Nazrana”. Apparently C Ramchandra composed the music for this song.
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Dil toota aur armaan lutey
Posted on: December 12, 2012
“Roomaal” (1949) was produced by Varuna Films and directed by Ramchandra Thakur. The movie had Rehman, Jairaj, Nargis, Jilloo Maa, Cuckoo, Badri Prasad, Jeevan, Majnu, Mukesh etc in it.
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“Mulaaqaat” (1947) was a Taj Mahal Pictures Production movie. This movie was directed by Munshi Dil and it had Prem Adib and Naseem Bano in lead roles.
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This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Among the Mughal emperors, Bahadur Shah Zafar (24/10/1775 – 7/11/1862) evoked my sympathy whenever I used to read the chapters on Mughal Empire in the history book during my school days. One rarely comes across such a moving tale of a reluctant emperor at a time when Mughal empire had almost crumbled. It is an irony of fate that the last emperor of Muhgal dynasty who had ruled India for over 300 years had to spend the last few years of his life in exile in Rangoon (Yongon) in Burma (Myanmar) and died unsung in anonymity.
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Ae ichak bichak churr
Posted on: December 11, 2012
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
“Baawre Nain” (1950) was the film that made the industry and the masses take notice of this new music director named Roshan. Roshan had made a debut with the film ‘Neki Aur Badi’ (1949), produced and directed by Kidar Sharma. With the kind of year that 1949 was – an absolute parade of films with fabulous music, not a surprise that a novice music director’s debut venture went by unacknowledged. ‘Neki Aur Badi’ settled into obscurity both as a film and also for the music. When Kidar Sharma planned his next venture, ‘Baawre Nain’, he restated his confidence in Roshan, by once again engaging him to create the music for it. And Roshan responded likewise, creating such wonderful tunes for this film, this after more than sixty years, this film is remembered now, simply on the basis of its music and songs.
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