Archive for the ‘Songs of 1940s (1941 to 1950)’ Category
Rumjhum barse baadarwaa
Posted on: June 21, 2011
In Hindi movies, the rainy season is the season of love. And this rainy season has countless songs in Hindi movies in its various sub themes, viz Saawan, jhoola, phuhaar, rimjhim, full fledged rains etc.
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Bichhde huye saajan ki
Posted on: June 20, 2011
Here is a song from a movie called “Pyaar Ki Manzil” (1950). It is sung by Lata. Rajinder Krishan is the lyricist and music is composed by Husnlal Bhagatram.
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O bewafaa ye to bataa
Posted on: June 20, 2011
“Pyaar” (1950), which must easily be the shortest and most generic of all Hindi movie titles, had Raj Kapoor and Nargis in lead roles. and this movie ironically is one of the lesser known movies of this legendary pair.
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Jiyaa ka diyaa piyaa timtim howe
Posted on: June 20, 2011
Here is a song from “Sunahre Din” (1949). It is a stage dance song. I am unable to identify the ladies who perform in this dance. I request my knowledgeable readers to help identify them.
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In my series of daily K L Saigal songs, here is another song that is apparently not available on youtube so I had to upload it myself.
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Kaahe gumaan kare ri gori
Posted on: June 19, 2011
“Tansen” (1943) was based on the life of the legendary musician Tansen who lived in the era of Mughal emperor Akbar and who was regarded as one of the nine jewels in emperor Akbar’s court. The title role of Tansen was layed by K L Saigal and his love angle was played by Khursheed.
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Here is a sstage song from the movie “Chaand” (1944). This song is picturised as a stage song on Sitara Devi. I am not sure who is the singer of this song. It could well be Sitara devi herself. I request our knowledgeable readers to throw more light on this fact.
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Ab to aa jaao
Posted on: June 17, 2011
“Raakhi” (1949) is a movie about which very little information is available online. I became aware of this movie when I came across a few songs from this movie.
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“Chaand” (1944) is a movie that introduced Begam Para to Hindi movie watchers. This movie also introduced Husnlal Bhagatram to Hindi movie music lovers.
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In my daily discussions of K L Saigal songs, I mostly discuss solos sung by him. Here is a duet song involving K L Saigal. The other voice in this song is Suraiyya’s.
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