Archive for the ‘Songs of 1940s (1941 to 1950)’ Category
Nainheen ko raah dikhaa prabhu
Posted on: June 6, 2011
I have found that “Bhakt Surdas” (1942) is a treasure of great K L Saigal songs. I have already discussed a few such songs.
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Baagon mein koyal boli
Posted on: June 6, 2011
Though I was aware of a movie called “Ishaaraa” (1964), I was not aware that another movie of the same name was released in 1940s too.
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Biyaahi mori raani hawaldaar ke sang
Posted on: June 6, 2011
I am back from the place where electricity and internet, (among many basic things in life) were at a premium. Hopefully I will be able to catch up with lost time. Just imagine being able to discuss just 18 songs in a week !
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In common public perception, K L Saigal’s name is often associated with sad melancholic songs. But no artist confines himself/herself entirely to just one kind of songs. K L Saigal has sung songs of several genre.
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Dil todne waale o dil todne waale
Posted on: June 1, 2011
I have discovered this song only just now. This song is from an unheard of movie called “Bholi” (1949). I am not aware about its star cast and other details as of now.
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Madhukar Shyaam hamaare chor
Posted on: June 1, 2011
“Bhakt Surdas” (1942) is a treasure of some great vintage songs, as I have been discovering.
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Suno buzurgon ka ye kehnaa
Posted on: May 31, 2011
I just stumbled against a rare and forgotten song over sixty years old. What a cute and lovely song it is !
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Binaa pankhh panchhi hoon main
Posted on: May 31, 2011
“Tansen”(1943) is a movie starring K L Saigal, Kamla Chatterji, Khurshid, Mubarak ,Nagendra, Bhagwan, Raman etc. This movie was produced by Ranjit Movietone and it was directed by Jayant Desai.
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Raat jaa rahi hai
Posted on: May 28, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie songs and a regular contributor of this blog
Late 1940s, and especially the year 1949, is considered to be a watershed year in the annals of Hindi film music. considered by many to be the dawn of the Golden Age of Hindi film music,
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Here is a bhajan that people may have heard but they may not be aware that this bhajan is originally from a movie.
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