Archive for the ‘Songs of 1940s (1941 to 1950)’ Category
Jeene ke dhang sikhaaye jaa
Posted on: April 17, 2011
“Parwaanaa” (1947) is a movie which had K L Saigal, the then reigning K L Saigal acting opposite the then rising star Suraiyya. And both of them had sung their own songs, of course.
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Madhur madhur gaa re manwaa
Posted on: April 17, 2011
Hindi movies prior to independence are movies which had actors about whom very little is known today. Except some well known names of those days, others have been forgotten.
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Here is a rare song from an obscure movie that I heard for the first time only recently. Though the song is more than six decades old, it sounds so refreshing and timeless even today.
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Sundarta ke sabhi shikaari
Posted on: April 15, 2011
“Jogan” (1950) had as many as fifteen songs in it. And amazingly, all these songs became hugely popular and remain so to this date.
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Pyaar banke mujhpe koi chhaa gayaa
Posted on: April 13, 2011
1947, when India gained its independence and the country was partitioned was a period of transition as well as momentous changes in the Hindi movies and its music. Many big names of music world had departed from the scene and new artists were taking their place.
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Rumjhum matwaare baadal chhaa gaye
Posted on: April 10, 2011
Discovering musical gems by chance is something that I am quite used to. It happens quite regularly with me. Look what I discovered just now ! A pure gem of the highest purity !
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“Kaneez”(1949) is a movie that is by now largely forgotten. This movie had Shyam,Munawwar Sultana,Kuldip Kaur,Khwaja Sabir,Sinha etc in it.
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Anjaam e muhabbat kuchh bhi nahin
Posted on: April 7, 2011
“Chaar Din” (1949) is a movie starring Shyam and Suraiyya. This movie had some nice songs in it that became good candidates for being played in the “puraani filmon ke geet” on radio ceylon when I was growing up.
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Pardesi se lag gayi preet re
Posted on: April 2, 2011
“Jaan Pehchaan” (1950) is one of the lesser known movies where Raj Kapoor and Nargis paired up. Like the movie, the songs of this movie are also relatively less known.
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