Archive for the ‘Songs of 1940s (1941 to 1950)’ Category
I have mentioned in the past that “Singaar” (1949) has many songs in it. I have not really counted them, but I am sure that there are more than a dozen great songs in it.
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This is a very well known song- in fact an iconic song. This song is a bullock cart song sung by Mukesh. All these days I thought that this song was from a Raj Kapoor movie. So it came as a surprise to me when I realised that this song is actually from a Dilip Kumar movie.
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Balam mohe chhedo naa
Posted on: December 15, 2010
In Hindi movies, we have songs where the hero teases the lady and then there are songs where the lady
tells him (half seriously) not to tease her. Here is a song that I believe must rank among the best teased songs of all time.
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It is unbelievable how songs composed three/four generations ago could sound so fresh even today, sixty years later, long after most people involved in creating them may have left the scene.
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Songs in the old days were often like works of art that were carefully crafted by master craftsmen. Their artistry resulted in masterpieces that needed to be admired.
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Subah huyi har panchhi jaage
Posted on: December 14, 2010
“Daasi” (1944) seems to have some amazing songs in it that deserve to be discussed in these pages.
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Aayi aayi suhaag ki raat
Posted on: December 13, 2010
I have already discussed as many as five songs from “Singaar” (1949), but I suspect that I am not even at the half way stage. Yes, this movie has many more great songs that are not yet covered.
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I have mentioned it that I know very little about the movies and actors that came before late 1940s. For instance, I have very little knowledge about this movie called “Daasi” (1944). As the name of the movie suggests, this movie has to be about a woman suffering at the hand of her husband. But that is all the knowledge I have. Then I have the songs of this movie to go by.
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Nainaa bhar aaye neer
Posted on: December 12, 2010
I am somewhat familiar with the songs and actors from late 1940s onwards. But the songs and actors from the earlier period appear totally pre historic and therefore unfamilar. Not much information is available about them either.
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“Dillagi” (1949) is a movie starring Shyam, Suraiyya, Shyam Kumar,Amar, Sharada,Amir Bano etc and out of these names, I am only familiar with Suraiyya and to some extent Shyam.
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