Archive for the ‘Songs of 1940s (1941 to 1950)’ Category
Qismat mein bichhadnaa thhaa
Posted on: August 7, 2009
I have posted a few songs from “Shabnam” (1964). I just realised that there was another movie of the same name as early as 1949. This movie had Dilip Kumar and Kamini Kaushal in lead roles.
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Dil tootnaa thaa dil toot gayaa
Posted on: August 5, 2009
“Dilruba” (1950) is a by now forgotten movie. This movie had Dev Anand and Rehana in lead roles.
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Marne ki duaayen kyun maangoon
Posted on: August 5, 2009
I realised belatedly that 4 August is the birthday of Kishore Kumar, the much beloved multi faceted genius of Bollywood.
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We are so used to Mukesh being the voice of Raj Kapoor that we do not pause to think how it would be if Raj Kapoor sang for himself.
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Taqdeer bani ban kar bigdi
Posted on: August 3, 2009
“Mela” (1948) is a very old movie which had two raw actors, viz Dilip Kumar and Nargis, in lead roles. This movie turned out to be a hit and that certainly hepled their careers.
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I have been posting songs from “Nadiya Ke paar” (1948) these days. Those were the days when none of the singinging legends had become legends. For instance, Rafi had yet to become the hottest male playback singer of the era.
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Ho Dil kaahu ko deo naa
Posted on: July 30, 2009
When one talks of “Nadiya Ke Paar”, one is mostly reminded of the Rajshri Productions movie of 1980s. But there was another movie of this name in 1948.
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Dil mein kisi ka pyaar basaa le
Posted on: July 29, 2009
It is always refreshing to listen to voices other than the usual ones. If one also gets to watch fresh faces, fresh music directors etc, then it is an added plus.
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Solah baras ki bhayi umariyaa
Posted on: July 29, 2009
I have been posting songs from “Aag” (1948) for several days, but even I was not aware about this song.
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Koi kisi kaa deewaana na bane
Posted on: July 27, 2009
I am familiar with a movie called “Sargam” that was released in 1979 and that had hit music by Laxmikant Pyarelal. But there was another movie by this name in 1950. It had hit music by C Ramchandra.
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