Archive for the ‘Songs of 1942’ Category
Apna desh hai apna ghar
Posted on: December 21, 2016
This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
Debaki Bose (1898 – 1971) is regarded as one of the pioneers in the field of film direction along with P C Barua, V Shantaram and Nitin Bose. After the production of talkie films started in 1931, Debaki Bose joined New Theatres and got his first chance to show his directorial skills in ‘Puran Bhagat’ (1933). This film is regarded as a turning point in the realm of talkie films. For the first time, the dialogue deliveries by actors were made more like natural talk than in the loud voices with theatrical gestures which was carried over to the films from the theatres. Debaki Bose also used expressions of the actors to supplement the dialogues.
Read more on this topic…
This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
In the 1930s and 40s, Hindi film industry attracted many well known poets and writers of Hindi/Urdu. Munshi Premchand joined Ajanta Cinetone and wrote story and screen-play for the film ‘Mazdoor’ (1934) in which he also played a cameo role. Dr Safdar ‘Aah’ Sitapuri, the Urdu poet and writer joined National Studios in 1939 and later Bombay Talkies as screen-play/dialogue writer and lyricist. Later, he also directed two Hindi films. Upendranath ‘Ashq’ joined Filmistan in 1944 as screen-play and dialogue writer. Josh Malihabadi, the Urdu poet joined Shalimar Studio in 1942 as dialogue writer and lyricist. Amritlal Nagar joined the film industry in 1941 as a screen-play/dialogue writer and lyricist. The list is not exhaustive.
Read more on this topic…
Ilaahi tu to rab ul aalami hai
Posted on: December 10, 2016
This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
Prabhat Film Company’s ‘Padosi’ (1941) can be regarded as the first Hindi film based on the theme of Hindu-Muslim unity. This theme was considered as a courageous and risky proposition as sword pf Damocles was bound to hang over the head any producer dealing with such an explosive subject. The fanaticism prevalent in both these communities could wreck the box office prospects of the film. Defyung such dire predictions, ‘Padosi’ (1941) went on to became a box office hit.
Read more on this topic…
This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
What is the main feature in three sets of songs given below?
1(i). do dilon ko ek dil milaakar banaana yaad hai – Kamala (1946)
(ii). kat rahi hai bekasi mein har ghadi tere baghair – Deewaani (1947)
2(i). wo dekho udhar chaand nikla gagan mein – Roopkumari (1956)
(ii). nigaahon mein tum ho khayaalon mein tum ho – Jaadoo Nagri (1961)
(iii). ye tan man watan par nichhawar karenge – Kunwaari (1966)
3(i). aaj mausam ki masti mein gaaye pawan – Banarasi Thug (1962)
(ii). ek chameli ke mandve tale – Cha Cha Cha (1964)
Read more on this topic…
Maar gayo ek teer haaye raam
Posted on: July 20, 2016
This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
“Aankh Michauli”(1942) was directed by R S Chaudhary for Amar Pictures, Bombay. This obscure movie had Nalini Jaiwant, Sateesh, Sulochana, Anand Prasad, Jillo, Hadi, Pratima Devi etc in it.
Read more on this topic…
Mere man ka panchhi kyaa boley
Posted on: July 16, 2016
This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
“Khaandaan”(1942) was directed by Shaukat Hussain Rizvi for Pancholi Pictures, Lahore. The movie had Noorjahaan, Ghulam Mohammad, Manorama, Ajmal, Durga Mota, Baby Akhtar, Ibrahim, Nafees, Pran, Krishn, Chami, G N Butt etc in it.
Read more on this topic…
Uyi chubh gayi mere man mein ho
Posted on: July 15, 2016
This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
ZAMEENDAAR (1942) was produced by Dalsukh Pancholi and directed by Moti B Gidwani for Pancholi Art Pictures, Lahore. The movie had Shanta Apte, S D Narang, Manorama, Ghulam Mohammed, M Ismail, Baby Akhtar, Durga Mota, M Azmal, Khairaati, G N Butt etc. in it.
Read more on this topic…
Dost hua hai dushman e jaani
Posted on: July 3, 2016
This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
“Society”(1942) was directed by Nazir for Hind Pictures, Bombay. The movie had Sitaara devi, Nazir, Majid, Gope, Alaknanda, Shaam, Rajkumari Shukla, Chopra, Malti, Janardan Sharma, Anwari, Ishrat etc in it.
Read more on this topic…
Jaana jaana jaana nadiyaa jaana
Posted on: July 3, 2016
This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
“Khamoshi”(1942) was directed by R C Talwar for Talwar Productions, Bombay. The movie had Ramola, Gyani, Shyam Sundar (actor), Ram Dulari, Leela Mishra, Amarnath, Manorama, Sundar, Nand Kishore, Himmat Rai etc in it.
Read more on this topic…
Pi le pi le o more raaja
Posted on: July 3, 2016
This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
“Khaandaan”(1942) was directed by Shaukat Hussain Rizvi for Pancholi Pictures, Lahore. The movie had Noorjahaan, Ghulam Mohammad, Manorama, Ajmal, Durga Mota, Baby Akhtar, Ibrahim, Nafees, Pran, Krishn, Chami, G N Butt etc in it.
Read more on this topic…
Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
Recent comments