Archive for the ‘Songs of 1950s (1951 to 1960)’ Category
This article is written by Arunkumar Deshmukh, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Here is a fun filled song from film ” Laadla “-54.
It is sung by G M Durani and Trilok Kapoor.
Now, this Trilok Kapoor was NOT the actor Trilok Kapoor, who was Prithviraj Kapoor’s brother. Singer Trilok Kapoor never acted in any film. These two are separate persons.
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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
The sounds of restlessness coming from a restive heart. A voice that exists in a multitude of colors and flavors and moods. A voice that has entertained the listeners for the better part of four decades. A voice that has left an indelible stamp on the history of Hindi Cinema and Hindi Film Music. A voice that holds the trademark on the ultimate songs of fun that are completely and irrefutably non-replicable, priceless gems of yodeling, mimicry and voice modulation. A voice that became the alter-ego of many a successful careers, so much so that in the 70s and 80s, the lead male actors would not consider their careers and performances complete unless this voice was in the background. Even thespian Dilip Kumar, after having spent three decades in the industry, eventually performed on screen, with this voice behind him (‘Sagina’, 1974). A voice that was nominated 27 times for Filmfare awards for best male singer, in a span of just 16 years (1970 to 1986), winning it eight times in the process. A voice whose power of influence simply could not be matched, especially during the peak years in the 1970s and 80s.
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This article is written by nahm, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Continuing the series of A to Z of Rafi Sahab’s songs, we reach the alphabet ‘ D ‘. I am delighted with this Rafi-Asha duet from the film ‘ Rangeela ‘(1953). The composer of this film is Jamal Sen and the lyricist of this song is S H Bihari.
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Qismat ka likha hokar rahega
Posted on: August 3, 2013
“Sagaai” (1951) was a Verma Films production. Like most Hindi movies of the past, details about this movie is difficult to find online. Fortunately we have our own Mr Arunkumar Deshmukh, our beloved inhouse encyclopaedia. Here is what he has to tell about this movie:
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Hamne seekha pyaar mein
Posted on: August 2, 2013
“Guest House”(1959) was produced by Mulkraj Bhakri and directed by Ravindra Dave for Golden Movies. The movie had Ajit, Shakila, Maruti, Lalita Pawar, Pran, Vimla Kumari, Tiwari, Niranjan Sharma, Ramlal, Helen, Haroon, Nadir, Burhan, Lillian, Master Raj, Akash Deep, Pal Sharma, Rajan Kapoor, Rajni, Sheela Waz, Kukku etc in it.
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Iski topi uske sar
Posted on: July 31, 2013
This article is written by Arunkumar Deshmukh, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Today is the Death Anniversary of India’s most versatile singer Mohammed Rafi saab. Thanks to his evergreen songs, we still feel his presence amongst us. In last so many years India has not produced a single singer of Rafi’s calibre. One can not just say that those times were different and there was hardly any competition to him. Even in those days there was competition, but a healthy one. Artistes appreciated each others and conveyed their likings to the concerned artists, be it a role acting or a song or a tune. Even though for quite some time Kishore Kumar seemed to rule the industry, he was good enough to say that” Hum to bhai Barsaati mendhak hai. Barsaat khatam, hum khatam. Rafi saab jaise Timeless singer nahin hain hum.”
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This article is written by nahm, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
I had never heard this song from the film ‘insaaniyat’ till a few months back. While travelling from our native place in Belgaum, we often hear some CDs in the car. I had bought a couple of CD’s sometime back which were kept in the car. Lately I find that it is the safest place to keep CD’s so that we get to hear them sometime if not often. Once I bring them home, they are bound to get lost , as happened with this CD where I heard this bhajan ‘apni chhaaya mein bhagwan bitthaa le mujhe’ for the first time. I brought the CD home so that I could look for this unheard song, and now the CD is not where I kept it handy next to the lap top.
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Sun sun Madras ki chhori
Posted on: July 30, 2013
“Mujrim” (1958) was an Eagle Films Production. It was produced by F C Mehra and directed by O P Ralhan. The movie had Shammi Kapoor, Ragini, Tuntun, Shubha Khote, Kamal Kapoor, S.N.Bannerjee, Mumtaz Begum, Amrit Rana, Abdul, Agha Miraz, Sood, Ratan Gaurang, Murad, Johnny Walker, Ramesh Thakur, Geeta Bali, Padmini etc in it.
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Naazon ke paley kaanton pe chalen
Posted on: July 30, 2013
This article is written by Arunkumar Deshmukh, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Today we will enjoy a song of Talat Mehmood from the film-SHAHENSHAH-1953.
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