Archive for the ‘Songs of 1950s (1951 to 1960)’ Category
Tumbak tumba tumbak tumba
Posted on: May 2, 2013
This article is written by Arunkumar Deshmukh, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Chaar Chaand -1953 was one of those non-descript movies which leave no trace behind them, once they go off the screen.
I had not seen this film and I did not get any information about this film anywhere on the net or in any books or magazines. With a star cast of B grade, like Shyama, Suresh, Bhagwan, Shaikh, Majnu, Cuckoo etc, even its production banner was not well known- Fine art films, Bombay.
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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
An affable presence, whether it be stage, screen or real life. And a soft and sweet voice – conversations of concern for humanity and society. A man of letters, well read, and well heard too, who continued to write till the end of his stay on this earth. A man of very impressive personality, who had the fortune of working with academic and social luminaries like Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, Dr. Zakir Hussain and Mahatma Gandhi. Balraj Sahni, a personality who could empathize with the issues of poverty and unemployment, from personal firsthand experience. And when he passed away, and was placed in state at his residence, besides a copy of Bhagwadgita, there was also placed near him a copy of ‘Das Kapital’ of Karl Marx, and tiny bust of Lenin. A man of the masses, whose roles in films like ‘Dharti Ke Lal’(1946), ‘Hum Log’ (1951), ‘Do Beegha Zameen’ (1953), ‘Heera Moti’ (1959) are a hallmark of simplicity and reality, roles that are a reflection of the mind of a thinker and a sensitive human being. It is more than coincidental that his birth anniversary is today, 1st of May, the day dedicated to the labor class. Today (1 may 2013), we celebrate the century year of his birth.
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“Sohni Mahiwal” (1958) was a Chaudhary Art Production movie. It was directed by Raja Nawathe. The movie had Bharat Bhushan, Nimmi, Kumar, Achla Sachdev, Mukri, Lotan, Chand Burque, Om Prakash etc in it.
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Pyaar nahin chhupta chhupaane se
Posted on: May 1, 2013
“Laadla” (1954) was a Verma Films Production. It was directed by Surya Kumar. The movie had Karan Deewan, Shyama, Agha, Raj Mehra, Krishna Kumari, S. Nazir, Dar Kashmiri, Dev Kishan, Maruti Rao, Sunder, Parwati etc in it.
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Tan man mera tarse
Posted on: May 1, 2013
“Paataal Bhairavi”(1952) was a Vijay Productions movie. It was directed by K V Reddy. The movie had N T Ram Rao, Malti, Relangi Girija, T. G. Kamla, Surabhi Kamla, Balkrishna, S. B. Ganga Rao etc in it.
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O piya mera bhola jiya
Posted on: April 30, 2013
“Maalkin” (1953) was a Gopi Production movie. It was produced by Ram Kamlani and directed by O P Dutta. The movie had Sajjan, Nutan, Purnima, Pran, Durga Khote, Gope, Raj Mehra, Yakub etc in it.
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Hum pe daya rakhna hey daata
Posted on: April 29, 2013
This article is written by Arunkumar Deshmukh, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
There are two types of films, for which sure shot captive audience are readily available anytime. They are-
1. Religious or mythological films and
2. Tear jerkers or films depicting extreme pitiable conditions of women, like, for example- Aurat teri yehi kahani, Bhabhi or bhabhi ki choodiyan etc.
Some producers play smart and combine the two types of movies, like Jai Santoshi Maa or Krishna Sudama or Solah Somvar Vrat etc.
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“Angaarey” (1954) was an Akash Chitra Production. It was directed by K B Lal. The movie had Nasir Khan, Nargis, Vanmala, Pran, Paro, Ratan Kumar, K. N. Singh, Jagirdar, Nanda, Jeevan, Sunalini Devi, Jawahar Kaul etc in it.
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Beautiful baby of Broadway
Posted on: April 28, 2013
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. With this, the blog reaches the figure of 8000 songs.
Chris Gayle’s recent record breaking feat in the 20/20 match at Bangalore, nowhere near compares with Atul ji’s performance on this blog. 😀 😀
I would challenge Chris Gayle to continue scoring this way, even for just one more match. Oh, I am so confident that he will not be able to repeat his performance. Not very soon, and neither so convincingly. But on our blog, the centuries being posted by Atul ji are remarkable – consistent, and incessant in their regularity. Just two weeks, give or take a day, and there we are, another century notched up on the board.
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Na maangoon main tera jahaan
Posted on: April 28, 2013
“Raja Vikram” (1957) was a Sharad Productions movie. It was directed by Dhirubhai Desai. The movie had Bhagwan, Usha Kiran, Nigar Sultana, Suryakant, Shahu Modak etc in it.
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