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“Alif Laila” (1953) was a K Amarnath Production movie. It was produced and directed by K Amarnath. The movie had Pran, Nimmi, Murad, Asha Mathur, Vijay Kumar, Gope, Maya Devi, Helen (uncredited) etc in it.
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“Fareb” (1953) was a Femina Production movie. It was directed by Shahid Latif. The movie had Kishore Kumar, Shakuntala, Amar, Maya Das, Lalita Pawar, Zohra Saigal etc in it.
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Garjat barsat bheejat aailo
Posted on: November 20, 2012
This article is written by Shekhar Gupta, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
The Shammi-Arjun starrer Malhaar (1951), which was conceived by S.K.Pal and directed by Harish, was first of the two films produced under the banner of Darling Films by singer Mukesh (the other being “Anuraag” in 1956). It had a young and largely inexperienced cast and crew, for many of whom it was their debut vehicle. The film was a showpiece of technical brilliance, especially the taut and precise editing by S. Prabhakar and deft cinematography by M. Rajaram, considering the equipment available to him in that era.
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Jaan e jigar haay haay
Posted on: November 19, 2012
“Nau Do Gyaarah”(1957) was produced by Dev Anand and directed by Vijay Anand. The movie had Dev Anand, Lalita Pawar, Rashid Khan, Kalpana Kartik, Jeevan, Shashikala, Madan Puri, M. A. Latif, Helen, Krishan Dhawan, Jagdish Raaj, Nazir Kashmiri etc in it.
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“Apni Izzat” (1952) is by now an obscure movie. This movie was produced unber the banner of Harishchandra Pictures. Nanabhai Bhatt was the director. The movie had Motilal, Munawwar Sultana, Yakub, Ruby Mayer, David Abraham, Gope, Agha etc in it.
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Do ekam do do dooni chaar
Posted on: November 18, 2012
“Dil Deke Dekho” (1959) was a Filmalaya Production movie. It was produced by S Mukherji and directed by Nasir Hussain. The movie had Shammi Kapoor, Asha Parekh, Sulochana Latkar, Raj Mehra, Siddhu, Malka, Rajendra Nath, Wasti, Randhir, Tahir Khan, Mumtaz Ali, Indira, Kewal Kapoor, B. K. Mukherjee, Surendra etc in it.
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Chham chham lo sun
Posted on: November 18, 2012
“Ujaala” (1959) was an Eagle Films Production. It was produced by F C Mehra and directed by Naresh Saigal. The movie had Shammi Kapoor, Mala Sinha, Raj Kumar, Kumkum, Leela Chitnis, Dhumal etc in it.
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Raaten pyaar ki beet jaayengi
Posted on: November 18, 2012
Alif Laila” (1953) was a K Amarnath Productions movie. It was produced and directed by K Amarnath. The movie had Pran, Nimmi, Murad, Asha Mathur, Vijay Kumar, Gope, Maya Devi etc in it.
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Din albele pyaar ka mausam
Posted on: November 17, 2012
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This article is written by Arunkumar Deshmukh, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Old age too has some advantages. You have seen or done something long long ago, which is a part of History or a matter of wonder and awe for the younger generation. The cicumstances and social set up has undergone a sea change in the last 50-60 years. As such this period is equal to 2-3 generations(30 years=1 generation) and no wonder if things are topsy-turvy and 180 degrees changes have taken place.
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