Archive for the ‘Songs of 1950s (1951 to 1960)’ Category
This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Guru Dutt is one of the few Hindi film personalities on whom one can find tonnes of information by way of articles, books and film documentaries. Within a short span of 13 years as a producer, director and actor, he left us with his rich legacy in about a dozen films. Under his own banner, Guru Dutt Films, he covered almost all the main genre of films – crime thriller, comedy, romance, social, melodrama and period. As an actor, his eyes spoke more than the dialogues. As a director, he was known for taking shots with unusual camera angles. The songs in his films narrated the story of the films on the continuum. His films were artistic within the ambit of what is called as popular commercial cinema. Even 48 years after his death, I guess, he has more fan followings than when he was alive. His films are the subject matter of intellectual discussions and they are a part of some film institutes’ curriculum.
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Preet ye kaisee bol ree duniya
Posted on: October 9, 2012
“Daag” (1952) was a Mars and Movies production. It was directed by Amiya Charkaborty. The movie had Dilip Kumar, Usha Kiran, Kanhaiyalal, Krishnakant, Jawahar Kaul, Leela Misra, Nimmi, Lalita Pawar, Chandrashekhar etc in it.
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Kaise aaoon Jamuna ke teer
Posted on: October 8, 2012
“Devta” (1956) was produced by Narayana and co. It was directed by Pattana. The movie had Gemini Ganeshan, Anjali Devi, Vyjyantimala, Krishna Kumari, Agha, Daisy Irani, Indira, Nambiar, K Krishna, Bipin Gupta, Kamala etc in it.
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“Maha Pooja” (1954) was an Amr Jyoti Films Production. It was directed by Shanti Kumar. the movie had Amirbai Karnataki, Shashi Kapoor (not the better known one), Anant Marathe, Naina, Prem Adib, Ratnamala etc.
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O roop nagar ke saudagar
Posted on: October 8, 2012
Mr Arunkumar Deshmukh, our beloved inhouse encyclopaedia is discussing some lesser known singers in the blog. He discussed two Desai sisters namely Vinodini and Pramodini. After marriage, they became known as Vinodini Dixit and Pramodini Patkar respectively.
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“Bahaana” (1960) was a Silver Films Production. It was produced by Ram Kumar and directed by M Kumar. The movie had Mehmood, Meena Kumari, Sajjan, Krishna Kumari, Sheela Vaz, Helen, Sulochana Latkar, Anwar, Kumar, Pramila, Azurie, Anwari, Nissar etc in it.
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“Hoor e Arab”(1955) was an All India Pictures Production. This movie was directed by P N Arora. The movie had Pradeep Kumar, Chitra, Sajjan, Shashikala, Om Prakash, Gope etc in it.
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“Raj Tilak”(1958) was a Gemini Combines production. It was directed by S S Vasan. The movie had Shivaji Ganeshan, Vyjyanti Mala, Padmini, Lalita Pawar, Durga Khote, Bipin Gupta, Master Romi, Pran, Jagirdar, Meenakshi, Manmohan Krishna, Kumar, Agha, Shammi etc in it.
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