Archive for the ‘Songs of 1950s (1951 to 1960)’ Category
Ek dharti hai ek hai gagan
Posted on: July 17, 2012
“Adhikaar” (1954) was a Roop Kamal Chitra production movie. It was directed by Mohan Segal. The movie had Kishore Kumar, Usha Kiran, Radha Krishan, Yashodhara Katju, Shashi, Balam, Narbada Shanker, Kamal, Neeru etc in it.
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Hai dil mein milan ki aas
Posted on: July 16, 2012
“Bindiya” (1955) was a Film Asia Production movie. It was directed by Shamim Bhagat. The movie had Shakuntala, Shekhar, Sulochana, Kumkum, Leela Mishra etc in it.
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This article is written by Shekhar Gupta, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Directed by M.L. Anand, Bewefa (1952) was a Raj Kapoor-Nargis-Ashok Kumar love triangle. Both versions of its iconic song “Dil matwaalaa laakh sambhaalaa” rendered separately by Talat Mahmood and Lata Mangeshkar are already on this blog. Video clips of its most others numbers too are on YouTube. But the video clip of a superlative Lata number Badnaseebi kaa gilaa ai dil-e-naashaad na kar has gone missing. I am not sure if this number was only recorded but not included in the movie itself. But if it was shot, it would be reasonable to assume that it was on Nargis herself exhorting herself to desist lamenting her ill-fate.
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Hum chale tere dil ke makaan se
Posted on: July 15, 2012
“Inaam” (1955) is an extremely obscure movie. This movie was a Zodian Pictures production. It was directed by M I Dharamsey. The movie had Nasir Khan, Suraiyya, Pratima Devi, Yakub, Bimla Kumari, Mukri etc in it.
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Aa nainon mein jhoom kar saajnaa
Posted on: July 15, 2012
“Daara” (1953) is an extremely obsure movie, which is confused by all with “Daaera”(1953), another obsure movie released in the same year.
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Hum panchhi mastaane
Posted on: July 14, 2012
This article is written by Raja, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Today is the death anniversary of Madan Mohan, a music composer who is synonymous with some of the finest music we have seen in Hindi cinema.
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Koi to sune mere gham ka fasaana
Posted on: July 14, 2012
“Malhaar” (1951) was a Darling Pictures Production. Mukesh was the producer of this movie and the movie was directed by Harish. The movie had Arjun Bakshi and Shammi in lead roles.
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Raam naam Ghanshyaam naam
Posted on: July 14, 2012
This article is written by Shekhar Gupta, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Yatrik (1952) was one of New Theatres’ last productions before it went on a five-decade hibernation in 1955 after the Bengali movie Bakul.
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Hamen ae dil kahin le chal
Posted on: July 14, 2012
Today is the birth anniversary of Roshan (14 july 1917- 16 november 1967). In his 18 year long career, which was cut short in his prime, he composed music for 52 movies. This blog has 176 songs from as many as 49 of these movies. It is a matter of time before this blog will have almost all Roshan compositions that are available.
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Jab nain milen nainon se
Posted on: July 14, 2012
“Jaadu” (1951) was a Musical Pictures production. It was directed by A R Kardar. The movie had Suresh, Nalini Jaywant, Sharda, Shyam Kumar, Amanullah etc in it.
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