Archive for the ‘Songs of 1950s (1951 to 1960)’ Category
Main saagar ki mast lahar
Posted on: June 14, 2012
This article is written by Sadananad Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
I have a 78 RPM record (N.50600) of the song ‘saathi na bane koi’ from film DHUAAN (1953) sung by Krishna Goel which was set to music by Dhaniram. Since I was not able to listen to this record (which in any case is in poor condition) for want of a record player, I have been searching for the audio clip of the same on the internet sites.
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“Mirza Ghalib” (1954) was based on the life of Mirza Ghalib. This movie was a Minerva Movietone production and it was directed by Sohrab Modi. the movie had Bharat Bhushan, Suraiyya, Murad, Durga Khote, Jagdish Sethi, Nigar Sultana, Mukri, Baij Sharma, Kumkum, Sadat Ali, Iftekhar, Roshan etc in it.
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Deewaane yahaan tak aa pahunche
Posted on: June 12, 2012
“Mirza Ghalib” (1954), as the name suggests, was a movie based on the life of the legendary poet Mirza Ghalib. The movie was a musical blockbuster, and the lyrics of most of the songs were based on Mirza Ghalib’s poetry.
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Har zabaan ruki ruki
Posted on: June 10, 2012
“Baaz” (1953) was a H G Films production. It was directed by Guru Dutt. The movie had Guru Dutt, Geeta Bali, Ramsingh, Kuldip Kaur, Sulochana, Yashodhara Katju, Jaswant, K. N. Singh etc in it.
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Aayi pari rang bhari kissne pukaara
Posted on: June 9, 2012
“Do Phool” (1958) was a Silver Wings presentation. This movie was directed by Kardar. The movie had David, Agha, Jeevan, Baby Naaz, Master Romi, Vijaya Choudhury, Bipin Gupta, Ulhas, Pratima Devi, Rajan Haksar, Neelam, Amir Baanu, Mumtaz Begum, Banerjee, Nasreen, Amir Ali, Tiloo etc in it.
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Mujhe na bulaa
Posted on: June 8, 2012
This article is written by Shekhar Gupta, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Produced by P. Aadi Narayana Rao and directed by Vedantam Raghavaiah in 1957, the Hindi version Suvarna Sundari (original in Telugu) is rightfully remembered most for its iconic raagmalika (a multi-raag number) – perhaps a first in a Hindi movie – the famed Lata-Rafi duet Kuhu-kuhu bole koyaliya. It is already on this blog with a comprehensive write up both on the movie and this number.
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Tere liye hai pyaar mera
Posted on: June 8, 2012
This article is written by Sudhir,a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
“Jaao Kahin Bhi Sanam, Tumhen Itni Kasam, Hamen Yaad Rakhnaa” .
Words that are pretentious and pre-sentimental. A song from the 1961 film ‘Zabak’, performed on screen by Shyama and Mahipal; a song that has become a perennial favorite across generations. And its heroine, flying at the heights of popularity at that time. Little was she aware that it was just about the peak she would be at, and then, the old order would change and the new players will come on.
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Raaste mein ik haseen
Posted on: June 4, 2012
This article is written by Raja, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Today is the birthday of Nutan, one of Hindi movies’ most loved actresses of yesteryear. She also just happens to be one of my own favourites and therefore I am very happy to write up a song for her.
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