Archive for the ‘Songs of 1950s (1951 to 1960)’ Category
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
‘Yaasmeen’, a film from 1955 is well known for some wonderful gems coming from the pen of Jaan Nisaar Akhtar and the music composition by C Ramchandra. The film has ten songs out of which four are already represented on this blog, including the evergreen iconic rendering of “Bechain Nazar Betaab Jigar” by Talat Mehmood, and “Mujh Pe Ilzaam e Bewafaai Hai” by Lata Mangeshkar. Here is the fifth offering from this film – another iconic song that would qualify for the tag ‘how come this song was not posted earlier’.
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Raat gayi phir din aata hai
Posted on: May 12, 2012
In olden days, Hindi movie watchers often loved to watch movies telling sad and tragic tales. Personally I never liked watching such movies. I have never watched “Boot Polish” (1953) for this reason.
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Sambhal ke karna jo bhi karna
Posted on: May 12, 2012
“Ek Phool Chaar Kaante” (1960) was a Prabhat Films Production. It was directed by Bhappi Sonie. The movie had Sunil Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, Helen, Dhumal, Kanhaiyalal, Johnny Walker, David Abraham etc in it.
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Kaun rang mungwa kawan rang motiyaa
Posted on: May 12, 2012
Munshi Premchand (31 July 1880- 8 october 1936) was a premier Hindi novelist whose novels and stories have had an enormous influence on modern Hindi literature. When I look at his literary output, I am amazed at his vision. His vision was unbelievably progressive and futuristic, especially considering the era he lived in (late 19th century to early 20th century).
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This article is written by Raja, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Today happens to be the 10th death anniversary of Kaifi Azmi, one of the foremost Indian Urdu poets of the 20th century. It was on the 10th of May 2002 that Kaifi saab breathed his last.
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Ham ko chhod ke kahaan jaaoge
Posted on: May 10, 2012
“Shrimati 420″(1956), obviously a take on “Shri 420”, was a Sippy Films Production. It was produced and directed by G P Sippy. The movie had Johny walker, Meena Shorey, Om Prakash etc in it. Surprisingly enough, very little information is available on this movie. As far as I can see, only the names of these three actors are known. And to add to the confusion, various “knowledgeable” sites cannot even agree on the music director of this movie. Some sites mention N Datta as the music director, whereas other sites mention O P Nayyar as the music director. I request our knowledeable readers to throw more light on this movie as well as the music director.
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Nigaahon ka ishaara hai
Posted on: May 10, 2012
This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
The film NIGHT CLUB (1958) was produced under the banner of Varma Pictures and directed by Naresh Saigal. The star cast included Ashok Kumar and Kamini Kaushal in the lead roles with Nishi, Helen, Mubarak, Maruti, S Nazir, Iftekhar, Dhumal, Gope, Keshav Rana and Ram Mohan in supporting roles. All the songs were written by Majrooh Sultanpuri and the music was composed by Madan Mohan.
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Ae chaand sitaaron
Posted on: May 9, 2012
“Daaera”(1953) is an obscure movie by now. This movie was a Kamal Pictures Production. It was produced and directed by Kamal Amrohi. The movie had Nasir Khan, Meena Kumari, Kammo, Pratima Devi, Roopmala, Jankidas, Kumar, Nana Palsikar, Nisar Ahmed Ansari etc in it.
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