Archive for the ‘Songs of 1950s (1951 to 1960)’ Category
“Pyaar Ki Raahen”(1959) is an obsure movie which was a Thakur Pictures Production. It was directed by Lekhraj Bhakri. The movie had Pradeep Kumar, Anita Guha, Pran, Kuldeep Kaur,Helen, Sunder, Tiwari, Om Prakash, Jeevan, etc in it.
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Chalo le chaloon main taaron mein
Posted on: April 16, 2012
“Kismat Ka Khel” (1956) is an obscure movie by now. This movie was a Sahu Films Production. It was produced and durected by Kishore Sahu. Starcast of the movie had Dutt, Vyjayanthimala, Begum Para, Tuntun, Mukri,Yashodhara Katju, Kamaljeet, Kanchanmala, S.K.Singh, Umadevi, Bhudo Advani, Jagdeep, Jamal, Moni Chatterjee, Jagdeesh Paul, Jagdeesh Kamal, Chacha, Shrinath etc.
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Abhigyaan Shakuntala
Posted on: April 16, 2012
“Kavi Kalidas” (1959) was a Sindhu Films Production. It was a brainchild of S N Tripathi who had produced and directed it and of course composed the music for this movie. The movie had Bharat Bhushan ,Nirupa Roy, Anita Guha,Sapru, Sabita Chatterjee, Niranjan Sharma, Babu Raje etc in it.
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Mujhe preet nagariya jaana hai
Posted on: April 16, 2012
This article is written by nahm, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a new contributor of writeups to this blog.
What a delightful song this is ! I have never heard this song before today. And luckily the picturization is as appealing as the audio. This is a stage song from film Ek Nazar, written by Rajendra Krishan and composed by S. D. Burman, master of duets in my humble opinion. The fact of this being a Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammed Rafi duet is added bonus as i was looking for a duet by these two to discuss.
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Zaraa hamse nigaahen milaa
Posted on: April 15, 2012
“Miss Coca Cola” (1955), it turns out , had the same storyline as “Aaya Saawan Jhoom Ke” (1969). Interestingly, “Miss Coca Cola” (1955) flopped miserably, wheras “Aaya Saawan Jhoom Ke” (1969) was a big success at the box office.
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Dil shaam se doobaa jaata hai
Posted on: April 14, 2012
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
When one would sit down to list and compile a gold collection of Asha Bhonsle, this ghazal is a ‘must have’ in such a compilation. It is a short ghazal, by many standards. Just three verses, but the words are like sharp stilettos of passion that twist and wrench inside the heart. The composition is fairly simple yet emphatic, and the rendition that sounds apparently casual to start with, carries the words with a resounding conviction – almost a categorical statement of resignation to the wiles of fate. There is a compelling question that the singing voice asks at the end of each verse, and one is forced to absorb and contemplate and empathize and feel the restless, and yet a resigned passion that dominates this poetic expression. What a creation this one is !
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Hindi movie songs cover lots of ground as far as depicting various human feelings as well as activities of Indians are concerned. But there are still a few regular activities that have been sadly underrepresented. For instance, there are hardly any songs for an activity as common as buying and selling of vegetables.
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In 1950s, we had a genre of songs where a lady, alone or accompanied by other co workers carrying basket on her head would be going on her way to her work while singing a song. The hero and heroine would be at hand to listen to the song. The song in a way would express the feelings that the leading duo have for each other but are too shy to express themselves. alternatively the song may set the tone for the movie. Such a song is there in “Aar Paar” (Kabhi aar kabhi paar ),”Do Aankhen Barah Haath” (Sainya jhoothon ka bada sartaaj nikla), CID (Boojh mera kyaa naam re ) etc. I am trying to think of a name that describes such songs, but I am unable to find an appropriate descriptive name for such a genre of songs. I request our readers to help out in suggesting a name for such songs.
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Kabhi kabhi mere dil
Posted on: April 13, 2012
“Miss Cocacola” (1955) is the only movie where Shammi Kapoor and Geeta Bali worked together. Shammi Kapoor never got to watch the movie and when he felt like watching it in his later years for the sake of nostalgia, the prints of this movie were all gone.
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Tu kaala main gori
Posted on: April 13, 2012
“Light House” (1958) was a Sippy Films presentation. It was produced and directed by G P Sippy. The movie had Ashok Kumar, Johnny Walker, Nutan, Nigar Sultana, Master Pakkoo, Naazi, Rajen Kapoor etc in it.
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