Archive for the ‘Songs of 1950s (1951 to 1960)’ Category
Gham na kar khushi ka daur aayegaa
Posted on: June 21, 2011
If you want to discover unheard of musical gems from Hindi movies, then the best bet would be to look for B grade movies. The catch is, finding such B grade movies can be a tall order as such movies as well as their music tends to be highly elusive.
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Hallo hallo o meri chhammak chhallo
Posted on: June 19, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hinsi movie songs and a regular contributor to this blog.
School Master (1959) is a significant contribution of the famous Kannada actor-director BR Panthulu. This movie was made in several languages (Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi), and its theme and storyline has been copied and remade several times, the latest being the Amitabh-Hema starrer Baghbaan in 2003.
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Chale ho kahaan karke jee beqaraar
Posted on: June 19, 2011
Here is a song from a light hearted movie called “Bhaagam Bhaag” (1956). The song begins with Shashikala lip syncing in Asha Bhonsle’s voice. Then Kishore Kumar appears singing not in his voice but in Rafi’s voice. Yes, this song is one of the few occasions when Kishore Kumar, despite his well known singing prowess, was made to lip sync in another playback singer’s voice.
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Taqdeer ki gardish kyaa kam thhi
Posted on: June 19, 2011
“Sitaaraa” (1955) is a by now forgotten movie that had Pradeep Kumar and Vyjyantimala in lead roles. The songs of this movie are just as obscure as the movie itself. But I have found that the songs of this movie are gems.
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Sainyyaa jaao jaao
Posted on: June 19, 2011
“Jhanak Jhanak Paayal Baaje” (1955) was a V Shantaram movie which starred Gopi Krishna and Sandhya in lead roles. This movie had several nice songs in it and I have discussed four songs out of them.
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Lehron se poochh lo
Posted on: June 19, 2011
I keep discovering rare musical gems on a regular basis. Look what I have discovered just now !
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Matak matak naachoon re
Posted on: June 18, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie songs and a regular contributor to this blog.
Abdul Rashid Kardar belongs to the trio of directors who are called the Movie Mughals of the Hindi cinema world. The other two directors in this group are K Asif (Mughal e Azam, Mohabbat aur Khuda etc.) and Mehboob Khan (Roti, Mother India, Son of India etc.). They are called Movie Mughals, as all of them approached their profession with a big heart, and budget was never considered a constraint in the face of quality or perfection of their creations. The movie names listed are an ample illustration of this trait.
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Ek dharti ka rajkumar
Posted on: June 18, 2011
“Chandi Pooja” (1957) was a B grade mythological movie picturised with small time actors. The movie itself turned out to be no great shakes, but one of its songs went on to become a timeless classic. This song is Koi laakh kare chaturaayi sung by Pradeep with his usual fervour and Midas touch.
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