Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs

Archive for the ‘Songs of 1950s (1951 to 1960)’ Category


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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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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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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“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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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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“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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Despite the words of this song, the picturisation of this song is anything but melancholic. This song is a dance song, where Cuckoo and her troop of dancers sing and dance this song. The dance performance is being watched by many people including Nargis, who is watching it disinterestedly. Her face perks up when she finds Raj Kapoor joining in the dance performance in disguise. Raj Kapoor is so well disguised that he sings in the voice of Rafi, instead of the usual Mukesh. 🙂 For that matter, Raj Kapoor dancing is in itself a good enough disguise. 🙂
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