Archive for the ‘Songs of 1950s (1951 to 1960)’ Category
Aa jaa ab to aa jaa
Posted on: September 25, 2010
Here is a song that can be called an iconic song among iconic songs. “Aa jaa ab to aa jaa” from “Anarkali” (1953) is one of the most well known songs in Hindi movie history. It is from “Anarkali” (1953) the original “Anarkali” movie, which came seven years before the other Anarkali movie namely “Mughal e Azam” (1960).
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I have heard of this movie called “Champakali”(1957). It had that song Chhup gaya koyi re door se pukaar ke(Champakali)(1957) which was quite popular on Vividh Bharati in 1970s.
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Jaane bhi de chhod ye bahaanaa
Posted on: September 24, 2010
We all know that when Kishore Kumar acted in movies, he sang his own songs. Sometimes, Kishore Kumar would be dressed in drags, and even there he would provide the female playback himself ( viz. Aake seedhi lagi(Half Ticket)(1962).
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Tum aur ham bhool ke gham
Posted on: September 22, 2010
If you want to listen to a song to calm your nerves, you should listen to Geeta Dutt’s song or Hemant Kumar’s song. And if you can find a song where both of them sing together, then it is even better.
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Yaad karoon tori batiyaan
Posted on: September 22, 2010
If one listens to female songs composed by O P Nayyar, they are mostly sung by Geeta Dutt and Asha Bhonsle, with some songs sung by Shamshad Begam too.
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“Miss Coca Cola” (1955) is one of those few movies in which real life spouses Shammi Kapoor and Geeta Bali had acted together. And this is one movie whose prints are apparently all lost.
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I had never heard about this movie called “Shokhiyaan” (1951) and I was not aware of this song till recently.
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Hoon abhi main jawaan ae dil
Posted on: September 21, 2010
I thought that a woman getting drunk and singing a drunkard song in an Indian movie began only in 1960s, but I was wrong. This began in 1950s itself.
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Ae mere hamsafar
Posted on: September 20, 2010
“Chhabili” (1960) was a movie that Shobhana Samarth had produced to launch the career of her second daughter, viz Tanuja. One decade ago, she had similarly launched the career of Nutan, her eldest daughter with a movie called “Hamaari Beti” (1950).
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