Archive for the ‘Songs of 1950s (1951 to 1960)’ Category
I have mentioned in an earlier post that song planning in Bollywood movies of the past was like familiy planning of the past, viz there used do be nearly a dozen or so issues in either case.
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Look what a gem I have stumbled upon this time ! This song is from a movie called “Moti Mahal” (1952). This movie had Ajit, Suraiyya and others in it.
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Dam bhar ka thaa daur khushi kaa
Posted on: May 22, 2010
“Maan” (1954) is one of those obscure movies that have been forgotten by all. Very little detail is available about this movie. This movie had Ajit, Jagirdaar,Achla Sachdev,Durga Khote, Yashodhara Katju etc in it.
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Tum sang laage piyaa more nainaa
Posted on: May 21, 2010
Few people may have heard of this movie called “Taj” (1956). This movie had Pradeep Kumar and Vyjyanti Mala in lead roles. This pair had figured in the blockbuster “Naagin” (1954) and they were most likely signed up for this movie on the wake of their “Naagin” (1954) success.
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“Baaz” (1953) is a movie that brought Guru Dutt and O P Nayyar together for the first time. This movie has Guru Dutt as well as O P Nayyar in rather unfamilar roles. Guru Dutt is shown riding a horse (that makes this song a “horse” song) and O P Nayyar composes a music that is so un O P Nayyarish (stated with the benefit of hind sight, of course).
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“Raag Rang” (1952) is a movie that was a home production of Geeta Bali. This movie had Geeta Bali and her sister Sudha Bali acting in it and their brother Digvijay Bali was the producer. Ashok Kumar was the hero of the movie.
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Ham kaalaa tum white
Posted on: May 19, 2010
This is one song that must be as rare a song as they come. Listen to this song and try to judge the people involved in the creation of the song. It is easy to notice that the song is picturised on Dhumal and Tuntun who emerge out of the church after getting married and then immediately burst into this comic song. The song is sung by Rafi and Geeta Dutt.
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Abhi to main jawaan hoon
Posted on: May 19, 2010
“Abhi to main jawaan hoon” is a song that is mainly associated with Malika Pukhraj. But a song with similar lyrics was there in “Afsaanaa” (1951) as well and there it was sung by Lata.
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Bollywood movies of the past were like the Indian familiies of the past as far as keeping a limit on their songs/ children were concerned.
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It is my belief that Roshan should be called the king of filmi qawwalis the way Madan Mohan is described as the king of Ghazals. Many of the qawwaalis that Roshan has created in movies have gone on to become immortal.
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