Archive for the ‘Songs of 1950s (1951 to 1960)’ Category
I have listened to this song in the past, but that was when I was not paying attention and when I was unaware about the details of this song.
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I had never heard of this movie called “Pehli Jhalak”, but there was one movie by this name in 1954. And now that I have stumbled upon the songs of this movie, I have realised that this movie has some lovely songs in it.
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Ae baandi tum begam bano
Posted on: October 28, 2009
I have mentioned earlier that the original “Parineeta”, viz “Parineeta”(1953) had some lovely songs in it, though they have been forgotten by now.
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“Bedard Zamaana kyaa jaane”(1959) is one of the first movies in which Kalyanji gave music solo. Subsequently he was joined by his younger brother Anandji to form the well known music director duo of Kalyanji Anandji.
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“Pyaasa” was a movie full of serious “dard bhare” songs and all of them went on to become iconic songs.
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Many people may only be aware of the new “Parineeta”, but in reality, the original and real “Parineeta” is the movie that was based on Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s story and it was picturised in 1953. It was made in Bangla, Hindi, and may be in other languages too.
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I have posted a couple of songs from “Kaali Topi Laal Roomaal” (1959). Here I post another song from this movie. And what a gorgeous song it is !
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In the world in general and in India in particular, it often so happens that a person’s value is not appreciated during his life time. But when he departs, rich tributes are paid to him and his creations, which never sold during his life start selling like hot cakes. The beneficiaries fully capitalise on the newfound sealeability of the works of the departed soul.
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In the beginning of his career, Kalyanji had initially given music alone, before forming a partnership with his younger sibling, viz Anandji. “Bedard Zamaana Kyaa Jaane” (1959) is one such movie where Kalyanji gave mosic solo under the name Kalyanji Veerji Shah.
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There are many musical blockbuster movies whose songs are under represented and in some cases even unrepresented in this blog. But then the reason is that there are far too many gems lying there than need to be posted. There are literally a goldmine of great songs that are still left to be posted.
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