Archive for the ‘Songs of 1950s (1951 to 1960)’ Category
Ye sansaar ye sansaar
Posted on: July 20, 2009
Here is a “new” song for me in the sense that I heard this song for the first time just recently. This song is from a movie called “Sansaar” (1951).
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Dil dil se milaakar dekho
Posted on: July 19, 2009
I have loved this song, and recently I watched this movie. The movie was nice, and it was there that I realised that this song had two versions, one sung by Asha Bhonsle and the other by Kishore Kumar.
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Dil se milaake dil pyaar kijiye
Posted on: July 19, 2009
“Taxi Driver” (1954) was one of the earlier movies of Dev Anand. Here he was paired with Kalpna Kartik.
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I have posted a few songs from “Shikast”(1953) already. This movie had Dilip Kumar and Nalini Jaiwant in lead roles.
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Aa ab laut chalen
Posted on: July 18, 2009
I have seen the movie “Jis Desh me Ganga bahti hai”(1960) but I was not paying attention and as such I do not remember much about this movie. So I had no information about the background of this song from this movie. Now I am told that this movie was about the dacoits of Chambal valley laying their arms and joining the mainstream of society. This song in fact exhorts them to come back to the society.
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Shaam suhaani ho nadi ho paani ho
Posted on: July 18, 2009
I just discovered a forgotten song from a forgotten movie. This movie is “Kaala Chor” (1956) and this song is a light hearted time pass song.
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Hariyaala saawan dhol bajaataa aaya
Posted on: July 17, 2009
Recently I posted a song from “Do Beegha Zameen” (1953). I am not aware about the songs from this movie and I am discovering these songs only just now.
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Na shikwaa hai koi na koi gilaa hai
Posted on: July 16, 2009
Bollywood movies of yesteryears used to have party songs cum piano songs where people would be gathered in the palatial mansion of the hero/ heroine and the hero/ heroine would be asked to sing.
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“Do Beegha Zameen” (1953) was a critically acclaimed movie. This movie won several prestigious awards, and it in fact swept the inaugural filmfare awards, if I am not mistaken.
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“Insaaniyat” (1955) was one movie which brought Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand together. Bina Rai and Vijaylaxmi were also there in this movie.
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