Archive for the ‘Songs of 1952’ Category
“Naubahaar” (1952) is a movie starring Ashok Kumar and Nalini Jaiwant. This movie was a musical block buster. I have posted a couple of songs from this movie in the past, and I need to post more songs from this movie.
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O bhole baalmaa o more saajnaa
Posted on: June 17, 2010
I was not aware about this movie called “Poonam” (1952). Once I became aware of this movie and I began to search for songs of this movie, I found that almost all these movies were sung by Lata and they were picturised on Kamini Kaushal as dance songs.
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Wo paas nahin majboor hai dil
Posted on: June 9, 2010
“Naubahaar” (1952) is a movie that was a musical blockbuster during its time.
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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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“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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I have posted a few songs from “Shrimatiji” (1952). The music of this song sounds far far ahead of its time. This movie had songs of several genres that were non-existent/ un heard of those days.
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“Shrimatiji” (1952) is a movie that was different from the usual Bollywood movies. Its storyline was not Indian, rather that was drawn from external sources. And it is interesting to find stereotypical depiction of exotic people in this movie and its songs.
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Main dil hoon ek armaan bharaa
Posted on: March 6, 2010
It was sometime in 1940s that the tradition of “piano” songs began, where the hero/ heroine would be asked to sit in front of a piano and sing a song in a get together, organised in the palatial residence of the hero/ heroine.
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Khelo rang hamaare sang
Posted on: March 1, 2010
Today is Holi and it is just the right occasion for me to post “Holi” festival songs. Last year I posted most well known Holi songs. But there are still a few nice Holi songs that still remain to be posted.
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When we look back at the past, we tend to wear rosy glasses and look back into the past only selectively. The past is not always all that glorious, as we tend to believe.
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