Archive for the ‘Songs of 1952’ Category
Aaj gaawat man mero jhoom ke
Posted on: September 17, 2009
“Baiju Baawraa” (1952) was a musical blockbuster the likes of which has never been seen again. It set such high standards that emulating them was going to be next to impossible for the movies that came.
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I have mentioned in the past that “Baija Baawraa” (1952) was a musical blockbuster. Others have remarked that this movie in fact set the musical standards for Bollywood movies.
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Here is an absolutely delightful song from “Baiju Baawraa” (1952). I have listened to this song many a times, and still I was not clear which movie this song was from.
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Soch samajh kar dil ko lagaana
Posted on: September 13, 2009
Here is a “party” song from “Jaal” (1952). It is the kind of song that would later become Cabarat songs in 1960s.
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The more one discovers old gems, the more one is amazed at the genius of old masters. C Ramchandra is one such musical genius who has left us with a rich legacy of classy compositions that I am only just beginning to discover.
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Laage jab se nain laage
Posted on: August 7, 2009
“Daag” (1952) was a Mars and Movies Production. It was directed by Amiya Chaudhary. The movie had Dilip Kumar, Usha Kiran, Kanhaiyalal, Jawahar Kaul, Leela Misra, Krishnakant, Nimmi, Lalita Pawar, Chandrashekhar etc in it.
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I have posted a couple of songs from “Aan” (1952) in this blog, but this song was not one of them.
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Ham teer khaate jaayenge
Posted on: August 2, 2009
Here is a rare song from an obscure movie called “Deewaana” (1952). This movie had Suresh, Suraiyya, Sumitra devi etc in main roles.
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Believe it or not , there was a Hindi movie with a title like “Shin Shinaaki Bubbla Boo” as early as 1952. One may think that this movie, going by its title must be full of forgettable songs based on western music.
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