Archive for the ‘Songs of 1956’ Category
Diya to jalaa sab raat re baalam
Posted on: January 28, 2013
“Dhaake Ki Malmal” (1956) was a Nanda Films Production. It was directed by J K Nanda. The movie had Kishore Kumar, Madhubala, Ulhas, Sajjan, Raj Mehra, Rajen Haksar, Shyam Kumar, Jagdeep, Om Prakash etc in it. As many as four songs from this movie have been discussed in the past.
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Chale sipaahi dhool udaate
Posted on: January 26, 2013
Today (26 january 2013) is the 64th republic day of India. On this occasion, here is a song from “Raajhath” (1956). This song salutes the unknown soldiers who are anonymous to most of us but who through their vigil and sacrifice ensure the safety and integrity of the nation.
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Pyaar ne kitne sapne dekhe
Posted on: December 27, 2012
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Searching for and finding rarities in the world of music, is a keen and interesting pursuit. The Hindi film songs have so many variants attached to their existence. Songs that appear in film, but are not released elsewhere. Songs that are on records but not included in the film. Version songs – the official song in the film and on the record, is also available on record in the voice of a different singer. This case is different from the same song sung by more than one singer and included in the film. Then we have the variations between the song published on record and the song as picturized in the film.
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“Pocketmaar” (1956) was a Black and White movies production. It was directed by H Sa Rawail. The movie had Dev Anand, Geeta Bali, Sunder, Nadira, Gope, Bhagwan Sinha, Lalita Pawar, Tiwari, Kumud Tripathi etc in it.
This movie had eight songs in it. As many as seven songs from this movie have already been discussed.
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This article is written by Shekhar Gupta, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Filmistan’s Durgesh Nandini (1956) was an adaptation of the first ever Bengali novel Durgeshnondini. Published in 1865, it was written by none other than Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, immortalized as the composer of India’s national songVande Mataram.
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O sunta jaa o sunta jaa
Posted on: December 9, 2012
“Halaaku” (1956) was an All India Pictures Production. It was produced by P N Arora and D D Kashyap. The movie was directed by D D Kashyap.
The movie had Ajit, Meena Kumari, Pran, Minu Mumtaz, Veena, Sunder, Helen, Niranjan Sharma, Raj Mehra, Shammi etc in it.
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“Ek Hi Raasta” (1956) was a B R Films production. It was produced and directed by B R Chopra. The movie had Ashok Kumar, Sunil Dutt, Meena Kumari, Daisy Irani, Shreenath, Yashodhara Katju, Jeevan etc in it.
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“Baadal Aur Bijli” (1956) was a B grade movie produced under the banner of Artists United. The movie was directed by Maurice. The movie had Ameeta, Manhar Desai, M Kumar, Yashodara Katju, Manorama etc in it.
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Pyaase nainon ki pyaas bujha le
Posted on: November 5, 2012
“Pocketmaar” (1956) was a Black and white Movies production. It was directed by H S Rawail. The movie had Dev Anand, Geeta Bali, Sunder, Nadira, Gope, Bhagwan Sinha, Lalita Pawar, Tiwari, Kumud Tripathi etc in it.
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