Archive for the ‘Songs of 1957’ Category
Here is yet another of those songs that “I thought were already there in the blog but I was wrong” category. 🙂
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“Gateway of India” (1957) was produced by Light & Shade Productions. It was directed by J Omprakash Omprakash, who was also the producer. The movie had Madhubala, Bharat Bhushan, Pradeep Kumar, Bhagwan, Johny Walker,Raj Mehra, Anita Guha etc.
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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
aaj phir jeene ki tamanna hai
aaj phir marne ka irada hai
No better words to express the exuberance and the playfulness of a liberated spirit. A poet’s dream and life’s illustration in reality, all anxieties and caution thrown to the winds and the desires to live the life the way it should be. These words from the pen of Shailendra, and numerous other such gems, of all moods and flavors, embellish the Hindi film screen for 160+ films across two decades. A poet par excellence, Shailendra was a rebel spirit meshed in a romantic mould, whose understanding and expression of human emotions and situations is second to none.
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Maalik tere jahaan mein
Posted on: August 30, 2011
“Ab Dilli Door Nahin” (1957) is a moving tale about orphan kids. The movie and its songs are in fact so poignantly picturised that I cannot bear to watch the movie. For that matter, I can rarely bear the watch the picturisation of a few songs too.
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“Ek Saal” (1957) is a movie starring Ashok Kumar and Madhubala. This song has some nice songs in it as was usually the case with most movies, and more so with movies that had music composed by Ravi. I have already discussed four great songs fro this movie including the all time classic Sab kuchh luta ke hosh mein aaye to kyaa kiyaa.
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“Alladin Laila” (1957) is by now an obscure and forgotten movie. This B grade movie had actors like Shakeela, Mahipal, Heeralal, Maruti etc in it.
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Sunday, 14th August 2011 brought us the sad news that Shammi Kapoor was no more. We knew that Shammi Kapoor needed dialysis three times a week and he was wheelchair bound for years, and that he was 79 years old, still this news that came as a shock.
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Ye chaman hamaaraa apna hai
Posted on: August 15, 2011
India is celebrating her independence day today. This independence is a result of great struggle and sacrifice, and it is upto the young generation to keep the national flag high and take the nation forward in its quest for progress.
Here is a patriotic song from “Ab Dilli Door Nahin” (1957) that exhorts kids to feel proud of their nation which belongs to them and who will have to shoulder the responsibility of the nation in future.
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Ho meri ek nazar ke do do asar
Posted on: August 14, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Think of a music director from Punjab, preparing music for a film whose story is set in Bombay. And one of the songs is based on the local folk dance of Maharashtra. And guess what you will get? A Lavani based song spiced with exclamations of ‘haishaa’. And if you don’t believe me, well just go ahead and listen to this wonderful folk dance song from the 1957 film Miss Bombay. (NOTE: ‘haishaa’ is an exclamation that is used often in Punjabi folk songs.).
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Kavi Pradeep was known for wearing his heart on his sleeves and writing songs that he strongly believed in. And he had the ability to influence people with his hard hitting and straight from the heart lyrics. He has written songs iconic patriotic songs at a time when India was still ruled by the British, and he has written songs that give vent to the feelings of anguish among the public in the aftermath of partition related violence. He has written songs about the feelings of despondency and people feel when things are not going their way. And he has also written inspirational songs that tell people to look at the future with optimism, irrespective of what has happened in the past.
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