Archive for the ‘Songs of 1958’ Category
Wo thhi ham thhe ham thhe wo thhi
Posted on: August 4, 2012
This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
On the occasion of Kishore Kumar’s birth anniversary on August 4th, the wheel of time(kalchakra) takes me back to my teens when I used to listen to Radio Ceylon’s programme on old Hindi film songs. On the first day of every month, the first song that was played on this programme was din hai suhaana aaj pahli taarikh hai from the film ‘Pahli Taarikh’ (1954). That was the time when I came to know about Kishore Kumar as a singer. It was a revelation to me later from the film ‘New Delhi’ (1956) that he was not only a singer but an actor also. With his many subsequent films in 50s and early 60s, I had taken it for granted that he was a comedian who sang mostly fun songs and that too for himself.
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Hamne raat guzaari taare gin gin ke
Posted on: July 29, 2012
“Raagini” (1958) was an Ashok Pictures Production. It was directed by Rakhan. The movie had Kishore Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Padmini, Jabeen Jaleel, Nazir Hussain, Achla Sachdev, etc in it.
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“12 O’clock”(1958) was produced by G P Sippy and directed by Pramod Chakraborty. The movie had Guru Dutt, Shashikala, Johnny Walker, Tuntun, Helen, Hari Shivdasani, Rajen Kapoor, Abrar Alvi, Waheeda Rehman etc in it.
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Sambhal sambhal ke chalna
Posted on: July 20, 2012
“Ten O’ Clock” (1958), not to be confused with “12 O’Clock” (1958), was a Niagara Pictures Production. It was directed by Jugal Kishore. The movie had Suresh, Geeta Bali, Sheikh Mukhtar, Yakub, Maruti, Daisy Irani etc in it.
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Dekh idhar ae haseenaa
Posted on: July 2, 2012
“12 O’Clock” (1958) was a Sippy Films Production. It was directed by Pramod Chakravarty. The movie had Guru Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, Shashikala, Johnny Walker, Tuntun, Helen, Hari Shivdasani, Rajen Kapoor, Abrar Alvi etc in it.
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Aayi pari rang bhari kissne pukaara
Posted on: June 9, 2012
“Do Phool” (1958) was a Silver Wings presentation. This movie was directed by Kardar. The movie had David, Agha, Jeevan, Baby Naaz, Master Romi, Vijaya Choudhury, Bipin Gupta, Ulhas, Pratima Devi, Rajan Haksar, Neelam, Amir Baanu, Mumtaz Begum, Banerjee, Nasreen, Amir Ali, Tiloo etc in it.
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Haal kaisa hai janaab ka
Posted on: May 24, 2012
There are many regulars who have reminded me that today (24th may) is the death anniversary of Majrooh Sultanpuri. Indeed I have been aware of this occasion.
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Bhari mehfil hai ye afsaana nahin
Posted on: May 22, 2012
Most mujra songs in Hindi movies are rather “light” in nature in the sense that the clients as well as the mujra performers seem to be at ease with themselves. In reality, performing mujra as well as going to kotha to watch these performances was regarded as disreputable acts.
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Haseenon sambhaalo apni ye duniyaa
Posted on: May 18, 2012
“Khota Paisa” (1958) was a Sadiq Productions Pvt Ltd presentation. It was produced and directed by M Sadiq. The movie had Johny Walker, Shyama, Amir bano, Rajan Haksar, Veena, Nissar Ahmed Ansaari(N.A.Ansari), S.N.Bannerjee, Hari shivdasani, Jeevan ,Dhumal, Indira Bansal, Sagar, Munshi Munakka, Keshav Rana, Cuckoo, Kathana, Soofi, Rafi, Jeewankala, SureshKumar, Balaram etc in it.
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