Archive for the ‘Songs of 1958’ Category
Maane naa maane naa maane naa
Posted on: November 30, 2010
I have mentioned it in the past that “Saweraa” (1958), though a forgotten movie, was a musical blockbuster with some wonderful songs in it.
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Billi bajaaye baajaa
Posted on: November 26, 2010
“Sahaara” (1958) is one of those movies that have been totally forgotten with time. But when one watches the movie, or listens to the songs, one realises that this movie and/or its songs deserve to be much better known instead of lying forgotten.
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Ye maanaa dil jise dhoondhe
Posted on: November 24, 2010
I have been discussing songs from “Zimbo” (1958) these days. So far I have discussed a “running around the tree” song and a stage song.
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Ye raaten ye baaten
Posted on: November 23, 2010
“Zimbo” (1958) was a movie in which a chimp called Pedro had played the second lead. And by all indications, Pedro had stolen the show in this B grade movie produced by Wadia Movietone.
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O jaalimaa chalaa kahaan
Posted on: November 21, 2010
When I was growing up, I used to hear that the story of Hindi movies mostly consisted of hero and heroine falling in love with each other and then singing songs running around trees.
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Thehro zaraa si der to
Posted on: November 19, 2010
In 1950s and 1960s, we were treated to some wonderful ghazals, typically sung by Talat Mehmood/Rafi/Lata and typically composed by Madan Mohan.
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Ruk jaao na jee aisi kyaa jaldi
Posted on: November 16, 2010
In Hindi movies, songs have traditionally played many roles. For one, songs are often the main reason why many people come to watch the movie. In one old movie, which had no songs in it, the maker had to actually explain it to the audience why that movie had no songs. And that explanation cut no ice with the public.
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“Sawera” (1958) is a forgotten movie by now. This movie had Ashok Kumar and Meena Kumari in lead roles. Like most movies of those days, this movie too had some nice songs in it.
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In 1950s, Hindi movies tended to have intoduction songs in them in which the hero introduced himself and described his philosophy in life.
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1950s was the decade when Hindi movie music found its feet and the rules of Hindi movie songs were established.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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