Archive for the ‘Songs of 1958’ Category
Idhar to haath laa pyaare
Posted on: September 22, 2009
“Aakhri Daao” (1958) was a suspense movie, which was one of the popular form of movies that were being produced by the Bollywood movie industry at that time.
Read more on this topic…
Not much is known about this movie called “Detective” (1958) except that it was a movie starring Pradeep Kumar and Mala Sinha. Searching for more information may yield the additional information that it was a suspense thriller directed by Shakti Samant.
Read more on this topic…
Nirupa Roy, whom most movie goers recall as the perenielly suffering Maa of Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor, was actually a full fledged heroine in 1950s. She mostly acted as a leading lady in mythological movies opposite actors like Pradeep Kumar, Mahipal, Bharat Bhooshan etc.
Read more on this topic…
Jaali lo dhimtaanaa
Posted on: September 18, 2009
While posting songs, I keep on stumbling upon unknown gems almost all the time. And there are countless such gems lying undiscovered.
Read more on this topic…
Madan Mohan is mostly known for his immortal ghazals, but he has created other genre of music as well. In fact, for much of 1950s, his music direction style was not well defined. His music during this period often resembled the music of many other sources.
Read more on this topic…
Bechain dil khoyi si nazar
Posted on: August 31, 2009
“Yahudi”(1958) was a mythological movie of foreign origin. The movie is of the Roman era of Marcus and Brutus. But I do not think there may have been too much of an authenticity in the portrayal of characters in this movie, even though this movie was made by the respected Bimal Ray.
Read more on this topic…
I was neither aware of this movie called “Talaaq” (1958) nor this song from the movie.
Read more on this topic…
Taam tai thaiyyaa
Posted on: August 28, 2009
“Panchaayat” (1958) is not a movie that will ring too many bells. This was a movie with Raj Kumar and Shyama in lead roles. If this movie deserves to be remembered, then it would be for its music. This movie had music by Iqbal Qureshi. Shakeel Numani was the lyricist.
Read more on this topic…
Aankhon pe bharosa mat kar
Posted on: August 14, 2009
I thought I had posted a few songs from “Detective” (1958) in the blog. Now it turns out that I was confusing this movie with “Inspector” (1956). 😉
Read more on this topic…
“Panchaayat” (1958) is not a movie too many people may have heard about. This movie had some names that are as obscure as the movie itself.
Read more on this topic…
Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
Recent comments