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Different people may have different ways of judging movies. I read an old joke in this connection some three decades ago. A Pathan from Afghanistan came to India and looked at a poster of a movie . He was very impressed with the title of the poster and he went to watch that movie. after THE END, he came out very frustrated and disappointed. He was asked the reason for his disappointment. “The poster promised that the movie had Chiraag Khan and Roshni Khan in it. I watched the entire movie , but I could not find either of the Khans in this movie.” The Pathan explained.
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When one talked of “Black Cats” two decades ago, one meant the elite commandos who protect VVIPs. These days they are called SPG (special protection group). But in the distant past, black Cat actually meant “kaali billi”, and there was this belief that a black cat crossing your path when you are going out somewhere was bad omen. As it is, I have a black cat for a pet and that black cat must have crossed my path hundreds of time by now, that is when it is not seated on places like my lap, my laptop, sofa, bed, mat etc.
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Helen has been the most well known item song dancer in Hindi movies. But she was not the first one. The original item song dancer in Hindi movies was Cuckoo. In fact, it was Cuckoo who was instrumental in getting Helen her initial breaks in Hindi movies. So in a way Helen was Cuckoo’s protege.
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“Didi” (1959) was a Sadashiv Chitra Production. It was directed by Narayan Kale. The movie had Sunil Dutt, Shubha Khote, Alhad, Sajjan, Feroz Khan, Daisy Irani, Honey Irani, Javdekar, Salvi, Om Prakash, Jayshree, Lalita Pawar etc in it.
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Yesterday this blog reached 5000 songs. Today is 14th november, which is celebrated as the children’s day in India. The day is over and it is night time, and not a single song has been discussed on this occasion !

No, I have neither run out of steam nor I have forgotten about this day. In fact I ensured that the 5000 th song was discussed one day advance so as to keep 14th november free for children’s songs. It is just that I was neglecting several important tasks which I completed in the day time. Now I have time to discuss songs for today. It may be too late for the real children, but those who are young at heart (which includes lots of readers of this blog), the day is not yet over. So I will try and discuss a few songs on the occasion as long as it is still 14th november in India. so I still have more than four hours at my disposal. 🙂
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“Dr Z” (1959) is as obscure a movie as any movie can ever be. This movie was a Baliwala Films presentation and it was directed by Jal. The cast of this movie had such B grade superstars as Mahipal, Nirupa Roy, Hiralal, Mirza Musharraf etc in it.
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“Bhai Behan” (1959) is by now an obscure movie, even though it was produced by an A grade producer namely G P Sippy. I S Johar wrote the story and the cast of the movie had names like Starcast: Daisy Irani, Naaz, Nishi Kohli,Rehman, Johnny walker, Kamaljit, Rajan Kapoor, Kathana,PraveenPaul,Rubi Pearl,Amrit Rana, Shammi,Tuntun, Hari Shivdasani,Anwar Hussain etc in it.
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“Chhoti Behan” (1959) is a movie which was produced by Prasad Productions. It was directed by L V Prasad. The movie had actors like Balraj Sahni, Veena, Rehman, Shyama, Sudesh kumar, Nanda, Dhumal, Radha Krishan, Mehmood, Shubha/shobha Khote, Badri Prasad, KanchanMala, HariShivdasani, Keshav Rana, Jeevankala, Sheela Vaz, Moolchand etc in it.
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