Archive for the ‘Songs of 1960’ Category
The movie “Kohinoor” (1960) could also be called Kohe naghma, or a treasure trove of great songs. This movie has one great song following another great song. I have so far discussed six songs from this movie and there are more to come !
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Chalenge teer jab dil par
Posted on: July 11, 2011
“Kohinoor” (1960) is a movie starring Dilip Kumar and Meena Kumari. This movie is studded with one fine song after another, and I have already discussed five songs from this movie.
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Dekhiye yoon na sharmaayiyegaa
Posted on: July 8, 2011
“Bindiya” (1960) is a little known movie starring Balraj Sahni,Padmini etc. I had neither aware of this movie not its songs till recently.
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Maanjhi meri qismat ke
Posted on: July 4, 2011
Here is a lovely “maanjhi”(boatman) song with a difference. The song is very much a boat song, in the sense that Asha Parekh, looking young and pretty, is standing on a boat in a river and singer this song. And she is singing about “maanjhi”, but here “maanjhi” does not mean the boatman, but it means the man who will steer her destiny. Yes, she is singing this song about her beloved (Sunil Dutt).
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Hindi movies often have songs in which two men, both small time ruffians but with heart of gold would go around the town (Bombay) and sing a song. One well known song of this genre was Do bechaare binaa sahaare (Victoria number 203) .
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I have discussed almost all the songs of “Chhaliyaa” (1960). I should rightfully feel like that seeing that I have already discussed as many as six songs from this movie.
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“Chhaliyaa” (1960) was the very first movie that was directed by Manmohan Desai. And no, it was not a Multistarrer with Amitabh Bachchan. It was a movie starring Raj Kapoor and Nutan.
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Tinke pe tinkaa chhutti ke din kaa
Posted on: June 2, 2011
In this blog, I typically hope to discuss 6-7 songs a day and that enables me to complete a century in 16 days. This is obviuosly subject to conditions being favourable. For instance, I need to have a free hand with no one nagging me. (You got the point I hope) 🙂 With holidays on, and my spouse and kid and pets together, it naturally becomes difficult.
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In Hindi movies, most songs are picturised on the lead actors. But then there are certain songs which are either background songs or songs picturised on lesser actors. These songs are often sung by part time singers who are better known for some other activities in movies. For instance, these singers may be better known as lyricists or music directors.
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Chhaayi ghataa bijli kadki
Posted on: May 18, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Here is another gem of a duet from the film Apna Haath Jagannath (1960). Three song from this movie are already discussed in these pages. This one is a fun filled duet by Kishore and Asha Bhosle. I had seen this song many years ago on Doordarshan in the Chitrahaar program. The words and the music was all lost from memory, just the visual of Kishore Kumar walking, and being followed by a lady in a car remained in the mind. Recently, browsing through YouTube, I chanced to see this visual as the thumbnail image, and lo, I found this lost friend once again.
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