Archive for the ‘Songs of 1960s (1961 to 1970)’ Category
Kajra na dekhe gajra na dekhe
Posted on: June 16, 2012
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Some gap in communications ! I am surprised at myself. Almost like having a writer’s block – besides other constraints, of course. But then I said to myself, (after having received a few friendly reminders from some fellow bloggers, checking my whereabouts) – things in life will never be done, so time to get back into the groove. 🙂
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Maine ek khwaab sa dekha hai
Posted on: June 15, 2012
“Waqt” (1965) was one of the most influential Hindi movies of all times. The story of “Waqt” (1965) was by no means original, but the scale and presentation of the the story was was certainly grand. I have already given several reasons in the past why I call this movie an influential movie.
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Jaane jaan paas aao naa
Posted on: June 15, 2012
“Ye Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke” (1963) was based on a real life public scandal of 1950s, where a naval officer’s European born wife had an affair with her husband’s close friend.
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“Dooj Ka Chaand” (1964) was a Filmistan/ Film Asia production. It was directed by Nitin Bose. The movie had Bharat Bhushan, B.Saroja Devi, Agha, Ashok Kumar, Chandrashekhar, Ulhas, Ratna, Raj Kumar, Sulochana, Tuntun, Jeevankala, Leela, Prabhat Kumar, Iftekar, Murad, Preeti Bala etc.
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Tum na aaye sanam shamma jalti rahi
Posted on: June 14, 2012
This article is written by Shekhar Gupta, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
“Tum na aaye sanam shamma jalti rahi” is one of those rare gems which involves all B-grade names apart from the peerless Lata Mangeshkar herself.
It is her sublime rendering of this number on a lesser light of that period, namely, Vijaya Chowdhary, with B-grade Bollywood hero Ranjan sometimes in the frame.
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Subah hoti hai shaam hoti hai
Posted on: June 13, 2012
“Aplam Chaplam” (1961) was a Mukti Pictures Presentation. It was directed by Roop K Shorey. The starcast of this small budget movie had names like Manju, Tiwari, I. S. Johar, W. M. Khan, Kumkum, Jeevan, Tabassum, Tuntun, Badri Prasad etc in it.
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“Hamaari Yaad Aayegi” (1961) was a Show People Production. It was produced and directed by Kidar Sharma to launch his son Ashok Sharma. The movie had Ashok Sharma, Tanuja, Anant Kumar, Sujata, Vijay, Madhvi, Dubey etc in it.
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Mohe tirchhi najariyaa na maaro
Posted on: June 11, 2012
“Door Ki Aawaaz” (1964) was a Goel Cine Corporation movie. It was produced and directed by Devendra Goel. The movie had Joy Mukherjee, Saira Banu, Pran, Om Prakash, Durga Khote, Johnny Walker, Manorama, Malika etc in it.
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Raat bhi sard hai
Posted on: June 10, 2012
“Mujrim”(1970) was produced by S P Suri and directed by Kewal Mishra. The movie had Joy Mukherjee, Kumud Chuggani, Dev Kumar, Jayant, Nishi, Brahmachari, Hiralal, Rajan Haksar, Kundan, Balwant, Jayshree T., Meenakshi, Rekha Chauhan, Roopali, Birbal etc in it.
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Kalpana ke ghan baraste
Posted on: June 9, 2012
This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
June 9, 2012 is the birth centenary of the music director Vasant Desai whom I regard as a man who worked in Hindi film industry on his own terms without being a part of the rate race among his contemporary music directors. Being a devotee of the traditional music, he did not succumb to the lure of money in composing music for mass appeal.
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