Archive for the ‘Songs of 1960s (1961 to 1970)’ Category
This article is written by Nahm, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a new contributor of write ups to this blog.
I am totally overwhelmed with the response to my first write up. I want to thank Atul ji for posting it almost immediately. Thus encouraged I am now ready to do my second post. What could be the second step after a Lata solo ? No prizes for quessing, it has to be a Rafi solo. Mohammed Rafi solo by O.P.Nayyar to be precise. I would have preferred to have a solo song by S D Burman. I like O.P.Nayyar songs a lot, but S D Burman and Madan Mohan’s songs are my favourites. I have a few song by them lined up for discussion, Atul ji permitting.
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Na bhanwra na koi gul
Posted on: April 14, 2012
“Aarti” (1962) was one of the first (if not the first) movie of Rajshree Productions. It was directed by Phani Majumdar. The movie had Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, Pradeep Kumar, Shashikala, Peace Kanwal, Jagirdar, Rajendranath, Vijaya Choudhry, Surekha, Niranjan Sharma, Ramesh Deo, Chandrima Bhaduri, Keshto Mukherjee etc in it. That sounds like quite an impressive starcast, though quite a few of them were newcomers at that time.
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“Jhuk Gaya Aasmaan” (1968) was an R D B Production. It was directed by Lekh Tandon. The starcast had Rajendra Kumar, Saira Banu, Prem Chopra,Rajendranath, Parveen Choudhary, Jagirdar, Randhir, Jagdish Raaj, Sulochana, Chaman Puri, Kamal Kapoor, Madhumati, David Abraham, Durga Khote, Hari Shivdasani etc in it.
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Shola ulfat ka bhhadka ke
Posted on: April 13, 2012
Looking at the video of this song adds considerably to my general knowledge about movies. For example, I was not aware that Rajesh Khanna had worked in a movie called “Aurat”(1967) and that too opposite an actress as obscure as Naazima. But then Rajesh Khanna himself was a newcomer those days.
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“Taqdeer” (1967) was a Rajshree Productions movie about a family that gets separated from its sole breadwinner (Bharat Bhushan) and lives without him. Bharat Bhushan, presumed dead comes back many years later and finds himself a stranger in his own home. It was a moving tale which was nicelty picturised. The songs of this movie captured the essense of the movie wonderfully well.
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From the little I know about “Mahua” (1969), it was a story about re incarnation, but unlike say “Madhumati” (1958) and “Milan” (1967), the makers of this movie were not clear about what they wanted to present to the public. The movie finally ended up with a confused story line which was given a thumbs down by the movie goers.
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“Ram Aur Shyam” (1967) was a Vijay International Production. It was directed by Chanakya. Starcast of the movie included Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Mumtaz, Nirupa Roy, Kanhaiyalal, Nazir Hussain, Sajjan, Mukri, Amar, Leela Misra, Zebunissa, Farida, Pran etc.
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Aaj duniya badi suhaani hai
Posted on: April 12, 2012
“Nartaki” (1963) was a Film Bharti Production. It was directed by Satyen Nitin Bose. The movie had Sunil Dutt, Nanda, Om Prakash, Agha, Preeti Bala, Nana Palsikar, Chandrima Bhaduri, Moni Chatterjee, Aruna Irani etc in it.
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When it comes to Shammi Kapoor, the popular image of him is as a suave gentleman who romances his ladies by singing great songs in Rafi’s voice. But I have realised that it is only part of the larger picture.
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