Posts Tagged ‘1949’
Maine dekhi jag ki reet
Posted on: December 3, 2012
Being a music lover in the past was not as easy as it is today. Music was not as easily accessible to people as it is today. For most people, radio was the most affordable means of listening to music. And as one can guess, one could only listen to songs that the radio stations decided to play at their own nominated times. One could have record players too, but they were expensive and only the most well off people could afford them.
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“Mahal” (1949) was a Bombay Talkies production. This movie was directed by Kamal Amrohi who was making his debut as a director in this movie. This movie was the first Hindi suspense movie and it was made in an extremely professional manner. When the movie begins and credits roll on the screen against the backdrop of a spooky looking mansion (Mahal) and accompanied by suspenseful background music, each and every name that appears on the screen turns out to be legendary name, be they actors or background personnel. For example, choreography of dances in this movie was done by Pt Lachchu Maharaj, while the cinematographer of this movie was Josef Wirsching.
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“Karwat” (1949) is by now an obscure movie. This movie was a Shree Gopal Pictures production movie. It was directed by Prakash. The movie had Bhagwan, Satish, Leela Gupte, Baburao, Deepak, Ratanpriya, Anwari, Vasantrao etc in it.
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Chori chori bholepan se
Posted on: October 23, 2012
“Ek Teri Nishaani” (1949) was a Kwatra Arts Production movie. It was directed by B K Sagar. The movie had Trilok Kapoor, Meena Shorey, Ajmal, Shyama, Om Prakash, I S Johar, Cuckoo, Zahir Shah, Maruti etc in it.
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I have discussed as many as six songs from this movie. Despite discussing so many songs from this movie, not much was known about it. But now we know the detailed story of this movie.
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“Balam” (1949) was a Wadia Movietone Production. It was produced by Homi Wadia. The movie had Wasti, Nigar Sultana, Suraiya, Masood, Jayant, Agha etc in it.
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Duaa dene waalon hamen do duaayen
Posted on: October 2, 2012
“Saanwariya” (1949) was a Filmistan Production. This by now forgotten movie was directed by N A Mansuri. The movie had Ravi Shanker, Hafiz, Jehan, Indu Paul, Shamim Akhtar, Shanti Madhok, Rehman etc in it.
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Haay chhore ki zaat badi bewafaa
Posted on: October 1, 2012
“Chaandni Raat” (1949) was a Tajmahal Pictures Production. It was directed by M Ehsan. The movie had Shyam, Naseem Bano, David Abraham, Ulhas, Cuckoo, Jillo, Parveen, Noor Jehan, Sayeeda Khan etc in it.
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“Saanwariya” (1949) was a Filmistan Production. This movie was directed by N A Mansuri and the movie had Rehman, Ravi Shanker, Hafiz, Jehan, Indu Paul, Shamim Akhtar, Shanti Madhok, etc in it.
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“Ek Thhi Ladki”(1949) was a Roop Films Production. It was produced and directed by Roop K Shorey. This movie had Motilal. Meena Shorey, Bharat Bhushan, Kuldeep Kaur, Agha, I S Johar, Majnu etc in it.
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