Posts Tagged ‘1955’
Le lo jee hamaare gubbaare
Posted on: April 16, 2011
This article is written by Raja, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie songs and a regular contributor to this blog.
When we think of Bollywood personalities whose career was cut short cruelly by death, a few names immediately spring to mind.
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I have mentioned it that drunkard songs, in which an actor is seen getting drunk and singing asong is mainly a preserve of male actors. On the other hand, a woman getting drunk and making a spectacle of herself is considered rather unheard of. That is why one rarely finds songs in which female actors are seen singing drunkard songs.
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Ye haseen shaam gardish mein jaam
Posted on: March 13, 2011
“Teerandaaz” (1955) is a movie starring Ajit, Madhubala, Jairaj, Kuldeep, Helen etc. This movie, which apparently was a B grade movie has passed into oblivion and its prints no longer seem to be in existence.
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Apne khayaalon ko samjhaa deejiye
Posted on: March 8, 2011
“Marine Drive” (1955) is a B grade movie starring Ajit and Bina Rai. And like all such movies, this movie too had A grade music. The movie and its music may not be very well known today, but the music is wonderful to listen to, if one digs up the songs of this movie.
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This post is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog
I came across a veritable gem today, that I had once heard many many years ago; I had no info about this song, just remembered the tune and some words, that would sometimes just come up in my mind by themselves and I would hum them, always longing to hear this song again. And today, while searching for something else, I accidentally bumped into this old long lost friend of mine.
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There are songs in Hindi movies that I call philosophical songs. I just realised that calling them spiritual songs is a better description of those songs. So now I have opened a new tag, viz. “Spiritual song” tag for such songs.
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Muskuraati huyi chaandni
Posted on: February 8, 2011
Listening to Hemant Kumar’s voice is a divine experience. Listening to songs sung by him has a soothing effect on the listeners. I call such songs “mental massage” songs.
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Dekho taangaa meraa niraalaa
Posted on: February 7, 2011
Discovering forgotten gems from the golden era of Hindi movie music is quite a rewarding experience. Look at this discovery, for instance !
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I have discussed one song from “Taangaawaali” (1955) in the past. Here is another song from this movie.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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