Posts Tagged ‘1958’
O o o o baby
Posted on: January 24, 2011
One normally associates Hemant Kumar’s voice and music with soft romantic/sentimental songs. But that does not mean that he could not sing /compose other kind of songs.
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I have discussed a railgaadi (Train) song where hero and heroine are seated on a haystack kept on a freight train. The train is in motion and the duo are singing a song accompanied by the rhythmic beat generated by the train.
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“Samrat Chandragupta” (1958) was one of those B grade movies that made it big mainly because of its music. Almost all its songs went on to become very popular and some of the songs are remembered to this day. I have discussed as many as four songs from this movie and it includes the evergreen song Chaahe paas ho chaahe door ho .
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Jhuk gayi dekho gardan unki
Posted on: January 6, 2011
“Talaaq” (1958) is a lesser known movie which had Rajendra Kumar and Kamini Kadam in lead roles. Like the movie, even its songs are less known.
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Andhhon se dayaa karnaa daataa
Posted on: December 12, 2010
These are the days of being political correct. Instead of calling a spade a spade, these days we use euphemisms instead. Thus, what was called an imbecile in the past is now called “differently enabled” and what was once called blind is now called “visually impaired”. Those were the days when cutting trees and hunting tigers was considered the in thing. Now these activities are banned.
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I was aware of a movie called “Do Phool” (1973) but it now I have come to know that there was another movie of this name in 1958. This movie “Do Phool”(1958) is far more obscure that its 1973 namesake. This movie was obviously a B grade movie with no saleable stars in it.
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Main kho gayaa yahin kahin
Posted on: December 3, 2010
In Hindi movies, lovestruck Hero/Heroine are shown bursting into love songs at the drop of a hat, at every opportunity.
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Maane naa maane naa maane naa
Posted on: November 30, 2010
I have mentioned it in the past that “Saweraa” (1958), though a forgotten movie, was a musical blockbuster with some wonderful songs in it.
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Billi bajaaye baajaa
Posted on: November 26, 2010
“Sahaara” (1958) is one of those movies that have been totally forgotten with time. But when one watches the movie, or listens to the songs, one realises that this movie and/or its songs deserve to be much better known instead of lying forgotten.
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Ye maanaa dil jise dhoondhe
Posted on: November 24, 2010
I have been discussing songs from “Zimbo” (1958) these days. So far I have discussed a “running around the tree” song and a stage song.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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