Posts Tagged ‘1965’
C grade Bollywood movies on 1950s and 1960s failed to get registered in the minds of mainstream audience, but these movies certainly had some audience and they must have been making enough money to stay in business.
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Though western music was introduced in Bollywood music as early as in 1940s itself, such music remained peripheral for nearly two decades or so. It was only in the second half of 1960s that western music began to take centrestage in Bollywood movie music.
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Man moraa naache tan moraa naache
Posted on: August 29, 2009
The more songs I post in this blog, the more I realise how less I know about the songs of the past. There are so many gems lying forgotten that if we can rediscover them all, we will have hundreds, if not thousands of re discoverd wonderful songs that have been left behind for our enjoyment by some great masters of yesteryears.
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Here is a song from “Mohabbat Isko Kahte Hain” (1965). This song is sung by Rafi. Majrooh Sultanpuri wrote this song and Khayyam composed the music.
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In Bollywood movies, rolypoly characters are mostly used for comic relief.
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What is the difference between a cabarat song and a seductive song ? Simple ! If Helen does it, it is cabarat. If Mumtaz does it, it is seductive song. 😉
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On the occasion of India’s 63rd independence day viz 15th August, 2009, I greet all Indian readers of this blog, whereever they are, a very warm happy independence day. I too will be busy attending one flag hoisting and then actually hoisting the flag myself in another function.
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Kyaa jawaan raat hai bahaaron ki
Posted on: August 8, 2009
I have posted one song from “Sindbad Alibaba Alladin ” (1965) which was picturised on Alladin and the jini. Here is another song from this movie which is picturised on another Arabian nights hero.
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Mera naam jinny sone ki ginni
Posted on: August 2, 2009
“Sindbad AliBaba Alladin” (1965) was a B grade fantasy movie which failed at the box office. Perhaps the movie was created much before its time. If this movie was made now, this movie could well turn out to be a big hit. Greta has posted the review of this movie in her blog and the movie appears to be one that most present day movie watchers should find a highly entertaining movie.
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Kisi ko pataa na chale baat kaa
Posted on: July 29, 2009
Producers on a shoestring budget tended to make Arabian nights kinds of movies in 1960s. These movies typically had lots of songs and dances. And being short of budget, these movies used to be partly in colour.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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