Posts Tagged ‘Actor-Singer’
Toone meraa yaar naa milaayaa
Posted on: June 9, 2009
It is interesting to realise that Shammi Kapoor was around since early 1950s, and he in fact acted opposite a top actress like Suraiyya, no less. This was in a movie called “Shama Parwaana” (1954).
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Pyaar par bas to nahin hai
Posted on: June 6, 2009
I have listened to this song in the past, but that was without knowing any details about this song. The details of this song come as quite a surprise, and a pleasant one at that.
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Daal kaise gale
Posted on: May 19, 2009
“Baap Re Baap” (1955) was one of the earliest movies of Kishore Kumar as an actor-singer. In this movie he sang a few comedy songs under the music direction of O P Nayyar.
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Dilli se aaya bhai Tingu
Posted on: May 9, 2009
I have posted two superb songs from “Ek Thi Ladki” (1949). This movie was far far ahead of its time, and that can be said about its music too.
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Barso re barso re
Posted on: May 7, 2009
I had posted a nice song sung by Khursheed from “Tansen” (1943) in the past. Here is another song of the same genre where she sings about baadal and ghata.
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Dil ki umangen hain jawaan
Posted on: April 27, 2009
This is a rare song from “Munimji” (1954). So rare in fact that I heard this song for the first time only yesterday. 😉
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Murli waale murli bajaa
Posted on: April 24, 2009
I had posted a sopng from “Dillagi” (1949) and described that song as one that was played quite frequently in Radio Ceylon’s “purani filmon ke geet” programme in 1960s and 1970s.
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Ghata ghanghor
Posted on: April 23, 2009
I had never heard this song before. And few people may have heard this song considering that this is from a very old movie called “Tansen” (1943). This movie, as the name suggests was the story of Tansen, the court singer of Akbar. The lead actors in this movie were K L Saigal and Khursheed.
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Permit permit permit
Posted on: April 21, 2009
These days, we take many things in life for granted. But that was not the case in the past. In India of 1950s, for example, one needed permits for even small things in life- viz drinking. Yes, though Indians had adopted democracy, the official mindset was very much that of socialism.
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Hawaaon pe likh do hawaaon ke naam
Posted on: April 19, 2009
Wow! What an amazing song ! I have listened to this song in the past, but only in passing and without paying much attention. Now that I have listened to it and watched the picturisation, I am just floored.
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