Posts Tagged ‘Asha Bhonsle’
O Mr Banjo ishaara to samjho
Posted on: May 23, 2009
“Ham Sab Chor Hain” (1956) was a light hearted movie which was written and directed by I S Johar, who acted in this movie too.
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Jaaneman jaaneman tere do nayan
Posted on: May 22, 2009
Most Bollywood movies are make believe ones where the main characters lead dream lives that are far removed from reality.
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Ye tohfa tumhaare pyaar ka
Posted on: May 22, 2009
I had not heard about this movie called “Nai Roshni” (1967). When I came to know that this movie had music by Ravi then I was certain that this movie would surely have some nice songs.
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As qawwalis go, this qawwali was hugely popular in 1970s. In fact, if this movie “Dharma” (1973) is still remembered, it is solely because of this qawwali.
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In Bollywood movies, heroines take offers of help by the hero as signs of making passes on her, and she would feel righteously indignant about it. She would firmly refuse offers by the hero to help her.
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Tu naa bataa hamen sab hai pataa
Posted on: May 20, 2009
Here is another interesting song from “Baap re Baap” (1955). I call this a “jhoola” song, where a lady (Smriti Biswas? Chand Usmani ? ) is swinging on a “jhoola” and singing this song. Kishore Kumar is also there and he goes round and round trees, dancing his unique dance and playing a mouth organ all the time.
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Tera dil kahaan hai
Posted on: May 20, 2009
“Chandni Chowk” (1954) appears to be a treasure trove for some interesting songs. I have noticed that this movie has lyrics written by the likes of Shailendra, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Majrooh Sultanpuri,Vishamitra Adil and Saifuddin Sez. Similarly, this movie has songs sung by Rafi, Mukesh, Lata , Asha Bhonsle, Mubarak Begum,Sapan Chakravarty, Shyam Sundar and even Meena Mangeshkar.
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Bachke rahna re baba
Posted on: May 19, 2009
When one talks of “Pukaar”, one means Sohrab Modi’s historical movie of 1939. But another movie of this name was released in 1983 which had Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman and Randhir Kapoor in lead roles.
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Chaand kyaa hai Roop ka darpan
Posted on: May 17, 2009
The Golden era of Bollywood music (1950 to 1980) saw many great music directors enrich Bollywood movies with their outstanding compositions. Many of them went on to have very long successful innings lasting for decades.
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Meharbaan mehboob
Posted on: May 16, 2009
Helen was known for her one mandatory dance in most movies of 1960s and 1970s. This would typically be a cabaret dance where she would sing and dance in a club. Another variation was where she would sing and dance to seduce the hero.
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