Posts Tagged ‘B Saroja Devi’
When one watches a song picturised on Shammi Kapoor, one half expects the song to be sung by Rafi and the music to be composed by Shankar Jaikishan. And that is how it has been for much of Shammi Kapoor’s career during his heydays.
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“Opera House” (1961) , which is a forgotten movie, starred Ajit and B Saroja Devi in lead roles. Since the movie was a B grade movie, its songs did not have the opportunity to get popular because not too many people got to listen to them.
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Dekho mausam kya bahaar aayi
Posted on: May 3, 2009
Perceptions about singers, lyricists and music directors can often be so misleading. For example, if Mukesh and Lata sing a duet written by Majrooh and composed by Chitragupta, then what does one expect ? A mythological song ? Or perhaps a sad song ? Or a song based on rural characters ?
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O dildaar bolo ek baar
Posted on: March 29, 2009
Here is a song from a forgotten movie “School Master” (1959). Forgotten this movie may be, but this song, equally forgotten, looks a nice candidate that deserves to be brought to the notice of music lovers.
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Kya mil gaya haay kya kho gaya
Posted on: January 5, 2009
What a beautiful song from Sasuraal (1961) ! I had never heard this song before, and but for the farmaish of this song, I would have remained oblivious of this song.
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Teri pyaari pyaari soorat ko
Posted on: December 14, 2008
This song swept every award that it was eligible for. This song from “Sasuraal” was the top song in Binaca geetmala final of 1961, and Rafi won Filmfare best male singer award for this song. This was the second time one particular song won these two coveted honours. Rafi himself had achieved the same distinction in the previous year for “Chaudhvin ka chaand ho” for “Chaudhvin ka chaand”.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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