Posts Tagged ‘Bhagwan’
“Albela”(1951) was the biggest hit of Bhagwan’s career. It was the first time he made an A grade movie and reaped rich dividends. It is another matter that he could not capitalise on this success and soon he was back to making B grade movies again, in addition to acting as a comedian.
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This post is written by Raja, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie songs and a regular visitor of this blog
There is rarely an excuse required in Hindi movies for a song. Birthday or wedding celebration parties (with the ubiquitous piano), the “tribal” dance scenes, club dances, hero-heroine scenes out in beautiful natural surroundings, the pining scenes and the mujra scenes – these are all well-established occasions waiting for a song to happen.
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Chal mere dil ke udan khatole
Posted on: July 27, 2010
In Hindi movies, we have music inspired from various sources- viz Indian classical music, folk music, western classical music, western rock and roll, etc.
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Bholi soorat dil ke khote
Posted on: July 12, 2010
It was in late 1940s and early 1950s that Indian movie music was discovering new sources of inspirations for its songs, apart from classical music. These new sources of inspiration being Indian folk music and western music.
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There have been several movies called “Kangan”. I just realised that I have not posted any songs from any of these movies. So here is a song from a C grade movie called “Kangan” (1959).
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Helen is mostly seen in Videshi naach, but here she is seen dressed in desi outfits and dancing a desi dance. The occasion is a wedding, where she is performing.
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Ae babu ye hai zamaana tera
Posted on: July 3, 2009
In 1940s and 50s, Bollywood music drew mainly from folk music of India as well as from Hindustani classical music.
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Aaye jawaani jaaye jawaani
Posted on: May 20, 2009
I have posted a song from “Sheikh Chilli “(1956) earlier in the blog.
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Shola jo bhadke dil mera dhadke
Posted on: November 1, 2008
“Albela” was a definitive movie in Bollywood history. Bhagwan, then a C grade movie producer, took a big risk in producing this movie which was a big step forward for him. He took a big financial risk in producing this movie, and his gamble paid off. It is another matter that he failed to replicate the success of this movie in his subsequent movies, and he went back to where he was, before this movie happened.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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