Posts Tagged ‘Chitra’
“Khazaanchi” (1958) is an “All India Pictures” production. It was produced and directed by Premnarayan Arora. The cast of the movie included names viz. Rajendra Kumar, Shyama, Chitra,Balraj Sahni, Minoo Mumtaz, Helen, Manorama,Keshto Mukherjee, Shammi, S.N.Bannerjee, Rajan Haksar, Amar, Anwar, Parashuram etc.
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This movie is called “Chhupa Rustam” (1965) which could translate to “undercover agent” in English. Now this movie and this song actually are “Chhupa Rustam” in the sense that few people including the authoritative Geet Kosh seem to be aware of this song. For that matter, people are not even aware of the existence of this movie either though movies of the same name which were released in 1970s and 1990s are somewhat better known.
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When I look at the lyrics of this song from “Shaahi Luteraa” (1965), I wonder if the lyricist Gulshan Baawra had ever thought of becoming an anatomist/ physician as an alternative career option. 🙂 One can find mention of so many body parts in this song, viz. “Chehra” (face), “Zulf” (tress of hair), “Aankh” (eye),”Pehloo” (side),”Palken” (eye brows),”dil” (heart), “Jigar” (liver) etc. 🙂 But in the lyricist’s scheme of things, “jigar” is more valuable than “dil”, which few medical practitioners would agree with.
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While the going is good (read I have access to internet in a place where such internet access is the stuff of fairytales), I am trying to discuss songs in a hurry, before the internet and electricity decide to do their disappearing act that is normal in these parts of India where I temporarily find myself.
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I never tire of saying that irrespective of the grading of the movie (A, B, C etc grade), the music of all these movies was always A grade.
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Ye duniya ke mele magar ham akele
Posted on: April 4, 2010
One interesting genre of Bollywood songs is the one kind where the leading man/ leading lady reach the villain’s hideout and keep him amused by singing and dancing. The villains must be severely entertainment starved, seeing how eager they are in watching the song and dance performance. and this allows the colleagues of the dancing persons to enter the den unnoticed. 😉
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Making Bollywood movies is not everyone’s cup of tea. One needs solid financial backing in order to make a movie that people may feel interested in watching. Most successful movies are those which are made by established producers well endowed with financial muscle.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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