Posts Tagged ‘Cuckoo’
Here is a lovely “roadside tamasha” song that I stumbled upon recently. This song is from “Rail Ka Dibba” (1953) which was one of the earliest movies in which Shammi Kapoor acted. This song does not feature him though.
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I have been posting the songs of “Phagun” (1958) these days. Here is the 10th song from this movie.
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Jaa jaa meri chhod de kalaayi
Posted on: July 10, 2010
In “Phagun”(1958), Not all songs were picturised on Bharat Bhushan and Madhubala.
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Though most songs in Bollywood movies are based on desi values, there are “westernised” songs in Bollywood as well. They are mainly songs which are sung in clubs/ parties, and are often accompanied by dance, either by someone like Helen, or a party dance where several people are seen dancing “phoren” style.
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I have posted a couple of songs from “Dilruba” (1950) in the past. This movie, which is largely forgotten by now, had Dev Anand and Rehana in lead roles along with Yakub and others.
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Dil mein kisi ka pyaar basaa le
Posted on: July 29, 2009
It is always refreshing to listen to voices other than the usual ones. If one also gets to watch fresh faces, fresh music directors etc, then it is an added plus.
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“Patanga” (1949) had that iconic song “Mere piya gaye Rangoon wahaan se kiya hai telephoon”. It is perhaps the only song from this movie that is known to most people.
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O pi pi piyaa
Posted on: July 3, 2009
Though Kishore Kumar had made his singing debut in “Ziddi”(1948) three years ago under the music direction of Khemchand Prakash, it was in 1950s that he was taken by S D Burman under his wings. It was then that Kishore Kumar developed his unique singing style.
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Daa dir daaraa.. meri laadli
Posted on: May 1, 2009
I have listened to this song many times, and this sounded like a fun song to listen to.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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