Posts Tagged ‘Husnlal Bhagatram’
Tu hi bharosa tu hi sahaaraa
Posted on: April 6, 2010
“Shama Parwaana” (1954) was a movie that had Suraiyya and Shammi Kapoor in lead roles. This movie had some nice songs that have been largely forgotten by now.
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Aapne chheen liyaa dil
Posted on: February 11, 2010
When it comes to playback singing, especially female playback singing, Mangeshkar family of siblings rules.
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Kismat bigdi duniya badli
Posted on: December 9, 2009
I have posted a few songs from “Afsaana” (1951). I am told that arguably the best song from this movie is one that is sung by Mukesh and picturised on Ashok Kumar.
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Wo paas bhi rahkar paas nahin
Posted on: November 21, 2009
When I was young, I disliked old songs, and I would only listen to new songs, which meant songs of 1970s. But now I cannot have enough of old songs, viz songs of 1950s and even earlier. In fact, I love the music of the songs in these songs.
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Husnlal Bhagatram were perhaps the first music directors who formed a team and composed music by their combined names. Later on, their lead was taken by Shankar Jaikishan, and then by Kalyanji Anandji, Laxmikant Pyarelal etc. Incidentally, Bhagatram’s brother, called Pt Amarnath, was a music director too.
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“Sanam” (1951) was a movie that had Dev Anand, Suraiyya, Meena Kumari,K N Singh and Gope in main roles. It is interesting to note that this movie was the last movie of Dev Anand and Suraiyya together.
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Ik dil ke tukde hazaar huye
Posted on: October 7, 2009
In 1948, most present day legendary Bollywood figures were only just starting their careers and they had yet to acquire their cult status.
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Wow! What a song this one is. I have been listening to this song for a long time. In my younger days, when I disliked “old” songs, I still subconsciously felt that this song was special. And now that I have no such dislikings, I find that this song is an incredibly melodious song.
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Wo marne se nahin darte
Posted on: September 22, 2009
This song is an important song for Shammi Kapoor fans. This song is from “Shama Parwaana” (1954) where Shammi Kapoor was cast as a hero for the first time in a movie, and that too opposite a big star like Suraiyya.
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Aaja dilruba mere dilruba
Posted on: June 28, 2009
This movie, called “Adal e Jahaangir” or “Adil e Jahaangir” ( any Idea what it may mean ? ) was a mythological movie and G P Sippy was the maker of this movie.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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