Posts Tagged ‘Husnlal Bhagatram’
Saanwariyaa tumhaari nazar laagi
Posted on: June 20, 2009
I do not think too many people may be aware of this movie called “Aadil e Jahangir”(1955). I certainly was not. I recently found out that this movie was directed by G P Sippy, who is better known today for being the producer of “Sholay” (1975). This movie was one of the five movies that he directed. Otherwise he was mainly a producer of movies.
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Toone meraa yaar naa milaayaa
Posted on: June 9, 2009
It is interesting to realise that Shammi Kapoor was around since early 1950s, and he in fact acted opposite a top actress like Suraiyya, no less. This was in a movie called “Shama Parwaana” (1954).
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O lootnewaale duniya ko
Posted on: April 2, 2009
I was aware of movies called “Dushman” featuring K L Saigal in 1938 and Rajesh Khanna in 1971. But it appears that there was a third “Dushman” too which was released in 1957 and it had Dev Anand in lead role.
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O sanam
Posted on: February 27, 2009
In olden days, love songs would often have words like “Chaand”, “raat” etc in their lyrics. Another interesting variation was where the hero would sing a sing in a moonlit night with tajmahal in the background.
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I have been posting one evergreen song after another from “Badi Bahan”(1949). And readers may have noticed one thing about them- all these song were solo songs sung by a female singer. Wow ! Women’s lib had taken place so long ago as far as this movie was concerned.
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I am posting one great song after another from the 1949 movie called “Badi Bahan”. Here is another such song from this movie.
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In my series of songs from “Badi Bahan”, here is the fifth song. This is a sad song, and this song really made me feel sad, that is how emphatic I found this song.
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Chale jaana nahin
Posted on: February 23, 2009
In the unending list of great songs from “Badi Bahan” (1949), here is yet another song from this unbelievable musical blockbuster.
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Wo paas rahen ya door rahen
Posted on: February 22, 2009
I have mentioned it earlier that “Badi Bahan” was full of evergreen memorable songs. I have already posted 2-3 of them, and there are many more to come.
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I use the word “musical blockbuster” quite regularly for movies that have several nice songs. And there have been quite a few such movies over the deacades.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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