Posts Tagged ‘Lata’
Mujhe jabse muhabbat ho gayi
Posted on: September 22, 2011
Like most music lovers, I am only aware of the more popular songs of movies and I am often blissfully unaware of the lesser songs from these movies.
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Kal ke chaand aaj ke sapne
Posted on: September 20, 2011
While discussing lori (lullaby) songs, I have mentioned that most lullabies are sung by female singers and picturised on actresses playing mother to some tiny tot. But it does not mean that there have not been lories sung by male singers. There may be just a few such songs but they are there.
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“Bahu” (1955) is a movie which was produced by P R Films. It was directed by Shakti Samanta. The movie had Karan Dewan, Usha Kiran, Shashikala, Pran, Mumtaz Begum, Johnny Walker, Bipin Gupta, Mehmood, Kundan etc in it.
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“Gateway of India” (1957) was produced by Light & Shade Productions. It was directed by J Omprakash Omprakash, who was also the producer. The movie had Madhubala, Bharat Bhushan, Pradeep Kumar, Bhagwan, Johny Walker,Raj Mehra, Anita Guha etc.
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In any field, just having the skills for the job is not enough. Good PR skills and being in the good books of those who matter is paramount. Being able to stand for one’s rights and getting it too is a tight rope walk that few people may have perfected. Among lyricists, the top few managed to have their say, but those who were in the lower rung in the pecking order had it difficult.
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Baaghon mein khilte hain phool
Posted on: September 14, 2011
“Suhaag Sindoor” (1961) is a Chandra Films production. This film was directed by R Krishnan and S Panju. This movie had Manoj Kumar, Mala Sinha, Balraj Sahni,Johny Walker, Shubha Khote, Raj Mehra, Kanhaiyyalal, ulhas, Leela Mishra,Shammi etc in it.
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“Rajdhani” (1956) is a movie produced by N C Films. It was directed by Naresh Saigal. This movie had Sunil Dutt, Purnima, Naaz, Johnny Walker, Nimmi, Durga Khote, Tiwari etc in it. This movie has been by and large forgotten by now and most of the songs of this song have suffered the same fate.
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“Tel Maalish Boot Polish” (1961) is a B grade movie which was produced by Rajan films and it was directed by Romney Dey. This movie had Sheikh Mukhtar, Chandrashekhar, Kumkum, Madan Puri, Agha, Amar, Radhika etc in it. This is the kind of B grade movie that had good scope foe being successful, what with this being an action movie with the original action hero in Sheikh Mukhtar. The fact that this movie had great music as befitting a B grade movie also helped.
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Idhar to aao mere sarkaar
Posted on: September 11, 2011
“Aadhi Raat” (1950) is a movie which was a Kuldip pictures production. It was directed by S K Ojha. This movie had Ashok Kumar and Nargis in lead roles. But if IMDB is to be believed then Cuckoo, Jeewan and Kuldip Kaur were the stars of this movie. 🙂
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