Posts Tagged ‘Lata’
Ehsan tera hoga mujh par
Posted on: March 2, 2009
I have posted a few songs from Shammi Kapoor’s “Junglee” (1961) already, but we all know that movies of 1960s, especially those hit movies, like Shammi Kapoor movies had several nice songs.
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“Haath Ki Safaai” (1974) was a movie featuring Vinod Khanna, Randhir Kapoor, Hema Malini and Rekha (I think ) Simi Garewal. Despite such names, the movie was soon forgotten.
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Tum aa gaye ho noor aa gaya hai
Posted on: March 1, 2009
When the makers of this movie made this movie, no one was left in any doubt that the movie was based on Mrs Indira Gandhi’s life, with Suchitra Sen playing her role. And very imaginatively, they called his movie “Andhi”, removing the first letter “G” from “Gandhi”. The movie was released during emergency, and to this day, I am amazed at the risk that the makers of this movie took. Another movie, “Kissa Kursi ka” which mocked Indira Gandhi and her son, did not meet with the same kind fate with the censors at that time.
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Bach gaye ham dono
Posted on: February 26, 2009
This song is from “Chacha Zindabad” (1959). One may think it is O P Nayyar’s music, but it turns out to be Madan Mohan’s music. And for a change, this song is quite a light hearted comedy song. Certainly not something with which Madan Mohan is associated now a days.
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Ye kaun aaya mehfil mein
Posted on: February 25, 2009
“Saathi” (1968) was a movie with Naushad’s music and the movie had some very nice songs.
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Aaj ki mulaaqaat bas itni
Posted on: February 25, 2009
We are used to seeing Guru Dutt is tragic roles, so imagine my surprise when I found out that it is none other than Guru Dutt who plays this jumping jack kind of role in this song.
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I have realised that there have been quite a few songs on rivers in general, and the river “Ganga” in particular. So I have opened a new tag called “Ganga” songs, and I am sure there are quite a few such songs that I have already posted here.
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This 1967 movie called “Milan” had its story based on reincarnation,where the same couple-Sunil Dutt and Nutan, would meet again and again in every reincarnation ( and expressed by the song “Hum tum yug yug se ye geet milan ke gaate rahenge”).
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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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“Izzat” was a 1968 movie starring Dharmendra, Tanuja and Jaylalitha.
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