Posts Tagged ‘Manna Dey’
Door hai kinaara
Posted on: April 18, 2009
When it comes to “maajhi” songs, one thinks of S D Burman.Here is an outstanding Majhi song, but it is by another music director who in fact was making his debut as a music director in this movie.
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Ghar aaya mera pardesi
Posted on: April 13, 2009
“Awaara” was one of the earlier movies of Raj Kapoor, and considering that it was produced nearly 60 years ago, the special effects and the grand sets of this movie are quite spectacular.
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The Bollywood movie “It happened one night” was quite an “inspiring” movie. It inspired many Bollywood movies. One such movie was “Chori Chori”.
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Dil ki girah khol do
Posted on: March 27, 2009
“Raat Aur Din” (1967) was the last time Nargis acted in a Bollywood movie.
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Jaa re beimaan tujhe jaan liyaa
Posted on: March 27, 2009
This is an unknown song (at least for me) from an unknown movie called “Private secretary” (1962) composed by an unknown music director called Dilip Dholakiya.
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Taar taar baj raha
Posted on: March 25, 2009
This is a song that I never heard before. For that matter I never heard the name of the movie “School Master” (1959) either.
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Ye do deewaane mil ke
Posted on: March 24, 2009
Watching old movie songs can often turn out to be lessons in history. For instance, how many people in India know that Goa was not part of India till 1961 and that it was still a Portuguese territory till 1961 ?
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Phir tumhaari yaad aayi ai sanam
Posted on: March 24, 2009
Here is a song which I do not recall having listened to in the past. It is a qawwaali, and one that appeals to the listener the very first time one listens to it.
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Phool gendwa na maaro
Posted on: March 18, 2009
Manna Dey yet again gets to sing a song for a bit actor (Agha this time). And as usual, Manna Dey gives his best in the song. The song may not have won too many popularity contests those days, but for music aficionadoes, this song remains a Manna Dey classic.
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Na jaane kahaan tum thhe
Posted on: March 18, 2009
Here is yet another forgotten gem from a forgotten movie called “Zindagi Aur Khwaab” (1961).
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