Posts Tagged ‘Mumtaz’
The movie “Barsaat Ki Raat” (1960) was a movie that was a qawwali bonanza as this movie consisted mainly of one awesome qawwali following other. After the huge success of this movie, other movie makers tried to ape its success formula by coming with movies with similar theme. One of these movies was called “Qawwali Ki Raat” (1964) thus leaving no ambiguity about the fact that it was inspired from “Barsaat Ki Raat” (1960).
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Ab der ho gayi wallah
Posted on: November 16, 2010
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The lyrics of most Sajjad Hussain compositions are serious affairs, but this song is an exception. It is a love song alright, but here the lovers have more practical matters to consider instead of talking poetry and astronomy. Mumtaz, who has come to meet Premnath, her lover, is getting delayed and she has to leave. And that is what this song is all about.
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What is the best stage of one’s life to enjoy Hindi movies ? At the age of 5-6 years, you are too young to realise what is going on, and at the age of 15-16, you have learnt to think logically, and you are then required to become mature and responsible. Neither state of affairs is desirable if you want to enjoy Hindi movies.
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Chal dariyaa mein doob jaayen
Posted on: September 27, 2010
The pair of Rajesh Khanna- Mumtaz gave us some unforgettable duets from late 1960s to mid 1970s. These songs are some of the most loved songs of all time.
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In this blog, I post songs from the golden era of Hindi movies which is roughly from late 1940s to early 1980s, though several great songs are to be found beyond this time frame too.
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I am not very good in remembering important dates viz birthdays etc, unless it happens to be my own . I remember my daughter’s birthday too because her countdown for the next birthday is an ongoing process.There are occasions when I have forgotten the birthday of my wife ( Disclaimer- Do not try it at home with your wife). In this blog, the only important days I remember are the obvious ones viz important natioanal holidays or important Indian festivals. On those days, I post songs relevant to those occasions.
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Bade bewafaa hain ye husn waale
Posted on: August 23, 2010
Here is an archtypical piano song from an archtypically early 1970s movie called “Roop Tera Mastana” which had Jeetendra, Mumtaz, Pran and Aruna Irani in lead roles.
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Chale aaye re ham to
Posted on: August 13, 2010
I have said in the past that even the lesser known/obscure songs of the golden era movies were wonderful songs, in case we care to dig them up and listen to them again.
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In Hindi movies, we often have hero teasing the girl and the girl, after initial resentment falls for the guy, which to my mind is not really how it happens in real life.
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Kaise samjhaaun bade naasamajh ho
Posted on: August 4, 2010
In Bollywood movies, showdown / competition songs were quite popular in 1950s to 1970s, where two artists, mostly of the same gender would try to score brownie points over their competitor.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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