Posts Tagged ‘Mumtaz’
Phool hai bahaaron ka
Posted on: April 3, 2013
Recently four physics students of University of Leicester, UK carried out a study in British Parliament and found out that the hot air produced by the 650 parliamentarians in the house of commons generated 10.34 kW of energy, which if properly harnessed can light up as many as 1000 energy efficient bulbs or 200 conventional bulbs. This report was published under the title “Hot Air in the house of Commons”.
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Raj Kapoor ki neeli aankhen
Posted on: April 2, 2013
This article is written by nahm, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
pujaari husn ka hoon main
na deewaana jawaani ka
I heard these lines in the inimitable voice of Mohammed Rafi yesterday on Radio Rafi. I was looking for details regarding this song in the Database at mohdrafi.com, so not paying much attention to the radio playing. As the words of the poem registered, it caught my attention. I managed to catch the last line in the audio clip “pujaari husn ka hoon main”.
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This article is written by nahm, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
There are ways of discovering wondrous songs now. Radio was the main source where we heard old movie songs. Then for newer songs we had cassette players and C D players and also T V. With the accessibility of internet, I do not need any thing else to listen to songs but my laptop and net connection.
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“Ye Raat Phir Na Aayegi” (1966) was a Shri Krishna Films production. It was directed by Brij. The movie had Biswajeet, Sharmila Tagore, Prithviraj Kapoor, Madhumati, Mumtaz, Asit Sen, B M Vyas, Helen, Sailesh Kumar etc in it.
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Taata tiyo taataa tiyo
Posted on: March 9, 2013
This article is written by Pamir Harvey, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Pati Patni (1966) was R D Burman’s fifth released film, after his debut in Chhote Nawab (1961). Most probably his close friend Mehmood procured this project for him as well.
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Dharti hansti re
Posted on: February 14, 2013
“Aaina”(1974) was a Kalakendra Films production. It was produced by N Selvaraja and L Duraiswamy and directed by K Balachandar. The movie had Mumtaz, Rajesh Khanna, A.K.Hangal, Nirupa Roy, Rita Bhaduri,Ratan Chopra, Lalita Pawar, Jayasudha,Adil Aman, Manmohan Krishna, Anjum Savera,Vandana Rane, Yasmin,Baby Seema, Kalpana, Jagdish Raj, Polson, Madhukar, Brahmachari, Suraj, Prem Kumar, Master Paresh Kumar, Master Jaganath, Madan Puri, Suresh Chatwal, Jagdeepetc in it. This movie had Neetu Singh and Dharmendra in special appearances. The film also had Kamal Hasan in it who was also one of the dance directors of the movie.
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Mera antar ek mandir hai tera
Posted on: January 22, 2013
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This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Under the banner of Navketan ( Navketan Films, Navketan International and Navketan Enterprises), there were many films which have become immortals. Films like ‘Nau Do Gyarah (1957), ‘Kaala Baazar (1960), ‘Tere Ghar Ke Saamne’ (1963), ‘Guide’ (1965) and ‘Jewel Thief’ (1967) have been known for the good story and screen play, good music and fast paced direction from Vijay Anand in particular, the song picturisation in these films. Each of his films germinated from new ideas.
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Chaaho to jaan le lo
Posted on: December 19, 2012
“CID 909” (1967) was a Bindu Kala Mandir Production movie. The movie was produced by B D Kapoor and directed by Mohammad Hussain. The movie had Feroz Khan, Mumtaz, Bela Bose, Aruna,Roopesh Kumar, Rajan Haksar, Helen, Ram Mohan, Brahm Bhardwaj, Uma Dutt, Sherry(aka Mohan Sherry), Tuntun, Bela Bose, Paro, Paresh Kumar, Meenaxi, Rajan Kapoor, Master Shetty, Balaram, Nadir, Dhanraj, Kamal etc in it.
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Ho keh do keh do tum jo keh do
Posted on: November 8, 2012
One of the major reasons behind the success of Rajesh Khanna movies during his superstar days was their lilting music. What amazing songs these movies had. Rajesh Khanna’s superstar days are long gone and even Rajesh Khanna is no longer among us but the music of those songs continue to remain alive in memory.
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