Posts Tagged ‘Neelkanth Tiwari’
Main hoon pari ban ki pari
Posted on: October 6, 2012
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
The relentless dedication of one man, and his companions on this musical bandwagon, is clearly evident from the consistent pace at which this blog is making progress by the day. A hundred songs are being consistently added every two weeks, give or take a couple of days. It is this consistency that is the most remarkable feature of this effort. The unflagging interest and the singular determination that is exhibited by the entire team, speaks volumes about the leadership and dedication of this one man.
And yes, we are celebrating another century of posts on this blog today.
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Ek dharti hai ek hai gagan
Posted on: July 17, 2012
“Adhikaar” (1954) was a Roop Kamal Chitra production movie. It was directed by Mohan Segal. The movie had Kishore Kumar, Usha Kiran, Radha Krishan, Yashodhara Katju, Shashi, Balam, Narbada Shanker, Kamal, Neeru etc in it.
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Baaje re paayal baaje
Posted on: April 17, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie songs and a regular contributor to this blog.
Here is another gem of a song from the 1964 movie Hameer Hatth. This is a semi classical composition, rendered so well by Manna Dey. The composoition is by Sanmukh Babu Upadhyaya, and the beautiful lyrics in chaste Hindi, are by Neelkanthh Tiwari. The words are just beautiful, and need a careful listen.
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Mukesh was brought to Bombay (now Mumbai) in late 1930s by Motilal (a distant relative) who had seen him singing a song at Motilal’s sister’s wedding. While at Bombay, Mukesh got the opportunity to act and sing in a movie called “Nirdosh” (1941). This movie also had Nalini Jaiwant.It is interesting to note that Mukesh first acted in movies in 1940s, whereas his grandson (Neil Nitin Mukesh) is acting in movies more than six decades later. Read the rest of this entry »
Tum mere dil mein chale aate ho
Posted on: December 8, 2009
“Dilruba” (1950) is a movie that has largely been forgotten. This movie had Dev Anand, Rehana, Yaaqoob, Cuckoo, Balam, Achala Sachdev and Gogiya Pasha in lead roles.
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