Posts Tagged ‘Pradeep’
Meghwaa gagan beech jhaanke
Posted on: December 17, 2010
In mainstream Hindi movies of the golden era, there used to be a dance situation in a night club, which was tailor made for a cabarat dance by Helen. Movie makers whose movies were based on pre cabarat dance eras (viz Historical/mythological/Fantasy movies)also found dance situations where Helen and other dacing ladies were shown to dance in the courts of Kings.
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“Harishchandra Taramati” (1963) was a mythological movie in which Prithviraj Kapoor and Jaimala had played the lead (and title) roles with Bablu playing their son.
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Gagan jhanjhanaa rahaa
Posted on: December 9, 2010
It is a well known fact that people in general and movie actors in particular remember God only when they are in trouble. And once in trouble, they resort to emotional blackmail to make God help them. And God in Hindi movies being soft hearted, tends to give in rather easily.
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Many people have known Nirupa Roy in mother roles and Ashok Kumar in elderly avuncular roles. But that is not how they began their careers. They both acted in lead roles when they were young.
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“Chakradhaari” (1954) was a B grade religious/mythological movie. It is that kind of movie which are given a miss by the mainstream movie watching public and only “lowbrow” movie watchers watch such movies, mostly in small towns.
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“Deepawali” also called “Deewaali” means festival of lights in Hindi. There is another similar sounding unrelated word in Hindi called “deewaala” which means bankruptcy, which is nearly an antonym of deewaali. This word play of deewaali and deewaala is often used in common conversation by people.
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Though Deewali is one of the most important festivals in India, Hindi movies do not have adequate number of Deewali songs in them. This is in sharp contrast to the songs for another major Indian festival, viz Holi. There are many more “Holi” songs than we have “Deewali” songs.
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Listening to Pradeep’s songs is always a divine experience. Pradeep wrote with his heart and sang with his heart too, and the message contained in the song went straight to the listeners’s hearts.
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Dol rahi hai naiyya
Posted on: October 7, 2010
S D Burman made his debut as a music director in Hindi movies in 1946. That year, two of his movies were released. They were “Aath Din” and “Shikari”.
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Koi laakh kare chaturaayi
Posted on: August 18, 2010
If you want to calm your nerves by listening to music then it is often a good idea to listen to a song sung by Kavi Pradeep. He was mainly a poet, but he also sang a few songs and most of these songs went on to become immortal songs.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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