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This article is written by Raja, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.

Today, the 4th of June, is the birth anniversary of Bina Rai.

It also happens to be the birth anniversary of Nutan. In fact both Nutan and Bina Rai were born on the exact same date – the 4th of June 1936. What a coincidence!
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“Banarasi Thug” (1962) was a Jubilee Pictures Presentation. It was directed by Lekhraj Bhakri. The movie had Manoj Kumar, Vijaya Chaudhary, Madhumati, Malika, Lalita Pawar, I. S. Johar, Vijaya Choudhry, Radhakrishan, Renu Maker, Jeevankala etc in it.
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“Shola Aur Shabnam” (1961) was a Parijaat pictures presentation. It was produced and directed by Ramesh Saigal. The movie had Dharmendra, Tarla Mehta, Mubarak, Abhi Bhattacharya, Sulochana(Ruby Mayer),Leela Mishra, Dhumal, Vijayalaxmi, M.Rajan, Jeevan Kala, N.V.Mirajkar, Akashdeep, Chandrakala, Johnny Whisky, Belchar Pereira, V.N.Shukla etc in it.
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Munshi Premchand (31 July 1880- 8 october 1936) was a premier Hindi novelist whose novels and stories have had an enormous influence on modern Hindi literature. When I look at his literary output, I am amazed at his vision. His vision was unbelievably progressive and futuristic, especially considering the era he lived in (late 19th century to early 20th century).
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I first became aware of Prem Dhawan in 1970s as the lyricist of the immortal patriotic song Jahan daal daal par sone ki chidiya karti hai baseraa from Sikandar e Azam. This song was composed by Hansraj Bahl. Subsequently I got to hear a few more songs which were written by Prem Dhawan and composed by Hansraj Bahl. Then I became aware of “Shaheed” (1965) and “Pavitra Paapi”(1970), where Prem Dhawan was the lyricist as well as the music director. And what nice song these two movies had !
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“Ek Phool Do Maali” (1969) was a Goel Cine Corporation movie. It was produced and directed by Devendra Goel. The movie had Sanjay Khan, Sadhna, Balraj Sahni, Shabnam,Bobby, Manorama, Shyam Kumar, Brahmachari, Brahm Bharadwaj, Praveen Paul, Abu Baker, David Abraham, Durga Khote etc in it.
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