Posts Tagged ‘Prem Dhawan’
Chal mere ghode tik tik tik
Posted on: June 26, 2010
(This song review is by Greta (Memsaab) who recently reviewed this movie in her blog.)
I had no idea when I first saw and heard this enchanting song a week ago that it is an integral part of Indian childhood. In the wake of my movie review, many people commented that they knew and loved the song but hadn’t known that it was a film song. Not only is the music beautiful (I’m still singing the refrain over and over), but the picturization of it is sublime. I had to rewind and watch the song two or three times before I could move on to the rest of the film.
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I am aware of at least three movies called “Faraar”. These movies were released at a gap of 10 years beginning from 1955. In other words we had three movies by the same name, viz Faraar (1955), Faraar (1965) and Faraar (1975). In this blog, I have posted songs from all these movies.
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Look what a gem I have stumbled upon this time ! This song is from a movie called “Moti Mahal” (1952). This movie had Ajit, Suraiyya and others in it.
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Wo din kahaan gaye mere
Posted on: May 5, 2010
“Vachan” (1955) was the first movie of Ravi as an independent music director, and this movie saw Ravi’s career getting launched in a grand way. In this movie, Ravi composed an iconic song viz “Chandaa mama door ke”.
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Auraton ke dabbe mein mard aa gayaa
Posted on: May 3, 2010
“Mud Mud Ke Na Dekh” (1960) is a movie about which I have become aware just a few days ago. I have no idea how this movie fared at the box office, but I am just amazed at the songs of this movie. Most of the songs are great comedy songs and if this movie and its songs did not do well then it is more a reflection of the lack of appreciation on the part of the audience rather than on the calibre of this movie or its songs. I can vouch for the fact that the songs of this movie are great fun and they should all be regarded as gems.
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“Teasing” songs, where the hero is seen teasing the lady have been there from 1950s. And I mostly find them unrealistic. In real life, one cannot tease a girl like that in India and get away. But in Bollywood songs, the lady, after initial disapproval, begins to respond towards the later parts of the song. I find it difficult to identify with such picturisation.
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Music director Ravi (full name Ravishankar Sharma) does not occupy as much mindshare in public mind as many other music directors of the golden era of Bollywood movie music do . Many younger music lovers in fact ask “Ravi who ?” when his name crops up in discussions.
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Shammi Kapoor was paired with Madhubala in his debut year (1953) itself in the movie “Rail Ka Dibba” (1953). Subsequently, he figured with her in a few more movies.
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Teri nazar mein main rahoon
Posted on: January 19, 2010
Here is a song from an obscure B grade movie. But as I always say, there is nothing B grade about the song.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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