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

In March last year, when Atul ji had posted the wonderful melody “Apne Khayaalon Ko Samjha Deejiye. . .”, from the 1955 film ‘Marine Drive’, I was instantly bowled over by this stunning sound that I had then heard for the first time. And it went on to reinforce, the lofty stature of N Dutta, the music director of this film, as one of the most talented composers from the 50s and 60s.
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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.

Well, yes, there is a film by the name ‘Great Show of India’. Released in 1958, it is a social drama from the banner of Chitra Bharati, Bombay. By some accounts, it appears to be a story built around a circus company. I request our more knowledgeable team members and readers to please add more information about this film. The film is directed by C M Trivedi and Chandrakant. The cast of actors includes Kamini Kaushal, Mahipal, Tiwari, Maruti, Kamal Kapoor, Mirza Musharraf, Moni Chatterjee, Kamal, Jugnu, Gamdiya, Bhujbal Singh, Reva Rakshit.
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This article is written by Arunkumar Deshmukh, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.

The name of SHABISTAN evokes the memories of a very handsome and jovial actor-SHYAM.

He died during the final scene shooting of this film while riding a horse. Actually, Shyam was an expert rider and the horse was also the same,usual one. Everything was the same but the Time had come for Shyam to go…
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Marine Drive was a Sippy Films Production. It was produced and directed by G P Sippy. The movie had Ajit, Bina Rai, K.N.Singh, Vijayalaxmi, Johnny Walkar, Yakub, Om Prakash, Tuntun, Mohana, Anwar Hussain, Hari Shivdasani, Rajan Kapoor, Jankidas, Roopmala etc in it.
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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.

A Shammi Kapoor song is always the quintessential Shammi Kapoor song. With very little apparent effort and with minimum movements, the amount of expression and energy that this powerhouse actor is able to pack into the edifice of a single song, it is simply amazing. The tiny twitches of the neck, the small movements of the fingers and the hands, the rolling and shifting eyes – small signals that are able to communicate a whole nine yard story.
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“Shikaari” (1963) was an Eagle Films Production. It was directed by Mohammad Hussain. The movie had Ajit, Raagini, Helen, Habib, K.N.Singh, Bir Sakuja, Randhir, Tuntun, Madhumati, Raani, Kamal Mehra, Sheela Kashmiri, Baburao, Kamal Mohan, V.Gopal, Jerry, Sabir, Shaam Kumar, Keshav Rana,etc in it.
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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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“Do Ustaad” (1959) was a Shekh Mukhtaar Production movie. It was produced by Sheikh Mukhtaar and directed by Tara Harish. The movie had Raj Kapoor, Madhubala, Daisy Irani, Sheikh Mukhtar, Umadutt, Sulochana, Bimla Kumari, Kamal Mohan, Satish Vyas, Master Daboo, C. B. Singh, T. N. Charlie, Sood, Fazalkarim, Khan, Narula, Jerry, Ratan Gourang, Dayal Kumar, Shangloo, Ramlal, Prem Sagar, Funny Tincher, Soofi, Sadiq, Mastan Shah etc in it.
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