Posts Tagged ‘Rafi’
Today is India’s independence day. On this occasion, I greet all Indians, wherever they are, a very happy independence day.
On this occasion, here is a very special patriotic song. This song was written by a patriot who actually participated in the freedom struggle and was hanged by Britishers for his role in the Kakori conspiracy.
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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie songs and a regular contributor to this blog.
Today, India is celebrating the 64th anniversary of freedom from the British rule. A movement that lasted almost 100 years – starting with disjoint uprisings against the Britishers, and the first coordinated war of independence in 1857, the struggle and resistance was carried forward by many stalwarts across the entire country. There was the nationwide resistance movement through political and social disobedience. Besides, there were other complementary movements, that added impetus to this struggle for freedom. Groups of young people, charged with the objective of bringing to end the oppressive reign of an alien government, came together in various cities in different parts of the country, and conducted local resistance and struggle. Kundan, the 1955 production from Minerva Movietone, depicts one such group of young men, as a subplot to the main theme and story of the film.
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Shaheedon tumko mera salaam
Posted on: August 15, 2011
This aricle is written by Sudhir,a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie songs and a regular contributor to this blog.
Greetings to all, on the 64th anniversary of Independence. A day to be remembered. And more than the day, it is important to remember those who laid down their lives to make this freedom possible.
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Jai Hind ye Hind ki kahaaniyaan
Posted on: August 15, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir,a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie songs and a regular contributor to this blog.
Greetings all on the 65th anniversary of Independence of our country from the rule of the Britishers.
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Sanwaar de jo pyaar se
Posted on: August 14, 2011
I just realised that the full name of this movie is “Adventures of Robinhood and bandits” ! Phew ! That must make it the longest title ever in Hindi movies.
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Husn se chaand bhi sharmaayaa hai
Posted on: August 14, 2011
In show business, it is not enough to just silently go about your job behind the scene. One needs to be in the limelight and one needs to keep lobbying with influential people who can help advance one’s career. People who are good in their jobs as well as good in Public relations forge ahead whereas others, who may be equally good if not so, may find themselves underappreciated.
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Mohabbat kar lo jee bhar lo
Posted on: August 14, 2011
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“Aar Paar” (1954) was a milestone in the history of Hindi movies. It was one of the first suspense thrillers in Hindi movies. The music of this movie broke new grounds. The music was a breathtaking combination of Indian and Western influences. The same could be said about the picturisation of the movie and its songs. It is quite obvious that the makers of this movie had drawn inspiration liberally from western movies and from western music.
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O meri laadli pyaari behna
Posted on: August 13, 2011
It is the day of Raakhi festival (Raksha bandhan) today and we saw in one song that a man was lamenting the fact that he did not have a sister of his own. But it is not necessary for a man to have a real sister of his own for the purpose of rakhi. Indian mythology is full of tales of unrelated men being sent rakhi by women and they fougtht to protect the honour of their rakhi sisters. Hindi movies too show girls tie rakhi on the wrists of strangers and they prove to be more loyal that their real brother.
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Piyaa kaise miloon tujhse
Posted on: August 12, 2011
“Saarangaa” (1960) is a B grade movie starring Sudesh Kumar and Jayshree Gadkar. According to my axiom, a B grade movie must have A grade music. and this movie fully lives up to this axiom. This movie is full of outstanding songs.
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These days I have become interested in statistics regarding Rafi Lata duets. I have mentioned that Rafi and Lata figured in some 410 plus duets. Their very first duet was recorded in 1947 and it was for a movie called “Shaadi Se Pehle” (1947). It was followed by a one year hiatus and then they recorded as many as 17 duets in 1949.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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