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Pyaar ki aag mein tan badan jal gaya
Posted on: June 1, 2012
“Ziddi” (1964), not to be confused with “Ziddi”(1948) was a Pramod Films Production. It was produced and directed by Pramod Chgakravorty. The movie had Joy Mukherjee, Asha Parekh, Mehmood, Shobha Khote, Dhumal, Raj Mehra, Sulochana, Ullhas, Madan Puri, Nazima, Majnu, etc in it.
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This article is written by nahm, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Asrar-ul-hasan Khan, better known as Majrooh Sultanpuri (1st October 1919 to 24th May 2000), was one of the foremost Urdu poets to have graced the Hindi film industry. His first film as lyricist was “Shahjahan” which immortalised him in the annals of Hindi film music. The film’s music was by Naushad and it starred K. L. Sehgal in the title role.
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Haal kaisa hai janaab ka
Posted on: May 24, 2012
There are many regulars who have reminded me that today (24th may) is the death anniversary of Majrooh Sultanpuri. Indeed I have been aware of this occasion.
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Jaane na haaye ye duniya
Posted on: May 22, 2012
“Buzdil” (1951) was a Filmarts presentation. It was directed by Shahid Lateef. The starcast of the movie had Premnath, Nimmi, Cuckoo, Kishore Sahu, Shahgul, Kanhaiyalal, Sunalini Devi etc in it.
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“Kaala Paani”(1958) was a Navketan International Films Presentation. It was produced by Dev Anand and directed by Raj Khosla.
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“Kaala Paani” (1958) was a Navketan International Production movie. It was directed by Raj Khosla. the movie had Dev Anand, Madhubala, Nalini Jaywant, Sapru, Agha, Nazir Hussain, Krishan Dhawan, Dhiraj, Mukri, Pravin Paul, Heera Sawant, Bir Sakuja, Kishore Sahu, Rashid Khan etc in it.
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Chaahe kitna mujhe tum bulaaoge
Posted on: May 3, 2012
This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
I was in Kohima (Nagaland) during the first week of December last year to see the week long annual Hornbill Festival. The festival showcases the rich tribal traditions and culture of Nagaland including folk dances, music, sports etc. One day of the festival was reserved for the folk dancers and musicians of all the north-eastern states. My main interest was photography during the festival events and also capturing the tribal village life in the real sense by visiting a nearby Naga village. But some of the dances and musical performances became so rhythmic and foot tapping that I was completely engrossed watching them and in the process I missed taking pictures of some of those events. Surely, some of the dance and musical performances would have been a source of inspiration for Bollywood music directors and choreographers. I also observed that the younger generation In Kohima was very much into music. There are many rock music bands in Kohima. Even in a tribal village, it was a common sight to see young boys and girls moving with guitars.
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