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Posts Tagged ‘Usha Khanna


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

One more addition to the long list of songs for selling – this time it is another general merchant shop on a thhelaa.
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In Hindi movie, it is only the hero and the heroine who are supposed to have tender feeling and who are supposed to fall in love. Other characers are supposed to be people without feelings who have no place for romantic songs in their lives.
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“Aao Pyaar Karen” (1964) is a movie which was produced by Filmalaya and directed by R K Nayyar. the movie had Joy Mukherjee (whose home production it was), Saira Bano,Madhvi, Shyam Chatterji, Rajendranath, Merlyn, Manavendranath, Jayant Shah etc.
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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.

Greetings to Simmi Grewal on her birthday today (17th October).

Simmi ji, known to be one of the best dressed ladies in the industry, always appearing in very simple attire, yet very elegant, just the way she carries herself. Her preference for white has earned her the nickname of “Lady in the White”.
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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.

Ek Raat (1967) is a B/C grade film produced under the banner of East and West Movietone, Bombay, and is directed by Rajnath. The music for this film is composed by Usha Khanna. The lyrics for this film are written by three poets viz., Anjaan, Yogesh, and Jalaal Malihabaadi. The star cast is made up of Sheikh Mukhtar, Ravi Kumar, Simi, Shyama, Madan Puri, David, Helen, Lakshmichhaaya, Samson, Haroon, Bhagwan Sinha, Nazir Kashmiri, CL Shah, Bihari, Vasanti. This film was the debut vehicle for actor Ravi Kumar. The name does not sound familiar from other films, and I would request our knowledgeable readers to add more information about this actor.
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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.

Aag (1967) is a production from the banner of Dimple Films, produced and directed by Naresh Kumar. The star cast of the film includes Feroze Khan, Mumtaz, Shyama, Achla Sachdev, Jeevan, Aruna Irani, Madan Puri, Sunder, Mohan Choti, Manohar Deepak, Tun Tun, Bipn Gupta, Indira Bansal, Randheer etc.
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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.

‘Ek Sapera Ek Lutera’ (1965) is a musical bonanza from the pen of Asad Bhopali and the baton of Usha Khanna. The film itself is a B grade production, and did just OK on the box office. Produced under the banner of Dimple Films, Bombay and directed by Naresh Kumar. The star cast is a typical B grade lineup for those times, featuring Feroze Khan, Kumkum, Uma Dutt, Mumtaz Begum, Shyam Kumar, Indira Bansal, Tuntun, Ramavtar, Rashid Khan, Daljeet, Sheikh, Sunder, Gopal Ralhan, Rani, Madhu Apte, Krishna, Khairaati etc. The film is a costume action cum romance drama, that is based on the life style and culture of snake charmers and gypsies.
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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie songs and a regular contributor to this blog.

Fareb (1968) is a social drama, produced under the banner of Shri Om Productions, Bombay and directed by Jugal Kishore. The movie is regarded as a B/C grade production with the star lineup that includes Dev Kumar, Faryal, Maruti, Bela Bose, N Ansari, Heeralal, Rajan Haksar, Kundan, Sushma, besides others.
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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie songs and a regular contributor to this blog.

A wonderful, but scarcely heard melody this one. As I am scouting for more songs composed by Usha Khanna, I came across this gem of a song from the film Flat No. 9, in my collection. As I heard it again, after a long time, I simply had to send it in for posting right away. We have already discussed three songs of this film, and each one is turning out to be a melody that should have commanded more popularity and listening time on the radio waves. Alas, there are obscure films and unheard songs that are almost lost. But play them, and the music lover’s heart will fill with appreciation, and also wonder, ‘where was this song so far’.
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