Posts Tagged ‘Vidya’
Jeewan jyoti bujhti jaaye
Posted on: December 30, 2011
In Hindi movies, a female character singing a bhajan in front of the idol of a God used to be a standard scene from 1950s to 1970s. I have always wondered who pioneered this genre of songs. Now I believe that I have got my answer. Having watched a few such songs from the earlier days of Hindi movies, I have now come to the conclusion that Amirbai Karnataki could well be the first singer to sing such bhajans as well as the first actress to enact them on screen.
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Meri muniya ki ankhiyan mein
Posted on: December 22, 2011
I was under the impression that lullabies first made their appearance in Hindi movies in 1950s, and that these lullabies have been sung by singers of the golden era (1949-1980). But I just came across a lovely lullaby from the pre golden era.
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Pyaar banke mujhpe koi chhaa gayaa
Posted on: April 13, 2011
1947, when India gained its independence and the country was partitioned was a period of transition as well as momentous changes in the Hindi movies and its music. Many big names of music world had departed from the scene and new artists were taking their place.
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Bahe naa kabhi nain se neer
Posted on: September 12, 2009
“Vidya” (1948) must be one of the first movies in which Suraiyya and Dev Anand were paired together. And this movie was a musical blockbuster too.
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I have been posting songs from “Vidya” (1948) over the past few days. It was interesting to note that this movie was full of lovely emorable songs that are nice to listen to even today.
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“Vidya” (1948) had Dev Anand and Suraiyya in lead roles. Suraiyya was the leading singing star of that time and she sang her own songs.
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Kinaare kinaare chale jaayenge
Posted on: August 16, 2009
“Vidya” (1948) was a movie released one year after India’s independence. Just about everyone associated with this movie was a newcomer.
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S D Burman was a very senior music director. He started giving music in Bollywood movies as early as 1940s itself.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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