Posted by: squarecutatul on: November 12, 2009
The reasons why the songs from the golden era of Bollywood music (circa 1950-1980) still retain their magic
are-
(1) the creators of these songs devoted time and energy to create them
(2) the creators were extremely talented and committed
(3) the listeners of these songs did not have too many other means of entertainment so they too listened [...]
Posted by: squarecutatul on: November 11, 2009
“Dhool Ka Phool” (1959) is a movie that has some very nice songs in it. I have posted a few songs and more songs from this movie are need to be posted here.
Posted by: squarecutatul on: November 10, 2009
Though boy and girl falling in love and singing love songs is a standard theme in Bollywood movies, such an activity is not as easy to carry out in real life India as is made out in Bollywood movies. Most real life lovers have to carry out their love lives on the sly , away [...]
Posted by: squarecutatul on: October 31, 2009
I have listened to this song in the past, but that was when I was not paying attention and when I was unaware about the details of this song.
Posted by: squarecutatul on: October 28, 2009
I have mentioned earlier that the original “Parineeta”, viz “Parineeta”(1953) had some lovely songs in it, though they have been forgotten by now.
Posted by: squarecutatul on: October 26, 2009
I have posted a couple of songs from “Kaali Topi Laal Roomaal” (1959). Here I post another song from this movie. And what a gorgeous song it is !
Posted by: squarecutatul on: October 25, 2009
I notice that I have posted only one song from “Teesri Kasam” (1966) so far. This movie is a goldmine of songs that have gone on to become classics.
Posted by: squarecutatul on: October 24, 2009
I thought that I had posted songs from “Sharada” in the past. It turns out that I was confusing “Sharada” with “Sadhana”. Yes, those days we had movies with names like “Sharada”, “Sadhana”, “Kalpana” etc which were also the names of some well known actresses. Incidentally, the actress with the same name was nowhere to [...]
Posted by: squarecutatul on: October 23, 2009
Here is a truly “bhoola bisra” geet even by the standards of this blog.
Posted by: squarecutatul on: October 22, 2009
“Jaalsaaz” (1959) is a forgotten movie by now. But its songs were quite nice to listen to. If these songs are not known to many then it is the loss of the listeners.