Posted by: squarecutatul on: November 27, 2009
There are several movies called Dillagi, but the earliest movie of this name that I am awre of is “Dillagi” (1949). This movie had Shyam,Suraiyya, Amar, Sharda, Amir Bano etc in it.
Posted by: squarecutatul on: November 27, 2009
When one talks of “Safar”, I am reminded of a 1970 movie by this name starring Rajesh Khanna. But there was another movie by this name that was released in 1946. Not much is known about this movie, at least to me, but it seems that this movie had actors called Kanu Roy, S L [...]
Posted by: squarecutatul on: November 26, 2009
Bollywood movie songs of 1940s are of considerable importance and interest, because the singing legends of later decades were taking their first tentative steps in their singing careers at that time. For instance, Rafi was just two movies old as a playback singer when 1947 began. In 1947, he sang in “Do Bhai” and “Jugnu”. [...]
Posted by: squarecutatul on: November 25, 2009
“Zabak” (1961) was a mythological Arabian Nights kind of movie produced by Homi Wadia. Mahipal and Shyama played lead roles in this movie.
Posted by: squarecutatul on: November 25, 2009
When there are many great songs in a movie, and there are several movies like that, it is easy to lose track of songs that one has posted and that are not yet posted. I have posted several songs from CID (1956) and I thought I had posted this song too. But I just realised [...]
Posted by: squarecutatul on: November 23, 2009
Kapoor khaandaan males were known to romance their would be wives on screen before tying up the knot in real life. Shammi Kapoor has done it, and Rishi Kapoor has done it. In case of Randhir Kapoor’s would be wife, Babita, I found her romancing Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor onscreen instead (Chhee Chhee !).
Posted by: squarecutatul on: November 22, 2009
We are all used to Shammi Kapoor singing jovial songs in Rafi’s voice in the outdoors, with seriousness nowhere in sight. And indeed almost all songs picturised on Shammi Kapoor in his movies are like that.