Posted by: squarecutatul on: November 26, 2009
“Sazaa”(1951) has a few very nice songs that I was aware of and whicch I have already posted. I stumbled upon another song from this movie about which I was just not aware. The song as well as the picturisation just bowled me over as soon as I got an opportunity to watch this song.
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 22, 2009
“Ek Ke Baad Ek” (1960) is a lesser known movie starring Dev Anand and Sharada.
Posted by: squarecutatul on: November 22, 2009
I have posted a song from “Bahaar” (1951) in the past. That song was the well known song “Sainyaa dil mein aana re” which was sung by Shamshad Begam and picturised on Vyjyanti Mala.
Posted by: squarecutatul on: November 13, 2009
It may be difficult to imagine today, but villains like Premnath and Ajit started their filmy careers as heroes in late 1940s-early 1950s, and they in fact acted as heroes for almost a decade before becoming villains. As far as Premnath was concerned, he was a hero in A grade movies too.
Posted by: squarecutatul on: November 7, 2009
I have posted a couple of songs from “Sazaa” (1951) already, but even I was not aware of this song.
Posted by: squarecutatul on: November 4, 2009
“Bandini” (1963) was a melancholic movie, and so one assumes its songs to be melancholic too. But not all songs of this movie are sad songs.
Posted by: squarecutatul on: November 3, 2009
Earlier I had posted a song from “Jaal” (1952) which was sung by Lata. Now I have found that there is another Lata song in this movie, and like the earlier song, this song too is “new” for me.
Posted by: squarecutatul on: November 2, 2009
I have posted a few songs from “Jaal” (1952) but I was not aware of this song.
Posted by: squarecutatul on: October 27, 2009
“Pyaasa” was a movie full of serious “dard bhare” songs and all of them went on to become iconic songs.