Posted by: squarecutatul in: ● December 31, 2009
I have read a lot about this song called “Hum matwaale naujawaan”. I was not much aware of this song. In fact, there is another song with similar lyrics sung by Rafi and Mukesh from a 1961 movie which itself is called “Hum matwaale naujawan”. But this song “hum matwaale naujawaan” is from an earlier [...]
Posted by: squarecutatul in: ● November 29, 2009
“Dil ne phir yaad kiya” was a fantastic musical blockbuster. I have already posted the title song of this movie in this blog.
Posted by: squarecutatul in: ● November 29, 2009
Ring tones has become a big business after the advent of mobile phones. In India, ring tones of movie songs are very popular. Though many people have new songs as their ringtones, some people like old songs as their ring tones as well.
Posted by: squarecutatul in: ● November 7, 2009
Wow ! This was a song that I liked very much those days, before I forgot all about it since the song stopped playing on radio and loudspeakers. And now I have listened to this song once again after some 35 years.
Posted by: squarecutatul in: ● November 6, 2009
I thought that they do not make songs like they made in Bollywood in 1970s. I was wrong. Here is a mast party song cum drunk song that transforms into a rain song. This song is of as recent vintage as 2005.
Posted by: squarecutatul in: ● November 6, 2009
It was an out and out timepass song. But it was so good that it became an evergreen song, and an immortal song as well. So if one ever wants to listen to an evergreen timepass song, look no further than this song.
Posted by: squarecutatul in: ● November 5, 2009
These days, movie makers spend huge amounts trying to promote their movies, and still there is no guarantee that their promotions have any effect at the box office. All the songs and dances shown in these promos are often ineffective.
Posted by: squarecutatul in: ● October 21, 2009
Kishore Kumar as an actor-cum Singer had started to figure in movies in 1950s. In many movies, he was even the hero. New Delhi (1956) was one such movie. One thing that I especially find appealing is the fact that one gets to see Delhi of 1950s in this movie, and that Delhi is so [...]
Posted by: squarecutatul in: ● October 20, 2009
“Apna Desh” was a movie that appealed to majority of movie goers. It had almost every thing that the movie going janta wanted. In those days, movie going public were undergoing a change of taste. Movies where hero sang sad songs and got bashed by the villains were proving unpopular. People wanted the heroes of [...]
Posted by: squarecutatul in: ● October 16, 2009
Though 1970 was a decade when action movies had begun to dominate, there were small time movie makers who produced small budget family entertainers sans fights and action. Rajshri Productions, the Basus ( Basu Bhattacharya and Chatterji), Hrishikesh Mukherji and some South India producers were the ones who produced such movies. Though these movies lacked [...]