This BLOG is about the Past of Hindi Films Specially Black and White Cinema We will refresh your memories by bringing out forgotten or unseen songs and clippings of film scenes We will try to give you as much information as we gather from our research.
This Blog was started as a one-man’s passion for film history but has now become an addiction for many music lovers who are equally passionate about Hindi films
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Roshan Lal Nagrath (14 July 1917-16 November 1967) the father of the actor and film director Rakesh Roshan and music director Rajesh Roshan and paternal grandfather of Hritik Roshan came to Bombay in 1949, became assistant of music composer Khawaja Khurshid Anwar in the film Singaar. He struggled until meeting Kidar Sharma, who gave him the job of composing for his film Neki aur Badi (1949).which was a flop,Kidar Sharma gave him another film Bawre Nain,the music of this film became hit and it opened door of success to Roshan His biggest strength was that he was very comfortable in mixing the folk music with the complex classical tunes. He use to make a fusion of folk and classical music and that too with ease. This was the speciality which belonged to Roshan only. It was his approach which made his music stand out from the others. In the 60’s, Roshan gave hits like,Barsaat Ki Raat, which featured hits like 'Na To Karavan Ki Talaash Hai..' and 'Yeh Hai Ishq Ishq..', Aarti ('Ab Kya Misaal Doon..'), Devar ('Baharon Ne Mera Chaman Lootkar..'), Bheegi Raat ('Kahin To Milegi..', 'Dil Jo Na Kehsaka..'), Chitralekha ('Sansaar Se Bhaagte Phirte Ho..', 'Man Re Tu Kahe Na..'), Taj Mahal ('Jo Wada Kiya Who Nibhana Padega.', 'Paon Choo Lene Do..'), Bahu Begum ('Hum Intezaar Karenge..' and 'Pad Gaye Jhoole..'), Dooj Ka Chand ('Mehfil Se Uth Jaanewalon..'), Nai Umar Ki Nai Fasal ('Carvan Guzar Gaya..' and 'Dekhti Hi Raho Aaj Tum..' ), Dil Hi To Hai ('Nigahen Milane Ko Ji Chahata Hai..' and 'Laaga Chunri Me Daag..' ) and finally his swan song from Anokhi Raat ('Oh Re Taal Mile..' and 'Mere Beri Ke Ber..'). He did not achieve big commercial success as some of his peers, but for music lovers he was among the greatest, especially as regards his songs for the two titans Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar. His compositions were unmistakably identifiable with incredibly beautiful use of the flute and sarangi. Roshan died at a young age of a sudden heart attack on November 16, 1967. The song Mehlon ka raja mila from Anokhi Raat, which was composed by him, was recorded posthumously. Here are my 15 favourite Roshan-Lata songs as my tribute to him on his Birth Anniversary.
Hindi, in all its various dialects, is actually one of the most popular languages in the world after Chinese and English.Hindi films are now very popular in throughout the world.Bollywood Dance and Music is becoming popular everywhere.The popularity of Indian films has impacted fashions as far away as Nigeria, and new releases frequently enter the top 10 lists of popular films in European regions, including the United Kingdom. Hindi film songs are present in Hindi cinema right from the first sound film Alam Ara (1931) by Ardeshir Irani which featured seven songs. This was closely followed by Shirheen Farhad (1931) by Jamshedji Framji Madan, also by Madan, which had as many as 42 song sequences strung together in the manner of an opera, and later by Indra Sabha which had as many as 69 song sequences. In the 30s Radio was a luxury very few households had a radio,so the songs were not reaching to the majority of the people.The music was not popular among the masses.The first few songs to hit the nation as a whole may well have been from ACHHUT KANYAA and some contemporary Sagar Movietone productions. The nation wide popularity of hindi songs started with the music of Khajanchi in 1941.. Master Haider consciously broke away from the dull and monotonous delivery of the ’30s songs. KHAZAANCHI has gone down in history as the movie that defined the very structure of the modern Hindi song, much in the style of Von Neumann.The ’40s witnessed some of the quickest changes in the way the industry operated.The days of stable employment were coming to an end. Artists, young and old, high and low profile, from all walks of the industry, were now on their own. New studios emerged notable among them being the one founded by Abdul Rashid Kardar. His musical soulmate, Naushad Ali, injected a new sound into the spirit of the young Indian movie. Mehboob started his productions with a flourish. Bombay Talkie brought in Anil Biswas and brother-in-law Pannalal Ghosh. New singers, better sounding and accomplished than those of the previous decade, suddenly appeared in the recording studio. Parul Ghosh, Kanan Devi, Amirbai Karnataki, Arun Kumar, Snehprabha, Zohrabai Ambaalewaali, and to be complete, Noorjehan, were all household names already. After Independence most of the movies were based on social and political issues, even their songs were restricted to such issues. Gradually, other forms of songs like ghazals, romantic songs, instrumental and wedding songs came up. Over the years, the Western elements have increased significantly and there have been a lot of changes in the pattern of the Bollywood music. In the 50s and 60s Caberet songs were popular and later Disco music was popular in the hindi films. The music belonging to the golden era of films had two main achievements to its credit; one, popularizing various raags in the Indian as well as the Carnatic classical music among the masses, and two, allowing the music directors from various states, who had come down to Mumbai, to use the folk music from their native place, for films.” Today anybody who is over the age of 40 can easily make out that the film music is greatly based on the commercial aspects of the same. In the 50s a radio Programme started from Radio Ceylone Binaca Geetmala started It was the weekly countdown programme which increased the popularity of Hindi film songs throughout the world. Today theSatellite television, radio, internet sites, mobile phones, music has lost its approachability. Gone are the days when people used to throng and wait for hours outside shops for records and cassettes to be the first ones to buy their favorite songs which they heard on the radio from the latest film. It’s almost impossible to choose just fifteen great songs from over seven decades of popular Hindi cinema, so here my fav songs of each decade. .The 1930s: The first decade of Hindi film songs was the decade of composers like RC Boral, Pankaj Mullick,K L Saigal and Hindi cinema’s first female music director, Saraswati Devi (of Main ban ki chidiya fame).
Song from President 1937
The 1940s:
The 1940s saw the rise of Rafi, Lata, Noorjehan, Suraiya, and Mukesh. Among the music directors, there were Anil Biswas, Khemchand Prakash and Naushad.
Song from Mahal 1949
The 1950s:
The 50s were the golden age, the names associated with the songs of this period a veritable who’s who of Hindi film music: Manna Dey, Rafi, Geeta Dutt, Shamshad Begum, Lata, Asha, Suraiya, Talat, Mukesh, Hemant, Kishore… and, among the music directors, greats like SD Burman, Salil Choudhary, Roshan, Madan Mohan, Naushad, O P Nayyar and Shankar-Jaikishan.
Song from Shree 420 (1955)
Song from Taxi Driver (1954)
Song from Sujata 1959
The 1960s:
Song from Taj Mahal (1963)
Song from Guide 1965
The 1970s:
In Hindi film music, too, there was a new wave—with RD Burman, despite the presence of Kalyanji-Anandji and Laxmikant-Pyarelal, being the undisputed king.
Song from Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1972)
Song from Kabhi Kabhie (1976)
The 1980s:
The 80s saw the nadir of Hindi cinema, both in terms of stories and music.‘disco’ songs that became the hallmark of 80s Hindi films. There were some films having different music like Umrao Jaan
Song from Umrao Jaan 1981
Song from Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988)
The 1990s:
The 90s saw some hit romances and Govinda type of songs and dances.The emergence of A R Rehmaan was also beginning of new music.
Song from 1942 A Love Story 1993
Song from Rangeela 1995
The 2000s
The new style of music was the trend. Bhanra Pop and Hip hop style of dance became the craze.
Majrooh Sultanpuri was the most versatile lyricist in Hindi cinema.In a career spanning half a century, he is the only lyricist who wrote songs for heroes ranging from Saigal to Aamir Khan and leading ladies from Nargis to Madhuri Dixit. He could write any kind of lyrics tailor-made for the situation in the film. Be it the peppy “Hum hain rahi pyar ke” (Nau Doh Gyarah) or the nonsense lyrics of “C-A-T cat, cat maane billi” (Dilli Ka Thug) to “Aaj main upar aasman neeche” (Khamoshi – The Musical), Majrooh became the undisputed king of the “situational song.He got his first break as a lyricist in A R Kardar’s Shah Jahan in 1945, penning the last classic by K L Saigal “Jab dil hi toot gaya”. Majrooh Sultanpuri was born Asrar Hussain Khan in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, the son of a police constable on October 1,1919. After studying Persian in Aligarh, He then joined Lucknow’s Takmeel-ut-Tib College of the Unani (Greek) System of Medicine. He was an established ‘Hakim’ when he happened to recite one of his ghazals at a mushaira in Sultanpur. The ghazal was extremely well received with the audience and Majrooh decided to drop his prosperous medical practice and begin writing poetry seriously. When he came to Bombay he got the break in 1946 film Shahajehan starring K L Saigal and the immortal song he wrote in that film was Jab Dil hi Toot Gaya..He subsequently did films like Natak (1947), Doli (1947) and Anjuman (1948) but his major breakthrough was Mehboob Khan’s immortal love triangle, Andaz (1949), with hit songs like Tu Kahe Agar, Jhoom Jhoom ke Naacho Aaj, Hum Aaj Kahin Dil Kho Baithe, Toote na Dil Toote na and Uthaye Ja Unke Situm. Majrooh Sultanpuri worked with all the top music directors of the day – Anil Biswas, Naushad, Madan Mohan, OP Nayyar, Roshan and Laxmikant Pyarelal, his associations with SD Burman and later were with RD Burman stand out.In fact he introduced R D Burman to Nasir Hussain for Teesri Manzil. He was part of the formidable quartet of lyricists that ruled Hindi Cinema in the 1950s and early 60s, the others being Sahir Ludhianvi, Shakeel Badayuni and Shailendra. Majrooh Saab’s career, spanning over five decades, saw him writing wonderful lyrics for well over 300 films, many of them extremely successful at the box office.
Majrooh Saab was the first film lyricist to be awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his invaluable contribution to Indian Cinema. He has also been a recipient of the Iqbal Samman from the Madhya Pradhesh Government, the Sant Gyaneshwar Puraskar of the Maharashtra Government and an award from the Maharashtra State Urdu Academy for Ghazal, his collection of Urdu Ghazals. But perhaps the biggest injustice to his writing came from Filmfare which awarded him the Best Lyricist Award just once – for Dosti (1964)!He passed away in Mumbai on May 24, 2000. Among the last films he wrote for was the Shah Rukh Khan starrer One Two ka Four released after his death in 2001.
Right from the advent of Indian cinema in , musicals with song numbers have been a regular feature in Bollywood.Initially Bollywood music has drawn its inspiration from numerous traditional sources such as Ramleela, nautanki, tamasha and Parsi Theatre, as well as from the West, Pakistan, and other Indian musical subcultures. It is said in the Film Industry that if the music of the film is hit you have won the half battle.Some time even one song of the film makes the film hit.There are many films which were hit because of one song.Some times become hit after the film becomes hit. In this blog I am including the great Musical Hits of Bollywood irrespective of the film success.I have selected some of these Musical Films starting from 1940s to 1990s Rattanis a 1944 Film directed by M. Sadiq, produced by Abdul Rashid Kardar, and starring Swaran Lata, Karan Dewan and Amir Bano. It was a highly successful movie of 1944. The film is noted as the film which made Naushad one of the top contributors to music in Indian films and enabled him to demand a fee of Rs 25,000 a film.
The film was musical hit and still remembered for its music by Naushad, which have hits like, Aawaaz De Kahaan Hai, Jawaan Hai Mohabbat Haseen Hai Zamana and Mere Bachpan Ke Saathi Mujhe Bhool Na Jaana.
Barsaat is a 1949 Bollywood film directed by Raj Kapoor. The film stars the famous duo of Kapoor and Nargis as well as Prem Nath.The music of Barsaat became famous upon the film's release in 1949. The film was the debut for music directors Shankar Jaikishan and established their careers. The famous playback singer Lata Mangeshkar famously sang for both Nargis and Nimmi in Barsaat.
Baiju Bawra is a 1952 film directed by Vijay Bhatt. It was a musical "mega hit" which had a mighty run of 100 weeks in the theatres.
Song from Baiju Bawra 1952
Anarkali is a 1953Indianhistorical drama film, directed by Nandlal Jaswantlal, and written by Nasir Hussain and Hameed Butt.It was the top grossing Hindi film in the year of its release, and one of the biggest Hindi film hits in its decade.Vasant Prakash began work as music director, but died having recorded just one song with Geeta Dutt. C. Ramchandra took over as composer and insisted not only that all songs be sung by Lata Mangeshkar but that the Geeta number be removed from the film. Although the Filmistan people agreed, the Geeta song stayed in the movie and was the famous "Aa Jaane Wafaa".
Madhumati is a 1958 film directed and produced by Bimal Roy, The film stars Dilip Kumar and Vyjayantimala in the lead roles, with Pran and Johnny Walker in supporting roles.The film had 11 songs and the music was composed by Salil Chowdhury. Shailendra wrote the lyrics and Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey, Mohammed Rafi, Mubarak Begum, Asha Bhosle, Sabita Chowdhury, Ghulam Mohammed and Dwijen Mukhopadhyay provided the vocals.Suhana safar aur yeh mausam haseen is one of the most popular songs by recording artist Mukesh
Mughal-e-Azam is a 1960epichistorical drama film directed by K. Asif.The soundtrack was composed by music director Naushad, and the lyrics were written by Shakeel Badayuni. the songs of Mughal-e-Azam were heavily inspired by Indian classical music and folk music, particularly ragas such as Darbari, Durga, used in the composition of "Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya",The soundtrack contained a total of 12 songs, which were rendered by playback singersand classical music artists. These songs account for nearly one third of the film's running time
Song from Mughal-e-Azam 1960
Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai is a 1961Bollywood movie that became a box office hit.[1] It was written, produced, and directed by Nasir Hussain.The music was by Shankar Jaikishan, and interestingly, the whole soundtrack was sung only by Mohammed Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar. Many of the songs went on to become classics and are still remembered even now, particularly, "Jiya O Jiya" and "Teri Zulphon Se Judai", sung by Mohammad Rafi, were big hits as well as "Sau Saal Pehle", by Mohammad Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar.
Song from Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai 1961
Taj Mahal is a 1963 film.It was a commercial hit, but is remembered mostly for its music.The movie's musical score is by Roshan, lyrics are by Sahir Ludhianvi and most of the songs are performed by Mohammed Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar.
Song from Taj Mahal 1963
Sangam is a 1964 Bollywoodromance film, directed by Raj Kapoor,The music for this film was composed by Shankar Jaikishan, while the songs were written by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri. Vyjayantimala made her debut as a singer by beautifully humming to the tunes of Yeh Mera Prem Patra Padhkar, along with Mohammed Rafi
Song from Sangam 1964
Dosti is a 1964 Hindi film directed by Satyen Bose and produced by Tarachand Barjatya under his Rajshri Productions banner.The lyrics of the film are written by Majrooh Sultanpuri on music composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. Dosti stands as a landmark in the career history of the musical duo as this won them their first Filmfare Award and made them popular in the film industry. Mohammad Rafi is the main vocalist for the songs.
Song from Dosti 1964
Guide is a 1965romanticdrama film starring Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman. It was directed by Vijay Anand, The movie proved memorable for its award-winning performances by the lead actors and memorable music by S. D. Burman. Time magazine listed it at Number Four on its list of Best Bollywood Classics.The soundtrack was listed by Planet Bollywood as number 11 on their list of 100 Greatest Bollywood Soundtracks.
Milan is a 1967Hindi film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. It was a remake of his hit Telugu filmMooga Manasulu (1963) and was produced by L. V. Prasad. The film stars Sunil Dutt, Nutan, The award-winning and very popular music was given by Laxmikant Pyarelal.The lyrics of the film were career-defining for Anand Bakshi and helped take him to the "top", with songs like "Sawan Ka Mahina Pawan Kare Sor", "Ram Kare Aisa Ho Jaaye" and "Bol Gori Bol".[2] The music was by Lakshmikant Pyarelal and the playback singers were Lata Mangeshkar and Mukesh.
Pakeezah is a 1972 Indian cultclassic film, written and directed by Kamal Amrohi, Ghulam Mohammed, the music director of Pakeezah, sadly could not be alive to see the success of his film.
Song from Pakeezah 1972
Yaadon Ki Baraat (1973) Music: RD Burman Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri Back in those days, you can never find a fast-paced soundtrack like Yaadon Ki Baraat. One of the biggest assets of RD Burman No doubt, the highlight of Yaadon Ki Baraat was its brilliant soundtrack. From the hummable title track, to the classic Chura Liya Hai Tumhe, to the awesome Lekar Hum Diwana Dil, to the romantic Aap Ki Kamare Mein, to the splendid Oh Meri Soni, Yaadon Ki Baraat album was a huge smash success at the music market and became the second highest selling album in the 70s.
Julie is a 1975Hindi film that stars Lakshmi in the title role paired opposite Vikram.Julie was also a musical blockbuster, with award-winning music by Rajesh Roshan which won him the Filmfare Award for the year. It had one of the first English language songs in an Indian film - "My Heart is Beating", sung by Preeti Sagar
Umrao Jaan is a 1981Bollywood film directed by Muzaffar Ali.The soundtrack was composed by Khayyam and the lyrics were penned by Shahryar. Several songs from the film, sung by Asha Bhosle, are considered classics of filmi music: "Dil Cheez Kya Hai", "Justuju Jiski Thi", "In Aankhon Ki Masti", and "Yeh Kya Jagah Hai Doston".
Song from Umrao Jaan 1981
Yaarana is a 1981 Indian musical drama film directed by Rakesh Kumar, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Amjad Khan, Neetu Singh.One of the plus points of the film was its music by Rajesh Roshan and lyrics by Anjaan. Three songs, "Chhookar Mere Mann Ko," "Tere Jaisa Yaar Kahan," and "Saara Zamana Haseeno Ka Deewana" were super-hits and are still well-liked. "Saara Zamana Haseeno Ka Deewana" is particularly noteworthy because of Amitabh Bachchan's dance with clothes fitted with electric bulbs, which he himself operated from under his clothing, maintaining synchronization while dancing.
Anuradha pudwal was nominated best playback singer for tu mera Janu hai.
Song from Hero 1983
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak is a 1988 romantic film, directed by Mansoor Khan, written and produced by his father Nasir Hussain, and starring his cousin Aamir Khan with Juhi Chawla in the lead roles.Composed by Anand-Milind, the soundtrack of the film was equally successful and popular.The soundtrack contains five songs composed by duo Anand-Milind and songs written by veteran Majrooh Sultanpuri. All the tracks were sung by Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik. Majroosh saab (as he is fondly known) wrote the song "Papa Kehte Hain" at the age of 70. Anand-Milind won the Filmfare Best Music Director Award while Udit Narayan won best male playback singer for "Papa Kehte Hain"
Hum Aapke Hain Koun is a 1994 Indian musicalromantic-comedy film, written and directed by Sooraj Barjatya.The soundtrack for Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! was composed by Raamlaxman .The film had 14 songs,The track "Didi Tera Devar Deewana" became one of the most popular film songs ever,
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge is a 1995 film, also known by the initialismDDLJ, directed by Aditya Chopra.The soundtrack features seven songs composed by Jatin Lalit, The soundtrack became the best-selling Bollywood soundtrack of the year, with 9–12 million units sold according to HMV,
Song from Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 1995
Rangeela is a 1995 Indian romantic comedy film written, directed and produced by Ram Gopal Varma. It stars Aamir Khan, Jackie Shroffand Urmila Matondkar .The soundtrack featured 7 songs composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics penned by Mehboob and an instrumental theme song. Rangeela marked the return of the then 62-year-old veteran playback singer Asha Bhosle, who sang two super hit songs for the movie.
Song from Rangeela 1995
Taal is a 1999 musicalromantic drama film co written, edited, produced and directed by Subhash Ghai.The soundtrack of the film was composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics penned by Anand Bakshi.The soundtrack was released on 12 June 1999 and it become a big critical and commercial success.
