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Thursday 24 November 2022

50 Years of Seeta Aur Geeta

 


This film is a classic entertainer, released on 24th November 1972, the film was a blockbuster. Inspired by Ram Aur Shyam the film has a strong script by Salim Javed. Hema Malini in a double role brings the film to life with her natural charm and beauty.

The story is about identical twins (played by Hema Malini) who are separated at birth and grow up with different temperaments. After they meet each other as adults, they swap places. The two sisters' partners in the movie are played by Dharmendra and Sanjeev Kumar, while Manorama plays the villainous aunt.



Despite the presence of Dharmendra who was the reigning star of the time. and Sanjeev Kumar, it is an outright Hema Malini film. She got the Filmfare Award for best actress for that year.R.D. Burman's music is outstanding. All the songs are lovely, from the happily exciting "Oh Saathi Chal" to the catchy "Zindagi Hai Khel" to the ballad "Haan Ji Haan"






Soundtrack

#SongSinger(s)DurationNotes
1"Arey Zindagi Hai Khel"Manna DeyAsha Bhosle04:43Picturised on Hema Malini as Geeta and Dharmendra
2"O Saathi Chal"Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle04:29Picturised on Hema Malini and Sanjeev Kumar
3"Koi Ladki Mujhe Kal Raat"Kishore KumarLata Mangeshkar04:20Picturised on Hema Malini as Geeta and Sanjeev Kumar
4"Haan Ji Haan Maine Sharaab"Lata Mangeshkar05:26Picturised on Hema Malini as Geeta
5"Abhi to Haath Mein Jaam"Manna Dey05:31Picturised on Dharmendra







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Thursday 3 November 2022

50 Years of Raja Jani

 


In continuation of giving hits from Tum Haseen Mein Jawan and Sharafat by the hit Jodi Dharmendra and Hema Malini, this was their third hit movie in a row for the year 1972. It was the fourth highest-grossing Indian film of 1972.

The film was made under the banner of Seven Arts Pictures by producer Madan Mohla and directed by Mohan Sehgal from a script by Nabendu Ghosh with dialogue by Ali Raza. The music was the highlight of the film with many popular songs such as , “A. B. C. chhodo”, “Jani o jaani” by Kishore Kumar, “Duniya ka mela mele mein Ladki"and more.

Dharmendra as Raj Kumar Singh "Raja" in search of a young girl who could be placed in the palace as heir to the kingdom– courtesy of an arrangement with the scheming Diwan Gajendra Singh (Prem Nath). He finds one in a street dancer, Shanoo (Hema Malini), trains her up as a princess, and presents her to the Rajmata (Durga Khote) as her long lost granddaughter, Ratna. Rajmata is delighted to have her back,  With lots of twists and turns take over, bringing into the plot  Raja and Ratna carry out a well-thought-out plan, and the lovers are united by the grandmother.

The film is entertaining with a lot of action, it is a one-time watch

Soundtrack

The music composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal.

SongSinger
"Jani O Jani"Kishore Kumar
"Aa Aaja Aaja"Lata Mangeshkar
"A B C D Chhodo"Lata Mangeshkar
"Duniya Ka Mela"Lata Mangeshkar
"Kitna Maza Aa Raha Hai"Lata Mangeshkar
"Mubarak Ho Tujhe Ae Dil"Lata Mangeshkar

Songs of Raja Jani

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Thursday 13 May 2021

50 Years of Navketan's 'Tere Mere Sapne'

 


Recall the song “Hey, Maine Kasam Li” where the hero Dev Anand on a Bicycle and the heroine Mumtaz sitting on the crossbar riding across green fields singing the song with very little action and lots of cuddling. What a picturization.

Tere Mere Sapne is one of my favorite movies. It has substance. Commercially, it did not do very well at the box office but I believe it is one of the most sensitive Bollywood movies by Goldie Vijay Anand. He also acted in this film, he plays a doctor and gave a memorable performance.

 The film is based on the novel “The Citadel” by A.J.Cronin, published in 1937 in UK.  based on his own experiences as a doctor. Dedicated to the medical community, the film starts off with a young, idealistic MBBS doctor Anand Kumar (Dev Anand) moving to a village near a coal mine. He attains his degree in medicine and re-locates to a small village to assist the local doctors there. Upon arrival, he is met by the ailing Dr. Prasad and his wife, and hired on a salary of Rs.250/- per month. He meets with the other doctors namely Dr. Kothari (Vijay Anand), an alcoholic, and Dr. Bhutani, a dentist. Anand finds that he is saddled with all of Kothari's work as well his own due to the reason that Kothari is drunk every night. He nevertheless carries on, aided by the local school-teacher, Nisha Patel(Mumtaz), who he eventually marries. Then one day a proud father, Phoolchand, gives a baksheesh to Anand for the safe delivery of his first-born. This does not auger well with Mrs. Prasad and she fires Anand. Anand and Nisha re-locate to Bombay, and after sometime Anand establishes himself as a leading doctor, is honored for his thesis, and gets to be the personal doctor of a leading Bollywood actress Maltimala. When Dr. Kothari and Dr. Bhutani go to visit them, they find while Nisha is still the same good-natured woman, who is expecting a child, Dr. Anand is a changed individual, who has no time for friends, personal life, or even his wife, and is not even aware that she is pregnant. The two return home disappointed, followed by Nisha, who has decided to separate from Anand.

 There are many beautiful songs and several great dances featuring Hema Malini.  Vijay Anand’s direction keeps things moving along at a good pace. There are so many wonderful characters in this film too. Mumtaz gave a stunning performance. Music by S D Burman and lyrics by Neeraj is superb.

SongSingersPicturised on
"Phurr Ud Chala"Asha BhosleHema Malini
"Mera Saajan Phool Kanwal Ka"Asha BhosleJayshree T.
"Jaisa Radha Ne Mala Japi"Lata MangeshkarMumtazDev Anand
"Ae Maine Kasam Li"Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore KumarMumtaz, Dev Anand
"Jeevan Ki Bagiya Mehkengi"Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore KumarMumtaz, Dev Anand
"Tha Thai Thatha Thai"Asha Bhosle, ChorusHema Malini
"Mera Antar Ek Mandir Hai Tera"Lata MangeshkarMumtaz
"Zamaane Dhat Tere Ki"Manna DeyAgha


 






Song of Tere Mere Sapne 1971

Friday 30 April 2021

50 Years of 'Andaz'

 


This Superhit film was released on 30th April 1971. It was the last movie of Shammi Kapoor as a romantic hero. It was the last movie of the great Shankar-Jaikishan duo. Soon after Jaikishan died of liver cirrhosis, he was only 42.It was the first movie of Ramesh Sippy as Director and also the first script of Salim Javed, 

The film is about a widower(Shammi Kapoor) who has a kid from his now-dead wife(Simi Grewal) and a young widow(Hema Malini) who has a young son from her now-dead lover(Rajesh Khanna) and how their lives meet and end up in romance.

This was the golden age of Rajesh Khanna, whatever the superstar touched it turned into gold. Here also in 15 minutes guest appearances stole the show. He appears on screen for only a few minutes with the famous Kishore Kumar yodel “Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana” and a couple of other scenes.

The story is a formula-based one but the skilfully written screenplay is able to entertain the viewers throughout. This was the first signal of a great script and screenplay writer of Bollywood in making. Their first film as an independent screenplay writer was to release soon and to be the top-grossing film of 1971. 

It was the last movie of Shammi Kapoor as a romantic hero and his role demanded maturity not only on the face but also in performance. And Shammi Kapoor has done it perfectly. Nowhere is he over the top and portrayed the widower and an affectionate father on the screen with finesse, bringing all his experience as a hero over the previous 18 years into his performance

The film features "Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana", one of the best known Bollywood yodels This song was nominated in the best singer category for Kishore Kumar. Hasrat Jaipuri was awarded the best lyricist for this song.

 This is an entertaining family drama If you have not seen it earlier, you must see it now. 


#TitleSinger(s)
1"Re Mama Re Mama Re"Mohammed Rafi
2"Dil Use Do Jo Jaan De De"Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle
3"Hai Na Bolo Bolo"Mohammed Rafi, Suman KalyanpurSushma Shrestha, Pratibha
4"Mujhe Pyas Aesi Pyas Lagi Hai"Asha Bhosle
5"Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana"Kishore Kumar
6"Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana (II)"Mohammed Rafi
7"Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana (III)"Asha Bhosle

Song of Andaz 1971
Song of Andaz 1971

Song of Andaz 1971

Song of Andaz 1971

Song of Andaz 1971

Song of Andaz 1971

Song of Andaz 1971













Wednesday 11 November 2020

50 Years of Johny Mera Naam

 


Released on 11th Nov 1970, Johny Mera Naam was the Biggest Hit of Dev Anand's career. The movie, a thriller all the way, had the stamp of quality from director Vijay ‘Goldie’ Anand. He and Dev Anand had begun their association with “Nau Do Gyarah” in 1957 and went a long way to give Indian cinema classics like “Guide”, “Kala Bazaar” and “Tere Ghar Ke Samne”. 

With Johny Mera Naam began a Decade of Action cinema. Though Dev Anand was known for Romance his versatility lay in his desire to experiment. It was the first film of Hema Malini with Dev Anand It was also the first Superhit film of her career. Hema Malini is at her best when romancing with the hero especially in ‘Pal Bhar Ke Liye Koi Hame Pyaar Karle’, a song where the Dev Anand keeps popping up from countless windows in a rest house.

 Dev Anand and Pran play the roles of brothers separated in childhood. Years later, Sohan (Dev Anand) goes on to become a CID officer called Sohan Kumar who solves his cases taking up different guises. He takes the identity of Johny, a petty thief and gets himself in jail, befriends Heera (Jeevan), solves a case wooing Rekha (Hema Malini) and finds the criminal.

Despite being fifty years old, the film does not look outdated, thanks to Vijay Anand. This is also testimony to his skills that despite a run time of around 2 hours 45 minutes, unusually long for a thriller but a norm for Indian movies, you never feel the length

Johny Mera Naam marked some of the best music composed by the duo Kalyanji Anandji.

#SongSinger(s)Picturized OnDuration
1Title Music (Johny Mera Naam)InstrumentalCredit Title Sequence01:59
2"Vaada Toh Nibhaaya"Kishore KumarAsha BhosleDev Anand and Hema Malini05:05
3"Pal Bhar Ke Liye"Kishore Kumar, Usha KhannaDev Anand and Hema Malini05:05
4"Mose Mora Shyam Rootha"Lata MangeshkarHema Malini05:38
5"Babul Pyare"Lata MangeshkarHema Malini06:19
6"Nafrat Karne Walon Ke"Kishore KumarDev Anand and Hema Malini03:55
7"Husn Ke Lakhon Rang"Asha BhoslePremnath and Padma Khanna05:19
8Music InstrumentalInstrumental02:00

Song of Johny Mera Naam 1970

Song of Johny Mera Naam 1970
Song of Johny Mera Naam 1970






Friday 16 October 2020

The Dream Girl Turns 72

 


Born on 16th Oct1948 to a Tamil-speaking Iyengar family, Hema Malini did her early education in Chennai. Her father was later posted in Delhi, where she attended school at the Delhi Tamil Education Association Senior School (DTEA) on Mandir Marg. After Class 11, she quit commencing her acting career.

She made her debut in Hindi films with Sapno Ka Saudagar(1968). She made her mark next in Dev Anand’s Johnny Mera Naam (1970). After that, there was no stopping Hema. In 1971 her next hit film was Andaz and with the release of Sita Aur Geeta(1972), she was among the top 3 heroines of Bollywood.

She went on to star in a number of hit films -- Sholay (1975), Trishul (1978), Meera (1979), Naseeb (1981), and Satte Pe Satta (1982) to name a few. She emerged as the highest-paid female actor of her time (1976 - 1980).

She made a hit pairing with Dharmendra in the seventies,  acted together in 28 films including SharafatTum Haseen Main JawanNaya ZamanaRaja JaniSeeta Aur GeetaPatthar Aur PayalDost (1974), Sholay (1975), CharasJugnuAzaad (1978) and Dillagi (1978).

In 1980, she married Dharmendra, she continued to give hit movies even after her marriage. In the 80s Malini continued to star in big-budget films like KrantiNaseebSatte Pe Satta and Rajput, most of which proved successful at the box-office. She continued to work in heroine-centric roles after becoming a mother, in films like Aandhi ToofanDurgaaRamkali, Sitapur Ki Geeta, Ek Chadar Maili SiRihaee, and Jamai Raja

In the 1990s, she produced and directed the 1992 film Dil Aashna Hai, starring Divya Bharti and Shah Rukh Khan in the leading roles. She also produced and directed her second feature film Mohini (1995), starring her niece Madhoo, both the films flopped. She then focused on dancing and television work.

After taking a break from films for a number of years, Malini made a comeback with Baghban (2003),[29] for which she earned a Filmfare Best Actress Award nomination. She also made guest appearances in the 2004 film Veer-Zaara and the 2007 film Laaga Chunari Mein Daag

 From 2003 to 2009, she served as an MP to the upper house – the Rajya Sabha, having been nominated by the then President of IndiaDr. A.P.J. Abdul KalamIn February 2004, Malini officially joined the BJP.In March 2010, Malini was made general secretary of the BJP, and in February 2011, she was recommended by Ananth Kumar, the party general secretary. In the 2014 general elections for the Lok Sabha, Malini defeated the Mathura incumbent, Jayant Chaudhary (RLD) She once again won the Lok Sabha election in 2019. She is very active in Politics.

Song of Sapno Ka Saudagar 1968

Song of Johny Mera Naam 1970

Song of Seeta Aur Geeta 1972

Song of Jugnu 1973

Song of Dulhan 1974

Song of Prem Nagar 1974

Song of Sholay 1975

Song of Mehbooba 1976

Song of Dream Girl 1977

Song of Trishul 1978

Song of Meera 1979

Song of Kranti 1981

Song of Satte Pe Satta 1982

Song of Razia Sultan 1983