Remembering SHAMMI KAPOOR on his 85th Birth Anniversary

 SHAMSHER RAJ KAPOOR was the real name of Shammi Kapoor,born on 21st Oct.1931 in Bombay.Shammi Kapoor was not launched as a star kid by his superstar father Prithviraj Kapoor. He struggled for years to carve his niche in Bollywood. He began his career working for his father’s Prithvi Theatre as a junior artiste at a monthly salary of Rs 50.  He made his debut in Hindi Films in the year 1953, when the film Jeevan Jyoti was released. It was directed by Mahesh Kaul and Chand Usmani was Kapoor’s first heroine.

Song from Jeevan Jyoti 1953 Shammi's First Film

During the early years, 1952 to 1955, he acted in the following films: "Rail ka Dibba" with Madhubala. "Laila Majnu" with Nutan. "Thokar" with Shyama. "Shama Parvana" with Suraiya. "Hum Sab Chor Hain" with Nalini Jaiwant. Sahil, Tangewali, Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Miss Coca Cola, Mohar, Rangeen Raten, Gul Sanobar, Daku, Coffee House, Naqab, Mirza Sahiban, Chor Bazaar, Sipah Salar and some more nondescript films followed,

Song from Tumsa Nahin Dekha 1957

His first big success came with Tumsa Nahin Dekha which was released in 1957. Between 1957 and 1959 he acted in Dil Deke Dekho, Mujrim, Ujala, Singapore, College Girl, Boy Friend, Basant, Preet Na Jane Reet. He became a Star with the release of Junglee in 1961.

Song from Junglee 1961

Between 1960 & 1964 he acted in Professor, China Town, Char Dil Char Rahen, Raat ke Raahi, Dil Tera Diwana, Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya, Kashmir Ki Kali, Bluff Master, Janwar, Rajkumar.

Song from Teesri Manzil 1966

From 1966 onwards his releases were Teesri Manzil, Budtameez, Laat Saheb, An Evening In Paris, Tumse Achha Kaun Hai, Jawan Mohabbat, Prince, Brahmachari, Pagla Kahin Ka, Andaaz, Sachai, Pritam, Chote Sarkar, Jaane Anjaane. He got the 1968 Filmfare Award for the best actor for the film Brahmchari.

Song from Brahmchari 1968

Shammi Kapoor made his last appearance in Imitiaz Ali's directorial venture called Rockstar  in which he has acted along with his Grandnephew Ranbir Kapoor.

The super-energetic dancer who taught Indians how to groove, will always be remembered for his lively screen-presence. A romantic hero who was proverbially born with his dancing shoes on, was also a tech-geek and was way ahead of his contemporaries in visualising trends.

Song from Rail Ka Dibba 1953

Song from Laila Majnu 1953

Song from Hum Sab Chor Hain 1956

Song fromTumsa Nahin Dekha 1957

Song from Dil Deke Dekho 1959

Song from Junglee 1961

Song from Dil Tera Diwana 1962

Song from  Professor 1962

Song from Rajkumar 1964

Song from  Teesri Manzil 1966

Song from Jaanvar 1965

Song from Tumse Achcha Kaun Hai 1969

Bollywood’s romance with the Moon

Yesterday was Karwa Chauth,Moon is worshipped on that day by Indian ladies Bollywood has also been inspired to create ‘Moon and Taare’ songs in great numbers. Full Moon evokes poetry, beauty and romance.

Here is a compilation of some of the new and old Bollywood songs on Moon

 Na ye chand hoga na taare rahenge

  Geeta Dutt and Hemant Kumar from Sassi (1956)/Shart (1954), lyrics S.H. Behari, music Hemant Kumar

Song from Shart 1954

Dekho Woh Chaand

This is another song from Shartthis duet isSung by Hemant Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar

Song from Shart 1954

Teri chamakatee ankhon ke aaghe 

This song is from Chhote Babu (1957), lyrics Indeevar, music Madan Mohan sung by  by Lata Mangeshkar and Talat Mahmood( Only Audio  is available)

Song from Chhote Babu 1957

Aadha Hai Chandrma from Navrang 1958 sung by Asha and Mahendra Kapoor, Music is given by C Ramchandra

Song from Navrang 1958

Woh Chand Khila  from Anari 1959 sung by Mukesh and lata and Music by Shankar Jailkishan

Song from Anari 1959

Dheere Dheere Chal Chand Gagan Mein  from Love Marriage 1959 sung by Mohammad Rafi and Lata

Song from Love Marriage 1959

Chaudvin Ka Chaand  from Chaudvin Ka Chaand 1960 sung by mohammad Rafi music by Ravi

Song from  Chaudvin Ka Chaand 1960

Khoya Khoya Chand from Kala Bazar sung by Mohammad Rafi and music by S D Burman

Song from  Kala Bazar 1960

Do Sitaron Ka Zameen Par Hai Milan  from Kohinoor 1960,sung by Mohammad Rafi and Lata,Music by Naushad

 

Song from Kohinoor 1960

Ruk ja aaj, thehar ja re chanda from Dil Ek Mandir 1963 film sung by Lata and acted by Meena Kumari Music by Shankar Jaikishan

Song from Dil Ek Mandir 1963

Yeh Chaand Sa Raushan Chehra from Kashmir Ki Kali (1964) 

Song from   Kashmir Ki Kali (1964

Chand aahein bharega from Phool Bane Angaare 1963 sung by Mukesh music was from Kalyanji Anandji

Song  from Phool Bane Angaare 1963

Tu Chanda Mai Chandani from Reshma Aur Shera 1971

 sung by Lata music by Jaidev

Song from Reshma aur Shera 1971

Songs to celebrate Karwa Chauth

 Like most other celebrations, this festival also can be celebrated with some popular Hindi songs from Bollywood movies.Bollywood has till date created a host of sequences and songs relating to the festival.

Here is a compilation of some of the new and old Bollywood songs on Karwa Chauth.

                              Aaj Hai Karwa Chauth Sakhi from Bahu Beti 1965

Song from Karva Chauth 1978

Song from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

Karwa Chauth scene from Baabul

Karwa Chauth Scene from DDLJ

Pooja karo jee se jaan se from Jurrat 1989

Jab tak hai chanda jab tak hai chandaniya from Sharda 1981

Bole Chudiyan from Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gum

Happy Birthday to SIMI GREWAL "The Lady in White".

Simi Garewal, popularly known as the lady-in-white is undoubtedly one of Bollywood's rarest gems. As this diva celebrates her Birthday today, let's take a look at why we absolutely love the enigma called Simi Garewal.

She  was born (17th Oct 1947)in Muktsar, Punjab, India, in a Jat Sikh family.Her father, J. S. Garewal served in the Indian Armyrising to the rank of Brigadier. After spending much of her childhood in England, Garewal returned to India while a teenager. Her felicity with the English language induced the makers of the English-language film Tarzan Goes to India to offer her a role. A gangly 15-year-old, Garewal made her debut alongside Feroz Khan in Raaz Ki Baat in 1962

During the 1960s and '70s, she was in several notable Indian films, working with leading directors such as Mehboob Khan's Son of India, Raj Kapoor in Mera Naam Joker (1970), She starred opposite Shashi Kapoor in Columbia Pictures' Siddhartha, an English-language movie based on the novel by Hermann Hesse. Garewal did a nude scene in this film which caused some controversy in India.

 Simi has always been ahead of her times. In an era where actresses even refused to kiss, Simi never hesitated from flaunting her svelte figure if the role demanded that. Her immaculate dressing sense was an inspiration for many
.Garewal had her first serious relationship at the age of 17, with then Maharaja of Jamnagar, who was also her neighbor in England.Garewal was married to Ravi Mohan of Chunnamal family from old Delhi but her marriage was short and she is now divorced
She won 2 Filmfare Awards as Best Supporting Actress Award – Do Badanin 1966 and for Saathi 1968,Indian Television Academy Award for Best Anchor in 2003

Songs from SIMI'S Films

Song from Teen Deviyan 1965

Song from Johar Mehmood in Goa 1966

Song from Mera Naam Joker 1970

Song from  Seema 1971

Song from  Saath 1968

Song from Chalte Chalte 1976

Song from Karz 1980

Remembering HEMA MALINI on her 68th Birthday

Hema Malini was born the 16th of October in 1948 to a Tamil Iyenger family. When she was 15, she was considered for a role in a Tamil film, but was rejected because she was too thin.Earlier in Idhu Sathiyam 1961 a Tamil film she appeared for a small role as a dancer. 

She got her first Hindi film offer in 1968 opposite Raj Kapoor in Sapno Ka Saudagar, which she accepted. Since then she has been in numerous movies.
Hema Malini attended the Andhra Mahila Sabha in Chennai where her favourite subject was history.,she studied at DTEA Mandir Marg and in 12th Standard left to begin her acting career.Her 2nd Hindi Film was Waris 1969 with Jeetendra as her Hero.In the next year her 5 films released but she came into prominance only after Johny Mera Naam 1970 released.In most of her films, she starred opposite her husband; Dharmendra and with Rajesh Khanna and Devanand.

 Hema Malini's first film with Dharmendra was Sharafat (1970),later on she performed with Dharmendra in 28 films including Sharafat, Tum Haseen Main Jawan, Naya Zamana, Raja Jani, Seeta Aur Geeta , Patthar Aur Payal, Dost (1974), Sholay (1975), Charas, Jugnu, Azaad (1978) and Dillagi (1978).

 She fell in love with the already married Dharmendra when they filmed for Sholay in 1975, and both of them converted to Islam and married in 1980 because Dharmendra's first wife refused to divorce him. She is lovingly known as Dream Girl by fans ever since doing a film by the same name in the mid 70s. Other than acting, she is also a director, producer and a politician.

After her marriage, Malini made films including Kranti, Naseeb (1981), Satte Pe Satta, Rajput, and Ek Nai Paheli (1984). Malini portrayed the role of a classical singer in the film opposite Rajesh Khanna, 

She directed the film Dil Aashna Hai with Divya Bharti and Shahrukh Khan in the leading roles. Following this, Malini focused on dancing and television work
After taking a break from films for a number of years, Hema made a comeback with Baghban (2003). for which she earned a Filmfare Best Actress Award nomination. She also played a substantial supporting role in the 2004 film Veer-Zaara. In 2011, she directed her second feature film Tell Me O Khuda which featured both her husband Dharmendra and her daughter Esha Deol

In 1999, Malini campaigned for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate, Vinod Khanna, a former Bollywood actor, in the Lok Sabha Elections in Gurdaspur, Punjab. In February 2004, Malini officially joined the BJP From 2003 to 2009, she served as an MP to the upper house of the Rajya Sabha, having been nominated by the then President of India, Dr A P J Abdul Kalam. 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) by 3,30,743 votes.She was then elected to the Lok Sabha.

She is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. Her daughters Esha Deol & Ahana Deol are also trained Odissi dancers. They performed with Malini in a production called Parampara for charitable events. She also performed with her daughters at the Khajuraho Dance Festival. Malini also studied Kuchipudi with Vempati Chinna Satyam and Mohiniattam with Kalamandalam Guru Gopalakrishnan. She has played a number of dance roles including Narasimha and Rama in Tulasidas's Ramcharitmanas.In 2007, she performed in Mysuru on the eve of Dussera, where she played the roles of Sati, Parvati and Durga. Malini owns the Natya Vihar Kalakendra dance school.

She won Best Actress Award for Filmfare in 1973 for Sita Aur Geeta. and nominated for 10 times Last she was nomited for Baghban in 2003.
Let's Celebrate her Birthday with her Hit songs

Song from Sapnon Ka Saudagar 1968

Song from Waris 1969

Song from Abhinetri 1970

Song from Sharafat 1970

Song from Johny Mera Naam 1970

Song from Andaz 1971

Song from Seeta Aur Geeta 1972

Song from Prem Nagar 1974

Song from Dharmatma 1975

Song from Sholay 1975

Song from Dus Numbari 1976

Song from Dream Girl 1976

Song from  Trishul 1978

Song from Kranti 1981

Song from Satte Pe Satta 1982

Song from Razia Sultan 1983

Song from Baghban 2003