Monday, 17 August 2020

The First English Song and Kiss in a Hindi Film

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The first English song in a Hindi film was sung by Devika Rani in 1933 film Karma, starring Devika Rani and Himanshu Rai.  The film was ...
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Saturday, 15 August 2020

Films Released on the Independence Day(15 Aug 1947)

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 It was Friday on 15th August 1947. Two films were released in Bombay on the Independence Day itself, 'Shehnai' at Novelty on Grant ...
Friday, 14 August 2020

Shammi Kapoor- A Natural Dancer

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  Shammi Kapoor in his Biography said"The sound of any music evoked in me a strong urge to dance. The rhythm didn't take time to se...
Thursday, 13 August 2020

Vyjaynthimala- The Dancing Queen of Bollywood

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  Vyjayanthimala Bali celebrates her birthday on the 13th of August. She shares this birthday with another Bollywood legend Sridevi who was ...
Tuesday, 11 August 2020

Manmohan Krishna- The Character Actor of the Golden Era of Bollywood

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  Manmohan Krishna  (11 August 1921 – 3 November 1990), a familiar actor of the 50s and 60s. He worked in nearly 250 films, notably  Naya Da...
Monday, 10 August 2020

KHEMCHAND PRAKASH- A Forgotten Genius

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Khemchand  Prakash (12 December 1907 – 10 August 1949) is immortal to the music lovers who like old Bollywood songs.   Very  f ew of us know...
Saturday, 8 August 2020

Rehana - The first Heroine of Dev Anand

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Rehana got her major break as a heroine in 1946 film Hum Ek Hain which was also Dev Anand's first film. She became the overnight s...
Friday, 7 August 2020

A Hit Song is a Collaborative Effort

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Recently I was watching a video where five Bollywood lyricists were discussing that the due credit is not given to the lyricist. The whole...
Thursday, 6 August 2020

Jaane Woh Kaise Log The Jinke Pyar Ko Pyar Mila

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This immortal song of Pyaasa(1957) was written by Sahir Ludhianvi, sung by Hemant Kumar and composed by S D Burman.  This song  was inspi...