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
This blog is completing 5 years in a few days (25th June) and every now and then, someone suggests a theme for a song list One follower suggested making a blog on the songs mentioning or referring food products like Daal, Roti, or Laddoo, Jalebi or any fruit & vegetable.
On researching the songs under this theme, many songs were found, it is not possible to mention all songs in one blog so I have decided to create 2 blogs In the first blog I have compiled songs from the films from 1940 to 1980 and the rest in part 2. The first song in this blog is the title song from Roti (1942). 'Roti Roti Roti. The second song is a funny song from the film 'Station Master'(1942), 'Baba Chocolate Laye' composed by Naushad. Another song from 'Nishan(1949) 'Jaiyo Jaiyo Sipaiya Bazar, Daal Meri Chulhe Chadi'. This song sung by Shamshad Begum also mentions Rasgulla & Lassi.
Rajasthan is Bollywood’s dearest treasured place to shoot in. Its vast landscapes, locales that display its heritage, and air of royalty have always been attracting filmmakers since the outdoor shooting in Bollywood began.
Mughal e Azam was an important film, many scenes were shot in Jaipur, the song 'Ae Mohabbat Zindabad' was shot at Amber Fort, and the song 'Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya' was shot in a studio but the set was created similar to the Sheesh Mahal of Amber Fort.
Another very popular song 'Aaja Aayi Bahar Dil Hai' from the 1964 film Rajkumar was shot at the Ramgarh lake near Jaipur. How can we forget the song ' Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai' from the 1965 film Guide?
Mera Saya released in 1965 had almost all the songs were picturized in the beautiful locations of Udaipur. Since then Rajasthan became a hot destination of Bollywood. Many songs were shot in different places.
Song of Mughal e Azam 1960
Song of Mughal e Azam 1960
Song of Mujhe Jeene Do 1963
This song was picturized in Ramgarh Lake near Jaipur
Song of Rajkumar 1964
This song was picturized in Chittorgarh
Song of Guide 1965
This song was picturized in Udaipur
Song of Mera Saya 1966
Song of Mera Gaon Mera Desh 1971
This song was picturized in Jaisalmer
Song of Do Boond Paani 1971
This song was picturized at Kanak Vrindavan garden and Jal Mahal Jaipur
Song of Beta 1992
This song was picturized at Kanak Vrindavan Garden and Jaigarh fort Jaipur
Song of Khalnayak 1993
This song was picturized at Virat Nagar Jaipur
Song of Karan Arjun 1995
This song was picturized at the garden of Birla Mandir Jaipur
Song of Sabse Bada Khiladi 1995
This song was picturized at Sariska Palace Near Jaipur
Song of Saajan Chale Sasural 1996
This song was picturized at City Palace Jaipur
Song of Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998)
This song was shot in the barren serest of Jaisalmer.
Song of Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)
This song was shot in one of India’s largest forts, Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur.
Song of Hum Saath Saath Hai 1999
This song was picturized at Nahargarh fort Jaipur
Song of Rang De Basanti 2006
This song was picturized at Chokhi Dhani Jaipur
Song of Bol Bachchan (2012)
This song was picturized in Jaipur at various locations like Jal Mahal, Nahargarh Fort
Raj Khosla ( 31 May 1925 – 9 June 1991) came to Bombay to become a singer but he became an ace Director In his autobiography, Romancing With Life, Dev Anand mentions meeting a wannabe singer, Raj Khosla at a coffee joint around Mumbai's Flora Fountain. Dev Anand helped him and gave him a job as an assistant to Guru Dutt for the Navketan film Baazi 1951. He assisted Guru Dutt in his subsequent films. Guru Dutt who was producing CID (1956), had the confidence of Raj Khosla's capabilities and the Golden Touch.
His early background in classical music ensured that most of his films excelled in music. Art of picturizing a song he learned from Guru Dutt. Most of his films would be remembered for their lovely songs. In this blog, I have selected such beautiful songs from his films.
Vasant Desai (9 June1912–22 Dec 1975) used to say“I don’t care. I don’t make songs for Binaca Geetmala [or] for sales or popularity. I make it for my character and that particular situation in my film as conceived by my director. People will remember my songs because it will become part of their life."
He was groomed by V Shantaram. At the age of 16, he wanted to be an actor, so he came to Kolhapur and one of hisuncles took him to Shantaram at Prabhat.Studio. He was kept as an office boy. Young Vasant's job was to take chits in for Shantaram. For about eight months, he worked without pay. He was given a few acting roles in Marathi films. He also sang a few songs in the films and gave the background music in many Marathi films. V Shantaram gave him 'Shakuntala'(1943) as an independent music director. His compositions likeAe Malik Tere Bande Ham from Do Aankhen Barah Haath and Hum Ko Mun Ki Shakti Dena from Guddi(1971) have become permanent prayer in schools
Hissongs enjoy a cult status in Maharashtra with “Ghanshyam Sundaraa” occupying the top slot. Amey opines, “Desai’s smooth transitions from mukhdas (openings) to antras (stanzas) and the use of the chorus is an absolute delight.” Listen to his evergreen Rafi-Lata duet “Sabko Pyar Ki Pyaas” (“Pyar ki Pyaas”) or Hemant-Lata’s “Nain so Nain Nahee Milaao” (“Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje”)
Devoted to V. Shantaram from his Prabhat days, Desai went along with the maestro when he broke away from Prabhat to form his own Rajkamal Studios. Scoring music for a majority of Shantaram’s films, Vasant’s career suffered a major blow when their relations soured in the late 1950s. Yet it is to his credit that even though they split after the recording of “Aadha Hai Chandrama” (later re-done by C. Ramchandra), he never ever spoke ill about “Anna” till his dying day.
Going through his long and enviable list of songs would be difficult but suffice to say that his memorable songs are valuable gems of musical heritage.
Dimple Kapadia( Born on 8 June 1957) was launched by Raj Kapoor at age 16, playing the title role in his teen romance Bobby (1973). She became a sensation after the release of the film. Bobby established her as a "cult figure" She became the youth fashion icon of India. The mini skirts and polka-dotted dresses she wore were often referred to as "Bobby Print"
Before the release of Bobby, she has already married that too the heartthrob of the nation Rajesh Khanna. She didn't work in any film after the release of Bobby. She made her comeback after 12 years with Ramesh Sippy's Sagar in 1985.
Despite long absences, Dimple Kapadia — who turns 64 today — has built an enviable body of work. In this blog we look into the roles she played in her career span of 48 years.
Bobby(1973)
The film became a trend-setter. It was wildly popular and widely imitated. It introduced to Bollywood the genre of teenage romance with a rich-versus-poor clash as a backdrop. Dimple played Bobby Braganza in this film. She was awarded The Best Heroine Award for this film. She acted with "natural ease and freshness".Rediff.com ranked her performance in Bobby as the fourth-best female debut of all-time in Hindi cinema: "An elfin little girl with big, lovely eyes, nobody quite portrayed innocence as memorably as Dimple in her first outing.
Sagar(1985)
It was a comeback film of Dimple after 12 years. It was a romantic drama film directed by Ramesh Sippy. The film stars Rishi Kapoor, Kamal Haasan, and Dimple Kapadia. She played Mona D'Silva who runs a small restaurant in Goa. She once again awarded The Best Actress for this film.
Kaash (1987)
The film written and directed by Mahesh Bhatt. Dimple Kapadia and Jackie Shroff starred as an estranged couple who, during a relentless legal battle over the custody of their only son, learn that the boy is suffering from brain tumour and reunite to spend the last months of his life as a familyDimple achieves the impossible. Bereft of her glitzy make-up, glamour and filmi mannerisms, she comes alive as never before: beautiful, sensitive and intense.
Lekin (1991)
The film was loosely based on the 1895 short story Kshudhit PashaanHungry Stones by Rabindranath Tagore, and directed by Gulzar. It stars Vinod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Amjad Khan, Alok Nath, and Beena Banerjee. Dimplehas often cited this role as a personal favorite and the pinnacle of her career and wished she had more screen time in the film. Her performance in it earned her a third Filmfare nomination
Rudali (1993)
The film is set in a small village in Rajasthan, India. It tells the story of a woman named Shanichari, who was abandoned by her mother shortly after her father's death. Bad fortune follows her throughout her life. The title is a reference to a custom in certain areas of Rajasthan where women of a lower caste are hired as professional mourners upon the death of upper-caste males. These women are referred to as a "rudaali" (roo-dah-lee), literally translated as "female weeper" or "weeping woman". Their job is to publicly express the grief of family members who are not permitted to display emotion due to social status. Dimple Kapadia won the National Film Award for Best Actress and the Filmfare Awards Best Performance Critics Award.
Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
Dimple plays a middle-aged, alcoholic interior designer battling loneliness and pining to be with her daughter, she (along with Akshaye Khanna’s Siddharth Sinha) provides the much-needed gravitas and depth to Farhan Akhtar’s breezy coming-of-age directorial debut. Kapadia told Filmfare that making the film was an enriching experience, and called her part "a role to die for"
