Born in 1927, Alam Lohar was easily the most popular folk singer of his time in Punjab which he toured extensively performing at festivals and travelling theatres. With the advent of TV in Pakistan in 1964, he gained a much wider following. He died in 1981, the same year in which he was given the ...
Nasreen trying to seduce Asad Bokhari in Zinda Laash (1967) – second horror film of Pakistan and the first one to be released with “Adults Only” tag.
Bollywood Dancer Cuckoo in Aan (1952) – perhaps her only dance sequence picturized in color
1. Madhubala and Premnath first film together was Badal (1951). On the first day of the shooting, Madhubala entered makeup room of Premnath and quickly handed him a fully blossomed red rose and a note. Puzzled Premnath read the note which said that if you love me, please accept the rose, otherwise return it. Premnath ...
Full StoryKya yehi jaawani hai from Chaand (1944) shows just how incredibly gifted composer-duo Husnlal-Bhagatram were. One can marvel at the meticulous detail and craftsmanship that went into creating this melody full of mystique, sex-appeal and innocence. Husnlal-Bhagatram had achieved a great deal within the limited resources at their behest. Their marquee was their gifted approach ...
Full StoryThis beautiful song was composed by Chitragupta who was still a struggling music director at that time and this film – particularly this song helped him establish his place in the Hindi Film Industry. According to Shamshad Begum, many music directors used her as a stepping stone to reach either Asha Bhosle or Lata Mangeshkar ...
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November 13th, 2009
This rare family pic shows Suraiya’s infamous granny who played a major role in ending the love affair of Suraiya with Dev Anand. According to Dev Anand in his book Romancing with Life – an autobiography, he mentioned “Suraiya’s grandmother’s open resentment came to the fore one day, on the sets of Afsar. She started ...
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November 13th, 2009
It is commonly believed that Nargis’s mother Jaddan Bai became the first female music composer of Bollywood when she composed for Talash-e-Haq in 1935. That is incorrect. Ishrat Sultana aka Bibbo, composed the music of Adl-e-Jahangir in 1934, which was released a year earlier than Talash-e-Haq. Thus, making Bibbo the first female music composer of ...
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September 12th, 2009
Please listen to the two songs below. You will notice that the tunes are pretty similar. The Indian song is from the film Shama Parwana (1954). It was sung by Suraiya (the charming singer-actress) and Mohammed Rafi and picturized on very young Shammi Kapoor and Suraiya herself. Music was by Husnlal Bhagatram (who were also ...
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Dev Anand : Dev Anand
Along with Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand completes the
Deeba : Deeba
Raheela, popularly known as Deeba, was born on August 1, 1947
Mukesh : Mukesh
A popular playback singer, Mukesh was born Mukesh Chand Mathur. He was
M. Ashraf : M. Ashraf
The sudden and tragic demise of M. Ashraf on February 4,
Kuyu (1968):
Metin Erksan's most controversial film, Kuyu/The Well (1968), considered as ...
Waqt (1965):
Waqt was a landmark in many ways: it is a multi-starrer with four main ...
Wake Up Sid (2009):
Whether it's the typical Indian soap opera family saga, a controversial extr...
Elaan (1947):
Story of two half-brothers, the evil Sajjad (Himalaywala) and the good Javed...
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