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Saturday, November 14th, 2009 by
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Sinbad the Sailor (1952) – Ada sai Jhoomte

This 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 …

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Friday, November 13th, 2009 by
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Suraiya and her infamous Granny

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 …

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Friday, November 13th, 2009 by
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First Female Music Composer of Bollywood

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 before Talash-e-Haq. Thus, making Bibbo the first …

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Saturday, September 12th, 2009 by
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Beqarar hai koi – Shama Parwana (1954)

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 …

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