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Sunday, August 1st, 2010 by admin
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Hemant Kumar – Part 2

“Which rival musician would provide that kind of encouragement to a then unknown musician like me?” Bhupen Hazarika shakes his head in wonderment. Hailing a taxi Hemantda took the stupefied young Bhupen Hazarika to the HMV office in Calcutta and a deal was finalized on the spot. Later in Mumbai Hemant Kumar, already a reputed ...

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Sunday, August 1st, 2010 by admin
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Hemant Kumar – Part 1

“Listening to Hemantda I feel as though a sadhu sitting in a temple is singing a Bhajan,” comments the nightingale Lata Mangeshkar about the unique unvanquished Hemant Kumar” who was not only a fabulous singer but also an equally indomitable composer. As Lataji astutely tells us, in Hemant Kumar’s voice one could experience an amalgamation ...

. Bollywood . Music Directors

Sunday, July 25th, 2010 by admin
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Rajkumari – Profile

____________________ Profile – Interview Solo Song List | 1931 – 1940 | 1941 – 1950 | 1951 – Onwards | ____________________ Rajkumari began her career as a singer on All India Radio, way back in 1934. HMV contacted her for an album in Gujarati. Initially she started working as an actress in Hindi films. Her ...

. Bollywood . Singing Stars

Sunday, July 18th, 2010 by admin
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C.H. Atma Song List

____________________ Profile | Song List ____________________ Song Year Film Co-Singer Music Director Lyricist Dil beqaraar hai 1951 Nagina Shanker Jaikishan Hasrat Jaipuri Roun mai sagar kai kinare 1951 Nagina Shanker Jaikishan Shailendra Ek sitara hai aakash mein 1951 Nagina Shanker Jaikishan Shailendra Is bewafa jahan mein 1952 Aasmaan O.P. Nayyar Prem Dhawan Raat suhani hanste ...

. Bollywood . Singing Stars

Saturday, July 17th, 2010 by admin
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Naseem Akhtar

Naseem Akhtar was younger sister of Sardar Akhtar (wife of famous Indian director Mehboob Khan) and Bahar Akhtar (wife of A.R. Kardar – another famous Indian director credited for establishing the film industry of Lahore). Details are sketchy about Naseem Akhtar. She was an established playback singer before partition and sang for major music directors ...

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Saturday, July 17th, 2010 by admin
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Noor Jehan

____________________ Back to Legends – Noor Jehan ____________________ Noor Jehan the Melody Queen reigned supreme over the South Asian music scene for more than six decades. She rose from near oblivion of the backwaters of Kasur, then hardly more than middle-sized Punjab town, to the dizzy heights of stardom as far back as the 40s, ...

. . . . Bollywood . Lollywood . Singing Stars

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010 by admin
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Shamshad Begum – Profile

____________________ Profile – Interview – Gallery Back to Legends – Shamshad Begum ____________________ The inimitable Shamshad Begum was the reigning queen of film music in its earliest years. From the 1940s to the early 1960s, her unmistakable voice sang such memorable songs as Kaahe koyal shor machaye re (Aag), Pee ke ghar aaj pyari dulhaniya ...

Bollywood . Lollywood

Sunday, July 4th, 2010 by admin
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Pradeep

Best remembered for his inspirational and patriotic songs, lyricist Kavi Pradeep, as he was commonly known, wrote over 1,500 songs for films. He was born Ramchandra Narayanji Dwivedi in Badnagar, Madhya Pradesh. A graduate from Lucknow University, Pradeep aimed to be a schoolteacher rather than a professional poet. However, he was discovered by Himansu Rai ...

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Sunday, July 4th, 2010 by admin
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Madhubala Zaveri

Madhubala Zaveri was introduced as a playback singer by music director Hansraj Behl probably around early 50s. Madhubala sang a beautiful duet with Talat Mahmood Dil mera tera diwaana in Apni Izzat that gave her some recognition as a playback singer. Madhubala had sharp, high pitched voice with distinctive enunciation that sounded sweet and pleasing ...

Bollywood

Sunday, July 4th, 2010 by admin
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Manna Dey – Part 4

Manna Dey’s unique style and his sincere, humane personality won him admirers and devotees. The late Kavi Pradeep, whose ‘Upar gagan vishaal’ Manna Da sang, says ‘I’m a great fan of Manna Da’s style. He pronounces words with great care and sensitivity. He’s also the emperor of harmony’. Talented Kavitha Krishnamurthy, a star in her ...

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