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Suraiya – Naushad Collaboration
____________________ Back to Legends – Suraiya ____________________ Naushad was Suraiya’s mentor and Suraiya sang some of the best songs of her career under Naushad’s baton. It was Naushad who introduced Suraiya as a playback singer for Mehtaab in Sharda (1942) and then later gave hits after hits when Suraiya became full fledged singing star in ...
Suraiya – Asha Bhosle Duets
____________________ Back to Legends – Suraiya ____________________ Asha Bhosle on Suraiya Suraiya and Asha sang only 1 duet together. It was composed by Husnlal Bhagatram for Shama Parwana (1954). It is a very lively duet where lovers are waiting for their loved ones. Asha has an interesting tidbit to tell about how this duet was ...
Suraiya
____________________ Profile – Fact File Filmography – Interview – Photo Gallery Back to Legends – Suraiya ____________________ The young Raj Kapoor used to teasingly call her `kallu’ when the two started out by doing children’s radio programmes for AIR. When she entered films with bit roles, Naushad had to make the barely-into-her-teens girl stand on ...
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 ...
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 ...
Manna Dey – Part 3
It was the astute S.D. Burman, who discovered the comic side to Manna Da’s singing, enabling him to perhaps, atleast crack the limitations of the classical tag. In the 60′s, for Ziddi, Burman Da made Manna Dey sing the hugely popular and uproariously funny ‘Pyar ki aag mein, tan badan jal gaya’. Every Manna buff ...
Manna Dey – Part 2
Other equally talented and deserving artistes of his time, made successful collaborations with either directors, music composers, or matinee idols, which gave impetus to their careers. The Lata Mangeshkar – Madan Mohan combine, the Rafi – Naushad collaboration, the Mukesh – Raj Kapoor unity, the Kishore Kumar – R.D.Rurman merger. Manna Da was never tied ...
Manna Dey – Part 1
At one point in time in the Golden Age of film music, composers could only think of one name, to render complex, classical based tunes – Manna Dey. Only he stood for classical erudition, only his voice could manoeuvre complicated murkis and gamaks. Only he could be trusted to retain the classical essence of the ...
Mukesh – Part 4
Perhaps the only calculating thing Mukesh ever did was to engineer an elopement to marry his beloved Saral. That was the name of the Gujarati girl Mukesh fell in love with and wished to marry. Families on both sides disapproved. Friend and mentor, Motilal was called in to perform the Kanyadaan. Mukesh was in private ...
Mukesh – Part 3
There were other actors who benefited from the use of Mukesh’s vocals. Dilip Kumar who openly admitted his admiration for the singer. The pensive ‘Mr. Bharat’ Manoj Kumar who used Mukesh’s voice in most of his films. ‘Tum bin jeevan kaise beeta poocho mere dil se’sings the forlorn Manoj to the reluctant sanyasin Sadhana in ...
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G.M. Durrani – Interview:
I think it was sometimes during 1935/36 that Sohrab Modi spotted me as a singer. I was then givi...
Ahmed Rushdi:
The men hovering around that brilliant playback singer, Ahmed Rushdi, who played such important ...
Zubaida Khanum's Song List : ____________________
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Firdousi Begum:
The fascinating voice of Firdousi Begum reverberated in the horizons of the film world at the ve...
Talat Mahmood's Factfile: ____________________
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