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Saturday, December 11th, 2010 by admin
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Awaara (1951)

Awaara was the film that established Raj Kapoor as a major international film star; it also became one of the most popular Hindi films overseas (mainly in Asia and the former USSR) and was remade in many other national cinemas. It was also the first film Raj Kapoor made in his own studios and with ...

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Saturday, November 20th, 2010 by admin
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Shabnam (1949)

This latest Filmistan picture running to crowded houses at Roxy for many weeks now is a picture which does credit to S. Mukerji the producer, who gave us in the past pictures like Kangan, Bandhan, Naya Sansar etc. There are no less than ten songs, several dance numbers in which the selection of artistes has ...

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Sunday, May 16th, 2010 by admin
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Cuckoo, Shamshad Begum and Shanker Jaikishen

This is the only SOLO song sung by Shamshad Begum for Shanker-Jaikishan. Shanker Jaikishan used Shamshad’s voice only 3 times during their long careers. The reason for using her voice sparingly in their compositions is provided by Shamshad and her daughter Usha below… “Shamshad Begum remembers the time she came in contact with Raj Kapoor. ...

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Saturday, December 26th, 2009 by admin
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Andaz (1949)

Mehboob Khan’s Andaz opened the prestigious new Liberty cinema in Bombay. Nargis plays the role of Neeta, a modern woman who mixes freely with men, rides horses and wears western clothes. She seems to be falling in love with her father’s manager, Dilip Kumar, while we ignore all the signs that become so apparent on ...

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Friday, November 27th, 2009 by admin
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Cuckoo

Cuckoo was perhaps the first of the most well known dancing queens of Indian Cinema. Her predecessors were many, including a dancer called Azurie, who it is said Cuckoo modeled herself on. But in terms of the sheer body of work and its impact, Cuckoo would have to be the first among Hindi cinema’s dancing ...

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Saturday, September 12th, 2009 by admin
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Cuckoo in Aan (1952)

Bollywood Dancer Cuckoo in Aan (1952) – perhaps her only dance sequence picturized in color

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