On March 14th 2019, we reach a milestone for Bollywood cinema: the talkies. Alam Ara released March 14, 1931 bringing the revolution of sound and thus music. The release occurred at the Majestic Cinema in Mumbai and was so popular the police had to be called to control the crowds. With the film having been lost to the sands of time it’s impossible to know who actually wrote the album, but we do know that Wazir Mohammed Khan was the first playback singer. Things have not changed since, as the soundtrack of any film has a profound effect on the careers of the actors in the film, on how the film itself does and on the legacy of those who took part in it. After all, a song in a Bollywood movie is not simply music directors, instrumentalists and playback singers, it’s the cameraman, the location people, the set designers and...
- 3/14/2019
- by Swarup Chakravarthy
- Bollyspice
Kasme Waade Pyaar Wafa .... This soul stirring song from Manoj Kumar's hit film Upkaar is still relevant as it compels one to ponder at the uncertainty of human relations.
Being a thought-provoking and philosophical number many wonder this song is penned by literary genius like Indeevar or Prem Dhanwan. In fact many websites have credited this song to Indeevar, Prem Dhawan and some have even credited it to Qamar Jalalabadi but the fact is the song is written by Gulshan Bawra.
Besides penning songs Gulshan Bawra even played comedy roles in many films (Including Upkaar) hence due to his comedian image people mistook him as humourist but he had written many wonderful songs like 'Mere Desh Ki Dharti...' (Upkaar), 'Yaari Hai Imaan Mera...' (Zanjeer) and the title track of Agar Tum Na Hote.
Secondly, few know that Manoj Kumar had no plans for the song in the...
Being a thought-provoking and philosophical number many wonder this song is penned by literary genius like Indeevar or Prem Dhanwan. In fact many websites have credited this song to Indeevar, Prem Dhawan and some have even credited it to Qamar Jalalabadi but the fact is the song is written by Gulshan Bawra.
Besides penning songs Gulshan Bawra even played comedy roles in many films (Including Upkaar) hence due to his comedian image people mistook him as humourist but he had written many wonderful songs like 'Mere Desh Ki Dharti...' (Upkaar), 'Yaari Hai Imaan Mera...' (Zanjeer) and the title track of Agar Tum Na Hote.
Secondly, few know that Manoj Kumar had no plans for the song in the...
- 5/14/2015
- GlamSham
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