tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post4314580906653771108..comments2024-03-24T08:18:33.058-04:00Comments on Conversations Over Chai: The Masters: Sajjad HussainUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-63335502986873886762015-04-30T21:10:32.921-04:002015-04-30T21:10:32.921-04:00Offhand, I can remember Abhi na jao chhodkar and D...Offhand, I can remember <i>Abhi na jao chhodkar</i> and <i>Dukh aur sukh ke raaste</i> from <i>Hum Dono</i>; many twin versions of songs have different lyrics, but the mukhda is often the same. I'm sure there are more of such songs; one just has to look. :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-35073536913076542015-04-30T15:03:28.581-04:002015-04-30T15:03:28.581-04:00This is slightly off topic but perhaps a related s...This is slightly off topic but perhaps a related subject - In Kabhi Kabhi there are two songs set to the same tune 'Main pal do pal ' and 'Main har ek pal' . I wonder if there are more such cases in Hindi cinemaKrishnannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-49985803310278112142015-04-21T16:09:22.795-04:002015-04-21T16:09:22.795-04:00Ah, okay. :) Can watch, will not make a copy, thou...Ah, okay. :) Can watch, will not make a copy, though.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-76428219694902926902015-04-17T17:42:06.438-04:002015-04-17T17:42:06.438-04:00The YouTube version is uploaded by Shemaroo, which...The YouTube version is uploaded by Shemaroo, which should make it a legal one, <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otehKhqJ-sQ<br /><br />The print seems to be a good one tooKrishnannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-50757166283105750652015-04-17T17:12:55.366-04:002015-04-17T17:12:55.366-04:00I can watch on YouTube if there is a legal copy th...I can watch on YouTube if there is a legal copy there, but on principle, I don't rip films from online sources. :) <br /><br /><br /><br />I think Nagesh was one of the most under-rated actors around. I find him amazing. Mehmood was also a good actor, but unfortunately, was given to hamming a lot! Plus, he stereotyped himself into a slot from which he found it difficult to get out.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-6596696402403532472015-04-16T15:36:07.448-04:002015-04-16T15:36:07.448-04:00As long as Youtube is there, you can always get a ...As long as Youtube is there, you can always get a fresh copy :)<br /><br />Mehmood sometimes tended to overact , unlike Nagesh. In this movie, Nagesh probably had<br />the first-mover disadvantage !Krishnannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-36076046204506671962015-04-16T14:40:04.672-04:002015-04-16T14:40:04.672-04:00Padosan is a film that I hate with unusual fervour...<i>Padosan</i> is a film that I hate with unusual fervour. :) Yes, <i>Kohinoor</i> had a light role for Dilip for a change, but it was not a comedy in that sense - it had the usual tropes - romance, political machinations, etc.<br /><br /><i>Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron</i> was a dark comedy and deservedly, a cult classic. My copy of the DVD has been spoilt, unfortunately. <br /><br />The movie you are thinking of is <i>Pyar Kiye Jaa</i> - and yes, the script narration was hilarious. Funnily enough, I thought that scene was far better in Hindi than in Tamil, but otherwise, Nagesh was much better in that role in <i>Kaadhalikka Neramillai</i> than Mehmood. <br /><br />And thank you so much for the idea for a post. Perhaps I should. :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-1320629669549890312015-04-16T14:28:38.686-04:002015-04-16T14:28:38.686-04:00Nice collection of comedies you have here. I would...Nice collection of comedies you have here. I would've had Padosan in my list. <br />Dileep Kumar also did one in Kohinoor, to have a break from his serious roles.<br /><br />Two of the funniest scenes in Hindi movies , in my opinion are:<br />1) Om Puri trying to change the tyre of Satish Shah's coffin in JBDY. This movie is<br /> at the top of my list of comedy films. Satish Shah. Ravi Vaswani and Om Puri were simply outstanding<br /> and Naseer was surprisingly very good ( the telephone scene )<br />2) Mehmood narrating a horror story to Om Prakash ( I forget the name of the movie). In the original<br /> Tamil version , Nagesh is the one narrating the story to Balaiyah.<br /><br />Maybe, you should do a list of funniest scenes in moviesKrishnannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-10950277700079536872014-12-01T12:52:27.743-05:002014-12-01T12:52:27.743-05:00Unfortunately, Half Ticket is not a film I enjoyed...Unfortunately, <i>Half Ticket</i> is not a film I enjoyed. I'm not a great Kishore-in-his-manic-form. The only thing I loved about the film was the songs, which were a treat! Salilda was fabulous.<br /><br />As far as Om Prakash being an 'iconic' character - I think my definition of 'iconic' is there in the post itself. When I mention the character, you have to think of the person. Now <i>jijaji' </i> in <i>Chupke Chupke</i> was great fun, but if I say <i>'jijaji'</i>, no one is going to think of Om Prakash. :) <br /><br />I do agree that Hrishikesh Mukherjee always had great characters pencilled in for Om Prakash and David. So did Basu Chatterjee (for the latter).Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-85329855841772110422014-11-29T14:15:45.760-05:002014-11-29T14:15:45.760-05:00Anu, I know that I am adding my 2 cents after 2 ye...Anu, I know that I am adding my 2 cents after 2 years, but thought I would add one movie to this list, which is Half-Ticket, again a Kishore, Madhubala movie. Out and out mad-cap movie. Interesting tidbit about one of Kishore's scene in this movie (pardon me if you know this already, since I have not had a chance to read all parts of your blog yet). His father is trying to get him married off in order to stop being a trouble to his family (as if that will stop him, ha ha!!) A marriage broker comes to his house trying to find information about Kishore and he lands up in front of Kishore, who is watering the garden and so the broker mistakes him for the mali. The conversation that Kishore has with him was copied verbatim by Salim-Javed in Sholay for Amitabh's meeting with Mausi when he goes to ask Basanti's hand for Veeru, but I guess no one bothers to credit plagiarized versions or scenes from movies even if were copied from one Indian movie to another!! I would even put Half Ticket on par with Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi. The Geeta Dutt-Kishore duet "Ankhon Mein Tum" is one hell of a ride, and so delightful to listen to, even after 50 years after the movie released!<br /><br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yznMSgCgsxs<br /><br /><br /><br />There is another scene in this movie where Kishore is trying to escape from the clutches of Shammi, who is the moll for the villain Pran. <br /><br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Me8XAwYoZc&spfreload=10 <br /><br /><br />I agree with you regarding Chupke Chupke - I think you should add Om Prakash as Jeejaji as an iconic character to your other blog from this movie. Without him, I do not think that this movie would have ever been this effective. And I think that Hrishida had a knack to bring out the best from actors like Om Prakash and David.Ranjinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-73436933490292926702014-09-04T03:21:41.043-04:002014-09-04T03:21:41.043-04:00Thank you, Anu, for responding and without ire too...Thank you, Anu, for responding and without ire too - I am not certain by any means, and had thought of Jabeen Jalil due to the three reasons (more than one person saying it is not Yasmin on one hand, finding the same person in Yeh Raat, and internet crediting that one to Jabeen Jalil) but it could be Vinita Bhatt or even a completely third person. But as it happens usually, the process of discovery has led to more serendipitous finds and treasures along the way! For one, Jabeen Jalil herself, reading about her life and so forth. And of course her films and so on, and various photos, write ups, and more. <br /><br />Devika Rani who was as multifaceted talent as her famous relatives Tagore and father in law Nicholas Roerich, Durga Khote who was a college gradute in that era, and Jabeen Jalil - all pleasant surprises. But then how many people know about Ashok Kumar, Dev Anand and Rajendra Kumar being college graduates, Balraj Sahni teaching at Shantiniketan after giving up his well paid job for BBC for the purpose with no certainty of being employed, or Manmohan Krishna teaching physics at Lahore University prior to '47! <br /><br />I really appreciated this article from you, apart from you, apart from what others I have seen so far, and am going to slowly find the gems you mentioned -Dr. J. Gokhalenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-69779405391406228302014-09-03T08:04:55.755-04:002014-09-03T08:04:55.755-04:00Dr Gokhale, what you say is very true. As I said, ...Dr Gokhale, what you say is very true. As I said, I did find a strong resemblance between the women in both songs you mentioned, but as I'm still unsure, I would hesitate to confirm it one way or the other. It could be Vinita Bhatt, as Mr Venkatraman suggested, or it could be Jabeen Jalil as you suggest. Honestly, I am conflicted. :) <br />Thank you for taking the time to respond to me.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-45986608556351692014-09-03T06:07:05.900-04:002014-09-03T06:07:05.900-04:00If you see the song Yeh raat yeh fizaayein of Batw...If you see the song Yeh raat yeh fizaayein of Batwara, you might be able to see it too, there can be no doubt that the person in that song is the same as one in Ae Dilruba; that it is Jabeen Jalil is a conclusion from the song picturisation being credited to her. I have been looking at photographs and Yasmin urf Vinita Bhatt is similar but clearly not same, and these two songs leave no doubt the two women they are picturised on are same. As for someone identifying Ae dilruba as Vinita Bhatt urf Yasmin, there are more than one contradictory opinions on that, and I don't count mine when I say more than one - mine is merely the observation about the two songs Ae Dilruba and Yeh Raat Yeh Fizaayein, from Rustom Sohrab and Batwara respectively.Dr. J. Gokhalenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-78693071510673572252014-09-01T09:43:09.734-04:002014-09-01T09:43:09.734-04:00Dr Gokhale, no, she is definitely not Jabeen Jalil...Dr Gokhale, no, she is definitely not Jabeen Jalil, who I have seen before in films like <i>New Delhi</i>. Mr Venkatraman identified her as Vinita Bhatt, alias Yasmin.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-81246629388478740212014-09-01T02:04:58.463-04:002014-09-01T02:04:58.463-04:00The person seen in the song Ae dilruba nazrein mil...The person seen in the song Ae dilruba nazrein mila might just be Jabeen Jalil, since the former is either undoubtedly the same who is seen in Yeh Raat Yeh Fizaayein of Batwara or they were similar enough to pass for identical twins, and while I could not find another name of an artist who might be the one in Yeh Raat Yeh Fizaayein, photographs of Jabeen Jalil who is credited for that film seem to make one think it is possible it was her.Dr. J. Gokhalenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-28868574962409932752014-08-13T10:12:43.448-04:002014-08-13T10:12:43.448-04:00:) Do.:) Do.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-4911654738360739912014-08-13T02:22:20.059-04:002014-08-13T02:22:20.059-04:00Annu, Sadu's comments are awesome. I am planni...Annu, Sadu's comments are awesome. I am planning to reach out to him for more funda :)Anirudha Bhattacharjeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-57223433995525948532014-08-05T09:51:40.575-04:002014-08-05T09:51:40.575-04:00Thank you, Sadu for this wealth of info. I don'...Thank you, Sadu for this wealth of info. I don't have much of an ear for the 3/4 and 4/4. :( Thus, am very happy that you can tell me about it.<br />I knew about I Lombardi, because I heard it on the radio and the commentator told us, that when the opera had its premiere in Vienna, the audience started laughing during the death scene, since they were more used to that rhythm in waltzes rather than for death scenes. Although I like to listen to opera, my ears are not really tuned for the rhythm. I just like them<br /><br />or don't. <br />Thanks for the fact of 3/8 rhythm of la donna รจ mobile (the lady with mobile phone). I can boast about it somewhere else. ;)harveynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-3708781348784464972014-07-30T17:03:50.836-04:002014-07-30T17:03:50.836-04:00Will look forward to that, Nalini. You have piqued...Will look forward to that, Nalini. You have piqued my interest. :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-19318054424647307792014-07-30T04:50:09.778-04:002014-07-30T04:50:09.778-04:00Quite sure. And yes I haven't found any trace ...Quite sure. And yes I haven't found any trace of it in Google. Pity because it's a really nice little novel (and most unusually, the movie was as good- because they stuck to the book!). The particular issue is at home in Bangalore, buried somewhere amongst my ton-weight of books, old issues of RD, comics, etc., etc., the collection of two lifetimes-my father's & mine. I'll dig it out one day and let you know.Nalini Ikkandathnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-1928431947916254132014-07-28T15:40:46.751-04:002014-07-28T15:40:46.751-04:00Ashraf, I'm glad you liked the post, and thank...Ashraf, I'm glad you liked the post, and thank you for sharing your memories. No, you didn't bore me at all. I like it when something I write resonates with my readers. :) <br /><br />Yes, I should have added the Rajkumari song to my list, but I had so many songs that I stopped after a while. I'm glad you posted it here.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-7876030561623779822014-07-27T00:51:30.838-04:002014-07-27T00:51:30.838-04:00Thank you, Zephyr. :) A lot of Sajjad's melodi...Thank you, Zephyr. :) A lot of Sajjad's melodies are available on YouTube, thanks to people who have uploaded them. I made a playlist of the songs in this post - you can click on them for some uninterrupted Sajjad. They will throw up others on the sidebar. :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-38926436213154786472014-07-26T11:48:13.769-04:002014-07-26T11:48:13.769-04:00What an exhaustive post on Sajjad Hussain. His sto...What an exhaustive post on Sajjad Hussain. His story makes interesting reading even while making one regret that his temperament didn't allow him to score music for more films at a time when melody ruled. I love his songs, but listen to them only as melodies nonpareil. Alas I lack technical knowledge of music but thanks to your husband's comments, I listened to the songs with them in mind and enjoyed them even more. Time to dig up and listen to all his songs, if I can find them.zephyrhttp://cybernag.in/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-68298878379128448602014-07-25T08:43:07.568-04:002014-07-25T08:43:07.568-04:00Thank you once again, Nalini. To know that there a...Thank you once again, Nalini. To know that there are readers who like what I write, the way I write, is a fillip. :) <br /><br />I didn't know <i>Baton Baton Mein</i> was based on anything other than an original script! That is very interesting to find out. I wish I could get my hands on that story.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-7924152382429360872014-07-25T06:19:55.373-04:002014-07-25T06:19:55.373-04:00Thank you SSw Ji for
the detailed explanations an...Thank you SSw Ji for<br />the detailed explanations and the musical embellishments pointing out the areas<br />of resemblance. Your erudite comments add to my listening pleasure. Thank you<br />once again.N Venkataramannoreply@blogger.com