“Dil Hoom Hoom Kare” from Rudaali (1993) & Amjad Khan’s last role

I watched a parallel cinema film from 1993 last night directed by Kalpana Lazmi called Rudaali.  Like parallel cinema is supposed to do, it dealt with a serious topic: professional mourners, known as Rudaali in Hindi. I was happy to hear great music by both Lata and Asha throughout the movie, a feature not always present in the parallel cinema.  I had a whole stack [...]

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Video of the Day: “Pardesi Pardesi” from Raja Hindustani (1996)

Today’s video is the song,“Pardesi Pardesi” from Raja Hindustani (1996). First off here’s a bit about the movie:
Raja Hindustani (1996). (Hindi: राजा हिंदुस्तानी, Urdu: راجا ہندوستانی) is a 1996 Bollywood film directed by Dharmesh Darshan. It is a tale of cab driver from a small town who falls in love with a rich girl. Aamir [...]

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Video of the Day: “Yeh Dosti” from Sholay (1975) in honor of veteran Bollywood filmmaker G.P. Sippy, dead at age 93

Veteran Bollywood filmmaker G.P. Sippy dies at age 93.
Here’s a video about his life and his passing.

G.P. Sippy cremated Mumbai (PTI): Veteran Bollywood producer-director G P Sippy, who had become a household name with his 1975 blockbuster “Sholay”, was cremated here on wednesday. Sippy, who died on Tuesday night, was cremated at [...]

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Video of the Day: Asha Bhosle’s “O Saathi Re” from Muqaddar Ka Sikander (1978)

It’s day 3 of “O Saathi Re”!

Two days ago it was “O Saathi Re” from Omkara, OK different song, but same title, so it still counts.
Yesterday we had “O Saathi Re” with Kishore Kumar singing
Today’s version of “O Saathi Re” has Asha Bhosle as the playback singer

Look at the young Amitabh trying [...]

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Video of the Day: “O Saathi Re” from Muqaddar Ka Sikander (1978)

Yesterday’s video from Omkara was the song “O Saathi Re” and here’s a different “O Saathi Re” song, this time Kishore Kumar is the playback singer, and Amitabh Bachchan is pretending to sing. Amitabh’s speech before the song is so touching, even though I don’t understand too much of it, he still makes the point. [...]

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Video of the Day: “Mehbooba O Mehbooba” from Sholay, 1975

Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving with today’s video starring Helen dancing to “Mehbooba Mehbooba,” sung by R. D. Burman from Sholay. Here are the LYRICS.

Sholay (Hindi: शोले, Urdu: شعلے) (advertised in English as fire is the biggest blockbuster in the history of Bollywood, India’s Hindi film industry. It was released in 1975 and starred Dharmendra, [...]

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Video of the Day- “Salaam-e-Ishq Meri Jaan” from Muqaddar Ka Sikander, 1978

Muqaddar Ka Sikander

Starring
Amitabh Bachchan
Vinod Khanna
Raakhee
Rekha
Amjad Khan

Music by
Kalyanji Anandji

Orphaned and abused at a very young age, a young boy faces the harsh side of life as he struggles to make a living by slaving day and night. He gets empathy from a little girl, Kaamna, in whose house he works. Her dad, Ramnath, does not like [...]

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Video of the Day: “Aap Jaisa Koi” from Qurbani, 1980

Qurbani has some of my favorite things in Bollywood: a tight slap to the face within the first 10 minutes of the film, cool nightclub scenes, great villains and Amjad Khan! Biddu was the music director for the song “Aap Jaisa Koi” which introduced him and Pakistani singer Nazia Hassan to Indian films.
Feroz Khan plays [...]

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