Muse & Music, Music of the Golden Age Options

[swarapriya]

Muse & Music

Most film loving folks think that the music made for films from 50’s through 80’s represents golden age of music. This may be debatable. However, one thing is certain. Several great musicals emerged during this period and we saw the rise of many singing legends during this time.

One way to take a closer look at the music of the Golden Age is to look into the period through the female stars who were popular in this time frame. Because it is just about impossible to cater for all the stars, I came to a conclusion that probably the following 12 stars will sufficiently represent movies that are part of this golden era. These are:

Asha Parekh
Hema Malini
Mala Sinha
Mumtaz
Nutan
Rekha
Sadhana
Saira Banu
Sharmila Tagore
Vyjayanti Mala
Waheeda Rehman
Zeenat Aman

Others may come up with a different list. But for the music of the Golden Age I want to share with our fellow members these stars probably make a fair representation.

Let us look at filmographies of these actresses and see if we can come to some conclusions. I will present the filmographies in the order listed above.

[swarapriya]

Rekha

One of the most resilient actresses of our time, Rekha, reinvented herself during her entire career that started in Telugu field. Her movie “Sawan Bhadon” in Hindi was a major hit and Rekha has arrived. She played plump and sexy roles in the beginning of her career but things changed with “Ghar”. Critics took notice of her in this movie where she played a rape victim.

She went on to play several movies opposite Amitabh Bachchan. Most of them were huge commercial successes. At the same time she stared acting in parallel cinema. She made movies for Shyam Benegal and won National award for the portrayal of the title role in “Umrao Jaan”.

She was active for a long time and only recently has been seen accepting mother roles. Because of her longevity she made many films. Most of them were huge musical hits as well. Here is the first part of her filmography …