Muse & Music, Music of the Golden Age |
Muse & Music, Music of the Golden Age |
swarapriya |
May 29 2009, 09:45 PM
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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 |
Jun 9 2009, 11:37 PM
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Hare Rama Hare Krishna
Zeenat made a sensational appearance in this movie augering a new era of womanhood in Bombay filmdom. Never before this movie people saw a woman puffing smoke and enjoying the company of drug addicts. In shree 40 Nadira smokes a cigarette, but she was showing off fashionable elegance. In this movie, Zeenat was showing an indifferent irreverance towards anything so called decent life loving norms humans believe in. It was quite a show. The tribute goes to the director of the movie, Dev Anand. This was Dev's first movie as a director. It was a smashing debut (that Dev will not be able to repeat for the rest of his life). To top it off, it was accompanied by R.D. Burman's mesmerizing music that was full of heat and beat. The song "Dum Maaro" overnight became a cult phenomenon. Asha really breathes life into the song. The oomph, the "mast", it is all there. I was in attendance at one of Asha's concerts. She recited the story that the song "Dum Maaro" almost didn't make it. Dev Anand wanted to scrap it thinking that it will project a wrong image and probably was not necessary. But better senses prevailed. The song did remain in the movie and beacme such an integral part of the story. Zeenat was not the first actress of choice for the role she played in the movie. Several others were considered including Mumtaz. But Mumtaz wanted to play the leading lady part opposite Dev. When the role was offered to Zeenat she readily accepted it. While making the movie, Dev has to go to court to have Mumtaz avaliable for shooting of the film in Nepal. She was a busy actress during this time and producers did not want her to go on an extended period of time without honoring her other commitments. When they tried to stop, Dev went to the court and got a verdict in his favor. The movie was shot without further incident. Now for a description of the songs and the songs themselves ... Attached image(s) |
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