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Comment on Memsaab’s Story by concernedglobalcitizen

concernedglobalcitizen — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:58:09 +0000

Kudos memsaab for opening the eyes of many Indians – oblivious, right under their noses – to the 100 years old Hindi film industry’s many stars and gems of yore.
I stumbled upon your blog while researching on Rohit Shetty’s father and lo – behold : his bald gleaming towering personality – reminisced me of his fist fights with many a 80′s and 90′s Screen Heros.
Keep up the good work..

Comment on Guest post: Parshuram, a forgotten gem by Tejindar Singh Bedi

Tejindar Singh Bedi — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:15:46 +0000

it is disheartening to know the status of so many celeberaties going down the drain. Lack of financial planning is one major cause. It makes them to go to booze or gambling. Society instead of helping them , spoils them. It is pity to see Meena Kumari , Pradeep , Vimi, Cuckoo etc. to name a few dying in penury. Why dont the crores are given by current superstars to Cine Artists Association , so that none of the artists have to beg on streets.
I thank you to give respect to artists who have fallen in bad times . Please find out and display if any artist which is in grave financial difficulties. Please send the details to all rich directors/ stars.

Comment on Sanjh Aur Savera (1964) by raja

raja — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:59:35 +0000

I’ve just seen this movie – and guess what? I actually liked it. :-)

Ok, so there’s a sacrificing Meena Kumari but she does have her half hour of fun and smiles with her husband before disaster strikes again.

What I liked about the movie is that there is a flow – and no unnecessary diversions from the storyline. It’s a Hrishikesh Mukherjee direction – and that always means high-quality editing too.

Even Mehmood is much more watchable in this movie than in many of his other movies where he’s often part of an annoying CSP. Here he has a substantial and substantive role.

I quite liked the songs too.

So, yes, there were misery elements – and some unrealistic ones too – but overall, I quite liked it. Maybe my expectations from movies of that period aren’t all that high anyway, so I often get pleasantly surprised. I had NO expectations at all from this movie, so there was no question of disappointment either. :-)

Comment on Filmi Index (Alphabetical) by shreya

shreya — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:15:58 +0000

I just saw Halaku(1956) today and it is an awesome,very very enjoyable,the songs too are great!!I would strongly recommend that.

Comment on Patay Khan now available! by memsaab

memsaab — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:53:50 +0000

Thanks, Negi :) I am fine, all well…just very busy and not in the mood to write. Maybe soon, I hope…

Comment on Patay Khan now available! by Negi

Negi — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:59:09 +0000

Memsaab, I am missing you, please do give your news. Hope every thing is fine.

Comment on Kashmakash (1973) by Prachi

Prachi — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:41:39 +0000

Awesome movie and scene too, Great movie of golden bollywood time….

Comment on Aap Ki Kasam (1974) by ravinder minhas.

ravinder minhas. — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:03:35 +0000

AAP KI KASAM was somewhere around JULY/AUG 1974 as to best of my rememberence,those days since I was class Fourth student,as such to us during those days,KHOTE SIKKAY,36 GHANTE,GADDAR,rest all those action beholded more prominence for us,but when I Grewup saw this movie once again,I understood,not only this movie had one of finest musical score,which every song was hit,but even content was with such great relevance,that even it beholds you,superlative performances by three major players,not to forget SANJEEV uncles underplayed/subdued performance,Herein I Remember a comment by respected J.OM PARKASH JI,somewhat surprising,and he wrote,that personaly he was not happy with music of his three movies,namely RAJA RANI(1973)AAP KI KASAM(1974)and AANDHI(1975)all three by legenedry R.D.BURMAN DA,and it can be heard even today fourty years after there release.THE basic idea was that sometimes even small/minute misunderstanding is resolved in ones lifetime,so before jumping to any conclutions,think twelve times,it also remineds me of another movie though thatone was 1976(DO ANJANE)where I Personaly I Believe the ending was comprised,though the circumstances it was chaged if at all,they must be with REKHA aunty/AMIT uncle,I Hope RAJESH uncle now in another world must be in peace/happiness.RAVINDER MINHAS,JALANDHAR CITY,PANJAB,minhas35@yahoo.com.

Comment on Manchali (1973) by ravinder minhas.

ravinder minhas. — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 19:43:18 +0000

TIN continution with my writeup on this movie,IS will further the same with the word TAG which ITSELF I Have stolen from memsaab,and the same adds to have writeup on one particular person,herein its DEAR. LEENA.CHANAVARKAR aunty,and when IT remineds of OCT 1972,me in second std of school,and had just begun to understand bits&pieces of cinema,not to forget the movie was DIL KAA RAAJA,from there on right upto FEB 1980 when ZAALIM was released.She was a favoutite then and she is favourite now,though from age of seven to fourty seven,my personal bonds/attachments remain consistent,they do not change with time,LEENA. aunty w,as is extremely attractive then and even now,I am not sure,if she herself is aware that when she began her career 1968 with DUTT uncles MAN KA MEET,with VINOOD KHANNA uncle,and when she ended her film innings,it was ZAALIM(FEB 1980),it was again VINOOD uncle,and inbetween they did so many movies together,and all of them were hits,and one look at her various age group she costarred with,DUTT uncle,SHAMMI uncle,RAAJ uncle,one age group,DHARAM uncle,SANJEEV uncle,BISWAJEET uncle,second age group,JEETU/RAJESH uncle third age group,VINOOD uncle,SHATRU uncle,NAVEEN uncle fourth age group,and not to forget the master of all DILIP(YUSHAF) uncle in BAIRAAG(AUG 1976)only few can have such distintive record to not only costar but Jelled with them with equal zest,and ind case first group the age difference was about twenty years,and all this in span of twelve years(1968/1980)a unique record by itself,THE present generation born after 1980,just watch her in DIL KAA RAAJA(1972),ANHOONE(1973)IMAAN(1974),APNE RANG HAAZAR(1975)EK MAHAL HO SAPNO KA(1975)and QAID(1975)and one will understand what women should be like,not the present ones who one feels that if clothes are put on hanger,Coincidently PARNEETI CHOPRA remineds me lot of her,IHope and Pray that she is in best of health/happiness.RAVINDER MINHAS,JALANDHAR CITY,PANJAB,minha35@yahoo.com.

Comment on The soundtrack to my life (with Shammi) by mrsfife

mrsfife — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:29:29 +0000

I was looking for anywhere that had a review/storyline from Pyar Kiya to Darna Kya. I didn’t know until I googled “Zindagi kya hai” today that it was sung for Shammi. Haven’t you seen it either? I will delve into your archives to see if perhaps you have. I think it must have been a remake of a South Indian film, going by the credits.
During the summer I was on holiday in Hyderabad and fell in love all over again with Shammi (and Shashi, a little bit) through watching old songs late at night on three or four Hindi music channels. And Rafi too. I hadn’t realised he sang so many good songs for Shashi too.