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Sunday, September 27th, 2009 by admin
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Azurie

You might think that in the earlier years there were only male dancers around. That is not so. The participation of women in the performing arts, dance in particular, is not a new phenomenon. Long before Rafi Anwar and Ghanshyam, there was Azurie. (Panna and Amy Minwalla entered the field many years later). Anna Marie ...

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Sunday, September 27th, 2009 by admin
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Meena Shorey

Meena Shorey was the silver screen temptress of the 40′s and the 50′s. Once the hippest girl in the Indian movie industry, she was born in Raiwind in a small rural household. Her father lived a wayward life and used to beat his wife brutally. One of Meena’s sisters married and moved to Bombay, and ...

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Friday, September 25th, 2009 by admin
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Amar Jyoti (1936)

Like many of the Prabhat films directed by V. Shantaram, “Amar Jyoti” or “Immortal Flame” made in 1936, had many news goals to its credit. It had a theme and purpose that were much ahead of its times. In its technique and treatment, it marked another important milestone in the evolution of India Cinema. It ...

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Saturday, September 12th, 2009 by admin
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Beqarar hai koi – Shama Parwana (1954)

Please listen to the two songs below. You will notice that the tunes are pretty similar. The Indian song is from the film Shama Parwana (1954). It was sung by Suraiya (the charming singer-actress) and Mohammed Rafi and picturized on very young Shammi Kapoor and Suraiya herself. Music was by Husnlal Bhagatram (who were also ...

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Saturday, September 12th, 2009 by admin
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Bhagwan

Bhagwan Abaji Pandav, better known as Bhagwan or Bhagwan Dada, was acknowledged as an ace comic actor. His musical film, "Albela", released in 1951, has stood the test of time. Even today, in this jet age of electronic entertainment, crowds go hysterical every time they hear Shola jo bhadke, dil mera dhadke … or Bholi ...

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Saturday, September 12th, 2009 by admin
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Ashok Kumar

Ashok Kumar was one of the first stars of Indian cinema. Born in Bhagalpur, Bihar, Kumar’s given name was Kumudlal Kunjilal Ganguly. The son of a lawyer and deputy magistrate, Kumar briefly studied law in Calcutta and then joined mentor and future brother-in-law, S. Mukherji, at Bombay Talkies, initially as a lab assistant. He got ...

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Saturday, September 12th, 2009 by admin
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Waheeda Rehman

Introduced to Hindi cinema by Guru Dutt, Waheeda Rehman is considered by the media and the contemporary film industry to be one of the most accomplished actresses and classic beauties from 1950s and 1960s Hindi cinema. Born in the southern city of Hyderabad, Rehman studied the classical dance form, Bharatnatyam and made her screen debut ...

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Saturday, September 12th, 2009 by admin
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Cuckoo in Aan (1952)

Bollywood Dancer Cuckoo in Aan (1952) – perhaps her only dance sequence picturized in color

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