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Saturday, May 29th, 2010 by admin

Shammi Kapoor

The on screen lives of most the 50s heroes was one long agony of self-repression till Shammi Kapoor struck like lightning with his brash, cocky swagger and his eagerness to rebuke convention. His rebel yell, ‘Yahoo’ is not a word that will be found in any dictionary; but with this one word, Shammi Kapoor announced ...

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Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 by admin

Junglee (1961)

Shammi Kapoor yelled ‘Yahoo!’ and became a new kind of hero for the 1960s. Raj Kapoor’s younger brother had shaved off his trademark pencil moustache in the 1950s and created a new Elvis-style image for the Indian hero as he danced to western-style songs in nightclubs and discos. His physical presence dominated the screen, with ...

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Friday, April 23rd, 2010 by admin

Teesri Manzil (1966)

Cast: Shammi Kapoor, Asha Parekh, Premnath, Helen Director: Vijay Anand Music: R.D. Burman Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri Capsule Review: Blending producer Nasir  Husain’s trademark formula of frolic and romancewith director Vijay Anand’s penchant for using song, dance and drama as extensions of the characters’ inner world, Teesri Manzil created a storm at the box office. The ...

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Saturday, September 12th, 2009 by admin

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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