Down The Melody Lane

History of 100 Years of Indian Films & Music in a nut-shell

1947

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¤ Vijay Bhatt's Ram Rajya (1943), A.R. Kardar's Shah Jahan(1946) and V.Shantaram's Dr. Kotnis ki Amar Kahani shown at Canadian National Exhibition in Totonto.

¤ Raj Kapoor came as the main lead in Neel Kamal, which was also the first film of Madhubala.

¤ Satyajit Ray, Chidananda Das Gupta and others started the Calcutta Film Society.

¤ Lata gave her first playback in Aap Ki Sewa Mein.

Popular Films

Shehnai: P L Santoshi
Rehana, Naser Khan

Mirza Sahibaan: Amarnath
Noor Jahan, Trilok Kapoor

Elaan: Mehboob
Surendra, Munnavar Sultana

Saajan: Kishore Sahu
Ashok Kumar, Rehana

Dard: Kardar
Suraiyya, Shyam, Munavvar Sultana

Neel Kamal: Kidar Sharma
Raj Kapoor, Begum Para, Madhubala

Popular Songs

 Afsana Likh Rahi Hoon : Dard
Uma Devi

O Duniya Ke Rehne Wala : Dil Ki Rani
Raj Kapoor

Mera Sundar Sapna Beet Gaya : Do Bhai
Geeta Dutt

Haath Seene Pe Jo Rakh Do : Mirza Sahibaan
Noor Jahan, G M Durrani

Dilwaale,,Jal Jal Mar Jana : Naatak
Uma Devi

Aana Meri Jaan Sunday Ke Sunday : Shehnai
Shamshad, Chitalkar

Films Released

Total Films Released : 280
Hindi : 183    Bengali : 33    Tamil : 29  
Telugu : 6    Marathi: 6       Others: 23

Madhubala
Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi, better known by her stage name Madhubala, was active between 1942 and 1964. Known for her beauty, personality, and sensitive portrayals of tragic women, she was also known as The Beauty With Tragedy and The Venus Queen of Indian Cinema. Madhubala's life and career was cut short when she died in 1969 from a prolonged illness at the age of 36.

Madhubala

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