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Music1960s - Rafi & Lata the King and the Queen
But this is not a new phenomenon. Indians all over the world have loved Hindi film songs from the beginning of sound in Indian Cinema. An amazing lineup of excellent composers, lyricists and singers have churned out hits year after year and musicNmovies have brought you this musical journey down the decades as Chitrahar. This week we check out 1960s into two categories 1960 - 1964 & 1965 - 1969. 96 best songs of the 1960 - 1964 blazes your screen with Grace- personified Waheeda Rehman, danseuse-actress par excellence Vyjayanthimala, subtle-and-sensuous Sadhana, naughty and sexy Helen, cutely tragic Nanda and of course glamorous go-go-gal Asha Parekh. Actors like Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, Guru Dutt gave their ultimate best during this period. Rajendra Kumar, Shammi Kapoor were just gearing up to rise to the stardom. Playback was dominated by Rafi Shaab during 1960 - 1964 . Meanwhile Mahendra Kapoor did got some of his finest songs during this period to give him Filmfare award. Mukesh & Kishore was completely overshawdowed by Rafi's song. In the latter half with rise of new female stars like Sharmila Tagore, Mala Sihna, Sadhana, Asha Lataji completely dominated the singing arena. Kishore Kumar got chance to playback in coordination with R. D. Burman for stars like Sashi Kapoor & Sunil Dutt. Click here to watch 1960 - 1964 songs & here to watch 1965 - 1969 . Golden Era of Indian Cinema - Relive with the Sounds of 1950s
While commercial Hindi cinema was thriving, the 1950s also saw the emergence of a new Parallel Cinema movement. Though the movement was mainly led by Bengali cinema, it also began gaining prominence in Hindi cinema. Early examples of Hindi films in this movement include Chetan Anand's Neecha Nagar (1946) and Bimal Roy's Two Acres of Land (1953). Their critical acclaim, as well as the latter's commercial success, paved the way for Indian neorealism and the Indian New Wave. Some of the internationally-acclaimed Hindi filmmakers involved in the movement included Mani Kaul, Kumar Shahani, Ketan Mehta, Govind Nihalani, Shyam Benegal and Vijaya Mehta.
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Bollywood's worldwide popularity goes to prove that nothing succeeds like excess. Flamboyant, exotic, colorful and brimming with music and dance, the Bollywood extravaganza is a hot favorite today, thanks in large measures to its irresistible songs, a happy masala mix of international influences from hip-hop to salsa and traditional ragas and folk tunes.
Some of the most critically-acclaimed Hindi films of all time were produced during this period. Examples include the Guru Dutt films Pyaasa (1957) and Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959) and the Raj Kapoor films Awaara (1951) and Shree 420 (1955). These films expressed social themes mainly dealing with working-class urban life in India; Awaara presented the city as both a nightmare and a dream, while Pyaasa critiqued the unreality of city life. Some of the most famous epic films of Hindi cinema were also produced at the time, including Mehboob Khan's Mother India (1957), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and K. Asif's Mughal-e-Azam (1960). Madhumati (1958), directed by Bimal Roy and written by Ritwik Ghatak, popularized the theme of reincarnation in Western popular culture. Other acclaimed mainstream Hindi filmmakers at the time included Kamal Amrohi and Vijay Bhatt. Successful actors at the time included Dev Anand, Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor and Guru Dutt, while successful actresses included Nargis, Meena Kumari, Nutan, Madhubala, Waheeda Rehman and Mala Sinha.
