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Published: 09 February 2018

Last Updated: 09 February 2018

Film Parinay has a very famous song, Sooraj Ko garmee se' by the Shrre Ram Darbar Sharma Bandhu. It is not too well-known that their father Pt Ramanand Sharma had acted and sung in few Hindi films during his youth.  Here is a song by him in Naushad's first film by himself.

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Bharat 14 Lata with Hridyanath

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Published: 03 June 2018

Last Updated: 03 June 2018

We have heard of gubbare-vaalaa a few times, but I have never heard of  a Ballon vaalee. IN fact, I think even the word Baloon does not occur elsewhere!

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Rafi 22

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Published: 12 December 2017

Last Updated: 12 December 2017

Some people believe that there was no screen-play before Saleem-Javed. It will come as a shock to them that setting of scenery and detailed acting directions are as old as Indian theater! Here are some instructions from Shakuntala, the Kalidas play:

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