Happy birthday to Talat Mehmood

Happy birthday to Talat Mehmood. The listeners of bollywood music wish happy birthday to legendary singer Talat Mehmood on 24th February, 2014. He was a leading performer in bollywood films during the 40s, 50s and 60s. Along with Rafi, Mukesh and other leading singers of bollywood Talat Mehmood sang notable songs in the films of leading stars of bollywood. He rendered his voice for most of the actors of the bollywood during the 40s and 50s including Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Bharat Bhushan, and others. His landmark songs included “dil-e-nadan tujhe hua kya hai” composed by Ghulam Mohammad and picturised on Bharat Bhushan, in the film Mirza Ghalib in 1954, “koi nahi mera” composed by Shankar Jaikishan and picturised on Dilip Kumar in the film Daag in 1952, “mai dil hoon ek armaan bhara” picturised on Raj Kapoor in the film Anhonee in 1952, etc. He sang landmark songs for Dilip Kumar also in the films Footpath, Devdas, etc. All the leading composers of bollywood films of that age namely Naushad Ali, Shankar Jaikishan, Roshan Lal Nagrath, Madanmohan Kohli , OP Nayyar, Salil Choudhury, SD Burman and others used him in different films. His other landmark songs included “phir wohi sham” composed by Madanmohan and picturised on Bharat Bhushan in the film Jahan-ara released in 1964. Talat Mehmood acted in a number of films including Dil-e-Nadan opposite Shyama, Raftaar opposite Nadira, Waris opposite Suraiya, Ek Gaon Ki Kahani opposite Mala Sinha and also showed his acting talent in those films. He had been mainly associated with ghazals and soft romantic songs. His vibrating technique in rendition had charmed many listeners of the golden age. He also sang light songs for many composers. His other songs included “jalte hai jiske liye” composed by SD Burman in the film Sujata, “humse aya na gaya” composed by Madanmohan in the film Dekh Kabira Roya, “itna na mujhse tu pyar bara” composed by Salil Choudhury in the film Chaya, “aye mere dil kahin aur chal” composed by Shankar Jaikishan in the film Daag, to name a few.. Talat Mehmood had a number of basic discs in Bengali as well. His landmark songs included “chander eto alo” and “alote chayate” composed by Robin Chatterjee, “duti paakhi duti teere” composed by Kamal Dasgupta, etc. The sweetness of his voice was well appreciated by the Bengali listeners as well. His songs and films should be preserved and restored.

Happy birthday to Pooja Bhatt.

Happy birthday to Pooja Bhatt. The viewers of bollywood films wish happy birthday to sweet actress Pooja Bhatt on 24th February, 2014. She being the daughter of eminent director Mahesh Bhatt, had the task of proving herself in the early phase of her career. Her first film Daddy in 1989 itself created attention. It was directed by her father Mahesh Bhatt. She was in search of her alcoholic father Anupam Kher in the film. It was a great effort. Her next films Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahi with Aamir Khan, Sadak with Sanjay Dutt stormed bollywood in 1991. In all the films of Pooja Bhatt, the stories and the music touched the souls of the viewers. All the songs of Dil Hai ki Manta Nahi and Sadak like “dil hai ki manta nahi” or “tujhe apna bananeki” became big hit. She acted in a number of films in the 1990s including Tadipaar opposite Mithun Chakravarty, Phir Teri Kahaani Yaad Ayi, Angrakshak opposite Sunny Deol, etc. Her film Humdono opposite Rishi Kapoor and Nana Patekar was very impressive. She was also sublime in the films Prem Diwane, Satwaan Asmaan. In Satwaan Aasman she played the character of a cancer patient who died at the end of the film. She received National Award for best film on other social issues for her film Tamanna. Her other film Zakhm opposite Ajay Devgan touched the souls of cinegoers. Her film Border in 1997 was also a big hit. After late 1990s, Pooja Bhatt concentrated in film direction. She made impressive films like Holiday, Dhoka, Jism 2, etc. She also produced a number of these films. Her films should be restored for meaningful stories and melodious music.

Imon Chatterjee, Rahul Bardhan and others stormed Zee Bangla Dadagiri Program.

Imon Chatterjee, Rahul Bardhan and others stormed Zee Bangla Dadagiri Program. On 17th February, 2014, Sourav Ganguly invited celebrities in Zee Bangla Dadagiri Program with their husbands or wives. Some of the celebrities included Sumit Ganguly and his wife, Imon Chatterjee and his wife, Rahul Bardhan and his wife, great cook Shukla Mukherjee and her husband, Swaralipi Chatterjee and her husband. Sourav Ganguly asked the background of Imon Chatterjee’s wife. She said her background was Howrah, and her father had a transferable job. She travelled to China with her father. Imon Chatterjee sang song with his guitar. Swaralipi Chatterjee talked about a Food shop she opened with her husband. She named all the dishes in her shop in the name of Satyajit Ray’s Feluda stories. Incidentally Feluda, a fiction character and a detective, used to stay in Rajani Sen street. Sourav Ganguly asked Rahul Bardhan about his serial acting and film acting. He acted in the popular Bengali serial Ganshar Bibah, which was written by Bibhutibhushan Mukherjee. He played the character of Trilochan or Tilu. Shukla Mukherjee was considered kitchen queen at one time. She had written books relating to preparation of different dishes. Presently she also comes in Sudipa Mukherjee’s popular Bengali show Zee Bangla Rannaghar to teach new food dishes. Sourav Ganguly in the Bapi Bari Jaa round asked the question, which two Bengali celebrities recently won Padmashree Awards. The answer was Sabitri Chatterjee and Supriya Debi. In the slog over round, Imon Chatterjee answered the maximum number of questions. He also scored the fastest fifty and won the cash prize for scoring that point. The program ended with Imon Chatterjee’s song.