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Vyjayanthimala: Excelling again in Paigham: 1959:

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MEHMOOB MERE: MUJHAY MAST

NB Not a classic per se in the sense of Classics, but with the custume and settings it is right up there:

Dara/Freaky: with you guys in mind:
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MEENA KUMARI: Thare Rahiyo ho baaki yaar re (Pakeezah)

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TERE NAINA TALASH:

SUPERB DANCING BY MADHUMATI THE MUSIC IS TOPS, THIS ONE IS ENJOYABLE, I DID, I AM SURE YOU WILL

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In the classics, directors not only exploited the talents of great actresses like Madhubala (Mughal-e-Azam), Meena Kumari (Pakeezah), Hema Malini (Razia Sultan) but used their classical awareness potently to awaken interest in the art and make Indians conscious of the vast and enviable heritage of Kathak. They were instrumental in giving a new dimension to this dance form simple natural "Abhinaya" on celluloid is always conductive to the film form.

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The versatility of an artiste like Rekha whose 'tawaif' in Muqaddar Ka Sikandar or Suhaag could give us moments directed for the sole purpose of giving pleasure to the general audience. But her role in Umrao Jaan brought to life the heart rending powerful, sensual sentiments of the theme and won her the National Award. The film showed that dance is a divine form of beauty, society has relegated its votaries and practitioners to the lowest place in its hierarchy. This aspect of the dancer's life was worse in the case of Kathak which emerged from the temple like other classical dance forms but flourished under the patronage of the Mughal court.

NEXT WE WILL FEEATURE SOME OF THE CLASSICS FROM UMRAO JAAN:

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Umrao Jaan Rekha In Aankhon Ki Masti

NB Although Rekha-ji was not a trained Khatak Dancer, her performances in Umrao Jaan won acclaimed for her khatak dancing in that flix:

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Dil Cheez Kya Hai - Umrao Jaan

DIL CHEEZ KYA HAI

dil chiiz kya hai aap mere jaan liije
What's a heart, after all? Take my very life!
bas ek baar mera kahaa...maan liiji'e
But just once, heed what I say.
dil chiiz kya hai aap merii jaan liiji'e
What's a heart, anyway? Take my life!

is anjuman mein aapko...aana hai baar baar
You must come, time and again, to this assembly
diiwaar-o-dar ko gaur se... pahachaan liiji'e
Learn to recognize every inch of the establishment.

dil chiiz kya hai aap merii jaan liiji'e
What's a heart, after all? Take my life!

maana ki dostoon ko nahiin
I accept that friends don't...
dostoon dostoon ko nahiin
that friends don't...
maana ki dosto.n ko nahii.n dostii ka paas
I accept that friends don't keep watch over friends;
lekin yeh kya ki gair ka...ehasaan liiji'e
but does that mean you will accept this favor from a stranger?

dil chiiz kya hai aap merii jaan liiji'e
What's a heart, after all? Take my life!

kahi'e to...aamaan ko
If you tell me to...
kahi'e to aasmaan ko zamiin par utaar laa'ein
if you tell me to, then I shall draw the sky down to the earth.
mushkil nahiin hai kuchh bhii
Nothing at all is difficult;
mushkil nahiin hai kuchh bhii agar THaan liiji'e
nothing is difficult if you put your mind to it.

dil chiiz kya hai aap merii jaan liiji'e
What's a heart, after all? Take my life!
bas ek baar...
Just for once...
bas ek baar mera kahaa maan liiji'e
Just once, heed what I say.
maan liiji'e...
Accept it...

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asj bhai

spent the last 2 hrs on the songs you posted. love the oldies with meena,vyjantimalan waheeda.
took a listen to the janga jumna ones as well.
are these in hindi or bhojpuri? know dk had to learn bhojpuri for this movie and it was shot in bihar. love the old tunes. take care and play on

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SAHIB BIBI AUR GHULAM- Sakhiyan aaj mujhe

Saqiya aaj mujhe neend), and astute art direction help to authentically recreate the period atmosphere. Rival zamindars exhort their pigeons to fight each other while freedom fighters battle the British, the shallowness of the zamindars' lives couldn't have been underlined better.
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MUMTAZ:

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WAHEEDA REHMAN: GLORY DAYS: Neel Kamal Dance

Superb performance by Waheeda-ji.

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Dids you are so correct, Waheeda looks so superb in the black and gold outfit.

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ASH DOING PAKEEZA CLASSICS

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Laaga Chunri ne daag

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We will get to Hema Malini, in time

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ASHA PAREIKH: IN 'Rakhi aur Hatkadi'

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ASHA PAREIKH: Stiff competition

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asj bhai ...any classic with Sridevi?

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SRIDEVI: IN THE MOVIE SHERNI:

Okay Mikey: Sridevi is/was a very good dancer, it is surprising that she did not do much roles as courtesan, or in period films.

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SRIDEVI IN CHAAL BAAZ:

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