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Melody Kicks From Forgotten Flicks : Vol. 7

Tuesday, November 20th, 2012

Do Dulhe

Making Hindi films based on an original South Indian film has been a regular practice since the 40s. A lot of southern banners like AVM and Gemini films, regularly re-made their hit films from Tamil/Telugu into Hindi by taking stars from Bollywood.

Do Dulhe (1955) was a family drama movie starring Shyama, Sajjan, Agha, David, Lalita Pawar, Kanhaiya Lal, Achla Sachdev, Ishwar Lal, Vanaja. It’s music was composed by the famous south Indian composer Shri B.S.Kalla ji. With the success of Aar Paar (1954), Geeta ji had become the voice for Shyama in many films. In this particular film, she was chosen to sing for the second lead Vanaja.
1) Mera dulhaa shehar se aaya re – Singers : Geeta Dutt, Mohammad Rafi, Sarla Devi

This is an out and out comedy song where both Vanaja and Sajjan are pulling each other’s leg and teasing each other. The singer duo of Mohd Rafi and Geeta Dutt had excelled at such songs. Their comic-romantic songs from other famous films are well known, but this lesser heard song is also very enjoyable and will put a smile on the listener/viewer’s face.

2) Cham Cham Chamke Bindiya – Singers : Geeta Dutt and chorus

The only problem with this song is that it is too short. With a length less than 2 minutes, it keeps you wanting more. The song is a typical marriage ceremony (Sangeet) song. Geeta ji and the chorus singers have sung the song with so much of affection and energy, that it lifts the mood.

3) Chadhoongi Adalat Karaoongi Jurmana – Singer : Geeta Dutt

Another comic-romantic song, this time a solo. It is filmed on the same pair of Sajjan and Vanaja. The versatile singer once again makes this light song melodious with her voice modulations. Once again the song is very short, just over 2 minutes.

4) Main bhi jawaan hoon – Singers : Geeta Dutt, Mohammad Rafi

Unfortunately we are not able to find the video of this song. We believe that this is also filmed on the same pair of Sajjan and Vanaja. This song is more romantic with a light touch of comedy.