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geetaduttfans | 4 | October 22, 2009 at 9:42 am | 242 views | Music| Share

Meena Kumari is famous for her strong and author backed roles in the golden era of Hindi Films. To say that she was unparalleled is an understatement, she was the epitome of natural acting. She was the so called “Tragedy Queen” of Hindi films and will be remembered for years to come for her performances. Here is a light hearted dream sequence song starring Meena Kumari from the film Tamasha (1952) starring Dev Anand in the lead. The music was composed by Khemchand Prakash ji (“Mahal” fame) who passed away at a young age. Singer Manna Dey ji completed several of his assignments including this one. The lyrics are by the veteran Bharat Vyas.

As our friend Vipin ji has quoted” Meena Kumari was just 20 years old then, but see how she summons the right bashful expressions for the camera. They go perfectly with the song’s theme”. Its a perfect case of simple yet free flowing meaningful lyrics, pleasing music, great rendition and a subdued yet mesmerizing on-screen performance!

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1. 

   Angels and Belds 22 October 2009
   10:20:11 pm

   

   lol. when i read the post header -i thought Q had dedicated the meenakumari song from kandaswamy to me
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   geetaduttfans 23 October 2009
   01:20:30 pm

   

   Angels and Belds

   So did you like the song?
3. 

   Salim 24 October 2009
   01:16:25 am

   

   Still not had a chance to hear this song cos i’m working too any hours this wk! But will check it out asap!! Tamasha is one of the few Meena movies i’ve not been able to get hold off
4. 

   geetaduttfans 26 October 2009
   11:13:13 am

   

   Salim, did you get to hear the song now? Please let us know how you feel about it.

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