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Anil Biswas (composer)
Anil Krishna Biswas (7 July 1914 – 31 May 2003), professionally known as Anil Biswas, was an Indian film music director and playback singer from 1935 to 1965, who apart from being one of pioneers of playback singing, is also credited for the first Indian orchestra of twelve pieces and introducing orchestral music and full-blooded choral effects, into Indian cinema. A master in western symphonic music was known for the Indian classical or folk elements, especially Baul and Bhatiyali in his music. Out of his over 90 films, most memorable were, ''Roti'' (1942), '' Kismet'' (1943), '' Anokha Pyar'' (1948), '' Tarana'' (1951), ''Waaris'' (1954), '' Pardesi'' (1957) and '' Char Dil Char Rahen'' (1959). He was also the pioneer in using the counter melody in film scores, employing technique of western music, ‘cantala’, where one line overlaps the other in contra-melody, recitative prose songs as in '' Roti'' (1942), besides he was the first one to start extensively using ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Barisal
Barisal ( or ; , ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal District and Barisal Division. It is one of the oldest municipalities and river ports of the country. The city was once called the Venice of the East or the Venice of Bengal. Barisal municipality was established in 1876 during the British rule in India and upgraded to City Corporation on 25 July 2002. Barisal is Bangladesh's third largest financial hub after Dhaka and Chittagong. The city consists of 30 wards and 50 mahallas with a population of 533,000, according to the 2023 national census, and about 250,000 voters, according to the 2018 voter list of city election. The area of the city is 58 km2. History Barisal was part of the ancient kingdoms of Vanga, Gangaridai and Samatata. The region was ruled by Khadga, Pala, Chandra, Sena and Deva dynas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Indian Cinema
The cinema of India, consisting of motion pictures made by the Indian film industry, has had a large effect on world cinema since the second half of the 20th century. Indian cinema is made up of various film industries, each focused on producing films in a specific language, such as Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Assamese, Odia and others. Major centres of film production across the country include Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Kochi, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack, and Guwahati. For a number of years, the Indian film industry has ranked first in the world in terms of annual film output. In 2022, Indian cinema earned ($1.9 billion) at the box-office. Ramoji Film City located in Hyderabad is certified by the Guinness World Records as the largest film studio complex in the world measuring over 1,666 acres (674 ha). Indian cinema is composed of multilingual and multi-ethnic film art. The term 'Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ragmala
Ragmala, alternatively spelt as Raagmala or Ragamala ( Punjabi: ਰਾਗਮਾਲਾ ; pronounced rāgmālā,) is a composition of twelve verses (sixty lines) that names various raga''.'' These raga appear in the ''saroops'' of Guru Granth Sahib, after the compositions of Guru Arjan entitled ''Mundavani'' (ਮੁੰਦਾਵਣੀ; meaning "The Royal Seal".) The title literally means a 'Garland of Raga’, or a ‘Mode of Musical Melodies’ - "mala" means "garland", while "raga" means “musical composition or mode.” This work has inspired the series of Ragamala paintings. The list differs according to the author and the music school it is based upon. Variations on these lists can be found in the music text books of India. Bhagat Singh (1718), a contemporary of Bhai Mani Singh illustrates in Gurbilas Patshahi 6, that the Ragas where distressed as artists were singing daughters with fathers, cousins together, mom and son together breaking the relations as well as not singi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Roti (1942 Film)
''Roti '' () is a Bollywood films of 1942, 1942 Indian Hindi film directed by Mehboob Khan. This movie was anti-capitalist. This was Mehboob Khan's last movie before he set up his own production house. The cast included Chandra Mohan (Hindi actor), Chandramohan, Sheikh Mukhtar, Sitara Devi, Sitara, Begum Akhtar, Akhtaribai Faizabadi and Ashraf Khan. Cast * Chandramohan * Sheikh Mukhtar * Jamshedji * Sitara Devi * Begum Akhtar, Akhtaribai Faizabadi * Nawab * Agha Jani Kashmiri Soundtrack The film's soundtrack was composed by Anil Biswas (composer), Anil Biswas with lyrics penned by Safdar Aah. Anil Biswas introduced Begum Akhtar as a singer in this movie. References External links * Roti (1942) on YouTube 1942 films 1940s Hindi-language films 1940s Indian films Films directed by Mehboob Khan Indian black-and-white films Indian drama films 1942 drama films Hindi-language drama films {{1940s-Hindi-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Char Dil Char Rahen
''Char Dil Char Rahen'' (English title: ''Four Hearts, Four Roads'') is a 1959 Hindi film directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, and starring two big stars of the era, real-life brothers Shammi Kapoor and Raj Kapoor. The movie is based on a novel of the same name. Plot Three young men Govinda (Raj Kapoor), Dilwar (Ajit Khan), and Jhonny (Shammi Kapoor) waiting at the crossroads for their lovers. Govinda was prevented from marrying Chavi (Meena Kumari) as she is untouchable and driven out of the village. Govinda then waits for her at the crossroads. Dilwar rescues Pyari (Nimmi) from Nawab (Anwar Hussain (actor)) but she refuses to escape without her mother. She then sets up a shop and waits near the crossroad for Dilawar. Jhonny, in love with Stella, (Kumkum (actress)) is framed by his boss Fereira ( David Abraham), and jailed. He later joins the group at the crossroads and starts a garage. Nirmal Kumar (Paidi Jairaj) the union leader then asks the trio to blast a hill at the crossroad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pardesi (1957 Film)
''Pardesi'' (; ) is a 1957 film jointly directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas and Vasili Pronin. It was made in two versions, Hindi and Russian, and is based on the travelogues of Russian traveller Afanasy Nikitin, called '' A Journey Beyond the Three Seas'', which is now considered a Russian literary monument. Made during the high time of Indo-Russian amity, ''Pardesi'' is an Indo-Soviet co-production between the state-owned Mosfilm and Khwaja Ahmad Abbas's Naya Sansar International production house. The film has music by Anil Biswas, and had some memorable hits such as ''Rasiya Re Man Basiya Re'', by Meena Kapoor, ''Na Dir Dim'', by Lata Mangeshkar and was danced to by Padmini. The film was in SovColor, though no colour print of the Hindi version is known to survive in India. Only a black and white copy of the Hindi film survives. Synopsis The film tells the story of Afanasy Nikitin (Oleg Strizhenov), a 15th-century Russian trader from Tver who travelled to India (1466–1472 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tarana
''Tarana'' is a type of composition in Hindustani classical music, Hindustani classical vocal music in which certain words (e.g. "odani", "todani", "tadeem" and "yalali") based on Persian language, Persian and Arabic language, Arabic phonemes are rendered at a medium (''madhya laya'') or fast (''drut laya'') rate. It was invented by Amir Khusro (1253-1325 CE). In modern times, the singer Amir Khan (singer), Amir Khan helped popularize it and researched its origins and the syllables used. Nissar Hussain Khan was a tarana singer. Tarana was also used by Sikh tenth Guru Gobind Singh in his compositions. Form A second, contrasting melody, usually with higher notes, is introduced once before returning to the main melody. The tarana may include a ruba'i, Persian quatrain, and may use syllables from sitar or tabla such as "dar-dar" or "dir-dir"; singers might recite full compositions (e.g. tihais, gats, tukdas) within the body of the tarana. History Thakur Jaidev Singh, a commentator on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Anokha Pyar
''Anokha Pyar'' () is a 1948 Indian Hindi language film. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Nalini Jaywant in lead roles. The black and white romantic love triangle was directed by M. I. Dharamsey under the Ambika Films banner. The music was composed by Anil Biswas, who gave a then unknown young Lata Mangeshkar maximum songs to sing for the film. The rest of the cast includes Sankatha Prasad, Mukri, Ved, Kesarbai, Habib and Sheikh. Plot Ashok (Dilip Kumar) is an impoverished writer waiting for his book to be published. He meets Bindiya (Nalini Jaywant), a flower-seller, who insists he buy some flowers from her. Ashok gives his last two annas (12 pence) to her. A rogue tries to snatch the money from Bindiya and when Ashok tries to help her, the rogue punches him in the face, temporarily blinding him. Bindiya takes him to the local doctor. Since he has nowhere to stay, Ashok stays with the doctor and his family until he recovers. The doctor's daughter Geeta (Nargis) falls in lov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kismet (1943 Film)
''Kismet'' (transl. ''Fate'') is a 1943 Indian Hindi-language Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Gyan Mukherjee and co-written with Agha Jani Kashmiri. The film stars Ashok Kumar, Mumtaz Shanti, and Shah Nawaz. It is notable for introducing several bold themes to Indian cinema for the first time, including the depiction of an Antihero, anti-hero, a Dual role, double role, and an unwed Pregnancy, pregnant woman. Produced by Bombay Talkies during the Second World War,Kismet (1943 film) ''National Film Archive of India''; accessed 15 October 2017. the film was released amid a succession conflict within the studio between Devika Rani and Sashadhar Mukherjee, following the death of founder Himanshu Rai. ''Kismet'' became the first major hit in the history of Bombay cinema and is widely regarded as the first all-India block ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bhatiyali
Bhatiali is a type of ancient folk music which expresses the deep feeling from the heart of a group of local and professional people. It is based on their common and natural style of expression and uninfluenced by the rules of conventional music and contemporary songs. Bhatiali song expresses not only loss, pain and memory but also the human understanding of nature. Bhatiyali songs are a genre of folk ballads originating from the riverine regions of Bengal, which have a strong ecological connection. Bhatiali or ''bhatiyali'' () is a form of bengali folk music, sung in both Bangladesh and West Bengal, India. The word 'Bhatiali' came from the bengali word "Bhata", which means the low tide of any river or ocean. The Bhatiali songs are basically sung by the boatmen who are known as "Majhi" or "Mallahs" while going down streams of the river. It is mostly sung in several parts of greater riparian Bengal delta. Researchers have claimed Mymensingh District along the Brahmaputra Rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Baul
The Baul () are a group of mystic minstrels of mixed elements of Sufism and Vaishnavism from different parts of Bangladesh and the neighboring Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam's Barak Valley and Meghalaya. Bauls constitute both a religious syncretism, syncretic religious sect of troubadours and a musical tradition. Bauls are a very heterogeneous group, with many sects, but their membership mainly consists of Vaishnavism, Vaishnava Hindus and Sufism, Sufi Muslims. They can often be identified by their distinctive clothes and musical instruments. Lalon, Lalon Shah is regarded as the most celebrated Baul saint in history. Although Bauls constitute only a small fraction of the Bengali population, their influence on the culture of Bengal is considerable. In 2005, the "Baul tradition of Bangladesh" was included in the list of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
