Geeta Dutt a nymph raised from swirling waves on August 8, 2016It was clear from the start that ours was a different movie industry from those which existed in other countries because of one glaring aspect which was staple in almost all our movies – music. And a movie from that era which understood the inherent power of music was Guru Dutt’s 1957 hit “Pyaasa”. A […]
Geeta Dutt a nymph raised from swirling waves on August 7, 2016In 1958, music composer SD Burman had developed differences with singer and composer Lata Mangeshkar and he worked with singer Geeta Dutt as main for his compositions rather than the upcoming singer Asha Bhosle, whose voice, he considered, was relatively raw. The song ‘Aajaa Chhaye Kaale Baadra’ by Geeta Dutt from ‘Lajwanti’ in 1958 is […]