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DEEPAVALI IN HINDI FILMS

DEEPAVALI, a folk festival of lights, has time and again brightened the Hindi cinema. Many times this festive is proved a boon for the Hindi Cinema. Ranjit Movietone, the first to produce Diwali, in 1940, provided a new light to the industry. Like the festivity of this festival, the songs of the film proved hit that time and it was the beginning of the presenting Indian festivals to the silver screen. Diwali phir aayegi sajni, roop ka deep jala ke...( Khajanchi), Diya jalao jagmag jagmag...(Tansen), Aayi Diwali,ayi Diwali..., Deepak sang patanga naache...(Ratan),Diya jalakar aap bhuchaya...(Gaon Ki Gori), were songs stormed the era of forties. In 50s, Sohrab Modi produced a film Ghar Ghar Mein Diwali, whose Diye jale ghar ghar mein aayi Diwali became the beauty of the lip and credit goes to music maestro Roshan who jeweled the song with his music and the other song (title song) of Diwali Ki Raat (1956) was also one hit song of the era. And were the only films based on Deepavali them...

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To write on general topics and specially on films;THE BLOGS ARE DEDICATED TO MY PARENTS:SHRI M.B.L.NIGAM(January 7,1917-March 17,2005) and SMT.SHANNO DEVI NIGAM(November 23,1922-January24,1983)