Rajesh Thakur's Podcast Show | Retro Rewind: Bollywood Legends, Iconic Films & Global Moments

Rajesh Thakur's Podcast Show | Retro Rewind: Bollywood Legends, Iconic Films & Global Moments

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  • The Legend That Was Meena Kumari – Rajesh Thakur’s Tune India Radio Classic Show
    Here’s Rajesh Thakur talking about Life Journey of Meena Kumari on his Tune India Radio’s classic show.

    Meena Kumari (born Mahjabeen Bano, 1 August 1933 – 31 March 1972) was an Indian film actress, singer and poet under the pseudonym Naaz, who starred in classic films of Hindi Cinema. Popularly known as The Tragedy Queen, Chinese Doll and Female Guru Dutt, she is often remembered as Cinderella of Indian films. She was active between 1939-1972.
    Tune India Radio Sydney Australia
    1 hr 51 min
  • 1960 Ka Safar – Rajesh Thakur’s Tune India Radio Classic Show
    1960 Ka Safar – Rajesh Thakur’s Tune India Radio Classic Show

    1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1960th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 960th year of the 2nd millennium, the 60th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1960s decade. It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
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    1 hr 53 min
  • Raj Kapoor, the greatest showman of Indian cinema – Rajesh Thakur’s Tune India Radio Classic Show
    Here’s Rajesh Thakur talking about Life Journey of Raj Kapoor on his Tune India Radio’s classic show.
    Raj Kapoor (14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988) was an Indian film actor, producer and director of Indian cinema. Born at Kapoor Haveli in Peshawar to actor Prithviraj Kapoor– he was a member of the Kapoor family which produced several Bollywood superstars.
    Kapoor is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors and filmmakers in the history of cinema and known as "the greatest showman of Hindi cinema". He received multiple accolades, including 3 National Film Awards and 11 Filmfare Awards in India. The Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award is named after Raj Kapoor. He was a two-time nominee for the Palme d'Or grand prize at the Cannes Film Festival for his films Awaara (1951) and Boot Polish (1954). His performance in Awaara was ranked as one of the top ten greatest performances of all time by Time magazine. His films attracted worldwide audiences, particularly in Asia and Europe. He was called "the Clark Gable of the Indian film industry".
    The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1971 for his contributions to the arts. India's highest award in cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, was bestowed on him in 1987 by the Government of India.
    Tune India Radio Sydney Australia
    1 hr 49 min
  • Raj Kapoor, the greatest showman of Indian cinema – Rajesh Thakur’s Tune India Radio Classic Show
    Here’s Rajesh Thakur talking about Life Journey of Raj Kapoor on his Tune India Radio’s classic show.

    Raj Kapoor (14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988) was an Indian film actor, producer and director of Indian cinema. Born at Kapoor Haveli in Peshawar to actor Prithviraj Kapoor– he was a member of the Kapoor family which produced several Bollywood superstars.

    Kapoor is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors and filmmakers in the history of cinema and known as "the greatest showman of Hindi cinema". He received multiple accolades, including 3 National Film Awards and 11 Filmfare Awards in India. The Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award is named after Raj Kapoor. He was a two-time nominee for the Palme d'Or grand prize at the Cannes Film Festival for his films Awaara (1951) and Boot Polish (1954). His performance in Awaara was ranked as one of the top ten greatest performances of all time by Time magazine. His films attracted worldwide audiences, particularly in Asia and Europe. He was called "the Clark Gable of the Indian film industry".

    The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1971 for his contributions to the arts. India's highest award in cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, was bestowed on him in 1987 by the Government of India.
    Tune India Radio Sydney Australia
    1 hr 49 min
  • 1959 Ka Safar – Rajesh Thakur’s Tune India Radio Classic Show
    1959 Ka Safar – Rajesh Thakur’s Tune India Radio Classic Show

    Here’s Rajesh Thakur taking stroll down memory lane on his Tune India Radio’s classic show.

    1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1959th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 959th year of the 2nd millennium, the 59th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1950s decade.
    Tune India Radio Sydney Australia
    1 hr 51 min
  • 1958 Ka Safar – Rajesh Thakur’s Tune India Radio Classic Show
    1958 Ka Safar – Rajesh Thakur’s Tune India Radio Classic Show

    1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1958th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 958th year of the 2nd millennium, the 58th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1950s decade.
    Tune India Radio Sydney Austrlaia
    1 hr 43 min
  • The Legend R.D. Burman Forever – Rajesh Thakur’s Tune India Radio Classic Show
    Here’s Rajesh Thakur talking about Life Journey of R D Burman on his Tune India Radio’s classic show.
    Rahul Dev Burman (27 June 1939 – 4 January 1994) was an Indian music director who is regarded as one of the most influential composers of the Indian film industry. From the 1960s to the 1990s, Burman composed musical scores for 331 films.  Burman did major work with Asha Bhosle (his wife) and Kishore Kumar and scored many of the songs that made these singers famous. He has also scored many songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar. Nicknamed Pancham, he was the only son of the composer Sachin Dev Burman.
    He was mainly active in the Hindi film industry as a composer, and also provided vocals for a few compositions.He served as an influence to the next generation of Indian music directors, and his songs continue to be popular in India and overseas.
    Tune India Radio Sydney Australia
    1 hr 50 min
  • The Legend R.D. Burman Forever – Rajesh Thakur’s Tune India Radio Classic Show
    Here’s Rajesh Thakur talking about Life Journey of R D Burman on his Tune India Radio’s classic show.

    Rahul Dev Burman (27 June 1939 – 4 January 1994) was an Indian music director who is regarded as one of the most influential composers of the Indian film industry. From the 1960s to the 1990s, Burman composed musical scores for 331 films.  Burman did major work with Asha Bhosle (his wife) and Kishore Kumar and scored many of the songs that made these singers famous. He has also scored many songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar. Nicknamed Pancham, he was the only son of the composer Sachin Dev Burman.

    He was mainly active in the Hindi film industry as a composer, and also provided vocals for a few compositions.He served as an influence to the next generation of Indian music directors, and his songs continue to be popular in India and overseas.
    Tune India Radio Sydney Australia
    1 hr 51 min
  • Guru Dutt – The Man Ahead Of His Times – Rajesh Thakur’s Tune India Radio Classic Show
    Here’s Rajesh Thakur talking about Life Journey of Guru Dutt on his Tune India Radio’s classic show.

    Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone (9 July 1925 – 10 October 1964), better known as Guru Dutt, was an Indian film director, producer and actor. He made 1950s and 1960s classics such as Pyaasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool, Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam and Chaudhvin Ka Chand. In particular, Pyaasa and Kaagaz Ke Phool have been included among the greatest films of all time by Time magazine's "All-TIME" 100 best movies list and by the 2002 Sight & Sound critics' and directors' poll, where Dutt himself is included among the greatest film directors of all time.
    Tune India Radio Sydney Australia
    1 hr 56 min
  • 1957 Ka Safar – Rajesh Thakur’s Tune India Radio Classic Show
    1957 Ka Safar – Rajesh Thakur’s Tune India Radio Classic Show

    Here’s Rajesh Thakur taking stroll down memory lane on his Tune India Radio’s classic show.

    1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1950s decade.
    Tune India Radio Sydney Australia
    1 hr 47 min

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