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The German version has lyrics by Hans Bradtke, and is titled "Kalkutta liegt am Ganges" (Calcutta lies on the Ganges). In the English-speaking world, the song was released under the title "Calcutta", and the American songwriting team of Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss wrote English lyrics, celebrating the charms of the "ladies of Calcutta."
The following is a list of songs written about Kolkata or Calcutta, the capital city of West Bengal province of India: "Hymn for Kolkata" – by The Geek's Guitar [1] "Ami Miss Calcutta" – sung by Aarti Mukherjee in Basanta Bilap (1972) film "Kolkata" – sung by Nachiketa Chakraborty in Ei Besh Bhalo Achhi (1993) album
An accompanying music video for the song was produced in 1998. It shows Jakobsen clad in a kurta, pagri and dark glasses, driving the streets of Calcutta in an Austin FX4 as he collides with pedestrians and debris, steals the lunch of an unsuspecting restaurant customer, steals a newspaper in a similar manner and hangs outside his taxi window in roller skates as various engine parts are ...
In 1944, a young Salil came to Calcutta for his graduate studies. He joined the IPTA [1] (Indian Peoples Theater Association) the cultural wing of the Communist Party of India. He started writing songs [1] and setting tunes for them. [1] The IPTA theatrical outfit travelled through the villages and the cities bringing these songs to the common man.
Calcutta Youth Choir is known for their performance of folk and mass songs. Several years ago, the choir broke out with the song 'Aaj joto juddhabaaj'. Shibdas Bandopadhyay wrote the words and V. Balsara composed the music.
Meri Bahen (also called My Sister) is a 1944 Hindi language film. [1] It was the fourth highest-grossing Indian film of 1944. [2] Produced by New Theatres, Ltd. Calcutta, and directed by Hemchander Chunder.
Howrah Bridge is a 1958 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Shakti Samanta.The music for the film was composed by O. P. Nayyar.The plot focuses on Prem Kumar (played by Ashok Kumar), a businessman from Rangoon, who travels to Calcutta to try and track down his brother's murderers.
In its review on January 12, 1959, Time magazine called this album, "An infectious musical dialogue between two of the sassiest fancy talkers in the business. C. & C. give slick and witty readings to a selection of retreads — 'On a Slow Boat to China', 'You Came a Long Way from St. Louis' — and introduce a punchy, potential hit named 'Calcutta'.