Indra Ghandhi & Anjali Devi

                                  Indra Ghandhi & actress Anjlali Devi

clark gable

William Clark Gable was born on February 1, 1901 in Cadiz, Ohio. Later that year his mother died, and his father sent him toClark Gable's mother died when he was seven months old. At 16 he quit high school, went to work in an Akron (Ohio) tire factory and decided to become an actor after seeing the play "The Bird of Paradise". He toured in stock companies, worked oil fields and sold ties. In 1924 he reached Hollywood with the help of Portland, Oregon, theatre manager Josephine Dillon, who coached and later married him (she was 17 years his senior). After playing a few bit parts he returned to the stage, becoming lifelong friends with Lionel Barrymore. After several failed screen tests (for Barrymore and Darryl F. Zanuck), Gable was signed in 1930 by MGM's Irving Thalberg. Joan Crawford asked for him as co-star in Dance, Fools, Dance (1931) and the public loved him manhandlingNorma Shearer in A Free Soul (1931) the same year. His unshaven lovemaking with bra-less Jean Harlow in Red Dust (1932) made him MGM's most important star. At one point he refused an assignment and the studio punished him by loaning him out to (at the time) low-rent Columbia Pictures, which put him in Frank Capra's It Happened One Night(1934), which won him an Oscar. He returned to far more substantial roles at MGM, such as Fletcher Christian in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind (1939). When his third wife Carole Lombard died in a plane crash returning from a War Bond drive, a grief-stricken Gable joined the US Army Air Force and was off the screen for three years, flying combat missions in Europe. When he returned the studio regarded his salary as excessive and did not renew his contract. He freelanced, but his films didn't do well at the box office. He announced during filming of The Misfits (1961) that, for the first time, he was to become a father. Two months later he died of a heart attack. He was laid to rest beside Carole Lombard at Forest Lawn Cemetery live with his maternal aunt and uncle in Pennsylvania.

MUKESH :THE LEGEND"

      Painting of Mukesh,the famous Hindi Songster passed away in 1976 in USA.This painting I found  in a cover of a musical cassette which I bought in " THE INN " Airport Hotel, Karachi, Pakistan on the day  this great legend died.
      Mukesh Chand Mathur (22 July 1923 – 27 August 1976), better known mononymouslyas. Mukesh, was an Indian playback singer wiyh a golden voice. His song "Kai Baar Yuhi Dekha Hai" from film Rajnigandha (1973) won him theNational Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer. Mukesh is also popular as being the voice of legendary actor Raj Kapoor.
       How to forget the song "DIL JAL TA HAI" from the film "PEHLI NAZAR"with music composed by Anil Biswas and lyrics written by Aah Sitapuri.He was a fan of K L Saigal.
      Apart from singing Mukesh  had acted in a few films such as NIROSHI,MASHUQUA and AAH. MALHAR and ANURAG proved him as a film producer.
     For his success in singing career, lyric and music gave an extra tempo.
     Raj Kapoor said "In his demise,I've lost my voice('Filmfare' September 17-30 1976)  

      Mukesh is no more, but  the songs he left behind will be treasured in minds of his fans.

M Rezvie Omerdeen
36/19 Harrison Jones Road
Matale
Sri Lanka
2nd January 2014

Drawings of Elizabeth Taylor by S M Hadjirin

 Famous Hollywood actress Elizabeth Taylor drawn by S M Hadjirin in late  1950's.This portrait was admired by many of his fans
.     Mr Hadjirin, my maternal uncle was an old boy of Christ Church College, Matale, "The Historic City of Sri Lanka".He passed away in 1987.

M Rezvie Omerdeen
36/19 Harrison Jones' Road
Matale
Sri Lanka
     

"SIVAJI GANESHAN" Charcoal Drawing by S M Hadjirin

    Sivaji Ganshan  Charcoal Drawing by S.M Hadjirin, my maternal uncle. of Matale in 1950s
     Mr. Hadjirin was a devoted English Teacher expired in 1987.An old boy of Christ Church College, Matale.His drawings and paintings were up to a standard and was appreciated by many of his fans not only in Matale but in many parts of our  island.

M Rezvie Omerdeen
36/19 Harrison Jones' Road
Matale
Sri Lanka
Sunday December 29th 2013

Pencil Drawing of Sivaji Ganeshan by S M Hadjirin "PASHUM PAZHAMUM"

Pencil Drawing of Sivaji Ganeshan by S M Hadjirin, my maternal uncle.

"PADMINI" Pencil Drawing by S M Hadjirin

 Pencil Drawing of Padmini was drawn by my uncle S M Hadjirin of Matale, Sri Lanka in late 1950's.
     Padmini had acted in Tamil films as well as in hindi and many other Indian languages.
     Padmini was not only an actress but also a Karunatic  dancer of a great repute.
     Hindi films such as Jish Desh me Ganga Beheti Hai and Mera Naam Joker is worthy of a praise.
     She passed away in USA.
    
     M Rezvie Omerdeen
     36/19 Harrison Jones' Road
     Matale
     Sri Lanka
    2nd January 2014L

JAGJIT SINGH & GULZAR"MARASIM"GHAZAL ALBUM

  

      
     
Memories Woven in Melody   

      When I listen to Jagjit Singh's "MARASIM" album, I'm in a good mood.The Urdhu word" MARASIM" means Relation or Link in English.
       The link between the ghazal singer Jagjit Singh and  Gulzar said to have started when Jagjit Singh composed for Gulzar's serial "MIRZA GHALIB".
       For Jagjit Singh composing wouldn;t have been so difficult coz Jagjit Singh is a Master of Par Excellence when it comes to delivering of ghazal and Gulzar too was well versed  when it comes to his subject.
       What ghazal needs is an extra-ordinary "MIZAJ" for it's heartrending and in understanding of the lyric.
       To compose and this melodious musical album "MARASIM ", it took more than six long years.That may be the reason for this album to become a great success.
       "MARASIM " is the album which is "Memories Woven in Melody". I know Fine Feathers Make Fine Birds.
        I like to conclude with an old quote "Fine Feathers Make Fine Birds".
music was in his blood.

M Rezvie Omerdeen
36/13 Harrison Jones' Road
Matale
Sri Lanka
04 January 2014