Now available Here at Mediafire.
This a home-made DVD. A Helen compilation DVD. Painstakingly remastered from my own collection using the best available source for each song. Some are rare or hard to find. Others are well known, but all have never looked or sounded as good as they do now. Careful thought was given to song placement on the DVD so that each song would flow nicely to the next. Even the menus have special background music. Thanks PC!
I think all Helen fans will enjoy this DVD and will want to add it to their collection. This is the first of a series. Helen Of Bollywood (Volume One) will be released as a torrent on Bwtorrents.com on 4-24-09 in the "Music Videos DVD" section. Registration is required.
Below is a brief explanation of what was done technically:
Video
Grain and compression artifacts have been greatly reduced!
Video has been sharpened, brightened and color corrected as needed.
Subtitles
Added where needed (Apradh, Afsana, Sholay).
Replaced incomplete subs (Yakeen).
Retimed when needed (Gomti Ke Kinare).
Audio
Distorted audio has been replaced with better source (Mere Jeevan Saathi, Dus Lakh).
Hiss has been reduced and normalization has been applied to all.
22 more remastered Helen songs on DVD! My personal favorite is "Aaj Ki Raat" from Anamika (1973). Grain and compression artifacts on "Aaj Ki Raat" have been cleaned up with the Neat Video™ filter. I also unearthed subtitles which I added to the song! Other highlights are "Baharo Ki Kahani" from Pyar Kiya To Darna Kiya and a very interesting and obscure song from a 1958 tamil movie!
The movie stars Shammi Kapoor, Asha Parekh and in a rare starring role - Helen! Memorable soundtrack. Sadly, this movie is still unavailable on DVD.
