Foot Tapping & Heart Stopping Op

I will upload them in short order. Cheers. -Swarapriya

Thanks Parag. I am still looking for the missing songs. Cheers. -Swarapriya

Erumji,

In the end it appears to me that any flavor of OP has the same everlasting appeal.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

It is amazing that OP kept on providing some beautiful and unforgettable music for so many forgettable movies that are not even worth mentioning except for their music.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

YEAR=1969

FILM=SAMBANDH

SONG=MERE PAAS HAI....AB TO SHAMSHAAN

LYRICIST=PRADEEP

MUSIC=OP NAIYYAR

SINGER=MAHENDER KAPOOR

RATE=160KBPS

TIME=07.25

FORMAT=MP3

Thanks Erumji for the song. Cheers. -Swarapriya

Swarapriya,

Here is a short song from Sambandh and an update on Sambandh songs. The song's audio originated from HF member.

1] ab toh shmashaan ki maati hi meri maata hai - Mahendra Kapoor [see next song]
2] mere paas hai na aur kuchh - Mahendra Kapoor [Erum's upload]

3] akeli hoon main piya aa (ver2; 3:02) - Asha (Same as the long version, except for shorter interludes)
4] chiragon ka lagaa mela (0:36 \ 160) - Hemant

5] main aankhon mein milan ki ek thadpan - Asha (missing)

Exon

Thanks Exon, for Hemant's song. Cheers. -Swarapriya

Do Dilon Ki Dastan (1966)

This movie pairs Vyjayanti Mala & Pradeep Kumar. They were in few movies together, most of them making money. Of course, their biggest hit was Filmistan's "Nagin". Apart from acting in "Do Dilon Ki Dastan", Pradeep Kumar also wrote its story, produced the movie, and directed it.

OP is in familiar groove here. His proverbial horse hoof song is there ("Aji Peheli Mulaqat ..."). A cabaret type of song is there. This was sensuosuly sung by Ashaji ("Yeh Machalta Samaa ..."). Several fine duets are there. But real surprise here is that Kishoreda was drafted to sing a duet with Ashaji ("Khubsurat Saathi .."). The surprise is that for Pradeep Kumar, Hemantda usually sings. Of course Hemantda didn't sing for OP until "Sambandh" in which he had three songs. In mid-60's it was only Burmanda who used Kishoreda's talents as a singer for playback of Dev Anand screen songs. That is what is so intriguing about this beautiful song.

There are nine songs in this album. I am uploading only eight of them. I am missing one song. This is shown in red italics in the following table. I am requesting the Forum members to share this song with us if they have it. Now for details of the songs and the songs themselves ...

Swarapriya ji, Thanks for Do Dilon Ki Daastan songs.
This is another album when the Rafi - Asha - OP trio came up with great numbers. But my personal favourite is 'Milti Hai Agar'.
And thanks for great quality again.

Pratul

SHUKRIYA MOHTARMA SWARPRIYA JI

Pratulji, you're very welcome. -S

My dear Anandji, like always, thank you. Aap ko sarvadaa anand hi anand mile. -Swarapriya

P.S: I am following your "Abida Parveen" thread. Nice one. I have a modest collection of her songs (ghazals, sufi, kafi, geets, nazms... currently over 200; most of the songs you've uploaded I already have them). Even though I am at a loss with some Urdu words, the intensity with which she sings her songs makes them so utterly beautiful to listen to. On the top of it Urdu is such a flowery language. Parveenji brings these flowers to bloom and smell with a sweet and unforgettable fragrance with her golden voice and inimitable style.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Rafi Saab was not back with OPN for at least 4 to 5 years from late 1966 to around 1971.

These two Rafi songs from Hamsaaya(1968) must have been recorded earlier itself.

Actually, Rafi Saab's stint with OPN, for all practical purposes, ends with 1966. The later songs, whether recorded earlier or recorded after patch-up, were low in quantity as well as quality.

Venkat

This post has been edited by venkat: Aug 22 2008, 07:32 PM

Swarapriya,

Thanks for this this very nice album of Do Dillon Ki Dastan.
I found one difference in my song listing. 'Khoobsurat saathi' appears to belong to Akalmand (1966).

Exon