Raj Kapoor

Nandi ji, this is fabulous. Thank you and cheers to you. -Swarapriya

Thanks Swarapriya ji for the upload.

Thanks Nandi for the upload. Welcome to the forum. aate hi chha gaye. Pehla upload and that too one which no one has done on the forum yet. Hope to see lots of good songs coming from your side. Keep it up.

Raj Kapoor's Other 1948 Movies

Besides "Aag (1948)", there were two other Raj Kapoor-starrer movies released in 1948. These were:

1. Amar Prem: With Madhubala. Music by Datta Thakar.

2. Gopinath: With Tripti Mitra. Music by Ninu Majumdar.

I don't have any songs from these two albums. I am requesting the Forum members to share these with us if they can.

Thanks.

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Sep 12 2010, 06:31 AM

I have not seen Aag myself, but this is what I have read about it :

The film showcased the talent and bold character of Raj as the director. The beginning of the film shows his face from one side only. He is married and then when his wife sees him for the first time, we see that half of his face is burnt. It takes courage to make such un-conventional theme based film, that too as your debut as director.

Andaz (1949)

The songs from "Andaz (1949)" were uploaded in Naushadji's forum and they are still available for downloading. Here is the path to access these songs:

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?showtopic=56946

hello friends,
uploading songs from gopinath[1948] originally uploaded at indianscreen.com few years back.although the songs are at 32kbps;the sound qualityis quite good.one of my favourite forties album .

This post has been edited by smahesh: Oct 15 2008, 12:00 PM

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Thanks for the songs of Gopinath Mahesh ji. Cheers. -S

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Mahesh ji, thanks for "Sunehre Din" songs. -S

Mahesh,

Thanks a lot for the Sunhere Din album. I was missing a few tandem versions.

Exon

Barsaat (1949)

Raj Kapoor was just 25 year old when he made “Barsaat (1949)”. His first directorial venture, “Aag (1948)”, even though was not a financial success, established him as someone to whom people will be looking forward to in future movies for the style and showmanship that movie showed glimpses of. Raj didn’t disappoint his fans and critics.

“Barsaat” in more ways than one was trailblazing. It introduced a new actress to the Hindi screen, Nimmi. It was shot mostly outdoors in Kashmir and its surrounding places. It introduced a pair of music directors, Shankar & Jaikishan. It introduced a pair of lyricists, Shailendra & Hasrat Jaipuri. It catapulted Lata Mangeshkar, who sang 10 out of 11 songs (both solos and duets) in the movie that enabled her to compete for the number one female playback singer position with Geeta Roy who was the reigining singing nightingale at that time. It consolidated Nargis & Raj Kapoor as the hottest romantic pair of the Indian screen.

The music director Shankar had passion for tabla. Though he learnt fundamentals from known ustads of that time, it was through tireless practice and undeterred determination he was able to master fundamentals of good music. Jaikishan on the other hand loved playing harmonium. Shankar and Jaikishan met at a musical gathering and formed a strong bond of friendship even though Shankar was 10 years senior to Jaikishan. At that time Shankar was working for Prithvi Theater doing odd jobs including acting. He introduced Jaikishan to Prithviraj and was hired to work together with Shankar. They later worked as assistants to the music director duo Husnlal & Bhagatram. When Raj Kapoor was contempalting to make “Aag”, Prithviraj recommended to Raj to hire Shankar & Jaikishan for his picture. But Raj already signed up Ram Ganguly to provide the music. Apparently Shankar & Jaikishan along with Dattaram assisted Ganguly in music for “Aag”. When the time came to film “Barsaat”, Raj decided to offer music direction duties to Shankar & Jaikishan. That is how the famous music team of Shankar & Jaikishan was born.

Hasrat Jaipuri was working as a bus conductor in Bombay while writing poetry in his spare time, because the poetry was his passion. Prithviraj heard him recite his poetry in a mushaira and introduced him to Raj who was launching “Barsaat”. His first recording was the song “Jiya Beqaraar Hai” the music for which was composed by Shankar. Jaikishan composed his second song, a duet, “Chhod Gaye Baalam”. Shailendra was a railway clerk in Bombay. Raj Kapoor first saw him in a public meeting where Shailendra was reciting his poetry. Raj offered work for him on “Aag”. But Shailendra refused thinking he will not have creative freedom. But in a year things changed. Shailendra needed money and decided to approach Raj. Raj hired him to write songs for “Barsaat” along with Hasrat Jaipuri. He wrote two songs for the film; “Patli Kamar Hai” and the title song “Barsaat Mein” for “Barsaat”. That is how the famous lyricist team of Shailendra & Hasrat Jaipuri was born.

The team of Shankar, Jaikishan, Hasrat Jaipuri, and Shailendra that came together to contribute their respective skills for “Barsaat” went on to make magnificent musical history by churning out one hit after another. The youthful exuberance and the efferevescent blend of melody they brought to “Barsaat” continued to pervade their creations for nearly 30 years. A magnificent achievement by any standards!

There are 11 songs in this movie. Each one of them was a super hit. Except for a solo by Rafi Saab, all other songs were done by Lata ji. I am also uploading extended versions of three songs. These are by the courtesy of the Forum membership.

Now for details of songs from “Barsaat” and the songs themselves …

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Oct 17 2008, 06:53 AM

Songs From "Barsaat (1949)" Continued ...

Following are the extended versions of three songs from "Barsaat (1949)" ...