The Three Reigning Queens

Thanks for the song Yadavagiri. Apart from this being mp3, is it the same as Abhay uploaded in the wma format? -S

(Nargis) Jogan (1950)

Here is one of the finest hours of the great singer Geetaji. This album has 12 of her songs, 11 solos and a duet. Her singing skills are at the forefront here as she sings different moods of the songs reflecting the moods of that splendid actress Nargis. She does this with graceful elan. An unforgettabale musical experience.

Most of these songs were contributed by the members of this Forum. My heartfelt thanks to all of them. I am uploading these songs in back-to-back two posts. Here is the first set of songs ...

Songs of "Jogan (1950)" Continued ...

Here are the rest of the songs from this beautiful album ...

Swarapriya

Wonderful presentation of Jogan, thanks a lot. This film, its direction, its characters, the music and the singing is like what they term as "Dugh-Sharkaraa Yog" in Sanskrit. Everything is just perfect. Dilip Kumar in a very subtle role(and minus his mannerisms which dominated his later movies), Kidar Sharma's direction at its best, one of the finest production from Chandulal Shah, heart-warming music by Bulo C Rani (his arguably career best), sublime performance by Nargis and the divine voice of young Geeta Roy have made this film a memorable one! It is "sort of fashionable" to call "Mother India" as Nargis's best performance ever, but many film lovers and critics believe that it is the film Jogan which is really the icing on the cake as far as Nargis's film career is considered.

Author Haimanti Banerjee has devoted as many as 15 pages to this film and its music in her book "Geeta Dutt : The Skylark". It is really a great reading. More information about the book is available here:

http://www.geetadutt.com/skylark.html

Thanks
Parag

Thanks for your comments Parag. I definitely think here Nargis showed what a great actress she was. But, in my humble opinion, "Mother India" was a greater achievement. Performances like those in "Jogan" were stepping stones to the pinnacle she would reach later with "Mother India". To me it was an utterly mesmerizing performance.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

I am aware this is going away from music, and also that all this *is* after all each one's opinion, but I can't resist adding my two bits here! I agree with Parag that "Jogan" showcases Nargis at her best. IMO, the Nargis of "Mother India" is very "actressy": the histrionics are clearly on display there. It feels like she is saying to the viewers, "See how well I can play this seminal character!" I don't like the film itself very much and I think Nargis's somewhat over-the-top performance contributes to that.

In "Jogan", by contrast, Nargis gives perhaps the most understated performance of her career. I am not very fond of the film itself, but Nargis - along with Meerabai, Bulo C Rani, and Geeta Dutt - make it a film worth remembering and re-watching.

Warm regards,
Abhay

(Madhubala) Saiyyan (1951)

I am uploading seven songs from this album. I am not sure whether this is a complete list or not. All of these songs, except for one, were originally contributed by the fellow member kadri420. Thank you Kadriji.

Here are these songs ...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Dec 23 2009, 08:49 AM

SP, This is my favorite Sajjad album. Love his unusual style.

Meri Jaan Mohabbat is by Shamshad.

And here is one missing song (quality is iffy)

Tumhe Dil Diya - Saiyan 1951 - Lata - Sajjad - 128 - 03:24


Aditya

This post has been edited by Aditya Pant: Dec 22 2009, 09:20 PM

Thanks for the song Aditya. I also made the changes to the table to reflect your suggestion.

Sajjad. A man of great talent. But couldn't get along with anyone. He was one of the greatest mandolin players. I recently found the following mandolin composition by him on You Tube. Listening to this is an unbelievably exhilarating experience. Here are the details of this ...

Instrument: Mandolin
Time: 4:56
Player: Sajjad Hussain
Bit Rate: 128 kb/s
Source: You Tube
Format: MP3

Here is an out of this world composition ...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Dec 23 2009, 10:46 PM

(Meena) Footpath (1953)

Here is one of the early albums of Khayyam Saab ...

The film stood out as a notable flop at a time when Dilip was churning out hit after hit. But the Talat solo Sham e Gham Ki Qasam remains one of his career best...

Here is the title music of Footpath.
128 kbps/2:01 duration

This post has been edited by Abdur Rehman: Dec 24 2009, 08:38 AM

This was definitely an unexpected flop. Like you said Faraaj, Talat's solo is full of soul. Cheers. -S

Thanks AR for sharing this. Cheers. -S

Dilip had his Footpath, Raj Kapoor had Jaago Hua Savera and Amitabh had Alaap. All three films based on worthwhile themes and resoundingly rejected by the fickle public at a time when it was supposed that the lead actor had the golden touch!!!