Saat Saath

You're very welcome, Ketaki. Cheers. -S

(Rajendra) Vachan (1955)

Music director Ravi made his debut with this film. A smashing debut! Ravi also sang two duets with Asha and wrote lyrics of three songs. He does all this very credibly and creditably.

All these songs were contributed by the members of the Forum. Thank you. The song "Ek Paisa Dede" was uploaded twice with the different beginnings when I downloaded them. But it turns out that this is just one song. Therefore, I am uploading the complete song here instead of the two versions.

Now for the songs ...

(Sunil) Kundan (1955)

Sohrab Modi, who made a name for himself by making movies based on history in a grand scale, made this movie based on a social theme. The story was lifted from the great French novelist Victor Huogo's 1862 book "Les Miserables". This novel is considered to be one of the greatest classics of this world. Its English translation is a tome consisting of over 1200 pages subdivided into five small volumes with over 360 chapters. It dealt with religion, politics, and society in general. It revolves around a ex-convict who becomes reformed but can't escape his past. It was made into a movie in several languages. In English itself it was made at least three times I know of. A musical based on it has been a Broadway smash breaking several records during its run.

This movie was made in Telugu five years earlier than Modi by Nagayya. "Beedala Paatlu" starred Nagayya himself. I have three songs from this movie whose quality isn't that great. I will not be uploading them.

The music for "Kundan" was provided by Ghulam Mohammad. It has several beautiful songs. Most of these songs are by the courtesy of the Forum members. Thank you.

Here are the songs ...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Jan 2 2010, 01:39 AM

SP, One correction - Matwale O Matwale is a Shamshad-Lata duet.

Aditya

Thanks Aditya. I made changes to the table to reflect your suggestion. Thanks. Cheers. -S

(Amitabh) Anand (1971)

Here is a heart rendering touching story only Hrishida seems like capable of making. Rajesh in the title role is very endearing. The ease with which he goes through his role, even when he was aware of the eventual fate of his life, makes it one of his best performances as an actor. Amitabh in support gives a greatly subdued and understated performance complementing Rajesh's bursting enthusiam for life and love.

There are only four songs in this movie but they all are winners. I am uploading these in my first post. In the second post I am uploading several specials. Here is the first set of songs ...

Songs of "Anand (1971)" Continued ...

I am uploading several specials in this post. Two extended version songs are by the courtesy of the Forum members. Thank you. I am uploading Abhijeet's version of "Kahin Door" from his album "Salute to Legends". I am uploading the same song by Jagjit Singh. This song appeared in two of his collections; "Close to My Heart" and "In Sync". Lata sang the same song in a tribute to Mukesh in her album "Lata's Shraddhanjali-1". I am uploading it here. Also, I am uploading the same song with Manna Dey's introduction. This is from the album "Legends: Mukesh - The Soulful Voice (CD 4)". Finally I am uploading "Zaindagi" with Pankaj Udhas's introduction. This is from the album "Legends: Manna Dey - The Maestro (CD 4)".

Here are these songs ...

(Dharmendra) Shola Aur Shabnam (1961)

Here is a classic album from Khayyam Saab. Rafi Saab has a riveting song in "Jaane Kya Dhoondti". A heart rendering song sung with such melancholic voice that it moves you to tears. The song is further enriched by some of the great lyrics ever written by Kaifi Azmi Saab. Also, the album has that classic duet "Pyaar Ka Bandhan". It appears that, per EarthMusic, I am missing a couple of songs shown in red italics in the table below. If this is the case, and if you have them, pleas kindly share. Thanks.

Now for these great songs ...

SP,

Here is one missing song. The song audio originated from HF member.

Manna Dey, Geeta Dutt, Komudi Munshi, chorus:
mathuraa shyaam chale (part 1 & 2: 5:04 \ 128)

Mohammad Rafi, Jagjit Kaur:
kaun aataa hai idhar, koyi nahin koyi nahin
(This song is extremely hard to get; available only in the original movie release)

Exon

Thank you very very much for gifting us with this rare song, Exon. Love it. Cheers. -S

(Jeetendra) Farz (1967)

Here is a movie that made Jetendra a star. It was a concoction of several early James Bond movies that was earlier made into a hit Telugu movie, also made in 1967 and was called "Goodhachaari 116". It made actor Krishna a star. I will try to upload the songs of the Telugu film later in this section.

Now for the songs from the Hindi version ...

Goodhachaari 116 (1967) - A Telugu Film

Hindi hit film "Farz" that made Jeetendra a star was based on this hit Telugu movie. Incidentally, this movie also made its hero Krishna a star. Here are the songs from this movie ...

(Manoj) Sahara (1958)

Here is one of the first weepers that Meena Kumari has acted in. For the role she played, there was no end to her sorrows, no end to the tyrannies of cruel people surrounding her, and no salvation for her soul. For her commendable performance she was nominated as a Best Actress.

Take any film composed by Hemantda. You'll find that he seldom disappoints you. This album is also no exception. There are several good numbers here with an overdose of Lata. Apart from his regulars, Hemantda also utilizes talents of some others who sang in only few films. Aarti Mukherjee, she is not the daughter of Hemantda (see Parag's note below), sang two songs with Lata, lending her voice in both of them for Daisy Irani in the movie. Then there is someone named Bela Mukherjee. I am not sure whether she is related to Hemantda or not. (Per r&d she is the wife of Hemantda. See the note below.) Then another unfamiliar name, Pratima Banerjee, singing more like Asha Bhosle.

Here are the songs ...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Jan 5 2010, 07:51 AM

Dear SP

Just a few corrections to your above post. Aarti Mukherjee does not seem to be related to Hemantda (AFAIK). His daughter's name is Rano Mukherjee who sang a few songs for him ("Naani teri morni ko mor le gaye") and other composers like Vasant Desai ("Uttar mein hain khada Himaalay" with Manna Dey ji, Lata ji and Geeta ji for the film Pyaar Ki Pyaas). I too am not sure if Bela Mukherjee is related to Hemantda or not.

Best Regards
Parag

wife.