Three Of A Kind

(Dilip) Sangdil (1952)

In a 20-year period Sajjad Hussain, the music director of this film did only 14 films. This is mainly because, though recognized as a brilliant composer, he had problems getting along with people. He was one of the great players of Mandolin on which he could play Indian classical music. Apparently this in itself was a tribute to his genius. He was expert in several other instruments including flute, veena, violin, piano, and sitar.

It was Meena Kumari�€™s father who introduced him to the film world. His very first film �€œDost�€� made in 1944 became famous because of the hit songs he composed for its heroine, Noor Jehan.

The genius he was, he always got into trouble with his fellow workers. Many such ctories have been shared here by the members before so there is no reason to repeat them again. But this attitude towards people he worked with did have a direct effect on his professional career. The net result is that Sajjad Hussain's entire repertoire includes less than 100 songs in 14 or so odd films. But almost all his compositions were huge hits. Composer Anil Biswas had paid a great tribute to him saying that Sajjad Hussain was the only original composer Hindi cinema has known. Comin from Anilda, that says something about the man.

This film was adapted from the classic English novel "Jane Eyre" published in 1847 by Charlotte Bronte under the pen name of Currer Bell. It was made into a movie in Hollywood several times. The interesting subplot of this movie is the real life romance between the leading pair Madhubala and Dilip.

I am uploading songs from this album in two separate posts. All songs from the first post are from various CD collections. The second post songs are by the compliments of the Forum members.

Here is the first set of songs ...

(Dilip) Sangdil (1952)

"Sangdil" is an outstanding album. "Dil me sama gaye sajan" is such a lovely melody and both
Lata and Talat are outstanding. But the true gems in the film for me are

1. Lata's divine rendition of "Woh to chale gaye ae dil yaad se unki pyaar kar". There was a time when I first discovered this song years back that I listened to it over and over again. I just wish the song had another verse so that it would keep going on. There is one other Lata/Sajjad combo that has a similar effect on me "Ae diruba" from "Rustom Sohrab".
2. The Asha/Geeta duet "Dharti se door gore baadaloN ke paar aaja" is a duet of theirs unlike very few others. Usually, it was SDB or OPN who got them to do duets and those were lovely but quite different in emotion. This one is a truly meeTha number (and if I remember right, picturized on the kid versions of the Dilip and Madhubala characters.

The film itself is a not-so-bad adaptation of "Jane Eyre". But SP, as far as I can recall, actress Shammi
has a role in the film, and I think Leela Chitnis too. But there is no Dara Singh (unless he was so young
that I did not recognize him).

Here is one song which I have in my collection

Chedunga Main Sargam by Kishore Kiumar
128 bit/2/26 min

(Kishore) Aabroo (1956)

Unfortunately I have only one song from this album that I am uploading here. A list of the probable missing songs is shown in red italics in the table below. I am requesting members to share these songs if they can. Thanks.

Now for the only song from this album I have ...

I have one....

Thanks, Rushin.

Exon

"Sangdil" is an outstanding album. "Dil me sama gaye sajan" is such a lovely melody and both
Lata and Talat are outstanding. But the true gems in the film for me are

1. Lata's divine rendition of "Woh to chale gaye ae dil yaad se unki pyaar kar". There was a time when I first discovered this song years back that I listened to it over and over again. I just wish the song had another verse so that it would keep going on. There is one other Lata/Sajjad combo that has a similar effect on me "Ae diruba" from "Rustom Sohrab".
2. The Asha/Geeta duet "Dharti se door gore baadaloN ke paar aaja" is a duet of theirs unlike very few others. Usually, it was SDB or OPN who got them to do duets and those were lovely but quite different in emotion. This one is a truly meeTha number (and if I remember right, picturized on the kid versions of the Dilip and Madhubala characters.

The film itself is a not-so-bad adaptation of "Jane Eyre". But SP, as far as I can recall, actress Shammi
has a role in the film, and I think Leela Chitnis too. But there is no Dara Singh (unless he was so young
that I did not recognize him).

Here is one song which I have in my collection

Chedunga Main Sargam by Kishore Kiumar
128 bit/2/26 min

Sorry for the goof up. I rectified the file and re-upload the song. Apologies to friends who downloaded the song.

Thanks for the detailed analysis SB. My vote goes to another song as well. "Darshan pyaasi aayi daasi" is a lovely solo by Geeta ji under the baton of Sajjad Hussain. Filmed on Madhubala and chorus dancers, this song has the unusual combination of a bhajan and a dance number. The video of this song is available here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xXQe78Demo

Best Regards
Parag

I have one....

Thanks for the detailed analysis SB. My vote goes to another song as well. "Darshan pyaasi aayi daasi" is a lovely solo by Geeta ji under the baton of Sajjad Hussain. Filmed on Madhubala and chorus dancers, this song has the unusual combination of a bhajan and a dance number. The video of this song is available here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xXQe78Demo

Also, here is a second part of the song "Dharti se door gore" a 38 second long snippet in the film, probably available only on the film soundtrack. Thanks to our dear friend Anupama who shared this rare snippet on our YT channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY0MMwg25A0


Best Regards
Parag

Here is one song which I have in my collection

Chedunga Main Sargam by Kishore Kiumar
128 bit/2/26 min