The Three Reigning Queens, Albums of Madhubala, Meena Kumari & Nargis Options

[swarapriya]

(Madhubala) Half Ticket (1962)

This zany comedy which paired the husband & wife team of Kishoreda and Madhubala was inspired by the Jerry Lewis & Dean Martin Hollywood English comedy hit "You're Never Too Young" that was released in 1955. I am uploading songs from this film in two back-to-back posts from an original soundtrack album.

One of the highlights of the film is the duet sung by Kishoreda, lending his voice to both male and female vocals. The song "Aaake Seedhi Lagi", per Salilda, was originally to be sung by Lataji. For some reason Lataji could not make it to the recording session. Kishoreda immediately volunteered to sing the female portion himself. Before Salilda could make up his mind, the incredibly talented Kishoreji started singing the female portion. A brief introduction of this is included in the special version of this song in the second post.

Here are the songs in the first post...

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Half Ticket (1962)"...

Here are the rest of the songs from this incredible album. Incredible because, as mentioned in the first post, Kishoreda sings a duet all by himself. This is the song "Aake Seedhi Lagi". Salilda, who composed music for this film, had something to say about this in the special version included in this post. Details are given in the table below.

Now for the songs...

[swarapriya]

(Meena) Pyaar ka Saagar (1961)

This is another beautiful album from Ravi Saab. I am uploading all songs of this film from an original soundtrack album. Here are these...

[swarapriya]

(Madhubala) Sharabi (1964)

This is a beautiful album from Madan Mohan Saab where every song was a huge hit. Rafi Saab's solos are absolutely gripping. There is so much sadness in the way he sang these songs as if he was experiencing the unending anguish and unrelenting pain himself. Not that he needs one, but this is another example of how great singer he was.

I am uploading these songs in two back-to-back posts. The first post contains all the songs from an original CD. The second post contains a couple of extended version songs.

Here are the songs in the first post...

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Sharabi (1964)"...

In this post I am uploading a couple of extended version songs from this film. Both of these were contributed by the members of the Forum. My many thanks to them.

Here are the two songs...

[Debopriyo]

Concluding Songs from "Sharabi (1964)"...

In this post I am uploading a couple of extended version songs from this film. Both of these were contributed by the members of the Forum. My many thanks to them.

Here are the two songs...

Pawan Ke Mahine Mein - Snippet - 00:32 - 128kbps


This post has been edited by Debopriyo: Oct 10 2011, 04:31 PM

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Sharabi (1964)"...

In this post I am uploading a couple of extended version songs from this film. Both of these were contributed by the members of the Forum. My many thanks to them.

Here are the two songs...

Pawan Ke Mahine Mein - Snippet - 00:32 - 128kbps

Thanks for the snippet Debo. Cheers. -S

[swarapriya]

(Meena) Zindagi Aur Khwab (1961)

Songs from this album were recently uploaded in the "The Three Reigning Queens" thread in the "Sangeet ke Sitarey" directory. These are available starting at the following location...

https://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?show...617&st=1020

[swarapriya]

(Madhubala) Jwala (1971)

This was the last film of Madhubala. This also is the last film we will be doing on her in this thread. We started this on August 10, 2009. After nearly 26 months we come to an end covering her films. In these 26 months we covered nearly 75 films. It has been a rare pleasure doing this thread. This lady was very special because she ignited our lives with her irrepressible beauty, infectious burst of laughter and a mischievous smile that lit her face and had the mesmerizing glow. This in spite of all the personal and health problems she has to endure most of her adult life. She was indeed a great lady.

Like mentioned earlier, this was the last film of Madhubala. She fell seriously ill while shooting for this movie and eventually passed away in February 1969 before it was completed. The movie that was started in the late 50’s was shelved for nearly 10 years. There were a myriad of reasons, most notably Madhubala’s poor health.

Even after Madhubala passed away the producer decided to complete and release the film using various actresses filling in for her. Eventually it was released in 1971, two years after Madhubala’s death. The movie was a financial flop.

This was the only color film in which Madhubala starred. “Mughal-E-Azam”, released in 1960, was partially shot in color. It was later completely colorized and rereleased few years back.

Asha Parekh who was yet to be launched as a full-fledged heroine with “Dil Deke Dekho” in 1959 had a small role in this film. She appears in a couple of scenes with Madhubala.

Before the movie was released the leading man of the movie Sunil Dutt had the top billing. But Sunil requested the producers to give Madhubala the top billing to show the respect she deserved. Posters were changed to respect his wish.

I am uploading these songs in back-to-back two posts. The first post contains all of the songs from the film. The second post contains several extended version songs.

Here is a description of the songs in the first post and the songs themselves...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Oct 24 2011, 01:20 PM

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Jwala (1971)"...

Here are some of the extended version songs from this film...

[usrafian]

(Madhubala) Jwala (1971)

This was the last film of Madhubala. This also is the last film we will be doing on her in this thread. We started this on August 10, 2009. After nearly 26 months we come to an end covering her films. In these 26 months we covered nearly 75 films. It has been a rare pleasure doing this thread. This lady was very special because she ignited our lives with her irrepressible beauty, infectious burst of laughter and a mischievous smile that lit her face and had the mesmerizing glow. This in spite of all the personal and health problems she has to endure most of her adult life. She was indeed a great lady.

Dear SP

My very humble regards to you in the same line as to Madhubala

You have brought back so many sentiment moments by your unique style of description.

Indeed Madhubala was a great lady, you also fall in the same line. HF will always remember your generous contributions.

Regards

USR

[swarapriya]

(Madhubala) Jwala (1971)

This was the last film of Madhubala. This also is the last film we will be doing on her in this thread. We started this on August 10, 2009. After nearly 26 months we come to an end covering her films. In these 26 months we covered nearly 75 films. It has been a rare pleasure doing this thread. This lady was very special because she ignited our lives with her irrepressible beauty, infectious burst of laughter and a mischievous smile that lit her face and had the mesmerizing glow. This in spite of all the personal and health problems she has to endure most of her adult life. She was indeed a great lady.

Dear SP

My very humble regards to you in the same line as to Madhubala

You have brought back so many sentiment moments by your unique style of description.

Indeed Madhubala was a great lady, you also fall in the same line. HF will always remember your generous contributions.

Regards

USR

My Dear USR,

Madhubala was one of a kind. There was no one like her before or since then. Nevertheless, my many thanks to you for your loving and nice words.

Cheers,
S

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Oct 26 2011, 11:05 AM

[swarapriya]

(Meena) Aarti (1962)

Here is a beautifully conceived classic album from the combination of the writer Majrooh Saab, the music director Roshan Saab, and the singers Asha, Lata and Rafi Saab. Almost all songs were huge hits when the film was released. My favorite of the album is the beautifully sung romantic solo by Rafi Saab, "Ab Kya Misaal Doon".

I am uploading this and the other songs from this film from an original soundtrack album in two back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first post...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Jan 20 2012, 08:27 AM

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Aarti (1962)"...

Here are the rest of the songs from this beautiful album. The extended version of "Ab Kya Misaal Doon" has extra music and crooning preceding the song...

[swarapriya]

(Meena) Main Chup Rahungi (1962)

Songs from this album were uploaded recently in the "Saat Saath" thread in this directory. They are available starting at the following location...

https://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?show...mp;#entry697840