Shair Aur Sargam, Songs From Movies of 7 Great Lyricists Options

[swarapriya]

(Shakeel) Palki (1967)

Naushadji was one of the musical geniuses the Hindi film industry has ever known. The simplicity of his tunes and his understanding of classical music and its influence on his song compositions time and again have enriched compositions of many unforgettable melodies of various films he worked on. Apart from being a great musician, he also wrote poetry. For Hariharan's ghazal album "Aathwaan Sur" not only he composed music but also wrote all of the lyrics of the ghazals. For this movie, "Palki", we find Naushadji's another facet. The movie was based on the story he wrote. Naushad Saab, a great multi-faceted genius he certainly was!

This film is embellished with Shakeel Saab's rich lyrics. The song "Aye Shehar-E-Lucknow" reminds me of another great song written by Shakeel Saab, "Yeh Lucknow Ki Sar Zameen" for Guru Dutt's classic "Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960)". Thus Shakeel Saab got a chance to pay magnificent tribute to the history, people, and traditions of that great city twice.

Here is a note about the two parts of the song “Mere Ghar Se”. The original sound track CD album of the film contains the first part of this song (solo by Mannada). But the movie version of the song, this second part I am also uploading here, has just about the same words and was sung by Lata, Mannada, and Rafi Saab. This may be because initially Naushad Saab probably wanted to use only Manna’s voice for the song and recorded it. But later on changed mind about it and had the song sung by three singers. If there is a different story about this, I would like to hear it.

I am uploading these and other songs from this film in two back-to-back posts. Here is the first set of songs…

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Palki (1967)"...

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

[soumik]

Tumhi Ho Piya Chikara -

Only 4-5 words by Manna Dey in the full song (not even picturised on any artists)....
Could not understand why he has been used in the song unnecessaryly along with KK & Asha???

Soumik

Concluding Songs from "Bewaqoof (1960)"...

Here are the rest of the songs from this film...

This post has been edited by soumik: Feb 14 2015, 01:49 PM

[swarapriya]

(Anand Bakshi) Jaal (1967)

Mala Sinha, who was beautifully photographed, dominated the proceedings of this routine crime drama. One song lifted a less than average score by LP. The song “Akela Hoon” by Rafi Saab is simply outstanding. Rafi Saab used a subdued voice to sing this song to suit the ambiance of the scenes. The song appeared piecemeal three times in the movie. I am uploading all three portions here. Here is this song and others from this film in two back-to-back posts…

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Jaal (1967)"...

Here are the rest of the songs from this film...

[swarapriya]

(Hasrat Jaipuri) Yahudi (1958)

Songs from this film were recently posted in this very thread. If anyone has interest, I will be happy to re-post them again.

[swarapriya]

(Javed Akhtar) Godmother (1999)

This film was based on the life of Santokben Jadeja (see her photo attached below) of Gujarat state. She was an underworld gangster who later was elected as an MLA from Kutiyana in Porbandar. Shabana Azmi portrayed her in the film that won many National honors. Here is a list of these awards…

• Best Feature film in Hindi.
• Shabana as the Best Actress.
• Vishal Bharadwaj as the Best Music Director.
• Javed Akhtar Saab as the Best Lyricist for the song “Maati Re Maati Re”.
• Sanjeev Abhyankar as the Best Playback Singer for the song “Suno Re Suno Re”.
• Renu Saluja as the Best Editor.

Raima Sen, the daughter of Moon Moon Sen and the granddaughter of Suchitra Sen, was introduced in this film. In a limited role she made her mark as a sensitive actress.

The song “Maati Re Maati Re” appeared four times in the film, each time with different verbiage. I am uploading all these four versions here. The singer list in the DVD shows Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan also as singers. I have not found their songs either in the DVD or in the CD. If anyone of you have these songs please kindly share with rest of us.

I am uploading songs and some music clips from the film in two back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first post…



This post has been edited by swarapriya: Feb 17 2015, 07:32 PM

[swarapriya]

Music Clips from "Godmother (1999)"...

Here are some music clips from this multiple award winning film...

[swarapriya]

(Majrooh) Pehli Raat (1959)

This film was based on the early Telugu hit “Modati Raathri” made in 1950. It is Nimmi’s movie all the way. There are many other characters come and go but basically Nimmi is nearly in most of the scenes. There are many songs in this film composed by Ravi. Of these “Aurat Ko”, “Hum Ko”, and “Ruk Ruk” stand out. Especially Rafi Saab’s solo “Ruk Ruk” is simply superb.

I am uploading these songs and others in two back-to-back posts. Here is the first set of songs…

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Pehli Raat (1959)"...

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

[swarapriya]

(Rajinder Krishan) Champakali (1957)

Nandlal Jaswantlal, who directed this movie for Filmistan, was on a roll with several musical hits in a row to his credit. These included “Anarkali” in 1953, “Nagin” in 1954, “Taj” in 1956, and this film, all made by Filmistan. One common trait of all these movies was they had lyrics written by Rajinder Krishan (most of Anarkali’s). Last three movies had music by Hemant Kumar and were assisted by Ravi. If “been” was the musical instrument in “Nagin”, “baansuri” was central to “Taj” and “Champakali”.

I am not certain how successful this movie was but it has several good songs in it. I am uploading these in two back-to-back posts. Here is the first set of songs…

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Champakali (1957)"...

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

[swarapriya]

(Shailendra) Insaan Jaag Utha (1959)

Producer and director Shakti Samanta who made many popular entertainers was experimenting with this film trying to go serious. But an inconsistent storyline and patchy screenplay did not help the proceedings even though some of the songs sparkled. Samanta waited another 10 years to break the mold with his triumphant “Aaradhana”.

Here is another fine album from Burmanda. Especially couple of songs just ooze with honeyed melody that was a trademark of many songs of Burmanda. These are “Chaand Sa Mukhda”, a duet by Asha and Rafi Saab, and the other is “Jaanu Jaanu Re”, also a duet, but this time by Asha and Geetaji. Another song that also appealing is the solo by Asha, “Baat Badhti Gayi”. Jaidev and RD were assistants to Burmanda.

Two years earlier, in 1957, Madhubala walked out of B.R. Chopra's "Naya Daur" in a dispute as its leading lady. The dispute finally landed in the court where Madhubala eventually lost the suit. Here she was given another chance in this Shakti Samanta's musical film to reprise a similar role that her replacement Vyjayanti Mala played in “Naya Daur”. Made up to look glamorous or not, with Madhubala’s role set in a rural environment, her effervescence still pervades the movie with enlightening and enchanting energy.

Samanta Saab shot this movie almost entirely outdoors. The locale was Nagarjuna Sagar, in then Andhra Pradesh and now in Telangana, where the dam was under construction at that time. The site, the atmosphere, and the buzz associated with the work of the dam fitted well like a glove with the movie's theme.

I am uploading the above mentioned songs and others from this album in two back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first post…

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Insaan Jaag Utha (1959)"...

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

[swarapriya]

(Shakeel) Ram Aur Shyam (1967)

"Gunga Jumna (1961)" was the last major hit Dilip Saab enjoyed until the release of "Ram Aur Shyam" in1967. With the huge money spent on it, "Leader (1964)" could barely garner its investment back. "Dil Diya Dard Liya (1966)" met a similar fate. Failure of his films was unfamiliar ground for Dilip Saab. This film changed that.

This movie was first made in Telugu. Its name was "Ramudu Bheemudu (1964)". It was a huge hit. Later it was remade in Tamil with equal success. When Dilipji was approached to play not one but two roles of twin brothers in the movie, he jumped at the opportunity to play a dual role. This was a first in his richly illustrious career.

Incidentally, Vyjayanti Mala was originally cast to play one of the heroines in the movie. Two weeks of the movie also was in the can. By this time Vyjayanti Mala drifted away from Dilipji and firmly entrenched in Raj Kapoor's camp, even though she made only two movies with Raj (“Nazrana (1961)” and “Sangam (1964)”). It was reported that this irritated Dilip Saab to no end and he was in no mood to work with her as his costar. The production was dragging under this cloud. It was difficult to work for all those involved given the reality of the situation. Vyjayanti Mala withdrew herself from the movie and was replaced almost immediately by Waheeda Rehman. After that the production went without a hitch.

Many film observers and critics believe that this was the movie that finally established Mumtaz as a full-fledged and bankable star even though she had many earlier successes in supporting roles and as heroine to Dara Singh in several of his films. This was a long time coming and she richly deserved the break. Interestingly neither Mumtaz nor Waheeda had much of a role in the film. It was all Dilipji from the beginning to the end.

This is another movie which fetched Dilip Saab the Best Actor Award from Filmfare. It was almost a routine thing to expect his winning these awards if he appeared in a movie. This movie also inspired later "Seeta Aur Geeta (1972)" with roles of twin brothers switched to twin sisters. These roles were played by Hema Malini that also fetched her the Best Actress Award from Filmfare. Salim and Javed took the credit for the story even though it was not their original idea.

Here are the songs...