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

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(Anand Bakshi) Jeevan Mrityu (1970)

This film was a remake of the 1967 Bengali hit “Jiban Mrityu”. Actress Rakhee was introduced to Hindi film audience with this film. Earlier she appeared in a couple of Bengali films, the 1967 “Badhu Baran” and the 1968 “Baghini”.

This was Dharmendra’s movie all the way. Except for 15 minutes or so in the early part of the film, he was in a disguise for the rest of the movie. His good looks did go unexploited because of the disguise.

In 1970, when this movie was released, these type of revenge dramas may have been novel as this film was a box-office hit. But after this many years, and watching hundreds of movies similar to it, one wonders what made this movie click.

There were only three songs in the film two of which were almost identical, the duet version and the solo version of “Jhilmil”. But that song is a smash.

Here are these two versions and the other song from this film…

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(Hasrat Jaipuri) Rungoli (1962)

The team (Rajinder Singh Bedi, Shankar & Jaikishan, Shailendra & Hasrat Jaipuri, Vyjayanti Mala & Kishore) that gave us that endearing hit "New Delhi" in 1956 decided to revive similar magic and came up with this movie. This movie also had similar formula; unforgettable music by S&J, great performances by the principals, some dazzling dances by Mala, and slapstick comedy by Kishoreda. Yet the movie didn't have either the soul or the heart of the old movie that was warmly touching to the senses. In essence it lacked what "Delhi" had, there was no compelling story to tell. Bedi was responsible for the story, screenplay & dialogues. He also was the co-producer of the movie.

The music by S&J is the real treat of this movie. Their creative juices flowing still high, this incredible pair never slacked and gave us one memorable hit after another. It is a testament of their genius that these songs have stood the test of times. What more proof we need than that even after 54 years of their original release, these songs continue to give the same pleasurable goose bumps. Once again they were ably assisted by Dattaram & Sebastian D’Souza.

Even though most of the songs became popular, standouts are both versions of “Chhoti Si” and the title track, “Rungoli Sajaao”. My personal favorite of the album is the song “Rungoli”.

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

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

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

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(Majrooh) Mohabbat Isko Kahete Hain (1965)

The story of this film was attributed to Akhtar Mirza, but it clearly was adapted from the 1960 film “Usne Kaha Tha”. Incidentally that film also starred Nanda as the heroine. The movie dealt with the story of a couple who are in love with each other but ends up in tragedy because the woman does not trust her lover. As the story unfolds many character actors come into play. But because of the inherent weakness of the elements of the story and poor direction it goes astray. Khayyam Saab’s music tried to lift the proceedings from less than ordinary but in the end even it does not help.

Here are the songs form this film…

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(Rajinder Krishan) Nazrana (1961)

This movie which paired Vyjayanti and Raj for the first time was based on the hit Tamil film "Kalyana Parisu" made by the first time director Sridhar. He was popular story writer of several Tamil films. Sridhar also made this movie in Telugu, called "Pelli Kanuka" in 1960. It was also a resounding hit. He later made a few popular Hindi films like "Dil Ek Mandir" in 1963 and "Pyar Kiye Ja" in 1966.

Originally B. Saroja Devi was to reprise the role she played in both Tamil and Telugu versions. Several weeks of shooting was done with her. Then things went sour between Devi and Sridhar. He decided to replace her with Vyjayanti Mala who was in his earlier 1961 Tamil hit, “Then Nilavu”.

"Nazrana" proved to be only an average success. This may be in part because Raj appeared to be the wrong choice for the main lead, especially during the first half of the movie. In the beginning of the film he was supposed to play a college student participating in various athletic competitions. This was difficult to swallow for even Raj’s ardent fans. Vyjayanti Mala was adequate. Usha Kiron gave a very consummate and understated performance.

Ravi contributed fine music for the film. There are several good songs in the film. Instead of Asha singing most of the songs for him, this time he had Lata sing most of them. Asha did participate in one fine duet. Interestingly Rafi as well as Mukesh sang for Raj.

I am uploading these songs in two back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first...

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Concluding Songs from "Nazrana (1961)"...

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

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(Shailendra) Aashiq (1962)

Songs from this film were recently uploaded in this very thread. They are available starting at the following location...

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?show...mp;#entry751483

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(Anand Bakshi) Kati Patang (1970)

Shakti Samanta who gave “Aradhana” in 1969 that made Rajesh Khanna a superstar followed it with yet another social drama with him in the lead in this film. Like “Aradhana”, this film was also based on the 1950 English film “No Man of Her Own”. The English film was based on Cornell Woolrich’s English novel called “I Married a Dead Man”. Gulshan Nanda translated this into a Hindi novel. He followed it by writing the story for this film with Vrajendra Gaur. The film was remade many times in English and other languages throughout the world. South made the Hindi version of the film into all its four languages.

Interestingly Rajesh Khanna had a smaller role in this film. It was Asha Parekh’s movie all the way. From the beginning scene to the end of the film, she was almost in all frames. In a briefer role Rajesh appeared in several song sequences. These were four beautiful solos and a duet. Kishoreda lent his voice for Rajesh in all of the songs except for one. Mukesh sang that other song, an exceptional one indeed. R.D. who was in-charge of the music was at the top of his creative form. Combining with the talent of the lyricist Anand Bakshi Saab, they churned out several beautiful hits. Lata’s title song also belongs in this category.

Mukesh did not sing too many songs for RD. But by curious and strange coincidence he opted Mukesh to sing the unforgettable “Jis Gali Mein”. An extraordinarily beautiful song that touches your heart deeply. Too bad they did not come together more often.

The movie starts with a marriage band playing the music from “Aradhana”, the song “Mere Sapnon ki Rani”, then as the title music progresses it ends with Lataji humming beautifully. This is all in the title music I am uploading.

Asha Parekh grabbed the Best Actress Filmfare Award for her portrayal in this film. It turns out that this was the only time she got such an award.

The songs from this film became so enormously popular that several instrumentalists had them played on their respective favorite instruments. I am uploading all songs from the film (Post 1), a few version songs (Post 2), and several instrumentals (Post 3 through Post 6) in six back-to-back posts.

Here are the songs in the first post…

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A Few Version Songs from "Kati Patang (1970)"...

Here are a few version songs of some of the hit songs from the film...

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"Kati Patang (1970)" Instrumentals...

Here are a few instrumentals of the songs from the film...

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"Kati Patang (1970)" Song "Na Koi" Instrumentals...

Here are some of the instrumentals of the song "Na Koi Umang Hai" from the film...

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"Kati Patang (1970)" Songs "Ye Jo" & "Ye Shaam" Instrumentals...

Here are a few instrumentals of the songs "Ye Jo Mohabbat" and "Ye Shaam Mastaani" from the film...

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"Kati Patang (1970)" Song "Ye Shaam" Instrumentals...

In this final post I am uploading a few more instrumentals of the song "Ye Shaam" from the film. These are all from various CDs...

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(Hasrat Jaipuri) Dil Ek Mandir (1963)

Here is one of the finer movies of early 60's. Even though the story on occasion drifts into some preposterous postulations, overall it was very satisfying. The main reason was fine performances by the principal actors and great music by ever so dependable Shankar & Jaikishan.

This film was written and directed by Sridhar based on his hit Tamil film, "Nenjil Ore Alayam", released in 1962. Sridhar also remade this into Telugu in 1966 as "Manase Mandiram”.

“Dil Ek Mandir” was made in a record 27 days. That is quite an accomplishment as the principal actors were all busy with their own respective schedules. What made this possible was the same crew that worked on the Tamil movie which had the just finished work still fresh in their minds. Also, an already proven tight script was a big contributing factor.

Raaj Kumar won for his performance the Best Supporting Actor Award from Filmfare. Rajendra Kumar, who also starred in the same year in "Sangam", was given a Filmfare trophy as the Best Popular Actor, a new category created just for him. Meena Kumari lost the award for Best Actress to Nutan in "Bandini". Arjun Dev Rashk, who wrote some powerful dialogues for the movie, won the Filmfare Award in that category. S&J lost to Roshan for his unforgettable score in "Taj Mahal" in the Best Music Director category.
S&J utilize the talents of Suman Kalyanpur in many of the songs for this film. She came through in a great fashion. Her title song with Rafi Saab and her other two solos are beautiful to listen to. Lata also has a couple of lovely solos and so does Rafi Saab. Overall a rich and great musical experience. Incidentally like in many other of their movies, S&J were assisted by Dattaram & Sebastian.

I am uploading the songs from the film, a few version songs and several instrumentals in five back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first post…

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A Few Version Songs of "Dil Ek Mandir (1963)"...

Here is the title music and a few version songs of the songs from the film...