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

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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...

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Instrumentals of the Song "Ruk Jaa" from "Dil Ek Mandir (1963)"...

Here are a few instrumentals of the song "Ruk Jaa Raat" from the film...

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Instrumentals of the Song "Yaad" from "Dil Ek Mandir (1963)"...

Here are a few instrumentals of the song "Yaad Na Jaaye" from the film...

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More Instrumentals of the Song "Yaad" from "Dil Ek Mandir (1963)"...

In this final post I am uploading more instrumentals of the song "Yaad Na Jaaye"...

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(Majrooh) Oonche Log (1965)

Here is an unusual film that spends nearly three quarters of the movie between its three major characters, Ashok Kumar, and his two grown up sons, Raaj Kumar and Feroz Khan. There is a female character, played by the newcomer K.R. Vijaya, but we hardly see her on the screen. She appears in a song that does not show her face as she is hiding behind foliage of a tree. Then she appears for ten seconds where we finally get to see her face lying in the deathbed. I am not sure why the director has decided to treat her character this way because as the movie unfolds her existence has a profound effect on everybody concerned.

Many critics agreed that this was the film that apparently established Feroz Khan as an actor to consider. I thought he was not given enough scope as all he has to do is smile and be happy in between the company he is in. Also he looked weighty especially in the (NCC?) uniform he wore.

The movie has only four songs, five if you consider both versions of “Haaye Re”. Lata’s solo version of “Haaye Re” and Rafi Saab’s “Jaa Dil-E-Deewaana” are simply outstanding. Both are sweet and unforgettable renditions by the crooners. The song “Aa Jaa Re” is only slightly behind.

Here are these and the rest of the songs from this film…