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

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(Shailendra) Shrimatiji (1952)

This Filmistan’s comedy, set in 1942, was directed by I.S. Johar from his own story and screenplay. He also had a supporting role in the film. The film was out and out Shyama’s movie. From the first scene to the last, she was the dominating presence. I am not much of a fan of her but she did a good job in the lighthearted role.

Incidentally Johar’s buddy in the film was played by Majnu. These two come back together once more in Shammi Kapoor’s 1956 hit “Hum Sab Chor Hain”. This was one hit Shammi enjoyed before shaving his moustache for 1957 “Tumsa Nahin Dekha”. These two films were also from Filmistan.

“Shrimatiji” had three music directors; Basant Prakash, Jimmy, and S. Mohinder. Most of the songs were composed by Jimmy. Ravi was the assistant music director. All of songs except two were written by Raja Mehdi Ali Khan. Hasrat Jaipuri and Shailendra contributed lyrics for one song each.

The DVD of the film I had was of very good quality. Unfortunately it was missing two songs. The song “Nain Mila Lo” is one of them. It is available from other sources but the quality is inferior. I am uploading this at 128 KBPS. The second part of this song is from the DVD. It is only 36 seconds long. It is different from this first portion because all female characters and male characters in the movie sing this together. I am not sure whether Shamshadji and Kishoreda were part of this second part of the song. I also have the same question for the song “Aashiqon… (S)”. Did Kishoreda’s voice appear with other male voices in this song? I am not sure. In the song “Hey Baabu” somewhere in the middle of it, one can hear yodeling. I am convinced that was Kishoreda’s voice but cannot authenticate it.

The second song missing from the DVD is Shamshadji’s “Kabhi Hamaare”. Details of this are shown in red italics in the table below. I am requesting members to upload this song if they can. Thank you.

I am uploading all songs I have from this movie in two back-to-back posts. Here is the first set of songs…

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Concluding Songs from "Shrimatiji (1952)"...

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

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(Anand Bakshi) Pushpanjali (1970)

Kishore Sahu wrote the story, screenplay, and dialogues for this film besides acting in it, and producing it as well as directing it. His daughter Naina Sahu was the leading lady of the film. Unfortunately Sahu Saab’s story has not much going for it and the movie, in spite of a few good songs, finally disappoints.

The two songs worth mentioning are Mukeshji’ solo “Jaane Chale Jaate Hain” and Lataji’s and Mannada’s beautiful duet “Shaam Dhale”.

I am uploading these and the rest of the songs below…

[soumik]

Dear Swarapriya,

The lines of the songs are different...First one is Aashiqon Ne Hush Ko while Second one is Aashiqon Ne Ishq Ko...

Definitely the yodeling in the song Hey Babu is of Kishore Kumar's but he was not credited.

Soumik

[swarapriya]

Dear Swarapriya,

The lines of the songs are different...First one is Aashiqon Ne Hush Ko while Second one is Aashiqon Ne Ishq Ko...

Definitely the yodeling in the song Hey Babu is of Kishore Kumar's but he was not credited.

Soumik

Thanks for the clarification, Soumik. Cheers.

[soumik]

Slight rectification...

The lines of the songs are different...First one is Aashiqon Ne Hush Ko while Second one is Aashiqon Ne Ishq Ko....

It will be Aashiqon Ko Ishq Ne


Soumik

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Thanks for the clarification, Soumik. Cheers.
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(Hasrat Jaipuri) Ayee Milan Ki Bela (1964)

Here is a thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining movie. Beautiful scenery. Great music. Unforgettable songs. Even after 53 plus years these songs have not lost their charm. Shankar & Jaikishan during early 60's simply could not do anything wrong. Everything they touched was a winner. Rightfully so. You can feel their unabated creative energies flowing endlessly with Rafi Saab and Lata equally brilliant playing their part with superb singing. Most of the movies became huge hits because they were all musical blockbusters. They were studded with many memorable songs that were heartwarming to listen to and sound melodious even today. This movie is a prime example of this phenomenon.

This beauty of an album by Shankar & Jaikishan has just one after another melodious song. It boasts some of the great solos of Rafi Saab who brings life to the rich and inspired lyrics of Hasrat Jaipuri, like "Bura Maan Gaye", "Main Pyaar Ka Diwaana", and "Tum Kamsin Ho". This album also has one of my favorite Lata's solo, "Tum Ko Hamaari Umar Lag Jaaye". The song stays fresh forever and each time you listen to it sways you away because of Jaipuri Saab’s rich lyrics and the way Lata delivers it. Melodious. Mesmerizing. It was a typical signature song that S&J had in most of their movies, yet they always sounded fresh with their sweetness that made them so endearing. S&J were ably assisted by Sebastian D’Souza.

The movie treads a very mundane and familiar story. There are many inconsistencies in the plot. For example, whereas the movie’s backdrop was a village there is a scene where a jungle appears and we see a tiger attacking one of the principle characters who happens to be passing through it on a horse. But all such holes in the plot are forgotten thanks to S&J’s great music.

In this movie Rajendra Kumar was the hero and Dharmendra had a secondary role. Dharmendra still was an up and coming actor. But his presence on the screen in this movie was dynamite. His dashing looks, rugged mannerisms, and subdued performance scorch the screen. Even though his role was negative, every scene he appeared with Rajendra, Dharam was simply dominating. You can see that he will be one of those actors worth watching for in the coming years.

I am uploading all songs from this album and a few instrumentals in three back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first post...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Mar 26 2017, 08:20 PM

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Concluding Songs from "Ayee Milan Ki Bela (1964)"...

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

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A Few Instrumentals of the Songs from "Ayee Milan Ki Bela (1964)"...

Here are a few instrumentals of some of the more popular songs from the film...

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(Majrooh) Dillagi (1966)

This utterly forgettable movie has few good songs in it. Mukeshji’s duet with Lataji “Tum Meri”, Lataji’s solo “Mere Dil”, and Rafi Saab’s solo “Poochho Toh”. Usha Mangeshkar makes a rare singing appearance with the not so bad song “Ye Aaj Kal”. Here are these and other songs from this album in two back-to-back posts…

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Concluding Songs from "Dillagi (1966)"...

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

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(Rajinder Krishan) Main Chup Rahungi (1962)

This familiar story deals with a woman who sacrifices her happiness for an idiot husband and his foolish father. Countless movies with this theme have been made before and yet they kept making them. This was based on the 1960 Tamil hit “Kalathur Kannamma”. It was made in several other languages. The Tamil film had the distinction that Kamal Haasan made his debut as a child artiste as the orphaned child of the separated parents.

For her performance Meena Kumari was nominated for Filmfare’s Best Actress Award. The same year she was also nominated in the same category for “Aarti” and “Sahib Bibi aur Ghulam”. This was the only time the category had the same person nominated that number of times. She eventually won for “Ghulam”.

The movie boasts several popular songs. I am uploading these in two back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first post…

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Concluding Songs from "Main Chup Rahungi (1962)"...

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

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(Shailendra) Hariyali aur Rasta (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;#entry751645

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(Anand Bakshi) Sharafat (1970)

There is nothing new or novel about this story. Time and again Mumbai filmdom has made movies like this umpteen times before. Time and again, the movie is marred by senseless comedy that simply does not fit into the story.

The movie, thanks to its fine music and the charming young couple Hema Malini and Dharmendra it became a hit. Dharmendra, handsome, debonair, and dashing never looked better. Early in his career, before his senseless action films, he showed a lot of promise. As a decent, good natured, fine educated gentleman, Dharamji steals the show.

There are several good songs in the film. Some of these include Ashaji’s solo “Ek Dinn” and Lataji’s solos “Mera Rasta” and the chartbuster “Sharaafat Chhod Di”. The last mentioned song was such a huge hit that many think it carried the movie to its success.

I am uploading these and other songs below…