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

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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…

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(Hasrat Jaipuri) April Fool (1964)

Shankar & Jaikishan made sure that this day, April 1 celebrated as an All Fool's Day around the world, will be remembered by the Indian music lovers forever by composing some of their beautiful and memorable music for this film. Subodh Mukherjee, who introduced Saira Banu in "Junglee" in 1960, is back here with another winner with her in this film.

All songs from this film were chart busters. S&J were assisted by Sebastian and Dattaram.

The song “Aa Gale Lag Jaa” I am uploading here has over 5 minutes of music preceding it. This is the “Pool Aquatics Show” in the movie. I am also uploading this separately as a music clip in the third post.

I am uploading all of the hit songs plus a few music clips from the film in three back-to-back posts. Here is the first set of songs…

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Continuing Songs from "April Fool (1964)"...

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

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Concluding Songs from "April Fool (1964)"...

Here are a few music clips from the film...

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(Majrooh) Mamta (1966)

This emotional rollercoaster was directed by Asit Sen. Suchitra Sen who played the dual role of mother and daughter simply dominated the film from beginning to end with a brilliant and unforgettable performance. Then there was Ashok Kumar. The ease with which he approached his role is simply admirable. Dharmendra in a smaller role also makes a mark.

Ms. Sen was nominated for the Filmfare Best Actress Award but lost it to Waheeda Rehman for her stint in “Guide”. Suchitraji as the mother was so brilliant that she reminded me of great Nargis in the 1957 blockbuster “Mother India”. Many felt that Suchitraji lost the award because her Hindi diction was not that great. Whew!

Another thing going for the movie was the brilliant combination of the lyricist Majrooh Saab working with Roshanji. The result is that their combined product was an absolute charmer. There are mujras, thumris, geets, a ghazal, and several unforgettable songs. Yet for all this sparkling effort, neither Majrooh Saab nor Roshanji were nominated for any awards. Shankar & Jaikishan won the award for “Suraj” the same year.

I am uploading all songs, a couple of specials, and a few instrumentals in four back-to-back posts. Here is the first set of songs…

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

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

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More Songs Related to "Mamta (1966)"...

Here are a couple of specials (see the great Noor Jehanji's intro of Lataji) and a few instrumentals related to the songs from this film...