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

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(Shailendra) Godaan (1963)

This movie was based on the great Munshi Premchandji’s acclaimed 1936 literary classic Hindi novel “Godaan”. It tells the story of a poor famer and his family who are rampantly exploited by just about everyone in the village from the priest to village elders to the zamindar. Raaj Kumar played the poor farmer who looked gaunt but never lost his inborn dignity. Kamini Kaushal played his wife, fiercely independent, who is never hesitant to express her mind about what she feels right. Both Kaushal and Kumar were magnificent in their roles. Interestingly Mahmood, who probably was close to Raaj Kumar in age, played their son in an unsympathetic role.

World famous sitar maestro Ravi Shankar composed music for the film. All songs have that rural and rustic flavor and Shankarji does a magnificent job of it. My favorite is the song by Mukeshji, “Hiya Jarat Rahe”. The titles in the DVD give Anjaan as the only lyricist. But I have a CD which gives credit to Shailendra for the song “O Bedardi”.

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

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Concluding Songs from "Godaan (1963)"...

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

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(Anand Bakshi) Mr. X in Bombay (1964)

I am re-uploading these songs on request...

The music director duo Laxmikant & Pyarelal who made their stunning debut with "Parasmani" the previous year were busy giving music to several films following its unprecedented success. But the assignments came mostly for "B" grade films. Even though most films made less than average business, their music remained a strong feature in all of them. This movie was one of them. Interestingly, this very same year, LP came up with the music score for their award winning "Dosti" that propelled them to the position of ace music directors status.

This was a very poor film except for its beautiful music. The song "Mere Mehboob" is Kishoreda's one of all time classics. There are many others that are equally good in this film. I am uploading these songs in three back-to-back posts. The first post contains songs from the film from an original soundtrack album. The second post contains some specials. The third post contains several instrumentals of the song "Mere Mehboob".

Here are the songs in the first post...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Dec 13 2017, 12:06 AM

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A Few Specials from "Mr. X in Bombay (1964)"...

Here are a few specials related to this film...

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Few Instrumentals of "Mere Mehboob" Song from "Mr. X in Bombay (1964)"...

Here are a few instrumentals of the song "Mere Mehboob" from the film...

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(Anand Bakshi) Main Sundar Hoon (1971)

AVM Studios produced this film based on Balachander’s 1964 Tamil hit “Server Sundaram”. Whereas the Tamil film was endearing and heartwarming somehow in translating it into Hindi it lost that appeal. The Hindi version felt more mean spirited in spite of a few poignant moments. I think this was mainly because of the way the hero of the film, Mahmood, approached it without abandoning his original style.

Shankar & Jaikishan who got their first Filmfare Award for AVM’s “Chori Chori” in 1956 are back here composing its music for the second time for the Studios. Unfortunately that freshness and bubbliness the 1956 film had seemed like a distant past in 1971. There was no song in the film that is worth mentioning or remembering. Dattaram & Sebastian were assistant music directors.

This was the only collaboration of Anand Bakshi Saab and the music directors, Shankar & Jaikishan. Jaikishan, who passed away in September 1971 at the young age of only 41, was still alive and can be seen in the film when Kishoreda and others were singing the song “Naach Meri Jaan”. Anand Bakshi Saab was also at the recording session of the song as picturized in the film.

Here are the songs…

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Concluding Songs from "Main Sundar Hoon (1971)"...

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

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(Majrooh) Duniya Nachegi (1967)

This is another mindless movie that seemed to be a habit of starring in by the venerable Kishoreda. He is assisted here by the comedian actor Bhagwan Dada who played a Genie. Together they come up with antics making fools of anybody intelligent around.

Not only the movie is bad but even songs by LP are very forgettable. They seem to be going through the motion to complete the assignment. Raja Mhedi Ali Khan was originally signed to write lyrics but while the movie was being made he passed away. Majrooh Saab stepped in to finish the assignment. I am not sure what the breakdown of authorship for the songs is but even this seem to not matter much. Like rest of the things about this film, this was also a feeble effort.

Incidentally, LP had Manna give voice to Kishoreda in the song “Ke Jo Main”.

All songs I am uploading here came from a VCD. The audio was so so to average. Therefore, I am uploading these songs at a lower bit rate (128 KBPS).

Here are the songs…

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(Hasrat) Arzoo (1965)

After directing few movies for Gemini Studios in South and others, Ramanad Sagar decided to start his own production house. His maiden venture was this film “Arzoo”. He wrote its story, produced and directed it. It was loosely based on the 1957 American classic hit film “An Affair to Remember”. That film was remade in Hindi couple of other times; in 1980 as “Ek Baar Kaho” and in 1999 as “Mann”.

First half of “Arzoo” was shot in Kashmir where all songs except one appear breezily one after another. With beautiful Sadhana and lilting melodious music movie moves along briskly. The second half of the movie is shot in and around Delhi and melodrama takes over. However, in the end because of its songs the movie satisfies.

Lataji’s two solos and Rafi Saab’s four solos are unforgettable beauties to remember. S&J were assisted by Dattaram & Sebastian. One can see the influence Sebastian had on the songs and background music where saxophone is used extensively. Songs “Aji Rooth Kar”, “Aji Bach Kar”, “Phoolon ki Raani”, and “Bedardi Baalma” all use saxophone heavily and it makes them very pleasing to listen to.

Hasrat Jaipuri Saab was the only lyricist of the songs. Curiously Shailendraji is missing as a lyricist. Also, in the titles Balbir is given as one of the playback singers. But there was no song in his voice can be found in the DVD or in the CD. May be one of our members with “Geet Kosh” can enlighten us about this.

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

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Concluding Songs from "Arzoo (1965)"...

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

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Few Instrumentals of the Songs from "Arzoo (1965)"...

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

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(Majrooh) Nadir Shah (1968)

Tripathiji, as the music director of the film, does it again. There are several good songs in this film with the duet “Mohammed Shah” and the solo “Sakhiya” taking the top honors.

I am unsure about the credits of the singers for the songs. I will need clarification from the members with “Geet Kosh”. In the titles Lataji, Mubarak Begum and Manna Dey are not mentioned. Yet the song “Jung” definitely belongs to Mannada. I do not have the song by Mubarak Begum, but it is mentioned in many references. The details of this song are shown in red italics in the table below. I am requesting our members to share this song if they can. Thanks.

Another anomaly. Several sources mention “Haa Haa” as sung by Lataji. Like I said her name was not mentioned in the titles. But in many references it is also attributed to Ashaji. Could the singer be Suman Kalyanpur?

Titles also give Majrooh Saab as the sole lyricist. But various references give credit to the song “Kaahe ko” to Amir Khusro as its lyricist. I am requesting our members to please kindly clarify the situation. Thanks.

Irrespective of the confusion, there is no denying that there are several sweet songs in the film. Here are they…

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(Rajinder Krishan) Pooja ke Phool (1964)

AVM remade this film from the 1961 Tamil hit “Kumudham”. The very next year it was remade in Telugu as “Manchi Manasulu”. That was also a super hit. With such track record one would expect that this film would be a box-office bonanza. For some reason or other it turned out to be a dud. One of the main reasons could be nearly 50 minutes of courtroom drama where the arguments between the prosecutor and the defense attorney did not generate any sparks. Prosecutor was played by Dada Moni and the attorney, who was his daughter in the film was played by Mala Sinha.

The only great thing going for the movie was its songs. They were composed by that Magic Master Madan Mohanji. If not for the appeal of these songs this film becomes immediately forgettable. There are many songs that are worth mentioning; several beautiful one by Lataji and at least one sparkler by Rafi Saab, a short solo “Sanam”.

Interestingly after Mohanji composed the song “Meri Aankhon Se” decided to discard it. The noted sitarist Rais Khan was introduced for the first time in this song and Pt. Shivkumar Sharmaji played santoor. The re-recorded version had no santoor interludes. The verbiage for the re-recorded song is the same but its composition is quite different. I am uploading both the unreleased earlier version and the released version in the first post.

There is another song that was not released by Madanji for this film. It is the song “Mujhe Apni”. I am including this unreleased song also in the first post. This song was replaced by a brand new one “Meow Meow” in the film.

I am uploading all songs from the film including the unreleased ones in two back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first post...

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Concluding Songs from "Pooja ke Phool (1964)"...

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

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(Shailendra) Hamrahi (1963)

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;#entry751822

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Jan 9 2018, 05:07 AM