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

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(Hasrat Jaipuri & Shailendra) 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 musical...

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Music Clips from "April Fool (1964)"...

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

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(Anand Bakshi) Naya Zamana (1971)

The title may have “Naya” but there is nothing new or novel about this film. The story for few scenes has shades of Great Guru Dutt’s 1957 classic film “Pyaasa”. That movie is now considered to be one of the 100 best films ever made in the world. But this movie does great injustice by even thinking about and using some of the spirit of Guru’s unforgettable heart grabber.

Even the so reliable Burmanda comes up with a below average score for him. One might argue that “Duniya” was a chartbuster. Nonetheless I stick to my opinion.

However, I should mention about the great veteran actor Pran. He had a prominent role in the film and does come through as what a versatile and consummate artist he was. An excellent piece of artistry. We miss you Pran Saab!

Here are all the songs from the film…

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(Hasrat Jaipuri) Naya Kanoon (1965)

Here is a movie that will be remembered for its beautiful music by Madan Mohanji and touching lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri. Of the 110 or so movies Mohanji composed music for, it usually had many memorable songs by Lataji. This movie had no songs by Lataji. Instead this time it is Ashaji. Even though she had a couple of good numbers, it was Rafi Saab who steals the show. He sang a lovely romantic song “Kuchh Aisi Pyaari”. There are two deeply touching songs, only Rafi Saab can sing with so much pain, “Shamma Mein” and “Unhein Qissa-E-Gham”. Love you Rafi Saab!

There is not much to write about the movie. Another hackneyed story recycled many times before. This one movie I was disappointed with Dadamoni’s performance. One of the main reasons is that he was playing an unsympathetic character that was not fully developed. Interestingly, the movie will be remembered for Om Prakash’s performance. His was the dominant role in the film and he does a splendid job.

Here are all the sons from the film…

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(Majrooh) Meri Bhabhi (1969)

This movie started off with a lot of promise that it was going to blaze some new trail. But no sooner it ended up as a routine weeper drama packed with drenching emotions. LP also followed their successful formula pattern with familiar tunes and familiar music. Only difference this time the lyricist was Majrooh Sultanpuri and not Anand Bakshi.

Here are all the songs from the film…

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Apr 29 2018, 03:02 AM

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(Rajinder Krishan) Khandan (1965)

Most Hindi films made in South during 1950’, 1960’s, and to some extent 1970’s were family dramas. Most of them invariably have joint families and have similar storylines. This formula seldom varied. This is yet another movie that stuck to the familiar pattern.

It was based on the 1959 Tamil hit “Bhaaga Pririvinai”. It was later made into a hit Telugu film. Hindi film followed these two.

The movie was a huge hit. There were a couple of reasons for it. One, the performance by the lead pair. Sunil Dutt took the Best Actor honors for playing a handicapped person. Another reason was its beautiful music by Ravi. Each of the song became a chartbuster. For his work he was awarded the Best Music Director Award. Also, Rajinder Krishanji’s lyrics played a big role in the popularity of the songs. Lyrics for his song “Tumhi Mere Mandir” bagged him the Best Lyricist Award. Lataji who sang the song, only one in the film for her, carried away the Best Female Singer Award.

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

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

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

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

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

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(Shailendra) Apne Huye Paraye (1964)

I have already uploaded all songs from this film in a previous posting in this very thread. These are still available starting at the following location...

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?show...mp;#entry752043

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(Anand Bakshi) Paraya Dhan (1971)

Most of this film happens in a small village in the foothills of mountains in Kulu Valley. There are only few villagers there and almost all of them are farmers. There is also a small school for children to young adults. Interestingly one finds that this school teaches fencing to its students. Even most universities in India do not support this sport. If at all it is done, usually through private sporting clubs. This is not the only anomaly. Most songs villagers sing has a touch of night clubbish tinge to them. Almost all songs are good if you hear them out of context, but they do not fit the subject. Even the song picturized on Balraj Sahni has a bit of yodeling goes along with it! I wonder if RD was instructed to compose such songs.

I am uploading all songs from this film and a couple of instrumentals in two back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first post…

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Concluding Songs from "Paraya Dhan (1971)"...

Here are the rest of the songs from this film and a couple of instrumentals...

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(Hasrat Jaipuri) Rishte Naate (1965)

If it is 1960’s and if it is a Hindi film made in South it must have a proven familiar familial story. This film is no different. There is nothing novel about it. You have seen a similar story before. You have encountered similar situations umpteen times in the films before.

Only thing that is desperately trying to redeem from this dismal outing is its music by Madan Mohan Saab. No matter how mediocre the subject is, he still delivered a beautiful score. There are only a few songs here but all are good.

The song “O Aa Ri” appeared three times in the film. All three have similar patterns and may not be too much different. I have decided to upload all three versions here. Also, the song “Sakhi Re” appeared twice in the film. Once gain they may not be different. I have decided to upload both versions for completeness sake.

My favorite of the album is the song “Mujhe Yaad”. This was a chart buster and a highly popular song. Here is this and rest of the songs from this film…

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(Majrooh Sultanpuri) Prarthana (1969)

This movie has only three songs. I am uploading here two of them, both by Asha. One or both of these may have been contributed by the members of the Forum. Thank you anyway. The song “O Baawri” is simply a knockout. An absolute beauty.

I am missing one song, sung by Lataji. This is shown in red italics in the table below. Please kindly share if you have it. Thank you.

The missing song is a traditional devotional that is attributed to Meerabai. Many singers had their own interpretations of this song in their unique style. I am uploading three of them here; one by Jagjitji, another by Lakshmi Shankarji, and the third one by the legendary M.S. Subbulakshmi.

Here are these songs for you…

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(Rajinder Krishan) Sikandar-E-Azam (1965)

In 1941, great Sohrab Modi who was famous for making historical dramas at an epic scale, produced and directed “Sikandar”. In that film young Prithviraj Kapoor played the title role and Modi the Indian King Puru. The movie was a rousing success and with its patriotic songs it further fueled the cause of civil disobedience against the British Rule. The movie was banned from further exhibition by Britishers but that only heightened the patriotic fervor.

In this 1965 version the title role is played by Dara Singh whereas Prithviraj Kapoor played Puru. Dara Singh looked mighty but his wooden expressions did not help the film to succeed. There are a few patriotic songs in this film and they and others comprise good set of music by Hansraj Behl.

I am uploading all songs and a few music clips from the film in two back-to-back posts. Here are songs in the first post…