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

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(Rajinder Krishan) Brahmachari (1968)

Here is a beautiful musical from Shankar & Jaikishan. It also has a heartwarming performance by the leading man, Shammi. Then there is that electric presence of Mumtaz in a supporting role. I don't think she ever looked this slim and this pretty. During the filming of this movie, according to rumours, Shammi and Mumtaz were romantically involved. May be that showed whenever Mumtaz appeared on the screen.

This movie won several Filmfare awards. It won for the Best Film, the Best Story (Sachin Bhowmick), the Best Actor (Shammi Kapoor), the Best Music (Shankar & Jaikishan), the Best Lyrics (Shailendra for "Main Gaaoon"), and the Best Male Playback Singer (Mohd. Rafi Saab for "Dil Ke Jharonkon Mein").

There are seven songs in this film, all sung by Rafi Saab. Six of them are solos and one is a duet. All songs are good, but the song "Dil Ke Jharoke Mein" is one of my all-time favorites of Rafi Saab. He was absolutely phenomenal and simply fabulous the way he sings this song.

Sebastian D’Souza was the assistant music director.

I will upload these songs in four back-to-back posts. The first two posts contain all the songs from the film and a few version songs by Sonu Nigam. The last two posts contain instrumentals of some of the songs from the film. Here are the songs in the first post…

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Concluding Songs from "Brahmachari (1968)"...

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

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Instrumentals from "Brahmachari (1968)"

Here are a few instrumentals of the song "Aaj Kal" from the film...

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Few More Instrumentals from "Brahmachari (1968)"

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

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(Shailendra) Gumnaan (1965)

All songs from this film were uploaded earlier in this very thread. They are available starting at the following location...

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?show...mp;#entry752608

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(Anand Bakshi) Buniyaad (1972)

In this very forgettable movie there are only four songs. But two of them are simply outstanding. These are Lataji’s solo “Dard-E-Dil” and her duet with Kishoreda “Pukaaro”. My favorite is “Dard-E-Dil”. Great touching lyrics. Fine composition. Melodious rendition. I am uploading these songs, few music clips, and a couple of version songs in two back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first post…

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Few Music Clips from "Buniyaad (1972)"...

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

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(Hasrat Jaipuri) Aman (1967)

“Aman” was a movie with a noble message. It tells the perils of war and dangers associated with nuclear weapons. On the surface it appeared to have everything going for it. Great theme, the jubilee hero paired with Saira Banu, supported by many fine character actors, and unforgettable songs. But for some curious reasons that movie did not work out as well as expected. There are few scenes in the film that reminds one of Kumar’s earlier hit “Dil Ek Mandir (1963)”. Otherwise the movies are totally different.

The movie even had a special appearance by the late philosopher, mathematician, and Nobel laurate Bertrand Russell counseling the hero. I cannot say that with this type of theme, it could have been easily preachy. On the contrary. Amidst all the problems there was romance, beautiful scenery shot in various locations of Japan, and Shankar & Jaikishan’s inspired music with not just the songs but also the background music. There is even a cabaret dance performed by Mary Lazoff and Arnes Selfors from Oslo, Norway whose famous outing was with “Duo Arnedis”. There are two beautiful solos by Lata and six solos by the great Rafi Saab. These songs show how versatile Rafi Saab was when singing romantic lovelies to emotion packed poignant songs or anything in between. S&J were assisted by Dattaram & Sebastian.

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 "Aman (1967)"...

Here are the rest of the songs and a few music clips from this film...

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Few Instrumentals of the Songs from "Aman (1967)"...

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

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(Majrooh) Bikhre Moti (1971)

This is another familiar familial story that was done badly. Even the songs and music are below average. I am uploading all songs here. A note about the song “Jalti Rahe”. Parts of this song appear three times in the film. The movie starts with this song and ends with it. In between it appears one more time. The second part includes the entire first part plus another antara. The third part is simply part of the mukhda of the first part of the song.

Here is this and other songs…

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(Rajinder Krishan) Ek Kali Muskayee (1968)

This movie was based on an unconvincing and uneven story about a loveless woman. But there are few worthwhile things one can take home. Most of the movie revolved around the hapless woman played by the newcomer Meara Joglekar. She is the daughter of the producer and director of the movie, Vasant Joglekar. Sumati Joglekar, a renowned Marathi film actress is her mother. For a debutante Meera did a great job. Curiously this was the only film she appeared in. Perhaps the failure of the movie may have something to do with it.

The other highlight of the movie was its outstanding music composed by Madan Mohanji. Here Mohanji was once again was joined by Rajinder Krishanji whose lyrics sparkle with their richness. Songs were all sung by either Lataji or Rafi Saab. All Lataji’s songs are simply gems. Rafi Saab’s songs, except for “Junglee Kabutar”, are also memorable. The title song appeared three times in the movie. Even though there is some overlap in these, they are different the way Rafi Saab sang them. I am uploading all three of them here. Incidentally, Lataji’s song “Pyaar Kya Hota Hai” was not included in the film. I have two favorites in this movie. One is Lataji’s beautiful rendition of the exhilarating lovely “Main Toh Pee Ki” and the other is Rafi Saab’s extravagant romantic song “Zulf Bikhraati”.

Mahmood’s role in the film did not fit the proceedings. His portion was totally unnecessary. For the umpteenth time he was playing a lover fooling his would be father-in-law attiring various disguises. The movie would have been better off without him. His tiresome antics stalled the continuity and progress of the film.

I am uploading a couple of snippets sang by Mohanji. Madan Saab apparently had the habit of rehearsing songs himself to ensure that they sounded right. These snippets were lifted directly from his official website. They have very poor audio. Therefore I am uploading them at a lower bit rate.

I am uploading all songs from this beautiful album 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 "Ek Kali Muskayee (1968)"...

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

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Few Instrumentals of "Ek Kali Muskayee (1968)" Song...

Here are a few instrumentals of the song "Na Tum Bewafa Ho" from the film...

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(Shailendra) Janwar (1965)

Songs from this album were recently uploaded in this very thread. They are available starting at the following location...

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?show...mp;#entry752668