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

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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

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(Anand Bakshi) Ek Bechara (1972)

There is not much to write about this movie. This was one of the early pictures of both Rekha and Vinod Khanna. Rekha looked plump and was playing a routine role as the leading lady. Khanna in a supporting role was villain. The movie’s music, lyrics, and songs were all a total disappointment. The only thing worth remembering is Pran’s fine performance. He once again proved why he was such a great actor and why he endured the fame and filmdom for so long.

The songs, all except for one, were taken from a VCD. Their quality is adequate but I have decided to upload all of them at a lower bit rate. Please note that the song “Ho Naina” has a skip at 6:57. Here are the songs…

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(Hasrat Jaipuri) An Evening in Paris (1967)

Shakti Samanta, who produced and directed this film, brought back the team of Sharmila & Shammi of his earlier hit “Kashmir Ki Kali (1961)” for this film. Sharmila was introduced to Hindi audience in “Kali”. In this movie she played twins. Sharmila looked stunningly lovely. She looked gorgeous in anything she wore, like sarees, skirts, and bikinis. Shammi looked a bit older and beginning to show signs of weight problem. Nevertheless he was his usual engaging self.

The movie treads the familiar path and offers nothing new. But it is a feast to watch all the exotic locations outside of India. Another great fun about the movie was its music and songs. There are plenty of them. Shankar & Jaikishan were at the helm of music department. One can see they were having a ball doing it. Even the background music is very rich and pleasing to ears.

If you love Rafi Saab, you are in for a treat here. He sang six solos and a beautiful duet with Asha. All songs were chartbusters when the movie was released. My favorite is that mellifluous magic rendered by Asha and Rafi Saab in the song “Raat Ke Humsafar”. Even with repeated listening one can never get enough of it.

Dattaram was the assistant music director.

I am uploading all songs from the film plus several music clips in the first two posts. The third post contains Sonu Nigam’s version songs of some of Rafi Saab’s solos from the film. With so many beautiful songs, the music of the film provided plenty of impetus for amateur musicians to play the tunes on their favorite instruments. The last three posts contain some of these instrumentals.

Here are the songs in the first post from this beautiful album...

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Concluding Songs from "An Evening in Paris (1967)"...

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

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Few Version Songs of "An Evening in Paris (1967)"...

Here are a few version songs of Rafi Saab's songs from the film by Sonu Nigam...

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Few Instrumentals of Songs from "An Evening in Paris (1967)"...

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

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Few More Instrumentals of Songs from "An Evening in Paris (1967)"...

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

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Additional Instrumentals of Songs from "An Evening in Paris (1967)"...

Here are some more instrumentals of the songs from the film...