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

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(Rajinder Krishan) Doli (1969)

This movie was based on the 1965 Telugu hit “Thene Manasulu.” In a daring experiment, director Subba Rao introduced all newcomers and shot that movie in color. His gamble paid off when the movie became a hit.

Subba Rao also directed this Hindi film. None of the actors in this film were newcomers but Babita, Prem Chopra and Rajesh Khanna were still fresh faces. This film was also a success.

Most of the songs from the film became popular. My personal favorite is Asha’s solo “Aaj Main.” I am uploading this and other songs from this film in two back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first post…

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Concluding Songs from "Doli (1969)"...

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

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(Anand Bakshi) Raaste Kaa Patthar (1972)

This film was adapted from Billy Wilder’s 1960 multiple Oscar winning Hollywood film “The Apartment.” But if that English film was brilliant and considered to be a classic, this adaptation is dull and very forgettable. There are a couple of songs that are nice however. It is the title song and for me the song of the album, a duet by Asha and Mukesh, “Main Hardum Kisi Ko.” Here are these and other songs from this film…

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(Majrooh) Double Cross (1972)

Besides being the hero of this film, Vijay Anand co-wrote its screenplay, wrote the dialogues, and was its editor. It was directed by his nephew Gogi Anand.

Vijay wore a wig that looked simply horrendous. It seemed like that he was in almost all scenes in the film. He played a double role. The movie was simply bad.

RD composed its music. Unfortunately his songs were also not up to par that one expects from him. Only background music was effective. I am sharing several music clips from the movie.

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

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Music Clips from "Double Cross (1972)"...

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

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(Hasrat Jaipuri) Brahmachari (1968)

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;#entry752965

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(Rajinder Krishan) Ek Shriman Ek Shrimati (1969)

The only thing going for this utterly forgettable movie is its songs. Babita looked very dull with the proceedings and appeared to be disinterested in the film. On the top of it, she was very shabbily photographed. Shashi, mimicking his older brother Shammi, was already showing signs of bulging in wrong places. Those skin-tight shirts he was wearing did not help. Om Prakash gave a good performance.

As mentioned earlier, Kalyanji & Anandji’s music desperately tried to lift the movie from its doldrums. But for no avail. All three solos by Rafi Saab and the duet “Jeevan Path” by Lataji and Rafi Saab are good. The latter song indeed is very good. However it is not included in the film. It is only available on records.

Here are these and the rest of the songs from this film…

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(Shailendra) Pyar Mohabbat (1966)

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

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?show...mp;#entry752899

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(Anand Bakshi) Raja Jani (1972)

This popular movie tells the same old story that has been the basis for many other movies that came before this. No new ground was broken. What makes the movie interesting is that here the girl chases the boy instead of so many movies where the boy chases the girl. In this case the girl is Hema and the boy is Dharam. In this movie, they make a great pair. Hema was photographed beautifully and she gave a delightful performance. She was clearly enjoying chasing Dharamji. LP’s music also helped. Almost all songs are good to listen to. Lata has five solos and Kishoreda one solo that is shown during the titles.

Here are the songs from the film…

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(Hasrat Jaipuri) Duniya (1968)

This movie was produced by Amarjeet, who was a close friend of Dev Anand and his publicist forever. He made several movies with Dev. The best known of his films was “Teen Deviyan (1965).” Unfortunately in this film he took an old and often tried subject. It does not take much to guess what is happening except the unexpected ending. The movie did average business at the box-office.

Over an hour of the film in the second half is spent in the courtroom. Whatever the songs are there, they are all covered in a hurry within the first hour. Something different about this courtroom drama was that there were as many twists and turns as in a pretzel. For example the accused murderer (Suresh) brought to witness stand to give testimony against himself! Then the prosecutor (Balraj Sahni) tries to shift the murder on the defense attorney. Not to be left behind, the defense attorney (Dev Anand) in turn proves that it was the prosecutor himself who was the murderer. The movie does not end there. An unusual witness (a dog) identifies the real murderer in the end. Ugh!

Shankar & Jaikishan were the music directors. Couple of songs were good; duet by Asha and Kishoreda, “Dooriyaan Nazdeekiyaan” and a solo by Rafi Saab “Falsafa Pyaar Ka.”

I am uploading all songs and a few instrumentals in three back-to-back posts. A note about the title song, “Duniya Isi Ka Naam.” It appeared four times in the film; first three all different. The fourth one is identical to the first one except for the music preceding it. I am uploading all four parts here. In the CD, all these four parts are combined into one song. For completeness sake I am also including it here.

Here are the songs in the first post…

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

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

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Instrumentals of Songs from "Duniya (1968)"...

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

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(Majrooh) Gomti ke Kinare (1972)

This was the last film in which great Meena Kumari acted in. She was ailing and the producers were not sure whether they will be able to finish the film. In spite of bad health she committed herself to finish the movie which she did. No sooner the film was completed she passed away. The movie was released posthumously. It starts with a picture of her with words dedicating the film to her memory.

The movie was the directorial debut of the lyricist Saawan Kumar Tak. He also was the producer of the film. He did not write the lyrics for the film. Interestingly, Shakti Samanta’s hit film “Amar Prem,” that also came the same year as “Gomti” also has shades of similar storyline. Both films had music by R.D. Burman.

RD was flying high during this period, but the songs for this film are not up to his par. Except for one. The song by Lataji, “Aaj Toh Meri” is a real beauty. Lataji’s voice reflects the sounds of echoes of suffering and the pathos finely penned by Majrooh Saab. Here is this and other songs from this film…

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(Rajinder Krishan) Intaquam (1969)

Sadhana came back from illness which sidelined her for some time to star in this film. It was directed by her husband R.K. Nayyar who also wrote its story. He lifted the story from the 1930 Hollywood film “Paid” that starred Joan Crawford. Sadhana in some scenes still looked indisposed but managed to pull it through. The movie was a hit thanks to its songs almost all of which became very popular.

It seems like the song “Aa Jaan-E-Jaan” was the first cabaret song Lata ever sang. This was a chartbuster. But the most popular song of the film was “Kaise Rahun Chhup.” This song was on “Binaca Geetmala” forever it seemed like. In this song, Lataji again was singing against her usual type. These type of songs were usually reserved for Ashaji but here in this film she sang them anyway. My favorite from the film is Rafi Saab’s soul stirring heartbreaker “Jo Unn Ki.”

Here are these and other songs from the film…

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Concluding Songs from "Intaquam (1969)"...

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