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

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(Hasrat Jaipuri) Chhoti Bahen (1959)

Songs from this film were uploaded recently in this very thread under "Shailendra" section. These are available starting at the following location...

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?show...658&st=1106

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(Hasrat Jaipuri) 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, "April Fool".

I am uploading songs from this film in two back-to-back posts. Please note that the music clip “Pool Aquatics Show” in the first post is included in the song “Aa Gale Lag Jaa”. The beginning of this song is same as the “Pool” music. If you are downloading this song, then there is no need to download the music clip.

Here are this and other songs from this popular album starting in the first post...

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Concluding Songs from "April Fool (1964)"...

Here are the rest of the songs and some music clips from this popular film...

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(Majrooh) Baraat (1960)

This movie tells the story of simple folks in a small village with a mixture of usual share of many good poor people and a few bad rich people. Shakila plays a poor girl who is the object of affection of both the parties. In between there is an usual dose of songs with Mukesh’s “Muft Hue” being a standout. Here is this and other songs from this film…

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(Rajinder Krishan) Miss India (1957)

This movie came the same year as Mehboob Khan’s magnificent homage to undying spirit of womanhood “Mother India”. That movie also starred Nargis in the title role who gave the performance of a lifetime. When compared to that film this movie simply pales. “Miss India” also starred among others I.S. Johar, who also wrote its story, the screenplay, the dialogues, and was in-charge of its direction. Comedians Mehmood and Rajendra Nath have brief roles as goonies to Pran. For nearly half of the movie Nargis is donned as a young man. That precludes any chance of exploiting her talent as a great actress she was. Burmanda composed its music which was just about average coming from him.

Here are the songs from this film…

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Apr 7 2015, 07:56 AM

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(Shailendra) Kanhaiya (1959)

This film was directed by the character actor Om Prakash from his own story for his producer brother Pachhi. It had great music by Shankar & Jaikishan. It was shot in beautiful Kashmir. It had the great star pair in Nutan & Raj Kapoor who were coming off the triumphant success they enjoyed with Hrishida’s “Anari” that was released earlier the same year. It seemed like it had all the ingredients to make it a hit. However, the movie was rejected by the audience mainly because of the hodgepodge of a storyline.

The only thing worth remembering about this film was its music. Dattaram was the assistant music director. All of the songs from the film were chartbusters. My favorite of the album is, one of the great songs by Mukeshji, “Mujhe Tum Se Kuchh Bhi Na Chaahiye”. A heart wrenching song with deep pathos. Utterly unforgettable. I am uploading this and other songs from this album in two back-to-back posts.

Here is the first set of songs…

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Concluding Songs from "Kanhaiya (1959)"...

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

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(Shakeel) Baazi (1968)

There is a dance drama in this movie that is based on the story of Snow White. In it Snow White is played by Waheeda. Helen plays the evil stepmother and the wicked witch. There are seven short people playing dwarfs. The music also borrows heavily from the 1939 classic English film “Wizard of Oz” where the dwarfs also double as munchkins. Here is this music piece and other songs from this film…

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(Anand Bakshi) Night In London (1967)

Music saves this film from a hackneyed plot and poor direction. Much of the blame lies on an incohesive screenplay. Some of the songs of this movie are good, especially two solos by Rafi Saab, “Ba Hosh-O-Hawaas” and “Nazar Na Lag Jaaye”. Also the background music is excellent. LP makes extensive use of Jazz instruments, notably a trumpet, for most of the important scenes. I am uploading above songs and others plus several music clips in two back-to-back posts.

Here is the first set of songs…

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Concluding Songs from "Night In London (1967)"...

Here is the last song from this film and some music clips...

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(Hasrat Jaipuri) Kanhaiya (1959)

Songs from this album were recently uploaded in two back-to-back posts. They are available starting at the following location...

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?show...658&st=1220

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(Majrooh) Bombai Ka Babu (1960)

Here is another beautiful album from the great Burmanda. Every song, even after this many years, sound as fresh and beautiful just as its lovely leading lady Suchitra Sen. She was gorgeous in several scenes. The movie, directed by Raj Khosla, had a bold theme. A small time crook comes to hide in a village after mistakenly thinking that he committed a big time crime. Impersonating as the missing long lost son of an older simple folks, he was ready to accept them as his parents but not their daughter as his sister. This hint of incest in the story-line was a big downer for the movie with film-goers. The movie was well made and deserved better.

I am uploading songs, for which RD was the assistant music director to his father, in three back-to-back posts. The first post contains all the songs from the film from an original soundtrack album. My favorite of the album is the intoxicating duet “Deewaana Mastaana”. Incidentally, the tune for the song "Dekhne Mein Bhola Hai" was based on the hit Telugu song "Eruvaaka Saagaaro" from the film "Rojulu Maaraayi". That film was made in 1955 and introduced Waheeda Rehman as a dancer (an item girl in those days?) singing that song. The second post contains several music clips from the DVD. The third post contains version songs and instrumentals from various CDs and a video.

Here are the songs in the first post...

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Music Clips from "Bombai Ka Babu (1960)"

Following are some of the music clips from this movie...

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Version Songs & Instrumentals of "Bombai Ka Babu (1960)"

Here are a couple of version songs and instrumentals of some of the popular songs from the film...

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(Rajinder Krishan) Miss Mary (1957)

This was one great comedy with lots and lots of songs, but all just beautiful to listen to. L.V. Prasad, who later on became a big time producer and director of many hit Hindi films, directed this movie for AVM Studios. It was originally made in Telugu as "Missamma (1955)" and the same year they also made it in Tamil as “Missiamma”. Both these were made by Vijaya Productions and were huge hits. The story of the film was adapted from a Bengali novel by Yotish Banerjee called "Manmoyee Girls School".

Guru Dutt originally wanted to make this film in Hindi. Abrar Alvi, a friend of Guru, tells that he and Guru traveled to Hyderabad to see the Telugu version of the movie. But circumstances led them to meet instead Waheeda Rehman. Guru invited her to come to Bombay and work with him. Even though she initially said “no” to the offer later accepted and joined him for his film “C.I.D.” made in 1956. Alvi Saab says that they did manage to see "Missamma". However Guru was not impressed and decided not to make it in Hindi.

L.V. Prasad was common to all three versions of the film as the director. Actress Jamuna also appeared in all three versions. Jamuna, a popular actress in South, appeared in few Hindi films. She bagged the Supporting Actress award from Filmfare for her role in Prasad’s 1967 hit “Milan”.

Gemini Ganeshan, whose name appeared in the titles as Ganesh, this was huge a debut in Hindi. But he did not pursue his career in Hindi films.

Hemant Kumar who gave music to the film was so impressed with songs in the film versions in Telugu and Tamil that he decided to borrow one tune. "Brindaaban Ka Krishan Kanhaiya" is identical to the tune from the Telugu film.

I am uploading songs of "Miss Mary" from an original soundtrack album and the DVD in the first two posts. The third post contains instrumentals of a couple of hit songs.

Here is the first set of songs starting in the next post...