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

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Instrumentals of the Song "O Haseena" from the Film "Teesri Manzil (1966)"...

Here are a few instrumentals of the song "O Haseena" from the film...

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Instrumentals of the Song "O Mere Sona" from the Film "Teesri Manzil (1966)"...

The following post contains several instrumentals of the song "O Mere Sona Re"...

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Instrumentals of the Song "Tum Ne" from the Film "Teesri Manzil (1966)"...

Instrumentals of the song "Tum Ne Mujhe" follow...

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(Rajinder Krishan) Shaadi (1962)

This was Saira Banu’s second movie. This followed her blockbuster from previous year, “Junglee”. Unfortunately the movie was a big disappointment. It had a dull, drab, and hackneyed plot with one dimensional caricature people. The only saving grace for the film was its music. Most of the songs are fair to good. I am uploading these in the following post…

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(Shailendra) Sangeet Samrat Tansen (1962)

This film probably was the greatest achievement of the classical music maestro S.N. Tripathiji (his photo attached below). He composed music for nearly 100 films, yet he never got his due for the songs he composed. This was mainly because almost all of his movies were either mythologies or a few were fantasies. These movies were considered to be B grade and he remained throughout his career as a B-movie music director.

Tripathiji’s career spanned over fifty years in the film industry. After assisting several music directors of the early film industry, he made his debut as an independent music director with 1942 “Chandan”. He was a multifaceted individual who also acted in 54 films (he was famous for portraying the role of Hanuman in many films), directed 17, wrote stories for another 7. He expertly mixed classical ragas with sounds of mandolin, shehnai, and violin that appealed to several followers of his music. Many music experts believe that as far as the classical music understanding goes he probably was in par with Naushadji and Vasant Desai Saab.

All songs from this film are simply gems. It is much to his credit of music sense, for example, the song “Raag Bhairav” consists of six separate raagas. I am ignorant of what these ragas are but I read some place that the ragas in this song are Bhairav, Malkauns, Hindol, Shree, Deepak, and Megh Malhaar. Mannada mentions these as he sang the song.

It appears that I may be missing three songs shown in red italics in the table given in the second post. I am requesting members to share these if they can. Thanks.

I am presenting all songs from this unforgettable album in two back-to-back posts. Here are the songs starting in the next post…

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Songs from "Sangeet Samrat Tansen (1962)"...

Here are the first set of songs from this mellifluous album...

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Concluding Songs from "Sangeet Samrat Tansen (1962)"...

It appears that I may be missing three songs from this film. These are listed in red italics in the table below.
I am requesting members to share these songs with rest of us if they can. Thanks.

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

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(Anand Bakshi) Banphool (1971)

This film was directed by Vijay Bhatt who made himself a lasting name with that brilliant musical “Baiju Bawra” in 1952. Unfortunately there was nothing novel in the story, screenplay or proceedings of this film. Its story has been told so many times in the movies that one can easily guess what is going to happen next. That predictability and lack of any novelty kills the joy of watching it.

An elephant has a starring role in this film. Interestingly, this very same year Rajesh Khanna’s hit film “Haathi Mere Saathi” was released few months earlier. Not only an elephant had a major role in that film, but also its music was composed by LP and lyrics were written by Bakshi Saab. However the comparisons end there.

This was the second film that year Jeetendra was able to withstand Rajesh Khanna’s tidal wave. The other hit film Jeetendra had was Nasir Hussain’s “Caravan”.

Per press reports this movie held on its own in spite of all the odds that were stacked against it. One song in particular, “Aahen Na Bhar”, became such a smashing hit that many pundits believe it helped the movie to enjoy its modest success.

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 "Banphool (1971)"...

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

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(Hasrat Jaipuri) Ji Chahta Hai (1964)

This movie starts with a child marriage and the next few minutes will tell you what is going to happen in the rest of the film. It is simply mediocre. Mukeshji’s solo “Hum Chhod Chale” stands out among the drab, dull, and incoherent proceedings. 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 "Ji Chahta Hai (1964)"...

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

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(Majrooh) Baharon Ke Sapne (1967)

Nasir Hussain Saab produced and directed this film from his own story and screenplay. For once he was trying to do an “art” film. But it was a complete misfire. The main reason is the story. Instead of concentrating on the central theme of youth unemployment it drifts into many directions dealing with several unrelated topics thus diluting the effectiveness. Some fine songs by the composer RD and beautiful black and white photography by Jal Mistry simply go waste.

Acting-wise, most of the characters simply do not show much interest in the proceedings. The only exception was Anwar Hussain. He was simply outstanding.

The movie when it was released had a tragic ending. After a week or two, with negative response to the film from the audience, Hussain Saab revised the ending to be a comedy. But this really did not matter. Raj Kapoor did this with his 1953 “Aah” and experienced the same results.

Because the ending was revised the second part of Rafi Saab’s song “Zamaane Ne” was not relevant any more. So it was removed from the movie.

Here are the songs from the film…

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(Rajinder Krishan) Bharosa (1963)

After the unexpected debacle of his most ambitious project the 1959 “Kaagaz ke Phool”, it is now considered as one of the classics of Indian films, Guru Dutt went into deep depression and decided to give up directing. Though considered to be an average actor, he was still smitten with acting bug. But he could hardly find any takers in Mumbai film world. But he had a spate of offers from South. He appeared in three movies in succession, “Bharosa” and “Bahurani” in 1963, and “Suhagan” in 1964, all originally made and successfully ran in Tamil. Soon after the shooting for “Suhagan” was completed Guru tragically passed away. At his death, that movie was still on the editing table getting ready for release.

Problem with these movies was that none of them were good. They were all forgettable family dramas, a formula that film industry in South stuck to for a long time. They almost all have similar themes and did not offer much scope to exhibit histrionics. I am one of those who has put Guru on a pedestal and it was difficult for me to watch him in these insignificant films.

Music by Ravi was one of the exceptions of the film. There are some popular songs in this album like Rafi Saab's "Iss Bhari Duniya Mein" and "Yeh Jhuke Jhuke Naina", the duet of Lata and Mahendra "Aaj Ki Mulaaqaat", and Lata's solo "Woh Dil Kahaan Se Laaoon".

In an August 2009, Asha Parekh fondly remembered Guru Dutt, her costar in this movie. While they were shooting the movie, its director K. Shankar, got indisposed and to keep the schedule on time and on budget, apparently Guru stepped in to shoot a crucial sequence that involved Asha and Nana Palsikar. In Asha's own words, "... It was a mind-blowing experience! The way Guru was moving the camera and his way of explaining what he wanted and why was different from directors in those days who just expected you to blindly follow the instructions. ..."

I am uploading all songs from the film and a couple of version songs (in post 2) in two back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first post...

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Concluding Songs from "Bharosa (1963)"...

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

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Concluding Songs from "Bharosa (1963)"...

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

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