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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 09:45 PM

Muse & Music

Most film loving folks think that the music made for films from 50’s through 80’s represents golden age of music. This may be debatable. However, one thing is certain. Several great musicals emerged during this period and we saw the rise of many singing legends during this time.

One way to take a closer look at the music of the Golden Age is to look into the period through the female stars who were popular in this time frame. Because it is just about impossible to cater for all the stars, I came to a conclusion that probably the following 12 stars will sufficiently represent movies that are part of this golden era. These are:

Asha Parekh
Hema Malini
Mala Sinha
Mumtaz
Nutan
Rekha
Sadhana
Saira Banu
Sharmila Tagore
Vyjayanti Mala
Waheeda Rehman
Zeenat Aman

Others may come up with a different list. But for the music of the Golden Age I want to share with our fellow members these stars probably make a fair representation.

Let us look at filmographies of these actresses and see if we can come to some conclusions. I will present the filmographies in the order listed above.

Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 09:50 PM

Asha Parekh

She shares her birthday with Mahatma Gandhi. She made more hit films than any other female star in the history of Hindi cinema after her spectacular debut in an adult role in “Dil Deke Dekho”.

Asha was trained as a dancer. Bimal Roy was in attendance at a function in which she was dancing. He gave her a supporting role in his film “Baap Beti” when she was only 12 years old. Later Vijay Bhatt took her for the female lead in “Goonj Uthi Shehnai”. After a couple of shoots Bhatt dropped her saying that she doesn’t have the material to be an actress. But soon producer S. Mukherjee of Filmalaya and director Nasir Hussain signed her to star as heroine opposite Shammi Kapoor in “Dil Deke Dekho”. The movie was a super hit and Asha became instantly a star.

Over the next several years she churned out hit after hit acting opposite many of the male stars of the day. Most movies she was in were also musical hits. She remained active in the film industry even after she retired from acting. She was the censor chief for four years and became unpopular with some tough decisions she made. One of the famous case was the rejection of censor certificate to the film “Elizabeth”. This movie was directed by Shekhar Kapoor and was nominated for several Oscars.

Here is the first part of her filmography ...




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 09:52 PM

Asha Parekh Filmography Continued ...

Here is the second and the last part of Asha's filmography ...




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 09:58 PM

Hema Malini

Hema Malini first appeared in a dance sequence in a Telugu movie. She tried her hand to enter Tamil film field. Director Sridhar (of "Nazarana", "Dil Ek Mandir", and "Pyar Kiye Ja") who considered her briefly for his film rejected her saying that she does not have what it takes to be an actress. Later she got her break with “Sapnon Ka Saudagar” opposite Raj Kapoor. After that she never looked back.

Her major costar in her heydays was Dharmendra. They apparently appeared together in 38 movies! Eventually Hema married Dharmendra rejecting proposals from other actor suitors Jeetendra and Sanjeev Kumar.

Many of the movies in which Hema starred made money and several of them were huge musical hits. She was quite busy as an actress. Here is the first part of her filmography …




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 10:02 PM

Hema Malini Filmography Continued ...

Here is the second part of Hema's filmography ...




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 10:03 PM

Hema Malini Filmography (Part 3) Continued ...

This is the third part of Hema Malini's fimography ...




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 10:05 PM

Concluding Hema Malini Filmography ...

Here is the final part of Hema's filmography ...




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 10:10 PM

Mala Sinha

Mala Sinha started her career in Bengali movies. While shooting a Bengali movie in Bombay, she met Geeta Dutt. They became good friends. Geeta introduced Mala to Kidar Sharma. He took her for one of the female roles in his “Rangeen Raatein”. Later her performance in Kishore Sahu’s “Hamlet” got her rave reviews. After that there was no looking back for Mala.

She starred in a number of big banner movies with all the top stars. Several of them were huge hits. Most of them enjoyed success musically as well. Here is the first part of her filmography …




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 10:14 PM

Mala Sinha Filmography Continued ...

Here is the second part of Mala's filmography ...




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 10:15 PM

Concluding Mala Sinha Filmography ...

Here is the final part of Mala's filmography ...




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 10:19 PM

Mumtaz

It is amazing that Mumtaz who later in her career made so many hit movies struggled in small roles and acted in many forgettable movies. She started as an extra and during her struggling years she starred opposite Dara Singh in as many as 16 films! Her major break came with “Mere Sanam” in a major supporting role. Later she acted opposite Dilip in “Ram Aur Shyam”. However it was “Do Raaste” where she starred opposite Rajesh Khanna that brought her finally richly deserved recognition. She was on top for nearly 12 years until she decided to quit.

Mumtaz made many movies during her early struggling career. But she will be well remembered for her contributions made in later films. Almost all of these were musical hits as well. Here is first part of her filmography …




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 10:25 PM

Mumtaz Filmography Continued ...

Here is the second part of Mumtaz's filmography ...




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 10:26 PM

Concluding Mumtaz's Filmography ...

Here the final part of Mumtaz's filmography ...




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 10:30 PM

Nutan

Nutan started as a child actress but soon found adult roles. Her first adult role was as Laila in “Laila Majnu”. But it was the movie “Seema” that brought her fame and recognition. She acted in many movies in late 50’s and 60’s. Several of them were huge musical hits.

Nutan originally wanted to be a playback singer. She had an excellent voice. She sang some of the songs in the movie “Chhabili”. She was crowned Miss India in 1952 and her good looks made her accept acting assignments. She was noted for her sensitive portrayals and is the recipient of maximum number (five) of Filmfare awards. This record is still unbroken for female performers. Here is the first part of her filmography …




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 10:31 PM

Concluding Nutan's Filmography ...

Here is the second and the last part of Nutan's filmography ...




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 10:35 PM

Rekha

One of the most resilient actresses of our time, Rekha, reinvented herself during her entire career that started in Telugu field. Her movie “Sawan Bhadon” in Hindi was a major hit and Rekha has arrived. She played plump and sexy roles in the beginning of her career but things changed with “Ghar”. Critics took notice of her in this movie where she played a rape victim.

She went on to play several movies opposite Amitabh Bachchan. Most of them were huge commercial successes. At the same time she stared acting in parallel cinema. She made movies for Shyam Benegal and won National award for the portrayal of the title role in “Umrao Jaan”.

She was active for a long time and only recently has been seen accepting mother roles. Because of her longevity she made many films. Most of them were huge musical hits as well. Here is the first part of her filmography …




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 10:38 PM

Rekha Filmography (Part 2) Continued ...

Here is the second part of Rekha's filmography ...




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 10:39 PM

Rekha Filmography (Part 3) Continued ...

This is the third part of Rekha's filmography ...




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 10:41 PM

Concluding Rekha Filmography (Part 4) ...

This is the fourth and last part of Rekha's filmography ...




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 10:43 PM

Sadhana

Sadhana when she first entered into the films and her first major film “Love in Simla” was a hit, she set everyone with high expectations. With beautiful looks and wistful smile she captured every ones hearts. Unfortunately her career came to an abrupt end when she was diagnosed with some problem that affected her eyes and therefore her good looks. She decided to quit early from the movies.

In the brief span Sadhana was in films, she made several good movies. Most of them were commercial as well as huge musical hits. Here is her filmography …




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 10:47 PM

Saira Banu

Saira came from a movie background. Her mother Naseem Banu was also an actress. Her very first movie, “Junglee”, opposite Shammi Kapoor was a super hit. This gave her opportunity to act in several commercially successful movies. She never gained stature as a dramatic actress even though she tried her hand in few such movies after marrying Dilip Kumar. She could not get her career moving after failing to be a serious actress and decided to quit.

In a few movies she was able to make, Saira enjoyed success. Most of these were big name movie makers and almost all of them were musical hits. Here is her filmography …




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 10:51 PM

Sharmila Tagore

Coming from famous Tagore background Sahrmila was a natural. She was discovered by Satyajit Ray for his movie "Apur Sansar" when she was only 14. She acted in a number of films for him in Bengali before moving to Bombay. He first Hindi film was “Kashmir Ki Kali” opposite Shammi Kapoor that was a hit. She made several successful movies both commercial as well as artistic. She was also the chief of the censor board.

Most of her movies were big banners and were also musical hits. Here is the first part of her filmography …




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 10:53 PM

Concluding Sahrmila Tagore's Filmography ...

Here is the second and the last part of Sharmila's filmography ...




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 10:56 PM

Vyjayanti Mala

Vyjayanti Mala’s brilliant career started in Tamil Nadu. Her very first Tamil film was a huge hit. It was remade in Hindi as “Bahaar”. But not until “Nagin” came out people took note of her. The huge success of that film established her as a major star and she went onto make several first rate movies in 50’s and 60’s.

She was recognized with several awards for her acting. After her marriage she retired from the movies. Currently she is active in politics. Not only many of her movies were huge hits, but also they were music bonanzas. Here is the first part her filmography …




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 10:57 PM

Concluding Vyjayanti Mala's Filmography ...

Here is the second and the final of Vyjayanti Mala's filmography ...




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 11:01 PM

Waheeda Rehman

Waheeda started in Telugu movies but soon shifted to Bombay. Guru Dutt saw her in a dance performance and persuaded her to move to Bombay. Her first film “C.I.D.” produced by Guru Dutt and directed by Raj Khosla was a huge hit. Her career never looked back after that. She had many successful films to her credit in late 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s. She still appears occasionally in movies in elderly roles.

Like Nutan, Waheeda brought sensitivity to her roles. She won many awards including the National Award as best actress. Her movies not only were commercially successful but also were huge musical hits. Here is first part of her filmography …




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 11:02 PM

Concluding Waheeda Rehman's Filmography ...

Here is the second the final part of Waheeda's filmography ...




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 11:05 PM

Zeenat Aman

Zeenat was a journalist and model before entering into the movies. She appeared in a couple of movies in small roles but it was Dev Anand’s “Hare Rama Hare Krishna” that brought her critical, commercial, and artistic success. The movie and its songs were huge hits. Zeenat went on to play similar western-oriented roles in many movies. Most of these were very successful.

Zeenat was popular in 70’s and 80’s where she had many hits to her credit. Most of her movies were also musically successful. Here is the first part of her filmography …




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 11:06 PM

Concluding Zeenat Aman's Filmography ...

Here is the second and the final part of Zeenat's filmography ...




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 11:11 PM

Summary

The filmographies of the 12 stars shown in previous postings, can be summarized as shown in the table below. Between them, they represent over 1,000 movies.




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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 11:15 PM

Breakdown by Decades

We can further summarize by breaking down their respective movies distribution of these 12 stras by decades. This is shown in the following table. Bulk of the work they have done is in 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s. These represent over 800 movies.


I probably have between 50 to 60% of these albums. My idea is to start sharing this beginning with Asha Parekh and ending with Zeenat Aman in twelve separate days or so and start over the cycle again. I am hoping to go through in chronological order per the filmographies displayed.

This may take several months, probably even couple of years, to go through all of this. Barring emergencies I intend to carry this through, if not every day, but as much as I can. I will need a lot of help from other members seeing all these 800 plus albums shared. If past experience is any indication, I know I can count on the Forum members to give this idea their full support.

Next, we will start with an Asha Parekh film ...



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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2009, 11:29 PM

Aasmaan (1952)

Asha Parekh apparently appeared in this movie as a child star (credited as baby Asha Parekh). This great O.P. album features a spectrum of songs by Geetaji and some fine solos by C.H. Atma. Here is a description of these songs and the songs themselves ...




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Posted by: swarapriya May 30 2009, 11:17 PM

Pandava Vanavasam (1964) - A Telugu Movie

Hema Malini made her debut in this Telugu mythological movie in a dance number. This movie starred three late great actors of Telugu cinema. Savitri, its leading lady, is one of the most accomplished actresses of our time. Rama Rao, who later entered politics and became the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, played many such mythogical roles in his career. Ranga Rao, another great character actor of Telugu cinema, also had a major role in this movie.

This movie has many songs and several verses totalling nearly one hour of time duration. I was able to procure all these songs from CD, LP, and DVD. They all are of great quality. I will upload these in three separate back to back posts. The third post mainly consists of verses.

Here is a description of the songs from the first post ...



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Posted by: swarapriya May 30 2009, 11:25 PM

Songs of "Pandava Vanavasam (1964) - A Telugu Movie" Continued ...

Here is the second installment of songs from this movie ...



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Posted by: swarapriya May 30 2009, 11:33 PM

Concluding Songs From "Pandava Vanavasam (1964) - A Telugu Movie" ...

Here is the final installment of songs from this movie. Except for the title music, all songs are verses.



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Posted by: swarapriya May 31 2009, 11:20 PM

Badshah (1954)

This was Mala Sinha's first Hindi movie. This also happens to be one of the early movies of Shankar & Jaikishan who composed its music. The source of these songs is various CDs and the Forum members. I am also including a song from Lata's "Shraddhanjali" album. In paying tribute to Hemant da, she sang her own song "Rula Kar Chal Diye" from this film. There are Lataji's few words preceding this song. One can clearly distinguish the difference in her voice when the original song was recorded in 1954 and the one in "Shraddhanjali", which was recorded in 1994.

Here are the songs ...


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Posted by: Erum Hashmi May 31 2009, 11:43 PM

Thanks, SP!

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 1 2009, 03:48 AM

QUOTE(Erum Hashmi @ May 31 2009, 11:13 AM)

Posted by: Aditya Pant Jun 1 2009, 08:01 AM

Thanks a lot SP. I only had 2 songs from this film and had been looking for the rest for a while.

To the best of my knowledge, there was no Lata version of Rula Kar Chal Diye in the film. The two versions you have loaded are the same - Shraddhanjali.

This film is also supposed to have a song sung by Bappi lahiri's father, Aparesh Lahiri - Jaage Mera Dil Soye Zamana. Does anyone have that?

Aditya

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 1 2009, 12:29 PM

QUOTE(Aditya Pant @ May 31 2009, 07:31 PM)

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 1 2009, 09:10 PM

Sanskaar (1952)

Mumtaz made her debut with this movie. I could upload only a couple of songs from this movie. You can access these at the following path in the music directors' section on "Roshan" ...

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?showtopic=77228

Posted by: RajanCS Jun 2 2009, 12:03 PM

Swarapriya,

Thanks for the Badshah songs. I was missing a couple of Lata songs.

regards,

Rajan

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 2 2009, 11:44 PM

QUOTE(RajanCS @ Jun 1 2009, 11:33 PM)

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 3 2009, 12:00 AM

Hamari Beti (1950)

This movie produced, acted, and directed by Shobhana Samarth introduced both of her daughters Nutan and Baby Tanuja to the screen for the first time. Even though the movie didn't click, Nutan's first perfromance as an actress clicked. In th next couple of decades she reamined a force in acting especially in those films that demanded a great deal of restraint, understanding, and sensitivity.

Snehal Bhatkar composed nine songs for the movie. Nutan, who initially wanted to be a singer, also sang a song in this movie. Later, Samarth also made "Chhabili" with Nutan and Bhatkar combination in which Nutan had some hit tracks.

Unfortunately I have only two songs from this movie. Mukesh's song is from a CD collection. The other songs source I am not positive. However, please be warned that its quality is very very poor. The missing seven songs are shown in red italics in the table below. I am requesting members to share these with us if they can.

Now for those two songs I promised ...



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Posted by: sangeetbhakt Jun 3 2009, 03:11 AM

Here are some of the other songs from "Hamaari beTi".

Song: Dil ka milna mushkil hai
Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
Duration: 3:08
Bitrate: 96 kbps

Song: Mere sapne bane aaj apne
Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
Duration: 2:31
Bitrate: 128 kbps

Song: Pehli mulaaqat me haath leke
Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
Duration: 3:13
Bitrate: 128 kbps

Song: Tu ne kaisa dulha bhaaye ri
Singer: Nutan
Duration: 3:16
Bitrate:192 kbps

Song: Berukhi bas ho chuki (Poor quality recording)
Singers: Geeta Dutt, Mukesh
Duration: 3:08
Bitrate: 96 kbps

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 3 2009, 04:35 AM

QUOTE(sangeetbhakt @ Jun 2 2009, 02:41 PM)

Posted by: sangeetbhakt Jun 3 2009, 12:17 PM

I added another song to the ones that I had already uploaded.

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 3 2009, 10:48 PM

Rangula Raatnam (1966) - A Telugu Movie

Rekha made her debut in this Telugu movie. This was directed by one of the greatest directors of the Telugu cinema, B.N. Reddy.

B.N. Reddy (Narasimha) was a Telugu film pioneer. When he first joined the film industry, B.N. worked under H.M. Reddy. H.M. is considered by many as the father of Telugu films. One of the famous directors who was with H.M. was L.V. Prasad who made many hit movies (“Hamrahi”, “Sasural”, “Milan”, and others).

After working for a while under H.M., B.N. soon decided to become independent and founded his own studio, Vauhini. His first movie was “Vandemataram (1939)” based on a book he wrote that was never published. The movie dealt with unemployment and ill treatment of women and became a huge hit. His next movie “Sumangali (1940)” dealt with child widows. In spite of protests and threats to his life he completed and released the movie where the child widow grows up and remarries. Revolutionary concept for those days. Audience entrenched in age old believes rejected the movie outright. His third movie “Devata (1941)” dealt with premarital pregnancy. The making and the release of this movie also caused much uproar. But this time the audience were kinder to B.N. The movie became a hit wherever it was released and gave him a new lease of much needed financial life.

He produced several other movies after the success of "Devata" but did not direct another film for a while. Most of these films he produced were directed by his assistant K.V. Reddy who made later several hit movies for B.N.’s younger brother, B. Nagi Reddy (of "Ram Aur Shyam" fame). B.N.’s next directorial venture was “Swarga Seema (1945)” that was based on Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion”. Several English movies were made based on this story, the most notable being the musical “Sound of Music”. The movie also has shades of another English movie that starred Rita Hayworth, “Blood and Sand (1941)”. In “Swarga Seema”, a new lease of life was given to Bhanumati who came into the movies earlier but was struggling to find her niche. Great crooner Ghantasala was also introduced in this movie.

In 1951, B.N.-directed “Malleeshwari” starring Bhanumati and NTR was released. By many, this movie is considered to be the greatest Telugu movie ever made. It has great performances by its leading stars, beautiful music and some unforgettable lyrics written by Devulapalli Krishna Shastry. Devulapalli, a great Telugu poet, was writing for movies for the first time.

Come 1954, B.N. made yet another great movie called “Bangaaru Paapa”. The story was based on an English (Eliot’s “Silas Mamer”) novel and its star was Telugu cine field’s one of the greatest actors, S.V. Ranga Rao. Rao gave astonishingly stunning portrayal of his life where he is transformed from an uncouth ruffian to a gentle giant all because of his love and affection for an abandoned girl he helped raise. This movie won international acclaim for B.N. Charlie Chaplin saw this movie and heaped high praise on B.N. for such deft handling of the subject.

“Rangula Ratnam (1965)” was the last movie B.N. directed. It introduced actor Chandra Mohan in the lead role. It also gave opportunities for up and coming stars Vanisri and Vijaya Nirmala. Interestingly it also had a small role for Rekha (her first film as well). Rekha’s mother, Pushpavalli, played a pivotal role in the movie. This movie has some memorable songs and was a modest success.

B.N. was the first person from south to receive Dadasaheb Phalke award. He was also awarded Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.

All the songs of "Rangula Raatnam" I am uploading came from either LPs or tapes. If you hear intensely, you can detect background “hiss” in some of the songs. I will upload these songs in two separate posts. Here is the first set. The song "Nadi Reyi" by Janaki & Ghantasala is a smash.



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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 3 2009, 10:59 PM

Songs of "Rangula Raatnam (1966) - A Telugu Movie" Continued ...

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



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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 4 2009, 09:51 PM

Love in Simla (1960)

This was the second movie of Sadhana but first one as an adult. Also, Joy Mukherjee was introduced in this movie. With her innocent looks and infectious smile, Sadhana made a great impression on the cinegoers.

This movie has so many beautiful songs. It was a huge hit. I am uploading all of the songs in three separae back-to-back posts. The third post consists of extended version songs.

Here is the first set of songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 4 2009, 09:55 PM

Songs of "Love in Simla (1960)" Continued ...

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



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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 4 2009, 10:05 PM

"Love in Simla (1960)" Extended Version Songs

Here are some extended version songs from this film. These are all by the courtesy of the Forum members.



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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 5 2009, 09:28 PM

Junglee (1961)

Saira Banu made her debut in this movie. With beautiful songs and shot in the backdrop of Kashmir Valley, the movie was a runaway hit. I am posting all songs of this movie in two parts. The first posting contains all regular versions. The second post consists of extended versions, all courtesy of the members of this Forum.

Here is the first set of songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 5 2009, 09:36 PM

Extended Version Songs of "Junglee (1961)"

Here are some of the extended version songs of this album. They are all by the courtesy of the Forum members ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 6 2009, 10:47 PM

Kashmir Ki Kali (1964)

This was the first Hindi movie in which Sharmila appeared. It seemed like Shammi was starring opposite newcomers and making hit movies one after another. This was no exception. It was shot in its entirety in Kashmir. It has some melodious tunes by O.P. Almost all of the songs are still popular today.

It seems that in an interview O.P. opined that if there is no Mohd. Rafi, then there is no O.P. Nayyar. This is an amazing admission. O.P. was not talking about Asha, but Rafi Saab. When you hear some of the songs Rafi sang in this movie, you can see why O.P. felt that way. Such a great tribute to such an exceptionally gifted singer ... Of course, as usual, singing for O.P. Asha is in her element as well.

There are quite a few songs in this movie. I am uploading them in two back-to-back posts. The "Humming" of Asha was contributed by the Forum members. The extended version of the song "Meri Jaan Balle Balle" is a DVD rip.

Here is the first set of songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 6 2009, 10:57 PM

Songs of "Kashmir Ki Kali (1964)" Continued ...

Here are the rest of the songs from this album. One of my favorite duet of Asha & Rafi in in this album, "Isharon Isharon Mein". This pleasingly beautiful song just sticks in your mind and heart and won't go away giving constant pleasure.

Here is the second set of songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 7 2009, 09:02 PM

Bahaar (1951)

"Bahaar" originally was made in Tamil and starred a 15-year old Vyjayanti Mala for the first time. The movie was a super hit. AVM remade it in Telugu as "Jeevitam". The movie in Telugu was also a great hit. It was inevitable that they make it in Hindi as well. And they did it. Hindi movie also did well. Vyjayanti Mala became an overnight sensation and became a much sought after actress in all three langauages. The movie was directed in all three languages by M.V. Raman (later became famous for Kishore's "Aasha").

I am uploading all of the songs from this movie. Sources for these are from CD collections, tape, and contributions of the Forum members. Please be warned that the quality of these songs is just passable.

Here are the songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 8 2009, 11:57 PM

Rojulu Maaraayi (1955) - A Telugu Movie

This was the first movie of Waheeda Rehman. She appeared only in one song in the movie as a dancer. The song “Eruvaakaa” by Jikki and the film became runaway hits.

“Rojulu Maaraayi” was shot mostly in and around Dandu Mitta village in Andhra Pradesh and was one of the first Telugu films to realistically depict life and problems of village farmers. Janaki and Nageshwara Rao were paired for the first time on the screen. The editor of the film was K.B. Tilak, who later established his own banner called Anupama Pictures and produced and directed several socially conscious movies in Telugu (“M.L.A.” and “Mundadugu”) and Hindi (“Kangan” and “Chhoti Bahu”).

The song “Eruvaakaa” was originally written in 1953 by Kosaraju for a film called “Paaleru” in Telugu that was never made. The song was recorded by Master Venu, the music director. Kamala Laxman, the famous Bharata Natyam artist was originally contracted for the dance sequence. But the producer ran into financial problems and making of the movie was completely abandoned. But when plans were getting ready to make “Rojulu Maaraayi” producers signed Master Venu to provide music. He informed producers about the song he recorded couple of years back that was never used. Producers readily grabbed the song and had some changes made to it.

The “Eruvaakaa” song as part of its music used a kind of “daffli” that is quite popular in the villages of Andhra Pradesh and may be even unique to that region. This is a round instrument that is about two feet in diameter. The frame is usually from bamboo. The medium is cured animal skin, generally that of a cow. This “daffli” is held under your arm and a stick in each hand is used to produce sounds by beating the leather surface tightly secured in the wooden frame with the sticks. A simiply devised musical device such as this, produces amazing beats of sound and as evidenced from this song can reproduce beautiful rhythms.

Now the song was ready to be used in the movie, but this time around Kamala Laxman was not available to picturize it on. Someone suggested dancing sisters from Vijayawada named Waheeda and Shaheeda who never acted in films. Waheeda was signed for the dance. The song, the movie, and the dance, and its star became overnight sensations. Becaue of the sensation the song caused, Waheeda was even called as the “Eruvaaka” girl. N.T. Rama Rao who was making “Jayasimha” at that time immediately signed her for a major role in that movie.

The song made such an impact that producers released the movie with just that song colorized. Every place the movie played it was a huge hit. In Hyderabad, it was the first Telugu movie to celebrate a silver jubilee.

One of the singers of the song “Chiru Navvulu” was M. Krishna Kumari. A close acquaintance of the music director Master Venu, this is the only song she sang in the movies. She has a fairly decent voice yet sadly it went unrecognized.

During the jubilee celebrations of the movie, Guru Dutt who was in Hyderabad on a business trip was in attendance at the function. He was introduced to Waheeda during the break. Impressed with her good looks, Guru persuaded her to sign a contract with him. Apprehensive and reluctant in the beginning, Waheeda agreed. She appeared in Guru Dutt’s next film directed by Raj Khosla, “C.I.D.” with Dev Anand that went on to become a huge hit.

Years later, the tune of the song “Eruvaakaa” was copied by that great melody maker S.D. Burman. The song is “Dekhne Mein Bhola Hai” sung by Asha in “Bombai Ka Babu (1960)” which was also a huge hit.

Because of the number of songs in this movie, I will upload them in two back to back posts. Here is the first set of songs …


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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 9 2009, 12:07 AM

Songs of "Rojulu Maaraayi (1955) - A Telugu Movie" Continued ...

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



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Posted by: ayyagari Jun 9 2009, 06:17 AM

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Posted by: simplefable Jun 9 2009, 09:51 AM

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Posted by: sangeetbhakt Jun 9 2009, 04:46 PM

I love the education that I am getting from swarapriya and the others like simplefable that are contributing to this thread. Thank you and keep them coming.

Posted by: Exon Jun 9 2009, 08:04 PM

SP,

You prepare your posts with so much attention; I try to read each one of them.
Especially I liked your description of Royulu Marayi. Here is that song with Waheeda Rehman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50kQAhjkBys

Exon

Posted by: simplefable Jun 9 2009, 09:54 PM

Thankyou SB..and Exon for enjoying these tidbits..
Came across this interesting information on net :

According to VAK Ranga Rao, the song's tune is used by CR Subbaraman in Sri Lakshmamma Katha (1950), where the folk-singers Seeta and Anasuya claimed authorship, although it was probably adapted from a 20's HMV recording by their teacher Valluri Jagannadha Rao. When the MG Ramachandran's hit Madhurai Veeran (1956) used a similar tune, the producer was sued for plagiarism.
VAK Ranga Rao is a walking encyclopaedia on indian film music and holds the biggest collection of Vinyl Records in India.. here is the link for that info..

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/01/19/stories/2007011901940300.htm

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 9 2009, 10:46 PM

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AVM remade it in Telugu as "Jeevitam".
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Swarapriyaji, can you upload the songs of 'Jeevitam'?

Madhu
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Madhu, please drop "ji" when you're addressing me. Thanks.

I have misplaced my "Jeevitam" tape. I do have three songs with partial information. I am uploading them here ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 9 2009, 10:48 PM

QUOTE(simplefable @ Jun 8 2009, 09:21 PM)

SP..time and again am impressed by your informative posts. This one really proves so gratifying.. Thanks..thanks.
I am getting an idea that you might have been connected with films in someway or other. We dont get this kind of information these days in any media..unfortunately. I made it a point to buy each and every book printed on Telugu films...but never found this information anywhere.
Yes..SDB took the tune of Yeru Vaaka saagaaro ranno chinnanna.. ( chinnanna is brother in telugu..) and some where i read that the tune couldnt be done without that word...so he left out " Dekhne mein bola hai..Dil ka salona..Bombai se aaya hai..Babu Chinnanna.."
Master Venu's contribution though limited to just fifty films....they are the epitome of grace and melody. One more significant of his songs being...." Sadi seyako Gaali...Sadi seyakoyee.." From BN Reddy's classic..Raja Makutam.
Here is a pic of the Maestro.. Master Venu

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 9 2009, 10:55 PM

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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 9 2009, 10:56 PM

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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 9 2009, 11:01 PM

QUOTE(simplefable @ Jun 9 2009, 09:24 AM)

Thankyou SB..and Exon for enjoying these tidbits..
Came across this interesting information on net :

According to VAK Ranga Rao, the song's tune is used by CR Subbaraman in Sri Lakshmamma Katha (1950), where the folk-singers Seeta and Anasuya claimed authorship, although it was probably adapted from a 20's HMV recording by their teacher Valluri Jagannadha Rao. When the MG Ramachandran's hit Madhurai Veeran (1956) used a similar tune, the producer was sued for plagiarism.
VAK Ranga Rao is a walking encyclopaedia on indian film music and holds the biggest collection of Vinyl Records in India.. here is the link for that info..

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/01/19/stories/2007011901940300.htm

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 9 2009, 11:37 PM

Hare Rama Hare Krishna

Zeenat made a sensational appearance in this movie augering a new era of womanhood in Bombay filmdom. Never before this movie people saw a woman puffing smoke and enjoying the company of drug addicts. In shree 40 Nadira smokes a cigarette, but she was showing off fashionable elegance. In this movie, Zeenat was showing an indifferent irreverance towards anything so called decent life loving norms humans believe in. It was quite a show. The tribute goes to the director of the movie, Dev Anand.

This was Dev's first movie as a director. It was a smashing debut (that Dev will not be able to repeat for the rest of his life). To top it off, it was accompanied by R.D. Burman's mesmerizing music that was full of heat and beat. The song "Dum Maaro" overnight became a cult phenomenon. Asha really breathes life into the song. The oomph, the "mast", it is all there.

I was in attendance at one of Asha's concerts. She recited the story that the song "Dum Maaro" almost didn't make it. Dev Anand wanted to scrap it thinking that it will project a wrong image and probably was not necessary. But better senses prevailed. The song did remain in the movie and beacme such an integral part of the story.

Zeenat was not the first actress of choice for the role she played in the movie. Several others were considered including Mumtaz. But Mumtaz wanted to play the leading lady part opposite Dev. When the role was offered to Zeenat she readily accepted it.

While making the movie, Dev has to go to court to have Mumtaz avaliable for shooting of the film in Nepal. She was a busy actress during this time and producers did not want her to go on an extended period of time without honoring her other commitments. When they tried to stop, Dev went to the court and got a verdict in his favor. The movie was shot without further incident.

Now for a description of the songs and the songs themselves ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 10 2009, 09:46 PM

Baap Beti (1954)

This was Asha Parekh's second movie as baby Asha. The great Bimal Roy directed the movie and Roshan provided its music. Unfortunately I don't have a single song from this movie. I am requesting members to share these if they can. Thanks.

Posted by: Aditya Pant Jun 11 2009, 12:59 PM

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Posted by: Faraaj73 Jun 11 2009, 02:19 PM

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QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jun 10 2009, 09:46 PM)

Baap Beti (1954)

This was Asha Parekh's second movie as baby Asha. The great Bimal Roy directed the movie and Roshan provided its music. Unfortunately I don't have a single song from this movie. I am requesting members to share these if they can. Thanks.

This film had 4 songs, all sung by Lata Mangeshkar. I am uploading the songs, but the sound quality is just about average.

Aditya

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 11 2009, 10:17 PM

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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 11 2009, 10:26 PM

Sapnon Ka Saudagar (1968)

This was the very first Hindi movie Hema starred in. Songs of this album are still available in the "Raj Kapoor" thread in the "Sangeet Ke Sitarey" section. You can access these songs at the following path ...

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?showtopic=63261&st=279

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 12 2009, 09:12 PM

Hamlet (1954)

Kishore Sahu's "Hamlet (1954)" was Mala Sinha's first breakthrough movie in Hindi. This was the movie in which her performance was noticed by cinegoers and reviewers alike. The music for this film was composed by Ramesh Naidu. An informative write up and some of his Hindi film work was brought to our attention by Mahesh in his fine thread "Ramesh Naidu - the Andhra Giant, his hindi filmography" in "Sangeet Ke Sitarey" section. Per this thread there are five songs in this movie. Two of these were uploaded by Mahesh. You can access these songs at the following path ...

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?showtopic=76587&st=6

Apart from these two, thanks to Mahesh for these two, I don't have any other songs. I am requesting members to share these if they can.

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 14 2009, 12:13 AM

Stree (1961)

Mumtaz appeared in several Shantaram movies this being the first one. Even though she appeared in bit roles in his films, later she bacame a full fledged heroine in one of his movies.

Shantaram remade his "Shakuntala (1943)" as "Stree". Shakuntala starred Jayashri, mother of actress Rajashri, and wife of Shantaram. It was a huge hit. "Stree" starring Sandhya, Jayashri's sister, was also a hit. A much older Shantaram starred opposite a younger Sandhya. When critics pointed out this he told them that if only they read the story of Shakuntala carefully they will realize that Dushayanta in the story was much older to Shakuntala as well. Shantaram eventually married Sandhya after divorcing Rajashri.

This movie boasts some of the most beautiful music composed by C. Ramchandra. He was following the huge success of "Navrang" for Shantaram with this movie. He came through in flying colors. Whereas in "Navrang" all female songs were sung by Asha Bhosle, Lata was back this time for "Stree". Lata and Ramchandra amended their differences and started worked together again. This movie also boasts some of the rich lyrics written by the incomparable Bharat Vyas.

According to "EarthMusic" there are 13 songs in this movie. My CD only has nine songs. I am uploading all of them here. The missing songs are shown in red italics in the table below. If anyone of you have these songs, please share with rest of us.

Now for the songs ...



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Posted by: rpnawani Jun 14 2009, 06:10 PM

Dear Swarapriya,

Thank you for uploading these rare songs. I had seen this movie about 45 years ago and still remember it quite well. I remember a song ' Jaao laadli Pati ke sang tum sukhi raho'. If any one has it, please upload.

rpnawani

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 14 2009, 08:57 PM

Humlog (1951)

This was Nutan's second movie. Songs of this album were recently uploaded by Sukesh Hooganji in the music director's section on Roshan. You can access these songs at the following location ...

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?showtopic=70634

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 15 2009, 06:21 PM

Amma Kosam (1970) - A Telugu Movie

Rekha's second film also was in Telugu. This time she had the lead role. I am uploading seven songs from this album here. The music for this album was composed by Aadi Narayana Rao who became famous and wellknown with the cinegoing folks throughout India with that smashing score of score of "Suvarna Sundari".

These songs are from a LP. Almost all songs are of pretty good quality. The song "Ade Ade" had a slight click at about 1 minute 50 seconds into that song. This is the only blemish in all the songs. Balasubramanyam (also called as Balu) was a relative newcomer at the time these songs were recorded. You can see how tender his voice is.

Here is description of the songs and the songs themselves ...



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Posted by: nandi Jun 15 2009, 09:39 PM

QUOTE(Aditya Pant @ Jun 11 2009, 12:59 PM)

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jun 10 2009, 09:46 PM)

Baap Beti (1954)

This was Asha Parekh's second movie as baby Asha. The great Bimal Roy directed the movie and Roshan provided its music. Unfortunately I don't have a single song from this movie. I am requesting members to share these if they can. Thanks.

This film had 4 songs, all sung by Lata Mangeshkar. I am uploading the songs, but the sound quality is just about average.

1. Koyal Bole Koo - posted http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=76976&view=findpost&p=599879.
2. Andhere Se Ujale Tak - Baap Beti - Lata - Roshan - 128 - 3:09
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Aditya

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 16 2009, 09:49 PM

Parakh (1960)

Great Bimal Roy made this sweet little movie based on Salil Chowdhury's story. Chowdhury also provided its music, at once sweet and endearing. There are several beautiful songs in this album with "O Sajna" being a standout. I am also including a slightly longer version of "Mila Hai". This song is by the courtesy of the Forum members. Its quality is just about average.

Here are the songs ...



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Posted by: simplefable Jun 17 2009, 09:26 AM

SP..another of finest pictures. I discovered this movie recently and to my great pleasure found the movie to be as contemporary as today's films. Bimal Da, one of my favorite directors poured his heart out for this film. Made on a shoe string budget no doubt, it creates a lasting magic.
Just to narrate the story...one day in a rural village, the local post master receives a cheque for Rupees five lakhs sent by a person who hailed from that village and now is settled abroad. The purpose is for the upliftment of the village..The little note sent along with cheque discloses that and leaves the onus on the post master to select a person who can do justice to the monies involved !
The hapless postman who is very honest calls up a meeting with the local Zamindar, priest, Teacher and Showcar ( merchant ) and narrates the purpose. Now, the teacher suggests that there should be a voting to select the person who can disburse the amount for the genuine cause... Then starts the rat race between the contestants even as the benefactor keeps on looking at the circus going around surreptiously..
Woven into this interesting story is the love story of the school master with the village belle sadhana.. She looks lovely in this film.
where is meaningful cinema gone these days?? i wonder...and what happened to the wonderful music?
Btw, i have a better copy of " mila hai kisi ka jhumka" courtesy a dear friend. Uploading the same for you all.
SP...needless to say, your zeal and the films you pick are exemplary ! thanks a lot.

Mila hai kisi ka jhumka
Parakh
Lata
Salil Chowdhury
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SP...needless to say, your zeal and the films you pick are exemplary ! thanks a lot.

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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 17 2009, 04:09 PM

Shaadi (1962)

Here are the songs from Saira Banu's second movie ...


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Posted by: Aditya Pant Jun 17 2009, 05:26 PM

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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 18 2009, 09:07 AM

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Posted by: nandi Jun 18 2009, 07:28 PM

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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 18 2009, 10:25 PM

Waqt (1965)

Here is a start-studded movie with some beautiful music composed by Ravi to Sahir Ludhianvi's sweet and rich lyrics. Because of the lengths of the songs I will post these songs back-to-back in two posts. Here is the first set of songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 18 2009, 10:30 PM

Songs of "Waqt (1965)" Continued ...

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



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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 19 2009, 08:29 PM

Anjaam (1952)

This movie is listed as both "Anjaam" and "Anjaan" in EartMusic and other places. Under "Anjaan" EarthMusic lists more songs. For this reason I have opted to take the title as "Anjaan".

There are eight songs in this album. I have only two of them that I am uploading here. Quality of one of these songs, "Meri Naiyya" is poor. The missing songs are shown in red italics in the table below. Please kindly share these if you have them.

Here are the two songs ...


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Posted by: Aditya Pant Jun 19 2009, 09:37 PM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jun 19 2009, 08:29 PM)

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 20 2009, 07:13 PM

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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 20 2009, 07:59 PM

Jayasimha (1955)

After her appearance as an "item" girl in the Telugu movie "Rojulu Maaraayi" was a smashing success, it was inevitable that Waheeda was flooded with many offers in the southern film industry. She was offered the second lead role opposite N.T. Rama Rao (NTR) in this movie which she readily accepted. Actress Anjali Devi had the primary role, even though she was not heroine in the movie. But before long, Guru Dutt came along and frisked her away to act in Hindi movies.

This movie, if I am not mistaken, was based on a short story by one of Telugu literary giants, Vishwanatha Satya Narayana. NTR revered him, so he may have the story made into this movie. This second movie starring Waheeda was also a huge hit.

"Jayasimha" is loaded with some beautiful songs. I will upload them in two back-to-back posts.

One last note. In this section, Maheshji has a fine thread going on the music director Ramesh Naidu. The name of the thread topic is "Ramesh Naidu-the Andhra Giant". There are several songs from a movie called "Jaisingh", made in 1959, are listed in this thread. If I am not mistaken, "Jaisingh" was a dubbed version of the Telugu movie "Jayasimha". The only surprising part is that the music for Telugu version was provided by T.V. Raju. But the music for "Jaisingh" is credited to Ramesh Naidu. May be Hindi version was actully a remade one after all.

Here is the first set of songs from the Telugu "Jayasimha" ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 20 2009, 08:10 PM

Songs of "Jayasimha (1955)" Continued ...

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


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Posted by: Aditya Pant Jun 20 2009, 08:27 PM

The songs of Jai SIngh had the same tunes as Jai Simha, though I did feel a few minor arrangement variations in the Hindi version. Still it beats me why Ramesh Naidu was credited for the dubbed version.

Posted by: simplefable Jun 20 2009, 11:44 PM

The telugu film Jaya simha came in 1955 where as hindi one was released in 1959. I believe that the telugu film was dubbed into Hindi....and needless to say, the film sank without a trace.
TV Raju is the original composer no doubt. Ramesh Naidu was give the task to make the music for hindi version. the reason might be that Ramesh naidu was well versed in Hindi and could take the work without any qualms.. Just my two pence..

Posted by: simplefable Jun 20 2009, 11:45 PM

The telugu film Jaya simha came in 1955 where as hindi one was released in 1959. I believe that the telugu film was dubbed into Hindi....and needless to say, the film sank without a trace.
TV Raju is the original composer no doubt. Ramesh Naidu was give the task to make the music for hindi version. the reason might be that Ramesh naidu was well versed in Hindi and could take the work without any qualms.. Just my two pence..

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 21 2009, 08:53 PM

Hulchul (1971)

With her mold-breaking performance in the movie "Hare Rama Hare Krishna" released in 1971, Zeenat created quite a bit of "Hulchul". The same year she also made "Hulchul", again with RD as the music director. Unfortunately, I don't have much information about its songs. This is surprising because there is so much information out there on RD. I do have a song and a long musical piece from this movie which I am uploading here. If anyone can help with other songs please do so.

Here are the details ...


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Posted by: ayyagari Jun 22 2009, 06:27 AM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jun 20 2009, 08:10 PM)

Posted by: simplefable Jun 22 2009, 06:49 AM

Madhu..what you said is true.
Though i distinctly remember the song when i saw it in theatres, i couldnt find the same in both VCD and DVD version of the movies...
Any pointers on this?

Posted by: mmuk2004 Jun 22 2009, 09:45 AM

Thanks for the dance track, SP. Hulchul had no other songs. It is an OP Ralhan thriller that did not have any songs apart from the title track that has the word "Hulchul" repeated nth. number of times by Asha and Pancham.

Posted by: sangeetbhakt Jun 22 2009, 09:55 AM

QUOTE(ayyagari @ Jun 21 2009, 05:57 PM)

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jun 20 2009, 08:10 PM)

Songs of "Jayasimha (1955)" Continued ...

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

I think the song "Konda meeda kokki rayee" is sung by K Rani, better known for her "Cheliya ledu chelimi ledu veluture ledu" from 'Devadasu'

Madhu

Posted by: simplefable Jun 22 2009, 10:29 AM

SB...K.Rani and K Jamuna Rani are two different singers. Rani's full name is Usha Rani. She first sang for C.Subburaman..in Ragini's Dharma Devata ( 1952 )
Her notable song apart from Devadas and Jaya simha.. is Mokka jonna thota lo...musirina cheekatlalo..from Sipayi Kooturu.

Posted by: rdgadhvi Jun 22 2009, 10:37 AM

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Posted by: sita Jun 22 2009, 11:12 AM

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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 22 2009, 12:23 PM

About the singer of "Konda meeda" song of "Jayasimha". Ayyagari is right. I made an error. I went back to look and found indeed it was K. Ranee and not Jamuna Rani. Thank you Ayyagari for pointing this out. Thanks for all the responses about this to SF and SB.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 22 2009, 12:25 PM

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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 22 2009, 09:45 PM

Dhobi Doctor (1954)

This is another movie in which (Baby) Asha Parekh appeared. Until one starts digging information about these stars, there is not any to know the type of background these actors came from.

One expects Khayyam Saab providing music for titles like, for example, "Phir Subah Hogi" or "Umarao Jaan". But indeed it is Khayyam composing music for this movie. In Kishoreda's early days as an actor, he made several movies with some silly names. But what is in a name? A rose by any other name is still a rose. Surprising thing about this album is that Kishoreda didn't sing a single song. Much later in their respective careers, Khayyam and Kishore came togther and worked in "Kabhi Kabhie" where Kishore did sing some songs.

All of these songs came from the Forum members. Because of their varied sources, the quality of these songs is not uniform. I would give it a rating of "fair". There is one song still missing. This is shown in red italics below. Requesting members to share this if they can.

Now here is a description of the songs and the songs themselves ...



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Posted by: mmuk2004 Jun 22 2009, 09:52 PM

That song, "Chandni Raaton Mein" is by Kishore Kumar, and is considered the holy grail for the diehard KK collectors...

Posted by: Exon Jun 22 2009, 09:53 PM

The song 'chaandni raaton mein' by Kishore Kumar is a much sought after missing song.
Wonder if Nimi will have it in her collection?

Exon

Posted by: suhana_safar Jun 22 2009, 11:43 PM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jun 21 2009, 08:53 PM)

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 23 2009, 08:50 PM

Jahan Pyaar Miley (1969)

Hema Malini followed her Hindi debut of "Sapnon Ka Saudagar" costarring Raj Kapoor with this movie starring Raj's younger brother Shashi Kapoor. Shankar & Jaikishan were at the helm of music once again. There is a usual quota of some beautiful songs like any of a Shankar-Jaikishan movie. All three solos by Rafi Saab are great to listen to. Lata sings only one song in this, but it is a thing of beauty.

I am uloading all the songs here. The first post consists of all the songs of the movie from a CD. The second post consists of couple of extended version songs, coming with the compliments of the Forum members.

Here is the first set of songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 23 2009, 08:56 PM

Extended Version of Some of "Jahan Pyaar Miley (1969)" Songs ...

The following two extended version songs are by the courtesy of the Forum members. I may have changed their bit rate with which they were originally uploaded.



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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 24 2009, 07:59 PM

Suhaagan (1954)

It is kind of bizarre that Mala Sinha appears early in her career in this movie and later during her popular years appears with late Guru Dutt in a movie also entitled "Suhaagan". But star of this 1954 movie was Geeta Bali of many fine movies and later wife of Shammi Kapoor.

During early in her career, Mala Sinha could hardly speak any Hindi. She came from Nepal and acted in several Bengali movies before switching to Bombay. She struck friendship with Geeta Bali who took her under wings and instilled in Sinha confidence.

This movie had music by Vasant & Ramchandra who are apparently not Vasant Desai and C. Ramchandra. I am uploading nine out of 10 songs here with one song missing. This is shown in red italics in the table below. Requesting members to share this if they can.

A word of caution. The quality of these songs is extremely poor. So download them at your own risk. Some of them are fine to listen to but some others are very noisy and even clickety. I am uploading these here only to be complete in this thread. If someone can come up with better quality of these songs, please do so by sharing with rest of us.

Now for the songs ...



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Posted by: sangeetbhakt Jun 24 2009, 08:22 PM

Here is the song from "Suhaagan" that you did not have.

Song: Yahi wohi duniya
Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
Duration: 3:23
Bitrate: 128 kbps


I also have a longer version of a couple of the Asha solos which I am uploading here.
Song: Mere lalla ko sulaayegi
Singer: Asha Bhonsle
Duration: 2:51
Bitrate: 128 kbps

Song: Lalna aayega
Singer: Asha Bhonsle
Duration: 2:56
Bitrate: 96 kbps

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 24 2009, 09:43 PM

QUOTE(sangeetbhakt @ Jun 24 2009, 07:52 AM)

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 25 2009, 03:03 AM

QUOTE(sangeetbhakt @ Jun 24 2009, 07:52 AM)

Posted by: sangeetbhakt Jun 25 2009, 11:26 AM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jun 24 2009, 02:33 PM)

QUOTE(sangeetbhakt @ Jun 24 2009, 07:52 AM)

Here is the song from "Suhaagan" that you did not have.
Song: Lalna aayega
Singer: Asha Bhonsle
Duration: 2:56
Bitrate: 96 kbps

SB,

There seems to be a problem with this song. I downloaded this but it is only of 17 seconds duration. Other songs are fine. I'm not sure whether anyone else is having the same problem.

Swarapriya

Posted by: kkg Jun 25 2009, 02:44 PM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jun 14 2009, 12:13 AM)

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 25 2009, 10:03 PM

Dr. Vidya (1962)

Here is another movie in which apparently Mumtaz appeared, probably in yet another insignificant role. Asides that, this album boasts some real beautiful music composed by Burmanda. Some songs are so melodious that SD leaves his unmistakable imprint on them. Utterly unforgettable.

Because of the number of songs in this album, I will upload them in two back-to-back posts. Per EarthMusic, I am still missing three songs shown in red italics in the table below. The extended version songs are by the courtesy of the Forum members.

Here is the first set of songs ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 25 2009, 10:08 PM

Songs of "Dr. Vidya (1962)" Continued ...

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



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Posted by: parag_sankla Jun 25 2009, 11:29 PM

Swarapriya

I believe I have mentioned some of these things in the past, but no harm in telling them again
1) Dr Vidya marked the comeback of Lata ji working with S D Burman after a gap of about 5 years
2) The tune for Jaani tum to dole was supposed to be made by R D Burman for the film "Gauri" which was supposed to launch Geeta Dutt ji as singing star by Guru Dutt. It was also supposed to be the first cinemascope film to be made in Hindi
3) The song "Aye hay dilruba" is the same as "Pappa ja maar lo". The video of this dance competition song is available on our YT channel on Geeta ji here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7ExiPJlAa4&feature=channel_page
4) This song is not released on records and is available on the film soundtrack only

Regards
Parag

Posted by: RajanCS Jun 26 2009, 07:37 PM

Swarapriya,

Thanks a lot for the Geeta Dutt song from this movie.

Parag,

Thanks for the information relating to this movie.

As regards the song - Jani tum to dole, I have Bangla version - O Jani Bhomra Keno Kotha Koi Na. - written by Gauri Prasanna Majumdar and sung by Dada. I had indicated the MD as Dada Burman in my collection (probably based on IndianScreen.Com from where I had downloaded this song). I am not aware when this Bangla version was recorded.

I did not know that the tune was used for Gowri. Interesting piece of information.

Thanks a lot.

With sincere regards,

Rajan

Posted by: Aditya Pant Jun 26 2009, 08:50 PM

QUOTE(parag_sankla @ Jun 25 2009, 11:29 PM)

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 26 2009, 09:05 PM

QUOTE(parag_sankla @ Jun 25 2009, 10:59 AM)

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 26 2009, 09:06 PM

QUOTE(RajanCS @ Jun 26 2009, 07:07 AM)

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 26 2009, 09:07 PM

QUOTE(Aditya Pant @ Jun 26 2009, 08:20 AM)

QUOTE(parag_sankla @ Jun 25 2009, 11:29 PM)

1) Dr Vidya marked the comeback of Lata ji working with S D Burman after a gap of about 5 years

According to what I remember, Dr. Vidya and Baat Ek Raat Ki (that had one Lata-Rafi duet) got released first, but the song with which the ice got broken was Mera Gora Rang Layi Le from Bandini.

SP, Bheegi Bheegi (the one you uploaded) is the same as Maine Kya Kya Na Kiya (the one you have put under missing songs). However, I have seen somewhere that there is a Manna Dey version of Bheegi Bheegi. Can someone upload that?

Aditya

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 26 2009, 09:52 PM

Nagina (1951)

Here is an early album by Shankar & Jaikishan for an early film of Nutan. There are some beautiful songs in this album. C.H. Atma has three stirring solos in his own inimitable style; liesurely, brooding, and contemplative. I am uploading all the songs in the first post. The second post contains some extended version songs, all by the courtesy of the Forum members.

Here is the first set of songs ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 26 2009, 09:57 PM

Songs of "Nagina (1951)" Continued ...

The following extended version songs are all by the courtesy of the Forum members. Here they are ...


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Posted by: Aditya Pant Jun 26 2009, 09:58 PM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jun 26 2009, 09:52 PM)

Posted by: parag_sankla Jun 26 2009, 11:24 PM

QUOTE(Aditya Pant @ Jun 26 2009, 08:20 AM)

QUOTE(parag_sankla @ Jun 25 2009, 11:29 PM)

1) Dr Vidya marked the comeback of Lata ji working with S D Burman after a gap of about 5 years

According to what I remember, Dr. Vidya and Baat Ek Raat Ki (that had one Lata-Rafi duet) got released first, but the song with which the ice got broken was Mera Gora Rang Layi Le from Bandini.


Aditya

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 27 2009, 03:35 AM

QUOTE(Aditya Pant @ Jun 26 2009, 09:28 AM)

Posted by: Faraaj73 Jun 27 2009, 02:42 PM

QUOTE(RajanCS @ Jun 27 2009, 12:07 AM)

Posted by: RajanCS Jun 27 2009, 09:55 PM

Uploading Bangla version of Dr. Vidya song - O Jani tum to Dole

Regards,

Rajan

O Jani Bhomora Keno
Singer- S. D. Burman
Lyrics: Gauriprasanna Majumdar
bitrate: 128 kbps
duration: 00:03:11

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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 28 2009, 12:38 AM

Sawan Bhadon (1970)

This is the first Hindi movie of Rekha. It has some nice songs composed by Sonik-Omi. Here are the songs ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 28 2009, 06:41 PM

Hum Dono (1961)

Dev Anand had a dual role in this movie. Sadhana and Nanda were female leads. S.D. Burman took a breather from composing music for Dev's own home productions. Jaidev, who also was a full music director (he provided music for Chetan Anand's "Joru Ka Bhai" in 1955 and "Anjali" in 1957) but mostly assisting S.D. Burman got to provide music for this movie. His songs from this movie are still cherished by the music lovers. Sahir provided some of the rich lyrics for the songs. All songs are great but standouts are Rafi Saab's solo "Main Zindagi Ke Saath" and his duet with Asha "Abhi Na Jaao".

Here are the songs ...



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Posted by: sangeetbhakt Jun 28 2009, 11:44 PM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jun 28 2009, 06:11 AM)

Posted by: akbaralibhai Jun 29 2009, 12:34 AM

Thank you very much Swarapriya for these great uploads.

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 29 2009, 11:10 PM

QUOTE(sangeetbhakt @ Jun 28 2009, 11:14 AM)

For me, the standout song in "Hum dono" is the Asha solo "JahaaN me aisa
kaun hai". While I like the duet particularly and in general the entire
soundtrack, the Asha solo is an all-time favorite.
But the combination of the beauty in Asha's voice, Sahir's tender lyrics and an
absolutely stunning Sadhana make it an unbeatable song for me.
For years, Sadhana in that scene was my image of the ultimate girl-friend/partner

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 29 2009, 11:10 PM

QUOTE(akbaralibhai @ Jun 28 2009, 12:04 PM)

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 29 2009, 11:22 PM

(Saira) Bluff Master (1963)

This movie like Saira's debut movie "Junglee" opposite Shammi didn't make too many waves. Yet, it has some pretty nice songs by Kalyanji & Anandji.

Here are the songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 30 2009, 08:16 PM

(Sharmila) Anupama (1966)

Here is an utterly beautiful and sweet film from Hrishida. It is embellished by some of the great music provided by Hemantda. The songs "Kuchh Dil Ne Kaha" and "Ya Dil Ki Suno" are standouts.

Sharmila, looking ever so beautiful, gives one of the most emotionally restrained performances. Dharmendra, suave and handsome, never looked this good since "Bandini".

Here are the songs ...



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Posted by: devscribbler Jun 30 2009, 09:29 PM

thanks for your unique perspective! i have never thought along these lines! keep up the good work!

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 1 2009, 10:47 AM

QUOTE(devscribbler @ Jun 30 2009, 08:59 AM)

Posted by: simplefable Jul 1 2009, 11:52 AM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jun 29 2009, 11:10 PM)

QUOTE(sangeetbhakt @ Jun 28 2009, 11:14 AM)

For me, the standout song in "Hum dono" is the Asha solo "JahaaN me aisa
kaun hai". While I like the duet particularly and in general the entire
soundtrack, the Asha solo is an all-time favorite.
But the combination of the beauty in Asha's voice, Sahir's tender lyrics and an
absolutely stunning Sadhana make it an unbeatable song for me.
For years, Sadhana in that scene was my image of the ultimate girl-friend/partner

Wow!

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 1 2009, 08:57 PM

(Vyjayanti) Ladki (1953)

This movie was a remake of a Tamil movie. It was also made in Telugu. There are many many songs in this movie. I am uploading 12 of them here. These came from various sources including CD collections and contribution of the Forum members. Please be wared that the quality of these songs is not uniform. Per EarthMusic, apparently there are still four missing songs. These are shown in red italics in the table below.

Because of the number of songs, I will upload them in two back to back posts. Here is the firts set of songs ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 1 2009, 09:07 PM

Songs of "Ladki (1953)" Continued ...

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


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Posted by: Aditya Pant Jul 1 2009, 09:54 PM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jul 1 2009, 08:57 PM)

Posted by: Sukesh Hoogan Jul 1 2009, 11:04 PM

QUOTE(Aditya Pant @ Jul 1 2009, 09:54 PM)

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jul 1 2009, 08:57 PM)

(Vyjayanti) Ladki (1953)

This movie was a remake of a Tamil movie. It was also made in Telugu. There are many many songs in this movie. I am uploading 12 of them here. These came from various sources including CD collections and contribution of the Forum members. Please be wared that the quaality of these songs is not uniform. Per EarthMusic, apparently there are still three missing songs. These are shown in red italics in the table below.

Because of the number of songs, I will upload them in two back to back posts. Here is the firts set of songs ...

I read somewhere that 3-4 songs of this film were composed by C. Ramchandra. I think they are: Sajna Daras Dikhaja, Mere Watan Se Acchha, Manmor Machaye Shor and Wah Wah Nari

Can someone with HFGK confirm this?

Aditya

Posted by: Exon Jul 1 2009, 11:18 PM

I read somewhere that C Ramachandra was not credited on Ladki's movie title screens.

Exon

Posted by: parag_sankla Jul 2 2009, 03:22 AM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jul 1 2009, 08:27 AM)

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 3 2009, 12:08 AM

Thank you all. I made appropriate changes to the song references to reflect correct assignment of music director names.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 3 2009, 12:35 AM

(Waheeda) C.I.D. (1956)

This is the movie Waheeda made her debut. It was as spectacular as her Telugu movie debut. The success the movie enjoyed parallelled to that of her Telugu debut movie "Rojulu Maaraayi".

One of the great things going for this movie was O.P. Nayyar's absolutely top of the chart music comositions. Even today every song is dearly remembered. It has that perennial tribute to Bombay, the beautiful duet by Geetji and Rafi Saab, "Yeh Bombai Meri Jaan". It has that often quoted song by Shamshad Begum, "Kahin Pe Nigaahen". It also has that seductively intoxicating song by Geetaji, "Jaata Kahaan Hai". It also has one of those very complicatedly composed but such deeply pleasing song, "Leke Pehle Pehle Pyaar". O.P. in this movie was at his top of the form and simply at his spectacular best.

Now for the songs ...



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Posted by: RajanCS Jul 3 2009, 04:44 PM

SP,

Lovely upload. Will never forget the craze that these songs created in 50s.

Regards.

Rajan

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 3 2009, 08:21 PM

QUOTE(RajanCS @ Jul 3 2009, 04:14 AM)

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 3 2009, 09:24 PM

(Zeenat) Hungama (1971)

This is the third movie in 1971 for which R.D. Burman composed music that starred Zeenat Aman. There are several nice duets in this album. Because of the lengths of the songs, I will upload them in back-to-back posts. Here is the first set of songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 3 2009, 09:27 PM

Songs of "Hungama (1971)" Continued ...

Here is the final set of songs from this album. These two happen to be musical pieces from the movie.



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 4 2009, 11:34 PM

(Asha Parekh) Ayodhyapati (1956)

This movie also starred Baby Asha Parekh. Out of 10 songs, I am uploading five of them. Most of these songs came from the Forum members. My thanks to them. The missing songs are shown in red italics in the table below. If anyone of you have them, please share with us. Now for the songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 5 2009, 09:31 PM

(Hema) Waris (1969)

Here is another one of the early movies of Hema Malini. R.D. composes music and this time it is Rafi Saab who is at the center stage. Here are the songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 6 2009, 09:02 PM

(Mala Sinha) Riyasat (1955)

I do not have a single song from this Mala Sinha starrer. Per EarthMusic the following songs are there in the movie. If anyone of you have these songs, please kindly share with us.

Many thanks in anticipation.



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 7 2009, 10:27 PM

(Mumtaz) Main Shaadi Karne Chala (1962)

Chitragupt desrved better and he never got his proper due. During his career he composed music for several movies with many songs that were great hits.

This movie has nine songs. I am uploading seven of them here. Two missing songs are shown in red italics in the table below. If anyone can share these, please do.

Now for the songs ...



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Posted by: kkg Jul 8 2009, 02:16 PM

Swarpriya
Thanks for the nice songs
kkg

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 8 2009, 07:38 PM

QUOTE(kkg @ Jul 8 2009, 01:46 AM)

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 8 2009, 07:49 PM

(Nutan) Shisham (1952)

Here is another beauty from Roshan. Per EarthMusic I am missing one song, shown in red italics in the table below. If you can, please kindly share.

Now for the songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 9 2009, 11:47 PM

(Rekha) Dost Aur Dushman (1971)

Unfortunately I don't have a single song from this movie. EarthMusic lists at least the following four songs. If anyone can, please kindly share with us.



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 10 2009, 08:19 PM

(Sadhana) Asli-Nagli (1962)

Here is a beauty from Shankar & Jaikishan. In this movie, every song is a pure pleasure. Unfortunately, even though Hrishida made this movie, the movie itself wasn't up to his par. This inspite of Sadhana's innocent beauty and Dev's alluring charm.

I am uploading all of the songs from a CD in this first post. There are several of these that were uploaded with extended versions one time or another in the Forum. I am uploading them in my second post following this.

Now for the first post ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 10 2009, 08:49 PM

Some Extended Version Songs from "Asli-Naqli (1962)"

Here are some extended version songs from this melodious album. All these songs are by the courtesy of the Forum members ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 12 2009, 01:01 AM

This is an appeal to the admin folks. I have been trying to upload to this thread all morning unsuccessfully. Other threads in this section (like "Raj Kapoor", "Shammi Kapoor", and "Rajesh Khanna") work fine because I was able to do it. I am not sure what is going on with this thread. Please kindly take a look and see what can be done.

Thanks,
Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 12 2009, 09:37 PM

April Fool (1964)

Here is a beauty from Shankar & Jaikishan. Every song was a hit and still feels good to hear them. In the first post I am uploading all the songs from a CD. In the second post, I have a couple of extended versions, courtesy of the Forum members.

Here is the first set of songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 12 2009, 09:42 PM

Some Extended Version Songs of "April Fool (1964)"

Here are a couple of extended version songs from this fine album. These are by the courtesy of the Forum members ...


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Posted by: suhana_safar Jul 13 2009, 05:55 PM

The 2 solos of Rafisaab, Mere Mohbar paak mohbat and Aa gale lag ja are equivlent to mountain of gold, simply unmatched.

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 13 2009, 08:38 PM

QUOTE(suhana_safar @ Jul 13 2009, 05:25 AM)

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 13 2009, 08:52 PM

Devar (1966)

Here is a Roshanji's album. There are only few songs in this album but they all are utter delights. Note the two solos of Mukesh Saab. Just fabulous.

Now for the songs of this fine album ...



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Posted by: Aditya Pant Jul 13 2009, 09:18 PM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jul 13 2009, 08:52 PM)

Posted by: desai2rn Jul 14 2009, 06:59 AM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jul 13 2009, 08:52 PM)

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 14 2009, 07:36 AM

QUOTE(Aditya Pant @ Jul 13 2009, 08:48 AM)

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jul 13 2009, 08:52 PM)

Devar (1966)

Here is a Roshanji's album. There are only few songs in this album but they all are utter delights. Note the two solos of Mukesh Saab. Just fabulous.

I am missing one song shown in red italics in the table below. If anyone of you have it, please kindly share. Now for the songs of this fine album ...

SP,

Aye jaan Bata is not from this film, but Devar (1946)

Aditya

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 14 2009, 07:37 AM

QUOTE(desai2rn @ Jul 13 2009, 06:29 PM)

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 15 2009, 01:25 AM

(Vyjayanti) Sangham (1953) - A Telugu Film

Vyjayanti Mala was introduced by AVM in 1949 in the Tamil version of the film "Bahaar (1951)". That movie was also made in Telugu. In their next venture Vyjayanti Mala starred again. This Tamil film was remade as "Ladki (1953)" in Hindi. It also was remade in Telugu as "Sangham" in 1953. The Telugu starred a young handsome hero, N.T. Ram Rao who went on to make movie and political history in Andhra Pradesh. This was not Rao's first movie however. He was introduced in late 40's by the famous L.V. Prasad in a movie called "Mana Desham".

There are many songs in this album. Inspite of the fact that they are 56+ years old, their quality and appeal haven't diminished a bit. I will upload them in back-to-back two posts. Here is the first set of songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 15 2009, 01:31 AM

Songs of "Sangham (1953) - A Telugu Film" Continued ...

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


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Posted by: ayyagari Jul 15 2009, 11:21 AM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jul 15 2009, 01:31 AM)

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 15 2009, 12:22 PM

QUOTE(ayyagari @ Jul 14 2009, 10:51 PM)

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 16 2009, 02:45 AM

(Waheeda) Pyaasa (1957)

This probably is one of the most profoundly affecting movie ever made in India. Appropriately titled “Pyaasa”, it tells the story of a young poet’s thirst for love, recognition, and spiritual fulfillment. Based on a story written in 1947 called “Kashmakash”, writer Abrar Alvi comes up with a gem of a screenplay. Guru Dutt who acted, produced, and directed the movie changed the story on the very first day when the shooting began. Originally the story was about a painter. Guru changed the hero from the painter to a poet. A perfectionist, this was how apparently Guru Dutt worked. He never hesitated to make changes at the last minute.

The movie originally was to star Nargis, Madhubala, and Dilip Kumar. Nargis backed out because she was unhappy with Guru Dutt because Sunil Dutt, her husband, was dropped from a movie Guru was producing and directing. The movie progressed well and canned even few reels but suddenly Guru decided to scrap the project quietly and didn’t even bother to inform Sunil Dutt about it. Madhubala backed out because she felt her experience with Guru Dutt from “Mr. & Mrs. ‘55” showed that he could be overpoweringly demanding and not easily satisfied. When both the heroines backed out, Mala Sinha was selected to play Nargis’ role and Waheeda was given the role that would have gone to Madhubala. For the first day of shooting when Dilip Kumar didn’t show up, Guru Dutt learned that Dilip didn’t want play the role because he thought it was going to be another “Devdas”. Guru then decided to cast himself in the role of the poet.

Guru Dutt also changed the ending from what Abrar Alvi wrote. In the original story, the movie would have ended with Vijay (Guru) meeting Meena (Mala Sinha) for the last time. But when the distributors saw this, they felt that it was too gloomy. Guru shot the last scene with he and Waheeda in each others arms started going towards the distant sunset in search of a better life.

Johnny Walker was originally cast to play Guru Dutt’s roommate (in the role of Shyam), kind of a negative role for Johnny. After several days of shooting, Guru changed his mind and cast Johnny as Sattar and took one of his assistant friends, Shyam Kumar, to play the role of Shyam.

The movie was dedicated to Gyan Mukherjee whom Guru Dutt admired immensely. Mehmood played the role of young Ashok Kumar in “Kismat” that was directed by Mukherjee. That is where Guru Dutt met Mehmood. Guru offered Mehmood to play his older brother’s role in “Pyaasa”. Mehmood also appeared in Guru’s previous film C.I.D. These were before Mehmood found his groove as a comedian.

For the important role of the publisher, Guru went back to his old friend Rehman. A fine actor, Rehman was not getting any decent offers. “Pyaasa” revived his career.

For Guru’s previous four films (“Baaz”, “Aar Paar”, “Mr. & Mrs. ‘55”, and “C.I.D.”) O.P. Nayyar composed music. This time because of the backdrop of Calcutta, Guru Dutt decided to go with S.D. Burman as the music director. He worked with Burman before in “Baazi” and “Jaal” and as a team they were terrific together.

S.D. was brilliant in capturing the magic of Bengal with gently lilting tunes and great background score that helped create the subtle atmosphere demanded by so many scenes. The background score was the same for each principal character in the movie. For example, in Meena’s (Mala Sinha) case, whenever she appeared on the screen, a harmonica was used to play a beautifully haunting tune. Incidentally the harmonica player was R.D. Burman. Sattar’s song “Sar Jo Tera Chakraaye” in “Pyaasa” was also composed by the young Burman, R.D. Recognizing the promise and talent, Guru offered R.D. his first job as a music director for his next project. After the completion of “Pyaasa”, Guru did start this project with R.D. as the music director, but after shooting few reels the movie was scrapped. R.D. used those recorded but unused songs for Mehmood’s fisrt own production “Chhote Nawab”. By default it also became the first movie for which R.D. was the music director.

Sahir Ludhianvi was selected to write lyrics. Much of the credit for the success the movie enjoyed goes to the immensely rich lyrics written by Sahir. Articulating political commentary with humanitarian compassion and blending it with the experience of tragedy was the undercurrent of many of the songs written for this movie. Many people believe that Sahir’s own unhappy romances set a pattern of expression for these songs. Sahir never forgot what “Pyaasa” and Guru Dutt did for his writing career. Many a times he acknowledged Guru to be the principal reason for opening up the emphasis on content rather than on form in creating songs for the movies.

One of the things that made movie so great was the voices of Geeta Dutt, Hemant Kumar, and Mohd. Rafi. Every song they sang still lingers in your thoughts. But the song that symbolizes this movie is that atmospheric stunner, “Aaj Sajan Mohe Ang Laga Lo”. This probably is one of the greatest romantic moments ever filmed for a movie. Its sensuality is heightened by Geetaji’s mesmerizing voice that seem to oscillate by taking the listener between the earth and the heavens. A lovely interpretation of earthly divine love.

Mala Sinha was a relatively newcomer to Hindi films but already acted in many Bengali movies. However, for Waheeda, this was the first movie which demanded her to exhibit her histrionics and emotional skills. Guru was very patient with her. Encouraging and assisting. Instilling confidence. The end result is that a real star was born with this movie. Restrained and understated performances became her trademarks for most of her career.

The photography of “Pyaasa” adds another dimension to the movie’s unprecedented achievements. Guru Dutt and the cameraman V.K. Murty use black and white light effects and shadows so effectively that they leave their alluring imprints in heart forever. Imagery of Christ is used as a symbolic narrative, an allegory, of Vijay’s sufferings. When Rehman is reading the story in the newspaper about the death of Vijay, Meena is holding an issue of the Life magazine whose cover is adorned by Jesus Christ on the cross. Like Jesus himself, Vijay resurrects. When he appears for his own commemoration meeting, he stands at the doorway hands stretched much like Jesus on the cross.

In 2005, Time magazine voted “Pyaasa” as one of the 100 greatest movies in the world. A London-based magazine voted in 2007 Guru Dutt as one of the top 67 directors in the world. Quite a tribute to one of the great cinematic geniuses of Indian cinema.

In 1977, exactly 20 years after “Pyaasa” was released, it was remade in Telugu as “Malle Puvvu”. I will post songs from this movie right after those of “Pyaasa”.

Because of the number of songs, nazms, and verses this movie has, I will post them in three separate posts, one following the other. To start, here is the first set of songs …



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 16 2009, 02:56 AM

Songs of "Pyaasa (1957)" Continued ...

Here are more songs from this album, one of the all time classics of Indian cinema ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 16 2009, 03:06 AM

Concluding Songs from "Pyaasa (1957)"

Concluding songs from one of the greatest Hindi movies ever made ...

I am including here four extended version songs. Also, I am including "Aaj Sajan" with commentary. So, here is the final set of songs ...



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Posted by: jigri1 Jul 16 2009, 03:11 AM

Thanks swarapriya !!!! Great movie... Great songs.... What more could one ask for .....

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 16 2009, 03:19 AM

Malle Puvvu (1977) - A Telugu Movie

This Telugu movie is a remake of that great Indian classic "Pyaasa (1957)". Here are the songs from this movie ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 16 2009, 03:30 AM

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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 16 2009, 10:43 PM

(Zeenat) Dhund (1973)

Here is a beautiful album. Over the years, Sahir and Ravi combined their talents to give us many unforgettable songs. This movie has only few songs, but most of them are unforgettable. I am also including an extended version of "Jo Yahan". Its quality is not up to par. It was ripped from a DVD that had poor quality audio.

Now for the songs of this nice album ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 17 2009, 08:57 PM

(Asha Parekh) Ustad (1957)

All the songs of this O.P. Nayyar musical, in good quality, are hard to find. I am uploading here five of them. They came from various sources including the Forum members. Some of these songs are of average quality. I am also missing two songs shown in red italics in the table below. If anyone of you have, please kindly share.

Geetaji's song "Chor Lutere Daaku" from this movie adorns many of her CD collections. It is a real beauty. Her voice is just mesmerizing in this song. She also has a beautiful duet with Rafi Saab.

Here are the songs ...



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QUOTE(madsur @ Jul 17 2009, 05:02 PM)

Dear SPji,

You have excelled yourself.
I have always considered Pyaasa to be a milestone among Indian films.
You have packed your write-up, with amazing details.
This is perhaps one of the most informative write-ups about the film, that I have read.
The song compilation, as usual, is top class.
Every song is to be treasured.

Posting this film's songs close to Geetaji's death anniversary is also a very good coincidence.

Looking forward to more.

With best wishes,
suresh

Suresh,

Since you called me "Dear", I took the liberty to address you as "Suresh". I am requesting you to do the same thing next time when you have to address me.

Suresh, this is one of my all time favorite films. It is very close to my heart. I just don't get enough of it. The more you see it the more subtleties are revealed. It is like a fine book of poems, every time you read you realize some new meaning hidden between those flowery words.

Anyway, thanks for your kind words.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 19 2009, 11:08 PM

(Asha Parekh) Aasha (1957)

Songs of this fine album were uploaded by Sita ji in the section on "C. Ramchandra" under the "Legendary Music Directors" topic. They are still available for dowloading. You can access these at the following location ...

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?showtopic=76952

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 21 2009, 03:13 AM

(Hema Malini) Aansoo Aur Muskaan (1970)

Here is an album with a fine score by Kalyanji & Anandji. The details are given below ...



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Posted by: madsur Jul 21 2009, 05:56 AM

Swarapriya,
Thanks for this album.
I had looking for the solo of Suman Kalyanpur for a long time.
Overall a fairly competent score.
But Suman K's solo stands out with excellent lyrics.
Thanks once again.

Best regards,
suresh

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 21 2009, 11:20 AM

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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 21 2009, 10:12 PM

(Mala Sinha) Ek Shola (1956)

Here is a fine album from Madan Mohan ji. Interestingly, this early film songs sound more like O.P. Nayyarish, at least that was the impression I had. Another interesting thing about this album is that this Madan Mohan musical has no Lata songs in it. Of course the very first film Madan Mohan composed music for, "Aankhen (1950)", didn't have any Lata songs either.

All these songs are by the courtesy of the Forum members. I am still missing one song shown in red italics in the table below.

Now for the songs...


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Posted by: parag_sankla Jul 22 2009, 12:34 AM

Swarapriya

The song "Chanda se bhi pyara hai" is a duet of Asha ji and Geeta ji. One can see the video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=377s1D5HIfg&feature=channel_page

Regards
Parag

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 22 2009, 03:57 AM

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Posted by: parag_sankla Jul 22 2009, 04:11 AM

Most welcome SP. I downloaded and listened to the song "Jaadugar tune kaisa jaadu" credited to Geeta ji. I believe that this is sung by Asha ji herself. The voice is not of Geeta ji. Request opinions from experts.

The other duet of Geeta ji and Rafi sahab "Hum kala tum white" is a delightful comic number filmed on Uma devi (Tun Tun) and Dhumal. The video is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ihb7dX7Q10&feature=channel_page

Cheers
Parag

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QUOTE(parag_sankla @ Jul 21 2009, 03:41 PM)

Most welcome SP. I downloaded and listened to the song "Jaadugar tune kaisa jaadu" credited to Geeta ji. I believe that this is sung by Asha ji herself. The voice is not of Geeta ji. Request opinions from experts.

The other duet of Geeta ji and Rafi sahab "Hum kala tum white" is a delightful comic number filmed on Uma devi (Tun Tun) and Dhumal. The video is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ihb7dX7Q10&feature=channel_page

Cheers
Parag

Thanks again Parag. I will wait for other inputs for giving credit to the name of the correct singer. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 22 2009, 10:01 PM

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Thanks again Parag. I will wait for other inputs for giving credit to the name of the correct singer. -S
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Parag is correct. It is not Geeta Dutt. It is not even a separate song, It is simply the Asha song played at a slower speed.

Aditya
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I made the changes the best I could. Thanks. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 22 2009, 10:13 PM

(Mumtaz) Pathan (1962)

I have only two songs out of seven from this album. These two songs came from CD collections. I am uploading these two. The missing songs are shown in red italics below. Please share these with us if you happen to have them. Interestingly the songs for this album were composed by various music directors. This 1962 thing is now becoming a vogue in current movies.

Here are the two songs ...


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Posted by: jigri1 Jul 22 2009, 11:57 PM

Hi swarapriya,

I have the following from Pathan (1962) courtesy of HF.

Bitrate: 160 Kbps

1 - Ab Tak Mujhko Yaad Hai (03:17)
2 - Bombay Central Par (03:10)
3 - Mori Chunri Hawa Me Udi Jaay Re (03:03)
4 - Soja Salone Soja (02:53)

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 23 2009, 04:44 AM

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Posted by: Aditya Pant Jul 23 2009, 07:33 AM

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Posted by: sangeetbhakt Jul 23 2009, 08:10 PM

According to the HFGK, Pathan has 9 separate composers.
1. Fakir Mohammad
2. Jimmy
3. Asar
4. Shambhu
5. Dattaraj
6. Raajbhushan
7. David
8. Brijbhushan
9. Shyambabu Pathak

The composer attributions that SP has in the table are correct.
No songs are attributed to Shambhu, Raajbhushan or David.
No composer is explicitly called out for the last song in the table.

Just one minor correction: the lyricist for the Asha-Mahendra Kapoor duet is Nazim Jaipuri.

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 23 2009, 10:31 PM

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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 23 2009, 10:46 PM

(Nutan) Laila Majnu (1953)

Here is another classic love story that has been told countless times through books, poems, and movies. The story was first published as a book of series of verses by Nizami Ganjavi in 12th century and was apparently based on a 7th century true story. Mian Mohammad Bakhsh interpreted these verses in a story text form and this is considered as one of the most acclaimed treatises ever published on this fable. Since then some version or other of this story of ill-fated lovers has been passed on through centuries. Countless generations have seen many versions of this fabled story in countries like Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, and Syria.

There were two silent movie versions were made here in India in 1922 and 1927. The first talkie version was made in 1945 and it was a huge hit thanks to its music composed by Rafiq Ghajnavi and Gobindaram. This movie for which I will be uploading songs was made in 1953. It was remade as “Dastaan-E-Laila Majnu” in 1974. It was also remade in 1976 with Ranjeeta and Rishi Kapoor that had a magnificent musical score by Madan Mohan and Jaidev.

In 1949, that great Telugu and Tamil movie star Bhanumati made this story in both languages. That movie boasted nearly 20 songs and became for its producer Bhanumati one of the biggest hits.

I will upload songs from three Hindi versions (1953, 1974, and 1976), and also the Telugu version (1949) all in this section, one after the other.

Here are the details of the Nutan-Shammi Kapoor starrer. I am uploading 13 songs in back-to-back posts. I am missing one song. This is shown in red italics in the table below. If you have it, please kindly share with us.

Here is the first set of songs …


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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 23 2009, 10:55 PM

Songs of "Laila Majnu (1953)" Continued ...

Here are rest of the songs from this album. The extended version of the song "Aasmaan Waale" may have been contributed by the Forum members. Whether it is or it isn't, my thanks anyway. Now for the songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 23 2009, 11:10 PM

Dastaan-E-Laila Majnu (1974)

This movie was released just two years before the famous Madan Mohan & Jaidev composed "Laila Majnu" was released. Its music is by Iqbal Qureshi. Even though not many people saw this movie, it has some pretty nice songs. All these songs are by the courtesy of the Forum members.

Now for the songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 23 2009, 11:34 PM

Laila Majnu (1976)

Here is one of the most popular movies made on this epic love story. It has some of the most beautiful songs written by Sahir Ludhianvi. Music of Madan Mohan ji is simply superb. During its filming, Madan Mohan ji passed away. Jaidev ji was able to fill in and did a great job finishing composing whatever was left for him to do.

Because of the number of songs, I will upload them in two back-to-back posts. Now for the first set of songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 23 2009, 11:44 PM

Songs of "Laila Majnu (1976)" Continued ...

Here are the rest of the songs from this album. The extended version of the song "Likh Kar" may have been contributed by the Forum members. Thank you. Now for the songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 24 2009, 12:04 AM

Laila Majnu (1949) - A Classic Telugu Film

Bhanumati and her husband Rama Krishna decided to make the story of “Laila Majnu” into a movie. Their first movie, “Ratnamala” in Telugu was a great success. Riding high on this they decided to make this movie on a grand scale. Akkineni Nageshwara Rao (ANR), who also appeared with Bhanumati in a smaller role in “Ratnamala”, was cast as the hero. When ANR entered into the movies at the age of 15, Bhanumati was already an established star. The very first movie ANR acted in “Dharmapatni (1941)”, Bhanumati also had a significant role. Incidentally, Bhanumati and ANR are of the same age. They were born in the same year and the same month, with only a few days apart. Apart from “Laila Majnu”, the pairing of Bhanumati & ANR produced several great movies. Two of the greatest ones are “Vipra Narayana” and “Baatasaari”, both made by Bharani, Bhanumati’s home production.

While “Laila Majnu” was in full production in both Tamil and Telugu, another producer entered into the fray to make “Laila Majnu” in Tamil. Undeterred Bhanumati went onto make the movie and release it almost simultaneously with the other movie. Bhanumati’s movie proved to be a huge hit in both the languages whereas the other movie flopped. That other Tamil movie starred M.V. Rajamma and T.R. Mahalingam in the leads.

Much of the success of Bhanumati’s “Laila Majnu” was attributed to two factors; fine acting by the leading pair and great songs. Almost all songs were super hits. C.R. Subbaraman, who will eventually provide music for “Devadasu” in 1953, was the composer at the helm. He was brought in to compose music for Bhanumati’s first own production, “Ratnamala”. Encouraged with the success of its songs, Subbaraman was rehired to do the songs for “Laila Majnu”. After the movie was released and the songs became phenomenal hits, Subbaraman became a household name.

The movie also gave a shot in the arm to the singing career of Ghantasala. Ghantasala sang his first song, a duet, with Bhanumati in B.N. Reddy’s famous “Swarga Seema” movie. But after the success of “Laila Majnu”, Ghantasala never looked back. By the way, Ghantasala also worked as an assistant music director to C.R. Subbaraman.

Incidentally, Samudrala reworked on the “Laila Majnu” story and gave it a happy ending. This is the only “Laila Majnu” movie that had this type of ending because all others were tragedies. The movie was directed by Bhanumati’s husband, Rama Krishna. He also edited the movie. It was photographed by B.S. Ranga. In later years, Ranga, started his own production company and made some fine movies such as “Tenali Rama Krishna” and “Amara Shilpi Jakkanna”.

The movie had a dance sequence by Lalita and Padmini, two of the three famous Travancore sisters (the youngest one was Ragini). This was the first movie appearance for Padmini. I am not certain about Lalita. Both went onto make several good movies on their own right. Lalita is fondly remembered even today for her role of “Chandramukhi” in Telugu “Devadasu (1953)”. Padmini was the more successful one of the sisters as she appeared in several popular Hindi movies.

I am uploading 17 songs from this film. In spite of the age, their sound quality is not bad. Because of the large number, I will upload them in back-to-back posts.

Here is the first set of songs …



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 24 2009, 12:11 AM

Songs of "Laila Majnu (1949) - A Classic Telugu Film" Continued ...

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


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Posted by: Aditya Pant Jul 24 2009, 07:28 AM

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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 24 2009, 11:59 PM

(Rekha) Elaan (1971)

Here is a movie for which Shankar & Jaikishan provided the music. I am not much of the singer Sharda fan, but for those, there are two solos and a duet in this movie. Here are the songs ...



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Posted by: madsur Jul 25 2009, 09:15 AM

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Posted by: suhana_safar Jul 25 2009, 09:24 AM

Rafisaabs voice rules this beautiful album (laila majnu), the song 'yeh dawa aaj duniya bhar se" is a impossible rendition to be delivered at that range and pitch, only Rafisaab could achieve this outcome.

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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 26 2009, 02:33 AM

(Sadhana) Ek Musafir Ek Hasina (1962)

Here is one of my favorite OP albums. I never get tired of listening to these songs. With so much youthful exuberance these songs have been put together heart flutters with joy and makes you feel so much younger. Every song sparkles like a just opened vintage champagne bottle.

Both Asha and Rafi always gave their best to OP. In later years after her split with OP, Asha never acknowledged about what OP has done for her career saying that when you have talent it has to surface up sooner or later. Probably true. But thanks to OP, it gave her a momentum, and a name to reckon with, for many many generations to come. Asha would probably have been struggling for many more years without this kind of help. And what one can say about Rafi Saab. OP quotes in the write up for "Legends" albums of Rafiji that if there was no Rafi then there would have been no OP either. A great tribute from a great maestro.

Because of the number of songs in this album, I will upload them in two back-to-back posts. Taste the first glass of champagne ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 26 2009, 02:43 AM

Songs of "Ek Musafir Ek Hasina (1962)" Continued ...

Here is another galss of more bubbly champagne songs from the great maestro OP ...


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Posted by: suhana_safar Jul 26 2009, 05:25 AM

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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 26 2009, 08:49 PM

(Saira) Aayee Milan Ki Bela (1964)

Here is an utter delight from one of Sharkar-Jaikishan's early works. After these many years, these songs haven't lost their charm. Each song is a music lover's heaven. My personal favorite is that beautifully done "Tum Ko Hamaari Umar Lag Jaaye". Excellent lyrics (Hasrat), beautiful composition, and another beautiful rendering by Lata.

In this movie Rajendra Kumar was the hero and Dharmendra had a secondary role. Dharmendra still was an up and coming actor. But his presence on the sceen in this movie was a dynamite. Even though his role was negative, every scene he appeared with Rajendra, he was simply dominating. You can see that he will be one of those worth watching for in the coming years.

I am uploading all regular CD songs in my first post. The second post consists of several extended versions of these songs. They all are by the courtesy of the Forum members.

Here is the first set of songs ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 26 2009, 08:57 PM

Extended Versions of Some Songs of "Aayee Milan Ki Bela"

I am uploading five extended versions of the songs from this beautiful album. All songs are by the courtesy of the Forum members. Here are the songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 27 2009, 10:41 PM

(Sharmila) Sawan Ki Ghata (1966)

Here is another unforgettably delightful offering by OP. His music in 60's sparkled like precious gems. No wonder even today they are so beautiful to listen to. Each song was a huge hit when the movie was released. Each song hasn't lost a bit of lustre even today.

Let's hear what kind of rains these "Sawan Ki Ghata" bring ...


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Posted by: parag_sankla Jul 28 2009, 01:40 AM

Many thanks SP for the excellent album of Sawan ki Ghata. Great music. I remember seeing this film in the theater in my college days.

Regards
Parag

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QUOTE(suhana_safar @ Jul 27 2009, 01:35 PM)

Zulfon hatale chere se O Ho HO HA HA hone de.....just these beautiful lines of Rafsaab must have more than paid for the price of the ticket.

Not just Rafi Saab's magic but entire album is full of OP's magic also ...

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 28 2009, 09:24 PM

QUOTE(usrafian @ Jul 27 2009, 10:09 PM)

SP Ji,

Each & every word you have said in this write up... is mine too

QUOTE

Taste the first glass of champagne ...

La Pila De Saakiya, Paimana Paimane Ke Baad

All the uploads of Ek Musafir Ek Hasina, Aayee Milan Ki Bela, Sawan Ki Ghata are truely worth for 1000 times download not only because these are evergreen hits but also the way you are presenting these..

Maasha Allah !!

For Swarapriya, I whoel heartily wish....

Tumko Hamari Umar Lag Jaaye

USR

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 28 2009, 09:47 PM

(Vyjayanti) Miss Mala (1954)

This was the fourth Hindi movie of Vyjayanti Mala. In two of the first three Hindi movies, her costar was Kishore. She also is paired here with Kishore. Chitragupt ji provides some fine music. Young Geeta ji had three duets in this movie. Enchantingly romantic, the only way she can sing. I am uploading all of them here. All in all it is an excellent album. These songs came from various sources including several from the contributions of the Forum members. My many thanks to them.

Details of the songs are given below. Here they are ...



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Posted by: vin_nidhi Jul 28 2009, 10:00 PM

Do Dil Jo Chhupke.. is same as Pyaar Karo Gupchup.

Regards,
Vinayak

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 28 2009, 10:11 PM

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Posted by: Exon Jul 29 2009, 12:44 AM

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Posted by: Exon Jul 29 2009, 04:07 AM

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Posted by: usrafian Jul 29 2009, 11:08 AM

SP

Thanks for Miss Mala Album.

Just a querry about song .. 'Chori Chori Aana Na Khidki Tale Tum', is it picturised on KK & VM ?

USR

Posted by: Aditya Pant Jul 29 2009, 05:13 PM

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Posted by: Exon Jul 29 2009, 05:45 PM

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SP,

Here is the Record-version of the duet song. This duet has significant difference between film and record versions.

Exon, Do you know if a separate record was released for the Kishore solo? It seems to me that the record version tried to put together the best of both solo and duet versions (almost equal time to both singers).

Aditya

Posted by: Aditya Pant Jul 29 2009, 06:03 PM

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QUOTE(Aditya Pant @ Jul 29 2009, 05:13 PM)

QUOTE(Exon @ Jul 29 2009, 04:07 AM)

SP,

Here is the Record-version of the duet song. This duet has significant difference between film and record versions.

Exon, Do you know if a separate record was released for the Kishore solo? It seems to me that the record version tried to put together the best of both solo and duet versions (almost equal time to both singers).

Aditya

Aditya,

I don't know if the solo version appeared in records.
Initially, I too felt the record version of the duet might have been created by splicing good parts from other versions. But when I listen to the 2nd stanza ('kya kya jagaaye jaadoo teri awaaz ne'), I was convinced that two duet versions are separate recordings.

Exon

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 30 2009, 05:19 AM

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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 30 2009, 08:42 AM

(Waheeda) Solva Saal (1958)

Here is another movie adapted from Frank Capra's famous English movie, "It happened One Night". It was already made as "Chori Chori (1956)" with Nargis and Raj Kapoor that was a huge hit. This one with Waheeda and Dev was followed by "Basant (1960)" starring Nutan and Shammi Kapoor. Much later Mahesh Bhatt made the same story as "Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin" in 1991 with Pooja Bhatt and Aamir Khan. The fascination for this story has yielded several beautiful musical hits. This one with young Waheeda and debaonaire Dev looking like million bucks had beautiful music by the inimitable S.D. Burman. Hemant da had the song "Hai Apna Dil To Awaara" that still sways your heart and it flutters until you're just about hoplessly breathless.

Here are the songs from this sweet album ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 30 2009, 09:45 PM

(Zeenat) Heera Panna (1973)

Here is a real beauty from RD ...



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(Asha) Dil Deke Dekho (1959)

This movie introduced Asha Parekh as an adult actress, as its heroine. Hitherto she acted only as a child artiste. But this was her big breakthrough. When S. Mukherjee gave Nasir Hussain, the writer and director of the movie to select either Sadhana or Asha Parekh for heroine's role, he went along with Asha. Sadhana came later in Mukherjee's "Love in Simla" as its heroine.

This movie was kind of a landmark in the sense that it introduced to the Bombay filmwrold, a new music director. Nothing special about that, but in this case, it happened to be a woman. After these many years of a mature film industry, even today, there are not too many women music directors. Usha Khanna was only 17 years when she made her debut as a music director. It was a sensational debut by a yountg music director. Every song in the movie became a huge hit with beautifully composed and melodiously addictive songs.

Amazing thing about these songs is that they sound so much like O.P. Nayyar's. Nothing to take away from Usha Khanna as songs composed by her in subsequent movies demonstrated. O.P. was her family friend and she followed OP's music closely. Some of that must have influenced on her music compositions of "Dil Deke Dekho". It was OP who introduced Usha to Mukherjee. She wanted to be a singer. But when Mukherjee saw that she can compose too, he gave her a break as a music director.

In a male dominated industry Usha Khanna has been a lone shining star. It is a great tribute to her that she will not let any artificial barriers erected in her path discourage her. She went on to be active in the film industry for nearly 40 years. That kind of longevity itself speaks volumes about her ingenuity as a creative artist. On the way, she composed music to some 80 plus movies and television series. Her legacy is a rich repertoire of songs she composed music for.

She composed music for 11 movies written or produced or directed by Sawan Kumar. Many of these were muscial hits (like "Hawas" and "Souten"). Later she was married to him but that lasted only a brief period.

Incidentally Usha is credited to have helped several budding singers by giving them opportunities to sing in her films. Some of these names include Anupama Deshpande, Hemlata, Mohd. Aziz, Roop Kumar Rathod, Shabbir Kumar, and Sonu Nigam.

I am including a recent picture of Usha here. Also in the second post, I am including a brief interview she did with "BharatStudent.com".

In the CD album, the song "Megha Re" and "Bade Hain" appear as one song without a break. This is also true in the movie as well. I am uploading this. However, I did split up this song into two, which it is. I am also uploading these two sperately. If you upload the joint song, you don't need to upload these two separate songs and vice versa.

There are so many beautiful songs in this great album. Every song is an utter delight. Every song is immensely hummable. But one my most favorite Rafi Saab song is in this album, "Hum Aur Tum Aur Yeh Sama". It is one of those great songs that only Rafi Saab can sing, just charged with so much emotion and packed with so much heart weakening romance. In the film this was picturized so beautifully too. This is one song for ages to remember ... unforgettable!

Here is the first set of songs ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Aug 2 2009, 01:17 AM

Songs of "Dil Deke Dekho (1959)" Continued ...

Here are the rest of the songs from this history making album. Also included here is a brief interview with the great Usha Khanna ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Aug 2 2009, 11:13 PM

(Hema) Abhinetri (1970)

Here is a beauty from Laxmikant & Pyarelal. Lataji has some nice songs in this movie. Because of the number and lengths of the songs, I will upload them in back-to-back posts. Here is the first set of songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Aug 2 2009, 11:19 PM

Songs of "Abhinetri (1970)" Continued ...

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



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Posted by: swarapriya Aug 4 2009, 12:54 AM

(Mala) Paisa Hi Paisa (1956)

Per EarthMusic there are a whole slew of songs in this movie for which great Anil da composed music. Unfortunately I have only four of them. I will upload them here. Some of these were contributed by the members of this Forum.

The remaining songs that are missing are shown in red italics in the table below. I am hoping that someone can come forward and share these. It is most likely that some of the information entered here may be duplicate.

Here are the four songs ...



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Posted by: vdsachin Aug 4 2009, 12:50 PM

Few songs from paisa Hi Paisa have been uploaded here:
https://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?showtopic=79952&st=0&p=615111&#entry615111

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dear swarpriya ji i have a song song to share with friends i would like to say thanx to swarapriya for great uploads

track:dil ne maanga pyar bitrate:128kbps duration:3.13

singers:rafi saab ashaji

Parvez Saab,

Thanks for the song. Please kindly drop "ji" next time when you address me.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

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(Mumtaz) Vallah Kya Baat Hai (1962)

Here is a delightful musical from Roshan Saab ...



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Posted by: jigri1 Aug 4 2009, 10:59 PM

Thanks swarapriya

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Thanks swarapriya

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Posted by: vin_nidhi Aug 5 2009, 05:01 PM

Hetre are some remaining songs from Paisa Hi Paisa:

Aye Mohabbat Tujhko Kya Karna .. Dil Ne Manga Pyar (part 2)
2:55min@128kbps

Bas Ik Tum Bin - I
3:09min@128kbps

Bas Ik Tum Bin - II(Sa Re Ga Re Sa)
3:09min@128kbps

Taqdeer Ki Chidiya
3:08min@128kbps

All songs courtesy:HF

Regards,
Vinayak

Posted by: Exon Aug 5 2009, 05:47 PM

Vinayak,

Thanks for the songs.

Exon

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(Nutan) Shabab (1954)

Here is one of the brilliant compositions of Naushad Saab. The music for early films of Naushad ji speak volumes of his genius. It seems like with the use of some simple instruments he was able to create such magnificently everlasting music. Each one of these songs is just sublime and a pure joy to listen to. Makes you feel good inside. Such is the power of Naushadji's music.

The movie "Shabab" has so many songs with each song a beauty in its own right. I will upload them in back to back posts. I am missing one of the great song, "Daya Kar Girdhar Gopal", by Amir Khan. This is shown in red italics in the table below. It was not on my original CD but it came as part of a CD set collection of some of Naushadji's songs. Unfortunately, I am not able to locate it. If anyone of the members has it, please come forward to share with us.

Now here is the first set of songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Aug 6 2009, 02:59 AM

Songs of "Shabab (1954)" Continued ...

Here are the rest of the songs from this brilliant Naushadji's album. The extended version of "Mann Ki Been" is by the courtesy of the Forum members and is at 128 kb/s. Now for the songs ...



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