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, Albums of Madhubala, Meena Kumari & Nargis

 
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post May 2 2012, 12:07 PM
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QUOTE(debjyoti @ Apr 30 2012, 01:31 AM) *

Koi hota jisko apna by Kishoreji is an absolute gem,Salilda had later recollected that he was greatly impressed by his singing of the semiclassical song koi hota.


This is refreshing because Salilda originally wasn't sure of Kishore's singing abilities even though he changed his mind later on about Kishoreda. Cheers. -S

That was long before during the time of Naukri(1954).But later he had admitted that in 50's some music directors failed to totally visualise the singing power of Kishore Kumar,who eventually became the greatest from 1969 onwards.He also told that credit goes to Dada Burman(SD) for identifying the spark in him very early in early 50's.

JAI MAHAGURU PARAMATMA MAHAPRABHU SHRI KISHOREDA BHAGWAN KI!!!
KISHORE KUMAR IS THE GREATEST SINGER AND ALL-ROUNDER ARTIST IN THE WORLD!!!
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post May 6 2012, 11:50 PM
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(Meena) Gomti ke Kinare (1972)

Here are the songs from this album...


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post May 14 2012, 12:44 AM
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(Meena) Pakeezah (1972)

These are the last uploads of this thread. In the last three years we covered albums starring Madhubala, Meena Kumari, and Nargis. Of Meena, we covered over 90 of her films. A magnificent actor she was, she will be remembered for many tragic roles she played so well. It is only fitting that she went with a bang as this last movie of hers is considered a classic.

Here are the details of this movie. Most of this write up appeared in one of my earlier uploads…

This movie was conceived around 1960 by Kamal Amrohi. He wanted to make a movie that ages will remember Meena Kumari, his actress-wife, as one of the greatest actresses ever. Amrohi Saab was a perfectionist, much like Asif of “Mughal-E-Azam” fame. He was behind everything in making of the movie; music, photography, sets, costumes, art, acting, editing, story, dialogues, lyrics, screenplay, and other areas.

As the color pictures started becoming vogue, Amrohi Saab scrapped the movie he was shooting because it was being done in black and white. After a few months of shooting, he scrapped the partly shot color film again. He felt that ordinary lenses could not do justice to the elaborate sets designed for his movie. He restarted shooting the film in cinemascope, which is a special lense.

Also, because Amrohi was into each and every detail in making the movie, the schedules slipped badly. Meena Kumari got busy and was not easily available. Then the relationship between Amrohi and Kumari soured and they were first separated and then eventually divorced. After the divorce, Meena Kumari refused to act in the movie. By 1968, Kamal Amrohi’s financial situation deteriorated. He was hoping to complete “Pakeezah”. Meena Kumari’s roles as an actress were also few by this time. She finally decided to resume shooting for the movie.

In between years, Ghulam Mohammad Saab, the music director of the film, passed away after composing several songs. Also, the original cameraman passed away. The movie was to resume with Dharmendra in the lead but Amrohi scrapped the idea as it was rumored that he was romantically involved with Kumari. Raaj Kumar was brought in. Naushadji was brought in to finish the musical score.

In the final version of the movie, only six songs of Ghulam Mohammad Saab were used. Naushadji composed three new songs as well as the title music. He also scored the background music which itself is considered to be a classical masterpiece. The songs composed by Ghulam Mohammad Saab that didn’t make into the film were released as a separate album years later as “Pakeezah Rang Barang”. It has nine separate tracks.

Apparently there were three more songs which Naushadji composed that didn’t make the final cut. These were “Ban Ban Bole Koyaliya” by Parveen Sultana, “Mori Baali Umariya Mein” by Rajkumari, and “Ab Ke Na Jaa Bides”, also by Rajkumari. I don’t know whether these songs are available or not. If they are available, I am inviting members to share them if they can.

As a musical experience goes, this probably was the best one by Ghulam Mohammad Saab. He enjoyed only a limited success as a composer and as an occasional actor. He also worked as an assistant to Naushadji. Unfortunately, he didn’t live long enough to see the musical masterpiece he has created.

The movie, which is a milestone in the Hindi film industry, wasn’t honored with any noteworthy awards. It was nominated in few categories for Filmfare awards, but was able tom scrape up only one. It was nominated as the Best Picture and lost to the lousy film “Be-Imaan”. Kamal Amrohi lost to Sohanlal Kanwar as the Best Director. Kanwar directed “Be-Imaan”. Meena Kumari lost to Hema Malini as the Best Actress. Hema won for “Seeta Aur Geeta”. Ghulam Mohammad Saab was nominated for the Best Music Director Award but lost to Shankar & Jaikishan for “Be-Imaan”. Not something to be proud of by S&J, I am sure. The only Filmfare Award it won was the Filmfare Critics’ Award for N.B. Kulkarni in the Best Art Direction category. When Pran’s name was called as the Best Supporting Actor for “Be-Imaan”, he refused to accept his award saying that the snub by the Award Committee to Ghulam Mohammad Saab was too much to take. Bravo Pran Saab for taking such a bold stand.

There are more stories of recognitions bestowed on the undeserved like that happened in the year 1972. Unfortunately, it happens so routinely year after year, but this one takes the cake. I think the 1972 Filmfare Awards put many people to shame, including most of the winners who are probably not to be blamed.

I am uploading songs in six separate back-to-back posts. The first two posts are the ten songs from the film and a couple of specials. The third post contains some of the musical pieces from the film. The fourth and fifth posts contain the songs from “Pakeezah Rang Barang”. The last post contains some instrumentals.

Here are details of the songs in the first post and the songs themselves. I am including a couple of specials in this post. One of them is the song "Chalte Chalte" with Lata's introduction. This is taken from her album "Lata in Her Own Voice-1". The other one is the song "Inhi Logo Ne". This one is a live recorded version. This is from the album "Lata Live in 1981-1".

Here are the songs in the first post…


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Continuing Songs from "Pakeezah (1972)"...

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

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Music Clips from "Pakeezah (1972)"...

Naushadji's background music for this film is rated as one of his greatest achievements as a composer. Here are some of the music clips from this album...




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post May 14 2012, 01:24 AM
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Pakeezah Rang Barang (1979)

Many of the songs originally composed by Ghulam Ali Saab for "Pakeezah" were not included in the film. In 1979, nine of these songs were released as "Pakeezah Rang Barang" album. In this and the next post I am uploading these beautiful songs. Here is the first set...


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Concluding Songs from "Pakeezah Rang Barang (1979)"...

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


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Concluding Songs from "Pakeezah (1972)"...

Here are several instrumentals of the tunes of various songs from this film...


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THERE ARE ADDITIONAL 4 SONGS WHICH WERE COMPOSED BY NAUSHAD BUT NEVER ADDED IN THE MOVIE.

RAJKUMARI-
ABKE NA JAO BIDES
MORI BALI UMARIYA

PARVEEN SULTANA-
BAN BAN BOLE KOYALIYA

VANI JAIRAM-
DEKH TO DIL KE JAHAN SE

IF ANYONE HAS THEM, PLEASE UPLOAD.

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QUOTE(swarapriya @ May 14 2012, 12:44 AM) *

(Meena) Pakeezah (1972)

These are the last uploads of this thread.



Awesome !
incommensurable !!

These are instant thoughts for this thread.

SP you are wonderful !!!

Tons of Thanks & regards

USR

Dil Shaad Tha Ke Phool Khilenge Bahaar Mein
Maaraa Gaya Garib Isee Aitbaar Mein
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QUOTE(usrafian @ May 13 2012, 09:28 PM) *

QUOTE(swarapriya @ May 14 2012, 12:44 AM) *

(Meena) Pakeezah (1972)

These are the last uploads of this thread.



Awesome !
incommensurable !!

These are instant thoughts for this thread.

SP you are wonderful !!!

Tons of Thanks & regards

USR


Thank you very much for your kind words. It is always a good feeling that when something you worked so hard at gets noticed.

Cheers,
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