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

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Beti Bete (1964)"...

Here are rest of the songs and a few music clips from this movie...

[soumik]

The only KK song in Rajendra Kumar's voice......

(Anand Bakshi) Aap Aye Bahaar Ayee (1971)

This movie was produced and directed by Mohan Kumar from his own story. The problem is that the story is so hodge-podge that you have already seen something like it many times. One can tell what happens in the next scene and that lack of originality kills the film that has an above average score by its music director duo Laxmikant & Pyarelal.

Apparently this movie was popular. I can only think of one reason; LP’s music. Even that was not one of their memorable scores. Yet it was not bad.

A note about Sadhana. One can clearly see the health problems she was going through at this time. It was evident in her eyes during close-up shots. The sprightly beautiful woman who charmed her way into millions of Hindi cinegoer hearts was showing burdened by the strain of bad health that will finally end her career prematurely. Such a pity as her brief stay at the top of her movie career showed so much promise.

I am uploading all songs from the film and some version songs in two back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first post…

[swarapriya]

(Majrooh) Picnic (1966)

This film starts off as a comedy and continues so for nearly one-third of its length. Then it ends up as a muddled nonsensical drama. Also, I am not sure why the movie was named “Picnic”. It has nothing to do with it. A great thing about the film is its fine musical score by Mohinderji. It seems like some of the songs may have come from O.P. Nayyar’s song book, but no denying that Mohinderji does a great job. His is another story of those neglected talents by the Mumbai film industry.

The film gave top billing to Kalpana (of “Professor (1962)” fame) but her appearance was limited to two dance numbers. She had no other role in the film. It was Shobha Khote’s film followed by Azra.

Credits list for lyrics apart from Majrooh Saab another name, Firdaus. One of the reports I read reveal that Firdaus is none other than Majrooh Saab’s wife. I am not sure which of the song or songs she wrote.

The song “Aanchal Ko” appeared twice in the film. The shorter version had a different beginning. I am including both versions here. Also, the song “Mubaark Ho” that came near the end of the film is played in the background as the story kept moving forward. It was very noisy on the movie soundtrack. I could not find a better version any place. I am uploading it at lower bit rate.

Incidentally, lyricist Anand Bakshi Saab appeared as an actor playing a Fakir. He was there for one song, Rafi Saab’s “Bijli Giri”.

The movie boasts several hummable songs. But Lataji’s one song, a solo, steals the thunder. Her “Baalamwa” is a sheer beauty.

Here is this and other songs from this film…

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(Rajinder Krishan) Rakhi (1962)

This film, that depicts the story of love and bonding between a brother and sister, was a remake of the 1961 super hit Tamil film “Pasamalar”. It was also successfully made in Telugu. In 1986 it was remade in Hindi as “Aisa Pyaar Kahan”.

“Rakhi” had good performances by Waheeda and Dadamoni. Ashok Kumar as the brother won the Best Actor Filmfare Award for his performance.

The movie has several good songs. Lataji’s “Baabul”, Ashaji’s “Sitaaro”, and Rafi Saab’s both solos “Raakhi” and “Ya Meri”. I am uploading these and other songs from this film below…

[swarapriya]

(Shailendra) Rungoli (1962)

Songs from this film were recently uploaded in this very thread. They are available starting at the following location...

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?show...mp;#entry751712

[swarapriya]

(Anand Bakshi) Amar Prem (1971)

This movie was a remake of the 1970 Bengali film “Nishi Padma”. It was based on a short story by Bibhutibhushan Badopadhyay who was the author of Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy stories. The Hindi film was produced and directed by Shakti Samanta. This was the third film in a row that starred Rajesh Khanna in Shakti’s films. All three were super hits making it a hat trick for Samanta.

Sharmila joins Shaktiji in this film once again. She was simply stunning to look at and does a magnificent job of acting. She was the dominating force in the entire film with Khanna taking a back seat. But even in a smaller role Kaka was great as Bengali Babu.

But it is not the story or performances that I took away from this film. It is the songs. It is pure sublimity. The mood of the movie was set in as the titles roll with Senior Burmanda singing magnificently the song “Doli Mein” in a rural ethos lamented mood. This was only the starter. Then like glittering and sparkling gems one song after another come through making a deep impression in your heart and on your mind. This was undoubtedly the monumental achievements for its music director R.D. Burman. The pinnacle of his career. It boasts several sensuous songs blended with a touch of melancholic haunting and a mix of spiritual philosophy. Anand Bakshi who wrote lyrics created several heart rendering songs that reverberate deep in the chambers of your heart. Several of these now classic songs were unforgettably sung by Lataji and Kishoreda. Interestingly, RD, who was known to compose music with a blend of western influence, came up here with a totally Indian version of the songs. See the picture attached below (from left to right, RD with Kishoreda, Shakti in the middle, and to the right Bakshi Saab with RD).

I am not familiar with Indian classical ragas but apparently most of the songs in the film were based on one or more of them. Here are example of this. The folksy song “Bada Natkhat” was based on the Khamaj raag. The unforgettable and deeply philosophical “Chingaari” was based on the Bhairavi raag. The scathing “Kuchh Toh” was also set in the Khamaj raag. The mellifluous honeyed “Raina” was set in the blend of two raagas. The mukhda was in the Todi raag and the antra was in the Khamaj raag. The meditative “Ye Kya” was based on the Kalavati raag.

In spite of all the magnificent efforts of RD, Bakshi Saab, Lataji, and Kishoreda, either not considered for any awards or received any. That year the Best Music Filmfare Award went to Shankar & Jaikishan for “Be-Imaan”. Now that is real be-imaani. Do you remember any good song from that film? Ghulam Mohammad Saab was at least nominated for his crowning glory “Pakeezah”. But even he was ignored. Bakshi Saab was nominated for “Chingaari” but lost to Verma Malik for the song “Jai Bolo Be-Imaan Ki”. This is another shameful thing. Mukeshji won the Best Male Singer Award for “Jai Bolo” edging out Kishoreda’s perennial heart grabber “Chingaari”. These are the state of affairs of our movie awards. Simply pathetic.

The music and songs of this film made such lasting impression that many young musicians created instrumental versions of them. I will go overboard in posting several of these. I have created nine separate posts for songs, specials, and instrumentals. The first two contain songs from the film. The third post contains a few specials and version songs. The fourth and fifth posts contain instrumentals of the song "Chingaari". A few instrumentals of the song “Kuchh Toh” are in the sixth post. The seventh and the eight post contain instrumentals of “Raina Beeti”. Lastly, the final post consists of instrumentals of “Ye Kya Hua”.

Here are the songs from this film beginning with the next post…

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Jun 18 2017, 10:15 PM

[swarapriya]

Songs from the Film "Amar Prem (1971)"...

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

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from the Film "Amar Prem (1971)"...

Here are the rest of the songs from this film including all three Kishoreda's chartbusters that catapulted him to the top position as a singer...

[swarapriya]

A Few Specials Related to the Film "Amar Prem (1971)"...

Here are a few specials related to the songs from this film...

[swarapriya]

Instrumentals of the Song "Chingaari" from the Film "Amar Prem (1971)"...

Here are a few instrumentals of the song "Chingaari"...

[swarapriya]

More Instrumentals of the Song "Chingaari" from the Film "Amar Prem (1971)"...

Here are a few more instrumentals of the song of the album "Chingaari" from "Amar Prem"...

[swarapriya]

Instrumentals of the Song "Kuchh Toh" from the Film "Amar Prem (1971)"...

Here are a few instrumentals of the song "Kuchh Toh"...

[swarapriya]

Instrumentals of the Song "Raina Beeti" from the Film "Amar Prem (1971)"...

Following are some of the instrumentals of Lataji's beautiful rendition of "Raina Beeti Jaaye"...

[swarapriya]

More Instrumentals of the Song "Raina Beeti" from the Film "Amar Prem (1971)"...

Here are a few more instrumentals of the melodious song "Raina Beeti Jaaye"...

[swarapriya]

Instrumentals of the Song "Ye Kya Hua" from the Film "Amar Prem (1971)"...

Here are a few instrumentals of the song "Ye Kya Hua" in this final post...