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

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(Hasrat Jaipuri) Bambai Ki Billi (Wild Cat) (1960)

With a title like “Bambai Ki Billi”, the movie is also known as “Wild Cat”, I expected to listen to not so great songs. But with Khayyam Saab collaborating with Jaipuri Ji one can still expect good effort. I was not disappointed. There are several fine songs in this film with the duet “Aise Na” taking the top honors. Here is this and other songs from this film…

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(Shailendra) Ek Phool Char Kante (1960)

Sunil Dutt did not make too many comedies. That laugh riot, "Padosan (1968)", was mostly a Kishoreda-Mahmood movie. This film however is a light comedy. Dutt played a young man whose center of attraction is Waheeda (Ek Phool). But in order to marry her, he has to first convince all four of her uncles (Char Kante) that he was the right choice. The problem is that they all have different and conflicting requirements on who should be their niece's proper husband.

David Dhawan, who has made hit movies based on films from South, did copy this movie in his 2000 version of “Dulhan Hum Lejayenge" which starred Karishma Kapoor and Salman Khan. Only difference was that Karishma in this movie had three uncles instead of four.

"Ek Phool Char Kante" has great music by the incomparable Shankar & Jaikishan team who were assisted by Dattaram and Sebastian. During this period of their professional career anything they turned out was on the mark. Theirs was an energetic team and their exuberance seeped through into their songs as rich melodies. This film has one of my all-time favorites of Mukesh in "Matwaali Naar". Mukesh sang his heart out pouring life into Shailendra's rich lyrics making it an endearing and enduring classic. Incidentally, this song was filmed as part of a dance drama in the film called “Amrapali”. Waheeda played the dancer Amrapali and the king was played by Sunil Dutt. Years later in 1966 “Amrapali” was made into a full movie that starred Vyjayanti Mala and Dutt himself.

“Ek Phool” also has a duet by Lata & Talat that is uncharacteristically for Talat, sung in a very racy style. But that song "Dil Aye Dil" still is very entertaining. There are two rock n roll songs sung in English by Iqbal Singh. They are utter delights. Singh Saab was simply electrifying on his feet doing the dance and singing all at the same time. My DVD had only one of his songs, “Beautiful”. But the CD also had his second song, “Bombshell”. They almost sound the same but are different. I am uploading both of them here. Another song that is worth mentioning is Lataji’s solo, “Banwaari Re”.

I am uploading these and other songs from this fine album in two back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first set...

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Concluding Songs from "Ek Phool Char Kante (1960)"...

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

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(Majrooh) Jhumroo (1961)

Besides writing its story and acting in it, Kishoreda for the first time composed music for this film. With umpteen songs reflecting many moods the songs literally overwhelm you. The album is at once zany, racy, catchy, melodious and many other things. It showcases what Kishoreda can do with his voice. Some songs are so so and some are very very good. Kishore yodels his heart out in several of these songs, three to be exact. Listen to the song "Ge Ge Ge Geli". Only Kishoreda can sing such a zany song. Here is another song that is really racy, "Aye Baablu Baablu". How about the catchy one, "Main Hoon Jhum Jhum". Then he comes up with an utterly melodious and supremely melancholic and one of my favorites, "Humdum Na Raha". I can go on and on describing these songs...

The song “Thandi Hawa” is another beautiful song from this film. It appears four times in the film, almost all in very quick succession in the beginning of the film.

I am uploading these and other songs, some specials, and various instrumentals in five back-to-back posts. The first two posts contain all songs from the film. The third post contains some specials. Please note that because of the poor audio quality of some of these songs, I am uploading them at 128 KBPS. The final two posts contain instrumentals of “Koi Humdum” and “Thandi Hawa”.

A note on the song, “Koi Humdum”. A similar song was sung by Kishoreda’s older brother, Dadamoni in 1936. Both songs have the same beginnings. The song was from Ashok Kumar’s debut making film, “Jeevan Naiya”. I am including this song in the third post. Also, Dadamoni talks about it in the introduction to Kishoreda’s version. It is also included in the third post.

Here are the songs in the first post...

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Jhumroo (1961)"...

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

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Jhumroo (1961) - Some Specials

Here are some specials related tot his film...

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Jhumroo (1961) - Instrumentals

Here are some instrumentals of the song "Koi Humdum" from the film...

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Jhumroo (1961) - More Instrumentals

Here are some more instrumentals of the song "Koi Humdum" and "Thandi Hawa" from the film...

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(Rajinder Krishan) Khazanchi (1958)

Here are the songs from this film...

[soumik]

Thanks for this wonderful album...

Soumik

Concluding Songs from "Jhumroo (1961)"...

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

[swarapriya]

Thanks for this wonderful album...

Soumik

Concluding Songs from "Jhumroo (1961)"...

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

You are very welcome Soumik. Cheers.

[swarapriya]

(Anand Bakshi) Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke (1969)

In this routine predictable run-of-the-mill film the only redeeming feature is its music. A typical LP & Anand Bakshi Saab affair. I am uploading songs from this film in two back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first post...

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Concluding Songs from "Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke (1969)"...

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

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(Majrooh Sultanpuri) Maya (1961)

This film did not do that well at the box office in spite of all the right ingredients going for it. One of the main reasons is that it spent too much time on the baddie played by Jayant and leaves little room for the major players. What lifts this film from an ordinary drama to something watchable is its catchy music. Salilda came up with several winners. The duet by Lata and Rafi Saab, “Tasveer Teri Dil Mein”, became enormously popular. My favorite is Lata’s lovely melodious song, “Jaa Re, Jaa Re Udd Jaa Re”. The dual song “Aye Dil” is another winner. Dwijen Mukherjee joined Lata in another pleasing duet, “Phir Ek Baar”. Mukherjee’s voice has an impeccable resemblance to that of Hemantda’s. I almost thought that it was Hemantda who was singing these songs.

I am uploading these songs, some music clips, a few version songs, and some instrumentals in five back-to-back posts. The first two posts contain all the songs and some music clips from the film. The third post contains a few version songs. The fourth post contains instrumentals of the lovely “Jaa Re”. Finally, the last post contains some instrumentals of the popular duet, “Tasveer Teri Dil Mein”.

Here are the songs in the first post…

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Aug 29 2015, 10:11 PM

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Concluding Songs & Some MUsic Clips from "Maya (1961)"...

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

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Aug 29 2015, 10:12 PM