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

[swarapriya]

(Hasrat Jaipuri) Ji Chahta Hai (1964)

This movie starts with a child marriage and the next few minutes will tell you what is going to happen in the rest of the film. It is simply mediocre. Mukeshji’s solo “Hum Chhod Chale” stands out among the drab, dull, and incoherent proceedings. I am uploading this and other songs from this film in two back-to-back posts.

Here are the songs in the first post…

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Ji Chahta Hai (1964)"...

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

[swarapriya]

(Majrooh) Baharon Ke Sapne (1967)

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

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

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

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

Here are the songs from the film…

[swarapriya]

(Rajinder Krishan) Bharosa (1963)

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 He appeared in three movies in succession, “Bharosa” and “Bahurani” in 1963, and “Suhagan” in 1964, all originally made and successfully ran in Tamil.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

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

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

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

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

[swarapriya]

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

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

[surhall]

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

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

Namskar
thanks your post
dhall

[swarapriya]

(Shailendra) Sautela Bhai (1962)

This movie was based on the literary classic by the giant of literature Sharat Chandra Chatterjee (who also wrote “Devdas”). Somehow the movie loses its impact in transfer from words to motion. The audience already know how the story will move and this causes to lose its grip on who are watching the movie. The story may have been a novel one when it was written but since then we have seen or read hundreds of similar ones.

Shailendra and Anil Biwas try harder to lift the proceedings, but barely. The credits give Suman Klayanpur and Arun Dutt also as playback singers. I am not certain which songs they sang. Also I could not identify several singers who are listed in my cross-reference table below as either a Female Voice or a Male Voice. May be someone reading this who has “Geet Kosh” can clarify the situation.

It is interesting note that the song “Phool Bann Baghiya” has shades of Salilda’s hit song “Bichhua…” from Bimalda’s beautiful 1958 film “Madhumati”.

I am uploading all songs from the film in two back-to-back posts. Here is the first set…

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Sautela Bhai (1962)"...

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

[swarapriya]

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

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

Namskar
thanks your post
dhall

Thank you very much Dhallji. Appreciate it. Cheers.

[Viraj Padhye]

(Shailendra) Sautela Bhai (1962)

Also I could not identify several singers who are listed in my cross-reference table below as either a Female Voice or a Male Voice. May be someone reading this who has “Geet Kosh” can clarify the situation.

Laagi nahi chhute - male voice is Anil Bishwas
Preet gayi ... is adlib for Laagi nahi chhute ram and singer is Lata, Meena

This post has been edited by Viraj Padhye: Aug 2 2017, 08:41 AM

[swarapriya]

(Shailendra) Sautela Bhai (1962)

Also I could not identify several singers who are listed in my cross-reference table below as either a Female Voice or a Male Voice. May be someone reading this who has “Geet Kosh” can clarify the situation.

Laagi nahi chhute - male voice is Anil Bishwas
Preet gayi ... is adlib for Laagi nahi chhute ram and singer is Lata, Meena

Thank you very much Viraj for sharing the information. Cheers.

[swarapriya]

(Anand Bakshi) Chahat (1971)

There is nothing worth writing home about this retread of retread of well more retreads…

Everyone involved, including the director and the actors, seem to be disinterested in the proceedings. In spite of it LP and Bakshi Saab come up with barely average output per their standard.

For trivia buffs, Jeetendra who appeared in nearly 250 films during his career, this was the only film that was in Black & White.

Here are the songs from this film…

[surhall]

(Anand Bakshi) Chahat (1971)

There is nothing worth writing home about this retread of retread of well more retreads…

Everyone involved, including the director and the actors, seem to be disinterested in the proceedings. In spite of it LP and Bakshi Saab come up with barely average output per their standard.

For trivia buffs, Jeetendra who appeared in nearly 250 films during his career, this was the only film that was in Black & White.

Here are the songs from this film…

sangeet ka safar

thanks post this songs
dhall

[swarapriya]

(Anand Bakshi) Chahat (1971)

sangeet ka safar

thanks post this songs
dhall

Thank you very much Dhallji. Appreciate it very much. Cheers.

[swarapriya]

(Hasrat Jaipuri) Phoolon ki Sej (1964)

This movie tells about the story of an unwed mother and her travails based on Gulshan Nanda’s popular Hindi novel, “Andhere Chirag”. It was directed by Inder Raj Anand who was also responsible for its screenplay and direction. It was Vyjayanti Mala’s movie all the way. She gave a winning performance as a lover, unwed mother, and a woman fighting to keep her sanity amidst all odds. Interestingly there are no villains or bad guys in the film. Fickle finger of fate is the one that reaps havoc in the leading lady’s life.

The movie loses its momentum with Shubha Khote, Mahmood, Mukri, and Kanhaiyalal taking too much time for absurd comedy. It could have been more gripping with none of those four characters.

The movie was made by Anjali Pictures of South whose earlier Hindi film “Suvarna Sundari (1958)” was a hit mainly because of its beautiful music by Aadi Narayana Rao. Rao was rewarded with Sangeet Naatak Academy’s coveted award for his superb efforts. Even in this film Rao comes through several beautiful compositions. My favorite is the duet “Aa Bhi Jaa Rasiya”.

Whenever a Hindi film was made by South, it was generally based on a hit film based on the local language. In this case producers, Rao and his actress wife Anjali Devi, decided directly go to Hindi. The movie was a financial disaster. They almost went bankrupt. However, Rao’s wife still was an actress to reckon within south and was in very much demand. This helped them eventually to pull together financially.

I am uploading all songs from this fine album in two back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first post…