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

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(Majrooh) Abhilasha (1968)

This is not a good movie. Even though the story tries hard to come up with unexpected turns, it is so poorly directed that one loses interest. On the top of it, the hero as played by Sanjay Khan, simply a dud. He just cannot emote. He has that one solid expression and I wonder how he was able to fool moviegoers even with the mediocre career. He should have gotten a cue from two masters of acting, Meena Kumari and Rehman who were his parents in this film. Meenaji was always on the heavy side but she always compensated it with her beautiful face, pathos ridden acting, and great dialogue delivery. In this film it appeared like there was something missing in her performance.

In spite of all this, RD who was its music director, and Majrooh Saab, the lyricist try desperately to make the film passable. Both of them succeeded in their departments but it did not help the film recover any of its investment.

There are several popular songs in the film. Song of the album is Rafi Saab version of “Waadiyaan”. Simply a knock out. I am uploading this and other songs from the film, few music clips, and a few instrumentals in two back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first post…

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Concluding Songs from "Abhilasha (1968)"...

Here are a few music clips and some instrumentals of "Waadiyaan" from the film...

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(Rajinder Krishan) Aao Pyar Karen (1964)

As the head of Filmistan, S. Mukherjee was famous for making hit musicals even with thin storylines. Then he started Filmalaya and struck gold with his first movie “Dil Deke Dekho” in 1959. His next big success was with the 1960 hit “Love in Simla” in which he introduced his son Joy Mukherjee. That movie also introduced Sadhana and the director R.K. Nayyar. After these successes it was mostly downhill for him. He could never recapture the glorious days he enjoyed as the head of Filmistan. This movie produced by him also starred his son Joy Mukherjee and was directed by Nayyar. The music for the film was composed by Usha Khanna, who was introduced in “Dil Deke Dekho”.

The problem with this film was that not only it had non-existent story, but awkward screenplay, and ineptitude direction. For example, our hero suddenly finds that he has skills of a matador and participates in a bull fight. He saves his girlfriend from the bull as well as from a bully. No explanation how he magically acquires these powers because it was suggested he grew up in an orphanage.

This film had Sanjeev Kumar in a supporting role. Earlier he appeared in a brief role in “Hum Hindustani (1960)”, another S. Mukherjee vehicle. “Aao Pyar Karen” was his second movie. He appeared in the film under the name “Sanjay”. He went onto win several awards in his career including two National Film Awards as the Best Actor.

Mac Mohan, who also had a supporting role in this film, burst into Hindi films with not one, or two, but three in 1964. He used “Brij Mohan” as his name in all these three films. These were “Cha Cha Cha”, “Haqeeqat”, and this film “Aao Pyar Karen”. He used either Brij Mohan or Mac Mohan in a few subsequent films before he settled down for good with the name “Mac Mohan”. He appeared in 260+ movies. One of his famous roles was as Samba in the 1975 blockbuster “Sholay”.

The only saving grace of the film was its music by the incomparable Usha Khannaji. The movie has a total of 12 songs, mostly sung by either Lataji or Rafi Saab. I am uploading all these in two back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first post…

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Concluding Songs from "Aao Pyar Karen (1964)"...

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

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(Shailendra) Begaana (1963)

These songs were downloaded from a poor quality (audio as well as video) DVD. For that reason I am uploading them at a lower bit rate. The DVD was missing two songs; “Aaye Gayo” and “Aye Saagar”. There was another “Begaana” movie that was released in 1986 which also starred Dharmendra. I searched that film to see whether these two missing songs could be from that. They are not. So I am uploading these two songs here. My source for both of them was audio only videos.

Here are the songs from the film…

[surhall]

sangeet ka safar
thanks post ever green song
dhall

[swarapriya]

sangeet ka safar
thanks post ever green song
dhall

As always, thank you very much Dhall Ji. Cheers.

[swarapriya]

(Anand Bakshi) Haseenon ka Devta (1971)

Ravikant Nagaich who directed this film made a splash with his first venture in Hindi, the 1967 “Farz”. That movie gave a boost to the careers of Babita and Jeetendra. A noted cinematographer of several films from south, he went onto make around 25 films in Hindi. He enjoyed an occasional hit but suffered with several misses. This film fits the latter category. It is a totally nonsensical movie that has very transparent storyline and was handled absurdly. Its title does not make any sense because the hero does not have any romantic inklings except for his professed love for the heroine.

Here are the songs from the film…

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(Hasrat Jaipuri) Suhagan (1964)

This movie was a remake of the 1962 Tamil hit “Sarada”. It was also remade in Telugu in 1965 as “Sumangali”. The film in Hindi was a modest success mainly because of its beautiful music by Madan Mohanji. Mohanji who worked mostly with either Rajinder Krishanji or Raja Mehdi Ali Khan Saab decided to try his hands with Jaipuri Saab this time. This first collaboration of theirs yielded beautiful results. They went onto work later in four additional movies.

Both duets from the film became popular, especially the one by Lataji and Manna Da. “Ek Baat” is another typical melodious song Lata sang for Madanji. My favorite of the album is Rafi Saab’s “Tu Mere Saamne Hai”.

I am uploading above and the rest of the songs including a couple of specials below. Here are they…

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(Majrooh) Aulad (1968)

This movie deals with two siblings whose lives are complicated because an unrelated rich woman loses her son in a mela. It has some moments but in the end it becomes a routine drama. Generally reliable Chitaguptji’s music disappoints. The pairing of Babita and Jeetendra who scored big with the 1967 blockbuster “Farz” does not help the proceedings.

Here are the songs from the film…

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(Rajinder Krishan) Jahan Ara (1964)

Here is another great album from the combination of Madan Mohanji and Rajinder Krishan. Each time they got together, the result was a smashing success. They collaborated in 35 plus movies, almost one-third of Madan Maohan's albums, resulting in about to 350 songs. The songs from this album are a typical example of how successful this team of two has been. This time, along with his other favorites like Lata and Rafi Saab, Mohan Saab utilizes talents of Talatji and the results are as silkenly smooth as Talatji's voice.

A note about the song “Haal-E-Dil”. The very same year “Jahan Ara” was released, in 1964, so was Kidar Sharma’s “Fariyaad”. There is almost similar song in this movie sung by Suman Klayanpur and penned by Sharmaji himself. The song was “Haal-E-Dil Yoon Unhen Sunaaya Na Gaya.” The difference is “Na” in Fariyaad’s song. It may be an interesting coincidence. I also ran into similar sounding song by Ashaji “Phir Wohi Shaam Phir Wohi Gham”. Talatji’s song in this film begins as “Phir Wohi Shaam Wohi Gham”.

Couple of another notes about two songs that were not included in the released version of “Jahan Ara”. One of this, “Tum Juda Ho Kar” sung by Talatji was later released by Sanjeev Kohli, son of Madan Mohanji, as part of his unreleased collection. However, the song sung by all four Mangeshkar sisters “Kabhi Aankhon Mein” was never released. This may be the only song all four sisters sang together.

In spite of its good cast and unforgettable music the movie flopped. Even though it was a historical drama, the first time director was not able to handle it properly. What should have been a gripping story, under his inept handling became almost a dud and incoherent drama.

I am uploading the songs from the film in two back-to-back posts. Here is a description of the songs in the first post and the songs themselves...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Nov 6 2017, 09:44 PM

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Concluding Songs from "Jahan Ara (1964)"...

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

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(Shailendra) Dil Ek Mandir (1963)

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

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?show...mp;#entry751740

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(Anand Bakshi) Lagan (1971)

This is another family drama that has gone astray. It tells the story of a woman who suffers mean spirited cruelty in the hands of her husband. Yet she worships him and takes his side when everyone is against him. How can one person can take so much abuse and tolerate all kinds of pain inflicted by her spouse? Simply unbearable to watch.

By the way Parikshit Sahni appears in a major role but his screen name in the film was “Ajay Sahni”. Nutan as the suffering wife was awfully photographed and looked very sick. I am pretty sure this was not part of her act.

LP composed the music to the lyrics penned by Bakshi Saab. One of the songs lifts the otherwise so so music. It is Lataji’s song, the lori “Palkon ke Dwaare”. The sweetness in her melodious voice and the quiver she adds make its listening an unforgettable lingering experience.

There is one song I am including here which was not in the movie. “Toote Toh Toote” according to various listings in the videos available over internet is from this film but not included in the released version.

Here are the songs…

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(Hasrat Jaipuri) Ziddi (1964)

Here is another case of how beautiful music can lift an ordinary story that has an insensitive hero in the lead and too much repetitive comedy. Almost all songs are good with “Ye Meri Zindagi” topping the charts. Senior Burmanda had an able assistant to help him out this time, RD. Incidentally this is the only second and the last time Burmanda and Jaipuri Saab worked together. Their previous collaboration was the 1963 hit “Tere Ghar ke Samne”. It is too bad they did not get together for more such movie musicals.

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