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

[swarapriya]

(Rajinder Krishan) Banarasi Babu (1973)

I am uploading these songs skipping chronological order to cater for a request...

Shankar Mukherjee, who directed this film, made his debut with “Baarish” in 1957. It was not a super hit but was a modest success. Encouraged, he directed another seven films all starring Dev except for his last outing the 1975 “Faraar” with Amitabh. However, success eluded him with the exception of the 1962 film “Baat Ek Raat Ki” which was also only a modest hit.

For this movie Mukherjee clearly was somewhat inspired by what Goldie has done with 1970’s “Johny Mera Naam”. In “Johnny” I.S. Johar played three brothers, triplets. In this film, he acts as three separate people with the same names as in “Johny”. Dev has another person looking exactly like him, the secret, which probably is not much of a secret, is revealed at the end of the film. With Dev in double role, there is hardly any screen time for other people. Even the talent of the ever so beautiful Raakhee is completely wasted in a forgettable miniscule role with no scope.

The music duo which partially was responsible for “Johny’s” success were composers for the songs of this film. They are not bad and hummable for once or twice but then easily forgotten.

The title song appeared twice in the film. First time Kishoreda started the song but was interrupted by Asha’s “Kamar Meri”. I am uploading this song as it appeared in the movie. Also, in the movie there is a briefer version of the song “Mere Peechhe” by Lata. I am also uploading it here.

Here are these and the rest of the songs from the film…

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(Anand Bakshi) The Train (1970)

Sometimes it is difficult to comprehend why a crummy film becomes such a commercial success. Except for a few good songs, this movie has nothing new or novel to offer. The story is a routine affair. The screenplay is wishy washy. Characters are insipid caricatures. Direction is incohesive. Enough said.

I am uploading all songs, several music clips, and a few instrumentals in three back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first post…

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A Few Music Clips from "The Train (1970)"...

Here are a few music clips from this film...

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Few Instrumentals of the Songs from "The Train (1970)"...

Here are a few instrumentals of the songs from the film...

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(Hasrat Jaipuri) Gaban (1966)

This movie was co-directed by Hrishida from Munshi Premchandji’s classic novel “Gaban”. It has a stellar cast. It boasts music by the incomparable duo of S&J. Yet this movie does not belong to the classic genre as the novel was. It was not a bad movie but leaves a lot to be desired. Your expectations go unsatisfied. In the end it leaves you disappointed because you are undecided about whether you liked it or not.

The movie rightfully concentrates on Sunil Dutt’s character. I wish the director spent some more time on developing Sadhana’s character because as the story unfolded she had a bigger role to play.

There are a few good songs in the film. S&J cleverly copied the tune of the song “Maine Dekha” sung by Lata and written by Jaipuri Saab and used it later on in the 1968 hit film “Kanyadan” for the song “Mil Gaye”. It also was sung by Lata and its lyrics were also written by Jaipuri Saab.

S&J once again were ably assisted by Sebastian & Dattaram for this film.

Here are the songs…

[soumik]

Dear Swarapriya,

Thanks for this album.....

The voice in the song Kya Zindagi Cut Jayegi is not definitely of KK....I am 100% sure. If you listen carefully, the pitch doesn't match with KK whose pitch is very high.

Most probably the voice is of R.D.Burman himself.

Soumik

(Anand Bakshi) Heera Panna (1973)

I am uploading these songs to accommodate a request by skipping the usual chronological order that I was following for this thread...

Dev Anand followed his hit film of 1971 “Hare Rama Hare Krishna” with this movie, “Heera Panna”. Like the “Krishna” movie, he wrote the story for this film, produced and directed it, also acted in it. He took Zeenat from that film as the principal lead for this film.

When the movie was released, everyone talked about Zeenat and her bikini draped body but the one who stole the show was Raakhee. Raakhee was simply stunning to look at. She was beautifully clad in sarees that accentuated her grace and was lovely to look at. A beautiful woman she is, Raakhee was director’s and photographer’s delight and they were very careful in choosing her shots.

This movie was a modest success. It would have been another great one if only Dev kept it going as he did the first two-thirds. It was a delightful ride. Execution by the director was just about perfect. Then suddenly everything is jumbled up. In the last one-third of the movie all mayhem gets loose with umpteen number of villains pursuing the hero to snatch the stolen diamond from him. 10 or 15 minutes of this could have been plenty enough but it was stretched to nearly 50 minutes. The viewer not only gets bored with this but loses interest in the proceedings.

RD was at the helm of music. There were only a few songs in the film but all of them became very popular. I am uploading all these and a few instrumentals in two back-to-back posts.

Here are the songs in the first post…

[swarapriya]

Dear Swarapriya,

Thanks for this album.....

The voice in the song Kya Zindagi Cut Jayegi is not definitely of KK....I am 100% sure. If you listen carefully, the pitch doesn't match with KK whose pitch is very high.

Most probably the voice is of R.D.Burman himself.

Soumik

You may be right. Thanks for the observation. Cheers.

[swarapriya]

(Majrooh) Wapas (1969)

The 1964 award winning team of the film “Dosti”, director Satyen Bose, Music duo L&P, and the lyricist Majrooh Saab are back together again for this film. I am not sure how the film is as no DVD is available to watch. Except for the beautifully rendered classical song by the incomparable Rafi Saab, “Panjaniya”, this album gets a score of B–.

Here are the songs from this film…

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(Rajinder Krishan) Pyar Kiye Jaa (1966)

The writer, producer and director of heavy drama films like "Nazrana (1961)" and "Dil Ek Mandir (1963)" changed his hat and came up with this light-hearted out-and out comedy film. It was based on his original Tamil hit "Kadhalikka Neramillai (1964)". Almost scene for scene of the Hindi film was taken from the Tamil version.

The highlight of the film was its beautiful music and a great performance by Mahmood. In particular, there is a scene between Mahmood and Om Prakash that at once was hilariously rip roaring, even though it was an exact copy from the Tamil film. Both Mahmood and Prakashji were nominated for the Filmfare Best Comedy Actor Award for their respective roles. Mahmood Saab walked away with it courteously acknowledging that it was only possible because Omji was so much great to work and interact with.

Kishoreda looked his age in this film especially romancing a younger woman, Kalpana. Rajashree, the actress from south, who appeared in the original Tamil and its remake in Telugu, was reprising her role for the third time. Unfortunately she did not look a good match for Shashi. One of the main problems was there seems to be excessive makeup used on her. Also she applied heavy lipstick that also was not appealing. Kalpana had very little to do in the film. In a brief role, Mumtaz not only looks slim and trim, but very attractive making her a good comedic partner for Mahmood.

There are some good songs in the film even though almost all of them became popular. My favorite is the duet “Kisne Pukaara”.

I am uploading this and other songs from this film in two back-to-back posts. Here is the first set of songs...

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Concluding Songs from "Pyar Kiye Jaa (1966)"...

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

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(Shailendra) Sanjh aur Savera (1964)

I have uploaded songs from this film recently in this very thread. They are available starting at the following location...

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?show...mp;#entry752436

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(Anand Bakshi) Pyar ki Kahani (1971)

This film was a remake of the Tamil hit “Kai Koduttha Dheivam”. The Tamil film was also remade in every South Indian language. For Hindi film originally producers wanted Jeetendra to star. But during the time it was made, the film industry had self-imposed limit restricting actors not to star in more than six films at one time. Thus the lead went to Amitabh, who was just turning his career around and looking to leapfrog to fame and fortune and become a legend in the Hindi film industry.

This film in Hindi also was made by producers from south. The family drama was only a moderate success but was not that bad. The major highlight of the film was Tanuja’s brilliant performance as an innocent and childlike woman.

Music by RD was okay. Both solos by Rafi Saab and one by Kishoreda standout.

Here are the songs from the film…

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Sep 24 2018, 06:14 PM

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(Hasrat Jaipuri) Love in Tokyo (1966)

Here is a movie with only pretext of entertaining audience. That it did in spite of Mahmood’s repetitive antics that we have seen in many other previous films. It also proved once again that how an actor like Joy Mukherjee with so little talent to offer can get away because of other embellishments in the movie. Movie overcame all these shortcomings splendidly because it was eye-catchingly photographed. And as the leading pair romp through the streets of Tokyo several catchy tunes roll by thanks to the genius of S&J and lyricists Jaipuri Saab and Shailendraji.

The movie boasted one after another hit song. The hit parade commenced as soon as the hero landed in Tokyo and continued non-stop through until the end of the movie. There is a song beautifully performed by Rafi Saab that is as intoxicating as its choice words, “Aa Jaa Re Aa”. There is another romantic ghazal sung both by Lataji and Rafi Saab, separately, “O Mere Shaah-E-Khubaan”. Here is a note about Lataji’s version. Almost all CDs published it as a solo. However in the movie it started with Rafi Saab singing a few words then Lataji taking over. I am uploading both the CD as well as the movie versions here. Also, one of Lataji’s beautiful song, “Mujhe Tum”, is from this film. It has marvelous lyrics by Jaipuri Saab and Lataji performed it magnificently. This everlasting beauty is one of my favorites.

Dattaram and Sebastian were assistant music directors.

I am uploading all songs from the film, a couple of version songs by Sonu Nigam, and a few instrumentals in three back-to-back posts.

Here are the songs in the first post…

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Love in Tokyo (1966)"...

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

[swarapriya]

Few Instrumentals of the Songs from "Love in Tokyo (1966)"...

Here are a few instrumentals of the songs from the film...