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

[swarapriya]

(Javed Akhtar) Jhoothi Shaan (1991)

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[swarapriya]

(Hasrat Jaipuri) Sangam (1954)

one of the requested song
taiyab
1954-sangam-nazrain mila ke piya-madhubala zaveri-ram ganguli-kaif irfani-192-2.20 mins

Thank you very much for the song Taiyab. Cheers.

[swarapriya]

(Majrooh) Shrimati 420 (1956)

Majrooh Saab collaborated with OP in five films during 1956. These were “Bhagam Bhag”, “C.I.D.”, “Hum Sab Chor Hain”, “Mr. Lambu”, and this film, “Shrimati 420”. The songs of this film are not what you expect from OP. They are a bit on the down side and yet some of them manage to entertain. I am uploading 8 of the 9 songs here. The missing song is shown in red italics in the table below. I am requesting members to share this song if they can. Thank you.

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[swarapriya]

(Rajinder Krishan) Paapi (1953)

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

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?show...4658&st=484

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Nov 10 2013, 01:35 PM

[swarapriya]

(Shailendra) Basant Bahar (1956)

This majestic musical achievement of Shankar & Jaikishan is so divinely engrossing that it is difficult to come out of it with your wits in complete control. Their magnificence is such that even simple listening is engrossing, enriching, and entertaining all at the same time. Until this film the musical genius of S&J was unquestionable but songs from this film leave you in awe at the extraordinary repertoire that these two brilliant composers possess.

It is not SJ’s favourite Lata who steals the show this time. It is the songs by greats like Manna Dey, Rafi Saab, and Pt. Bhimsen Joshi. For example, the classical song “Ketaki Gulaab” by Mannada and Joshiji presents a “jugalbandi” with alluringly astonishing vocal range of both the singers to the accompaniment of intricate instrumentalization. Mannada also has two of my favorite soul stirring solos in “Bhaye Bhanjana” and “Sur Naa Saje”. In both these songs Manna elevates his voice to such great heights that it rings in your ears for hours and hours and leaves you with love and admiration for the great singer.

If Mannada rose to new heights with the songs mentioned, Rafi Saab was not too far behind. The two solos “Badi Deir Bhai” and “Duniya Na Bhaaye” are sung by the great Rafi Saab with such passionate pathos that the listening experience leaves one drenched. The humility that resonates in the rich voice of Rafi Saab is supremely sublime rewarding richly the passionate listener with something to remember for years to come.

Bharat Bhushan finally gave somewhat adequate performance in the lead role. Performances by other actors were passable. However, even with such magnificent music, the movie leaves one disappointed. It suffers from a poor screenplay and uneven direction. If only some care was taken in these two departments the movie with its music magic could have been a classic. The movie may be forgotten but not the songs by Shankar & Jaikishan…

I am uploading these and other songs and some specials in three back-to-back posts. Here is the first set…

[swarapriya]

Continuing Songs from "Basant Bahar (1956)"...

Here are more memorable songs from this classic album...

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Concluding Songs from "Basant Bahar (1956)"...

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(Shakeel) Uran Khatola (1955)

Part of the following write up appeared in one of my earlier postings of this album...

This movie was loosely based on Frank Capra’s 1937 classic film “Lost Horizon.” The story of this movie was based on James Hilton’s best-selling 1933 novel of the same name that was inspired by the real-life mountaineer George Leigh-Mallory who lost his life during a fatal climb of Mount Everest in 1924. The film also had some similarities with another English movie made in 1935 called “She” an adventure tale about a lost land.

The Hindi version of the movie was produced by its music director Naushadji. The story is as strange as it can be. There is a young good looking queen, played beautifully by Surya Kumari, who rules by iron fist. People from other places are not allowed into their kingdom. Nimmi is one of the residents who falls in love with a stranger, played by Dilip, who was rescued from a plane wreck. The queen also falls for the stranger. Except for the beginning scene, Kumar’s role does not offer too much scope for showing his acting skills. Also, Nimmi, for more than half of the movie is donned as a young man to protect her identity from the vengeful queen. So on and on…

In spite of this twisted fantasy yarn, the movie was a success. It has to do a lot with Naushad Saab’s great score and some spirited singing by Lataji and Rafi Saab. But what made this movie apart from others was the casting of T. Surya Kumari in the role of the queen. Surya Kumari, who bore the famous family name of Tanguturi, was a Telugu-speaking lady, who came from a rich, politically active and influential background.

Surya Kumari was a lady of elegance and style and stood tall with a very slender figure. She was bestowed with a beautiful voice and became popular singing patriotic songs even before she was 10 years old. Prakasam Pantulu, her uncle, was a freedom fighter who defied British troops during the Indian independence struggle. She accompanied him to many political rallies where her singing was a major draw than the speeches given by the seasoned politicians. (See her picture below.)

She acted in her first movie when she was only 12 years, in a special part especially written for her to accommodate her singing talent. Altogether she acted in about 25 movies. In 1947 Shantaram who heard her voice on a gramophone record, offered her to sing for the heroine of his film “Apna Desh.” Later she acted in the Hindi movie “Watan (1954).” By this time, she had grown up to be a beautiful woman and was crowned as Miss Madras. Soon after this she was offered the role of the queen in “Uran Khatola.” The film became a hit. It even fetched her nomination for the Best Supporting Actress Award from Filmfare. However, she lost to Nirupa Roy for her performance in “Munimji.”

Surya Kumari spoke several languages including Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, English, Gujarati, and Sanskrit. Even with the success she enjoyed with “Uran Khatola”, she acted in only one other Hindi movie (also made in English) called “Bombay Might 417”. That was the last of her movies. However, she did remain very active participating and promoting Indian culture abroad. When in US as a member of a cultural organization, she met the famous Hollywood producer and director Alfred Hitchcock. Fairly impressed with her varied skills and her rich resume, Hitchcock offered her to work with him. She spent several years in US, working in the background and assisting Hitchcock in production, and collaborated in producing several episodes of the popular television show “Alfred Hitchcock Presents …”. She also taught in New York City at Columbia University.

Later she moved to UK and met and married Harold Elvin, a poet, painter, and potter. She lived rest of her life in UK until she passed away in 2005. Surya Kumari, a lady with many skills, was truly a remarkable lady in every sense of the word.

I am uploading songs from this film in three back-to-back posts. The first two posts contain songs from the film and the third post has some music clips and instrumentals. All songs of the film I am uploading here are from a DVD. Most of these are also available on CD. But DVD versions are longer in duration with additional music. If anyone is interested, I will be happy to upload the songs from CD.

The songs from this album start in the next post...

[swarapriya]

Songs from "Uran Khatola (1955)"

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Continuing Songs from "Uran Khatola (1955)"...

Here are more songs from this beautiful album...

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Concluding Songs from "Uran Khatola (1955)"...

Here are specials and instrumentals related to this album...

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(Anand Bakshi) Hercules (1964)

The team of Dara Singh, Nishi, N. Dutta, and Anand Bakshi were back once again this year with this movie. Their other movie this same year was “Badshah”. Whereas “Badshah” was partly in colour, “Hercules” was a full-length colour film. Mumtaz, who co-starred with Dara Singh in 15 movies, had a supporting role in the film.

“Hercules” was out and out Dara Singh’s movie. It showcased his muscle man status. The movie started with Daraji killing a tiger with his bare hands and ended with him decimating an entire army. In between he fought with a 7-headed serpent, killed a mammoth monster, got the best of a giant reptile, got rid of a medusa-like monstrous woman, wrestled at least on three occasions with three fearsome champions, and so on. Yet he found time to woo two women (Nishi and Helen). However, it was a poorly made film and Dara Saab was not responsible for that. It had a weak script and was directed unimaginatively.

Here are the songs from the film…

[swarapriya]

(Hasrat Jaipuri) Aaj ki Baat (1955)

This movie was produced and directed by the late veteran actress Leela Chitnis. Chitnis was an educated lady who entered stage and later films to support her children. Starting with extra roles in no time she became a leading lady. She acted opposite many heroes of those times. At one point she was more popular than Devika Rani.

Before becoming an actress, Chitnis supported India’s freedom struggle when she was based in England. She even gave shelter to freedom fighters at the risk of being arrested. As an actress, her reign as the popular leading lady lasted only 10 years. Later she started taking mother roles. She passed away in US where she lived with her children since late 80’s.

I am uploading five of the songs from this movie below. Their quality is variable ranging from poor to fair. I am missing at least two more songs listed in red italics in the table below. I am requesting members to share these with rest of us if they can. Thank you.

Here are the five songs I have…

[Abdur Rehman]

Two missing songs albeit at a lower bitrate... quality is average

[taiyab53]

Two missing songs albeit at a lower bitrate... quality is average

dear abdur rehman
the song you have uploaded MERI NAGRI MAIN KYUN AAYA is not the same song
you have uploaded TU ISHQ DE-LATA-GUNAAH 1953.(may be wrong tag)
if you have the ashaji's song from AAJ KI BAAT please upload.
thanks
taiyab