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

[swarapriya]

(Rajinder Krishan) Jahan Mile Dharti Akash (1968)

I am re-uploading two songs from this unreleased film on request...

[swarapriya]

(Javed Akhtar) Sardari Begum (1996)

This drama was directed by Shyam Benegal about a woman who pursues her dream to become a singer against all odds facing her. Its music is mostly classical and there are some excellent songs in it. The movie won National Awards for Kiron Kher, Rajeshwari Sachdev (who played the daughter of Kher), and its producers Amit Khanna and Mahesh Bhatt.

In spite of all the accolades and awards I felt the movie overall was a letdown. I expected a lot because with Benegal at the helm one is seldom disappointed. My problem is that the central character’s role was not etched well enough to have empathy for her.

Music is definitely the highlight of the film. Several songs are repeated, sometimes piecemeal throughout the film. Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar is a pleasant surprise. I am not sure why she did not get more opportunities to sing. A note on the song “Ghir Ghir Aaye”. This appeared three times in the film. All three times, in piecemeal, it had two singers. Yet in the CD version, this song is a solo by Arati. I am including all versions of this song and others from the film in two back-to-back posts. Here is the first set of songs…

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Sardari Begum (1996)"...

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

[swarapriya]

(Majrooh) Lajwanti (1958)

Here is a movie which shows to prove that even a well-educated man can ruin his own life and those around him when he is clouded by baseless suspicion. The movie won the National Film Award for the Best Regional Film. It was also entered in the Best Picture category at the 1959 Cannes Festival. In spite of these accolades and with great Nargis taking the center stage, in this day of age and norms, it is difficult to swallow this type of premise as the main theme of a movie.

But one thing remains ageless in this movie. Once again Burmanda proves why he was such a great music director. With Asha at top of her form and Majrooh Saab at his lyrical best, almost all songs come out well and worth remembering. I am uploading these in two back-to-back posts. Here is the first set of songs…

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Lajwanti (1958)"...

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

[soumik]

Dear Swarapriya Bhai,

I am following this nice thread for a long time. There are certain songs that I do not have in my collection but could not download them as the links of the earlier posts are dead/inactive now....So could I request you to re-upload those songs once more?

If it is OK to you, plz let me know....

Regards

Soumik

This post has been edited by soumik: Mar 15 2014, 01:31 PM

[swarapriya]

Dear Swarapriya Bhai,

I am following this nice thread for a long time. There are certain songs that I do not have in my collection but could not download them as the links of the earlier posts are dead/inactive now....So could I request you to re-upload those songs once more?

If it is OK to you, plz let me know....

Regards

Soumik

Sure thing Soumik. I will do the best I can. Please only few requests at a time. Thanks. Cheers. -S

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Mar 16 2014, 12:06 PM

[swarapriya]

(Rajinder Krishan) Jashan (1955)

Here are all the songs except one from this album. 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.

Now for the songs...

[soumik]

Thanks Swarapriya Bhai,

Here are the list of certain songs-

1. Yun Na Sharma - Parwana (Length - 8:23 mins)

2. Gori O Gori - Pyar Ki Kahani (Length - 3:12 mins)

3. Pyar Ko Chahiye Kya - Ek Nazar (Length - 5:26 mins)

4. Roop Yeh Tera - Sanjog (Length - 4:34 mins)

5. Tara Tera Mera - Banphool (Length - 5:43 mins)

6. Dekho Yeh Mera - Bandhe Haath (Length - 4:27 mins)

7. Hum Jhoot Bolte Hain - Imaan Dharam (Length - 6:11 mins)

8. Tum Se Nazar Mili - Dhadkan (Length - 6:33 mins)

If possible could you plz send me these songs to my personal email-id:samratsam_19@rediffmail.com....it will be easy for me to download them.

Regards,

Soumik

Dear Swarapriya Bhai,

I am following this nice thread for a long time. There are certain songs that I do not have in my collection but could not download them as the links of the earlier posts are dead/inactive now....So could I request you to re-upload those songs once more?

If it is OK to you, plz let me know....

Regards

Soumik

Sure thing Soumik. I will do the best I can. Please only few requests at a time. Thanks. Cheers. -S

[swarapriya]

(Shailendra) Ek Gaon Ki Kahani (1957)

This movie tells the story of simple folks of a small village and how their lives are intertwined with each other. Salilda composed several good songs for this film. Here are these...

[swarapriya]

(Shakeel) Son of India (1962)

This movie was the great Mahboob Khan’s last directorial effort. After reaching heights of fame and fortune with his majestic triumph “Mother India (1957)” Khan Saab set out to make this film on a grand scale. He shot the film in Technicolor and Cinema Scope. For many scenes in the film he had huge sets erected. In the title role he cast his own adopted son Sajid who made his debut as Birjoo in “Mother India”. But alas. When the movie was released only thing worth remembering about it was its beautiful music. Almost all songs became huge hits. The duet by Lataji and Rafi Saab, “Dil Todne Waale”, was at the top of the charts for a long time. Apart from this another favorite of mine is the solo by Lataji, “Diya Na Bujhe”.

Khan Saab lost most of his fortune after the debacle of the failure of “Son”. Apparently he never recovered financially. He produced a couple of insignificant movies that fizzled out in no time. Only few years later he succumbed to ill health.

Apart from its melodious music, there are a couple of other things that are worth mentioning about this film. Actress Simi Garewal was introduced in this film even though I am convinced she appeared as an extra in a dance sequence in one of earlier films. The movie also featured Geetaji’s sexy solo “Mujhe Huzoor”. This was only the second and the last time Geetaji sang for Naushadji. Earlier she sang a duet, “Tu Mera Chaand”, with Shyam Sunder for the 1949 film “Dillagi” under the baton of Naushadji.

I am uploading all songs from this film and a couple of instrumentals in two back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first post…

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Son of India (1962)"...

Here are the rest of the songs from this beautiful album and a couple of instrumentals...

[swarapriya]

(Anand Bakshi) Namaste Ji (1965)

Kohli was an assistant music director to O.P. Nayyar for over 20 or so films. He was a scintillating dholak player and an excellent music arranger. He did manage to compose music for a handful of films, about seven or so. Some of his popular movies were “Faulad (1962), “Shikari (1963)”, and “Namaste Ji (1965)”. In spite of these successes he never got more assignments to direct music.

Here are the songs from this film with three sparkling solos by Rafi Saab. I am missing one song shown in red italics in the table below. If you can, please kindly share this with us. Thank you.

Now for the songs…

[swarapriya]

(Hasrat) Raj Hath (1956)

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

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?show...4658&st=780

[swarapriya]

(Javed Akhtar) Sazaa-E-Kaalapani (1996)

This movie deals with the harsh injustices done to presumed Indian offenders by the British Rulers during the time of pre-independent India. The punishment included internment and inhumane treatment of the prisoners at the isolated Andaman island. It was initially made in Malayalam and won several National and State Level Awards. It also was a huge hit. It was later dubbed to Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages.

Here are the songs from the Hindi film...