Hi freinds

here is an excerpt which these were geetaji's favourites as mentioned by her only in 1957.though her most of the good works came later.


In early 1957 while selecting the ten best songs that she has sung, Geeta Dutt mentioned

' People have a complex that successful film songs are not necessary the best. I beg to differ. If a song catches public fancy it could only be because of all round perfection in all departments - in its music, in its writing, in its singing. Should I then list my ten best songs or my ten most popular songs? The dividing line, I feel is very thin. The songs that have stood the test of public approval and the songs that have personally appealed to me are the same. '

The ten songs she selected then represented definite landmarks in her singing career. They are:

'Mat ja mat ja jogi' (Jogan - 1950 ) This was her own personal favourite.
'Mera sundar sapna beet gaya' (Do Bhai - 1947 )
'Na yeh chand hoga' (Shart - 1954 )
'Tadbir se bigdi hui taqdeer' (Baazi - 1951 )
'Yeh lo main hari piya' (Aar Paar - 1954 )
'Khayalon mein kisike' (Baawre Nain - 1950 ) with Mukesh
'Aaj sajan mohe ang laga lo' (Pyaasa - 1957 )
'Jaane kya tunhe kahi' (Pyaasa - 1957 )
'Ae dil mujhe bata de' (Bhai Bhai - 1956 )
'Hai yeh duniya kaunsi' (Sailaab - 1956 )


This as mentioned was in early 1957. Citing the reason for her selections Geeta mentioned:

' I feel that a song must express human emotions in simple language and in a tune that affords the singer sufficient scope to do full justice to the thought underlying the lyric. I
feel that the songs I have listed are simple enough to be appreciated by people of all ages at all times.'

Some of Geeta's best work for e.g. 'Waqt ne kiya kya haseen sitam' from Kaagaz ke Phool(1959), 'Chale aao, chale aao' from Sahib Bibi aur Ghulam (1962) and the songs of Anubhav (1971) were to come later and naturally they do not find a place in that list.


( found on net )

warm regards

ashish

Hi

I have one point raised in my mind that Lyrics of Sahir Ludhanvi played very good role though she had hits from many other too baazi,pyaasa ,kagaz ke phool
My brother studied in The same college in which he once studied .here he had a seminar hall and botanical garden named after him

regards

ashish

Ashish,
Baazi and Pyaasa are Sahir Lyrics too. It was after Pyaasa that Guru Dutt and SDB developed a strained relation with Sahir Ludhianvi......that is why he could not convince Sahir and SDB to work together on Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam in 1962 and was forced to turn to Shakeel Badayuni-Hemant Kumar combination.....
Like his friend Dev Anand, Guru dutt only preferred SDBurman and OP was secondary to him----and Geeta Dutt introduced him to OP after Burman Dada refused to compose for BAAZ...

Bappa

Hi All

I was just going through old threads on the forum and found this one.

I thought it is a good idea to upload 10 of Geetaji's own personal favourites.

(1) 'Mat ja mat ja jogi' (Jogan - 1950 ) This was her own personal favourite.
(2) 'Mera sundar sapna beet gaya' (Do Bhai - 1947 )
(3) 'Na yeh chand hoga' (Shart - 1954 )
(4) 'Tadbir se bigdi hui taqdeer' (Baazi - 1951 )
(5) 'Yeh lo main hari piya' (Aar Paar - 1954 )
(6) 'Khayalon mein kisike' (Baawre Nain - 1950 ) with Mukesh
(7) 'Aaj sajan mohe ang laga lo' (Pyaasa - 1957 )
(8) 'Jaane kya tunhe kahi' (Pyaasa - 1957 )
(9) 'Ae dil mujhe bata de' (Bhai Bhai - 1956 )
(10) 'Hai yeh duniya kaunsi' (Sailaab - 1956 )

Parag

Some of the songs are courtsey HF, some are from my own collection.

(1) 'Mat ja mat ja jogi' (Jogan - 1950 )

(2) 'Mera sundar sapna beet gaya' (Do Bhai - 1947 )

(3) 'Na yeh chand hoga' (Shart - 1954 )

(4) 'Tadbir se bigdi hui taqdeer' (Baazi - 1951 )

(5) 'Yeh lo main hari piya' (Aar Paar - 1954 )

(6) 'Khayalon mein kisike' (Baawre Nain - 1950 ) with Mukesh

7) 'Aaj sajan mohe ang laga lo' (Pyaasa - 1957 )

(8) 'Jaane kya tunhe kahi' (Pyaasa - 1957 )

The last 2 songs are

9) 'Ae dil mujhe bata de' (Bhai Bhai - 1956 )

(10) 'Hai yeh duniya kaunsi' (Sailaab - 1956 )

(I do not have this song at this moment. I will upload it later ! Sorry !)

Parag

Well...I just realized that I do not have the song 'Hai yeh duniya kaunsi' (Sailaab - 1956 )

I used to have it on audio casettes and that memory is so alive that I felt I do have it on CD or in MP3 format. Just realized I dont !!

Can anyone please upload it ?

Thanks in advance !

Best Regards
Parag

I have the song in 96kbps but has a lot of scrtachy sounds. I will be glad to upload it if no one has a better version in the next day or two.

Prabhakar

parag and friends,
here is the song-''hai yah duniya kaunsi'' from sailaab.



enjoy,
mahesh

Thanks "Mr. Ever Dependable" Mahesh !

Parag

Hi Paragji

good work.. geeta ji is one of the singers who came and conquered in very less time but life's not bed of roses for everyone... do u have clips etc from the movie in which she worked or jingles she worked with kavita krishnamurthy in 70's
ashish

Thanx Parag Bhai,
For all those wonderful Geeta ji GEMS
Great work much appreciate.

Warm Regards,
MUKESHFAN

Dear Ashish, many thanks for your kind words about our beloved singer. I am myself looking for movie clippings and radio jingles of her. In one of the posts Bawra Jay had mentioned that he had some of them. I am still waiting to hear anything from Jay ji. Tried sending him a PM but looks like his mail box is full.

Let us hope one day we find those rare clippings.

Parag




Mukeshfan ji, seeing you here after quite some time. Many thanks and do keep in touch. The real contributors to this forum are great collectors like mahesh ji, dharmavir ji, shuklas ji and many other greats.

Take care and do keep in touch

Warmest Regards
Parag

Revivign this thread dedicated to personal favorites of Geetaji

Parag

This shows simplicity of this legendary singer :

In early 1957 while selecting the ten best songs that she has sung, Geeta Dutt mentioned

' People have a complex that successful film songs are not necessary the best. I beg to differ. If a song catches public fancy it could only be because of all round perfection in all departments - in its music, in its writing, in its singing. Should I then list my ten best songs or my ten most popular songs? The dividing line, I feel is very thin. The songs that have stood the test of public approval and the songs that have personally appealed to me are the same. '

Reviving this thread where Geeta ji herself selected her 10 personal favorites.

How about we sharing our list of 10 favorite songs of Geeta ji ?

Cheers
Parag

Here is my personal 10 favorites list, not necessarily in a particular order

01) Mera sundar sapna beet gaya - Do Bhai ( S D Burman)
02) Na yeh chand hoga - Shart ( Hemantkumar)
03) Waqt ne kiya - Kagaz ke phool ( S D Burman)
04) Chand hain wohi - Parineeta ( Arunkumar)
05) Aye dil mujhe bata de - Bhai Bhai ( Madan Mohan)
06) Thandi hawa kaali ghata aa hi gayee jhoomke - Mr and Mrs 55 ( O P Nayyar)
07) Ghunghat ke pat khol re - Jogan (Bulo C Rani)
08) Koi chupke se aake - Anubhav (Kanu Roy)
09) Aaj ki raat piya - Baazi ( S D Burman)
10) Nainon se nain milake - Hamari Manzil (Husnalal Bhagataram)

* Special mention of these lovely songs

Yeh hawa yeh fiza - Non film song
Nishi raat baaka chand akashe - Prithivi Amara Chhaye - Bengali (Hemant Kumar)
Rakh na ramakda - Mangal Phera - Gujarathi (Avinash Vyas)

Only ten songs! Yeh Zulm Hai!

Anyways, an attempt must be made. Trying to choose ten songs not in any order. I'll assume we have to choose her solos.

(a) Aaj Sajan Mohe Ang Laga Lo - Pyasa
( b ) Thandi Hawa Kali Ghata - Mr and Mrs 55
( c ) Mujhe Huzoor Tumse Pyar Hai - Son Of India
(d) Jaago Jaago Savera Hua - Baaz
(e) Tadbir Se Bigdi Hui Taqdeer Bana le - Baazi
(f) Yeh Rut Yeh Raat Jawaan - Sailaab
(g) Unse Kehna Ki Pal Bhar Ke Liye Aa Jaayen - Ek Thi Ladki
(h) Aye Dil Mujhe Bata De - Bhai Bhai
(i) Ban Dhadkan Kajraare Naina - Miss Coca Cola
(j) Le Ja Le Ja Babu Meri Nishani - Darogaji

Hope you all like my choice.

Also rans which I removed with great difficulty
Waqt Ne Kiya Kya Haseen Sitam - Kagaz Ke Phool
Koi Chupke Se Aake - Anubhav
Chale Aao - Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam
Tumse Nazar Mili - Jagir
Gend Kheloon - Jogan

I must start off with the disclaimer that I am awful with lists, it's entirely possible that after two weeks, I would disown my own list. And for me, it is entirely impossible to compile a GD song list without including her Bangla songs, which knocks out some more popular Hindi ones... but that's a trade-off I have to make. So my list (at this point), in no particular order (except that the first one is my most favourite song, ever!), is:

1. nishiraat bnaakaa chaand
2. mujhe jaan naa kaho
3. bulbul mere chaman ke
4. machal ke dil kahe mera
5. naa jaao saiyaan chhuraake
6. ei shundor swarnali shondhyaay
7. aaj sajan mohe ang lagale
8. hum se bhi karlo
9. aaoge naa saajan aaoge naa
10. nanhi kali sone chali

EDIT: We have to write MDs. too?

Great choices HB and FP.

Looking forward to more responses!

Cheers
Parag

Here's my list in no particular order

Baanki Adayen - Amanat
Na Jao Saiyan - Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam
Mera Sundar Sapna Beet Gaya - Do Bhai
Bulbul Mere Chaman Ke - Heer
Ghunghat Ke Pat Khol - Jogan
Koi Chupke Se Aake - Anubhav
Jhuk Jhuk Jaye Nazar - Aab-e-Hayat
Kaise Koi Jiye - Baadbaan
Jata Kahan Hai Deewane - CID
Aankh Milane Ke Liye - Chandan

In order of preference with 1 being best:

10- 1953 Anarkali - Aa Jaan e Wafa - Basant Prakash
9- 1952 Nirmal - Bhanvara Bada Deewana Loote Kali Kali Ka Rang - Bulo C Rani
8- 1951 Baazi - Geeta Dutt - Yeh Kaun Aaya - SD Burman
7- 1956 Bhai Bhai - Ae Dil Mujhe Bataa De - Madan Mohan
6- 1959 Sujata - Kali Ghata Chhaye - SD Burman
5- 1954 Shart - Na Yeh Chand Hoga - Hemant
4- 1947 Do Bhai - Mera Sundar Sapna - SD Burman
3- Non Filmi - Haule Haule Hawa Dole - Nikhil Ghosh
2- 1956 Heer - Bulbul Mere Chaman Ke - Anil Biswas
1- 1952 Sangdil - Darshan Pyaasi Aayi Daasi - Sajjad Hussein

Kind Regards
Faraaj

Faraaj ji

Seeing you here in Geeta ji's forum after a very long time. Hope you are doing good.

Great selection of songs, just one correction. The Sujata song is by Asha ji!

There are a few songs of Asha ji (specially for Burmanda) where she sounds so close to Geeta ji. Another example where a lot of people get confused is "Aaja panchhi akela hain".

Regards
Parag

Thanks Aditya for putting your thoughts on this thread.

Interesting songs coming in every one's lists!

Thanks to all and requesting more inputs from music lovers.

Cheers
Parag