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(Majrooh) Hum Matwale Naujawan (1961)

Chitraguptji never got his proper due even though he consistently gave good music for his films. In this little known film there are three very good songs. Mukeshji’s “Bann Ke”, his duet with Geetaji, “Beete Nahin “, and Lataji’s “Dil Ne”. Here are these and the rest of the songs from this film. Incidentally, I am uploading the song “Ghar Ki” at a lower bit rate because of the quality of its sound.

Now for the songs…

(Rajinder Krishan) Jailor (1958)

Sohrab Modi produced, directed and acted in this film that was a remake of his 1938 film of the same name. Modi played the title role in both the films. The story dealt with a woman (played by Kamini Kaushal) who eloped with a friend as she could not take her husband’s restrictions on her movements. A daring theme for sure for a 1938 film and may be even for a 1958 film. As a result, the husband (Modi) turns into a very bitter man which ensues tragedy for everyone around him including himself.

One of the better things of the film was its beautiful music composed by Madanji. Mohan Saab’s song of Lataji, “Hum Pyaar Mein”, is one of his greatest compositions. I am uploading this and other songs and some specials from this film in two back-to-back posts.

Here is the first set of songs…

Some Specials of the Song "Hum Pyaar Mein" from "Jailor (1958)"...

The following are some specials of the song "Hum Pyaar Mein Jalne Waalon Ko" from this film...

(Shailendra) Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960)

This movie was directed by Kishore Sahu, who had a checkered record. But on occasion he seems to be rejuvenated. He directed various successful movies like "Ghar Basa Ke Dekho (1963)", and "Grahasti (1963)". The last two were made for Gemini Studios. This movie was produced by Kamal Amrohi. Meena Kumari who was the real star of this movie, just started having marital problems with Amrohi when this film was being made.

Meena's presence in the movie with her sheer beauty, clad in white sarees, suffering silently makes this movie a must watch. An ordinary story. But artfully handled. An extraordinary lady. Just beautiful to look at. This movie was later remade by Honey Irani as "Armaan (2003)" with Amitabh, Anil Kapoor, Gracy Singh, and Preity Zinta. It did not work as the movie did not have any Meenaji to carry it.

Apart from the magnificent Meena, the other unforgettable story of "Dil Apna" is its music. During this period Shankar & Jaikishan were at the top of their creativity. The youthful energy and exuberance that marked their music could be easily experienced by listening to these songs. In this album every song is an utter delight. One of my favorites of Lata, "Ajeeb Daastaan Hai Yeh" is from this film. Every time I hear this song, it gives me goose bumps. I may have heard it a minimum of thousand times. Never get tired of it. Powerful. Poignant. Perfect. S&J were assisted by Dattaram and Sebastian.

S&J bagged a Filmfare Award as the Best Music Directors for this film. They beat out the likes of Naushadji for "Mughal-E-Azam" and Ravi for "Chaudhvin Ka Chand". Now that says something about this music.

I am uploading songs from the film, few music clips, a special live recording of the song by Lataji, and several instrumentals in five back-to-back posts. The first post contains all songs from the film except for one. The other song, the special, and various music clips are in the second post. The third post contains some instrumentals, all from various CD collections. Finally, the last two posts contain few more instrumentals, all from videos.

Here is the first set of songs...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Aug 6 2015, 06:15 PM

Concluding Songs from "Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960)"...

The following is the remaining song from the film, various music clips, and Lata's live version of the song "Ajeeb Daastaan"...

Instrumentals of Songs from "Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960)"...

The following instrumentals are all from various CD collections...

Instrumentals of the Song "Ajeeb Daastan" from the Film "Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960)"...

Here are some of the instrumentals of the song "Ajeeb Daastaan" from the film...

Concluding Instrumentals of the Song "Ajeeb Daastan" from the Film "Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960)"...

Here are some more instrumentals of the song "Ajeeb" from the film...

Very lovely album Swarapriya,

Thanks for sharing

Ketaki

You are welcome, Ketaki.

Cheers,
S

(Anand Bakshi) Anjaana (1969)

Mohan Kumar produced and directed this film from his own story. Unfortunately this is simply a bad film. The performances of Babita and Kumar were simply terrible. Even LP’s music, except for one beautiful duet, suffered from lack of originality. For example, the song “Woh Kaun Hai” used the same tune they used for their award winning film “Milan (1967)” song “Bol Gori”. Bakshi Saab’s lyrics followed the mood of the film, simply uninspired. The one song that stood out is the duet “Rim Jhim”. A lovely romantic duet well executed by all connected. I am uploading this and other songs in two back-to-back posts. I am also including a version song of “Jaan” in the first post.

Here are the songs in the first post…

Concluding Songs from "Anjaana (1969)"...

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

(Hasrat Jaipuri) Bambai Ki Billi (Wild Cat) (1960)

With a title like “Bambai Ki Billi”, the movie is also known as “Wild Cat”, I expected to listen to not so great songs. But with Khayyam Saab collaborating with Jaipuri Ji one can still expect good effort. I was not disappointed. There are several fine songs in this film with the duet “Aise Na” taking the top honors. Here is this and other songs from this film…

(Shailendra) Ek Phool Char Kante (1960)

Sunil Dutt did not make too many comedies. That laugh riot, "Padosan (1968)", was mostly a Kishoreda-Mahmood movie. This film however is a light comedy. Dutt played a young man whose center of attraction is Waheeda (Ek Phool). But in order to marry her, he has to first convince all four of her uncles (Char Kante) that he was the right choice. The problem is that they all have different and conflicting requirements on who should be their niece's proper husband.

David Dhawan, who has made hit movies based on films from South, did copy this movie in his 2000 version of “Dulhan Hum Lejayenge" which starred Karishma Kapoor and Salman Khan. Only difference was that Karishma in this movie had three uncles instead of four.

"Ek Phool Char Kante" has great music by the incomparable Shankar & Jaikishan team who were assisted by Dattaram and Sebastian. During this period of their professional career anything they turned out was on the mark. Theirs was an energetic team and their exuberance seeped through into their songs as rich melodies. This film has one of my all-time favorites of Mukesh in "Matwaali Naar". Mukesh sang his heart out pouring life into Shailendra's rich lyrics making it an endearing and enduring classic. Incidentally, this song was filmed as part of a dance drama in the film called “Amrapali”. Waheeda played the dancer Amrapali and the king was played by Sunil Dutt. Years later in 1966 “Amrapali” was made into a full movie that starred Vyjayanti Mala and Dutt himself.

“Ek Phool” also has a duet by Lata & Talat that is uncharacteristically for Talat, sung in a very racy style. But that song "Dil Aye Dil" still is very entertaining. There are two rock n roll songs sung in English by Iqbal Singh. They are utter delights. Singh Saab was simply electrifying on his feet doing the dance and singing all at the same time. My DVD had only one of his songs, “Beautiful”. But the CD also had his second song, “Bombshell”. They almost sound the same but are different. I am uploading both of them here. Another song that is worth mentioning is Lataji’s solo, “Banwaari Re”.

I am uploading these and other songs from this fine album in two back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first set...

Concluding Songs from "Ek Phool Char Kante (1960)"...

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