Kaifiyat, Kaifi Azmi - The Poet Extraordinaire Options

[swarapriya]

Sultana Daku (1972)

In 1956, Azmi Saab wrote lyrics for a song for a film of the same name, "Sultana Daku". Here he is, after 16 years, writing all the lyrics for a movie with the same title. I am uploading these songs, all thanks to the courtesy of the Forum members...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Sep 8 2011, 08:43 PM

[capricornn]

please share the following songs again:

bahu beti=dil tod bhi diya
sakhi hatim=ye aankhen
kagaz ke phool=hum tum jise kehta hai shadi
apna hath jagannath=ghanshyam ghamshyam (part2)
apna hath jagannath=dhole too aaj apne dil ke
ek ke baad ek=nazar milaaayi to duniya se
saat phere=sata ke mujhko

Here you go (some of them are due to the courtesy of the Forum members)...

Thanks, Swarapriya for sharing these gems.

[capricornn]

please share the following songs again:

bahu beti=dil tod bhi diya
sakhi hatim=ye aankhen
kagaz ke phool=hum tum jise kehta hai shadi
apna hath jagannath=ghanshyam ghamshyam (part2)
apna hath jagannath=dhole too aaj apne dil ke
ek ke baad ek=nazar milaaayi to duniya se
saat phere=sata ke mujhko

Here you go (some of them are due to the courtesy of the Forum members)...

Thanks, Swarapriya for sharing these gems.

[swarapriya]

Alam Ara (1973)

"Alam Ara" of 1931 was the first ever Indian Talkie released. It became a sensational hit mainly because it was the first Indian film with sound. Nanubhai Vakil remade it in 1956 and later in 1973. The 1973 version had all the songs written by Kaifi Azmi Saab and they are absolutely great. Rafi Saab and Suman Kalyanpur lent their voices to the superb songs composed by Iqbal Qureshi Saab.

Here are these beautiful songs...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Sep 7 2011, 09:56 AM

[Sangeet]

Alam Ara (1973)

There are 3-4 songs missing I believe.

[capricornn]

Alam Ara (1973)

"Alam Ara" of 1931 was the first ever Indian Talkie released. It became a sensational hit mainly because it was the first Indian film with sound. Nanubhai Vakil remade it in 1956 and later in 1973. The 1973 version had all the songs written by Kaifi Azmi Saab and they are absolutely great. Rafi Saab and Suman Kalyanpur lent their voices to the superb songs composed by Iqbal Qureshi Saab.

Here are these beautiful songs...

Thanks for sharing these songs, Swarapriyaji.
Bigdi Hui Bana De is from old Aalam Aara and not Kaifi..

This post has been edited by capricornn: Sep 6 2011, 02:34 PM

[swarapriya]

Alam Ara (1973)

"Alam Ara" of 1931 was the first ever Indian Talkie released. It became a sensational hit mainly because it was the first Indian film with sound. Nanubhai Vakil remade it in 1956 and later in 1973. The 1973 version had all the songs written by Kaifi Azmi Saab and they are absolutely great. Rafi Saab and Suman Kalyanpur lent their voices to the superb songs composed by Iqbal Qureshi Saab.

Here are these beautiful songs...

Thanks for sharing these songs, Swarapriyaji.
Bigdi Hui Bana De is from old Aalam Aara and not Kaifi..

Thank you very much Capricornn for pointing out the error. I modified the table indicating that this is the case and left the song intact because of the interest. By the way, do you have any other songs from this album that are not shared here? If so, please kindly do so. Thank you very much.

Cheers,
S

[capricornn]

Alam Ara (1973)

"Alam Ara" of 1931 was the first ever Indian Talkie released. It became a sensational hit mainly because it was the first Indian film with sound. Nanubhai Vakil remade it in 1956 and later in 1973. The 1973 version had all the songs written by Kaifi Azmi Saab and they are absolutely great. Rafi Saab and Suman Kalyanpur lent their voices to the superb songs composed by Iqbal Qureshi Saab.

Here are these beautiful songs...

Thanks for sharing these songs, Swarapriyaji.
Bigdi Hui Bana De is from old Aalam Aara and not Kaifi..

Thank you very much Capricornn for pointing out the error. I modified the table indicating that this is the case and left the song intact because of the interest. By the way, do you have any other songs from this album that are not shared here? If so, please kindly do so. Thank you very much.

Cheers,
S

I've one, but its by Hasrat Sahab....uploading it here for the sake of album:

[swarapriya]

I've one, but its by Hasrat Sahab....uploading it here for the sake of album:

Thank you very much for sharing the song, Capricornnji. In the past I uploaded all the songs from an album even though not all lyrics were written by Kaifi Azmi Saab. Same with other threads I have.

Thanks again.

Cheers,
S

[swarapriya]

Garm Hava (1973)

The movie starts with a thought provoking verse “Takseen Hua Mulk Toh Dil Ho Gaye Tukde, Har Seene Mein Toofaan Wahaan Bhi Tha Yahaan Bhi” thus setting the stage for the independent India soon after partition. The movie ends with an equally poignant verse “Woh Door Se Toofaan Karte Hain Nazaara, Unn Ke Liye Toofaan Wahaan Bhi Hai Yahaan Bhi Hai”. In between these two scenes with verses, in 125 minutes, the film depicts the travails, self-doubts, divided loyalties, ambitions and aspirations of a Muslim family whose story is at once gripping and at the same time deeply touching.

M.S. Sathyu (Mysore Shrinivas Sathyu) (see the attached picture) who directed the movie is from Karnataka. He is a stage designer, an art director, and a movie director. His film repertoire is short but he is active in television and theatre. His work for Chetan Anand’s “Haqeeqat (1964)” won him a Filmfare Award as the Best Art Director.

Many believe that “Garm Hava” along with Shyam Benegal’s “Ankur”, also from 1973, started the so called art “parallel” cinema in Hindi. There is no denying that “Garm Hava” is a deeply touching and very affecting movie. It won the National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards. It was an official Oscar entry and was nominated for the Golden Palm Award at the Cannes Film Festival. The movie also won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature film on National Integration.

The movie was one of the finest works of Kaifi Azmi Saab. He co-wrote the story and screenplay for the movie. The co-writer Shama Zaidi is wife of Sathyu, the director of the film. Azmi Saab also wrote the dialogues and provided lyrics. For his outstanding effort, Kaifi Azmiji won three Filmfare Awards. One was for the Best Dialogues. The other was for the Best Screenplay. He shared this with Shama Zaidi. And the third one was for the Best Story. He shared this with the original writer, Ismat Chughtai, on whose short story this film was actually based.

The movie had initial problems getting a clearance because of the sensitivity of the subject it dealt with. Many members on the Censor Board felt that it even might incite riots. But Sathyu took the movie to have private screenings for many influential officials in Delhi and this finally did the trick. Interestingly the film was not only an artistic triumph but also did well at the box office.

Basically there was only one song, a qawwali, in the film. It appears in two parts in the movie. I am including this and various music clips from the film below. The source for this was a DVD.

Here are the songs and music clips from this film...

[HarshBhatt]

"Taqseem Hua Mulk To Dil Ho Gaye Tukde,
Har Seene Mein Toofan Wahan Bhi Tha, Yahan Bhi,

Har Ghar Mein Chita Jalti Thi, Lehra Te Thhey Sholay,
Har Shehar Mein Shamshaan Wahan Bhi Tha, Yahan Bhi,

Geeta Ki Koi Sunta, Na Quran Ki Sunta,
Hairaan Tha Imaan, Wahan Bhi Tha, Yahan Bhi"

Narrated by Kaifi Azmi


Thanks Swarapriya, where did you get the DVD?

This post has been edited by HarshBhatt: Sep 13 2011, 11:49 AM

[swarapriya]

"Taqseem Hua Mulk To Dil Ho Gaye Tukde,
Har Seene Mein Toofan Wahan Bhi Tha, Yahan Bhi,

Har Ghar Mein Chita Jalti Thi, Lehra Te Thhey Sholay,
Har Shehar Mein Shamshaan Wahan Bhi Tha, Yahan Bhi,

Geeta Ki Koi Sunta, Na Quran Ki Sunta,
Hairaan Tha Imaan, Wahan Bhi Tha, Yahan Bhi"

Narrated by Kaifi Azmi


Thanks Swarapriya, where did you get the DVD?

Thank you very much Harshji. I suspected it was Azmi Saab who was narrating those verses. As far as the DVD goes, I bought this way back. A friend of mine tells me that this was recently restored by the Indian Government and may be available in the shops. I cannot authenticate that. Someone also told me that it is available online on the Internet.

Cheers,
S

[capricornn]

thanks for sharing garam hawa, swarapriyaji.

[swarapriya]

thanks for sharing garam hawa, swarapriyaji.

You're very welcome Capricornnji. Cheers. -S

[swarapriya]

Hanste Zakhm (1973)

Here is another price of brilliant work by Madan Mohan Saab and Kaifi Azmiji. I am uploading these songs in two back-to-back posts. The first post contains all of the songs from the film. The second post contains several specials.

Here are the songs in the first post...