Sahir & Shairi

Films of Shair Ludhianvi

Main Pal Do Pal Ka Shair Hoon
Pal Do Pal Meri Kahaani Hai
Pal Do Pal Meri Hasti Hai
Pal Do Pal Meri Jawaani Hai

….

Kal Aur Aayenge Naghmon Ki
Khilti Kaliyaan Chun Ne Waale
Mujh Se Behattar Kahne Waale
Tum Se Behattar Sun Ne Waale


The poet who wrote these words, Sahir Ludhianvi, in reality would be remembered for ever as long as people who love literature and especially poems like this exist. It is the greatness of his humility that he speaks of other poets who write better than him will come sometime tomorrow. That is a definite possibility. But for now, he probably is the greatest of those we know.

Abdul Hayee, better known as Sahir Ludhianvi, was born in 1921 into an aristocratic Muslim family in Ludhiana, Punjab. But he spent much of his childhood in poverty. This transition from worldly comforts to a meager existence took place when he was still very young. At 13, his father took a second wife. His mother left Sahir’s father in protest of his decision to marry again, taking Sahir with her. For the rest of his childhood Sahir lived in constant fear because his father has vowed to kill him to spite his mother.

With hard work Sahir managed to survive and was admitted to a college only to be dismissed for bad behavior because he disobeyed the principal’s rules by sitting on the lawn with a female student. He enrolled in another college and fell in love with one of his college students, named Amrita Pritam, who responded by reciprocating his love. Sahir found himself expelled from the college for the second time because of his writings in the college magazine that the school authorities found to be disruptive. His hopes of marrying Amrita, who was a Sikh by her faith, came to an abrupt end because her father was against his daughter marrying a Muslim. Frustrated and dejected, Sahir decided to give up college and move to Lahore. This was in 1943.

It took two years for Sahir to find a publisher to publish his book “Talkhiyaan”, a collection of poems Sahir has been writing for the last several years. These poems, written from the depths of his heart receive attention, making his name immediately recognizable. This led him to employment. Sahir worked as a magazine editor and his writings and the magazine became popular. Eventually he was able to simultaneously edit as many as four different magazines. His writings adorned all of them. Readers loved Sahir’s beautifully thought out poems, which in turn increased his popularity, thus leading to the popularity of the magazines.

At this time Sahir become a member of the Progressive Writers’ Association (PWA). Immensely influenced by the organization’s communist ideology, he started publishing writings against the repressive government in the magazines he was editing. It was 1949. India and Pakistan have been two separate and independent countries for nearly two years. Incensed by Sahir’s writings, branding them to be inflammatory, in 1949 the Government of Pakistan issued a warrant for his arrest. Sahir managed to flee to Delhi. From Delhi he eventually moved to Bombay in search of work. Based on his credentials as a writer, it did not take long for Sahir to land a job writing lyrics for movies. First movie he wrote lyrics for was, “Azad Ki Raah Par”, released in 1949.

In 1949, Sahir was just 28 years old. In that short span of life, he underwent more ups and downs than many people experience in a lifetime. These experiences undoubtedly left a mark on Sahir, turning him into the type of writer he was. His lyrics and poetry had such moving intensity, leaving an indelible mark on those who read or heard his work. He wrote with purity, depth, sadness and hope about declining societal values, the senselessness of the political machine and the havoc to countless lives brought on by war. His command of the written word was so complete that his readers felt as though he was addressing their individual hearts.

His first lyrics written for the film “Azad Ki Raah Par (1949)” failed to make any impression. The movie was a flop and the songs also did not do well. The very next year, in 1950, Sahir had an opportunity to work with the music director S.D. Burman in the film “Afsar”. His success with the film secured work for him on three different films in 1951, all with the great Burmanda: “Naujawan”, “Baazi”, and “Sazaa”. Songs from these films became huge hits, especially from “Baazi”. After this series of successes there was no looking back for Sahir. The Burmanda-Sahir collaboration resulted in several beautiful songs. They worked together on 15 films and their collaboration reached a peak with “Pyaasa”. Sadly this was the last time the duo would work together.

In nearly 30 years of film work, Sahir worked on about 80 films. Songs from most of these films exhibit his literary skills and most of them are still popular today. His most significant work came in Guru Dutt’s “Pyaasa (1957)”. The very next year his work for “Phir Subah Hogi” solidified his position as being unparalleled when it came to writing about the hypocrisies and declining values of society.

While Sahir’s professional life flourished, his love life, sadly, continued to involve heartache. His love for singer Sudha Malhotra, who was Hindu, never materialized because of their different religions.

By 1970’s Sahir’s work output declined. During this period, most of his songs were written for Chopra Brothers’ films, especially Yash Chopra. But even with only a few assignments he had, Sahir always wrote from his heart. Yash Chopra’s “Kabhi Kabhie” made in 1976 is a glittering example of this.

Sahir passed away when he was only 59 years old after a massive heart attack during a card game.

Sahir won the Filmfare award twice as the best lyricist, in 1964 for “Taj Mahal” and in 1976 for “Kabhi Kabhie”. He was also awarded Padmashri by the Government of India.

In the next few months I would like to share with you Sahir’s great poetry through the songs from the films he wrote for. First, let is look at his filmography …

Sahir's Filmography

Following is Sahir's filmography ...

Azad Ki Raah Par (1949)

Per some published sources, this was Sahir's first film. He wrote four songs for this movie. I don't have a single song to share from this album. Please share with rest of if you have any of the songs from this album. Thank you.

Afsar (1950)

According to unconfirmed reports, Sahir wrote lyrics for one song in this album. I have five songs from this album, but none of them were written by Sahir Saab. If anyone would like, I can upload these songs from "Afsar". Meanwhile, I am requesting the members to share if they have any song written by Sahir Saab in this movie. Thanks.

Baazi (1951)

“Baazi” tells the story of an ordinary man turning into a criminal as a shortcut to social mobility. This movie was a huge hit when it was released. It paved way for Dev to repeat the same role successfully later in Guru Dutt’s “Jaal (1952)” and Chetan Anand’s “Taxi Driver (1954)”. But “Baazi” has done more than this. This film was responsible for launching several people’s careers. Let’s see how it shaped lives of some of the important and most influential people in the film industry …

It gave Guru Dutt his first start as a director. Dev, a friend of Guru, promised to have Guru direct a film when he turned into a producer. Dev kept his end of the bargain by giving the assignment to Guru for the movie “Baazi” he was producing. Guru, who also acted in several movies, briefly appears in this movie at the very beginning.

It also gave Raj Khosla an opportunity to work as an assistant director for Guru for the first time. Raj was a close friend of Dev and wanted to be a singer. Dev offered him the job to work with Guru until Raj can find success in the field of his choosing. Khosla was assistant to Guru for four of his movies; “Baazi (1951)”, “Baaz (1953)”, “Jaal (1952)”, and “Aar Paar (1954)”. In 1956, Raj turned into a full-time director when Guru offered him to direct Dev in “C.I.D.” By the way, Raj also appears in a scene in "Baazi".

It introduced Badruddin (Jamaluddin Kazi), later christened as Johnny Walker by Guru in his third movie, as a comedian. Balraj Sahni who met Johnny Walker on the sets of “Hulchul (1951)” introduced him to Dev and Guru on the sets of “Baazi”. In the original story there was no role of Johnny Walker. But impressed by his comedy, Guru created a role even after the movie was half way completed. By the way, Sahni was the coauthor of the story of “Baazi” with Guru Dutt. He also worked on the screenplay. When Sahni was busy shooting for “Hulchul”, Guru made several changes to the script. Sahni Saab didn’t like what happened, and he never again worked with Guru.

The movie also introduced a new heroine, Kalpana Kartik. She would later marry Dev in real life. Chetan Anand, Dev’s older brother, was very unhappy with Guru because he thought Guru was unreasonable on his demands with a newcomer. At one point he decided take over for Guru, mostly because of Balraj Sahni’s protests, and shot the film himself for a couple of days. (Balraj Sahni and Chetan Anand were classmates. They both were also members of Indian People’s Theatre Association, IPTA.) When Guru complained about this, Dev intervened and gave Guru complete control of the film.

Sahir Ludhianvi already wrote for a couple of films before this movie. But this was the movie that established him as a force to reckon with. One can see the promise of great things cominng from his pen in future years.

This was also the movie in which Geeta Roy shed her image as a singer of devotional and sad songs. Burmanda, who composed some beautiful music for the movie, had her sing several fast paced songs. This opened up a whole new singing phase for Geetaji.

This was only part of the story for Geetaji. She and Guru Dutt, fell in love with each other during the shooting of the movie. This eventually led to their marriage in 1954.

The movie has nine songs. Seven of them are solos by Geetaji. Each of the song is an utter delight. The song “Tadbeer Se Bigdi” created a sensation when the movie was released. Audience flocked to see Geeta Bali perform a dance to this song over and over again. Interestingly, Sahir wrote it to be a ghazal. It was Burmanda’s idea to give the song a western touch. This as well as rest of the songs from this movie and the movie itself became huge hits.

Many experts believe that the movie became successful mostly because of the way songs were picturized. This skill Guru Dutt exhibited in this movie only improved from film to film he produced or directed. His scenes in this film lift mundane to unusual. He uses what someone called as “rhythmic editing” by taking many close-up shots. The climax of the scene with Geetaji’s song, “Suno Gajar Kya Gaaye”, is still remembered as one that builds the tempo brilliantly and maintains the nail biting tension.

I am uploading songs from this film in three back-to-back posts. Here is first set of songs …

Songs from "Baazi (1951)" Continued ...

Here are more songs from this beautiful album ...

Concluding Songs from "Baazi (1951)" ...

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

Hi Swarapriya

I think I've heard some of the songs from this album, but this GM Durrani solo is the only song I possess. Its a nice song but I don't track lyricists and not too sure this was penned by Sahir...

Dil Fida Karte Hain, Qurban Jigar Karte HainClick to view attachment

SP, Aye Dil Aye Deewane is not from Baazi, but Baaz - lyrics by Majrooh, music by OPN.

Aditya

This is certainly not by Sahir. The words of this song are taken from the poem by the Indian revolutionary Ram Prasad Bismil, who is better known for 'Sarfaroshi Ki Tamana". The original poem is very long and a few lines are taken from various parts of the poem and put together in this song.

Going by the title of the film, it is very likely that in the film this song was picturized on the character of Bismil.

Aditya

SP,

Congratulations on yet another nice thread and writeup.
A couple of years ago, Anupama had posted Sahir's songs list.
http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?s=&a...st&p=544321

You may find it useful for cross reference.

Exon

Thank you very much Faraaj for the song. Cheers. -S

Thank you very much Aditya. That was my mistake in tagging. I made corrections to my write up to rectify the situation.

Cheers,
S

Thank you very much Exon. I will follow Anupama's song list next time I have any doubts. It is always good to have some references like this.

Cheers,
S

Naujawan (1951)

Here is another collaboration of SD and Sahir Saab, again in 1951, that produced some beautiful songs. There are a couple of beautiful duets by Geetaji and Rafi Saab. Also, a couple of duets by Kishoreda. Both solos of Lata are excellent. It is beautiful to listen to Lata finish the song "Dil Ka Dard" on a high note. Unfortunately the audio of this song is not that good. But song of the album is the other solo by Lata, "Thandi Hawaayen". A mesmerizingly melodious song tuned by Burmanda to some beautiful lyrics. You feel as if a cool breeze is caressingly touching your face.

I am also including a special version of "Thandi Hawaayen". In this Lata discusses her experience singing for Burmanda. This is taken from the album "Legends: S.D. Burman - The Ageless All Rounder (CD1)".

Here are the songs from this beautiful album ...

Thank you very much for starting this wonderful thread and songs of Baazi and Naujawan.

Great start, waiting for some 'never heard before songs'

Keep sharing

Thanks

You're very welcome Bhai Saab. Cheers. -S

Thank you very much Harshji. I will keep trying to see if I can live up to your expectations. Cheers. -S

Just brilliant poetry of sahir sahab in Azadi ki raah par. Right now I'm out of station, will try to share when comes back.

That will be great, Abbasiji. Will be looking forward to it. Cheers. -S

Sazaa (1951)

Here is another beautifully melodious album from the incomparable Burmanda. There are eight songs in this film, but only one of them was written by Sahir Saab. And it is a thing of beauty. The song, "Tum Na Jaane Kis Jahaan Mein Kho Gaye", turns out to be a standout song of the album. That is saying a lot because all of the songs are so good. But in this song, with engrossing lyrics and some lilting music, and the still young and fresh honeyed voice of Lata the song comes alive and like the song says you're helplessly lost in some other world. Now that is the power of heart warmingly mellifluous music ...

I am also uploading a special version of "Tum Na Jaane". This is taken from the album "Lata Live in 1981 - Vol. 1".

Now for the songs of this great album ...

Jaal (1952)

“Jaal” was Guru Dutt’s second film as a director. He repeated most of the cast members and technicians from his first film “Baazi (1951)”. Dev Anand, Geeta Bali, K.N. Singh, and Badruddin (not yet Johnny Walker) were all repeats from “Baazi”. So also, the music director S.D. Burman and the lyricist, Sahir.

Raj Khosla was again the assistant director. When Guru offered the job to Raj, interestingly, Chetan Anand offered Raj to stay with him, but Raj decided to go along with Guru. Guru and Raj, who was introduced to Guru by Dev, became very close friends. After Guru passed away, in an interview Raj confides that it was the best thing he did to decide to go and work with Guru as Raj was able to learn many fine points from Guru.

V.K. Murty, who was assistant to Ratra for “Baazi”, became a close friend of Guru when he was shooting the movie. Murty was signed by Guru to be the chief photographer for “Jaal”. The association of Murty and Guru lasted until the death of Guru. Murthy photographed all of Guru’s films except “Chaudhvin K Chand” for Guru.

Interestingly, like in “Baazi”, Guru also appears briefly in this movie as well. He is part of the group of fishermen. He is one of the actors in the chorus of the song, “Zor Lagaake” which Geetaji sang beautifully. Incidentally, Raj Khosla also appears briefly in the movie as part of Dev’s team involved in treachery.

Baburao Patel, Filmindia’s editor, was very critical of Guru’s potential as a director after “Baazi” was released. In the November 1952 issue, reviewing “Jaal”, Patel has to eat his own words and had some nice words to say about Guru.

The story of “Jaal” was credited to Guru himself. However, it was heavily borrowed from a 1948 Italian film, “Bitter Rice”. Guru Dutt also wrote the screenplay.

The movie was shot mostly outdoors. It was filmed near Ratnagiri. It is on the coast between Bombay and Goa. Boats, village fairs, churches, fishermen at work, all were party of the natural surroundings that gave “Jaal” its authentic beauty representing the beauty of simple and quiet village people.

A word about the songs. This film has some of the memorable songs written by Sahir and composed by Burmanda. Each song is an utter beauty. Of course the standout song is “Yeh Raat Yeh Chaandni”, duet as well as solo versions. Interestingly, this Hemantda’s song Guru originally wanted to have Raj Khosla sing. It was an ardent desire of Raj to become a singer. Guru wanted to help his friend. Burmanda did record the song in Raj’s voice. But Burmanda was so unhappy about the result that he told Guru that Raj’s voice is too raw and is not ready for such an assignment. Guru was very upset with Burmanda. But better senses prevailed and Hemantda was selected to sing the song. I for one, applaud Burmanda’s choice. Otherwise music lovers all over the world would have been robbed of such superb and unforgettable rendition.

Speaking about “Yeh Raat Yeh Chaandni” one thing is very remarkable about it, apart from Hemantda’s beautiful singing, richly romantic lyrics, and fine nonimposing music. It is the way the song was picturized. This is one of the unforgettable techniques of Guru. He was a master at picturizing songs that were visual treats. In the movie, the song sung very seductively by Hemantda for the hero Dev Anand, starts as the night falls and the moon rises. The sounds of crooning are carried as a gust of wind opens Geeta Bali’s door and reaches her ears. The drawn out song is simply irresistible as she joins the embrace of her lover by the end of the song by walking in almost a trance like state. The duet version is also has a powerful impact making picturization.

I am uploading these songs in two back-to-back posts. Here is the first set …

Concluding Songs from "Jaal (1952)" ...

Here are the rest of the songs from this sparklingly beautiful album from Burmanda. I am also including here a longer version of the melodious duet "Yeh Raat Yeh Chaand". This is from the album "Legends: S.D. Burman - The Ageless All Rounder (CD1)".

Now for the songs ...

Lal Kunwar (1952)

Here is another creation resulting from the collaboration between Sahir Saab and Burmanda. There are 11 songs in this film. Unfortunately I have only three of them I am able to share here. Most of the missing ones, shown in red italics in the table below, I believe, are available. I am requesting members to share the missing songs if they can. Thank you.

Of the three songs I am uploading, my favorite is Suraiya's beautifully melodious "Tum Jo Mile" song. There was definitely magic in her voice that mesmerizes you when she sings melodies like this. Suraiya worked with Burmanda in only three films, "Vidya (1948)", "Afsar (1950)", and "Lal Kunwar (1952)". The first two were Dev's films when Dev and Suraiya were romantically involved and Burmanda's relationship with Dev was firmly cemented. Remember in "Afsar" her songs "Manmor", "Naina Diwana", and "Preet Ka Naata" with Geetaji? How about "Vidya"? Her solo "Kise Maaloom Tha" and her duet with Mukesh, "Laai Khushi". I wish there was more from this association of Suraiya and Burmanda. But these are the only three films they worked together and a total of 10 songs she sang for Burmanda are some of the sweetest songs she sang.

Here are the three songs from "Lal Kunwar" I have ...

I have 2 more in low bitrate.

Film: Laal kuNwar (1952)
Music: S D Burman
Format: mp3
Bitrate: 32 kbps (this is all I have)

Song: NigaaheN kyooN
Singer: Suraiya
Duration: 3:22

Song: Preet sataaye teri
Singer: Suraiya
Duration: 3:03

Thank you very much SB for the songs. Cheers. -S

It has been close to sixty year since this song was recorded, still the lines "Zor lagaake haiyya" are evergreen. The group of people who move heavy objects (like industrial equipments) still use these words to energize them. I have myself seen 30 odd movers in industry moving chemical reactors chanting "Zor lagaake haiyya". That is the power of the words by Sahir sahab, the Burmanda composition and of course the "magical" voice of Geeta ji and chorus.

Absolutely charming. Mesmerizing power. That is the beauty of some of the unforgettable songs in our lives. That is what I think good music is all about. Cheers Parag. -S

Sahir sahab has been and will remain one of the greatest lyricists of all time. His poetry has always had a deep impact on me. Salutes to you Sahir sahab.

Thanks so very much Swarapriya for all the wonderful uploads.

You're very welcome.

Astob, it appears like you've just joined the Forum. Let me be one of the first ones to welcome you. You will enjoy being with so many people who know so much about our film musical heritage and willing to share what they know. Thanks to this Forum, I learned a great deal about and became more appreciative of our songs.

Sahir Saab is one of the poets who is on the top of my list. His tumultuous early life that translated into brilliant poetry as an aspiring young man continued through rest of his life even in his professional capacity as a film lyricist and you can experience this through some of the unforgettable songs he wrote ...

Cheers and welcome to the Forum again, Astob.

Swarapriya

Alif Laila (1953)

Here is a great musical with beautiful lyrics to go with it. Lata's song "Bahaar Aayi" is a gem of a song, literally as well composition wise and also the way Lata sings it. There are two magnificent solos by Talat Saab, both in his velvety smooth voice. Also, there are a couple of fine duets of Lata and Rafi Saab.

I will upload these songs in back-to-back two posts. The first post consists of all the songs from the film. The second post consists of some extended version songs. Now for the first set ...

Concluding Songs from "Alif Laila (1953)" ...

I am uploading here four extended version songs. Some are only slightly longer and their quality compared the ones from post 1 is a bit on the lower side. Also, please note that some songs are only few seconds longer. The extended version of the song "Bahaar" is 55 seconds longer, "Khaamosh" is 30 seconds longer, "Kya Raat" 15 seconds, and "Tujh Ko" by 27 seconds. I also have a slightly longer version of Talat Saab's song "Mere Naghmon" by 17 seconds. However, I am not uploading it here because of its very poor quality.

Here are these songs ...

Thanks Swarapriya for welcoming me aboard.

Thanks once again for the Alif Laila upload.

You're welcome indeed, Astob. Cheers. -S

Armaan (1953)

Here is a beautiful album by the great Burmanda. On the top of it, some enriching lyrics from Sahir Saab. Interestingly there is no song by Lata in this album. However, there is some lovely singing by Geetaji, Asha, Manna & Talat Saab. Just savor ...

Humsafar (1953)

This is an unusual album in the sense that its music director was the fabulous Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. The great Ustad, renowned throughout the world for his knowledge and expertise of classical music is less known for the music he composed for films. Here is briefly about the legendary Ustad ...

Great Ustad Ali Akbar Khan (see the picture attached) was a virtuoso of Sarod instrument (I am enclosing below a music piece of the playing of this instrument from one of his albums). He came from a great musical heritage and was popular throughout the world for his unparalleled skills as a musician. He travelled all over the world and on many occasions accompanied Ravi Shankar on several of his concerts. His jugalbandis with Shankar were a highlight of these concerts (I am enclosing a track of jugalbandi between these two famous artistes below).

For most of his life in later years he lived in the United States of America where he founded a school training students all over the world. He opened many branches of this school throughout many important world centers. In 1989, he was awarded Padma Vibhushan. He was nominated five times for the Grammy awards. He received several awards in the US for his many significant contributions to the classical music during his illustrious life.

Khan Saab scored music for handful of movies in Bengali, Hindi, and English. This is the second film for which he scored music for the Nav Ketan banner. In 1952, he also scored music for Chetan Anand’s “Aandhiyan”. His other notable credits for films include Satyajit Ray’s “Devi (1960)’ in which Sharmila Tagore made her acting debut in the title role and Ismael Merchant’s “The Householder (1963)” with Shashi Kapoor in the lead role.

Before we open up the songs of "Humsafar" here are the two classical music renditions of the Ustad ...

Songs of "Humsafar (1953)"

This beautiful album composed by Ustad Ali Akbar Khan Saab is greatly benefited by some beautiful lyrics of Sahir Saab and great singing of Geetaji and Kishoreda. By favorite of the album is Geetaji's lovely solo, "Haseen Chaandni". In her melodious voice, when you listen to this song you feel as if you are drenched in a lovely breeze that is bathed in moonlight.

All songs from this album are by the courtesy of the Forum members. Thank you. It appears like I may be still missing a song from this album, shown in red italics in the table below. If indeed this is the case, please share this song if you can. Thank you.

Now for the details of the songs and the songs themselves ...

here is the song

sorry the quality not so good

taiyab

Thank you very much Taiyab for the mising song. Cheers. -S

Babla (1953)

Here is another beauty from the knockout combination of Burmanda and Sahir Saab. Hridyanath Mangeshkar sings a song in this movie. This is interesting because in our films, it has been a general practice for female singers to sing for little boys. In this case, Hridyanathji, must have been a little boy himself, sings the song. Apart from this, did he sing in any other movies?

All songs I am uploading are by the courtesy of the Forum members. Thank you. One of the songs, the song by Mannada, is of inferior quality. I am also missing a song shown in red italics in the table below. If you can, please kindly share with rest of us. Thanks.

Now for the details of the songs and the songs themselves ...

here is the missing song

taiyab53

raat khushi ki aayi duniya nayi hai-53-babla-sd burman-lata-sahir ludhyanvi-3.13 mins-160 br

I am aware of 4 more songs sung by Hridaynath as a young boy, with quite a feminine voice. That was in the 1951-54 period.... the films were Bazooband (1954), Guzara (1952), Sanskar (1952) and Deewana (1952).

As an adult, however, he sang in many Marathi movies and much later also in Hindi films like Maya Memsaab and Lekin.

Aditya

Thanks for Humsafar and Babla songs Swarapriya

Thank you very much for the song, Taiyab. You come through again. Cheers. -S

Thank you very much Aditya for filling in the details. Now you mention I remember the songs from "Lekin" and "Maya Memsaab". But others I don't have any idea.

Cheers,
S

You're very welcome, Harshji. Cheers. -S

Jeevan Jyoti (1953)

Here is another beautiful album from the combination of Sahir and SD. Apart from its beautiful music, this movie has a couple of interesting things worth noting. Shammi Kapoor made his acting debut this year. He made several movies the very same year and many people believe that this was his first film released as a hero. In an interview Shammi discloses that this was the first movie he signed to be a hero. Besides acting in the movie, Shammi also sings a song with Asha. Thus Burmanda had both Raj (in "Dil Ki RanI in 1947) and Shammi sing for his movies.

Chand Usmani, Meena Kumari's sister, made her acting debut in this movie. Even though she was never able reach the heights of her illustrious sister, that would be a tall order for anyone, she did hold on her own and persevered long enough in the film field to be remembered for a role here or a role there. She acted in 60 plus movies.

Burmanda's assistant for this film was N. Dutta. Dutta became a full fledged music director later on and distinguished himself as a fine one with several movies to his credit. He is also noted for working mostly with Sahir Saab.

I will upload the songs from this album in two back-to-back posts. Now for the details of the songs in this first post and the songs themselves ...

Concluding Songs from "Jeevan Jyoti (1953)" ...

There are several beautiful songs in this post. Geetaji has a couple of solos and a beautiful duet with Rafi Saab that are worth mentioning. I particularly like her solo, "Mann Sheetal". Shamshadji also has a lovely solo in "Saari Kushiyan". These and rest of the songs from this beautiful album are uploaded in this second post.

Now for the details of the songs and the songs themselves ...

Soja_Re_Soja_Meri_Ankhiyon_Ke_Taare__L_.zip (
this song sing by asha -geeta dutt
dhall