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(Anand Bakshi) Haseenon ka Devta (1971)

Ravikant Nagaich who directed this film made a splash with his first venture in Hindi, the 1967 “Farz”. That movie gave a boost to the careers of Babita and Jeetendra. A noted cinematographer of several films from south, he went onto make around 25 films in Hindi. He enjoyed an occasional hit but suffered with several misses. This film fits the latter category. It is a totally nonsensical movie that has very transparent storyline and was handled absurdly. Its title does not make any sense because the hero does not have any romantic inklings except for his professed love for the heroine.

Here are the songs from the film…

(Hasrat Jaipuri) Suhagan (1964)

This movie was a remake of the 1962 Tamil hit “Sarada”. It was also remade in Telugu in 1965 as “Sumangali”. The film in Hindi was a modest success mainly because of its beautiful music by Madan Mohanji. Mohanji who worked mostly with either Rajinder Krishanji or Raja Mehdi Ali Khan Saab decided to try his hands with Jaipuri Saab this time. This first collaboration of theirs yielded beautiful results. They went onto work later in four additional movies.

Both duets from the film became popular, especially the one by Lataji and Manna Da. “Ek Baat” is another typical melodious song Lata sang for Madanji. My favorite of the album is Rafi Saab’s “Tu Mere Saamne Hai”.

I am uploading above and the rest of the songs including a couple of specials below. Here are they…

(Majrooh) Aulad (1968)

This movie deals with two siblings whose lives are complicated because an unrelated rich woman loses her son in a mela. It has some moments but in the end it becomes a routine drama. Generally reliable Chitaguptji’s music disappoints. The pairing of Babita and Jeetendra who scored big with the 1967 blockbuster “Farz” does not help the proceedings.

Here are the songs from the film…

(Rajinder Krishan) Jahan Ara (1964)

Here is another great album from the combination of Madan Mohanji and Rajinder Krishan. Each time they got together, the result was a smashing success. They collaborated in 35 plus movies, almost one-third of Madan Maohan's albums, resulting in about to 350 songs. The songs from this album are a typical example of how successful this team of two has been. This time, along with his other favorites like Lata and Rafi Saab, Mohan Saab utilizes talents of Talatji and the results are as silkenly smooth as Talatji's voice.

A note about the song “Haal-E-Dil”. The very same year “Jahan Ara” was released, in 1964, so was Kidar Sharma’s “Fariyaad”. There is almost similar song in this movie sung by Suman Klayanpur and penned by Sharmaji himself. The song was “Haal-E-Dil Yoon Unhen Sunaaya Na Gaya.” The difference is “Na” in Fariyaad’s song. It may be an interesting coincidence. I also ran into similar sounding song by Ashaji “Phir Wohi Shaam Phir Wohi Gham”. Talatji’s song in this film begins as “Phir Wohi Shaam Wohi Gham”.

Couple of another notes about two songs that were not included in the released version of “Jahan Ara”. One of this, “Tum Juda Ho Kar” sung by Talatji was later released by Sanjeev Kohli, son of Madan Mohanji, as part of his unreleased collection. However, the song sung by all four Mangeshkar sisters “Kabhi Aankhon Mein” was never released. This may be the only song all four sisters sang together.

In spite of its good cast and unforgettable music the movie flopped. Even though it was a historical drama, the first time director was not able to handle it properly. What should have been a gripping story, under his inept handling became almost a dud and incoherent drama.

I am uploading the songs from the film in two back-to-back posts. Here is a description of the songs in the first post and the songs themselves...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Nov 6 2017, 09:44 PM

Concluding Songs from "Jahan Ara (1964)"...

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

(Shailendra) Dil Ek Mandir (1963)

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

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?show...mp;#entry751740

(Anand Bakshi) Lagan (1971)

This is another family drama that has gone astray. It tells the story of a woman who suffers mean spirited cruelty in the hands of her husband. Yet she worships him and takes his side when everyone is against him. How can one person can take so much abuse and tolerate all kinds of pain inflicted by her spouse? Simply unbearable to watch.

By the way Parikshit Sahni appears in a major role but his screen name in the film was “Ajay Sahni”. Nutan as the suffering wife was awfully photographed and looked very sick. I am pretty sure this was not part of her act.

LP composed the music to the lyrics penned by Bakshi Saab. One of the songs lifts the otherwise so so music. It is Lataji’s song, the lori “Palkon ke Dwaare”. The sweetness in her melodious voice and the quiver she adds make its listening an unforgettable lingering experience.

There is one song I am including here which was not in the movie. “Toote Toh Toote” according to various listings in the videos available over internet is from this film but not included in the released version.

Here are the songs…

(Hasrat Jaipuri) Ziddi (1964)

Here is another case of how beautiful music can lift an ordinary story that has an insensitive hero in the lead and too much repetitive comedy. Almost all songs are good with “Ye Meri Zindagi” topping the charts. Senior Burmanda had an able assistant to help him out this time, RD. Incidentally this is the only second and the last time Burmanda and Jaipuri Saab worked together. Their previous collaboration was the 1963 hit “Tere Ghar ke Samne”. It is too bad they did not get together for more such movie musicals.

I am uploading all songs from this fine musical album in two back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first post…

Concluding Songs from "Ziddi (1964)"...

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

(Majrooh) Baharon ki Manzil (1968)

I was really enthused to watch this film as several reviews gave it high marks. Well. The movie certainly did not meet my expectations. Few minutes into the movie one can easily guess what is going on. With the element of suspense gone, the movie became routine to me as it was supposed to be a suspense thriller.

The songs scattered across the length of the film, all sung by Lataji, are about average except for “Nigaahen”. Here is this and other songs from the film…

(Rajinder Krishan) Main Bhi Ladki Hoon (1964)

This is another forgettable routine family drama from AVM Studios. One of the highlights of the film is that the Great character actor from South, S.V. Ranga Rao, had a significant role as the patriarch of the household. Interestingly Balraj Sahni plays his faithful servant.

There are only few songs in the film but two of them are worth mentioning. Lataji’s solo “Krishna” is beautiful. She probably has done these type of songs a whole bunch of times but cannot deny its loving sweetness the way she sang it. The other is a duet Lataji sang with P.B. Srinivas, another veteran singer of many films from the South. In real life he could speak several languages. Even though he was Telugu by birth he sang most songs in Kannada films. The duet “Chanda Se” along with Lataji’s solo “Krishna” were two very popular songs from the film.

Here are these and other songs from this film…

(Shailendra) Ek Dil Sau Afsane (1963)

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

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?show...mp;#entry751769

(Anand Bakshi) Lakhon Mein Ek (1971)

This film was a remake of the 1968 Tamil hit “Ethir Neechal”. Gemini Studios was the producer of the Hindi film. The story was written by the famous writer, producer, and director Balachander (who later directed the hit “Ek Duuje ke Liye”) from South.

Unlike most films that came from South during this period, this film was not a family drama. It was a satire. It has a powerful theme showing how people react to others based on their financial standing. Mahmood played the lead role as an innocent man who was orphaned early in his life but takes hostage in a multifamily tenancy (“Chaal”). He did a great job with many veteran Hindi actors playing different tenants. Pran had a major role.

The songs are few but they fit the bill to fill the mood of the movie. Here are these…