G.m. Durrani Sahab, Filmography as Singer and MD Options

[hildebrand]

I have been meaning to make this thread for a long time and will try to complete it by and by.
I will take up his MD career first.
Not many maybe knowing that He was deputy MD in Khurshid Anwar sahab's first movie Kudmaai (1941-Punjabi)

Recently I came to know from someone who knew him that in his struggle period in late 50s when he wasn't getting much songs he tried to give music to films. Due to the film industry environment against him he decided to give music under a pseudonym Gunjan. This information was given to him by G.M. Durrani himself. The movies were small films and weren't too successful sadly.

He is known to have given music in two stunt films in 1961 under that name:-
1. Kismat Palat Ke Dekh(1961) (Original Name: Zara Palat Ke Dekh)
2. State Express(1961)


List of movies as Assistant MD
1. Kudmaai (1941) (Punjabi) (Assistant to: Khursheed Anwar)
2. Nai Duniya (1942) (Assistant to: Naushad)

List of Movies as MD
1. Kismat Palat Ke Dekh (1961) (Credited As Gunjan)
2. State Express (1961) (Credited As Gunjan)
3. Angoori (1943)
4. Vijay Lakshmi (1943)
5. Bhagya Lakshmi (1944)
6. Dhadkan (1946)

This post has been edited by hildebrand: Oct 24 2009, 10:39 PM

[hildebrand]

Song No 27:-
Chalo Chalen Wahaan Jahaan
G.M. Durrani, Chunilal Pardesi
Pyaar Ki Baaten 1951
Khaiyyam (Sharma ji)
Khawar Zamaan
03:30
192 kbps
Source: HF

The two songs from Hum Log 1951.

Bogi Bogi Bogi (Rap song of the 50s. Must hear)
G.M. Durrani, Shamshad Begum
Hum Log 1951
Roshan
192 kbps
03:24

Gaaye Chala Jaa
G.M. Durrani, Female Voice (LM or someone else)
Hum Log 1951
Roshan
02:30
192 kbps

Song No 25:-
Pagdi Pehen Ke Turredaar (Lovely song. One of my favourite duets of his with Shamshad ji)
Shamshad, Durrani (Nerurkar book + Madahmohan site says its Batish singing but I go with the Geetkosh credit. Sounds like GMD to me.)
Madhosh 1951
Madan Mohan
RMA Khan
160 kbps
03:21

Lucknow Chalo Ab Rani (one of my favourite gmdurrani-geeta duets)
Geeta Dutt, G.M. Durrani
Sansaar 1951
E Sankar Shastri etal
160 kbps
03:06

This post has been edited by hildebrand: Nov 3 2009, 10:49 PM