Great Composer Feroze Nizami Ji, Pre - partition films Options

[Vidur Sury]

Feroze Nizami Ji made excellent and very melodious music, and this naturally made him famous. It was sheer hard work from him and the singers he employed. His compositions had a great range from Hindustani Classical Music to Western Music as well as Thumris and Ghazals. He had a very large singer variety as well and made very good use of many of those great vocal talents. He himself was a great exponent of classical music. Hope to create a thread for his Pakistani films soon as well.

Starting a thread to appreciate this great genius and enjoy his immortal compositions. This is dedicated to his 10 pre - partition films, 1943 - 1947. He used almost 30 singers!

Here is his short but extremely memorable filmography:

1. Vishwas (1943) with Master Chaila Lal Ji
2. Badi Baat (1944)
3. Umang (1944)
4. Us Paar (1944)
5. Piya Milan (1945)
6. Sharbati Aankhein (1945)
7. Amar Raj (1946)
8. Nek Parveen (1946)
9. Jugnu (1947)
10. Rangeen Kahani (1947)

Regarding his favourite singers of pre - partition period, though he used a large number of singers, the great Amirbai Ji was his favourite vocalist (obviously, so, even among females). His second female favourite was another great top 1940s singer, Hamida Bano Ji. His favourite male singer was the veteran great, Mohammed Rafi Ji, who received a lot of encouragement and further training from him. G. M. Durrani Ji, a melodious top male singer of 1940s came next.

He used many more top playback singers like Zohrabai Ji, Rajkumari Banaraswali Ji, Shamshad Begum Ji, Zeenat Begum Ji, Naseem Akhtar Ji, Parul Ghosh Ji, Mohantara Ji, Binapani Ji and Hafiz Ali Khan Mastana Ji. Noor Jehan Ji, Feroze Dastoor Ji, Nirmala Devi Ji are some famous singing stars who sang for him. He also encouraged some great 1940s' singers who unfortunately never became top, like Kusum Mantri Ji and Krishna Kumari Ganguly Ji. Great classical vocalist, Malika-E-Mauseeqi Roshan Ara Begum Ji has sung some of her best film songs for him.

I will be posting the interesting song lists very soon, uploading songs I have. Our dear friends having the balance are requested to upload them.

Vidur

This post has been edited by Vidur Sury: Aug 3 2011, 05:25 PM

[Vidur Sury]

Here are great classical gems, evergreen to this day, from Amar Raj (1946). Feroze Nizami Ji makes incridible use of the classically trained artists out of these singers. The young Rafi Ji's huge range is well shown through songs like "Todo, Todo, Todo, Dil Ke Taar". Hamida Bano Ji and Krishna Kumari Ji excel under him again. Feroze Ji also gives the great classically trained singer Mohantara Ji (surname Talpade, after marriage - Ajinkya) one of her first successes and shows her classical prowess with "Main Jab Chedoon Prem Tarana", as with Rafi Ji who continues the same song.

Rafi Ji makes a great voice for great 1940s hero Trilok Kapoor Ji while Mohantara Ji does a very melodious job with another popular 1940s star, heroine Naseem Junior Ji. I think the Hamida Ji and Krishna Ji songs are sung for non - lead actors. The music of this film was one of the main reasons why it became very famous then. There is a young Nirupa Roy Ji as well - perhaps she was among the lead (second lead?) as well....then some female songs must have been picturised on her.

Thanks a lot to Hildebrand Ji, Balaji Ji, Debopriyo Ji and Mirsa Ji for all except the 2nd song.

Luckily, I have all these beautiful songs! All 128 kbps:

7. Amar Raj (1946)
Banner: Wadia Movietone, Bombay
Leading Pair: Naseem (Junior), Trilok Kapoor
Cast: H Prakash, Nirupa Roy, Sayani Atish, Dalpat, Rehana, Krishnakant

1. Mere Man Mein Jaaga Pyar, Mera Naach Utha Sansar - Mohantara Talpade/Ajinkya, Chorus - 3.22 min

2. Todo Todo Todo Dil Ke Taar, Tooten To Sangeet Lutayen - Mohammed Rafi - 3.22 min

3. Main Jab Chedoon Prem Tarana, Naache Mere Saath Zamana - (Mohantara)
….Main Jab Gaoon Geet Suhana, Gaaye Mere Saath Zamana (Rafi) - Mohammed Rafi, Mohantara Talpade/Ajinkya - 3.25 min

4. Dil Pukare Re Re Dil Pukare Re, Yahi Bole, Kya - Hamida Bano, Krishna Kumari Ganguly - 3.22 min

5. Dhoondh Le Sajni Saajan Apna Dhoondh Le Saajan - Krishna Kumari Ganguly - 3.19 min

6. Ik Chand Wahan Ik Chand Yahan Jiya Na Laage Mora - Hamida Bano, Krishna Kumari Ganguly - 3.30 min

7. Pran Tyagkar Tune Deewani, Jag Mein Bana Di Amar Kahani - Mohammed Rafi - 3.24 min


Enjoy!

Vidur