Shair Aur Sargam, Songs From Movies of 7 Great Lyricists Options

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Like Father Like Son - Vol. 1

I am uploading these songs in two back-to-back posts on request. I am not sure how many volumes were published in this series. Currently I have only this album. This deals with the songs composed by SD Burman & his son RD Burman. These are all version songs.

The first post has five songs by SD. The second has five songs by RD. Here are the songs in the first post...

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Concluding Songs from "Like Father Like Son - Vol. 1"...

Here are the rest of the songs from this album, all composed by RD...

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(Hasrat) Hamrahi (1963)

This film was adapted from the 1961 Telugu hit “Bharya Bharthalu”. With a razor thin and predictable plot the movie does not hold much interest except for its inconsistent but mostly fine music by the incomparable music director duo Shankar & Jaikishan. Two songs stand out above everything else. One of them is Lataji’s beautiful solo “Mann Re”. The other is the duet “Mujh Ko Apne”. The highlight of this duet is that Mubarak Begum lends her seldom used voice. With such an abundance of talent it is a shame that she was mostly ignored by our music directors.

I am uploading all songs, a few version ones, and some instrumentals in three back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first post…

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Concluding Songs from "Hamrahi (1963)"...

Here are the rest of the songs from this film...

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A Few Instrumentals of the Songs from "Hamrahi (1963)"...

Here are a few instrumentals of the songs from the film...

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(Majrooh) Afsana (1966)

A consummate artiste he was, Dada Moni gives an endearing performance as an escaped convict who repays the debt to the man who gave him the shelter. In an average musical score, Rafi Saab’s solo, “Chaand”, sparkles. Lataji’s “Jaise Kahin” is passable. I am uploading these and the other songs from the film, plus a few musical clips below…

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(Rajinder Krishan) Suhag Sindoor (1961)

This film was based on a Tamil hit that starred Savithri, Sivaji Ganeshan, and Gemini Ganeshan. I saw the Tamil version (its name slips my mind) but could not get hold of a copy in Hindi. It was an average film that gets lost in too many twists for its own good.

Chitraguptji composed several fine songs for the film. My favorite is Lataji’s “Jo Main”. Krishan Saab’s lyrics for the song are simply superb. Here is this and other songs from the film…

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(Shailendra) Dil Tera Deewana (1962)

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;#entry751603

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(Anand Bakshi) Mastana (1970)

This movie starts as a warm relationship between a love starved little girl and an innocent grownup man but soon ends up as a hackneyed crime drama. It was directed by Subba Rao (of “Milan (1967)” fame) based on Balachander’s 1969 Telugu hit “Sattekaalapu Sattayya”. A solo by Kishoreda and his duet with Hemlata try to lift the movie but overall it is a major disappointment.

Mahmood played the central character and it seems like he is in almost all the scenes in the film. Padmini who put on lots of weight was another letdown. In a smaller role, however, a consummate artiste he was, Rehman gave a fine performance.

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

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Jan 3 2017, 11:55 PM

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Concluding Songs from "Mastana (1970)"...

Here are rest of the songs from this film...

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(Hasrat Jaipuri) Sehra (1963)

Illustrious Shantaram produced, directed, and edited this film. The story was another take on Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet”. There must have been hundreds of plays and movies made through out the world in many languages. Unfortunately this movie had nothing new to offer and in the end, except for its great music, was a total disappointment.

Mumtaz had a bit role in the film as the maid and companion of the leading lady. She had an identical role in Shantaram’s earlier 1961 hit “Stree”. In 1967, Shantaram finally gave her the leading role in his film “Boond Jo Ban Gaye Moti”.

As mentioned earlier, the music was exceptionally good. It was composed by Ramlal. He followed this with another hit musical for Shantaram, the 1964 “Geet Gaya Pattharon Ne”. Curiously with this type of success one expects that he will be flooded with offers. But unfortunately he disappeared from the movie scene without making further waves.

I am uploading all songs from the film and a few instrumentals in three back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first post…

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Concluding Songs from "Sehra (1963)"...

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

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Few Instrumentals of the Songs from "Sehra (1963)"...

Here are a few instrumentals of the songs from the film...

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(Majrooh) Bewaqoof (1960)

I am re-uploading songs from this film on request...

It is a tragedy that we make comedies like this film. Besides having a major role in the film, I.S. Johar also was its story writer, producer, and director. Major problem with the movie was that the director could not decide whether it should be a comedy or a serious drama. An attempt to do this usually fails. That was the problem here. Besides, in the last third of the movie with Kishoreda in prison Johar provided all the limelight on himself coming up with heroics to prove innocence of his pal.

Both Kishore and Johar go through various disguises in the film. In one scene both leading ladies were disguised as men whereas both the men were disguised as women. In another scene we see Johar as an older woman trying to woo two older men. These antics simply go on and on with absurd lectures on moralities by various characters. The only bright spot among this goings on was Pran. A routine for him may be, but nevertheless it was a good performance. There was even a song picturized on him.

I read an article about how there was an advertisement gimmick that was played out for this film. Fans were asked to submit comments about the movie with prizes for the two top winners. The second prize winner said he was a “bewaqoof” because he did not see the movie. The top prize went to a person who sent the comment that he was a “bewaqoof” because he watched the movie!

Usually reliable SD, here he was assisted by RD, came up with an average score. There is a song by Rafi Saab in the film, “Hum Toh Hain”, but Rafi Saab was not listed in the credits. I am not sure why there was such an omission.

I am uploading songs from this film in two back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first post…

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Concluding Songs from "Bewaqoof (1960)"...

Here are the rest of the songs from this film...