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Posted by: swarapriya Mar 5 2010, 02:32 AM

Yeh Gul(zar)istan Hamara - Films of Gulzar

Sampooran Singh Karla, popularly known as Gulzar, has been active for 50 years in the film industry. At age 73, after winning an Oscar in 2009 he seems to be going from strength to strength and hardly shows any signs of slowing down.

Originally a car mechanic, Karla always wanted to be a writer. He took the penname of Gulzar Deenvi and started writing. His first opportunity to write for films came in 1960.

He entered into the movies as an assistant director and song writer for the film “Shreeman Satyawadi”. After that ambitious start, he has been involved in writing dialogues, lyrics, stories, screenplays, producing, and directing movies for all these years.

During his brilliant career he garnered several awards. Aside for the Oscar for “Slumdog Millionaire” for the song “Jai Ho”, he also won a Grammy for the same song. He won the best lyricist Filmfare award a record 11 times. He also won the Filmfare award as the best dialogue writer four times, best story once, and best director once. He won seven National film awards in various categories. He is a recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award and the Padma Bhushan.

During his illustrious career Gulzar collaborated with various artistes, including Asha Bhosle, Bhupinder Singh, Ghulam Ali, Jagjit Singh, and R.D. Burman, and came out with several private albums. He invented a new technique of writing poetry called “Triveni” that contains each stanza as rhyming three lines. The album with Jagjit Singh, “Koi Baat Chale”, was written completely using this technique.

He also made his presence felt on TV by making a series on the life of “Ghalib”. He wrote songs for many children movies for TV. He directed 21 movies and was involved in some capacity or other in over 140 movies. In the next few weeks, I would like to share songs from the films he was associated with.

For showing continued brilliance for 50 or so years one cannot help but be in just awe of his unending creative juices. All one can say about him and his magnificently illustrious career, borrowing from his now world famous song, “Jai Ho!” …


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Posted by: swarapriya Mar 5 2010, 03:01 AM

Filmography of Gulzar

Gulzar was involved in over 140 movies in one capacity or other. The fimograpgy of his films is given in the following three attachments ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Mar 5 2010, 03:08 AM

Children, Regional & TV Serial Songs of Gulzar

Here is a list of the work Gulzar did for children films, TV serials, and regional movies ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Mar 5 2010, 03:14 AM

Albums With Commentary

Gulzar provided commentary for at least 30 albums. He also wrote lyrics of the songs for most of them. Here is this list ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Mar 5 2010, 03:17 AM

Non-Film Albums of Gulzar

Gulzar was also busy with various music directors and singers in coming out with several private albums. Following is one such list ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Mar 5 2010, 03:21 AM

Unreleased Songs of Gulzar

The following list contains some of the unreleased songs of Gulzar ...



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Posted by: surhall Mar 5 2010, 03:45 AM

very good
but i not see all list but 1968 sunghursh all song by shakeeibayauni ji
dhall

Posted by: swarapriya Mar 5 2010, 03:46 AM

Shriman Satyawadi (1960)

This is the movie in which Gulzar made his debut as an assistant director as well as lyricist. Interestingly, Shashi Kapoor was also an assistant director of this movie.

Dattaram, a long time assistant to Shankar & Jaikishan, does a marvelous job here. Lata, who was a favorite of Shankar & Jaikishan through 60's is notably absent in this album. Suman Kalyanpur sings all female songs. She does so very beautifully. Almost all songs in this album are melodious to listen to. Here they are ...


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Posted by: Aditya Pant Mar 5 2010, 09:15 AM

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Posted by: swarapriya Mar 5 2010, 12:45 PM

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Posted by: smahesh Mar 6 2010, 09:43 AM

hi swarapriya,
congratulations on starting another great thread.pl add

1960-choron ki baaraat-1 song-md-manohar,
1960-diler haseena-3 songs-md-iqbal

196?-dui bechara-1 hindi song in a bangla film-md-bhupen hazarika,

regards,
mahesh

Posted by: Rushin Mar 6 2010, 10:10 AM

please also include...

Introduction to Ghazals in film by Gulzar an interview recorded in early 1980s (approx 27 min movie).

Posted by: swarapriya Mar 6 2010, 12:12 PM

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Posted by: swarapriya Mar 6 2010, 12:13 PM

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Posted by: rpnawani Mar 6 2010, 01:29 PM

Swarapriya, thanks for starting this thread on Gulzarji who has made immense contributions in so many different capacities. But what fascinates me most is his poetry. I look forward to many songs penned by him.

rpnawani

Posted by: swarapriya Mar 6 2010, 09:14 PM

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Posted by: swarapriya Mar 7 2010, 02:49 AM

Choron Ki Baaraat (1960)

Per our fellow member Mahesh, Gulzarji wrote lyrics for one of the songs in this movie. Unfortunately I don't have a single song from this album. The music director for the film was Manohar. Please kindly share any songs you may have from this film, especially the song Gulzarji wrote. Thank you kindly.

Posted by: swarapriya Mar 7 2010, 02:52 AM

Diler Hasina (1960)

Gulzarji wrote lyrics for three songs in this movie, this according to our fellow member Mahesh. Unfortunately I don't have a single song from this album. Its music was composed by Iqbal. If you have anyone of the songs from this album, please share with rest of us. Thank you very very much.

Posted by: swarapriya Mar 7 2010, 03:29 AM

Kabuliwala (1961)

Here is another one of Bimalda's classic movie. This time he was the producer. It was directed by Hemen Gupta. Gupta was a long time private secretary to Subhash Chandra Bose. Apparently he directed a handful of movies including another Balraj Sahni starrer "Taksaal".

This Tagore's short story was earlier filmed in Bengali by Tapan Sinha. That movie won all kinds of accolades including several international awards. The Hindi version apparently follows the Bengali version.

The movie was occasionally louder than most movies of Bimalda. The main reason for this was that one of its principal character is a Pathan. It seemed like Balraj Sahni in the title role may have overplayed in early part of the movie. However he was in his element exhibiting the pangs of separation from his family and being far away in a foreign land thinking about his home country. In the later part of the movie his consummate artistry shines through.

Salilda scored music for this film. It is one of his memorable scores. One of the greatest songs ever written and recorded, "Aye Mere Pyaare Watan", about the longing for ones country was sung by Mannada. Each time I hear this song, it moves me to tears. The rich haunting lyrics were written by Prem Dhawan.

The movie also boasts another great song, written by Gulzarji, "Ganga Aaye Kahan Se". The song was sung by Hemantda. In his baritone rich voice, with the power of the words written, the atmosphere transcends into some type of sublime bliss and you feel hopelessly mesmerized.

Gulzarji was also the Chief Assistant Director of the movie.

I am including a special version of the song "Aye Mere Pyaare Watan" with Kavita Krishnamurty's introduction. This is from the album "Legends: Manna Dey - The Maestro CD-2".

Here are the songs ...


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Posted by: smahesh Mar 7 2010, 09:43 AM

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Posted by: smahesh Mar 7 2010, 10:00 AM

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Posted by: swarapriya Mar 7 2010, 01:18 PM

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Posted by: swarapriya Mar 10 2010, 12:53 PM

Prem Patra (1962)

This movie was based on an original Bengali film. It was made into Telugu as "Aaraadhana", also in 1962, and was released much earlier than the Hindi version. Telugu film was a hit. The Hindi film directed by the great Bimalda himslef did less than average business. The story was good. Songs were great. Sadhana was beautiful. In my opinon Shashi Kapoor was less than convincing in the dramatic role he was assigned to play. People just didn't buy him in such a serious role.

Salilda not only provided its great music but also wrote its screenplay as well. Gulzar contributed lyrics for one song. The most popular song of the lot was the duet by Lata and Talat, "Yeh Andhere Mere Ujaale Na Hote".

Here are the songs ...



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Posted by: akbaralibhai Mar 10 2010, 01:37 PM

Thank you very much Swarapriya for these wonderful uploads, great thread.

Posted by: swarapriya Mar 10 2010, 09:47 PM

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Posted by: swarapriya Mar 13 2010, 01:48 AM

Bandini (1963)

Gulzarji was an assistant director of this movie. He also provided lyrics for that beautiful Lata number "Mora Gora Rang Lai Le". Songs from this album are still active and can be found in the "Saat Saath" thread in the "Sangeet Ke Sitarey" section. You can access these songs from the following location ...

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?showtopic=84617&st=141

Posted by: swarapriya Mar 15 2010, 09:47 PM

Pinjre Ke Panchhi (1965)

Songs from this album are uploaded in this same directory and can be accessed from the following location ...

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?showtopic=86355&pid=653187&st=0&#entry653187

Posted by: swarapriya Mar 19 2010, 04:41 AM

Purnima (1965)

Gulzar wrote a couple of songs for this movie. One of them was a huge hit, the song "Humsafar Mere Humsafar". Here is this and other songs, mostly by the courtesy of the Forum members. Thank you ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Mar 22 2010, 05:38 AM

Biwi Aur Makan (1966)

Gulzarji wrote lyrics for all of the songs for this movie. Hemantda was the music director. Untypical of Hemantda, he used multiple singers in most of the songs. There are some less familiar voices, at least for me. Like Joginder Singh, Jayant Mukherjee, Ghulam Mohammed, and Bula Gupta.

I will upload these songs in back-to-back two posts. Here is the first set ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Mar 22 2010, 05:43 AM

Concluding Songs of "Biwi aur Makan (1966)" ...

Here are the rest of the songs from this album, all solos ...



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Posted by: akbaralibhai Mar 22 2010, 10:45 AM

Thank you very much Swarapriya for Biwi Aur Makan, it has one of my favourite song Jaane Kahaan Dekha Hai.

Posted by: suhana_safar Mar 22 2010, 01:21 PM

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Posted by: swarapriya Mar 24 2010, 01:24 AM

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Posted by: swarapriya Mar 24 2010, 01:25 AM

QUOTE(suhana_safar @ Mar 22 2010, 12:51 AM)

QUOTE(akbaralibhai @ Mar 22 2010, 10:45 AM)

Thank you very much Swarapriya for Biwi Aur Makan, it has one of my favourite song Jaane Kahaan Dekha Hai.

It is not only a song but an epic, a vocal masterpiece, another example of the unmatched singing quality of Rafisaab. A song with several alaaps and moods, no other mortal could achieve this result. The vocal range is second to none and hear how Rafisaab's vocals ecel and sound so melodious at various vocal ranges.

Posted by: swarapriya Mar 24 2010, 01:34 AM

Sannata (1966)

This is another of Hemantda's album for which Gulzarji wrote lyrics for all of the songs. The standout song of the album is the dual version of "Bas Ek Chupi Si Lagi Hai". I am particularly fond of Hemantda's version.

Here are the songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Mar 26 2010, 11:03 PM

Shagird (1967)

Gulzarji wrote dialogues for this movie. This album has several nice and popular songs. Both solos by Lata and her duets with Rafi Saab are winners. I am uploading these songs in back-to-bck two posts. Here is the first set of songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Mar 26 2010, 11:13 PM

Concluding Songs of "Shagird (1967)" ...

Here are the rest of the songs from this album. The extended version of "Woh Hai Zara Khafa" is by the courtesy of the Forum members. Thank you.

Now for the songs ...



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Posted by: Bhavita Mar 28 2010, 04:56 PM

Thank you for this thread. I rever Gulzarj, have loved all of his fine and sensitive poetry, lyrics, films, stories


No words would be sufficient to decribe verstatile Gulzarji's ingenious contributions. While you have covered it all so beautufully here, I feel Gulzarji's short stories also should be mentioned. Seema and Other Stories, Ravi Paar and Other Stories... Heart rending, touching a chord in every story he weaves.

Posted by: swarapriya Mar 28 2010, 11:29 PM

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Posted by: swarapriya Mar 31 2010, 10:18 AM

Aashirwad (1968)

This album brings back Ashok Kumar as a singer. Like many other artistes of his time, in the begnning of his career Dadamoni used to sing his own songs. In this album he sang five songs including two solos.

Gulzarji wrote dialogues for the film. He also wrote lyrics for five songs. I will upload all songs from the original sound track album in back-to-back two posts. Here is the first set ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Mar 31 2010, 10:45 AM

Concluding Songs from "Aashirwad (1968)" ...

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



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Posted by: swarapriya Mar 31 2010, 11:19 PM

My many thanks to admin folks for moving this thread to this directory from the "Legendary Lyricists" directory.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

Posted by: swarapriya Apr 5 2010, 01:12 AM

Do Dooni Chaar (1968)

Bimal Roy produced this movie that was based on Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors". It was later remade by Gulzar in 1982 as "Angoor" and again in 1998 as "Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan". Gulzar wrote all the songs for this movie. This album has one of my favorite songs of Kishoreda, "Hawaaon Pe Likh Do", a real beauty.

Now for the songs ...


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Posted by: akbaralibhai Apr 5 2010, 05:04 AM

Thank you very much Swarapriya for Do Dooni Char, indeed Kishoreda's "Hawaaon Pe Likhde" is a real beauty.

Posted by: HarshBhatt Apr 5 2010, 06:30 AM

Thanks Swarapriya for starting a thread dedicated to work of Gulzar.

Waiting for more albums.

Good Luck

Posted by: swarapriya Apr 5 2010, 11:58 PM

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Posted by: swarapriya Apr 8 2010, 09:42 PM

Rahgir (1968)

Here is another one of my favorite albums of the incomparable Hemantda. He sang three solos in this film, "Janam Se Banjaara", "Kabhi Ruk Gaye Hain", and "Tumhaare Nain Dekh Ke". They all sparkle like a sunlit lake in the early morning breeze. On the top of it he was immensely helped here with some beautiful lyrics penned by Gulzar Saab. The album also boasts two beautiful solos by Lata, "Bairi Aanchar" and "Mitwa Re". Most of the songs from this album follow the same trend indeed ...

I am uploading these songs in back-to-back two posts. Let me share these pleasures of lovely music experience starting with this first post ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Apr 8 2010, 09:49 PM

Concluding Songs from "Rahgir (1968)" ...

Concluding songs from this beautiful album ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Apr 11 2010, 11:02 PM

Sunghursh (1968)

This was the 15th and the last movie Naushadji was asociated with a Dilip Kumar film. It started in 1948 with "Mela" and continued for the next 20 years that ended in 1968. 20 years. Some wonderful music was contributed by the team of Naushajdi & Dilip Kumar, with mostly Shakeel Badayuni as the lyricist, during this time.

For Dilip Saab, during the phase that began with "Aadmi (1968)", some of his movies were commercially "unsuccessful." He followed "Sunghursh" and "Aadmi" both released in 1968, with "Gopi (1970)", "Dastan (1972)", "Sagina (1974)", and "Bairaag (1976)". All commercially failed products. He took a sabbatical from acting for next five years after this, and revived his career once again with Manoj Kumar's "Kranti (1981)".

Naushadji, after 1968, never collaborated with Dilip Saab in any other movie in the next 37 years he lived. But even during this time, he took only limited assignments. He provided music for just 10 movies during that time.

Gulzarji wrote dialogues for the movie.

This movie has some fine songs in it. It has seven songs, all solos. There are three solos each by Lata and Rafi Saab, and one by Asha. Rafi Saab's "Mere Pairon Mein" and Asha's "Tasveer-E-Mohabbat" are standout of this album.

Here are the details of the songs of "Sunghursh (1968)" and the songs themselves ...


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Posted by: akbaralibhai Apr 11 2010, 11:31 PM

Thank you very much Sarapriya for this wonderful album Sunghursh.

Posted by: swarapriya Apr 12 2010, 12:03 PM

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Posted by: HarshBhatt Apr 14 2010, 08:14 AM

Swarapriya,

Please check this link, I have added 'Gulzaristan' on wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulzar

Check ' External Links '

Gulzaristan by Swarapriya

Keep it up

Posted by: swarapriya Apr 14 2010, 11:35 AM

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Posted by: swarapriya Apr 19 2010, 05:57 AM

Khamoshi (1969)

Here is one of the masterpieces of Hindi cinema. With a stunningly haunting performance by the beautiful Waheeda Rehnman and equally mesmerizing music by Hemantda, this movie is a standout. Many of the songs from this movie just linger on and on even after repeated listenings. Gulzarji has written some outstanding lyrics for Hemantda's unforgettable compositions

Take for example, Hemantda's song "Tum Pukar Lo". With a melancholic voice that resonates with deep feelings the song gives one a moving and an unforgettable experience. Then there is Kishoreda's beautiful song "Woh Shaam Kuchh Ajeeb Thi". This and Hemantda's songs are my personal favorites from this movie.

I am uploading some specials here. I am including a version song of "Woh Shaam" by Lata. Also including a special edition of the song "Tum Pukaar Lo" with a nice introduction by Mannada in praise of Hemantda. This is taken from the album "Legends: Hemant Kumar - The Singer-Composer (CD 4)". I am aslo including a version song of the same song by Abhijeet. This song is sandwiched by Abhijeet's commentary thanking listeners for patronizing his songs. It is taken from the album "Salute to Legends".

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



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Posted by: swarapriya Apr 24 2010, 07:39 PM

Anand (1971)

Here is a heart rendering touching story only Hrishida seems like capable of making. Rajesh in the title role is very endearing. The ease with which he goes through his role, even when he was aware of the eventual fate of his life, makes it one of his best performances as an actor. Amitabh in support gives a greatly subdued and understated performance complementing Rajesh's bursting enthusiam for life and love.

There are only four songs in this movie but they all are winners. I am uploading these in my first post. I am also including a poetry rcital by Amitabh from the movie. This is due to our fellow member Exon. Thank you very much Exon. In the second post I am uploading several specials. Here is the first set of songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Apr 24 2010, 07:51 PM

Concluding Songs from "Anand (1971)" ...

I am uploading several specials in this post. Two extended version songs are by the courtesy of the Forum members. Thank you. I am uploading Abhijeet's version of "Kahin Door" from his album "Salute to Legends". I am uploading the same song by Jagjit Singh. This song appeared in two of his collections; "Close to My Heart" and "In Sync". Lata sang the same song in a tribute to Mukesh in her album "Lata's Shraddhanjali-1". I am uploading it here. Also, I am uploading the same song with Manna Dey's introduction. This is from the album "Legends: Mukesh - The Soulful Voice (CD 4)". Finally I am uploading "Zaindagi" with Pankaj Udhas's introduction. This is from the album "Legends: Manna Dey - The Maestro (CD 4)".

Here are these songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya May 1 2010, 01:23 AM

Anubhav (1971)

The songs of “Anubhav”, meaning experience, have to be experienced to enjoy them. Geetaji was trying to put together order into her life after the tragic ending of her marriage to Guru Dutt who died leaving her life in shambles and complete disarray. She has to overcome her grief, raise three young children, and pay off debts. Any one of these could be unbearable burden for a common person, but Geetaji was no common person. She was an extraordinarily uncommon person, bestowed with mellifluously honeyed voice that swayed millions for decades. She has the will, determination and still a lot of fight left in her. She put together all of this to give one last try to sing these songs. And she did come through this very magnificently. The quiver in her voice was back. The lilt in her voice was back. The melancholy mixed with mesmerizingly musical magic that distinguished her voice was once again back.

Even her worst critics couldn’t believe that Geetaji could go back to her old form in singing the songs of this film. In her expressive voice these songs sprung to life. It gave her admirers so much hope for better things to come. Unfortunately, these songs, considered to be some of the best she sang, turned out to be her swan song. The very next year, basking in the glory of the success of the songs with which she was able to successfully recapture the magic, she finally succumbed to bad health. Geetaji was no more. But she lives forever in our hearts and our minds …



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Posted by: parag_sankla May 4 2010, 12:25 AM

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Posted by: swarapriya May 5 2010, 11:13 AM

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Posted by: swarapriya May 10 2010, 08:30 PM

Guddi (1971)

Jaya Bhaduri made her first adult acting debut with this movie. In 1963 she appeared as a child artiste in Satyajit Ray's story about Calcutta, "Mahanagar". She has to wait for another eight years to grow up before she got an opportunity to play a lead role in Hrishida's "Guddi". But its not Jaya who stole the show. It was the singing of a new playback singer named Vani Jairam that was the talk of the town.

Vani, a classical Carnatic singer by training, was giving a public performance when she was spotted by Vasant Desai, the music director for this film. He was about to compose music for "Guddi" and signed Vani immediately to sing all three songs for the movie. Vani became an overnight sensation and a celebrity with these songs, especially for that unforgettable "Bol Re Papeehara". I don't know if there exists a bird called papeehara. If indeed it does, I hope it sounds as sweet as Vani.

The song "Bol Re" was based on a Hindustani raga, Miyan Malahar, and Vani's classical training background immensely helped in delivering a classic. It is one of those songs that seem to stay with you forever. Love it.

Jairam was recognized for her great singing debut with several awards. She received The Lions International Best Promising Singer Award, The All India Cine Goers Association Award, The All India Film-Goers Association Award, and the Tansen Sammaan Award. In the years to come she won even more accolades; among them three times The Best Singer National Award.

Here are the three sweet and melodious songs from the pleasing voice of Vani ...



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Posted by: swarapriya May 16 2010, 09:24 PM

Mere Apne (1971)

This was the great actress Meena Kumari's last picture. During the shooting of the movie she was seriously ill. Gulzar who wrote lyrics for all the songs of this film intended the song "Roz Akeli" to be picturized on Meenaji. But beacuse of Meena's poor health the shooting of the song has to be cancelled several times. Unfortunately Meenaji never recovered and died before the song could be picturized. Gulzarji, who also was the director of the movie, has to settle down on picturizing the song as a backgorund song.

Interestingly the tune for this song was originally created apparently by the great Burmanda for a Bengali song "Meghla Nishi". Manna also recorded the same song earlier. Salilda made a few orchestrizational changes and turned it into one of the memorable tunes sung beautifully by Lata.

Other songs from this album are also equally beautiful. Manna has a nice solo. There is a popular duet by Kishoreda and Mukesh. Also, Kishoreda has a beautiful solo in "Koi Hota". Great stuff from Salilda.

I am uploading all the songs from the original sound track album in the first post. The second post has some of the extended versions. Now for the first set of songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya May 16 2010, 09:30 PM

Concluding Songs from "Mere Apne (1971)" ...

I am uploading below three extended version songs from this album. These all are by the courtesy of the Forum members. Thank you ...



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Posted by: swarapriya May 22 2010, 01:28 AM

Raat Ki Uljhan (1971)

Most of the songs from this album are quite nice. There is a fine duet by Geetaji & Rafi Saab, "Gul Khile" and an equally fine duet by Krishna Kalle & Hemantda, "In Bhaaron". Two solos by Krishna and Sabita are also very appealing.

All these songs are by the courtesy of the Forum members. Thank you. Now for the songs ...



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Posted by: mmuk2004 May 22 2010, 11:03 AM

Thank you so much for all the songs. Gave managed to complete quite a few of my albums thanks to your incredibly organized and informative uploads. Had never heard the Ranu Mukherjee songs of Do Dooni Char before. I can quite imagine Tanuja singing it on screen with that slightly heavy voice. The Angoor album is more polished and fanciful, but this one is more down to earth... lyric wise I mean ofc...

Posted by: swarapriya May 22 2010, 11:57 AM

QUOTE(mmuk2004 @ May 21 2010, 10:33 PM)

Thank you so much for all the songs. Gave managed to complete quite a few of my albums thanks to your incredibly organized and informative uploads. Had never heard the Ranu Mukherjee songs of Do Dooni Char before. I can quite imagine Tanuja singing it on screen with that slightly heavy voice. The Angoor album is more polished and fanciful, but this one is more down to earth... lyric wise I mean ofc...

Posted by: swarapriya May 27 2010, 05:13 AM

Seema (1971)

Shankar & Jaikishan composed music for a film of the same name "Seema" in 1955. The songs from that album are still considered to be classics and indeed beautiful to listen to even today. Sxiteen years later, the music duo is back again, composng once again for another movie by the same name "Seema". That just goes to show the durability of this incomparable duo. In this album, only Rafi Saab returns from the old album, here for a couple of duets.

I understand that times have changed. World in general has changed. Situations have changed. The music tastes have changed. Yet, eventhough the songs from this album are passable, they don't even come close to anything from that old album. At least in this case, for me, definitely old is gold.

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



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Posted by: swarapriya May 31 2010, 01:51 AM

Anokha Daan (1972)

Here is another winner from Salilda. There are several good songs in this album. All songs are by the courtesy of the Forum members. Here are these ...


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Posted by: sangeetbhakt May 31 2010, 10:00 AM

SP,

The heroine in "Anokha daan" is Archana (not Archana Puran Singh, who would have been 9 or 10 when this film came out :-) ) The film starred Anil Dhawan, Zaheera, Kabir Bedi and Archana, among others.
Archana made her debut in "BuDDa mil gaya". Don't think she did too many films. Zaheera was in a few films including "Gamber" and then faded into oblivion.

Posted by: swarapriya May 31 2010, 11:39 AM

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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 6 2010, 02:09 AM

Bawarchi (1972)

Here is another little "big" offering from Hrishida. Hrishida wrote the screenplay for this film from Tapan Sinha's story as well as directed it. Gulzarji wrote the witty dialogues that makes this movie a comedy that is a must watch.

Interestingly there were no title credits shown for the film but Amitabh gives them orally. (In the recent film "Paa (2009)", Jaya Bhaduri almost uses a similar technique to give the movie's credits.) Amitabh also provides the commentary in the background.

Rajesh, who was riding the height of popularity during these years of his super stardom, lives in the role of "Bawarchi" by making it at once as one of his endearingly unforgettable and sweet character roles he played.

The movie also boasts some beautiful music by Madan Mohanji. I have two favorite songs from this album. One of them is Lata's "More Naina Bahaayen Neer". The other one is by Manna Dey. Mannada who sang the song "Kaun Aaya Mere Mann Ke Dwaare" for Madan Saab in "Dekh Kabira Roya" in 1957, is here again delivering another classic song in "Tum Bin Jeevan Kaisa Jeevan". An unforgettable song only Mannada could sing ...

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



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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 9 2010, 01:33 AM

Bhool Na Jaana (1972)

It seems like there are only four songs in this movie but they all are gems. All songs are solos; three by Mukesh and one by Geetaji. Here are the details of these songs and the songs themselves ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 9 2010, 05:59 AM

Parag (Sankla) informs me that the music director for "Bhool Na Jaana" should be Daan Singh instead of Dhani Ram. I made appropriate changes to the table per his suggestions. Thank you very much Parag,

Cheers,
S

Posted by: sangeetbhakt Jun 9 2010, 07:19 AM

SP, the film is not from 1972 but from the 60s. The Geetkosh does not provide a specific year, maybe because the film was not released (though I am not sure of that).
The film has 3 more songs in addition to the ones that you listed:
Asha Bhonsle - Jhuka lo baDe baDe naina - Lyrics by Indivar
Manna Dey - Bahi hai jawaaN khoon ki aaj - Lyrics by Hariram Acharya
Suman Kalyanpur - Choohe dauDo billi aayi - Lyrics by Hariram Acharya

Unfortunately, I do not have any of these songs, just the ones that you already uploaded.

Posted by: akbaralibhai Jun 9 2010, 09:14 AM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jun 9 2010, 05:59 AM)

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 9 2010, 09:26 PM

QUOTE(akbaralibhai @ Jun 8 2010, 08:44 PM)

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jun 9 2010, 05:59 AM)

Parag (Sankla) informs me that the music director for "Bhool Na Jaana" should be Daan Singh instead of Dhani Ram. I made appropriate changes to the table per his suggestions. Thank you very much Parag,

Cheers,
S

Thank you very much Swarapriya for Bhool Na Jaana songs, 3 wonderful solos of Mukesh.

Posted by: parag_sankla Jun 9 2010, 09:31 PM

QUOTE(sangeetbhakt @ Jun 8 2010, 06:49 PM)

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 9 2010, 10:34 PM

Thank you both SB & Parag for sharing some detials about "Bhool Na Jaana" film. Cheers. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 12 2010, 12:01 PM

Haar Jeet (1972)

Here are songs from this album, all thanks to the courtesy of the Forum members, for which Gulzarji wrote dialogues ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 16 2010, 11:30 PM

Koshish (1972)

This is one daring movie because the story revolves around two deaf and mute adults and their travails through the lives. Someone told me that it was inspired by a Japanese movie. May be so or may be not so. I am not sure. May be someone can help clarify. However the credits say that Gulzarji wrote the story, screenplay, dialogues, lyrics, and directed the film.

There are only two songs in this film. The music is by the maestro Madan Mohan Saab. Music is not a significant part of the movie for obvious reasons because both of the lead players are deaf and mute.

The film received various awards. Both Jaya Bhaduri and Sanjeev Kumar in the lead roles received National acting awards for their performances.

Now for a description of the songs and the songs themselves ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 25 2010, 09:51 AM

Parichay (1972)

This is the second movie Gulzarji directed this year that starred Jaya Bhaduri and Sanjeev Kumar, albeit Sanjeev had only a small and supporting role. This movie was based on the multiple Oscar winning English musical "Sound of Music" made in 1965 that was based on a true story of the plight of talented family Van Trapps of Salzburg, Austria. Only thing changed in this movie was that the role Julie Andrews played in English was changed to a male person and was played in Hindi by Jeetendra.

The Hindi film had its moments but what one still fondly remembers of it is its beautiful music composed by RD. If I am right this is how the association of Gulzar & RD started. This is the start of a great partnership. Together they were responsible for several beautiful film as well as private albums.

This probably is the second time RD utilized the talents of the singer Bhupinder. Earlier he sang in RD's "Abhilasha (1969)". Bhupinder was part of RD's orchestra team and got a break as a singer thanks to RD. In this film, Bhupinder sings a couple of beautiful songs. Especially his duet with Lata, "Beeti Na Bitaayi Raina" is an absolute beauty. The album also has one of the popular songs of Kishoreda, "Musaafir Hoon Yaaro".

I am uploading songs of this album in back-to-back two posts. The first one contains all the songs from the original soundtrack album. The second post contains some specials.

Now here are the details of the songs from the first post and the songs themselves ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 25 2010, 10:02 AM

Concluding Songs from "Parichay (1972)" ...

In this part I am posting a couple of extended version songs. I am also including a special version of "Beeti Na Bitaayi" with Gulzarji's introduction. This is taken from the album "Legends: R.D. Burman - The Versatile Composer (CD 2)". The other is a version song by Amit of "Musaafir Hoon Yaaro".

Here are these songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 1 2010, 10:58 PM

Achanak (1973)

Gulzar directed this songless movie from a story by K.A. Abbas ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 7 2010, 03:58 AM

Namak Haraam (1973)

This movie was directed by Hrishida. Even though story is credited to Biresh Chatterjee, it was an adaptation of the famous English movie called "Becket", made in 1964, starring Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole. Rajesh played the role of Burton and Amitabh played the role of O'Toole. The English movie was based on a historical fact and was a period drama. The Hindi version was set in the modern times. Hrishida vehemently denied in an interview that his movie was not based on “Becket”. He said that “ … critics insisted that mine was inspired from “Beckett”. “Beckett” is the story of a king who wants to turn his servant into an Archbishop. My film is about an affluent who cannot live without his middle-class friend …”. Whatever the claim Hrishida may have made, this movie is definitely a modernized version of “Beckett”.

But even before the Hindi version came out, there was a movie made in Telugu in mid-60s, just a year or
two later than the English film, called "Praana Snehitulu" with A. Nageshwara Rao and Jaggayya with almost the same backdrop as that of the Hindi version.

This was the second time Rajesh and Amitabh acted together for a Hrishida film. The other movie was "Anand (1971)" also directed by Hrishida. In that movie Amitabh was relatively new and even though gave a fine, restrained and understated performance, it was Rajesh Khanna's movie all the way. In that movie Rajesh played the role of an extrovert whereas Amitabh’s role was that of an introvert. In this movie their roles were reversed with Rajesh playing an introvert to Amitabh’s extrovert. These two films show how contrasting roles these dominating players have easily played and the wonderful rapport they had acting together. Too bad they never came together to act in another movie again. Most of the people attribute this to the fact that the critics thought Amitabh's overpowering performance just overshadowed that of Rajesh and that didn’t sit too well with Rajesh. Also, after this movie Amitabh's fortunes started climbing up while Rajesh's started declining.

It is interesting that Amitabh learnt from Hrishida later on that Rajesh was the hero of the movie because he dies in the end (“heroes die”). Amitabh was apparently unhappy about it as he felt all along that he was the hero. Hrishida says that Amitabh didn’t speak to him for several days. He felt that Hrishida betrayed him. But with critics pouring in rave reviews Amitabh felt vindicated. Hrishida also says that Amitabh was so over critical of himself with his performance in the movie that he thought he could have done better. Per Hrishida, Amitabh always strived for perfection. This was just one example of that. Amitabh received a Filmfare award as the Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal. Interestingly Amitabh paying an introvert in the movie “Anand” also received the Best Supporting Actor Award from Filmfare magazine.

Gulzarji wrote the screenplay and dialogues for the movie. He received the Filmfare Award for the Best Dialogues.

This one is a beauty as far as R.D. Burman's music is concerned. Kishoreda has four solos in it. Out of them three are just outstanding.

Here are the songs from this album ...



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Posted by: Viraj Padhye Jul 7 2010, 08:01 PM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jul 7 2010, 03:58 AM)

Posted by: Aditya Pant Jul 7 2010, 08:10 PM

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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 7 2010, 09:58 PM

QUOTE(Aditya Pant @ Jul 7 2010, 07:40 AM)

QUOTE(Viraj Padhye @ Jul 7 2010, 08:01 PM)

Hi SP,

There is one more song "Holi hai ho saraa raa raa holi ke" by Chorus in this movie. I am looking for the same for a long time now.


Viraj

Since this song was never released as audio, the best bet would be to rip it from youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR2uZ_MMZ84

Aditya

Posted by: Viraj Padhye Jul 7 2010, 10:57 PM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jul 7 2010, 09:58 PM)

QUOTE(Aditya Pant @ Jul 7 2010, 07:40 AM)

QUOTE(Viraj Padhye @ Jul 7 2010, 08:01 PM)

Hi SP,

There is one more song "Holi hai ho saraa raa raa holi ke" by Chorus in this movie. I am looking for the same for a long time now.


Viraj

Since this song was never released as audio, the best bet would be to rip it from youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR2uZ_MMZ84

Aditya

Thank you very much for the pointer, Aditya. Cheers. -S

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 15 2010, 09:51 PM

Doosri Seeta (1974)

Gulzar Saab wrote lyrics for this movie that has some nice songs composed by RD ...



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Posted by: yogihit Jul 17 2010, 01:08 PM

Awesome upload SPji !!

many thanks

Posted by: Viraj Padhye Jul 17 2010, 01:16 PM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jul 15 2010, 09:51 PM)

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 18 2010, 12:46 AM

QUOTE(yogihit @ Jul 17 2010, 12:38 AM)

Awesome upload SPji !!

many thanks

Posted by: rpnawani Jul 20 2010, 08:10 PM

Thanks Swarapriya for putting so much effort in collecting works of Gulzar ji and putting them at one place in this thread. I very much enjoyed your write-ups which are well researched and give new information unknown to most of us. Although I have a reasonable collection of songs penned by Gulzar ji, I was missing many songs. Thank you very much.

rpnawani

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 20 2010, 08:39 PM

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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 21 2010, 10:24 PM

Jeevan Sangram (1974)

I don't have a single song from this album. I am enclosing below a list of the songs, but it may not be complete. I am requesting members to please kindly share any songs from this album. Thank you ...



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Posted by: Viraj Padhye Jul 21 2010, 10:48 PM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jul 21 2010, 10:24 PM)

Posted by: Debopriyo Jul 21 2010, 10:54 PM

02 Main Tere Desh Ki Ladki Tu Mere---- Desh Ka Ladka //3:17//128kbps
asha - usha

03 Meri Zingadi Tumhare Pyaar Pe Qurbaan---Ho //4:02 //128kbps
narender chanchal

04 Meri Zingadi Tumhare Pyaar Pe Qurbaan---Ho - II//1:42 //128kbps

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 22 2010, 01:32 AM

QUOTE(Debopriyo @ Jul 21 2010, 10:24 AM)

Posted by: yogihit Jul 22 2010, 11:30 AM

hello
I have following songs. courtesy by HF member


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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 22 2010, 11:55 PM

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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 30 2010, 12:50 PM

Aandhi (1975)

The release of this movie created a huge storm in 1975. Apparently it was banned for some time as the Censor Board felt that the main character played brilliantly by Suchitra Sen had an uncanny resemblance to the then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi. But better senses prevailed and the movie subsequently was released. The movie did deal with a woman who will do anything to gain politically. But what is different here anyway, almost every story of a politician probably will sound the same.

One thing is great about this movie. Its music. RD turns in some beautiful songs with all three duets by Lata and Kishoreda echoing with resounding sweetness all over. I am including all of the songs from this film from an original soundtrack album. I am also including a special version of the song "Tere Bina" which has an interesting introduction by great Madan Mohan Saab. This one is taken from the album, "Legends: R.D. Burman - The Versatile Composer (CD 3)".

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



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Posted by: rdgadhvi Jul 30 2010, 08:16 PM

Is Mod Se Jaate Hai - Slow version - Lata Mangeshkar, which comes at the end of the movie.

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Posted by: yogihit Aug 1 2010, 11:31 AM

cool thanks a lot

Posted by: Sangeet Aug 2 2010, 04:49 AM

There is a new Children's Film released with Gulzar's Lyrics - "Dumkata"

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 3 2010, 12:59 AM

QUOTE(rdgadhvi @ Jul 30 2010, 07:46 AM)

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 3 2010, 12:59 AM

QUOTE(Sangeet @ Aug 1 2010, 04:19 PM)

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 3 2010, 01:16 AM

Chupke Chupke (1975)

This movie came from the house of Hrishida. Many people felt that it probably is one of the best comedies ever made in Hindi. Even though it has its moments, to me the film was a disappointment. I felt the humor was very artificial and forced. I also felt that with all the all star cast, it was going to be one heck of a movie. Alas. It was not to be. Apart from Om Prakash, rest of the actors didn't have much to offer.

One thing that stood out in this movie was its music. Ever so dependable Burmanda did it again here. Of the four songs, three are really beautiful. All three have Lata in common, with two solos and a duet. Burmanda just knew how to get the best out of Lata as she came through in glistening shine where her both solos that are absolutely marvelous melodies.

Gulzarji wrote the dialogues and also co-wrote the screeplay for the movie. Here are the songs ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Aug 12 2010, 12:57 AM

Faraar (1975)

The anchor piece of this album is the song "Main Pyaasa Tum Saawan" with its various versions. Here is the song in all its versions as well as other songs from an original soundtrack album ...



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Posted by: ketaki shukla Aug 12 2010, 09:45 AM

Title music of Aandhi.


Ketaki

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 12 2010, 11:10 AM

QUOTE(ketaki shukla @ Aug 11 2010, 09:15 PM)

Posted by: swarapriya Aug 19 2010, 10:41 PM

Khushboo (1975)

Here is an album with so many beautiful songs, they just smell like a freshly blossomed rose flower. I am uploading songs from this album in two back-to-back posts. The first post contains all of the songs from an original soundtrack album. The second post contains some specials.

Here is a description of the songs in the first post and the songs themselves ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Aug 19 2010, 10:53 PM

Concluding Songs from "Khushboo (1975)" ...

Here is some more beautiful smelling fragrance. In this post I am including a couple of extended version songs and a version song by Abhijeet. Also a slower paced version of "Do Nainon" is attached.

Now for the subtle smell of sweetness ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Aug 26 2010, 10:30 PM

Mausam (1975)

Here is another beautiful album from Gulzarji. It was a great movie with Sharmila shining again. There are several good songs in this film with both versions of "Dil Dhoondta Hai" taking the top honors. I am uploading all the songs in back-to-back two posts. In the first post I am uploading songs from an original soundtrack album. The second post has a couple of specials.

Now for the details of the songs in the first post and the songs themselves ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Aug 26 2010, 10:42 PM

Concluding Songs from "Mausam (1975)" ...

In this post I am including the song "Dil Dhoondta Hai" with a brief introduction by Asha Bhosle, R.D. Burman, and Gulzarji. This is taken from the album "Legends: Madan Mohan - The Instinctive Genius (CD 5)". I am also including an instrumental of "Ruke Ruke".

Here are these songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Sep 1 2010, 11:39 PM

Shaque (1976)

Songs from this film were recntly uploaded in the "Hamara Forums > Legends > Legendary Music Directors > Vasant Desai" directory. You can access these songs from the following location ...

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?showtopic=59138&st=15

Posted by: swarapriya Sep 8 2010, 06:15 AM

Gharonda (1977)

Here is a beautiful album from Jaidevji. There are only a few songs in this film and Runa Laila sings three of the four songs. She came from Bangla Desh, in the wake of its liberation, and had few assignments in Bombay but wasn't able to sustain her popularity.

I am also including an audio clip of the song "Ek Akela" with Gulzarji's prologue. This is taken from his album "Fursat ke Raat Din".

Now for a description of these songs from an original soundtrack album and the songs themselves ...



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Posted by: ketaki shukla Sep 9 2010, 03:31 AM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Aug 26 2010, 10:30 PM)

Posted by: ketaki shukla Sep 9 2010, 03:36 AM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Sep 8 2010, 06:15 AM)

Posted by: swarapriya Sep 9 2010, 04:05 AM

QUOTE(ketaki shukla @ Sep 8 2010, 03:01 PM)

Posted by: swarapriya Sep 9 2010, 04:07 AM

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Posted by: sangeetbhakt Sep 9 2010, 11:53 PM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Sep 8 2010, 03:37 PM)

QUOTE(ketaki shukla @ Sep 8 2010, 03:06 PM)

Gharonda (1977)

Wonderful uploads SP.All the songs are very lovely.

ketki

Jaidevji was a true disciple of the great Burmanda. However, he carved himself a name by putting his own stamp on several movies for which he gave music. This is an excellent example of it.

Cheers,
S

Posted by: swarapriya Sep 10 2010, 04:40 AM

QUOTE(sangeetbhakt @ Sep 9 2010, 11:23 AM)

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Sep 8 2010, 03:37 PM)

QUOTE(ketaki shukla @ Sep 8 2010, 03:06 PM)

Gharonda (1977)

Wonderful uploads SP.All the songs are very lovely.

ketki

Jaidevji was a true disciple of the great Burmanda. However, he carved himself a name by putting his own stamp on several movies for which he gave music. This is an excellent example of it.

Cheers,
S

Jaidev had consistently given superior music for Hindi cinema for decades. However, he was not
as prolific a composer as a lot of others like Shankar-Jaikishen, O P Nayyar or even his guru SDB.
He was in the same ilk as composers like Khayyam.
This film had superb music. I am particularly fond of the sad version "Mujhe pyaar tumse nahi hai"
by Runa Laila. The version that I have has a couple of minutes of dialog by Amol Palekar and Zarina
Wahab which really adds to the drama of the song. And it also sets up the story of the film.

Posted by: swarapriya Sep 15 2010, 07:44 AM

Kinara (1977)

Here is another one from the unbeatable combination of Gulzar Saab and RD. I am including these songs in three back-to-back posts. The first two posts contain the songs from an original soundtrack album. The third post contains some specials.

Here are the songs in the first post ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Sep 15 2010, 07:51 AM

Continuing Songs from "Kinara (1977)" ...

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



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Posted by: swarapriya Sep 15 2010, 07:58 AM

Concluding Songs from "Kinara (1977)" ...

I am including here three audio clips from different albums. Both "Naam Gum Jaayega" songs were full songs, but I have included only the commentary and a portion of the song. I am not sure about the source of the third clip.

Here are these audio clips ...



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Posted by: abhijoy Sep 17 2010, 03:19 PM

Uploading 3 songs from the movie "Diler Hasina(1960)"

1. Chatko na matko
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Posted by: swarapriya Sep 26 2010, 09:27 AM

Kitaab (1977)

Here is a nice little album from RD with his own song, "Dhanno ki Aankhon", being the highlight. I am uploading all songs from an original soundtrack album and also a special. The special has introductions by Gulzar & RD and is taken from the album "Legends: R.D. Burman - The Versatile Composer (CD 4)".

Now for the songs ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Oct 4 2010, 12:09 AM

QUOTE(abhijoy @ Sep 17 2010, 02:49 AM)

Posted by: swarapriya Oct 4 2010, 12:14 AM

Palkon ki Chhaon Mein (1977)

Here is a fine offering from the combination of LP & Gulzar. I will upload these songs in back-to-back two posts.

Songs in the first post ...


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Posted by: swarapriya Oct 4 2010, 12:27 AM

Concluding Songs from "Palkon ki Chhaon Mein (1977)" ...

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


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Posted by: abhijoy Oct 8 2010, 10:40 AM

excellent upload.....thanks Swarapriya........

Posted by: swarapriya Oct 11 2010, 02:26 AM

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Posted by: swarapriya Oct 11 2010, 02:39 AM

Devata (1978)

Here are the songs from this album ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Oct 25 2010, 12:43 PM

Ghar (1978)

Here is a beautiful album from the team of Gulzar and RD. In this album every song was a resounding hit. I am uploading these songs from an original soundtrack album.

Here is a description of the songs and the songs themselves ...



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Posted by: swarapriya Nov 2 2010, 02:46 AM

Khatta Meetha (1978)

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



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Posted by: swarapriya Nov 2 2010, 02:53 AM

Concluding Songs from "Khatta Meetha (1978)" ...

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



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Posted by: swarapriya Nov 9 2010, 05:52 AM

Golmaal (1979)

Songs from this album follow ...



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Posted by: debjyoti Nov 9 2010, 12:01 PM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Nov 9 2010, 05:52 AM)

Posted by: abhijoy Nov 12 2010, 07:32 AM

Excellent upload swarapriya....many many thanks........

Posted by: swarapriya Nov 12 2010, 01:50 PM

QUOTE(debjyoti @ Nov 8 2010, 10:31 PM)

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Nov 9 2010, 05:52 AM)

Golmaal (1979)

Songs from this album follow ...

Aanewala pal of Kishoreji is an extraordinary song,it remains a hot favourite of many even today.

Posted by: swarapriya Nov 12 2010, 01:51 PM

QUOTE(abhijoy @ Nov 11 2010, 06:02 PM)

Posted by: swarapriya Nov 16 2010, 10:16 AM

Griha Pravesh (1979)

After the success enjoyed by their previous collaboration, "Anubhav (1971)", in which Gulzar wrote 2 of the 4 songs for Kanu Roy, they are here together again. "Anubhav" was a glorious swan song for Geetaji. There is no Geetaji here for this album. Yet with a group of unlikely artistes like Chandrani Mukherjee, Sulakshana Pandit, Bhupinder, Pankaj Mitra, and Yesudas the songs turn out to be fine. Here are these songs...



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Posted by: swarapriya Nov 22 2010, 01:56 PM

Meera (1979)

Songs from this album were recently uploaded in the "Shammi Kapoor" thread in this directory. They are still available at the following location...

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?showtopic=59103&st=672

Posted by: swarapriya Dec 7 2010, 04:52 AM

Ratnadeep (1979)

Songs from this album follow...



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Posted by: abhijoy Dec 9 2010, 01:41 PM

excellent swarapriya...........

Posted by: swarapriya Dec 9 2010, 01:44 PM

QUOTE(abhijoy @ Dec 9 2010, 12:11 AM)

Posted by: debjyoti Dec 9 2010, 08:48 PM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Dec 9 2010, 01:44 PM)

QUOTE(abhijoy @ Dec 9 2010, 12:11 AM)

excellent swarapriya...........

Great Gargi. Looks like you show up only for Gulzarji's songs. Nevertheless my thanks.

Cheers,
S

Posted by: swarapriya Dec 17 2010, 05:50 AM

Khubsoorat (1980)

This is a story of a young woman growing to be a responsible adult handled deftly by the great director Hrishida. I am uploading all songs of this film from an original soundtrack album. Here are these...


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Posted by: sangeetbhakt Dec 27 2010, 09:13 AM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Dec 6 2010, 03:22 PM)

Posted by: swarapriya Dec 27 2010, 02:18 PM

QUOTE(sangeetbhakt @ Dec 26 2010, 07:43 PM)

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Dec 6 2010, 03:22 PM)

Ratnadeep (1979)

Songs from this album follow...

"Ratnadeep" was one of those albums of RD's that did not see as much airtime and fame
as some of his other albums, possibly because this was a low-budget small film. But it has
a couple of compositions that I absolutely love. The Asha/Kishore duet is a gem of a song
so wonderfully sung by both of them. I have seen the film a couple of times over the years
and I am very fond of the picturization of this song as well.
The Asha solo "Aisa ho to kaisa hoga" is another lesser heard beauty. When Asha sang for
Pancham, especially in the 70s, there was an additional miThaas that she threw in just for
him and it enhanced the innate beauty of the compositions.

An enjoyably watchable film made even better by the music.

Posted by: swarapriya Dec 28 2010, 02:46 PM

Sitara (1980)

This album is a real beauty from the combination of RD and Gulzar Saab. They weave their magic so beautifully with able assist from their singers Asha, Lata & Bhupinder that the spell is hard to come out of. These songs are all from an original soundtrack album. I am including a second version of the song "Thodi Si" which has a dialogue at the end of the song. Also, I am including an audio clip of "Yeh Saaye Hain" with an introduction by Asha. This is taken from the album "Legends: R.D. Burman - The Versatile Composer (CD 4)".

Here is a sprinkle of endless enchantment for your listening pleasure...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jan 7 2011, 05:29 AM

Swayamvar (1980)

This movie was based on the hit Telugu film "Gundamma Katha (1962)". In spite of some good songs in the Hindi version, like its Tamil counterpart, the film didn't go that well with the audience. I am uploading Hindi film songs below with songs from the Telugu version to immediately follow.

Here are the songs...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jan 7 2011, 05:53 AM

Gundamma Katha (1962) - A Telugu Film

Hindi film "Swayamvar (1980)" was based on this hit Telugu film. The film, now considered a classic, boasts an all-star cast and some great performances from its principals. Savithri never looked so radiantly beautiful as a simple suffering woman and Rama Rao in the lead was great. Suryakantham, a veteran Telugu actress, in the title role was just brilliant.

The film has several songs with some fine lyrics penned by Pingali. All songs were and still are immensely popular. My favorite is the song "Sannaga Veeche" by Susheela. The lyrics and and the melodious voice of Susheela make this an unforgettable listening experience.

To learn more about the incomparable Savithri, please visit the web site "www.savithri.info".

Here are the songs...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jan 18 2011, 06:35 AM

Gehrayee (1980)

Here is a little known "horror" film with a 12-year old Padmini Kolhapure having a major role. The DVD had only one song in it that I am uploading below plus a couple of musical instrumentals...


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Posted by: swarapriya Jan 26 2011, 05:00 AM

Kashish (1980)

I don't have any songs from this album. Please kindly share if you have any. Thank you very much.

Posted by: swarapriya Jan 26 2011, 05:08 AM

Sahira (1980)

I don't have any songs from this album. Please share if you have any. Thank you very much.

Posted by: Viraj Padhye Jan 26 2011, 10:38 AM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jan 26 2011, 05:00 AM)

Posted by: swarapriya Jan 27 2011, 04:23 AM

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QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jan 26 2011, 05:00 AM)

Kashish (1980)

I don't have any songs from this album. Please kindly share if you have any. Thank you very much.

Hi SP,

Here are couple of songs. These may have originated from HF members. All 128kbps. Last song missing. Request others to upload.

Viraj

Posted by: swarapriya Jan 31 2011, 01:15 PM

Thodisi Bewafaii (1980)

Here is a beautiful album from the combined work of Gulzarji and Khayyam Saab...



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Posted by: debjyoti Feb 1 2011, 06:26 PM

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Posted by: swarapriya Feb 8 2011, 12:26 AM

Baseraa (1981)

Here is one of the finer efforts from the combination of RD & Gulzarji...


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Posted by: abhijoy Feb 10 2011, 03:40 PM

nice upload swarapriya........

Posted by: swarapriya Feb 11 2011, 04:27 AM

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Posted by: swarapriya Feb 18 2011, 12:16 PM

Naram Garam (1981)

Here are the songs from this album, all thanks to the courtesy of the Forum members...



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Posted by: swarapriya Feb 26 2011, 02:58 AM

Angoor (1982)

Gulzar wrote the story, dialogues and lyrics of this film about a situational comedy of two identical twins. He also directed the movie. This film was based on Shakespeare's play, "A Comedy of Errors" that was made into movie in English several times. Bimalda made this play into a movie in 1968 called "Do Dooni Chaar". It starred Kishore Kumar and Asit Sen. Gulzar wrote all the songs fro that movie as well. The movie flopped.

14 years later, Gulzar decided to take the same story and made "Angoor". This time Sanjeev Kumar reprised the role of Kishore and Deven Verma that of Asit Sen. Gulzar's version was a modest hit.

Interestingly, David Dhawan directed a movie called "Bade Miya and Chhote Miya" that was loosely based on the same play with Amitabh and Govinda in 1998. Amitabh was struggling in his career and looking to see he can land in some roles that can re-establish him as a force in the industry. This movie was also a modest success but it didn't do much for Amitabh's career as Govinda stole the show.

Here are the songs from this album...



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Posted by: swarapriya Mar 6 2011, 02:25 PM

Masoom (1983)

This great film was made by the debutant director Shekhar Kapur. Kapur went on to make several movies that were controversial. Some of these include “Bandit Queen (1994)” based upon the life of Phoolan Devi and “Elizabeth (1998)”. Asha Parekh, who was the Censor Board Chief in 1998, declined to give censor clearance to “Elizabeth” unless some of the scenes were deleted. Kapur refused and Parekh never relented.

“Masoom” was loosely based on Erich Segal’s (who was famous for his book “Love Story”, also movie of the same name) book “Man, Woman and Child”. Interestingly this book was also made into movie the very same year 1983 as “Masoom”.

An emotionally satisfying movie, “Masoom” was a critical and financial success when it was released. It was nominated for several Filmfare Awards and won the Best Actor Award for Naseeruddin Shah, the Best Music Director Award for R.D. Burman, the Best Lyricist Award for Gulzar (for the song “Tujh Se Naaraaz Nahin”), and the Best Female Playback Singer for Aarti Mukhrjee (for the song “Do Naina Aur Ek Kahaani”).

Urmila Matondkar who played the daughter of Shabana Azmi is one of the child artistes in the film. She grew up to become a full fledged actress herself. Interestingly, Urmila (this time an adult) played as the daughter of Shabana in “Tehzeeb”, a 2003 movie.

Here are the songs from this fine film from an original soundtrack album…



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Posted by: swarapriya Mar 15 2011, 10:24 AM

Namkeen (1982)

Songs from this album were recently uploaded in the "Muse & Music" thread in the "Sangeet ke Sitarey" directory and are available starting at the following location...

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?showtopic=77140&st=1726

Posted by: swarapriya Mar 22 2011, 12:03 AM

Situm (1982)

Here are the songs from this album...



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Posted by: swarapriya Mar 28 2011, 01:49 AM

Sadma (1983)

Here is an album from the melody maker par excellence from South, the music maestro, Ilaiyaraja. By some estimates he composed music for over 900 films!



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Posted by: ketaki shukla Mar 28 2011, 09:20 AM

Thanks a lot Swarapriya for this wonderful album.


Ketaki

Posted by: swarapriya Mar 28 2011, 02:16 PM

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Posted by: swarapriya Apr 4 2011, 02:00 AM

Hip Hip Hurray (1984)

Here are the songs from this album, all thanks to the courtesy of the Forum members...



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Posted by: HarshBhatt Apr 4 2011, 08:46 AM

Thanks for posting Hip Hip Hurray

Posted by: swarapriya Apr 4 2011, 12:55 PM

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Posted by: swarapriya Apr 11 2011, 03:12 AM

Musafir (1984)

Here are the songs from this album, with an excellent song by Kishoreda, "Bahut Raat Hui"...


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Posted by: Aditya Pant Apr 11 2011, 08:33 AM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Apr 11 2011, 03:12 AM)

Posted by: swarapriya Apr 11 2011, 10:10 AM

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QUOTE(swarapriya @ Apr 11 2011, 03:12 AM)

Musafir (1984)

Here are the songs from this album, with an excellent song by Kishorda, "Bahut Raat Hui"...

The Lata song listed above is from Savera (1972)

Aditya

Posted by: swarapriya Apr 18 2011, 12:46 AM

Ghulami (1985)

Here are the songs from this album...


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Posted by: swarapriya Apr 25 2011, 02:06 AM

Ek Pal (1986)

Here is a beautiful album from Bhupen Hazarika with lyrics by Gulzar Saab as well as Kaifi Azmi Saab...



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Posted by: yogihit Apr 29 2011, 10:39 AM

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Posted by: swarapriya Apr 30 2011, 12:47 AM

Ratnadeep (1979)

I am re-uploading these songs on request...



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Posted by: swarapriya May 9 2011, 11:13 AM

Jeeva (1986)

I am uploading songs from this album in two back-to-back posts. In the first post I am uploading all of the songs. The second post contains several music clips.

Here are the songs in the first post...



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Posted by: swarapriya May 9 2011, 11:19 AM

Concluding Songs from "Jeeva (1986)"...

This post contains music clips from the movie...



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Posted by: swarapriya May 15 2011, 03:29 AM

New Delhi Times (1986)

I don't have a single song from this film. I am requesting our members to share any songs from this film they may have. Thank you very much...

Posted by: Sangeet May 15 2011, 03:36 AM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ May 15 2011, 03:29 AM)

Posted by: swarapriya May 15 2011, 04:23 AM

QUOTE(Sangeet @ May 14 2011, 03:06 PM)

QUOTE(swarapriya @ May 15 2011, 03:29 AM)

New Delhi Times (1986)

I don't have a single song from this film. I am requesting our members to share any songs from this film they may have. Thank you very much...

The film is songless (as least in the one i saw). Did Gulzar write the dialouges in it?

Posted by: swarapriya May 21 2011, 12:31 PM

Dil Padosi Hai (1987) - Side One

This private album consisting of 14 songs, all written by Gulzarji, and all sung by Asha. It was released on September 8, 1987, Asha's birthday. Since its release, on many occasions Asha proclaimed that this album remains as one of her very personal and a favorite one. There are ample reasons sprinkled through out these 14 songs why Asha thinks so highly of it.

These 14 original songs were released on two LPs and two CDs. The songs I am uploading are broken down based on the LP sides; Side One, Side Two, Side Three, and Side Four. But these are from CDs. I will upload each of these sides in their own separate post.

Here are the songs in Side One...


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Posted by: swarapriya May 21 2011, 12:38 PM

Dil Padosi Hai (1987) - Side Two

Here are the songs from this side...


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Posted by: swarapriya May 21 2011, 12:45 PM

Dil Padosi Hai (1987) - Side Three

Here are the songs from this side...


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Posted by: swarapriya May 21 2011, 12:51 PM

Dil Padosi Hai (1987) - Side Four (Concluding Post)

Here are the last three songs from this beautiful album...


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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2011, 12:09 PM

Ijaazat (1987)

This movie was based on a Subodh Ghosh’s Bengali novel, “Jatugriha”. In 1964, it was made into a movie of the same name in Bengali by the renowned Tapan Sinha that starred Arundhati Devi and Uttam Kumar. For the Hindi version, Gulzar wrote the screenplay, dialogues, lyrics, and also directed.

“Ijaazat” had only four songs, all sung by Asha Bhosle. But all four are just absolute gems. The great R.D. Burman, who was associated with Gulzar in so many movies and some popular private albums, composed beautiful tunes. The song “Mere Kuchh Saamaan” fetched Gulzar the National Film Award for best lyrics. He also got the similar award from Filmfare. Asha’s same song also won her the Best Female Playback Singer National Film Award.

I am not sure how the Bengali version was, but this (the Hindi version) one is a magnificent movie. It is a complex story that is interwoven between the three principal characters played by Rekha, Anuradha Patel, and Naseeruddin Shah. All three excelled in their roles. Shashi Kapoor had an incidental role.

The movie explores the love triangle and the intricacies it brings into the lives of the three affected people. Anuradha Patel brings in a refreshingly beautiful display of acting skills by playing the role of a free spirited person who cannot be committed to any lasting relationship. Someone described that her role was like that of a morning breeze that is evasive but always lingering behind you. I haven’t seen any of Patel’s other work in films barring this one. Apparently she appeared in 25 or so movies and on TV. She is the maternal granddaughter of Ashok Kumar.

I am uploading these songs in two back-to-back posts. The first post contains all the songs from the film. The second post contains some specials. Here are the songs from this movie, in this first post…



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Posted by: swarapriya May 29 2011, 12:17 PM

Concluding Songs from "Ijaazat (1987)"...

I am uploading a couple of specials in this post. The song "Katra Katra" had RD's humming preceding it. This is taken from the album "Legends: Asha Bhosle - The Enchantress (CD 5)". The other song, "Mera Kuchh" has a fine commentary by Gulzarji. This is taken from the album "Fursat Ke Raat Din".

Here are these two specials...



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Posted by: ketaki shukla May 31 2011, 02:23 AM

Hi swarapriya,

Wow !!!!

A very nice movie with a lovely songs & music.

I just watched it yesterday.Full story in one night in waiting room on Railway station in a rainy night.

Wonderful story.

Thanks for sharing


Ketaki

Posted by: swarapriya May 31 2011, 06:52 PM

QUOTE(ketaki shukla @ May 30 2011, 01:53 PM)

Posted by: swarapriya Jun 4 2011, 03:42 AM

Jallian Wala Bagh (1987)

Here are the songs from this album, all with many thanks to the members of this Forum who were original contributors of these songs...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 12 2011, 12:20 PM

Zevar (1987)

This movie was based on a story by Sharat Chandra Chatterjee. It was less than 90 minutes long and had no songs in it. Salil Chowddhury composed its background music. Guzlarji wrote the screenplay and dialogues for the movie. I am uploading its title music below...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 20 2011, 11:55 AM

Chatran (1988)

This movie was based on a Japanese movie made in 1986 called "Koneko Monogatari". It tells a story about the plight of two unlikely friends, a cat and dog, who get separated. It was remade in English as "The Adventures of Milo & Otis" in 1989.

All songs I am uploading here are by the courtesy of the Forum members. Thank you very much. Also, all songs were sung by Asha Bhosle. Here are these...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jun 25 2011, 11:34 PM

Libaas (1988)

Gulzar wrote the lyrics and directed this film. However, it couldn’t get clearance by the Censor Board for public exhibition. This was not the first time Gulzarji had problems like this. His "Aandhi (1975)" ran into the same problems with the Censor Board but it was eventually cleared for exhibition. However, it was different this time. The Board members felt the subjects "Libaas" dealt with, adultery and extramarital relations were too bold for its time and declined to give the clearance. It was shown abroad at various film festivals but the Indian Censor Board stuck to its guns and never yielded. I am not certain whether this film was ever released in India.

It has beautiful music to great lyrics written by Gulzarji. Even though movie was made in 1988, because of the Censor Board problems it ran into, the songs of the film were not released until 1994, after R.D.’s death.

I am uploading these songs from an original soundtrack album. Here are these beauties…



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 4 2011, 05:12 AM

Mirza Ghalib (TV Serial) - CD1 (1988)

This TV serial starring Naseeruddin Shah as Mirza Ghalib was written an directed by Gulzarj. Its music was composed by the ghazal singer Jagjit Singh. He and his wife along with Bhupinder Singh and Vinod Sehgal sang all the songs from the serial. These songs (ghazals) were released as a 2-CD set with all of the lyrics taken from Ghalib's work. I will upload the songs from the first CD today and the second CD next time. There are 13 ghazals in the first CD. I will upload them in two back-to-back posts.

Here are the first six ghazals...


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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 4 2011, 05:25 AM

Concluding Songs from "Mirza Ghalib (TV Serial) - CD1 (1988)"...

Here are the rest of the ghazals from this album...



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Posted by: Aditya Pant Jul 4 2011, 09:03 AM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jun 25 2011, 11:34 PM)

Posted by: Debopriyo Jul 4 2011, 10:20 AM

QUOTE(Aditya Pant @ Jul 4 2011, 09:03 AM)

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jun 25 2011, 11:34 PM)

Libaas (1988)

Gulzar wrote the lyrics and directed this film. However, it couldn’t get clearance by the Censor Board for public exhibition. This was not the first time Gulzarji had problems like this. His "Aandhi (1975)" ran into the same problems with the Censor Board but it was eventually cleared for exhibition. However, it was different this time. The Board members felt the subjects "Libaas" dealt with, adultery and extramarital relations were too bold for its time and declined to give the clearance. It was shown abroad at various film festivals but the Indian Censor Board stuck to its guns and never yielded. I am not certain whether this film was ever released in India.

It has beautiful music to great lyrics written by Gulzarji. Even though movie was made in 1988, because of the Censor Board problems it ran into, the songs of the film were not released until 1994, after R.D.’s death.

I am uploading these songs from an original soundtrack album. Here are these beauties…

There was no censor board issue with this film. It played at a few film festivals in 1991-92 (in India as well... I saw it in Bangalore), but did not get a theatrical release due to some issues with the producer. And if I'm not mistaken, the songs were also released in the 1992-93 time frame, before RD's death.

Aditya

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 4 2011, 11:55 AM

QUOTE(Aditya Pant @ Jul 3 2011, 08:33 PM)

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jun 25 2011, 11:34 PM)

Libaas (1988)

Gulzar wrote the lyrics and directed this film. However, it couldn�€™t get clearance by the Censor Board for public exhibition. This was not the first time Gulzarji had problems like this. His "Aandhi (1975)" ran into the same problems with the Censor Board but it was eventually cleared for exhibition. However, it was different this time. The Board members felt the subjects "Libaas" dealt with, adultery and extramarital relations were too bold for its time and declined to give the clearance. It was shown abroad at various film festivals but the Indian Censor Board stuck to its guns and never yielded. I am not certain whether this film was ever released in India.

It has beautiful music to great lyrics written by Gulzarji. Even though movie was made in 1988, because of the Censor Board problems it ran into, the songs of the film were not released until 1994, after R.D.�€™s death.

I am uploading these songs from an original soundtrack album. Here are these beauties�€�

There was no censor board issue with this film. It played at a few film festivals in 1991-92 (in India as well... I saw it in Bangalore), but did not get a theatrical release due to some issues with the producer. And if I'm not mistaken, the songs were also released in the 1992-93 time frame, before RD's death.

Aditya

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 8 2011, 04:23 AM

Mirza Ghalib (TV Serial) - CD2 (1988)

Here are the ghazals from the second part of the two-volume set. I will upload these in two back-to-back posts. Couple of ghazals in these recordings have some noise in them. Especially the ghazal "Yeh Mujhe". Please note that these are part of the recordings.

Here are the ghazals in the first post...


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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 8 2011, 04:32 AM

Concluding Songs from "Mirza Ghalib (TV Serial) - CD2 (1988)"...

Here are the rest of the ghazals from this album...


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Posted by: Aditya Pant Jul 8 2011, 10:51 AM

QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jul 8 2011, 04:32 AM)

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 8 2011, 11:22 AM

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QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jul 8 2011, 04:32 AM)

Concluding Songs from "Mirza Ghalib (TV Serial) - CD2 (1988)"...

Here are the rest of the ghazals from this album...

Ya Mujhe Afsar-e-Shahi and Layi Hayat Aaye are not Ghalib's ghazals. The first one is by Bahadur Shah Zafar and the latter by Zauq.

Posted by: Faraaj73 Jul 8 2011, 03:07 PM

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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 8 2011, 11:04 PM

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QUOTE(swarapriya @ Jul 8 2011, 09:02 AM)

Concluding Songs from "Mirza Ghalib (TV Serial) - CD2 (1988)"...

Here are the rest of the ghazals from this album...

Swarapriya

I clearly remember seeing the TV serial many years back and remember Pata Pata Boota Boota Haal Hamara Jaane Hai (not sung by Jagjit) in the serial and even remember the picturisation. I didn't see (and apologies if I missed it) in your Mirza Ghalib uploads.

Posted by: yogihit Jul 9 2011, 11:25 AM

http://ishare.rediff.com/video/others/1988-mirza-ghalib-patta-patta-boota-boota-haal-hamara-jane-hai/1820683

Posted by: Faraaj73 Jul 9 2011, 03:21 PM

QUOTE(yogihit @ Jul 9 2011, 03:55 PM)

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 9 2011, 09:07 PM

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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 9 2011, 09:10 PM

QUOTE(Faraaj73 @ Jul 9 2011, 02:51 AM)

QUOTE(yogihit @ Jul 9 2011, 03:55 PM)

http://ishare.rediff.com/video/others/1988-mirza-ghalib-patta-patta-boota-boota-haal-hamara-jane-hai/1820683

Thanks Swarapriya and Yogi Bhai

What a beautiful poem, music to which its set and overall picturisation. This entire TV serial was a monumental achievement.

Posted by: swarapriya Jul 18 2011, 12:24 PM

Lekin (1990)

“Lekin” is based on a short story by Rabindranath Tagore. Its screenplay and some of the lyrics were written by Gulzarji, who also directed the movie. The movie was produced by the singing legend Lata Mangeshkar. Its music was provided by her younger brother, Hridyanath Mangeshkar.

The movie bagged many National Film Awards. Lata won for the haunting melody, the stirring song “Yaara Seeli Seeli” as the Best Female Playback Singer. Gulzarji won for its lyrics the Best Lyricist Award. The composer of that song and others from the film, the music director Hridyanath Mangeshkar, won as the Best Music Director. Nitish Roy won for the Best Art Direction. Finally to round up the Natonal Film Awards, Bhanu Athaiya won for the Best Costume Design. Gulzarji also won for “Yaara Seeli Seeli” the Filmfare Award as the Best Lyricist.

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



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 18 2011, 12:36 PM

Concluding Songs from "Lekin (1990)"...

Here are the rest of the songs from this multiple award winning film...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 25 2011, 10:49 AM

Maya Memsaab (1993)

This movie is based on the classic French novel, "Madame Bovary". It was the first novel of Gustavo Flaubert in 1856. Because of the nature of the subject, adultery was its core which revolved around Bovary's character; it raised a storm and was banned for some time. In a court battle that lasted nearly two years, the writer was acquitted of any wrong doing. Because of notoriety gained the novel became an instant best seller and today is considered to be one of the most influential books written in 18th century. Up and coming Shah Rukh Khan, the future star, had a major role in the film.

Here are the songs from this film from an original soundtrack album...



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 31 2011, 10:35 PM

Rudaali (1993)

Here is an example of a rich movie experience. Made in breathtakingly beautiful desertscapes of Rajasthan, the film painted an incredible portrait of the people of the bygone era. In the lead, Dimple Kapadia, the same coy girl of "Bobby (1973)" fame, gave one of the stunning performances of her life. This exercise richly fetched her National Award as the Best Actress. To complement this there is the music of Bhupen Hazarika. Haunting, mystic, sweet, and lingering. All at the same time. This was the first Indian movie to win an international award (Japan) for its refreshingly reverberating music.

From early life Kalpana Lajmi (see the picture inserted below) was involved with theater and cinema. Niece of the legendary Guru Dutt, she grew up in the film making atmosphere. She assisted Shyam Benegal, also a relative of Guru Dutt, in his “Mandi (1983)”. She designed costumes for Smita Patil in Shyam Benegal’s “Bhumika (1977)”. Later on she became an independent producer and made several highly acclaimed documentaries. Finally in 1986 she decided to enter the mainstream movie making and produced and directed her first feature film “Ek Pal”. The movie won critical acclaim and won the National Award for Best Creative Sound.

“Rudaali” was her very next film. She wrote the story of the film, based on a story “Rudaali” by Mahasweta Devi, and directed it. Devi’s father was a brother of the famous filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak. Devi lives in Bangladesh. “Rudaali” was a sensation at both national and international level. It won over 30 major awards all over the world. Its music fetched the Japanese International Film Festival Award. It won for Dimple Kapadia the Best Actress Award at the Damascus International Film Festival. “Rudaali” also was a foreign language film entry for Oscars.

Lajmi went on to make several other movies including “Daaman (2001)”, “Kyon? (2003)”, and “Chingari (2006)”. She even wrote dialogues for “Kyon?”. Interestingly, Lajmi directed Ravina Tandon, who was popular playing lighter roles, in her “Daaman” that fetched Tandon the National Award as the Best Actress. Lajmi worked with Bhupen Hazarika as the music director for several of her movies. She has a live-in relationship with him for a long time.

A note about the music director Hazarika (see the picture inserted below), who was introduced to the mainstream film industry by the great late Hemant Kumar whom he met years be. It is not an exaggeration if one claims that Bhupen Hazarika single handedly helped Assam's film industry get a firm foothold and brought it to the cultural front of contemporary India. In this respect, his contributions have been many.

He is a poet. He wrote lyrics for many Assamese films. He published over a thousand poems. He also published over 15 books that include short stories, essays, children's work, and travelogues. He is a singer. He had a rich crisp baritone voice. His flawless diction can be heard in the songs he sang in "Rudaali". His music compositions touching wide range of themes are known to reflect his rich poetic imagination. Again the songs from the film "Rudaali" have ample examples of this. His enriched music compositions use Assamese folk music with a slight touch of the contemporary. Songs of “Rudaali” abundantly reflect this observation. He is an actor. He acted on the stage as well as in the movies. He is a journalist. For the past twenty plus years he has been publishing monthly magazines "Pratidhwani" and "Amar Pratinidhi". He produced and directed several Assamese and Bengali movies.

Dr. Hazarika has been conferred with many richly deserving honors. Also, his doctorate is not an honorary one. He earned it studying at Columbia University in New York City. He is the recipient of Padma Bhushan Award. He was awarded many times for his accomplishments both at the state as well as the national level. He is widely revered in Assam, West Bengal, and Bangladesh.

It is ironic that Amjad Khan (see the picture inserted below), who was on death bed in the entire movie, passed away in 1992 before the movie was released. He finished his work on this film and several others that were released after his death. He was only 52 when he passed away. What a pity. With the awesome talent he possessed there was hope for many more accomplishments to come from him.

One of the greatest actors of our time, Khan debuted as a child artiste in Raj Kapoor’s “Ab Dilli Door Nahin” in 1957. His first adult role as an actor was in “Hindustan ki Kasam” released in 1973. But the movie that brought him instant fame and recognition was “Sholay” that came in 1975. A villain in an Indian film never looked meaner and his deeds scarier than Khan’s were from this movie. In honor of Khan Saab, “Rudaali” was dedicated to his fond memory.

Rakhee originally was under the impression that she was going to have a major and pivotal role in the movie. As the movie was unfolding, during its production, it was becoming obvious to her that she had only a secondary role and all the limelight was on Dimple. With this realization Rakhee apparently started giving Kalpana Lajmi lot of headache on the sets by being either late or have everyone wait for her or not cooperating in the scenes or not show up at all as scheduled. Fed up with this attitude, Lajmi decided to cut down Rakhee's final minutes in the movie even further.

When the movie was released, all the adulation was on Dimple and Rakhee's name was hardly mentioned. This made Rakhee even more furious. She started giving interviews and downplaying Lajmi's superior product. I am not sure whether Rakhee ever made amends with Lajmi or not.

Gulzarji wrote the screenplay, dialogue and lyrics for all the songs in the film. The song “Samay O Dheere Chalo” sung by Lata was not in the film even though other two versions, one sung by Asha and the other by Hazarika, are in the film. There is a song sung by Hazarika, “Maula O Maula”, that is in the CD. But it is not in the DVD (presumably not in the film). The titles of the movie mention one Akbar Khan (Jaislamer) as a singer. His song or songs are not in the CD and also not in the DVD.

I am uploading songs from this album starting in the next post...


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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 31 2011, 10:46 PM

Songs from "Rudaali (1993)"...

Gulzarji wrote the screenplay, dialogues and lyrics for all the songs in the film. The song “Samay O Dheere Chalo” sung by Lata was not in the film even though the other two versions, one sung by Asha and the other by Hazarika, are in the film. There is a song sung by Hazarika, “Maula O Maula”, that is in the CD. But it is not in the DVD (presumably not in the film). The titles of the movie mention one Akbar Khan (Jaislamer) as a singer. His song or songs are not in the CD and also not in the DVD.

I am uploading these songs in three back-to-back posts. The first two posts contain the songs from the film. The third post contains various music clips.

Here is a description of the songs in the first post and the songs themselves…



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 31 2011, 10:55 PM

Continuing Songs from "Rudaali (1993)"...

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



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Posted by: swarapriya Jul 31 2011, 11:07 PM

Concluding Songs from "Rudaali (1993)"...

Following are some of the music clips from the film, all except for one as noted, from an original soundtrack album...



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Posted by: swarapriya Aug 8 2011, 12:40 AM

Mammo (1994)

Some movie makers have this incredible knack of taking a serious subject and presenting it in simplistic heartwarming manner. I have seen most of Satyajit Ray’s movies. He had this incredible insight in storytelling. Another one, in my opinion, is Shyam Benegal (see the attached picture below). Ever since he made his sensational directorial debut with “Ankur” in 1974, he never looked back. He has made series of movies dealing with varied human and humane subjects. Along the way he earned various accolades and earned admiration from discerning cinegoers.

This is another movie to Benegal’s credit that has all the ingredients mentioned. It starred Farida Jalal in the title role and the story revolves around her, her sister, and a little boy finely played by Amit Phalke. Ms Jalal has been in movies for a long time. But this movie was once in a lifetime opportunity for her. She made use of it magnificently. She gave a splendid performance that was unexpected but very appealing.

The movie won several awards. It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film. Surekha Sikri, who played Jalal’s sister, won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress. Farida Jalal won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance.

Benegal made a series of socials with Muslims as prominent central characters. “Mammo” was the first one. He followed this with “Sardari Begum” in 1996. In 2001, he made a movie named “Zubeidaa”. Most recently, in 2010, he came up with another winner in “Well Done Abba”. Incidentally, most of these movies were done in such a way that one can identify familiarities of their own lives irrespective of their faith or religion.

There are only two songs in the movie. I ripped these from a DVD. Jagjit Singh’s beautiful song “Hazaar Baar Ruke Hum” is repeated four times in the film. It is played during the titles and part of it in the end. In between portions of the song are played a couple more times. The second song is “Aa Choom Loon”. I am not certain who the singers are. If someone can help identify who the singers are, I will be thankful. I am also including in this post few short music clips from the film.

Here are these songs and music clips…



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Posted by: swarapriya Aug 14 2011, 01:39 PM

Maachis (1996)

Gulzarji made several beautiful movies in his career. In "Maachis" he tackles the subject of how restless youth become rebels against the society. He treats the subject with great care and the result is an instant classic. On the top of it, he wrote heart pounding lyrics for most of its songs. With one of his favorite music directors, R.D. Burman gone, Gulzarji brought Vishal Bhardwaj to direct the music for the film. Bhardwaj rose to the occasion by providing probably some of the best compositions of his career.

I am uploading these songs from an original soundtrack album in two back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first post...



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Posted by: swarapriya Aug 14 2011, 01:46 PM

Concluding Songs from "Maachis (1996)"...

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



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Posted by: swarapriya Aug 22 2011, 01:46 AM

Aastha (1997)

Here are songs from this movie in which Rekha sizzles in a sensuous role that only she knows how to play...



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Posted by: swarapriya Aug 28 2011, 01:03 PM

Daayra (1997)

Anand & Milind gave music to several fine movies. It is difficult to understand why they fell out of favor. Rhythm was their forte and many accused them of duplicating Ilaiyaraja. May be. If so, what is wrong with it? Ilaiyaraja composed music for over 900 films and was a highly popular music director. Taking cue from him shouldn't have been such a bad idea. Anyway, here is an album to prove my case. This movie, highly acclaimed and directed by Amol Palekar, has several good songs. I am uploading these songs, most of them thanks to the courtesy of our fellow member anjvajay. Thank you anjvajay and others who contributed these songs.

Now for the songs...



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Posted by: Debopriyo Aug 29 2011, 03:09 PM

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Posted by: swarapriya Sep 6 2011, 09:51 AM

Chachi 420 (1997)

This movie was based on the English hit film "Mrs. Doubtfire" made in 1994 that starred Sally Field and Robin Williams. Kamal Haasan, who produced, acted, directed, and sang a song in the film adopted the story for this film. Gulzarji wrote dialogues and lyrics. He also appeared during the end credits along with the music director Vishal Bhardwaj. By the way, Rekha Bhardwaj, I believe she is the wife of Vishalji, sang a song ("Ek Woh Din Bhi The") in this movie which is a thing of sheer beauty.

I am uploading these songs, all taken from a DVD, below...


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Posted by: Debopriyo Sep 6 2011, 09:47 PM

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Posted by: swarapriya Sep 7 2011, 01:23 AM

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QUOTE(swarapriya @ Sep 6 2011, 09:51 AM)

Chachi 420 (1997)

This movie was based on the English hit film "Mrs. Doubtfire" made in 1994 that starred Sally Field and Robin Williams. Kamal Haasan, who produced, acted, directed, and sang a song in the film adopted the story for this film. Gulzarji wrote dialogues and lyrics. He also appeared during the end credits along with the music director Vishal Bhardwaj. By the way, Rekha Bhardwaj, I believe she is the wife of Vishalji, sang a song ("Ek Woh Din Bhi The") in this movie which is a thing of sheer beauty.

I am uploading these songs, all taken from a DVD, below...

Thanks swarapriya ji ..can you upload the Makarina track
By hariharan - asha bhosle ?

Posted by: swarapriya Sep 12 2011, 12:30 AM

Dil Se.. (1998)

The brilliant movie maker Mani Ratnam (see the photo attached) was born in a family that worked in the film industry. His father and two of his brothers were in the film business. His wife Suhasini is also a respected character actress.

Ratnam made his directorial debut with a Kannada film “Pallavi Anu Pallavi” in 1983. That movie starred Hindi film actor Anil Kapoor in the lead. But it was “Mouna Ragam”, a 1986 film that won him critical acclaim and also became a huge hit. It earned the National Film Award for the Best Feature Film. Since then Ratnam worked in all Southern languages and Hindi.

Ratnam won many National Awards, Filmfare Awards, and several International Awards. He is noted for taking topical themes or controversial subjects and presenting them in a gripping fashion. The trilogy on terrorism, “Roja” in 1992, “Bombay” in 1995, and “Dil Se..” in 1998 are excellent example of this.

Mani Ratnam introduced A.R. Rahman in his film “Roja” in 1992. TIME magazine selected the soundtrack of “Roja” as the “10 Best Soundtracks” of all time. In a BBC poll the song “Rakkamma” from “Thalapathi (1991)” (music by Ilaiyaraja) was selected as the fourth most popular songs of all time. Ratnam’s “Nayakan” (later made in Hindi by Feroz Khan as “Dayavan (1988)”) was selected as one of the All-Time 100 Greatest Movies.

Even though Mani Ratnam has shown consistent brilliancy, his last effort “Raavan” released in 2010 was a major disappointment. (However the Tamil version of the film apparently clicked.) Let us hope Ratnam can go back to his usual ways.


A.R. Rahman (see the attached picture) is credited with bringing Indian film music close to many other countries throughout the world. His genius includes integrating eastern classical music with digital electronic sounds, sprinkled generously with different world music genres and mixing with outstanding arrangements of traditional orchestra. He was introduced by Mani Ratnam in his history making “Roja” in 1992. The music for the film became a rage and won the debutant his first National Film Award as the Best Music Director.

He sold over 400 million records in a short span of less than 20 years, mostly through 100 plus movies for which he composed music for. He garnered an unprecedented number of awards including two Oscars, two Grammies, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Award, four National Film Award, 14 Filmfare Awards, 13 Filmfare Awards South, and many others.

He earned praise and recognition throughout the world. Time magazine called him “Mozart of Madras” and went on to list him as one of World’s Most Influential People. UK magazines branded him as “Tomorrow’s World Music Icon”.

He is considered a composer, music director, instrumentalist, arranger, singer, and record producer. He has his own company and is the highest paid music directors in India. He is also a noted philanthropist raising money for charities and beneficial causes.

Rahman has slipped a few scales since he won multiple Oscars for the film “Slum Dog Millionaire”. His work since then shows the lack of energy or intensity. This may be because of his fame he may be spreading his time too thin into too many things that are moving away from creating music. Let us hope he regains his old form.

The score of "Dil Se.." by Rahman is simply put brilliant. There is so much energy in each song. They just sway you away. I am uploading these songs from an original soundtrack album in two back-to-posts. Here are the songs in the first post...



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Posted by: swarapriya Sep 12 2011, 12:38 AM

Concluding Songs from "Dil Se.. (1998)"...

Here are the rest of the songs from this brilliant musical...



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Posted by: swarapriya Sep 18 2011, 11:59 PM

Satya (1998)

“Satya” is the first of gangster trilogy, related to crime bosses of Mumbai underworld. The other two were “Company” released in 2002 and “D”, the third in the series released in 2005. The trilogy won Ram Gopal Varma, who produced these movies, several awards. Danny Boyle, who directed multiple Oscar winning “Slumdog Millionaire” in 2008, cited Varma’s trilogy as his inspiration.

Varma (see his attached picture below), hailing from Andhra Pradesh, came to light for Hindi audience with the multiple award winning “Rangeela” in 1995 that he produced and directed. But it was “Satya” that became a commercial and financial success and established him as a force in the industry. It won him several awards.

Varma has made movies in every genre. He gave opportunities to several of his associates to direct movies that he produced. He had a checkered career with his films spanning from unusual to downright ugly.

One of the power packed performances in “Satya” came from Manoj Bajpai. He was introduced by Varma in his “Daud” the previous year. Bajpai fits like a glove in his role and gives an unforgettable performance. It is too bad that he is not getting opportunities that can exploit his skills as an actor.

The movie was released in Telugu, dubbed from Hindi, the very same year. I will upload songs from the Telugu version in this thread soon after I am done with the Hindi songs.

Here are the songs from the Hindi film…



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Posted by: swarapriya Sep 19 2011, 12:07 AM

Satya (1998) - A Telugu Film

This Telugu film was released at the same time as its original Hindi version. It was dubbed from Hindi. Here are the songs in it...



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Posted by: swarapriya Sep 26 2011, 04:16 AM

Swami Vivekananda (1995/1998)

This movie was completed in 1995 but for various reasons it was not released until 1998. It was considered for the National awards for 1995 and Mithun Chakraborty, who plays Rama Krishna Parama Hamsa, walked away as the Best Supporting Actor for that year.

Originally Naseeruddin Shah was cast for the role Mithun eventually played. But under the pressure brought by the Hindu extremists, producers have to drop the idea of a Muslim playing a Brahmin's role in this movie. When Mithun, a Bengali Brahmin, was cast in the role replacing Shah, the folks who originally protested vehemently threatened to stop any progress of the movie, quieted down.

Several film personalities from Bombay appeared in the movie. They had only brief roles. I haven't seen the movie myself but was told that in the title role Sarvadaman Banerjee was brilliant.

Producers took well over five years to complete the movie. But when the finished version was shown to the monks of Rama Krishna Mission, they objected to several scenes. One song was deleted and some of the scenes were reshot before it got their final stamp of approval.

Salilda, who was always brilliant with his music compositions, does it again here. He composed all the songs for the movie but passed away before scoring its background music. B.V. Karant (also known as Vijay Bhaskar Rao) scored the background music.

Finally, all these songs are by the courtesy of our fellow Forum member and a friend, late Erum Hashmi. Thank you very very much Erum for such lovely songs. You will be ever remembered for such nice contributions. May your soul rest in peace.

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



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Posted by: swarapriya Sep 26 2011, 04:23 AM

Concluding Songs from "Swami Vivekananda (1995/1998)"...

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



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Posted by: swarapriya Oct 2 2011, 11:53 PM

Wajood (1998)

Even though he didn't write any lyrics for this film, Gulzarji made a guest appearance. He was the guest of honor making a presentation to the winner of a dance competition. Here are the songs from this album...



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Posted by: swarapriya Oct 9 2011, 11:18 PM

Chhoo Lenge Akash (1999)

I don't have a single song from this album. Please kindly share if you can. Thanks.

Posted by: swarapriya Oct 17 2011, 04:56 AM

Hu Tu Tu (1999)

Apart from directing, Gulazr wrote the story and lyrics for this film. He also co-wrote its screenplay with his daughter Meghna. Tabu received Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. Suhasini Mulay received the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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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Posted by: swarapriya Oct 17 2011, 05:03 AM

Concluding Songs from "Hu Tu Tu (1999)"...

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



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Posted by: swarapriya Oct 24 2011, 12:27 AM

Jahan Tum Le Chalo (1999)

There are are several beautiful songs in this album. Listen to the one by Rekha Bhardwaj, the song, "Yeh Kaise Chaap". Such a beautiful and heart warming song. I wonder why she didn't sing more songs in films. The few songs she sang in the films, it appears like she only sang for her husband and music director Vishal Bhardwaj. She did release several private albums but her voice and the way she sings, she should have been singing more mainstream songs. May be it is by her own choice...

Here are the songs from this album...



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Posted by: swarapriya Oct 31 2011, 12:27 AM

Khoobsurat (1999)

I am uploading songs from this album in two back-to-back posts. Here is the first post...


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Posted by: swarapriya Oct 31 2011, 12:35 AM

Concluding Songs from "Khoobsurat (1999)"...

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



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Posted by: swarapriya Nov 7 2011, 12:40 PM

Rockford (1999)

This will be the last film of Gulzarji in this thread. Gulzarji continues to be very active in this 21st century. He won many accolades both national and international. His song “Jai Ho” for “Slumdog Millionaire” in 2008 fetched A.R. Rahman one of the two Oscars he won for that film. Gulzarji doesn’t seem to slow down and even today keeps on churning out song after good song for many of the new films.

We started this thread in March 2010and these 20 months we covered nearly 100 of his albums. It gave me a lot of pleasure to go through these songs penned by such a great writer.

This film, “Rockford”, was mostly in English. There are only two Hindi songs in the film. One, “Aasmaan Ke Paar” was penned by Gulzarji. I am not sure who the author of the song “Yaaron Dosti” is. If anyone of you has the information, please kindly share. Thanks.

This movie was directed by Nagesh Kukunoor (see the attached picture below), who is a writer, actor, producer, and director. He made several good movies starting with “Hyderabad Blues” in 1998. “Rockford” was his second film. But it was “3 Deewarein” in 2003 he first got rave notices. It was a great movie with a compelling story. He followed this with another powerful drama, “Iqbal” in 2005. His last good film was “Dor” released in 2006. His subsequent movies released after “Dor”, “Bombay to Bangkok (2008)”, “8x10 Tasveer (2009)”, “Aashayein (2010)”, and “Mod (2011)” did not have the same touch or feel and lack the promise he showed in his earlier films. Let us hope that he can get back to his original form with his next venture.

Here are the songs from this film…


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Posted by: Sangeet Jan 28 2012, 09:27 AM

Posted by: swarapriya Jan 29 2012, 12:01 AM

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