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

[swarapriya]

(Majrooh) Mere Lal (1966)

Here are the songs from this lesser known film...

[swarapriya]

(Rajinder Krishan) Prem Patra (1962)

Great Bimalda produced and directed this film based on the 1956 Bengali film “Sagarika”. I am a great admirer of Bimalda but I must confess that I was disappointed with this film. The screenplay was written by Salilda who also composed its music.

Of all the people you don’t expect Bimalda to divert from the central theme to delve into senseless and predictable comedy. There is a tiger hunting scene that consumes seems like nearly 25 minutes of time. And it was totally unnecessary as it does not serve any purpose to the main theme. There is also a Spanish Dance in the middle of nowhere. I can only guess that it was there because of the venerable assistant music director of Goan origin, Sebastian D’Souza.

Sadhana’s performance and the music try to lift the film. There are only five songs in the film. Of these all three duets are very good. I am uploading these and other songs below…

[rishi1911]

(Rajinder Krishan) Prem Patra (1962)

Great Bimalda produced and directed this film based on the 1956 Bengali film “Sagarika”. I am a great admirer of Bimalda but I must confess that I was disappointed with this film. The screenplay was written by Salilda who also composed its music.

Of all the people you don’t expect Bimalda to divert from the central theme to delve into senseless and predictable comedy. There is a tiger hunting scene that consumes seems like nearly 25 minutes of time. And it was totally unnecessary as it does not serve any purpose to the main theme. There is also a Spanish Dance in the middle of nowhere. I can only guess that it was there because of the venerable assistant music director of Goan origin, Sebastian D’Souza.

Sadhana’s performance and the music try to lift the film. There are only five songs in the film. Of these all three duets are very good. I am uploading these and other songs below…

Thank you for uploading all the songs from this Film. It is a pity that you forgot to share the beautiful Title music.

[surhall]

sangeet ka safar

Thank you for uploading all the songs
dhall

[swarapriya]

(Rajinder Krishan) Prem Patra (1962)

Great Bimalda produced and directed this film based on the 1956 Bengali film “Sagarika”. I am a great admirer of Bimalda but I must confess that I was disappointed with this film. The screenplay was written by Salilda who also composed its music.

Of all the people you don’t expect Bimalda to divert from the central theme to delve into senseless and predictable comedy. There is a tiger hunting scene that consumes seems like nearly 25 minutes of time. And it was totally unnecessary as it does not serve any purpose to the main theme. There is also a Spanish Dance in the middle of nowhere. I can only guess that it was there because of the venerable assistant music director of Goan origin, Sebastian D’Souza.

Sadhana’s performance and the music try to lift the film. There are only five songs in the film. Of these all three duets are very good. I am uploading these and other songs below…

Thank you for uploading all the songs from this Film. It is a pity that you forgot to share the beautiful Title music.

Rishiji, the title music is there. Take a closer look. It is the fourth one in the list. You will find it.

Cheers,
S

[swarapriya]

sangeet ka safar

Thank you for uploading all the songs
dhall

Many thanks, Dhallji. Cheers.

[swarapriya]

(Shailendra) Professor (1962)

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

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?show...mp;#entry751683

[swarapriya]

(Anand Bakshi) Aap Aye Bahaar Ayee (1971)

This movie was produced and directed by Mohan Kumar from his own story. The problem is that the story is so hodge-podge that you have already seen something like it many times. One can tell what happens in the next scene and that lack of originality kills the film that has an above average score by its music director duo Laxmikant & Pyarelal.

Apparently this movie was popular. I can only think of one reason; LP’s music. Even that was not one of their memorable scores. Yet it was not bad.

A note about Sadhana. One can clearly see the health problems she was going through at this time. It was evident in her eyes during close-up shots. The sprightly beautiful woman who charmed her way into millions of Hindi cinegoer hearts was showing burdened by the strain of bad health that will finally end her career prematurely. Such a pity as her brief stay at the top of her movie career showed so much promise.

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

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Aap Aye Bahaar Ayee (1971)"...

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

[swarapriya]

(Hasrat Jaipuri) Beti Bete (1964)

This movie was a remake of the 1955 Telugu hit “Santhaanam”. It tells the story of a hapless little girl who is forced to take care of her two younger brothers. She is subjected to all kinds of atrocities and eventually ends of separated from both younger brothers. After several years they are all united but not before she subjected to more injustices.

Years ago I have enjoyed watching this film. But it was difficult to watch now. One major complaint I have with these movies is that the characters are etched out as one-dimensional. Either they are all good or they are all bad. Women keep on taking abuses and are treated as sexual objects.

But one thing about the film I have not changed my opinion. It is its music. The incomparable duo Shankar & Jaikishan deliver one of their best work in this film. They were ably supported by Dattaram & Sebastian D’Souza. Almost all songs became chartbusters with “Aaj Kal”, all three versions (two solos by Lataji and Rafi Saab, and the duet by Lataji & Rafi Saab), taking the top honors. Incidentally, in the 1955 Telugu original this song also was sung by Lataji herself. I am including this in my first post as a reference.

I am uploading the above mentioned songs and others from the film in three back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first post…

[swarapriya]

Continuing Songs from "Beti Bete (1964)"...

Here are more songs from this popular musical...

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Beti Bete (1964)"...

Here are rest of the songs and a few music clips from this movie...

[soumik]

The only KK song in Rajendra Kumar's voice......

(Anand Bakshi) Aap Aye Bahaar Ayee (1971)

This movie was produced and directed by Mohan Kumar from his own story. The problem is that the story is so hodge-podge that you have already seen something like it many times. One can tell what happens in the next scene and that lack of originality kills the film that has an above average score by its music director duo Laxmikant & Pyarelal.

Apparently this movie was popular. I can only think of one reason; LP’s music. Even that was not one of their memorable scores. Yet it was not bad.

A note about Sadhana. One can clearly see the health problems she was going through at this time. It was evident in her eyes during close-up shots. The sprightly beautiful woman who charmed her way into millions of Hindi cinegoer hearts was showing burdened by the strain of bad health that will finally end her career prematurely. Such a pity as her brief stay at the top of her movie career showed so much promise.

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

[swarapriya]

(Majrooh) Picnic (1966)

This film starts off as a comedy and continues so for nearly one-third of its length. Then it ends up as a muddled nonsensical drama. Also, I am not sure why the movie was named “Picnic”. It has nothing to do with it. A great thing about the film is its fine musical score by Mohinderji. It seems like some of the songs may have come from O.P. Nayyar’s song book, but no denying that Mohinderji does a great job. His is another story of those neglected talents by the Mumbai film industry.

The film gave top billing to Kalpana (of “Professor (1962)” fame) but her appearance was limited to two dance numbers. She had no other role in the film. It was Shobha Khote’s film followed by Azra.

Credits list for lyrics apart from Majrooh Saab another name, Firdaus. One of the reports I read reveal that Firdaus is none other than Majrooh Saab’s wife. I am not sure which of the song or songs she wrote.

The song “Aanchal Ko” appeared twice in the film. The shorter version had a different beginning. I am including both versions here. Also, the song “Mubaark Ho” that came near the end of the film is played in the background as the story kept moving forward. It was very noisy on the movie soundtrack. I could not find a better version any place. I am uploading it at lower bit rate.

Incidentally, lyricist Anand Bakshi Saab appeared as an actor playing a Fakir. He was there for one song, Rafi Saab’s “Bijli Giri”.

The movie boasts several hummable songs. But Lataji’s one song, a solo, steals the thunder. Her “Baalamwa” is a sheer beauty.

Here is this and other songs from this film…

[swarapriya]

(Rajinder Krishan) Rakhi (1962)

This film, that depicts the story of love and bonding between a brother and sister, was a remake of the 1961 super hit Tamil film “Pasamalar”. It was also successfully made in Telugu. In 1986 it was remade in Hindi as “Aisa Pyaar Kahan”.

“Rakhi” had good performances by Waheeda and Dadamoni. Ashok Kumar as the brother won the Best Actor Filmfare Award for his performance.

The movie has several good songs. Lataji’s “Baabul”, Ashaji’s “Sitaaro”, and Rafi Saab’s both solos “Raakhi” and “Ya Meri”. I am uploading these and other songs from this film below…