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

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Ziddi (1964)"...

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

[swarapriya]

(Majrooh) Baharon ki Manzil (1968)

I was really enthused to watch this film as several reviews gave it high marks. Well. The movie certainly did not meet my expectations. Few minutes into the movie one can easily guess what is going on. With the element of suspense gone, the movie became routine to me as it was supposed to be a suspense thriller.

The songs scattered across the length of the film, all sung by Lataji, are about average except for “Nigaahen”. Here is this and other songs from the film…

[swarapriya]

(Rajinder Krishan) Main Bhi Ladki Hoon (1964)

This is another forgettable routine family drama from AVM Studios. One of the highlights of the film is that the Great character actor from South, S.V. Ranga Rao, had a significant role as the patriarch of the household. Interestingly Balraj Sahni plays his faithful servant.

There are only few songs in the film but two of them are worth mentioning. Lataji’s solo “Krishna” is beautiful. She probably has done these type of songs a whole bunch of times but cannot deny its loving sweetness the way she sang it. The other is a duet Lataji sang with P.B. Srinivas, another veteran singer of many films from the South. In real life he could speak several languages. Even though he was Telugu by birth he sang most songs in Kannada films. The duet “Chanda Se” along with Lataji’s solo “Krishna” were two very popular songs from the film.

Here are these and other songs from this film…

[swarapriya]

(Shailendra) Ek Dil Sau Afsane (1963)

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;#entry751769

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(Anand Bakshi) Lakhon Mein Ek (1971)

This film was a remake of the 1968 Tamil hit “Ethir Neechal”. Gemini Studios was the producer of the Hindi film. The story was written by the famous writer, producer, and director Balachander (who later directed the hit “Ek Duuje ke Liye”) from South.

Unlike most films that came from South during this period, this film was not a family drama. It was a satire. It has a powerful theme showing how people react to others based on their financial standing. Mahmood played the lead role as an innocent man who was orphaned early in his life but takes hostage in a multifamily tenancy (“Chaal”). He did a great job with many veteran Hindi actors playing different tenants. Pran had a major role.

The songs are few but they fit the bill to fill the mood of the movie. Here are these…

[swarapriya]

(Hasrat Jaipuri) Zindagi (1964)

Ramanand Sagar (later famous for the TV series “Ramayana”) wrote, produced, and directed this film for the Gemini Studios. It has all-star cast headed by Vyjayanti Mala. The whole story revolves around her, and several other characters play minor roles. Prithviraj Kapoor had a substantial role in the film.

As with most Gemini films there are many songs in this film as well. Most of them are around 3 minutes. Shankar & Jaikishan composed the music. Almost all songs became popular and several were chartbusters. I am uploading these songs in two back-to-back posts.

Here are the songs in the first post…

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Zindagi (1964)"...

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

[swarapriya]

(Majrooh) Mere Hamdam Mere Dost (1968)

With a razor thin storyline this movie moves sluggishly with an abundance of absurdities. Yet it was a hit film. The only reason I can think is its music. LP uses some of his old hit tunes in some songs. In spite of that there are several good songs in it. All songs by Rafi Saab and Lataji’s solo “Chalo Sajna” are examples of this. Interestingly Hrishida was in-charge of its editing.

Mumtaz in a supporting role looks pretty and slim and steals the show from everyone else around.

I am uploading all songs and a few specials in two back-to-back posts below. Here are the songs in the first post…

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Mere Hamdam Mere Dost (1968)"...

Here are the rest of the songs from this film with beautiful solos from the Great Rafi Saab...

[surhall]

sangeet ka safar

thanks post this film song
dhall

[swarapriya]

sangeet ka safar

thanks post this film song
dhall

Thank you Dhallji for taking time to send in a kind word. Cheers.

[swarapriya]

(Rajinder Krishan) Mera Qasoor Kya Hai (1964)

While watching this movie I was thinking about its title, “Mera Qasoor Kya Hai?”. That just about sums it up how I felt about the movie.

Here are the songs from this film…

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(Shailendra) Godaan (1963)

This movie was based on the great Munshi Premchandji’s acclaimed 1936 literary classic Hindi novel “Godaan”. It tells the story of a poor famer and his family who are rampantly exploited by just about everyone in the village from the priest to village elders to the zamindar. Raaj Kumar played the poor farmer who looked gaunt but never lost his inborn dignity. Kamini Kaushal played his wife, fiercely independent, who is never hesitant to express her mind about what she feels right. Both Kaushal and Kumar were magnificent in their roles. Interestingly Mahmood, who probably was close to Raaj Kumar in age, played their son in an unsympathetic role.

World famous sitar maestro Ravi Shankar composed music for the film. All songs have that rural and rustic flavor and Shankarji does a magnificent job of it. My favorite is the song by Mukeshji, “Hiya Jarat Rahe”. The titles in the DVD give Anjaan as the only lyricist. But I have a CD which gives credit to Shailendra for the song “O Bedardi”.

I am uploading these and other songs in two back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first post…

[swarapriya]

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

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

[swarapriya]

(Anand Bakshi) Mr. X in Bombay (1964)

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

The music director duo Laxmikant & Pyarelal who made their stunning debut with "Parasmani" the previous year were busy giving music to several films following its unprecedented success. But the assignments came mostly for "B" grade films. Even though most films made less than average business, their music remained a strong feature in all of them. This movie was one of them. Interestingly, this very same year, LP came up with the music score for their award winning "Dosti" that propelled them to the position of ace music directors status.

This was a very poor film except for its beautiful music. The song "Mere Mehboob" is Kishoreda's one of all time classics. There are many others that are equally good in this film. I am uploading these songs in three back-to-back posts. The first post contains songs from the film from an original soundtrack album. The second post contains some specials. The third post contains several instrumentals of the song "Mere Mehboob".

Here are the songs in the first post...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Dec 13 2017, 12:06 AM