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

[swarapriya]

(Shakeel) Chor Bazar (1954)

Here are the songs from this album...

[swarapriya]

(Anand Bakshi) Raja (1963)

I am uploading five songs from this album below. I am missing at least one song shown in red italics in the table below. I am requesting members to share this or any other missing songs they may have. Thanks.

Here are the songs I have from this album...

[swarapriya]

(Hasrat Jaipuri) Boot Polish (1954)

Songs from this album were recently uploaded in this very thread. They are available starting at the following location...

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?show...4658&st=440

[swarapriya]

(Javed Akhtar) Main Azaad Hoon (1989)

Unfortunately this is one of those lesser known works of Amitabh. It came at a time when his fortunes were down and audience paid little attention to it. In spite of a brilliant performance by Amitabh who was ably supported by Shabana, the movie was a box-office failure.

Tinnu Anand, who earlier made "Kaalia (1981)" and "Shahensha (1988)" with Amitabh, directed this film. It so happens that this movie, even though it was a very good one, was not an original. It was almost a direct lift from Frank Capra's unforgettable classic, the 1941 Hollywood film, "Meet John Doe". That starred Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck whose roles were respectively reprised by Amitabh and Shabana in Hindi. I think performances of the principal actors were far better in Hindi than their English counterparts.

Shabana’s spouse Javed Akhtar Saab took the credit as the writer. Her father Kaifi Azmi Saab wrote the lyrics.

There is only one song in this film, parts of which appear through the entire length of the movie. The song written by Kaifi Azmi Saab was sung by Amitabh himself. I am uploading this song, all five parts of it, and several music clips ripped from a DVD.

Here are these...

[swarapriya]

(Majrooh) Ham Sab Chor Hain (1956)

Shammi Kapoor was just a year away from stardom but this fun movie from Filmistan was one of his early successes. This was thanks to the story and deft direction of I.S. Johar who also had a major role in the film. The movie’s success also was helped by the hit music of OP. Here he teamed once again with Majrooh Saab and came up with several catchy tunes.

Ameeta had a supporting role to Nalini Jaywant who was the leading lady in the film. She, Shammi, OP and Majrooh Saab will team up again in 1957 for “Tumsa Nahin Dekha” for the blockbuster from Filmistan that will establish once for all Shammi as a bankable star and recognizable hero.

Here are the songs from this fine album...

[swarapriya]

(Rajinder Krishan) Jhamela (1953)

The team that gave “Albela” in 1951, Geeta Bali, Bhagwan, C. Ramchandra & Rajinder Krishan were back together again for this movie. The comedian-actor Bhagwan once again wrote its story, acted in it, produced and directed the film. However the film failed to capture the same magic. Even the songs of the film turned out to be average except for a couple of solos of Lataji. Especially the song “Kaahe Naina Lade” is worth mentioning. Here is this and other songs from this album (except for the missing song, shown in red italics in the table below; please share if you can.. Thanks.)…

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Oct 8 2013, 08:45 PM

[swarapriya]

(Shailendra) Madh Bhare Nain (1955)

This early album by Burmanda has several good songs. My favorite is Lataji's melodious "Aa Palkon Mein Aa". Here is this and other songs from this film...

[Devje]

(Rajinder Krishan) Jhamela (1953)

The team that gave “Albela” in 1951, Geeta Bali, Bhagwan, C. Ramchandra & Rajinder Krishan were back together again for this movie. The comedian-actor Bhagwan once again wrote its story, acted in it, produced and directed the film. However the film failed to capture the same magic. Even the songs of the film turned out to be average except for a couple of solos of Lataji. Especially the song “Kaahe Naina Lade” is worth mentioning. Here is this and other songs from this album (except for the missing song, shown in red italics in the table below; please share if you can.. Thanks.)…

Great thank's for this.

[taiyab53]

(Rajinder Krishan) Jhamela (1953)

The team that gave “Albela” in 1951, Geeta Bali, Bhagwan, C. Ramchandra & Rajinder Krishan were back together again for this movie. The comedian-actor Bhagwan once again wrote its story, acted in it, produced and directed the film. However the film failed to capture the same magic. Even the songs of the film turned out to be average except for a couple of solos of Lataji. Especially the song “Kaahe Naina Lade” is worth mentioning. Here is this and other songs from this album (except for the missing song, shown in red italics in the table below; please share if you can.. Thanks.)…

dear swarapriya
according to HFGK
song Kaisi hai ye duniya is sung by MEENA KAPOOR not LATAJI
song Rota hai mera dil is sung by Chitalkar & Francis waz
just correction
thanks
taiyab

[swarapriya]

(Rajinder Krishan) Jhamela (1953)

The team that gave “Albela” in 1951, Geeta Bali, Bhagwan, C. Ramchandra & Rajinder Krishan were back together again for this movie. The comedian-actor Bhagwan once again wrote its story, acted in it, produced and directed the film. However the film failed to capture the same magic. Even the songs of the film turned out to be average except for a couple of solos of Lataji. Especially the song “Kaahe Naina Lade” is worth mentioning. Here is this and other songs from this album (except for the missing song, shown in red italics in the table below; please share if you can.. Thanks.)…

Great thank's for this.

You're very welcome Dear Devje. Cheers. -S

[swarapriya]

(Rajinder Krishan) Jhamela (1953)

The team that gave “Albela” in 1951, Geeta Bali, Bhagwan, C. Ramchandra & Rajinder Krishan were back together again for this movie. The comedian-actor Bhagwan once again wrote its story, acted in it, produced and directed the film. However the film failed to capture the same magic. Even the songs of the film turned out to be average except for a couple of solos of Lataji. Especially the song “Kaahe Naina Lade” is worth mentioning. Here is this and other songs from this album (except for the missing song, shown in red italics in the table below; please share if you can.. Thanks.)…

dear swarapriya
according to HFGK
song Kaisi hai ye duniya is sung by MEENA KAPOOR not LATAJI
song Rota hai mera dil is sung by Chitalkar & Francis waz
just correction
thanks
taiyab

My Dear Taiyab,

Thank you very much for the suggested corrections. I have made changes to the table to reflect your recommendations.

Thanks again.

Cheers,
S

[swarapriya]

(Shakeel) Mirza Ghalib (1954)

This film was produced and directed by Sohrab Modi who was famous for making historic epics on a grand scale. “Mirza Ghalib” mostly revolved around the ill-fated love between Ghalib and a courtesan named Chaudhvin. In 1954, the Government of India instituted National Film Awards. “Ghalib” was the first film to win the President’s Medal for the Best Feature Film in Hindi.

Even though the movie received awards and critical praises, I felt it was disappointing. Most of the characters in the film, including the principal ones, were not fully etched. Even the romance between Ghalib and Chaudhvin seemed like one sided affair. Whereas Chaudhvin’s love for Ghalib was burning passion, yet the same thing cannot be said about Ghalib’s response towards her.

Bhushan as Ghalib gave a wooden, expression less, a performance that was void of emotions and was utterly unconvincing as the great poet. That was the major problem with the film. Any poet thrives on emotion. And Ghalib was one of the greatest ever. Yet the emotions, the passion, the love for life just don’t come through from Ghalib’s character as it was depicted in the film. Ulhas, who played the role of the antagonist in the film as Kotwal, had considerable screen time and was too loud and simply unwatchable.

What saved the day for the film was its music by Ghulam Mohammad Saab. There are many beautiful songs in it. Suraiya as Chaudhvin was a spark of the film. Her songs and sweet voice breathed life into the proceedings. I wish there was more of her than others who occupied much of the time in the film.

I am uploading songs and few ghazal snippets that occur throughout the movie in three back-to-back posts. Here is the first set of songs…

[swarapriya]

Continuing Songs from "Mirza Ghalib (1954)"...

Here are more songs from this fine album...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Oct 8 2013, 09:17 PM

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Mirza Ghalib (1954)"...

Here are some ghazal snippets and more music from this film...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Oct 8 2013, 09:17 PM

[swarapriya]

(Anand Bakshi) Sunehri Nagin (1963)

Back in 1954 Kalyanji Virji, along with Ravi, was assistant to the music director of “Nagin”, Hemantda. Both Kalyanji and Ravi later had their own successful stints as independent music directors. Kalyanji started as a solo music director but later had his brother Anandji Virji join him to form the team Kalyanji & Anandji. “Nagin” made been music very famous and its songs are still popular with music lovers. Kalyanji got another opportunity to use the been music, this time with this film “Sunehri Nagin”.

Laxmikant & Pyarelal, another music director duo that were to make their mark in the film music, were assistant music directors for this film. This very same year, 1963, LP made debut as independent directors with a loud bang. Their first film “Parasmani” with every song a chart buster was a phenomenally successful musical album.

Kalyanji & Anandji in their career gave a break to many promising singers. Here they used the singing talent of Kamal Barot in three songs.

Babubhai Mistry, known as a wizard of special effects, directed this listless movie. Helen was the leading lady of the film. I am not sure how many opportunities she had in her career to play the role of a heroine. The movie was shot in both black & white and color. All songs and the last 10 minutes of the film were in color.

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