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[Ummer]

One more thing, just reading the autobiography of Kidar Sharma, and in it, it is mentioned that Shamim was niece of Khurshid Begum (that is a news for me!). Khursheed Begum was very jealous of her niece.


Quoted below :-

"When we came to selecting the stars for the movie (Arman - 1943) I insisted that we hire Mr. Motilal, as my Hero and Shamim as my heroine. Shamim, was the niece of the top star Khurshid, of Ranjit Movietone. Mr Shah. said, "If you take Shamim, Khurshid will never work with you in any film, as she is very jealous of her young and charming niece Shamim ..."

Shamim acted in many pre-partition movies including Armaan (1943), Sanyasi (1945), Pehle Aap (1944), Jwar Bhata (1944), Sindoor (1947) etc. Migrated to Pakistan worked in few Pakistani movies and married director/producer Anwar Kamal Pasha and ended her film career.

Portraits of Khursheed and Shamim

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One more thing, just reading the autobiography of Kidar Sharma, and in it, it is mentioned that Shamim was niece of Khurshid Begum (that is a news for me!). Khursheed Begum was very jealous of her niece.


Quoted below :-

"When we came to selecting the stars for the movie (Arman - 1943) I insisted that we hire Mr. Motilal, as my Hero and Shamim as my heroine. Shamim, was the niece of the top star Khurshid, of Ranjit Movietone. Mr Shah. said, "If you take Shamim, Khurshid will never work with you in any film, as she is very jealous of her young and charming niece Shamim ..."

Shamim acted in many pre-partition movies including Armaan (1943), Sanyasi (1945), Pehle Aap (1944), Jwar Bhata (1944), Sindoor (1947) etc. Migrated to Pakistan worked in few Pakistani movies and married director/producer Anwar Kamal Pasha and ended her film career.

Portraits of Khursheed and Shamim

Ummer bhai, thanQ very much for the piece of information regarding Amir Bai & Shamim

--Balaji

[Ummer]

Balaji--- Are you Balaji Murthy from RMIM?

Ummer.

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Balaji--- Are you Balaji Murthy from RMIM?

Ummer.

Are nahin bhai yeh na-cheez to sirf Balaji ( G Balaji to be precise) hai. Yeh RMIM kis bala ka naam hai?

--Balaji

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Ummer aur tumhe kya kahen.....wah bhai wah.

This one is sung by two all time legends.

MERE SAPNON KI RAANI ROOHI ROOHI ROOHI

SINGERS : K L SAIGAL AND MOHD RAFI

MOVIE : SHAHJEHAN(1946)

MUSIC : NAUSHAD

LYRICS : MAJROOH SULTANPURI

ACTOR : K L SAIGAL

[Ummer]

My fav song from this movie is Shamshad Begum's "Jab usne gaisou bikhraye badal aaya jhoom kai" picturized on Sulochana Chatterji.

Couple of things about this movie :-

Heroine (Roohi) of this movie was Nasreen (Zarina Agha), Salma Agha's Mom. Nasreen was daughter of actress Anwari and actor/music director Rafiq Ghaznavi. According to article written by Manto on Ghaznavi, Rafiq Ghaznavi had fetish for women of "Bazaar" . He had extramarital love affairs with many women from that area including Anwari, and Nasreen was born out of wedlock. Once Rafiq Ghaznavi said that he dont remember how many children he had! He had another daughter from courtesan Zohra, and her name was Parveen. She joined films under the name of Shahina and was seen in few Pakistani movies. Rafiq Ghaznavi also had "proper" or family wife and from her he had a daughter named Zahira who was director's Zia Sarhadi's first wife. Nasreen only worked in 2 movies before partition, Ek Roz and Shahjehan before settling for retired life in Pakistan. She died last year in London.

Raagini, who played Mumtaz Mahal in this movie was considered as one of the two most beautiful actresses of pre-partition era, other being Naseem (Saira Bano Mom). Saira Bano's mom was given the title of 'Pari Chehra' (Fairy face) Naseem and Raagini as 'Aaho Chashm' Raagini. Two men committed suicide for her. One was M.D. Kunwar who played "Shahjehan" in this film. Kunwar was so enamoured of Raagini that he had requested Kardar for the role, to be close to Raagini. Unfortunately, Raagini did not respond to his romantic advances, and Kunwar sank himself in perpetual drunkenness, which led to his getting infected by tuberculosis and his death soon after that. Raagini migrated to Pakistan after partition and was seen in countless films. Like Meena Kumari and Nargis, Raagini was also the product of hindu-muslim marriage.

Azurie (dancer in this film) was the most popular dancer of pre-partition era before Cuckoo and Helen took over. Real name Anna Marie Gueizelor, Azurie was daughter of German doctor and Indian mother. Anna was encouraged to study ballet with a group of Russian emigrants, and to practice the piano. As a young girl, she became aware of Eastern dancing during a rare visit to the cinema, but her father did not allow her to practice classical dance. When Anna reached her teens, the family moved to Bombay. Her father became a member of the Three Arts Circle organized by Begum Atiya Rahman from her palatial home, Aiwan-e-Riffat. Atiya Begum was the answer to Anna's prayers. She arranged for Anna to study the arts of the subcontinent in her home. After her father's death, Anna stayed with Atiya Begum and later became known as Azuri. Azuri studied different schools of dance from renowned teachers and explored the rich field of Eastern music. She joined the Bombay film industry and was featured in numerous films. When her career was well established, she married a cultured Muslim gentleman who shared her interests.

Azurie migrated to Pakistan after partition worked in few Pakistani films, but soon abandoned them. Like her contemporary Khurshid (Tani of 'Tansen' fame), she had achieved a status of stardom in India which she was unable to maintain in Pakistan. In the last years of her life, she used to live in a sparsely furnished apartment. Her only valuable possession was a large album on her table. Sandwiched in between glossy enlargements of her dance poses was a stark photograph in which she stood in a plain white sari against the background of a cremation scene. There was a tear in her eye when she told the interviewer that she had been an 'acting star' as well. Azurie also died last year in Karachi.

Ummer.

Salma Agha with her mom Nasreen (Zarina Agha)

[maheshks]

Ummer great inputs

Naseem Bano ki baat aayi ....here is a song picturised on Naseem Bano and Prem Adeeb....perheps one of their last performances in the leading roles. A beautiful hit song...where are mukeshji's fans?

BHOOL GAYE KYUN DEKE SAHARA
LOOTNE WALE CHAIN HAMARA

SINGERS : MUKESH AND SHAMSHAD BEGUM
MOVIE : ANOKHI ADA (1948)
MUSIC : NAUSHAD
LYRICS : SHAKEEL BADAYUNI

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Thanx again Ummer bhai for the rare information & Mahesh for the 'Shahjehan' & 'Anokhi Ada' uploads

--Balaji

[Ummer]

thanks alot Maheshji for this gem.the girl in song is very uncommon face .can you tell in what other movies she worked
Jagjit Kaur had very sweet voice,but she had vey less work to her credit.mostly worked under Khyyam in Umraojaan also.
there is also one trio sudha malhotra,talat ,Jagjit kaur mohhabot ki dhun bekraron se puccho another melody.her another sweet song is "larri ve larri tujhse ankh jo larri" from shola aur shabnam it was the same tune of Surinder kaur song ari ve ari or vice versa
regards
ashish

Hello Ashish,
Long time back you made a query about Peace Kanwal. Here is a filmography of Peace Kanwal :-

Aarti (1962)
Barsaat Ki Raat (1960)
Maa Baap (1960)
Nai Maa (1960)
Khul Ja Sim Sim (1956)
Kismet (1956)
Barati (1954)
Dil-E-Nadan (1953)

Mostly B and C grade films. In A.R. Kardar's Barati, she acted with Pakistani hero Darpan Kumar, known for his dark blue eyes.

[Ummer]

Ummer great inputs

Naseem Bano ki baat aayi ....here is a song picturised on Naseem Bano and Prem Adeeb....perheps one of their last performances in the leading roles. A beautiful hit song...where are mukeshji's fans?

Be4 we move any further, have to clear one thing. Naseem Bano's mother was famous Delhi courtesan Shamshad Begum alias Chammiya. Reported to be stunningly beautiful woman during her youth (more beautiful than her daughter Naseem and granddaughter Saira Bano). She was over 100 years old when she died. Shamshad Begum alias Chammiya acted in 3 films - Hamlet (1935), Gazi Diler (1936) and Veer Kesari (1938). In Sohrab Modi's Hamlet, both mother-daughter Shamshad and Naseem acted together.

Almost all websites on the internet confuse Naseem Bano's mom Shamshad with playback singer Shamshad Begum. Before providing such wrong information to readers, they should do a little research on legendary artistes. It is an insult to both artistes whenever two artistes are mixed up with each other.

Ummer.

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Kahan tak hum uthaye gham-Lata rm format

Heroine: Kamini Kaushal

Film:Arzoo
Year:1950
Lyrics:Majrooh Sultanpuri
Music:Anil Biswas

Thanx Boss

--Balaji

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Kahan tak hum uthaye gham-Lata rm format

Heroine: Kamini Kaushal

Film:Arzoo
Year:1950
Lyrics:Majrooh Sultanpuri
Music:Anil Biswas

Thanx Boss

--Balaji

[maheshks]

Wah chintu bhai...kya baat hai....yaar is film ke ek dau gaane vcd main lagta hai nahin hai.

Ab main bhi ek lataji ka madhur gaana upload karta hoon

GHIR GHIR KE AAI BADARIYA SAAJANAWA NA JAA

ROTEY HAIN NAIN BAANWARE INHE SAMJHA JAA

SINGER : LATA MANGESHKAR
MOVIE : EK THI LADKI (1949)
MUSIC : VINOD
LYRICS : AZIZ KASHMIRI

ACTRESS : MEENA SHOREY (Kuldeep kaur is the other girl appearing in the beginning of the clip}

[maheshks]

A topmost hit from the duo and a music director very well known in punjabi movie cinema.

BHEEGA BHEEGA PYAR KA SAMAA
BATAA DE TUJHE JANA HAI KAHAAN
BALLIYE BATAA DE TUJHE................

SINGERS : MOHD RAFI AND SHAMSHAD BEGUM
MUSIC : HANSRAJ BEHL
MOVIE : SAWAN (1959)
LYRICS : PREM DHAWAN
ACTORS : BHARAT BHUSHAN AND AMEETA




Download both the files in the same folder. Unrar the first part...it will automatically generate full file.

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[Shahrukh3000]

thnx mahesh ji,
can u also upload the song bheega bheega pyar ka sama in audi format pls