The Three Reigning Queens, Albums of Madhubala, Meena Kumari & Nargis Options

[abhayp]

Thanks for your comments Parag. I definitely think here Nargis showed what a great actress she was. But, in my humble opinion, "Mother India" was a greater achievement. Performances like those in "Jogan" were stepping stones to the pinnacle she would reach later with "Mother India". To me it was an utterly mesmerizing performance.

I am aware this is going away from music, and also that all this *is* after all each one's opinion, but I can't resist adding my two bits here! I agree with Parag that "Jogan" showcases Nargis at her best. IMO, the Nargis of "Mother India" is very "actressy": the histrionics are clearly on display there. It feels like she is saying to the viewers, "See how well I can play this seminal character!" I don't like the film itself very much and I think Nargis's somewhat over-the-top performance contributes to that.

In "Jogan", by contrast, Nargis gives perhaps the most understated performance of her career. I am not very fond of the film itself, but Nargis - along with Meerabai, Bulo C Rani, and Geeta Dutt - make it a film worth remembering and re-watching.

Warm regards,
Abhay

[swarapriya]

(Madhubala) Saiyyan (1951)

I am uploading seven songs from this album. I am not sure whether this is a complete list or not. All of these songs, except for one, were originally contributed by the fellow member kadri420. Thank you Kadriji.

Here are these songs ...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Dec 23 2009, 08:49 AM

[Aditya Pant]

(Madhubala) Saiyyan (1951)

I am uploading seven songs from this album. I am not sure whether this is a complete list or not. All of these songs, except for one, were originally contributed by the fellow member kadri420. Thank you Kadriji.

Here are these songs ...

SP, This is my favorite Sajjad album. Love his unusual style.

Meri Jaan Mohabbat is by Shamshad.

And here is one missing song (quality is iffy)

Tumhe Dil Diya - Saiyan 1951 - Lata - Sajjad - 128 - 03:24


Aditya

This post has been edited by Aditya Pant: Dec 22 2009, 09:20 PM

[swarapriya]

SP, This is my favorite Sajjad album. Love his unusual style.

Meri Jaan Mohabbat is by Shamshad.

And here is one missing song (quality is iffy)

Tumhe Dil Diya - Saiyan 1951 - Lata - Sajjad - 128 - 03:24

Aditya

Thanks for the song Aditya. I also made the changes to the table to reflect your suggestion.

Sajjad. A man of great talent. But couldn't get along with anyone. He was one of the greatest mandolin players. I recently found the following mandolin composition by him on You Tube. Listening to this is an unbelievably exhilarating experience. Here are the details of this ...

Instrument: Mandolin
Time: 4:56
Player: Sajjad Hussain
Bit Rate: 128 kb/s
Source: You Tube
Format: MP3

Here is an out of this world composition ...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Dec 23 2009, 10:46 PM

[swarapriya]

(Meena) Footpath (1953)

Here is one of the early albums of Khayyam Saab ...

[Faraaj73]

(Meena) Footpath (1953)

Here is one of the early albums of Khayyam Saab ...

The film stood out as a notable flop at a time when Dilip was churning out hit after hit. But the Talat solo Sham e Gham Ki Qasam remains one of his career best...

[Abdur Rehman]

Here is the title music of Footpath.
128 kbps/2:01 duration

This post has been edited by Abdur Rehman: Dec 24 2009, 08:38 AM

[swarapriya]

The film stood out as a notable flop at a time when Dilip was churning out hit after hit. But the Talat solo Sham e Gham Ki Qasam remains one of his career best...

This was definitely an unexpected flop. Like you said Faraaj, Talat's solo is full of soul. Cheers. -S

[swarapriya]

Here is the title music of Footpath.
128 kbps/2:01 duration

Thanks AR for sharing this. Cheers. -S

[Faraaj73]

The film stood out as a notable flop at a time when Dilip was churning out hit after hit. But the Talat solo Sham e Gham Ki Qasam remains one of his career best...

This was definitely an unexpected flop. Like you said Faraaj, Talat's solo is full of soul. Cheers. -S

Dilip had his Footpath, Raj Kapoor had Jaago Hua Savera and Amitabh had Alaap. All three films based on worthwhile themes and resoundingly rejected by the fickle public at a time when it was supposed that the lead actor had the golden touch!!!

[swarapriya]

(Nargis) Khel (1950)

Here is another beauty from that "eccentric genius" Sajjad Hussain. Unfortunately I have only three songs from this album that I am uploading here. There are at least four missing. These are shown in red italics in the table below. Requesting members to share these if they can. Thanks. The four songs I am uploading were contributed by the Forum members as well. Thank you.

I read some place that Sajjad Hussain just about hated everyone he worked with. Only notable exceptions were Lata and Noor Jehan. Yet, Geetaji sang few beauties for him. One of them is the song from this movie, "Saajna Din Bahure Hamaare Saajna". The playful singing of the mukhda by stretching Saajnaaaa is an absolute delight to hear in Geetaji's voice. Hrishi Dixit, writing in an article in "Abhi To Main Jawan Hun" has this beautiful description of the composition of this song. Quoting his words, he states that, "... it does carry hints of his (Sajjad Hussain's) inescapable trademarks, one of which is a fascinating violin ensemble, especially in the opening bars - the way the brisk pace of the violins complements the reluctantly offbeat rhythm (his other trademark) is truly amazing ...". Well, I couldn't have said it better.

Here are the three songs I have ...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Dec 28 2009, 12:25 AM

[rpnawani]

Swarapriya, I have two songs from Khel. Courtesy HF. The sound quality is below average.
Bitrate is 128 kbps.

1 Wo aayenge
Singer: Shamshad
Duration:2.58 min


2. Kahe mujhse jawani
Singer: Shamshad
Duration:2.36 min


rpnawani

[Faraaj73]

(Nargis) Khel (1950)

Here is another beauty from that "eccentric genius" Sajjad Hussain. Unfortunately I have only four songs from this album that I am uploading here. There are at least four missing. These are shown in red italics in the table below. Requesting members to share these if they can. Thanks. The four songs I am uploading were contributed by the Forum members as well. Thank you.

Swarapriya

Here are the missing Lata solo and Shamshad solo. There is another Shamshad solo from Khel which is not in your outstanding list, and I also upload that. From memory, both Shamshad songs were originally uploaded by forum member smahesh. Thanks to him once again.

I think Wo Aayenge is an amazing song - one of Sajjad and Shamshad's best songs, it could only be the work of a mad genius. If you haven't heard it before, you're in for a treat.

All three songs are mp3, the Shamshad ones 128kbps and Lata 160kbps.

Enjoy!
Faraaj

[swarapriya]

Swarapriya, I have two songs from Khel. Courtesy HF. The sound quality is below average.
Bitrate is 128 kbps.

1 Wo aayenge
Singer: Shamshad
Duration:2.58 min

2. Kahe mujhse jawani
Singer: Shamshad
Duration:2.36 min

rpnawani

Thank you very much for the songhs Ritesh. Cheers. -S

[swarapriya]

Swarapriya

Here are the missing Lata solo and Shamshad solo. There is another Shamshad solo from Khel which is not in your outstanding list, and I also upload that. From memory, both Shamshad songs were originally uploaded by forum member smahesh. Thanks to him once again.

I think Wo Aayenge is an amazing song - one of Sajjad and Shamshad's best songs, it could only be the work of a mad genius. If you haven't heard it before, you're in for a treat.

All three songs are mp3, the Shamshad ones 128kbps and Lata 160kbps.

Enjoy!
Faraaj

Thank you very much or the songs, Faraaj. I will be looking forward to listen to Shamshadji's song. Cheers. -S