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

[swarapriya]

(Meena) Bandish (1955)

Meena Kumari had very little do in this movie. It was all out Ashok Kumar show. You can seldom go wrong with Hemantda's music but the songs of this album are a notch below his standard. Yet they are quite good.

Here are the songs ...

[sangeetbhakt]

On "Bandish", I would argue that this was an all-out Daisy Irani show.
Even Ashok Kumar managed to be sidelined by her.

[swarapriya]

On "Bandish", I would argue that this was an all-out Daisy Irani show.
Even Ashok Kumar managed to be sidelined by her.

SB, you do have a point. Cheers. -S

[swarapriya]

(Nargis) Amber (1952)

Here are the songs from this movie, all by the courtesy of the Forum members. Thank you ...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: May 3 2010, 10:36 AM

[swarapriya]

(Madhubala) Naqab (1955)

This movie starred Madhubala & Shammi. Madhubala was at the height of her romance with Dilip Kumar during this time. In a recent journal interview, Shammi fondly recalls those times and adds that when they were shooting this film in Pune at the Prabhat Studios, Dilip used to come from Mumbai to visit with Madhubala on her sets. He recalls another occasion when Dilip was shooting for Gemini's "Insaaniyat" in Madras. It was Eid time and Dilip took a break from shooting to flew in to Mumbai particularly to spend the festive time with Madhubala.

Pt. Govind Ramji who composed the music for this film had only few films to his credit but does a great job here. I am uploading five songs here but it appears like I may be missing several songs. It could be as many as seven more. If indeed this is true and if you happen to have any of the missing songs, please kindly share with rest of us. Thank you.

Here are the songs I have ...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: May 7 2010, 10:11 AM

[swarapriya]

(Meena) Rukhsana (1955)

Here is a beauty from Sajjad Hussain, the maestro. He may have said a lot of things about lot of people, including most singers he worked with, but there is no denying the fact that he was terrific. This album proves my point.

You probably heard this many times before. Sajjad Hussain, who was famous in name calling, said that Kishore Kumar should be Shore Kumar. Yet here was Hussain Saab composing a couple of beautiful duets for Asha and Kishoreda. Rest of the songs follow the similar pattern. Absolutely great to listen to.

Most of these songs were conributed by the members of this Forum. Thank you kindly. It appears like I am still missing three songs shown in red italics in the table below. If indeed this is the case, and if you can share them, pease kindly do. Thank you.

Now for these beauties from Hussain Saab ...

[swarapriya]

(Nargis) Anhonee (1952)

Talat Mahmood Saab sings for Raj Kapoor in this K.A. Abaas directed movie with Nargis as Raj's costar. There are several nice numbers in this movie. Sometimes the snippet "Yeh Jhilmil" is included as part of the extended version of "Main Dil Hoon". Here are the songs ...

[parag_sankla]

(Nargis) Anhonee (1952)

Talat Mahmood Saab sings for Raj Kapoor in this K.A. Abaas directed movie with Nargis as Raj's costar. There are several nice numbers in this movie. Sometimes the snippet "Yeh Jhilmil" is included as part of the extended version of "Main Dil Hoon". Here are the songs ...

Swarapriya

Thanks for the wonderful posts. "Main dil hoon ek armaan bharaa" is one of the sweetest and happy songs sung by Talat sahab. One can appreciate the great use of piano by Roshan sahab in this song. Lovely lyrics by Satyendra (another lyricist about whom almost no information is available) too. Talat sahab is probably at the peak of his career during this time and simply makes this song a gem with his magical touch. His is a voice that touches the heart of the listener. What a lovely song this one is. Not withstanding the fact that it is the most popular song of this film, it is indeed a gem filmed on Raj Kapoor. (Another instance of him singing for Raj is for the film Jaan Pehchaan where he sings "Armaan bhare dil ki lagan tere liye hai" with Geeta ji).

The video of this melodious gem is available here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8c1cntgz2E

Cheers
Parag

[swarapriya]

(Nargis) Anhonee (1952)

Swarapriya

Thanks for the wonderful posts. "Main dil hoon ek armaan bharaa" is one of the sweetest and happy songs sung by Talat sahab. One can appreciate the great use of piano by Roshan sahab in this song. Lovely lyrics by Satyendra (another lyricist about whom almost no information is available) too. Talat sahab is probably at the peak of his career during this time and simply makes this song a gem with his magical touch. His is a voice that touches the heart of the listener. What a lovely song this one is. Not withstanding the fact that it is the most popular song of this film, it is indeed a gem filmed on Raj Kapoor. (Another instance of him singing for Raj is for the film Jaan Pehchaan where he sings "Armaan bhare dil ki lagan tere liye hai" with Geeta ji).

The video of this melodious gem is available here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8c1cntgz2E

Cheers
Parag

Parag, thanks for sharing your thoughts. Great Talat Saab. Indeed smooth as silk. Cheers. -S

[swarapriya]

(Madhubala) Teerandaz (1955)

Here are the songs from this album ...

[swarapriya]

(Meena) Bandhan (1956)

Here is a beautiful album from Hemantda where every song is melodious. Hemantda has three solos and a duet and Lata has a couple of nice solos. All songs are by the courtesy of the Forum members. Thank you.

Now for details of the songs and the songs themselves ...

[Erum Hashmi]

Thanks, SP for Bandhan!

[swarapriya]

Thanks, SP for Bandhan!

You're very welcome, Erum. It's a great album by Hemantda. Cheers. -S

[swarapriya]

(Nargis) Ashiana (1952)

Here is another Nargis-Raj starrer. An early album of Madan Mohan Saab, probably fourth or fifth, consisting of some great music. When Madanji is around, one can expect a generous dose of Lata. Well, this album is no exception. She dominates the album with six solos, some are really beautiful. My favorite Lata song from this album is "Samaa Hai Bahaar Ka". Talat Saab has a couple of great solos too. My favorite is "Main Paagal Mera Manva Paagal".

Now for the details and the actual songs from this original sound track album ...

[swarapriya]

(Madhubala) Dhake Ki Malmal (1956)

The combination of Madhubala and O.P. Nayyar produced some beautiful songs. Just a year before this film, it was Guru Dutt's "Mr. & Mrs. '55" that made sensational news for its songs. Of course it was Geetaji who just swept the audience off their feet with her beautiful singing in that film. There is no Geetaji in this album. It is Asha singing seven out of eight songs, with three solos, two duets , and a triplet. Asha delivers with some outstanding tracks in "Ab To", "Jaadugar", and "More Mann". But to me the track of the album is the solo by the great C.H. Atma. He puts so much passion and depth into the song "Duniya Toh Jala" that in his melancholic voice it stays with you forever. The resonating voice of great Atmaji with a touch of tremble leaves a deep and lasting impression. The experience leaves you helplessly feeble from which it will take some time for you to come back to normal senses. The great song was penned by OP's wife, Sarojini Mohini Nayyar. It is a beauty alright.

It seems like I may be missing a song from this album that is shown in red italics in the table below. If indeed this is the case and if you happen to have the song, please kindly share.

Now for the details of the songs and the songs themselves ...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Jun 3 2010, 01:07 PM