 The Three Reigning Queens, Albums of Madhubala, Meena Kumari & Nargis |
The Three Reigning Queens
, Albums of Madhubala, Meena Kumari & Nargis
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| swarapriya |
 Nov 11 2010, 05:11 AM
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(Madhubala) Basant (1942)
This was Madhubala's first movie as a child artiste. She used her real name Baby Mumtaz for the movie. The music for this movie was credited to Pannalal Ghosh (his picture attached below). Many believe that it was Anil Biswas who composed the music. But Ghosh was no ordinarily man. A disciple of Ustad Allauddin Khan, he was one of the greatest flutists India has known. He was married to the famous playback singer of that time, Parul Ghosh, sister of Anil Biswas, a notable music director of eminence. Parul Ghosh sang several songs in this movie. I am uploading Pannalal’s flute performance from one of his albums below. Among others, the movie also stars Esther Abraham (screen name Pramila). I am attaching her photo also below. Our fellow member Mahesh(ks) originally informed in a response to the songs uploaded from this movie earlier about the great lady Pramila. This led my curiosity to learn about her a little more. Miss Abraham was the first lady to be crowned as Miss India (in 1947). She was born in an orthodox Jewish family and was raised in Kolkata as a child. From her early life, she was a free spirit and left home early to pursue a theatrical career. She entered movies and starred mainly as a vamp or a stunt queen. She started her own production company, Silver Productions, and produced 16 films under that banner. Interestingly one of her films had a song “Choli Ke Andar”. D.M. Madhok wrote the lyrics of that song. That was much before Madhuri Dixit ever existed in this world. Dating back to late 40’s Pramilaji dressed mainly in pants and gowns as a protest about some perceived values and to express her independence. She was married to actor Kumar for some time. Kumar later migrated to Pakistan. As part of the business she was running, she used to make frequent trips to Pakistan to distribute her movies. Morarji Desai was the chief minister of Maharashtra (Bombay that time) during that time. His state government accused Abraham of being a Pakistani spy. She was arrested only to be later vindicated and released. In 2006 she passed away. She was 90. Here is Pannalal Gosh's flute performance is Darbari Raga and Drut Teentaal ... This post has been edited by swarapriya: Nov 11 2010, 05:13 AM Attached image(s)  
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| swarapriya |
Nov 11 2010, 05:23 AM
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Basant (1942)
The songs from this album came from various sources including several from the Forum members. The quality of them is adequate for a 68 year old movie. I am uploading them in two back-to-back posts. Here is a description of the songs in the first post and the songs themselves … Attached image(s) 
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| swarapriya |
Nov 11 2010, 05:34 AM
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Concluding Songs from "Basant (1942)"...
Here are the rest of the songs from this album ... This post has been edited by swarapriya: Nov 11 2010, 05:36 AM Attached image(s) 
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| akbaralibhai |
Nov 11 2010, 08:23 AM
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Thank you very much Swarapriya for this rare album, Basant.
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| Debopriyo |
Nov 11 2010, 10:13 AM
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QUOTE(akbaralibhai @ Nov 11 2010, 08:23 AM)  Thank you very much Swarapriya for this rare album, Basant. Thanks Swarapriya ji for the album.. For me, singing sad songs often has a way of healing a situation. It gets the hurt out in the open into the light, out of the darkness.
Reba McEntire |
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| yogihit |
Nov 11 2010, 10:18 AM
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QUOTE(swarapriya @ Aug 15 2009, 10:00 PM) (Meena) Early Albums I am missing several of Meenaji's early albums. If anyone of you have songs from the following albums, pleae share. Thanks. Leatherface (1939) – Mehtab, Meena Kumari & Jairaj – Music: Lallubhai Nayak & Shankarrao – Vijay Bhatt director; also known as “Farzand-E-Watan” Pooja (1940) - Sardar Akhtar, Sitara Devi & Meena Kumari - Music: Anil Biswas Bahen (1941) - Husn Banu, Nalini Jayawant, Meena Kumari, Harish, Kanhaiyalal & Sheikh Mukhtiar - Music: Anil Biswas (Directed by Mehboob Khan) Kasauti (1941) - Rose, Sunalini Devi, Veena, Meena Kumari, Prahlad & Agha - Music: Ashok Ghosh Nai Roshni (1941) - Sardar Akhtar, Meena Kumari, Harish & Agha - Music: Anil Biswas Garib (1942) - Rose, Veena, Meena Kumari, Surendranath & N.A. Ansari - Music: Anil Biswas Pratiggya (1943) – Meena Kumari Bachchon Ka Khel (1946) - Meena Kumari & Agha - Music: C. Ramchandra Duniya Ek Sarai (1946) - Meena Kumari & Jagirdar - Music: Hansraj Behl Piya Ghar Aaja (1947) – Meena Kumari – Music: Bulo C. Rani Bichhde Balam (1948) – Meena Kumari – Music: Bulo C. Rani SP Thank you for Basant..  From above list, meanwhile if you have any of them Please uplaod otherwise (Meena) EK HI Bhool (1940) / Lal Haveli (1944) Regards, Yogi An open source Person |
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| Abdur Rehman |
Nov 11 2010, 09:44 PM
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Thanks SP for the Basant Album
Regards
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| swarapriya |
Nov 11 2010, 11:24 PM
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QUOTE(akbaralibhai @ Nov 10 2010, 06:53 PM) Thank you very much Swarapriya for this rare album, Basant. You're welcome. Bhai Saab. -S |
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| swarapriya |
Nov 11 2010, 11:25 PM
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QUOTE(Debopriyo @ Nov 10 2010, 08:43 PM) QUOTE(akbaralibhai @ Nov 11 2010, 08:23 AM) Thank you very much Swarapriya for this rare album, Basant. Thanks Swarapriya ji for the album.. Sure thing. Cheers. -S |
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| swarapriya |
Nov 11 2010, 11:26 PM
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QUOTE(yogihit @ Nov 10 2010, 08:48 PM) QUOTE(swarapriya @ Aug 15 2009, 10:00 PM) (Meena) Early Albums I am missing several of Meenaji's early albums. If anyone of you have songs from the following albums, pleae share. Thanks. Leatherface (1939) – Mehtab, Meena Kumari & Jairaj – Music: Lallubhai Nayak & Shankarrao – Vijay Bhatt director; also known as “Farzand-E-Watan” Pooja (1940) - Sardar Akhtar, Sitara Devi & Meena Kumari - Music: Anil Biswas Bahen (1941) - Husn Banu, Nalini Jayawant, Meena Kumari, Harish, Kanhaiyalal & Sheikh Mukhtiar - Music: Anil Biswas (Directed by Mehboob Khan) Kasauti (1941) - Rose, Sunalini Devi, Veena, Meena Kumari, Prahlad & Agha - Music: Ashok Ghosh Nai Roshni (1941) - Sardar Akhtar, Meena Kumari, Harish & Agha - Music: Anil Biswas Garib (1942) - Rose, Veena, Meena Kumari, Surendranath & N.A. Ansari - Music: Anil Biswas Pratiggya (1943) – Meena Kumari Bachchon Ka Khel (1946) - Meena Kumari & Agha - Music: C. Ramchandra Duniya Ek Sarai (1946) - Meena Kumari & Jagirdar - Music: Hansraj Behl Piya Ghar Aaja (1947) – Meena Kumari – Music: Bulo C. Rani Bichhde Balam (1948) – Meena Kumari – Music: Bulo C. Rani SP Thank you for Basant.. From above list, meanwhile if you have any of them Please uplaod otherwise (Meena) EK HI Bhool (1940) / Lal Haveli (1944) You're welcome Yogi. I have to get back with you on some of these. Cheers. -S |
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| swarapriya |
Nov 11 2010, 11:27 PM
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QUOTE(Abdur Rehman @ Nov 11 2010, 08:14 AM) Thanks SP for the Basant Album You're welcome AR. Cheers. -S |
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| swarapriya |
Nov 12 2010, 02:03 PM
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QUOTE(yogihit @ Nov 10 2010, 08:48 PM) (Meena) Early Albums I am missing several of Meenaji's early albums. If anyone of you have songs from the following albums, pleae share. Thanks. SP From above list, meanwhile if you have any of them Please uplaod otherwise EK HI Bhool (1940) / Lal Haveli (1944) Yogi, Here is the situation: Don't have any songs for the following albums: - Ek Hi Bhool (1940) - Kasauti (1941) - Leatherface (1939) - Nai Roshni (1941) - Piya Ghar Aaja (1947) - Pooja (1940) - Pratiggya (1943) I have only one song from "Bahen (1941)" and two songs each from "Bachhon ka Khel (1946)" and "Bichhde Balam (1948)". The other albums I will upload them as the time permits. These three albums with only a song or two, I will upload them one at a time may be in a day or two. Other more full albums will follow them. I will also make another request to our members to share the songs from the above albums. Cheers, S This post has been edited by swarapriya: Nov 12 2010, 02:04 PM |
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| swarapriya |
Nov 12 2010, 02:08 PM
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Early Albums of Meena Kumari
I am requesting our members to please kindly share any songs from the following early albums of Meena Kumari: Ek Hi Bhool (1940) Kasauti (1941) Leatherface (1939) Nai Roshni (1941) Piya Ghar Aaja (1947) Pooja (1940) Pratiggya (1943) Thank you very very much. Cheers, Swarapriya |
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| Faraaj73 |
Nov 12 2010, 04:04 PM
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QUOTE(swarapriya @ Nov 11 2010, 10:41 AM) (Madhubala) Basant (1942) This was Madhubala's first movie as a child artiste. She used her real name Baby Mumtaz for the movie. The music for this movie was credited to Pannalal Ghosh (his picture attached below). Many believe that it was Anil Biswas who composed the music. But Ghosh was no ordinarily man. A disciple of Ustad Allauddin Khan, he was one of the greatest flutists India has known. He was married to the famous playback singer of that time, Parul Ghosh, sister of Anil Biswas, a notable music director of eminence. Parul Ghosh sang several songs in this movie. I am uploading Pannalal’s flute performance from one of his albums below. At that time in his career, Anil Biswas was heavily involved in funding revolutionary activity and he needed the money. There was a cap on the number of films (I think it was 5) the prolific young composer could sign up for concurrently - he had Nai Roshni, Apna Paraya, Garib, Jawani, Roti, Hamari Baat and Kismet all within the same 12-18 month period. Thats probably why he may have requested his brother in law (and close friend) to take credit for Basant. There's never amy smoke without a fire. Also, one of Pannalal's best filmi flute performances was for the Basant Bahar song Main Piya Teri. This post has been edited by Faraaj73: Nov 12 2010, 04:06 PM Kind Regards Faraaj Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent. - Victor Hugo There is only one better thing than music - live music. - Jacek Bukowski I hate music, especially when it's played. - Jimmy Durante No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible. - W. H. Auden |
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| Faraaj73 |
Nov 12 2010, 04:08 PM
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QUOTE(swarapriya @ Nov 12 2010, 07:38 PM) Early Albums of Meena Kumari I am requesting our members to please kindly share any songs from the following early albums of Meena Kumari: Ek Hi Bhool (1940) Kasauti (1941) Leatherface (1939) Nai Roshni (1941) Piya Ghar Aaja (1947) Pooja (1940) Pratiggya (1943) Thank you very very much. Cheers, Swarapriya Nai Roshni has a beautiful Zeenat Begum song - Dard e Dil Dil Mein Basaya Jaayega and composed by Anil Biswas. I unfortunately have it in low bitrate. Here are two others Old Filmi - 1941 Nai Roshni - Husn Bano - Preet Ki Ke Nazariya-anil biswas mp3 128kbps 2m 45s (poor audio) Old Filmi - 1941 Nai Roshni - Sardar Akhtar - Kyun Mun Ko Rog-anil biswas mp3 128kbps 2m 45s This post has been edited by Faraaj73: Nov 12 2010, 04:18 PM Kind Regards Faraaj Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent. - Victor Hugo There is only one better thing than music - live music. - Jacek Bukowski I hate music, especially when it's played. - Jimmy Durante No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible. - W. H. Auden |
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