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

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Adalat (1958)"...

Here are the rest of the songs from this beautiful album...

[ketaki shukla]

Thanks a lot Swarapriya for this lovely album.

ketaki

[swarapriya]

Thanks a lot Swarapriya for this lovely album.

ketaki

Lovely indeed, Ketaki. Thanks & cheers. -S

[swarapriya]

(Meena) Chand (1959)

Here are the songs from this film...

[swarapriya]

(Madhubala) Do Ustad (1959)

Here is OP at his rollicking best. It is like one continuous celebration. These songs just burst with bubbliness and the fuzz never dries up.

One unusual aspect of this film is that Rafi Saab singing for Raj Kapoor. Not that this was the first time it has happened. But at this juncture in his career, the bond between Raj and Mukesh was well established. It was an understood fact that if Raj was starring in a movie, it was going to be Mukesh who will be singing for him. It didn't happen that way in this movie. Apparently Raj insisted that with the producer Sheikh Mukhtar, who also is a costar in the film, and the music director. Neither of them could budge so Raj went along with it. Raj probably was happy with the end results. The only thing people remembered from this movie, which was a box-office failure, was ever so beautiful Madhubala who was very ill yet so spritely and full of life, and equally ebullient score of OP.

I am uploading songs from this film in three back-to-back posts. The first two posts contain songs from the film. The third post contains some of the extended versions.

Here are the songs in the first post...

[swarapriya]

Continuing Songs from "Do Ustad (1959)"...

Here are the rest of the songs from this jolly good album...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Apr 5 2011, 07:14 AM

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Do Ustad (1959)"...

I am uploading few of the extended version songs from this film. Please note that the quality of some of these songs is very uneven. I tried to clean the noise out and was only partially successful. Some songs have skips in them, especially the song "Tu Ladki". With that caution, here are these songs...

[taiyab53]

Continuing Songs from "Do Ustad (1959)"...

Here are the rest of the songs from this jolly good album...

swarapriya
the song TUKDON PAR IMAAN KHAREEDE JAATE HAIN is not RAFI SAHAB'S voice it is definately MAHENDRA KAPOOR & it is not in the HFGK also.
is it from vcd ?
taiyab

This post has been edited by taiyab53: Apr 5 2011, 12:01 AM

[swarapriya]

Continuing Songs from "Do Ustad (1959)"...

Here are the rest of the songs from this jolly good album...

swarapriya
the song TUKDON PAR IMAAN KHAREEDE JAATE HAIN is not RAFI SAHAB'S voice it is definately MAHENDRA KAPOOR & it is not in the HFGK also.
is it from vcd ?
taiyab

My Dear Taiyab,

I debated this long before deciding on Rafi Saab as the voice. Even though I was uncomfortable with the choice, I went along with that idea as all other songs in the film were sung by Rafi Saab. Anyway, I made changes to the table per your recommendation. Thank you for keeping me honest. I appreciate it very much.

The song, a gift from a friend, was made from a VCD.

Cheers,
S

[swarapriya]

(Nargis) Ghar Sansar (1958)

Here is a beauty from Ravi, with the duet "Yeh Hawa" by Asha and Mannada taking the honors...

[swarapriya]

(Madhubala) Insaan Jaag Utha (1959)

Here is another beautiful album from Burmanda. All songs just ooze with honeyed melody that was a trademark of almost all songs of Burmanda. In this album every song is an utter delight. Asha's song "Baat Badhti Gayi" is an example of what melody is all about. How about that priceless gem by Geetaji and Asha, "Jaanu Jaanu Ri"? What a memorable and mellifluous composition this song is. Listening to this song gives an elated exhilarating experience. How about the duet by Asha and Rafi Saab? "Chaand Sa Mukhda" is one of my favorite duets. You are completely enraptured and swept away with its lyrics and the style. I can go on and on about each and every song of this album. It is that good.

Two years earlier, Madhubala walked out of B.R. Chopra's "Naya Daur" as its leading lady. Here she was given another chance in this Shakti Samanta's musical film to reprise a similar role. As usual her effervescence pervades the movie with enlighting and enchanting energy.

Shakti Samanta, who produced and directed this movie, shot it almost entirely outdoors. The locale was Nagarjuna Sagar, in Andhra Pradesh, where the dam was under construction at that time. The site, atmosphere, and the buzz associated with the work of the dam fitted well with the movie's theme.

I am uploading the songs from this album in two back-to-back posts. These are from various sources including CD, DVD, and the Forum members (with thanks). I am also uploading a special version of the song "Jaanu Jaanu Ri" with Asha's introduction. It is taken from the album "Legends: Geeta Dutt - The Voice of Passion (CD 5)". This very same thing I heard Asha talk about in one of her concerts that I attended a few years back.

Let us get on this joy ride with songs from the first post…

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Apr 19 2011, 09:50 PM

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Insaan Jaag Utha (1959)"...

Here are the rest of the songs from this beautiful album including a special version of "Jaanu Jaanu Ri" with Asha's introduction...

[swarapriya]

(Meena) Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan (1959)

Here are the songs from this album...

[swarapriya]

(Nargis) Lajwanti (1958)

Listening to this beautiful music by Burmanda is like taking a stroll through a misty morning where the first rays of sun kiss and bloom the dew moistened flowers while the birds play in the tall branches of the trees singing their love to each other out of sheer endless joy. These songs are what melody is all about. I must unabashedly confess that I just love these songs of Burmanda and get lost forgetting all the worldly worries I have. His music has this mesmerizingly soothing effect...

Here are the songs from this beautiful original soundtrack album where Asha and Geeta join Burmanda and Majrooh Saab in celebrating love and life...

[swarapriya]

(Madhubala) Kal Hamara Hai (1959)

Songs from this fine album came from various sources. Their quality is very uneven varying from so so to very good. I tried to clean noise from several bad tracks but was successful only half way decent. With that caution, here are the songs from this album...