Three Of A Kind, Dev, Dilip & Kishore Options

[swarapriya]

SP..it is as usual, a great pleasure to read your note. Madhumati evokes a unique kind of feeling which is hard to put down in words. The mystique around the whole film is spellbinding. I saw it in 1982, almost three decades and still the magic is always there. I was so involved with the film and the climax brought me goosebumps. As you rightly said, Vyjayantimala steals the show all the way. She carried her portly figure with such fine aplomb and grace, it needs to be seen. As the innocent country belle and as the refined city dweller, she showed a fine distinction.
All in all, when a brilliant director and equally brilliant music director come together, we cant expect a better job than this. Visuals are absolutely stunning ! I saw the film back to back twice, sitting in the same chair ! indeed it was a magical treat to cherish for a lifetime !
Read somewhere that Bimal da was not happy with any outdoor locales for shooting closeup shots of Dilip when he embraces cosmos flowers and went on to grow them in his backyard and took the shots there....goes to show what perfection is all about !

It is so good to hear from you after a long time SF. Hope things are going well. Thanks for your observations. Cheers. -S

[swarapriya]

(Kishore) Aasha (1957)

Vyjayanti Mala was a daughter of a friend of M.V. Raman, the director of this movie. Raman offered her to work in the Tamil version of "Bahaar (1951)", which he was about to direct for AVM Studios. Vyjayanti Mala's father agreed. Kishoreda had a role in that movie. Vyjayanti acted in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi versions of "Bahaar", all directed by Raman. She also acted in "Ladki (1953)" also directed by Raman for AVM. That movie also was made in Tamil and Telugu. Kishoreda starred in the Hindi version. After the success he enjoyed with these movies Raman undertook to make movies for his own banner. "Aasha" was one of them. Incidentally, it also stars Kishoreda. In all these three Hindi films, apart from the director, one commonality was that all had Vyjayanti Mala and Kishore Kumar in them.

"Aasha", shot partly in color, was only a moderate success but has good music. The song "Ina Mina Dika", especially Kishoreda’s version, was a sensation when the movie was originally released. It still is a popular song. In the film, there is a solo version of this song sung by Asha. Whenever Asha gives a concert, she always includes this song in her repertoire, either as a solo or as a duet. The movie had no duet version of this song but Asha is generally joined by one of the popular singers accompanying her on the tours and together they perform this song as a duet.

I am uploading the songs of this album in back-to-back two posts. The first post has all the songs from the film. The second post contains extended versions of several songs.

Now for a description of the songs in the first post and the songs themselves …

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Aasha (1957)" ...

I am uploading several extended version songs in this post, all thanks to the courtesy of the Forum members. Also, it is interesting to note that Subhash Ghai in his film “Karz (1980)” uses almost the similar situation picturized for the song “Raat Andheri” in this film to nab the culprit.

Here are the songs ...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Nov 9 2010, 04:58 AM

[swarapriya]

(Dev) Patita (1953)

Amiya Chakrabarty, who introduced Dilip Kumar in "Jwar Bhata" in 1944, directed this successful movie. He was basking in the glory of "Daag (1952)", also starring Dilip that dealt with issues related to alcoholism, and takes here another thought provoking subject to handle about a woman who was a rape victim resulting in as an unwed mother of a child. Chakrabarty later made other great films like "Seema (1955)", "Kathputli (1957)", and "Dekh Kabira Roya (1957)". But only days after "Roya" was released he passed away at the age of 44 with a heart failure.

Subject may have been very serious in "Patita" but its music was definitely one of the great creations of the brilliant music director duo, Shankar & Jaikishan. Each and every song was a super hit with three solos by Talat Saab, two by Lataji, and a duet by Lataji and Hemantda. 57 years after the movie was released, the songs from this film haven't lost any of their appeal. That is the testimonial of the genius of the incomparable S&J.

Here are all the songs from this film from an original soundtrack album. I am also including a short clip of "Hain Sab Se Madhur" with Talat Saab's introduction. This is taken from the album "Legends: Talat Mahmood - The Silken Voice (CD5)".

Now for the songs...

[akbaralibhai]

Thank you Swarapriya for Patita, a wonderful SJ album.

[nandi]

Thanks for Pardes and many more that I have recently downloaded from your collection.
There are times when I download valuable songs from your postings and I feel I have stolen something from you and the Board.
nandi

[swarapriya]

Thank you Swarapriya for Patita, a wonderful SJ album.

You're welcome Bhai Saab. In total agreement. This is one great album. Cheers. -S

[swarapriya]

Thanks for Pardes and many more that I have recently downloaded from your collection.
There are times when I download valuable songs from your postings and I feel I have stolen something from you and the Board.
nandi

Nandi. You've always been a pal. Don't need to feel guilty about downloading these songs. These songs are put in the open for sharing. That is my justification. Cheers. -S

[swarapriya]

(Dilip) Yahudi (1958)

This period drama was directed by the great Bimal Roy. The story dealt with the persecution of Jews by the Romans some 2,000 years back. In this film, there are some beautiful songs composed by Shankar & Jaikishan.

Geetaji makes a rare appearance for S&J. She sings here the duet “Bechain Dil Khoi Si Nazar” with Lata. In the movie, the song was filmed on Cuckoo and Helen.

Interestingly, this very same year Bimalda's "Madhumati" was released and swept almost all of the Filmfare Awards. However, Shailendra (who also wrote all of the songs for “Madhumati”) won the Award for Best Lyrics for the song "Yeh Mera Deewaanaapan" from "Yahudi".

Here are all the songs from an original soundtrack album including an extended version of "Meri Jaan Meri Jaan"...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Nov 25 2010, 06:16 AM

[swarapriya]

(Kishore) Bandi (1957)

Here are the songs from this album...

[swarapriya]

(Dev) Rahi (1953)

This K.A.Abbas-directed movie has several fine numbers by Anilda. Only problem is that most of them have the annoying hissy noise associated with them. I tried to clean them but the original sources were so bad that if there was any improvement it is hardly noticeable, at least in some songs. I am also including a couple of extended versions of the songs here. Their quality is really terrible. Please download them at your own risk. I am including here only for completeness sake.

Here are the songs...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Dec 18 2010, 03:54 AM

[swarapriya]

(Dilip) Paigham (1959)

Here is a beautiful album from C. Ramchandra. This time he is working with Kavi Pardeepji. Two of their earlier collaborations, "Nastik (1955)" and "Talaq (1958)", resulted in hit music with several melodiously beautiful numbers. This album also has several winners.

I am uploading all songs from an original soundtrack album in two back-to-back posts. Here are the songs in the first post...

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Paigham (1959)"...

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

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Dec 31 2010, 06:47 AM

[ShankarJaikishanFan]

Could someone re-upload Boot Polish?

[ShankarJaikishanFan]

Could someone re-upload Boot Polish?