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[swarapriya]

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

I am including several music clips from this film in this post...

[Pratul]

Thanks a lot Swarapriya for Talaq songs.

Pratul

[swarapriya]

Thanks a lot Swarapriya for Talaq songs.

Pratul

You're very welcome Pratul. Cheers. -S

[Pratul]

Dear Swarapriya,

Thanks for your untiring support till now. Here are my next couple of requests.

Aayee Milan Ki Bela (1964)
Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke (1969)

Pratul

[swarapriya]

Dear Swarapriya,

Thanks for your untiring support till now. Here are my next couple of requests.

Aayee Milan Ki Bela (1964)
Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke (1969)

Pratul

Will do Pratul. Cheers. -S

[swarapriya]

(Amitabh) Laawaris (1981)

Thanks to some fine songs and good performances from the principal actors, this rehash of several hit movies from Prakash Mehra, became a huge hit. The signature song of the album was "Mere Angne Mein". Even though both female and male versions became very popular, it was Amitabh's that swept the nation away. In one poll, I read somewhere, it was declared as the song of the 80's decade. I am uploading these songs from an original soundtrack album in back-to-back two posts.

As a side note, a recent Hindi film, “Housefull, released in 2010, had a song which borrows heavily from the hit Kishoreda’s song from this film, “Apni To Jaise Taise”. The song from "Housefull" was composed by the trio Shankar, Ehsaan & Loy was sung by Sunidhi Chauhan, Mika, and Sajid Khan.

Here are the songs in the first post...

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Laawaris (1981)"...

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

[swarapriya]

(Dharmendra) Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973)

Here is a beautiful musical from RD. Kishoreda has some lovely numbers in it. But to me the standout song, one of my all-time favorite songs, is the duet by Asha & Rafi Saab, the beautiful "Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko". I was attending one of Ashaji's concerts where she told the audience how this song evolved. RD was thinking about it for some time in his mind and suddenly he knew what to do. He had Asha accompany him to bazaar to buy some wine glasses. They returned to the studio and RD created this tune using clinking of the wine glass with a spoon and had Asha and Rafiji sing the song to its accompaniment.

Nasir Hussain, who directed this movie, originally wanted Asha Parekh, his favorite star, to be the leading lady. But Asha was readying herself to go on a tour abroad with her dancing troupe and was not immediately available. Zeenat readily accepted when the role was offered to her.

One of the delightful music pieces is the long number performed by the trio Asha, Kishore and RD, "Aap Ke Kamre Mein Koi Rehta Hai". In spite of its length, the song entertains. The title song also was a hugely popular number.

Neetu Singh, who started as a child star, was promoted to adult roles the previous year in 1972. The film she starred in that year, “Rikshawala”, flopped. Producers were shying away to make any more adult role offers to her. When producer and director Nasir Hussain approached her to be in a dance number in this film, she readily accepted it. The hit song “Lekar Hum” was picturized on her. Her eye catching dress and eye popping dance moves got immediate attention. This dance number gave her career an immediate boost and revived her career for good.

That is Aamir Khan, current day’s hot star, playing the role of the youngest brother in the film when they were all children. This was his debut movie. Nearly 17 years later, he made the debut as an adult in his uncle Nasir Hussain’s “Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1989)” which was a super hit and immediately established him as a star to look forward to in the future.

This movie was made into several other languages, notably in the South. All of them were hits.

Here are the songs from this popular album...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Sep 10 2011, 10:48 PM

[swarapriya]

(Jeetendra) Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke (1969)

I am re-uploading these songs on request...

[Pratul]

Thanks a lot Swarapriya, for Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke songs

Pratul

[swarapriya]

Thanks a lot Swarapriya, for Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke songs

Pratul

You're welcome Pratul. Cheers. -S

[swarapriya]

(Raaj) God And Gun (1995)

Raaj made only one more movie after this, "Jawaab", also in 1995. Since Raaj started his career in 1952, many things have changed in the 43 years he worked in the film industry. Most of the old stalwarts of the industry either passed away or passed the baton to the next generation, sometimes to the members of their own families. For example, take the music directors of this film, Anand & Milind, who are the sons of the great music director of yesteryears Chitragupt. Also the lyricist, Sameer. Son of another great lyricist of yesteryears, Anjaan. The old singers gave way to the new ones. These include the new set of singers, like Abhijeet, Arun Bakshi, Kumar Sanu, Poornima, Sadhna Sargam & Udit Narayan. These are the singers in this album.

Here are the songs from this album...

[swarapriya]

(Rajendra) Ayee Milan Ki Bela (1964)

Here is a thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining movie. Beautiful scenery. Beautiful music. Beautiful songs. Even after 47 plus years these songs haven't lost their charm. Shankar & Jaikishan during early 60's simply couldn't do anything wrong. Everything they touched was a winner. Rightfully so. You can feel their unabated creative energies flowing endlessly with Rafi Saab and Lata equally brilliant playing their part with superb singing. Most of the movies became huge hits because they were all musical blockbusters with so many memorable songs that are still heartwarming to listen to even today.

This beauty of an album by Shankar & Jaikishan has just one after another melodious song. It boasts some of the great solos of Rafi Saab who brings life to the rich and inspired lyrics of Hasrat Jaipuri, like "Bura Maan Gaye", "Main Pyaar Ka Diwaana", and "Tum Kamsin Ho". This album also has one of my favorite Lata's solo, "Tumko Hamaari Umar Lag Jaaye". The song stays fresh forever and each time you listen to it sways you away because of its rich lyrics and the way Lata delivers it. Melodious. Mesmerizing. It was a typical signature song that S&J had in most of his movies, yet they always sounded fresh with their sweetness that made them so endearing.

In this movie Rajendra Kumar was the hero and Dharmendra had a secondary role. Dharmendra still was an up and coming actor. But his presence on the screen in this movie was dynamite. His dashing looks, rugged mannerisms, and good performance scorched the screen. Even though his role was negative, every scene he appeared with Rajendra, Dharam was simply dominating. You can see that he will be one of those actors worth watching for in the coming years.

I am uploading songs from this album on request in two back-to-back posts. The first post contains all the songs from the film from an original soundtrack album. The second post contains several extended versions.

Now for the details of the songs in the first post and the songs themselves...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Jul 11 2011, 01:04 PM

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Ayee Milan Ki Bela (1964)"...

Here are some of the extended version songs from this popular musical album...

[Pratul]

Thanks a lot Swarapriya, for Ayee Milan Ki Bela songs!

Pratul