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[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Abhimaan (1973)" ...

Here are the rest of the songs from this Burmanda's great musical masterpiece. I am also including a special version of the song "Tere Mere Milan". This one has a brief introduction by Majrooh Sultanpuri Saab, the lyricist of the song. It is taken from the album "Legends: S.D. Burman - The Ageless All Rounder (CD5)".

Now here is the sweetness ...

[swarapriya]

(Dharamendra) Chand Aur Suraj (1965)

Here is another fine offering from Salilda ...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: May 7 2010, 09:00 AM

[romesh]

(Dharamendra) Chand Aur Suraj (1975)

Here is another fine offering from Salilda ...

dear SP

chand aur suraj is from 1965 and not 1975

romesh

[swarapriya]

(Dharamendra) Chand Aur Suraj (1975)

Here is another fine offering from Salilda ...

dear SP

chand aur suraj is from 1965 and not 1975

romesh

Thank you Romesh. It was just an oversight on my part. I made corrections to the title. Thanks. Cheers. -S

[Faraaj73]

(Amitabh) Abhimaan (1973)

But I believe, it was actually based on the famous Hollywood classic, "A Star is Born". This movie was made many times in English. The first version came in 1937. This William Wellman directed movie starred Janet Gaynor and Fredric March in the leads. The story of the film interestingly paralleled the lives of Barbara Stanwyck and Frank Fay, popular actors of those years. The 1937 film became a huge success, financially as well as critically. The only difference in this version and "Abhimaan" was that the English movie ends in a tragedy as the down on luck hero was never able to come to terms with the success of his wife for which he himself was responsible for.

The movie was remade in English by George Cukor with the same title in 1954 with Judy Garland and James Mason in the leads. This again was a huge success as Judy made a grand comeback after a few years of hiatus from the movies. Barbra Streisand made this movie, once again with same name, in 1976. She starred in the lead opposite Kris Kristofferson. This time the movie was panned by critics yet it managed to be a financial success mostly because of the pull enjoyed by Streisand during the time.

As an avid film buff, I've seen all the versions you mention except for the reviled Streisand one. I faintly recall at least two other thinly disguise international (Euro, Far-East) versions that I have seen. I honestly think that while James Mason had his moments, the indian version was the best of the lot and a credit to all its collaborators...

[swarapriya]

(Amitabh) Abhimaan (1973)

But I believe, it was actually based on the famous Hollywood classic, "A Star is Born". This movie was made many times in English. The first version came in 1937. This William Wellman directed movie starred Janet Gaynor and Fredric March in the leads. The story of the film interestingly paralleled the lives of Barbara Stanwyck and Frank Fay, popular actors of those years. The 1937 film became a huge success, financially as well as critically. The only difference in this version and "Abhimaan" was that the English movie ends in a tragedy as the down on luck hero was never able to come to terms with the success of his wife for which he himself was responsible for.

The movie was remade in English by George Cukor with the same title in 1954 with Judy Garland and James Mason in the leads. This again was a huge success as Judy made a grand comeback after a few years of hiatus from the movies. Barbra Streisand made this movie, once again with same name, in 1976. She starred in the lead opposite Kris Kristofferson. This time the movie was panned by critics yet it managed to be a financial success mostly because of the pull enjoyed by Streisand during the time.

As an avid film buff, I've seen all the versions you mention except for the reviled Streisand one. I faintly recall at least two other thinly disguise international (Euro, Far-East) versions that I have seen. I honestly think that while James Mason had his moments, the indian version was the best of the lot and a credit to all its collaborators...

Faraaj,

Agreed.

Yes, Hindi version was more effective. May be because it is the language we are familiar with. Or may be it is because of the characters we know of them in our own lives. Or may be because of the deft handling of the subject matter by Hrishida who is thoroughly familiar with the medium. But in my humble opinion, I think apart from the heart warming human drama it presents and great performances by the leading players, I think it was the music of Burmanda. I admit that I am partial here. But if you think about it, seems like music is in the blood of our people. They take to heart the songs that are melodious, well sung, rich in lyrics. You don't need to have all these attributes to like a song. For me anyone of these will do. You save the experience in the deep layers of your memory and savor it from time to time as the occasion deamnds.

Cheers,
Swarapriya

This post has been edited by swarapriya: May 8 2010, 12:37 AM

[swarapriya]

(Jeetendra) Himmat (1970)

Here is another offering from South with Jeetendra in the lead. Ever since his "Farz (1968)" hit the bulls eye, film producers of the South were unusually fond of Jeetendra. They made many movies with him as their hero with almost similar themes, just about with the same actors, and many times with escapism as the goal with subjects that were farcial to insignificant and offered very little to remember even after an open minded viewing. This movie proves my point.

There is no Sridevi in this, but beautiful Mumtaz is the leading lady. Sridevi's turn into Hindi films will come later. Bappi Lahiri wasn't discovered by these producers yet, so they have LP as the music director. They took the cue from the great L.V. Prasad in that for many of his movies which became huge hits in Hindi, LP was the composer. Also no Kishoreda yet to sing in these movies. That will come in only in a year or two with Bappida composing music.

In all fairness, this album has some good songs. LP is generally dependable. Eventhough they worked on several movies simultaneously, most of them had a song or two to remember by. When you have Rafi Saab at the helm and Asha giving ample support, the music of any album has to feel good.

One of the songs of Rafi Saab, "Himmat Kare", was missing curiously from the CD. Sometime back I have downloaded this from the Forum. Unfortunately its quality is less than poor. My problem with the song is not simply the quality, but thre are so many annoying skips. I tried to clean it but still it doesn't cut the mustard. I am including here for completeness sake. Please download at your own risk. Also, I am requesting members to share this song if they have a better version.

Now for the songs from this album ...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: May 8 2010, 12:46 PM

[swarapriya]

(Manoj) Grahasti (1963)

This popular family drama from Gemini Studios was a very successful film thanks to some fine acting by Ashok Kumar and several nice tunes by Ravi. It was successfully remade in Telugu in 1968 as "Manchi Kutumbam". I will upload songs from the Telugu version in this very same thread following the uploads of the Hindi songs.

Here are the songs from "Grahasti" ...

[swarapriya]

Manchi Kutumbam (1968) - A Telugu Film

This movie was based on the Hindi hit "Grahasti (1963)". There are some nice songs in this album. It has one of my favorite songs of Susheela, "Manase Andaala Brindavanam". Here is this and other songs from this film ...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: May 9 2010, 01:04 PM

[kishor]

Manchi Kutumbam (1968) - A Telugu Film

This movie was based on the Hindi hit "Grahasti (1963)". There are some nice songs in this album. It has one of my favorite songs of Susheela, "Manase Andaala Brindavanam". Here is this and other songs from this film ...

swara priya,

The song Nera nera is sung by pithapuram nageshwara rao

Preminchuta pillavanthu has one more voice in it and thats of K J Yesudas(probably his first song in telugu)

and Missing song from your list

Tyagaseelivamma anuraga seelivamma _ Ghantasala_2.12min_1.99mb

[swarapriya]

Manchi Kutumbam (1968) - A Telugu Film

swara priya,

The song Nera nera is sung by pithapuram nageshwara rao

Preminchuta pillavanthu has one more voice in it and thats of K J Yesudas(probably his first song in telugu)

and Missing song from your list

Tyagaseelivamma anuraga seelivamma _ Ghantasala_2.12min_1.99mb

Thank you very much Kishor for the song and filling in the missing details. Appreciate it. Cheers. -S

[swarapriya]

(Raaj) Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960)

I feel so privileged to share these treasures. It is such a good fortune that this type of Forum is available where we can enjoy some beautiful music. These threads give me an opportunity to revisit some songs that are tucked away in the memory bank. This album is a case in point and is one of my favorites of S&J. I am thankful that I am able to rediscover these songs and relive some cherished memories.

This movie was directed by Kishore Sahu, who had a checkered record. But on occasion he seems to be rejuvenated. He directed various successful movies like this, "Ghar Basa Ke Dekho (1963)", and "Grahasti (1963)". The last two were made for Gemini Studios. This movie was produced by Kamal Amrohi. Meena Kumari who was the real star of this movie, just started having marital problems with Amrohi when this film was made.

Meena's presence in the movie with her sheer beauty, clad in white sarees, suffering silently makes this movie a must watch. An ordinary story. But artfully handled. An extraordinary lady. Just beautiful to look at. This movie was recently remade by Honey Irani as "Armaan (2003)" with Amitabh, Anil Kapoor, Gracy Singh, and Preity Zinta. That movie was bad in every aspect.

Apart from the magnificent Meena, the other unforgettable story of "Dil Apna" is its music. Shankar & Jaikishan were at the top of their creativity. The youthful energy and exuberance that marked their music could be easily experienced by their attentive audience when they hear these songs. In this album every song is an utter delight. One of my favorites of Lata, "Ajeeb Daastaan Hai Yeh" is from this film. Every time I hear this song, it gives me goose bumps. I may have heard it a minimum of thousand times. Never get tired of it. Powerful. Poignant. Perfect.

S&J bagged a Filmfare Award as the Best Music Directors for this film. They beat out the likes of Naushadji for "Mughal-E-Azam" and Ravi for "Chaudhvin Ka Chand". Now that says something about this music.

I am uploading all the songs from the original sound track album in two back-to-back posts. Here is the first set of songs ...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Jul 19 2011, 12:40 PM

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs of "Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960)" ...

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

[akbaralibhai]

Thank you very much Swarapriya for sharing Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai, SJ treasure indeed.

[swarapriya]

Thank you very much Swarapriya for sharing Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai, SJ treasure indeed.

It's my pleasure indeed Bhai Saab. Cheers. -S