Yeh Gul(zar)istan Hamara, Films of Gulzar Options

[swarapriya]

Dil Padosi Hai (1987) - Side Three

Here are the songs from this side...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: May 21 2011, 12:51 PM

[swarapriya]

Dil Padosi Hai (1987) - Side Four (Concluding Post)

Here are the last three songs from this beautiful album...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: May 21 2011, 12:51 PM

[swarapriya]

Ijaazat (1987)

This movie was based on a Subodh Ghosh’s Bengali novel, “Jatugriha�. In 1964, it was made into a movie of the same name in Bengali by the renowned Tapan Sinha that starred Arundhati Devi and Uttam Kumar. For the Hindi version, Gulzar wrote the screenplay, dialogues, lyrics, and also directed.

“Ijaazat� had only four songs, all sung by Asha Bhosle. But all four are just absolute gems. The great R.D. Burman, who was associated with Gulzar in so many movies and some popular private albums, composed beautiful tunes. The song “Mere Kuchh Saamaan� fetched Gulzar the National Film Award for best lyrics. He also got the similar award from Filmfare. Asha’s same song also won her the Best Female Playback Singer National Film Award.

I am not sure how the Bengali version was, but this (the Hindi version) one is a magnificent movie. It is a complex story that is interwoven between the three principal characters played by Rekha, Anuradha Patel, and Naseeruddin Shah. All three excelled in their roles. Shashi Kapoor had an incidental role.

The movie explores the love triangle and the intricacies it brings into the lives of the three affected people. Anuradha Patel brings in a refreshingly beautiful display of acting skills by playing the role of a free spirited person who cannot be committed to any lasting relationship. Someone described that her role was like that of a morning breeze that is evasive but always lingering behind you. I haven’t seen any of Patel’s other work in films barring this one. Apparently she appeared in 25 or so movies and on TV. She is the maternal granddaughter of Ashok Kumar.

I am uploading these songs in two back-to-back posts. The first post contains all the songs from the film. The second post contains some specials. Here are the songs from this movie, in this first post…

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Ijaazat (1987)"...

I am uploading a couple of specials in this post. The song "Katra Katra" had RD's humming preceding it. This is taken from the album "Legends: Asha Bhosle - The Enchantress (CD 5)". The other song, "Mera Kuchh" has a fine commentary by Gulzarji. This is taken from the album "Fursat Ke Raat Din".

Here are these two specials...

[ketaki shukla]

Hi swarapriya,

Wow !!!!

A very nice movie with a lovely songs & music.

I just watched it yesterday.Full story in one night in waiting room on Railway station in a rainy night.

Wonderful story.

Thanks for sharing


Ketaki

[swarapriya]

Hi swarapriya,

Wow !!!!

A very nice movie with a lovely songs & music.

I just watched it yesterday.Full story in one night in waiting room on Railway station in a rainy night.

Wonderful story.

Thanks for sharing


Ketaki

Ketaki, it is indeed a great viewing experience. Cheers. -S

[swarapriya]

Jallian Wala Bagh (1987)

Here are the songs from this album, all with many thanks to the members of this Forum who were original contributors of these songs...

[swarapriya]

Zevar (1987)

This movie was based on a story by Sharat Chandra Chatterjee. It was less than 90 minutes long and had no songs in it. Salil Chowddhury composed its background music. Guzlarji wrote the screenplay and dialogues for the movie. I am uploading its title music below...

[swarapriya]

Chatran (1988)

This movie was based on a Japanese movie made in 1986 called "Koneko Monogatari". It tells a story about the plight of two unlikely friends, a cat and dog, who get separated. It was remade in English as "The Adventures of Milo & Otis" in 1989.

All songs I am uploading here are by the courtesy of the Forum members. Thank you very much. Also, all songs were sung by Asha Bhosle. Here are these...

[swarapriya]

Libaas (1988)

Gulzar wrote the lyrics and directed this film. However, it couldn’t get clearance by the Censor Board for public exhibition. This was not the first time Gulzarji had problems like this. His "Aandhi (1975)" ran into the same problems with the Censor Board but it was eventually cleared for exhibition. However, it was different this time. The Board members felt the subjects "Libaas" dealt with, adultery and extramarital relations were too bold for its time and declined to give the clearance. It was shown abroad at various film festivals but the Indian Censor Board stuck to its guns and never yielded. I am not certain whether this film was ever released in India.

It has beautiful music to great lyrics written by Gulzarji. Even though movie was made in 1988, because of the Censor Board problems it ran into, the songs of the film were not released until 1994, after R.D.’s death.

I am uploading these songs from an original soundtrack album. Here are these beauties…

[swarapriya]

Mirza Ghalib (TV Serial) - CD1 (1988)

This TV serial starring Naseeruddin Shah as Mirza Ghalib was written an directed by Gulzarj. Its music was composed by the ghazal singer Jagjit Singh. He and his wife along with Bhupinder Singh and Vinod Sehgal sang all the songs from the serial. These songs (ghazals) were released as a 2-CD set with all of the lyrics taken from Ghalib's work. I will upload the songs from the first CD today and the second CD next time. There are 13 ghazals in the first CD. I will upload them in two back-to-back posts.

Here are the first six ghazals...

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Jul 4 2011, 05:12 AM

[swarapriya]

Concluding Songs from "Mirza Ghalib (TV Serial) - CD1 (1988)"...

Here are the rest of the ghazals from this album...

[Aditya Pant]

Libaas (1988)

Gulzar wrote the lyrics and directed this film. However, it couldn’t get clearance by the Censor Board for public exhibition. This was not the first time Gulzarji had problems like this. His "Aandhi (1975)" ran into the same problems with the Censor Board but it was eventually cleared for exhibition. However, it was different this time. The Board members felt the subjects "Libaas" dealt with, adultery and extramarital relations were too bold for its time and declined to give the clearance. It was shown abroad at various film festivals but the Indian Censor Board stuck to its guns and never yielded. I am not certain whether this film was ever released in India.

It has beautiful music to great lyrics written by Gulzarji. Even though movie was made in 1988, because of the Censor Board problems it ran into, the songs of the film were not released until 1994, after R.D.’s death.

I am uploading these songs from an original soundtrack album. Here are these beauties…

There was no censor board issue with this film. It played at a few film festivals in 1991-92 (in India as well... I saw it in Bangalore), but did not get a theatrical release due to some issues with the producer. And if I'm not mistaken, the songs were also released in the 1992-93 time frame, before RD's death.

Aditya

[Debopriyo]

Libaas (1988)

Gulzar wrote the lyrics and directed this film. However, it couldn’t get clearance by the Censor Board for public exhibition. This was not the first time Gulzarji had problems like this. His "Aandhi (1975)" ran into the same problems with the Censor Board but it was eventually cleared for exhibition. However, it was different this time. The Board members felt the subjects "Libaas" dealt with, adultery and extramarital relations were too bold for its time and declined to give the clearance. It was shown abroad at various film festivals but the Indian Censor Board stuck to its guns and never yielded. I am not certain whether this film was ever released in India.

It has beautiful music to great lyrics written by Gulzarji. Even though movie was made in 1988, because of the Censor Board problems it ran into, the songs of the film were not released until 1994, after R.D.’s death.

I am uploading these songs from an original soundtrack album. Here are these beauties…

There was no censor board issue with this film. It played at a few film festivals in 1991-92 (in India as well... I saw it in Bangalore), but did not get a theatrical release due to some issues with the producer. And if I'm not mistaken, the songs were also released in the 1992-93 time frame, before RD's death.

Aditya

Ya Adityaji ..Cassette released Single No too.............& Specially "Doordarshan telecasted the song ..."SILI HAWA CHOO GAYEE" ......

[swarapriya]

Libaas (1988)

Gulzar wrote the lyrics and directed this film. However, it couldn’t get clearance by the Censor Board for public exhibition. This was not the first time Gulzarji had problems like this. His "Aandhi (1975)" ran into the same problems with the Censor Board but it was eventually cleared for exhibition. However, it was different this time. The Board members felt the subjects "Libaas" dealt with, adultery and extramarital relations were too bold for its time and declined to give the clearance. It was shown abroad at various film festivals but the Indian Censor Board stuck to its guns and never yielded. I am not certain whether this film was ever released in India.

It has beautiful music to great lyrics written by Gulzarji. Even though movie was made in 1988, because of the Censor Board problems it ran into, the songs of the film were not released until 1994, after R.D.’s death.

I am uploading these songs from an original soundtrack album. Here are these beauties…

There was no censor board issue with this film. It played at a few film festivals in 1991-92 (in India as well... I saw it in Bangalore), but did not get a theatrical release due to some issues with the producer. And if I'm not mistaken, the songs were also released in the 1992-93 time frame, before RD's death.

Aditya

Okay, I get the message loud and clear. Obviously I was misinformed. Cheers. -S

This post has been edited by swarapriya: Jul 4 2011, 11:56 AM