Our dear friend Alybaba ji had posted a very important message about an upcoming book written in English on the life of Geeta ji. Here is the link to the original post
http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?s=&a...st&p=189568
I am creating a new topic so that it is easy to find this topic and any update on this can be posted here
Coming soon, the life story of the chin, chin choo lady
Geeta Dutt, who would have turned 75 today, will now be immortalised in a first-ever biography
Sunanda Mehta
Pune, November 22: Her’s was a voice you could see, feel and experience. For it was a voice that danced, cried and allured with a versatility rarely seen in Hindi film music. And it is this extraordinary magic of the legendary singer that Pune-based film maker and author Haimanti Banerjee is striving to capture in the first ever biography being written on Geeta Dutt, who would have turned 75 on November 23.
Painstakingly gathering tidbits of information since the past two-and-a-half-years to piece together her life story, Banerjee says the book is a tribute to the genius of Dutt, who never really got her due in life.
‘‘I want to establish that contrary to popular conception, Geeta Dutt’s career neither started nor ended with Guru Dutt. She was a much established singer when he was a struggling director in the late 40s and early 50s. No one director or composer made her — she was in a class of her own,’’ says Banerjee.
To this end Banerjee has spent considerable time studying and analysing Dutt’s singing career to make for a ‘‘compendium’’ that will have the complete lyrics of Dutt’s most important songs accompanied by their English translations. For instance, there are some five pages devoted to Tabdeer se bigri hui taqdeer bana de which marked Dutt’s transition from lachrymose numbers to peppy ones.
There is also an exploration of the kind of music directors, lyricists and actresses Dutt sang for and their relation with her, with some rare pictures obtained from her family members, especially son Arun Dutt. And though comments on her subject’s personal life have been studiously avoided, an analysis of the Guru Dutt-Geeta Dutt relationship finds a place in the book.
According to Banerjee, the greatest difficulty in doing research on Dutt has been the non-availability of the singer’s body of work. ‘‘Can you believe there was this one journal with a series of four volumes on Hindi film music and Geeta Dutt’s name came up only twice in it?’’ exclaims the writer who calls Harminder’s Geet Kosh her bible for Dutt’s bibliography.
Banerjee, who has won national awards for her documentaries on Shantiniketan and Balgandharva and has been widely acclaimed for her first book on Ritwik Ghatak, hopes to complete the book in six months.
Music box
Geeta Roy was born on November 23, 1930 in Faridpur in East Bengal and came to Mumbai when she was 12
Her first big hit was Mera sundar sapna beet gaya in 1947, after which she ruled the film world till 1957
Her best songs include Na jao sayeeyan, Aaj sanam mohe ang laga le, Mera naam chin chin choo, Meri jaan mujhe jaan na kaho
She died in 1972, eight years after Guru Dutt’s death in 1964
Main Link Of the news is:
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=158353
Full Version: Biography On The Life Of Geeta Ji
I just cant stop wondering at the mileage the present singers get, when compared to legends like Geeta. It is unfortunate that they were born in such age, when media is in nascent stage. What ever, am sure that this book will bring in lots of untold anecdotes from one of the finest singers of HFM.
Personally i believe that getting married to Guru Dutt is the one single factor which curtailed her career...not the other way.
Personally i believe that getting married to Guru Dutt is the one single factor which curtailed her career...not the other way.
Venkat, thanks for sharing your thoughts on this. This news item came way back in year 2005 and still there is no update on this. I did check in some book shops in Bangalore if this book was ever released. No one knows a thing about this.
I have requested Mahesh Sharma ji (maheshks) to check on this. Let us hope to hear something on this soon.
Cheers
Parag
I have requested Mahesh Sharma ji (maheshks) to check on this. Let us hope to hear something on this soon.
Cheers
Parag
Now..this is NEWS ! I was thinking that it is latest and yet to come. On my recent visit to Higginbothams, Chennai, I didnt see this one at all ! Will be on the lookout parag.. 
QUOTE(parag_sankla @ Jul 15 2008, 01:52 PM) 
Painstakingly gathering tidbits of information since the past two-and-a-half-years to piece together her life story, Banerjee says the book is a tribute to the genius of Dutt, who never really got her due in life.
‘‘I want to establish that contrary to popular conception, Geeta Dutt’s career neither started nor ended with Guru Dutt. She was a much established singer when he was a struggling director in the late 40s and early 50s. No one director or composer made her — she was in a class of her own,’’ says Banerjee.
Most of the listeners of old HFM (including yours truly, when I began to listen to her songs) have this misconception. Well, I did know that 'Mera sundar sapna beet gaya' came way back in 1947 where as the first Guru Dutt-Geeta Dutt association started in Baazi in 1951. What I (and many music lovers too) did not know that she was an established singer, a close second to Lata ji, when she met Guru Dutt and they both fell in love.
This forum has been a great platform to showcase that Geeta ji's career is much longer and wider compared to approx 50 odd songs she sang for films of Guru Dutt (as a producer, director or even just actor).
Its a sad news update. Mahesh has responded that he has not seen any positive update on this book. Not really sure if this was ever published or not. Based on the earlier information it was supposed to be released in November 2006.
here is more news from indian express' website.
but it is not clear whether the book has yet been released.
here is the link-
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Fo...f-Geeta/341322/
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Shashi Priya
Posted online: Monday , July 28, 2008 at 02:41:58
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Twice the winner of national award for documentary making, Haimanti Banerjee now comes up with first ever book written on Geeta Dutt that establishes the inimitable singer as her own person
It troubled her to the core why a singer of Geeta Dutt’s caliber had such a short stint with success. In fact the popularity of being recognised as the singer for Guru Dutt’s films which given to Geeta Dutt’s singing capabilities finally became detrimental to her identity, was something that bothered her the most.
Haimanti Banerjee, specialist in film appreciation and twice the winner of national award for documentary making could not abide by the popular notions masquerading Geeta Dutt’s rightful identity and thus she started her quest to re explore the legend five years back. After five years of extensive research that included rigmarole of activities entailing hunting video and audio libraries, old magazines, photo albums, looking for people who knew Geeta Dutt closely, Banrjee has come up with first book ever written on Geeta Dutt in any language in India.’’
The blithe spirit of a skylark’s croon is what Banerjee associates Geeta Dutt’s voice with. Thus titling the book as Geeta Dutt – The Skylark, Banerjee unsheathes the real Geeta whose ability to cover the range from the sensual to the soothing gave her an edge over other singers of her time. The book especially focuses on those songs sung by Geeta that do not have the tag of Guru Dutt overshadowing her name. Says Banerjee, “ I wanted the Geeta in my book to define her own presence. And that she very well does with her independent share of songs she sung for various other films apart from Guru Dutt’s. Very few people know that Geeta lent her voice to Nargis in the Film Jogan and that she has given her voice to all the twelve songs of the film.”
The reason the documentary maker did not come up with a documentary on Geeta she states is “there is so much about her that could not be summed up in a half an hour documentary. Also when you feel for something you very tenderly and carefully arrange it layer by layer and then gradually indulge in every bit of the experience.”
Churning out these intricate details was a tough nut to crack. Shares Banerjee, “If Kusum Gokarne would not have been there then perhaps it would have taken another couple of years for me to come out with the book.” A distant relative of the Dutts, Gokarne introduced Banerjee to Geeta’s son Arun Dutt. “After Arun came in the picture things just started falling into place. He took me to Nashik to meet Geeta Dutt’s elder brother Mukul Roy and also provided me with around two hundred rare photos of Geeta Dutt. He became the fulcrum for my research.”
Apart from meeting people, rummaging through the National Archives library and flipping through the pages of Geet Kosh a book that literally has in store listings of all the songs since the advent of sound in the year 1931 were the other efforts put in by Banerjee to detail her research. “ A book on Geeta Dutt was like a chimera for me that never took off. But then one day I decided that this legend has to be resurrected, if not for the sake of her own identity, then for the sake of good music because hers is a name long lost in the clutches of a transitional phase. I felt a voice like hers should be revived so that more and more people listen to it.”
In the book visually reviving the memory of the inimitable Geeta Dutt would be 120 rare photographs of hers spanning her life. The book also contains some excerpts from Guru Dutt’s love letters, which he wrote to Geeta Dutt during their courtship along with around 100 songs of Geeta Dutt translated in English.
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regards,
mahesh
but it is not clear whether the book has yet been released.
here is the link-
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Fo...f-Geeta/341322/
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Shashi Priya
Posted online: Monday , July 28, 2008 at 02:41:58
Updated: Monday , July 28, 2008 at 02:41:58 Print Email To Editor Post CommentsRelated Articles
Twice the winner of national award for documentary making, Haimanti Banerjee now comes up with first ever book written on Geeta Dutt that establishes the inimitable singer as her own person
It troubled her to the core why a singer of Geeta Dutt’s caliber had such a short stint with success. In fact the popularity of being recognised as the singer for Guru Dutt’s films which given to Geeta Dutt’s singing capabilities finally became detrimental to her identity, was something that bothered her the most.
Haimanti Banerjee, specialist in film appreciation and twice the winner of national award for documentary making could not abide by the popular notions masquerading Geeta Dutt’s rightful identity and thus she started her quest to re explore the legend five years back. After five years of extensive research that included rigmarole of activities entailing hunting video and audio libraries, old magazines, photo albums, looking for people who knew Geeta Dutt closely, Banrjee has come up with first book ever written on Geeta Dutt in any language in India.’’
The blithe spirit of a skylark’s croon is what Banerjee associates Geeta Dutt’s voice with. Thus titling the book as Geeta Dutt – The Skylark, Banerjee unsheathes the real Geeta whose ability to cover the range from the sensual to the soothing gave her an edge over other singers of her time. The book especially focuses on those songs sung by Geeta that do not have the tag of Guru Dutt overshadowing her name. Says Banerjee, “ I wanted the Geeta in my book to define her own presence. And that she very well does with her independent share of songs she sung for various other films apart from Guru Dutt’s. Very few people know that Geeta lent her voice to Nargis in the Film Jogan and that she has given her voice to all the twelve songs of the film.”
The reason the documentary maker did not come up with a documentary on Geeta she states is “there is so much about her that could not be summed up in a half an hour documentary. Also when you feel for something you very tenderly and carefully arrange it layer by layer and then gradually indulge in every bit of the experience.”
Churning out these intricate details was a tough nut to crack. Shares Banerjee, “If Kusum Gokarne would not have been there then perhaps it would have taken another couple of years for me to come out with the book.” A distant relative of the Dutts, Gokarne introduced Banerjee to Geeta’s son Arun Dutt. “After Arun came in the picture things just started falling into place. He took me to Nashik to meet Geeta Dutt’s elder brother Mukul Roy and also provided me with around two hundred rare photos of Geeta Dutt. He became the fulcrum for my research.”
Apart from meeting people, rummaging through the National Archives library and flipping through the pages of Geet Kosh a book that literally has in store listings of all the songs since the advent of sound in the year 1931 were the other efforts put in by Banerjee to detail her research. “ A book on Geeta Dutt was like a chimera for me that never took off. But then one day I decided that this legend has to be resurrected, if not for the sake of her own identity, then for the sake of good music because hers is a name long lost in the clutches of a transitional phase. I felt a voice like hers should be revived so that more and more people listen to it.”
In the book visually reviving the memory of the inimitable Geeta Dutt would be 120 rare photographs of hers spanning her life. The book also contains some excerpts from Guru Dutt’s love letters, which he wrote to Geeta Dutt during their courtship along with around 100 songs of Geeta Dutt translated in English.
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regards,
mahesh
Mahesh, like a true fan of Geeta ji as you always have been, you have shared this great link. I don't know how can I thank you for reviving my hopes of getting this book. It seems that the book work has been completed and it should be published soon (or may be it is already published).
Let us hope some one comes with the information as to when this book is (or is going to be) published.
Thanks Mahesh once again !
Warmest Regards
Parag
Let us hope some one comes with the information as to when this book is (or is going to be) published.
Thanks Mahesh once again !
Warmest Regards
Parag
A very polite and kind request to all
Any one having any information on the publisher of this book, if this book is already published, book shop where it is available...please share it.
The name of the book (as per the article) is Geeta Dutt- The Skylark
Thanks in advance
Best Regards
Parag
Any one having any information on the publisher of this book, if this book is already published, book shop where it is available...please share it.
The name of the book (as per the article) is Geeta Dutt- The Skylark
Thanks in advance
Best Regards
Parag
QUOTE(parag_sankla @ Jul 29 2008, 05:02 AM)
A very polite and kind request to all
Any one having any information on the publisher of this book, if this book is already published, book shop where it is available...please share it.
The name of the book (as per the article) is Geeta Dutt- The Skylark
Thanks in advance
Best Regards
Parag
Parag,
I don't know about this book or it's author. However, if I gather any information by reading the above links and some more web searches, I will sure send you a PM.
Exon
Exon, I did not get any response from the email id you gave. It seems that this is a different person than the one who is writing the book.
Looking forward to any update on this topic. Has any one seen this book ? Has it been published ?
TIA
Regards
Parag
Looking forward to any update on this topic. Has any one seen this book ? Has it been published ?
TIA
Regards
Parag
I asked a friend of mine to enquire at Landmark, Chennai..and the reply was negative...they have no information what so ever of this book.. !!! Will keep looking else where..
QUOTE(smahesh @ Jul 27 2008, 08:21 PM)
here is more news from indian express' website.
but it is not clear whether the book has yet been released.
here is the link-
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Fo...f-Geeta/341322/
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For the love of Geeta
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Shashi Priya
Posted online: Monday , July 28, 2008 at 02:41:58
Updated: Monday , July 28, 2008 at 02:41:58 Print Email To Editor Post CommentsRelated Articles
Twice the winner of national award for documentary making, Haimanti Banerjee now comes up with first ever book written on Geeta Dutt that establishes the inimitable singer as her own person
It troubled her to the core why a singer of Geeta Dutt’s caliber had such a short stint with success. In fact the popularity of being recognised as the singer for Guru Dutt’s films which given to Geeta Dutt’s singing capabilities finally became detrimental to her identity, was something that bothered her the most.
Haimanti Banerjee, specialist in film appreciation and twice the winner of national award for documentary making could not abide by the popular notions masquerading Geeta Dutt’s rightful identity and thus she started her quest to re explore the legend five years back. After five years of extensive research that included rigmarole of activities entailing hunting video and audio libraries, old magazines, photo albums, looking for people who knew Geeta Dutt closely, Banrjee has come up with first book ever written on Geeta Dutt in any language in India.’’
The blithe spirit of a skylark’s croon is what Banerjee associates Geeta Dutt’s voice with. Thus titling the book as Geeta Dutt – The Skylark, Banerjee unsheathes the real Geeta whose ability to cover the range from the sensual to the soothing gave her an edge over other singers of her time. The book especially focuses on those songs sung by Geeta that do not have the tag of Guru Dutt overshadowing her name. Says Banerjee, “ I wanted the Geeta in my book to define her own presence. And that she very well does with her independent share of songs she sung for various other films apart from Guru Dutt’s. Very few people know that Geeta lent her voice to Nargis in the Film Jogan and that she has given her voice to all the twelve songs of the film.”
The reason the documentary maker did not come up with a documentary on Geeta she states is “there is so much about her that could not be summed up in a half an hour documentary. Also when you feel for something you very tenderly and carefully arrange it layer by layer and then gradually indulge in every bit of the experience.”
Churning out these intricate details was a tough nut to crack. Shares Banerjee, “If Kusum Gokarne would not have been there then perhaps it would have taken another couple of years for me to come out with the book.” A distant relative of the Dutts, Gokarne introduced Banerjee to Geeta’s son Arun Dutt. “After Arun came in the picture things just started falling into place. He took me to Nashik to meet Geeta Dutt’s elder brother Mukul Roy and also provided me with around two hundred rare photos of Geeta Dutt. He became the fulcrum for my research.”
Apart from meeting people, rummaging through the National Archives library and flipping through the pages of Geet Kosh a book that literally has in store listings of all the songs since the advent of sound in the year 1931 were the other efforts put in by Banerjee to detail her research. “ A book on Geeta Dutt was like a chimera for me that never took off. But then one day I decided that this legend has to be resurrected, if not for the sake of her own identity, then for the sake of good music because hers is a name long lost in the clutches of a transitional phase. I felt a voice like hers should be revived so that more and more people listen to it.”
In the book visually reviving the memory of the inimitable Geeta Dutt would be 120 rare photographs of hers spanning her life. The book also contains some excerpts from Guru Dutt’s love letters, which he wrote to Geeta Dutt during their courtship along with around 100 songs of Geeta Dutt translated in English.
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regards,
mahesh
Mahesh, any more updates on this? I am so eagerly waiting to see this book. Don't know if it is gonna get published ever?
Parag
QUOTE(parag_sankla @ Oct 19 2008, 10:37 PM)
QUOTE(smahesh @ Jul 27 2008, 08:21 PM)
here is more news from indian express' website.
but it is not clear whether the book has yet been released.
here is the link-
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Fo...f-Geeta/341322/
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For the love of Geeta
Font Size - -A +A
Shashi Priya
Posted online: Monday , July 28, 2008 at 02:41:58
Updated: Monday , July 28, 2008 at 02:41:58 Print Email To Editor Post CommentsRelated Articles
Twice the winner of national award for documentary making, Haimanti Banerjee now comes up with first ever book written on Geeta Dutt that establishes the inimitable singer as her own person
It troubled her to the core why a singer of Geeta Dutt’s caliber had such a short stint with success. In fact the popularity of being recognised as the singer for Guru Dutt’s films which given to Geeta Dutt’s singing capabilities finally became detrimental to her identity, was something that bothered her the most.
Haimanti Banerjee, specialist in film appreciation and twice the winner of national award for documentary making could not abide by the popular notions masquerading Geeta Dutt’s rightful identity and thus she started her quest to re explore the legend five years back. After five years of extensive research that included rigmarole of activities entailing hunting video and audio libraries, old magazines, photo albums, looking for people who knew Geeta Dutt closely, Banrjee has come up with first book ever written on Geeta Dutt in any language in India.’’
The blithe spirit of a skylark’s croon is what Banerjee associates Geeta Dutt’s voice with. Thus titling the book as Geeta Dutt – The Skylark, Banerjee unsheathes the real Geeta whose ability to cover the range from the sensual to the soothing gave her an edge over other singers of her time. The book especially focuses on those songs sung by Geeta that do not have the tag of Guru Dutt overshadowing her name. Says Banerjee, “ I wanted the Geeta in my book to define her own presence. And that she very well does with her independent share of songs she sung for various other films apart from Guru Dutt’s. Very few people know that Geeta lent her voice to Nargis in the Film Jogan and that she has given her voice to all the twelve songs of the film.”
The reason the documentary maker did not come up with a documentary on Geeta she states is “there is so much about her that could not be summed up in a half an hour documentary. Also when you feel for something you very tenderly and carefully arrange it layer by layer and then gradually indulge in every bit of the experience.”
Churning out these intricate details was a tough nut to crack. Shares Banerjee, “If Kusum Gokarne would not have been there then perhaps it would have taken another couple of years for me to come out with the book.” A distant relative of the Dutts, Gokarne introduced Banerjee to Geeta’s son Arun Dutt. “After Arun came in the picture things just started falling into place. He took me to Nashik to meet Geeta Dutt’s elder brother Mukul Roy and also provided me with around two hundred rare photos of Geeta Dutt. He became the fulcrum for my research.”
Apart from meeting people, rummaging through the National Archives library and flipping through the pages of Geet Kosh a book that literally has in store listings of all the songs since the advent of sound in the year 1931 were the other efforts put in by Banerjee to detail her research. “ A book on Geeta Dutt was like a chimera for me that never took off. But then one day I decided that this legend has to be resurrected, if not for the sake of her own identity, then for the sake of good music because hers is a name long lost in the clutches of a transitional phase. I felt a voice like hers should be revived so that more and more people listen to it.”
In the book visually reviving the memory of the inimitable Geeta Dutt would be 120 rare photographs of hers spanning her life. The book also contains some excerpts from Guru Dutt’s love letters, which he wrote to Geeta Dutt during their courtship along with around 100 songs of Geeta Dutt translated in English.
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regards,
mahesh
Mahesh, any more updates on this? I am so eagerly waiting to see this book. Don't know if it is gonna get published ever?
Parag
hi, But this have total songs list ????????( my side have story some songs list)
dhall
Dhall ji,
Mere khayal se is book mein Geeta ji ke saare gaanon ki list nahin hogi. Main aisi ek list banane ki koshish kar raha hoon jiske liye hamare ek bahut hi achche dost mujhe help kar rahe hain.
Best Regards
Parag
Mere khayal se is book mein Geeta ji ke saare gaanon ki list nahin hogi. Main aisi ek list banane ki koshish kar raha hoon jiske liye hamare ek bahut hi achche dost mujhe help kar rahe hain.
Best Regards
Parag
QUOTE(parag_sankla @ Oct 20 2008, 01:17 AM)
Dhall ji,
Mere khayal se is book mein Geeta ji ke saare gaanon ki list nahin hogi. Main aisi ek list banane ki koshish kar raha hoon jiske liye hamare ek bahut hi achche dost mujhe help kar rahe hain.
Best Regards
Parag
hi.
Geeta ji bhut se radio ke rec kiye us ki list hain???
dhall
QUOTE(surhall @ Oct 19 2008, 01:26 PM)
QUOTE(parag_sankla @ Oct 20 2008, 01:17 AM)
Dhall ji,
Mere khayal se is book mein Geeta ji ke saare gaanon ki list nahin hogi. Main aisi ek list banane ki koshish kar raha hoon jiske liye hamare ek bahut hi achche dost mujhe help kar rahe hain.
Best Regards
Parag
hi.
Geeta ji bhut se radio ke rec kiye us ki list hain???
dhall
Dhall ji
Radio recording matlab jigles ? (Hamam etc.)
Parag
QUOTE(parag_sankla @ Oct 20 2008, 02:06 AM)
QUOTE(surhall @ Oct 19 2008, 01:26 PM)
QUOTE(parag_sankla @ Oct 20 2008, 01:17 AM)
Dhall ji,
Mere khayal se is book mein Geeta ji ke saare gaanon ki list nahin hogi. Main aisi ek list banane ki koshish kar raha hoon jiske liye hamare ek bahut hi achche dost mujhe help kar rahe hain.
Best Regards
Parag
hi.
Geeta ji bhut se radio ke rec kiye us ki list hain???
dhall
Dhall ji
Radio recording matlab jigles ? (Hamam etc.)
Parag
Hi non filmi song hindi, bangali,
dhall
Dhall ji, here is the list of Hindi non-film songs posted by Mahesh ji
hindi non-film songs-
1]-jamuna ke teer kanha-music-nikhil ghosh/lyrics-bharat vyas;
2]-haule haule hawa dole-music-nikhil ghosh/lyrics-bharat vyas;
3]-so gaya naseeb mera so gaya-music-aziz khan/lyrics-?;
4]-rang dalo[with krishna goyal]-music-a r khan/lyrics-?;
5]-kuke ambuva pe koyaliya-music-a r khan/lyrics-?;
6]-yeh hawa yeh fiza-music-v balsara/lyrics-?;
7]-gayein gayein gayein-music-v balsara/lyrics-?;
8]-kanha teri bansuri jadubhari-music-shyam sharma/lyrics-anjaan;
9]-na chandan na dhoop na baati-music-shyam sharma/lyrics-anjaan;
10]-main to ho gayi re teri shyam-music-shyam sharma/lyrics-avtar k
agarwal;
11]-tu ne jibhar ujale diye the-music-shyam sharma/lyrics-avtar k
agarwal;
12]-baaje bairan bansuriya-music-g n joshi/lyrics-chandrasekhar pande;
13]-sakhi sapne ki baat bataoon-music-g n joshi/lyrics-chandrasekhar
pande;
14]-yeh reet kahan seekhi mohan-mu/ly-?;
15]-daras dev na prabhu-mu/ly-?;
16]-dukh se bhara hai jeevan apna-mu/ly-?;
17]-premi haar hi mein hai jeet-mu/ly-?;
18]-mere sapnon ke raja-mu/ly-?;
19]-door kisiki nazaron se-mu/ly-?;
20]-ja ri ladli[with meena kapoor]-mu-vedpal/ly-?;
21]-chanda hanse hans rahi chandni[with talat]-music-jimmy/ly-?
22]-vandematram[with g m durrani],
23]-bolo he nemnath[with mohantara,shyambabu]-music-shyam babu pathak,
24]-vandana karo[with mohantara,shyambabu]-music-shyam babu pathak.
Cheers
Parag
hindi non-film songs-
1]-jamuna ke teer kanha-music-nikhil ghosh/lyrics-bharat vyas;
2]-haule haule hawa dole-music-nikhil ghosh/lyrics-bharat vyas;
3]-so gaya naseeb mera so gaya-music-aziz khan/lyrics-?;
4]-rang dalo[with krishna goyal]-music-a r khan/lyrics-?;
5]-kuke ambuva pe koyaliya-music-a r khan/lyrics-?;
6]-yeh hawa yeh fiza-music-v balsara/lyrics-?;
7]-gayein gayein gayein-music-v balsara/lyrics-?;
8]-kanha teri bansuri jadubhari-music-shyam sharma/lyrics-anjaan;
9]-na chandan na dhoop na baati-music-shyam sharma/lyrics-anjaan;
10]-main to ho gayi re teri shyam-music-shyam sharma/lyrics-avtar k
agarwal;
11]-tu ne jibhar ujale diye the-music-shyam sharma/lyrics-avtar k
agarwal;
12]-baaje bairan bansuriya-music-g n joshi/lyrics-chandrasekhar pande;
13]-sakhi sapne ki baat bataoon-music-g n joshi/lyrics-chandrasekhar
pande;
14]-yeh reet kahan seekhi mohan-mu/ly-?;
15]-daras dev na prabhu-mu/ly-?;
16]-dukh se bhara hai jeevan apna-mu/ly-?;
17]-premi haar hi mein hai jeet-mu/ly-?;
18]-mere sapnon ke raja-mu/ly-?;
19]-door kisiki nazaron se-mu/ly-?;
20]-ja ri ladli[with meena kapoor]-mu-vedpal/ly-?;
21]-chanda hanse hans rahi chandni[with talat]-music-jimmy/ly-?
22]-vandematram[with g m durrani],
23]-bolo he nemnath[with mohantara,shyambabu]-music-shyam babu pathak,
24]-vandana karo[with mohantara,shyambabu]-music-shyam babu pathak.
Cheers
Parag
List of known Bengali songs (Film and non-film) is here
http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?s=&a...st&p=535882
Requesting help from all to find the missing 25 odd songs.
Best Regards
Parag
http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?s=&a...st&p=535882
Requesting help from all to find the missing 25 odd songs.
Best Regards
Parag
QUOTE(parag_sankla @ Oct 20 2008, 03:00 AM)
List of known Bengali songs (Film and non-film) is here
http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?s=&a...st&p=535882
Requesting help from all to find the missing 25 odd songs.
Best Regards
Parag
hi
not this she sing at radio st, all indisa radio st, kolkatta. new delhi. mumbai
long time 1970 in hindi news paper
dhall
Dhall ji, iske baare mein mujhe kuchh bhi pata nahin hain.
Mahesh and/or Mahesh Sharma ji can give some information about this.
Parag
Mahesh and/or Mahesh Sharma ji can give some information about this.
Parag
BREAKING NEWS
http://www.filmtvguildindia.org/ftv/?page=...SID=5145b6f4596
A Book on Geeta Dutt (The Skylark) by Haimanti Banerjee
'Geeta Dutt The Skylark' is a book penned by Ms. Haimanti Bannerjee on the life and times of legendary playback singer Ms. Geeta Dutt. The book describes the tumultuous journey of the great lady, who incidentally was the wife of ex-Guild member and one of the all time greats of the Indian film industry Shri Guru Dutt.
The article seems to say that the book is published but doesnt tell the name of the publisher.
http://www.filmtvguildindia.org/ftv/?page=...SID=5145b6f4596
A Book on Geeta Dutt (The Skylark) by Haimanti Banerjee
'Geeta Dutt The Skylark' is a book penned by Ms. Haimanti Bannerjee on the life and times of legendary playback singer Ms. Geeta Dutt. The book describes the tumultuous journey of the great lady, who incidentally was the wife of ex-Guild member and one of the all time greats of the Indian film industry Shri Guru Dutt.
The article seems to say that the book is published but doesnt tell the name of the publisher.
Will be on the look out..
Venkat, I am glad that you noticed it.
I was chatting with some one yesterday and this is what I said about this book :
The first news about this book came in 2005..and since then no one is teling the name of publisher..as if its a secret of a big budget suspense film!
Requesting all the Geeta ji fans to keep
for this book. Please share if you get any information like the publisher and/or the ISBN.
Thanks in advance
Best Regards
Parag
I was chatting with some one yesterday and this is what I said about this book :
The first news about this book came in 2005..and since then no one is teling the name of publisher..as if its a secret of a big budget suspense film!
Requesting all the Geeta ji fans to keep
for this book. Please share if you get any information like the publisher and/or the ISBN.Thanks in advance
Best Regards
Parag
By the way, I have contacted a friend in the News/Media industry and he is going to check about this book. Hoping to get some concrete information pretty soon.
Parag
Parag
QUOTE(surhall @ Oct 19 2008, 01:56 PM)
QUOTE(parag_sankla @ Oct 20 2008, 03:00 AM)
List of known Bengali songs (Film and non-film) is here
http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?s=&a...st&p=535882
Requesting help from all to find the missing 25 odd songs.
Best Regards
Parag
hi
not this she sing at radio st, all indisa radio st, kolkatta. new delhi. mumbai
long time 1970 in hindi news paper
dhall
Dhall ji,
Yeh gaane kab record hue ? In 50's or 60's ?
Parag
QUOTE(parag_sankla @ Oct 23 2008, 04:44 AM)
Venkat, I am glad that you noticed it.
I was chatting with some one yesterday and this is what I said about this book :
The first news about this book came in 2005..and since then no one is teling the name of publisher..as if its a secret of a big budget suspense film!
Requesting all the Geeta ji fans to keep
for this book. Please share if you get any information like the publisher and/or the ISBN.Thanks in advance
Best Regards
Parag
Any update on this book ? Any one?
It would be nice if someone can contact the columnist of the screen article shashipriya. That will help tracing details of the book, if it was published. She is likely to have contact with haimanti banerjee the writer.
Anybody in contact with someone in the express group should be able to manage that. (Anupama ji?)
I also noticed an old screening information about her documentary at this link: http://www.miffindia.in/archive/miff2002/s...screening_1.htm
Her contact information (maybe slightly old) is given as part of that including e-mail and telefax of her production. You could try that first thing. It seems to be in Pashan, Pune.
Enquiries :
M/s.H.B. Production, Pune, A-1/5-6, Sopan Baug, Pashan, Pune-411 008, India
Telfax: 91-020-25899368 E-mail: hb_filmaker@yahoo.com
It mentions a website but it no longer exists.
Anybody in contact with someone in the express group should be able to manage that. (Anupama ji?)
I also noticed an old screening information about her documentary at this link: http://www.miffindia.in/archive/miff2002/s...screening_1.htm
Her contact information (maybe slightly old) is given as part of that including e-mail and telefax of her production. You could try that first thing. It seems to be in Pashan, Pune.
QUOTE
Enquiries :
M/s.H.B. Production, Pune, A-1/5-6, Sopan Baug, Pashan, Pune-411 008, India
Telfax: 91-020-25899368 E-mail: hb_filmaker@yahoo.com
It mentions a website but it no longer exists.
QUOTE(hildebrand @ Dec 14 2008, 02:19 AM)
It would be nice if someone can contact the columnist of the screen article shashipriya. That will help tracing details of the book, if it was published. She is likely to have contact with haimanti banerjee the writer.
Anybody in contact with someone in the express group should be able to manage that. (Anupama ji?)
I also noticed an old screening information about her documentary at this link: http://www.miffindia.in/archive/miff2002/s...screening_1.htm
Her contact information (maybe slightly old) is given as part of that including e-mail and telefax of her production. You could try that first thing. It seems to be in Pashan, Pune.
QUOTE
Enquiries :
M/s.H.B. Production, Pune, A-1/5-6, Sopan Baug, Pashan, Pune-411 008, India
Telfax: 91-020-25899368 E-mail: hb_filmmaker@yahoo.com
It mentions a website but it no longer exists.
Hildebrand, so you mean that this address is of Haimanti Bannerjee's production company which produced her documentary film (on Ritwik Ghatak?). It would have been great if there was a phone number to call. Yet, I will try to see if some one in Pune can contact this address and get more information.
Thanks for this info
Cheers
Parag
isn't that telfax a phone number? 
The e-mail address is also there. Hope its valid unlike the site address.
The e-mail address is also there. Hope its valid unlike the site address.
Oops..I thought its just a FAX number..so I guess it is phone cum fax number. I will make a call to that number on Monday morning India time. Will try to send email too
Cheers
Parag
Cheers
Parag
QUOTE(hildebrand @ Dec 14 2008, 02:19 AM)
It would be nice if someone can contact the columnist of the screen article shashipriya. That will help tracing details of the book, if it was published. She is likely to have contact with haimanti banerjee the writer.
Anybody in contact with someone in the express group should be able to manage that. (Anupama ji?)
I also noticed an old screening information about her documentary at this link: http://www.miffindia.in/archive/miff2002/s...screening_1.htm
Her contact information (maybe slightly old) is given as part of that including e-mail and telefax of her production. You could try that first thing. It seems to be in Pashan, Pune.
QUOTE
Enquiries :
M/s.H.B. Production, Pune, A-1/5-6, Sopan Baug, Pashan, Pune-411 008, India
Telfax: 91-020-25899368 E-mail: hb_filmmaker@yahoo.com
It mentions a website but it no longer exists.
I spoke with Haimanti ji in person just now. The book (written in English) has been published by a Kolkata based publisher and is available in a book store in Pune
Cheers
Parag
The correct email id is
hb_filmaker@yahoo.com
Heimanti ji said that the preferred method to contact her to get the book is phone. She does not check the email very frequently.
Regards
Parag
hb_filmaker@yahoo.com
Heimanti ji said that the preferred method to contact her to get the book is phone. She does not check the email very frequently.
Regards
Parag
I spoke to the author at length and told her about HF and how we launched www.geetadutt.com on 23rd November this year. She was extremely happy to know about this development.
This is a great moment for all the Geeta ji fans. We all have been frantically searching for getting this book and now finally with help from our ever dependable HB, we have got the contact info of the author. We also got the concrete information that the book has indeed been published and is available in a book store in Pune for sure.
Once I get the details about the book store, I will update the same here.
Parag
This is a great moment for all the Geeta ji fans. We all have been frantically searching for getting this book and now finally with help from our ever dependable HB, we have got the contact info of the author. We also got the concrete information that the book has indeed been published and is available in a book store in Pune for sure.
Once I get the details about the book store, I will update the same here.
Parag
The information so far availble about the book has been put together here
Geeta Dutt- The Skylark
Haimanti Banerjee, specialist in film appreciation and twice the winner of national award for documentary making could not abide by the popular notions masquerading Geeta Dutt’s rightful identity and thus she started her quest to re explore the legend five years back. After five years of extensive research that included rigmarole of activities entailing hunting video and audio libraries, old magazines, photo albums, looking for people who knew Geeta Dutt closely, Banrjee has come up with first book ever written on Geeta Dutt in any language in India.’’
The blithe spirit of a skylark’s croon is what Banerjee associates Geeta Dutt’s voice with. Thus titling the book as Geeta Dutt – The Skylark, Banerjee unsheathes the real Geeta whose ability to cover the range from the sensual to the soothing gave her an edge over other singers of her time. The book especially focuses on those songs sung by Geeta that do not have the tag of Guru Dutt overshadowing her name. Says Banerjee, “ I wanted the Geeta in my book to define her own presence. And that she very well does with her independent share of songs she sung for various other films apart from Guru Dutt’s. Very few people know that Geeta lent her voice to Nargis in the Film Jogan and that she has given her voice to all the twelve songs of the film.”
Painstakingly gathering tidbits of information since the past two-and-a-half-years to piece together her life story, Banerjee says the book is a tribute to the genius of Dutt, who never really got her due in life.
‘‘I want to establish that contrary to popular conception, Geeta Dutt’s career neither started nor ended with Guru Dutt. She was a much established singer when he was a struggling director in the late 40s and early 50s. No one director or composer made her — she was in a class of her own,’’ says Banerjee.
To this end Banerjee has spent considerable time studying and analysing Dutt’s singing career to make for a ‘‘compendium’’ that will have the complete lyrics of Dutt’s most important songs accompanied by their English translations. For instance, there are some five pages devoted to Tabdeer se bigri hui taqdeer bana de which marked Dutt’s transition from lachrymose numbers to peppy ones.
There is also an exploration of the kind of music directors, lyricists and actresses Dutt sang for and their relation with her, with some rare pictures obtained from her family members, especially son Arun Dutt. And though comments on her subject’s personal life have been studiously avoided, an analysis of the Guru Dutt-Geeta Dutt relationship finds a place in the book.
The reason the documentary maker did not come up with a documentary on Geeta she states is “there is so much about her that could not be summed up in a half an hour documentary. Also when you feel for something you very tenderly and carefully arrange it layer by layer and then gradually indulge in every bit of the experience.”
Churning out these intricate details was a tough nut to crack. Shares Banerjee, “If Kusum Gokarne would not have been there then perhaps it would have taken another couple of years for me to come out with the book.” A distant relative of the Dutts, Gokarne introduced Banerjee to Geeta’s son Arun Dutt. “After Arun came in the picture things just started falling into place. He took me to Nashik to meet Geeta Dutt’s elder brother Mukul Roy and also provided me with around two hundred rare photos of Geeta Dutt. He became the fulcrum for my research.”
Apart from meeting people, rummaging through the National Archives library and flipping through the pages of Geet Kosh a book that literally has in store listings of all the songs since the advent of sound in the year 1931 were the other efforts put in by Banerjee to detail her research. “ A book on Geeta Dutt was like a chimera for me that never took off. But then one day I decided that this legend has to be resurrected, if not for the sake of her own identity, then for the sake of good music because hers is a name long lost in the clutches of a transitional phase. I felt a voice like hers should be revived so that more and more people listen to it.”
In the book visually reviving the memory of the inimitable Geeta Dutt would be 120 rare photographs of hers spanning her life. The book also contains some excerpts from Guru Dutt’s love letters, which he wrote to Geeta Dutt during their courtship along with around 100 songs of Geeta Dutt translated in English.
Geeta Dutt- The Skylark
Haimanti Banerjee, specialist in film appreciation and twice the winner of national award for documentary making could not abide by the popular notions masquerading Geeta Dutt’s rightful identity and thus she started her quest to re explore the legend five years back. After five years of extensive research that included rigmarole of activities entailing hunting video and audio libraries, old magazines, photo albums, looking for people who knew Geeta Dutt closely, Banrjee has come up with first book ever written on Geeta Dutt in any language in India.’’
The blithe spirit of a skylark’s croon is what Banerjee associates Geeta Dutt’s voice with. Thus titling the book as Geeta Dutt – The Skylark, Banerjee unsheathes the real Geeta whose ability to cover the range from the sensual to the soothing gave her an edge over other singers of her time. The book especially focuses on those songs sung by Geeta that do not have the tag of Guru Dutt overshadowing her name. Says Banerjee, “ I wanted the Geeta in my book to define her own presence. And that she very well does with her independent share of songs she sung for various other films apart from Guru Dutt’s. Very few people know that Geeta lent her voice to Nargis in the Film Jogan and that she has given her voice to all the twelve songs of the film.”
Painstakingly gathering tidbits of information since the past two-and-a-half-years to piece together her life story, Banerjee says the book is a tribute to the genius of Dutt, who never really got her due in life.
‘‘I want to establish that contrary to popular conception, Geeta Dutt’s career neither started nor ended with Guru Dutt. She was a much established singer when he was a struggling director in the late 40s and early 50s. No one director or composer made her — she was in a class of her own,’’ says Banerjee.
To this end Banerjee has spent considerable time studying and analysing Dutt’s singing career to make for a ‘‘compendium’’ that will have the complete lyrics of Dutt’s most important songs accompanied by their English translations. For instance, there are some five pages devoted to Tabdeer se bigri hui taqdeer bana de which marked Dutt’s transition from lachrymose numbers to peppy ones.
There is also an exploration of the kind of music directors, lyricists and actresses Dutt sang for and their relation with her, with some rare pictures obtained from her family members, especially son Arun Dutt. And though comments on her subject’s personal life have been studiously avoided, an analysis of the Guru Dutt-Geeta Dutt relationship finds a place in the book.
The reason the documentary maker did not come up with a documentary on Geeta she states is “there is so much about her that could not be summed up in a half an hour documentary. Also when you feel for something you very tenderly and carefully arrange it layer by layer and then gradually indulge in every bit of the experience.”
Churning out these intricate details was a tough nut to crack. Shares Banerjee, “If Kusum Gokarne would not have been there then perhaps it would have taken another couple of years for me to come out with the book.” A distant relative of the Dutts, Gokarne introduced Banerjee to Geeta’s son Arun Dutt. “After Arun came in the picture things just started falling into place. He took me to Nashik to meet Geeta Dutt’s elder brother Mukul Roy and also provided me with around two hundred rare photos of Geeta Dutt. He became the fulcrum for my research.”
Apart from meeting people, rummaging through the National Archives library and flipping through the pages of Geet Kosh a book that literally has in store listings of all the songs since the advent of sound in the year 1931 were the other efforts put in by Banerjee to detail her research. “ A book on Geeta Dutt was like a chimera for me that never took off. But then one day I decided that this legend has to be resurrected, if not for the sake of her own identity, then for the sake of good music because hers is a name long lost in the clutches of a transitional phase. I felt a voice like hers should be revived so that more and more people listen to it.”
In the book visually reviving the memory of the inimitable Geeta Dutt would be 120 rare photographs of hers spanning her life. The book also contains some excerpts from Guru Dutt’s love letters, which he wrote to Geeta Dutt during their courtship along with around 100 songs of Geeta Dutt translated in English.
parag and hb,
thanks a ton for the info and the trouble taken.
regards,
mahesh
thanks a ton for the info and the trouble taken.
regards,
mahesh
QUOTE(smahesh @ Dec 14 2008, 09:02 AM)
parag and hb,
thanks a ton for the info and the trouble taken.
regards,
mahesh
Mahesh
All thanks to HB for giving the contact number. I only made the call and got to talk to her. I was thinking it will be an office number and it will go to some voice mail or something. Haimanti ji told me that it is her office-cum-residence. So I got to talk to her directly.
Talking to the person who wrote the book on Geeta ji made my day!
Best Regards
Parag
Thanks to the link provided by HB, we get to know that Haimanti ji has also produced a documentary film on the legendary artist from Marathi drama "Balagandharva" ji.
QUOTE(hildebrand @ Dec 14 2008, 02:19 AM)
I also noticed an old screening information about her documentary at this link: http://www.miffindia.in/archive/miff2002/s...screening_1.htm
Her contact information (maybe slightly old) is given as part of that including e-mail and telefax of her production. You could try that first thing. It seems to be in Pashan, Pune.
QUOTE
Enquiries :
M/s.H.B. Production, Pune, A-1/5-6, Sopan Baug, Pashan, Pune-411 008, India
Telfax: 91-020-25899368 E-mail: hb_filmmaker@yahoo.com
HB once again million thanks for this information. You can not imagine how happy I am to know that now one day we will get to read this book
You are a true gem buddy.
Best Regards
Parag
QUOTE(simplefable @ Jul 15 2008, 06:17 PM)
Now..this is NEWS ! I was thinking that it is latest and yet to come. On my recent visit to Higginbothams, Chennai, I didnt see this one at all ! Will be on the lookout parag..
Its no wonder you did not find this book in Hyderabad, Chennai or Bangalore. It is only available in one book store in Pune.
Keep watching this thread for more details...
Regards
Parag
Wow !! Wow !!
Good news galore...
HB,hate to repeat what i wrote just now, but has to say it again...! YOU are a gem !! Thanks a lot...Now, i can understand Parag..and his happiness. After all, he is on home ground now..
Good news galore...
HB,hate to repeat what i wrote just now, but has to say it again...! YOU are a gem !! Thanks a lot...Now, i can understand Parag..and his happiness. After all, he is on home ground now..
Buddy, I have been saying this over and over again. This gem of a fan (HB) has been so crucial to Geeta Dutt forum and more importantly to our site www.geetadutt.com
Always he comes up with best suggestions and most innovative ideas. His technical knowledge and willingness to explore is the greatest asset to our team.
HB, now this is Geeta ji saying for you
Tum jiyo hazaron saal
saal ke din ho pachaas hazar
Always he comes up with best suggestions and most innovative ideas. His technical knowledge and willingness to explore is the greatest asset to our team.
HB, now this is Geeta ji saying for you
Tum jiyo hazaron saal
saal ke din ho pachaas hazar
Great news! Thanks Parag and HB for the news and updates.
FP, its our greatest pleasure to share this news with all the fans of Geeta ji. For last 3 years we have been reading about this book but finally we have got concrete information about the book.
Once again, all thanks to our dear HB.
Jug jug jiyo mere bhai...
Regards
Parag
Once again, all thanks to our dear HB.
Jug jug jiyo mere bhai...
Regards
Parag
Once agin, the contact information for the author Haimanti Bannerjee is
91-020-25899368
The email id is
hb_filmaker@yahoo.com
Heimanti ji said that the preferred method to contact her to get the book (written in English) is phone. She does not check the email very frequently.
Regards
Parag
91-020-25899368
The email id is
hb_filmaker@yahoo.com
Heimanti ji said that the preferred method to contact her to get the book (written in English) is phone. She does not check the email very frequently.
Regards
Parag
Thanks everybody for the appreciation and blessings.
Finally jug jug jiye google. I just got a thought that the article said she's a famous national award winning documentary maker and decided to concentrate on searching her documentaries instead of the book. Thats how I reached it. Sometimes google comes up with great results. Thats why some in bangalore call it Google swami!
Glad to be of help. Nice to see the new development and hope of finally getting the book.
Maybe we can get her permission to post some of it here and perhaps even some articles from her for the website. The author seems a very good appreciator of art/music. It appears from google that she's also the author of a book on the renowned film maker ritwik ghatak.
Finally jug jug jiye google. I just got a thought that the article said she's a famous national award winning documentary maker and decided to concentrate on searching her documentaries instead of the book. Thats how I reached it. Sometimes google comes up with great results. Thats why some in bangalore call it Google swami!
Glad to be of help. Nice to see the new development and hope of finally getting the book.
Maybe we can get her permission to post some of it here and perhaps even some articles from her for the website. The author seems a very good appreciator of art/music. It appears from google that she's also the author of a book on the renowned film maker ritwik ghatak.
The book is written in English and is priced at Rs 495 and only 200 copies of the book have been released as the first print.
Haimanti ji came in person to my residence in Pune and we bought the book directly from her. I have come to know that the book is not available in any book store, so the only way to get the book is to contact Haimanti ji directly. (The contact no. is given above)
Any one interested in helping Haimanti ji further in this book, please contact at geetaduttfans@gmail.com (The contact email id of www.geetadutt.com)
Thanks HB for your help once again
Best Regards
Parag
Haimanti ji came in person to my residence in Pune and we bought the book directly from her. I have come to know that the book is not available in any book store, so the only way to get the book is to contact Haimanti ji directly. (The contact no. is given above)
Any one interested in helping Haimanti ji further in this book, please contact at geetaduttfans@gmail.com (The contact email id of www.geetadutt.com)
Thanks HB for your help once again
Best Regards
Parag
Parag...amazing news. Will be calling her tomorrow to get my copy too. all due to the untiring efforts of our own HB..
By any means...did anyone took a picture parag?? we can post it on site as a tribute.. just a thought.
By any means...did anyone took a picture parag?? we can post it on site as a tribute.. just a thought.
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