Posted by: squarecutatul on: February 9, 2010
There are a few great movies in 1950s whose songs were hugely popular in 1950s. One was “jhaanjhar” and other was “Jhamela”. The prints of these movies were lost in a fire and we no longer have any prints of these movies.
Fortunately, the audio of the songs from these movies are available with private collectors, who share them with others on internet.
Here is a song from “Jhaanjhar” (1953). The song is sung by Lata and it was picturised on Kamini Kaushal. Rajinder Krishan wrote the lyrics and C Ramchandra composed the music.
Song- Ae pyaar teri duniyaa se ham ( Jhaanjhar) (1953) Singer-Lata, Lyrics-Rajinder Krishan, MD-C Ramchandra
Lyrics
bahaaren bech daalin, phoonk daalaa aashiyaane ko
zaraa si raakh rakh di, bewafaa tere dikhaane ko
ai pyaar teri duniyaa se ham bas itni nishaani leke chale
ai pyaar teri duniyaa se ham bas itni nishaani leke chale
ek toota hua dil saath rahaa, ek roti jawaani leke chale
ai pyaar
aaye the bade aramaan liye, seene mein kayi toofaan liye
aaye the bade armaan liye, seene mein kayi toofaan liye
anjaam ye hai, seene mein dabi
anjaam ye hai, seene mein dabi ik gham ki kahaani leke chale
ai pyaar teri duniyaa se ham bas itni nishaani leke chale
ae pyaar
do din ki muhabbat mein aakhir, ham teri gali se kyaa lete
do din ki muhabbat mein aakhir, ham teri gali se kyaa lete
itni bhi navaazish hai teri
itni bhi navaazish hai teri, aankhon mein ye paani leke chale
ai pyaar teri duniyaa se ham bas itni nishaani leke chale
ae pyaar
Posted by: squarecutatul on: February 3, 2010
Here is a laajaawaab song from a movie called, well, “Laajawaab”. This is a movie from 1950 which had Sohan,Rehaana, Ifteqar etc in lead roles.
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Posted by: squarecutatul on: February 3, 2010
“Mahal” (1949) was one of the earliest movies of the suspense genre. This movie had some nice songs in it.
I had read a lot about the song “ye raat phir na aayegi”, but I actually listened to this song for the first time only recently. And I must say that I found this song a remarkable song.
This song is one of the earliest mujra songs and perhaps one of the best mujra songs of all time as well.
The song is sung by Johra Bai Ambalewaali and Raj Kumari. I have no idea who the actresses are on whom this song is picturised. (Hint, hint.. to my knowledgeable readers). Of course there is no mistaking Ashok Kumar in the picturisation.
The song is written by Nakshab and the music direction is by Khemchand Prakash.
This song is easily a timeless classic.
Song-Ye raat phir na aayegi (Mahal) (1949) Singers-Raj Kumari, Johrabai Ambalewali, Lyrics-Nakshab, MD-Khemchand Prakash
Lyrics
chhun chhun ghungharwaa,
baaje chhun
kahaan hai dhyaan,
kis ki dhun
nazar milaa ke baat sun
ye raat phir na aayegi
ye raat phir na aayegi
jawaani beet jaayegi
jawaani beet jaayegi
ye raat phir na aayegi
jawaani beet jaayegi
jawaani beet jaayegi
ye mast raat be piye, nashe mein jhoomti huyi
ye mast raat be piye, nashe mein jhoomti huyi
nazar ko chhedti huyi, dilon ko choomti huyi
nazar ko chhedti huyi, dilon ko choomti huyi
yoon hi guzar gayi agar, khatak rahegi umr bhar
hazaar chaahoge magar, chaahoge magar
ye raat phir na aayegi
ye raat phir na aayegi
jawaani beet jaayegi
jawaani beet jaayegi
ye raat phir na aayegi
jawaani beet jaayegi
jawaani beet jaayegi
jawaani gaa rahi hai dil ki dhadkanon ke saaz par
jawaani gaa rahi hai dil ki dhadkanon ke saaz par
chalo kahin bhi le chalo hamaaraa haath thaam kar
chalo kahin bhi le chalo hamaaraa haath thaam kar
kahaan ki fikr, kaisaa gham
hamaaraa jo hai uske ham
tumhaari jaan ki qasam
ye raat phir na aayegi
ye raat phir na aayegi
jawaani beet jaayegi
jawaani beet jaayegi
ye raat phir na aayegi
jawaani beet jaayegi
jawaani beet jaayegi
Posted by: squarecutatul on: February 2, 2010
“Laawaaris” (1981) was a movie of the time when Amitabh was at the zenith of his career when the only way for him was to go downhill. Those were the days when moviewatchers went to the movie to watch Amitabh Bachchan the superstar, not Amitabh Bachchan the actor. Amitabh Bachchan and his producers had started to rest on the laurels that he had won in the past years. It was expected that the same old tired storyline would continue to wrk in movie after movie. And so it proved too.
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Posted by: squarecutatul on: February 2, 2010
I have been posting the songs of “Sargam” (1950) here these days. It is while posting these songs that I am discovering these songs for the first time. What wonderful songs these are ! And I am also surprised at the number of such songs. There are at least a dozen such songs, and all of them just mind boggling. And it is just as mind boggling to realise that this movie has been forgotten today.
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Posted by: squarecutatul on: February 1, 2010
“Kanhaiyya” (1959) is a movie that had some very nice songs in it. I have already posted two lovelly songs from this movie, viz “mujhe tumse kuchh bhi na chaahiye” and “ruk jaa o jaane waali ruk jaa”.
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Posted by: squarecutatul on: February 1, 2010
Sajjad Hussain was a highly talented music director who enjoyed great reputation for his music among his peers. But his inter personal relationships left a lot to be desired, especially when it came to his relations with influential people. As a result, he got to work as a music director in very few movies and the number of songs that he composed add up to barely a hundred songs or so.
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Posted by: squarecutatul on: February 1, 2010
I have posted one song from an obscure movie called “Fareb” (1953). Here is another song from the same movie.
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Posted by: squarecutatul on: January 28, 2010
I have posted a song from “Arpan” (1983) in this blog. This movie has some nice songs in it that are wonderful to listen to even today.
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Posted by: squarecutatul on: January 28, 2010
Many people, including me, may only be aware of “Sargam” (1979), which had some nice songs in them. But there was another movie of this name, viz “Sargam” (1950). This older movie was one of the biggest hit movies of its time and its songs were just amazing.
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