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1949: The Golden Age Begins: B
First, let me add a few things to Part A. Full names of
the lyricists of barasaat are ramesh shaastrii for song 1
and jalaal maliihaabaadii for 5. Barasaat is reported to
have collected nearly a crore (10 million) rupees during its
initial release. Continuing the info on 1949, more movies in which lata
excelled follow:
7. laahaur
A social starring nargis, karan diivaan and kuladiip
kaur was a musical hit by MD shyam sundar (for songs 3, 4,
6, 8 and 9) and vinod (for the rest). Lyrics are by
raajendra krishaN except for 2, which is written by aziiz
kashmiirii. This is another cassette I have worn out. I am
lucky to have songs 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9 and 10. The two duets
of lata with karan diivaan compare with the best duets of
any kind. Lata's 3 solos that I have heard send me to nuur-
jahaanland. Mannaa De's complaint asking where god is
probably brought god out from hiding.
- duniyaa hamaare pyaar kii - lata, karan diivaan
- sun lo sajan merii baat - lata, karan diivaan
- ham jahaa.N me.n aa-e hai.n - karan diivaan
- bahaare.n phir bhii aa-e.ngii - lata
- TuuTe hu-e aramaano.n kii ik - lata
- hamane sarakas me.n naukarii kar - durranii
- ummiid ke rangii.n jhuule me.n - lata
- duniyaa to yah kahatii hai insaan - manaa De, chorus
- vahii rotaa hu-aa ik dil - karan diivaan
- us dil kii qismat kyaa kahiye - lata
8. mahal
A complicated ghost story suspenseful psychodrama,
extremely successful debut by kamaal amarohii and produced
by Bombay Talkies is a genuine classic of Hindi cinema. It
starred Ashok (his only movie in 1949 since he was busy
governing Bombay Talkies), madhubaalaa, vijaylaxmi and
kumar, had haunting music by khemachandra prakaash and
lyrics by naKshab jaarachavii mostly (see later). Ashok and
madhu are at their career best in serious roles. This movie
was a turning point in her career and her fame sky-rocketed
making her the front-rank star.
According to the Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema, song 1
was a turning point in lata's career. I disagree. I believe
that the songs of barasaat played this role. The other lata
solo is considered one of her best. The 3 raajakumaarii
solos are classics and the duet is simply mesmerizing as is
the dancing during its picturization. The choreography was
by lachchhuu mahaaraaj and deep focus photography by the
German cameraman Josef Wirsching.
Ashok Kumar wanted miinaa kumaarii to play the lead,
but amarohii insisted on madhu. According to kamaal amarohii
(in an interview with Har Mandir Singh) he wrote the opening
lines of song 1 (Kaamosh hai zamaanaa etc.), naKshab wrote
the rest. On song 4, he said that he wrote the opening line
and the rest of the song whereas aarzuu lakhanavii wrote the
para "is jiine me.n sau dukh hai.n", even though naKshab's
name is mentioned as a writer in all sources.
1. aayegaa 3, aayegaa aane
vaalaa - lata
2. ye raat phir naa aayegii - zoharaa, raajakumarii
3. mushkil hai bahut mushkil - lata
4. ghabraa ke jo ham sar ko - raajakumaarii
5. mai.n vo ha.nsii huu.N lab pe jo - raajakumaarii
6. ek tiir chalaa, dil pe lagaa - raajakumaarii
7. dil ne phir yaad kiyaa - lata
9. namuunaa
An almost incestuous story of an illegitimate child
turned motorvaalii-rich girl kaaminii kaushal, refugee-poor-
M.A. student dev and rich philanthropist barrister kishor
saahuu, had music by c. raamachandra and lyrics by pyaare
laal santoshii (songs 1, 2, 7, 8), naKshab jaarachavii (3,
6), A. aah shikaarapurii (4), gulashan jalaalaabaadii (5)
and raajaa me.hadii alii Kaa.N (9). The lata-rafi duet
should be a classic. Lata solos are typical CR creations.
CR was at his peak this year giving music to 9 hindi movies.
- do gharo.n kii aag me.n ghar - shamashaad, chorus
- mhaarii galii maa.N aav jo re - lata
- jiyaa moraa Dole - shamashaad, chorus
- aanaa balam more aanaa - shamashaad
- ta.Dapaa ke mujhe ab chho.D diyaa - lata, rafi
- ik Thes lagii - lata
- TamaTam se jhaa.nko naa ranii jii - shamashaad
- ajii sambhal ke aanaa ho laalaa - lata
- mujhako sazaa-en de ke kisii ke - lata
10. patangaa
One of the three pre-anaarakalii musical marvels by CR,
the other two being sagaaii and albelaa (both 1951), a
social starring nigaar, shyaam and gop. Reportedly, this was
the first movie of the future jubilee kumar, raajendra
kumar, although I could not find him. Lyrics were by
raajendra krishan. Kids must remember the Tailiifuun song,
but lata fans can never forget the 3 solos. Shamashaad seems
to be in full swing in the usual CR light-hearted nok-jhonk
songs.
1. gore gore mukha.De pe
gesuu jo - shamashaad
2. duniyaa ko pyaare phuul aur - shamashaad
3. o dil vaalo dil kaa lagaanaa - shamashaad, chitalakar
4. mere piyaa ga-e ra.nguun kiyaa - shamashaad, chitalakar
5. pyaar ke jahaan kii niraalii - lata, shamashaad, chorus
6. namaste 4, pahale to ho ga-ii - mohanataaraa, shamashaad,
chitalakar, rafi, chorus
7. bolo jii dil loge kyaa kyaa doge - shamashaad, rafi
8. dil se bhulaa do tum hame.n - lata
9. o jaane vaale tuune aramaano.n kii - lata
10. kabhii Kaamosh hoo jaanaa - lata
11. shaayar
Yet another triangle involving village girl suraiyaa,
city girl kaaminii kaushal and poet dev. The music is by
Gulaam muhammad and lyrics by shakiil. The best known song
is the lata-mukesh duet, but the other songs are equally
great gems that need to be discovered and appreciated by
lovers of the music from the golden age. Video is available.
- aaj koii hai aane vaalaa - suraiyaa
- kyaa chiiz hai muhabbat - suraiyaa
- tuu duur hai aa.Nkho.n se - lata
- dil kii duniyaa uja.D gaii - suraiyaa
- muhabbat par bahaar aatii - lata
- o o more baalamaa kaahe maarii - shamashaad, rafi
- hame.n tum bhuul baiThe ho - suraiyaa
- do bichha.De hu-e dil - lata, durraanii
- ye duniyaa hai 3, yahaa.N dil - lata, mukesh
- o qismat teraa ho buraa - suraiyaa
Some other movies of 1949 follow.
aaiiye
mubarak begam acted and sang for the first time in this
movie for MD shaukat haidarii, lyrics (all except one, see
below) by naKshab. Her first song was a solo,
mohe aane lagii a.nga.Daaii, aajaa aajaa balam harajaaii
She had one more song in the movie with lata and chorus,
aaiiye ahaahaa ahaahaa aao chale.n chale.n vahaa.N
written by shamasul hudaa bihaarii.
chaa.Ndanii raat
Starring nasiim, shyaam and david, had wonderful music
by naushaad and lyrics by shakiil. Here are all the songs:
- chaa.Ndanii raat hai - umaa devii, chorus
- aa.Nkh milii dil chalaa gayaa - shamashaad
- chhiin ke dil kyuu.N pher - shamashaad, rafi
- kaise baje dil kaa sitaar - shamashaad, rafi
- haay chhore kii jaat ba.Dii - lata, durraanii
- Kabar kyaa thii ki Gam khaanaa - shamashaad, rafi
- do din kii Kushii raas naa - shamashaad
- chhaayaa merii ummiid kii duniyaa - shamashaad
- saiyaa.n se bichhu.D ga-ii ho more - amiirabaaii,
saadat
- dil ho unhe.n mubaaraq jo - rafi
dillagii
A musical hit by kaaradaar, MD naushaad, lyricist
shakiil, starring suraiyaa, shyaam, shaam kumaar. The first
actor shyaam was just that. He starred in many popular
movies in the late forties-early fifties.
The other actor shayaam kumaar (real name:sayyad gul
haamid) was a hero (in 5 movies), a villain (in many movies)
and a playback singer of hindi movies. His songs were never
picturized on him. In 1942, bhagavaan gave him a role in
sukhii jiivan (1942). Apart from dillagii, some other movies
for which his playback singing is remembered are namaste
(1943), ratan (1944) and chaachaa chaudharii (1953). As a
villain kids may remember him from johny meraa naam (1970).
What a great music this movie has and there is no lata.
I just love every single one of the 11 songs, kamaal kar dii
naushaad miyaa.N.
- muralii vaale muralii bajaa - suraiyaa
- le ke dil chupake se kiiyaa - suraiyaa
- merii pyaarii patang chalii - uma, shamashad, chorus
- duniyaa kyaa jaane meraa afsaanaa - suraiyaa
- tuu meraa chaa.Nd mai.n terii - suraiyaa, shyaam
- teraa Kayaal dil se bhulayaa naa - suraiyaa
- is duniyaa me.n ai dil vaalo - rafi
- chaar din kii chaa.Ndanii phir - suraiyaa
- niraalaa muhabbat kaa dastuur - suraiyaa
- tere kuuche me.n aramaano.n kii - rafi
- zaalim zamaanaa mujhako tumase - suraiyaa, shyaam
duniyaa
This is the first movie for which the lyricist asad
bhopaalii wrote songs alongwith 4 others. Music was by C.
Ramchandra. I have heard only one wonderful suraiyaa solo
mere dil me.n aavo aur bas jaavo
ek thii la.Dakii
A suspense drama was a major hit by ruup k. shorii,
starring his wife miinaa shorii (real name: Kurshiid), motii
laal, i. s. jauhar and kuldiip kaur. I have heard two songs, [I
haved all now.]
laaraa
lappaa laaraa lappaa laaii rakhadaa by lata, durraanii, rafii and
chorus
and a lata-rafii
duet ab haale dil yaa haale jigar kuchh naa puuchhiye
The MD was vinod and lyricist aziiz kashmiirii.
Because
of the popularity of the first song, miinaa shorii was forever
known as the laaraa lappa girl.
iraan kii ek raat
The last hindi movie directed by the legendary pramath-
esh chandra barua. It starred jamunaa [paaro of devadaas
(1935)] and naara.ng [kanval of Kazaanchii (1941)]. He was
born on October 24, 1903 in gouripur (bangladesh) as the son
of the local mahaaraajaa and died on November 29, 1951 in
Calcutta. Another brilliant scholar from the Presidency
College, he obtained B. Sc. with honors in mathematics in
1924 (I did the same from Govt. College, Ludhiana, another
famous college, in 1966). He was the first Indian producer
to use artificial lighting for indoor shooting in aparaadhii
(1931, silent) with Krishna Gopal as cameraman. He directed
9 bengali and 12 hindi movies. He is best remembered as the
devadaas (1935) in the bengali version.
We will continue the saga of 1949 in the last part of
this post.
Surjit Singh, a diehard movie fan(atic), period.
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