1963 - Rustam E sohrab ye kaisi ajab dastan ho gayi hai..suraiya-

Song : Song-Ye kaisi ajab daastaan ho gayi hai....

Movie : Rustam Sohrab (1963) 
Singer-Suraiyya,
Lyrics-Qamar Jalalabadi, 
MD-Sajjad Hussain,
Cast : Prithvi Rajkapoor,suraiya,Premnath,Mumtaz,Ratna Bhushan,Hiralal
Director : Vishram Bedekar



Lyrics

ye kaisi ajab daastaan ho gayi hai
chhupaate chhupaate bayaan ho gayi hai
ye kaisi ajab daastaan ho gayi hai
chhupaate chhupaate bayaan ho gayi hai
ye kaisi ajab daastaan ho gayi hai

ye dil kaa dhadaknaa, ye nazron kaa jhuknaa
jigar mein jalan si ye saanson kaa ruknaa
Khudaa jaane kyaa daastaan ho gayi hai
chhupaate chhupaate bayaan ho gayi hai
ye kaisi ajab daastaan ho gayi hai

bujhaa do bujhaa do,
bujhaa do sitaaron ki shammen bujhaa do
chhupaa do chhupaa do,
chhupaa do haseen chaand ko bhi chhupaa do
yahaan raushni mehmaan ho gayi hai
aaa
ye kaisi ajab daastaan ho gayi hai

ilaahi ye toofaan hai kis balaa kaa
ke haathon se chhootaa hai daaman hayaa kaa
Khudaa ki qasam aaj dil kah rahaa hai
Khudaa ki qasam aaj dil kah rahaa hai
ki lut jaauun main naam lekar wafaa kaa
tamannaa tadap kar jawaan ho gayi hai
aaaa
ye kaisi ajab daastaan ho gayi hai
chhupaate chhupaate bayaan ho gayi hai
ye kaisi ajab daastaan ho gayi hai
Lyrics :-

ye kaisi ajab daastaan ho gayi hai
chhupaate chhupaate bayaan ho gayi hai
ye kaisi ajab daastaan ho gayi hai
chhupaate chhupaate bayaan ho gayi hai
ye kaisi ajab daastaan ho gayi hai

ye dil kaa dhadaknaa, ye nazron kaa jhuknaa
jigar mein jalan si ye saanson kaa ruknaa
Khudaa jaane kyaa daastaan ho gayi hai
chhupaate chhupaate bayaan ho gayi hai
ye kaisi ajab daastaan ho gayi hai

bujhaa do bujhaa do,
bujhaa do sitaaron ki shammen bujhaa do
chhupaa do chhupaa do,
chhupaa do haseen chaand ko bhi chhupaa do
yahaan raushni mehmaan ho gayi hai
aaa
ye kaisi ajab daastaan ho gayi hai

ilaahi ye toofaan hai kis balaa kaa
ke haathon se chhootaa hai daaman hayaa kaa
Khudaa ki qasam aaj dil kah rahaa hai
Khudaa ki qasam aaj dil kah rahaa hai
ki lut jaauun main naam lekar wafaa kaa
tamannaa tadap kar jawaan ho gayi hai
aaaa
ye kaisi ajab daastaan ho gayi hai
chhupaate chhupaate bayaan ho gayi hai
ye kaisi ajab daastaan ho gayi hai..

Suraiya was independent India's first big movie star.

Someone who moved Indians to frenzy, like no other star had done in her time. By her ethereal beauty and her stunning voice. 'You have brought Mirza Ghalib alive,' Nehru told her, after watching Mirza Ghalib.

Then, abruptly, Suraiya said sayonara to the limelight.

For more than 40 years after her retirement from show business, she lived the life of a recluse, only occasionally venturing into the public gaze, to accept an honour from her countless admirers.

And through all those years, Suraiya remained the movie star she was.

She lived in a house full of stuffed dolls, dressed up like a queen even when she visited a neighbour next door and was graceful in real life as she was on celluloid.

For most of her life she lived a few metres from the Arabian Sea, on Mumbai's famed Marine Drive. Few Indians knew that, and many came to know what a huge star she was only after she died quietly, almost unnoticed in a Mumbai hospital, last week.

Dhimant Thakkar knew Suraiya for over 30 years. He, his wife and daughters Amee and Camy saw her almost every day. For Suraiya, they were family.

One of Indian cinema's greatest legends, as seen through the eyes of three people who knew her best.

Words: A Ganesh Nadar
Photograph: Jewella C Miranda




Dhimant Thakkar: After her mother Mumtaz Begum -- an excellent cook -- died, she had a maid to do the cooking. But in the last two years she did not like her maid's cooking. She ate very little. I used to bring her a tiffin from my home on the way to the office. Sometimes she came home for dinner.
Camy Sanghvi: She had her own room in our house. She stayed with us for the last six months of her life. She never knew even how to boil water.
Amee Shah: For breakfast she had bread and malai(cream). She loved fresh malai. When she came home for lunch she ate Roti, Dal and vegetables. When her mother was alive, she ate lots of non-veg food. After her mother's death she stopped eating non-veg regularly. In the last few years she ate non-veg rarely. She loved Chinese food and the only places we went out with her was to China Garden (a wellknown Mumbai restaurant) and the Willingdon Club (a Mumbai club) .
All the maids (one of whom is in the picture) came during the day, did their work and left. She stayed alone.

Words: A Ganesh Nadar
Photograph: Jewella C Miranda


Amee Shah: I was four when she retired so I didn't know her as a star. She used to come home with her mother. Slowly, she became Suraiya aunty in our lives. I never knew her grandmother. Her mother died in 1987. Suraiya aunty was so upset that she stayed with us for two months to recover.
She used to tell us it was only three steps from her home to her car, and yet there would be a melaoutside to see her. Once she traveled to Ajmer by train to shoot for a film. The platform at Ajmer was overflowing with people. The film's director told her she needed to wave out to the crowds; only then would they disperse. She stood in the doorway of the compartment and waved. Her dupatta slipped and fell onto the platform. There was a near riot. In seconds it was torn to shreds. Everyone wanted a piece of Suraiya's dupatta.
We celebrated Id, Diwali, New Year and birthdays together.
Perhaps the last trophy she received -- the Screen Videocon award for lifetime achievement (1997) sits alongside other memorablia from a memorable career.

Words: A Ganesh Nadar
Photograph: Jewella C Miranda

Aji Bas Shukriya (1958) Sari Sari Raat Teri Yaad Sataye - Geeta Bali, Lata Mangeshkar

Emotional song from old classic comedy



Movie Aji Bas Shukriya (1958) 



starring Suresh, Geeta Bali, Johny Walker, Shobha Khote, 



Kamal Mehra, Tun Tun, Mukri, Shammi, Agha.


Director: Mohamad Hussain, 



Music Director: Roshan, 



Producer : Eagle Films.


Singers: Lata Mangeshkar.











Lyrics : 



saari saari raat teri yaad sataaye-2
preet jagaaye, hamein neend naa aaye re
neend naa aaye
saari saari raat teri yaad sataaye

ek to baalam teri yaad jalaaye, dooje chandaa aag lagaaye-2
aag lagaaye teri, preet jagaaye re
neend naa aaye
saari saari raat teri yaad sataaye

teri lagan bani rog sanwariya
kaise beete baali umariyaa
baali umar mori badaa tadapaaye re-2
neend naa aaye
saari saari raat teri yaad sataaye

preet laga ke huye tum to paraaye, pyaas jiya ki, koun bujhaaye-2
koun bujhaaye, koi ye samajhaaye re
neend naa aaye
saari saari raat teri yaad sataaye

1955 - Chandni Ratein - (Late) Madam Noor Jahan ( Dopatta)

Lyrics : Chandani Raatein

Chandani raatein, chandani raatein 
Sab jag soay hum jagein taroon se karein baatein 

chandani raatein hoo chandani raatein..

taktey taktey tuti ja ay aas piya na aay ree taktey taktey
sham sawaray dard anookhay uthay jiya ghabra ay ree sham sawaray
raatoon ne mere neend lootli raatoon ne mere neend lootli dil ke cheen chura ay
dukhiya ankhein dhoond rahi hain wohi pya ki khatein
chandani raatein hooo chandani raatein .....

pichly raat mein hum uth uth kar chupke chupke rooein raay 
pichly raat mein.
sukh ki neend mein meet humaray desh para ay sooin re 
sukh ki neend mein.
dil ke dharkanay tujhay pukarain,

chandani raatein hooo chandani raatein ......

dil ke dharkanay tujhay pukarain aja balam aai baharein
beth kay tanhai mein kar lein dukh sukh ki do baatein 
chandani raatein hoo chandani raatein
sab jag soo ay hum jagein taroon se karein baatein 
chandani raatein hooo chandani raatein.......

1966 - Tumne Mujhe Dekha ho kar meherbaan -Teesri manzil + MOHD. Rafi sahab live with family(R...

Storyline : 

Anil Kumar "Sona" (Shammi Kapoor) finds a young woman named Roopa who fell from the third storey of the hotel at night where he regularly performs as a musician under the stage name "Rocky." Roopa's younger sister, Sunita (Asha Parekh), believes that her sister committed suicide because of a ruined affair with Rocky, and she comes to seek vengeance. She and Anil fall in love, but he doesn't know how to tell her that he and Rocky are the same person.

Anil takes the help of a rich older man who pretends to be Anil's uncle to help Anil impress Sunita and her father. A police detective reveals that Roopa didn't commit suicide but was actually pushed from the third floor. An expensive shirt button was found clenched in her hand. Is the killer Roopa's jealous fiancee Ramesh, who now has plans for Sunita? Or is it the dancer Ruby who is pining for Rocky? The climax reveals the identity of the murderer.

tumne mujhe dekhaa, ho kar meharabaan
ruk gayee ye zameen, tham gayaa aasamaan
jaana-ye-man jaana-ye-jaan....

kahee dard kee seharaa me, rukate chalate hote
in-hothhon-kee hasarat me, tapate jalate hote
meharabaan ho gayee, zulf kee badaliyaan
jaana-ye-man jaana-ye-jaan....

lekar ye haseen jalawe, tum bhee naa kahaa pahuche
aakhir ko mere dil tak, kadamon ke nishaan pahuche
khatm se ho gaye, raaste sab yahaa
jaana-ye-man jaana-ye-jaan.....



                      

Mother India 1957 FULL MOVIE COLOUR WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Nagri Nagri Dwaare Dwaare - Lata Mangeshkar 1957 Mother India

                

                     


Song - Nagri Nagri Dwaare Dwaare
Artist - Lata Mangeshkar
Composer - Naushad
Album - Mother India 
Year - 1957

This song is based on Raga Yaman.

Nagari Nagari Dware Dware Lyrics from Mother India

 Nagari nagari dware dware dhundu re sawaria
 Piya piya rut ke mai to ho gayi re bawaria
 Nagari nagari dware dware dhundu re sawaria
 
 Bedardi balamane mohe thoka gun ki aag mai
 Biraha ki chingari dardi dukhiya ke suhaag mai
 Pal pal manava roye chalake nainoki gagariya
 Nagari nagari dware dware dhundu re sawaria
 
 Aai thi akhiyon me lekar sapane kya kya pyar ke
 Jati hoon to aasu lekar aashaye sab harake
 Duniya ke mele mai loot gayi jeevan ki gathariya
 Nagari nagari dware dware dhundu re sawaria
 
 Darshan ke do bhuke naina jeevan bhar na soyenge
 Bichade sajan tumare karan raton ko hum royenge
 Ab na jaane rama kaise bitegi umariya
 Nagari nagari dware dware dhundu re sawaria
 Piya piya rut ke mai to ho gayi re bawaria

Other 'Mother India' Songs:


1: Dukh Bhare Din Beetey
2: Duniya Hum Aaye Hai
3: Matwala Jiya Dole
4: Ghooghat Nahi Kholoon
5: Gadi Wale Gadi Dheere Haak Re
6: Chundariya Katati Jaye Re
7: Holi Aayi Re Kanhai Holi Aayi Re
8: Na Mai Bhagvan Hu
9: Pi Ke Ghar Aaj Pyari Dulhaniya Chali
10: O Jane Walo Jao Na Ghar Apna Chhod Ke
11: O Mere Laal Aa Ja

1964, Geet Gaya Patharon Ne .... Kishori Amonkar.

The beauty of this song cannot be described in words!!! this is just ethereal..one of my all time favourite songs..Everything about this song is just so marvelous!! Lyrics of Hasarat Jaipuri, Ramlal's composition, !! everything.. and what can I say about Kishori Amonkar's singing.. She has really excelled! It is mystical. This is almost cosmic. This song never fails to give me goose bumps.....

The original video is amazing,


               





LYRICS OF THE SONG

aa aa aa aa aa aa aa
saanson ke taar ka
dhadkan ki tal par
dil ki pukaar ka
rang bharey pyaar ka

geet gaayaa pattharon ne

geet gaayaa pattharon ne
aa aa aa aa aa aa
geet gaayaa pattharon ne
aa aa aa aa aa aa
geet gaayaa pattharon ne
aa aa aa aa aa aa
geet gaayaa pattharon ne

saanson ke taar par
dhadkan ki taal par
saanson ke taar par
dhadkan ki taal par
dil ki pukaar kaa
rang bhare pyaar kaa
geet gaayaa pattharon ne
geet gaayaa pattharon ne

aa aa aa aa aa
ho ho ho
aa aa aa aa aa
ho ho ho
aa aa aa aa aa

insaan ki chaahat bhari kalpana ne
aa aa aa aa

insaan ki chaahat bhari kalpana ne
de di hai ...bhar di hai..
patthar mein wo naujawaani

aa aa aa
aa aa aa
aa aa aa
ho ho

ek aik soorat hai
shakl e mohabbat
haathon ne di zindagaani
aa aa aa
pyaar ke suroon par
pyaar ke suroon par
apni hi dhun mein
dil ki pukaar kaa
rang bharey pyaar kaa
geet gaayaa pattharon ne
geet gaayaa pattharon ne

aa aa aa aa aa aa aa
ho ho ho
aa aa aa aa
ho ho ho ho
aa aa aa

har ek patthar se barse gi ulfat
aa aa aa aa
har ek patthar se barse gi ulfat
saalon hi... sadiyon hi
har dam raheiNge ye mil ke
aa aa aa aa aa aa
ho ho

In mein nahin hain insaan ka bhed bhaav
tukRe hain ye ek dil ke
shaanti ke raag par
shaanti ke raag par
ektaa ki taan par
dil ki pukaar kaa
rang bhare pyaar ka

geet gaayaa pattharon ne
geet gaayaa pattharon ne


Ramlal Choudhry is one the forgotten musical talents of the film industry. In 1944, he arrived in Mumbai and started working as an assistant to music director Ram Ganguly in Prithviraj Kapoor's Prithivi Theatre Group. There, he played the flute on tracks like 'Dekh Chaand Ki Aor' sung by Shamshad Begam and Shailesh, 'Jindaa Hoon is Tarah Ki Ghame Zindagi' sung by Mukesh, 'Raat Ko Jo Chamake Taare' sung by Shamshad Begam and Mukesh, and 'Kaahe Koyaliyaa Shor Machaae Re', sung by Shamshad Begam.
His began his career as an independent music director in 1950, in producer P. L. Santoshi's Tangaawalla starring Raj Kapoor-Vaijayantimala. He recorded six songs for this film. Unfortunately for him the movie was never released. 

Choudhry continued to play the flute and shehnai in a number of movies. He got another opportunity to work as a music director for the Baal Hardeep produced film, Husnbaano. The film was successful and earned him recognition. His songs Yaa Nabeeb Salaam Lai Jaa and Pyaar Karane Ka Ayaa Jamaana became hit songs. Subsequently, he worked for producer-director V. Shantaram's Sehara. In 1965, the film Geet Gaaya Pattharon Ne showcased his musical brilliance. 'Tere Khayalo Mein Hum' sung by Asha Bhosle, 'Saanson Ke Taar Par' and 'Dhadakan Ki Taal Par' sung by Asha Bhosle and Mahendra Kapoor, became hit songs.
Unfortunately, Ramlal Choudhry soon was out of work due to the scheming of some powerful music directors and renowned producers. He decided to produce his own film with a partner, Charles. He started the film, Tyagi under the banner 'Panna Pictures' but sadly for Choudhry, the partner left him stranded. Choudhry lost a lot of money and a whisper campaign started in the industry maligning his career as a producer. He didn't work again in the industry.