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Love and Romance Film Title: Kagaz ke Phool English Translation: Paper Flowers Date: 1959 Director: Guru Dutt Film Studio: Guru Dutt Films Artists: Stars: Waheeda Rehman, Johnny Walker Museum Number: IS.97-1986 Description: |
Love and Romance Film Title: Kagaz ke Phool English Translation: Paper Flowers Date: 1959 Director: Guru Dutt Film Studio: Guru Dutt Films Artists: Stars: Waheeda Rehman, Johnny Walker Museum Number: IS.97-1986 Description: |
| Geeta Roy |
"Zara Thum Ja Tou Aey Sawan Merey Sajan Ko Aney Dae"
By "Sadullah Jan"
Geeta Roy was born at Faridpur * (Bangladesh) on 23.11.1930. She was trained by composer "Hanuman Prasad" who introduced her in Bhakta Prahlad (1946) (Assistant K.C.Verma) where she participated in chorus "Aab jani re" and "Suno suno". Her other initial film songs were in "Kashmir ki Kali" (Yeh kis ne meri hasratoon - O morey pia morey ghar), "Rasili" (Naino ki piyali se hont - naina laga mukh mor gea -duets) and "Circus King" (Preet kisi ko na chorhe - chorus).
She also sung some (Non Film) songs:
Bhajan: "Yeh reet kahan sekhi mohan", "Daras dev na prabhu"
Basic Geet (Non Film): "Dukh se bhara hae jeevan apna", "Premi haar hi mein hae jeet"
"Mere sapno ke raja", "Door kisi ki nazroon se", "Holey Holey Hawa Doley" and "Jamuna ke teer kahna" (Bhajan), "Baji beran bansaria", Sakhi sapne ki baat", "Gaen Gaen Gaen", "Yeh hawa yeh fizain baharwin"
Western Tune, "Rang dalo ji rang", "Kooke Ambua pe koeliya" With Krishna Goel & Chorus, Shadi Geet (Meena Kapoor & Geeta Dutt) "Ja Ri Ladli"
National Song - Film "Pujya Gandhiji" by Hindustan Information Films "Bharat mata namodaya"
Geeta sung about a thousand Hindi Songs on the compositions of most of the Film MusicDirectors of her time. Her songs include duets (with all the famous singers) as well as chorus. Trendsetter composers in her life were S.D.Burman (tragic songs- "Do Bhai") and O.P. Nayyar (opera house styles-"Aar Paar" etc.). She sang for about 500 films. Her peak period of singing was the decade of fifties (on average 3 songs / film). Her two songs "Mohabbat karley kisi pe marley" and "Ek baat sunati hun" were in Pakistani Film "Miss 56"
Geeta Roy got involved with Guru Dutt during the production of Nevketan's film "Baazi"(1951)
"Tadbeer sae bigri hui Taqdeer banalay "
Guru Dutt (Shiv Shankar Padukone) was born on 9 July 1925 in Mangalore in a Saraswat family.
They were married in 1953.
By 1952 Lata left behind most of the old singers except Geeta Roy. Geeta's song "Darshan Pyasi Aayee dasi" was composed by Sajjad for film Sangdil. Later Sajjad's invitation to Lata changed the situation. Moreover at that time Geeta was much occupied in her domestic affairs. Wahida Rehman acted as heroin in some of the following Guru Dutt's films.Guru Dutt was much impressed by Wahida (whom he introduced in CID-1956) but their deep involvement could not be tolerated by Geeta. The tension resulted in their virtual separation and she re-coursed to drinking.
| "Aaj preet ka nata toot gea" | "Mein to reh gayee aaj akeli rey mera koi nahain" |
She looked after a daughter and two sons. Film "Kaghaz ke Phool" by Guru Dutt, depicts the tragedy
"Waqt ne kiya kea haseen sitam"
Guru Dutt committed suicide during late night hours of 9th.October 1964.
This is the link
http://www.hindilyrix.com/songs/get_song_Kaali%20ghata%20chh aaye%20mora.html
Hindi Song Title: Kaali ghata chhaaye mora
Hindi Movie/Album Name: SUJATA
Singer(s): GEETA DUTT
Hindi Lyrics:
Kaali ghata chhaaye mora jiya tarsaaye
Aise mein kahi koyi mil jaaye re
Bolo kisi ka kya jaaye re, kya jaaye re, kya jaaye
Kaali ghata chhaaye
Hu main kitni akeli woh ye jaanke - 2
Mere berang jeewan ko pehechaanke
Mere haatho ko thaame hase aur hasaaye,
Mera dukh bhoolaaye kisi ka kya jaaye
Kaali ghata chhaaye
Yuhi bagiyan mein dolu mein khoyi huwi
Na to jaagi huwi thi na soyi huwi
Mere baalo me koyi dheere se aake,
Kali kya sajaay, kisi ka kya jaaye
Kaali ghata chhaaye
Uske raahe taku dil manaati phiru
Har aahat pe naina bichhaati phiru
Woh jo aayega kal na kyu aaj aaye,
Mera man basaaye kisi ka kya jaaye
Kaali ghata chhaaye
The link has wrong singer. It is Asha ji
LAta ji adopted Noorjahan style and Asha ji took Geeta dutt. Geeta ji and Shamshad ji were only two singers that could make a stand in Asha ji's Era.
Wish had some more of Gems of Geeta. Her tragic life and tragic end, could not give us more of herðŸ˜. For bollywood Guru dutt and and Geeta dutt both have given valuable contribution and were master in their field. Unfortunately they suffered in their personal life.😕
As Eggehatcher ji said, Waqt ne kiya ..truely brings the story out. You can really feel the pain in the voice ðŸ˜
Thanks for the song Qwest
What great singers sang for one movie
http://music.msn.com/album/?album=40106635&
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A Tribute to Geeta and Guru Dutt
by MH Ahsan
Geeta Dutt's daughter pays tribute to her mother with remixes of two of her evergreen chart-toppers that Nina has lent her voice to in her debut album Pal. The video of 'Mera naam Chin Chin Choo...' will also feature Guru and Geeta Dutt's granddaughter Nafeesa and will be directed by her father, Naushad
She's Guru Dutt's daughter and admits she doesn't remember him at all because he passed away when she was just two. Nina got to spend 10 years more with her mother but even Geeta Dutt went away too soon leaving her with the lingering taste of her crab curry. "My mother was a fabulous cook and I could always tell when someone else had made my favorite crab curry and would inevitably throw a royal tantrum," Nina laughs.
She also holds on to the precious memory of music sittings with the top-ranking singer. "Ma would sit on the harmonium with me and make me croon 'Allah tero naam...' after her," Nina reminisces. Though Geeta was often ill during her growing up years, her daughter remembers her as a gentle but jovial person who loved being with her friends, was rarely mayoos and never lost her temper.
Today, it's these remembrances and some unforgettable melodies that is all Nina has left of her mother. 'Waqt ne kiya kya haseen situm...' is her chosen gem from Geeta Dutt's treasure trove. Incidentally, it's also her 17-year-old daughter, Nafeesa's best-loved song of her nani's though it's a "rather sad melody". "I guess 'Waqt ne kiya...' has grown on Nafeesa because she's heard me humming it all the time," Nina points out. This classic from Kaagaz Ke Phool does not figure in the video album that mother and daughter will be coming out with soon.
Pal is a compilation of eight numbers. Six of them are original pop songs depicting moments from a woman's life at different stages and in a variety of moods. They have been penned by Manoj Kapadia and composed by Tutun Roy. The remaining couple of songs for which also Nina has lent her voice are remixes of two Geeta Dutt hits, 'Babuji dheere chalna...' from CID and 'Mera naam Chin Chin Choo...' from China Town. The latter will be filmed on Nafessa and the video will be directed by her father, Naushad Memon.
Nina admits that her husband has been pushing her to cut an album for years but while the kids were growing up there was no time to spare. Now that Nafeesa is in college and her son in the 8th standard, Nina could let the germ of an idea blossom into what has already become a talked about project.
The decision to include 'Chin Chin Choo...' stems from the fact that it's a fast-paced peppy numbers and both Naushad and Nina felt that with a new sound and a more contemporary look it could be used to target the youth.
"I've loved the song since I was five years old and must have heard it over a 1000 times by now. It's got a very catchy beat," raves Nafeesa. The Home Science student who's only last year posed for her first photo shoot for designer clothes and jewellery, is all excited about appearing in the 'Mera naam Chin Chin Choo...' video. "It was mom who suggested my name to my dad and I was like 'Yeah, sure'," she giggles. They start shooting in 15-20 days and Nafeesa can't wait to face the camera again.
"The mood is very abstract, the choreography very modern with lots of color, different dance movements and three changes for Nafeesa. It's not going to be anything like the 'Chin Chin Choo' you've seen before because while you can recycle an old hit using technology to give it a new sound, you can't go back to the same period and ape its pasteurization," points out her director father, adding with a smile, "So, I'd say our 'Chin Chin Choo...' is an old tune in a new package."
Moving on to his singer-wife Naushad admits that Nina's voice is very different from her mother's. "There was a sharpness to Geetaji's voice, Nina's is more husky. That's why I advised her not to ape her mother. Not only would she find that difficult but given the fact that Geeta ji was a remarkable singer, it would be difficult for Nina to reach anywhere close to her. People remember the song but today in the age of remixes, I'm sure they would be open to a new sound and style given the fact that the singer is Geetaji's own daughter," he reasons.
Despite his assurances and reassurances Nina admits that at the recording studio she was in jitters. "I have a very base voice so it was quite an effort to raise my scale to that of my mother's which was way to high for me," she confesses candidly. "All through the recording I was telling myself...telling her rather to 'be with me'."
However, compared to 'Babuji dheere chalna...', Nina asserts, that 'Mera naam Chin Chin Choo...' was really a cakewalk. "'Babuji...' is a song with a lot of expressions and as you can imagine, it's not easy to imitate mom. I had to ensure that the "feel" of the song came through."
Pal is Nina's tribute to her mother. She points out that a lot has been done to keep the memory of Guru Dutt and his movies alive. Nasreen Munni Kabir who penned the popular Guru Dutt—A Life in Cinema has recently released another book of 37 previously unpublished letters that Guru Dutt wrote to Geeta including a few postcards he sent to his sons, Tarun and Arun, Yours Guru Dutt—Intimate Letters of a Great Indian Filmmaker. Kabir has also done a TV series on him, In Search of Guru Dutt. A DVD compilation of his golden classics has also been brought out along with a commemorative stamp. In comparison, though Geeta Dutt's songs still play on radio channels, little by way of shradhanjali has been paid to her memory which was the reason Pal was conceived. "May be if this experiment is accepted we can work on more of mom's songs including my favorite, 'Waqt ne kiya...'," Nina maintains.
You wonder if Kaagaz Ke Phool ranks amongst her favorites from her father's repertoire too and you're surprised to hear that that's the film Nafeesa loves to rewind to. "It's so true-to-life. I love that scene in the studio when my grandfather's old. I never knew him but may be that's how he would have looked had he lived," the 17-year-old says wistfully. She also loves Subhash Ghai's Taal and yes, Guru Dutt's Shahib Biwi Aur Ghulam with Meena Kumari's heart-wrenching 'Na jao saiyaan chudake baiyaan...'.
Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam ranks on the top of Nina's list too. "All the characters stood out and I also love the zamindari ambience. I guess, it's because I'm half Bengali," she laughs. Another favorite is Chaudavin Ka Chand for its story and narrative flow. "You don't stop to think till the film is over," she says softly.
Given Nafeesa's interest in modeling and her dance lessons with Shiamak Davar one wouldn't be surprised to find Guru Dutt and Geeta Dutt's granddaughter in the studio one day in front of the arc lights. Is Nina prepared for this? "My children have always been very independent and I like it that way. I want them to try everything they wish to do. You have one life so enjoy it. That's why we didn't stop her when she wanted to model or dance. If acting is what she wishes to experiment with next, we've no problems with that either. My parents were from the film industry and so is my husband. So why should I not want my daughter to be a part of the family too?"
Touch!
March 12, 2006
A MASTER PIECE IN BOLLYWOOD TILL DATE FOR SONGS/STORY/CONCEPT/MUSIC/PLOT/DIRECTION/ACTING AND WHAT NOT
With Pyaasa, Guru Dutt bade goodbye to the thrillers (Baazi, Jaal, Aar Paar) and comedies (Mr & Mrs 55) he had directed so far and let a dark cloud of pessimism hover over his professional, even personal, life.
Pyaasa opens with a jobless poet Vijay (Guru Dutt) lying in the lap of Nature, which accepts him, unquestioning and non-judgemental.
The world he lives in, we soon see, is very different. Vijay is a talented writer, but the world has yet to wake up to his stark, stirring poetry. He is treated with contempt by publishers. His mercenary brothers evict him from his house when he chides them for selling off his nazms (poems) to a raddiwala (junk and wastepaper dealer).
While tracking down his poems, Vijay encounters streetwalker Gulab (Waheeda Rehman). After an initial skirmish, Gulab develops a soft spot for Vijay. In a bid to distract himself, Vijay attends his college reunion. Unwittingly, he finds himself face to face with Meena (Mala Sinha), his college sweetheart. The scars of her betrayal are still fresh.
CREDITS
Producer Guru Dutt
Director Guru Dutt
Music S D Burman
Cast Guru Dutt, Mala Sinha, Waheeda Rehman, Rehman
Meena, about whom he later says, 'Apne shauk ke liye pyaar karti hai aur apne aaram ke liye pyar bechti hai [Love, for her, is a hobby that she can barter for material pleasures],' left Vijay for a life of comfort with Ghosh (Rehman), a flourishing publisher.
Ghosh, Meena's escort to the college function, instinctively realises Vijay is a ghost from her past. Consumed by jealousy and itching to belittle him, Ghosh employs Vijay as a clerk in his publishing house. Sadistically, he refuses to publish Vijay's poems. During a mehfil organised at Ghosh's house, Vijay is asked to serve drinks to the guests. Meena is unable to contain her tears. The hawk-eyed Ghosh's worst suspicions are confirmed.
Ghosh is further incensed when he bursts in on a meeting between Vijay and Meena, which she initiates. In a bid to punish his wife, Ghosh sacks Vijay.
Aimless, Vijay offers his coat to a beggar. When the beggar dies in a train accident, the coat he is wearing leads to the assumption that Vijay has been killed.
A crestfallen Gulab pools her meagre resources and convinces Ghosh to publish Vijay's work posthumously. Vijay, rendered speechless after witnessing the beggar's death, regains his voice when he sees his book of poems. But the doctors attending to him pronounce him insane (how can he be the dead poet?) and confine him to a mental asylum.
Ghosh, abetted by Vijay's best friend and avaricious brothers, refutes Vijay's claim that he is the poet.
Vijay escapes from the asylum and, ironically, attends his own death anniversary gathering. A disillusioned man, he lets his identity be known -- only to deny it subsequently. Having seen the emotional grime behind the glory, he doesn't want to sully his soul with it.
In a telling climax, an excitable and disbelieving Meena urges Vijay to think with his head instead of his heart and embrace success, while Gulab unquestioningly sets off on a journey to anonymity and, hopefully, accompanying inner peace, with Vijay.
Pyaasa works at two levels simultaneously -- it is an entertainer with an absorbing story as well as a cauterising comment on the commodification of people in the quest for success, money, and power.
While cineastes respond to Dutt's philosophy and technical bravura, the layman is enamoured by Dutt's knack for storytelling.
Each time I see this film on the eternal struggle between man's materialistic and spiritual quest, I am struck by some new facet that had escaped me earlier. The last time I saw it, I was enamoured by the song situations (Jaane kya tune kahi, in which Waheeda entices Guru Dutt through the winding streets of Kolkata) and the use of symbolism, underlined by the crucifixion-like pose that Guru Dutt strikes during the song Yeh duniya agar mil bhi jaaye toh kya hai.
This time, I noticed a clever juxtaposition of two scenes. In one, Rehman notices his wife Mala Sinha conferring with her ex-lover and angrily belittles her by comparing her to a wanton woman.
Cut to the very next scene. Waheeda, a streetwalker who has a policeman on her heels, takes refuge in Guru Dutt's arms. When the policeman wants to know her identity, Guru Dutt calls her his wife.
By placing these scenes one after the other, Guru Dutt underlines the fact that a man's view of a woman is a mirror to his character -- one man sees the woman as an object of vilification while another sees her as a fellow human being worthy of empathy.
Abrar Alvi's dialogue has scathing wisdom and his wit has bite.
When one views Pyaasa today, one is not sure if Guru Dutt is performing or only baring his acutely sensitive soul.
Waheeda Rehman, as the golden-hearted prostitute, has the more audience-friendly role among the heroines and makes the most of it. Ironically, Gulab, a character who has every reason to despair, is the only ray of hope in the dismal world that Guru Dutt plunges both his character and us in.
Song Singers
Jaane kya tune kahi
Geeta Dutt
Hum aapki ankhon mein
Geeta Dutt, Mohammed Rafi
Jane woh kaise log
Hemant Kumar
Sar jo tera chakraye
Mohammed Rafi
Aaj sanam mohe ang
Geeta Dutt
Jinhen naaz hai
Mohammed Rafi
Yeh duniya agar mil bhi
Mohammed Rafi
Mala Sinha has the more difficult role. She essays it with understatement, a trait she seemed to reserve only for special films like Pyaasa and Phir Subah Hogi. She looks ethereal and transmutes the conflict of a woman torn between her materialistic aspirations and the calling of her heart with a haunted glance, a lowering of her eyes, or a faraway gaze.
Rehman projects both the regal bearing of a shrewd, flourishing publisher as well as the insecurity of a possessive husband corroded by envy.
Sidelights:
* Pyaasa was to be made with Nargis and Madhubala in the roles Mala Sinha and Waheeda Rehman played eventually. But the two actresses couldn't decide which role they wanted to play and Guru Dutt eventually opted for two then new actresses, Mala and Waheeda.
* In keeping with the tradition of Guru Dutt films, Johnny Walker had a hit, Sar jo tera chakraye, picturised on him.
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* Pyaasa marked the last collaboration of the long-lasting team of S D Burman and Sahir Ludhianvi. But it was arguably their finest hour together.
Originally posted by: Swar_Raj
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* Pyaasa marked the last collaboration of the long-lasting team of S D Burman and Sahir Ludhianvi. But it was arguably their finest hour together.
i cant agree more. pyaasa songs and lyrics both are just fabulous. thy will always remain immortal. here's what a review said about him :
But if one person is the soul of Pyaasa it is lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi on whose poems the lyrics were based. Sahir's words seem to articulate Guru Dutt's own view of the world and experience of tragedy. Pyaasa sees some of Sahir's best work. Yeh Mehlon Yeh Thakhton, Jaane Woh Kaise Log The Jinke and Jinhe Naaz Hai Hind Par Woh Kahaan Hai - the last looking at the disillusionment that had set in a decade after the giddy euphoria of Indian Independence. It was taken from his poem Chakle (Brothels). A fine example of political comment combined with humanitarian compassion.
thanx Swarji for these new articles.😊
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