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The golden duo-Shankar-Jaikishan-Part 4

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Shankar Singh Raghuvanshi (15th October 1922 to 26th Apr 1987)

Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal (4th Nov 1929 to 12th Sep 1971)

Continuing from the Part 3 of my series on the Golden Duo music composers Shankar Jaikishan( SJ) , I am presenting the concluding part here. This is the concluding part of this particular series. SJ will keep appearing in many other themes or in combination with their prominent singers or in some other theme-based blogs in future. After all they have left behind more than thousands of songs to explore.

The year 1971 is particularly significant as it was the year Jaikishan passed away due to liver cirrhosis at a very young age of 42 . It is said that the iconic song Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana , Yahan Kal Kya Ho Kisne Jaana , sung by Kishore Kumar was the last one composed by Jai. In his memory, the Gaylord restaurant in Churchgate , which was one of his favorite joints in  Mumbai,  had kept the table he used to occupy regularly, vacant for one month as a mark of respect. He lived life king size, was flamboyant and social and in a way just the opposite personality of Shankar . No one knows for sure why he became so addicted to alcohol that cased him his life at such a young age. Many stories float around and I generally do not wish to ponder much over these. He was brilliant in composing romantic melodies, background music , peppy tunes . Together with Shankar whatever he left behind is absolutely priceless.

After his demise , the quirky film world slowly started distancing away from Shankar so much that  even Raj Kapoor signed the upcoming Laxmikant Pyarelal for his next venture Bobby after the dismal failure of Mera Naam Joker. Shankar was not the type to canvass for assignments and being the introvert, he became more and more reclusive. Few producers who still valued his work gave some films and he prodded along for another 16 years.  The critics mostly write off the music of Shankar during this period , but I definitely  like some of his songs that are truly memorable and I have listed them here. It is said that the trusted assistant and arranger for SJ, Sebastian D’ Souza also retired from film industry with the film Sanyasi in 1975 and for the last few films Enoch Daniels had assisted Shankar.

In this part, I have also listed few very rare non film music  of SJ that may be known only to their ardent fans .

Let us look at these songs and enjoy the last works of the golden duo. Songs are in chronological order, with song , film, year, singer(s) and lyricist mentioned in that order.

Part 4

  1. Good Times & Bad Times/ Bombay Talkie/1970/ Written and Sung by Usha Uthup

Everyone remembers Usha Uthup from Hare Rama Hare Krishna film and may be erroneously thinking that was her debut . But this film Bombay Talkie , a Merchant-Ivory production with whom Shashi Kapoor had many collaborations was actually the debut for her in Hindi films. A completely different style of SJ can be heard in this song. Absolutely sad that except in Internet and YouTube , this song is neither heard nor talked about anywhere.

2. Typewriter Tip Tip Tip/Bombay Talkie/1970/Kishore Kumar & Asha Bhosle/Hasrat Jaipuri

One more hidden gem from the same film Bombay Talkie , this one sung in their typical style by both Kishore and Asha. The some somewhat reminds one of another SJ’s tune Sachha Pyar to Ruk Nahin Saktha. This song is also totally unlike a typical SJ composition. Could be the only song dedicated to the humble ‘ typewriter’ !!

3. Jab Bhi Yeh Dil Udaas/ Seema/1971/ Rafi & Sharada/Gulzar

My personal favorite, mainly for the way in which SJ composed the tune in a haunting manner and also the innovation they made by making Sharada start off with just humming in the first antara and then gradually add few lines and finally to sing along with Rafi in the last antara. Also this film could be  the only one collaboration of noted lyricist Gulzar with SJ.

4. Ek Thi Nindiya Do thhey Naina// Seema/1971/ Suman Kalyanpur/Gulzar

I heard this song  for the first time while writing this blog! A sweet lullaby. There are sweeping statements by many stating melody started going down in SJ ‘s music even as early as the 60’s. Wish they listen to this song! A very brief song-just around 2 minutes only but I am sure it will linger in your memory .

5. Jeevan Bhar Dhoonda Jisko/ Naadan/1971/ Mukesh/ Hasrat Jaipuri

Most of the films SJ composed in this period were for lesser-known banners and not commercially successful ones. As I had mentioned in my Part 3, due to this fact , despite the music being good, the songs were forgotten. In this film Nadan, there are two other Mukesh solo songs that are good: Ae Badal Jhoom Ke Chal, Mehnat Hamare Jeevan and one by Asha-Bol Naadan Dil that were heard in radio for many years-only recently looks like these have been slowly vanished from our memories.

6. Re Man Sur Mein Gaa/ Lal Pathar/1971/ Manna Dey & Asha/ Neeraj

One of the best Kishore Kumar songs was from the same movie -Geet Gaata Hoon Mein that I had written about in my blog on KK. This classical song of Manna Dey and Asha that I have selected is a superb , but forgotten song. I have to keep repeating that SJ’s music quality never came down. Maybe in their peak every song in a film used to excellent; in the later years , the percentage came down , but still the creative spark was alive.

7. Cham Cham Baje Re Payaliya/ Jaane Anjane/1971/ Manna Dey/ S.H Bihari

A typical Manna Dey-SJ combination with a strong classical base. One unfortunate aspect is that I would  like to only  “ listen” to this song  and not watch the picturization that , in my opinion , totally spoiled the   excellence shown by Manna Dey and SJ. That is why I have given the link only to the audio version! Shankar gave Manna Dey most of his fabulous songs , which has been acknowledged by the singer himself.

8. Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana/ Andaaz/1971/ Kishore/Hasrat Jaipuri

Post Aradhana wave , Rajesh Khanna and Kishore da came with many super hits, though most of them  were not by SJ . In my humble opinion this one song of SJ is equal to many of those composed by others. Popular till today and as I mentioned in my introduction , the last one composed by Jaikishan. Yodeling of Kishore da at its best!

9. Tum Kitne Khubsurat Ho/ Jangal Mein Mangal/1973/ Kishore/ Neeraj

I find it strange that many Kishore Kumar fans generally do not talk about this masterpiece from him, in which he did a rare vibrato. Maybe the reason that it was composed by SJ made this a lesser-talked about song. I always found SJ-Kishore combination , though rare,  had given us some brilliant songs. 

10. Humko To Jaan Se Pyaari Hai/ Naina/ 1973/ Rafi/  Hasrat Jaipuri

    Rafi sings this in his inimitable style, with the eternal romantic Hasrat Jaipuri , creating sheer magic with his words. The first part of the song as seen in this full version video link was new to me. The good old piano and string arrangement of SJ is in full flow in this song.

    11. Chal Sanyasi Mandir Mein/ Sanyasi/1975/ Mukesh & Lata Mangeshkar/ Vishweshwar Sharma

      After a long gap , Lata Mangeshkar sang for Shankar in the film Sanyasi, and that proved to be a great hit. Three duets of Lata and Mukesh, Chal Sanyasi Mandir Mein, Sun Baal Bramhachari and Bali Umariya Bhajan  Karoon Kaise and a not-much-heard solo by Manna Dey “ Kya Maar Sakegi Maut Use”             ( one more rare combination of Indeevar writing for Shankar) -all are good songs from this film.

      12. Chalo Bhool Jayen Yahan Ko / Do Jhoot/1975/ Kishore Kumar  & Lata Mangeshkar/ Vitthalbhai Patel

        Among the later compositions of SJ this one is absolutely stunning. The tune is simply mesmerizing and one would like to listen to this multiple times. After a long gap one could hear those magnificent string arrangement of SJ along with that trademark accordion. Making full use of the extraordinarily strong vocals of Kishore da and the easy gliding over at higher octaves skill of Lata, Shankar creates a memorable song.

        13. Naav Kaagaz Ki Gehra Hai Pani/ Duniyadari/1977/Mohammad Rafi & Lata Mangeshkar / Vishweshwar Sharma

          One can say that the number of hits by Shankar had almost dried up by the year 1977 , but  he could still come out with some great songs that had that typical melody and the exceptional tempo that made SJ evergreen. Of course , commercially, by the late 70’s , Lakshmikant Pyarelal, R D Burman and Kalyanji Anandji were ruling the charts, with new comers Ravindra Jain and Rajesh Roshan also chipping in with some good songs. But one has to remember it was almost 30 years since Shankar had started his career and he was still coming out some good songs , albeit  once in a while. This aspect is conveniently forgotten by many when they criticize his music !

          14. Tumhare Bin Guzaare Hai/Atmaram/1979/ Rafi & Lata/ Vishweshwar Sharma

            The year is 1979 and Shankar had come a long way from his “ Barsaat” of lilting melodies. Still those magical fingers were playing on the piano to come out with a gem of a song like Tumhare Bin Guzare Hain . If we look at the lyrics they seem to be perfectly apt from Shankar’s perspective.

            khabar kya thi ki apne bhi

            sitare aise bigadenge

            ki jo puja ke kabil hai

            wahi log rang badalenge

            ( So many of his associates, including RK had ditched him by this time!)

            15. Pardesiya Tere Des Mein/ Garam Khoon/1979/ Mohammad Rafi & Sulakshna Pandit/Singhar

              Recently the actress-singer Sulakshana Pandit passed away and I had mentioned this song in a small tribute to her through my blog. She has sung this so well, matching the legend Rafi sahab equally. A highly under-rated song that many seem to have forgotten. Has all the  ingredients of a typical SJ composition-superb orchestration and a brilliant tune. The lyrics is ascribed to Singhar , which, as I understand could have been a pseudonym of the singer Sharada.

              16. Dekha Hai Tumhe Kahin Na Kahin/Chorni/1981/Kishore/Shaily Shailendra(?)

                We are now looking at almost the end of Shankar’s career, but he has managed to come out with a pleasing and melodious song in Kishore’s vocals. I am not very sure about the lyricist as in some places it was credited to Shailendra but then I realized it could have been his son Shaily Shailendra.

                17. Gori Hai Kalaiyan/ Gori/1991/Kavita Krsihnamurthy/ Sudhakar Sharma

                  Released almost 4 years after the passing away of Shankar in 1987 , this song has an interesting story. It is said that this was almost the last song composed by Shankar and as the producer , Sudhakar Sharma had financial issues and could release this only in 1991, the tune seems to have been adopted for another film by Bhappi Lahiri ( Aaj Ka Arjun-Gori Hai Kalaiyan -Lyrics by Anjaan-Sung By Shabbir Kumar and Lata; of course the antara tune and lyrics were changed but this was a clear inspiration from Shankar’s tune).

                  I also understand it was during the recording of the songs for the film Gori, Shankar passed away in total obscurity.

                   Few glimpses of Shankar Jaikishan’s non film tunes

                  1. Raag Jazz Style-Non Film Album-1968-Instrumental-Sitar by Rais Khan-Raag Shivaranjani & Bhairavi

                  Long before concepts like fusion in music became very popular, SJ  did an album consisting of 11 tracks set to classical raagas with a touch of western style: Todi, Bhairav, Malkauns, Kalavati, Tilak Kamod, Mian Ki Malhar, Bairagi, Jaijaiwanti, Mishra Pilu, Shiv Ranjani & SJ’s most favourite Bhairavi. I am providing links to two of them here: Shivaranjani & Bhairavi

                  2. Title music of Films Division documentary on Mount Everest-1968

                    I do not know how many would be aware that SJ composed the title track and entire background score for an Indian Government’s Films Division documentary on the Mount Everest. The documentary was 77 minutes long and captures the preparations, approach, and summit, featuring music by Shankar Jaikishan and commentary by Zul Vellani. Here is just a glimpse of that -the title track of that documentary.

                    Twenty years after Shankar’s death and forty-two years after Jaikishan’s death a film called Love In Bombay was  released in 2013! This was  made in 70’s by Joy Mukherjee as part of his “ Love In” Trilogy-Love in Shimla and Love In Tokyo , but the film got shelved and was released much later by Joy Mukehrjee’s son in 2013. This could be the absolute last film of the emperors of Hindi film music , Shankar Singh Raghuvanshi and Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal to be released.

                    Personal likes and dislikes may vary among music lovers , but one can never deny the great contribution of SJ to the Hindi film music who created some of the greatest film songs that would be etched in the golden letters of Hindi film music history. They could compose a sad song with a fast tempo and still it would create the right emotion while hearing, they could make a pure classical song appeal to the layman, they could give all hit songs in a film-a feat they  repeated many times, they could make even a wooden-footed person get up and dance to some of their fabulous dance numbers, they got the highest remuneration -sometimes even higher than the actors! and at their peak just a letter from them that they are composing music for a film would open up finances without any hassles for the producer….I can go on and on….

                    Acknowledgement & Disclaimer 

                    I sincerely thank the publishers of following  Internet sources for the information that I could gather for this article:

                    1. You Tube
                    2. Wikipedia

                    Acknowledgements and Disclaimer:
                    The songs mentioned are from the popular, public domain and have been mentioned and embedded here   only for the listening pleasure of the music lovers. This blog does not claim any copyright over them, which rests with the respective owners of the rights.

                    Hindi Film Music Composers

                    The golden duo-Shankar-Jaikishan-Part 3

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                    Shankar Singh Raghuvanshi (15th October 1922 to 26th Apr 1987)

                    Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal (4th Nov 1929 to 12th Sep 1971)

                    When I started this blog in Dec 2021, I started writing about artists in no particular order or any theme etc. As and when I started writing about many artists, and when I looked at their year of birth, I realized many of the legends were born around 100 years ago. For Mohammad Rafi, I could remember and posted some articles commemorating his birth centenary year in 2024.

                    However I have not been able to do the same for many other artists. For example , Shankar Singh Raghuvanshi of the Shankar-Jaikishan duo ( SJ)  had his birth centenary year in 2022 and it mostly went off without much publicity.

                    Most of the media , except very few of his ardent fans , must have forgotten this. Even I am guilty of this lapse. However in November 2024  I did  post my blogs in two parts on the great  Golden Duo music composers, and mentioned about Shankar’s centenary . In those two parts , I  had covered their immortal songs composed till the year 1967. The year 2029 shall be the birth centenary of Jaikishan and so now we are somewhere  in the middle of the birth centenaries of this great pair of music composers. I think it is apt to continue my series on the  magical duo SJ and their great compositions later than the year  1967 , till the year I had covered in  my Part 2.

                    In many books on the golden era of Hindi film music and in the Internet we find many articles, blogs in which SJ ‘s music in the later years , i.e mid 60’s , 70’s are described as relatively mediocre!.  I personally believe in enjoying the music of all the great artists of the golden era of film music ( either Hindi or Tamil)  and so do not like comparisons. But I would like to mention that most of these authors forget one very  important fact. For many legendary music composers, their debut and few subsequent films were not so impressive and they had a late start .  Those who keep harping about SJ’s so-called decline in music towards their end never talk about what a spectacular debut they had with  Barsaat in 1949 that totally changed the Hindi film  music template. Not only that , they could sustain that momentum for  two decades continuously  , with some of their films having all the songs as super hits. This is an achievement unparalleled , but most ignore  this when they talk only about the deterioration in their music !.  And it becomes more interesting to note that typically most of these films had 6-8 songs , or even more and rendering 100% hits in many films  is no mean achievement. As noted lyricist and writer Javed Akhtar once said in a program, SJ made Hindi film music into a novel that was till their arrival a short story!  

                    Most artists reach a creative peak and then there is a slump. But in the blogosphere and in books, SJ are singled out with remarks on their low point, some surprising and undeserving  Filmfare awards , promoting a mediocre singer etc.

                     May be the extreme success of SJ triggered so much of envy and bitterness against them.  Further they completely dismiss the music of Shankar that he independently composed after the sudden demise of Jaikishan in 1971 . Although if one compares these songs of Shankar with the ones he  created along with Jaikishan  at their peak, they may be not be perceived to be good, but  one can find many good songs even during this period. In my selection , covered in Part 3 & 4 there  will be many  such songs and readers/listeners can make out for themselves what beautiful compositions Shankar composed independently also.

                    As such , Shankar was an introvert and after the death of Jaikishan, he had become even more reticent. Most of the producers, including Raj Kapoor,  who totally depended on SJ’s music for his films , ditched Shankar and as a result he composed very few films that were mostly  low budget and poorly made  films. Hence even if some of the songs in those films were good , the film being a flop, its music also flopped.  Fate had something even more cruel  for Shankar. When he passed away on the 26th April 1987, his family had not informed the film fraternity/media and so his funeral was attended by handful of close relatives, neighbors, and friends. The film world came to know about his death only on the next day! For a man who painted on a grand canvas , it was a sad , lonely final journey.

                    Normally I do not spend much time defending some artist or comparing one with another , but in case of SJ , after seeing so many adverse comments on them I had to deviate from my usual style.

                    Forget all these issues or controversies and let us immerse ourselves in their glorious music . For me they will always rank among the topmost music directors and somehow, like Rafi’s songs that have a great impact on me , I always felt SJ’s music has great passion, rhythm, energy, and a grandeur that is till now unmatched.

                    Statistically , SJ composed for approximately 180 films and of these two-thirds were before 1971, ie demise of Jaikishan. Rest one-third were composed between 1971 to 1987, mainly by Shankar. Not only post- 1971 , but even prior to that many songs were  composed by Shankar. It is well-known that they used to compose independently all along but had never revealed who composed which song . Generally it is said that Shankar preferred to work with Shailendra and Jaikishan with Hasrat Jaipuri. That could give some clue and also the fact that most of the songs that either had a strong classical base or were based primarily dance numbers were composed by Shankar. The title songs of RK films were also composed by Shankar.

                    I realized once I listed their songs after 1967, that I may have to cover this blog in part 3 & 4. So the introduction will remain in Part 3  and I will cover the songs from 1967 to 1970 in Part 3 and 1971 till 1991 in Part 4.

                    Songs are in chronological order, with song , film, year, singer(s) and lyricist mentioned in that order.

                    1. Panchi Re O Panchi/ Hare Kanch Ki Choodiyan/1967/ Mohammad Rafi & Asha Bhosle/Shailendra

                    The prelude is trademark SJ , with those 50+ violins , the slightly fast paced waltz rhythm and that electronic organ/keyboard that features so prominently -all make this a delightful song. Rafi and Asha render this with their characteristic flair.

                    2. Aawara Ae Mere Dil/ Raat Aur Din /1967/ Lata Mangeshkar/ Shailendra

                    Raat Aur Din was a bonanza for SJ lovers-almost all the songs are superb. This was also the last film in which Nargis acted. I have selected three songs or rather I should say four as Aawara Ae Mere Dil has two versions-fast and a slower one. The reason why I consider SJ as great composers is apparent in this song. The basic tune is same in both the versions , but note the variation they have made in the orchestration . I have provided the links to both the versions( the uploaders have wrongly labelled the fast on as slow and vice versa!!)

                    The dance by Laxmi Chhaya in the fast version is simply out-of-the-world and in spite of the audio quality not being that good I have still posted the one that has her dance.

                    Once again the use of accordion, guitar, flute , trumpet , violins and not to forget the chorus in the slower version -all vintage SJ.

                    Fast version:

                    Slow version:

                    3. Dil Ki Girah Khol Do/ Raat Aur Din /1967/ Manna Dey & Lata Mangeshkar/ Shailendra

                    An eternal duet by Manna Dey and Lata-even after listening to this song a thousand times , one can never get bored of it. Like many SJ fans, I can identify an SJ song just by listening to few seconds of its prelude. They “ affix their signature” before their songs! Of course credit also goes to Sebastian D’Souza and Dattaram, SJ’s constant companions looking after the orchestration and percussion. And what to say about Shailendra-the great poet who was a rock solid support for SJ along with Hasrat.

                    4. Raat Aur Din/ Raat Aur Din /1967/Mukesh/ Hasrat Jaipuri

                    This is a tandem song, sung by both Mukesh and Lata. Both are excellent-I just selected Mukesh’s version at random. His voice always had a special touch whenever he sang for SJ! Contrary to one more myth , where people even used to credit Raj Kapoor for all the great songs , SJ composed excellent songs outside the RK banner proving the fact that all these myths somehow keep circulating!

                    5. Mein Gaaon Tum So Jao/ Brahmachari/1968/ Mohammad Rafi/ Shailendra

                    Remember songs like this one are from the late 60’s , whereas one more myth spread around was that SJ’s music lost its melody in later years! Sorry I keep emphasizing these points , but it is to highlight what sober songs they composed even in late 60’s. Note the subtle way in which SJ , keeping in mind this is a lullaby, create a soft-as-silk tone for the song but at the same time the orchestration still sounds so grand. This magic was created only by these golden duo.

                    6. Aajkal Tere Mere Pyaar Ke Charche/ Brahmachari/1968/ Mohammad Rafi & Suman Kalyanpur /Hasrat Jaipuri

                    Is there anything one has to write about this song?It is popular across the country even in those regions where Hindi is not the main language! Once again that absolutely mesmerizing prelude with guitar, violins and accordion  is worth a ton of gold. Adding even more charm is that saxophone in interludes.

                    7. Sacha Hai Gar Pyaar / Jhuk Gaya Aasmaan/1968/ Mohammad Rafi/ Shailendra

                    Although the song Kaun Hai Jo Sapnon Mein aaya ( no doubt inspired from Elvis Prisley-but SJ elevated the song to a higher level despite being an inspired song) is more popular, I have listed a rarer song that is  brilliant and sounds so melodious and grand; especially the interludes and antaras are simply superb. Rafi executes this in his inimitable style.

                    8.  Likhe Jo Khat Tujhe/ Kanyadaan/1968/Mohammad  Rafi/ Neeraj

                    I agree I might have repeated this song , now for the third time in my blogs but don’t you agree this is worth repeating even more? Popular among even today’s generation and I believe it will remain popular for  centuries.

                    9.  Janak Janak Tori Baaje Payaliya/ Mere Huzoor/ 1968/Manna Dey/Hasrat Jaipuri

                    When it comes to pure classical numbers , SJ relied mostly on Manna Dey and this remains one of the most memorable Darbari Kanada based song in Hindi films. Film music breaks away from the strict rules of classical music and that is why SJ knew the pulse of a common listener and could integrate superb orchestration in a classical based song. That , in my humble opinion , was one factor that made their music so popular.

                    10. Ruk Se Zara Naqaab/ Mere Huzoor/ 1968/Mohammad Rafi/ Hasrat Jaipuri

                      Romantic songs , generally were Jaikishan’s forte and this is one more gem from the romantic trio: Jiakishan-Hasrat -Rafi who have given us some of the most romantic songs in Hindi films. Do we see any reduction in melody even in 1968??

                      11. Parde Mein Rehne Do/ Shikar/1968/ Asha Bhosle/ Hasrat Jaipuri

                        It is said the producer-director were little hesitant to have this song as it was considered a bit bold for those times. But SJ always knew the pulse and stood firm and this song went on to become a super hit so much that the film Shikar is forgotten , but this song remains popular till today. Fetched Asha and award also!

                        12. Tumhe Mein Agar Apna Saathi/ Shatranj/1969/ Mohammad Rafi & Asha Bhosle /S.H. Bihari

                          After the sad demise of Shailendra , Shankar relied on many other lyricists and he always experimented with other singers and lyricists. Whereas Jaikishan firmly went with Rafi and Lata for most of his songs. We see  S H Bihari ( normally paired with OP Nayyar for many fabulous songs) writing for SJ. Shankar’s theory was mostly to compose the tune first and then get the lyrics done , so that fresh tunes can come up as he felt if he has to compose to an already written lyric, that could restrict creativity. However there were many other composers who believed exactly the other way. Nothing is better or worse-it is because of this we get to hear so many great songs! Note how the piano follows through out the song. Vintage SJ!

                          13. Badan Pe Sitare Lapete Hue/ Prince/1969/Mohammad  Rafi/ Hasrat Jaipuri

                            The freshness and youthfulness in a SJ tune is eternal.  In today’s lingo this song  still rocks , whenever it is played. If we observe the preludes and interludes of a SJ composition is worth to write about as a separate blog! Wait—this song as a fabulous postlude also with that trademark SJ’s electronic organ/keyboard.

                            14. Kal Ka Pahiya Ghoome Bhaiyya/ Chanda Aur Bijli/1970/ Mana Dey/Neeraj

                              Few months back when I wrote about the great poet-lyricist Neeraj , I had included this song. I have no hesitation to repeat this here. This is so under-rated that many do include it even in the top songs of Manna Dey. Once again I wish to emphasize how even in 1970 , there was no loss of melody in SJ’s compositions.

                              15. Aaya Na Humko Pyaar Jatana/Pehchan/1970/ Mukesh & Suman Kalyanpur /Indeevar

                                Piano, violins and shehnai-what a strange combination ! Mukesh and Suman Kalyanpur were a rare combination  in duets and this song has one more rare association-Indeevar writing for SJ.

                                16. Tum Mujhe Yoon / Pagla Kahin Ka/1970/ Mohammad Rafi/ Hasrat Jaipuri

                                  This song became sort of an anthem for Rafi , so prophetically written for him.  The interludes have a mix of saxophone , piano and sitar , with the flute answering to every line of Rafi in the antaras.

                                  17. Jane Kahan Gaye Who Din/Mera Naam Joker/1970/ Mukesh/Hasrat Jaipuri

                                    The film flopped despite Raj Kapoor putting all his finance and energy into it. Irrationally people dismiss the music of Mera Naam Joker also just because the film flopped. For me , personally this was one the topmost album of SJ with many songs becoming immortal. Many songs were not included in the film and one of them by Rafi “ Sadque Heer Tujhpe” is one of the best “ heer” ever composed for films. However I have selected two Mukesh songs that can be said to be among his career best songs.

                                    18. Jeena Yahan Marna Yahan/ Mera Naam Joker/1970/ Mukesh/Shailendra

                                      Shailendra unfortunately passed away during the making of Mera Naam Joker in 1966 itself and his son Shaily Shailendra completed this song after Shailendra had written only the mukhda.

                                      With this , I conclude Part 3, mainly for the sake of ease of reading  and will continue with further songs of SJ in Part 4. We will look at those songs predominantly composed by Shankar alone, after the demise of Jaikishan in Part 4. That will include glimpses from a non-film album “ Raag Jaaz Style ” that had fusion of Indian classical presented in Jazz style through instrumental music  and also a  superb title instrumental  music SJ composed for a Films Division of India ‘s documentary on mount Everest.

                                      Acknowledgement & Disclaimer 

                                      I sincerely thank the publishers of following  Internet sources for the information that I could gather for this article:

                                      1. You Tube
                                      2. Wikipedia

                                      Acknowledgements and Disclaimer:
                                      The songs mentioned are from the popular, public domain and have been mentioned and embedded here   only for the listening pleasure of the music lovers. This blog does not claim any copyright over them, which rests with the respective owners of the rights.