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# Subject: Shanker Tribute Part - 2 By Hemant
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# Posted by: Hemant Parikh (parikh@xtra.co.nz)
# Author: Hemant Parikh
# Source: various - Screen, Raju Bharatan
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Some Strange Sparks ---------------------------------------------------------------------- So much passion for Hindi film music is rarely seen - not in our time, at least. We have heard of Hindi film song specialists, of Hindi film song critics, of Hindi film song researchers but an amazing and unabashed and passionate lover of Hindi film songs like this man, Suhaas Khandke, we have rarely seen. He has no pretensions of being a man with great knowledge about Hindi film songs but he is thrilled to be known as a lover of good Hindi film songs ("most songs today are sheer trash or a mere rehash of all the good songs of the good old days"), an actor, has been a filmmaker, is totally dedicated to acting now but his first love, his only passion, continues to be the great Hindi film songs of the great past. Suhaas is a walking-talking encyclopedia on Hindi film songs. He has all the answers to all the questions you always wanted to ask about all those great directors, all those great lyri-cists , and their great music. He knows Hindi film songs on his finger-tips, on his tongue-tip, literally. He knows almost everything about every music direc-tor's body of work. On the occasion of the seventh death anniversary (April 26) of music director Shank-er (of the all-time great duo of Shanker-Jaikishan) Suhaas throws some rare light on the work, on the songs of Shanker, a genius for generations to come. Take it from Suhaas Khandke, the man who knows, who loves Hindi film songs... It is on open secret by now, that both Shanker and Jaikishan worked inde-pendently of each other. Both com-posed and arranged their own songs separately. After the initial couple of years Shanker tuned Shailendra's songs and Jaikishan tuned Hasrat Jaipuri's songs only, with very few exceptions, the most noteworthy of which are, Shailendra's Oh basanti pawan pagal and Mera naam Raju from "Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai" and Jeevan ke do rahe par from "Choti Si Mulakat" tuned by Jaikishan and Hasrat's Jab ishq kahin kho jata hai from "Arzoo", Taron se pyare from "Deewana", Kaise Samjhaoon from "Suraj" and Dekha babu ched ka maza from "Shararat", tuned by Shanker. Both were complete music direc-tors, having mastered every aspect of music. I have my favourite list of 250 songs of each of the duo. April 26 happens to be the seventh death anniversary of Shanker. In honour of the musical genius, I chronologically present 100 of my favourite songs of Shanker Singh Raisingh Suryavanshi, of Shanker-Jaikishan fame. 1) Aa jao tadapte hain arman 'Aawara' - 1951 2) Tere bina aag yeh chandni 'Aawara' - 1951 3) Aai mere dil kahin aur chal 'Daag' - -1952 4) Raja ki aayegi baaraat 'Aah' - 1953 5) Tu pyaar ka saagar hai 'Seema' - 1955 6) Mera juta hai Japani 'Shree 420' - 1955 7) Pyar huwa ekraar huwa 'Shree 420' -- 1955 8) Sur na saje kya gooon main - 'Basant Bahaar' - 1956 9) Nain mile chain kahan 'Basant Bahaar' - 1956 10) Yeh raat bhigi bhigi 'Chori Chori' - 1956 11) Jahan main jati hoon wahin 'Chori Chori' - 1956 12) Aaja ke intezar mein 'Halaku' - 1956 13) Dil ka na karna aitbar 'Halaku' - - 1956; 14) Nakhrewali 'New Delhi' - -1956 15) Bol re kathputli 'Kathputli' - 1957 16) Yeh mera diwanapan - 'Yahudi' - 1958 17) Tera jana dil ke armanon ka 'Anari' - 1959 18) Kisi ki muskarahaton pe 'Anari' - 1959 19) Sab kuch seekha humne 'Anari' -- 1959 20) Dil ki nazar se 'Anari' - 1-959' 21) Bhaiyya mere rakhi ke - 'Choti Bahen' - 1959 22) Bagon main baharon mein 'Choti Bahen' - 1959 23) Ruk ja oh jane wali 'Kanhaiya' -- 1959 24) Yaad aayee aadhi raat ko 'Kanhaiya' - 1959 25) Kahe jhoom jhoom raat yeh 'Love Marriage' - -1959 26) Mujh ko yaaron maaf karna 'Main Nashe Main Hoon' - 1959 27) Ajeeb dastan hai yeh 'Dil Apna Aur Preet Parayee' - 1960 28) Dil apna aur preet parayee 'Dil Apna Preet Para-yee' - 1960 29) Mera dil ab tera 'Dil Apna Preet Parayee' - 1960 30) Matwali naar thumak thumak 'Ek Phool Choor Kaante' - 1960 31) Aa ab laut chale 'Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai' - 1960 32) Kya hua yeh mujhe 'Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai' - 1960 33) Hoton pe sachhai rahti hai 'Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai' - 1960 34) Hai aag hamare seene mein 'Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai' - 1960 35) Begani shaadi mein 'Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai' - 1960 36) Ja ja ja mere bachpan 'Junglee' - 1961 37) Tum to dil ke taar chedkar 'Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja' - 1961 38) Yeh to kaho khon ho tum 'Aashiq' - 1962 39) Mehtaab tera chehra 'Aashiq' - 1962 40) Lo aayee milan ki raat 'Aashiq' - 1962 41) Tum jo hamare 'Aashiq - 1962 42) Cheda mere dil ne 'Asli Naqli' - 1962 43) Kal ki daulat - 'Asli Naqli' - 1962 44) Tera mera pyar amar 'Asli Naqli' - 1962 45) Dil tera diwana hai 'Dil Tera Diwana' -- 1962 46) Mujhe kitna pyar hai 'Dil Tera Diwana - 1962 47) Bol meri taqdeer mein 'Hariyali Aur Raasta' - 1962 48) Teri yaad dil se 'Hariyali Aur Raasta' - 1962 49) Laakhon tare aasman mein 'Hariyali Aur Raasta' - 1962 50) Main chali main chali 'Professor' - 1962 51) Khulli palak mein 'Professor' - 1962 52) Choti si yeh duniya 'Rongoli' - 1962 53) Yaad na jaaye 'Dil Ek Mandir' -- 1963 . 54) Juhi ki kali neri 'Dil Ek Mandir' - 1963 55) Ruk jaa raat taher jaa re 'Dil Ek Mandir' - 1963 56) Tum hi ho mere 'Ek Dil Sou Afsane --1963 57) Manre toohi bataa 'Hum-rahi' - 1963 58) Bahar banke woh muskuraye 'Apne Huwe Paraye' - -1964 59) Apne huwe paraye 'Apne Huwe Paraye' - 1964 60) Aa gale lag jaa 'April Fool - 1964 61) Oh sanam tere ho gaye 'Aayee Milan Ki Bela' - 1964 62) Aaj kal mein dhal gaya 'Beti Bete - 1964 63) Jane wale zara hoshiyar 'Raj Kumar' -- 1964 64) Aajo aayee bohar 'Raj Kumar' - 1964 65) Dilrubo dil pe tu 'Raj Kumar' - 1964 66) Har dil jo pyar karega 'Sangam' - 1964 67) Dost dost na raha 'Sangam' - 1964 68) Oh mere sanam 'Sangam' - 1964 69) Hum ne jafa na seekhi 'Zindagi' - -1964 70) Muskura laadle muskura 'Zindagi' - 1964 71) Hum kaale hain to kya hua 'Gumnaam' - 1965 72) Lal chadi maidan khadi 'Jaanwar' -- 1965 73) Tumhe yaad karte karte 'Amrapali' - 1966 74) Tadap yeh din raat 'Amrapali' -1966 75) Jaao re jogi tum 'Amrapali' -1966 76) Tumhari kasam tum bahut yaad 'Gaban' - 1966 77) Aajoa re aa zara aa 'Love In Tokyo' - 1966 78) Kaise samjhaoon 'Suraj' - 1966 79) Sajan re jhoot mat bolo 'Teesri Kasam' - -1966 80) Hai gazab kahin tara - 'Teesri Kasam' - 1966 81) Aa...abhi jaa 'Teesri Kasam' - 1966 82) Raat ke humsafar 'An Evening In Paris' --1967 83) Joshe jawani haayre 'Around The World' - 1967 84) Dil laga kar aapse 'Around The World' - 1967 85) Taaron se pyare 'Deewana' - 1967 86) Panchi re oh panchi 'Hare Kanch Ki Chudiyan' - 1967 87) Dhani chunri pahen 'Hare Kanch Ki Chudiyan' - 1967 88) Savere wali gadi se 'Laat Saheb' - 1967 89) Dil ki girah khol do 'Raat Aur Din' - 1967 90) Jeena hum ko raas na aaya 'Raat Aur Din' - 1967 91) Maim gaooon tum so jao 'Brahmachari' - -1968 92) Mere tumhare beech me ab to 'Jhuk Gaya Aasman' - 1968 93) Nazar mein bijlee 'Prince' - 1969 94) Jeena yahan marna yahan 'Mera Naam Joker' - 1970 95) Kehta hai joker 'Mera Naam Joker' - 1970 96) Sub se bada nadaan wohi hai 'Pehchan' - 1970 97) Haina bolo bolo 'Andaz' - 1971 98) Chum chum baaje re payaliya 'Jaane Anjaane' - -1971 99) Geet gata hun main 'Lal Patthar' - 1971 100) Thoda ruk jayegi to tera 'Patanga' - 1971 Suhaas Khandke Shanker Born: Punjab Setteled in Hydrebad ( Andhra Pradesh) Died 26th April 1986 Assisted Husnlal Bhagatram - He Played Accordian, Harmonium, Piano, Sitar, Dholak & Tabla - Shanker Jaikishan were made for each other many of their films Silver Jubilee. They were highest Paid Music Directors. Till 1964 they charged upto Rs. 3 Lakhs per film, In 1964 for the film "Arzoo" they were paid Rs. 5 Lakhs. Best Music Director Filmfare awards won by Shanker Jaikishan 1956 - Chori Chori 1959 - Anari 1960 - Dil Apna Aur Preet Parayi 1962 - Proffesor 1966 - Suraj 1968 - Brahamchari They Scored Hat-trick by winning three awards in a row. 1970 - Pechaan 1971 - Mera Naam Joker 1972 - Be-Imaan Tribute to Immortal Shanker Posted by Hemant Parikh 4th May 1997. Please send suggestion's & Alterations to > parikh@xtra.co.nz ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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