Subject: DO SITAARE : RmIM JHIM GEETON KI - 51 (PART II) Posted by: kalyan@nms.fnc.fujitsu.com Posting Date: Fri, 07 May 1999 23:34:07 GMT DO SITAARE : RmIM JHIM GEETON KI - 51 (PART II) Part II of the quiz will be on Suraiya, who is the other sitara of this quiz. Part I has already been posted by Neha on Shamshad Begum. Suraiya is one of the greatest singing stars to grace Hindi films. Probably better known as a star than as a singer, she did get to sing some great songs. She was fortunate to have worked with a number of legendary composers (such as Anil Biswas, Ghulam Mohd, Khurshid Anwar etc) who made good use of her abilities (melodious voice, flawless pronunciation), keeping in mind her limitations (limited vocal range). Unfortunately, owing to her insistence on not doing playback for others (for most of her career), her output is rather limited. There'll be a separate post featuring articles on Suraiya and her filmography. Part II of the quiz has 15 clues. The clues have been selected keeping in mind the following criteria. - Most songs should be popular and/or readily available. - Most composers that she worked with should be covered and a higher profile given to composers she worked with a lot. - There should be songs from different periods in her career. - Songs should be good (highly subjective). - Songs should cover different genre, co-singers, moods etc. and - Include some landmark songs, if possible. The distribution between composers is as follows: Ghulam Mohammed: 3 Naushad: 2 Anil Biswas: 2 Husnlal-Bhagatram: 2 Khurshid Anwar: 1 Hansraj Behl: 1 S.D Burman: 1 Jamal Sen: 1 Sajjad Hussain: 1 Bulo C Rani: 1 Total: 15 songs Thanks to Preeti and anon for beta-testing the quiz. Referring to ISB, automailer, Suraiya interviews and song collections should all help in cracking the clues. The rules are the same as for Part I and the most important being: ____________________________________________________________ The most important rule: DO NOT POST YOUR ANSWERS ON THE NET. E-mail them directly to Neha at : ndesai@nms.fnc.fujitsu.com. DEADLINE : MAY 24th, 1999. ____________________________________________________________ Clues ***** 1. milane kii gha.Diyaa.N chhoTii hai.n, aur raat judaaii kii lambii jab saarii duniyaa sotii hai, ham taare ginate rahate hai.n 2. ai dil naa ro, hairaan naa ho honaa thaa jo vo ho gayaa rone se ab kyaa faayadaa kyaa ho gayaa, kyaa ho gayaa One of the Suraiya hits from a Noorjehan dominated soundtrack. 3. aa.nkh na milaaye mose, bairan nindiya bairan nindiya piya kahaa.n, piya kahaa.n pooch rahi nindiya, pooch rahi nindiya rooth raha mujhse mera hi singaar X 2 aaja ek baar A slower and solo version of the song, which has a more popular duet version set to a different tune. Based on Rabindra Sangeet by the legendary Anil Biswas. 4. dil jo har qaid se ghabaraataa thaa, ghabaraataa thaa khud hii giraftaar huaa jaataa hai One of the 3 Suraiya solos in the Ghulam Mohd soundtrack, considered by many to be his best. The wonderful music is enhanced by superb lyrics from Kaifi Azmi. 5. awaaz de rahee.n hain , shaam-e-bahaar tumko shaam-e-bahaar tumko daaman mai.n muskaraate, phoolo.n ke haar lekar And the refrain of the lovely song follows. Composer Hansraj Behl made good use of Suraiya's potential in this song - and in the four soundtracks they worked together. 6. aankho.n mai.n tum leke pyaar aa gaye gulshan mai.n bankar bahaar aa gaye dekho vo kaliyo.n ko aayi ha.nsi baadal ki chaaya mein naache khushi tu hai to phir kya hai gum, tara ram pam Unlike most Rafi-Suraiya duets, this one is a happy one. And unlike most Naushad songs, this one has a lot of western influence. 7. ham ne maanaa ke taGaaful na karoge lekin khaak ho jaae.nge ham tum ko khabar hone tak This song exemplifies Ghulam Mohammed's excellent ghazal compositions. They are melodious without de-emphasizing the lyrics. There are quite a few well-known renditions (by other singers) of this Ghalib ghazal. 8. hoga tere bas mein jahaa.n apne to dil khil na sake mujhko to hai itna pata bichde hue dil mil na sake This song has a less popular version sung by Rafi and is from a Suraiya-Shammi Kapoor starrer. Music is by a composer duo who gave Suraiya some of her best songs. 9. jiiwan belii kare aTkhelii mahake man ke bakul priit phul phuule jhuula jhuule chahke man bulbul, mahake man ke bakul man kyaa jAne kyaa hogaa kal dhaar samay kii bahatii kal kal jiiwan chanchal jiiwan chanchal din jaake phir aaye.n naa aaye naa aaye naa Yet another song based on Rabindra Sangeet. This time the composer is S.D Burman. One of the seven Suraiya-Dev starrers. 10. aashao.n ne li angdaai, tan man mai.n baji shehnai dil doob gaya masti mai.n, ek lehar khushi ki aayi dil haath se nikla jaaye re, maalom nahii.n kyo.n The great chemistry that Suraiya had with both Ghulam Mohd and Talat can be seen in this melodious Talat-Suraiya duet from a GM soundtrack and a Talat-Suraiya starrer. 11. ud jaau.n piya, tera leke jiya maine baadal ko aa.nchal mai.n thaam liya mai.n aaj phooli na samaun, banake mai.n banake mai.n tara.ng sama jaau.n .... One of the last Hindi films of this popular 40s composer who went on to achieve even greater heights in Pakistani film music. 12. dil pe to naaz thaa hame.n X2 ghuu.NT lahuu ke pii gayaa X2 kissaa-e-Gam sunaa diyaa diidaa-e-ishq baar ne This Jamal Sen soundtrack has gems from Lata, Suraiya and Talat. Suraiya talks of her sleepless nights in this haunting melody. 13. koyi pyaar ki meethi boli se, sapno.n mein aan.kh micholi se X 2 tarasaa hi gayaa, bharmaa hi gayaa haaye mera jiyaa, meraa jiyaa There is not one but two reasons for including this Anil Biswas gem in the quiz. One, it's a Suraiya solo, and two, is the quiz topic. 14. shabnam se hum siikhe.nge, fariyad na karnaa ro lena fariyad na karna ro lena phoolo.n se siikhenge hum, kaanto.n ki nok par muskaana phir duniya ko yaad rahega ........ A Bulo C Rani soundtrack dominated by Suraiya gems. The lyrics, by D.N Madhok, talk of various things on which love should be modelled so that it becomes immortal. 15. bujhaa do bujhaa do, bujhaa do sitaaro.N ki shammey bujhaa do chhupaa do chhupaa do, chhupaa do hasee.N chaand ko bhii chhupa do yahaa.N roshni mehmaa.N ho gayii hai Suraiya's last film song. Coincidentally this is also the last film for the composer.