Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam

Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam

Album Category: Hindi, Film
Year: 1962
Music Director: Hemant Kumar
Lyricist: Shakeel Badayuni
Label: H.M.V.
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Album Credits: MUSIC ASSISTANT: Risbert. SONGS RECORDED BY: Minoo Katrak; ASSISTANT: D.O. Bhansali.
 
Film Credits: DIRECTOR: Abrar Alvi. PRODUCER: Guru Dutt. STORY: Bimal Mitra. DIALOGUE: Abrar Alvi. ACTOR: Meena Kumari, More...
 



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Title Music
Music Director: Hemant Kumar
Genre: Filmi, Sugam
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Bhanwara Bada Naadaan Hai
Singer: Asha Bhosle
Music Director: Hemant Kumar
Lyricist: Shakeel Badayuni
Genre: Filmi
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Meri Baat Rahi Mere Man Mein
Singer: Asha Bhosle
Music Director: Hemant Kumar
Lyricist: Shakeel Badayuni
Genre: Filmi, Sugam
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Saqiya Aaj Mujhe Neend Nahin Aayegi
Singer: Asha Bhosle
Music Director: Hemant Kumar
Lyricist: Shakeel Badayuni
Genre: Filmi, Sugam
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Chale Aao Chale Aao
Singer: Geeta Dutt
Music Director: Hemant Kumar
Lyricist: Shakeel Badayuni
Genre: Filmi, Ghazal, Bengali Folk
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Meri Jaan O Meri Jaan Achha Nahin Itna Sitam
Singer: Asha Bhosle
Music Director: Hemant Kumar
Lyricist: Shakeel Badayuni
Genre: Filmi, Sugam
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Piya Aiso Jiya Mein Samaay Gayo Re
Singer: Geeta Dutt
Music Director: Hemant Kumar
Lyricist: Shakeel Badayuni
Genre: Filmi, Sugam
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Na Jao Saiyan Chhuda Ke Baiyan
Singer: Geeta Dutt
Music Director: Hemant Kumar
Lyricist: Shakeel Badayuni
Genre: Filmi, Ghazal
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Sahil Ki Taraf Kashti Le Chal
 
Singer: Hemant Kumar
Music Director: Hemant Kumar
Lyricist: Shakeel Badayuni
Genre: Ghazal
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Trivia


 

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  • This film was based on the Bengali novel "Saheb Bibi Golam" (1953) by Bimal Mitra. It was previously adapted for a Bengali film of the same title released in 1956.[MR10]
  • Waheeda Rehman had expressed to Guru Dutt her interest in playing the role of Chhoti Bahu in the film. However, Dutt felt that she was too young for the role. When she insisted, he organised a photo session with cinematographer V.K. Murthy to see what she would look like dressed as Chhoti Bahu. When the photo prints came out, Murthy agreed with Dutt's assessment. Waheeda grudgingly stepped aside and the role went to Meena Kumari. When Abrar Alvi came on board as the film's director, he chose Waheeda Rehman for the role of Jaba. Dutt intervened and discouraged her from accepting the offer. He felt that it was too small a role for an actress of her stature. Waheeda signed up for the film despite his reservations.[1][MR4][MR60]
  • Producer Guru Dutt had originally wanted to cast Shashi Kapoor for the role of Bhootnath in this film. However, when Kapoor showed up late to a meeting, the miffed filmmaker changed his mind. Later, after seeing Biswajeet perform the same role in a play in a Calcutta theatre, Guru Dutt wanted to sign him up for the film. Biswajeet was interested but backed out when he found out that Dutt wanted him to sign a 5-year exclusive contract. It was only then that Guru Dutt cast himself as Bhootnath. Biswajeet went on to debut in "Bees Saal Baad" (1962).[2][3][MR60]
  • This was writer Abrar Alvi's only film as a director.
  • This was the last Guru Dutt film production that was released during his lifetime. The film was critically acclaimed and won many awards but didn't do well at the box office. It marked a low point in his troubled marriage with playback singer Geeta Dutt. The singer was reportedly unhappy over the media reports on her husband's alleged affair with actress Waheeda Rehman. There were also murmurs that the singer believed that Guru Dutt resented her singing career. The couple drifted apart as a result of these differences. This was the last time Geeta Dutt sang for a film produced by her husband. Waheeda Rehman, who till then had maintained a stoic silence over the speculations about her relationship with Guru Dutt, also started keeping a distance from the filmmaker after this movie and never worked with him again. With his personal life in shambles, Dutt was driven to depression and became dependent on alcohol and sleeping pills. His death in 1964 was the result of an overdose. Whether he committed suicide or died of an accidental overdose remains a matter of debate.[MR4][MR60]
  • The film inspired the title of the film "Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster" (2011) and its two sequels. The film series was directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia and starred Jimmy Shergill and Mahie Gill.[4]
  • S.D. Burman played an important role in the genesis of this film. It was Burman who had suggested to Guru Dutt the idea of making a Hindi version of the Bengali film "Saheb Bibi Golam" (1956). He even facilitated a meeting between Dutt and Bimal Mitra, the director of "Saheb Bibi Golam" (1956). S.D. Burman was so thrilled when Guru Dutt greenlit the project that he started composing songs for the film even though there was no formal contract in place. In late 1961, S.D. Burman had to travel to the USSR for a cultural exchange program. When he returned to India, he was dismayed to find out that Guru Dutt had signed up Hemant Kumar to score the film's music. Dutt's reasons for doing this are unknown but it's possible that he was in a hurry to complete the film and felt that S.D. Burman's illness - the composer was bedridden in the first half of 1961 - would slow him down. Burman was very disappointed with Hemant Kumar as well. He felt that Hemant knew of his keen interest in the film and should not have accepted Guru Dutt's offer. Burman's relationship with the singer-composer grew strained and he decided to stop working with him. "Na Tum Hamen Jaano" ("Baat Ek Raat Ki", 1962) was the last song Hemant Kumar sang for S.D. Burman.[5][MR21]
  • Meena Kumari made history in 1963 by securing all three nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. Other than this film, for which she eventually won the award, she was nominated for her performances in "Aarti" (1962) and "Main Chup Rahungi" (1962).[6][7]

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  • Saqiya Aaj Mujhe Neend Nahin Aayegi - Bappi Lahiri adapted the mukhda of this song for the hook line of a song in the film "Main Hoon Part Time Killer (Main Hoon Rajinikanth)" (2015).[8]
  • Sahil Ki Taraf Kashti Le Chal - This song was recorded and filmed but was removed after the film's initial release. Guru Dutt felt that the song, used in the horse carriage scene before the film's climax, was slowing down the narrative. There were also reports of adverse audience reactions to a shot in the song in which Meena Kumari's Chhoti Bahu places her head on the lap of Bhootnath, played by Guru Dutt. The song was not issued on records either. Since the song remained unused, Hemant Kumar reused the same tune later for "Ya Dil Ki Suno Duniyawalo" ("Anupama", 1966).[9][MR60]



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