Bandini

Bandini

Album Category: Hindi, Film
Year: 1963
Music Director: S.D. Burman
Lyricist: Shailendra, Gulzar
Label: H.M.V.
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Album Credits: MUSIC ASSISTANT: Rahul Dev Burman. SONGS RECORDED BY: Kaushik.
 
Film Credits: DIRECTOR: Bimal Roy. PRODUCER: Bimal Roy. STORY: Jarasandha. SCREENPLAY: Nabendu Ghosh. DIALOGUE: Paul Mahendra. ACTOR: Ashok Kumar, More...
 



Song Listing


 
O Panchhi Pyare Sanjh Sakare
Singer: Asha Bhosle
Music Director: S.D. Burman
Lyricist: Shailendra
Genre: Filmi, Sugam
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Ab Ke Baras Bhej Bhaiya Ko Babul
Singer: Asha Bhosle
Music Director: S.D. Burman
Lyricist: Shailendra
Genre: Filmi, Sugam
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Mat Ro Mata Laal Tere
Singer: Manna Dey
Music Director: S.D. Burman
Lyricist: Shailendra
Genre: Filmi, Bengali Folk
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Mora Gora Ang Laile
Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
Music Director: S.D. Burman
Lyricist: Gulzar
Genre: Filmi, Sugam
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O Jogi Jab Se Tu Aaya Mere Dware
Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
Music Director: S.D. Burman
Lyricist: Shailendra
Genre: Filmi
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O Janewale Ho Sake To Laut Ke Aana
Singer: Mukesh
Music Director: S.D. Burman
Lyricist: Shailendra
Genre: Filmi, Sugam
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Mere Saajan Hain Us Paar (O Re Majhi)
Singer: S.D. Burman
Music Director: S.D. Burman
Lyricist: Shailendra
Genre: Filmi, Bengali Folk, Sugam
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Trivia


 

    Album

  • This was Bimal Roy's last film as a director. He passed away two years after its release, in 1965.
  • The film was based on the Bengali novel "Tamasi" written by Jarasandha. Jarasandha was the pen name of Charu Chandra Chakraborty, whose experience as a jail superintendent inspired him to write many stories, including "Tamasi", based on the lives of prisoners.
  • Filmmaker Bimal Roy's wife Manobina had suggested a change in the film's climax. According to her, Nutan's character deserved better than what was written for her in the novel "Tamasi" on which the film was based. Manobina asked Roy to unite Nutan's character in the climax with the kind, young prison doctor played by Dharmendra, instead of the elderly, disease-ridden freedom-fighter played by Ashok Kumar. However, Roy wanted to stay true to the novel and did not change the climax.[1]
  • Nutan was pregnant during the making of this film. Director Bimal Roy was concerned when he found out about it but calmed down when he found out that the child wasn't due for seven months. However, he did request Nutan to "try to not get too big"![MR58]

    Song

  • O Panchhi Pyare Sanjh Sakare - The version of this song issued on music records started with a couplet - "Do nainan se milan ko do naina akulaayen / Jab naina hon saamne to naina jhuk jayen". This couplet was not used in the film. The film version of the song started with the flute prelude following the couplet.
  • Ab Ke Baras Bhej Bhaiya Ko Babul - This song was based on the tune of a folk song from Uttar Pradesh, "Nimbua Tale Dola Rakh De Musafir". S.D. Burman had learnt about this folk song from lyricist Shailendra.[2][MR21]
  • Mora Gora Ang Laile - Gulzar landed the opportunity to write this song when S.D. Burman and Shailendra developed differences during the making of the film's music. Knowing that Burman needed a lyricist, Shailendra advised Gulzar, a friend and, at that time, a struggling writer, to approach the film's director Bimal Roy for the job. Gulzar was reluctant to work in films but followed his friend's advice and approached the veteran filmmaker. Not only did Bimal Roy hire Gulzar to write the lyrics for this song but also as his assistant director. By the time the song was written, Burman and Shailendra had made up and the composer wanted his favourite lyricist back. It was on Roy's insistence that S.D. Burman agreed to keep Gulzar for this song. However, he never went back to the new lyricist again and this remained their only song together.[MR3][MR13][MR29]
  • Mora Gora Ang Laile - According to Lata Mangeshkar, this was the first song she sang for S.D. Burman after a long hiatus. Their reconciliation happened at the Burmans' house when Lata visited R.D. Burman to rehearse for the song "Ghar Aaja Ghir Aaye Badra Saanwariya" ("Chhote Nawab", 1961). They had stopped working together after a misunderstanding developed between them in the late 1950s. According to varying accounts, their fallout happened either while recording the songs for the film "Miss India" (1957) or during "Sitaron Se Aage" (1958). However, since the film was a long time in the making, their songs for "Baat Ek Raat Ki" (1962) and "Dr. Vidya" (1962) came out earlier.[3][4][5][6][MR7][MR21]
  • Mora Gora Ang Laile - When S.D. Burman found out that Bimal Roy wanted to shoot this song in the heroine's house, he told the filmmaker that it wouldn't be appropriate to do so. According to him, a young, naive girl would not sing a romantic song with sexual undertones with her father around, notwithstanding the fact that the lyrics were inspired by Vaishnav poetry. Burman threatened to not compose the song if Roy continued with his plan of shooting the song indoors. The two argued over it but the composer eventually had his way. The song was shot outdoors but within the house's compound.[MR13]
  • Mora Gora Ang Laile - Although he had written lyrics for five films released prior to this film, according to Gulzar, this was his debut Hindi film song. One explanation for this discrepancy may lie in the fact that the film was delayed. As a result, while Gulzar may have written this song first, his other films were released earlier.
  • O Janewale Ho Sake To Laut Ke Aana - R.D. Burman, who was assisting his father in the film, had wanted to use an alto saxophone in the interludes of this song. S.D. Burman was unhappy when his son informed him that he had re-recorded the song with Manohari Singh performing the alto saxophone, and left the studio in a huff. When he returned to the studio, he was told that the saxophone had been left out of the song as desired by him.[MR21]



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