Rafi & Suman Kalyanpur - Aaj Kal Tere Mere Pyar - Brahmachari [1968]

Brahmachari is a 1968 Indian film. Written by Sachin Bhowmick, it is a G.P and Ramesh Sippy production directed by Bhappi Sonie. The film stars Shammi Kapoor, Rajshree, Pran, Mumtaz , Jagdeep, Sachin and Asit Sen. The music for this film was by Shankar Jaikishan. The film became a box office hit and won several awards, including Filmfare Best Movie Award.
Awards & Nominations; * 1968 Filmfare Best Movie Award * 1968 Filmfare Best Actor Award-Shammi Kapoor * 1968 Filmfare Best Male Playback Award-Mohd. Rafi for the song "Dilke Jharoke Mein" * 1968 Filmfare Best Lyricist Award-Shailendra for the song "Main Gaon Tum" * 1968 Filmfare Best Music Director Award for Shankar Jaikishan * 1969 BFJA Award for Best Supporting Actress (Hindi Section)-Mumtaz * 1969 BFJA Award for Best Music Director (Hindi Section)-Shankar Jaikishan * 1969 BFJA Award for Best Editor (Hindi Section)-M.S. Shinde * 1968 Filmfare Nomination for Best Director-Bhappi Sonie * 1968 Filmfare Nomination for Best Male Playback Singer-Mohd. Rafi for the song "Main Gaon Tum" * 1968 Filmfare Nomination for Best Lyricist-Hasrat Jaipuri for the song "Dilke Jharoke Mein"....

Mohammed Rafi (December 24, 1924 -- July 31, 1980) was an Indian playback singer. He has sung in many Indian languages, including Hindi, Urdu,Punjabi, Marathi and Telugu, but he is chiefly remembered for his songs from Hindi cinema (also known as Bollywood). His songs are widely popular in the Indian subcontinent. Along with Mukesh and Kishore Kumar, he was one of the three leading male Bollywood playback singers from the 1950s to the 1970s...
Government Awards; * 1948 - Rafi received a silver medal from the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, on the first anniversary of the Indian Independence Day. * 1965 - he was honoured with the Padmashri by the Government of India.
National Film Awards; * 1968 - National Award for Best Male Playback Singer for Neel Kamal composed by Ravi. * 1977 - National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for Kya Hua Tera Wada song in the film Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin), composed by RD Burman, lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri.
Filmfare Awards; * 1960 - Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for Chaudhvin Ka Chand Ho song in the film Chaudhvin Ka Chand * 1961 - Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for Teri Pyaari Pyaari Surat Ko song in the film Sasural * 1964 - Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for Chahunga Mein Tujhe song in the film Dosti * 1966 - Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for Baharon Phool Barsao song in the film Suraj * 1968 - Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for Dil Ke Jharoke Mein song in the film Brahmachari * 1977 - Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for Kya Hua Tera Vaada song in the film Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin
Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards; * 1965 - Best Male Playback Singer for Dosti * 1966 - Best Male Playback Singer for Arzoo........

Suman Kalyanpur aka Suman Hemadey was born on January 28, 1937 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, (which was then a part of India under British Raj), her maiden name being Hemady. In 1943, her family moved to Mumbai (then Bombay), where she received her musical training. She married Ramanand S. Kalyanpur.
Once Talat Mahmood heard Kalyanpur singing in a musical concert. Highly impressed, he recommended her to his music recording company, HMV. At age 17, she provided her first playback singing for the movie, Mangu (1954), singing the song Koi Pukāre Dheere Se Tujhe......
Kalyanpur provided playback singing for Miyān Bibi Rāzi (1960), Bāt Ek Rāt Ki (1962), Dil Ek Mandir (1963), Dil Hi To Hai (1963), Shagoon (1964), Jahān Āra (1964), Sānjh Aur Sawerā (1964), Noor Jahān (1967), and Pakeezāh (1971). She sang for composers Shankar Jaikishan, Roshan, Madan Mohan, S. D. Burman, Hemant Kumar, Chitragupta, S. N. Tripathi, and Ghulam Mohammed, singing the most songs for the first two in the list. She has sung over 740 movie and non-movie songs......
Kalyanpur recorded songs for movies in several languages besides Hindi: Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Rajasthani, Bengali, Oriya, and Punjabi. Her recordings include devotional songs, ghazals, and thumris.
In Marathi, Kalyanpur recorded for composers Sudhir Phadke, Dashrath Pujāri, and Ashok Patki. Some of her well-known Marathi songs are Rimjhhim Jharate Shrāwan Dhārā, Shabda Shabda Japun Thhewa, Re Kshanāchyā Sangateene, Jethe Sāgarā Dharanee Milate, Bhaktichyā Phulānchā Goad To Suwās, and Ketakichyā Banee Tethe Nāchalā Ga Mora....
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[gitaro42]

Great song and great Music by Shankar Jaikishan. These Maestro's were on the top when Jaikishan was alive but people are forgetting them. They speak only about one of the youngest componist today. Totaly wrong...they were masters in their days. I like Shankar Jaikishan Music. Top componist along with Naushad Ali and LP Madan Mohan etc...

[oceanbound222]

Brilliant duet !!!!!!!!

[pogeese123]

Suman's voice is simply a legend. fantastic golden voice.

[harishgangure]

O. P. Nayyar said this in a Sa Re Ga Ma, "I did not cast Lata fo any of my songs because I wanted a heavier voice which Asha had. Other singers were trying to mock Lata (referring to Suman and Vani) then. So only option for me was Asha... but the rumours of Lata threatening me of never working with me again because I did not cast her, are just stupid. How can she do that when she would always express her appreciation for each hit song I delivered."

[harishgangure]

isnt Lata best singer India ever had? Plus Suman or Vani had same style of singing. if they had sang different they would obviously had survived. Thats exactly what Asha did.

Again Lata has sacrificed her personal life for her art. Other singers didnt do that. Her dedications speaks volumes though her talent and her songs.

Stop blaming such legend on baseless facts. People who talk about this non-sense has absolutely no proof. No music directors of that era would confirm these allegations.

[harishgangure]

How can we blame Lata for this. We must hear the other side as well. Lata said that she and asha were so busy in work that they had to drop several projects. But one jealous music director said "Lata did not do my music because she was not happy that Suman worked in my previous project." and hence started the rumour.

Suman Kalyanpur confirms this in her audiography too. So dont believe on baseless facts.

Asha's 1st hubby (was a male chauvinist) did not allow Lata & Asha to talk for 15 years.

[happyamar1]

OMG......i always thought it was Lata...i always heard a rumor that she was a victim of Mangeskor sister's fame n power in bollywood music but God knows the truth but she has a great voice like noone in bollywood music industry has done anything to praise her talent....how sad and how superficial those music mogul in India who claim to support music....

[shanu7uday]

MY GOOOOD! I USED TO B-LIV LATA SANG IT !!

Suman ji ki awaz bilkul lata ji jaisi hai !!!! NO one can distinguish just by listening !!

[Coucoutchicou]

To reply to efriend and others who don't understand Marathi, a book on Suman (with her approval) was published recently in Marathi: "Suman Sugandh" where you see how good she was in drawing as well. After finishing school she had joined the reputed JJ School of Arts in Bombay but gave it up in favour of singing. Of course, the Mangeshkars made a show of "helping" her offcially while doing what they did to all other female singers including the estranged Mangeshkar i.e. Asha Bhosle !

[alemoh]

Love Suman's voice... So light and suits Mumtaz so well.

[anuj41280]

@efriend2000 suman did disapper as der ws a strong mangeshkar monopoly in dos days(o dos years)....infct suman did nt even win d filmfare awrd inspite of her immense n wel deserved talent..der r many leser talntd singers who won d award in later yrs

[Voltairec]

A R Rehman must have won an Oscar but he cannot be taken in the same breath as great MDs of yore....S-J, SD, Mandan, Naushad, Khayyam, Hemant Da, Salil Da, Ravi and a quite a few others are way above him. We'll have to wait another 50 to just see if any or how many AR numbers are remembered! Agree with Ramaraksha that Lata especially has trampled on many upcoming singers....even the great ones have great insecurities. Lataji is a big letdown as a humanbeing.