Geeta Dutt - Part 5 - Tribute To A Legend Of Our Time!

These are compilation of few popular songs sung by Late Ms. Geeta Dutt [23 November 1930 -- 20 July 1972].
I present these videos as a TRIBUTE TO A LEGEND OF OUR TIME.

Song No. 1 - Geeta Dutt - Aaj Ki Raat Piya - Baazi [1951]

Song No. 2 - Geeta Dutt - Hoon Abhi Main Jawaan Aye Dil - Aar Paar [1954]

Song No. 3 - Geeta Dutt & Lata Mangeshkar - Hum Panchhi Mastaane - Dekh Kabira Roya [1957]

Song No. 4 - Geeta Dutt - Meri Jaan Mujhe Jaan Na Kaho - Anubhav [1971]


Geetā Dutt (Bengali: গীতা দত্ত, born Geetā Ghosh Roy Chowdhuri) (23 November 1930 -- 20 July 1972) was a prominent singer in India, born in Faridpur before Partition. She found particular prominence as a playback singer in Hindi cinema. She also sang many modern Bengali songs.

Geeta Ghosh Roy Chowdhuri was one of 10 children born in the rich Zamindar family of Debendranath Ghosh Roy Chowdhary and Amiya Devi, at Faridpur in Bengal, British India, now in Bangladesh. Her family shifted to Kolkata in early forties, leaving behind their land and properties. In 1942, her parents shifted again to an apartment in Dādar, Mumbai. Geeta was only twelve at that time and continued her schooling at the Bengali High School.

Geeta was about to step into her teens. One day she was crooning a song in her flat, music director K. Hanuman Prasad happened to hear her voice. He was much impressed, and therefore, persuaded her parents to have her try to sing in films.

K. Hanuman Prasad took Geeta under his patronage, trained and groomed her in singing and later launched her into singing in the movies. In 1946, she got the first break when she got an opportunity to sing in mythological film Bhakta Prahlad (1946) for which Prasad was the music director. She was given only two lines to sing in the movie for a few songs. She was just sixteen at that time. But those two lines mesmerized everyone in the recording studio.

In a matter of another year, in 1947, she got her break with Do Bhai.
In 1946, Geeta sang her debut songs for his film Bhakta Prahlad:
In the same year, she also sang for Hunuman Prasad's other releases.

During Geeta's recording of songs for the movie Baazi, she met the movie's young and upcoming director, Guru Dutt. Their romance culminated in marriage on 26 May 1953. Geeta went on to sing some of her best songs in his movies while continuing to sing in various other assignments as well.

Geeta and Guru Dutt had three children: Tarun (b. 1954), Arun (b. 1956), and Ninā (b. 1962).

In 1957, Guru Dutt launched a movie, Gauri, with Geeta as its singing star. It was to be India's first movie in Cinemascope, but the project was shelved after only a few days of shooting. By then, their marriage was on the rocks, Guru Dutt had got romantically involved with Waheedā Rehmān, and Geeta had taken to drinking. The breakup of their marriage affected Geeta's singing career.

In 1958, S.D. Burman had developed discord with Lata Mangeshkar as a playback singer, and he attempted to work with Geeta as the main singer of his compositions rather than the upcoming Asha Bhosle, who, he felt, was relatively raw. However, out of her personal problems, Geeta would not practice her art sufficiently, and failed to meet Burman's demanding standards. (He, and O.P. Nayyar too, then started to work with Asha and helped her blossom as a singer.)

In 1964, Guru Dutt died from a combination of alcohol and an overdose of sleeping pills. (His death was widely perceived as a suicide following two earlier attempts.) Geeta then suffered a serious nervous breakdown, and also ran into financial problems. She tried to resume her singing career, cutting discs at Durgā Pujā, and giving stage shows. She also performed in a leading role in a Bengali movie, Bhadu Bharan (1967), and sang admirably for a movie, Anubhav (1971), which turned out to her final performance to the music of Kanu Roy.

She is supposed to have sung over 1200 songs in Hindi films. In addition she has also sung songs in many Indian regional languages including Marathi, Bengali, Maithili, Bhojpuri and Punjabi.She has also sung in Nepali evergreen movie "Maitighar".

Geeta died of cirrhosis of the liver on 20 July 1972, at the age of 41.
[Wikipedia]

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[anilsingh944]

It is most nostalgic- reminds of our childhood era, music , people and all things attached to those times which will never come back again , most probably will be forgotten. Thanks for the gift looking forward to similar collections on other artists of yesteryear's.

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

@anilsingh944 - You are most welcome, my dear friend.

Actually, I have already posted songs of Talat, Shamshad and now another new new series being posted, "Most Haunted Songs Of Indian Hindi Cinema - 1949 To 1981".

Thank you.

[MultiHarinarayana]

ms geeta duet ---a tribute to a legend -of our time ----part ----5---all the ---4--songs are nice ---lovely ---good melody ---most popular ---very noted---very famous ---sung by golden divine classical singers --i like --i enjoy ---love --like to hear again and again ---thanks for up loading ---golden service

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

@MultiHarinarayana - You are most welcome, my dear friend Mr. Hari.

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

@crazyoldsongs - Yes, I still remember you "demanding" to know the name of the lyricist! LOL

Since we [Sri Lankans] do not know the language, I was not that particular about mentioning the lyricist's names but after your "intervention" I realized the importance of that isuue and made sure the needful thereafter. Thank you. LOL

With regard to the Subscribers, Yes, that is a good sign.

Total view count is nearing 50 million now.

I am grateful to all of them.

May God bless you all.

[crazyoldsongs]

@yuanyuanyuanyin oh yes , years ! how the time flies ! i remember being so apprehensive when i made my first comment on your channel and received a welcome reply from you ! by the way congratulations ! i have just noticed that you have completed 9000 subscribers on your channel which in itself is a bench mark ! i don't think any other channel has so many subscribers ! after all you are a friend of all seasons and a very lovable one too !

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

@bamokhail - Thank you my dear friend for one of the best comments in this channel.

Thank YOU.

I know that many friends appreciate what we do [by posting these songs] and few friends make comments.It is natural at You Tube Hindustani Music Scene, I have noticed for the last nearly 4 years.

Thank you again and may God bless you.

[bamokhail]

@yuanyuanyuanyin Thank you for all your hard work,please note that if do not

comment it does not mean,that we do not appreciate your dedication and love

for music!

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

@crazyoldsongs - My dear friend A, We have "known" each other for years now and comments like yours kept me going all the way!

Thank YOU.

May God bless you.

[crazyoldsongs]

i particularly loved to listen to lata ji and geeta dutt together in the third song '' hum panchhi mastaane'' ! a rare treat , although all the songs you are choosing are good . your endless dedication to hindustani film music is unsurprisingly amazing :) thanks yuan !