Geeta Dutt - Ja Ja Ja Ja Bewafa - Aar Paar [1954]

"Aar Paar" (English: This or That) is a 1954 Indian Hindi-language film. Directed by Guru Dutt the film has music by O.P. Nayyar and lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri.

A light hearted movie ( very unlike Guru Dutt in his later years). The movie stars Guru Dutt, Johnny Walker, Shyama, Shakila, Jagdeep, Jagdish Sethi, Bir Sakuja, Rajendra, Amir Banu, Rashid Khan, and M.A. Latif.

Plot;
Kalu, who spent time in a prison for a traffic offence, finds a job at an auto maintenance garage after his release and falls in love with the daughter of the owner. But things begin to get out of hand when he is fired from his job and is then unknowingly hired as the driver of a gang. A sophisticated comedy filled with stylish dialogue and speedy action...................

Geetā Dutt (Born Geetā Ghosh Roy Chowdhuri) [November 23, 1930 July 20, 1972] was a prominent Indian playback singer in Hindi movies in the 1950s and 60s, and also a singer of modern Bengali songs.

Initially, Geeta was a singer known for singing bhajans and sad songs, but her renderings of composer S. D. Burman's jazzy musical scores in Bāzi in 1951 demonstrated a new facet of Geeta's singing. The sexiness in her voice and her easy adaptation to "western" tunes. From then on in the 1950s, Geeta was people's first choice for singing seductive songs and providing song accompaniments in dance clubs.

S.D. Burman recognized the magic in Geeta's voice through her songs in "Do Bhāi". He effectively used the Bengali lilt in her voice in movies like Devdās (1955) and Pyāsā (1957). The song "Aaj Saajan Mohe Ang Lagaa Lo" in "Pyasa" is a prime example of a Bengali keertan being presented in its Hindi version.

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 May 26, 1953....

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................

Geeta died of cirrhosis of the liver on July 20, 1972.
[Wikipedia & IMDb]

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[orientlover1]

Shyama (real name Khurshid Akhtar) came from a poor family of Lahore. During early days of her career in Bombay film industry a producer went to her house to offer a role in a film. She gave him a chair to sit but herself kept standing for two hours - there was no other chair in the house!!!!!

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

@orientlover1 - Thnak you my dear friend for the nice comment.

[crazyoldsongs]

extremely sad and beautiful song by geeta dutt . keeps you mesmerised by her singing . the lyrics and the composition complement the singing . thanks for the beautiful melody yuan . loved it very much .

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

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

[bakshihs]

One of my favorites-Shayama was  a beauty. Lookinf for some more songs of her from you, yuanyuan !!!

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

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

I am sure there are some songs where Shyama acted, in this channel.

Thank you.

[singh0413]

Shayama was indeed a beauty. Is she still alive? I hope some one has the answer.

[amit9059]

old is gold

[Sholay48]

Beautiful song. I like the nice flowing waves in her voice, something that other female singers did not have.

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

@jasbongy - You are most welcome, my dear friend Sarla.