Shabnam (1949) CAST:- Dilip Kumar, Kamini Kaushal, Jeewan, Mubarak, Cuckoo, Shyama, Paro, Rajender Singh, Directed by Bibhuti Mitra Music by SD Burman Lyrics by Qamar Jalalabadi MOVIE REVIEW:- loosely based on an English movie Caravan 1946 The unforgettable music of Shabnam was composed by none other than the great Sachin Dev Burman. Dilip Kumar was the hero of the film and he didn't got even a single solo song in the film. In Prabhat's Aadmi (1939), the first multi lingual songs 'Ab Kis Liye Kal Ki Baat..' was recorded. Ten years later, Sachinda experimented again with a multi lingual song 'Ye Duniya Roop Ki chor..' which was sung by Shamshad Begum. The song was a huge hit, it was not only in Hindi but also in various other languages like Gujrati, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali and Tamil. This experimental composition of Dada Burman implanted a standard in that era. 'Kismat Me Bichhadna Tha Huyi Kyun Unse Mohabbat Re..' (Geeta Dutt), 'Mera Dil Tadpa Kar Kahan Chal..' (Geeta Dutt! ), 'Tu Mehlon Me Rehne Wali..' (Mukesh-Shamshad), 'Tumhare Liye Huye Badnaam.' (Mukesh-Shamshad), 'Pyar Me Hamne Dhokha Seekha..' (Mukesh-Shamshad) and 'Hum Kisko Sunayen Haal-e-Dil..' (Lalita) were rest of the songs of the film. All the songs of the film attained immense popularity among the music lovers, especially the three duets of Mukesh and Shamshad Begum. The songs of Shamshad were her first hits with Dada Burman, though she had sung for him before in Shikaari. The popularity of Shabnam's songs
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