Two of the 15 songs rendered by K.L. Saigal which were considered to
be ‘missing’, have been ‘found’. These are movietrack songs from
Bengali film ‘Jeeban Maran’ (1939), produced by New Theatres,
Calcutta, which were never released on 78 rpm records were composed by
Pankaj Mullick :
Aaji Asamaye Jomunar Kule Keno (By Saigal & Suprova Ghosh; Lyrics :
Ajay Bhattacharya)
Sakhi Ke Se Romoni Kaho …Kaanchan Barani Ke Bate Se Dhani (By Saigal ;
Lyrics : Chandidas)
The best part of the story is that these songs have come alive with
the release of the movie itself (also considered to be lost /
destroyed) !!! The film ‘Jeeban Maran’ starring KL Saigal, Banu
Bandyopadhyaya and Lila Desai in lead roles, is now available in the
form of a set of two VCDs (very good quality video and good audio
reproduction) released as a ‘Classic Collection’ by Angel Video,
Shakespeare Sarani, Calcutta and being marketed on the internet by
Angel Digital (P) Limited, 1, A.J.C. Bose Road, Kolkata – 700 020.
Link :
http://angelvideo.in/files/details.php?id=90