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Sargam may refer to:
- Swara, a way of assigning syllables to pitches (solmization) in Indian music
- Sargam (music), singing the notes of a musical composition
- Sargam (1950 film), a 1950 Bollywood family drama film directed by P.L. Santoshi
- Sargam (1979 film), a 1979 film in Hindi by Kasinathuni Vishwanath starring Rishi Kapoor and Jayapradha
- Sargam (1992 film), a 1992 film in Malayalam by Hariharan starring Vineeth, Manoj K. Jayan and Rambha
- Sargam (1995 film), a 1995 film in Urdu by Syed Noor starring Adnan Sami, Zeba Bakhtiar and Nadeem
- Uncle Sargam, a puppet character made by Pakistani puppeteer Farooq Qaiser
- Radio Sargam, a nationwide commercial Hindi FM radio station in Fiji
Sargam is a 1979 Hindi drama film written and directed by K. Viswanath. It was a remake of his earlier Telugu hit Siri Siri Muvva (1976), which also starred Jayaprada and made her a star in South India. She made her Hindi film debut with this film, repeating her role of a mute dancer.
The film stars Rishi Kapoor as her partner, Shashikala as her stepmother, Keshto Mukherjee, Shreeram Lagoo as her father, Shakti Kapoor, Aruna Irani, Asrani as her dance teacher, and Vijay Arora. Laxmikant Pyarelal composed the memorable songs, which won the only Filmfare Award for the film. Anand Bakshi wrote the lyrics. Mohd. Rafi sang all seven songs, three of them were duets with Lata Mangeshkar, including the famous song, "Dafliwale", "Koyal Boli Duniya Doli" and "Parbat Ke Us Paar". The song "Koyal boli" was shot on the banks of the Godavari River in Rajahmundry, "Parbat ke uss par" in Ooty and "Dafliwale" in Kashmir.
The film became a hit and took the top spot at the box office in 1979. It made Jayaprada a star in Hindi Cinema, and she also earned a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress.
Sargam is a Pakistani musical Urdu film directed by Syed Noor starring the singer Adnan Sami and his ex-wife Zeba Bakhtiar. The film was Adnan Sami Khan's first and last appearance in any Pakistani film. He composed some songs with Indian singer Asha Bhonsle and created an all time Pakistani record for any single film with as many as 10 songs, most of them super-hit songs. A classical musician Maharaj Ghulam Hussain Kathak appeared as an actor in this film. The song 'Woh Mujhey Yaad Aaya' was sung by the popular Pakistani pop artist Hadiqa Kiyani. It was an instant hit for her and increased her popularity. The film got an enormous public acclaim and it also earned a handsome amount of business in the Middle East. The Kuwait national TV also ran it in 1996, and it was also shown by Pakistan Television (PTV) in 1996. It was a major successful hit of actress Zeba Bakhtiar. But no critic raised the point that the said film had an essence of Indian film Pakeezah (1972), or merely an inspiration from its story. The points of similarity between the 2 films are: 1-Double role of Zeba as a courtesan and then later on in the movie, a role played by the same Zeba as the courtesan's daughter. 2-Nadeem is a member of a Nawab family and his aristocratic and notable family's refusal to accept a courtesan as his wife, just on account of her being a courtesan. 3-In the end-sequence, Adnan Sami similarly calls "chacha jaani" to Nadeem as actor Raaj Kumar had called in film Pakeezah (1972) to actor Ashok Kumar. These points must be borne in mind while critically viewing this film.
Sargam is a Malayalam film directed and scripted by Hariharan released in 1992. Dialogues was written by Chowallur Krishnankutty. The movie was produced by Bhavani Hariharan, (wife of the director Hariharan), under the banner of Gayathri Enterprises. The cast of the movie included Vineeth, Manoj K. Jayan, Rambha, Nedumudi Venu, Urmila Unni, Thilakan, and Oduvil Unnikrishnan.
Manoj K. Jayan's role as Kuttan Thampuran won the hearts of audiences and critics. Noted director Shaji N. Karun did the cinematography for the movie. Music director Bombay Ravi created the music for the film.
The film won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. The film was remade in Telugu as Sarigamalu with Vineeth, Manoj K. Jayan, Rambha reprising their roles.
Sargam is a 1950 Bollywood family drama film directed by P. L. Santoshi and starring Raj Kapoor. A moderate box-office success, the film became the eighth highest earning Indian film of 1950, earning an approximate gross of Rs. 85,00,000 and a nett gross of Rs. 48,00,000.
In Hindustani music, sargam refers to singing the notes instead of the words of a composition, with use of various ornamentations such as meend, gamak, kan and khatka, as part of a khyal performance. This is generally done in medium-tempo as a bridge between the alap and taan portions. As an example, one could sing PmRSnSRRSRnSPnmPgmnnPmgmRSnS in raga Adana, given that raga's vadi- samvadi and the rules of the raga (see swara for explanation of the notes).
The use of sargam in khyal performances was introduced by Abdul Karim Khan, who was inspired by its use in Carnatic music. Aman Ali Khan further refined its use and made it an integral part of the Bhendibazaar style. Many of the khyal styles today use sargam to some extent, with the exception of the Jaipur-Atrauli and Gwalior styles.