Aaya Aaya Re Bambaiwaala, Mera Naam Hai Gadbadjhaala
Posted on: March 19, 2015
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This article is written by Arunkumar Deshmukh, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
MISSING GEMS FROM THE GOLDEN 50s…. Song No….5
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Today’s song is from the 1955 film ‘Faraar’.
We have already discussed the happenings in Hindi film industry in 1955, in the previous episode. Name of this film had not featured anywhere, simply because it was neither a famous film nor a very successful film. Its music too was nothing to write home about. Even in such a film, we find a gem or a song special for other reasons. I selected this film song for few reasons.
Faraar or Dev Anand in Goa (1955) is one of Dev Anand’s lesser known films. It is one of those films which had a patriotic theme. From the very beginning, because of his handsome looks and an easy going playboy image, this kind of story was a total misfit for him. Dev Anand, a Revolutionary? Unimaginable!
Dev Anand’s personality was a boon and a curse to him. Barring roles of a happy go lucky lover boy in some or the other form, he was a misfit to any other roles in film genres like say Historical, Mythological, Horror, Spy, Devotional or as a Patriot revolutionary or even as a farmer donning a dhoti for that matter. Impressed by his popularity, Gregory Peck styles and handsome looks, the Hollywood giant 20th Century Fox made a film in 1970, with him in the lead role of a spy – a la James Bond style. The name of the film was ‘The Evil Within’ and the heroine was a Vietnamese beauty named Kieu Chinh. The film flopped so badly abroad that it was decided not to release it in India to save Dev Anand’s image here. The film was dubbed and released in Philippines with a new title, ‘Passport to Danger’. There too the film bombed miserably.
Some of his contemporaries, however, did patriotic and revolutionary roles, and succeeded. Dilip Kumar did ‘Shaheed’ (1948), Ashok Kumar did ‘Samadhi’ (1950), Kishore Kumar acted as a revolutionary in the film ‘Andolan’ (1952) – of course, he did not have an image by then, so to say. Dev Anand did a revolutionary’s role in ‘Faraar’. Only Raj Kapoor is not known to have done any such role, to my knowledge.
The second reason is that today’s song is an ‘Anokhe Bol’ song and it is sung by the music director Anil Biswas himself. In his entire career, I do not find any other such a song sung by Anil Biswas. In a way it is a hidden Gem. HFGK does not mention either the record number or the singer’s name. So I started my search to find out the singer’s name. My search finally ended with the famous record collector and HFM historian Shri Giridharilal Vishwakarma ji, who, after checking his collection informed me that the singer indeed is Anil Biswas. So it was confirmed.
For these 2 reasons I selected this film song.
Dev Anand was a favorite hero of many generations. (Although the generations after the mid 1970s have often asked – ‘who is this chap churning out boring movies’ 🙂 ). In those days, I was no exception and loved to see his films without fail. Keeping the collar high was a fashion among the young and the happening crowd in those days. I like almost all his films of the 1950s. He was so busy during that decade that he did 5 films in 1955 and in 1960, did a record 8 films which averages to almost 1 film every 45 days!
So much has already been written on Dev Anand that there is hardly anything that is not known about him. Nevertheless, here are some trivia which might interest the readers….
- His household pet name in childhood was “Chiru”.
- He was advised NOT to wear Black suit in any event as young women used to faint seeing him so handsome in it.
- His love affair with Suraiya started on the sets of Vidya (1948), after he saved her from drowning, while shooting for the song “Kinaare Kinaare Chale Jaayenge”.
- He gave a diamond ring worth Rs. 3000 to her, when he proposed her on the sets of Jeet (1949).
- He refused the offers to do films like ‘Junglee’ (1961), ‘Teesri Manzil’ (1966) and ‘Zanjeer’ (1973), because he didn’t like the producers.
- His famous checkered beret cap was bought in Copenhagen, Denmark, during a shooting stint.
- When he threw his cap to the cheering crowd, outside the Swastik Cinema in Bombay, it was caught by a young girl. After 50 years he met his Lady Dentist, who was the granddaughter of that girl!
- His mentor and idol was his elder brother Chetan Anand. Dev copied his mannerisms and styles, and NOT Gregory Peck, as is believed popularly.
The cast of the film ‘Faraar’ includes Dev Anand, Geeta Bali, Krishnakant, Manmohan Krishna, Shravan Kumar etc. The director is Phani Muzumdar and the music direction is by Anil Biswas. The film is produced by Tara Anand and Pradeep Moitra for Unique Pictures. The film had only 5 songs. Today’s song will be its 4th song to be posted on this Blog. The story of Faraar is summarized below.
Gora, Ajay, Anjali and her husband, Bipin are amongst a group of freedom-fighters actively involved in trying to force the British to leave Hindustan. Their plans to carry out bomb explosions are foiled when Bipin betrays them and is even ready to identify them in Court. During the Court hearing, Gora (Dev Anand) shoots and injures him, and he as well as Anjali and Ajay (Shravan Kumar) flee to Portuguese-occupied Goa. Gora, who gets shot, recuperates in the clinic of a rebel doctor (Manmohan Krishna) while the others lie low. He is instructed to masquerade as the husband of Nurse Meenakshi (Poonam) and after his recovery befriends Kitty, a dancer/singer (Geeta Bali). Through her admirer, he acquires property where they propose to manufacture medicines and explosives. But nothing will prepare him and the others for the shocks and treachery that await them. Gora and Kitty fight out all odds and triumph in the end. (577)
The video song is filmed on Gora’s friend Ajay (Shravan Kumar) in the train while they are proceeding to Goa.
Song – Aaya Aaya Re Bambaiwaala, Mera Naam Hai Gadbadjhaala (Faraar) (1955) Singer – Anil Biswas, Lyrics – Ali Sardar Jaffri, MD – Anil Biswas
Lyrics
hakkaa bakkaa
o teen talakkaa
(??)
(??)
aarey ya paarey saa
ooncha neechaa
daanyaa baanyaa
poorab paschim uttar dakshin
lanka barmaa chee. .een
ek do teen
aaya aaya o bambaiwaala
mera naam hai gadbadjhaala
mera naam hai gadbadjhaala
sasta sasta maal nikaala
nikla sethon ka diwaala
aaya aaya re
aaya aaya o bambaiwaala
mera naam hai gadbadjhaala
mera naam hai gadbadjhaala
aaya aaya
um bambai ka maal
jo na kare istemaal
bigad jaayega uska bhaal
pachhtaayega agley saal
gar dhondho mat last bangaal
phir bhi na paaoge aisa maal
haa. . . .aaye
shehron shehron dhool udaao
phir bhi aisa maal na paawo
arrey phir bhi aisa maal na paawo
arrey paisa phenko letey jaao
kainchi chaaku kunji taala
aaya aaya re
aaya aaya o bambaiwaala
mera naam hai gadbadjhaala
mera naam hai gadbadjhaala
aaya aaya
ye mera kangha
ye mera kangha
jiska sar ho nanga
dum bhar mein kar de changa
phir kabhi na dikhey bedhanga
lafanga
ya bhikmanga
kehat kabir suno bhai saadho
jab sar ho changa
to kathauti mein ganga
haa. . . .aaye
mera kangha jo le jaaye
ganje sar mein baal ugaaye
kaale kaale
ganje sar mein baal ugaaye
arrey apni khoi daulat paaye
sar ka rang ho kaala kaala
aaya aaya re
aaya aaya o bambaiwaala
mera naam hai gadbadjhaala
mera naam hai gadbadjhaala
aaya aaya
mehndi lagaa lo mehndi
mehndi lagaa lo mehndi
gar ho hindustani
ban jaaoge aap sindhi
mashooq hathon mein lagaaye
aur aashiq daadhi mein
aur dono phir sair karen
motor gaadi mein
ya milti hai mere paas
ya milti hai jhaadi mein
mehndi is ka naam
hindi urdu aur maarwaadi mein
haa. . . .aaye
mehndi le lo
faridabaadi
rang lo daadhi
kar lo shaadi
o bade miyaan
rang lo daadhi
kar lo shaadi
arrey ghar ki badhaa lo tum abaadi
biwi bachche saali saala
aaya aaya re
aaya aaya o bambaiwaala
mera naam hai gadbadjhaala
mera naam hai gadbadjhaala
aaya aaya
hey aaya aaya o bambaiwaala
mera naam hai gadbadjhaala
mera naam hai gadbadjhaala
aaya aaya
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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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हक्का बक्का
ओ तीन तलक्का
(??)
(??)
आरे या पारे सा
ऊंचा नीचा
दाँया बाँया
पूरब पश्चिम उत्तर दक्षिण
लंका बर्मा ची॰ ॰ईन
एक दो तीन
आया आया ओ बंबईवाला
मेरा नाम है गड़बड़झाला
मेरा नाम है गड़बड़झाला
सस्ता सस्ता माल निकाला
निकला सेठों का दिवाला
आया आया रे
आया आया ओ बंबईवाला
मेरा नाम है गड़बड़झाला
मेरा नाम है गड़बड़झाला
आया आया
म बंबई का माल
जो ना करे इस्तेमाल
बिगड़ जाये उसका भाल
पछताएगा अगले साल
गर ढूंढो मत लास्ट बंगाल
फिर भी ना पाओगे ऐसा माल
हा॰ ॰आए
शहरों शहरों धूल उड़ाओ
फिर भी ऐसा माल ना पावो
अरे फिर भी ऐसा माल ना पावो
अरे पैसा फेंको लेते जाओ
कैंची चाकू कुंजी ताला
आया आया रे
आया आया ओ बंबईवाला
मेरा नाम है गड़बड़झाला
मेरा नाम है गड़बड़झाला
आया आया
ये मेरा कंघा
ये मेरा कंघा
जिसका सर हो नंगा
दम भर में कर दे चंगा
फिर कभी ना दिखे बेढंगा
लफंगा
या भिखमंगा
कहत कबीर सुनो भई साधो
जब सर हो चंगा
तो कठौती में गंगा
हा॰ ॰आए
मेरा कंघा जो ले जाये
गंजे सर में बाल उगाये
काले काले
गंजे सर में बाल उगाये
अरे अपनी खोई दौलत पाये
सर का रंग हो काला काला
आया आया रे
आया आया ओ बंबईवाला
मेरा नाम है गड़बड़झाला
मेरा नाम है गड़बड़झाला
आया आया
मेहंदी लगा लो मेहंदी
मेहंदी लगा लो मेहंदी
गर हो हिंदुस्तानी
बन जाओगे आप सिंधी
माशूक़ हाथों में लगाए
और आशिक दाढ़ी में
और दोनों फिर सैर करें
मोटर गाड़ी में
ये मिलती है मेरे पास
या मिलती है झाड़ी में
मेहंदी इसका नाम
हिन्दी उर्दू और मारवाड़ी में
हा॰ ॰आए
मेहंदी ले लो
फ़रीदाबादी
रंग लो दाढ़ी
कर लो शादी
ओ बढ़े मियां
रंग लो दाढ़ी
कर लो शादी
अरे घर की बढ़ा लो तुम आबादी
बीवी बच्चे साली साला
आया आया रे
आया आया ओ बंबईवाला
मेरा नाम है गड़बड़झाला
मेरा नाम है गड़बड़झाला
आया आया
हे आया आया रे
आया आया ओ बंबईवाला
मेरा नाम है गड़बड़झाला
मेरा नाम है गड़बड़झाला
आया आया
9 Responses to "Aaya Aaya Re Bambaiwaala, Mera Naam Hai Gadbadjhaala"
March 20, 2015 at 9:26 am
He never don a dhoti in his movies. The lady in the song is Indira Billi.
Anilda sang in>>>
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Aji Bach Ke Chalna
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Bina Wo Din Tumhe
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Aaj Chali Sasural Sakhi Ri
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Pyar Ko Aaj Nai Tarah Nibhana Hoga
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Chandni Raato Me Chand Kaha Hai
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Ab Na Zaban Par Taale Daalo
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Arre Zara Suno Lagakar Dhyan, Yaha Jan Me Log Mahan
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Hum Toh Galiyon Ke Laal
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Mai Sharabi Hoon
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Usha Jagamag Jagmag
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Ye Kahe Ki Soch Hai Tujhko
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Rim Jhim Rim Jhim Barse Pani Re
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So Ja Re Lalna So Ja Re Lalna
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Tune Samjhi Hi Nahi Kya Hai Haqeeqat Meri
Vijaya Majumdar J P Kaushik Ali Sardar Jafri Aasmaan Mahal (1965)
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Ab Aao Gareebo Ke Naseeb Jaga Do
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March 20, 2015 at 10:08 am
Nitin ji, as per HFGK or IMDB Indira billi was not in the film cast.
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March 20, 2015 at 10:14 am
contd…
even the credits of the film(available on UT) do not show Indira Billi in the cast.
-AD
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March 20, 2015 at 8:32 pm
See the first and the last frames. Even if the name is not in the list, it does not change the fact. Maybe she was a guest artiste in the film. If she is not Indira Billi(her unmistakable coloured eyes) then who is she. PC can throw some light and identify her.
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April 9, 2015 at 11:16 pm
Nitin-ji,
How could you miss Anil-da’a famous solo, picturised on Gope “Hame maar chala yeh khayaal yeh ghum’ from Film ‘Aarzoo’?
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May 10, 2015 at 4:11 pm
The existing link in not working. This is working link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kuEHqbJUJI
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January 17, 2016 at 11:09 pm
Hindi geetmala gives this song to Prem Dhawan, and I think rightly so.He has written all other songs of the film Farar. Much as I tried I could not fine this Bombaywala song in the list of lyrics by Ali Sardar Jafri.
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March 20, 2015 at 12:21 am
Arun ji,
I really enjoyed doing the lyrics, and had a lot of laughter and fun as I was transcribing them. A classic piece, akin to some of the best Kishore Kumar songs.
Yes, Dev Saab was very much an urban debonair personality. After a handful of roles in rural settings, almost all prior to 1950, he never returned back to the rural setting, as in, a rural personality. He did appear in stories that revolved around the village scene – ‘Ek Ke Baad Ek (1960), ‘Tere Mere Sapne’ (1971) etc., but in all cases he was a city educated dashing handsome young man, never to be found in rural attire. After 1950, I think the only one example is ‘Insaaniyat’, which was necessarily a period costume drama.
Or the other instance I can recall is the film ‘Paying Guest’ (1957), in which, if I remember correctly, he wore the formal Punjabi pajamas, in some scenes, and also donned the outfit of a Lukcknowi nawaab, as he goes in disguise to Nutan’s home as Mirza Saheb, looking for rental accommodation.
One more ‘differently’ attired role by him is ‘Munim ji’ (1954).
He has played the detective / lawyer / police officer role often enough, but you are right, never in the role of a James Bond type spy. Incidentally, now that you mentioned it, I just received the film ‘The Evil Within’ about a month back, courtesy Dr. ML Kapur (from Norfolk, USA).
Talking about a patriotic role for him, the other movie that comes to mind is the 1952 film ‘Zalzalaa’.
Rgds
Sudhir
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