Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs


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Blog Day :

6436 Post No. : 19979

Mohd Rafi – A Journey Divine – 1
(1944-46)

किसी ने कभी पानी से पूछा — पानी रे पानी तेरा रंग कैसा

तो जवाब जो पानी ने दिया — जिसमें मिला दो लगे उस जैसा

Someone once asked water, “Water, water, what color is yours?” The answer water gave was, “My color will resemble whatever I am mixed with.” This isn’t a quality, a skill, an art, or anything significant. It’s the very nature of water, a gift from God, bestowed upon water. When God created water in the universe, He granted it an inexhaustible treasure: despite being colorless, it possesses the unique ability to manifest every other color. Perhaps with a similar thought in mind, God brought to this earth an individual whose voice was so gifted with the ability to become the voice of any and every personality, every character. He shaped that individual’s personality with such natural simplicity that it could provide a voice for everyone behind the scenes, yet its own existence remained completely inconspicuous. This individual’s voice might be in the background, but listeners might not even be aware of its presence. Over time, this voice would linger behind hundreds of characters. Only those who knew would know what it was.

A miracle was happening. A few fortunate people of an era know this creature of God as Mohammed Rafi. The writer put these words to paper for this very voice – “Water, water, what color are you?” “My color resembles whatever I am mixed with.” It sounds like that. We do not deny the talent of any other singer. Everyone has their own unique qualities. But yes, it can certainly be said that if the playback is of Kishore, Hemant, Mukesh, or Talat, the image of that singer immediately emerges in the listener’s mind. But if the playback is of Rafi Saab, the listener’s attention is not drawn to that. The audience naturally finds this voice indistinguishable from the voice of the actor on screen. And the mind does not even think that this voice belongs to anyone else. This extraordinary aptitude is present in Rafi Saab’s voice. I am talking about the present, because Rafi Saab’s voice is with us and will always be, as long as there are listeners of film music. Rafi Saab never imitated or mimicked the character’s voice. He naturally adapted his voice to the character’s personality. In his three and a half decades of singing, Rafi Saab never refused to provide playback for any actor, no matter how new or unfamiliar they were. Yes, he would interview every new actor he had to record for, for a minute or two, and then simply sing for them. The analogy of water is absolutely apt and apt for Rafi Saab. Humble, modest, graceful, unpretentious—these are all very apt adjectives for him. He had no ego at all. And perhaps that’s what led to his dexterity. Rafi Saab’s humility was a unique phenomenon in the film industry. And because of this, the respect and status he received is unparalleled.

There is an incident, I won’t mention the name of the person involved. When this person had just arrived in Bombay, Rafi Saab offered him a place to stay on the terrace of his house. Shortly after, the person and his wife started some baseless disputes, leveling accusations against Rafi Saab and his family, and even filed a police report against him. When others in the industry learned of this incident, no one believed the complainant. Instead, the person himself was boycotted to such an extent that he left Bombay shortly after.

As a child, young Rafi received Kundan Lal Saigal’s blessings on the stage of a musical extravaganza in Lahore. The year was 1937, and he was just 13 years old. Then, in 1941, he joined the Lahore All India Radio station. That same year, composer Shyam Sunder had him record a song, which was included in the Punjabi film ‘Gul Baloch’, released in 1944. Both the film and the song are no longer available. Later, in an interview, Rafi Saab described this song and also sang the opening lines.

In 1944, Rafi Saab moved to Bombay with his elder brother. He recorded three songs for the film ‘Pehle Aap’, released that year. The music director was Naushad Saab. Building on this beginning, he gradually received invitations from other composers and film producers. In 1945, his voice was used by Firoz Nizami, Pandit Govind Ram, Hari Prasanna Das, Shyam Sunder, Mir Saab, and AR Qureshi for 11 songs in seven films. Rafi Saab sang his first solo song in the film ‘Sharbati Aankhen’, released that year. Rafi Saab had a strong desire to sing with Saigal Saab. Naushad Saab gave him this opportunity in the 1946 film ‘Shahjahan’ in which he sang two lines at the end of Saigal Saab’s song “Roohi Roohi Roohi Mere Sapno Ki Rani” He himself appeared on screen in this song. In addition, Rafi saab appeared in two more films during the same period. One was 1945’s ‘Laila Majnu’ and the other was 1947’s ‘Jugnu’.

In the 1930s and 1940s, most artists recorded their own songs. The playback system was introduced in films in 1935. This made it possible for actors to perform songs in the voices of other singers. And under this new system, a new category of playback singers emerged. Actor-singers such as Surendra, Ashok Kumar, Bibbo, Devika Rani, Khursheed, Kanan Devi, Leela Chitnis, Suraiya, and Motilal emerged. And as playback singers, Zohra Bai, Rajkumari, Amir Bai, Shamshad Begum, GM Durrani, Khan Mastana, Firoz Dastur, SD Batish, and others became famous.

By 1945, a crop of singers with wonderful voices emerged, who sustained long careers in the industry. These include all the important names of the Golden Era of Hindi films – Lata, Geeta Dutt, Asha Bhosle, Manna Dey, Hemant Kumar, Talat Mehmood, Kishore Kumar, Mukesh, and many more. And in this list, among the male voices, the name at the top of the list is Mohammed Rafi.

When we analyze and collate the data for singers using Geet Kosh and other sources, a striking result emerges. Based on recorded songs, Rafi Saab’s name is at the forefront in every year and every decade from 1944 to 1970. And not only ahead, Rafi Saab leads other male singers by a wide margin. The number of songs sung by Rafi Saab is as follows:

1944-50 – 376

1951-55 – 535

1956-60 – 999

1961-65 – 935

1966-70 – 789

1971-75 – 499

1976-80 – 538

1981+ – 187

The trend of leading has been consistent from 1944 to 1970. Only Kishore Kumar surpassed Rafi Saab in the 1970s. Between 1971 and 1980, Kishore Kumar’s songs appear on the list, with 1,150 songs sung by him. Rafi Saab’s songs appear on the list, with 900 songs sung by him. I would like to clarify one thing. This calculation is not exact. But a key pattern emerges.

In this thirty-five-year journey, there is hardly a music director who has not recorded songs in Rafi Saab’s voice. In all these years, Rafi Saab never argued over how much he would be paid or which actor would be filmed on his songs. There are countless instances where the producer or composer did not have the budget to have Rafi Saab record, and yet Rafi Saab recorded for them, either without charge or for a token one rupee.

Amazing, yes, but true. Nothing in the world can take place of water.

Welcome to this series on Rafi Sb in which I am attempting to follow his musical journey from 1944 to 1980, with one post for every year of this saga. With today’s post, I cover the period from 1944 to 1946. A limitation for me, since all the known and available songs of 1944 and 1945 are already posted on the blog and I start this series with this wonderful duet from the 1946 film ‘Maansarovar’.

In 1944 – As mentioned earlier, Rafi Sb’s first recording of a film song is with music director Shyam Sunder. The song “Soniye Ni, Heeriye Ni” was recorded in 1941, and eventually used in the Punjabi film of 1944 – ‘Gul Baloch’. Also, in 1944, in Hindi films, he recorded three songs for the film ‘Pehle Aap’, with music director Naushad Sb. Two of these songs are male duets with Shaam Kumar, and the third is a group song that includes Rafi Sb’s voice.

In 1945 – As per the data that is available thus far, Rafi Sb recorded 11 songs for 7 films. Of these eleven songs, 5 are solo songs and the remaining are duets or group songs. He recorded his first solo song for the film ‘Sharbati Aankhen’.

Begum – with MD HP Das; 1 song, duet with Mohantara Talpade

Hamaara Sansaar  – with MD Pt Gobindram; 2 songs, one solo and one duet with Zohrabai Ambalewali

Kul Kalank  – with MD AR Qureshi; 1 song, duet with Amirbai Karnataki

Laila Majnu  – with MD Pt Gobindram; 2 songs, one duet with Khan Mastana, and one with SD Batish

Sharbati Aankhen –  with MD Feroze Nizami; 3 songs, which are all solo

Village Girl (Gaon Ki Gori) – with MD Shyam Sunder; 1 song, duet with GM Durrani

Zeenat – with MD Hafeez Khan; 1 song, solo

In 1946 – the list of known songs is given in the table below. A total of 35 songs, of which 16 are solo songs, and 19 are duets.

Amar Raaj Mai Jab Chhedun Prem Tarana Naache Mere Mohd Rafi, Mohantara Firoz Nizami Pandit Fani
Amar Raaj Praan Tyaag Kar Tune Deewani Mohd Rafi Firoz Nizami Pandit Fani
Amar Raaj Todo Todo Dil Ke Taar Mohd Rafi Firoz Nizami Ishwar Chandra
Anmol Ghadi Tera Khilona Toota Balak Mohd Rafi Naushad Ali Tanveer Naqvi
Arab Ka Sitara Macha Di Dhoom Duniya Mein Islaam Ke Deewanon Ne Mohd Rafi, Ameer Bai Karnataki S Qureshi Shevan Rizvi
Arab Ka Sitara Milta Hai Kya Namaaz Mein Sajde Mein Mohd Rafi S Qureshi Shevan Rizvi
Arab Ka Sitara Roshan Sa Ek Sitaara Islaam Hai Hamara Mohd Rafi, Ameer Bai Karnataki S Qureshi Shevan Rizvi
Bachchon Ka Khel Tum Kalpana Karo Naveen Kalpana Karo Mohd Rafi C Ramachandra Magan
Ghoonghat Bahut Mayus Ho Kar Koocha E Qatil Se Hum Mohd Rafi Shankar Rao Vyas Ramesh Gupta
Ghoonghat Naino Se Mad Madira Pilaakar Tumne Humen Deewana Mohd Rafi, Nirmala Arun Shankar Rao Vyas Ramesh Gupta
Hawaai Khatola Meri Bigdi Huee Qismat.. Honton Ki Hansi Kya Mohd Rafi Basheer Dehalvi Qaiser Sabaai
Insaaf Roookhi Sookhi Main Khaa Lun Paas Bulaalo More Raja Mohd Rafi, Hameeda Baanu S P Daas D N Madhok
Mansarovar Badhe Chalo Badhe Chalo Bahaduron Badhe Mohd Rafi S N Tripathi
Mansarovar Jai Hind-4 Ye Hind Ki Kahaniyan Mohd Rafi, Geeta Dutt S N Tripathi S K Deepak
Mansarovar Dupatta Mora Aaj Hi Rang Diji Mohd Rafi, Mohantara S N Tripathi IC Kapoor
Mera Geet Aapas Ke Jhagadon Ne Dekho Bharat Ko Barbad Mohd Rafi Shankar Rao Vyas Ramesh Gupta
Mera Geet Jaake Pardes Piya Bhoola Na Jaana Mohd Rafi Shankar Rao Vyas Ramesh Gupta
Mera Geet Mera Swapn Bada Suhaana Mohd Rafi Shankar Rao Vyas Ramesh Gupta
Rang Bhoomi Aag Lagi Tan Man Dhan Sab Mein Narak Bhayo Sansaar Mohd Rafi, Shamshad Begum Prem Nath Aarzu Lakhnavi
Rang Bhoomi Jo Aage Badhe Us Ko Peechhe Hata De Mohd Rafi, Shamshad Begum Prem Nath Pt Faani
Rang Bhoomi Khud Samajh Lo To Iletaja Kya Hai Mohd Rafi, Shamshad Begum Prem Nath Aarzu Lakhnavi
Rang Bhoomi Soo E Manzil Badhaae Chala Chal Mohd Rafi Prem Nath Pandit Fani
Raseeli Dil Mujhko Jalaata Hai Main Dil Ko Jalaati Hun Mohd Rafi, Shamshad Begum Hanuman Prasad Hanumaan Prasad
Raseeli Yun Nayan Kyun Sharma Gaye Kuchh To Kaho Mohd Rafi, Shamshad Begum Hanuman Prasad Gaafil Harnaalvi
Room No 9 Rahe To Kaise Rahe Dil Ke Ikhtyaar Mohd Rafi Rashid Atre Nakshab Jarachavi
Roopa Baala Jobanva Sambhaala Na Jaaye Mohd Rafi, Shamshad Begum Pt Govind Ram Ram Murty
Roopa Watan Ki Amanat Meri Zindgi Hai Mohd Rafi, Shamshad Begum Pt Govind Ram I C Kapoor
Saal Girah Jaao Jaao Na Blungi Main Accha Ji Hato Hato Mohd Rafi, Kumudini Deekshit Bulo C Rani Vali Saahab
Safar Ab Wo Hamaare Ho Gaye Mohd Rafi C Ramachandra Gopal Singh Nepali
Safar Kehke Bhi Na Aaye Tum Mohd Rafi C Ramachandra Gopal Singh Nepali
Sassi Punnu Aashiqon Ka Kafila Ye Aashiqon Ka Kafila Mohd Rafi, G M Durrani Pt Govind Ram I C Kapoor
Shahjahan Mere Sapno Ki Rani Roohi, Roohi, Roohi, Roohi Mohd Rafi, K L  Saigal Naushad Ali Majrooh Sultanpuri
Sona Chandi Ab Ke Bhagwan Daya Karenge Mohd Rafi, Shamshad Begum Tufail Farookhi Wali Saahab
Sona Chandi Baithe Hain Tere Dar Par Kuchh Karke Uthenge Mohd Rafi, Shamshad Begum Tufail Farookhi Wali Saahab
Sona Chandi Daata Jee Tera Bhed Na Paaya Mohd Rafi Tufail Farookhi Shamim Jaipuri

 

In the subsequent episodes of this series, I shall be tracking Rafi Sb’s career on a year by year basis.

Today’s song is a duet from the film ‘Maansarovar’. The lyrics are by Ishwar Chandra Kapoor and the music is by SN Tripathi. The accompanying voice is that of Mohantara Talpade. An interesting exchange between a young belle and a rangrez – to whom she has come to get her dupatta dyed. The rangrez is promising fantastic results, but is asking for munh maangi charge. Whereas the young lady is promising one anna, or two anna, but not more. Interesting conversation between the two. Listen and enjoy.

Song – Dupatta Mora Aaj Hi Rang Dijo (Maansarovar) (1946) Singer – Mohantara Talpade, Mohammed Rafi, Lyrics – Ishwar Chandra Kapoor, MD – SN Tripathi

Lyrics

dupatta mora aaj hi rang dijo
dupatta mora aaj hi rang dijo
suno ji is pe halka gulaabi rang dijo
suno ji is pe halka gulaabi rang dijo
ikanni doongi
haan duanni doongi
dupatta mora
haan
dupatta mora
haan haan
dupatta mora aaj hi rang dijo

rupaye gaj ki malmal hai ye dhabba naa lag jaaye
rupaye gaj ki malmal hai ye dhabba naa lag jaaye
?? dekhen sakhiyaan mora sundar roop lajaayen
?? dekhen sakhiyaan mora sundar roop lajaayen
ikanni doongi
haan duanni doongi

chaandi ki hai malmal teri soney ka ye paani
chaandi ki hai mal mal teri soney ka ye paani
kapde par yun rang chadhega jaise chadhe jawaani
kapde par yun rang chadhega jaise chadhe jawaani
haan jaise chadhe jawaani
lekin is ke badle mujhko jo maangoon so dijo
lekin is ke badle mujhko jo maangoon so dijo
ikanni doongi
haan duanni doongi

jaise gaalon ki laali hai waisa karna rang
jaise gaalon ki laali hai waisa karna rang
beech bazaar mein odh ke niklun duniya hove dang
beech bazaar mein odh ke niklun duniya hove dang
aisa rang chadhe to mujhse jee chaahe wo lijo
aisa rang chadhe to mujhse jee chaahe wo lijo

duniya lalchaai nazron se dekhe or tihaari
duniya lalchaai nazron se dekhe or tihaari
dil waale dil thaam ke baithe chalti dekh kataari
dil waale dil thaam ke baithe
dil waale dil thaam ke baithe chalti dekh kataari
ek nazar mein duniya bhar ka dil chaahe le lijo
ek nazar mein duniya bhar ka dil chaahe le lijo

ikanni doongi
haan duanni doongi
dupatta mora
haan
dupatta mora
aa haan
dupatta mora aaj hi rang dijo

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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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दुपट्टा मोरा आज ही रंग दीजो
दुपट्टा मोरा आज ही रंग दीजो
सुनो जी इस पे हल्का गुलाबी रंग दीजो
सुनो जी इस पे हल्का गुलाबी रंग दीजो
इकन्नी दूँगी
हाँ दुअन्नी दूँगी
दुपट्टा मोरा
हाँ
दुपट्टा मोरा
हाँ हाँ
दुपट्टा मोरा आज ही रंग दीजो

रुपये गज की मलमल है ये धब्बा ना लग जाए
रुपये गज की मलमल है ये धब्बा ना लग जाए
?? देखें सखियाँ मोरा सुन्दर रूप लजायें
?? देखें सखियाँ मोरा सुन्दर रूप लजायें
इकन्नी दूँगी
हाँ दुअन्नी दूँगी

चांदी की है मलमल तेरी सोने का ये पानी
चांदी की है मलमल तेरी सोने का ये पानी
कपड़े पर यूं रंग चढ़ेगा जैसे चढ़े जवानी
कपड़े पर यूं रंग चढ़ेगा जैसे चढ़े जवानी
हाँ जैसे चढ़े जवानी
लेकिन इसके बदले मुझको जो माँगूँ सो दीजो
लेकिन इसके बदले मुझको जो माँगूँ सो दीजो
इकन्नी दूँगी
हाँ दुअन्नी दूँगी

जैसे गालों की लाली है वैसा करना रंग
जैसे गालों की लाली है वैसा करना रंग
बीच बाज़ार में ओढ़ के निकलूँ दुनिया होवे दंग
बीच बाज़ार में ओढ़ के निकलूँ दुनिया होवे दंग
ऐसा रंग चढ़े तो मुझसे जी चाहे वो लीजो
ऐसा रंग चढ़े तो मुझसे जी चाहे वो लीजो

दुनिया ललचाई नज़रों से देखे ओर तिहारी
दुनिया ललचाई नज़रों से देखे ओर तिहारी
दिलवाले दिल थाम के बैठे चलती देख कटारी
दिलवाले दिल थाम के बैठे
दिलवाले दिल थाम के बैठे चलती देख कटारी
एक नज़र में दुनिया भर का दिल चाहे ले लीजो
एक नज़र में दुनिया भर का दिल चाहे ले लीजो

इकन्नी दूँगी
हाँ दुअन्नी दूँगी
दुपट्टा मोरा
हाँ
दुपट्टा मोरा
आ हाँ
दुपट्टा मोरा आज ही रंग दीजो

 


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Blog Day :

6436 Post No. : 19978

Today’s song is from a Mythological film Hanuman Pataal Vijay-1951.

The film was made by Basant Pictures of Homi Wadia, who was the Producer and the Director of this film. It is very strange that a person who separated from his own brother on the issue of making stunt/action films- which he advocated- resorted to making social and Mythological films and his brother, who advocated making films other than stunt/action films, continued to make stunt films ! One wonders why at all they separated then !

The film had music by the Wadia favourite – S.N.Tripathi, who also expertly acted as Hanuman in such films. The cast of the film included Meena Kumari, Mahipal, Niranjan Sharma (a fixed actor as Ravan in every Wadia film), S.N.Tripathi, Dalpat, H. Prakash, Amarnath, Rajni (daughter of Bhudo Advani’s brother) and many others. The 4 Lyricists of the film wrote 8 songs.
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Blog Day :

6435 Post No. : 19977

Hullo Atuldom

“Manpasand” (1980) was a Basu Chatterji directed, Amit Khanna produced (sweet) movie which was directly inspired by George Bernard Shaw’s ‘Pygmalion’.

We had Dev Anand playing the music teacher, Tina Munim playing his student & Girish Karnad playing Dev Anand’s friend who helps in grooming Kamli (the datoonwaali a.k.a Tina) into a High society girl. Leela Mishra, Mehmood, were in the main supporting cast. Jalal Agha, Simple Kapadia, Pilu Wadia etc were in guest appearances. Then we had Tarun Ghosh, Raj Kishore, Birbal, Sundar etc playing minor characters.
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Blog Day :

6435 Post No. : 19976

#the Decade of Seventies – 1971 – 1980 #
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# Bhoole-Bisre Geet #
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Today’s song is from the movie ‘Bombay By Nite-1976’ (I don’t know why ‘night’ was spelled as ‘nite’ in the film title 🙂 ).

This ‘social’ movie was directed by A. Shamsheer for Upendra Films, Bombay. The cast of this movie had Prithviraj Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Kumkum, Ramesh Deo, Bela Bose, Asit Sen, Lata Sinha, Mohan Choti, Heera Sawant, Sadiq, Sujata, Johny Whisky, Ashok Razdan, Neelkamal, Lala Nazeer, Arun Chaudhary, Geeta Kaushal, Mahesh, Rinku, Devendra Kumar, Pratap Kumar, Mopet Rajesh and others. This movie was passed by the Censor Board on 09.04.1976. Which means this movie will turn fifty years old next month on 08.04.2026.
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Blog Day :

6435 Post No. : 19974

“Chor Darwaaza”(1965) was directed by Pradeep Naiyyar for R.S. Movies, Bombay. This movie had Mahipal, Helen, Bhagwan, Rajan Haksar, Dulari, Tun Tun, Samson, H. Prakash, Kamal Mohan, Savita, Ameer Ali, Haroon, Prem, Ibrahim, Fazlu, Williams etc in it.
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Blog Day :

6435 Post No. : 19974

Today’s song is from a social film Hum Ek Hain-1969.

There were 3 films having this same title. They were made in 1946, 1969 and 1982. Like the same name confusion of artists, even the film titles of same name can cause confusion. This can be seen clearly if you see such films’ songs on Youtube. Well known music company SAREGAMA is well known for such confusion. When I was searching for a song from today’s film, I found a song, but it was labelled as from the film Hum Ek Hain-1946. Even photos from the 1946 film of the same title were shown on the song audio. Since the song’s mukhada and the singers’ names were as mentioned in HFGK for the 1969 song, I heard the entire song and confirmed from the lyrics that actually it was from the film Hum ek hain-1969.

This is the reason I tell people to ensure mentioning the correct year of the film along with the title, to avoid such confusion.
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Blog Day :

6434 Post No. : 19973

#The Decade of Sixties – 1961 – 1970 #
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Today’s song is from the movie ‘Sapera-1961’. This costume drama movie was directed by B.J. Patel for Indo Africa Films, Bombay. The cast of this movie has Jyoti, Ranjan, Tiwari, Sundar, Jeevankala, Shree Bhagwan, Uma Dutt, Neena, Poonam Kapoor, Devchand, Shyam, Moolchand, Sattar, Gulab, Shetty, Rajan Kapoor and others.

‘Sapera-1961’ has seven songs as mentioned in Geet Kosh Vol-IV (1961-1970). All the songs for this movie are written by Indeevar and music for this film was composed by Ajit Merchant. The playback singers for this movie are Suman Kalyanpur and Manna Dey.
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Blog Day :

6434 Post No. : 19972

Today’s song is from a social film, with an intriguing title – Anban-1944.

Hindi film titles are sometimes funny and sometimes confusing. Funny, we can understand but confusing titles can cause problems. I can understand the same titles for films. There are hundreds of such examples. Same titled films can be found from 2 to 7 films. Yes. Film title ” Insaaf” was used for 7 films from 1937 to 1997 – one each in every decade !

When titles are similar but not exactly the same, they can still cause confusion. Here are some examples….. Aajkal and Aaj aur kal, Aarsi and Aarti, Shadi ke baad and Shadi se pehle, Agent 1-2-3, Agent 777 and Agent 999, Lagaan and Lagaam, Daanaa Paanee and Dana Pani etc etc.

Today’s film also falls in this category. There was a film called Aanbaan and this is Anban. For several years I was confused, but when I read in a Film magazine that this is Un-bun pronounced as “अन-बन ” (discord or rift in English), my confusion was cleared. (Aanbaan means dignity or pride in English).
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6433 Post No. : 19971

“Badi Door Se Chal Kar” sung by Mohd Rafi and Aziz Nazan was written by Majrooh Sultanpuri and composed by Rajesh Roshan for the movie “Jai Vijay” (1977).

“Jai Vijay”(1977) was directed by L V Prasad for Prasad Productions, Bombay. This movie had Jeetendra, Reena Roy, Prem Kishan, Bindiya Goswami, Om Shivpuri, Satyen Kappoo, Urmila Bhatt, Kamal Kapoor, Lalita Pawar, Paintal, Brahamchaari, Sarla Yevlekar, Appi Umrani, Harish, Viju Khote, Lalita Kumari, Vikas Anand, Ranjan, Brahm Bhardwaj, Bhagwan, Roopesh kumar etc, with special appearances by Jayshre T and Veena.
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6433 Post No. : 19970

#the Decade of Seventies – 1971 – 1980 #
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# Bhoole-Bisre Geet #
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‘Udhaar Ka Sindoor-1976’ was a Prasad Productions (P) Ltd, Bombay presentation. It was produced by L.V.Prasad and directed by Chander Vohra. Its cast includes Asha Parekh, Jeetendra, Reena Roy, Om Shivpuri, Asrani, Dheeraj Kumar, Prema Narayan, Urmila Bhatt, Sayten Kappu, Manmohan Krishna, Manju Bansal, Pental, Dhumal, Raj Verma, Ashalata, Bhatnagar, Vikas Anand, Kanwar, Master Apurva, Dhanna, Renu, Jayshree T. It also has Rita Bhaduri and Kamal Kapoor in special appearance. This film was passed by censor board on 15.10.1976. Story of this film was written by A. Pundarikakshayyay, Screenplay was by L.V. Prasad and Dialogues were by Pt. Anand Kumar.
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