Akele akele kahaan jaa rahe ho
Posted on: October 16, 2008
Shammi Kapoor, who started his career with a whimper in 1950s, began to create waves in 1960s, beginning with “kashmir Ki kali”, and ever since, all his subsequent movies saw him playing similar roles in movies with similar story lines.
One common thread in all these movies used to be lilting music, typically sung by Rafi with gusto.
This Rafi song is no different. This song from “An Evening in Paris” is a typically Shammi Kapoor movie song, that had the audience eating out of Shammi kapoor’s hands in that decade of 1960. Such songs, incredibly, have not aged at all and continue to enthrall the audiences even today.
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Song- akele akele kahan ja rahe ho (An evening in Paris) (1967) Singer-Rafi, Lyrics- Hasrat Jaipuri, MD-Shankar Jaikishan
Lyrics
akele akele
akele akele
kahaan jaa rahe ho
rahe ho rahe ho
akele akele kahaan jaa rahe ho
hamen saath le lo jahaan jaa rahe ho
akele akele kahaan jaa rahe ho
hamen saath le lo jahaan jaa rahe ho
akele akele…, kahaan jaa rahe ho
koi mit rahaa hai, tumhe kuchh pataa hai
koi mit rahaa hai, tumhe kuchh pataa hai
tumhaaraa hua hai, tumhe kuchh pataa hai
tumhaaraa hua hai, tumhe kuchh pataa hai
ye kyaa maazaraa hai, tumhe kuchh pataa hai
akele akele …
tadaptaa na chhodo, meri jaan ho tum
tadaptaa na chhodo, meri jaan ho tum
ye mukhadaa na modo, meri jaan ho tum
ye mukhadaa na modo, meri jaan ho tum
meraa dil na todo, meri jaan ho tum
akele akele …
koi rok legaa, to phir kyaa karoge
koi rok legaa, to phir kyaa karoge
kadam thaam legaa, to phir kyaa karoge
kadam thaam legaa, to phir kyaa karoge
khushaamad karegaa, to phir kyaa karoge
akele akele kahaan jaa rahe ho
hamen saath le lo jahaan jaa rahe ho
akele akele kahaan jaa rahe ho
hamen saath le lo jahaan jaa rahe ho
akele akele…, kahaan jaa rahe ho
akele akele… akele akele…
kahaan jaa rahe ho, rahe ho , rahe ho…
akele akele… akele akele…
kahaan jaa rahe ho, rahe ho , rahe ho…
7 Responses to "Akele akele kahaan jaa rahe ho"
October 16, 2008 at 2:25 am
Indeed, such songs piturised on exotic locations were a big reason for he success of sung movies and songs. for instance, imagine showing Paris, Tokyo etc in his movies, that left eyes of the Indian public popping with amazement. ( there were no TV channels and other media back then).
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October 20, 2008 at 11:59 am
I love this song – and the picturisation.
This is another song I used to sing to my niece when she was a kid. 🙂
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November 18, 2019 at 4:30 pm
video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-QzGIWBRl8
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September 17, 2023 at 8:01 pm
working video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg0nhN6rn1o
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
October 16, 2008 at 1:44 am
Love all the songs where Rafi sahab has sung for Shammi Kapoor. Best part is we can tell while listening to the song that this must be a Shammi Kapoor song. I really enjoy this one.
I wonder how much money and effort is spent for a song like this. I mean the kinds of places they have taken the camera to… it’s beautiful!
Only Shammi Kapoor can do all the craziness like this and still look so adorable.
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