koyi matwaala aaya mere dwaare
Posted on: June 26, 2009
“Love In Tokyo” (1966) was a movie that came two years after the Tokyo Olympics, and it showed Indian viewers some stunning scenes that left Indians gasping. It was diffucult to believe that Japan, a country which was on the same boat as India just two decades ago had taken such rapid strides in just one generation.
Here in this song, Asha Parekh is performing a semi classical dance and that is being telecast on TV-that too colour TV in stunning colours. This scene must have left Indian movie goers rub their eyes in disbelief. In those days, TV in India was like UFO, people talked of sighting it, but not too many people had actually seen it, and those who had seen a TV had seen only black and white TV. In India, colour TV transmission began only in 1982.
Coming to the song itself, this song was sung by Lata and picturised on Asha Parekh. Did anyone notice that Asha Parekh changes her dress after every stanza ? In the first stanza, she wears orange, in the second stanza, it is white, and as I was half expecting her to appear in green, she appears in blue in the third stanza.
This song is created by the usual suspects, viz Hasrat Jaipuri is the lyricist and Shankar Jaikishan composed the music.
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song-Koyi matwaala aaya mere dwaare (Love in Tokyo) (1966) Singer-Lata, Lyrics-Hasrat Jaipuri, MD-Shankar Jaikishan
Lyrics
aaa aaa aaa
koyi matwaalaa aayaa mere dwaare
koyi matwaalaa aayaa mere dwaare
ankhiyon se kar gayaa ajab ishaare
ankhiyon se kar gayaa ajab ishaare
koyi matwaalaa, aayaa mere dwaare
koyi matwaalaa, aayaa mere dwaare
jab se gayaa hai bholaa bachpan
naina chanchal natkhat hai man
ab nahin kuch bhi bas me hamare
ab nahin kuch bhi bas me hamare
o
koyi matwaalaa aayaa mere dwaare
koyi matwaalaa aayaa mere dwaare
ankhiyon se kar gayaa ajab ishaare
ankhiyon se kar gayaa ajab ishaare
koyi matwaalaa, aayaa mere dwaare
raat raat bhar neend na aaye
bin chaahe wo yaad aa jaaye
kaatoon ratiyaan gin gin taare
kaatoon ratiyaan gin gin taare
aaa
koyi matwaalaa aayaa mere dwaare
koyi matwaalaa aayaa mere dwaare
ankhiyon se kar gayaa ajab ishaare
ankhiyon se kar gayaa ajab ishaare
koyi matwaalaa, aayaa mere dwaare
koyi matwaalaa, aayaa mere dwaare
6 Responses to "koyi matwaala aaya mere dwaare"
June 27, 2009 at 11:12 am
When 1982 Asian games was held in India, India had plans to offer black and white TV coverage, but other countries put their foot down. So India had no option but to begin colour transmission. I recall that first colour transmission took place of DD Delhi in september 1982, weeks before the Asian games. The quality was not good. But soon these teething problems were overcome.
The popularity of TV coverage in Asian games gave Mrs Indira Gandhi the idea that TV could serve as a good means of propaganda. So expansion of DD TV network was taken on a big scale in 1984, when every day one or two low power transmitter or high power transmitters were set up in various parts of the country.
And the rest, as they say is history.
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September 19, 2009 at 2:29 pm
i want to free download hindi filmi songs but i cant downloading any songs properly.
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September 19, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Unfortunately, this blog is not a free download site.
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June 22, 2016 at 5:41 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3BOEAmC1pY
working link
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June 26, 2009 at 11:13 pm
The first time I saw a TV in my life was when I visited my uncle in Delhi in 1978. It was a black-and-white set. I remember seeing 3 Sunday movies on that TV (Doordarshan). Munimji, Sohni Mahiwal and a third movie.
The next time I saw a TV was in 1984 just in time for the LA Olympics. This was a colour TV. I cannot describe the experience. 🙂
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