Tumhe husn deke Khudaa ne sitamgar banaayaa
Posted on: July 27, 2010
This post is written by Raja, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie songs and a regular visitor of this blog
There is rarely an excuse required in Hindi movies for a song. Birthday or wedding celebration parties (with the ubiquitous piano), the “tribal” dance scenes, club dances, hero-heroine scenes out in beautiful natural surroundings, the pining scenes and the mujra scenes – these are all well-established occasions waiting for a song to happen.
And then there was the qawwali. In recent times, perhaps in tune with “modernization” of Indian society, the qawwali seems to have gone out of fashion in Hindi cinema. But at least till the 1970s, it was standard fare. Every other movie would have a qawwali scene – whether it was a competition between two parties or just one party presenting to an audience. Many qawwalis have achieved legendary status in Hindi movies. For example, those in Barsaat ki Raat and Mughal-e-Azam.
The film Jab Se Tumhen Dekha Hai (1963) is no exception to the norm. It has a qawwali – and even by qawwali standards – this one is extremely pleasant to listen to. All the usual elements of a qawwali are there – a competition between parties, lovely music with the trademark harmonium and tabla. And of course the synchronized clapping. 😀
But wait –there’s more. Yes, much more. Oh, there’s a huge surprise here!
Usually the qawwaals in a movie are either “specialist qawwaals” (not otherwise known to be actors) or the main characters in the movie, joining in a qawwali scene.
But this movie makes a departure from this approach. And how?
The main actors in the movie are Pradeep Kumar and Geeta Bali – and they are only guests on the occasion.
The qawwaals are not “specialist qawwaals” either. If you look closely (and even if you don’t) the faces look quite familiar. As if you have seen them before in other movies. In mainstream roles . Like maybe a hero, or a heroine or a famous character actor.
And you must have!
Let’s just say, when you have early 1960s Shammi Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor, Kumkum, Shyama, Om Prakash and Bhagwan together in a qawwali scene – in a movie where this is their sole purpose of existence – you can safely say that the song has to be contending for the title of “mother of all item numbers” !
Quite a casting coup – and in a movie that is even otherwise delightful, this item number is absolutely the icing on the cake.Long before item numbers became common in Hindi cinema, this movie cracked it.
Not that the song needed such eye-candy. It is a delightful song in its own right. But when such stalwarts get together to present it to you, you cannot but hold on to your seat and drink it all in, moment by moment.
So, sit back and don’t change the channel (or whatever the equivalent in online surfing is). Just relax and enjoy this qawwali, presented to you by a rare combo of protagonists in one setting.
Video
Audio
Song-Tumhe husn deke Khuda ne sitamgar banaayaa (Jab Se Tumhe Dekha Hai) (1963) Singers-Rafi, Manna Dey, Asha Bhonsle, Suman Kalyanpur, Lyrics-Anand Bakshi, MD-Dattaram
Lyrics
aaa aaa aaa
aaa aaa aaa
aaa aaa aaa
aaaaa aaa
aaaaaaaa aaa
aaa aaa
tumhen husn deke Khudaa ne
sitamgar banaayaa banaayaa
tumhen husn deke Khudaa ne
sitamgar banaayaa
tumhen husn deke Khudaa ne
sitamgar banaayaa banaayaa
tumhen husn deke Khudaa ne
tumhen husn deke Khudaa ne
sitamgar banaayaa banaayaa
chalo iss bahaane tumhe bhi
Khudaa yaad aayaa ji aayaa
chalo iss bahaane tumhe bhi
Khudaa yaad aayaa
chalo iss bahaane tumhe bhi
Khudaa yaad aayaa ji aayaa
chalo iss bahaane tumhe bhi
aaaa aaaa
aaa aaa aaa
aaa aaa
sitamgar nahin ho to
rukh se ye parda hataa do
aeji ye parda hataa do
hataa do
hataa do
ho ho ho
zara apne chehre ki hamko
jhalak to dikhaa do
aaa
apni aahon mein asar paidaa karo
darde dil darde jigar paidaa karo
baad mein jalwe hamaare dekhnaa
pehle iss qaabil nazar paidaa karo
aji dil kyaa jigar kyaa
muhabbat ki nazar kyaa
ke sar patthar se takraao
to rukh pe ho asar kyaa
apni aahon mein asar paidaa karo
darde dil darde jigar paida karo
baad mein jalwe hamaare dekhnaa
pehlo is qaabil nazar paidaa karo
aahe
sitamgar nahin ho to
rukh se ye parda hataa do
zara apne chehre ki hamko
jhalak to dikhaa do
agar apne chehre se hamne
ye pardaa hataayaa hataayaa
to kehte phiroge deewaanon
Khudaaya Khudaayaa
Khudaaya
to kehte phiroge deewaanon
Khudaaya Khudaayaa
tumhe husn deke Khudaa ne
sitamgar banaaya banaayaa
tumhe husn deke Khudaa ne
aaa aaa
aaa aaa
aaa aaa
aaa aaa
aaa aa
jidhar dekhne se jale dil
udhar tum na dekho
aji udhar tum na dekho
na dekho
na dekho
ho ho ho
magar chain kaise ho tumko
agar tum na dekho
aaa
mauz uthti hai kinaare ke liye
haan
dil machalta hai sahaare ke liye
husn aashiq ki nazar ke saamne
aap aata hai nazaare ke liye
palat de ye fasaane
karen ham sau bahaane
chhupe chiman mein to bhi
dekh lete hain deewaane
mauz uthti hai kinaare ke liye
dil machalta hai sahaare ke liye
husn aashiq ki nazar ke saamne
aap aata hai nazaare ke liye
aahe
jidhar dekhne se jale dil
udhar tum na dekho
magar chain kaise ho tumko
agar tum na dekho
ye parwaanaa aayaa tabhi
jab shamaa ne bulaayaa bulaayaa
bulaake jaalaayaa jalaake
kahaa tu kyun aayaa ji aayaa
bulaake jaalaayaa jalaake
kahaa tu kyun aayaa
chalo is bahaane tumhe bhi
Khudaa yaad aayaa ji aayaa
chalo is bahaane tumhe bhi
aaa
ni sa re sa sa pa ma pa dha ma
ga ma ma dha pa ni ni dha dha pa
ga ma ma dha pa ni ni dha dha pa
aaa aaa aaa
aaa aaa aaa
jahaan husn waale na honge
wahaan ham rahenge
ae ji wahaan ham rahenge
rahenge rahenge
ho ho ho
yahaan ham rahen to hamesha
yehi gham rahenge
aaa
ye gali ye raastaa
tum chhod do
ho ho
ye zameen ye aasmaan
tum chhod do
is qadar hamse pareshaan ho agar
zahar khaa lo
ye jahaan tum chhod do
jawaan hain ham to jaan bhi
ke chhoden ye jahaan bhi
magar ham kyaa karenge
aap agar nikle wahaan bhi
ye gali ye raastaa tum chhod do
ye zameen ye aasmaan tum chhod do
is qadar hamse pareshan ho agar
zahar khaa lo ye jahaan tum chhod do
aahe
jahaan husn waale na honge
wahaan ham rahenge
yahaan ham rahen to hamesha
yehi gham rahenge
kayi baar
tumne aji yoon hamen hai
daraayaa daraayaa
kahaa roz marne ko lekin
na mar ke dikhaayaa dikhaayaa
kahaa roz marne ko lekin
na mar ke dikhaayaa
tumhe husn deke Khudaa ne
sitamgar banaaya banaayaa
tumhe husn deke Khudaa ne
aaa aaa
re sa dha pa ma dha ma
re ma dha ni re sa
aaa
hamesha haseenon se tumko shiqaayat rahi hai
aji shiqaayat rahi hai
rahi hai
rahi hai
ho ho ho
magar baat kyaa hai ke phir bhi
muhabbat rahi hai
aaa
husn waalon ki zaroorat hai kise
aji aap hon mere
ye hasrat hai kise
arre ham to apne ishq pe qurbaan hain
tum haseenon se muhabbat hai kise
kisi bismil se poochho
ye apne dil se poochho
jo dil bhi jhooth bole to
bhari mehfil se poochho
husn waalon ki zaroorat hai kise
aap hon mere
ye hasrat hai kise
ham to apne ishq pe qurbaan hain
tum haseenon se muhabbat hai kise
aeji hamesha haseenon se tumko shiqaayat rahi hai
magar baat kyaa hai ke phir bhi
muhabbat rahi hai
tumhe besahara jo dekhaa to apnaa banaayaa banaayaa
muhabbat kahaan thi hamen to
raham tum pe aayaa ji aayaa
muhabbat kahaan thi hamen to
raham tum pe aayaa
chalo is bahaane tumhe bhi Khudaa yaad aayaa ji aayaa
tumhe husn deke Khudaa ne sitamgar banaayaa banaayaa
tumhe husn deke Khudaa ne
23 Responses to "Tumhe husn deke Khudaa ne sitamgar banaayaa"
July 27, 2010 at 8:32 pm
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! That goes for Raja’s write-up, as well as Atul’s painstaking writing down of the lyrics, and of course, for the song itself, with Shammi Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor, Bhagwan, and Om Prakash with Shyama and Kumkum. Who could possibly ask for more?
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July 27, 2010 at 8:50 pm
Writing about this song was indeed a labour of love for me as well as Raja, who readily agreed to write the comments about this song.
And this song is indeed a fantastic song. And interestingly enough, I had not heard this qawwaali before. 😀
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July 27, 2010 at 10:23 pm
great blog !!! loved it 😀 its a treat for music lovers !!
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July 27, 2010 at 10:25 pm
Welcome to this blog. Indeed this blog is meant to be a treat for music lovers. 😀
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July 27, 2010 at 11:50 pm
Kya baat, Kya baat, Kya baat.
Nice qawwaali. Heard after long time …. Salute 2 Dattaram & Anand Bakshi
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July 28, 2010 at 10:10 am
hey all
i didn’t know that i had heard this song qawwaali a long time ago. while i was listening and the females started singing i began to sing along. thanks for reminding me of this qawwaali
tell me is this the only time Shammi Kapoor and Shashi kapoor acted together? and was this only a guest appearance in this movie? and is this the only time Shammi Kapoor acted with his wife Geetha Bali?
my god i ve given you a question paper!!
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July 28, 2010 at 7:47 pm
Thanks Raja and Atul for posting this! It is a rare treat indeed.
@peevesie’s mom: it’s the only time they appeared together when Shammi and Shashi were this young, for sure, but Shammi was in several movies opposite Geeta in the 1950s and she also did a guest appearance (a dance) in his film Mujrim.
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July 28, 2010 at 9:38 pm
If I remember correctly, Shammi Kapoor was not a guest in the movie.
And, search on google baba resulted in following movie of Shammi Kapoor & Geeta Bali (there must be more):
Miss Coca Cola
Rangin Raaten
Coffee House
Mohar
And, cannot recall any movie that featured both Shammi & Shashi Kapoor. I guess Ajooba (starring Amitabh) comes close as Shammi Kapoor had a role and movie was produced by Shashi Kapoor/Feroz Khan.
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July 28, 2010 at 10:27 pm
thank you sid and memsaab for answering my questions.
and sid Ajooba was indeed a Shashi Kapoor production and he had also directed it
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November 5, 2011 at 8:05 pm
Just a small correction this song has been written by Anand Bakshi & not Shailendra.
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November 5, 2011 at 8:20 pm
Atul ji,
Yamini ji is right.
In this film,only this qawali-in 2 parts-was written by Anand Bakshi,while the other 5 songs were by Shailendra.
-AD
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November 5, 2011 at 9:18 pm
Thanks for this information Now I have made the correction.
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June 22, 2012 at 3:55 pm
Hi Atul
this vdo is no longer available bcoz——
meaning no audio visual to relive the experience of this Qawwali
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June 22, 2012 at 5:08 pm
New Video link : http://youtu.be/zFXDFhg8Z7o
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June 24, 2012 at 3:27 pm
thank you sadanand kamathji for putting up the link
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July 27, 2016 at 3:11 pm
Hi. This is my first visit to your blog, and thanks to my current assignment that I stumbled upon it. It is indeed marvellous.
As for the song, the biggest reason why it exists is, when distributors were being shown trial runs of the film for them to pick it up for their respective territories, no one wanted to touch it. The Producer (Surinder Kapoor, for Geeta Bali’s production company Amar Chhaya), and the Director, Kedar Kapoor, decided to add a qawwali featuring the most popular stars of that time. The idea was to add that element of surprise and excitement so that the distributors found the chance to lure a sizeable audience into the cinema theatres,
My source is a gentleman who worked in the production department of Amar Chhaya since its inception till 1975. I deem myself lucky to have heard this story right from the horse’s mouth. 🙂
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July 27, 2016 at 9:35 pm
Wonderful write up by the inimitable and redoubtable Raja Swaminathan; Good effort by Atul as well. Thanks Shibangi for the information.
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November 4, 2022 at 4:44 am
I have a query which requires confirmation. Most musical sites attribute this song to Lata Mangeshkar. You are attributing it to Suman Kalyanpur. The credit titles show both singers have sung in this film.
Can you confirm from your reliable sources, who is the actual singer.
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July 27, 2010 at 12:19 pm
Loved writing up the post for this.
LOVE this song.
I can imagine that it must have taken a lot of time and effort to write up the lyrics, though.
It is these type of songs that stretch you to the limit and, in a way, truly demonstrate your passion and dedication to what you are doing here on the blog, Atul.
Thanks for coming up with this beauty – that too so fast.
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July 27, 2010 at 12:29 pm
I must have listened to this song some twenty times in order to get the lyrics right, and considering that the song is over 10 minutes long, it means about 200 minutes, i.e over three hours. In this time one can do the lyrics of five-six “normal” length songs.
This qawwali contains lots and lots of words, nearly 800 words. One can realise how much 800 words are by looking at this post. One can keep scrolling on and on to reach to the end of the lyrics.
Qawwalis are the longest songs in Bollywood movies and writing down their lyrics really separates a passionate song lover from a casual song lover. And interestingly enough, this is not the longest qawwali that I have posted. That distinction goes to the epic qawwali of “Barsaat ki raat”.
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