Mohey laage saara jag pheekaa pheekaa
Posted on: October 16, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Arun ji,
Waah Waah Waah,
Kyaa hi laajawaab yaad taaza karaayee hai aap ne.
When I read your comment on the farmaishes, I was not able to immediately connect with the song, but when I went back to my collection and pulled out, the song just bowled me over once again. What a rhythm, what a pace, what a wonderful play of words – a song that really makes one want to do a tap dance. Wow and wow. 😀
And I am readily able to locate it on YouTube also.
Jhaanjar (1953) is produced under the banner of New Sai Productions, Bombay, produced by C Ramchandra and the actor Om Prakash, and directed by Kidar Sharma. The star line up for this film reads as follows: Kamini Kaushal, Sajjan, Usha Kiran,KN Singh, Sunder, Protima Devi, Sheela Naik, Om Prakash, Motilal etc. The songs of this film are penned by Rajinder Krishan and the music composition is of course by C Ramchandra himself.
This song is rendered by Lata and a chorus. The rapid pace at which this song progresses, makes it almost a tongue twister of sorts.
Once again, thanks a ton for the reminder, and now over to you for some eagerly awaited details about this film and this song. 🙂
Song-Mohey laage saaraa jag pheekaa pheekaa (Jhaanjhar) (1953) Singer-Lata, Lyrics-Rajinder Krishan,MD-C Ramchandra
Chorus
Lyrics
mohey laage saaraa jag pheekaa pheekaa
laage jag pheekaa pheekaa
laage jag pheekaa pheekaa
mohey laage saaraa jag pheekaa pheekaa
laage jag pheekaa pheekaa
laage jag pheekaa pheekaa
maaraa teer ye kaisa teekhaa teekhaa
balam teekhaa teekhaa
laage jag pheekaa pheekaa
re balam teekhaa teekhaa
laage jag pheekaa pheekaa
mohey laage saaraa jag pheekaa pheekaa
laage jag pheekaa pheekaa
laage jag pheekaa pheekaa
maaraa teer ye kaisa teekhaa teekhaa
balam teekhaa teekhaa
laage jag pheekaa pheekaa
re balam teekhaa teekhaa
laage jag pheekaa pheekaa
teri aankhon ne kiye hain jo ishaare
mere jeene ke baney hain wo sahaare
teri aankhon ne kiye hain jo ishaare
mere jeene ke baney hain wo sahaare
tere nainon mein balam ye kyaa deekhaa re
tere nainon mein balam ye kyaa deekhaa
laage jag pheekaa pheekaa
re balam teekhaa teekhaa
laage jag pheekaa pheekaa
mohey laage saaraa jag pheekaa pheekaa
laage jag pheekaa pheekaa
laage jag pheekaa pheekaa
maaraa teer ye kaisa teekhaa teekhaa
balam teekhaa teekhaa
laage jag pheekaa pheekaa
re balam teekhaa teekhaa
laage jag pheekaa pheekaa
toone nainaa jo mujh se milaaye
mere hothhon se nikli haaye haaye
toone nainaa jo mujh se milaaye
mere hothhon se nikli haaye haaye
huaa haal buraa mere jee ka re
huaa haal buraa mere jee ka
laage jag pheekaa pheekaa
re balam teekhaa teekhaa
laage jag pheekaa pheekaa
mohey laage saaraa jag pheekaa pheekaa
laage jag pheekaa pheekaa
laage jag pheekaa pheekaa
maaraa teer ye kaisa teekhaa teekhaa
balam teekhaa teekhaa
laage jag pheekaa pheekaa
re balam teekhaa teekhaa
laage jag pheekaa pheekaa
15 Responses to "Mohey laage saara jag pheekaa pheekaa"
October 16, 2011 at 1:05 pm
Sudhir ji / Atul ji,
Thank you very much for posting my favourite song of the 50s so soo.As you rightly said,it has the pace,rhythm and lilting tune,which makes the song getting embedded in your mind after you listen to it.this song of 1953,which was a hit and sold thusands of copies in India,has a very intersting story behind its birth.
Those days Lata and C.Ramchandra were very close.Lata’s Husnalal episode was just over and she was all for CR now,head over heels ! The industry talked about them but they never bothered,not even for CR’s wife.
On 26th January 1953,a cultural programme was arranged at the Egyptian Embassy,where eminent citizens of Bombay were invited.Lata and CR went there together.An Egyptian song was presented in the programme which was very much liked by Lata,which she told to CR and made notes.It was decided to use this tune for a Lata song in Jhanjhar,whose music was underway that time.
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October 16, 2011 at 1:14 pm
contd…..
rehearsals started and just 2 days prior to Recording,one Mr.Vasant,who was sacked by composer Shyamsunder came to see CR.When he heard this tune,he informed CR that Shyamsunder is also using the same tune for a song to be recorded next day by Asha Bhosale.Lata was upset and she ordered CR to go and ask Shyamsunder to cancel the song.CR immediately went to Shyamsunder and literaly begged him not to use this tune.
Shyamsunder magnanimously promissed him so.Next day Lata recorded the above song which was an instant hit.
Shyamsunder had also attended the same function and had decided on the tune.The Alif Laila song of Asha was ‘Dilonke shikar ko…’,which was redone with another tune.
The story etc of Jhanjar was given by me on 22-5-2011 with the comments on ‘Jaari jaa jaaa nindiya….’
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October 16, 2011 at 1:26 pm
Arun ji,
Thanks for the background info.
And seriously, I am not familiar with the ‘episodes’ you mention in your comment. My impressions about Lata ji are that she has always steered clear of any personal relationships and controversies. In the professional space however, she apparently has been very ambitious and even ruthless, and that she was probably the reason behind the lack of success of many singers and music directors.
Rgds
Sudhir
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October 16, 2011 at 2:16 pm
Sudhir ji,
I wish you were right.Lata’s name has always been connected with several personalities and there are written references in several books.Why,enen the autobiography by C.Raqmchandra or see the Biography of Lata Mangeshkar by Raju Bharathan,to name few books(there are many),wherein you will find open comments about these.
Husnlal,C.Ramchandra,Jaikishen are few names,in addition to one Cricket administrator,who died recently-I forgot his name,are usually taken in this connection.
These were always hush affairs and will remain so till Lata lives.
However this has nothing to do with her greatness in Music field.
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October 16, 2011 at 2:23 pm
The cricket administrator was Raj Singh Dungarpur.
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October 16, 2011 at 3:43 pm
In a recent interview ( may be about one-two months old) in one of English News TV Channels, Lata Mangeshkar responded to a question by the anchor of the show that she came to know of a few music directors who found a convenient way of warding off the aspiring female singers by saying that if they took the newcomers, she may not like it. She added that the fact of the matter was that she was extremely busy with songs recording to such an extent that she had to decline some songs due to time constraints.
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October 16, 2011 at 2:23 pm
whether Cricket administrator`s name was
RAAJ SINGH DUNGARPURKAR????
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October 16, 2011 at 4:43 pm
Atul ji,
Yes,the name was RAJ SINGH DUNGARPUR . Thanks.
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October 16, 2011 at 4:50 pm
contd….
Raj singh was born in 1932,in the princely state of Dungarpur in Rajasthan.He was Ranji player for 16 years,in BCCI for more than 20 years as its President,Selector,and Manager of Teams going abroad etc.He died in 2009.
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October 16, 2011 at 4:25 pm
I was not much aware of the film JHANJHAR except the iconic song ‘aye pyaar teri duniya se hum’ and the film’s print being destroyed in a fire.
It was only after surfing on the internet I came to know about other beautiful songs and C Ramchandra being co-producer of the film.
It was also stated in a couple of websites – one being Wikipedia that this film was co-produced by Lata Mangeshkar jointly with C Ramchandra. In another website ( I don’t remember now), it was stated that Lata Mangeshkar financed the film.
I get some subtle hint from Kidar Sharma’s autobiography ( who was director of the film) that Lata co-produced this film. In the context of his discussion on Lata Mangeshkar, Kidar Sharma said that ” ….. I got another assignment thanks to C Ramchander…………who was the co-producer of a film they were planning, called Jhanjhar”. Here, I infer that ‘they’ meant C Ramchandra and Lata Mangeshkar.
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October 16, 2011 at 4:42 pm
Kamath ji,
Jhaanjhar was one of the 4 films C.Ramchandra and actor Omprakash produced together.
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October 16, 2011 at 5:24 pm
Yes, I am aware of Om Prakash being the co-producer of the film. I just felt that in this film, there was some role for Lata Mangeshkar other than singing – either one of the co-producers or financier.
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October 16, 2011 at 11:58 am
Sudhir ji / Atul ji,
Thank you very much for posting my favourite song of the 50s,so fast.As you said,it has the pace,rhythm,and a tune which gets the song embedded in your mind once you hear it.This popular song of 1953,which sold better than the best and was a hit,has an interesting story behind its birth.
In 1953,Lata and C.Ramchandra were very close to each others.Lata’s Husnlal chapter was just over and she was head over heels on CR.The film industry used to talk about them but they never cared,not even for CR’s wife.
On 26 January1953,a cultural programme was arranged by the Egyptian Counsellate in Bombay and eminent citizens of Bombay were invited.Lata and CR had also gone together.In the function,an Egyptian song was presented,whose tune was liked by Lata very much.She told CR,who made notes.It was decided to use this tune for a Lata song in Jhaanjhar,whose music was in the making that time.
Rehearsals started and just 2 days before the recording,one Mr.Vasant,who was sacked by composer Shyamsunder,came to see CR.When he heard the song tune,he told CR that Shyamsunder also is recording the same tune for his song to be sung by Asha Bhosale.Lata ws upset with this news and she asked CR to immediately meet Shyamsunder and ask him to cancel his song.
CR immediately went there and requested Shyamsunder.The kind hearted Shyamsunder understood his dialemma and promissed him not to use the same tune.Next day,Lata recorded the above song.
Shyamsunder had also attended the same function and had liked the same tune.The Asha song from Alif Laila was ‘Dilon ke shikar ko…’,which was redone and recorded with another tune.
I have already posted the story etc on 22-5-2011,as comments on the song ‘Jaari jaa jaa nindiya..’ of Jhanjhar.
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