Pyaar hi mujhe darkaar hai
Posted on: February 19, 2012
These days we are digging up the songs of N Datta and we are discovering one forgotten gem after another. These are songs that may not have come to the notice of many music lovers because these songs, along with the movie, were forgotten with time. Now adays, thanks to technology and also music enthusiasts, these songs are coming to the fore once again, often for the first time after their original exposure, which may have been some half a century ago.
Here is this song from “Didi” (1959) which is over half a century old, but which I heard for the first time just a few hours ago. It is a lovely song which is sung by Asha Bhonsle and it is picturised on Shubha Khote. The lyrics basically say that money cannot buy love and the lady is seeking love. But since the lyricist is Sahir Ludhianvi, the lyrics convey this feeling beautifully.
This song is a forgotten gem indeed.
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Song-Pyaar hi mujhe darkaar hai (Didi)(1959) Singer-Asha Bhonsle, Lyrics-Sahir Ludhianvi, MD-N Datta
Lyrics
Pyaar hi mujhe darkaar hai
pyaar hi mujhe darkaar hai
gar unka pyaar ho
baanhon ka haar ho
sone chaandi ke haar kyaa karoongi
pyaar hi mujhe darkaar hai
dil mujhko chaahiye
ghar leke kya karoon
unki talaash hai
dar leke kya karoon
dil mujhko chaahiye
ghar leke kya karoon
unki talaash hai
dar leke kya karoon
jab wo hi kho gaye
auron ke ho gaye
phir main solah singaar kyaa karoongi
pyaar hi mujhe darkaar hai
chaahat ki raah mein
kaanta bhi phool hai
chaahat ko taulna
duniya ki bhool hai
chaahat ki raah mein
kaanta bhi phool hai
chaahat ko taulna
duniya ki bhool hai
sachchi hansi miley
dil ki khushi miley
tan pe resham ke taar kyaa karoongi
pyaar hi mujhe darkaar hai
11 Responses to "Pyaar hi mujhe darkaar hai"
February 19, 2012 at 3:15 pm
The most famous song from ‘Didi’ is ‘Tum mujhe bhool hi jao, tho ye haq hai tumko, meri baat aur hai, maine tho mohabbat kee hai…’ sung so feelingly by Mukesh and Sudha Malhotra. Did you know that N Dutta fell very ill and couldn’t give music when this movie’s songs were being readied? And, believe it or not, it was Sudha Malhotra herself and volunteered to set the tune of this well known superb song!! Bet you didn’t know that!!
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February 19, 2012 at 3:18 pm
This song is already discussed in the blog and the fact that Sudha Malhotra composed this song is also mentioned there.
Tum mujhe bhool bhi jaao ye haq hai tumko(Didi)(1959)
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February 19, 2012 at 11:01 pm
Please meaning of DARKAAR?????
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February 20, 2012 at 6:59 am
“Darkaar” means “need”/”want”
Mujhe pyaar ki darkaar hai means “I want love”.
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August 25, 2014 at 10:43 pm
Nice post Atul ji,
I think I too had not heard this song before.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
February 19, 2012 at 11:23 am
Atul ji,
DIDI- 1959 was a Sadashiv Chitra film,produced by Sadashiv J.Row kavi,who had also given us the famous tear jerker “Bhabhi ki chudiyan’ in 1961 later.(This was a remake of an iconic Marathi Movie “Vahininchya Bangadya”.A famous Telugu version also was made in the name of “Vadina Gajulu”).
The director was K.Narayan Kale,who was once with Shantaram’s Prabhat film co.
The music director was N.Dutta AND Sudha Malhotra.When N.Dutta fell sick during the film’s making,Sudha Malhotra came forward to help him and she created the famous,popular and landmark song,”Tum mujhe bhul bhi jao to yeh haq hai tum ko” sung by Sudha Malhotra and Mukesh.
DIDI was a story of brother-sister love,but NOT in a tear-tear way but in a very hilarious way.The main roles were done by Sunil dutt and Shubha Khote(a perinnial sister of the Indian screen).This was also one of the rare films in which the parsi sisters Honey and Daisy Irani were acting together and both were as boys.
Gopal(SD) is an upright,straight forward,disciplined simple man working in a school.His sis Kamla(Shubha K.)married to Vinod,having to darling sons,Jay and Vijay,loves the bro very much.She decides that Gopal must get married and selects Radha(Jayashree),who falls in Gopal’s love the minute she sees him.Unfortunately,Gopal is passing thru a crisis.A friend for whom Gopal had stood as a guaranter for a loan disappears.Gopal has disutes with his bosses in school on issues involving his principles and he resigns the job.
Under such circumstances,the thought was marriage was a no-no for him.However,except him,his entire family wants him to get married to Radha,despite all the situation.Jay Vijay,Vinod,Kamla and Radha,have a plan which they execute,at the same time the run-away friend returns and the school bosses relent and call Gopal back to the school “ba-izzat”.
Needless to say that when all this happens,the marriage also happens happily for the DIDI.
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August 25, 2014 at 10:45 pm
Sir, many thanks for this information please.
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