Abhigyaan Shakuntala
Posted on: April 16, 2012
“Kavi Kalidas” (1959) was a Sindhu Films Production. It was a brainchild of S N Tripathi who had produced and directed it and of course composed the music for this movie. The movie had Bharat Bhushan ,Nirupa Roy, Anita Guha,Sapru, Sabita Chatterjee, Niranjan Sharma, Babu Raje etc in it.
This movie, as the title suggests, was the tale of Kalidas, the greatest Sanskrit novelist of all time, so the movie offers lots of scope for songs. I havev already discussed as many as four songs from this movie.
“Abhigyan Shankula” is one of the well known stories written by Kalidas. Here is a song from “Kavi Kalidas” (1959) that tells this tale. This nice song is sung by Asha Bhonsle, Geeta Dutt and Manna Dey. The lyrics, which use a lot of Sanskrit words, are written by Bharat Vyas. I am not able to identify the lady playing Shakuntala in the picturisation. I request our knowledgeable readers to help identify her and other actors in the picturisation.
Lyrics of this song were sent to me by Nitin Shah.
Audio
Video
Song-Abhigyan shakuntala (Kavi Kalidas)(1959) Singers-Asha Bhonsle, Geeta Dutt, Manna Dey, Lyrics-Bharat Vyas, MD-S N Tripathi
Chorus
Lyrics(Provided by Nitin Shah)
aa aa aa
aa aa aa
aa
aa aa aa aa
aa aa
aaaa sakhi hriday mein halchal kyo hone lagi
sakhi hriday mein halchal kyun hone lagi
o mere akhiyaan do chanchal kyun hone lagi
gayaa bachpan ka raaj din aaya woh aaj
tann kumhlaaye abb singaar se
panv dabte hain
panv dabte hain yauwan ke bhaar se
koyi kaanon mein gun gun gun gane laga
dekho bhanwara bhi hamko sataane laga
dank maare kyon jor,
mat kar itna shor
koyi aayega teri pukar se
paanv dabte hain
paanv dabte hain yauwan ke bhaar se
kanv suta priya shakuntala
nahin aanchal saki sambhal
roop dekh dushhyant ka
haay huyi behaal
yeh tapaswini woh raja
phir bhi anhoni ho gayi
purna yauwana pratham milan ki,
pratham drishti mein kho gayi
rajaa ne bhi ghar aur jag ki
zara naa ki parvaah
shakuntala ke sang kiya bann mein gandharv vivaah
kar vivaah de kar vachan,
nrip ne kiya prasthaan
kintu shapvashh bhool gaye woh
shakuntala kaa dhyaan
bhool gaye kyun de ke vachan,
tann ko jalaye birha agan
ya chale aao ya mujhko bulaao,
darshan bin akulaaye nayan
bhool gaye kyun de ke vachan,
bhool gaye
bhool gaye
bhool gaye
bhool gaye
kyun bhool gaye
birha taap se vyaakul birhan,
sah naa saki judaayi
priyanvada ne mann ke godd mein yeh katha sunaayi
man ki mamta bhari, do akhiyaan karuna se bhar aayi
pita kanv laadali shakun ko dete aaj bidayi
rone lage ashram ke sakhiyaan saheli
rone lage bagiya ke saathi chameli
hirna bhi roye jis ke sang sada kheli
chhod hamen aaj kahaan chali ho akeli
kintu na koi kahe sake
pita ke ji ka haal
haathon mein aashish hai
hriday mein hai bhauchaal
nayano mein ullas thha,
mann mein milan ki aas
maa ke sang shakuntala
pahunchi piya ke paas
badal gaye dushhyant nrip
vidhi kaa ajab vidhaan
durvaasa ke shraap vash
sake nahin pehchan
kaun ho kahan se aa rahi
ajaan naar tum
kya bataaun jab bhulate ho hamara pyaar tum
pyar kaisa pyar
pyar kaisa pyar, jhuth bolati zaban tum
dekh lo diya huwa angoothi kaa nishaana tum
main naa jaanta tumhe
yeh kaisa nari dansh hai
mere garbh mein tumhare vansh hi kaa ansh hai
jaa apne ghar sundari
khadi yahaan kyun maun
ja kalankini piya nahin toh
ham bhi tumhaare kaun
toot pada aakash
phataa dharti mann
mujhe sambhaalo godd mein,
piya huye agyaan
din beete aur raaten beeti
khoob vidhaata ne bair kiya
ban ke abhagan phir bhi suhaagan
ne balak ko janm diya
putra bharat ko dekh ke
magan ho gayi maat
yahi bharat jis naam se
bharat hai vikhyaat
arya putra yah
surya chandra ke tej ko bhi harta thha
sinhon ko jab lakshya teer kar ?? gina karta thha
ek diwas dushyant bhool ke marg wahaan jo aaye
baalak ko ?? jaan ke dev chitta takaraye
aur wahin aayi shakuntala
hile hriday ke taar
dekh angoothi yaad aa gaya
woh ashram ka pyaar
sar se sab durbhagya hata
aur mita andhera ghor
8 Responses to "Abhigyaan Shakuntala"
April 21, 2012 at 10:51 pm
Arunji
you have not confirmed my identification, Mera identification adhoora reh jaayega.HELP Arunji. Correct me if I am wrong.
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May 4, 2012 at 4:29 pm
Or the lady in question is SABITA CHATTERJEE???
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May 4, 2012 at 5:02 pm
Prakash ji,
She is NOT Kamala Laxman.She was NOT in the film at all.
The main character depicting Shakuntala in SABITA CHATTERJEE,as per my knowledge.Nirupa Roy had played the role of wife of Kanva Muni.
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May 4, 2012 at 5:09 pm
Sorry,Nirupa Roy was Vidyottama,the princess.
The above is a drama enactment in dance.
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October 26, 2020 at 11:42 pm
Arunkumar ji, is she the same on whim the song ‘Jhir jhir jhir badarwa barse’ from 1956 ‘Parivaar’ picturised ?
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October 27, 2020 at 11:22 am
Shravane ji,
Yes she is the same Savita Chatterji of Jhir Jhir 2 badrawa barse of Pariwar-56.
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May 4, 2012 at 5:09 pm
Ahaa Arunji
Ab mere kaleje ko tandak pad gayee, Kitne dinn aapka intezaar kiyaa
Dhanyawaad
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April 16, 2012 at 2:58 pm
Whether she is Kamala Laxman/Kamala Kumari(estranged wife of Cartoonist R.K.Laxman)(She was there in Yahudi,Katputli,Sangeet samrat tansen etc)
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