Evening news evening news
Posted on: May 1, 2012
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Is there another song for selling newspapers? I cannot off hand recall one. This one I do remember – film ‘Dooriyaan’, year is 1979, and this film I remember seeing on the big screen.
The film is about relationship between a married couple where both partners are working full time jobs. In the seventies, the prevalence of education and worsening economic realities both contributed to families with two bread winners, especially in urban centers. And the consequences of that were starting to become apparent. Break up in joint family system, rise of nuclear family concept, the plight of the latch key children (children returning from school would unlock the door and enter an empty home), transitioning family and matrimonial values, financial dependence getting redefined et al. A plethora of issues appeared on the scene, adding to the complexity of an already complicated life in the metro cities.
The film industry was not far behind and these themes found their way into the mainstream cinema, and many films appeared on the screen that dealt with these issues. ‘Dooriyaan’ is a tale of one such couple. Both spouses are successful and rising in their careers, and the complete equation of expectations changes. For there is a child to take care. And the ownership of home and household duties begins to drift. Animosities, suspicions and finger pointing starts. And the relationship takes a turn for the worse. The couple fight, they separate, they argue about the child – and none of the spouse is prepared to adjust. The ending of the film was not too satisfactory – appeared to be abrupt and halfway solution. Or maybe that is the best that could be worked out in real life too.
Anyways, we are here to discuss this fun song that one finds unexpectedly in such an expectedly serious film. ‘Dooriyaan’ is a production from the banner of Climb Films, Bombay, and is directed by Bhimsen. The star cast is impressive, in that it includes Uttam Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Priyadarshini, Shriram Lagoo, Baby Geeta, Sudha Chopra, Sulbha Deshpande, Arvind Deshpande, Lalita Kohli, Nitin Sethi, Dutta Bhatt, Achyut Poddar, Kiran Seth etc. And besides these, there are three guest artists that make an appearance especially to perform this song only. Yes, I am referring to Jalal Agha, Mohan Choti, and Mushtaq Merchant. The lyrics of this film are penned by the famous poet Sudarshan Faakkir. Sudharshan is known more for his ghazals that have been rendered off screen, by many ghazal singers. Music is by Jaidev, and it is really endearing. The film has 4 songs. This is the second song from this film that appears on this blog. There are two more, wonderful songs that should reach here soon – a romantic duet, and a fun song for children.
This song is sung by Manna Dey. And he sings for all the three performers. But wait, that is not all. There are dialogues in between that are in very familiar voices, and I will make an attempt to identify them. As you listen, there is a cameo within a cameo by Jalal Agha. I am not certain, but it appears that the dialogues spoken by the ‘neta ji’ and ‘boodhaa aadmi’ are rendered by Manna Dey himself. The next cameo is the man in white kurta pajama, who talks about ‘confusionism’ with Mohan Choti. I suspect the voice behind that person to be TP Jain. TP Jain was a TV artist in Delhi Doordarshan and later a character actor in Bombay, in the 1970s. (Folks may recall him as the Bade Babu at the office in the film ‘Gharonda’). His voice is just this type, nasal and guttural. Then the news item about the a man eloping with his brother’s saali. In that clearly the voice behind the dialogues of Uttam Kumar is Kulbhushan Kharbanda, and the Sharmila of course is speaking for herself. These are my guesses, and would request other readers to please confirm or comment on it.
Enjoy this fun sales pitch song. The Hindi film song never fails to suprise with all its varieties and all the types of situations that have been conceived, as songs. Truly amazing.
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Song-Evening news (Dooriyaan)(1979) Singer-Manna Dey, Lyrics-Sudarshan Faakir, MD-Jaidev
Lyrics
evening news
eeevening news
evening news
evening news
evening news
evening news
evening news
evening news
evening news
ek baar news with
evening news
evening news
eeevening news
bees bees paise nikaalo bhai
bees paise only
aao dekho kyaa likha hai
aaj ke akhbaar mein
kaun jeeta kau haara
duniya ke bazaar mein
aao dekho kyaa likha hai
aaj ke akhbaar mein
kaun jeeta kau haara
duniya ke bazaar mein
evening news
evening news
eeeevening news
ye khabar aayee hai
PTI se
jalse mein mantra ji boley
desh se gareebi hataani hai
desh se gareebi hataani hai
ek boodhaa gareeb bola
mantri ji
ye khabar to bahut hi puraani hai
(coughing sound)
evening news
evening news
eeeevening news
chhote noton ka hai bolbaala
bade noton ka hai munh kaala
chhote noton ka hai bolbaala
bade noton ka hai munh kaala
isse kahte hain
socialist
socialist nahin
haany
socialism
arre bhai itna aata to leader na banta
bees paisa nikaalo
bees paisa
haan lo
evening news
evening news
eeeevening news
kahin maar dhaad
kahin dangaa fasaad
kahin hartaal
kahin bhauchaal
khoon kharaaba
kahin shor sharaaba
kahin daaka
kahin chori
kahin laathi
kahin goli
kahin pyaar ka lafdaa
kahin pyaar ka lafdaa
to kahin ego ka jhagdaa
ego ka jhagdaa
naam aur tareekh ka chakkar hai doston
varna har khabar
laut kar aati hai is sansaar mein
aati hai
jaati hai
aati hai
jaati hai
jaati hai
aati hai
aati jaati
jaati aati
aati jaati
har khabar phir
laut kar aati hai is sansaar mein
evening news
evening news
eeeevening news
dil ka rogi chalte chalte mar gayaa
pataa nahin
mar ke gira ya
gir ke maraa
parantoo
isey kehte hain
moderrrrn death
akasmaat mrityu
evening news
evening news
eeeevening news
ram swaroop ne qatal kiyaa
parinaam swaroop pakde gaye
kyaa. . .
bhai ram swaroop ne qatal kiyaa
aur parinaam swaroop pakde gaye
isey kehte hain
confusion
confusion nahin
confusionism bolo
arre babu
kitne izm
izm aata to leader na bantaa
bees paisa nikaalo bhai
aur
ye lo
evening news
evening news
eeeevening news
aur ye filmi khabar dekhiye
actor thhey saare top
lekin phir bhi film flop
yaani ke top flop
phalswarpp ?? janjaal mein
aur producer aur direction
aspataal mein
evening news
evening news
eeeevening news
lijiye suniye
khabar ye aayee hai
udti chidiyaa ne phailaai hai
bhai ki saali
bhagaa kar le gayaa ik bhai
kya kya
kya kahaa
bhai ki saali
bhagaa kar le gayaa ik bhai
lo apni khabar bhi chhap gayee
arre nahin baba
aisaa to panipat mein bhi huaa thhaa
naam aur tareekh ka chakkar hai doston
varna har khabar
har khabar phir
laut kar aati hai is sansaar mein
aati hai
jaati hai
aati hai
jaati hai
jaati hai
aati hai
jaati aati
aati jaati
aati jaati
har khabar phir
laut kar aati hai is sansaar mein
har khabar phir
laut kar aati hai is sansaar mein
evening news
evening news
arre bhai
paanch paise mein hi le lo
evening news
evening news
(whistling sound in the same tune)
5 Responses to "Evening news evening news"
May 1, 2012 at 7:48 pm
Sudhir ji,
Thanks for a very interesting,absorbing and informative article on Manna Dey.
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December 17, 2012 at 11:09 pm
Hi heard this song in the evening. Published it on my blog.
Thank you for the lyrics, I have pasted the lyrics there and referred to your blog for the lyrics.
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September 4, 2017 at 3:41 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N56OgmROVOg
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
May 1, 2012 at 5:56 pm
Sudhir ji,
Offhand I remember 1 song,selling newspapers-
‘Aaj ki taaza khabar’
film-Son of India-62
singer-Shanti Mathur
Lyrics-Shakeel
Music-Naushad
Filmed on -Sajid
There may be some more too.
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