Saanchaa naam teraa
Posted on: May 1, 2012
Achala Sachdev (born 3 may 1920- died 30 april 2012) died yesterday. She was 91 and she was three days short of completing 92 years. She started her film career at a young age, as a child actor in fact, but it is as a filmy mother that she is remembered the most.
In the eyes of most movie watchers, she is remembered as the middle aged wife whose Husband (Balraj Sahni) playfully makes passes at her in a public get together in the immortal “Waqt” (1965) song Ae meri zohra jabeen. The song was sung by Manna Dey. It is a rare coincidence that Balraj Sahni and Manna Dey were born on 1 may whereas Achla Sachdev was born on 3 may.
Achala Sachdev remained active in Hindi movies till late 1990s and she played Kajol’s Grandmother in “Dilwaale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge” (1995). Unlike a few other long suffering filmy mothers and grandmothers, Achla Sachdev is rememberd as a relatively happy and well adjusted filmy Maa of Hindi movies. At least that is how I remember her.
Several songs were picturised on her during her long innings in Hindi movies. Here is one of the better known songs picturised on her. This song is a well known bhajan from “Julie” (1975). This song is sung by Asha Bhonsle and Usha Mangeshkar. It is lip synced by Achala Sachdev and Reeta Bhaduri, with Laxmi also visible in the picturisation.
Anand Bakshi is the lyricist. Music is composed by Rajesh Roshan.
Prakashchandra, who sent me the lyrics of this song mentioned it that the video lacks one stanza and that the full audio of this song is not available on YT. He is right. The ACTUAL full audio of this song is not available though cover version of this song is uploaded there and naive uploaders (who cannot differentiate Asha Bhonsle’s distinctive classy voice from other female voices )have uploaded them, believing it to be the original. In fact, most of the internet sites have this audio. I have uploaded the original full audio of this song and listening to the original voices in full is such a huge relief after listening to the unoriginal voices.
Here is this bhajan from “Julie” (1975) as a tribute to Achala Sachdev. May her soul rest in piece.
Video
Audio
Song-Saancha naam tera(Julie)(1975) Singers-Asha Bhonsle, Usha Mangeshkar, Lyrics-Anand Bakshi, MD-Rajesh Roshan
Asha Bhonsle + Usha Mangeshkar
Lyrics(Provided by Prakashchandra)
aaa aaa aaa
aaa aaa aaa
hmm hmm hmm hmm
aaaa aaa aaa
saanchaa naam teraa
o
saanchaa naam teraa
tu shyaam meraa
saanchaa naam teraa
tu shyaam meraaa
sagraa jagat hai jhoothaa saathi
toote deepak ,
bujh jaaye baati
har rang mein tu sang mein hai
chaahe saanjh ho chaahe savera
saanchaa naam teraa,
tu shyaam meraa
saanchaa naam teraa
main tujh mein khoyee re
doojaa na koyee re
aaa jaagi yaa soyee re
tu ek apnaa jeevan sapnaa
sagraa jagat hai jhoothaa saathi
toote deepak , bujh jaaye baati
maine bigaadaa har kaam apnaa
toone sanwaaraa har kaam mera
saanchaa naam teraa
tu shyaam meraa
saanchaa naam teraa
dukh sukh ki dhaaraaa
tu hai kinaaraa
hmm manmohan pyaaraaa
sabkaa khiwaiyya krishna kanhaiyya
sagraa jagat hai jhoothaa saathi
toote deepak ,
bujh jaaye baati
todke ye mann mandir banaa loon
ho mann ke mandir mein dhaam teraa
saanchaa naam tera, tu shyaam meraa
saanchaa naam teraa, tu shyaam meraaa
sagraa jagat hai jhootaa saathi
toote deepak ,
bujh jaaye baati
har rang mein tu sang mein hai
chaahe saanjh ho chaahe savera
saanchaa naam teraa
tu shaam meraa
Saanchaa naam teraa
9 Responses to "Saanchaa naam teraa"
May 1, 2012 at 3:33 pm
You are right ,Atulji
(Bandar kyaa jaane adrak ka swaad-Muhaawraa Correct quote kiyaa hai naa??)
I will say, 90% don`t care about the original music director,lyricist& singers.
3 or 4 years ago,even once I have heard Anuradha Paudhwal ji`s cover version of famous Adalat- Lataji song “Yun hasrathon ke daag mohabbat mein dho liye” at late night Programme of Vividh Bharthi programme:BELA KE PHOOL(Late night 11.30 p.m.)
Either the guy who prepared the programme don`t know who sang the song or he don`t care about original singer.
They relish the crystal clear quality sound of music instruments,voice,lyrics and all that in their swanky Car stereo, but don`t give damn care about originality.
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May 1, 2012 at 4:31 pm
Achala sachdev appeared in the Hindi movie song sequences of:
1)Waqt(ai mere zohraa jabeen)
2)Fakira(alongwith Ifthekar in the song:Dil mein tujhe bitaake)
3)Ganga ki saugandh(Maano tho main gangaa maa hoon)
4)Shagird(“kanhaa aan padi teri dwaar”)
5)Prem Pujaari(Rangeelaa re and doongi tainu reshmi roomaal)
6)Meri surat teri aankhein(Naache man mora magn diktaa )
7)Chitralekha(I don`t remember which song, but she is there as one of the maid attendant of Meenaji)
8)Hare rama hare Krishna(with kishore sahu,satyajeet-lata version of phoolon ka taaron kaa)
9)Bombai ka babu(in chal re sajni ab kyaa roye)
10)Dil Ek Mandir(title song)
11)Hanste Zakham(Rather in a grayish role in “Ye maanaa meri jaan, mohabbat saza hai”)
12)Heer ranjha(Whether she is there in the song sequence of Naache ang ve..chhalke rang ve)
13)Himalay ki god mein(“Kankariyaa maarke jagaayaa”)
14)Chaandni(mere haathon mein nau nau choodiyaan hain)
15)Dilwale dulahniya le jaayenge(Version of ai meri johar jabee sung by amarish puri)
16)Kabhi khushi kabhi gham(title song)
17)Himalay se ooncha(raahi o raahee)
18)Chhaila babu(1977)(One full fledged song”chaailaa mere chhailaa maa ko bada sataaye”
I may be wrong in some cases, Please correct me If I am wrong.Further I am acqauinted well with her movies of late 70`s
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May 1, 2012 at 5:11 pm
this is one sad news which i read only now & here.
actually i was gearing up to see which is the song to be sent next and thought that this shd b d one as i love it very much for the bhajan aspect of it and found it wasn’t here yet.
then i found dat atul has posted it and that Prakashchandraji has done the comments exactly like i had thought up in fact the same songs also he has mentioned.
any way may everyone’s favourite grand mom R.I.P.
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August 22, 2018 at 1:08 pm
AUDIO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-hW9Gv8Wxs
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
May 1, 2012 at 3:06 pm
Thank God, (& Atulji) for the original audio track.
I became restless yesterday evening, while searching for asha ji`s original audio link.The reason :
I came across Anuradha paudhwal`s saancha naam tera, satyam shivam sundaram(title song) and many more cover versions of Anuradha Paudhwal ji uploaded by T.series.
It`s very sad, no one is bothered about original track singers.First of all no one know who are the original singers. That`s the tregedy. They don`t even care about such things.
Sometime ago, at a family gathering, while I pointed out the original singer is some other one, then one of my relative uttered:”Gaanaa tho wohi na, kaun gaayaa hai farkh nahin padthaa”.Then onwards I kept my mouth shut about subject of original singers.
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May 1, 2012 at 3:14 pm
I too was quite upset about the same fact yesterday night and I made sure I got the original audio. There is a huge difference in quality between Asha Bhonsle’s voice and the voices in cover versions. if there are people who cannot differentiate between the original voice and other voices, then they do not know what they are missing.
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