Aa bhi jaa meri duniyaa mein
Posted on: July 19, 2012
This article is written by Raja, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
The 19th of July may not seem like a particularly noteworthy date in the history of mankind. But for this blog, it is a special day – because it happens to be the birthday of this blog. Yes, friends, it was on the 19th of July 2008 that Atul started this blog that we have all come to love so much over the years.
Today therefore is the fourth birthday of this blog – and since we love celebrating milestones of all types here, we do not intend to let this day go by without some sort of celebration.
Four years! I cannot help casting my mind back to the first day of this blog – the day it was born. Yes, I can say I was there on that first day, seeing the first steps that this blog took. Not knowing then how it would evolve, not knowing then what impact it would have on its readers.
Today, four years and over six thousand songs later (and counting), this blog can be safely considered to be one of the most popular blogs in cyberspace in the arena of Hindi film music.
I am sure Atul will be modest and attribute a lot of this to his readers, other contributors, and those who have uploaded music onto the internet. True, they have all played their part, no doubt, but to me Atul is the single biggest reason this blog exists at all – and has been able to clock up such an impressive tally of songs.
I’ve said this before – but I never tire of repeating it – this blog is not just about posting songs. That could be easily done with one copy-paste operation. Every single song posted on this blog involves a certain amount of effort and work done on it.
First of all, the lyrics. The song is carefully listened to, so that the lyrics can be correctly jotted down. Many of the songs are obscure so the lyrics are anyway not available elsewhere. Even if they are available, often there are mistakes (and these get distributed as the lyrics keep getting copied by others). So every song posted here is individually listened to, with the best effort possible made to get the lyrics right.
Then the details about movie/singers/lyricist/composer etc. Surprisingly even these are sometimes wrong out there. Atul tries as much as possible to get these right too. Even if he doesn’t get them right, his readers help out. Bottom line, the info available here is about as reliable as you can hope for.
Then the write-up. Each song is accompanied by a write-up which talks about it, the movie, the picturisation, the artistes (on-screen or backstage), some trivia – anything that may be interesting or relevant. Sometimes songs are also translated. This gives a much richer feel for the song than just the lyrics.
So all of this goes into producing ONE song on this blog.
And then we have comments – and these are just as valuable. As the blog has grown, it has attracted more and more readers, many of them extremely knowledgeable. We therefore have the privilege of enjoying some extremely interesting pieces of info, often not available anywhere else, in the comments section of this blog.
Importantly, though the numbers are very impressive, it is not just about quantity. This blog tries to find rare gems out there – songs that are long forgotten or have, for whatever reason, never made it into the public domain till now. Every song involves effort from a number of people – the singer(s), lyricist, composer, the musicians involved, lots of people. For it then to be lost to us forever is SUCH a criminal loss.
To me this is the biggest service this blog is doing. To be a repository of sorts for rare music (mostly of yesteryear) that would otherwise be completely lost to us. Film music, non-film music, it does not matter.
I was thinking of what might have been going on in Atul’s head when he started this blog. Am not sure he had such ambitions (only he would know!) but, borrowing liberally (well, the first six lines or so have been parodied) from one of my favourite speeches from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, this could have been his line of thinking.
Friends, Indians, countrymen
Lend me your ears
I come here to share music, not to enjoy it alone
That which has been created by many so lovingly
Does not always live after them
It is oft interred with their bones
And so I seek not to let it be
Lest the relentless sand of time sweeps all that lies ahead
Leaving just ever-fading memories of times gone by
And those who once gave us so much
Have no place in posterity to be remembered by
I seek therefore to enshrine here and now
Some samples of work from those times gone by
That the future may yet find, if it does so wish
To listen to music that ought ne’er to die
Jokes apart, this is indeed a commendable achievement – to be able to keep up this blog for four years, posting every single day (except for the very occasional break), and posting on average 5-6 songs every day is one hell of an achievement.
I know I’d never have been able to do it – it calls for a level of dedication, discipline and passion that very few have. And Atul clearly has it.
So hats off to Atul on this occasion – and looking forward to many more such birthdays. He started alone on this journey – and today, four years later, he has a caravan of people with him on this journey. Everybody enjoying being part of it. We have a lot to be thankful to Atul for. So a big thank you from me, and on behalf of all this blog’s readers, to Atul today.
Now, moving onto the song itself.
We know that this blog tries to find and post rare gems of yesteryear. Well, the song I have today can be classified as one such. Gem, it is for sure. Whether it is rare or not, is for others to judge – I know that till I saw this film a month or so ago, I’d never heard it (though I’m hardly an indicator for this).
What I do know is that the first time I heard this, I fell absolutely in love with it. The silken voice of Talat Mahmood has rarely disappointed me. And I was just thrilled to listen to it here.
The song is “aa bhi ja meri duniya mein” from Daera (1953). A few songs from this film have already been posted – including one of my alltime favourite songs, devta tum ho mera sahaara.
Today’s song is picturised on Nasir Khan as he watches, from a distance, Meena Kumari on the terrace of an adjoining building. Nasir falls head over heels in love with her – not knowing that she is already married. The story has its twists – and though it is possibly Kamal Amrohi’s least-known film – it had enough in it to keep me interested till the very end. It is a slow film – sort of like an art film of the 1950s – and it has its depressing moments – but it is aesthetically well-directed and stays true to the storyline (in other words, no distractions like CSPs – comic side plots).
I just loved the songs in the movie – the music is by little-known Jamal Sen. I saw an interview (available on youtube) where well-known yesteryear director Kidar Sharma (also credited with giving Geeta Bali a break) talks about how he gave Jamal Sen a break. I am so impressed by the music of Jamal Sen in this film that I think it is a pity he composed so little.
Please listen to this song – I am sure you will be captivated by it too. It plays twice in the film (though the second time is just a repetition of the mukhda several times).
Version I
Version-2
Song-Aa bhi jaa meri duniya mein (Daaera)(1953) Singer-Talat Mehmood, Lyrics-Kidar Sharma, MD-Jamal Sen
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Version-1
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hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm
hmm hmm hmm hmm
hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm
hmm hmm hmm hmm
aa bhi ja meri duniya mein koi nahin
bin tere kab talak yoon hi ghabraaye dil
bin tere kab talak yoon hi ghabraaye dil
aa mile teri nazron se aise nazar
kuchh na apni khabar ho na teri khabar
ja tujhe dhoondh kar phir na paoon kahin
yoon muhabbat ke toofan mein beh jaaye dil
teri saanson ki khushboo mein kho jaaoon main
chhanv mein teri palkon ki so jaoon main
tu bhi to mere khwaabon ki hai naazneen
kyun na tere liye ??? kar gaaye dil
aa bhi ja meri duniya mein koi nahin
bin tere kab talak yoon hi ghabraaye dil
chaandni ki tarah meri mehfil mein aa
koi aahat na ho is tarah dil mein aa
aasmaan hai jo dushman to zaalim zameen
ho na aisa ki kehna padey haaye dil
aa bhi ja meri duniya mein koi nahin
bin tere kab talak yoon hi ghabraaye dil
bin tere kab talak yoon hi ghabraaye dil
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Version-2
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Aa bhi ja meri duniya mein koi nahin
bin tere kab talak yunh hi ghabraaye dil
aa bhi ja meri duniya mein koi nahin
bin tere kab talak yunh hi ghabraaye dil
aa bhi ja meri duniya mein koi nahin
bin tere kab talak yunh hi ghabraaye dil
aa bhi ja meri duniya mein koi nahin
bin tere kab talak yunh hi ghabraaye dil
aa bhi ja meri duniya mein koi nahin
bin tere kab talak yunh hi ghabraaye dil
aa bhi ja meri duniya mein koi nahin
bin tere kab talak yunh hi ghabraaye dil
10 Responses to "Aa bhi jaa meri duniyaa mein"
July 19, 2012 at 10:19 am
Raja ji
Thanks for the nice song and very heart touching article.
Regards
Prakash
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July 19, 2012 at 1:38 pm
Rajaji,
It is great to know that you were the first blogger of the blog and has seen from the 1-2 log(person) to a full fletched blog!. You have seen it all; how it evolved and grown into full blown blog. Thanks for the great write-up
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July 19, 2012 at 1:42 pm
Raja ji,
Wow, wow and wow. The take off on the old bard is just priceless. What a fantastic summary of everything that this blog is all about. And stated so succintly, and so precisely. I strongly recommend that this (or a smaller version) should find a place on the home page itself. It so well ensconces the philosophy of this blog. Kudos to you.
And of course, congratulations to all.
And Raja ji, w gem of a song you have selected. Lovely and superb.
Rgds
Sudhir
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July 19, 2012 at 1:44 pm
Raja ji,
With your permission, I would like to share these lines with a select set of friends, who are also diehard fans of Hindi film music of yesteryears.
Hope it is OK by you.
Rgds
Sudhir
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July 19, 2012 at 2:07 pm
Rajaji,
How lucky you are to be part of this blog from day one and then watching it grow. It’s your and Atulji’s love that this tree that you have grown from the seed four years back is now blossoming with lots of flowers and spreading it’s fragrance to the whole world. Thanks for your contribution.
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July 19, 2012 at 5:16 pm
Raja ji,
Thanks for a very readable,touching and heartfelt write up.
Thanks to you for being with Atul ji and THE BLOG from the begining and being a strength to it .Y ou have seen the baby grow and how !
Thanks once again.
-AD
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7 | Ava Suri
July 19, 2012 at 8:40 pm
Rajaspeare, that was a great speech, and the best part is no school child will be compelled to learn it by heart and curse you. 🙂
I agree with you, this song from Daera is a true gem, it has beautiful music, lovely lyrics and the dulcet tones of Talat to lend grace to it.
It is hard to find words to describe the efforts that go into maintaining this blog. So Atul and your team, all I will say in Punjabi is : Tussi Great Ho.
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July 19, 2012 at 8:40 pm
Thanks to all of you for your very kind comments. It was just fortuitous that I happened to know Atul from before the blog started (thanks to our being on a cricket forum together) – and so happened to be here from day one of the blog.
And Sudhirji, OF COURSE you can use any part of what I’ve written here. Ye bhi koi poochhne ke baat hai! 🙂
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July 20, 2012 at 12:15 am
Lovely writeup Raja 🙂 I think that Atul is just the perfect “glue” to hold everything and everybody all together—so gentle, kind, self-effacing and hysterically funny. I can’t keep up with your volumes of posting, but I try—and it’s always good to know that this blog is here as a resource for cinema lovers!
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July 19, 2012 at 9:07 am
Raja,
Well said.
I joined this blog in July last year exactly for the reasons you mentioned – every details about the songs are meticulously checked. Then there are regular visitors to the blog to provide additional inputs. All these collective efforts make this blog unique among the blogs relating to Hindi film songs on the websites.
Atul always says that this blog is a collective efforts. True, but in this collective efforts, he is the captain of the ship who takes the ultimate responsibility of maintaining the blog.So his role has to be seen in this context. I feel tired when I think of Atul doing the rigmarole of posting on an average 5-6 songs per day in the midst of his other responsibilities. It is Atul’s dedication, interest and commitment which makes this blog’s take off very smooth.
Happy birthday to www. atulsongaday.me
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