Shama jalti hai magar jalta nahin parwaana
Posted on: March 28, 2013
“Gunsundari” (1948), by now a forgotten movie, was an Ajit pictures production. It was directed by Ratibhai Punatkar. The movie had Saraswati, Manhar Desai, Nirupa Roy, Dulari, Chhagan, Romeo, Babu Raje, Jal Writer etc in it.
The songs from this movie are just as rare as the movie itself. Some songs from this movie, which are sung by Geeta Dutt are available on YT. But other songs, especially those sung by Amirbai Karnataki are too rare even by YT standards.
Here is a rare song from this movie. It is sung by Amirbai Karnataki. Lyrics by Pt Indra Chandra are quite superb. Though music for most songs of this movie were composed by Hansraj Bahl, this song was composed by Bulo C Rani.
Song-Shama jalti hai magar jalta nahin parwaana (Gunsundari)(1948) Singer-Amirbai Karnataki, Lyrics-Pt Indra Chandra, MD-Bulo C Rani
Lyrics
shama jalti hai magar
shama jalti hai magar
jalta nahin parwaana
jalta nahin parwaana
karwaten ishq ne lin
karwaten ishq ne lin
husn hua deewaana
haan
husn hua deewaana
saaqi teri mehfil ki
saaqi teri mehfil ki
badli huyi hai rangat
badli huyi hai rangat
marte hain pyaase lekar
marte hain pyaase lekar
chhoote nahin paimaana
haan
chhoote nahin paimaana
wasl ki raat hai ye
neend wo daale naadaan
wasl ki raat hai ye
neend wo daale naadaan
pyaar ki baat hai ye
aankh milaa le naadaan
pyaar ki baat hai ye
aankh milaa le naadaan
chand roz jawaani hai
chand roz jawaani hai
isko nahin thhukraana
isko nahin thhukraana
karwaten ishq ne lin
karwaten ishq ne lin
husn hua deewaana
haan
husn hua deewaana
shama jal rahi hai
jeena hai aaj jee le
kal ka hai kyaa thhikaana
jeena hai aaj jee le
kal ka hai kyaa thhikaana
peena hai aaj peele
kal ka hai kyaa thhikaana
peena hai aaj peele
kal ka hai kyaa thhikaana
duniya ki nigaahon se
duniya ki nigaahon se
ab kis liye sharmaana
ab kis liye sharmaana
karwaten ishq ne lin
karwaten ishq ne lin
husn hua deewaana
haan
husn hua deewaana
shama jal rahi hai
7 Responses to "Shama jalti hai magar jalta nahin parwaana"
March 28, 2013 at 12:40 pm
Gunsundari is a character from Saraswatichandra. It seems this Gunsundari has nothing to do with Saraswatichandra.
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March 28, 2013 at 2:21 pm
Nitin ji,
If I am not mistaken and as far as I remember,Nutan’s name is
KUMUD SUNDARI in the film Saraswatichandra and NOT Gunsundari.
Please check up once again.
-AD
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March 28, 2013 at 9:16 pm
Gunsundari, the heroine of Gunasundari no ghar sansar, was the mother of the character Kumud Sundari, if I am not mistaken.
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March 28, 2013 at 11:19 am
Atul ji,
Thanks for posting this rare song from GUNSUNDARI-1948.
This film has a very interesting history.
Chandulal Shah (later owner of Ranjit Studios),had first directed this silent movie GUNSUNDARI, in 1927 under the banner of Kohinoor film company,Bombay.Even in those days it was a popular film.
After Talkie films started and Chandulal Shah had established his own studio-in partnership with Gauharjah mamajiwala,a Heroine of his many films and his consort for the next 40 years, he remade the film GUNSUNDARI once again in 1934.The cast of the 1934 film was the same as the 1927 silent film,namely Gauhar,Raja Sandow,Rampyari,R N Vaidya etc.
Somehow Chandulal shah had been fascinated by the film story.
After Ranjit studio and Sardar Chandulal shah(having lost 1cr 25 lakhs in cotton trading,in one single day) were in financial crisis and most of their properties were mortgaged,Producer Director Ratibhai Hemchander Punatar-who was Chandulal’s sister’s son and his chela,decided to make film Gunsundari once again.
This time the film was made in Gujarati and Hindi simulteniously.The year was 1947.Due to partition etc the film was delayed and was released only in 1948.
Ratibhai had selected Kokila Balsara aka Nirupa Roy as the new heroine.after the shooting started,she was signed by Chandulal Shah for Ranjit’s film ” Lakhon mein Ek”. Since Gunsundari was delayed,
“Lakhon mein Ek-1947” got released first and it was Nirupa Roy’s FIRST Hindi film as a Heroine.
I remember having seen the film GUNSUNDARI-1948,sometime in the early 50s.The story was indeed very interesting for those times.A village siple girl is married to a modern type educated rich boy.he does not like this uneducated ‘gaon ki gori’ and he abondones her.The story is about how the girl gets educated and learns all modern things,yet impresses her in laws with her traditional ways(unknown to the husband) and how she wins him back successfully.
Later on ,as is the practice of Hindi film Industry,this theme was used in umpteen number of Hindi and various regional languages over a time.
This was also the First film of Nirupa Roy and Manhar Desai ( who was originally from a Goan family settled in Ahmedabad and his name was
Malcol Alfredo Desai-a converted christian).Later this pair starred in many Hindi and Gujarati films.
-AD
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March 28, 2013 at 11:49 am
Thanks a lot for these details.
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March 28, 2013 at 11:52 am
Interesting history indeed.
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