Mera husn lootne aaya
Posted on: April 29, 2013
“Chandralekha” (1948) was one of the earliest Magnum Opus of Indian movies. Here is what Mr Arunkumar Deshmukh, our beloved in house encyclopaedia has to say about this movie:
The film CHANDRALEKHA was a wonder of Indian cinema.
Today’s generation may not know anything about it, therefore I will try, briefly,to give some information on it,so that they will know what it was like.
Chandralekha was a Gemini Production and was directed by Mr.S.S.Wasan, the founder of Gemini Studios. Wasan was a person who believed that Cinema IS a medium of full entertainment and hence he planned Chandralekha. It was in the making for 5 years and was simulteniously made in Tamil and Hindi. Its budget was unprecedented and no money was spared to make it the most famous film of Indian cinema.
This was the first Tamil movie released all india with 603 prints in those days, some of them with English subtitles. The film was made on a massive scale in Cecil B. Demille style.
The story was of a good and a bad Prince, not only fighting for the Throne but also for the beautiful villege girl, Chandralekha. She agrees to marry the bad Prince with a condition that she will do a Drum Dance.
For this, the most extravagant scene giagantic Drums were made and the dance music was a combination of Indian, South Indian, South American and Viennese waltz music. 500 dancers danced on these drums and at the end, soldiers hidden in the drums come out and attack the bad Prince.
World’s longest sword fight ensues and all is well at the end when Good prevails over the bad.
Not only the Music Director was same but all the 9 songs had the same tune in Tamil and Hindi.
This film was appreciated in many International forums and won many awards too !
This movie had some wonderful songs in it. Five songs from this movie have been discussed in the past.
Here is the sixth song from this movie. This movie is sung by Zohrabai Ambalewaali and two male singers who for some reasons have not been identified. The lyrics of this song makes this song qualify to be called as an “item” song as it would be described today. And as was the wont of lyricists those days, Pt Indra Chandra has come up with the naughty yet cute lyrics with earthy words.
The picturisation shown a lady singing this song and she is then joined by two gentlemen watching her performance.
S Rajeshwar Rao is the music director.
I request our knowledgeable readers to help identify the two male singers as well as the actors in the picturisation.
Lyrics of this song were sent to me by Nitin Shah.
Audio
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Song-Mera husn lootne aaya (Chandralekha)(1948) Singers-Zohrabai Ambalewaali, Unknown male voice 1, Unknown male voice 2, Lyrics-Pt Indra Chandra, MD-S Rajeshwar Rao
Two male voices together
Lyrics(Provided by Nitin Shah)
mera husn lootne aaya
mera husn lootne aaya albela
mera husn lootne aaya
mera husn lootne aaya
ke ghaayal ho gayi re uyi
ke ghaayal ho gayi re uyi
ke uyi lambi moonchhwaale aa matwaale
ke uyi lambi moonchhwasle aa matwale
ke moonchh pe nachsaun nimbuwa uyi
ke moonchh pe nachaaun nimbuwa uyi
hey
mera husn lootne aaya
mera husn lootne aaya albela
mera husn lootne aaya
main banoongi usi ki lugaayi
main banoongi usi ki lugaayi
hoga chhappan gaanvon ka jo raaja
hoga chhappan gaanvon ka jo raaja
gore mukhde se ghoonghat hataa ke
gore mukhde se ghoonghat hataa ke
lat suljha ke dil uljha ke
dheere-dheere kahoongi aaja aaja
dheere-dheere kahoongi aaja aaja
hey
mera husn lootne aaya
mera husn lootne aaya albela
mera husn lootne aaya
o o
main raja roopnagar ka aa aa
aur tuh meri patraani
o main raja chandrashehar ka aa aa
aur tuh meri mahaarani
do do raja bharen yahaan paani
do do raja bharen yahaan paani
meri roothi hai inse jawaani
haay meri roothi hai inse jawaani
jawaani meri roothi hai inse jawaani
jawaani meri roothi hai inse jawaani
jawaani meri roothi
jawaani meri roothi
jawaani meri roothi
jawaani meri roothi hai inse jawaani
hey mera husn lootne aaya
mera husn lootne aaya
2 Responses to "Mera husn lootne aaya"
May 2, 2013 at 6:45 pm
Both Atul’s and Karthik’s postings have lots of info on the film. Many thanks
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
April 30, 2013 at 10:36 am
A few additional details about this magnum opus:
S.S.Vasan announced the name of the movie first and then started scouting for the story. He had thrown out a heroine oriented theme that had been narrated to him by his story writers on the ground that the ending was too ghastly but had been struck by the name of the heroine who was named Chandralekha and that was how the title of the movie came about.
Chandralekha was based on an episode from a novel called Robert McCaire the Male Bandit by G.W.M.Reynolds, which was narrated to Vasan by one of his story writers, Vepathur Kittu. The film was made over five years and ended up costing more than Rs.3 million, the most expensive movie made in India til then.
An interesting aside to the story is that S.S.Vasan apparently turned down a stage actor who was trying for a break in films, for a small role of the hero’s bodyguard on the ground that he had a minor squint. The man he turned down went on to become one of the finest actors the country has seen, Sivaji Ganesan..
Chandralekha was also released in Japan in 1954 titled Shakunetsu-no Ketto (Fight under the red heat)..
Source: Noted Tamil film historian Randor Guy’s take on the movie in Starlight,Starbright.
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