Ye duniya hai baazaar baabu
Posted on: January 13, 2014
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This article is written by Arunkumar Deshmukh, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
This is the 18th song in the series ‘ VINTAGE KISHORE “. It is from the film Chham Chhama Chham-52,sung by Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhonsle and Shamshad Begum. O P Nayyar was the music director and the film was directed by P L Santoshi.
In the 40s and 50s, there were 3 personalities in the film industry, who became Phenomenas due to their multifarious contributions to Hindi films. They were Kidar Sharma(Lyricist,Director,producer and writer and Actor), Kavi Pradeep ji (Writer,singer and Lyricist) and P L Santoshi (Actor,writer,producer,Director and Lyricist).
P L Santoshi,whose name was Pyarelal Shrivastav, was born on 7-8-1916, at Jabalpore. For Cinema purposes,he took the name of Santoshi and it became so famous that his son too adopted this as his surname viz. Rajkumar Santoshi. This ” grabbing the Goodwill ” is not uncommon in Film industry. Other such notable cases are that of ” Bachchan” (original Surname Shrivastav) and ” Roshan ” (original surname Nagrath ).
Santoshi started his career with a small role and by writing a few songs in Jaddan bai’s ” Moti ka Haar”-1937. At that time he worked as her private secretary also. He joined Ranjit and later Bombay Talkies and continued writing songs. He also wrote the screenplay of Kismat-43 along with Shahid Lateef. After joining Prabhat Films his career as a Director started. As a lyricist he wrote more than 300 songs in about 100 films. Many of his songs became hits and were popular.
Santoshi made his debut as a Director in Bollwyood with the Dev Anand – Guru Dutt starrer “Hum Ek Hain” in 1946. The movie did not do too well. The following year, he made “Shehnai” (1947) which gained success.
“Khidki” (1948) was Santoshi’s next film, which failed to do well. He then made “Sargam” (1950) with Raj Kapoor, which was successful. After this he made a few films like “Apni Chhaaya” (1950), “Shin Shinaki Boobla Boo” (1952), “Chham Chhama Chham” (1952), “Chalis Baba Ek Chor” (1953), “Sabse Bada Rupaiya” (1955), “Hum Panchhi Ek Dal Ke” (1957), “Garma Garam “(1957), and “Pehli Raat” (1959), all of which failed to do well at the box-office. Santoshi started losing hold on the industry.
In 1960, Santoshi directed “Barsaat Ki Raat”, starring Bharat Bhushan and Madhubala, which became a hit. After a spree of flop films, Santoshi could now breathe a sigh of relief. But Santoshi’s next few films also failed to click. “Pyaar Ki Daastaan” (1961), “Opera House “(1961), and “Holiday In Bombay” (1963) did not do too well. “Dil Hi To Hai” (1963), starring Raj Kapoor and Nutan, also fell below average despite being a good entertainer. Santoshi directed “Roop Rupaiya”, which released in 1968. It was his last direction.
Santoshi also worked as a lyricist in many films. These included Pagal (1940), Akela (1941), Station Master (1942), Hum Ek Hain (1946), Sangram (1950),Saudagar (1951), Ghayal (1951), Anhoni (1952), Chalis Baba Ek Chor ( 1954), Dulhan (1958), and Holiday In Bombay (1963). As a screenplay/dialogue writer, Santoshi worked in Jhoola (1941), Station Master (1942), Nirala (1950), Post Box 999 (1958), Man Ki Aankhen (1970), and Saudagar (1973). P.L.Santoshi expired on 7 September 1978, in Bombay.
Pyarelal Santoshi is also famous for his liking of actress Rehana and there are many stories how he was always snubbed by her and how he produced several films only to be with her.
Santoshi died on 7-9-1978,at Bombay.
Santoshi who rolled in lakhs of rupees at one time, spent his last days with financial difficulties. In one of the interviews to Times of India,his son Rajkumar Santoshi,had said this about his father-
” My father was from Jabalpur. While his real surname was Shrivastav, his pen name was Santoshi. There was a shoot taking place in Jabalpur where they were looking for a dialogue assistant. He was a good writer and he wrote it for them. He got encouraged and came to Mumbai in the mid-30s to become a writer and became a lyricist. Then, in 1946, he got a chance to direct a film where he introduced Dev Anand and Guru Dutt assisted him. He introduced OP Nayyar and encouraged Kishore Kumar and made films like Sargam with Raj Kapoor and Barsaat Ki Raat with Madhubala. He moved to Chennai for a few years to make Tamil films where he met my Tamilian mother and got married to her. He was married earlier, but those days, the anti-bigamy act had not kicked in and so he did not have to formally divorce to get married to my mother. He had two children from his first wife and we are still in touch. I was born in Chennai and moved to Mumbai at the age of five when my father returned to the city. The last three years before my father died was a very low phase for him in his career and he would ghostwrite for Telugu dubbed films to survive. We moved to a rented place in Thane. I also wanted to become a director and so I dropped my studies after Class XI and became an unpaid assistant to my father as he could not afford one. I feel very happy that I left studies and roamed with him in his last three years. Seeing him struggle, I understood life for the first time. My father was extremely emotional and respected and everyone called him guruji. His downfall had started as he turned producer. Creative people rarely become good businessmen. He was a spendthrift and was very generous. But I never regretted that fact as to make your life on your own strength, gives you another high. The struggle I have gone through helps me in my creative work today. He died in 1978 due to kidney failure. With zero savings and a mother, grandmother and two younger sisters to look after, I was left as the only earning member in the family. “
As a Director, Santoshi directed 21 films-like Hum Ek hain-46, Shehnai, Khidki, Sargam, Apni Chhaya, Shin shinaki boobla boo, Chham chhama chham, Hum Panchhi ek daal ke, Sabse bada rupiah, Barsat ki Raat, Qawali ki Raat, Dil hi to hai etc,the last being Roop Rupiah-68. He wrote story/ screenplay of 10 films and wrote more than 350 songs in about 100 films.
The Heroine of the film Chham chhama chham-52 was Rehana.
Rehana was a top actress of Hindi cinema in the late 1940s and early 1950s. She is regarded as Hindi cinema’s first ‘jhatka queen’, her dances catering to the front benchers or the ‘chavanni class’ as it was called then, while being labelled vulgar by the educated gentry! Today when one looks back, one finds her dances and stagey acting pretty harmless wondering what the furore was all about. Rehana, however, loved her sex-pot image and was known to have quipped, “Am I Sexy? Good, I like that!”
Rehana was born Mushtar Jehan in Mumbai. After playing supporting roles in films like the KL Saigal – Suraiya starrer Tadbir (1945), Rehana was cast as one of the leading ladies in the Prabhat drama, Hum Ek Hai (1946) co-starring Dev Anand, Kamala Kotnis and Rehman. The film was the beginning of a fruitful partnership with the debutant director of the film, PL Santoshi, a partnership that would go on till 1952 through films like Shehnai (1947), Khidki (1948), Sargam (1950), Chham Chhama Chham (1952) and Shin Shinaki Boobla Boo (1952). It is said Santoshi was totally besotted by her.
Shehnai and Sajan (1947), both made for Filmistan, were Rehana’s breakthrough films that made her a star. The former, pairing her with Nasir Khan, also established director PL Santoshi and music director C Ramchandra whose super-hit song for the film Aana Meri Jaan Meri Jaan Sunday ke Sunday was hummed thoughout the country. Sajan saw her paired with Ashok Kumar and this remains one of her most well-known films.
Rehana entered the best phase of her career from 1948 – 1951 as she did a variety of films paired opposite most of the top heroes of the day – Prem Adib (Actress (1948)), Raj Kapoor(Sunehre Din (1949), Sargam (1950)), Dev Anand (Dilruba (1950)), Shyam (Nirdosh (1950), Surajmukhi (1950)), Shekar (Ada (1951)) and Premnath (Sagai (1951)). Two of her biggest hits from these were Sargam (1950) and Sagai (1951). Most of the films preferred to capatilise on her seductive dances rather than make any great acting demands on her.
However, post Sagai, Rehana’s career sharply went on the decline as films like Rangeeli (1952), Chham Chhama Chham, Hazar Raatein (1953) and Samrat (1954) all sank at the box-office. And soon Rehana found herself playing second lead in films like Dhola Maru (1956)and Delhi Durbar (1956). With her career on the decline in India, Rehana migrated to Pakistan with the hope of continuing her career there.
Rehana’s films in Pakistan like Shalimar (1956), opposite Sudhir, Wehshi (1956), Apna Paraya (1959) failed at the box office. The only succesful film she really had in Pakistan as leading lady was Raat ke Rahi (1960). Aulad (1962) was also successful but by then she was no longer a leading lady and Nayyar Sultana played the heroine of the film. Rehana married the producer of Raat ke Rahi, Iqbal Shehzad but it was short-lived. After separating from him, she married businessman Sabir Ahmed. She had a cameo dance number in the Zeba – Syed Kamal – Mohammed Ali starrer Dil ne Tujhe Maan Liya (1963) after which she faded away from the film scene.
Rehana resurfaced in 1995 as a member of the jury for the Nigar Awards.
This 87 year old actress’s name was in news recently,in 2010,when she filed a case against the producers of ” Once upon a time in Mumbai”,in Allahabad Court,claiming that Kangana ‘s character Rehana in this film is her’s and is used without her permission.
(Thanks to Upperstall for some information used here).
CCC or Chham chhama chham had 11 songs ,out of which 7 were duets involving Kishore Kumar. Truly speaking this film helped Kishore Kumar very much in getting established as a singing star actor. The producer Ramniklal N Shah was a very dynamic person, who had established the entire Mohan studios with his own money. He was known as a very kind person in the industry. it is said that when Meena Kumari’s father approached him with 12 year old Meena Kumari for help, Ramnik bhai did not take undue advantage of the situation, but gave Rs. 5000/- to him as a help. Meena kumari never forgot this in her entire life and was highly grateful to him always.
(Thanks to Harish Raghuvanshi ji and Salim ji Shah,for information used here).
Let us now enjoy this song from this film. P L Santoshi is the lyricist of this song.
Lyrics of this song were sent by Nitin Shah.
Song-Ye duniya hai baazaar babu (Chham Chhamchham)(1952) Singers-Asha Bhonsle, Kishore Kumar,Shamshad Begam, Lyrics-P L Santoshi, MD-O P Nayyar
Chorus
Lyrics( Provided by Nitin Shah)
ye duniya hai baazaar baabu
duniya hai baazaar
ye duniya hai baazaar baabu
duniya hai baazaar
har cheez yahaan bhi bikti hai
jab jeb mein ho kaldaar
jab jeb mein ho kaldaar
ye duniya hai baazaar baabu
duniya hai baazaar
ye duniya hai baazaar babu
duniya hai bazaar
ye phalon ki dukaan
aao aao meharbaan
ye phalon ki dukaan
aao aao meharbaan
aam aur amrood yahaan hain
naarangi anaar
arre naarangi anaar
hoy
ye duniya hai baazaar baabu
duniya hai baazaar
ye duniya hai baazaar baabu
duniya hai baazaar
chatpat chatpat chane masaaledar
chatpat chatpat chane masaaledaar
aao chakkho ji sarkaar
aao chakkho ji sarkaar
jo khaaye ise ek baar
phir kabhi na ho beemaar
phir kabhi na ho beemaar
hoy
ye duniya hai baazaar baabu
duniya hai baazaar
ye duniya hai baazaar baabu
duniya hai baazaar
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