Sunaayen kise apne gham ka fasaana
Posted on: March 17, 2014
This article is written by Sudhir, 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.
Destiny plays some very unexpected games at times. For some, the fame and rewards are never to be. That may still be a doomed fate that can be reconciled. But more ironical is a life, when the smiles of providence and recognition arrive when the person has already departed. Ghulam Mohammed Sb is one such gifted artist, for whom, the fortunes of recognition arrived when he had already left this mortal world.
Remembering Ghulam Mohammed Sb today (17th March 2014) on the anniversary of his passing away in 1968.
Born into a family of musicians, his father Nabi Baksh was an accomplished tabla player in his own right. He was his first teacher. Later he also trained under Ghulam Rasool Khan of Hyderabad. The child Ghulam Mohammed was trained in music, dance and acting. Yes, I have noticed as I scan the Geet Kosh for other details, this name appear in the list of actors also. Sometimes I wonder, if the actor Ghulam Mohammed is the same as the composer Ghulam Mohammed. There are one or two specific instances identified where he is identified on screen in a situation where he is playing the dholak in a song situation. But maybe that discussion another time.
Even as a young lad, he started to work with traveling theatre companies like New Albert Theatre of Lahore and JB Theatre Company of Bikaner. Then in the mid 1930s, he reached Bombay, but it would take some time before he found meaningful work and recognition. His expertise on the tabla and dholak brought him the attention of the ruling composer Anil Biswas and the rising music director Naushad. He worked as an assistant to these two, gaining good attention to his credit. But it would not be before 1946 that he started to get independent assignments. He shared credits with four other directors for the film ‘Mera Geet’ (1946). Although detailed specifics are not available, but from the information available so far, he composed music for three of the sixteen songs in the film. Then in 1947 followed the films ‘Doli’ and ‘Tiger Queen’. His compositions were light classical based, soft tones and endearing. Songs of the two films in 1947 gained acclaim for him.
His creations in the subsequent years continued to be popular. The Lata-Mukesh duet composed for ‘Shair’ (1949) –“Ye Duniya Hai Yahaan Dil Ka Lagaana Kis Ko Aata Hai” still continues to reign the memory lines. The first half of 1950s was a busy period of his career, that reached a zenith with his masterpiece interpretations of Ghalib’s ghazals in ‘Mirza Ghalib’(1954). The pace and the rhythm at which the ghazal “Hai Bas Ke Har Ik Un Ke Ishaare Mein Nishaan Aur” is rendered, was an unprecedented and a complete departure from the accepted standards of ghazal compositions. With the voice of Rafi Sb to carry the tempo, Ghulam Mohammed Sb has created a unique piece of ghazal rendering.
Beyond ‘Mirza Ghalib’, and despite the phenomenal success of its music, the career of Ghulam Sb slowed down dramatically. Health was one of the issues, but as we know this industry, it was not the only reason. In 1955 we have ‘Kundan’, in 1961 he made a wonderful splash once again with the iconic ‘Shama’, adorned with eleven delightful and unforgettable melodies. But the beauty and the success of these endeavors could not and did not change the course of his destiny. The next and the only assignment that he would carry is Kamaal Amrohi’s ‘Paakeezaah’. The film that was finally released in 1971, was more than a decade in making. The music having been composed and recorded, the film waited for long years to get complete and reach the cinema hall screens. But on the way to this phenomenal success that would emerge in 1971, Ghulam Mohammed Sb passed away this day in 1968.
The enduring phenomena that the music of ‘Paakeezaah’ has been – may it would have changed the life and the fortunes of this hugely talented artist, whom the industry chose to sideline even in the face of the fabulous creations that he was presenting to the listening public. In the year of 1972, when the Filmfare awards were announced, majority of the critics and the discerning public were scandalized to see that ‘Paakeezaah’ was not even on the list of nominations. The protesting voice that was heard was from actor Pran, who refused to accept the best supporting actor award for that year.
Thus rolls the dice for some.
For today’s post, I present this touching sound of melancholy in the voice of Geeta Dutt. The film is ‘Nainaa’ from 1953. Produced by Chandu, under the banner of Chandu Studios Ltd.,the film is directed by Ravindra Dave. The cast of actors includes Geeta Bali, Abhi Bhattacharya, Neeru, Manju, Leela Mishra, Ramesh Sinha, Ramesh Arora, Khairati, Narbada Shankar, Burhan, Patanjali, Raj Adeeb, Anand Pal, Biman Bannerji and others. The film has seven songs that are penned by PL Santoshi, Anjum and Uddhav Kumar. This song is written by Anjum. The credits for music direction are shared between Manna Dey and Ghulam Mohammed Sb.
Two songs from this movie have been discussed in the past and they were composed by Manna Dey. This song is composed by Ghulam Mohammed.
A slow tempo that creates a despondent mood, and the sadness that is so well captured by the voice of Geeta ji. Always a wonder to listen to such gems and to wonder about the vagaries of destiny. Alas.
Song-Sunaayen kise apne gham ka fasaana (Naina)(1953) Singer-Geeta Dutt, Lyrics- Anjum, MD-Ghulam Mohammad
Lyrics
sunaayen kise apne gham ka fasaana
haaye gham ka fasaana
sunaayen kise apne gham ka fasaana
haaye gham ka fasaana
nahin koi apna
hai dushman zamaana
nahin koi apna
hai dushman zamaana aa aa
mila dard dil ko
aur aankhon ko aansoo u u
aankhon ko aansoo u u
mila dard dil ko
aur aankhon ko aansoo u u
aankhon ko aansoo u u
hamen raas aaya naa dil ka lagaana
haaye dil ka lagaana
nahin koi apna
hai dushman zamaana aa aa aa
kise ye khabar thhi ke ae tinke hi tinke
haaye tinke hi tinke ae ae ae
kise ye khabar thhi ke ae tinke hi tinke
haaye tinke hi tinke ae ae ae
jalaa degi bijli ee mera aashiyaana
haaye mera aashiyaana
nahin koi apna
hai dushman zamaana aa aa
sunaayen kise apne gham ka fasaana
haaye gham ka fasaana
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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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सुनाएँ किसे अपने ग़म का फसाना
हाए ग़म का फसाना
सुनाएँ किसे अपने ग़म का फसाना
हाए ग़म का फसाना
नहीं कोई अपना
है दुश्मन ज़माना
नहीं कोई अपना
है दुश्मन ज़माना
मिला दर्द दिल को
और आँखों को आँसू
आँखों को आँसू
मिला दर्द दिल को
और आँखों को आँसू
आँखों को आँसू
हमें रास आया ना दिल का लगाना
हाए दिल का लगाना
नहीं कोई अपना
है दुश्मन ज़माना
किसे ये खबर थी के तिनके ही तिनके
हाए तिनके ही तिनके
किसे ये खबर थी के तिनके ही तिनके
हाए तिनके ही तिनके
जला देगी बिजली मेरा आशियाना
हाए मेरा आशियाना
नहीं कोई अपना
है दुश्मन ज़माना॰ ॰आ॰ ॰आ
सुनाएँ किसे अपने ग़म का फसाना
हाए ग़म का फसाना
3 Responses to "Sunaayen kise apne gham ka fasaana"
March 18, 2014 at 1:32 pm
Usha ji,
Thanks for your concerned comments.
It is destiny – and hence it is for some and not for others. Going by the religious texts, there is really no difference between ‘karma’ and destiny. The life that emerges and confronts us are the consequences of the choices and decisions we make; or are the actions of others foisted on us. The first category is our own doings; the second category is someone else’s doing which in turn will eventually be paid back also. The complexity is to differentiate and understand the two. Such discerning minds are not many any more.
It is known that many of the more successful artists in the industry used not-completely-above-board devices to manufacture successful careers. Some of the more vocal artists have gone on record with complaints e.g. that some motivated and “more prosperous” competitors would reserve recording studios en masse for long durations, leaving no place for the “lesser” music directors to go for recording. And the machinations behind securing Filmfare awards and Radio Ceylon ratings have been discussed many times.
It is a very complex structure – the time, the place, the contemporary friends and rivals, and so many more variables that go into the uncertainty of the events.
Life is what it is. 🙂
Rgds
Sudhir
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March 18, 2014 at 10:47 pm
Sir,
thanks for this beautiful post !!
Our tributes to Ghulam Mohammad Sb on his death anniversary !
Has he sung few songs?
I have earlier shared a song from the ‘1959 – Heera Moti’ – ‘tu duniya mein sar ko uthha ke chal’ , sung by Ghulam Mohammad.
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March 18, 2014 at 9:49 am
“Thus rolls the dice for some.”
But why it is so for some and not for the others. Is it destiny or karma? Very intriguing… Very complex. Religious texts explain it differently the way they do but it seems just for consolation. A person who passes through all these sufferings, pain and agony has to bear the “vagaries of destiny. Alas!”
‘is jahan ka malik agar mil sake to poochhen, meri kaun si khata pe wo hume is kadar satayen’.
By the way, your melancholic post and befittig song selection was worth enjoying.
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