Jidhar dekhta hoon
Posted on: January 10, 2015
This article is written by Arunkumar Deshmukh, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a 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.
VINTAGE NAUSHAD…Song No. 4
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Today’s song is from a 1942 film-Nayi Duniya. After a draught of success, Naushad entered the year 1942. Nai Duniya was his 5th and final film before he began his Success Marathon of jubilees. Out of the 3 films in 1942, his other two films Sharda and Station Master celebrated Silver jubilees. It was only this film-Nai Duniya-which did not celebrate a Jubilee, but this film was no less important and it was a Milestone in the history of HFM.
It was in this film that noted actress singer Suraiyya sang her First film song,as Baby Suraiya ( Boot karoon main polish). This was also the first movie in which Kardar and Naushad came together. Kardar,in fact, was so much impressed with Naushad’s work style, that he decided to employ Naushad, in Kardar Productions ( which he was about to start soon), as a paid composer for Rs. 500 pm. Naushad,on his part, was very happy that he got into a job, which would ensure a sure income every month.
Later this pair gave film after films successfully. Naushad worked with Kardar for 14 films, excluding films made under the banner of Musical Pictures-in which Naushad was an equal partner with Kardar. Nai Duniya was a Circo production and Kardar was only a Director for this company. Soon this Circo came up for sale. Kardar bought it to start his production company. He also established a studio in the premises. Kardar made a contract with Naushad for 5 years,but he was allowed to work outside,though the first priority would be Kardar films. Even otherwise also,naushad restricted his films to 2 to 3 per year,as his style of working needed a long time for rehearsals.
Naushad became a household name all over India after Rattan-44 Hoever he worked in 4 films that year (Rattan,geet,Jeevan and Pehle Aap.) Similarly in 1949 also he did 4 films (Dillagi, Andaz,Chandni Raat and Dulari). He did only one film each in a few years like for instance- in 1940-Premnagar, 45-Sanyasi, 53-Udan Khatola, 57-Mother India, 58-Sohni Mahiwal, 61-Ganga Jamuna, 62-Son of India, 63-Mere Mehboob , 64- Leader and in 70- Ganwaar.
Nai Duniya-42 was the First ever film produced by Naushad. Later,of course, he made few more films,though he was never at ease as a Producer. For Nai Duniya-42, singer G M Durrani was his chief Musical Assistant. The film cast was Shobhana Samarth,Mazhar Khan, Jairaj, Wasti, Azurie, Jeevan, Ram Awtar etc. Not many readers may know much about old actor Mazhar Khan ( there was another Mazhar Khan in 70s/80s). Hhe was one of the most versatile actors who shifted from Hero’s roles to character roles easily. In Hindi films, the name Khan has always been present in plenty. From Wazir Mohd.Khan of Alam Ara-1931 to Shahrukh Khan of today, there were more than 50 Khans acting in Hindi films.
Mazhar Khan was born in 1907 in the princely state of Dhar in M.P. After Matriculation, he joined Police force due to his build and height, but soon he was fed up and resigned. He straightaway headed for Bombay looking for work in films. Director Durga Prasad Mishra took him in Imperial studio and he did about 19 Silent films starting with Challenge-1929. When Talkie films started, he went to Calcutta, joined new Theatres and worked with K L Saigal in ‘Subah ka Sitara’-1932. For east India Film co.,he did ‘ Ek din ka Sultan’and Raat ka raja in which he did 8 roles in the film. After a few more films, he returned to Bombay and worked in Ranjit and Minerva Movitone films. His career best role came in 1941 in Shantaram’s Padosi,in which he did the famous role of Hindu Friend Thakur, while Gajanan Jagirdar did the role of his Muslim friend. In the prevailing tense communal atmosphere in the country those days,this film was hailed as a milestone depicting life long friendship of a Hindu and a Muslim.
In 1942, he turned Director and did Meri Duniya, Yaad, Badi Baat, Pehli Nazar-45, Dil ki Duniya etc. His noteworthy films were Noorjehan-32, Bharosa-40, Padosi-41 and Ulzan-42. This role was that of a Blind singer-like K C Dey. His last film was Usha Kiran-52, he died on 24-9-1950 but before its release.
When you hear today’s song, first time after 1940,you will find that there is melody and Taal in this song. As if there was a transformation, from 1942 onwards, Naushad’s music underwent a sea change. No wonder,in those days people found these songs had easy tunes and a certain melody in them. That is why I say that Naushad’s journey towards success and popularity began with 1942 films.
Let us now enjoy this Qawali by Durrani and chorus for film Nai Duniya.
( My thanks to Harish Raghuvanshi ji’s book ‘Inhe na Bhulaana’ and A.Desai ji’s ‘Ruperi Smaran yatra’ )
Song-Jidhar dekhta hoon (Nai Duniya)(1942) Singer-G M Durrani, Other voices, Lyrics-Tanveer Naqvi, MD-Naushad
Chorus
Lyrics
jidhar dekhta hoon oon
aa aa aaa aa
udhar tu hi tu hai
jidhar dekhta hoon
udhar tu hi tu hai
jidhar dekhta hoon
udhar tu hi tu hai
tujhe chaand sooraj
sitaaron mein dekha hai
gulistaan mein dekha hai
bahaaron mein dekha hai
ae ae
haseenon ke jalwon mein
tu jalwaagar hai ae
tabassum mein dekha
sitaaron mein dekha
ye meri nazar hai
meri justju hai
ye meri
arre haan
ye meri
arre haan hana
ye meri nazar hai
meri justuju hai
jidhar dekhta hoon
udhar tu hi tu hai
jidhar dekhta hoon
udhar tu hi tu hai
arab se kabhi ee ee
arab se kabhi teri
uthhi azaanen
kabhi teri aawaz banti thhi taanen aen
ye masjid bhi teri ee ee ee ee
ye mandir bhi tere
ae ae ae ae ae
baadle kya ??
fida hain jabaane
jo dekhe to sabko teri aarzoo hai
jo dekhen
jo dekhen
jo dekhen
jo dekhnen
jo dekhen to sabko teri aarzoo hai
jidhar dekhta hoon
udhar tu hi tu hai
jidhar dekhta hoon
udhar tu hi tu hai
jidhar dekhta hoon
udhar tu hi tu hai
jidhar
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