Insaan thha pehle bandar
Posted on: February 4, 2015
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First came “Mother India”(1957) and then came “Son Of India”(1962). Both were produced by Mehboob Khan. Title role in Mother India was played by Nargis whereas the titkle role in “Son of India” was played by Sajid Khan. This Sajid Khan is different from the Sajid Khan that we are familiar with. This Sajid Khan was an adopted son of Mehboob Khan and he acted not only in “Son of India”(1962) but in “Mother India”(1957) as well, playing child version of Sunil Dutt in “Mother India”(1957).
The most well known song of “Son of India”(1962) was the iconic children’s song Nanha munna rahi hoon desh ka sipaahi hoon. This song was sung by Shanti Mathur and it was picturised on Sajid Khan.
I am one of those people who are not aware of any other songs of Shanti Mathur other than that iconic song. I have come to know only just now that she had sung another song in the movie.
Here is this other Shanti Mathur song from “Son of India”(1962). This song, a light hearted song is picturised on Sajid Khan as a roadside song where people throng to watch him perform. Sajid Khan is shown singing this song at various tourist spots of Bombay (now Mumbai). It is interesting to see the famous locations of Bombay as they were half a century ago and compare them from what these locations look like now.
This song is penned by Shakeel Badayuni. Music is composed by Naushad.
Song-Insaan thha pehle bandar (Son of India)(1962) Singer-Shanti Mathur, Lyrics-Shakeel Badayuni, MD-Naushad
Lyrics
kehte the ustaad hamaare
naam thha jinka machhandar
insan thha pehle bandar
insan thha pehle bandar
insaan thha pehle bandar
insaan thha pehle bandar
lambi dum waale thhe saare
apni paavnon ke andar
insaan thha pahle bandar
insaan thha pahle bandar
come along
na koi john thha
na koi abdul
na koi thha gopal
sabki soorat ek jaisi thhi
ek thhi sabki chaal
ek thhi sabki chaal
nange phirte thhe jangal mein
banke mast kalandar
insaan thha pahle bandar
insaan thha pahle bandar
kehte thhe ustad hamaare
naam thha jinka machhandar
insaan thha pehle bandar
insaan thha pehle bandar
????
kaam kiya ye pehla humne
ban gaye jab insaan
mitti ke do chaar gharon mein
baant diye bhagwaan
baant diye bhagwaan
kisi ne khola uncha girja
kisi ne masjid mandar
insaan thha pehle bandar
insaan thha pehle bandar
lambi dum waale thhe saare
apni paanvon ke andar
insaan thha pahle bandar
insaan thha pahle bandar
????
bhool gaye sab ek dooje ko
ban ke aadamzaat
kaise kaise jaal mein phans gayi
bandar ki aulaad
bandar ki aulaad
koi bana hai aaj bhikhaari
koi aaj sikandar
insaan thha pehle bandar,
insaan thha pehle bandar
kahte thhe ustad hamare,
naam thha jinka machhandar
insan tha pehle bandar
insan tha pehle bandar
5 Responses to "Insaan thha pehle bandar"
February 4, 2015 at 7:04 pm
Nayan ji / Atul ji,
Here is some information on SAJID KHAN …
SAJID KHAN (born 28 December 1951) former Indian Actor, is the adopted son of Indian film producer Mehboob Khan, founder of Mehboob Studios, in India.
Sajid started acting as a child appearing as the younger version of Sunil Dutt’s character in his father Mehboob’s 1957 film Mother India. He played more central role in title role,in his father’s next and last film Son of India in 1962. He went on to achieve fame in the United States with a co-starring role alongside Jay North in the 1966 film Maya. The film’s success led to a television series of the of the same name airing on NBC from September 1967 to February 1968 where he had pivotal role. He also had a short-lived singing career in 1969 with a self-titled album. He guest starred in the television series The Big Valley, Its Happening and after appearing in a handful of successful English films – The Prince and I, My Funny Girl, The Singing Filipina, Mahatma and the Mad Boy, he tried to get into Hindi films but none of his Hindi films from 1972 to 1983 ever worked. His career’s peak period was in 1966–1974 and he was more successful in English films. He made his last film appearance in the Merchant-Ivory film Heat and Dust in 1983 which was successful.
It is reported that Sajid had a factory in India which made costume jewellery. ‘Artistic’ was the name of the retail store. Actress Rekha fell in love with him in the period 1970–72 but Sajid met his future wife and broke off with Rekha. He later divorced his wife in 1990 and has a son, Sameer. Sajid acted in films from 1957 to 1983.
Filmography:
Heat and Dust (1983)
Dahshat (1981)
Mandir Masjid (1977)
Zindagi Aur Toofan (1975)
Mahatma and the Mad Boy (1974) asThe Mad Boy
Savera (1972)
The Singing Filipina (1971)
My Funny Girl (1971)
The Prince and I (1971)
Maya (1966) … Raji
Son of India (1962)
Mother India (1957)
TV appearances:
The Big Valley – The Royal Road (1969, 1 episode) as Ranjit Singh
Its Happening – (1968, 2 episodes) as Himself
Maya (1967–1968, 18 episodes) as Raji
Discography:
Singles:
(Numbers in parentheses indicate Billboard Singles Chart peak positions)
“Getting To Know You” (#108) / “Ha Ram”—Colgems 1026 (1968)
“Dream” (#119) / “Someday”—Colgems 1034 (1969)
Albums:
Sajid—Colgems COS-114
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February 4, 2015 at 7:22 pm
Thanks for your reply Arunkumarji. I remember now the film, I was thinking about was ‘Savera’, * Sajid Khan, Kiran kumar & Rehana Sultan.
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February 5, 2015 at 11:51 am
Nayan ji
Kitne dinon ke baat aap ka comments blog mein padhne ko milaa, thanks for that
Regards
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February 4, 2015 at 8:09 pm
Shanti also sang for Balak-69
Sajid: some may overlap with Arunji
2006 Utthaan
2000 1857 Kranti (TV Series)
1983 Heat and Dust as Dacoit Chief
1981 Dahshat
1980 Abdullah as Sheikh
1978 Daku Aur Jawan
1977 Mandir Masjid
1975 Zindagi Aur Toofan
1974 Mahatma and the Mad Boy (Short) as The Mad Boy
1972 Savera
1971 My Funny Girl
1971 The Singing Filipina
1969 The Big Valley (TV Series) as Ranjit Singh
– The Royal Road (1969) .as.. Ranjit Singh
1967-1968 Maya (TV Series) as Raji
– The Legend of Whitney Markham (1968) … Raji
– The Witness (1968) … Raji
– The Ranson of Raji (1968) … Raji
– The Treasure Temple (1968) … Raji
– The Son of Gammu Ghat (1968) … Raji
1966 Maya as Raji
1962 Son of India
1957 Mother India as Young Birju (as Master Sajid)
1968 It’s Happening (TV Series)
Trivia: Sister in law is Saeeda ( Sister of Dilip Kumar) She married his brother Iqbal Khan.
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February 4, 2015 at 6:39 pm
I think this Sajid khan also played a leading role in a film of early 70s. Kiran kumar was also a co-star in that movie. I had forgotten the name & other details of this film! Can you find the name of the movie?
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