Suna do prem ki meethhi taan
Posted on: February 4, 2015
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Badri Prasad was recently discussed in an article by Mr Arunkumar Deshmukh, our beloved inhouse encyclopaedia.
It was news to most of us that Badri Prasad was much more than just a bit actor in Hindi movies. He was an actor, singer, music composer, choreographer , lyricist, producer and director !
And it was quite a revelation to know that Badri Prasad had composed not one or two, but 168 songs in Hindi movies ! So with some luck, we may some day have a century of his songs as a music director ! That would be a remarkable achievement.
Let us make a beginning of his songs first. Here is a song from “Romantic India”(1936). This movie was produced by Mohan Sinha for Rajpootaana films, Bombay. the movie had Noorjahaan, Snehlata, Radharani, O K Dhar (Jeewan), Shyam sundar, B P Bhargav, Badri Prasad, S Gulab etc in it.
Badri Prasad had acted in this movie and he was the music composer of this movie as well.
One can find the name of Noorjahaan in the cast. Many (read most) online sites would quickly and indiscriminately jump to the conclusion that she was none other than Mallika Tarannum Noorjahaan, the leading playback singer of 1940s and beyond. But Mallika Tarannum Noorjahaan could not be the lead actress of this movie because she was only 10 years old in 1936 when this movie was released.
This Noorjahaan was definitely someone different. It is next to impossible to get any information on this Noorjahaan on internet. So I did the best (and only) thing that we do under such circumstances. I consulted our beloved inhouse encyclopaedia Mr Arunkumar Deshmukh. And it did not take him much time to come up with all the information about this Noorjahaan, whom we will call Noorjahaan senior to differentiate her from the other actor-singer of the same name.
Here is what Mr Arunkumar Deshmukh has to say about Noorjahaan senior:
Noorjehan’s real name was Zebunnisa, but since there were already many Zebs in the film line, she took the name of Noorjehan. She was from a Tawayaf family of Lahore. She started with Silent film Gulnar-1930, then came All for love, chandramani, Hind ke tare, Shaliwahat etc.
After doing about 10 silent films, she first appeared in a Talkie Mirza Sahibaan-1933. (The silent films were produced till sept.1934). She was actually not a professional singer, but in those days it was compulsory for the Lady actors to sing songs also, since playback had not started. That is the reason she sang also. She did about 40 Talike films like patit pawan, Kala wagh,Kismet ki kasauti, Vaaman avtaar, Delhi Express, Jaane aalam, karvaan e husn, Rangeela Nawab, Sati toral, Stree dharma, Romantic India, Shaahu chor, tope ka Gola, Adarsh mahila etc.
After 1937,she did not get major roles and songs also stopped. her last film may be Ghazal -1945.
Interestingly same period we find a Miss Noorjahan/baby Noorjehan also doing child roles.
What a treasure of information !
Armed with the above information, here is a song from “Romantic India”(1936). This song is sung by Noorjahaan senior. Lyricist of this song is not known. Music is composed by Badri Prasad.
The song is preceded by some dialogue and that gives us an opportunity to listen to the voice of Noorjahaan senior before she bursts into this song. It is clear that the song was picturised on herself.
Song-Suna do prem ki meethhi taan (Romantic India)(1936) Singer-Noorjahaan senior, MD-Badri Prasad
Lyrics
suna do
prem ki meethhi taan
suna do
prem ki meethhi taan
suna do
prem ki meethhi taan
suno do
prem ki meethhi taan
suna do
prem ki meethhi taan
suna do
prem ki meethhi taan
janam janam se taras rahe hain
janam janam se taras rahe hain
sun’ne ko mere kaan
suna do
sun’ne ko mere kaan
suna do
prem ki meethhi taan
suna do
prem ki meethhi taan
suna do
prem ki meethhi taan
suna do
prem ki meethhi taan
suna do
prem ki meethhi taan
3 Responses to "Suna do prem ki meethhi taan"
February 4, 2015 at 10:47 am
Atul ji,
The beginning of Badriprasad songs was made in 2012 itself on this Blog. I had written about a song from his film,” Zambo the Ape man “-1937.
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February 4, 2015 at 10:40 am
Voice of Badri Prasad sound as if he is 60 years; which we are familiar with. Nothing youthful.
Romantic India was exotic adventure drama juxtaposing feudal pleasures with a new world imagery represented by American modernity. Heroine Chandrakala (Noorjahan), daughter of the dewan of a native king, is educated in England and lives in America. She refuses to marry the prince of her ancestral state, an insult that causes her father to be dismissed. She makes amends by disguising herself as a man and becoming the prince’s secretary. A noted sequence set in America features an Indian pilot, Premsingh, who loves Chandrakala and offers to fly her entourage back to India in a Zeppelin, but mid-flight drama forces the passengers to parachute to safety….aage parde pe dekhiye
Cast
Noor Jahan …
Chandrakala
Radharani
Snehalata
Lily
Jeevan (as O.K. Dhar)
Prem
Shyamsundar
D.P. Bhagarva
Badri Prasad
Munshi Ratanlal
Khanjar
S. Gulab
Badri Prasad as composer:
1941 Vanmala
1940 Anuradha
1937 Badhe Chalo
1937 Swaraj Ke Sipahi
1936 Romantic India
1935 Fashionable India
Mohan Sinha (1903–1984)
Director | Writer
Born: December 2, 1903 in Indore
Died: 1984 (age 80)
1960 Shan-e-Hind
1959 Chand Ki Duniya
1958 Akash Pari
1957 Jannat
1957 Ram Lakshman
1956 Sultana Daku
1956 Panna
1955 Shahzada
1952 Jalpari
1951 Nai Zindagi
1949 Imtihaan
1949 Jeet
1947 Chittor Vijay
1947 Dil-Ki-Rani (Sweet-Heart)
1947 Khubsoorat Duniya
1947 Mere Bhagwan
1946 1857
1946 Omar Khaiyyam
1945 Shri Krishn Arjun Yuddha
1943 Badalti Duniya
1943 Vakil Saheb
1942 Pritam
1942 Vijay
1941 Vanmala
1940 Anuradha
1940 Laxmi
1939 Swastik
1938 Nirala Hindustan
1937 Badhe Chalo
1937 Swaraj Ke Sipahi
1936 Romantic India
1935 Fashionable India
1947 Dil-Ki-Rani (Sweet-Heart) (story)
1935 Fashionable India(writer)
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