Ham do mohabbat ke maare kahaan jaayen
Posted on: July 18, 2016
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This article is written by Raja, 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.
It is well past 3.00 in the night (early hours of the 18th of July) as I start to write this post for the blog. I’m tired, my eyes are almost closing, I know I should be going to sleep – but the mind is rebelling and urging me on. It is saying “Go on, you can do it, you need to do it. You need to write a post, however tired you are, however badly the post comes out. You cannot let him down. Not on his death anniversary.”
So, friends, here therefore is a post on the death anniversary of an actor who, much-maligned though he was during his lifetime (and for understandable reasons), has a special place in my heart for one reason, and one reason alone – he was the central figure in many of my childhood memories of Hindi films.
I’m talking about Rajesh Khanna, of course.
Now I’ve written about Rajesh Khanna before on this blog, so I will not repeat all that I’ve already said about him.
I will also not defend him – not his character, not his attitude, not his personal life, not even his acting. These have been discussed umpteen times and I’ve no intention of going over these again. Suffice it to say that Rajesh Khanna evokes strong feelings in, and opinions from, many Hindi film lovers. Admittedly largely negative, although he does have SOME loyal, diehard fans.
Just to clarify, this count does not include me, inspite of the soft corner that I have for him in my heart. For I am critical of him, I sometimes wince when I see him onscreen in his later films – and I totally get why many dislike him.
And yet, I cannot deny that my fond memories of those early days of my life are intertwined with his overarching presence.
From “ye jo mohabbat hai” to “ye shaam mastani” to “yahan wahan saare” to “kahin door jab din dhal jaaye” to “rona kabhi nahin rona” to “dilbar jaani, chali hawa mastaani” to “o mere dil ke chain”, he sang them all for me even as I was a little boy, not even into his teens. Yes, I know technically he wasn’t singing, it was Kishore Kumar – but for that little boy who knew no better, it was Rajesh Khanna singing these wonderful songs, with a smile on his lips, with that tilted head, opposite a Sharmila Tagore or Asha Parekh or Mumtaz or whoever. I used to sing along , tilt my head like Rajesh – and everything was fine in the world, in my head.
Whatever else happened after that brief period of the late 60s/early 70s – Rajesh’s decline, the rise of Amitabh Bachchan – nobody can take away those memories of those few years of my childhood from me.
That is why I feel obliged, in a strange way, to write this post today. I know I don’t HAVE to – but something within me tells me this is the least I can do to repay him for those memories. The whole world might hate him – but my childhood connect with him doesn’t allow me to do so.
I must admit that I myself “ditched” Rajesh Khanna by the mid-70s. Most of India did, as his films began flopping, one after another. It was a shocking decline for someone who, just 3-4 years earlier had a record string of hit films. The craze for Rajesh Khanna and his films had to be seen to be believed. And yet, by the mid-70s, it was over.
I was so disappointed by some of his mid-70s films that I deliberately stayed away from his films thereafter. I desperately wanted him to do well, but I could sense that times had changed. A new Emperor had taken over, and nobody had any time for the ex-Emperor. That’s how things are in life. Success is ephemeral – strangely I, a teenager then, seemed to understand it better than Rajesh Khanna. If only he had understood it too…early on, and not later, by which time much water had flown under the bridge. But then, when you’re surrounded by sycophants, you see a very limited view of the world.
Anyway, we all know all this and there is no point repeating it. Everyone has his weaknesses – Rajesh had more than his share of them. But he also gave us a few memorable films – Anand and Amar Prem are still considered absolute classics of Hindi cinema. Let’s remember him for these, if nothing else.
I will now move on to the song for today.
It is from the film Joroo Ka Ghulam (1972). It’s a film I remember seeing as a young boy – and one I thoroughly enjoyed. It was during Rajesh’s superstar days and, while not being as big a hit as his Apna Desh, also released that year, did reasonably well.
I saw the film again a few years ago when it was on TV in India. And enjoyed it this time too. I don’t remember the story very well now (my memory is terrible!) but I think it goes like this. Nanda is from a well-to-do family. She leaves her parents’ house when they disapprove of her choice of man she wants to marry, because he (Rajesh Khanna) is poor. When keeping in touch with them, her ego makes her inform them that her husband is doing well in life and that they’re well-settled. The truth is, they are still struggling in life. When her father informs her that he intends to drop in to visit them for a few days, all hell breaks loose. They now need to somehow put on an act that they’re doing well in life, if only for a few days. This results in a lot of hilarious situations, from what I can remember.
The film had a very popular song “nainon mein nindiya hai”. The other songs were also fairly popular in their time, today’s song being one of them. I remember hearing it every one and then, when I was a little boy.
The song is picturised on Rajesh Khanna and Nanda. From what I remember, they have been temporarily accommodated at a friend’s place after marriage, but they have no privacy whatsoever. This song shows them bemoaning their lack of privacy.
Let’s enjoy the song, written by Anand Bakshi , composed by Kalyanji Anandji, sung by Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhonsle. It is picturised on Rajesh Khanna and Nanda – both no longer with us.
It is almost 4.00 now – and, as I send this post over to Atul and hope to grab a few hours of sleep at least, I feel I have done my bit for Rajesh Khanna today. And that’s a satisfying enough feeling, well worth the loss of sleep.
Ah, the things we do for our love of music and Hindi cinema! 🙂
Song-Ham do mohabbat ke maare kahaan jaayen (Joroo Ka Ghulaam)(1972) Singers-Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhonsle, Lyrics-Anand Bakshi, MD-Kalyanji Anandji
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Lyrics
Mera chain khoya hua hai
Mera chain khoya hua hai
Tamaasha ye goya hua hai
Yahaan koi soya hua hai ae
Yahaan koi soya hua hai
Wahaan log baithe hain saare kahaan jaayen
Hum do mohabbat ke maare kahaan jaayen
Hum do mohabbat ke maare
Hmmm hmm hmm hmm
(Aa aa aa aa aa)
Chalo hum kahin aur chalte hain
Chalo hum kahin aur chalte hain
Yahaan to kayi deep jalte hain
Jahaan pe bahut hi andhera ho
Wahaan aaj ki raat dera ho
Magar kaun si wo jagah ho
Jahaan par na ho ye sitaare kahaan jaayen
Hum do mohabbat ke maare kahaan jaayen
Hum do mohabbat ke maare
Hmmm hmm hmm hmm
(Aa aa aa aa aa)
Ye gulshan ka kona haseen hai
Ye gulshan ka kona haseen hai
Yahaan pe koi bhi nahin hai
Tujhe apni baahon mein bhar loon
Zara sa tujhe pyaar kar loon
Zara theher jao, ye kaliyaan
Hamen kar rahi hain ishaare kahaan jaayen
Hum do mohabbat ke maare kahaan jaayen
Hum do mohabbat ke maare
Hmmm hmm hmm hmm
(Aa aa aa aa aa)
Sama pyaar ka kho na jaaye
Aa aa aa
Sama pyaar ka kho na jaaye
Aa aa aa
Savera kahin ho na jaaye
Hato darr mujhe lag raha hai
Ye saahil abhi jag raha hai
Jo hota hai hone de gori
Nahin pyaar mein koi chori
Idhar aa mere dil ki raani
Chura loon main teri jawaani
Koi dekhta hai to dekhe
Mohabbat ke rangeen nazaare kahaan jaayen
Hum do mohabbat ke maare kahaan jaayen
Hum do mohabbat ke maare
Hmmm hmm hmm hmm
(Aa aa aa aa aa)
Hmmm hmm hmm hmm
(Aa aa aa aa aa)
5 Responses to "Ham do mohabbat ke maare kahaan jaayen"
July 18, 2016 at 2:08 pm
Yes, he could have been selective in the films and the roles he played in his later phase, at least, but …
And , yes , everything in this world was fine for me too, during those years when I was watching his films, collecting songs from his films and reading all about him in the print media – his upcoming films, the films he was signing (in hurry, and at a much higher rate than his first phase)…
and many of them bombing at the box-office badly, and I would be looking for the next one expecting him in a role that suits to his age that time. In this second phase too he has given some memorable performances…
Yes ! those memories will be there with me forever …
Thanks for the post Raja Saab !!
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July 18, 2016 at 3:51 pm
hullo Shri Rajaji
A very very nice song to remember Mr. Rajesh Khanna by.
just like you even i used to like Rajesh Khanna and kept wondering why his “ghar ki auratein” (Sharmila, Mumtaz, Tanuja, Asha Parekh etc) kept changing with every movie? (remember i was still in primary school when Apna Desh, Joru Ka Ghulam etc happened) probably that is why i didn’t like when “Ramu” died in “Haathi Mere Saathi”.
and i love the whistling in this song as well as the Oh-So-Cute of the newly married couple. even more hilarious is when Rajesh Khanna becomes “Mundu” in Nanda’s “Fake” Palace.
Thank you so very much Rajaji for this song
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July 18, 2016 at 4:43 pm
Raja ji,
Thanks for the post, the song and the close examination of the career.
“Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown”. Or so it should have been. Here was a case, wherein talent was well bestowed and popular appeal well deserved – to start with at least. The super-star took a nearly vertical path to heavens. The ‘crowned’ head should have been more discerning and well, ‘uneasy’. But no, he took it as a given, as a matter of right, and then carelessly let it slide. The film industry is rampant with tales – about how fickle the public taste is, and that the faith and the trust of the banners and producers lies only in the box office collections. He allowed too many things go wrong, both personally and professionally. I was deeply saddened to see his perilous glide downwards.
Apropos your closing remark – “Ah, the things we do for our love of music and Hindi cinema! :)”
Amen to that 🙂
Rgds
Sudhir
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July 19, 2016 at 1:58 pm
Interludes between Om Prakash and Rajesh were amazing. What comic tiing!
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July 18, 2016 at 1:29 pm
Raja ji,
Many thanks.
I think the timing of you writing the post in the wee hours and the picturisation of the song are the same. 🙂
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