Pooranmaasi aayi hansaati
Posted on: September 26, 2019
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 other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
This article is his 800th article in the blog.
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This is my 800th post on this Blog ! Simply unbelievable !! Seems like, I had just started writing about old films yesterday only !!!
When I look back on my journey of last few years, I see me, learning operating computers at the age of 71 years and then start writing posts from the 72nd year. In last 7 years, almost precisely, I wrote more than 800 articles on various Blogs and sites and even published one book ! Can all this be true ? God has been very kind to me, I would say.
The credit for my 800 posts here, goes to Atul ji, who was the one who motivated me to start writing. He is not very expressive in these matters, but his constant encouragement, help and facilitation in various ways, kept up my enthusiasm in writing. Our own Sudhir ji has also been very helpful consistently. Initially, my speed of posting articles was very noteworthy. Later on it slowed down. The reasons were many.
One reason was, as the time went by, besides increase in the contributors, many available songs were getting posted and so to get a song of choice for writing was becoming difficult. Initially the field was open, but as the songs’ availability decreased, the speed of posting also slowed down. It is certainly not because the ‘ contents have dried up ‘ . There is still so much to write about and the scope is still very wide enough to last for a long time.
Here are the details of my centuries:
Here are the details of my centuries:
| article Number | Song | Blog post number | Date (blog day) | Period taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First article | Surya wahi chandra wahi (Saavitri)(1937) | 6760 | 1-10-2012 (1536) | |
| 100th article | Aa ri sakhi main tohe preet sikha doon (Mahageet)(1937) | 7870 | 11-4-2013 (1728 ) | 192 days |
| 200th article | Jaago hey jaago jaago hey mahaakaal (Jagadguru Shankaracharya)(1955) | 9003 | 14-11-2013 (1945) | 217 days |
| 300th article | Hey Satyanaraya swaami (Maha Pooja)(1954) | 9895 | 10-6-2014 (2153) | 208 days |
| 400th article | Tu mi piaci caara(Bewaqoof)(1960) | 11082 | 21-4-2015 (2468) | 315 days |
| 500th article | Bedard tujhko pyaar kiya (Tajmahal)(1941) | 11976 | 6-4-2016 (2819) | 351 days |
| 600th article | Main patton mein chhupi kali hoon (Aandhi)(1940) | 13564 | 4-9-2017 (3335) | 516 days |
| 700th article | Shehron mein se sheher suna thha(Heer Ranjha)(1948) | 14773 | 2-12-2018 (3789) | 454 days |
| 800th article | Pooranmaasi aayi hansaati (Paraaya Dhan)(1943) | 15227 | 26-09-2019 (4087) | 298 days |
I thank all my well wishers and those who commented on the posts to convey their appreciations. That actually motivated me further to continue writing.
Today’s song is from film Paraya Dhan-43. this was a bilingual film in Hindi and Bangla (Bichar-43), directed by Nitin Bose.
After a spat with B N Sircar, Nitin Bose came to Bombay with his group of artistes. He had a contract with Chunnibhai Desai’s ” Shree Films” for 3 films. This Chunnibhai was the elder brother of Chimanlal Desai of Sagar Movietone (later of National studios and then Amar Pictures). His first film was a Bilingual in Bangle/Hindi- Paraya Dhan-1943. This was a flop. Then came ‘Mujrim’-44. This too was a flop. the third film was ‘Mazdoor’-45. For this film, Nitin Bose had advertised for a Hero. One day, 4 candidates were interviewed. First was Dev Anand, second was Rehman, third was Chetan Anand and the fourth was Nasir Khan. Nitin Bose rejected the first 3 and selected Dilip kumar’s brother Nasir Khan. Most unfortunately,this film also became a flop. Luckily,he was invited by Bombay Talkies to make a film in Bangla/Hindi,based on Tagore’s story ‘Nauka Doobi’. Hindi version was ‘Milan’,with Dilip Kumar and Meera Mishra and Ranjana etc. This film was a Hit and Nitin Bose firmed up his position in Bombay.
Film Paraya Dhan had music by Pt. Gyan Prakash Ghosh. While shifting from Calcutta to Bombay, Nitin Bose had brought few people with him. Pt. Ghosh was also one of them. He was a very big and highly respected name in Bengal. While in Bombay he gave music to 2 Hindi films, namely Paraya Dhan-43 and Mujrim-44, both directed by Nitin Bose. Unfortunately, both the films proved flops and Gyan Prakash Ghosh returned to Calcutta. He had done a small role in film Mujrim-44 also. Not much is known about Pt. Ghosh, outside of Bengal, so here is some information about him.
Jnan Prakash Ghosh (8 May 1909 – 18 February 1997) often known as ‘Guru’ Jnan Prakash Ghosh was an Indian harmonium and tabla player from Farukhabad gharana of Hindustani classical music and musicologist.
Born in a Hindu family with musical background in Kolkata. He was the grandson of Dwarkanath Ghosh (1847–1928), who founded Dwarkin in 1875 and invented the “Dwarkin harmonium”, popular in West Bengal, India. He graduated from the Scottish Church College of the University of Calcutta. He was keen in sports (he played soccer, hockey, polo and billiards). He also practised painting, but had to discontinue these due to an eye injury in a soccer match.
Then he turned to music. He was trained in vocals by Girija Shankar, Mohammed Sagir Khan and Mohammed Dabir Khan. He took tabla lessons from Ustad Masit Khan of the Farukhabad gharana and became his senior disciple and later from Ustad Feroze Khan of the Punjab gharana.
He worked for 15 years in All India Radio as a producer of music. He wrote pieces in classical music, light music, modern, orchestral, choral, and percussion styles.
He was the founder of Sourav Academy of Music and closely associated with the ‘Sangeet Research Academy’. He scored music for many Bengali films, Jadubhatta, Andhare Alo and Rajlakshmi o Srikanta (1958) are worth mentioning. One of his compositions was called Chaturang – involving tabla, pakhawaj, kathak and tarana. He would instruct disciples staying with him to practice late into the evenings and it is said that he would correct any errors that reached his ears.
He also gave music to 2 Hindi films,namely Paraya Dhan-43 and Mujrim-44. Both were directed by Nitin Bose, who had shifted to Bombay after his spat with New Theatres.
Amongst his notable students are tabla players Kanai Dutta, Shyamal Bose, Shankar Ghosh, Abhijit Banerjee, Anindo Chatterjee, and Nikhil Ghosh, Rajkumar Misra, singers Prasun Banerjee, Ajoy Chakrabarty, Suman Ghosh and Arun Bhaduri and instrumentalist Paul Grant. His birth centenary was celebrated on 7 May 2012, in Kolkata, with screening of documentary of him and performances by noted singers.
In 1974, he was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship the highest honour conferred by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India’s National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. This was followed by the Padma Bhushan in 1984, given by the Government of India.(adapted from wiki, with thanks.)
The cast of the film was Leela Desai, Balwant Singh, Radha Rani, Maya Banerji, Sunalini Devi, Jagdish Sethi, Rajkumari Shukla, Baby Madhuri (Madhubala), Krishnakant – for whom this was his Debut film, and many others.
Today’s song is rather unique, in the sense that the singer is the most unexpected – Deena Sanghvi….she is none other than the famous and popular character artiste of Hindi films, Deena Pathak. Deena did not act in this film, but sang 1 solo and 1 duet. This is the only time she ever sang in Hindi films. That way, this is a rare song. Harish Raghuwanshi ji has confirmed that Deena Sanghvi and Deena Pathak are same. Before marriage she was Deena Gandhi. Her 2 sisters are Shanta Gandhi and Tarla Mehta. Deena’s first husband was Ramesh Sanghvi, but they separated soon. Later she married Baldev Pathak. They have 2 daughters.
Dina Pathak (née Gandhi; 4 March 1922 – 11 October 2002) was an Indian actor and director of Gujarati theatre and also a film actor. She also was an activist and remained the President of the “National Federation of Indian Women” (NIFW).
A doyenne of Hindi and Gujarati films as well as theatre, Dina Pathak acted in over 120 films in a career spanning over six decades. Her production Mena Gurjari in Bhavai folk theatre style, ran successfully for many years, and is now a part of its repertoire.
She is best known for her memorable roles in the Hindi films Gol Maal and Khubsoorat. She was a favourite of the Art Cinema in India where she played powerful roles in films like Koshish, Umrao Jaan, Mirch Masala and Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!.
Her notable Gujarati films were Moti Ba, Malela Jeev and Bhavni Bhavai, while her well-known plays include Dinglegar, Doll’s House, Vijan Sheni and Girish Karnad’s Hayavadana, directed by Satyadev Dubey.
Dina Pathak was born in Amreli, Gujarat on 4 March 1922. She was enamoured of fashion and films, and while a teenager, started acting in plays and won acclaim from critics. She attended and graduated from a college affiliated to the University of Bombay (Mumbai). Rasiklal Parikh trained her in acting while Shanti Bardhan taught her dancing.
At a young age, she joined the Indian National Theatre as an actress. She became known for her student activism, where Bhavai theatre, a folk theatre form from Gujarat, was used extensively to create awareness about the British rule, in the pre-independence era; this led to her close association with Indian People’s Theatre Association (IPTA), along with her elder sister Shanta Gandhi and younger sister Tarla Mehta; while in Mumbai, she had an important hand in reviving the Gujarati theatre there, along with fellow Gujarati actors like Kailash Pandya and Damini Mehta.
At age 44, she made a comeback into films, with Basu Bhattacharya’s Uski Kahani (1966), for which she won the Bengal Journalists Association Award. She made four films in the 1960s, including Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s classic Satyakam (1969), Saat Hindustani (1969), starring Amitabh Bachchan in his debut role and the Merchant Ivory Productions, The Guru (1969). By the 1970s, she had become a favourite of art and commercial films alike, playing powerful motherly and grandmotherly roles. It was in these films that she became recognised as the Grand-Old-Mother of Hindi films.
Films that stand out in this era are Gulzar’s Mausam (1975), Kinara (1977) and Kitaab (1977), and sweet comedies like Basu Chatterjee’s Chitchor (1976), Gharaonda (1977) and also in an art cinema classic, Shyam Benegal’s Bhumika (1977), which saw her standing tall alongside another acting legend, Smita Patil, in her career’s best performance.
Just as the 1970s ended, she was seen in the comedy classic, Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Gol Maal (1979), where she essayed the role of Kamala Shrivastava, a middle-aged woman who sportingly plays mother to Amol Palekar, who went on to direct her in his 1985 film, Ankahee. The next decade began with another career best, as a stern disciplinarian matriarch in Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Khoobsurat in (1980), closely followed by Bhavni Bhavai (1980). In 1980, she was also awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. In all, she acted in 150 Hindi films.
Her first marriage was with Ramesh Sanghvi, but they separated soon. It was at this stage , she sang two songs in her first Hindi film Paraya Dhan-43, as Dina Sanghvi. Later she married Baldev Pathak and had two daughters, actresses Supriya Pathak (b. 1961) and Ratna Pathak (b. 1957 ). She completed her last film, Pinjar (2003), but died before its release, of heart attack, following a prolonged illness, on 11 October 2002 in Bandra, Bombay. (adapted from wiki, with thanks.)
Today’s song is very melodious. It is less than 3 minutes long. The duet is sung by Deena Sanghvi and Balwant Singh, with chorus. With this song, Music Director Gyan prakash Ghosh, singer Deena Sanghvi and film Paraya Dhan-43 make their Debut on the Blog.
(I thank shri Harish Raghuwanshi ji for providing me a Gujarati article on Deena Pathak and for confirming that Deena Sanghvi and Deena Pathak are same ).
Song- Pooranmaasi aayee hansaati (Paraaya Dhan)(1943) Singer- Deena Sanghavi, Balwant Singh, Lyricist- Aarzoo Lucknowi, MD- Gyan Prakash Ghosh
chorus
Lyrics
aayi
lalalalalalala
aayi
aayi
lalala
laallala
lalaala
lalala
pooranmaasi aayi hansaati
pooranmaasi aayi hansaati
raakhi haathon haath bandhaati
raakhi haathon haath bandhaati
mel milaati
prem badhaati
mel milaati
prem badhaati
lalalalaalla
lalala
pooranmaasi aayi hansaati
?? chanchal bela
laga hua phoolon ka mela
dilon ka sauda kya albela
dilon ka sauda kya albela
lalalalalalala
pooranmaasi aayi hansaati
kho baitha man aas ki maala
gum ho jaise chaand ka haala
kho baitha man aas ki maala
baag mein to hai phool kahaan se
goonth li maala jaise chaahe
kisne mere dil ko churaaya
ab tak koi bhed na paaya
soone ban mein pyaasa hokar
phirte phirte thhak jaaoge
ek hi maala goonth ke laao
dono baand ke ek banaao
ek hi maala goonth ke laao
dono baandh ke ek banaao
?? phir donon ko lagaao
?? phir donon ko lagaao
lalaala
laalalalala
laalalalal
lalala
pooranmaasi aayi hansaati
pooranmaasi aayi
aayeee
18 Responses to "Pooranmaasi aayi hansaati"
September 26, 2019 at 12:49 pm
Arun ji,
Hearty congratulations for your 800th articles on the Blog.
I am sure your articles have already become an important source of rare information about the films and artists of yore for those interested in Hindi films of the vintage era. You are the flag-bearer of the vintage era of the film artists and music for the Blog and hope that this will be your ongoing project for the Blog.
Pandit Gyan Prakash Ghosh is held in very high esteem, especially in West Bengal. He is always addressed as ‘Guru’ because he had taught music to many students – harmonium, percussion and vocals. Pandit Nikhil Ghosh is one of his prominent students. I am sure you will write a detailed article on him at an appropriate time.
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September 26, 2019 at 1:19 pm
Sadanand ji,
Thanks for your appreciation and kind words.
Actually, I am a fan of your writings. There is something to be learnt by everyone from your way of collection of details and making the post interesting enough to read till end.
Thanks once again.
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September 26, 2019 at 12:51 pm
Shri Aunkumar Deshmukh Sir,
Heartiest Congratulations on your 800th post🙏
Thanks for enriching with the history of golden years of HFM and about many interesting memories and valuable information about the personalities who contributed to Hindi Cinema.
Thanks and regards,
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September 26, 2019 at 1:20 pm
Avinash ji,
Thank you very much for your kind words and appreciation.
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September 26, 2019 at 1:06 pm
A K Deshmukh ji,
On reaching an important milestone, on a momentous achievement, for your sheer grit, dedication , perseverance and staying power …… CONGRATULATIONS.
800! Not an easy number to achieve.
Most of them are very informative and well researched.
I am sure you know of a ritual called Sahasra Poorna Chandra Darshana Shanti…at approximately 80 years and 10 months of age. That your song for the special occasion is on Pooranmasi , augurs well with it. Many more posts from you and do reach the magical 1000 mark soon.
I liked Dina Pathak in most of her roles, especially in GOLMAAL with the hilarious getting in through the window scene.
Once again, बहुत सारे बधाई हो। 💐💐💐
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September 26, 2019 at 1:23 pm
Dr. Shetty ji,
Thanks a lot for your appreciation.
I will qualify for the Sahastra Chandra Darshan myself sometime next year.
Thanks again.
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September 26, 2019 at 1:56 pm
Sir,
Congratulations for the 800th post milestone. All of them contain wealth of information, your contribution towards preserving all that information for posterity is hugely appreciated and a commendable achievement.
Thanks and regards.
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September 26, 2019 at 3:46 pm
Mrs. Nahm ji,
Thanks for your thoughtful and kind words.
I have always believed that knowledge increases by sharing. I do not wish all this information to disappear with me. This is my humble contribution to Indian Film History.
Thanks again.
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September 26, 2019 at 3:17 pm
Arun ji
Congratulations on your 800th post, take care, God Bless You, Love you always
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September 26, 2019 at 3:39 pm
Congratulations for hitting 8th Century.Accept my Salam for your
zeal and enthusiasm and wish you continue to slam century after
century.
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September 26, 2019 at 3:48 pm
Manohar Lal Dave ji,
Thanks for your comments and good wishes.
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September 27, 2019 at 9:53 am
Congratulations…..God Bless You …Live long …Continue Great Contrbution To our Knowledge and Very Juicy Info. which one cannot find any wherecan you give the name of which you published pleaseVinod Lala MD
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September 27, 2019 at 11:36 am
vinod519 ji,
Thanks a million for your kind words, appreciating my work.
My book “Forgotten artists of early cinema and Same name confusion” is available on line with amazon.in and http://www.pothi.com in
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September 28, 2019 at 1:00 pm
Congratulations, Arun ji for the milestone 800 th post. It certainly calls for passion , application & commitment. We are consistently served with a lot of valuable information about the artistes associated with the song of the post.
It is interesting, and a surprise, to listen to a song rendered by adorable Dina Pathak in her early days. Thanks also for other details about Dina Pathak.
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September 28, 2019 at 1:52 pm
Thank you, Satish ji.
Your kind words are very encouraging and motivating.
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September 26, 2019 at 12:35 pm
Dear Arunkumar Sir,
Hearty Congratulations on achieving this feat.
The hours and years spent in this task is truly and hugely commendable.
Many Thanks.
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September 26, 2019 at 1:14 pm
Thank you very much, Mahesh ji.
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