Dil bechne nikla hai…dil le lo dil le lo
Posted on: June 17, 2020
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Today’s song is from the film Kaneez-49. The film had 12 songs. 11 songs are already posted. This is the last song of the film to be discussed here.
HFGK mentions mukhada of this song as ” Dil bechane nikla hai”, sung by Durrani and Rajkumari. There are at least two uploads of this song on YouTube. One is from our Sadanand Kamath ji and the other is from Saregama company. In both uploads, the first line is missing and the song starts as ” dil le lo, dil le lo”. However in the Saregama upload,, in the end , the words are ” dil bechane nikla hai, dil ka saudagar, dil le lo dil le lo”, confirming that this is the same song as mentioned in HFGK. As such, Girdharilal Vishwakarma ji has uploaded this song on Surjit ji’s site, from his record. So, there is no doubt.
Film Kaneez-49 has an interesting history of its making. As per an advertisement in a film magazine, this was first being made with a title of ” Tehzeeb”, by producers S A Shah and Krishan Kumar, for their Carvaan Pictures. It was to be directed by K D Mehra. Shatir Ghaznavi wrote the dialogues and lyrics. Due to the partition announcement. Krishan Kumar shifted to Bombay, with the incomplete film. After the partition, with a new set of actors, the film was redone and titled ‘ Kaneez ‘. Remaining dialogues were written by Hasrat Lucknowi. This time Krishan Kumar himself directed the film and released it in India and Pakistan. The film was a Hit.
Besides director Krishan Kumar, there were 2 MDs- Ghulam Haider and Hansraj Behl. Four lyricists wrote the songs. The cast of the film was Shyam, Munawwar Sultana, Urmila,Kuldip Kaur, Cuckoo, Ramayan Tiwari, Ramesh Sinha and others.
The shooting of Kaneez was in full swing in 1948 at Shrikant Studios. On another floor of that studio, a stunt film of Master Bhagwan was being shot. Isak Mujawar, Film Historian, has described an incident of that time, in his book on Master Bhagwan-” Ek Albela “. Actor Shyam was very friendly with Master Bhagwan. In those days, Shyam had grown very close to M.Sultana. One day, during a shooting break, shyam and Munawwar met Bhagwan and said,” I am very keen to work in your film”. Bhagwan smiled and said,” Before that, you must see the shooting of my films. After that, let us see what will be your decision.”
Accordingly, the next day Shyam and M.Sultana went to see the shooting of the film ” Laalach “,made by Bhagwan. The scene was Baburao pehelwan fighting with 5-6 goons, on the balcony of a house. The scene started and after some time Baburao got a hit from one villain and he slipped, falling on the ground floor where a glass table was kept. On impact, the glass table broke. There was a loud noise, commotion and shouting. Shyam and Munawwar shouted in fear and ran out of the studio. Such accidents were common to Baburao.After treating his bruises and cuts, Baburao started the fighting scene again. Shyam and M.Sultana came back to inquire about the actor’s fate. They were shocked to see him doing the fighting scene. On asking, Bhagwan told Shyam, ” In my films, such accidents are a common thing. And yes, you said you want to work in my films, isn’t it ?” Shyam said,” No , No, who wants to die doing stunts ?”. Bhagwan told him,” Be happy in doing Love scenes and singing songs in your films”. By a turn of fate, with 2 year’s time Shyam died doing a stunt for film ‘Shabistan’-51 !
In the cast, you will see Cuckoo. In those days, Cuckoo was an attraction in any film. Both Azurie and Cuckoo were in great demand. Cuckoo Moray, (4th February 1928 – 30th September 1981) was an Anglo-Indian dancer and actress. Cuckoo was the queen of film dancing in Hindi cinema of the 1940s and 1950s. Though unfamiliar in name, she was known as the “rubber girl” of Hindi cinema and her talent made cabaret dancing a must in the Bollywood films during the 1940s and 1950s. She could acrobatically bend her body at great length.
Cuckoo started appearing in films from the mid forties. She started as a child artiste. Her first film was Anjaan-41. She was seen as a background dancer in film Meghdoot-45. Cuckoo made her screen debut in the film Arab Ka Sitara in 1946. Soon after, in Sona Chandi-46, directors and greater audiences noticed her dancing abilities for the first time. One of her dances in film Parwana-47 with suggestive lyrics to the song was considered vulgar enough to get banned from the film. Then, the turning point in Cuckoo’s career was in Mehboob Khan’s films. Her dance number in his film Anokhi Ada (1948) established her as the lead dancer of the era and in Andaz(1949), a romantic drama starring Nargis, Dilip Kumar, and Raj Kapoor, gave the dancer an opportunity to display her acting skills. In Mehboob Khan’s 1952 technicolor film Aan, which was her first colour film, she had a brief cameo in a dance sequence. She only appeared in 2 colour films in her career- Aan & Mayurpankh. She would charge Rs 6,000 for a dance number, an enviable fee in the 50s.
Usually she is credited with bringing into films 2 Anglo Indian brothers Tony (Krishna kumar) and Robert (Surya kumar). However, Azuri later claimed that it was she who brought them into films from an orphanage and trained them. Dancers first, both became Choreographers of repute later.
Cuckoo remained the best dancer in Hindi films until dancers such as Helen and Vyjayanthimala came into the industry. Cuckoo was a family friend of the Anglo-Burmese dancer and actress Helen. She was also known for helping unknown actors get their break in Bollywood, such as Pran in Ziddi. Cuckoo had introduced a 13-year-old Helen into films as a chorus dancer in films such as Shabistan and Awaara (both 1951). Cuckoo and Helen most notably appeared in song and dance sequences together, such as in Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi(1958) and Yahudi (1958). Her last film appearance was in Mujhe Jeene Do in 1963 after which, she had disappeared from the film industry. She was a Heroine in the film Sona Chandi-46, under the name Kishori, but due to her faulty Hindi and pronunciation, she could not continue as a Heroine. She appeared in 155 films and 67 songs were shot on her.
Cuckoo, the legendary cabaret queen of Bollywood was one of those film stars who lived ostentatiously, spent extravagantly and died broke and penniless. Her three cars (one for her use, one for taking her dogs for a drive, and the other often used to summon protege Helen to play with her sister), her flats and whatever jewellery she had, were all taken away because the dancer had evaded income tax. She would charge Rs 6,000 for a dance number, an enviable fee in the ’50s. Cuckoo died of cancer at the age of 52; during her last days she could barely afford to buy painkillers. “She never thought of security, of tomorrow,” Helen recalls. “But what a tremendous lady she was! There wasn’t even a tear in her eye, even when the roles stopped, when the money disappeared. Instead she’d joke about her plight. Some actors did help but it was too late, much too late.”
Cuckoo died on 30 September 1981 due to cancer at the age of 53. She was forgotten and unattended by the film industry at the time of her death. (adapted from wiki, MuVyz, book ‘Edwina’ and cineplot).
Today’s song (despite the missing first line) is a good duet by G M Durrani and Rajkumari. Sadanand ji opines that the female singer is Shamshad Begum. With this song film Kaneez will be ‘ Yippeed ‘, with all its songs covered.
(I thank Sadanand Kamath ji for information about the film’s original avatar).
Song-Dil bechne nikla hai dil ka ik saudagar (Kaneez)(1949) Singers- G M Durrani, Unknown female voice, Lyricist- Shatir Ghaznavi, MD- Ghulam Haider
Both
Lyrics
dil le lo
dil le lo
dil le lo
dil le lo
o o o o
thahar saudaagar
aisa dil main khoj khoj ke haari ee
thahar saudaagar
aisa dil main khoj khoj ke haari
jo dil preet mein jalna jaane
uspe sadqe waari
jo dil preet mein jalna jaane
uspe sadqe waari
dil ka sauda karne waali
mushqil hai ye kaam kaam
mushqil hai ye kaa aam
dil ka sauda karne waali
mushqil hai ye kaam kaam
mushqil hai ye kaa aam
par aise de doon (??)bhi kya hai
dogi kitne daam
par aise de doon (??) bhi kya hai
dogi kitne daam
o o dil waale
iske badle pooraa kar doon
tere prem ka sapna aa aa
o o o dil waale
iske badle pooraa kar doon
tere prem ka sapna aa aa
tan bhi doongi
man bhi doongi
jeewan doongi apna
o o
tan bhi doongi
man bhi doongi
jeewan doongi apna
aa aa aa
?? jhoothhi aasha
sachchi teri preet
dil ki baazi naqda naqdi
jeet gayi tu jeet
main teri main teri baalam
tu mera tu mera aa
ham tum donon yoon mil jaayen
jaise saanjh sawera
ho o o
ham tum donon yoon mil jaayen
jaise saanjh sawera
ab meri jabaan pe na aayega
kabhi dilbar
ab meri jabaan pe na aayega
kabhi dilbar
dil bechne nikla hai
hai ik dil ka saudaagar
dil le lo o
dil le lo
dil le lo o
dil le lo
6 Responses to "Dil bechne nikla hai…dil le lo dil le lo"
June 17, 2020 at 7:58 pm
Like Girdharilal ji and Sadanand ji, I also feel it is Shamshad Begum only. This movie was one of the last ones for Ghulam Haider.
Interestingly, the title music of the movie was by a third composer – O P Nayyar who few years later made hindi film debut with Aasmaan
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June 18, 2020 at 10:28 am
Arun Ji,
Thanks for the post. Cuckoo is an unforgettable artiste from B&W era. I remember her amongst her other acts,for her dance in the song ‘Patli Kamar hai…”, I could not imagine she appeared in as many as 155 films.
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June 18, 2020 at 4:34 pm
As a dancer she was very good.
Thanks for your comments.
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June 17, 2020 at 8:52 am
In my opinion, the female voice does not sound like Rajkumari or Shamshad Begam. It sounds like Surinder Kaur. Surinder Kaur has given playback in this movie in another song. (https://atulsongaday.me/2017/07/03/ummeedon-pe-udaasi-chhaa-gayi/).
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June 17, 2020 at 10:36 am
The voices in the mp3 clip are slightly distorted probably due to faulty turntable speed while converting from 78 rpm record to mp3 clip. Because of this, voice recognition becomes difficult. But the absence of ‘shrill’ in the female voice led me to believe that female voice is not that of Rajkumari. It did not occur to me that in the film, Surinder Kaur has also rendered the song.
For me, there is a thin difference in the voices between Shamshad Begum and Surinder Kaur. And on top of it, because of the distorted sound quality of the audio clip, it becomes more difficult to differentiate the voices between them. In that case, we have to go by certain other assumptions. For example, I find that Zeenat Begum and Surinder Kaur sang for Munawwar Sultana. These are poignant songs except the one. Shamshad Begum sang for Cuckoo in ‘tum kya jaano mere maathe ki bindiya ka mol’ a stage song. The wordings and tune of the song ‘dil le lo…..’ indicates that this song belongs to the same genre as that of ‘tum kya jaano mere maathe……’ and perhaps it would have also been picturised on Cuckoo as a stage song. Geeta Dutt has got two songs which have been picturised on Kuldeep Kaur.
Incidentally, I found out that the mp3 clip on the basis of which I have made a video and posted on yt was sourced from Surjit Singh’s website. On further search on the website, it was noticed that the said mp3 clip was uploaded on Surjit Singh’s website by Giridharilal Vishvakarma ji who has also mentioned the name of Shamshad Begum as the singer along with G M Durrani for the song under discussion.
So my vote goes to Shamshad Begum.
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