Jise Samjhe The Hum Afsaana Kal Tak
Posted on: July 29, 2023
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‘Ek Naya Rishta’ (1988) was produced and directed by Vinod Pande. The star cast included Rekha and Raj Kiran in the lead roles supported by Mazhar Khan, Om Shivpuri, Urmila Bhatt, Nitin Sethi, Surendra Pal, Rabia Amin, Vinod Pande, Allena Luke, Anjan Srivastav, Satish Kaushik, Asha Sharma, CS Dube, Yunus Parvez etc. Mark Zuber made a guest appearance in the film.
The film was started sometime in 1984 as a quickie, having got the required dates from Rekha. The film progressed well. However, due to financial constraints, film got delayed. Sometime in 1985, Vinod Pande suspended the film’s shooting and concentrated on the TV serial ‘Air Hostess’ (1985-86). When he garnered necessary finance, the shooting of the film was resumed in 1986 and was getting ready for its release (source: Illustrated Weekly of India, page 69 – March 30, 1986 issue).
In an interview published in ‘Amar Ujala’ of August 20, 2020, Vinod Pande has revealed that during an international flight, he watched an English film. From this film, a thought came to his mind as to what would be the reactions of Indians if a man wishes to become a father without getting married. Thus, the story of ‘Ek Naya Rishta’ (1988) was born in his mind with an Indian setting.
The story of the film in short is as under:
Rajiv (Raj Kiran), the only son of an industrialist father (Om Shivpuri), is a spoilt brat and womaniser. He is not interested in a permanent relationship with a woman in his life by way of marriage. Rajiv’s father suddenly dies. As per his father’s will, Rajiv requires to have a child born to him within 18 months after the death of his father to get his large pool of assets bequeathed to him. Since Rajiv has no interest in marriage, he finds a call girl, Aarti (Rekha) who is ready to become the mother to his child out of wedlock. After the child is born, she has to leave him. During her temporary companionship, Raj Kiran provides her with all the luxuries of life including well-furnished sea-facing bungalow with servants and the chauffeur-driven car. The ‘contractual’ relationship slowly turns into a serious one for both Raj Kiran and Rekha without the knowledge of each other during her pregnancy. Eventually, the ‘contractual’ relationship turns into a marriage when the child is born.
The producer-director-story writer of the film, Vinod Pande has an interesting profile. Apart from being a producer-director, he is also an actor, writer, lyricist, and editor. He produced, directed, and acted in his first full length Hindi feature film, ‘Ek Baar Phir’ (1979) which was entirely made in London as he was then based in London. This was followed by ‘Ye Nazdeekiyan’ (1982), ‘Star’ (1982), ‘Sach’ (1989), ‘Akeli’ (1999), ‘Sins’ (2005), ‘Red Swastik’ (2007), ‘Chaloo Movie’ (2011) among others. His film are mostly on the subject of man-woman relationship. He has also made popular TV serials such as ‘Air Hostess’ (1985-86) and ‘Reporter’ (1992-97). He worked as programming head for Sahara TV (1997-2000). He is also the author of three novellas, ‘The Don’s Wife’ (2013), ‘Saanvri: The Story of a Concubine’ (2016) and ‘Destiny’.
Uttar Pradesh born, Vinod Pande (15/08/1940) completed M.A. in Social Work from University of Udaipur. During his college days, he actively participated in plays and stage shows as he was interested in the film industry. In early 1960s, Vinod Pande moved to Bombay (now Mumbai) and got a temporary job as a market researcher. During his spare time, he participated in the plays broadcast on AIR and acted in amateur theaters. He also started getting small roles in Hindi films. By this time, he had got a permanent job as an executive in a travel agency of the Bajaj Group company.
When Vinod Pande was about to secure a few important assignments in Hindi films as an actor, in 1966, he got an opportunity under the ‘Employment Voucher’ scheme of the British Government to migrate to London. He spent about 15 years in London working in the Department of Inland Revenue of the British Government. During his civil service, he was allowed to work as a part-time contract job as a Hindi news reader of the BBC World Service. Because of his experience in AIR, gradually he became a fairly regular Hindi Newsreader and occasional presenter of ‘Current Affairs’ program of BBC World Service. He also got opportunity to interview Hindi film stars and other artists whenever they were on a visit to London. He also enrolled at the British Film Institute to study the works of world’s famous film directors.
Since his full-time civil service job did not give him time to pursue his interest in the film making, Vinod Pande resigned from the job and set up his own advertising agency in London. Apart from making few advertising films, he produced and directed his first documentary film titled ‘London Mein Bharat’. It was about Indian settlers in Southall, a suburb of London. [Information based on an interview of Vinod Pande taken by Vinita Nanda, published in ‘Daily Eye’, October 07, 2009].
‘Ek Baar Phir’ (1979), his first Hindi film made in London became a box office hit apart from the film being critically acclaimed. The success of this film made him to move from London to Mumbai permanently. Another trigger point for his moving to India was that the film was not allowed entry in National Film Awards and other awards in India since it was entirely made abroad. So, he decided to make his future films in India. He has made 9 Hindi films apart from making TV serials and short films.
In the later part of his life, Vinod Pande has kept himself busy in writing novellas, making some short films and running his Youtube channel, ‘Vinod Pande Entertainment’.
‘Ek Naya Rishta’ has 5 songs written by Nida Fazli (3) and Naqsh Lyallpuri (2). All the songs were set to music by Khayyam. I am presenting the first song “Jise Samjhe The Hum Afsaana Kal Tak” from the film to appear on the Blog. The song is rendered by Bhupinder Singh and Lata Mangeshkar. Lyrics are written by Nida Fazli. It is a background song played almost towards the end of the film and is picturised on Raj Kiran and Rekha in their respective houses.
The background to the song is that Aarti (Rekha) is in advance stage of her pregnancy. Her motherly instinct is not able to digest the fact that she would be separated from her child once born as she has to handover the child to Rajiv (Raj Kiran) and leave the house as per the contract. In the spur of the moment, Aarti leaves the house to an unknown destination without the knowledge of Rajiv. A search for Aarti proves futile. It is at this juncture that the song is played in the background separately in the houses of Rajiv and Aarti with the flashback of their togetherness in the interludes.
The prelude of the song starts with flute music which, to my mind, points to Raag Pahadi-based tune. This raag is generally used when lovers are separated and are longing for reunion. The lyrics of the song sum up the pain of separation. Rajiv is missing her, but he is not sure whether Aarti has similar feelings toward him. Similarly, Aarti has realized how much she missed Rajiv, but she is not sure whether he feels the same about her.
It is unfortunate that a lovely and serene musical composition of Khayyam, rendered by Lata Mangeshkar and Bhupendra Singh on the words crafted by Nida Fazli has remained an underrated song.
Video
Audio
Song – Jise Samjhe The Hum Afsaana Kal Tak (Ek Naya Rishta) (1988) Singer – Bhupinder Singh, Lata Mangeshkar, Lyrics – Nida Fazli, MD – Khayyam
Lyrics
(Based on Audio Clip)
jise samjhe the hum afsaana kal tak
jise samjhe the hum afsaana kal tak
wo afsaana haqeeqat to nahin hai
wo afsaana haqeeqat to nahin hai
jo hum se door bhi hain paas bhi hain
jo hum se door bhi hain paas bhi hain
kahin un se mohabbat to nahin hai
kahin un se mohabbat to nahin hai
jinhen hum chhod aaye zindagi mein
jinhen hum chhod aaye zindagi mein
wahi shaamil hain har gham mein khushi mein
jo apna haal hai diwaangi mein
jo apna haal hai diwaangi mein
udhar bhi aisi haalat to nahin hai
kahin un se mohabbat to nahin hai
har ek manzar se ek chehra banaana
har ek manzar se ek chehra banaana
yun hi kaagaz pe kuchh likhna mitaana
kisi ko yaad kar kar ke bhulaana
kisi ko yaad kar kar ke bhulaana
akelepan ki aadat to nahin hai
kahin un se mohabbat to nahin hai
fazaayen sooni sooni si hain aise
fazaayen sooni sooni si hain aise
kahin kuchh kho gaya ho apna jaise
hum apne aapko bahalaayen kaise
hum apne aapko bahalaayen kaise
ye baichaini hi raahat to nahin hai
kahin unse mohabbat to nahin hai
ye duniya yun to kehne ko wahi hai
ye duniya yun to kehne ko wahi hai
magar lagta hai ab kuchh ajnabi hai
na jaane kaun si is mein kamee hai
na jaane kaun si is mein kamee hai
hamen un ki zaroorat to nahin hai
kahin un se mohabbat to nahin hai
jise samjhe the hum afsaana kal tak
wo afsaana haqeeqat to nahin hai
jo hum se door bhi hain paas bhi hain
kahin un se mohabbat to nahin hai
kahin un se mohabbat to nahin hai
kahin un se mohabbat to nahin hai
kahin un se mohabbat to nahin hai
kahin un se mohabbat to nahin hai
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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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जिसे समझ थे हम अफसाना कल तक
जिसे समझ थे हम अफसाना कल तक
वो अफसाना हक़ीक़त तो नहीं है
वो अफसाना हक़ीक़त तो नहीं है
जो हमसे दूर भी हैं पास भी हैं
जो हमसे दूर भी हैं पास भी हैं
कहीं उनसे मोहब्बत तो नहीं है
कहीं उनसे मोहब्बत तो नहीं है
जिन्हें हम छोड़ आए ज़िंदगी में
जिन्हें हम छोड़ आए ज़िंदगी में
वही शामिल हैं हर ग़म में खुशी में
जो अपना हाल है दीवानगी में
जो अपना हाल है दीवानगी में
उधर भी ऐसी हालत तो नहीं है
कहीं उनसे मोहब्बत तो नहीं है
हर एक मंज़र से इक चेहरा बनाना
हर एक मंज़र से इक चेहरा बनाना
यूं ही काग़ज़ पे कुछ लिखना मिटाना
किसी को याद कर कर के भुलाना
किसी को याद कर कर के भुलाना
अकेलेपन की आदत तो नहीं है
कहीं उनसे मोहब्बत तो नहीं है
फ़ज़ाएं सूनी सूनी सी हैं ऐसे
फ़ज़ाएं सूनी सूनी सी हैं ऐसे
कहीं कुछ खो गया हो अपना जैसे
हम अपने आपको बहलाएं कैसे
हम अपने आपको बहलाएं कैसे
ये बेचैनी ही राहत तो नहीं है
कहीं उनसे मोहब्बत तो नहीं है
ये दुनिया यूं तो कहने को वही है
ये दुनिया यूं तो कहने को वही है
मगर लगता है सब कुछ अजनबी है
ना जाने कौन सी इस में कमी है
हमें उनकी ज़रूरत तो नहीं है
कहीं उनसे मोहब्बत तो नहीं है
जिसे समझ थे हम अफसाना कल तक
वो अफसाना हक़ीक़त तो नहीं है
जो हमसे दूर भी हैं पास भी हैं
कहीं उनसे मोहब्बत तो नहीं है
कहीं उनसे मोहब्बत तो नहीं है
कहीं उनसे मोहब्बत तो नहीं है
कहीं उनसे मोहब्बत तो नहीं है
कहीं उनसे मोहब्बत तो नहीं है
5 Responses to "Jise Samjhe The Hum Afsaana Kal Tak"
July 29, 2023 at 9:18 pm
Avinash ji,
Thanks for your appreciation. I am glad the profile of Vinod Pande was of interest to you.
I am sorry, I typed the father’s name as Om Puri instead of Om Shivpuri through an oversight. I am requesting Atul ji/Sudhir ji to correct the name.
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July 29, 2023 at 10:59 pm
I was also wondering “how come Om Puri”?
But this is one movie, song that I was not aware of. Maybe because it released in my “away from Mumbai period.”
And this was a unique pairing
Thank you for this never heard song
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July 30, 2023 at 6:26 am
Sadanand ji
The correction has been made.
Rgds
Sudhir
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July 29, 2023 at 8:11 pm
Thanks for the detailed information about Vinod Pande, of whom I was always interested to know more.
This movie was in my ‘wish list’ but with another song sung by Bhupinder from the same film. Thanks for introducing this movie and this gem from Khayyam Saab here on the blog.
Thanks a lot for this lovely article. Listening to this song made my day today. (I think I have heard it earlier or may be I am forgetting …).
One correction – In the story part above the actor’s name or Rajiv’s father’s name to be corrected as Om Shivpuri please.
Thanks and regards,
Avinash
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