Chal chal mere sang sang
Posted on: August 8, 2023
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‘Astitva’ (2000) was simultaneously produced in Marathi and Hindi under the banner of Friends India and Satyashwami Entertainment. The film was directed by Mahesh Manjrekar who also wrote the story and the screenplay. The main cast consisted of Tabu, Sachin Khedekar, Mohnish Behl, Smita Jaykar, Ravindra Mankani, Sunil Barve, Resham Seth and Kishore Nandlaskar with a friendly appearance by Namrata Shirodkar. Most of the actors came from Marathi theatre background.
The preparatory work of the film was started about 5 years before the film’s release in 2000, that too only in Marathi. However, none of the Marathi speaking actresses who were approached, showed interest in the main role in the film. So, the film was kept on hold and Mahesh Manjrekar decided to take up and complete his two Hindi films, ‘Vaastav’ (1999) and ‘Nidaan’ (2000). It was only when Tabu was selected for the film who could speak Marathi, it was decided to make the film in Hindi also with the same cast. The film was majorly shot in around Lonavala and was completed in 18 days’ shooting at a stretch. (As told by film’s lead actor, Sachin Khedekar in an interview published in Rediff.com on October 9, 2000).
The male chauvinism and the wife’s identity (astitva) outside her married life constitute the main theme of the film’s story. It also dwells with gender inequality with ‘sins’ of wife and husband treated in a different standard. The story of the film, somewhat in detail, is set out below:
The film starts with Malhar Kamat (Mohnish Behl), a music teacher now aged, walking towards a bungalow, and joining his lawyer who reads out his Will after which he signs the Will. He has left his immovable property comprising his bungalow, some gold, and cash to Aditi Pandit (Tabu). The Will is to be delivered to Aditi after his death.
Malhar has died and on the decided date, the Will has to be delivered to Aditi who lives in Pune with her husband, Shrikant Pandit (Sachin Khedekar) and a son, Aniket (Sunil Barve). Pandit family has arranged a lunch party for Shrikant’s close friend, Dr Ravi Bapat (Ravindra Mankani) and his wife, Meghna (Smita Jaykar) who have arrived in Pune from Goa. In the midst of the lunch party, a closed cover addressed to Aditi is delivered. Much to the surprise of Meghna, it is Shrikant who opens the closed cover and reads the content of the Will. He is shocked to know that Malhar has bequeathed his all assets to Aditi. What could be the reason which made Malhar to do such an act. Shrikant goes through his diary notes in which he has jotted down the important events in his life. With this, the story goes in the flashback mode.
Shrikant is the owner of a firm which is doing good business. He stays in a lavish bungalow with swimming pool. For business purposes, he is quite often required to travel all over India and abroad. This leaves Aditi, his wife frustrated as she has to spend most of her time in loneliness. During his travels, Shrikant has short affairs with other women. The only time he loves Aditi is when he needs to satisfy his sexual urge. He does not allow her to seek employment to keep herself busy by saying that in his family, women do not work outside and there is no need for her to work for additional income. Instead, Shrikant suggests her to learn music to keep herself busy. Though, Aditi is not musical-minded, she still takes up learning music by employing a music teacher, Malhar Kamat.
Aditi still feels frustrated as what she really needs is the love and companionship of her husband. Adding fuel to her frustration is the visit of her sister Sudha (Resham Seth) with her newly wedded husband for spending few days with her. Their companionship creates a feeling of her neglect by her husband. In her weak point, Aditi is unwittingly drawn toward Malhar during one of their music learning sessions and Malhar reciprocates turning it into an impromptu affair. Aditi feels guilty of her action and asks Malhar not to come to her house again.
After few days, Aditi becomes pregnant. Knowing the nature of her husband, Sudha advises her to terminate her pregnancy. But Aditi is not ready as she cannot deceive Shrikant. Her guilt makes her to confess to Shrikant the truth about her pregnancy. But Shrikant, in his euphoria of the double successes – first, he has won a big contract for his firm and the second, Aditi’s pregnancy news, is in no mood to hear what Aditi has to say about it. Watching Shrikant in an elated mood on his impending fatherhood, Aditi has no guts to reveal the truth. (Flashback over).
After completing reading his diary, Shrikant comes to a shocking conclusion that his son, Aniket could have been born with his wife having extra-marital relationship with Malhar. When confronted, Aditi reveals the truth to Shrikant who is devastated. He requests his close friend, Ravi Bapat, and his wife Meghna to at once reach to his house. In their presence, Aditi is forced to come out with the truth about Aniket. Aditi confesses the truth which she wanted to tell Shrikant at the time of her pregnancy. The result of her confession is that Aniket disowns his mother. Shrikant decides to keep himself aloof from her. Revati (Namrata Shirodkar) breaks her engagement with Aniket not because of these developments but for his decision to severe relationship with his mother.
Film ends with a long monologue from Aditi in front of all those present when she feels that her divorce with Shrikant is inevitable. She brings out all her suppressed feelings about her married life, the loneliness, Shrikant’s extra-marital affairs and the loss of her identity (astitva). She walks out of the house with Revati searching for her new identity and a song is played in the background with the following mukhda:
na katoongi, na jaloongi, na mitooungi, na maroongi
main thhi, main hoon, main rahoongi
The film is very absorbing from start to finish. The highlight of the film is Tabu’s monologue of over six minutes towards the end of the film during which Tabu brings out in the open, the suppressed feelings of the 27 years of her married life.
All the actors in the film have performed very well. Despite Sachin Khedekar’s role having negative traits (he is a male chauvinist husband), he is not an unlikeable character. Tabu has done a very restrained performance in keeping with her role of the wife with a middle-class mindset. At the end, her role generates sympathy. The actors and the director who have been associated with this film, must be feeling proud after 23 years of the film’s release not only because of the handling of a sensitive story but also of their great performances.
The film has 5 songs written by Shrirang Godbole (4) and Sukhwinder Singh (1) which were set to music by Rahul Ranade (4) and Sukhwinder Singh (1). I am presenting the first song from the film, “Chal Chal Mere Sang Sang” to appear on the blog. The song is written and composed by Sukhwinder Singh who has also rendered the song. The song is picturised on Mohnish Behl during Aditi’s musical lesson, interspersed with some imageries.
The song is beautifully picturised. While Mohnish Behl gives his feelings through singing, Tabu’s expressions undergo from some hesitancy to succumbing to Mohnish Behl’s feelings. The chorus echoing ‘chal chal’ and ‘sang sang’ is a way of bringing out Tabu’s pent-up feelings and to come out of her hesitancy.
Sukhwinder Singh is known to sing the song with his high octave. This is one of his few songs in which he has rendered in slower pace and in somewhat lower than his usual octave to create a serene atmosphere. It is a difficult song to sing. The unusual tabla rhythm throughout the song may be reflective of the dilemma in the mind of Tabu whether to succumb to her desire or not .
Everything is perfect in this song – the picturisation, the performances by the actors, the lyrics, the musical composition, and the rendition.
Video Clip:
Audio Clip:
Song-Chal chal mere sang sang (Astitva)(2000) Singer-Sukhwinder Singh, Lyrics-Sukhwinder Singh, MD-Sukhwinder Singh
Chorus
Lyrics (Based on Video Clip):
sa……………aa aa aa aa
dha ni re…………ae ae ae ae
dha ni re sa………..aa aa aa re sa
ta na na dhiri
dhim ta na na
ta na na dhiri
dhim ta na na
ta na na dhiri
dhim ta na na
chal chal
(ta na na dhiri)
mere sang sang
(ta na na dhiri)
chal chal
(ta na na dhiri)
mere sang sang
(ta na na dhiri)
chal chal
mere sang sang
chal chal
mere sang sang
mere dil ki dhadkan mein
tu lamha
lamha
har pal..l
chal chal
(chal chal)
mere sang sang
(sang sang)
hai tere bina sab kuchh tanha
tanha har pal..l
chal chal
(chal chal)
meri jaan-e-ghazal
jaan-e-ghazal
jaan-e-ghazal
chal chal mere sang sang
(ta na na dhiri)
haaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaa
chal chal
sang sang
chal chal
sang sang
ek tamanna dil mein hai
dekhoon main tujhe jee bhar ke
sapnon mein tere kho jaaun
akhiyon main band kar ke…..ae
saat suron kaa jhoola jhoolen
sang sang nis din
har pal pal
meri jaan-e-ghazal
jaan-e-ghazal
jaan-e-ghazal
chal chal
(chal chal)
mere sang sang
(sang sang)
chal chal
(chal chal)
mere sang sang
(sang sang)
hmm hmm hmm hmm
hmm hmm hmm hmm
hmm…….
hmm…….
hmm…..
hmm…..
mahek uthhe hain phool chura kar
rang tere gaalon kaa
kaali ghata ne jaam piya hai
tere do adharon kaa..aa
ae meri haseen ghazal
mehka mehka
tera aanchal
meri jaan-e-ghazal
jaan-e-ghazal
jaan-e-ghazal
chal chal
(chal chal)
mere sang sang
(sang sang)
chal chal
(chal chal)
mere sang sang
(sang sang)
meri jaan-e-ghazal
jaan-e-ghazal
jaan-e-ghazal
ta na na
ta na na dhiri
ta na na
ta na na dhiri
ta na na
ta na na dhiri
ta na na
ta na na dhiri
ta na na
ta na na dhiri
ta na na
ta na na dhiri
aaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaa aaaa aaaa
aaaa aaaa aaaa
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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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सा॰॰॰॰॰॰॰॰॰॰॰॰॰॰॰ आ आ आ आ आ
धा नी रे ॰॰॰॰॰॰॰॰॰॰॰॰ ए ए ए ए
धा नी रे सा॰॰॰॰॰॰॰॰ आ आ आ रे सा
ता ना ना धीरी
धिम ता ना ना
ता ना ना धीरी
धिम ता ना ना
ता ना ना धीरी
धिम ता ना ना
चल चल
(ता ना ना धीरी)
मेरे संग संग
(ता ना ना धीरी)
चल चल
(ता ना ना धीरी)
मेरे संग संग
(ता ना ना धीरी)
चल चल
मेरे संग संग
चल चल
मेरे संग संग
मेरे दिल की धड़कन में
तू लम्हा
लम्हा
हर पल॰॰ल
चल चल
(चल चल)
मेरे संग संग
(संग संग)
है तेरे बिना सब कुछ तन्हा
तन्हा हर पल॰॰ल
चल चल
(चल चल)
मेरी जान ए ग़ज़ल
जान ए ग़ज़ल
जान ए ग़ज़ल
चल चल
मेरे संग संग
(ता ना ना धीरी)
हा॰॰आ॰॰॰॰॰॰॰॰
आ॰॰॰॰॰॰॰
आ॰॰॰॰॰॰॰
चल चल
संग संग
चल चल
संग संग
एक तमन्ना दिल में है
देखूँ मैं तुझे जी भर के
सपनों में तेरे खो जाऊँ
अखियों में बंद कर के॰॰ए
सात सुरों का झूला झूलें
संग संग
निस दिन
हर पल पल
मेरी जान ए ग़ज़ल
जान ए ग़ज़ल
जान ए ग़ज़ल
चल चल
(चल चल)
मेरे संग संग
(संग संग)
चल चल
(चल चल)
मेरे संग संग
(संग संग)
हम्म हम्म हम्म हम्म
हम्म हम्म हम्म हम्म
हम्म॰॰॰॰॰
हम्म॰॰॰॰॰
हम्म॰॰॰॰॰
हम्म॰॰॰॰॰
महक उठे हैं फूल चुरा कर
रंग तेरे गालों का
काली घाटा ने जाम पिया है
तेरे दो अधरों का॰॰आ
ए मेरी हसीन ग़ज़ल
महका महका
तेरा आंचल
मेरी जान ए ग़ज़ल
जान ए ग़ज़ल
जान ए ग़ज़ल
चल चल
(चल चल)
मेरे संग संग
(संग संग)
चल चल
(चल चल)
मेरे संग संग
(संग संग)
मेरी जान ए ग़ज़ल
जान ए ग़ज़ल
जान ए ग़ज़ल
ता ना ना
ता ना ना धीरी
ता ना ना
ता ना ना धीरी
ता ना ना
ता ना ना धीरी
ता ना ना
ता ना ना धीरी
ता ना ना
ता ना ना धीरी
ता ना ना
ता ना ना धीरी
आ॰॰॰॰॰॰॰॰
आ॰॰॰॰॰॰॰॰
आ॰॰॰॰॰॰॰॰
आ॰॰॰॰॰॰॰॰
आsss आsss आsss
आsss आsss आsss
3 Responses to "Chal chal mere sang sang"
August 9, 2023 at 9:58 am
Thanks for the post on this nice movie, prompting me to view it again. 🙂
Very nice song too.
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August 8, 2023 at 3:52 pm
Such a good movie. I have seen it a few times. I like the plot.
Mohnish Behl had a different character and played it in a subdued manner
Sadanadji, Thank you for bringing it on the blog
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August 8, 2023 at 4:19 pm
Peevesie’s Mom,
I missed to mention the restrained performance by Mohnish Behl in the film in which his expressions speak more than the dialogues. It is unfortunate that he remains an underrated actor. I am glad that he got this song picturised on him.
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