Chaahe laage teree haaye chaahe jaan chalee re jaaye
Posted on: September 7, 2023
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Today’s song is from the Mythological film Laxmi Narayan (1951).
Are you a believer in God ? Well I am. I am a confirmed Theist. I am also a religious person. It is surely not because I have become an old man now, but right from my childhood, I have been a religious person. The atmosphere in our joint family was very conducive to follow the religious path and ways, because of my grandfather and father. Both were experts in Sanskrit. My father had worked as a practicing PANDA (पंडा ) in Kashi (Banares), when he went underground after the Gandhi killing, in 1948-49. So, it is not the case that old age made me Religious like in the proverb ” सौ चूहे खा कर बिल्ली चली हज को ” !
India’s 99.9% population is religious minded, whichever is their religion. Those who say that there is No God are very few. I also like reading religious books and stories and seeing Mythological or religious films. One of the reasons also is that I liked the trick scenes and impressive Costumes and big sets. I have been seeing these films from a young age .
The decade of the 50s was indeed a decade of Religious films. From 1951 to 1960, there were about 120 such films, averaging 1 religious film every month for 10 years. Those were the times when even Big stars did not hesitate to act in Mythologicals. Ashok Kumar, Prithviraj Kapoor, Meena Kumari, Durga Khote, Leela Chitnis, Nalini Jaywant , Shanta Apte etc used to act in religious films without any complex. It was much much later that a few artistes were branded as “Mythological actors’, like Mahipal, Manhar Desai, Trilok Kapoor, Nirupa Roy, Prem Adib, Shobhana Samarth etc. etc.
There was a fixed and permanent audience for these films. Prakash pictures was famous for making many religious films. But other studios like Prabhat, New Theatres, Ranjit, Sagar, Basant pictures or Wadia movietone, Bombay talkies, Filmistan etc too made mythological films. Besides the eye-catching scenes, another attraction of these films used to be its music. Very melodious and memorable Bhajans were composed for these films by S N Tripathi, Bulo C Rani, Avinash Vyas, Shankarrao Vyas, Hemant Kumar, Vasant Desai etc. Some of the famous Bhajans were sung by Rafi,Hemant Kumar, Geeta Dutt and others.
Culture and Religion have a close relationship. The commonest points of Religion, followed by a majority for time immemorial, becomes the culture of the nation. Raas Garba, Ganesh Utsav, Diwali celebrations and Indian Calendar New Year days in respective regions are no more a matter of Religion by now. They have become the cultural heritage of the country. A good example is Holi or lighting done on Deepavali or touching the feet of the elders…all these constitute Culture, though its roots are traceable to religion.
Today, Religion,for most people in the world,I feel,is limited to one’s personal space and I believe, in today’s setup it is also very appropriate to limit the religion to one’s home. One should not get confused between Religion and Bhakti. Mythological films are based essentially on stories from the Holy books, like Ramayana, Mahabharat or the Puranas. Bhakti pradhan films are based on personalities engaged in devotion to their Deity. Thus, films like Narsi Bhagat or Sant Tukaram are Bhakti pradhan films,whereas,films like Pawanputra Hanuman or Veer Arjun are Mythological or Pauranik films. Films on saints like Kabir, Soordas, Tulsidas or Tyagaraja are not religious, but Mythological films are surely religious films.
However Bhakti is a way to remember,to submit to, appease or dedicate oneself to his God or Deity. Holy books classify different forms of Bhakti-the way it is or can be followed. There are 9 forms of Bhakti (नवविधा भक्ती ), as described in Vishnu Puran and Bhagwadgeeta…
| 1.Shravan…श्रवण…(Hearing) like Raja Parikshit |
| 2.Keertan…कीर्तन…(Discourse) Like Thyagaraja |
| 3.Smaran…स्मरण…( Remembering) Like Bhakta Prahlad |
| 4.Paad sevan…पाद सेवन…( Remaining at Feet)..Like Lakshmi |
| 5.Archan…अर्चना…( Worship)…Pooja |
| 6.Vandana…वंदना…(Obeisance)…Sashtang Namaskar or Prostration. |
| 7.Dasya…दास्य…( Service)…Like Hanuman |
| 8.Sakhya…सख्य…( Friendship)…Like Arjuna |
| 9.Atmanivedan…आत्मनिवेदन…(Self Dedication) Like Meerabai |
Mythological or पौराणिक films are those which are based on stories from Puranas. What is a Puran (पुराण ) ? It is a vast Genre of literature about legends and other traditional stories. There are 18 major Puranas and 18 Up Puranas (उपपुराण ). Purans unveil our glorious past encapsulated with great soul stories and provide Life Morales.
The Film Laxmi Narayan-1951 was based on a story from Vishnu Puran. It is about how Laxmi and Narayan met and got united. It has the background of ‘Samudra Manthan’ or Churning of the ocean. In our Puranas, there are stories about the SAMUDRA MANTHAN. It is believed that Kamala or Laxmi emerged from this churning and Narayan married her. In all, 14 unique, magical and invaluable things came out of the ocean after this Samudra Manthan or Churning of the Ocean.
For your information here are these 14 objects-
1. Halahal-The Poison 2.Varuni-The wine 3.Kamdhenu-Magical Cow 4. Airawat-The Flying Elephant 5. Uchhaiswas-The 6 Headed Horse 6. Apsaras like Rambha,Urvashi, Menaka etc. 7. Kaustubh Mani- A powerful Diamond 8. Kalpavriksha-The Magical Tree 9. a Divine Bow 10. Chandra-The Moon 11. Ratnas or Gems 12. Laxmi or Kamala 13. Dhanwantari-The Gods’ Physician,with a book on Ayurved and 14. The Amrit- the drink that makes one immortal.
Here is the story of the film Laxmi Narayan (1951)…. Arishtanemi, the king of Danavas was ruining Mother Earth for his own sadistic enjoyment. He had polluted the waters of the rivers. All the Gems were thrown away in the sea and everywhere there was a tale of suffering. At the same time Bhuwanmohini, daughter of Bhrigu Rishi was in the bloom of her youth and many Kings and Gods were aspiring to marry her. Indra, the King of Gods and Arishtanemi were two aspirants competing with each other, while Bhuwanmohini herself wished to marry Lord Vishnu, thanks to the praise of the Lord by Narad. Indra took away Bhuwan with him against her wishes.
To take advantage of this situation, Arishtanemi started a Yagna with Bhrigu as his Purohit. From the holy fire of the Yagna emerged Vritrasura with whose help Arishtanemi conquered the kingdom of Gods. There Arishtanemi searched for Bhuwan but she had left Indra’s palace and sat alone on the top of a mountain and prayed to the Lord to come to her rescue. Having lost his kingdom Indra prayed to God Shankar for help to conquer Arishtanemi.
God Shankar told him that only one weapon could kill Vritrasura and that it was to be made from the bones of Sage Dadhichi. Indra went to Dadhichi and served him while power-mad Arshtanemi attacked Sage Dadhichi only to be burnt down by the Sage. Indra got the weapon he wanted and won the battle with Vrittasur. Indra then went in search of Bhuwanmohini but unwilling to surrender to Indra she jumped down to the sea.
When Bhrigu learnt about this mishap he went to Lord Vishnu who was asleep and kicked him in the chest to wake him up. In anger he called out “How can you sleep sound when my daughter died crying out ? ” Lord Vishnu said,” dont worry, Oh Sage. She will come to me when time is ripe for the same. In the meanwhile let me massage your foot which must have been hurt when you struck me”. Later the Gods and the Danavas churned the great sea when Bhuwanmohini emerged as Laxmi radiant with wealth and Lord Vishnu accepted her as his consort. This union is famous in the Hindu mythology by the name LAXMI NARAYAN.
The cast of the film was Meena Kumari, Mahipal, S.N.Tripathi,Urmila, B.M.Vyas, Amarnath,Sulochana, Vasantrao pahilwan and many others. Meena Kumari, in her film career had worked in C and B grade Mythological and action films. Meena Kumari had done several Mythological and costume films before Baiju Bawra took her high up and above other Heroines. In films like Veer Ghatotkach-49, Shri Ganesh Mahima-50, Laxmi Narayan-51, Hanuman Paataal vijay-51 and Alladin aur Jadui Chirag-52 she had Mahipal as her Hero. In her later years, she always hid her earlier film Heroes. Many artistes hid their first films after they became big stars,like Mala Sinha, Kalpana, Johnny Walker, Gulzar, Mahendra kapoor etc.
Today’s song, though from a Mythological film, is not a Bhajan. Instead, it is a love duet, perhaps from Indradev’s darbar. It is sung by Sulochana Kadam and an unidentified male voice. Prakash ji would perhaps identify the pair of artistes in the video.
Editor’s note:- The male voice has been identified as Chitragupta by Sadanand Kamath jee.
Song-Chaahe laage teree haaye chaahe jaan chalee re jaaye (Lakshmi Narayan)(1951) Singers-Chitragupta, Sulochanam Kadam, Lyrics-B D Mishra, MD-S N Tripathi
Lyrics
man ko luta ke
aeji bada kathin hai ae ae
hona nau do gyaarah
aur pyaar ka daanv jeet ke gori
karoonga main pau baarah
chaahe laage teri haaye chaahe jaan chali re jaaye
chahe laage teri haaye chaahe jaan chali re jaaye
man ko luta ke
bada kathin hai
hona nau do gyaarah
pyaar ka daanv jeet ke gori
karoonga main pau baarah
chaahe lage teri haaye
chahe jaan chali re jaye
chaahe lage teri haaye
chaahe jaan chali re jaaye
o ghanchakkar sadiyal chhapar
sun le
o ghanchakkar sadiyal chhapar sun le
kahna mera
tu kaudi ka teen yahaan par nahin thhikaana tera
chaahe laage teri haaye
chaahe jaan chali re jaaye
chaahe laage teri haaye
chahe jaan chali re jaaye
main nahin hoon aisa waisa
main sab jaanoon tu kaisa
tu abhi abhi hai aayi
tu kya janae meri badaai
teri soorat bandar jaisi
teri nak chhachhundar jaisi
maano satiye meri baani
bhare indraani ghar mein paani
buddhu raaja
buddhu raaja band karo ye gappon ki bunchakki
gaal bajaane se na hoyegi baat prem ki pakki
chaahe laage teri haaye
chaahe jaan chali re jaaye
chaahe laage teri haaye
chaahe jaan chali re jaaye
dev lok mein tujhko laaya aur mitti se ratan banaaya aa aa aa
na chaahoon main swarag ki maaya
bhali mujhe mitti ki kaaya aa aa aa aa
kyun na sune tu mera kahna
haath maley pachhtaaye
arey jag mein buri kahi jaati hai kisi kisi ki haaye
chaahe laage teri haaye
chaahe jaan chali re jaaye
chaahe laage teri haaye
chaahe jaan chali re jaaye
main indr o maar bhagaaun aur indraani tujhe banaaun
achha
haan tere ek ishaare par indraani tujhe banaaun
jo baat ye sach hai teri
mil gayi jodi teri meri
tu nadi ki chanchal dhaara
jismein beete jeevan saara
o lehron ke premi raaja aa aa
o lehron ke premi raaja
ja lehron ke sang
O ?? chhail chhabeeli
karo milan mat bhang
chaahe laage teri haaye ki chaahe jaan chali re jaaye
5 Responses to "Chaahe laage teree haaye chaahe jaan chalee re jaaye"
September 7, 2023 at 11:16 am
I have compared the male voice in the song with that of Chitragupt’s voice in a song from ‘Bhakt Pundalik’ (1949) and they match.
Chitragupt used to be assistant to S N Tripathi in the early part of his career. He has rendered few songs under the baton of S N Tripathi.
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September 15, 2023 at 11:00 pm
The authorship of the post is wrongly credited. I am sure it is a technical mix up which will be corrected.
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September 7, 2023 at 7:29 am
A young Radhe Shyam ?
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