Prabhu aaye tore dwaare
Posted on: February 6, 2024
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Today’s Bhajan is from a Devotional film (भक्ति प्रधान ) – Bhakta Raj-1943. This was a film made by Jayant Desai Productions, Bombay. It was directed by Jayant Desai himself. The Lyricist was D.N.Madhok and the music was by C Ramchandra.
This was the first film of C.Ramchandra, as a well paid Music Director of Jayant Desai productions and also a steady beginning of his career. C.Ramchandra has written a very interesting account of those days in his Marathi Autobiography-‘ Mazya jeevanachi Sargam’ (माझ्या जीवनाची सरगम ). The date was 19-11-1942 and C.Ramchandra got married with his first wife ‘Ben’ aka Ratan Thakur. This was a love marriage and it was done against the wishes of both the families. They got married in the temple at Arya Samaj, in Matunga, Bombay. Only 3 friends were in attendance. One of them was his Best friend Master Bhagwan. After marriage they stayed in their 2-room tenement. In one room a friend stayed with his wife and in the other his mother and sister stayed. C.Ramchandra and his wife slept in the gallery for their First Night.
His mother and sister left him and he took another 2 room flat elsewhere for them. The Marriage brought good luck and Jayant desai called him to join his company as an MD, on a princely salary of Rs. 300 pm. His first film was Bhaktaraj in 1943. The film celebrated the Silver Jubilee. He did 5 films with Jayant Desai, namely Bhaktaraj, Zaban, Manorama, Lalkaar and Chandragupta. All these films were successful. It was Jayant Desai who changed his name from Ramchandra Narhari Chitalkar to C.Ramchandra, to suit the Cine Industry.
In 1946, he left Jayant Desai on the issue of increased salary and within a few days joined Filmistan at a salary of Rs. 1000pm. This change altered his life totally…….
The story of film Bhaktaraj-1943 was based on a character – Ambarish – found in Bhagwat Puran, in which King Ambarish ruled in Satyayug. Taking this name and a part of the original story, a new ” Khichdi” story was written for this film. The star cast of this film was Vishnupabnt Pagnis, Vasanti, Kaushalya, Mubarak, Kantilal, Nurjahan Sr. and many others. Vishnupant Pagnis was a popular star in those days. In 1936, Prabhat Film Company had made a Marathi film ” Sant Tukaram”, in which Vishnupant had played the role of Saint Tukaram. This film became very famous not only all over India but even abroad also.
Vishnupant Pagnis was born in a small place Chikodi, near Kolhapur, on 1-11-1892, in a lower middle class family. After formal education, he was assisted by Shahu Maharaj of Kolhapur state to join a Drama company at the age of 10 years. He sang naturally, without any training from an expert. He was a popular artiste doing female roles, till his entry in films. He shifted to work in various drama companies including “Lalit Kaladarsh” of Mama Varerkar- a name connected with many Marathi and Hindi films of that time. In 1913, he floated his own company ‘ Jagchitradarsh ‘, only to wind up after two years in 1915. He continued working in dramas and doing female roles, for which he was famous in those times.
After a few years, he left drama acting. In 1920, he worked in a silent film, Surekha Haran. In this film V Shantaram had also acted. After this he worked as a Music Teacher in Municipal school at Girgaum in Bombay. After his wife died, he lived with his friend Petkar. They started a Gold Jewellery shop “Pagnis Petkar and Mandali” in Girgaon.
When Prabhat Film company planned to make Sant Tukaram, a search was undertaken for the main role and the main female role. This was in early 1936 and he was selected for the role of Tukaram, while a worker in the Prabhat company-Gauri – was selected as his wife. The Director duo of the film- Damle and Fattelal- were not happy about his selection, because his name was associated with female roles. But this became his strong point for the film in which he portrayed a soft, kind and loving Tukaram. He did the role so well that the film Sant Tukaram became an International Hit, in addition to running to full houses in Non Marathi areas like Madras Presidency, covering Andhra, Tamilnadu, Kerala and Karnataka and also in Bengal and Punjab. He became an actor in great demand for Saint films. After the film Sant Tukaram, hundreds of people used to crowd in his shop at Girgaum to pay respects and touch his feet as Tukaram. He also always dressed like Tukaram thereafter !
Vishnupant Pagnis worked in 4 more such films, namely Sant Tulsidas-39, Narsi Bhagat-43, Bhakta Raj-43 and his last film Mahatma Vidur-43. He also gave music to 2 films, Sant Janabai- 38 and Sant Tulsidas-39 (Marathi). These two and Mahatma Vidur were also made in Marathi language. His most famous film Sant Tukaram was released in Hindi only in 1948, but without his songs, because he had died on 3-10-1943. The MD- Snehal Bhatkar sang his songs in the Hindi version.
Vishnupant Pagnis did the immortal role of Tukaram in his first film and then lived the role throughout his life, though he did 4 more films in the same Genre of Saint films.His name became famous not only in India but also in other countries, when this film was hailed as “one of the 3 Best films in the world”at the Venice Film Festival, where it won accolades.
Records of his Bhajans from this film created records ( we too had these records in our house in the 40s.) Even today this film is shown and discussed in the film Institutes of many countries.Many books, essays and articles are published on this film. His performance as Tukaram has become a major reference-point in debates about Indian performance idioms: e.g. Kumar Shahani’s essay The Saint Poets of Prabhat, 1981; Geeta Kapur’s Mythic Material in Indian Cinema, 1987 etc etc.
In the film Bhaktaraj-1943, the queen’s role was done by actress Kaushalya. Kaushalya was born at Lucknow on 12-12- 1929. She was the daughter of the famous dancer Lachhoo Maharaj and actress Daya Devi. Being brought up in the house of dancer and actor, Kaushalya picked up Dance, Music and acting very early. She appeared as a child artiste in films from 1936, when she was just 7 year old. She worked in 11 films as a child artiste. After the film Devbala-38, she did roles in Bhole Bhale and Uski Tamanna-both in 1939, made by Sagar Movietone. She even sang in both films.
Then came films like Darshan and Ghar ki laaj, both 1941, and Baraat, Bharat milap, Rai Saheb, Station master and Swapna, all 42. The work poured on her till 1946, when she got married to a boy from Calcutta, when she had gone there to do films. After marriage she found it difficult to work in films, but continued for some more films, till her last film Ek Do Teen-1953.
In all Kaushalya acted in 27 films and sang more than 100 songs in about 35 films, in her short career. As a Heroine she had worked with Prithviraj Kapoor, Ulhas, Kumar, Ishwarlal, Trilok Kapoor etc.
Today’s Bhajan is sung by Visnupant Pagnis, Kaushalya and Kantilal. Enjoy….
Song- Prabhu aaye tore dwaare (Bhakt Raj)(1943) Singers- Vishnupant Pagnis, Lyricist-D.N.Madhok, MD- C.Ramchandra
Vishnupant Pagnis + Kaushalya + Kantilal
Lyrics
Prabhu aaye tore dwaare
Prabhu aaye tore dwaare
maare
maare haare
haare maare
maare haare
haare
de darshan bhakton ke pyaare ae
de darshan bhakton ke pyaare
Nand dulaare RaadheShyaam
Nand dulaare RaadheShyaam
bhajo pyaare pyaare naam
RaadheShyam RaadheShyaam
bhajo pyaare pyaare naam
RaadheShyam RaadheShyaam
RaadheShyam RaadheShyaam
RaadheShyam RaadheShyaam
RaadheShyam RaadheShyaam
bhajo pyaare pyaare naam
RaadheShyam RaadheShyaam
bhajo pyaare pyaare naam
RaadheShyam RaadheShyaam
RaadheShyam RaadheShyaam
RaadheShyam RaadheShyaam
RaadheShyam RaadheShyaam
RaadheShyam
Prabhu
raakhe tu jaako
Prabhu
raakhe tu jaako
koi maar sake na waako
koi maar sake na waako
toohi bhakton ka rakhwaalaa aa
toohi bhakton ka rakhwaalaa
jab jab bhaktan kare keertan
naache Nandlaala
jab jab bhaktan kare keertan
naache Nandlaala
bhola bhaalaa mora kaalaa
Brij ka gawaalaa aa
Brij ka gawaalaa aa
jab jab bhaktan kare keertan
naache Nandlaala
jab jab bhaktan kare keertan
naache Nandlaala
jab jab bhaktan kare keertan
naache Nandlaala
jab jab bhaktan kare keertan
naache Nandlaala
teree mahimaa jo gaaye
teree mahimaa jo gaaye
wo sada sukh paaye
wo sada sukh paaye
tum ho sab dukh taaranhaare
tum ho sab dukh taaranhaare
Nanddulaare RaadheShyaam
Nanddulaare RaadheShyaam
bhajo pyaare pyaare naam
RaadheShyaam RaadheShyaam
bhajo pyaare pyaare naam
RaadheShyaam RaadheShyaam
RaadheShyaam RaadheShyaam
RaadheShyaam RaadheShyaam
RaadheShyaam RaadheShyaam
RaadheShyaam RaadheShyaam
RaadheShyaam RaadheShyaam
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