Naheen duniya aise waise kee bhai sab maayaa hai paise kee
Posted by: Atul on: March 9, 2024
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Today’s song is from the film Zamana-1957.
It was made by the famous Filmistan Ltd. Directed by Arbind Sen, the film had music from 2 stalwarts – Anil Biswas and Salil Chaudhari. The cast of the film wasKamaljeet, Ameeta, Nazir Hussain, Firoz khan (making his film Debut), Shakuntala, Kanu Roy, Ram Avtar, Yaqub etc.
This was the first and possibly the last time when these 2 stalwart Bengali composers worked together for one film. In Hindi films, right from 1931 onwards, many composers from Bengal came to Bombay to try their luck, but only a few could make their name here. The common major problem of these composers was Language, cultural difference and poor adaptability to Non -Bengali atmosphere. Here are names of few such composers- most names would be unfamiliar to our readers…..
Radhacharan Bhattacharya, Shoolpani Mukherjee, S.P.Mukherjee, V.V.Ganguly, Niren lahiri, Shivrani Ghosh, A.C.Biswas, Bhishmadev Chaterjee, Ramani Mukherjee, Sushant Banerjee, Rubin Chaterjee, Anil Bagchi, Himangshu Dutt, K.P.Sen, Gyanprakash Ghosh, Naresh Bhattecharya, D.C.Dutt, Pratap Mukherjee, Kshirodchandra Bhattacharya, Ravi Roychaudhari, T.K.Das etc.etc.
All the above composers gave music to 1 to 4 Hindi films and then went back to Bengal. There were only 4 major composers from Bengal ( 2 from East and 2 from West Bengal) who succeeded here and etched their names in the HFM history. I call them A Grade. They all operated at the same time during the Golden Era. The following table will give a clearer picture….
| Name | Born in year | Place | number of films | number of songs | Active period | Active years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anil Biswas | 1914 | East Bengal | 86 | 777 | 1935-1965 | 30 |
| S.D.Burman | 1906 | East Bengal | 90 | 717 | 1946-1996 | 30 |
| Hemant Kumar | 1920 | West Bengal | 54 | 429 | 1952-1979 | 27 |
| Salil Chaudhari | 1923 | West Bengal | 70 | 325 | 1953-1995 | 40 |
Anil Biswas was the first major composer from Bengal to start his career in Bombay in 1935, at the age of just 21 years, whereas S D Burman was the oldest having started his career in Bombay in 1946, at the age of 40 years ! The longest tenure was that of Salil Chaudhari,but his song total is the lowest, with an average of about 5 songs per film.This is much lower than the average of 8+ and 9 of the others. This may be because in later part of his career,Salil da gave music to many parallel films which had minimum songs.
As can be seen from the table, the two senior composers were from East Bengal and the 2 junior composers were from West Bengal. The styles of these two groups were different because of the different pattern of Eastern and Western Bangla music. All four depended and used heavily from the folk tunes and Bangla songs,from their respective regions. Anil Biswas and Burman da drew heavily from the Eastern Bangla folk tunes and that is why sometimes their music had similarities.
Besides these 4 stalwarts, there were some less successful composers from Bengal, like Ashok Ghosh, pannalal Ghosh, Robin banerjee, Hiren Bose, Shyamal Mitra, Arunkumar Mukherjee, Manas Mukherjee etc. If I was asked to rank the 4 stalwarts, my ranking would be S.D.Burman, Hemant kumar, Anil Biswas and Salil Chaudhari.
Today’s film Zamana was a 1957 film.
1957 – what a year it was! The best year in the Golden Era! The best year in the 50s! The best year for melody and music! Such wonderful films came this year!!! The lineup of 1957 films looks like the selection of the creamy layer in everlasting music – ‘Mother India’, ‘Pyasa’, ‘Tumsa Nahin Dekha’, ‘Bhabhi’, ‘Asha’, ‘Miss Mary’, ‘Naya Daur’, ‘Do Aankhen Barah Haath’, ‘Paying Guest’, ‘Nau Do Gyarah’, ‘Dekh Kabira Roya’. ‘Nausherwaan e Adil ‘, ‘Gateway Of India’, ‘Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke ‘, ‘Kathputali’, ‘Sharada’ . . . Films like Baarish, Ab Dilli door nahin, Abhiman, Bada Bhai, Begunah, Beti, Chhote Babu, Coffee House, Dushman, Johnny Walker, Miss Bombay, Miss India, Mr. X, Narsi Bhagat, Paak Daman, Pawanputra Hanuman, Ustad, Zamana, Garma Garam had equally melodious songs like other films mentioned, albeit may not be so famous Films produced in Madras were quite popular. AVM’s ‘Bhabhi’, ‘Miss Mary’ and ‘Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke’, Prasad Production’s first Hindi film ‘Sharda’, and MV Raman’s film ‘Asha’ played havoc with their captive audiences. Films from south somehow have always concocted a success formula, mixing comedy, tragedy, social message, excellent production values and above all superb music, which made their films very popular everywhere.
Satyen Bose’s ‘Bandi’ brought together all the three Ganguly brothers in one film for the first time. Later he would repeat this feat in ‘Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi’ in 1958. ‘Musaafir’, Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s first Hindi film as a director, was an experimental film depicting the phases of life – birth, life, death and rejuvenation, symbolically through a succession of tenants in a house on rent. Director Amiya Chakravarty’s competition with Gyan Mukherjee came to an end with his unexpected demise while the making of ‘Kathputali’ was in progress. The film was completed by Nitin Bose. (Later, Gyan Mukherjee also passed away while making ‘Sitaron Se Aagey’ (1958) which was later completed by Satyen Bose. Both films had the same story and same heroine).
With the musical blockbuster ‘Tumsa Nahin Dekha’ from Filmistan, Nasir Hussain introduced his own success formula of entertaining films and minted crores by repeating it several times, in a new garb. This film changed Shammi Kapoor’s luck, and made him an A grade actor. However, it did not much benefit the heroine Ameeta. She remained where she was – a second grade actress. Filmistan also released ‘Paying Guest’, with chocolate hero Dev Anand, with superb music and songs composed by SD Burman. Dev also featured in ‘Nau Do Gyarah’, another musical entertainer from Navketan, his home production company.
A surprise hit that year was the socio-religious film ‘Janam Janam Ke Phere’. The song “Zara Saamne To AaO Chhaliye” became the unexpected top song of the year and an iconic one at that! ‘Apradhi Kaun’ was genuinely an excellent detective story. Amiya Chakravarty’s ‘Dekh Kabira Roya’ was a hit due to its superb music, though its cast was quite ordinary. ‘Do Aankhen Barah Haath’ got the national award. Amiya Chakravarty and Gope passed away this year. Nimmi got married. Vividh Bharati started its broadcast on 3rd October 1957.
I do not remember the story of today’s film Zamana, though I remember having seen this film in those days. It was about changes in the social set up from an old generation to the modern generation. The song lyrics also indicate this. The Hero of the film was Kamaljeet- which was not his real name. Those who do remember his name, it is as the husband of Waheeda Rahman.
Kamaljeet born as Shashi Rekhi (DoB NA – 21 November 2000) was an actor in Hindi language films. He is known for his films Son of India (1962) & Shagoon (1964).
Born & brought up in Bangalore, Karnataka, Kamaljeet was very fond of films in his childhood and wanted to be an actor. Kamaljeet fell in love with Indian actress Waheeda Rehman on the sets of the film, ‘Shagoon’ in 1964. At that time, he proposed to her. However, he got married to her 10 years after the proposal. They married on 27 April 1974. The couple have a daughter Kashvi and son Sohail.
Kamaljeet made his acting debut with the film ‘Mr. Lambu’, which was released in 1956. Thereafter, he worked in several other films including Kismet Ka Khel (1956), Zamana (1957), Kitna Badal Gaya Insaan (1957), Mr. India (1961), Son of India (1962), Sher Khan (1962), Vidyapati (1964), Shagoon (1964), Qawwali Ki Raat (1964), Veer Ghatotkach (1970), Tamacha (1988) & Heer Ranjha (1992). His major works include ‘Son of India’ and ‘Shagoon’ in which he acted with Waheeda Rehman.
Kamaljeet died of Brain Haemorrhage on 21 November 2000 in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Today’s song is sung by Manna Dey and chorus. Let us enjoy this song….
Song- Nahin Duniya aise waise ki bhai sab maaya hai paise ki (Zamaana)(1957) Singer- Manna Dey, Lyricist-Prem Dhawan, MD- Salil Chaudhari
Chorus
Lyrics
Nahin duniya
nahin duniya aise waise ki
bhai sab maaya hai paise ki
bhai sab maaya hai paise ki
ajee nahin duniya
nahin duniya aise waise ki
bhai sab maaya hai paise ki
bhai sab maaya hai paise ki
haan aan aan aan
duniya ke ae mandir mein aen
haan aan aan
sab karte paise ka jaap
paisa ram paisa ram paisa ram
paisa ram paisa ram paisa ram
paisa ram paisa ram
haan aan aan
duniya ke mandir mein
sab karte paise ka jaap
kya jogee
kya bhogee
bhaiyya aa aa
paisa sabka baap
poochho bhai kyun
kyon
aah
bhai sab maaya hai paise ki
bhai sab maaya hai paise ki
nahin duniya
nahin duniya aise waise ki
bhai sab maaya hai paise ki
bhai sab maaya hai paise ki
bhai sab maaya hai paise ki
bhai sab maaya hai paise ki
nahin duniya
nahin duniya aise waise ki
bhai sab maaya hai paise ki
bhai sab maaya hai paise ki
haan aan aan aan
paise waale ke kutte ko bhi
milti hai motor
aur bin paise bik jaao o o
milti hai
he he kya
thokar
poochho bhai
kyun
thhanthhangopal ki
kyun
kyun
arre jai paiselal ki
thhanthhangopal ki
jai paiselal ki
thhanthhangopal ki
bolo jai paiselal ki
thhanthhangopal ki
jai paiselal ki
thhanthhangopal ki
bolo jai paiselal ki
thhanthhangopal ki
jai paiselal ki
thhanthhangopal ki
thhanthhan
thhanthhan
thhanthhan
thhanthhan
thhanthhan
thhanthhan
jai paiselal ki
thhanthhangopal ki
jai paiselal ki
thhanthhangopal ki
jai paiselal ki
thhanthhangopal ki
o jai paiselal ki
thhanthhangopal ki
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4 Responses to "Naheen duniya aise waise kee bhai sab maayaa hai paise kee"
March 12, 2024 at 11:28 am
Arun Ji,
Thanks for the post. I take note of all MD’s from Bengal listed by you . Interesting. If I was asked to rank the 4 stalwarts, my ranking would be S.D.Burman, Salil Chaudhari, Hemant Kumar, Anil Biswas :))
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March 12, 2024 at 1:30 pm
Dear Satish ji,
Thanks for your comments .
I am happy that we agree on the No. 1 name of the Bengali Stalwart.
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March 9, 2024 at 7:06 pm
Arun Sir,
I must confess, Kamaljeet’s extensive filmography came as a surprise to me as well. Thank you for sharing this insightful glimpse into his career.
I’m inspired to delve into his lesser-known works and witness his acting talent on screen.
Gandhi Vadlapatla
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March 9, 2024 at 8:10 pm
There are many such surprises in Hindi film industry.
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