Main hoon chhui mui
Posted on: April 14, 2024
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Today’s song is from the film Chhupa Rustom-1973.
This was a Dev Anand film. Once upon a time, when I was very very young, I was very fond of his every film. He looked so cute, handsome and a real film Hero ! As the years rolled by, I saw less and less films. The last film that I enjoyed in which Dev was a hero was, perhaps, Guide -1965. Thereafter Dev Anand’s cute looks started fading, age was showing on his face and probably on his brain too, because he refused to accept that he was no more a cute looking actor. The result was saddening. Further, he was adamant in writing his own film stories, directing them and acting also as a Hero.
He no longer looked like his old self but refusal to accept it made Dev Anand get far away from his admirers. His films were failures, the audience was thin, but surprisingly he always got financiers to produce his films ! His other contemporary actor Heros like Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar had accepted the reality and adjusted to the roles in their new films, but Dev Anand was convinced that he would never look old,haggard or senior. So he continued his same old style of acting, choosing young Heroines- who would be like his daughters- whether it suited him or not.
From 1978 to 2011 he appeared in 18 films and 15 of them were directed by him. At the age of 88 years, he was the lead actor in his own film. Whatever he did in his later years gave his old admirers immense pain and sorrow but all this was pardoned for what he gave them when he was young and handsome ! His bank of popularity never became bankrupt for his old fans, because they shunned his later films but remembered Dev Anand of C.I.D., Paying Guest, Baazi, Patita, Taxi driver, Munimji, Pocket Maar, Funtoosh, Baarish, Kala Pani, Hum Dono and many more memorable films. For fans like me, he lived only in those films and after 1970, “our Dev Anand ” was not in the film line !
Dev Anand rejected many films where he did not have any songs. He never accepted sad and tragedy films. Unlike Dilip and Raj, he did not like ” Dying” at the end of a film. However, in his entire career, he ” died’ only TWICE in his films. First film was ” Zalzala”-1952 and the last was ” Guide’-1965. He was the hero in one English film “The Evil Within”-1970, made by 20th Century Fox of Hollywood. Baburao Patel of ” Film India ” magazine called him ‘ effeminate ‘. Wish Dev should have followed Shanta Apte’s example, but his temperament was different. he might not have had discretion of doing romantic roles in an unsuitable age, but surely he knew better than Ashok kumar not to work in Mythological or Historical war films and become an object of ridicule 1 (Watch Ashokmkumar in film ‘Humayun-1945’ of ‘ Uttara-Abhimanyu-1946’).
Film Chhupa Rustom was directed by Vijay Anand. Dev was paired with young and beautiful Hema Malini. Being his own company’s film, he was dominating in the film with cameras on him for a greater time, like always. The story of the film was…….
The Government of India had granted Rs.50,000/- to Prof. Harbanslal to conduct a study in the mountains bordering Tibet with India, called the Nangala Project. Harbans Lal(A.K.Hangal) is sure that within these ice-capped mountains lies an entire temple made of pure gold. When Vikram Singh (Ajit) and his son, Bahadur (Prem Chopra), find out about the Nangala Project, they abduct Harbans Lal in order to force him to reveal the exact location of this temple, in vain though and end up killing him.
Having failed in this venture, they kidnap the wife (Veena) and son of multi-millionaire Rajendra Jain(Sajjan) and demand that he get Bahadur married to his daughter, Ritu (Hema Malini). Rajendra discusses this matter with Ritu, and Ritu is ready and willing to do anything for her mother and brother. Rajendra hesitates, and soon he receives his wife’s thumb in the mail. Losing no time, Rajendra and Ritu make arrangements for the marriage and communicate accordingly with the kidnappers. Soon a wedding date is fixed, however, things do not go as planned as Ritu is abducted by a man called Natwarlal( Dev Anand) and taken to his hideout. While driving there, their car breaks down and they are forced to take a lift from Jimmy Fernandes (Vijay Anand), albeit at gunpoint. Jimmy drops them off at an isolated spot, leaving Natwarlal to work out the details of getting the ransom money from Rajendra. Before that could happen, Jimmy shows up and abducts Ritu.
With his wife and son still held captive with Vikram and his son, Rajendra is at his wits’ end as to whose life he should give priority to. Dev and his team kidnap Hema Malini, and get Ajit and his henchmen after them. The ruse is to somehow get the gangsters interested in Dev Anand, as the only person who can decipher the secret diary of Hangal, who is in Ajit’s custody. After more machinations, finally Dev Anand leads Ajit and Prem Chopra to the treasure, only to trap them in the underground vault, and extracts their confessions under the fear of death. Dev Anand reveals his identity. Ritu and Dev get United.
I always liked Vijay Anand – both as an actor and a director. Vijay Anand was a celebrated filmmaker, writer, editor, and actor in Hindi cinema. Known as “Goldie,” the younger brother of filmmaker Chetan Anand and matinée idol Dev Anand, Vijay Anand was born in Gurdaspur, Punjab, India on January 22, 1934. A very literate man, he graduated from Bombay University and while still a teenager wrote the script for his brother Dev Anand starrer “Taxi Driver” (1954), directed by his other brother Chetan Anand. The film, inspired by the crime thrillers of Hollywood, was released through their home production company Navketan, and became his first big hit.
“Nau Do Gyarah” (1957) was Vijay Anand’s directorial debut, which was based on his own script. The film starred his brother Dev Anand and Dev’s wife Kalpana Kartik. It became another hit. Goldie showed an exceptional visual style, especially when it came to picturizing song sequences. His next film was the story of a black marketer and his redemption in “Kaala Bazaar” (1960). The film starred his brother Dev again, along with Waheeda Rehman, who became a regular heroine for most Navketan films during that era. This was also the only film where all three brothers (Chetan, Dev, and Vijay Anand) acted together. “Tere Ghar ke Saamne” (1963) with Dev Anand and Nutan was a romantic comedy that became another hit. Goldie also wrote the screenplay for “Hum Dono” (1961) and supposedly ghost-directed the film as well.
His masterpiece as a filmmaker came with “Guide” (1965). Based on RK Narayan’s novel The Guide, the film is unforgettable for its bold themes about how a man (Dev Anand) and woman (Waheeda Rehman) live together outside the sanctity of a marriage. Composer S.D. Burman’s songs were given stunning visuals. The film became a huge hit and won several major awards, including two Filmfare Awards for Vijay himself for directing and for writing the dialogue for the film. With Guide, Vijay Anand became the Hindi film industry’s big star filmmaker. He was a visionary, a genius who could make intellectually stimulating films that could also generate profits and win industry awards. His next film also brought him everlasting glory. He directed and edited “Teesri Manzil” (1966) for producer and writer Nasir Husain. The film starred Shammi Kapoor and Asha Parekh and gave composer R.D. Burman (S.D. Burman’s son) his first major success. The film’s suspenseful story, combined with the stars’ romantic chemistry, and Burman’s modern songs, made it into another box office smash and a perpetual favorite among moviegoers.
Vijay Anand was at the pinnacle of his fame, when he went back to Navketan to direct the hit film “Jewel Thief” (1967). But there was a wrinkle. He found his “Jewel Thief” leading lady Vyjayantimala to be a distracted diva, especially after he enjoyed the professionalism and dedication of his previous leading ladies Waheeda Rehman and Asha Parekh. Nevertheless, Vyjayantimala gave a heartfelt and polished performance in “Jewel Thief,” and it seemed like Vijay Anand can do no wrong. But his next film proved otherwise.
After three hit films in a row (Guide, Teesri Manzil, Jewel Thief), Vijay Anand experienced his first flop. Initially, “Kahin Aur chal” (1968) had the makings of a hit, as it starred Dev Anand and Asha Parekh, who were both top box office draws in 1968, along with music composers Shanker-Jaikishen. But the film’s financier Tolaram Jalan wanted a flop film to adjust his income taxes, and so he took the film from Vijay Anand and released it in a single matinée show and then pulled it out. This experience pained the filmmaker, especially since the film never resurfaced again.
He bounced back with “Johnny Mera Naam” (1970), which grabbed the top stop at the box office in 1970. It starred Dev Anand and Hema Malini. Vijay Anand won two Filmfare Awards, one for editing and the other one for his screenplay. He then directed “Tere Mere Sapne” (1971) based on the A.J. Cronin’s novel “The Citadel.” He also played a supporting role as an alcoholic doctor. While the film became his personal favorite, it wasn’t a major success at the box office and became a turning point in his career. His subsequent films like “Blackmail” (1973), “Chhupa Rustom” (1973), “Bullet” (1976) were major disappointments. Also, at this time, Dev Anand was establishing himself as his own director.
At this time Vijay Anand was going through personal problems, as he married his much younger relative ( his sister’s daughter) and turned to a spiritual leader Godman Rajneesh. He did return to directing films with multi-starrers like Ram Balram (1980) and Rajput (1982) but the filming took a long time, because of the stars’ busy schedules and Anand felt he made too many compromises. He still made occasional films, such as Hum Rahe Na Hum (1984) and Main Tere Liye (1988) but these films lacked the famous Vijay Anand style. In all he directed 16 Hindi films.
Vijay Anand also acted in films for other directors, such as Double Cross (1973) and Ghungroo ki Awaaz (1980). Waheeda Rehman and Rakhee proclaimed him to be a genius filmmaker but also told the press that his acting skills paled in comparison to his directing skills. Generally it is believed that he made his acting debut with the film “Joru ka Bhai”-56. I always remember his small but eye-catching role of a journalist,in the initial part of the film Funtoosh-56. He acted in two major hit films, Kora Kagaz(1974) and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan ki (1978), but in both instances his acting was overshadowed by his leading ladies, Jaya Bhaduri and Nutan, who both won Filmfare Awards in the Best Actress category.
He acted in 13 films, including Funtoosh-56. In the early 1990s, he was seen in the television serial Tehqiqaat playing Sam the Detective. In 1997, his older brother Chetan Anand’s death devastated him. In 2001, he took over as the new censor board chief after Asha Parekh finished out her controversial three year term. Earlier, she hadn’t given clearance to his nephew Shekar Kapur’s film “Elizabeth” (1998) and several film industry insiders expected some tension between them, especially after Parekh admitted that she and Anand didn’t see eye-to-eye on policing adult films. But she invited him to her sixtieth birthday celebration in 2002, and they both celebrated the occasion as old friends and colleagues.
Anand was in the process of making another film with brother Dev Anand, when he died on February 23, 2004 due to a heart attack. He left behind his wife Sushma and son Vaibhav, an aspiring filmmaker. His grief-stricken older brother Dev Anand wept openly at the funeral.( Thanks to material from an article of Ramstep-IMDB, Ateet ke Sitare and my notes).
Today’s song is sung by Asha Bhosle. Written by Vijay Anand, it had music by Navketan’s favourite and regular Music director – S.D.Burman. This is the last and final song from this film. The film is YIPPEED now.
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Song- Main hoon chhui mui (Chhupa Rustam)(1973) Singer- Asha Bhosle, Lyricist-Vijay Anand, MD-S D Burman
Lyrics(Provided by Prakashchandra)
huhhh…hhh
chhuo naa..aaa
mar jaaoon sharmaa ke uyyee
main hoon chhui mui ee ee
aankhon se dekho lekin
chhuo naa aa aa
mar jaaoon sharmaa ke uyyee
main hoon chhuyee muyee ee ee
aankhon se dekho lekin
chhuo naa aa aa
mar jaaaon sharmaa ke
uyyee
khiltey ae aey ae
baagon..on kee main
komal
daalee ee
thheee…ee..ee ee
ghar mein..aen laakar
rakhaa..aaa..aa tumney
chaahaa..aaa dil se
phir bhee..ee..ee
murjhaaaaoon..oon oon
mar jaaoon
huhh
mar jaaoon sharmaake uyyee
main hoon chhuyee muyee ee ee
aankhon se dekho lekin
chhuo naa aaaa
mar jaaaon sharmaake uyee
madiraa aa aa
ki hoon oon pyaalee
lekin
chhoti ee ee ee
seee ee ee
pyaasey ae
ho tum
kuyein jaisey
thhar thhar..rrr…rrr kaanpoon
main..ae ae
dar jaa..aa aaoon oon
mar jaaoon
huhh
mar jaaoon sharmaa ke uyee
main hoon chhuyyee muyee ee ee
aankhon se dekho lekin
chhuo naa aaaa aaa
mar jaaaon
sharmaa ke
uyee
main hoon chhui mui eee
aankhon se dekho lekin
chhuo naa..aa aaa
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