Ye bahaar ye samaa ye jhoomtee jawaaniyaan
Posted on: April 24, 2024
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Today’s song is from a film which is as old as 66 years – Dilli ka Thug-1958. The film was produced and directed by S.D.Narang and the music was composed by Ravi – who had become an independent composer with the film Vachan in 1955. The songs were written by S.H.Bihari, Shailendra and Majrooh Sultanpuri. The cast of the film was Kishore Kumar, Nutan, Smriti Biswas, Amar, Madan Puri, Iftekhar, Krishnakant, Protima Bedi, Mirajkar and many others.
This was one of the songs from the period which can be called “Comedian Kishore Kumar Era”. During the period 1953 to 1968, Kishore acted as a Leading man in 68 films ! This means, on an average, there was one Kishore film every 3 months during these 15 years. Quite a fast track performance !.
Film industry attracted many people from far and near. There were people from every corner of India who wanted to join the film industry. If you analyse what type of people joined films, you get roughly the following picture….
Most people who worked in the Film industry in any field- be it acting, direction, composing music, dancing, producing, in fact any department-joined the industry on their own.
However, there was also a class of artistes who were forced by the circumstances to work in the film industry- for example, the Mangeshkar sisters.
Then there were artistes who were forced by their near ones to join the film industry, like Meena Kumari, Husn Banu, Mumtaj Shanti or Madhubala,for example.
And there were artistes who came on their own to build a career in the film industry, like Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Sapru, Jeevan etc.
Few artists joined the industry because it was the family tradition, like Raj Kapoor, Shammi and Shashi Kapoor etc..
Then there were also some artistes who had never dreamt of it, but had to enter the acting field, like Ashok Kumar, Ranjan, Motilal, E.Bilimoria etc., for example.
Kishore Kumar was fond of singing from childhood. Without formal training, he had a natural gift of a good voice, sense of music and a good understanding of singing. When elder brother Ashok Kumar became an actor and sang in films, he too wanted to become a singer, but was forced to become an actor in the beginning of his film career. His brother Ashok Kumar, who was an Astrologer by hobby, had predicted that he would never become a singer !
While in school and in college in Khandwa, he would sing by charging 4 Annas for a Saigal song and 1 Anna for a Ashok Kumar song. In later days, rate for a Saigal song was raised to one rupee but Ashok Kumar rate remained at 1 Anna only ! Kishore Kumar came to Bombay to meet Saigal, but ended up doing a small role in the film Shikari-1946. His name was at No. 7 in the film credits.
Interestingly, 1946 was a year when many artistes- almost 30 odd-made their Debuts in different departments of filmmaking. Some of them are Hansraj Behl-Pujari, Snehal Bhatkar- Rukmini Swayamvar, Vinod-Paraye Bas Mein, Indivar- Double Face, Tasneem- Kuldeep, Shashi- Neera and Nanda, Baby Tabassum- Nargis, Nigar Sultana-Rangbhoomi, Cuckoo as a heroine with the name Kishori-Sona Chandi, Nirupa Roy-Amar Raj, Geeta Bali- Badnami, Geeta Roy- Bhakta Prahlad, K.A.Abbas, Ravi shankar, Balraj and Damayanti Sahni-Dharti ke Laal, Meena kapoor- Eight Days, Sudhir Phadke- Gokul, P.L.Santosi as a Director, Dev anand, Rehman, Rehana, Kamla Kotnis-Hum ek hain, Ram Ganguli-Maharana Pratap, Abhi Bhattacharya- Milan, Chetan Anand, Uma Anand, Kamini Kaushal-Neecha Nagar, Majrooh Sultanpuri – Shahjehan, and S.D. Burman-Shikari.
After Shikari, Kishore Kumar did a Police Inspector’s role in Shehnai-47. Finally, in the film Ziddi-48 he sang 2 songs-1 solo and 1 duet with Lata (later they sang 320 duets). In the film Ziddi, he was also in the cast, though uncredited. He did the role of a Gardener, who passes witty remarks-2 or 3 times. He then acted in Sati Vijay-48. Then in Rimzim-49 and Pyaar-50 he got opportunities to sing songs. In 1950, in Muqaddar he acted and also sang songs. In Khiladi-50, he sang one song.
From 1948-2 songs, in 1949-3 songs and in 1950 10 songs. Thus by 1950 he sang just 15 songs. Then from 1951 to the end of 1953 he sang 56 songs, and then onwards his tally increased. Till 1968, he restricted his singing only to mostly himself and Dev Anand. I was his great fan till he became a fast Punjab Mail after Aradhana-1969. However, sometimes his old sweetness too was found in a few songs.
The producer and director of this film, S.D.Narang was one of the highly educated artiste in the film industry. Here is a story which is stunning and unbelievable ! A young man was born on 18-6-1918,at Lyallpur,Punjab. He studied hard and got higher education.First he did B.Sc., then completed M.B.B.S. and became a Medical Doctor. Later he submitted a Thesis and got his Ph.D. All this from Lahore Medical College. He also wrote some research papers and 2 books. With this sparkling education, he could have had a luxurious living,but he chose to join the uncertain Film World. True to his habit, he succeeded here too and became a Hero,Producer,Director,Studio owner , a Lyricist and a writer.
Yes, in the early era of the late 30s,when educated people were a rarity,this highly qualified young man came into films. His name was SATYA DEV NARANG or simply, S.D.Narang.(18-6-1918 to 25-1-1986 ). Here are some highlights of his life,adapted from the site http://www.sdnarangsfan.com…With thanks.
1. During his life, from 1918 to 1986, he served the Indian Film Industry, at three Capitals of this industry, Lahore (1936 to 1946), Calcutta (l947 to 1951) and Bombay (1952 to 1980), as hero, producer, director, writer and Studio owner.
2. He had the distinction of being the highest educated man in the film industry. He was B.Sc., M.B.B.S and Ph. D from Lahore Medical College.
3. He had the credit of being the debut making leading man of ‘ Khazanchi’ which was The First Indian Film to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee.
4. He was the youngest leading man in Lahore, who played the lead in Khazanchi, Ravi Paar, Zamindar, Patwari, Gawandhi,Thekedar, Sahara,Yeh Hai Zindagi (his first venture as producer-director) and Kamini.
5. In Calcutta he produced ‘Chittagong Armoury Raid’, which was India’s ‘First Revolutionary Film’. He also produced Nai Bhabhi, Ek Raat, Aprajitha, and Chiner Putul and also played the leading roles in these films. Apart from his own movies, he played the lead in Iran Ki Ek Raat and Kajari,which were produced by outside producers.
6. After partition, he had to leave Lahore, like a Refugee, leaving all his assets and immovable property behind him. With his hard work and experience once again he was able to establish himself as the hero, producer, director, writer and Studio owner at Delhi. But the studio proved disaster in disguise for him. Being a soft hearted person, he was giving credit to the producers, who used to shoot their films in his studio. They duped him and he had to suffer heavy losses. With this bitter experience he left the city and entered the City of Dreams and the capital of Entertainment, Bombay, in 1952.
7. Being a passionate movie maker, Dr. S. D. Narang was able to get himself settled in Bombay, within a very short span of time. He had already dedicated himself to the silver screen. Once again he arose alive from his own ashes, like a Phoenix.
8. He made his presence felt in a big way in the big City of Bombay.
He produced and directed many films with big stars. In Tanhai and Darban he played the leading role himself. Some of the important films produced by him in Mumbai include, Arab Ka Saudagar, Yahudi Ki Ladki, Dilli Ka Thug, Sagai, Babul Ki Kaliyan, Do Thug, Ram Kasam, College Girl, Do Ustad, Kismatwala and Nishanebaaz. He had also produced Shehnai, which was India’s First Air-Force Film.
9. He was also the producer of Bombay Ka Chor, which was India’s First ‘Holiday-on-Ice’ movie.
10. He has also the credit of producing India’s First Under-water-movie, ‘Anmol Moti’ Jeetendra and Babita starrer.
11. The movie maker with Midas touch, Dr. S. D. Narang, had spent his 50 golden years of his cinematic profession, in the service of Silver Screen.(1936-86)
12, Before venturing into the film industry as the leading man, S. D. Narang, had an aptitude for research and while studying in Lahore Medical College, he did research on ‘Binocular Theory Of Vision’, which was published in his college Magazine. He bagged the Ph. D and became the Doctor of Philosophy, though he was already a Doctor of medicines.
13, Apart from being the author of a novel ‘Hippy Aur Yogi’ and ‘Human Psychology’, he had written a most praiseworthy book, ‘An Introduction To The Theory Of ‘Bio-Economics. It was actually a new approach to diagnosis and cure of Inflation and poverty. If applied to the present Global financial crisis, it can change the face of the fiscal fate of the World.
14. In 1960 he got married to actress of his time Smriti Biswas,with whom he had played the lead in many films. After her marriage she stopped signing new films, and decided to play the roles of faithful wife and caring mother. Still she prefers to prepare food for her beloved sons Rajiv Narang and Satyajeet Narang.
The story of the film Dilli ka Thug-1958, as I found on IMDB is this…..
“Dili Ka Thug” (Trickster of Delhi) is a movie revolving around Kishore (Kumar) who gambles and tricks people to make money. On being confronted by his mother, he decides to find a job and lands one in Mumbai, where he continues wooing Asha (Nutan). Kishore’s father and his friend were murdered by a notorious Anantram who now wears a mask to hide his true identity and continues manufacturing spurious medicines and also passes as Nutan’s uncle. The firm employing Kishore is run by Anantram and his two henchmen-Sevakram and Bihari. Anantram goes to murder Kishore in the hospital but drops his monocle which makes Iftekhar suspicious-he manages to take Anantram’s fingerprints on SohanLal’s wallet and figures out the truth. What follows is a dramatic air-borne sequence where Anantram is beaten by Kishore and shot by Nutan. Kishore manages to land the aeroplane after the pilots lose their consciousness…and as they say all’s well that ends well.
The first half of the movie is slow and would have been a drag but for the presence of the inimitable Kishore Kumar. The director makes up for the first half in the latter half of the movie as the events unfold quickly before the story reaches its climax. One also gets to listen to some very memorable songs-a water ballet “ye bahar ye sama, ye jhoomti jawaniyan” and then “hum to mohabbat karega..” followed by “CAT..” showing Kishore doing his hilarious earth-shaking moves and then the beautiful duet “ye raatein ye mausam..”
It’s like going back in time…only by 66 years and a sad realization that none of the actors who played a pivotal role in the movie are alive but their memory lingers on (other than the singer Asha Bhonsle).
Here is a song, sung by Asha Bhosle and chorus. Enjoy….
Song- Ye bahaar ye samaa ye jhoomti jawaaniyaan(Dilli Ka Thug)(1958) Singer- Asha Bhosle, Lyricist- S.H.Bihari, MD- Ravi
Chorus
Lyrics
aaaaaa
aa aa aa aa
aa aa aa
aa aa aa
aa aa aa aa
ye bahaar ye samaa
ye jhoomti jawaaniyaan
ye bahaar ye samaa
ye jhoomti jawaaniyaan
dekhiye kidhar kidhar jaaiye kahaan kahaan
ye bahaar ye samaa
bahak rahee hai is tarah husn ishq ki nazar
chala hai raah bhool ke jaise koi bekhabar
mastiyon mein doobti lo chali hai zindagi
kho gaya hai pyaar ke khwaab mein jahaan
ye bahaar ye samaa ye jhoomati jawaaniyaan
dekhiye kidhar kidhar jaiye kahaan kahaan
ye bahaar ye samaa
aa aa
aa aa aa aa aa
aa aa aa aa aa
dekh aisa waqt phir miley na zindagaani mein
gori gori baahon ne laga di aag paani mein
kisne rang ghola hai
mauj ek shola hai
jal rahe hain aaj ye zameen o aasmaan
ye bahaar ye samaa
ye jhoomti jawaaniyaan
dekhiye kidhar kidhar
jaaiye kahaan kahaan
ye bahaar ye samaa
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