Bhulaanaa naa yaad karo na karo
Posted on: July 1, 2024
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Today’s song is from a social film “Pyaas”-1941.
Films with the title “Pyaas” were made in 1941, 1968 and 1982. Interestingly, there were 45 films having the word ‘ Pyas/Pyasa/Pyasi’ in its title as the first word. I always advocate that when a film is mentioned, for whatever reason, it is absolutely necessary that its year is also mentioned along with the title of the film. In Hindi films, it is a common phenomenon that many films with similar titles are produced in different years. I have quoted many times that a film titled ” Insaf” was produced 7 times in different years. Like the ‘ Same Name Confusion ‘ of film actors, a film itself can be a victim of ‘Same Title Confusion’ if the specific year is not mentioned.
Film Pyaas-1941 was made by Murli Movietone. Ram Daryani was the producer and the director of this film. In the film industry, Gujarati and Sindhi communities have been very active from the very beginning. This situation lasted till about 1950, after which their presence in the Hindi film industry reduced for many reasons. One reason was that the Gujarati film industry itself started flourishing and the other reason was, these communities entered many new business fields.
Ram Daryani ( Ram Kamlani was different, he was the brother of Gope). Ram Daryani was born on 6-12-1915, at Hyderabad, Sindh Province (now in Pakistan). His early education was done in Sindh and for college education he came to Karachi. Due to intense desire to be in the film world, he left studies and joined Eastern Art Production and assisted Moti Gidwani in direction of the film Insaan ya Shaitan-33. But due to family pressure he had to rejoin college. After some time he again left college for good and started working as assistant director for films Prem Pariksha-34 with G R Sethi, Bharat ki Beti-35 with Premankur Attorthy and Yasmin-35 with H K Shivdasani.
He got his first chance to independently direct the film Baal Hatya aka Khoon E Nahaq-35. In the year 1936, he floated his own company Daryani productions and directed films like Sangdil Samaj-36, Prem Murty-36 and Gentleman Daaku-37, for which his brother K S Daryani wrote the stories. In 1938, brother K S Daryani started Krishna Movietone. Ram Daryani closed his company Daryani productions and directed the film Zamana-38 for krishna Movietone. The film became a Hit and his name became famous.
He worked for Murli Movietone to direct films like Pyas-41, which celebrated Silver jubilee. His other films were Qurbani-43, Preet-45, Panna Dai-45 and Shravan kumar-46. In all, Ram Daryani directed 23 films. His last film was Chand mere aaja-60. After this he entered the Film Distribution business. Ram Daryani died on 7-9-1993. ( adapted from Filmdom-1946).
The cast of the film was Snehprabha Pradhan, Ishwar Lal, Nazir, Shameem, Eddie Bilimoria, Gope, Gulab, Shareefa, Majid, Tara bai (sister of Sitara devi and mother of dancer Gopi krishna) and others. The Hero Ishwarlal was also a good singer. ISHWARLAL was born on 9-10-1911 at Ghanghaniya,Kathewar,Gujarat, as Ishwarlal Hariprasad Doshi. He belonged to a Jain family. His father was in the Police department at Kathiawar Agency. His father died when Ishwarlal was just 3 year old and mother raised him. After Matriculation, he completed a Teaching Diploma at the age of 16, but did not get a job as he was underage.He came to Bombay, where his brother had some business, in 1927 to act in films. Ishwarlal was very handsome.
He got a job in Ranjit Studios.He started with silent films at a salary of Rs. 35 pm.His first Talkie film was Bhutiya Mahal-1932.Then came Char Chakram-32.He started acting and singing in films.Initially he sang only duets.Meanwhile,with Jwalamukhi-36,he became Hero.He sang many songs in Ranjit films,but the records are not available.Those days,not all songs of the film were recorded for commercial purpose.
In Billi-38,he sang a duet with Ila Devi and Sunita Devi and also in Aaj ka Hindustan.In Ummeed-41,he had a duet with Nurjahan. In Pyaas-41,he sang with S.Pradhan.
In 1942,for the first time he got solo songs to sing in Fariyaad. In Jabaan,under C.Ramchandra,he sang 7 songs.
Some of his films were-
Diwali,Dheeraj,Chandni,bhola shikar,nadira, sitamgar, Veer Babruvahan, Barrister’s wife, College kanya, Desh dasi, Keemti aansoo, Dil ka daku, Jwalamukhi, Sajni,Dil farosh,Adhuri kahani,Thokar,Holi, pyar,Bansari Lalkar,Chirag, Us paar.
He worked in Ranjit for 13 years. Then he worked with Prafull pictures, Sun art, Wadia, Hind pictures and Atre Pictures also.
In 1945, he was the hero of Nurjehan in Badi Maa,but he had no songs, infact his last songs were in Us Paar-1944. His singing stopped completely when Rafi gave him playback in the film Sharbati Aankhen-45.
Then he did character roles in Subhadra,Mahasati tulsi vrinda,Sanskar,Naulakha haar,Khuda ka banda etc.
He acted in 86 films. He also directed 11 films. He sang 36 songs in 14 films. His last film released was “kahani kismat ki”-73.
He was married in 1931 to a loyal wife kamalabai. They had no issues. Due to excessive smoking he contracted lung diseases and died on 22-1-1969 in Bombay.
Actor Eddie Bilimoria was the brother of actor Dinshaw Bilimoria. Eddie was ‘an accidental actor’, as I call those who came into this line unplanned. Some other well known examples are Ashok Kumar ( he was forced by his brother in law to leave his Lab Technician’s job and become an actor to fill the vacancy created by the exit of a hero, in Bombay Talkies), Motilal (he was just a casual observer of a shooting in Sagar Movietone, when he was offered a role), Ranjan ( he was picked from a Bus queue in Madras, by a producer for doing a film role), Actress Neena (when her husband Mohsin abdulla became bankrupt and producer W.Z.Ahmed offered her a Heroine’s role), Nirupa Roy ( she had just accompanied her husband who was looking for actor’s job, but instead of him, she was offered a film role) and many others.
How Eddie was dragged into films is very interesting. E.(Eddie or Adi) Billimoria ( 1900-1981) came into film acting by accident. Eddie Billimoria was born in 1900 in Kirkee, a cantonment town near Poona, where his father worked in the ordinance factory. At 13 he ran away to join the railways as a fireman, hoping as many boys do to become an engine driver. Unfortunately, he fell ill and for a change of climate his parents took him to Bombay. There for the first time he saw a film – a silent American film. And it was then as he says, “that my troubles started.”
In Kirkee he couldn’t see any films as the only cinema hall was meant exclusively for British soldiers. Indians were not allowed. Eddie got around this by becoming a gate-keeper. During his spare time he hung around the projectionist cabin, and one day when the projectionist walked off in a drunken fit, Eddie got his job. Soon he decided to try his luck as a projectionist in Bombay. At nights he slept in the Azad Maidan and during the day he hung around the Excelsior and Empire cinemas hoping for a job. One night his hat, shoes and coat were stolen and Eddie felt the world had come to an end. Seeing the shoeless, coatless, hatless boy “from a good family” a kindly projection equipment dealer offered him a job. After this Eddie demonstrated and installed projection equipment in almost a thousand cinemas all over the country.
One day, he went to meet his younger brother D.Billimoria ( Dinshaw Billimoria), who had joined the film industry as an actor, in a studio. Both brothers, being Parsis, looked similar. The make-up man of that studio mistook E. for D. Billimoria, without caring about his protests,did his make-up. What’s more, the director immediately gave him a role in that silent movie,”Punjab Mail”-1929 too. Eddie enjoyed this confusion and did what was told. Thus he entered the cinema world. His first film as a Hero was Raj Ramani. He did 7 silent films with Imperial and 10 with Ranjit studios. At Imperial, he met a young man Prithviraj Kapoor, who worked as an extra there. After the arrival of Talkie films, Eddie was Hero in 32 Ranjit films. With actress Madhuri alone he did 15 films. He was called Dev Anand of Stunt films.He was the first Cowboy Hero of India.
Then for some time he was with Paramount owned by Kikubhai Desai. Desai’s sudden death led to the end of Eddie’s career as a leading man. After this he started accepting character roles, but even these were few and far between. Finally, he had to resort to playing an extra in crowd scenes.
After 1938, he did character roles and after 1953,as an extra in any film to survive. In old age he did service in a Fridge and A.C. shop. E.Billimoria died on 18-2-1981 in his own flat in Kemps corner, Bombay. He worked in 73 Talkie films, directed 1 film,-Sone ki chidiya-48. He even sang 4 songs in 4 films,as per HFGK. His first Talkie film was Radha Rani or Divine lady-1932 and the last film was Honeymoon-73.( Thanks for some information taken from Cineplot and from the book,”Inhe na bhulana” by Shri Harish Raghuwansh ji ).
The Music Director of this film was Khemchand Prakash and the songs were by D.N.Madhok. The story of the film Pyas-1941 was…..
Sethji’s (Nazir) wife is dying due to TB…according to the evil family doctor (E. Billimoria), who wants to marry his niece( Gulab) to Seth ji. He also tries to kill wife and her child. Sensing this, the wife, Menaka (Sharifa) runs away with the child. She hands over the child to a village mukhiya and dies. Seth ji married the niece of the doctor, who starts extracting money from her.
The child grows into a big man-Chiman (Ishwarlal) who loves village belle Radha.
Once Chiman goes to the city and gets to know Seth ji, who employs him. Seth ji’s niece Rupa starts loving him. Once by accident , Chiman comes to know that he is Seth ji’s son. Seth ji is happy and throws a party in which the engagement of Rupa (Shamim) is announced. Chiman is craving for Radha. Radha comes to know about these matters and comes to the city. Rupa realises their true love and sacrifices. Chiman and Radha unite.
Today’s song is a duet of Ishwarlal and Snehprabha Pradhan. It is a good song, with a tune which was in line with the music of early films.
Song- Bhulaana naa yaad karo na karo (Pyaas)(1941) Singers- Ishwar Lal, Snehprabha Pradhan, Lyricist-D.N.Madhok, MD- Khemchand Prakash
Both
Lyrics
Bhulaana Na
Yaad Karo Na Karo o o
Bhulaana Na
Yaad Karo Na Karo
aaj deewaaron se keh do ??
aaj deewaaron se keh do ??
jaise hamaari aankh ojhal
jaise hamaari aankh ojhal
bhulaanaa na
Yaad Karo Na Karo o o
bhulaana na
Yaad Karo Na Karo
jo dil liya hai
mana na karna
aa aa aa
jo dil liya hai
mana na karna
wafa ke badle wafa hi karna
wafa ke badle wafa hi karna
Bhulaana Na
Yaad Karo Na Karo o o
Bhulaana Na
Yaad Karo Na Karo
birah ki ratiya kate na jee moh se ae ae
birah ki ratiya kate na jee moh se
chhota sa dil mora laaga re
chhota sa dil mora laaga re
sataana na
yaad karo na karo o o
sataana na
yaad karo na karo
Bhulaana Na
Yaad Karo Na Karo
Bhulaana Na
Yaad Karo Na Karo o o
Bhulaana Na
Yaad Karo Na Karo
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July 1, 2024 at 10:42 am
Arunji,
I had heard this song earlier while browsing YT and immensely liked it. The film had another excellent duet – Jaake naina matwale hain, baal ghungraale hain, bolo more Shyam.
Thanks a lot also for so much information about Ishwarlal and others associated with the film.
AK
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July 1, 2024 at 4:25 pm
AK ji,
Thanks for your appreciation.
Yes, the other duet is also very good.
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