Main bhi to akelaa hoon
Posted on: July 3, 2024
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Today, the 3rd of July is the 72nd birthday of Amit Kumar Ganguly, popularly known as Amit Kumar. Amit Kumar is the son of Kishore Kumar and Ruma Ganguly. Like his father, Amit started singing from an early age and he used to sing at Durga Pooja festivals in Calcutta. At one such function arranged by Bengali actor “Mahanayak” Uttam Kumar, the audience continued requesting encores. While his mother complained that he was singing “filmy” songs, his father decided to bring him to Bombay.
Kishore Kumar had cast Amit as his son in two films that he produced. In the first, Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein he sang Aa Chalke Tujhe, Mein Leke Chaloon to his eleven-year-old son. For the second film, Door Ka Raahi, a teenage Amit Kumar sang “Main Ik Panchi Matwaala Re”, but it was removed from the final cut of the film.
Amit Kumar sang professionally for the first time, outside his father’s composition, at the age of 21 in 1973. The song was “Hosh Mein Hum Kahan”, composed by Sapan Jagmohan for the film Darwaza, which was released in 1978.
In the 1976 film Balika Badhu, he sang “Bade Achhe Lagte Hain” by the composer R.D. Burman, by which he attained national fame. Amit Kumar recorded 170 Hindi songs under R.D. Burman.[6]
In 1978, he sang “Aati Rahengi Baharein” in Kasme Vaade, for Randhir Kapoor’s character. He also did playback singing for Randhir Kapoor in Chor Ke Ghar Chor (1978) and Dhongee.
He sang in various films, including Aandhi, Aap Ke Deewane, Khatta Meetha, Gol Maal, Des Pardes, Ganga Ki Saugandh, Deewanagi (1976), Duniya Meri Jeb Mein, Parvarish, Hamare Tumhare (1979) and Baton Baton Mein.
Amit Kumar started the 1980s by singing all the songs for the 1981 film Love Story and won a Filmfare Award for the duet “Yaad Aa Rahi Hai” with Lata Mangeshkar. Amit Kumar sang for almost all music directors and actors in the 1980s. In addition to R.D. Burman, Laxmikant Pyarelal and Bappi Lahiri, he sang for the music duo Anand–Milind and Jatin-Lalit in the 90s.
Later in the decade, Amit Kumar declined most singing offers citing that the quality of music was deteriorating since the 1990s and withdrew himself from the film industry. He started undertaking more live stage performances in various parts of the world from 1996 onwards.
During these years, he also composed and released music albums, including MAD, Pyaar Toh Bas Pyaar Hai, Dam Dama Dam, Oh sweetheart, Sagarika, Jaanam, Forever Blue, Baba Mere, etc.
In addition to singing and play back, Amit Kumar has acted in several films directed by and starring his father, which were Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein (1964), Door Ka Raahi (1971), Badhti Ka Naam Dadhi (1974), Shabhash Daddy(1979) and Chalti Ka Naam Zindagi (1982). In 1989, he made his last film appearance in his father’s incomplete film Mamta Ki Chhaon Mein.
He has sung in many languages including Bengali, Bhojpuri, Odia, Assamese, Marathi and Konkani.
Amit Kumar is married to Reema Ganguly and has two daughters named Muktika and Vrienda. He lives with his step mother Leena Chandavarkar Ganguly and step brother Sumeet Ganguly.
Coming to today’s song, Main Bhi Toh Akela Hoon is the first song Amit Kumar recorded for composer duo Laxmikant Pyarelel. It is a duet with Asha Bhosle and supported by Chorus. It is from the movie Zindagi Aur Toofan 1975. The song has been penned by Ram Bharadwaj. It is lip synced on screen by Sajid Khan and Rehana Sultan.
“Zindagi Aur Toofan” is based on the famous novel “Talash” by Mahavir Adhikari and was directed by Umesh Mathur for Kirtimaan Films, Bombay. It was produced by Lalit Mohan and Charu Mitra. It had Yogita Bali, Sajid Khan, Helen, Sulbha Deshpande, Kanhaiyyalal, Anwar Hussain, Appi Umrani, Asit Sen, Mukri, Bhagwan, Sikandar Azam, Shefali Choudhary, Master Shahid, Master Majid, Bharat, Bal Kishan, Rajat Kumar, Balwant Singh, Satyender Verma, Manu Dhawan, Kishan, Daya Devi, Leena Das, Pal Sharma, Chandu, Pardesi, Ratan Gaurang, MA Latif, Mumtaz Begum, Geeta Khanna, CM Nagar, and others.Rehana Sultan and Rakesh Pandey make special appearance.
The hero, Sajid Khan, is the adopted son of famous producer Director Mehboob Khan, who made several blockbuster hits like Amar, Aan, Andaz, Mother India, Son of India, etc. Sajid Khan acted in Son of India and has lip synced the song – Nannha Munna Rahi Hoon. He is not to be confused with the producer and director Sajid Khan.
The hero Sajid Khan was born on 28/12/1951 and died at the age of 71 years, in 2023. He has acted as a first/second lead in movies like Savera (1972), Do Number Ke Amir (1974), Mandir Masjid (1977), Daku Aur Jawan (1978), etc. Sadly, none of these movies were successful at the box office.
Two songs from this movie have already been posted on the blog. This is the third of four songs.
Audio link (longer)
Video Link:
Song-Main bhi to akela hoon (Zindagi Aur Toofaan)(1975) Singers-Amit Kumar, Asha Bhonsle, Lyrics-Ram Bhardwaj, MD-Laxmikant Pyarelal
Chorus
Both
Lyrics
Ae Hey Hey Hey Hey hey
ho Ho Ho Ho Ho
Mausam Awara Hai
Mausam Awara Hai
Mausam Awara Hai
Mausam Awara Hai
Mausam Awara Hai
Mausam Awara Hai
hey
Main Bhi Toh Akela Hoon
Tu Bhi Toh Akeli Hai
Aankhon Mein Ishaara Hai
Maujon Ne Pukaara Hai
Chal Bhaag Chalen Donon
Mausam Bhi Awaara Hai
Mausam Awaara Hai
Ho Chal Bhaag Chalen Donon
Mausam Awaara Hai
Mausam Bhi Awaara Hai
Mausam Awaara Hai
Main Bhi Toh Akeli Hoon
Tu Bhi Toh Akela Hai
Aankhon Mein Ishaara Hai
Maujon Ne Pukaara Hai
Chal Bhaag Chale Donon
Mausam Bhi Awaara Hai
Mausam Awaara Hai
Chal Bhaag Chale Donon
Mausam Awaara Hai
Mausam Bhi Awaara Hai
Mausam Awaara Hai
ho Kahin Door Chalen Kahin Door
Koi Dekhne Waala Na Ho
ho Kahin Door Chalen Kahin Door
Koi Dekhne Waala Na Ho
Hum Man Ki Karen Marzi
Koi Poochhne Waala Na Ho
Meri Aankhon Mein Dekho
Sansaar Tumhaara Hai
Mausam Awaara Hai
Ho Meri Aankhon Mein Dekho
Mausam Awaara Hai
Sansaar Tumhaara Hai
Mausam Awaara Hai
Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho
Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho
Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho
Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho
Chalne Ko Chali Chalti
Mera Chalne Ko Man Chaahe
Chalne Ko Chali Chalti
Mera Chalne Ko Man Chaahe
Yeh Soch Ke Ghabraaoon
Yeh Pal Toh Kisi Ka Hai
Par Lagne Laga Aisa
Yeh Dil Toh Tumhaara Hai
Mausam Awaara Hai
Par Lagne Laga Aisa
Mausam Awaara Hai
Yeh Dil Toh Tumhaara Hai
Mausam Awaara Hai
Ho Main Pyaar Ka Pyaasa Hoon
Tu Maane Ya Na Maane
Ho Main Pyaar Ka Pyaasa Hoon
Tu Maane Ya Na Maane
Teri Aankhon Mein Dooba
Jaane Ya Anjaane
Mera Jeevan Maanjhi Hai
Tera Pyaar Kinaara Hai
Mausam Awaara Hai
Ho Mera Jeevan Maanjhi Hai
Mausam Awaara Hai
Tera Pyaar Kinaara Hai
Mausam Awaara Hai
Main Bhi Toh Akela Hoon
Main Bhi Toh Akeli Hoon
Aankhon Mein Ishaara Hai
Maujon Ne Pukaara Hai
Chal Bhaag Chalen Dono
Mausam Bhi Awaara Hai
Mausam Awaara Hai
Ho Chal Bhaag Chalen Dono
Mausam Bhi Awaara Hai
Mausam Awaara Hai
6 Responses to "Main bhi to akelaa hoon"
July 3, 2024 at 1:24 pm
Lyricist Ram bhardwaj is father of Vishal Bharadwaj ?
July 3, 2024 at 6:09 pm
Do we have any details about him? May be Arunkumar Ji can help here.
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July 3, 2024 at 8:27 pm
yes.
Ram Bharadwaj, Lyricist, was father of Vishal Bharadwaj.
July 4, 2024 at 11:19 am
Satyajit Ji
thanks for the post on Amit Kumar, on his birthday. I take note of many things about him, in this post. which I had not known.
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July 3, 2024 at 9:12 am
thank you so much Satyajitji for a post to wish Amit Kumar, I can’t imagine that he is past 70
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