Ham donon hain anjaan magar pehchaan puraanee lagtee hai
Posted on: November 15, 2024
This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
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A few months back, I stumbled upon a Blog on blogpost.com with a caption, ‘Arjun Hingorani’. This was the only post which was dated March 28, 2010. More or less the similar post appeared on wordpress.com with a caption, ‘Arujunhingorani’s Blog’. The Blog had only one post dated March 29, 2010, introducing himself as producer-director-actor and the spiritual author. His last qualification surprised me. So, I read the entire post in which he wrote about his early life in Jacobabad (Sind) before partition, the difficulties he faced after migration to India, his stint with Hindi film industry and finally turning to his spiritual journey to Vrindavan near Mathura where he spent his last years. I was familiar with his name since his film, ‘Kab? Kyon? Aur Kahaan?’ (1970) was released and about his film titles with ‘KKK’. It was only when I read his Blog post, I felt that he needed to find a place in our Blog.
Today, November 15, 2024, is the appropriate time to remember Arjun Hingorani as it is his 98th birth anniversary. While writing the profile of his early life and filmy career, I have mainly relied on his Blog referred to above and his filmy career graph as available on-line.
Arjun Mohanlal Hingorani (15/11/1926 – 05/05/2018) was born in Jacobabad, Sindh in undivided India (now in Pakistan). During his college studies, Arjun Hingorani wanted to become a freedom fighter. However, it was too late for him as India was in verge of getting independence from British rule. He completed his law graduation with an intention of becoming a lawyer. However, due to the impairment of his hearing capacity, he could not pursue a career in law practice. His father was planning to send him to London for higher education but due to his sudden death, Arjun Hingorani could not make it to London.
After partition in 1947, Arjun Hingorani with his family migrated to India and shifted to Bombay (Mumbai) to pursue acting career in Hindi film. He thought that Hindi film was the only field which would make him to reach his high financial status which he enjoyed before partition. But he could not get a break in Hindi film as an actor. During a chance meeting with Ashok Kumar, who was at that time the de facto boss of Bombay Talkies, he advised him to become a film director. Ashok Kumar employed him in Bombay Talkies as an apprentice in Direction Department. During the making of ‘Ziddi’ (1948), ‘Majboor’ (1948) and ‘Mahal’ (1949), he got chances to work under the directors, Shaheed Latif, Nazir Ajmeri and Kamal Amrohi, respectively. Later, he became an assistant to director D D Kashyap.
Sometime in 1952-53, Arjun Hingorani left D D Kashyap to set up his own film production company with the help of Balraj Sahni and Rajinder Singh Bedi. However, the venture was a failure. He was virtually unemployed in Hindi film industry. With the help of a family friend who was settled in London, Arjun Hingorani shifted to London in April 1954 and got job in a 5-star hotel in London as a housekeeper. During his spare time, he worked at Frank Bowling Studio as an apprentice. During this period, Arjun Hingorani learnt the tricks of direction. Now, he was ready to shift back to Mumbai. With the financial help from his US based sister, he returned to Mumbai.
T M Bihari (Bihari Masand), an Exhibitor of Shikarpuri in Sindh before partition had migrated to Mumbai and was planning to make a first full-length feature film in Sindhi, ‘Abaana’ (1958). Arjun Hingorani got the opportunity to direct the film jointly with Dharam Kumar (also known as Deepak Asha) with Sushil Kumar, Sheila Ramani and debutant Sadhana in the main roles. The film was a box office success. However, the success of the film could not get him the new assignment. After pursuing with the producer, Bihari Masand, he agreed to produce ‘Dil Bhi Tere Ham Bhi Tere’ (1960) and gave the responsibility of directing the film to Arjun Hingorani.
There is an interesting trivia as to how Dharmendra got role in ‘Dil Bhi Tera Ham Bhi Tere’ (1960). In 1958, Dharmendra had come to Mumbai after winning Filmfare New Talent Contest and he had already signed for Bimal Roy’s ‘Bandini’ (1963). However, shooting of the film got delayed due to non-availability of Nutan. So, Dharmendra was scouting for work for which he used to visit film studios. It so happened that Arjun Hingorani was also visiting the studios for work. He and Dharmendra would often cross each other at the studios. In this process, they became friends. He used to tell Dharmendra that he would be his hero for his first Hindi film. He kept his promise when the film was finalised with Balraj Sahni, Dharmendra, Kumkum etc. The film was a box office failure and both Arjun Hingorani and Dharmendra faced setback in their filmy career.
It took another 5 years for Arjun Hingorani to get the second film to direct which was ‘Saheli’ (1965) with Pradeep Kumar and Kalpana in the lead roles. This film also failed at the box office. With no film assignments coming to him, Arjun Hingorani floated his own film production banner, Kapileshwar Films Pvt Ltd. The maiden film under his own banner was ‘Kab? Kyon? Aur Kahaan?’ (1970). He approached his friend Dharmendra for the lead role by which time, he had become a star. However, their friendship was so strong that he agreed to work in the film. The lead actress was Babita who by then had also become a star. The film was a box office hit.
Other films which Arjun Hingorani produced under his banner were ‘Kahaani Kismat Ki’ (1973), ‘Khel Khilaari Kaa’ (1977), ‘Kaatilon Ke Kaatil’ (1981), ‘Karishma Kudarat Kaa’ (1985), ‘Sultanat’ (1985), ‘Kaun Karen Kurbaanee’ (1991) and ‘Kaise Kahoon Ke…Pyaar Hai’ (2001). A few common features of the films produced by him were (1) The first three words of the titles of his films started with ‘K’ except ‘Sultanat’ (1985). (2) Dharmendra acted in all his films. (3) Kalyanji-Anandji were the music directors for all his films except the last one which went to Kalyanji’s son, Viju Shah because Kalyanji had passed away, and (4) Arjun Hingorani did cameo roles in most of his films.
Arjun Hingorani was drawn to the spirituality, and he had become a devotee of Lord Krishna. He spent his last few years in Vrindavan Dham near Mathura. During his stay in Vrindavan, Arjun Hingorani wrote a book, ‘How To Be Happy And Realise Your Dreams” (2005),
Arjun Hingorani breath his last in Vrindavan on May 5, 2018, at a ripe age of 92.
Arjun Hingorani produced his 4th film in three-word titles, ‘KKK’ – ‘Karishma Kudarat Kaa’ (1985) under his banner, Kapileshwar Films Pvt. Ltd, which was directed by debutant Sunil Hingorani, his nephew. The star cast included Dharmendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Rati Agnihotri, Anita Raj, Saeed Jaffrey, Urmila Bhatt, Shakti Kapoor, Jr Mehmood, Padma Khanna, Ram Mohan, Janakidas, Murad, Raj Mehra, Jagdish Raj, Lalita Kumari, Deep Dhillon etc. The film’s story is usual Bollywood masala in which all important ingredients have been incorporated to make it a ‘time pass’ film for the general cine audience to fill the box office coffer.
The film had 5 songs written by Anjaan (3) and Indeevar (2). The songs were set to music by Kalyanji-Anandji. I am presenting the first song from the film, ‘ham dono hain anjaan magar’ to appear on the Blog. The song is rendered by Suresh Wadkar and Sadhana Sargam on the words of Anjaan. The song is picturised on Mithun Chakraborty and Rati Agnihotri when they meet for the first time together after the initial aquaintance. In the audio clip, there is one additional stanza in the song which is not included in the film’s soundtrack.
Audio Clip (Full):
Video Clip:
Song-Ham donon hain anjaan magar pehchaan puraanee lagtee hai (Karishma Kudrat Ka)(1985) Singers-Suresh Wadkar, Sadhana Sargam, Lyrics-Anjaan, MD-Kalyanji Anandji
Both
Lyrics (Based on Audio Clip):
o o o o o
o o o
o mere saathhiyaa aa
o o o o o
mere saathhiyaa
toone dil chhoo liyaa
chhoo liyaa
chhoo liyaa
ham donon hain anjaan magar
pehchaan puraanee lagtee hai
ham donon hain anjaan magar
pehchaan puraanee lagtee hai
tujhse milke saaree duniyaa
kyun itnee suhaanee lagtee hai
ham dono hain anjaan magar
teraa kadam m m pad jaaye jahaan bhee
phool pyaar kaa khil jaaye
teraa kadam pad jaaye jahaan bhee
phool pyaar kaa khil jaaye
ho o o saath ho tere to bin mausam
pyaar kaa saawan ghir aaye
anjaanee see soorat teree
jaanee pahchaanee lagtee hai
ham donon hain anjaan magar
pehchaan puraanee lagtee hai
ham dono hain anjaan magar
tu jo chale to saathh tere
rangeen ujaale chalte hain
tu jo chale to saathh tere
rangeen ujaale chalte hain
sharmeelee aankhon mein teree
sapnon ke deepak jalte hain
tu saathh na ho to ye duniyaa
mujhko begaanee lagtee hai
ham donon hain anjaan magar
pehcahan puraanee lagtee hai
tujhse mil ke saaree duniyaa
kyun itnee suhaanee lagtee hai
ham donon hain anjaan magar
pehchaan puraanee lagtee hai
ho o o o o o
aise jiyen ham tujhse bichhad ke
jism kaheen aur jaan kaheen
ho o mere liye to sab kuchh tu hai
tu jo naheen to kuchh bhee naheen
tujhko paa ke ye dil jhoome
har saans deewaanee lagtee hai
tujhse milke saaree duniyaa
phir aaj suhaanee lagtee hai
5 Responses to "Ham donon hain anjaan magar pehchaan puraanee lagtee hai"
November 15, 2024 at 2:44 pm
Kamath Sir,
Your research is outstanding and brings out such rare details about Arjun Hingorani’s life and career. I found it fascinating to learn about his unique choice of film titles starting with “KKK.” It’s intriguing how he worked with Dharmendra in all his films and how his journey took him from directing movies to spiritual writing in Vrindavan.
Your work really captures these captivating nuances and makes for a thoroughly enjoyable read!
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November 15, 2024 at 6:00 pm
Gandhi Vadlapatla ji,
Thanks for your appreciation.
It was Arjun Hingorani’s fascinating journey – from planning to become a lawyer to tinseltown and finally to spirituality – that made me to write this article.
November 15, 2024 at 6:08 pm
Savere waali gaadi 1986 (remake of South Indian film ???) got one more scene that featured both dharmendra &sunny deol
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November 15, 2024 at 8:56 am
just a few more bits of trivia
Sadanandji has mentioned that Arjun Hingorani appeared in a cameo in all his films. Most of his cameos used to be in the theme song of the film. The title song of “Kahaani Kismat Ki” is an example
just for information, Sunny deol Sridevi starrer “Sultanat” was actually titled “Karnaame Kudrat Ke- Sultanat”. This was the first time Sunny & Dharmendra shared screen-time even though they were part of the cast of “Sunny” in 1984.
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November 15, 2024 at 12:28 pm
Peevesie’s Mom,
Just a thought came to my mind about the cameo appearance of Arjun Hingorani in most of his films.
I feel that somewhare in back of his mind, Arjun Hingorani was very keen to become an actor in HIndi films. But the fate did not favour him to achieve his ambition. The cameo appearance in his films was his way of satisfying his urge to act.
Even after his retirement from making films, he was still keen to act in the films. In his Blog, he says that he is still available to act in the films for which he can be contacted on his telephone numbers mentioned therein.
About the ‘Sultanat’ (1986), I find that the Censor certificate is issued in the name of ‘Sultanat’. In the credit titles of the film, it mentions “Kapleshwar Pictures and Arjun Hingorani (1st slide) present you Karname Kamal Ke (2nd slide) in Sultanat” (3rd slide). So, the official title is ‘Sultanat’.
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