Hey bachna parey parey
Posted on: April 7, 2025
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Today’s song is from a so called “social” film made by Filmistan. The story of this film clearly indicates that it was a “Costume” film about the usual King, Queen and a wicked Vazir. I am surprised how they could do such a blunder. Surely, the posters would have given away the real Genre of the film and no one would have accepted this film as a Social film, as claimed by Filmistan. Maybe it was an error by HFGK itself.
The film was directed by Ramanlal Desai, who was known for such B and C grade films There was another ‘Same name ‘ director Raman Desai also. I have written about both in my earlier posts. The Music Director was S.D.Batish who had sung 115 songs in 70 films. he gave music to 20 films in the name of S.D.Batish, Master Ramesh and Nirmal Kumar, composing 154 songs. he migrated to the UK in 1964 and later to the USA in 1970, with his family. In the USA he ran a Restaurant ” Krishna Cafe” for survival. He founded “Batish Institute of Music and Fine Arts” teaching desirous students about Indian music. S.D.Batish (14-12-1914 to 29-7-2006) wrote 12 books on Indian Music, in addition to cutting several records too. He served Indian music in faraway lands like the UK and the USA. My hats off to him !
Film Hum Bhi Kuch kam nahin-1958 had lyrics by 4 Lyricists for just 8 songs – Anand Bakshi, Rahil Gorakhpuri, Kaif Irfani and Shakir Bhopali. Lyricist Rahil Gorakhpuri had formed a pair with Manohar Lal Khanna ( father of Music Director Usha Khanna) and as JAVED ANWAR they wrote songs in 8 films….Shabnam-1964, Awara Baadal-1964 Nishan-1965, Main Hoon Alladin-1966, Alibaba and 40 thieves-1966, Dilruba-1967, Trip to the Moon-1967 and Fareb -1968. In this pair, Khanna was Javed and Rahil was Anwar- which was his real name. Rahil Gorakhpuri, individually, had written songs in 10 films with his name alone.
The cast of the film was Ranjan, Ameeta, Sumitra, P. Kailash, Kanu Roy, Majnu, Ram Avtar, Manju Bansal, Raj Kishore etc etc. The story of the film was…..
Usman(Ranjan) and Mamubhai (Majnu) were fast friends. Usman was a young man who did nothing, Mamu was King’s employee. Yar Khan(P.Kailash) the evil and crook Vazir of the king was waiting for a chance to usurp the throne. He kidnapped Zubeida(Manju),sister of Usman and took her to his palace where she commits a suicide. Now Usman wants his revenge.
Princess Zarina (Ameeta) is returning from her hunting trip. She is attacked by Yarkhan’s goons, but Usman saves her. They dutifully fall in love and she promises to help him. When they reach the palace Usman is attacked by Yar khan’s soldiers but is saved by Zarina. There is Salma(Sumitra) court dancer, who also loves Usman and promises her help.
Finally Yar Khan, crookedly captures both Usman and the King and blackmails Zarina to marry him or else……
Salma, Mamubhai and other loyalists rescue Usman. There is a terrific Sword fighting(obviously to use Ranjan’s skills) in which Yar Khan is killed by Usman. The king returns with a bandbaja and Usman gets the job of Vazir and Princess Zarina as his salary.
One of the actresses of this film was Sumitra (Devi), who was in the last segment of her career, but in her prime, she was an epitome of beauty. SUMITRA DEVI (Born: 1923 – Died: 28 August 1990). She is recognized for her work in Hindi as well as Bengali cinema during the nineteen forties and nineteen fifties . She was one of the exquisite beauties of her time. She is remembered for her delineation of sensitive women characters in Hindi films like Mashal (1950), Deewana (1952), Mamta (1952) and Mayurpankh (1954) to name a few.
Sumitra Devi was a reigning actress of Bengali Cinema during forties and fifties. Films like Sandhi (1944), Samar (1950), Dasyu Mohan (1955), Saheb Bibi Golam (1956), Kinu Gowalar Gali (1964) carry her genius. But all through her reign she was celebrated more for her infinite charm than her astuteness of an actor. Her large beautiful eyes were evocative of fantasy and she was fascinating when her full, shapely lips part and meet and contract in tune with the vowels and consonants of her speech. In almost every contemporary journal about Sumitra Devi it was literally lauded that her summon was as inevitable and unforeseen as that of death.
Sumitra Devi was born in 1923 at Shiuri, in Birbhum district of undivided Bengal in a Brahmin orthodox family but was brought up in Muzaffarpur, district of Bihar. She was originally named Nilima. Her father Murali Chatterjee was an advocate by profession. While in her teens Nilima was fascinated with the then silver screen beauties like Kanan Devi or Leela Desai and this fascination once turned into a strong desire to be an actress. Films of New Theatres were household names by then. Nilima sent an application along with a photograph to New Theatres. No one but her younger brother Ranajit was in on the secret of doing this. Her letter was answered and she was called for an interview at N.T. and she had to undergo a rigorous session of interrogation before finally being selected. Nilima adopted the screen name Sumitra. On the family front she faced a lot of opposition from her father. However she could overcome all odds only through her determination to enter the world of acting and it was the prestigious New Theatres where she signed her first film contract for My Sister. However, she was immediately offered another role by Debaki Kumar Bose in Sandhi which actually happened as Sumitra Devi’s debut film. Apurba Mitra was credited as the director of Sandhi but it was Debaki Bose, uncle to Apurba Mitra, who originally did the job of direction for this film that was remade several years later.
Sandhi was released on 26th October, 1944 and became a huge hit. Sumitra Devi became a star with her first film and she was credited as an actress having an outstanding luminous screen presence. Even her first film won her the BFJA Award in the Best Actress in A Leading Role category. My Sister was released after Sandhi. Even after becoming a star she had to confront strong opposition from her non co-operative family and her first marriage at Bhagalpur ended in a divorce. During this time she became personally close to her Pather Dabi co-actor Debi Mukherjee and she got married to him in 1946. In the same year she again appeared alongside Asit Baran and Bharati Devi under the banner of New Theatres, in a Hindi film Wasiyatnama based on Bishabriksha, the celebrated novel by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. In the following years Sumitra Devi continued her silver screen career with the films like Abhijog (1947), Pather Dabi (1947), Pratibad (1948), Joyjatra (1948), Swami (1949), Debi Chowdhurani (1949).
In the year 1950 Sumitra Devi appeared alongside Ashok Kumar in Mashal under the banner of Bombay Talkies. The film was originally based on Rajani, a celebrated Bengali novel by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and was released with a Bengali version under the title Samar. She continued her Bollywood career with films like Ghunghru (1952), Mayurpankh (1954), Chor Bazar (1954), Arabian Nights (1955). In 1956 she appeared alongside Uttam Kumar and Chhabi Biswas in the remarkable Saheb Bibi Golam based on Bimal Mitra’s brilliant novel of the same name. Pateswari, the role played by Sumitra Devi became quite an obsession to the Indian filmmakers. In the same year she was featured in The Raj Kapoor starer Jagte Raho which was also released with a Bengali version under the title Ekdin Ratre.
Through the late fifties Sumitra Devi’s reign began to slow down. Her films like Khela Bhangar Khela (1957), Andhare Alo (1957), Joutuk (1958) failed to impress her audience unlike her earlier ones. In Bombay she did some B and C grade films too. It was also opined that during the late fifties the audience of Bengali Cinema got preoccupied with the obsessive beauty of the then reigning Suchitra Sen and that drove Sumitra Devi into a corner. Still she had Kinu Gowalar Gali, a 1964 film in which Sumitra Devi, for the last time, excelled as an astute actress. Sumitra Devi died in Bombay on 28th August, 1990.
Today’s song is sung by Asha Bhosle alone, but on the record of this song, name of Rafi is also given.
Let us now enjoy this 67 year old song….
Song-Hey bachna parey parey (Hum Bhi Kuchh Kam Nahin)(1958) Singer-Asha Bhonsle, Lyrics-Anand Bakshi, MD-S D Batish
Lyrics
ara ra ra ra ra ra ra ra
hey hey hey hey hey
Hey bachna parey parey
paimaane hain bharey bharey
in aankhon ka nasha bura
chadh ke na utre
ara ra ra ra ra ra
Hey bachna parey parey
paimaane hain bharey bharey
in aankhon ka nasha bura
chadh ke na utre
ara ra ra ra ra ra
Hey bachna
dekhega jo hans ke
reh jaayega phans ke
zulfon kee zanjeer jakad le
jee qaidi ko kas ke
dekhega jo hans ke
reh jaayega phans ke
zulfon kee zanjeer jakad le
jee qaidi ko kas ke
naa naa
naa jee naa
naa naa
naa jee naa
dekho ho na jaana kahin mujhpe fida
Hey bachna parey parey
paimaane hain bharey bharey
in aankhon ka nasha bura
chadh ke na utre
ara ra ra ra ra ra
Hey bachna
gaal mere sharmeeley
honth mere rangeeley
jisko chaahen phoonk ke rakh den
naaz mere bhadkeeley
gaal mere sharmeeley
honth mere rangeeley
jisko chaahen phoonk ke rakh den
naaz mere bhadkeeley
naa naa
naa jee naa
naa naa
naa jee naa
baithhe baithhe lena kahin
dil na jala
Hey bachna parey parey
paimaane hain bharey bharey
in aankhon ka nasha bura
chadh ke na utre
ara ra ra ra ra ra
Hey bachna
chot lagegi aisee
khaayee na hogee jaisee
jo na maane aankh milaa ke
poochhen dekhe kaisee
chot lagegee aisee
khaayee na hogi jaisee
jo na maanen aankh milaa ke
poochhe dekhe kaisi
haan haan
haan jee haan
haan haan
haan jee haan
le ke dekho dard e jigar ka mazaa
Hey bachna paree paree
paimaane hain bharey bharey
in aankhon ka nasha bura
chadh ke na utrey
ara ra ra ra ra ra
Hey bachna
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