Laaton ke bhoot baaton se naheen maante
Posted on: October 10, 2025
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Hullo Atuldom
10th October is the birthday of an actress whose work I simply love to see ever since I saw her in the 1980 released “Khoobsoorat” and I shall never tire of telling this. I know the readers of this blog are aware of my partiality towards a few actresses of the period of 1970s & 1980s- Hema Malini, Rekha, Zeenat Aman, Parveen Babi, Jaya Bhadhuri- if I need to name them. I try not to miss writing a post for the birthdays of these ladies.
So, here I am, wishing Rekha (who was born Bhanurekha) a very Happy Birthday. Hope she continues to be beautiful, charming, and continues to make the (odd) appearances in front of audiences; at least on reality shows on television if not in films.
Rekha made her debut in 1958 as a child artist in a Telugu film and and as leading actor in a Kannada film in 1969 when she must have been barely in her teens. She faced the camera to obey her mother (initially); but later worked on her looks, acting technique & command over the Hindi language resulting in a well-publicised transformation.
Here, I would like to add that her father was the famous Tamil actor of the 1960s Gemini Ganesan & her mother Pushpavalli (who’s mother tongue was Telugu) was also an actress. That is, Rekha was conversant in Tamil & Telugu when she was chosen to play second lead in the film “Anjana Safar” (which released after along delay as ‘Do Shikaari’). The filmmaker went to Pushpavalli’s house to give Rekha a screen test, dictating a number of sentences in Hindi, which were rewritten by Rekha in Latin script (I think that means English), and then told her to memorize it. A few moments later, Rekha recited the sentences completely and the filmmaker was impressed by her native Hindi-speaker-like voice. Though she was signed for ‘Anjana Safar’ her first release (as is well-known) was ‘Sawan Bhadon’ in 1970 establishing her as a rising star.
Last year, on the occasion of the lady’s birthday I had shared this post. In there, I had listed out all the songs featuring Rekha, that I had shared on her birthdays. Of course there have been other occasions too where I have shared songs with Rekha in the frame, but this is the list of special birthday posts over the last few years.
| Year | Song | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Hey kaal ke panje se maata bachaao | with Amitabh Bachchan |
| 2017 | Kaisee pahelee zindagaanee | |
| 2018 | Kaisee lag rahee hoon main | With Dharmendra |
| 2019 | Aayee pehlee milan kee wo raat | With Rajesh Khanna |
| 2020 | Arre pyaar ka samay kam hai jahaan | With Randhir Kapoor & Shatrughan Sinha |
| 2021 | Teree ankhiyon mein jeenaa hamen marnaa | With Anil Kapoor |
| 2022 | Hanste hanste kat jaaye raste | With Rakesh Roshan |
| 2023 | Aaye hain wo mazaar pe ghoonghat utaar ke | With Vinod Mehra |
The above table made me realise that I haven’t shared single song featuring Jeetendra with Rekha for the birthday specials. I looked up on google, to see how many films had, the two actors, as romantic pair or otherwise. Here is my list (hope it includes every film that had Rekha & Jeetendra.)
[1] Sazaa (1972) {the two actors were in special appearance}
[2] Ek Bechara (1972) {1st time as romantic pair}
[3] Anokhi Ada (1973)
[4] Santaan (1976)
[5] Nagin (1976) {Reena Roy was Jeetendra’s pair & Rekha was Sunil Dutt’s}
[6] Dildaar (1977)
[7] Karmayogi (1978) {Reena Roy for Jeetendra & Rekha for Raj Kumar}
[8] Jaani Dushman (1979) {Neetu Singh for Jeetendra, Rekha for Shatrughan Sinha}
[9] Naya Bakra (1979) {guest appearances}
[10] Maang Bharo Sajna (1980)
[11] Judaai (1980)
[12] Jyoti Bane Jwala (1980)
[13] Jal Mahal (1980)
[14] Neeyat (1980)
[15] Khoon Aur Paani (1981) {Rekha for Feroz Khan, Parveen Babi for Jeetendra}
[16] Ek Hi Bhool (1981)
[17] Mehandi Rang Layegi (1982) {Anita Raaj formed the 3rd angle in the triangle}
[18] Raaste Pyar Ke (1982) {Shabana Azmi formed the 3rd angle in the triangle}
[19] Apna Bana Lo (1982)
[20] Deedar-e-Yaar (1982) {Tina Munim was love interest, Rekha was only a courtesan}
[21] Prem Tapasya (1983) {Reena Roy was love interest}
[22] Nishaan (1983) {Rekha for Rajesh Khanna, Poonam Dhillon for Jeetendra}
[23] Sadaa Suhaagan (1986)
[24] Jaal (1986)
[25] Locket (1986)
[26] Apne Apne (1987) {Hema Malini formed the 3rd angle in triangle}
[27] Jaan Hateli Pe (1987)
[28] Khazana (1987) {special appearance by Jeetendra}
[29] Souten Ki Beti (1989) {Jaya Prada 3rd angle in triangle}
[30] Seshnag (1990)
[31] Mera Pati Sirf Mera Hai (1990) {South actress Radhika was Jeetendra’s wife, Rekha was alone}
[32] Amiri Garibi (1990)
[33] Insaaf Ki Devi (1992)
[34] Geetanjali (1993)
[35} Mother (1999) {Rakesh Roshan & Randhir Kapoor were her other suitors besides Jeetendra}
[36] Om Shanti Om (2007) {they were in the title song but not in same frame}
Wow!!! 36 films with the names of these two in there cast!!! That must be the most for any pair, ever!!! The 1st film where they were paired together ‘Ek Bechara’ has two songs left to get YYIIPPEEEEd. ‘Anokhi Ada’ their 2nd together has been YYIIPPEEEEd. According to the blog’s “List Of Songs Moviewise”, their 3rd together “Santaan” is one short of YYIIPPEEEEhood. (I am not sure, I think the film is two short of ‘all songs covered status’). The following songs of “Santaan” are present on the blog.
| Song | Posted on | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Tu miley to poochhoon tujhse | 22 July 2013 | Multiple version song, considered single version song in HFGK |
| Pappu ki mummy tu badi nikammi | 7 April 2017 | |
| Aaj khushi se jhoom raha saara parivaar tera | 13 October 2020 |
We are having the next song today which is sung by Asha Bhosle, written by Verma Malik & composed by Laxmi-Pyare. The song has a rustic Rekha out to get her mom-in-law Bindu and mami-in-law (played by Ashoo) do household chores just as they had done to Nirupa Roy who was Bindu’s mom-in-law. Of course, in the film, when Nirupa Roy plays maid in Bindu’s house, Bindu is unaware of their relation to each other. But, Jeetendra’s character is upset about the way his grandma has been treated so he is out to set things right in his own way with Rekha’s help.
Here is the song for the day. Happy Birthday to the erstwhile duckling who transformed herself into a swan.
Song-Laaton ke bhoot baaton se naheen maante (Santaan)(1976) Singer-Asha Bhonsle, Lyrics-Verma Malik, MD-Laxmikant Pyarelal
Lyrics
he ae ae ae
bahut dinon se muft kee khaayee
bahut kiya aaraam
uthho bachchu uthho
ab to karna padega kaam
suna naheen tumne
aaraam hai haraam
laaton ke bhoot baaton se naheen maante
laaton ke bhoot baaton se naheen maante
laaton ke bhoot baaton se naheen maante
ye hain lutere bolee pyaar kee naheen jaante
laato ke bhoot baaton se naheen maante
laaton ke bhoot baaton se naheen maante
arre kaam ke na kaaj ke
petu anaaj ke
tum jaise muftkhor dushman samaaj ke
kaam ke na kaaj ke
petu anaaj ke
tum jaise muftkhor dushman samaaj ke
mere paas ab tumhaaree maut ka paighaam hai
samajh lo aaj bachchu sabkee bola raam hai
main jantee hoon tum mujhko naheen jaante
laaton ke bhoot baaton se naheen maante
laaton ke bhoot baaton se naheen maante
lootee hai lutaayee hai
khaayee hai udaayee hai
jaise ye tumhaare kisee daada kee kamaayee hai
lootee hai lutaayee hai
khaayee hai udaayee hai
jaise ye tumhaare kisee daada kee kamaayee hai
ab to pai pai ka hisaab main chukaaoongee
saaree umar yaad rahe paath wo main padhaaoongee
aise raah lagaungee ke khaaken phiro chhaante
laaton ke bhoot baaton se naheen maante
laaton ke bhoot baaton se naheen maante
hey oy
tutututu
tu kaamchor
go go go go
chugalkhor
ye ye ye ye ye
muftkhor
uthho
baithho
chalo
jaldee
jaldee
jaldee
jaldee
jaldee
jaldee
udaa
la
rakho
jaao
jaldee
jaldee
jaldee
jaldee
oy
laa
laa
rakho
jaao
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October 10, 2025 at 8:14 pm
Nalini Ji
Thanks for the post. Rekha is truly a versatile actor. You have studied and presented good info on her filmography. My favourite Rekha films are ‘Umrao Jaan’ ( classic) & Khoobsoorat.Of course she has been in many more successful films.
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October 10, 2025 at 10:34 pm
I agree Rekha was versatile.
Khoobsoorat & Umrao Jaan are diametrically opposite styles
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