Shokh bharee aankhon se meree prem kee ganga bahne do
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“Manmohan” (1936) was Bombay film industry’s copycat version of Calcutta film industry’s “Devdas”(1935). “Manmohan” (1936) was produced by Chimanlal Desai and directed by Mehboob Khan for Sagar Movietone, Bombay. This movie had Bibbo, Surendra, Yakub, Ashalata, Ram Marathe, Bhudo Advani, Zia Sarhadi etc in it.
The story, as recounted by our beloved inhouse encyclopeadia, Mr Arunkumar Deshmukh while covering another song from the movie, is:
Ashok (Surendra) is an artist in love with Vimala (Bibbo). On learning that she is to marry Jagdish (Yakub) he is devastated and paints her portraits which become popular. He starts drinking and finds comfort with another woman. Soon his family wealth starts dwindling. Vimala, who is married by now, tries to help him with her husband’s efforts. However, Ashok misunderstands the overture, leading to tragedy for him.
Surendra was touted as “Saigal of Bombay” and he was made to sing in Saigal style. Curiously, “Manmohan”(1936) too became a big hit like “Devdas”(1935). Songs of “Manmohan”(1936) became hugely popular just like that of “Devdas”(1935).
The most popular song of “Manmohan”(1936) was Tumhi ne mujhko prem sikhaaya and its records were in high demand. 2.5 lakh copies of its records were sold in one year
“Manmohan”(1936) had ten songs in it. Three songs (including two Surendra-Bibbo duets) have been covered in the blog.
Here is a Surendra solo song from the movie. This song, unlike the abovementioned timeless classic song, ended up getting forgotten and has become a rare song. This song is penned by Zia Sarhadi. Music is composed by Ashok Ghosh who was assisted by Anil Biswas as music arranger.
This melancholic song has just one stanza and it has been sung without taking a pause.
Song-Shokh bharee aankhon se meree (Manmohan)(1936) Singer-Surendra, Lyricist-Zia Sarhadi,MD-Ashok Ghosh
Lyrics
Shokh bharee aankhon se meree
prem kee ganga bahne do
Shokh bharee aankhon se meree
prem kee ganga bahne do
nis din rota aa aa rehta hoon main
dukh sehta hoon sehne do
nis din rota aa aa rehta hoon main
dukh sehta hoon sehne do
man mandir kee ee devee ee ee ko main
dhoondhh rahaaa aa aa hoon
phoolon on mein
maujon ke aa kar jaane waale lehri
jhhoo o o o o oolon mein
mujhko apne ae ae
haal pe tum ae
duniya waalon rehne do
Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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