Hain bahaane nit nayee taqraar ke
Posted on: November 4, 2025
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Today’s song is from the film Adab Arz-1943.
It is one of those films, where you don’t find any connection between the film’s title and its story, even with a far-fetched imagination. This is what I call “Cheating” the audience. In the first instance you would feel that this is a story about a Muslim family. But no, it is not. Maybe the word ‘cheating’ is a harsh word, we can call it a misleading trick !
The film was made by Amar pictures, Bombay – which was started by Chimanlal Desai after Sagar Movietone closed and he also left National Studios. The film was one of the 8 films that his son-Virendra Desai – directed in his failed career. Music was provided to the 12 songs written by Rammurthy Chaturvedi, Kailash G Matwala and Pt. Indra, by Gyan Dutt who had recently left his long association with Ranjit Movietone. The cast of the film was Nalini Jayawant, Karan Dewan, Kamla Chaterjee, Ansari, Pratima Devi, Dulari, Mukesh, Nagendra M, M Kumar, and many others.
Not much information is available about this film anywhere. This is one great obstacle in writing about old films. Maybe the people who collect records and Film Booklets have its booklet giving some extra details and an incomplete storyline. otherwise such stories are available only in the reviews appearing in Film magazines of those times. Magazine Film India was a good source of such stories, but unfortunately issues of 1943 year are not available on the Net-like other years.
Luckily, at least HFGK gives the data for film songs of most films of the year. Here also there are films for which absolutely no information – except the film title – is available. I do not know why it is so, but surely HFGK makers must be helpless in such cases. I know how much effort Har Mandir Singh ji and his team took in collecting the data for films for compiling one volume for each decade.
In the year 2012, I had bought all the then available Volumes (5 Volumes) for the 30’s, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, and the 70’s decades. Of late, volumes for next decades are also available, but I have not bought them, as I don’t generally write on films made after the year 1980. However, I have got the Book of filmography from 1981 to 2000, published by Hamraz ji. Except song details, it has all other details about films made in these 20 years.
The HFGK volumes for 1930 to 1960 which I have, are in completely tattered condition. This is due to its constant-almost daily- use for the last so many years. The cardboard covers have separated from the rest of the papers and the pages are in “divorced” condition with other pages ! Even then I use the same volumes in ”as is where is ” condition (they are beyond ‘gumming’), because of the hundreds of the small notes I have made on each page and each name, song and each detail. Buying new volumes means losing all this information being used as a reference or maintaining all 10 volumes, at a time, which will be cumbersome !
Besides the film information, even the songs of the film are not available on YouTube, with great difficulty. Finally I contacted the very helpful and kind hearted Record Collector, Mr. Syed Zafar Shah ji, who was kind enough to give me one song from this film. Then our friend Sadanand Kamath ji, as usual, uploaded this song, helping me. Then the question of the film’s story came up. For this I got in touch with another kind soul Shri Harmandir Singh ‘Hamraz’ ji, who was so prompt that within one hour of my request he sent me a photo of the film’s story from the film booklet.
So you see that sources are varied for today’s post. I had only to add bits from my knowledge and some pieces from my notes to make this post. Mind you, it is not an easy job to present a post on rare songs with information sources from different people. Sometimes this process takes 8 to 10 days also.
The film was directed by Virendra Desai.
Of the 5 children of Chimanlal Desai and Nandgauri, Virendra Desai was the second son, born on 12-10-1913. His schooling was done in Bharuch and then he first shifted to Bangalore, with his family and then to Bombay, after a year. He joined Sagar Movietone.
Virendra got married in 1936 to Madhuri Desai from Bharuch, He was a man of various interests, including Astrology. He spoke several languages. He was interested in directing films. Along with a much educated Ramchandra Thakur, he directed his first film,” Gramophone Singer”-38. The film was a Hit. Next, with Mahendra Thakore, he directed Sadhana-39.After Sagar was merged with National Studios, he directed Sanskar-40. A girl was chosen for their next film – Nalini Jaywant, a cousin of actress Shobhana Samarth. Her father was against her acting in films, but with great difficulty, Virendra convinced her father and he finally agreed. That was the film Radhika-41. He also directed a film of Mukesh and Nalini- Nirdosh.
Meanwhile, Virendra’s family had expanded. He had got by now 2 daughters and a son. His next films were Savera-42 and Adab Arz-43. During these years Nalini’s and his love affair was going on. There was a difference of 15 years and he was already married, having issues. Still they wanted to get married. They knew that both families would oppose it. So, they eloped to Calcutta.
After a year, they returned. Both joined Filmistan, with a clause in the contract that Nalini would work only in his films. He got good pay and a house to live in. He was not given any work for one year. Frustrated, he left Filmistan and started his own company, Nalini Pictures and produced the film Gunjan-48. Later they both were with Bombay talkies for some time. He wanted to make an International film (Kabhi to miloge). Shooting also started, but unfortunately, the film remained incomplete and the project was given up. By now, Virendra was without any work and Nalini was doing films after films.
Finally, they divorced and Nalini was paid a big compensation.
After all film companies were lost, Virendra’s family fell on bad days and was divided. His wife started a Tiffin service for working professionals. She and her children now lived in Matunga. His mother had vowed not to see his face, after his elopement. When his mother was terminally ill, he requested repeatedly and he was allowed to see her, but when he went ,his mother refused to see his face or talk to him. She died on 19-9-1957.
Nowhere to live, Virendra hired a Caravan and lived in it. When he could not pay the rent, he came back to his family to live with his wife and children. However, the atmosphere was not very friendly there. After his uncle’s death in Bangalore, he went there. His last days were sad. He developed a stomach ailment and he died on 1-7-1970.( Thanks to information taken from Shri Biren Kothari’s book ” Sagar Movietone” and my notes.)
The story of the film, as given in the film booklet is quite detailed and as usual it is secretive about the end of the story-lest people may not have interest in seeing the film. I have made a ‘precis writing’ of this long story( thanks to my school teachers for this method !)
It is a story of Social Injustice. Ratanlal, a rich man of SHivpuri is the city’s Hon. Magistrate. He gets a case of injustice in his own family and he fails to give justice to all concerned.
His son, Shri Narayan gets married secretly to their gardener’s daughter-Bindiya. He keeps it a secret due to father’s fear. When Ratanlal fixes his marriage with the daughter of his rich partner. Shrinarayan tells the truth about his marriage to him. Ratanlal is very angry and refuses to accept this marriage. In a rage, he drives out the gardener and his daughter- Bindiya. Shrinarayan is helpless and can not do anything. However his sister Chandani could not tolerate this injustice and tries to tell her father. he is not in a mood to listen to her sane advice.Ratanlal’s daughter Chandni can not tolerate all this. Meanwhile Badal, the gardener commits a suicide. Bindiya’s brother wants revenge by killing his sister and Shrinarayan. Chandani takes Bindiya and leaves her house. She disguises as a Man to protect Bindiya. After many subplots, confusions and misunderstandings, Chandani is able to change the mindset of her father and give justice to Bindiya and Shrinarayan. That’s the story.
One special point of this film was that the emerging playback singer-Mukesh also acted in this film. As I have not seen this film, I do not know which role he did etc.As far as the hero Karan Dewan is concerned, there have been three actors who were very handsome and very lucky but zero in acting – Karan Dewan, Pradeep Kumar and Bharat Bhushan. They all appeared in leading roles opposite all leading actresses of their times. They had the best films, best songs and best roles. Karan Dewan had about 25 Silver Jubilees to his credit and was considered a lucky star. Bharat Bhushan had the most musical films to his credit like ‘Baiju Bawra’ (1952), ‘Shabaab’ (1954) and ‘Mirza Ghalib’ (1954) etc. Pradeep Kumar had ‘Anarkali’ (1953) and ‘Taj Mahal’ (1963).
All three had their brothers producing films for them. Gemini Dewan made films for Karan Dewan, R Chandra made films for Bharat Bhushan and Kalidas for Pradeep Kumar. Unfortunately, in later years, all three lost everything and died in poverty and neglectful anonymity. Karan Dewan was a manager with BR Chopra’s production company. When he died no one came for his funeral except for Chandrashekhar and Manmohan Krishan from the Cine Artists Association. Bharat Bhushan worked as a watchman in a film studio, in his last days. Even he died unsung and only the men from the Association were present at the cremation.
Pradeep Kumar’s case is the saddest. He lay seriously ill in the ICU of a Calcutta nursing home, abandoned by his relatives. The hospital was not discharging him unless the bills were paid. Luckily one Mr. Pradeep Kondaliya, an estate agent, recognised him, despite his grown beard. He paid the huge outstanding bill of the hospital and took Pradeep Kumar to his home, where he passed away after a few days. He was cremated by his fan. Such is the film industry – cruel and ruthless, where the recognition lasts only till one is successful.
Here is this film’s song, procured with great difficulty, sung by Karan Dewan – a non-singer, actually. Listen to it and try to enjoy it….
Song-Hain bahaane nit nayee taqraar ke (Aadab Arz)(1943) Singer- Karan Dewan, Lyricist- Pt. Indra, MD- Gyan Dutt
Lyrics
hain bahaaane nit nayee taqraar ke
hain bahaaane nit nayee taqraar ke
dekhiye nakhre meree sarkaar ke
dekhiye nakhre meree sarkaar ke
hain bahaaane nit nayee taqraar ke
hain bahaaane nit nayee taqraar ke
dil mein hamaare baithh kar
hum se hee tan gaye
mehmaan ban kar aaye thhey
maalik wo ban gaye
kaun se andaaz hain ye pyaar ke
kaun se andaaz hain ye pyaar ke
dekhiye nakhre meree sarkaar ke
karte hain vaade ye pyaar ke
khanjar hai haathh mein
aur chaahte hain humse wafaa
baat baat mein
wasl mein jo ?? ?hare talwaar ke
wasl mein jo ?? ?hare talwaar ke
dekhiye nakhre meree sarkaar ke
dekhiye nakhre meree sarkaar ke
kisko sunaayen jo hua aa aa
apna begaana aa
jeena bhee hamaaraa hua
marne ka bahaanaa
marne ka bahaanaa
khud maseeha marz khud beemaar ke
khud maseeha marz khud beemaar ke
dekhiye nakhre meree sarkaar ke
dekhiye nakhre meree sarkaar ke
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