Mere saaqiyaa mere dilrubaa
Posted on: December 5, 2025
This article is written by Satyajit Rajurkar, 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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To change our mood and taste from Asha Ji’s rare songs, we move towards my most favourite amongst all the playback singers in all languages, the Legend worthy of being awarded the Bharat Ratna, Mohd. Rafi Saab.
We will keep the discussion about the Bharat Ratna for another day.
‘Rootha Na Karo’ is a film from the banner of Nirmal Pictures, Bombay, directed by Sundar Dar. All the seven songs in this film are written by Hasrat Jaipuri. The star cast of the film is led by Shashi Kapoor and Nanda, along with Naaz, Rajendra Nath, Aruna Irani, Sulochana, Lakshmichaya, Jaishri Talpade, Saroj, Shobha, Tuntun, Mirza Musharraf, and Reeta amongst others.
The story/synopsis of this movie is:
That sounds like a classic Bollywood drama! Here is the synopsis and story of the 1970 Hindi film, “Rootha Na Karo”.
The film is a romantic drama starring Shashi Kapoor and Nanda in the lead roles. It revolves around the relationship between the wealthy Neeta and her poor but devoted fiancé, Sudhir, and the emotional turmoil caused by Neeta’s jealous cousin, Naina.
Now the story in detail (Spoiler Alert):
Neeta (played by Nanda) is a young woman who lives with her widowed mother and her cousin, Naina (played by Kumari Naaz). Neeta is deeply in love with her longtime friend, Sudhir (played by Shashi Kapoor), a poor but honest young man. Neeta’s mother gives her consent for their marriage, recognizing their deep affection for one another.
Unbeknownst to Neeta, her cousin Naina is also secretly in love with Sudhir and harbors deep jealousy towards Neeta. Naina decides to separate the couple and begins poisoning Neeta’s mind against Sudhir. She constantly warns Neeta that Sudhir is only marrying her for her considerable wealth.
Naina cleverly exploits Sudhir’s financial status and Neeta’s growing doubts. The situation escalates when Naina takes Neeta to a lawyer’s office, where Sudhir is seen preparing property documents. Naina convinces a now-fearful Neeta that Sudhir is trying to transfer Neeta’s property into his own name.
Neeta confronts Sudhir, accusing him of being a gold-digger. Deeply hurt by her lack of trust, Sudhir reveals the truth: he was actually preparing documents to transfer all of Neeta’s property to her other cousin, Anil, as he did not want to touch a single penny of her wealth. Feeling insulted and heartbroken, Sudhir walks away.
Overcome with guilt and realizing the damage she has caused, Neeta confronts Naina. During this final confrontation, Naina confesses her schemes, admitting that she was in love with Sudhir and tried to separate them because her feelings were not reciprocated. Following her confession, Naina takes poison and dies, urging Neeta not to lose a good man like Sudhir.
Neeta rushes back to Sudhir, apologizes profusely, and begs him not to leave her. With the help of their cousin Anil, who explains how Naina had systematically poisoned Neeta’s mind, Sudhir is finally placated, and the two reconciles.
The film is essentially a love triangle and a drama about trust, deceit, and jealousy, ultimately concluding with the triumph of true love over manipulative schemes.
Four songs out of seven are already covered in this blog. Here’s the fifth one. Today’s song is also a rare one. “Mere Saakiyan Mere Dolruba” sung by Rafi Saab is from “Rootha Na Karo” (1970). This song is written by Hasrat Jaipuri and composed by C Ramchandra.
Shashi Kapoor lip syncs to this song, which is shown as if he is in a dream. Later on, we can also see Nanda who has dressed up as a dancer.
Video Link (Very Long 11 minutes):
Audio Link (Very very long 13 min:30 seconds):
Song-Mere saaqiyaa mere dilrubaa (Roothha Na Karo)(1970) Singer-Rafi, Lyricist-Hasrat Jaipuri, MD-C Ramchandra
Chorus
Lyrics(Based on Audio link):
mai bhee hai
meena bhee hai
saaghar bhee hai
saaqee ee naheen
dil mein aata hai
laga den aag
maikhaane mein hum
pheeka maahtaab hai
zehar yeh sharaab hai
haal-e-dil kharaab hai ae ae
kya karoon
kya karoon
aa bhee ja
aa bhee ja aa aa
aa bhee ja aa aa
mere ae ae saaqiya
mere ae ae dilruba
yeh naqaab uthha aa aa
yeh hijaab hata
tu nazar mila
tu u u nazar mila
mere ae ae saaqiya
mere ae ae dilruba
tu bahaar-e-husn ka phool hai
tera har sitam bhee qubool hai
tu bahaar-e-husn ka phool hai
tera har sitam bhee qubool hai
koi chaand ho ya ho chaandnee
tere paaon kee woh toh dhool hai ae ae
tere paaon kee woh toh dhool hai
yeh naqab uthha aa
yeh hijaab hata
tu nazar mila
tu u u nazar mila
mere ae ae saaqiya
mere ae ae dilruba
lalalalaalalaa
lalalalaalalaa
lalalalaalalaa
lalalalaalalaa
lalalalaalalaa
lalalalaalalaa
lalalalaalalaa
teree aankh jaam-e-sharab hai
tera rukh hamaaree kitaab hai
teree aankh jaam-e-sharab hai
tera rukh hamaaree kitaab hai
jise bijliyaan bhee na choo saken aen
woh shabaab tera shabaab hai ae ae
woh shabaab tera shabaab hai ae
yeh naqaab uthha aa aa
yeh hijaab hata aa
tu nazar mila
tu u u nazar mila
mere ae ae saaqiya
mere ae ae dilruba
tera naghma mere hee raag mein
mera soz tere rabaab mein
tera naghma mere hee raag mein
mera soz tere rabaab mein
mujhe ankhdiyon se pila de tu u
mujhe le le apnee panaah mein aen aen
mujhe le le apnee panaah mein
yeh naqaab uthha aa aaa
yeh hijaab hata aa
tu nazar mila
tu u u nazar mila
mere ae ae saaqiya
mere ae ae dilruba
youn hee raks kar
mujhe mast kar
meree shaayree
mere humsafar
main kisee ke dar pe na jaaoonga
mere dard ka tu hee chaaraagar
mere dard ka tu hee chaaraagar
yeh naqaab uthha aa aa
yeh hijaab hata aa
tu nazar mila aa
tu u u nazar mila
mere ae ae saaqiya
mere ae ae dilruba
lalalalaaa
lalalalaaa
lalalalaaa
lalalalaaa
lalalalaaa
lalalalaaa
lalalalaaa
lalalalaaalaaa
aa aa aa aa
aa aa aa aa
aa aa aa aa
aa aa aa aa
3 Responses to "Mere saaqiyaa mere dilrubaa"
December 5, 2025 at 10:47 pm
Satyajit ji,
I can empathize with the way you feel about this denial of Bharat Ratna award for Mohammed Rafi Sahab.
In recent times it’s been awarded posthumously too. So may be there is a chance. Either way, he himself is beyond this pain and gain. It is just that the innumerable fans will be happy to see the contribution of the legend recognized in this way.
Nice longish song posted. Rafi sahab’s 101st birth anniversary is coming up giving one more chance for paying our tributes.
Regards.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:59 am
Rootha Na Karo was a comeback movie for C Ramachandra and he brought both Rafi and Kishore Kumar. Two solos by Kishore Kumar are also superb and well picturised. Please share them in this forum.
On Fri, 5 Dec, 2025, 5:30 am Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of
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December 5, 2025 at 10:11 am
One solo by Kishore Kumar (the title song) from this movie has already been covered in the blog. In fact you have commented on that song as well. That song was C Ramchandra’s 600th song in the blog.
Roothha na karo (Roothha Na Karo)
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