Yaaron uthho chalo bhaago daudo
Posted by: Atul on: January 21, 2026
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‘Avtaar’ (1983) was produced and directed by Mohan Kumar who also wrote the story and the screenplay. The cast included Rajesh Khanna and Shabana Azmi in the lead roles supported by Shashi Puri, Preeti Sapru, Gulshan Grover, Rajni Sharma, Sachin, A.K. Hangal, Sujit Kumar, Madhu Malini, Yunus Parvez, Pinchoo Kapoor, Ranjan Garewal etc, Madan Puri made a guest appearance in the film.
The film is an usual family drama in which the father works hard to get his two sons a good education, jobs and a comfortable living. But once they get married, the parents are neglected specially during their old age.
It is said that Rajesh Khanna was in two minds whether to accept the role or not since his major presence in the film is that of an old man. Probably, producer-director, Mohan Kumar placated him by adding some scenes of the younger days of his character with Shabana Azmi and a song with her. In my opinion, the story of the film would have become more concise without these scenes.
This film with the genre of family drama had come at a time when Amitabh Bachchan with his angry young man characters was ruling the action genre of Hindi films. The film is a tear jerker melodrama. It is to the credit of Rajesh Khanna and Shabana Azmi that they pulled the film successfully to make it one of the greatest hits among the films released in 1983. The success of this film prompted some more regional films to make the film on this story. Later, another box office successful film, ‘Baaghbaan’ (2003) followed more or less the same story with some ideas from ‘Zindagi’ (1976). But the inspiration for all these films seems to have come from an old English film, ‘Make Way For Tomorrow’ (1937).
The film’s producer-director-writer, Mohan Kumar (01/06/1934 – 10/11/2017) was born in Sialkot (now in Pakistan). After partition, his family migrated to Bombay (Mumbai). Initially, he worked with director, Mohan Sehgal as his assistant. At that time, J Om Prakash was working in Mohan Sehgal’s office. One day, out of the blue, J Om Prakash received an offer from a financier to make a film. Mohan Sehgal helped him by lending his assistant director, Mohan Kumar to write the story and direct the film. Thus, ‘Aas Kaa Panchhi’ (1961) became the launching pad for J Om Prakash as a producer and Mohan Kumar as a director. Later, both became the relatives as Mohan Kumar got married to the real sister of J Om Prakash’s wife.
There is an interesting trivia which was narrated by J Om Prakash in an interview with ‘Screen’, while naming his first film as ‘Aas Kaa Panchhi’ (1961). While migrating to India in 1947, Urdu poet, Qateel Shifai had presented him a couplet from one of his ghazals. The couplet was:
udte udte aas kaa panchhi door ufaq mein doob gaya
rote rote baith gayee aawaaz kisee saudaaee kee
J Om Prakash got the idea of the film’s title, ‘Aas Kaa Panchhi’ from the first verse of the couplet which fitted well with the story. With this film, he decided to retain ‘Aa’ in his future film’s title as a brand rather than any fixation or superstition. Mohan Kumar also followed the same policy for his films with titles beginning with ‘Aa’/’A’ (with a couple of exceptions).
Almost, more or less at the same time, Rajendra Bhatia who was one of the assistant directors (other being Mohan Kumar) of Mohan Sehgal for the film, ‘New Delhi’ (1956), debuted as producer with ‘Anpadh’ (1962) with the story and direction by Mohan Kumar. After this film, Mohan Kumar set up his own film production company, Emkay Films and debuted as a producer with ‘Aap Ki Parchhaaiyaan’ (1964).
Mohan Kumar produced 15 films during 1964-95 and directed 14 films during 1961-90 which included many films he produced. Some of his notable films included ‘Aayee Milan Ki Bela’ (1964), ‘Aman’ (1965), ‘Aap Aaye Bahaar Aayee’ (1971), ‘Ameer Garib’ (1974), etc. He produced his last film, ‘Aazmaayish’ (1995) in which he introduced his son, Rohit Kumar in a leading role with Anjali Jathar.
The story of the film is as under:
The film opens with Radha (Shabana Azmi) about to garland the statue of Avtaar Kishan (Rajesh Khanna). She goes into flashback mode and the scene moves to Avtaar and Radha’s 25th marriage anniversary. Avtaar, a motor mechanic lives in a middle-class lifestyle with his wife, Radha and his two sons, Ramesh (Shashi Puri) and Chander (Gulshan Grover). An orphan boy, Sewak (Sachin) has been staying with the family assisting in family’s day-to-day activities.
On his 25th wedding anniversary, Avtaar and Radha reminisce of their younger days when Radha had run away from home to marry Avtaar despite stiff opposition from her wealthy father, Seth Jugal Kishore (Madan Puri). Avtaar has worked very hard, doing overtime so that both the sons are educated and live in a better lifestyle than his own. Avtaar has his close friend, Rashid (A K Hangal) who regularly meets at a paan shop run by Ram Dulare (Yunus Parvez). Rashid stays with son (Ranjan Grewal) and daughter-in-law (Madhu Malini).
Ramesh and Chander have grown up. Ramesh has got a job in a bank and is married to Sudha (Preeti Sapru). Chander is doing his management course and is in love with Renu (Rajni Sharma), daughter of Seth Laxminarayan (Pinchoo Kapoor) who is prepared to get his daughter married to Chander for whom he will bear all the cost for his higher studies. However, Avtaar rejects the offer. Instead, Avtaar starts working overtime with his garage owner, Bawaji (Sujit Kumar) to earn more money to finance Chander’s higher studies.
One day, Avtaar gets seriously injured while repairing the motor engine of a car and his right hand is crippled. His employer, Bawaji pays him a good compensation which enables Avtaar to pay for Chander’s higher education. Chander completes his postgraduation. Seth Laxmichand is ready to sponsor him for higher studies in the USA but before that he wants his marriage with Renu to be solmanised. Chander is attracted by the offer and after marriage with Renu, he decides to shift to his father-in-law’ house which shocks Radha. Ramesh has no money to book the tickets for his parents who wish to go on a pilgrimage. All these events makes Radha ill. Sewak takes money from Sudha’s room for the treatment but Sudha blames them for stealing her money.
Avtaar’ patience runs out. He orders Ramesh and his wife Sudha to leave the house. But he cannot do so because he comes to know that Ramesh has clandestinely transferred the ownership of the house to his wife’s name. Avtaar, Radha and Sewak moves out of their own house to a hutment. With Chander already moved out with his wife without providing any financial support to his parent, Avtaar and Radha are dependent on Sewak in their old age.
Without the knowledge of Avtaar, Sewak buys instruments for starting a small garage for motor repairs, the money he raised through his blood donations. Years pass and Avtaar has been successful in making a new modified carburetor for cars which will give more mileage. Bawaji helps him getting his new carburetor as a registered trademark and helps in setting up a workshop to manufacture them in the mass scale. Gradually, it gets converted into a factory. In due course of time, Avtaar has become the owner of a group of companies manufacturing the ancillary products for automobiles. He now stays in a bungalow and travels in a high-end car.
Because of his own experience, Avtaar opens ‘Apna Ghar’ to accommodate old parents and persons who have been neglected by their children and those who have no one to look after. They gets vocational training to become self-reliant. In this scheme, Rashid also joins as he has been abandoned by his only son.
Avtaar’s elder son, Ramesh has been living in a high standard by borrowing money and hiring costly furniture. His younger son, Chander has been working in his father-in-law’s industries whose sales have come down due to a stiff competition from Avtaar’s industry. With both her sons in extreme difficulties, they approach their mother to accommodate them. But Avtaar is not ready to help them. Radha insists that being their sons, it is her duty to take care of them. She defies Avtaar’s dictate and give her sons the shelter. Avtaar decides not to stay in his house and spend day and night in his office.
One day, Radha visits his office and tells him that ever since he has become a rich industrialist, he has become an apathetic and heartless. With this, she walks out of his office. Avtaar is deeply hurt by her charge. He gets heart attack. He moves to his desk and sits on his chair to write something. After some time, Sevak comes to Radha and informs her of Avtaar’s condition who has been admitted in a hospital. Radha and her sons rush to hospital. In a semi-conscious condition, Avtaar hands over a paper in which he has written the Will as to how to distribute his assets. In his Will, a major portions of his assets goes for opening ‘Apna Ghar’ all over India and some money to both his sons. After his death, he has given the right to light his funeral pyre. With this, Avtaar dies.
The film ends with Radha garlanding the statue of Avtaar in his factory premise.
The film had five songs written by Anand Bakshi which were set to music by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. Four songs have been represented on the Blog. I present the 5th and the last song, ‘yaaron uthho chalo baago daudo’ which are rendered by Kishore Kumar and Mahendra Kapoor and picturised on Rajesh Khanna and A K Hangal, respectively.
The context of the song is that Avtaar (Rajesh Khanna) after abandoned by his two sons, has worked hard over the years and now he has become an industrialist. In order to make such parents and other old persons self-reliant, he has opened ‘Apna Ghar’ which provides self-employment opportunities apart from accommodation with its motto, ‘uthho chalo baago daudo, marne se pahle jeena naa chhodo’. With this motto, all the inmates of ‘Apna Ghar’ sing this motivational song. The sad version rendered by Kishore Kumar is a short background song after Avtaar passes away. However, this song was not a part of audio release of the film’s songs.
With this song, all the songs of the film have been presented on the Blog.
Video Clip (Happy):
Audio Clip (Happy):
Video Clip (Sad Version):
Song-Yaaron uthho chalo bhaago daudo (Avtaar)(1983) Kishore Kumar, Mahendra Kapoor,Lyricist-Anand Bakshi, MD-Laxmikant Pyarelal
Chorus
Lyrics:
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Happy Version (Based on Audio Clip)
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ho o ho o
ho o ho o
yaaron
yaaron yaaron yaaron
yaaron
uthho chalo bhaago daudo
yaaron uthho chalo bhaago daudo
marne se pahle jeenaa naa chhodo
yaaron
yaaron yaaron yaaron
yaaron uthho chalo bhaago daudo
yaaron uthho chalo bhaago daudo
marne se pahle
marne se pahle jeenaa naa chhodo
yaaron
ham in jawaanon se
in jawaanon se
ham in jawaanon se kam naheen hain
ham in jawaanon se kam naheen hain
ye hamse hain
ye hamse hain
inse ham naheen hain
inse ham naheen hain
to inke bharam ko
inke bharam ko bas aaj todo
yaaron
yaaron uthho chalo bhaago daudo
marne se pahle jeena naa chhodo
yaaron
baithhe ho kyun tum banke anaadee
baithhe ho kyun tum banke anaadee
kitne puraane tum ho khilaadee
kitne puraane
tum ho khilaadee
arre khelo
khelo naa aise maidaan chhodo
yaaron
yaaron uthho chalo bhaago daudo
marne se pahle jeena naa chhodo
yaaron
ye faislaa hamne kar liyaa hai
ye faislaa hamne kar liyaa hai
maangen bhala kyun
hamne diyaa hai
maangen bhala kyun
hamne diyaa hai
maangen bhala kyun
hamne diyaa hai
sar ko uthhaao
sar ko uthaao
mat haathh jodo
yaaron
yaaron uthho chalo bhaago daudo
yaaron uthho chalo bhaago daudo
marne se pahle
marne se pahle jeena naa chhodo
yaaron
yaaron uthho chalo bhaago daudo
marne se pahle jeena naa chhodo
yaaron
yaaron uthho chalo bhaago daudo
marne se pahle jeena naa chhodo
yaaron
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Sad Version
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ye saaree duniya aatee jaatee
ye saaree duniya aatee jaatee
jeewan hai dulhaa duniyaa baraatee
rukhsat karo mujhko hans ke saathhee
jaane do mujhko bas haathh chhodo
roke kasam tum meree no todo
jaane do mujhko bas haathh chhodo
bas haathh chhodo
yaaron
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