Peechhe peechhe aaye mere saajnaa
Posted on: February 1, 2026
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“Khilaadi”(1968) was directed by Homi Wadia for Basant Pictures Bombay. This “social” movie had Nadia, Dilip Raj, Uma Bhende, Sujata, Sheikh, Suzie, Amarnath, Wazir Mohammad Khan, Vishwas Kunte, Uma Dutt, Dalpat, Habib etc in it.
The review of this movie was provided by Hindu newspaper in 2017 which was quoted by our beloved in house encyclopaedia Arunkumar Deshmukh jee, while covering a song from this movie. Here is that review again:-
As Vishal Bhardwaj pays tribute to Fearless Nadia in “Rangoon”, let’s go back to the action-star’s last hurrah at the box office to figure out how Nadia was the mother of all Khiladis in Hindi cinema. Here she virtually plays one. As Agent Madam XI, she grooms and protects Pratap or Agent 707 (Dilip Raj), who is out to ensure the release of an atomic scientist who has been kidnapped by evil forces for the formula that he has created. As the names suggest, the Homi Wadia film is a tribute to the James Bond variety of cinema.
There is an agent called Udti Chidiya but the best is reserved for Nadia, who is christened Living Fireball, perhaps a tribute to her long innings as the action queen of Hindi cinema. From giving demonstration of bullet proof jackets to changing get-ups in every other scenes, the focus is on the ageing star. Born as Mary Evans, the Australian origin actor made a mark in Hindi films much before Bollywood discovered the Katrina Kaif template. She fostered a strong bond with Wadia, whose Basant Studios was famous for mythologicals and action-adventures. The duo gave a series of hits but find little mention every time history of Hindi cinema is recounted. Recently, when Mahesh Bhatt chronicled the history of studios in India through a television series Basant was missing from the list despite the fact that his father Nanabhai Bhatt also closely worked with Wadia.
Today, they might look predictable but some of the action sequences in “Khilari” can still give goose bumps. The explosions in air and water look believable and the kind of scale Wadia has been able to achieve with limited resources is commendable. The gadgets are futuristic. A gun which fires in reverse, a belt which works as an iron cutter, Pratap even has a drone like device to send signals.
Style Statement
A limited actor, Dilip also gets to explore the flirtatious side of this genre so that Wadia could bring in an element of glamour and use the talent of Lala-Sattar. In action sequences, Dilip looks a little limp and his karate style, in fact, evokes unintentional humour. But that’s fun of Wadia style of entertainment. It was never meant for the discerning but always kept the front benchers on the edge.If cynics could free themselves from the tyranny of ‘taste’, there is lot to read in these films. High on style and sensuality, they catered to the baser instincts of the audience but provided its female characters agency to find their way in the society. Wadia’s female characters could frequent spaces which were not meant for Hindi film heroines. Nadia was the star in this league, a female Robin Hood, who could ride horses, crack the whip and make lecherous men fall in line. It was in contrast to the patriarchy that the so called A-grade cinema of the time perpetuated.
Here the villain of the piece is also a woman called Golden Dragon played by Sujata who doesn’t hold back her lust for Pratap. With a dragon tattooed on her back, her den could give competition to Shaakaal’s lair in “Shaan”, made a decade later.
Then there is Suzie, another strong female character, who lays down her life to protect her father and Pratap. Tun Tun provides comic relief as Miss Beauty. It is this equal universe that makes “Khilari” a fair game.
The movie had five songs in it. Four songs have been covered in the past.
Here are the details of the songs that are already covered in the blog :-
| SNo in Blog | Song Title | Singer/s | Lyrics | Posted On | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13187 | Aao ji aao na dil mein samaao na | Rafi-Asha Bhonsle | Farooque Kaiser | 24 April 2017 | Picturised on Dilip Raj and Sujata (?) |
| 15131 | Pyaar koi kam kam kare | Asha Bhoonsle-Rafi | Farooque Kaiser | 21 July 2019 | Picturised on Sujata and Dilip Raj |
| 15442 | Sun zara jaane jahaan | Asha Bhonsle | Farooque Kaiser | 19 February 2020 | Picturised on Sujata and Dilip Raj |
| 19796 | Aaj dil ka khilaadee aa gaya | Asha Bhonsle | Farooque Kaiser | 8 January 2026 | Picturised on Sujata |
One can observe that Asha Bhonsle’s voice is present in each and every song of the movie, including the final song that is being covered here. Two of these songs were duets with Rafi and rest three songs are Asha Bhonsle solos.
It would seem to me that all these Asha Bhonsle songs of various genres were picturised on Sujata, who ironically plays the villain according to the movie review given above.
Here is the fifth and final song from “Khilaadi”(1968) to appear in the blog. This song is picturised on a ship as a lavani folk dance song on a female dancer who again could be Sujata. I request our knowledgeable readers to help identify her. In the background, we find our fearless hero Dilip Raj trying to climb the ship by climbing through the anchor so that he could perform his heroic task while the people on the shop are diverted by the dance performance.
Farooque Kaiser is the lyricist. Music is composed by Lala Sattar. Going by the quality of the songs, this must be one of the better music compositions by Lata Sattar in their chequered career as music directors.
With this song, all the five songs of “Khilaadi”(1968) get covered in the blog. The movie thus joins the ranks of the movies that have been YIPPEED in the blog.
Song-Peechhe peechhe aaye mere saajna (Khilaadi)(1968) Singer-Asha Bhonsle, Lyricist-Farooque Kaiser, MD-Lala Sattar
Asha Bhonsle + chorus
Lyrics
ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho
peechhe peechhe aaye mere saajna aa aa aa aa
main sharmaayee
haaye ae ae
ang ang mera
toot gaya aa aa aa aa aa aa aa
aayee jo angdaayee
agubai
dekho mera jiya chura ke chala
dekho mera jiya chura ke chala
nikla man ka kaala jee
kaalee topee waala jee
o o o o o o o
kaata toone ultee chhuree se gala
dekho mera jiya chura ke chala
gaao mil ke jee jee ga
naacho mil ke jee jee ga
jeejee ga jeejee ga jee jee jee
julmee sainya se lad gayeen ankhiyaan aan
taane detee hain pal pal sakhiyaan aan
taane detee hain pal pal sakhiyaan aan
julmee sainya se lad gayeen ankhiyaan
zara ruk ja
raaja zara ruk ja
kabhee kar de kisee ka bhala aa aa aa aa aa aa
galee galee dhoondhoon tujhe saajna aa aa aa
haaye re duhaayee ee
soch soch ke dar laage ae ae ae ae ae
jag na kahe harjaai ee ee
agubai
dekho mera jiya chura ke chala aa
dekho mera jiya chura ke chala
nikla man ka kaala jee
kaalee topee waala jee
ho ho ho ho ho ho ho
haaye kaata toone ultee chhuree se gala aa
dekho mera jiya chura ke chala
gaao mil ke jee jee ga
naacho mil ke jee jee ga jeejee ga jee jee ga jee jee jee
yaad kar kar ke teree meree batiyaan aan
aankhon aankhon mein kaatoon ratiyaan aan
aankhon aankhon mein kaatoon ratiyaan aan
yaad kar kar ke teree meree batiyaan
zara sun le aaja zara sun le
mere man ko na itna jala aa aa aa aa
choree choree
dhadke jiya saajna
haaye ae ae
main ghabraayee ee ee
jhoom jhoom ke naache badlee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee
saawan rut aayee
hahahaha
agubai
dekho mera jiya chura ke chala
dekho mera jiya chura ke chala
haaye nikla man ka kaala jee
kaalee topee waala jee
o o o o o o o
gao mil ke jee jee ga
naacho mil ke jee jee ga jeejee ga jeejee ga jee jee jee
Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
February 1, 2026 at 1:19 pm
dancer is not Sujata, I am sure, lavani dancer is Uma(heroine of film)(Sujata always play grey characters).
but whether she is Uma bhende or Uma rajoo I don’t know (one actress namely Uma was there in Dosti1965, who lip syncs for famous song “gudiya hamse roothi rahogi”)
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February 1, 2026 at 3:56 pm
Thanks for this identification.
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