Holee aayee re holee aayee
Posted on: February 6, 2026
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This article is written by Mahesh Mamadapur, 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.
This article is his 100th post on Mukesh as a playback singer.
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Mukesh and his Co-Singers –16
I begin this very special post with a video of Asha Bhosale ji on her own youtube channel.
A short video wherein she speaks about her first 3 songs in Hindi Films.
I tried to trace the chronological accuracy of the songs enlisted in the video. What I found was that the films mentioned seem to be correct, but she has sung two songs in her second film and so her duet in Lekh (1949) could be her fourth and she mentions it as her third.
Sometime later, I will try to trace the exact chronology, but what matters for this post is her first duet in Hindi Films.
A duet with none other than Mukesh.
I request readers to watch the interesting video as Asha ji talks of her initial days in the industry.
I wish the video was fully on Mukesh, but then she digresses on some other topic.
Anyway, her first interaction with Mukesh is quite interesting and only reaffirms and confirms the godly title given to Mukesh, “a noble soul”.
As is evident from the video, Mukesh right from his initial days had no qualms on worldly pleasures and led a simple, honest and righteous life. No wonder the voice emanating from such a noble soul continues to enthral music lovers all over the world to this day.
Coming to this post, I call it special as it is my 100th Mukesh post on the blog.
As on date, I have 120 posts and 100 of them have featured Mukesh.
Every sixth post on an average is by other singers and in these 20 posts, I have covered the complete discography of Surinder Kaur, the singing career of actress Nutan, a mini tri-series on composer and singer Shardha etc. I have also written a few posts on Lata Mangeshkar, Talat Mahmood, Mohd Rafi etc.
I summarise this extremely satisfying journey for self in the short table below.
| Series name | No. of Posts |
|---|---|
| Mukesh and his Composers | 45+3 |
| Mukesh and his Co-Singers | 16 |
| Non-Film songs of Mukesh | 13 |
| Mukesh and his Actors | 08 |
| Other Mukesh songs | 15 |
| TOTAL | 100 |
| Other Singers, Composers etc. | 20 |
As I have been writing in the last couple of posts, this special 100th post of Mukesh of mine on the blog features his association with Asha Bhosale.
The table is meticulously prepared and diligently cross-verified with MGK-II and my notes. Having said that, I will be happy to stand corrected for any omission, wrong entry, incomplete credit to other artists etc. And, for some strange reason, I feel that I might have missed a song or two. I sincerely hope it is not the case, and that the list is correct and complete.
| S. No | Name of the song | Movie (Year of release) | Lyricist | Music Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeh kaafila hai pyaar ka | Lekh (1949) | Qamar Jalalabadi | Krishan Dayal B.Sc. | |
| 2 | Hum ne saari duniya chhodi | Bijli (1950) | Bharat Vyas | Khemchand Prakash | |
| 3 | Dil ke badle dil loongi | Daaku (1955) | M L Khanna | Snehal Bhatkar | |
| 4 | Jhukaa-jhukaa ke nigaahen | Miss Coca Cola (1955) | Majrooh Sultanpuri | O P Nayyar | |
| 5 | Sundar mausam samay suhana | Rajkumari (1955) | Saraswati Kumar Deepak | Ajit Merchant | |
| 6 | Phir na keeje meri gustaakh | Phir Subah Hogi (1958) | Sahir Ludhianvi | Khayyam | |
| 7 | Wo subah kabhi to aayegi (multiple version song) | Phir Subah Hogi (1958) | Sahir Ludhianvi | Khayyam | |
| 8 | Kaho aake bahaar kare | Chaalis Din (1959) | Kaifi Azmi | Babul | |
| 9 | Neeli neeli ghataa | Ham Hindustani (1960) | K Manohar | Usha Khanna | |
| 10 | Dil to hamaara beqaraar hai | Qaatil (1960) | Farooque Kaiser | Naashad | |
| 11 | Kahaan ud chale hain man praan mere | Bhaabhi Ki Choodiyaan (1961) | Pt Narendra Sharma | Sudhir Phadke | |
| 12 | Kaun jaane har bahaane | Do Bhai (1961) | Jaan Nisaar Akhtar | N Datta | |
| 13 | Nain tumhaare mazedaar O janaabe aali | Junglee (1961) | Hasrat Jaipuri | Shankar Jaikishan | |
| 14 | Saath ho tum aur raat jawaan | Kaanch ki Gudiyaa (1961) | Shailendra | Suhrid Kar | |
| 15 | Main abhi ghair hoon | Main Aur Mera Bhai (1961) | Jaan Nisaar Akhtar | C Arjun | |
| 16 | Mere peechhe ik deewana | Nazraanaa (1961) | Rajinder Krishan | Ravi | |
| 17 | Pyaar ka saaghar dekha hai | Pyaar Ka Saagar (1961) | Prem Dhawan | Ravi | |
| 18 | Kyun jee aakhir kaun ho tum | Reshmi Roomaal (1961) | Raja Mehdi Ali Khan | Babul | |
| 19 | Bhare hain aankh mein aansoo | Saara Jahaan Hamaara (1961) | Anjum Jaipuri | Babul | |
| 20 | Suljhaao na ulji zulfon ko | Girl’s Hostel (1962) | Gulshan Baawra | Ravi | |
| 21 | Zara pehchaano to main kahaan se aayi | Dev Kanya (1963) | B D Mishra | S N Tripathi | |
| 22 | Main bhi hoon majboor | Challenge (1964) | Prem Dhawan | Ajit Merchant | |
| 23 | Hamse hoti muhabbat jo tumko | Muhabbat Isko Kahte Hain (1965) | Majrooh Sultanpuri | Khayyam | |
| 24 | Yeh toone kyaa kahaa | Insaaf (1966) | Akhtar Romani | Usha Khanna | |
| 25 | Kehtaa hai mera dil | Kunwaari (1966) | Shailendra | S N Tripathi | |
| 26 | Sun pyaare sajnaa re | Insaaf Ka Mandir (1969) | Naqsh Lyallpuri | Sapan Jagmohan | |
| 27 | Hamne to pyaar kiya pyaar | Toofaan (1969) | Akhtar Romani | Daan Singh | |
| 28 | Muskura ke ham ko lootaa aapne | Vishwaas (1969) | Gulshan Baawra | Kalyanji Anandji | |
| 29 | Holi Khelen Biraj Mein Dhoom Machi Hai (i) | Mastaana (1970) | Anand Bakshi | Laxmikant Pyarelal | |
| 30 | Daag na lag jaaye | Mera Naam Joker (1970) | Hasrat Jaipuri | Shankar Jaikishan | |
| 31 | Teetar ke do aage teetar | (ii) | Mera Naam Joker (1970) | Hasrat Jaipuri | Shankar Jaikishan |
| 32 | Ae meri jaan chaand sa gora | Puraskaar (1970) | S H Bihari | R D Burman | |
| 33 | Nateeja hamaari muhabbat | Puraskaar (1970) | S H Bihari | R D Burman | |
| 34 | Holi Aayi Re Holi Aayi (iii) | Sasta Khoon Mehnga Pyar (1970) | Asad Bhopali | Usha Khanna | |
| 35 | Bahut achche lago to | Us Raat Ke Baad (1970) | Gulzar | Hemant Kumar | |
| 36 | Hey Re Dayamay, Apni Daya Se (iv) | Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani (1970) | Unknown | Kalyanji Anandji | |
| 37 | Ho kaahe chhede mujhe re beimaan | Chandan (1971) | Omkar Verma | Sonik Omi | |
| 38 | Zara hamse milo hamse milo hamse milo jaan | Sher-e-Watan (1971) | Asad Bhopali | Usha Khanna | |
| 39 | Ye kaun hain ye kaun hain jo besahaara hain (v) | Main Sundar Hoon (1971) | Anand Bakshi | Shankar Jaikishan | |
| 40 | Phir milengin kahaan aisi tanhaaiyaan | Bhaavna (1972) | Naqsh Lyallpuri | Jaidev | |
| 41 | Chehre se zaraa aanchal jab aapne sarkaayaa | Ek Baar Muskuraa Do (1972) | S H Bihari | O P Nayyar | |
| 42 | Yeh dil lekar nazrana aa gaya teraa deewana | Ek Baar Muskuraa Do (1972) | S H Bihari | O P Nayyar | |
| 43 | Tik tik tik tik chalti jaaye ghadi (vi) | Kal Aaj aur Kal (1972) | Neeraj | Shankar Jaikishan | |
| 44 | Ib tum paas na aana door hi rehna | Raaste Ka Patthar (1972) | Anand Bakshi | Laxmikant Pyarelal | |
| 45 | Main har dam kisi ko dhoondhta hoon | Raaste Ka Patthar (1972) | Anand Bakshi | Laxmikant Pyarelal | |
| 46 | Madira hee madira tere badan mein | Aangan (1973) | Indeewar | Sonik Omi | |
| 47 | Mera chimta boley chhanak chhanak | Chattan Singh (1974) | Verma Malik | Kalyanji Anandji | |
| 48 | Insaanon se kyun jhukte ho (vii) | Chowkidaar (1974) | Rajinder Krishan | Madan Mohan | |
| 49 | Aise bhi na roothho tum ke jeena mushqil ho | Daawat (1974) | Naqsh Lyallpuri | Bipin Babul | |
| 50 | Duniya bhookhee paise kee pyaar ka bhookha koi koi | Sauda (1974) | Inderjeet Singh Tulsi | Laxmikant Pyarelal | |
| 51 | Tamannaen pareshaan | Biwi Kiraaye Ki (1975) | Anjum Jaipuri | H Parshuram | |
| 52 | Tere hamsafar geet hain tere (viii) | Dharam Karam (1975) | Majrooh Sultanpuri | R D Burman | |
| 53 | Sansaar hai ek nadiya | Raftaar (1975) | Abhilaash | Sonik Omi | |
| 54 | Dilruba Dilli waali (ix) | Dus Nambri (1976) | Majrooh Sultanpuri | Laxmikant Pyarelal | |
| 55 | Pari re tu kahaan ki pari | Udhaar Ka Sindoor (1976) | Majrooh Sultanpuri | Rajesh Roshan | |
| 56 | Kuncham kuncham thoda thoda (x) | Imaan Dharam (1977) | Anand Bakshi | Laxmikant Pyarelal | |
| 57 | Hum dono milke kaaghaz pe dilke | Tumhaari Kasam (1978) | Anand Bakshi | Rajesh Roshan | |
| 58 | Torey Kurte Se Tohra Tan Jhalke | Pukar (UR) (1960s) | Jaan Nisar Akhtar | Naushad |
The following notations along with the song title in the above lists are the other singers in the respective songs.
| i. | Mohd. Rafi and Chorus |
| ii. | Simi Grewal and Chorus |
| iii. | Chorus |
| iv. | Nitin Mukesh and Sushma Shreshtha |
| v. | Manna Dey, Mehmood, Aruna Irani, Shahu Modak and Chorus |
| vi. | Kishore Kumar |
| vii. | Mohd Rafi and Chorus |
| viii. | Kishore Kumar |
| ix. | Manna Dey |
| x. | Mahendra Kumar |
So, 58 glorious songs of the duo in Hindi Films. In addition, there are 4 Gujarati and one Punjabi duets of the combo. The same are not included in the table for obvious reasons.
To run through each duet in detail will be a tall order. Of course, the blog links are provided for each song for easy and accurate information which is the hallmark of this blog. So, I will write in general about the duo’s songs and then run through the list.
The popularity of the Mukesh’s duets with Asha Bhosale are probably overshadowed by those that he has sung with her sister, the legendary Lata Mangeshkar.
However, when one goes through the list, it is amply clear, that these duets are also well known, melodious and popular.
I am not sure if this peculiar trait is with self only. The first song that comes to the mind when we recollect the duets of the combo is the one from Junglee (1961) at No 13 in the list above. The song is not featured on the lead actors, not a very popular song and has average composition and lyrics. But for some reason it immediately comes to the mind when their duets are discussed.
I would love to know the opinion of other readers on this aspect.
Gliding through the duets, we start with 1 which has been well described by Asha ji in her video.
2 and 3 are with famous composers of that era.
4 is under the composition of O P Nayyar, who we all know had a very great and long association with Asha Bhosale. Alas, the same was not true with Mukesh who has only 3 duets and a solitary solo under him.
5 is from Rajkumari (1955) under the composition by Ajit Merchant. Apparently, this film was dubbed from a Tamil movie Vanasundari (1951). A review of this film can be found here. The full film in Tamil can be easily found on youtube. Whilst all details including the video of the film in Tamil are available, no song of the Hindi film version seem to be available. I request knowledgeable readers to throw more light on the Hindi version and the non-availability of the songs.
6 and 7 are popular duets from a very famous movie. The year 1958 incidentally, was Mukesh’s comeback into playback singing when all his other ventures failed miserably. He had multiple hits in this year in films like Madhumati, Parvarish, Yahudi, Phir Subah Hogi etc.
8 to 12 are very good songs to listen. 13, I have already written earlier.
14. Well, is it the best duet of the duo. If not, it will definitely be amongst the top 3. A beautiful composition by Suhrid Kar. A 100% chayya geet.
15, 16 and 18 are also enjoyable.
17 will give good completion to 14 in terms of melody.
19, I will repeat what one reader has commented in the post on the blog. Very sweet.
20 to 29 are quite enjoyable songs. They may not be very popular but are not very obscure also. When one hears the first line, one can easily recollect hearing them earlier.
30 and 31 are not as popular as other great songs in the film, especially the soulful solos by Mukesh. But then, they are very well known.
32 and 33 under R D Burman are also well-known songs.
34, the last available and unposted duet is being taken up today.
35 incidentally, was taken up by self like few other songs of the combo.
36. Well, what can I write about it. It is one of the most unique songs in the annals of HFM. The only song sung by father-son duo (along with Sushma Shreshtha). The song was not included in the film. I wanted to have this song as 1000th song of Mukesh on the blog. But Mukesh reaching the 4-digit figure on the blog is very difficult though not impossible. I always knew about the rarity of this song. However, when I was helping Sudhir ji with the availability of this song, I was not aware that he would indeed post it so early.
Anyway, it is now on the blog and known to all. I admire and thank him for covering all facets of the song in his elegant and beautifully written post.
How to reach 1000 for Mukesh on the blog. Well, MGK-II all but rules out the possibility. But there is a small body of Mukesh’s work not included in the compilation and along with it if a few more unavailable songs are unearthed, we may touch the magic figure. I ought to make some extra efforts. Let me see.
37 to 40 are not so popular songs of the duo.
41 and 42 are the last of the 3 duets that the singers sang for O P Nayyar. Looking of the popularity and tunes, I suppose, O P Nayyar could have accommodated Mukesh much more in his compositions, but sadly, all we have is only 3 duets and a very popular solo.
43 is from a well-known film with popular songs including the one under discussion.
44 and 45 are from a Big B’s movie. Incidentally, I had started the inaugural post of the series Mukesh and his Actors – 01 featuring Mukesh’s playback for Amitabh Bacchan.
46, 47 and 48 are a hat-trick of sorts as all the three duets have been covered by self. In fact, a total of 7 duets of the combo have been covered by self including today’s song.
49 is a passable duet unlike 50 which was quite popular.
51 is again a great duet by the combo at almost the fag end of Mukesh’s career.
52 and 53 are well known songs of the era and are popular to this day.
54 is a rather lesser-known song from a film which is well known and had very popular songs.
55 was posted by our Avinash ji and he had beaten me in representing a good Reena Roy song and that too on her birthday. I will deal with him separately on this. 😊
56 is a personal favourite of mine for its catchy tune.
57 was released after Mukesh passed away and surprisingly it remains a popular song after all these decades.
58 and the last song of the combo was covered by self, wherein I covered all songs sung by Mukesh for Naushad Ali for the second time on the blog. Readers may remember that the series Mukesh and his Composers had started with Naushad Ali only. This song no 58 is from the unreleased film Pukar whose 2-3 songs managed to be available in public domain.
Mukesh and Asha Bhosale may not be the first duo that come to the mind as far as duets are concerned, but there is no denying of the fact that they have some glorious songs to their credit. The fact that all songs baring one have been covered on the blog is also an indication of the immense popularity of their songs.
I love songs listed at 1, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 17, 19, 23, 24, 41, 51, 53, 56, 57 very much. I remember possessing a two-cassette pack of the duo probably titled “Rare Gems” and would listen to the songs on repeat mode as they were quite pleasing to the ears.
To conclude the post, I thank our Sadandand ji for giving me a heads-up that 100 songs of Mukesh was a near-possibility when my total songs posted on the blog had touched the 3-mark figure.
We come to today’s last available song (assuming the duet from Rajkumari (1955) may not surface).
It is from the film Sasta Khoon Mehnga Pyar (1970) under the composition by Usha Khanna and lyrics by Asad Bhopali. It is basically a Holi song and since it is last available song of the duo, I had no option but to celebrate Holi a month early on the blog. Usually, multiple Holi songs from different Hindi movies are cherry-picked every year. I am surprised how this song managed to remain hidden. It was probably waiting for my special post. 😊
It is also a nice song, but I am unable to recognize anyone on screen as they may not be popular actors. I hope our Prakash ji will do the needful. I did manage to recognize Tun Tun though. 😊
With this we come to an end of this special post featuring my 100th Mukesh song on the blog. The pleasure is always mine in enlisting Mukesh songs under different categories and artists and this post has given me confidence to cover the pinnacle of Mukesh and his co-singers in terms of numbers, namely the immortal Lata Mangeshkar. It may not appear in the next few posts but will be covered sooner rather than later.
Mukesh’s duets with Asha Bhosale deserved a detailed coverage and I am happy to have accomplished the task.
Audio:
Video (longer)
Song-Holee aayee re holee aayee (Sasta Khoon Mehanga Pyaar)(1970) Singers-Asha Bhonsle, Mukesh, Lyricist-Asad Bhopali, MD-Usha Khanna
Male chorus
Female chorus
all chorus
Lyrics(Based on Video link)
ho ho ho ho
ho ho ho ho
ho ho ho ho ho
ho ho ho ho
holee hai
holee aayee re holee aayee
holee aayee re holee aayee
holee aayee
aayee aayee re aayee holee aayee
ho ho ho ho
holee aayee
aayee aayee re aayee holee aayee
ho
julmee toone bhar pichkaaree
kaahe gore ang pe maaree
julmee toone bhar pichkaaree
kaahe gore ang pe maaree
chunariya
chunariya tan se lipat gayee re
sharam se main to simat gayee re
gayee gayee gayee gayee gayee gayee gayee gayee
bhar ke chaandee ka thaal
leke rang gulaal
goree chalee tu aisee chaal
goree chalee tu aisee chaal
najariya
najariya pag pag phisal gayee re
tabeeyat hamree machal gayee re
gayee gayee gayee gayee gayee gayee gayee
holee aayee re holee aayee
holee aayee re holee aayee
holee aayee
aayee aayee re aayee holee aayee
ho o
holee aayee
aayee aayee re aayee holee aayee
ho o o o ho o o
ho o o o ho o o o
ho o o o ho o o
ho o o o ho o o
raam kasam kaheen dekha na aisa
holee khelan waala
holee khelan waala aisa holee khelan waala
tan rang daala
man rang daala
aisa rang uchhaala
aisa rang uchhaala dekho
aisa rang uchhaala
aisee albelee naar jisse sharmaaye bahaar
najar se gujree pehlee baar
najar se gujree pehlee baar
bijuriya
bijuriya man mein chamak gayee re
jawaanee hamree bahek gayee re
gayee gayee gayee gayee gayee gayee gayee gayee
holee aayee re holee aayee
holee aayee re holee aayee
holee aayee
aayee aayee re aayee holee aayee
ho o o
holee aayee
aayee aayee re aayee holee aayee
ho ho ho ho ho ho ho
beech dagariya chhed karat hai
natkhat baaj na aaye
natkhat baaj na aaye dekho natkhat baaj na aaye
tere jaise man mitwa se
sabko raam bachaaye
sabko raam bachaye sach hai
sabko raam bachaye
hamra kya hai kasoor
na kar itna garoor
kaise rahegee hamse door
kaise rahegee hamse door
najariya
najariya ab to ulajh gayee re
nagariya saaree samajh gayee re
gayee gayee gayee gayee gayee gayee gayee gayee gayee
holee aayee re holee aayee
holee aayee re holee aayee
holee aayee
aayee aayee re aayee holee aayee
ho o
holee aayee
aayee aayee re aayee holee aayee
ho julmee toone bhar pichkaaree
kaahe gore ang pe maaree
julmee toone bhar pichkaeree
kaahe gore ang pe maare
chunariya
chunariya tan se lipat gayee re
sharam se main to simat gayee re
gayee gayee gayee gayee gayee gayee gayee gayee
holee aayee re holee aayee
holee aayee re holee aayee
holee aayee re holee aayee
holee aayee re holee aayee
holee aayee re holee aayee
holee aayee re holee aayee
holee aayee re holee aayee
2 Responses to "Holee aayee re holee aayee"
February 6, 2026 at 11:56 am
Heartiest Congratulations 🎊 Mahesh jee on your 100th post on Singer Mukesh.
Regards,
Avinash
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February 6, 2026 at 10:50 am
Mahesh ji,
Congratulations on reaching the landmark of 100 posts on Mukesh.
your love and dedication towards your favourite singer Mukesh is highly commendable.
wishing you more landmarks here.
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