Jaane Kaise Kab Kahaan Iqraar Ho Gaya
Posted on: August 2, 2026
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There were some Hindi films which either flopped or just made it to be the average performers at the box office after they had theatrical release. But over the years, they have attained the status of cult classics. The films in my minds are, Chetan Anand’s ‘Neecha Nagar’ (1946) for pioneering the parallel cinema, Raj Kapoor’s ‘Jaagte Raho’ (1956) for its social commentary, Guru Dutt’s ‘Kaagaz Ke Phool’ (1959) for its cinematic style, Dev Anand’s ‘Guide’ (1965) for its progressive themes, Raj Kapoor’s ‘Mera Naam Joker’ (1970) for its philosophical depth and ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron’ (1983) for raising a couple of serious issues facing the country in a satirical way. The list is not exhaustive. I also feel that I should add ‘Shakti’ (1982) in this list for the powerful performances of Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan as father and son, respectively who are in the opposite side of the law.
In 1977, Ramesh Sippy announced that he would be making a film, ‘Shakti’ (1982) with Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan in the roles of father and son, respectively. The film magazines termed it as a casting coup with some skepticism whether the film would actually be made. The skepticism stemmed from the fact that Amitabh Bachchan was the reigning superstar and Dilip Kumar was the top star of the golden era of Hindi films. They expected some clash of egos on the professional front while making the film.
After the announcement in 1977, three years passed during which Ramesh Sippy was busy with completing his film, ‘Shaan’ (1980). The delay fueled the rumor that the planned film with Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan was doomed as even the shooting the film had not started. There was also some initial reservation on the part of Amitabh Bachchan to be the part of ‘Shakti’ (1982). Recently, The Times of India has reported that while Amitabh Bachchan liked the film’s script, he declined the role when he was told that Dilip Kumar would be doing his father’s role. His apprehension was that he may not be able to match Dilip Kumar especially in the confrontationist scenes. It was only after Dilip Kumar telephoned him that it was his wish to work with him to learn a lot from him, Amitabh Bachchan felt elated to be the part of the film.
There was yet another surprise in the casting of the film. Smita Patil was paired with Amitabh Bachchan who has been known to work in the films of what is called as parallel cinema. Ramesh Sippy, in a video interview, had revealed that for the role of Roma, Neetu Singh was signed. However, before the film’s shooting started, she wanted to exit from the film as she was getting married. Salim-Javed suggested the name of Smita Patil. Ramesh Sippy watched her performance in ‘Manthan’ (1976) and felt since the character of Roma required an emotional but restrained performance, Smita Patil fitted well for the role.
About the same timeframe, Smita Patil was greatly hurt when a prominent director of parallel cinema replaced her and chose another actress (probably Shabana Azmi) on the ground that she did not have experience in working in the commercial films. It is at this point, Smita Patil decided to work in the commercial cinema to prove her versality. In vengeance, she signed a number of commercial films which included ‘Shakti’ (1982) and ‘Namak Halal’ (1982) [Source: ‘Smita Patil – A Brief Incandesce’ (2015) by Maithili Rao].
The film was written by Salim-Javed taking the clue from the Tamil film, ‘Thangappathakkam’ (1974). The main theme of the story has some similarity with the story of ‘Sangram’ (1950) where Ashok Kumar was a spoilt son of a police officer (Nawab). The grown-up son got associated with the criminal activities. In the end, Ashok Kumar is shot by his retired police officer-father and dies in his lap in the same way as Amitabh Bachchan dies in the lap of Dilip Kumar in ‘Shakti’ (1982). However, one major difference between both these films is in the treatment to the story. While ‘Sangram’ (1950) is a crime drama, ‘Shakti’ (1982) gives more prominence to father-son’s ideological conflict arising out of son’s resentment toward the father for too much adherence to the law.
The gist of the film’s story is as under:
As a child, Vijay is kidnapped by the smugglers JK (Amrish Puri) and Narang (Kulbhushan Kharbanda). Vijay’s father Ashwini Kumar (Dilip Kumar) refuses to release one of JK’s men in exchange for Vijay. The boy learns about this through tape recorded message. Vijay feels let down by his father for not considering his life important for him. Later Vijay escapes from his abductor with the help of Narang.
As Vijay (Amitabh Bachchan) grows up, he develops hatred toward his father. He feels that for the sake of his principles, the father did not get him released from his abductor. As some sort of revenge in his mind to put his father in a piquant situation, Vijay joins Narang who has now become the rival to JK. Ashwini resents Vijay’s action and one day, he asks Vijay to leave the house. Vijay’s mother, Sheetal (Rakhee) is caught between her son and the husband to balance the situation. But both are stubborn in their stand. Vijay leaves home and shares a flat with the singer, Roma (Smita Patil) to whom he has rescued from the ruffians in the train. Later, he marries Roma who becomes his psychological support.
Vijay, as a criminal, keeps crossing paths with Ashwini as he has joined JK’s rival Narang. In this process, Vijay loses his mother while she was trying to save Ashwini and his son from JK’s goons. In the climax, Ashwini shoots Vijay at the airport while trying to flee after killing JK, who is trying to flee the country. He dies in the lap of his father thus proving that his dedication to the duty outweighs the love for his son.
Like many, I was also carried away by the casting coup which made me to watch the film in the theatre after its release. I had the advantage of watching the film without having watched ‘Sholay’ (1975) which enabled me to assess the film without any prejudice. At that time, many felt that the film did not have as grand spectacle as ‘Sholay’ (1975) which added to the entertainment value. I liked the film immensely for watching the ‘once in a lifetime duel’ between the two great icons of Hindi cinema with the performances of a high caliber. They were well- supported by punchy dialogues to reflect the emotional conflicts. While Dilip Kumar was torn between the love for his son and the police duty, his dialogue deliveries were modulated in subdued tone while Amitabh Bachchan’s dialogue deliveries were in line with the role of an angry anti-hero.
The film had four songs written by Anand Bakshi which were set to music by RD Burman. Two songs have been covered on the Blog. I present the 3rd song, “Jaane Kaise Kab Kahaan Iqraar Ho Gaya” rendered by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar singing for Amitabh Bachchan and Smita Patil, respectively.
The background to the song is that after Vijay (Amitabh Bachchan) has left his father’s house for good, Sheetal (Rakhee), his mother has been secretly meeting him. But in the recent period, she is not able to locate him. So, she meets a police officer (Vivek) to know the whereabouts of Vijay. Being involved in keeping the tab on all the persons associated with smuggler Narang (Kulbhushan Kharbanda), he reveals to her that Vijay is staying with a girl Roma (Smita Patil) in a palatial house given to him by Narang and presently, they have gone out of the city. The next scene is that both are seen singing the song in a park.
Video
Audio
Song – Jaane Kaise Kab Kahaan Iqraar Ho Gaya (Shakti) (1982) Singer – Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Lyricist – Anand Bakshi, MD – RD Burman
Kishore Kumar + Lata Mangeshkar
Lyrics:
jaane
kaise
kab kahaan
iqraar ho gayaa
hum sochte hi rah gaye
aur pyaar ho gayaa
arey jaane kaise kab kahaan
iqraar ho gayaa
ham sochte hi rah gaye
aur pyaar ho gaya aa
o jaane kaise kab kahaan
iqraar ho gayaa
ham sochte hi rah gaye
aur pyaar ho gaya aa
gulshan bani galiyaan sabhi
phool ban gayin kaliyaan sabhi
gulshan bani galiyaan sabhi
phool ban gayin kaliyaan sabhi
lagta hai mera sehra taiyyaar ho gaya
ham sochte hi rah gaye
aur pyaar ho gaya aa
tumne hamen
bebas kiyaa
dil ne hamen dhokha diyaa
tumne hamen
bebas kiyaa
dil ne hamen dhokha diyaa aa
uff tauba jeena kitna dushwaar ho gaya
ham sochte hi rah gaye
aur pyaar ho gaya aa
hum chup rahe
kuchh na kaha
kahne ko kya baaki raha
ho o
hum chup rahe
kuchh na kahaa
kahne ko kya baaki rahaa
bas aankhon hi aankhon mein iqraar ho gayaa
ham sochte hi rah gaye
aur pyaar ho gaya aa
jaane kaise kab kahaan iqraar ho gayaa
(hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm)
hum sochte hi rah gaye
aur pyaar ho gayaa
hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm
hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm
hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm
hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm
hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm
hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm
Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
जाने
कैसे कब कहाँ
इक़रार हो गया
हम सोचते ही रह गए
और प्यार हो गया
अरे जाने कैसे कब कहाँ
इक़रार हो गया
हम सोचते ही रह गए
और प्यार हो गया
ओ जाने कैसे कब कहाँ
इक़रार हो गया
हम सोचते ही रह गए
और प्यार हो गया
गुलशन बनीं गालियां सभी
फूल बन गईं कलियाँ सभी
गुलशन बनीं गालियां सभी
फूल बन गईं कलियाँ सभी
लगता है मेरा सेहरा तैयार हो गया
हम सोचते ही रह गए
और प्यार हो गया
तुमने हमें
बेबस किया
दिल ने हमें धोखा दिया
तुमने हमें
बेबस किया
दिल ने हमें धोखा दिया
उफ्फ़ तौबा जीना कितना दुश्वार हो गया
हम सोचते ही रह गए
और प्यार हो गया
हम चुप रहे
कुछ ना कहा
कहने को क्या बाकी रहा
हो ओ
हम चुप रहे
कुछ ना कहा
कहने को क्या बाकी रहा
बस आँखों ही आँखों में इक़रार हो गया
हम सोचते ही रह गए
और प्यार हो गया
जाने कैसे कब कहाँ
इक़रार हो गया
(हम्मम हम्मम हम्मम हम्मम हम्मम)
हम सोचते ही रह गए
और प्यार हो गया
हम्मम हम्मम हम्मम हम्मम हम्मम
हम्मम हम्मम हम्मम हम्मम हम्मम
हम्मम हम्मम हम्मम हम्मम हम्मम
हम्मम हम्मम हम्मम हम्मम हम्मम
हम्मम हम्मम हम्मम हम्मम हम्मम
हम्मम हम्मम हम्मम हम्मम हम्मम
11 Responses to "Jaane Kaise Kab Kahaan Iqraar Ho Gaya"
August 2, 2026 at 7:33 pm
@Sudhir jee – please delete this last line appearing at the end of this post ‘With this song, all the songs of ‘Insaaniyat’ (1974) have been covered on the Blog’ or correct if all the songs for ‘Shakti -1982’ have been covered here.
Regards,
Avinash
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August 2, 2026 at 9:57 pm
Sadanand ji ,
Just superb !
No other words can be used. I always love to read your posts for it’s exclusive,well researched content. One can immediately feel the efforts taken for the structure of the presentation.
All this makes me a fan of your writing.
Thanks for an engrossing article.
-AD
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Sadanand Kamath
August 3, 2026 at 9:59 am
Arun ji,
Thank you,
I am thrilled to get accolades from you.
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August 3, 2026 at 11:02 am
Thank you Sadanandji for writing about how Shakti gained fame after its initial run at the box office.
I love the casting because there was Ashok Kumar (albeit in a guest appearance), Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan and Anil Kapoor. all the actors from different time frames of Indian cinema and different acting styles. All the actors have important scenes with Dilip Kumar
Also, the ladies Rakhee & Smita Patil playing characters not in-line with their age of that time. If Rakhee played Amitabh’s mother, Smita Patil is shown as Anil Kapoor’s mother.
Satish Shah was also there, in one of his 1st cinematic appearances. He had not yet established himself as comedian; he played one of the ruffians who trouble Smita Patil in the local train
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August 3, 2026 at 11:14 am
I have also read at different places that Dilip Kumar was inspired by Ashok Kumar (maybe he was recommended to Devika Rani by Ashok Kumar, don’t know if I am right in my understanding of this). Amitabh Bachchan has said Dilip Kumar was his inspiration. But then, Dilip Kumar was a idol for a few generations.
I have heard that after “Saudagar” Subhash Ghai had thought up a film with Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan & Shah Rukh Khan. That would have been another great casting
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Sadanand Kamath
August 3, 2026 at 4:57 pm
Peevesie’s Mom,
Dilip Kumar was introduced to Devika Rani by Dr, Masani, Psychologist who had come to give a lecture in Elphinston College on the vocational courses for arts students. Dilip Kumar had speent one year in that college. One day they met at Churchgate railway station when Dr Masani was to visit Bombay Talkies to meet Devika Rani for some work. When he came to know they Dilip Kumar was jobless, Dr Masani took him along and introduced Dilip Kumar to her. She was impressed with his education, Urdu diction and proficiency in English. Next day, he was introduced to Ashok Kumar when he reported formally to join Bombay Talkies. He has not told anyone in his family as his father was deadly against working in the films.
This has been mentioned in his Autobiography – ‘Dilip Kumar – The Substance and the Shadow’.
As per The Times of India of 08/11/2017, Subhash Ghai had announced the film, ‘Motherland’ in 2003 with Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan. Three songs had been recorded. However, at the last moment, Shahrukh Khan backed out by saying that he has decided to concentrate doing solo hero films.
Sadanand Kamath
August 3, 2026 at 12:57 pm
Peevesie’s Mom,
Thanks for adding important inputs about the film which went out of my mind.
August 4, 2026 at 12:33 am
Thank you Sadanandji for the exact story of how Dilip Kumar entered Bombay Talkies
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August 2, 2026 at 7:31 pm
Great Post Sir jee,
Thanks for presenting this Pancham Composition. And also thanks a lot for all the Pancham compositions that you presented here in recent times.
Regards,
Avinash
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August 3, 2026 at 9:53 am
Thanks, Avinash ji.
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