Mummy main to seekhoonga golee chalaana
Posted on: September 7, 2026
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Today’s song is the last and final song from the Patriotic social film- Johar in Kashmir-1966.
The film was produced and directed by I.S.Johar himself for his own banner Johar Films, Bombay. Music was by Kalyanji-Anand ji duo for the songs written by Indeevar. The cast of the film included Sonia Sahni, I.S.Johar,Kamal Kapoor, Tiwari, Sapru, Rajan Haksar, Ulhas, Mukri, Ratnamala, Manmohan, Mumtaz Begum and many others.
Johar in Kashmir (1966) is a Hindi-language action drama written, directed, and produced by I.S. Johar. Set against the backdrop of the post-Partition conflict in late-1940s Kashmir, the film functions as a patriotic narrative addressing cross-border infiltration and local resistance.
The movie opens in Srinagar, where Aslam (played by I.S. Johar) and Ahmed (played by Manmohan Krishna) are two rival street goons constantly fighting over local influence. Beyond turf wars, they are both competing for the love of the beautiful Salma (played by Sonia Sahni), the daughter of a local hakim. Salma is attracted to Aslam but refuses to be with a criminal. She demands that he reform his life. Heeding her advice, Aslam turns over a new leaf, joins the military forces, and returns home proudly as a Home Guard.
Seeking to formalise his relationship with Salma, Aslam’s mother, Zainab, visits Salma’s father to discuss marriage. Concurrently, Pakistani raiders disguised as Darveshis (Islamic holy men) infiltrate the area. The raiders launch a brutal attack, killing Aslam’s mother, slaughtering Salma’s family, and kidnapping Salma.
Devastated by the tragedy, Aslam tracks the invaders across the difficult terrain to rescue Salma. During his dangerous mission, he discovers a deeper conspiracy—unwittingly facing the fact that his own cousin is involved with the raiders. The narrative follows his struggle to save his love while protecting national integrity against cross-border insurgents.
Pakistan, since its inception, has been very jealous of India and all these years has tried to grab Kashmir from India. For this they adopt objectionable methods like using terrorists, making Kashmiri leaders sympathetic towards merger with Pakistan, but India has always been a strong protector of Kashmir. In 1965 Pakistan had launched a massive attack on India, but was defeated decisively. Film Johar in Kashmir-1966 was made the very next year.
Pakistan is our enemy but Indian films always attracted the Pakistanis. Though President Ayub Khan banned the import of Indian films into Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf lifted this ban in 2008. By this time, the film industry in Pakistan suffered immensely and hundreds of cinema theatres were closed down for lack of films for exhibition. The ban was reimposed again in 2015. However, Indian films were exported to other Muslim countries in the Gulf and Middle East as well as to Muslim countries in Africa etc.
Kashmir being a sensitive issue between India and Pakistan, Government of India decided to remove a song ” Kashmir hai Bharat ka, Kashmir na denge ” from the film for those copies which were exported to muslim countries. The Congress Government even attempted to ban this song in India, but looking at the tremendous opposition this ban was never implemented in India. I find that on our social media some posts have been made viral in the last so many years , stating that this song was banned in India, which is totally wrong. The full film including this song and the song video’s availability on Youtube are proof that this news is wrong !
The film has all its characters, including the Hero and Heroine, shown as Muslims intentionally. The film is most ordinary like all other Johar films. He was a lucky actor but never had a class !
You must have heard the famous quotation,”Poitics is the last resort of a scoundrel”. Though it is not true in ALL cases,it is used since long. Similarly, the last resort of young boys who ran away from homes to Bombay in the 30s and 40s (and may be even today) was Hindi Films. For a growing Film industry there was a need for actors, singers, writers technicians etc. Quantity was always available but quality was questionable. This field did not attract the educated gents from good families. So, whenever any educated i.e. a Graduate joined the industry, he was most welcome and he too would flaunt his degrees proudly. Thus you had a Lyricist named Moti, B.A. and Miss Kamal, B.A. and Surendra Nath B.A. LL.B. in those days.
Many literary figures ,poets, novelists, dramatists etc were averse to joining films.A glaring case in point is that of the famous Hindi writer Bhagvati charan Verma. He had written the dialogues of the cult film KISMET-1943. of Bombay Talkies. However when the film was completed, he developed cold feet and told the producers not to put his name as a dialogue writer in the credits of the film, lest, he feared, he would be ridiculed in the literary circle for stooping so low as to write for films ! So the names of P.L. Santoshi and Shahid Latif were shown in the credits for Screenplay and dialogues!
In this scenario, when a highly educated and talented young man came to producer/director Roop K Shorey for a job, he was overjoyed and immediately employed the young man to write the story of “Ek thi ladki”-1949. Thus entered INDRA SEN JOHAR(I.S. Johar),M.A.LL.B, into the film industry.
His entry on the screen as a comedian was a comedy scene itself.
It so happened that the shooting of ‘EK THI LADKI was in progress and as a writer, Johar was also present there. The scene was that the Heroine is chased in a river in a boat. Director Shorey asked Johar to sit in the boat following the heroine as the regular guy was absent. Johar was so nervous in his first brush with the shooting that while chasing he went past the Heroine’s boat ! All the film crew burst into a laugh riot. A financier/distributor who was present there, was so much impressed with the happening, that not only that scene was kept in the film, but also Johar’s role was enhanced to match the other comedian Majnu, in the film.
After the film EK THI LADKI became a major hit of 1949 with the iconic song “Lara lappa”, Roop Shorey featured the pair of Johar and Majnu in several films.They formed a comedy pair on the lines of ‘Bob Hope-Bing Crosby’ pair of Hollywood in the 50s. Johar-Majnu even did a ‘Yogi Dance’ In the film Hum sab chor hain-56, the way Bob Hope had done with a cane in hand etc.
In the 60s, Johar teamed up with Mehmood and did ‘Johar- Mehmood in….'(Goa, Kashmir, Hongkong, Bombay etc) exactly on the lines of ‘The road to…..’ series done by Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. In all these films his Heroine was Sonia Sahni.
I.S.Johar, due to his polished English and comic talent was one of the earliest Indian actors to work in few British and some American films.
I have personally liked his comedy in Hum sab chor hain-56 and his triple role as Pehlaram, Doojaram and Teejaram in Johnny Mera Naam-1970. He worked in 95 films. His last film as an actor was Gopichand Jasoos-82. His first film as a director was Shrimati ji-52. He directed 12 films. His last film as a Director was Nasbandi-78. He even sang a song in film Badhti ka naam Dadhi-74.
Indra Sen Johar (16 February 1920 – 10 March 1984) was an actor, writer, producer and director, who excelled in comedic roles and is best known to international audiences for portraying Gasim in the epic film classic Lawrence of Arabia.
Indra Sen Johar was born on 16 February 1920 in Talagang City, Talagang Tehsil, Jhelum District, Punjab, British India (now within modern-day Talagang District, Punjab, Pakistan). He did an MA degree in Economics and Politics before completing his LL.B. In August 1947, during the Partition of India, Johar was visiting Patiala with his family for a wedding when serious rioting broke out in Lahore, resulting in the Shah Alami Bazaar, once the largely Hindu quarter of the Walled City, being entirely burnt down.
Johar never returned to Lahore. For a period he worked in Jalandhar while his family remained in Delhi, before he eventually moved to Bombay, where he made his acting debut in the 1949 Hindi comedy action film Ek Thi Ladki.
Johar acted in numerous Hindi films from the 1950s through to the early 1980s and appeared in international films such as Harry Black (1958), North West Frontier (1959), Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and Death on the Nile (1978), besides acting in Maya (1967), a US TV series. He also appeared in Punjabi films, including Chaddian Di Doli (1966), Nanak Nam Jahaz Hai (1969) with Prithviraj Kapoor, and Yamla Jatt with Helen.
I. S. Johar also wrote and directed films, including the partition-based Hindi movie Nastik (1954), Johar Mehmood in Goa and Johar Mehmood in Hong Kong, in which he co-starred with comedian Mehmood. These were inspired by comedy films of the Bob Hope-Bing Crosby style Road to… series. Johar was a unique and idiosyncratic individual, a lifelong liberal who poked fun at institutionalised self-satisfied smugness – an attitude which did not endear him to the essentially hierarchical and conservative Indian establishment, and led to difficulties finding finance for his unconventional screenplays. In many of his films, both those he directed and those he acted in, Sonia Sahni was the leading lady, most notably in Johar Mehmood in Goa, 1964.
He also starred in films with his own surname in the title such as Mera Naam Johar, Johar in Kashmir and Johar in Bombay, which is a testament both to his immense egotism, as well as his popularity with the common masses – for whom a movie with the Johar name was a guarantee of easy laughs, as well as subtle ironic or frankly sarcastic jibes at Indian customs, mores, superstitions and institutions. His film Nasbandi (Vasectomy) was a spoof on Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s failed policy of population control by coerced vasectomies during the period of Emergency and was “banned” when it was first released. In the plays written by him too, Johar attacks those in power. In a play on Bhutto, he writes about Pakistan’s Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto as well as Gen Mohammed Zia-ul-Haq. Yash Chopra started his film career as an assistant director with I. S. Johar.
In 1963 he starred as “Gopal” in two Italian films directed by Mario Camerini: Kali Yug, la dea della vendetta (Kali Yug, Goddess of vengeance) and Il Mistero del tempio indiano (The secret of the Hindu temple).
Johar married Rama Hoon in 1943 in Lahore. The couple became parents to two children, a son named Anil and a daughter named Neelam. Both his children worked in a handful of films in the late 1970s, including Nasbandi (1978) and 5 Rifles. Rama herself acted in small roles in a couple of films, most notably as Balraj Sahni’s cunning sister in Garam Hawa.
Johar and Rama were divorced; theirs was one of the earliest legal divorces in the country. After this divorce, Johar married and divorced no less than four more women (five marriages in all, and as many divorces). One of his later wives was the actress Sonia Sahni, who had made her film debut in Johar’s production Johar-Mehmood in Goa (1965). None of Johar’s later marriages resulted in children. He died in Bombay, on 10 March 1984.
His daughter Ambika also acted in few films. Johar directed a couple of films and the noted director of blockbusters later, Yash Chopra was his assistant in those days.
There is one name in today’s film cast, that we see in many films, but most people do not know much about this actress. – Mumtaz Begum.
Mumtaz Begum (born 07 April 1923 – DoD NA) is a veteran Bollywood actress. She acted as a character actor in movies like Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960) Mere Mehboob (1963), Ayee Milan Ki Bela (1964) and many More. She acted in 104 Hindi movies and sung songs in 10 movies. She also acted in Punjabi & Gujarati movies. Mumtaz Begum was the aunt of Bollywood actress Nazneen.
Mumtaz Begum was born on 7 April 1923 at Patiala on 7-4-1923 S and started acting in films at 20 yrs of age. Her first film was Vakil Saheb-1943(she was credited as Miss Mumtaz begum).So far she acted in about 105 films,but she was NEVER a Heroine,always a supporting role.Important films are Dahej,Yasmin,Jagriti,Hum sab chor hain,Mujrim,Aas ka panchhi,Dil hi to hai,Sunghursh,Lawaris,Razia sultan.Her last film was in 1998. She was an actress who was a very prominent face in many Hindi movies as a character artiste. She received fame and popularity with many popular films such as Dahej, Arjoo, Jagriti, Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje, etc. When she made her debut in Dahej, she got to play a heroine role with Prithviraj Kapoor. It was a V Shantaram film and a social drama film based on the dowry system. Later, she essayed either a mother role or an aunt role in every film. In her next film ‘Deewana’, she got a chance to play a supporting role with Suraiya.
Mumtaz Begum’s prominent roles include in ‘Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan’ where she played legendary actress Meena Kumari’s mother-in-law. She had to face a huge competition with many actresses such as Durga Khote, Leela Chitnis and Lalita Pawar, who also bagged mother and mother-in-law roles in many Hindi movies. Hence, Mumtaz Begum was perhaps the most under-rated actress. This actress lived up to the expectations of the public. She acted in movies with Madhubala, Waheeda Rehman, B Saroja Devi, Dharmendra, Rajendra Kumar and Shashikala. Since she did not get a chance to play only the hero’s mother hence got eventually to play a villain’s mother or even mother and aunt of comedian heroes too. She did portray any role she got in hand. She was the most under-rated actress and was never paid too high. As many of her films were a blockbuster, she did get high recognition for her role. She acted with superstars like Rajendra Kumar, Shammi Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor and even Rajesh Khanna.
Mumtaz Begum acted for five generation artistes from Motilal to Rajesh Khanna and immortalized any character that she had performed on screen. She was a favorite mother for Rajendra Kumar & Dharmendra on screen. After the 1980s, she did not appear in many films.
As a singer Mumtaz Begum has sung 17 songs in 10 films –
1945 Kul Kalank
1944 Ghar Ki Shobha & Maya Nagari
1943 Fashion & Mahasati Ansuya
1942 Ghar Sansar, Suhagan & Swapna
1941 Chandan
1935 Shahi Lutera
Here is the last and final song from this film, sung by Lata Mangeshkar. This makes the film YIPPEED !
Song- Mummy main to seekhoonga golee chalaana (Johar in Kashmir)(1966) Singer- Lata Mangeshkar, Lyricist-Indeevar, MD- Kalyanji-Anandji
Lyrics (Provided by Prakashchandra):
mummy main to seekhoongaa golee chalaanaamummy main to seekhoongaa golee chalaanaa
mummy main to seekhoongaa golee chalaanaa
leader na banoongaa
pleader na banoongaa
mujhe fauzee officer banaanaa
mummy main to seekhoongaa golee chalaanaa
o mummy main to seekhoongaa golee chalaanaa
attention !
hamlaa jisne kiyaa watan par
usko main naa chhodoongaa
hamlaa jisne kiyaa watan par
usko main naa chhodoongaa
ek tank dushman ka mummy
abhi abhee main toodoongaa
ek tank dushman ka mummy
abhee abhee main toodoongaa
tod sakoon main patton tank
aisey pataakhey laanaa
mummy main to seekhoongaa golee chalaanaa
o mummy main to seekhoongaa golee chalaanaa
straight(?) march
badey badey ye baandh hamaarey
ye sabke mehanat ke phal
badey badey ye baandh hamaarey
ye sabke mehanat ke phal
ye hain kal ke mandir masjid
ye hain kal ke taajmahal
dekh dekh jaltaa hai duhsman
inko hain bachaanaa
mummy main to seekhoongaa golee chalaanaa
mummy main to seekhoongaa golee chalaanaa
fire
jisne khudaa ke ghar todey hain
beemaaron ko maaraa hai
jisne khudaa ke ghar todey hain
beemaaron ko maaraa hai
woh dushman hee naheen
aadmiyat ka bhee hatyaara hai
baaz na aaye woh dushman to
atom bomb banaanaa
mummy main to seekhoongaa golee chalaanaa
mummy main to seekhoongaa golee chalaanaa
leader na banoongaa
pleader na banoongaa
mujhe fauzee officer banaanaa
mummy main to seekhoongaa golee chalaanaa
o mummy main to seekhoongaa golee chalaanaa
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