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Hullo Atuldom

Wishing the followers of the blog A Very Happy 2023. Hope the year brings joy & contentment to one & all.

Presenting a fun song to start the year. It is from the 14/11/1986 released “Insaaf Ki Awaaz”. It was directed by B. Gopal, who was essentially a director of Telugu films who had also directed two Hindi Films, the other being “Kanoon Apna Apna” (1989).

“Insaaf Ki Awaaz” (IKA) was produced by D. Rama Naidu, who had produced close to 130 films in 13 Indian languages before he passed away in 2015. His other Hindi films were ‘Prem Nagar’ (1974), ‘Dildaar’ (1977), ‘Anari’ (1993- the Hindi debut of his younger son Venkatesh), ‘Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain’ (1999), ‘Aaghaaz’ (2000), ‘Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein’ (2002)- all of which were remakes of his successful Telugu films.

‘IKA’ starred Rekha as the avenging angel (a cop too), with Raj Babbar as her husband and Anil Kapoor as her brother. Richa Sharma, Nilu Phule, Sushma Seth, Anupam Kher, Shafi Inamdaar, Gulshan Grover, Roopesh Kumar, Tej Sapru, Jagdeep, Parikshit Sahni, etc formed the rest of the cast. Of course, ‘IAK’ was a made in South film, so it needed Kadar Khan, Asrani and Aruna Irani. Aruna Irani & Asrani formed part of the love triangle with Jagdeep being the 3rd angle. Kadar Khan was the head of the villains brigade with Anupam Kher, Gulshan Grover, Roopesh Kumar and Tej Sapru were the rest of the brigade.

Just by telling that Rekha played an avenging cop we should understand what the story of the movie was. I had not seen it at the time of the theatrical release but got to see it last week, when some channels were screening Anil Kapoor films. I have read somewhere that Anil Kapoor was mighty pleased when Rekha was roped in for the role which Smita Patil was going to play originally; he was a huge fan of Rekha.

‘IAK’ had music by Bappi Lahiri and songs written by Indeevar. Today’s song is a parody where we have Aruna Irani torn between her husband Jagdeep and paramour Asrani. They mouth a parody of songs that were famous in the 80s, all Bappi Lahiri creations. The songs have been rewritten to suit the situation and recorded in S Janaki- Kishore Kumar voices.

Wishing Govardhan Asrani- popular simply as Asrani- on turning 83. He has acted in close to 350 films, mostly as a comedian. He has also produced and directed a few films. He was first seen as Biswajeet’s friend in “Hare Kaanch Ki Choodiyan” (1967), and then followed ‘Satyakam’, ‘Mere Apne’, and and and numerous other movies where he had some memorable role. ‘Sholay’ gave him a new identity and he was made to enact a caricature of the ‘angrezon ke zamaane ka jailor’ in many movie that followed.

Happy Birthday to this versatile actor who was last seen in ‘Bunty Aur Babli’ (2021 which was a sequel of the 2005 hit).


Song-Raadha pyaar de pyaar de pyaar de re (Insaaf Ki aawaaz)(1986) Singers-Kishore Kumar, S Janaki, Lyrics-Indeewar, MD-Bappi Lahiri
Both

Lyrics

o o
o o
o o o
aa aa aa aa aa
aa aa aa

raadha
o
raadha
o
prem gaadhaa
haaye

Raadha pyaar de pyaar de pyaar de re
raadha pyaar de
peechhe swaaami tera chaahe mujhko maar de re
raadha pyaar de
flute ki tu raani hai aur flute ka main raaja
milke hum tum donon bajaayen
pyaar ka baaja aaja raadha pyaar de ae

ye flute mein jo maza hai
ajeeb ye nasha nasha hai
ye flute ka hai pyaara mandar
rahenge donon band andar
jhoom jhoom jhoom baja
choom choom choom baja
flute flute flute baja
haan
o o o o

band kar
band kar
teri ye baansuri ki bakwaas
baanke o baanke o baanke baanke baanke re
kyun mere ghar mein tu jhaanke
murli bajaake gaana sunaake
kyun meri biwi ko taake
sun sun ke tera gaana bajaana
danda bhi mera kaanpe kaanpe
baanke o baanke o baanke baanke baanke re
kyun mere ghar mein tu jhaanke

flutee flutee flutee teri
baaaje baaje baaje baaje
sunke main to main to main to
raazi raazi raazi raazi
teri murli hai nyaari

haaye haaye
mujhe lagti hai pyaari
oye oye
raat din murli bajaaye ja aa aa
dil ko mere tu churaaye ja aa

yeah
I am a flute master
I am a flute master
koi bhi nadi ho
hamko to jamuna kinaara hai
aahaa
tu jahaan wo aangan vrindawan jaisa pyaara hai
haha
I am a flute master
I am a flute master

jee to chaahe
murli ko tod daaloon main
aahaa
aahaa
teri gardan hi marod daloon main
todoon
marodoon
pyaar tujhe mehnga pad jaayega
jail mein tu pada pada sadd jaayega
murli ko arzi bana doon main abhi
gair ki tu biwi ko na chhedega kabhi
ji to chaahe

haan
nadiya mein paani
paani mein naiyya
naiyya mein premi do
chale hain premi do
ghar hamne chhoda
har rishta toda
ab jo chaahe ho

chale hain premi do
chale hain premi do o
chale hain premi do o

o o o
are kidhar gayi
kidhar gayi re
meri biwi bhaag gayi
bhag gayi re
bhaag gayee
bhaag gayee
meri biwi wiwi
meri biwi bhaag gayee re
he he

o o o
boohoohoohoo
biwi bina chain kahaan re ae ae
biwi meri bhaag gayi re ae ae ae
jab dil hi toot gaya aa
jab ghar hi toot gaya hai
hum reh ke kya karenge
flute bajaake koi ee ee
mera ghar hi loot gaya aa aa aa
loot gaya aa aa
loot gaya aaa
aahaah ah


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Today’s song is from a stunt film-Ji Haan aka Yes Please-1945. Made by Gautam Chitra, Bombay, it had a pair of Directors-Babubhai Mistri and Ramnik Bhatt. All songs were written by Pt. Indra and the music was composed by S N Tripathi. The cast was full of the usual members of stunt films… Master bhagwan, Agha, Shanta Patel, Meera, Gulab, Azeem, Anant Prabhu etc.etc.

The 8 songs of this film give us some idea about the film. Out of the 8 songs, 5 are Comedy songs. 5 songs are sung by Shanta patel, 2 are by Meera and 1 is a chorus song Shanta Patel or Meerawere really not singers by any standards. getting them to sing for the movie clearly indicated a measure to save on cost of the production. All these stunt films were made on a tight budget. Because of this, the investment was less and profits were more. As there was a fixed audience in almost every town for such films, the distributors did not mind to invest or buy the rights for various circuits.

Nowadays, one film costs around 5 to 10 crores to make it. If some A+ grade star is featured, then the cost can go up to 25 to 30 crores also. In this context, if I were to tell you that in the 40’s decade a stunt film was made within just one Lakh, would you believe it ? You ought to, because thats what was required, according to Master Bhagwan-the stunt film expert of those days. During the first decade i.e. the 30’s, the cost was about 40 to 50 thousand rupees only, inclusive of everything.

As the decade of the 50’s was a Gold mine for Mythological and Religious films (124 films in 10 years), the 40’s was a storehouse for stunt films. The Cast, Director and the Production House were fixed. Lyricist and the MD depended on availability at cheaper cost or those who wanted an opening to films. Sometimes in the 60’s and the 70’s, the C grade films were the last resort for even the one time well known MDs. Composers like Anil Biswas, C. Ramchandra, Chitragupta and few others gave music to such films, for survival.

Names of stunt film actors is an interesting matter. Some common and regular names one found in Action/Stunt films are, Nadia, Boman Irani, Sayani,Bilimoria bros, Cooper sisters, Zohra Khatun, Ameena Khatun, Khatun Bai, Prakash, Adjania, Noorjehan (sr.), Moosa Pehelwan, Vasantrao Pehelwan, Baburao Pehelwan, Marutirao Pehelwan, Azim bhai, Basheer, Ali, Bachha, Chandra Rao,Harishchandra Rao, Shankar Rao,Master Bhagwan, Mirajkar, Jamshed ji, John Cavas, Lalita Pawar, Navin chandra…and many such names.

Kamran, Afghan Sandow,Habib, Ismail,, Dalpat, Dilawar, Leela Pawar, Leela Gupte, Shanta Patel, Usha Shukla, Madhuri, Dhondu, Shaikh, Nazi, Nishi, etc were a guarantee of 2-3 hours of exciting times. Forget the music or a coherent sensible story. Fighting, Fencing, Riding and a mix of Comedy and Dance was an assured entertainment.

In addition to all this, actors with odd and weird names were to be always found in stunt film casts. Have you ever heard actors with names like Bajarbattu, Phool Kumari, Maruti pehelwan, Batata, Mitthoo Miyaan, Fatty Prasad, Boken Chattu, Minu the Mystic, Manchi Tuthi, Gareeb Raja, Kurbaan Jaoon, Pandit Dukhi, Vilayatu, Loveji Lavangiya, Adam Sandow, Sandow Safar, Dunlop, Chic Chak and a very strange name CHEMIST ! This name is found in 5-6 films.

In the cast you will find a name Meera. This is aname for ‘ Same Name Confusion.’ At the same time, in the same period, there were 2 actresses named Meera. The Meera who acted in this C grade stunt film lasted a longer time. Meera’s real name was Muriel Alexander. She was born on 10-11-1919. She was from a respectable family. her father was Superintendent-local Audit in AG’s office. Brother E. Alexander was an All India level cricketer. She passed her Inter Science exam from Benaras Hindu University. It was through one Mr. Seal, who was a manager in Adarsh Chitra, she got her first break in film Dolti Naiya-34 and Shah E Iran-34 but film Dhuwandhar-1935 was released first.. This was the Debut film of Leela Chitnis also. It is not known if she sang any song in that film,as no records are available. My guess is that,besides acting,she must have sung a few songs in that film.

Her name later appears as an actress and singer in the film Bhabhi-38,in which she sang 3 solo songs. from 1935 to 1938,she must have sung many songs,but singers names are not mentioned. Thus many singers’ credit must have been lost in those years.Same case was with Amirbai Karnataki also. After Bhabhi,her name appears in Nirmala-38 and vachan-38 in which she sang 1 solo and 3 duets. She acted and sang songs in films of Ranjit, Prakash and Minerva Movietone.

She was married to Mr. R.N.Singh, Revenue Minister of Charkhari state.

As per information available, Meera acted in Shah E Iran-34,Dolti Naiya-34, Dhuandhar-35, Bhabhi-38, Vachan-38, Adhoori Kahani-39, Tatar ka chor-40, Paak Daman-40, Chingari-40, Darshan-41, Armaan-42, Meri Duniya-42, Mauj-43, Dr. Kumar-44, Krishna bhakta Bodana-44, Ji haan-45, Sham Savera-46, Ye hai Duniya-48, Sansar-51, Ilzam-54 and Hanuman Janma-54. She only sang in Nirmala-38 and Ulti Ganga-42. She sang 17 songs in 7 films.

Then there is also an actress named Gulab in the film cast. The First actress from Kashmir to work as a Heroine in Hindi films was GULAB. Her real name was Saraswati Devi. She was born on 10-6-1908 at Jammu. She joined Krishna Film Company in 1924. Her first silent film ‘Krishna kumar’ came in 1925. She worked in 60 silent films. Her last silent film was ‘Dagabaz Dushman’-32, made by East India Film co.Bombay.

Her first Talkie film was Suryakumari-33, made by Vishnu Cinetone. It was directed by Dhirubhai Desai. She sang one song ‘more preetam jab ghar aaye’ composed by Kikubhai Yagnik. Then came Baburao Patel’s ‘Bala Joban’-34, Sewa Sadan-34 and Nai Duniya-34 ( Debut film of Rajkumari and Jayant). In this film Gulab sang 2 songs.

Gulab was very beautiful and quite popular in the film industry. Some of her films were Bambai ki sethani-35, Challenge-37, Bharosa-40, Pyas-41, Ek Raat-42, Station master-42, Gaali-44, Rattan-44, Mann ki jeet-44, Mirza Sahibaan-47, Lahore-49, Badi Behan-49, stage-51, Post Box 999-58, Chhabili-60 etc etc. She acted in 160 films. Her last film seems to be Haqeeqat-64. She also sang 22 songs in 11 films.

Today’s song is also a comedy song. With this song, the film Ji Haan-1945 makes its Debut in the Blog.


Song- Haaye mora sainya to sattebaaz hai (Jee Haan)(1945) Singer- Meera, Lyricist- Pt. Indra, MD- S N Tripathi

Lyrics

Haaye mora sainya to
ho mora sainya to
sattebaaz hai
Haaye mora sainya to
sattebaaz hai
chhakke panje ka
ghar mein hi raaj hai
chhakke panje ka
ghar mein hi raaj hai
Haaye mora sainya to
ho mora sainya to
sattebaaz hai

ghar mein na tel na chaawal na genhu
ghar mein na tel na chaawal na genhu
aaj khatre mein handiya ki laaj hai
haay khatre mein handiya ki laaj hai
Haaye mora sainya to
ho mora sainya to
sattebaaz hai
chhakke panje ka
ghar mein hi raaj hai
chhakke panje ka
ghar mein hi raaj hai
Haaye mora sainya to
ho mora sainya to
sattebaaz hai

sainyya to motor mein pam pam kare hai
sainyya to motor mein pam pam kare hai
haan pam pam kare hai
haan pam pam kare hai
aur ghar mein
aur ghar mein choohon ki aawaaz hai
haay ghar mein choohon ki aawaaz hai
Haaye mora sainya to
ho mora sainya to
sattebaaz hai
chhakke panje ka
ghar mein hi raaj hai
chhakke panje ka
ghar mein hi raaj hai
Haaye mora sainya to
ho mora sainya to
sattebaaz hai

mehndi lagaa kar main naihar se aayi
mehndi lagaa kar main naihar se aayi
haan naihar se aayi
haan naihar se aayi
aur aaj
mere gobar bhare haathh aaj hain
mere gobar bhare haathh aaj hain
Haaye mora sainya to
ho mora sainya to
sattebaaz hai
chhakke panje ka
ghar mein hi raaj hai
chhakke panje ka
ghar mein hi raaj hai
Haaye mora sainya to
ho mora sainya to
sattebaaz hai

sakhiyon to pahnen
sona aur chaandi
sakhiyon to pahnen
sona aur chaandi
haan sona aur chaandi
haan sona aur chaandi
aur yahaan
yahaan peetel ke hi
saare saaz hai
haay peetel ke hi
saare saaz hai
Haaye mora sainya to
ho mora sainya to
sattebaaz hai


This article is written by Arunkumar Deshmukh, 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.

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Just because I like old films and claim to know about the old films more than others, I do not consider New films worthless. Since the beginning – first the stage dramas and then the films always reflected what the current social scenes, problems and the aspirations of the young generation of the times showed. Old time films, to start with, were mainly made on Mythological stories and Folk tales. Later the focus shifted to Social themes. Still later it was music and then it was comedy and entertainment.

If one studies the pattern of living standards, styles and the general pattern, in the early times, the society was religious minded. Their entertainment was listening and reading about folk tales. So films were made on these subjects. During the II World War period, the people had become aware of their social issues and problems ( like alcoholism, Bal-Vivah, Dowry etc0 and films on these issues were made. After the war and independence, people were exposed to and enjoyed music from the world over, they were relaxed, so musical films were made (The Golden Age of HFM ). And then with many other sources of entertainment like Television, videos, cable TV etc, films were made on comedy and entertainment of all types.

A lover of films – any subject, any language, I became a little uninterested in films from the 70’s onwards. Reasons were many-job, marriage, family raising etc. I was forced to see some films due to my wife’s insistence, but soon I made a deal with her and got freedom from seeing films. When needed, TV and VCR were always there. As far as I remember, I have not visited a Cinema Theatre to see a film in the last almost 35 years. I do not know what a Multiplex looks like from inside ! Not a matter of pride at all,nevertheless a reality.

Maybe due to age or whatever, I do not have the patience to sit at one place to watch a movie for 2 to 3 hours- even on a TV. However, I have seen many films on TV-by instalments, in the 70’s and 80’s. The last film I saw on TV must have been a few years ago, perhaps.

Irrespective of whether I like it or not, the new songs are heard by me unintentionally in functions, get-togethers and gatherings. I have no comments on today’s films/songs/music. As I said music and films are made to suit the current generation’s likings and I am certainly not young anymore ! Occasionally some good films made on National events or National Heroes do come. I see them in my style. I like their presentations. Fortunately, in such films, songs are nil or only on the backgrounds.

The other day, someone asked me what the difference between old time songs and today’s songs is. I think comparisons can be made only of ‘ Likes with the Likes’. There is almost nothing common in these two, so no comparison. If you insist, I would utter only one word – MELODY !

However, I end this topic here by repeating my favourite quote (made by me only)-” Not all that was made before the 70’s was good and not all that is made after the 70’s is bad”! Mind you, this is not a Compromise or a Truce, but a Fact !

Today’s film Challenge-1937 is an interesting film. No, I have not seen it, but whatever information is available in HFGK clearly makes it interesting. Firstly, it is mentioned as a Costume Drama. When you look at the banner,the director, the Md and the cast, you start thinking that it is a stunt/action film. In the cast, along with Jayant, Gulab, Rajkumari, Shirin, M.Ismail, Jahangir and Lallubhai, you also find 3 names Tiger (a Dog), Bahadur (a Horse) and Runnio (a Motorcycle). In the stunt films of Fearless Nadia, in the same period, there was another set of ‘ Non Human ” cast, namely Punjab ka Beta (Horse), Moti (Dog) and Rolls Royce kin Beti (a Car). Later on, when she shifted from Wadia Movietone to Basant pictures, she had Rajput(Horse), Tiger(Dog) and Austin ki Bachhi (a Car). She also used Runnio (M/C) in a few films.

Secondly, names of some characters in this film were funny – M.Ismail’s name was Choona, Lallubhai was Kathha and Shirin was Supari. (I wonder who was the Paan ?).

Today i will tell you about an interesting actor in the cast of this film – M.Ismail. Besides being a devoted Chela of A.R.Kardar, Ismail’s role in Kardar’s marriage was unimaginable. Read on….

M.Ismail was born on 14-5-1902 in a Jeweller family of Lahore. He was a very good designer and Calligrapher.

M. Ismail was a resident of the Inner Bhati Gate in Lahore. Well built and fair complexioned, Ismail had blue eyes, and was quite attractive. Mian Abdul Rasheed Kardar (the famous A. R. Kardar), also belonged to the same area in Lahore. M. Ismail used to work as a golden calligrapher, while Kardar was involved in sketching and illustration.

They went to Bombay in 1927, and according to Ismail, he and Kardar played Kaedo and side hero respectively, in Imperial Company’s Heer Ranjha. But conditions weren’t helpful, and the two young men had to return to Lahore. Fortunately, for them, during 1928, Premier Film Company started a film called Daughters of Today. Both Kardar and Ismail were inducted into the cast, but the film remained incomplete.

Later, Kardar learned production and became well known as a brilliant technician. Kardar established his own film making firm in 1930, called United Players Corporation, and cast Ismail in his early silent movies like Mysterious Eagle a. k. a Husn Ka Daku, which also had Kardar in a central role. Others in the cast were Gulzar Begum, Ghulam Qadir, Ahmed Deen and an American actress, Aeris Crawford. Ismail also acted in Kardar’s film, Safdar Jang, and both these early silent films were very successful. This led Kardar to cast him in Shepherd King (Gadarya) and Golden Dagger (Sunehri Khanjar). In those days, every film used to have an English title and an Urdu one.

Kardar’s marriage to Bahar has an interesting story, and M.Ismail has a role in it.

Sardar Akhtar and Bahar were sisters and were singers and dancers in Lahore’s famous Heera Mandi. They were known as Daari and Beharo. Bahar was very good looking. Kardar selected her as a Heroine for his film, opposite himself as a Hero and the shooting started. Kardar fell in love, but Bahar was guarded closely by her escorts and sister Sardar Akhtar. Kardar was wondering how to go about it. He opened his mind to friend M.Ismail, a 6 feet tall,and hefty friend. Ismail went to Bahar’s residence and lifted her on shoulders and brought her to Kardar. They hurriedly got married. Meanwhile Sardar Akhtar came to know this and made a Police complaint. The police came , arrested kardar and all shooting artistes. He spent 2 days in Police custody. Then it was Bahar herself who gave in writing that she was an adult and she married Kardar by her consent only. Kardar and others were released then. Few years later Sardar Akhtar married Mehboob Khan and Kardar became his Co-brother.

After Alam Ara opened the way for talkies, Ismail became even more popular. In Kardar’s Hoor e Punjab, an adaptation of Heer Ranjha, Ismailagain played Kaedo, the intriguing ice uncle of Heer, which he repeated yet again later, in film Heer Siyal, with his characteristic style. His other films in India include Alif Laila, Dekha Jaega, Mast Faqeer, Raja Gopi Chand, Prem Pujari, Watan Parast, Sohni Mahiwal, Laila Majnoon, Zamindar and others. In all he acted in 16 Talkie films. He even sang 7 songs in 3 films.

In 1948, M. Ismail came to Pakistan, and immediately got offers from seniors like Nazir, whose films, Pherey, Larey, Anokhi Dastan and Shehri Babu included him in their cast. His first film here was Hichkole-49. Observing his work, another promising and experienced director, Anwar Kamal Pasha offered him some good roles. His films, Ghulam, Gumnam, Qatil, Inteqam and others were the earliest hits of Pakistan. Luqman also cast him in Patan, and Mehbooba was another one that was appreciated.

Similarly Nazeer Ajmeri’s Qismat and Paigham, Munshi Dil’s Hasrat and Ishq e Laila and S. M. Dar’s Saltanat and Dulla Bhatti were also amongst his famous movies. His other films were Darwaza, Subah Kaheen Sham Kaheen, Patey Khan, Piya Milan Kee Aas, Jameela, Bara Aadmi, Zehr e Ishq and many others. M. Ismail was a charming person, with a rural simplicity and a very forgiving disposition. Endearingly called Bhaiyyaji in the industry, M. Ismail’s roles of good hearted, forgetful, careless and sometimes cynical man were the best that he did. But, in many films, he performed a perfect villainish role, including the earlier mentioned, Hoor e Punjab, which had a historic role of Kaedoo. This one was only bettered later, by that most sterling artiste, Ajmal, who made Kaedo legendary with his gestures in Khwaja Khurshid Anwar’s Heer Ranjha.

In Yamla Jat and Khazanchi, in India, he did very fine title roles, while K. Asif’s Phool portrayed him as an old hakeem from Turkey, which he did to perfection. As a villain in Indian film, Wamiq Azra, he presented an individual style, with his full facial expressions. By full facial expressions means that most artistes use the eyes and the forehead, but M. Ismail, with a tremendous mobility of his motor mouth, his sagging cheeks and his prominent and protruding jowls, used a tremendous expanse of his face, which aided him in doing old men’s roles very early in his career.

In those days, there was much importance of finding a characteristic face for films and not handsome or beautiful faces, which is the trend today. That was the reason that more such fine artistes were available to the screen. In Nazeer Ajmeri’s Qismat, he played a unique role of a man, who is too forgetful to even remember his own name. It was a most hilarious performance from a truly talented actor of his times. M. Ismail got a Presidential Award for this role in Qismat.

His last film in Pakistan was Maan jawani da-76- released after his death. He died on 22-11-1975 at Lahore. ( The article is based on information from Filmdom-1946, Cineplot, pakmag.com,muVyz, HFGK and my notes, with thanks to all).

The song I have selected from this film is a Parody of a popular and famous song from the film ” Manmohan-1936″. It was sung by Surendra and Bibbo. Speciality of this song was, after 4-5 lines by Surendra,Bibbo peeps from the door and asks ” kya main andar aa sakti hoon ? ” This variation in a song was a novelty in those days and it added to the popularity of the song further. Enjoy this parody song by Lallubhai and an unknown male. With this song film Challenge-37 makes its Debut on the Blog.


Song- Tumhi ne mujh ko maar khilaaya (Challenge)(1937) Singers- Lallubhai Nayak, Unknown male voice, Lyrics- Sampat lal shrivastav ‘Anuj’,
MD- Lallubhai Nayak

Lyrics

aa hahahahahaan
kyun bachchaa
ab tum kyon rone lage

arre kya bataaun bade bhai
tumne to mujhko aisa maar khilaaya
aa
aisa maar khilaaya
jiska bayaan nashr mein nahin
balke gaane mein sunaana padega

gaane mein
haan

achcha
sunaao

aa haa haa

unhoon
Tumhi ne mujh ko ho ho ho
arree mere bhai
hahahaha
maar khilaaya
ha ha ha
aa
tumhi ne mujh ko zahar pilaaya
aahahahnaha
sota huaa aa aa aa
ek saanp jagaaya
sota huaa aa
ek saanp jagaaya aa
sota huaa aa
ek saanp jagaaya
ahahaha
man ko jalaaya
tan pitvaaya
arre meri maar
hahahaha
man ko jalaaya
tan pitvaaya
tumhi ho poore ganvaar
saajan
tumhi ho poore ganvaar
saa aa aa aajan
tumhi ho poore ganvaar

jo chiraag lekar gahre gadhe mein gire
wo ganvaar nahin to aur kya

hahaaha

tumhi ho poore ganvaar o saajan
tumhi ho poore ganvaar
saa aa aajan
tumhi ho poore ganvaar

tumhi ne mujhko maar khilaaya
tumhi ne mujhko zahar pilaaya
tumhi ne mujhko maar khilaaya
tumhi ne mujhko zahar pilaaya
tumhi ne mujhko maar khilaaya
tumhi ne mujhko zahar pilaaya

aa ha ha h ah
tumhi ne mujhko
hahahahaha
hoho ho ho
aaaa
maar khilaaya
hahaah
arre mere baap

are kambakht
agar gaane mein hi sunaana thha
to koi ghazal , daadra , thumri mein sunaata
ye beqoofi ?? kyun pasand ki

arre bade bhai
arre bade abba
mohabbat ke rone mein isse badhkar aur kaun see
?? ho sakti hai
aa ha ha
chup kar baithh


This article is written by Sudhir, 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 sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.

Blog Day : 3642 Post No. : 14468

A recent anniversary that I had been preparing for – and missed on account of some travel engagements – is the remembrance day for the exceptional poet and lyricist – Bharat Vyas. He passed away in 1982, on 5th July.

The mention of this name brings to mind names of films such as ‘Chandralekha’ (1948), ‘Rim Jhim’ and ‘Saawan Aaya Re’ (both 1949), ‘Janamashtami’ and ‘Hamaara Ghar’ (both 1950), ‘Parineeta’ (1953), ‘Do Aankhen Baraah Haath’ and ‘Amar Singh Rathod’ (both 1957), also ‘Janam Janam Ke Phere’ from 1957, ‘Samraat Chandragupt’ (1958), ‘Bedard Zamaana Kya Jaane’ and ‘Goonj Uthi Shehnaai’ (1959), ‘Navrang’ and ‘Raani Roopmati’ (again 1959), ‘Angulimaal’, ‘Veer Durgadas’ and ‘Saaranga’ (all 1960), ‘Jai Chittod’ and ‘Pyaar Ki Pyaas’ (1961), ‘Kan Kan Mein Bhagwan’ (1963), ‘Boond Jo Ban Gayi Moti’ (1967) – and many more films with many a memorable song.

A career that lasted well over four decades, starting in the early 1940s. with about 1200 songs from more than 130 films. And a majority of these films, say around 70%, is an exclusive list of religious and historical films that forms a very impressive read. So yes, his specialization seems to be poetry on religious themes. Even a (then) modern dance based love story – the film ‘Cha Cha Cha’ from 1964; when the producer needed a couple of songs of traditional nature, Bharat Vyas is the poet who was called upon for this task.

I am presenting this surprisingly very fun song from a nondescript children’s film ‘Phool Aur Kaliyaan’ from (1960). When I landed at this song and started listening, it seemed to be some sort of a normal bhajan beginning, being sung by a group of young children. The earnestness and sincerity writ upon their faces as they start the singing, is very engaging. And the mind prepares itself for some wonderful bhajan to follow. But just after the introductory lines are done with, the song transforms into a hilarious entreaty to the Almighty, wherein the children are praying for a very specific boon from Him.

As the song continues, the play of emotions continues to transform from one antaraa to the next, adding more and more hilarity with every passing line. The earnestness on the faces of these children, their expressions of entreaties, and their actions to the words in the song, adds to the humor. And the listener realizes that the children are dead serious with their pleadings to the Lord. In the entire process, the children use all forms of inducement – literally following the traditional method of “साम, दाम, दंड, भेद” which is inducement by praising, by promises of alluring gifts, by threats, and by logic.

The picturization of this song is excellently imaginative. I am just continuously laughing whenever I start listening to this song. The चाचा (uncle) of the children is a tailor. The song is being performed in his work place. The children pick up miscellaneous things from around them and contrive some very peculiar instruments to create the orchestra for the music. The expressions and the fervour of their delivery has been handled extremely well by the director, and of course by the kids themselves.

As the songs gets to its closing lines, the fervour and the intensity of expressions starts to increase. Suddenly come to mind certain other bhajans, in which the picturization shows a similar amplification of fervour and music, and by experience we know – a miracle is about to happen; the statue of God will shed a flower, or a tear. Or an unconscious, near dead person will start breathing and mumbling.

The film ‘Phool Aur Kaliyan’ comes from the banner of Rajkamal Kala Mandir of Bombay, which has been the flagship banner of V Shantaram after his separation from Prabhat Studios in 1942. The film is directed by Ram Gabaale. Geet Kosh lists four songs for this film, all from the pen of Bharat Vyas. The music composition is by Pt Shivram. The singing voice is that of Charusheela, the daughter of V Shantaram from his first wife Vimalabai.

So watch and listen to this oh so engaging song, and I promise you will be smirking and laughing all the way through, to the last when the miracle occurs. Needless to say, I am verily bowled over by this song. And if any listener disagrees and is not fully satisfied, I am ready to return their money. 🙂 🙂

 

Audio

Video

Song – Jai Jai Krishn Murari, Jai Jai Krishn Murari  (Phool Aur Kaliyan) (1960) Singer – Charusheela Shantaram, Lyrics – Bharat Vyas, MD – Pt Shivram
Chorus

Lyrics

jai jai krishna murari
jai jai krishna murari
jai jai krishna murari
jai jai krishna murari
khel kood mein kho gai dekho
hum se gend hamaari
jai jai krishna murari
jai jai krishna murari
khel kood mein kho gai dekho
hum se gend hamaari
jai jai krishna murari
jai jai krishna murari

gol gol is gend ke jaise laddu khilwaayen
laddu laddu laddu
ke gol gol laddu
ke laddu khilwaayen
gol gol is gend ke jaise laddu khilwaayen
gend miley jo humko
gend miley jo humko din bhar tere gun gaayen
jai jai krishna murari
jai jai krishna murari
khel kood mein kho gai dekho
hum se gend hamaari
jai jai krishna murari
jai jai krishna murari

dhruv ji aur prehlad se
hum bhi baalak hain saare
dhruv ji aur prehlad se
hum bhi baalak hain saare
ik to rakshak tum ho
ik to rakshak tum ho
ik hain chacha bechaare
ik to rakshak tum ho
ik hain chacha bechaare
jai jai krishna murari
jai jai krishna murari
khel kood mein kho gai dekho
hum se gend hamaari
jai jai krishna murari
jai jai krishna murari

ik din gend tumhaari bhi
gir gai thi jamuna jal mein
naag naath ke kaise laaye
apni gend ko pal mein
ik din gend tumhaari bhi
gir gai thi jamuna jal mein
naag naath ke kaise laaye
apni gend ko pal mein
hum bhi sharan tumhaari aaye
hamri baat banaa do
dhoondh dhaandh ke kahin se bhagwan
gend hamaari la do
gend hamaari la do
gend hamaari la do

jai jai krishna murari
jai jai krishna murari
jai jai krishna murari
jai jai krishna murari
jai jai krishna murari
jai jai krishna murari

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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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जय जय कृष्ण मुरारी
जय जय कृष्ण मुरारी
जय जय कृष्ण मुरारी
जय जय कृष्ण मुरारी
खेल कूद में खो गई देखो
हमसे गेंद हमारी
जय जय कृष्ण मुरारी
जय जय कृष्ण मुरारी
खेल कूद में खो गई देखो
हमसे गेंद हमारी
जय जय कृष्ण मुरारी
जय जय कृष्ण मुरारी

गोल गोल इस गेंद के जैसे लड्डू खिलवाएँ
लड्डू लड्डू लड्डू
के गोल गोल लड्डू
के लड्डू खिलवाएँ
गोल गोल इस गेंद के जैसे लड्डू खिलवाएँ
गेंद मिले जो हमको
गेंद मिले जो हमको
दिन भर तेरे गुण गाएँ
जय जय कृष्ण मुरारी
जय जय कृष्ण मुरारी
खेल कूद में खो गई देखो
हमसे गेंद हमारी
जय जय कृष्ण मुरारी
जय जय कृष्ण मुरारी

ध्रुव जी और प्रहलद से हम भी हैं बालक सारे
ध्रुव जी और प्रहलद से हम भी हैं बालक सारे
इक तो रक्षक तुम हो
इक तो रक्षक तुम हो
इक हैं चाचा बेचारे
इक तो रक्षक तुम हो
इक हैं चाचा बेचारे
जय जय कृष्ण मुरारी
जय जय कृष्ण मुरारी
खेल कूद में खो गई देखो
हमसे गेंद हमारी
जय जय कृष्ण मुरारी
जय जय कृष्ण मुरारी

इक दिन गेंद तुम्हारी भी
गिर गई थी जमुना जल में
नाग नाथ के कैसे लाये
अपनी गेंद को पल में
इक दिन गेंद तुम्हारी भी
गिर गई थी जमुना जल में
नाग नाथ के कैसे लाये
अपनी गेंद को पल में
हम भी शरण तुम्हारी आए
हमरी बात बना दो
ढूंढ ढांढ के कहीं से भगवन्
गेंद हमारी ला दो
गेंद हमारी ला दो
गेंद हमारी ला दो

जय जय कृष्ण मुरारी
जय जय कृष्ण मुरारी
जय जय कृष्ण मुरारी
जय जय कृष्ण मुरारी
जय जय कृष्ण मुरारी
जय जय कृष्ण मुरारी


This article is written by Peevesie’s Mom, 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 sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.

Blog Day : 3505 Post No. : 14085

‘Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ (1971) is different from the serial ‘Kyun Ki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ which came a long time after the movie. The movie was an all-round entertainer. We would not get anything less in a movie where Om Prakash heads the cast and the hero (Sanjay Khan in this case) plays a second fiddle to Om Prakash and Jagdeep. Plus, when the mirch-masalas Lalita Pawar and Shashikala spice up the whole setup, it is but natural that the lead cast (Sanjay Khan and Leena Chandavarkar) become secondary – their presence being needed for the romantic interludes.

I must confess I was unaware of this movie till a few years back – till 2014 to be exact. I chanced upon it on one of the umpteen satellite channels. The title made me sit through what turned out to be an enjoyable family- entertainer (as they used to be called back then) which didn’t make you start crying halfway through. A family-entertainer essentially was one which one could see with the entire family and the viewer will be preached about how to maintain family relationships and a few ladies in the audience will be seen crying into their hankies. This movie was not like that.

So, coming to today’s song we have Om Prakash playing a Sadhu Baba and Sanjay and Jagdeep are his chelaas (I think it means students) with Sunder playing an assistant. In the movie Sanjay is Om Prakash’s son, Sunder – his servant and Jagdeep is Sanjay’s saala (brother-in-law). The song has Shashikala and Lalitha Pawar as ladies who have come with queries to the “antaryaami baba”. Through the song we get a gist of the movie. The song is in the voice of Manna Dey written by Rajendra Krishan, with music composed by RD Burman.

One song from this movie was discussed in 2016 by our Avinashji. On the occasion of Om Prakash’s passing away anniversary today; we shall see him the way he was largely-loved by the public. It is 20 years since he passed away.

In those days we used to live in Chembur, Bombay (not yet Mumbai then) and both Om Prakash and Ashok Kumar lived not very far from where we were. Those were the days when it was still cable TV and not satellite TV. And what did the cable operator providing service to our apartment do, he just stopped service for the day and put up a notice on black card— to enable the public in the area to attend the funeral of our beloved “jija ji” (as Om Prakash’s character was in “’Chupke Chupke”) we are suspending our service for a day. That was how much he was loved.

We can remember so many of his memorable characters – starting from ‘Guddi’ (1971) (that is where I noticed him first) to all his characters in Hrishikesh Mukherjee movies, to ‘Ghar Ho To Aisa’ (1990) (that is the last time I saw him in a movie). Of course, his career spanned 42 years and starting from movies made in Lahore in 1942 to “Ghar Ki Izzat” in 1994 he was a co star to every actor – big or small- and gave his best no matter the size of the role as in ‘Purab Aur Paschim’ (1970).

Thinking of Jija ji today on his anniversary

Audio

Song – Suno Re Saadho Ye Sansaaram Ultam Paltam Ho Gaya (Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi) (1970) Singer – Manna Dey, Lyrics – Rajendra Krishan, MD – RD Burman
Chorus

Lyrics

baaba-leeka

hey..ey
suno re saadho ye sansaaram
ultam paltam ho gaya
kahaan ki bhakti
pooja paatham
thokam thaakam ho gaya
bam bam leharey bam bam
bam bam leharey bam bam
suno re saadho ye sansaaram
ultam paltam ho gaya
kahaan ki bhakti
pooja paatham
thokam thaakam ho gaya
bam bam leharey bam bam
bam bam leharey bam bam

dekho re dekho
dekho re saadho
kalyug ki naari ka namoona
apni hi santaan ko is ne
kas ke lagaaya kaisa choona
apni bahu ko bete se apne
sau gaj door sulaya
prabhu kripa se
phir bhi is ne
chaand sa pota paaya
bolo
bam bam leharey bam bam
phir se
bam bam leharey bam bam

dhanya hai saadho
ye devi bhi
chidiya jaisi bholi bhali
rang birange pankh hai iske
chonch magar hai kaali kaali
apni boodhi saas ko is ne
ghar se maar bhagaaya
jab ye saas bani to is ko
bahu ne mazaa chakhaya
ho bolo
bam bam leharey bam bam
phir se
bam bam leharey bam bam

hey..ey
suno re saadho ye sansaaram
ultam paltam ho gaya
kahaan ki bhakti
pooja paatham
thokam thaakam ho gaya
ho bolo
bam bam leharey bam bam
bolo
bam bam leharey bam bam

bam bam bam
babam bam babam
bam bam bam
babam bam babam
bam bam bam
babam bam babam
bam bam bam
babam bam babam
bam bam bam
babam bam babam

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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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बाबा-लीका

हे॰॰ए
सुनो रे साधो ये संसारम्
उल्टम पल्टम हो गया
कहाँ की भक्ति
पूजा पाठम
ठोकम ठाकम हो गया
बम बम लहरे बम बम
बम बम लहरे बम बम
सुनो रे साधो ये संसारम्
उल्टम पल्टम हो गया
कहाँ की भक्ति
पूजा पाठम
ठोकम ठाकम हो गया
बम बम लहरे बम बम
बम बम लहरे बम बम

देखो रे देखो
देखो रे साधो
कलयुग की नारी का नमूना
अपनी ही संतान को इसने
कस के लगाया कैसा चूना
अपनी बहू को बेटे से अपने
सौ गज दूर सुलाया
प्रभु कृपा से
फिर भी इसने
चाँद सा पोता पाया
बोलो
बम बम लहरे बम बम
फिर से
बम बम लहरे बम बम

धन्य है साधो
ये देवी भी
चिड़िया जैसी भोली भाली
रंग बिरंगे पंख हैं इसके
चोंच मगर है काली काली
अपनी बूढ़ी सास को इसने
घर से मार भगाया
जब ये सास बनी तो इसको
बहू ने मज़ा चखाया
हो बोलो
बम बम लहरे बम बम
फिर से
बम बम लहरे बम बम

हे॰॰ए
सुनो रे साधो ये संसारम्
उल्टम पल्टम हो गया
कहाँ की भक्ति
पूजा पाठम
ठोकम ठाकम हो गया
हो बोलो
बम बम लहरे बम बम
बोलो
बम बम लहरे बम बम

बम बम बम
बबम बम बबम
बम बम बम
बबम बम बबम
बम बम बम
बबम बम बबम
बम बम बम
बबम बम बबम
बम बम बम
बबम बम बबम


This article is written by Sudhir, 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 sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.

Blog Day : 3492 Post No. : 14034

‘Pooja Ke Phool’ from 1964, is a production from AVM, Madras. It is directed by A Bheemsingh. True to the colors of the family dramas emanating from the south, this film is not much different that the regular run-of-the-mill emotionally loaded films coming from there. This film however has a slight sinister twist, in that a murder is part of the storyline. There is a certain amount of drama built around the trial in the court and the effort to nail the true culprit – a task that is made extremely challenging by the fact that the hero Shankar (roled played by Dharmendra) repeatedly asserts in the court that he admits his guilt and should be punished. The heroine Shanti (role played by Mala Sinha) who is the lawyer defending Shankar, has her work cut out for her, to get the hero freed, when he himself doesn’t want to be.

Add to that another twist, that the hero and the heroine are actually not made for each other in this storyline – the hero is already a married person. Yes, there are confusions galore, as circumstances (and the director’s writ) do not allow this fact to be known till some time into the film. Which gives the director a chance to squeeze in a romantically naughty song like this one.

Well, the song itself is a wonderful creation, in the category of ‘please-don’t-go’ songs. The highlight of this song is the superb on screen performance of Mala Sinha. Her mannerisms and the execution of the entire song sequence is definitely a hallmark performance.

The star cast of the film includes Mala Sinha, Dharmendra, Sandhya Roy, Gopikrishan, Madhumati, Nana Palsikar, Mohan Choti, Umesh Sharma, Sulochana Chatterjee, Leela Chitnis, Ashok Kumar, Nimmi, Pran, Shivraj, and Mukri. All songs are penned by Rajendra Krishan and the music for them is created by Madan Mohan.

Enjoy this lovely naughty song, as the heroine is trying to impede the departure of the hero, as he tries to make a get-away in the middle of the night. Asking of questions and checking for logic is not allowed in some such scenarios. 🙂

Audio

Video

Song – Banda Parwar. . . Raat Ke Andhere Mein Yun Chori Chori Chale Kidhar  (Pooja Ke Phool) (1964) Singer – Asha Bhosle, Lyrics – Rajendra Krishan, MD – Madan Mohan

Lyrics

banda parwar. . .

banda parwar
banda parwar
ho o o
raat ke andhere mein yun
chori chori chale kidhar
oye hoye hoye
raat ke andhere mein yun
chori chori chale kidhar
banda parwar

taar aaya dekhiye
aap ke sasuraal se

dekhiye na. .
abhi abhi ayaa hai

taar aaya dekhiye
aap ke sasuraal se
saas kunwaari aap ki
baithi hai sattar saal se
miley agar
aha ha
koi achha var
haa haa
miley agar
koi achha var
bechaari ka abaad ho ghar
banda parwar
o ho ho
raat ke andhere mein yun
chori chori chale kidhar
banda parwar

bura na maano to main poochun
jhoothon ke sardar se
ae
ae jhoothe
bura na maano to main poochun
jhoothon ke sardar se
apna sar kyon phod rahe ho
sapnon ki deewaar se
deewaane ho
ae
anjaane ho
ae ae
deewaane ho
anjaane ho
kya dekh rahe ho
aao idhar
banda parwar
o o o
raat ke andhere mein yun
chori chori chale kidhar
banda parwar

aap chhup kar
agar chale jaate
haal e dil hum
kabhi na keh paate
dil ki har baat
dil mein reh jaati
zindagi aansuon mein beh jaati

aap chhup kar
agar chale jaate. . .
haal e dil hum
kabhi na keh paate. . .
dil ki har baat
dil mein reh jaati
zindagi aansuon mein beh jaati
phir khwaabon ka
armaanon ka
phir khwaabon ka
armaanon ka
abaad kabhi na hota ghar
banda parwar
ho o o
raat ke andhere mein yun
chori chori chale kidhar
banda parwar
ho o o
raat ke andhere mein yun
chori chori chale kidhar
banda parwar

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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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बंदा परवर॰ ॰ ॰

बंदा परवर
बंदा परवर
हो ओ ओ
रात के अंधेरे में यूं
चोरी चोरी चले किधर
ओय होय होय
रात के अंधेरे में यूं
चोरी चोरी चले किधर
बंदा परवर

तार आया देखिये
आप के ससुराल से

देखिये ना॰॰
अभी अभी आया है

तार आया देखिये
आप के ससुराल से
सास कुंवारी आपकी
बैठी है सत्तर साल से
मिले अगर
आहा हा
कोई अच्छा वर
हा हा
मिले अगर
कोई अच्छा वर
बेचारी का आबाद हो घर
बंदा परवर
ओ हो हो
रात के अंधेरे में यूं
चोरी चोरी चले किधर
बंदा परवर

बुरा ना मानो तो मैं पूछूं
झूठों के सरदार से

ए झूठे
बुरा ना मानो तो मैं पूछूं
झूठों के सरदार से
अपना सर क्यों फोड़ रहे हो
सपनों की दीवार से
दीवाने हो

अंजाने हो
ए ए
दीवाने हो
अंजाने हो
क्या देख रहे हो
आओ इधर
बंदा परवर
ओ ओ ओ
रात के अंधेरे में यूं
चोरी चोरी चले किधर
बंदा परवर

आप छुप कर
अगर चले जाते
हाल ए दिल हम
कभी ना कह पाते
दिल की हर बात
दिल में रह जाती
ज़िंदगी आंसुओं में बह जाती

आप छुप कर
अगर चले जाते॰॰॰
हाल ए दिल हम
कभी ना कह पाते॰॰॰
दिल की हर बात
दिल में रह जाती
ज़िंदगी आंसुओं में बह जाती
फिर ख्वाबों का
अरमानों का
फिर ख्वाबों का
अरमानों का
आबाद कभी ना होता घर

बंदा परवर
हो ओ ओ
रात के अंधेरे में यूं
चोरी चोरी चले किधर
बंदा परवर
हो ओ ओ
रात के अंधेरे में यूं
चोरी चोरी चले किधर
बंदा परवर


This article is written by Sudhir, 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 sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.

Blog Day : 3475 Post No. : 13960

“मैं लेखक हूँ, लेखक”।

The year – 1956. The film – that zany, crazy, fun and pathos filled runaway hit titled ‘Funtoosh’. Remembered today for a fantastic portfolio of songs. And a very sensitive and effective performance by Dev Anand.

The film has a noisy opening inside a mental asylum. Dev Anand, one of the inmates, is being released to the outside world. He knows himself, as do others, only as ‘funtoosh’. Apparently he has endeared everyone in that blessed place, for when he leaves, everyone offers him a gift, piling him and his pockets with trinkets, small tokens, a hat, a pair of sunglasses, garlands, rings and what not. From a world that is upside down compared to the outside, ‘funtoosh’ makes a grand exit on a tricycle, smoking a pipe.

Of course his level of awareness and understanding does not include the fact that the outside world is very much the ‘downside up’ version of the world inside the asylum. With inherent goodness and simplicity of a person sans memories, it does not take long for the world outside and its people, to relieve him of all those gifts. Folks will dearly remember the song “Ae Meri Topi Palat Ke Aa”, that is presented during this sequence of events.

In a matter of a few hours, and about 15 minutes into the film, ‘funtoosh’ is bereft of all his possessions, the gifts that were given to him by his friends from another ‘home’ that he had to leave. Evening is descending, and so is his mood – crestfallen. Dejected and doleful, he is sitting on the steps outside an Irani type restaurant, with a pen in his hand, his last worldly possession other than the clothes on his back. He is contemplating to write a letter to his friends back in the asylum, and he is visibly struggling to put down any words.

A bespectacled young man, carrying a couple of books under his arm, and lighting a cigarette, comes out of the restaurant, and pauses next to ‘funtoosh’, watching him trying to articulate something to write. He notices that ‘funtoosh’ has a postal envelop, but he does not have a piece of paper. He draws out a plain sheet from the notebooks he is carrying, and hands over to ‘funtoosh’.

‘funtoosh’ begins writing – “मेरे प्यारे दोस्तो”, (my dear friends) then pauses for a few seconds, then he draws a large question mark on the paper and signs it with a flourish – ‘funtoosh’. The bespectacled young man asks, “बस?” (that’s all?). ‘funtoosh’ replies – “इतना ही काफी है। ज़िंदगी के दो हिस्से होते हैं, एक सवाल, दूसरा जवाब। मैंने सवाल लिख दिया है, वो जवाब लिखेंगे” (I have written the question, they will write an answer).

Immediately the young man opens his notebook again, and starts to note down this philosophical gem. ‘funtoosh’ asks him why is he noting this down. The young man replies – “काम आएगा। मैं लेखक हूं, लेखक” (it will come handy, I am a writer). ‘funtoosh’ asks him so what does he write. The young man say – stories, about people like you. ‘funtoosh’ asks him whether he will write a story about him – ‘funtoosh’. The young man says – yes, why not. ‘funtoosh’, apparently is so moved by this interest and attention on part of the young man, he caps the pen in his hand, and forces it into the shirt pocket of the young man, saying that if he writes about him, then he should write using this pen.

And with that, it is the last of his worldly possession that ‘funtosh’ gives away to this young man.

The name if this young man does not appear anywhere in the credits, not even as a guest artist. At 22 years of age, this, in all probabilities, is Vijay Anand’s very first screen appearance. Not that his name has not appeared in credits before. Two years earlier, in 1954, when ‘Taxi Driver’, another Navketan hit was released, his name was introduced to the viewing public for the first time, in the role of the story and dialogue writer. But in this film, where he makes his first appearance on screen, his presence is not officially acknowledged anywhere.

Remembering Goldie – Vijay Anand – on the 84th anniversary of his birth today – 22nd January. A multi-faceted artist who has been an actor, producer, director, story and dialogue writer, film editor, and even sound editor.

In a manner of speaking, maybe a personal trait for keeping a low profile. For as we see his career develop, we find him making such cameo appearances in his films, completely unannounced. Folks will recall that Alfred Hitchcock used this device to make a fleeting appearance in his own films, and the viewers started to look forward to his films for, amongst other cinematic interests, to locate where does he make his signature cameo appearance.

Same with Vijay Anand – he also makes cameo appearances in his films. And he made another refinement on top of the Hitchcock-ian style of making a physical appearance. In place of making a physical appearance, he would lend his voice to a bit artist in a stray one-off dialogue, where one would least expect him to be. In the song “Pyaar Ka Raag Suno. . .” (‘Tere Ghar Ke Saamne’ – 1963), he is one of folks that Dev Anand and Nutan encounter, as they are serenading in the staircase of Qutab Minar. And then, in film ‘Guide’ (1965), his voice is heard midway through the film, as an absolute non-entity is enquiring about Raju Guide from the attendant at the book stall on the Udaipur railway station platform. I had at one time prepared a brief list of such appearances, but I am not able to locate it right at this moment. I will update this para, as soon as I am able to locate it or re-gather that info.

When we talk of great artists and their creations, we generally wonder – why is it that they did not produce more. Yes, some artists are very prolific. But then, we must also realize that most works of art, especially cinema, takes a fair amount of time to complete one creation. Yes, Vijay Anand’s career seems to be less prolific in comparison. It seems to have its stop and start times. In 1954, he is scripting ‘Taxi Driver’. In 1955, his name appears in the star cast of the film ‘Joru Ka Bhai’, a comedy film made by Chetan Anand, his elder brother. In 1956, he is makes a cameo in ‘Funtoosh’. In 1957, he makes his debut appearance in a lead role – as the hero opposite to Shakila in the film ‘Agra Road’. 1957 also sees the release of ‘Nau Do Gyaarah’, his debut directorial venture. Hmmm. . . quite a watershed year for his career, making debut both as a lead actor and a director in the same year.

Then, a gap of couple of years and we see all the three Anand brother appear together in the 1960 social hit film ‘Kaala Bazaar’. Vijay Anand plays the first love interest of Waheeda Rehman, who has gone to France for higher studies, and returns to India during the second half of the film, when an uncertain relationship is developing between Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman. And yes, he is also the director of this film.

Next we hear about him in 1963 – as the director of the film ‘Tere Ghar Ke Saamne’. In between, there is  unconfirmed statements that he also was the shadow director of the film ‘Hum Dono’ in 1961.

1964 sees the release of Chetan Anand’s ‘Haqeeqat’ – he makes appearance as one of the soldiers in the army unit that is on the China border, and gets trapped in the winter snow as weather turns belligerent. He is present in the qawwali – “Ho Ke Majboor Mujhe Us Ne Bhulaaya Hoga”.

Come 1965, and we see the zenith of his creative career. Navketan’s ‘Guide’ is released, to a critical acclaim that predicts this film to be the best film Hindi cinema has produced. The prediction stands true today – more than fifty years later. The original author of the story, RK Narayan, was not too happy with the outcome, wherein Dev and Vijay had made some significant modifications to the original storyline. But the outcome of the final product says everything. The film is a grand tour of the human life, of the transformation of a soul from an expert guide, to a conman, to a sinner, and then on to a realization that takes the soul to horizons that are way beyond the mundane existence of this world, this life. The film remains to be seen yet once again, no matter how many times one has seen it. And the one man behind it – Vijay Anand. The performance he extracted from Dev Anand, is a remarkable achievement that even Dev was never able to replicate in his entire career.

And the songs of ‘Guide’ – each one of them deserves to be dealt with in separate individual write ups. The visualization and cinematography of “Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai” can simply not be bettered. The top shot of the lead pair in the rear of truck full of hay, or the low angle tracking shot of Waheeda Rehman’s feet as she is walking on the walls of the fort. Or the superb capture of the sunset ambience in “Tere Mere Sapne Ab Ek Rang Hain” – a song that was completed in an unbelievable 4 shots. When I read this and then went back to review the video of this song again, it is now even a more staggering experience with this knowledge – just 4 shots. And more than just the songs – that have been viewed and viewed and viewed again and again, and written about and discussed and critiqued to no end – I would like to draw the attention of the readers to another musical piece, which keeps to just being short of a full fledged song. The snake dance in the village of snake charmers. The visualization, the settings, the lighting, everything about this piece is just out of this world – and I dare say, this would be probably the best on screen dance performance of Waheeda Rehman.

In 1966, we see his directorial capabilities reach a plane very different from ‘Guide’. The release is ‘Teesri Manzil’ directed by him. An edge-of-the-seat thriller cum comedy film, one sees Vijay’s song picturization capabilities touch even newer heights of perfection. If the songs of ‘Guide’ were about a traditional view of the life of this sub-continent, the songs of ‘Teesri Manzil’ brought in a rock element that had never been presented before as such. And no, I am not going to discuss the song details here – they are so much a favorite of every music lover, that I may just be holding a candle to what everyone already knows and believes in.

1967 – and another brilliant caper is in the making – ‘Jewel Thief’. Another taut thriller, another musical bonanza, and another set of memorable songs picturized so elegantly that it defies description to do justice. Yesterday I had written about the dance song of Jaishree T (from the film ‘Tere Mere Sapne’), with the comment that it was probably the best on screen performance for her. I make a same kind of statement today – the song “Hothon Mein Aisi Baat. . .” has been acknowledged as the best dance performance of Vijayantimala in her entire career.

1968 – and we don’t know what to say about his film this year. He directed the Dev Anand – Asha Parekh starrer ‘Kahin Aur Chal’, produced under a non-descript banner titled JM Productions. The film seems to have sunk without a trace. The stories that emerged later were that this film was produced with the express requirement to show losses, for some tax manipulations. The producers withdrew the film almost as soon as it was released, to claim losses. The sad part is that the film has completely disappeared. It is known that even Dev Anand himself was searching for it. It was not a Navketan production so he had no control over its ownership. Nothing more is noted anywhere about this film, except that its songs are available. This curious situation kind of makes this Vijay Anand directed film as one of the most sought after cinematic assets in the industry.

After another gap of an unlettered 1969, Vijay is back in 1970, with the news of another blockbuster hit of a comic thriller – ‘Johnny Mera Naam’. Coming on the heels of ‘Teesri Manzil’ and ‘Jewel Thief’, this another taut thriller demonstrated Vijay going from strength to strength, and also continuing to refine his uncanny handling of on screen song presentations. The songs of this film are simply stupendous – the picturization of “Pal Bhar Ke Liye. . .” is unimaginably innovative and yes, very sweet – “Pal Bhar Ke Pyaar Pe Nisaar Saara Jeevan. . .”. And then, yes, the handling of a worried Hema Malini being followed by the police in the song “O Mere Raja. . . Waada To Nibhaaya”.

So far, so good. But then it gets even better in 1971. Moving away from the thriller genre, Vijay Anand directs ‘Tere Mere Sapne’ – which maybe barring ‘Guide’, is probably the most sensitive and a most mature handling of a theme of family sentiments, and human failings and triumphs. I was in school when this film was released. And in my haughtiness of the amateur school time discussions about human psychology and social issues, I thought very well of this film, given of course some ‘critical defects’ that I believed I must communicate to the director, if I could. That haughtiness and the thought of those errors is long past. And, as with a handful of some very excellent films, this is one which has a new learning to give every time one views it. I have seen this film every so often again and again, and simply do not get tired of it. The multi- faceted pushes and pulls that are experienced in real life, are so well depicted in this epitome production about human life.

I clearly remember the discussion I had with my school friends after seeing this film. I commented (quite amateurishly I must add) that seeing the last scene gives the feeling as if having a child was the only objective of this film. Over the years, I have not only regretted that statement, but have progressively revised my understanding as to what this film is trying to portray and achieve.

And then, just about this juncture, it seems as if Vijay has lost the luster and the touch. His personal inclinations seem to be distracting him more into his inside world. And the personal relationships that he went into and came out, did not help either. He was drawn towards Osho (Bhagwan Rajneesh). He got married to Loveleen, one of the followers of Osho. The marriage did not last long, and was dissolved. Some time passes and he confounds the world with his next marital alliance. He stirred a controversy of Himalayan proportions by marrying the daughter of his own sister.

As these personal travails haunt him, he continues to create more films but then how do you write about them after having talked about his creations till the 1971. No, I am not demeaning the value in the films that follow ‘Tere Mere Sapne’. A sampler follows – ‘Blackmail’ and ‘Chhupa Rustom’ in 1973, ‘Bullet’ in 1976, ‘Ek Do Teen Char’ and Ram Balram in 1980, ‘Rajput’ in 1982, ‘Hum Rahe Na Hum’ in 1984, and ‘Main Tere Liye’ in 1986. All these are as a director. As an actor anther list to talk about – ‘Double Cross’ and ‘Hindustan Ki Kasam’ in 1973, ‘Chor Chor’ and ‘Kora Kaagaz’ in 1974, ‘Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki’ in 1978, and ‘Ghunghroo Ki Awaaz’ in 1981. We continue to see glimmers of his old self – the song ‘Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas. . .” in ‘Blakcmail’, and “Jo Main Hota Ik Toota Taara. . .” in ‘Chhupa Rustom’, are a throwback reminder of his prowess as a song director. His performances in ‘Kora Kaagaz’, ‘Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki’ and ‘Chor Chor’ are impressive and invite kudos. But with all this even, he seemed to have descended into the valleys. The sparkle that was Vijay – seemed to have been snuffed out.

In 2004 when he passed away, he was preparing to direct another Navketan film for Dev Anand – ‘Jaana Nahin Dil Se Door’. Apparently one (or more songs) were recorded. But it seems that the film was shelved when Vijay passed away. There is no mention of this film on Navketan’s web site.

I feel I have so much to write about this enigma that was Vijay Anand, but I will save that for another post. Coming to the song for today. And yes, by the way, we are Yippeee-ing the film ‘Tere Mere Sapne’ with this post. 🙂

Just this film itself evokes such emotions and memories that I wish I had posted all the songs of this film, and written about them. In the post yesterday, I had written about the celebration dance song, and somewhat of the story till that point in the film. Moving forward from there – the humble and grateful Phoolchand (role played by Sapru) gives a personal gift to Dr. Anand for having saved his newborn child’s life. It is a note of one hundred rupees. Mrs. Prasad (role played by Paro, the wife of Dr. Prasad (role played by Mahesh Kaul), the head of the hospital), takes an offense to this, and demands that Anand hands over that gift to her. Anand refuses. He decides to take on another job at another hospital in a village close by, rather than succumb to Mrs. Prasad’s demands for something he, at that point in time, feels very emotionally attached with.

Anand moves to the other hospital. The expected marriage of Nisha and Anand takes place. Nisha is pregnant for the first time. A mishap occurs. While at the market place, she is hit by a car that is recklessly being driven by an inebriated Seth Madhochand (role played by Premnath), the owner of the mining company in the village. Nisha loses the child. The rich Seth prevails over the judicial system, gets acquitted after producing tutored witnesses to establish that the accident was Nisha’s fault. Anand’s world is shattered. He leaves the village and returns to Bombay. In the starting scene of the film, one of his batch mates is pleading with him not to go the village. Now Anand returns to the same friend, who introduces him to others in the profession, and Anand, capable as he is, becomes one of the most sought after doctors in the city.

Affluence follows, no matter that Nisha’s life becomes a depressing bore. But Anand is so busy making money that he even overlooks the personal issues his beloved is going thru. Back in the village, the senior doctor, Dr. Prasad passes away. The hospital is renovated and expanded, and is to be re-inaugurated as a memorial to Dr. Prasad. Jagan (Dr. Jagannath Kothari, role played by Vijay Anand) comes to Bombay, seeking to convince Anand to return to the village hospital. Anand, flying high with the euphoria of financial success, declines the invite. Jagan returns to the village empty handed.

The day of the inauguration arrives. All arrangements are in place. All the village crowd is collected. But the local leader, who has been invited to do the honors at the inauguration ceremony, is late, with no information as to when he may arrive. At this juncture, I introduce Dr. Bhutani (role played by Agha). Bhutani is the village dentist, apparently the only one in the surrounding 20 some villages. And so a person of quite some eminence. Being in-charge of the ceremonies, he is also panicking with the non-arrival of the chief guest. He complains to Jagan, Jagan tells him to improvise. They enter the pandaal, and seat Mrs. Prasad in the chief guest’s chair. And Bhutani breaks into this song. The crowd present joins in, as does Jagan for the third antaraa, later in the song.

The singing voice is that of Manna Dey, which is lip synced both by Jagan and Bhutani on screen.

An important note about the presentation of this song. Originally, in the film, this song is presented as a three antaraa song, two sung by Bhutani, and one by Jagan. As I went back into the online world to search for this song, I am pleasantly surprised to discover a much longer version of this song, which most probably has been taken from the film’s LP. The person who has uploaded this, has put together this entire song as a single video. For the first three antaraas, he has retained the original footage. For the later three antaraas, he has improvised and done an edit / cut / paste to create additional footage from the original footage. So what we see in this clip is three antaraas of the original footage and three additional antaraas of an edited and spliced together footage. The blips are noticeable, but yet the person has done a fair enough job to make is look like a whole single song.

There is enough said, so I will abstain from typing further. Enjoy this song that tells of the ground realities of the social and political woes in our country. Although dated 1971, all the thoughts expressed in this song are still fully representative of what we are going through in current times. The travails are timeless, it seems.

But regardless, enjoy the song. 🙂 And oh yes, a reminder that with this post, ‘Tere Mere Sapne’ is now a part of yippeee-land on our blog. The details of all the songs posted is given below. Close to ten years it took, given that the first song of this film was posted in November of 2008.

 

Hey Mein Ne Kasam Li 227 8-Nov-08
Jaise Radha Ne Mala Japi 559 16-Jan-09
Jeewan Ki Bagiya Mahkegi 571 18-Jan-09
Mera Antar Ek Mandir Hai Tera 7387 22-Jan-13
Ta Thai Tat Thai Ata That Thai Tat 8274 2-Jul-13
Phurr Ud Chala Hawaaon Ke Sang Sang Dil Jaane Kidhar 13870 4-Jan-18
Mera Saajan Phool Kamal Ka, Kali Main Raat Rani Ki 13953 21-Jan-18
Andhi Parja Andha Raja, Takey Ser Bhaaji Takey Ser Khaaja 13960 22-Jan-18

 

Audio (Full)

Video (Partial)

Song – Andhi Parja Andha Raja Takey Ser Bhaaji Takey Ser Khaaja  (Tere Mere Sapne) (1971) Singer – Manna Dey, Lyrics – Neeraj, MD – SD Burman
Unidentified Male Voice
Chorus

Lyrics

hey..ey..ey..ey..ey
suno re
suno re
suno re. . . sajjano

andhi parja andha raja
takey ser bhaaji
takey ser khaaja
takey ser janta
takey ser neta
hum to mar gaye haaye
jamaane dhatt tere ki
jamaane dhatt tere ki
arey andhi parja andha raja
takey ser bhaaji
takey ser khaaja
takey ser janta
takey ser neta
hum to mar gaye haaye
jamaane dhatt tere ki
jamaane dhatt tere ki

desh ko kha gayi netagiri
khet ko kha gaya sookha
khet ko kha gaya sookha
hey..ey desh ko kha gayi netagiri
khet ko kha gaya sookha
khet ko kha gaya sookha
arey dharam ko kha gaye pandit mulla
karam hoi gaya bhoosa
karam hoi gaya bhoosa
hey..ey..ey
kauwwe khaayen. . . hey
kya bhaiya
kauwwe khaayen doodh malaai
hans marey haaye bhookha
jamaane dhatt tere ki
jamaane dhatt tere ki

hey ram raaj ke ghaat pe ab to
reh gaye kewal jhande
oy reh gaye kewal jhande
hey ram raaj ke ghaat pe ab to
reh gaye kewal jhande
reh gaye kewal jhande
arey jhandon ko bhi le kar bhaiya
chalen sadak par. . .
dande
chalen sadak par dande
arey kaun desh ka dhyaan karey..ey..ey
kya baat hai
kaun desh ka dhyaan karey
kyaaa
sab hain kursi ke pandey
jamaane dhatt tere ki
jamaane dhatt tere ki
jamaane hatt tere ki

oo oo oo oo
oo oo
oo oo
dar dar maari phire sachchaai
ban kar yahaan bhikhaari
arey ban kar yahaan bhikhaari
ho oo oo
dar dar maari phire sachchaai
ban kar yahaan bhikhaari
ban kar yahaan bhikhaari
are raaj karey mehlon mein baithi
daghabaaj makkaari
daghabaaj makkaari
ey jitney daktar badhe..ey..ey..ey hey
jitney daktar badhe desh mein
utni badhi beemaari
haaye re haaye
utni badhi beemaari
jamaane dhatt tere ki
jamaane dhatt tere ki

arey andhi parja andha raja
takey ser bhaaji
takey ser khaaja
takey ser janta
takey ser neta
hum to mar gaye haaye
jamaane dhatt tere ki
jamaane dhatt tere ki

———————-
stanzas not in film
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dus dus saal jo tax nahin de
woh ban jaaye leader
arey wo ban jaaye leader
aaa aaa
dus dus saal jo tax nahin de
woh ban jaaye leader
wo ban jaaye leader
arey khoon pasina ek karey jo
wo ho jaaye phateechar
wo ho jaaye phateechar
kaun akal ki baat karey..ey..ey..ey
kaun akal ki baat karey
bhai sab par chadha shanichar
jamaane dhatt tere ki
jamaane dhatt tere ki

raat mein tha wo
kyaa
raat mein tha wo leegi bhaiya
subeh bana kangressi
arey subeh bana kangressi
arey raat mein tha wo leegi bhaiya
subeh bana kangressi
subeh bana kangressi
dal badlu ne neeti niyam ki
kar di aisi ki taisi
kar di aisi ki taisi
aey jiski laathi..ee
bhains usi ki
jiski laathi bhains usi ki
kya hai democracy
jamaane dhatt tere ki
jamaane dhatt tere ki
jamaane hatt tere ki

hey..ey..ey..ey
hawaa chali pashchim ki aisi
kala hui bedhangi
arey kala hui bedhangi
oo oo oo
hawaa chali pashchim ki aisi
kala hui bedhangi
kala hui bedhangi
arey angreji ka raag alaape
hindi ki saarangi
hindi ki saarangi
azaadi ke baal sanwaare
waah bhaiyaa
azaadi ke baal sanwaare
haaye karze ki kanghi
jamaane dhatt tere ki
jamaane dhatt tere ki

arey andhi parja andha raja
takey ser bhaaji
takey ser khaaja
takey ser janta
takey ser neta
hum to mar gaye haaye
jamaane dhatt tere ki
dhatt tere ki
hatt tere ki
dhatt tere ki
arey hatt tere ki
dhatt tere ki
arey hatt tere ki..ee..ee..ee

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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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हे॰॰ए॰॰ए॰॰ए॰॰ए
सुनो रे
सुनो रे
सुनो रे ॰ ॰ ॰ सज्जनों

अंधी परजा अंधा राजा
टके सेर भाजी
टके सेर खाजा
टके सेर जनता
टके सेर नेता
हम तो मर गए हाए
जमाने धत्त तेरे की
जमाने धत्त तेरे की
अरे अंधी परजा अंधा राजा
टके सेर भाजी
टके सेर खाजा
टके सेर जनता
टके सेर नेता
हम तो मर गए हाए
जमाने धत्त तेरे की
जमाने धत्त तेरे की

देश को खा गई नेतागीरी
खेत को खा गया सूखा
अरे खेत को खा गया सूखा
हे॰॰ए देश को खा गई नेतागीरी
खेत को खा गया सूखा
खेत को खा गया सूखा
अरे धरम को खा गए पंडित मुल्ला
करम होई गया भूसा
करम होई गया भूसा
हे॰॰
कौव्वे खाएं॰॰॰ हे
क्या भइय्या
कौव्वे खाएं दूध मलाई
हंस मरे हाए भूखा
जमाने धत्त तेरे की
जमाने धत्त तेरे की

हे राम राज के घाट पे अब तो
रह गए केवल झंडे
ओय रह गए केवल झंडे
हे राम राज के घाट पे अब तो
रह गए केवल झंडे
रह गए केवल झंडे
अरे झंडों को भी ले कर भइय्या
चलें सड़क पर॰॰॰
डंडे
चलें सड़क पर डंडे
अरे कौन देश का ध्यान करे॰॰ए॰॰ए
क्या बात है
कौन देश का ध्यान करे
क्या
सब हैं कुर्सी के पंडे
जमाने धत्त तेरे की
जमाने धत्त तेरे की
जमाने हत्त तेरे की

ओ ओ ओ
ओ ओ
ओ ओ
दर दर मारी फिरे सच्चाई
बन कर यहाँ भिखारी
अरे बन कर यहाँ भिखारी
हो॰॰ओ दर दर मारी फिरे सच्चाई
बन कर यहाँ भिखारी
बन कर यहाँ भिखारी
अरे राज करे महलों में बैठी
दग़iबाज मक्कारी
दग़iबाज मक्कारी
ए जितने डक्टर बढ़े॰॰ए॰॰ए॰॰ए हे
जितने डक्टर बढ़े देश में
उतनी बढ़ी बीमारी
हाय रे हाय
उतनी बढ़ी बीमारी
जमाने धत्त तेरे की
जमाने धत्त तेरे की

अरे अंधी परजा अंधा राजा
टके सेर भाजी
टके सेर खाजा
टके सेर जनता
टके सेर नेता
हम तो मर गए हाए
जमाने धत्त तेरे की
जमाने धत्त तेरे की

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अंतरे जो फिल्म में नहीं हैं
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दस दस साल जो टैक्स नहीं दे
वो बन जाये लीडर
are वो बन जाये लीडर
आ आ
दस दस साल जो टैक्स नहीं दे
वो बन जाये लीडर
वो बन जाये लीडर
अरे खून पसीना एक करे जो
वो हो जाये फटीचर
वो हो जाये फटीचर
कौन अकल की बात करे॰॰ए॰॰ए॰॰ए
कौन अकल की बात करे भई
सब पर चढ़ा शनीचर
जमाने धत्त तेरे की
जमाने धत्त तेरे की

रात में था वो
क्या
रात में था वो लीगी भइय्या
सुबह बना कांग्रेसी
अरे सुबह बना कांग्रेसी
अरे रात में था वो लीगी भइय्या
सुबह बना कांग्रेसी
सुबह बना कांग्रेसी
दल बदलू ने नीति नियम की
कर दी ऐसी की तैसी
कर दी ऐसी की तैसी
ए जिसकी लाठी॰॰ई
भैंस उसी की
जिसकी लाठी भैंस उसी की
क्या है डेमो क्रेसी
जमाने धत्त तेरे की
जमाने धत्त तेरे की
जमाने हत्त तेरे की

हे॰॰ए॰॰ए॰॰ए
हवा चली पश्चिम की ऐसी
कला हुई बेढंगी
अरे कला हुई बेढंगी
ओ ओ ओ
हवा चली पश्चिम की ऐसी
कला हुई बेढंगी
कला हुई बेढंगी
अरे अंगरेजी का राग अलापे
हिन्दी की सारंगी
हिन्दी की सारंगी
आज़ादी के बाल सँवारे
वाह  भइय्या
अरे आज़ादी के बाल सँवारे
हाए करजे की कंघी
जमाने धत्त तेरे की
जमाने धत्त तेरे की

अरे अंधी परजा अंधा राजा
टके सेर भाजी
टके सेर खाजा
टके सेर जनता
टके सेर नेता
हम तो मर गए हाए
जमाने धत्त तेरे की
धत्त तेरे की
हत्त तेरे की
धत्त तेरे की
अरे हत्त तेरे की
धत्त तेरे की
अरे हत्त तेरे की॰॰ई॰॰ई॰॰ई॰॰ई


This article is written by Sudhir, 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 sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.

Blog Day : 3467 Post No. : 13915

Missing Films of 1960s – 42
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IS Johar had a lead of three years over Raj Kapoor. His film ‘Mera Naam Johar’, released in 1967, preceded the great showman’s masterpiece ‘Mera Naam Joker’ which came in 1970. It is a matter of conjecture now, as to who inspired whom. 🙂

So this film is the debut film for today. IS Johar was going very strong, and travelling to many destinations  in the 1960s. In 1965 we saw him in ‘Goa’ with Memood. In 1966, he travelled to ‘Kashmir’. Then in 1967, along with the proclamation that his name is ‘Johar’, he also appeared in ‘Bombay’. His next trip was somewhat delayed, considered that he travelled overseas to ‘Hong Kong’ in 1971, once again in Mehmood’s company.

The film is produced under the banner of Sudershan Chitra, Bombay, and is directed by Saran Kant. Besides himself in lead role, other members of the cast include Sonia Sahni, Dhoomal, Aruna Irani, Raj Mehra and Tiwari amongst others. The film has 6 songs listed. Music is from the mind of Usha Khanna. Two songwriters are listed – Asad Bhopali and Qamar Jalaalabaadi. However, only three of the songs have a specific lyricist identified. For this song, the lyricist name has not been identified. This song is written by Qamar Sb. (This information is actually available in the addenda to the volume IV of Geet Kosh, which I missed referring to earlier.)

The song is delivered in a very comical situation. And the songwriter has written some very catchy lines to match the situation. Apparently it seems that IS Johar and Sonia Sahni have to make a getaway from the clutches of the villain’s gangsters, who are blocking the roads even, and screening the people coming and going. And the way out found by the hero is something that can happen only in IS Johar films. They form a funeral procession, and they have Sonia Sahni acting like a dead body, being carried in the traditional funerary ‘takht’ on the shoulders of a group of people. IS Johar, with his head tonsured and wearing only a dhoti, seems to be the epitome of the prime mourner, carrying the traditional fire in a ‘matka’.

He leads the singing, with this song in the voice of Mahendra Kapoor. The group of people accompanying him includes people who are playing the ‘dholak’ and ‘khartaal’ etc. The procession meets the villain’s henchmen in a sort of a road block. And IS Johar is singing and telling the entire real story – that the dead body is  actually ‘zinda’ (alive), and that they are making good an escape with no one the wiser.

The play acting is so convincing that the henchmen who are leading this group of baddies, actually come forward and shoulder the funerary carriage for some distance, even singing along with the group. A most hilarious situation contrived by the director, and so brazenly and blatantly executed by IS Johar and company. IS Johar looks so convincing in his role as a fake mourner, and as he sings along the lines in which he is indicating the truth of the situation, only if someone would listen ‘between the words’. . . – “Jaane Waala Chala Hai Dekho Rok Sakey Na Koi” 🙂

See, listen and enjoy.

 

Audio

Video

Song – Ram Naam Satya Hai Gopal Naam Satya Hai  (Mera Naam Johar) (1967) Singer – Mahendra Kapoor, Lyrics – Qamar Jalaalabaadi, MD – Usha Khanna
Chorus

Lyrics

ram naam satya hai
gopal naam satya hai
ram naam satya hai
gopal naam satya hai

jo chaahe wo kar sakta hai
kabhi na chhodo aas
jo chaahe wo kar sakta hai
kabhi na chhodo aas
sada parbhu par karo bharosa
keh gaye johar das
bolo
ram naam satya hai
gopal naam satya hai
ram naam satya hai
gopal naam satya hai

kabhi aatma mar nahin sakti
rehti hai ta-binda
kabhi aatma mar nahin sakti
rehti hai ta-binda
log jinhen bejaan samajhte
hotey hain wo zinda
bolo
ram naam satya hai
gopal naam satya hai
ram naam satya hai
gopal naam satya hai

insaanon ke bas mein kya hai
kaahe akde banda
insaanon ke bas mein kya hai
kaahe akde banda
logo punya kamaate jaao
dete jaao kandha
bolo
ram naam satya hai
gopal naam satya hai
ram naam satya hai
gopal naam satya hai

baat ram ki ram hi jaane
honi thi so hoi
baat ram ki ram hi jaane
honi thi so hoi
jaane waala chala hai dekho
rok sakey na koi
bolo
ram naam satya hai
gopal naam satya hai
ram naam satya hai
gopal naam satya hai
ram naam satya hai
gopal naam satya hai
ram naam satya hai
gopal naam satya hai
ram naam satya hai
gopal naam satya hai
ram naam satya hai
gopal naam satya hai

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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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राम नाम सत्य है
गोपाल नाम सत्य है
राम नाम सत्य है
गोपाल नाम सत्य है

जो चाहे वो कर सकता है
कभी ना छोड़ो आस
जो चाहे वो कर सकता है
कभी ना छोड़ो आस
सदा प्रभु पर करो भरोसा
कह गए जौहर दास
बोलो
राम नाम सत्य है
गोपाल नाम सत्य है
राम नाम सत्य है
गोपाल नाम सत्य है

कभी आत्मा मर नहीं सकती
रहती है ता-बिंदा
कभी आत्मा मर नहीं सकती
रहती है ता-बिंदा
लोग जिन्हें बेजान समझते
होते हैं वो ज़िंदा
बोलो
राम नाम सत्य है
गोपाल नाम सत्य है
राम नाम सत्य है
गोपाल नाम सत्य है

इन्सानों के बस में क्या है
काहे अकड़े बंदा
इन्सानों के बस में क्या है
काहे अकड़े बंदा
लोगो पुण्य कमाते जाओ
देते जाओ चंदा
बोलो
राम नाम सत्य है
गोपाल नाम सत्य है
राम नाम सत्य है
गोपाल नाम सत्य है

बात राम की राम ही जाने
होनी थी सो होई
बात राम की राम ही जाने
होनी थी सो होई
जाने वाला चला है देखो
रोक सके ना कोई
बोलो
राम नाम सत्य है
गोपाल नाम सत्य है
राम नाम सत्य है
गोपाल नाम सत्य है
राम नाम सत्य है
गोपाल नाम सत्य है
राम नाम सत्य है
गोपाल नाम सत्य है
राम नाम सत्य है
गोपाल नाम सत्य है
राम नाम सत्य है
गोपाल नाम सत्य है

 


This article is written by Raja, 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 sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.

Today (23rd July 2017) is the death anniversary of one of the most popular comedian artistes of yesteryear, Mehmood (29 September 1932 – 23 July 2004).  On this occasion I’d like to pay a humble tribute to him.

To call Mehmood just a comedian is not to do him full justice. For, apart from doing very popular comedy roles, he was also a producer and director in his own right. And he also did playback for some songs Not just that, he even wrote for a couple of films  – so, all things considered, he must be considered quite an all rounder. Of course his comedy roles are what made him a big star in the industry and these are what he is best known for.
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This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.

We in this blog had two new resolutions and I had decided to stick to them as long as I can. One was to introduce a “new” movie daily and another was to to close the account of another movie by YIPPying it.

We are in may 2017, and both these resolutions have finally seen breaks. For instance, there was no YIPPEE song on 13 may 2017, a day that had only one post, a post that introduced a “new” song. The string on YIPPEE posts was in fact broken a few days earlier on 6 may itself when I posted a song that I thought was YIPPYing its movie but I was wrong. The “new” post string had got broken a while ago.
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