Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs

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#the Decade of Seventies – 1971 – 1980 #
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#Bhoole-Bisre Geet # (Qawwalis – Part-2 – Post-9)
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Today’s song is a ‘Qawwali’ song from the 1978 movie ‘Muqaddar’!!!

I have mentioned the following in one of earlier posts on the blog, while presenting the series on ‘Qawwalis’ ‘Part-1’.

Qawwalis were common in Hindi films when I was growing up (1968-1983). As I grew watching them in the movies in my childhood, some qawwalis left lasting impression on my impressionable mind. I have a special fascination for this genre of music. It always takes me to an entirely different ‘musical world’.

In Hindi movies qawwalis are woven with the story topic of the movie. So, we have ‘’romantic qawwalis’, ‘men vs. women’, ‘husn aur ishq’, ‘celebrating a festival’, ‘devotional qawwalis’, ‘chor-police’, ‘marriage celebration’, ‘mujrim-munsif’, ‘scoring peanuts over each other’ (Atulology), ‘nok-jhonk’, ‘teasing each other’, ‘musical competition’, and other types of qawwalis in our movies.

Or it may be a competition of poetry between two groups (read men and women mostly) where ‘qawwalis’ would perfectly fit into the plot of a movie.

In many movies Qawwalis have been used to keep the suspense intact where actors, actresses would disguise themselves and enter the villain’s den to rescue their partners/friends caught by the villain. Or sometimes the villain will kidnap close relatives of the hero or heroine in the movie and ask for a ‘hefty’ ransom. And the hero/heroine would plan a song or disguise as a ‘musical-troupe’ to enter the ‘villain’s den’ to rescue a ‘child’, ‘relatives’ or a ‘famous scientist’ or a ‘police commissioner’ who would have been kidnaped by the villain or his associates. In our movies we also have qawwalis where we see ‘lawful elements (police, CID) and the unlawful elements (goondas, or burglar, thieves)’ have a ‘qawwali muqaabla’ in “disguise”. Qawwalis programs or performance in the movie was also played to mis-lead the villain sometimes. The hero/heroine or their friends and well-wishers would sing a qawwali and simultaneously free the innocent ones or their near and dear ones kidnapped by the villain and hold in his ‘den’. Sometimes this would happen just before the climax of the movie.

Today’s Qawwali is one performance which happens in the movie before the climax. We can say that it is the beginning of the climax in the movie.

‘Muqaddar-1978’ was directed by Ravi Tandon for ‘Sneh Films, Bombay’.

It was produced by Ravi Anand. It had Shashi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Parikshit Sahni, Rekha, Vidya Sinha, Paintal and Amjad Khan.
Other star cast includes Mac Mohan, Yunus Parvez, Jankidas, Rajesh Behl, Bharat Kapoor, Nandita Thakur, Vikas Anand, Praveen Pal, Ranveer Raj, Chandu, Master Shaka, Master Rajeev, Baby Rani, Uma Dhawan, Sudhir, O.P. Goyal and Jayshree T.

Aruna Irani makes guest appearance in this movie. Editing of this movie was done by S.R. Kabre. Dialogues of this movie were written by Dr Balkrishna Mauj. Story and Screenplay was written by Mukul Anand. This movie had four songs (as per HFGK Vol V 1971-1980) written by Anjaan and composed by Rajesh Roshan. Asha Bhonsle, Kishore Kumar, Mohd Rafi, Usha Mangeshkar had given their voices to the songs in this movie.

Let me take you through this movie till the end (Which I watched again on YouTube for this presentation). I have in my earlier post with this movie’s song have mentioned about its story in brief and mostly covering most of the first half of this movie. Today I will take you till the end of this movie here.

This movie ‘Muqaddar-1978’ is ‘DEDICATED TO THE TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR SOLDIERS! THE UNSUNG HEROES! THE POLICE!!

We have a strict and disciplined Police Inspector – Vijay Saxena (Sanjeev Kumar). He is very tough with ‘criminals’ and so sometimes he can deliver justice ‘on the spot’ 🙂
Inspector Vijay is a bachelor and normally eats at a road side ‘dhhaabaa’ run by Abdul Bhai (Yunus Parvez). One day Vijay reach the ‘dhhaabaa’ and orders the food for him. At the same time one old woman beggar comes there and asks for food. Vijay asks Abdul Bhai to provide her food and the expenses will be borne by him.
However when the ‘bhikhari buddhiya’ is crossing the road a car hits her and run away … Inspector Vijay follows the car, and as usual taking ‘Qaanoon’ in his hands ‘beats the ‘badmaash(s)’ … but then he has to face his senior Police Commissioner ( Jairaj).

Annoyed by his action the commissioner of Police Jairaj (played by Jairaj) transfers him to the area of ‘Dhaaraavi’ where the local goons and the anti-social elements are highly active and need a ‘better treatment from the Police’ so that they are under control.
So, our Inspector is now in Dharavi, and he already has a sincere and dedicated assistant there – Patil (Bharat Kapoor) … who eventually sacrifices his life since he has been asked that ‘is mujrim pe goli mat chalana’ … but mujrim fires on him …

In Dharavi we have Parishit Sahni as a ‘labour leader’ working in a ‘kapada mill’ of Sampat Seth (Amjad Khan). Sampat Seth is more interested in ‘smuggling’ to become the ‘wealthiest smuggler’. Sampat Seth has a sister Seema (Rekha) – who is interested in social work and has a soft corner towards labors in the ‘basti’. We have Ramu Dada (Shashi Kapoor) as a ‘spoiled’ younger brother of Amar Babu (Parikshit Sahni). Vidya Sinha plays Savitri (wife of Parikshit Sahni), Shashi’s Bhabhi and Rekha’s friend. Jimmy (Paintal) is Shashi’s lieutenant and accompanies him whenever he is driving truck and enjoying ‘mujaras’ after the day’s hard work 
After reaching ‘Dhaaraavi’ Inspector Vijay destroys many ‘daaru and matke ka addaas’ and arrests many goons and local ‘daadas’ and warns them of dire consequences if they do not stop doing illegal & anti-social activities. In this mission his trusted assistant Patil ably supports him with required information and whereabouts of the criminals ‘operating locations’.

In the ‘mill’, workers are expecting ‘bonus’ as the ‘Dushehra festival’ is approaching.
Sampat Seth declares bonus to workers as he wants them to work on ‘Dushehre ki Chhutti’, and behind the holiday working he can hide the ‘smugglers’ meet’ so that no one doubts …Parikshit Sahni is first reluctant, but then agrees to convince the workers to work on the ‘festival holiday’.

There is a beggar in the neighbourhood Chandu (Chandu) – deaf and dumb – always asking for money from Amar Babu (Parikshit Sahni). But on Amar Babu’s advice he gives up begging and from the money given by Amar Babu is now making pictures by Rangoli Powder of ‘Ganesh, Sai Baba’, and ‘Shri Ram’on the road side. He has a crucial role in the movie as we progress further.
Meanwhile Inspector Vijay gets Ramu Dada and Jimmy into lock-up to interrogate them, but release them soon so as to keep track of them and their contacts secretly.

However on the day of ‘Dushehra ’celebrations as the Ravana’s effigy is set to fire by the arrows of Amar Babu and Ramu Dada, enters our Inspector Vijay Saxena for checking of the ‘truck’ driven by Ramu Dada from Goa suspecting that it contains smuggled items in it😊 But he do not find anything objectionable there.

It so happens that one day Amar Babu notices some unusual truck movements after closing hours at the factory so he asks Sudhir (Sudhir) the loading Inspector about it. But Sudhir tells him that there is no activity after closing hours at the factory. However, on the day of ‘Diwali’ Amar Babu follows them and caught them loading the smuggled items (illicit liquor) into the trucks. Sudhir and his accomplice Rajesh (Rajesh Behl) and Amar Babu have arguments. Thinking of to bring this illegal activity to the notice of the owner and unaware that it is done only at the behest of him, Amar Babu reaches to the owner’s house. Where Sampat Seth tries to bribe him and Amar Babu gets to know all about the game. He lefts the place but is followed by the henchmen of Sampat Seth and is killed before he can disclose this secret to anyone. The deaf and dumb Chandu has seen these two persons killing Amar Babu.

(There is a sub-plot of Shehnaaz Bai (Aruna Irani). Ramu Dada had saved her earlier from goons and is her ‘raakhi brother’ now. So, when Ramu Dada leaves his Bhaiyya’s home he is staying at Shehnaaz Bai’s house which creates ‘galatfahmii’ in the mind of Seema. However, Shehnaaz Bai clarifies and told the ‘asliyat’ to Seema when Seema reach her place to request Ramu to return to his home.)

Seema persuades Ramu Dada to return back to his home. On the day of Diwali Ramu Dada buys some gifts for his bhaiyya-bhaabhi and return back to his home only to find his elder brother’s body lying to be taken for final rites.
Soon Ramu Dada and his accomplice Jimmy sets out to search for the killers, Chandu intercepted them and draw the sketches of the killers, where Jimmy identifies one of them i.e. Sudhir.
Ramu Dada bangs into Sudhir’s place and gets hold of him but Rajesh escapes. Ramu and Sudhir have fight. During the fight Sudhir dies (It is another fact that the real reason of his death comes to know later) and Ramu Dada is arrested by Police and sent behind the bars.
Police Inspector is also looking into the case of Amar Babu and they reach Chandu but Girdhari Lal the clever confidante of Sampat Seth shoots Chandu.
Chandu is dead but Police keeps him in the hospital under treatment to reach the real culprits. Girdhari Lal falls in the trap and get into the hospital to kill Chandu where Police Inspector is already hiding there to catch him. But Mac Mohan injects himself and dies without disclosing the name of the Boss. His other accomplices sitting outside the room try to run but Police chase them and in this chase one of the goons shoots Patil.
Police found some photographs from Girdhari Lal’s house where in one picture Sampat Seth, Sudhir, and Girdhari Lal are seen together. Inspector Vijay vows …
“Main Patil ki Qurbaani bekaar nahin jaane doongaa… Policewaalon ka khoon itnaa sastaa nahin hain Sampat Seth.”

Meanwhile the medical report of Sudhir reveals that he died due to drinking of poisonous liquor and not by the beating of Ramu Dada. Inspector Vijay thanks the doctor and is on the way to convey this good news to Ramu Dada. But Ramu Dada plans to run away from the jail and succeeds. One police officer tries to shoot him but Inspector stops him from doing so. Inspector is suspended on this act but now he knows the reality and wants to help Ramu Dada.
Ramu Dada gets to know from Lala that Sudhir, Rajesh, Girdhari Lal are all of Sampat Seth’s ‘aadmis’ so he goes to Sampat Seth’s bungalow where Seema tells him that her brother has gone to Goa. Sampat Seth has arranged a big get-together of all smugglers where ‘Tiger’ (Smuggler) will also be attending and there will be party and music with a ‘Qawwali ki Raat’ 

Inspector Vijay also follows to Goa and Abdul Bhai helps him in locating Sampat Seth’s ‘thhikaanaa’ and told him that it is difficult to enter there from the main gate and suggests that there is back door way but it is difficult. “Difficult but not impossible …” (Inspector Vijay)!!
Inspector Vijay swims the sea shores and the fights the big rocks  to reach the ‘addaa’ of Sampat Seth. On the way he meets Ramu Dada. After a brief scuffle they get together to ‘treat’ Sampat Seth. Meanwhile Sampat Seth kidnaps Ramu’s bhaabhi and has kept her at the ‘addaa’ for his entertainment.

Before the climax, as was customary in those years in the films, we have ‘qawwali’ where our heroes have disguised themselves, which obviously gets disclosed to Sampat before the performance ends. After usual final twists & turns Samat Seth gets his reward and dies.
Inspector Vijay submits his resignation to the commissioner but he torns it two pieces.
“Kal se tumhaari duty bhiwandi police station mein lagaayi gayi hai… wahaan ke kuchh gunde logon ko bahot pareshaan kar rahe hain …report for duty tomorrow”… Inspector Vijay salutes the commissioner …

Ramu Dada and Seema are together and his bhaabhi is happy. The mill workers have installed a bust of Amar Babu in the mill compound and the movie ends there. Cast of the movie and other titles gets rolling on screen and in the background we have the song playing…“Sooraj se aankhen milaa…Taaron ko o dharti pe laa aa” …

So that is all from one of those movies from the seventies – they were just magic (for us who were growing 🙂 ) …

(After all is done and dusted, one question comes to mind that why Inspector Vijay has to swim across the seashore, hang on the rope on the wall to have a back door entry at Sampat Seth’s ‘addaa’. As all the smugglers attending the ‘meet’ must have come travelling from the city only. Moreover, the Inspector has to disguise himself to reach there. So, he could have easily got entry inside from the main gate. May be the director had some other thoughts??? 🙂 )

Let us now enjoy this wonderful Qawwali sung by Kishore Kumar and Mohd Rafi. Shashi Kapoor and Sanjeev Kumar lip sync in their voices respectively. We can also see Amjad Khan, Vidya Sinha and many others in the picturisation of this song. Lyrics of the song are by Anjaan. He has penned very interesting lyrics for the given situation. This entertaining composition is by Rajesh Roshan. I am sure readers will enjoy watching and listening to this song. Here we go …

Video

Audio

Song-Tere chehre se pardaa hataana bhi hai (Muqaddar)(1978) Singers-Kishore Kumar, Rafi, Lyrics-Anjaan, MD-Rajesh Roshan
Chorus
Kishore Kumar + Rafi

Lyrics

Hmm mmm mmm
Badi rangeen mehfil hai
Badaa betaab
Har dil hai
Ghataa mein hai abhi
Bijlee
Abhi parde mein
kya aa
Qaatil hai ae

Hey ae
Tere chehre se pardaa
Hataanaa bhi hai
Wallaah wallaah wallaah
Ya allaah
Wallaah wallaah wallaah
Waar teri nazar kaa
bachaanaa bhi hai
Wallaah wallaah wallaah
Teri mehfil
Teri mehfil
Teri mehfil
Teri mehfil
Arey teri mehfil ki khaatir
Tamaashaa hai ham
Tamaashaa hai ham
Tamaashaa hai ham
haan
Tamaashaa hai ham
Par tujhe ik tamaashaa
Dikhaanaa bhi hai
Wallaah wallaah wallaah
Ya allaah
Wallaah wallaah wallaah
O tere chehre se ae pardaa
Hataanaa bhi hai
Wallaah wallaah wallaah
Waar teri nazar ka bachaanaa
Bhi hai ae

Aaj dekhenge ham
Kya qayaamat hai tu
Kya ghazab
Kya qahar hai
Kaisi aafat hai tu
Arey re re re re
Jaanlevaa agar tere
Andaaz hain
Ham darenge nahin
Ham bhi jaanbaaz hain ae
Jaanlevaa agar tere
Andaaz hai
Ham darenge nahin
Ham bhi jaanbaaz hain
Faislaa ho o
Faislaa ho
Faislaa ho o
Faislaa ho
Arey faislaa aaj
Ho jaaye
Har baat kaa aa
Har baat kaa aa
Haan haan
Har baat kaa
Saamne tu bhi hai
Ye zamaanaa bhi hai
Wallaah wallaah wallaah
Ya allaah
Wallaah wallaah wallaah
O tere chehre se pardaa
Hataanaa bhi hai
Wallaah wallaah wallaah
ae waar teri nazar ka bachaanaa
Bhi hai ae

Itnaa betaab naa ho
Dil ko zaraa thhaam le ae
Ye nazaaraa hon to
Koyi sabr se kya kaam le ae
Khel hi khel mein
Har khel bigad jaaye naa aa
Ab kalejey mein koyi
Aag ye bhadkaaye naa aa
Bahot naache
Bahot naache
Bahot naache
Bahot naache
Haan aan bahot naache tere
Ishaaron pe ham
Ishaaron pe ham
Ishaaron pe ham
Naach kar
Aaj tujhko
Nachaanaa bhi hai
Hey ae
Wallaah wallaah wallaah
Ya allaah
Wallaah wallaah wallaah

tere chehre se pardaa
Hataanaa bhi hai
Wallaah wallaah wallaah
Waar teri nazar ka bachaanaa
Bhi hai

Balaa se jaan jaati hai to
Jaaye ae
Arey jee ke kya aa hogaa
Tadap kar raat din
Gham ka zehar ye
Pee ke kya aa hoga
Aaj tak tadpe ham
Ab teri baari hai
Aaj ki shab teri
Jaan pe bhaari hai
Arey re re re re re
Dil tera aaj
Zaalim ke panje mein hain
Be-reham qaatilon ke
Shikanje mein hai
Dil tera aaj
Zaalim ke panje mein hain
Be-reham qaatilon ke
Shikanje mein hain
Dilon par parde
Parde mein ye khanjar
Phenkne waale ae
Tamaashaa khud na ban jaana
Tamaashaa dekhne waale ae

?? bahaaron ko
Rang to laane de ae
Baat ban jaayegi ee
Waqt to aane de ae
Arey re re re re re
Baat dil ki hai
Honthhon pe kab se ruki
Zulm kat tak sahe
Ab to had chuki
Baat dil ki hai
Honthhon pe kab se rukee
Zulm kat tak sahe
Ab to had chuki

O sitamgar
O sitamgar
O sitamgar
O sitamgar

O sitamgar
Bade Zulm toone kiye
Haan
Toone kiye
Haan ji toone kiye ae
Aaj zulmon ka badlaa
Chukaanaa bhi hai
Wallaah wallaah wallaah
Ya allaah
Wallaah wallaah wallaah
O tere chehre se pardaa
Hataanaa bhi hai
Wallaah wallaah wallaah
Waar teri nazar ka bachaanaa
Bhi hai
Wallaah wallaah wallaah
Teri mehfil
Teri mehfil
Teri mehfil
Teri mehfil
Arey teri mehfil ki khaatir
Tamaashaa hain ham
Tamaashaa hain ham
Tamaashaa hai ham
Par tujhe ik tamaashaa
Dikhaanaa bhi hai
Wallaah wallaah wallaah
Ya allaah
Wallaah wallaah wallaah

O tere chehre se pardaa
Hataanaa bhi hai
Wallaah wallaah wallaah
Waar teri nazar ka bachaanaa
Bhi hai
Wallaah wallaah wallaah
Ya allaah
Wallaah wallaah wallaah
Wallaah wallaah wallaah
Ya allaah
Wallaah wallaah wallaah

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Devnagri Script lyrics (Provided by Avinash Scrapwala)
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हम्म म्म म्म
बड़ी रंगीन महफिल है
बड़ा बेताब
हर दिल है
घटा में है अभी
बिजली
अभी पर्दे में
क्या आ
क़ातिल है ए
हे ए

तेरे चेहरे से पर्दा
हटाना भी है
वल्लाह वल्लाह वल्लाह
या अल्लाह
वल्लाह वल्लाह वल्लाह
वार तेरी नज़र का
बचाना भी है
वल्लाह वल्लाह वल्लाह
तेरी महफिल
तेरी महफिल
तेरी महफिल
तेरी महफिल
अरे तेरी महफिल की खातिर
तमाशा है हम
तमाशा है हम
हाँ
तमाशा है हम
पर तुझे इक तमाशा
दिखाना भी है
वल्लाह वल्लाह वल्लाह
या अल्लाह
वल्लाह वल्लाह वल्लाह
ओ तेरे चेहरे से पर्दा
हटाना भी है
वल्लाह वल्लाह वल्लाह
वार तेरी नज़र का
बचाना भी है

आज देखेंगे हम
क्या कयामत है तू
क्या ग़ज़ब
क्या कहर है
कैसी आफत है तू
अरे रे रे रे रे
जानलेवा अगर तेरे
अंदाज़ हैं
हम डरेंगे नहीं
हम भी जाँबाज है ए
जानलेवा अगर तेरे
अंदाज़ हैं
हम डरेंगे नहीं
हम भी जाँबाज है ए
फैसला हो ओ
फैसला हो
फैसला हो ओ
फैसला हो
अरे फैसला आज
हो जाये
हर बात का आ
हर बात का आ
हाँ हाँ
हर बात का
सामने तू भी है
ये ज़माना भी है
वल्लाह वल्लाह वल्लाह
या अल्लाह
वल्लाह वल्लाह वल्लाह
ओ तेरे चेहरे से पर्दा
हटाना भी है
वल्लाह वल्लाह वल्लाह
ए वार तेरी नज़र का
बचाना भी है

इतना बेताब ना हो
दिल को ज़रा थाम ले ए
ये नज़ारा हो तो
कोई सब्र से क्या काम ले ए
खेल ही खेल में
हर खेल बिगड़ जाये ना आ
अब कलेजे में कोई
आग ये भड़काए ना आ
बहोत नाचें
बहोत नाचें
बहोत नाचें
बहोत नाचें
हाँ आं बहोत नाचे तेरे
इशारों पे हम
इशारों पे हम
इशारों पे हम
नाच कर
आज तुझको
नचाना भी है
हे ए
वल्लाह वल्लाह वल्लाह
या अल्लाह
वल्लाह वल्लाह वल्लाह
तेरे चेहरे से पर्दा
हटाना भी है
वल्लाह वल्लाह वल्लाह
वार तेरी नज़र का
बचाना भी है

बला से जान जाती है तो
जाये ए
अरे जी के क्या आ होगा
तड़प कर रात दिन
ग़म का जहर ये
पी के क्या आ होगा

आज तक तड़पे हम
अब तेरी बारी है
आज की शब तेरी
जान पे भारी है
अरे रे रे रे रे रे
दिल तेरा आज
ज़ालिम के पंजे में है
बे-रहम कातिलों के
शिकंजे में है
दिल तेरा आज
ज़ालिम के पंजे में है
बे-रहम कातिलों के
शिकंजे में है

दिलों पर पर्दे
पर्दे में ये खंजर
फेंकने वाले ए
तमाशा खुद न बन जाना
तमाशा देखने वाले ए

कुछ बहारों को ??
रंग तो लाने दे ए
बात बन जाएगी ई
वक़्त तो आने दे ए
अरे रे रे रे रे रे
बात दिल की है
होंठों पे कब से रुकी
ज़ुल्म कब तक सहे
अब तो हद हो चुकी
बात दिल की है
होंठों पे कब से रुकी
ज़ुल्म कब तक सहे
अब तो हद हो चुकी

ओ सितमगर
ओ सितमगर
ओ सितमगर
ओ सितमगर

ओ सितमगर
बड़े
ज़ुल्म तूने किए
हाँ
तूने किए
हाँ जी तूने किए ए
आज ज़ुल्मों का बदला
चुकाना भी है
वल्लाह वल्लाह वल्लाह
या अल्लाह
वल्लाह वल्लाह वल्लाह

ओ तेरे चेहरे से पर्दा
हटाना भी है
वल्लाह वल्लाह वल्लाह
वार तेरी नज़र का
बचाना भी है

तेरी महफिल
तेरी महफिल
तेरी महफिल
तेरी महफिल
अरे तेरी महफिल की खातिर
तमाशा है हम
तमाशा है हम
तमाशा है हम
पर तुझे इक तमाशा
दिखाना भी है
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ओ तेरे चेहरे से पर्दा
हटाना भी है
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वार तेरी नज़र का
बचाना भी है
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या अल्लाह
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