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Today’s song is a funny video song from the film Police-1958.

The film was produced by Deep and Pradeep productions, Bombay and directed by Kalidas – brother of the Hero of today’s film, pradeep kumar. The Music Director was Hemant Kumar and songs were written by Majrooh Sultanpuri (6 songs) and Neelkanth Tiwari (just one song) who wrote today’s song. The cast of this film was Pradeep Kumar, Madhubala, Raj Mehra, Nadira, Dhumaal, Deep khosla (one of the producers), Omprakash, Tun Tun and others.

Film industry is a field where a strong Luck is required to succeed. Initially it was felt that a handsome man or a beautiful girl can easily get into films, be famous, rich and successful. But in many cases it was found that only a facial beauty was not enough to succeed here, nor was only the histrionic talent. And then, even if one had both, still there was no guarantee of success in films. Then what was the secret ? No secret. Simplu good luck was needed to succeed here. Dev Anand was very handsome and charming, but even his biggest fan would not have called him an expert in acting. Still, he succeeded. Om Puri had extraordinary talent but he was not good looking. He never got glamorous roles.

Another obstacle is Branding an actor (both male and female artiste). Due to the consistency of doing a fixed type of role, the actor got caged in only certain types of roles. Could you ever imagine Keshto Mukherjee as a generous Millionaire in any film ? He was always branded as a drunkard. Remember what happened when Ashok Kumar acted in films like Humayun-1945 or uttara-Abhimanyu-1946. The audience laughed at him when he was shown in war gear on the screen, with a sword held high in the air and then other Gods ran away seeing him in a Mythological film !

In Hindi films, there have been three actors who were very handsome and very lucky but zero in acting – Karan Dewan, Pradeep Kumar and Bharat Bhushan. They all appeared in leading roles opposite all leading actresses of their times. They had the best films, best songs and best roles. Karan Dewan had about 25 Silver Jubilees to his credit and was considered a lucky star. Bharat Bhushan had the most musical films to his credit like ‘Baiju Bawra’ (1952), ‘Shabaab’ (1954) and ‘Mirza Ghalib’ (1954) etc. Pradeep Kumar had ‘Anarkali’ (1953) and ‘Taj Mahal’ (1963).

All three had their brothers producing films for them. Gemini Dewan made films for Karan Dewan, R Chandra made films for Bharat Bhushan and Kalidas for Pradeep Kumar. Unfortunately, in later years, all three lost everything and died in poverty and neglectful anonymity. Karan Dewan was a manager with BR Chopra’s production company. When he died no one came for his funeral except for Chandrashekhar and Manmohan Krishan from the Cine Artists Association. Bharat Bhushan worked as a watchman in a film studio, in his last days. Even he died unsung and only the men from the Association were present at the cremation.

Pradeep Kumar’s case is the saddest. He lay seriously ill in the ICU of a Calcutta nursing home, abandoned by his relatives. The hospital was not discharging unless the bills were paid. Luckily one Mr. Pradeep Kondaliya, an estate agent, recognised him, despite his grown beard. He paid the huge outstanding bill of the hospital and took Pradeep Kumar to his home, where he passed away after a few days. He was cremated by his fan. Such is the film industry – cruel and ruthless, where the recognition lasts only till one is successful.

Hero Pradeep Kumar was a fortunate actor. He was the first choice to play prince/king in numerous Hindi films. His talwar-cut moustache, broad shoulders, receding-into-his-temples coiffure, peaches-and-honey complexion, and regal bearing made him fit the role of an amorous aristocrat like a made-to-order crown.

Pradeep was the kind who could smoke a hookah with the same élan as while puffing State Express cigarettes when he played the modern lover.

Pradeep Kumar aka Sital Batabyal was born on 4 January 1925. Pradeep bided his time till he was 17 years old before he announced his decision to pursue an acting career. Despite his father’s disapproval, Pradeep began acting on stage. During one of his performances, renowned filmmaker Debaki Bose spotted him and cast him in a Bengali film, Alaknanda (1947).

Encouraged, Pradeep moved to Mumbai and found a job in the bustling Filmistan Studio. He brushed up on his Hindi and learnt Urdu in a bid to make an impression in his first Hindi film, Anand Math (1952). The film, set in the 18th century, had strong nationalistic overtones and co-starred Prithviraj Kapoor and Geeta Bali. The Vande Mataram number from this film became a cult success.

In the next two years, Pradeep’s career escalated to the top with two hugely successful musical hits — the Bina Rai-starrer Anarkali (1953) and the Vyjayanthimala-starrer Nagin (1954). While Anarkali revolved around the eternally popular legend of Mughal prince Salim’s passionate affair with a commoner Anarkali, Nagin was a reed-slim romance between two lovers belonging to rival snake-catching tribes.

The songs of both films (Nagin had as many as 12) had audiences transfixed. Pradeep’s lessons in fencing for Anarkali and his gamble of letting a python play on his wrist for Nagin paid off.

Pradeep’s regal demeanour won him legions of fans. He went on a signing spree (in 1956, he had 10 releases) and inked deals with V Shantaram (Subah Ka Tara) and Raj Kapoor (Jagte Raho).

All the top-notch heroines of the 1950s — Nimmi (Jayshree), Nargis (Adalat), Nutan (Heer), Meena Kumari (Bandhan) — were paired with Pradeep.

After Rajhath (1956), the actor tried desperately to make a hit pair with the beauteous Madhubala. They did as many as five other films together — Yahudi Ki Ladki (1957), Gateway Of India (1957), Police (1958), Mahlon Ke Khwaab (1960) and Passport (1961), but Pradeep’s efforts were in vain.

His films with lucky mascot Vyjayanthimala (including his home production Ek Jhalak) did not enjoy even a fraction of the success of Nagin. But his pairing with Bina Rai seemed to have stilled the wings of time. This teaming salvaged Pradeep’s career from the late-1950s dip, first with Ghunghat (1960) and more decisively with Taj Mahal (1963). Even a decade after Anarkali, Pradeep could evoke a regal aura while playing love-struck Mughal royalty. Roshan’s dulcet duet, Paon chhu lene do toh and Jo vaada kiya from Taj Mahal, like an unforgettable promise, continue to haunt radio listeners even today.

Pradeep’s career got a further fillip with Rajshri’s social, Aarti. Meena Kumari and Pradeep played lovers who bond together because of their common desire to serve the poor. But their love story comes under a cloud when a rich, unscrupulous doctor (played by the late Ashok Kumar) is irretrievably drawn towards Meena Kumari. Aarti’s success ensured that Pradeep and Meena worked unceasingly in a series of films. Pradeep once said, “Meena and I made a fine pair and worked very well together, but her husband did not like our friendship.”

He worked with Meena Kumari in seven films; Adil-E-Jahangir, Bandhan (1956 film), Chitralekha, Bahu Begum, Bheegi Raat, Aarti and Noorjehan; and with Mala Sinha in eight films; Naya Zamana, Hamlet, Baadshah, Detective (1958 movie), Fashion (1959 film), Ek Shola, Duniya Na Maane, and Mitti Mein Sona.

He did not get to act in lead roles with the newer heroines of the 1960s such as Sadhana, Saira Banu, Babita or Sharmila Tagore, though he did work with Asha Parekh in Ghoonghat and Meri Surat Teri Aankhen and with Waheeda Rehman in Raakhi (1963). In 1969, he moved to character roles with Sambandh and Mehboob Ki Mehndi, but did not have many visible roles until Jaanwar and Razia Sultan in 1983.

The first Meena-Pradeep film to release on the heels of Aarti was Kidar Sharma’s Chitralekha (1964). Pradeep played the hedonistic Samanta Beejgupta in this period film set in the Gupta period. Despite lavish production values, the stolid support of veteran Ashok Kumar and exquisite penmanship by Sharma and Sahir, the film collapsed at the box office. Kalidas’s love triangle Bheegi Raat, which featured the tried triangle of Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari and Pradeep once again, was an average success. But M Sadiq’s Muslim socials Bahu Begum (Ashok Kumar again) and Noorjehan, both released in the same year, spelt the death knell for the team.

Pradeep, who had not signed a single film with the new breed of successful heroines of the 1960s like Sadhana, Saira Banu and Sharmila Tagore, suddenly found himself without a rudder.

In 1969, Pradeep saw a glimpse of success once again with Sambandh, albeit in a character role. Ironically, Ajoy Biswas, the director of Sambandh, who had provided him with a short burst of fame, caused him a lot of heartburn too. Biswas had a short-lived and unhappy marriage with Pradeep Kumar’s actress daughter, Bina.

Pradeep’s princely persona and impeccable Urdu was relegated to the pages of history for the next decade and more. But the onscreen prince was destined to play an emperor in Kamal Amrohi’s Razia Sultan (1983). Pradeep Kumar acted in 144 Hindi films. He directed one film-Do dilon ki dastan-1966. He won the Kalakar Award-Lifetime Achievement Award (1999).

The semi-retired Pradeep played the emperor as only he could — forcefully. After all, he had played blue-blooded characters all his life. He lived a life removed from the spotlight for the next 18 years. His end was pathetic. Pradeep Kumar’s case is the saddest. He lay seriously ill in the ICU of a Calcutta nursing home, abandoned by his relatives. The hospital was not discharging him, unless the bills were paid. Luckily one Mr. Pradeep Kondaliya, an estate agent, recognised him, despite his grown beard. He paid the huge outstanding bill of the hospital and took Pradeep Kumar to his home, where he passed away after a few days,on 28-10-2001, at the age of 76 years.. He was cremated by his fan. Such is the film industry – cruel and ruthless, where the recognition lasts only till one is successful, and even close relatives desert you in bad times.

He is survived by his daughters Reena, Meena and Beena Banerjee who plays character roles in movies and TV serials including Uttaran, son Debiprasad and granddaughters Tanisha, Suparna, Riya and Hrishita. Beena Banerjee’s son Siddharth Banerjee worked as assistant director in Sajid Khan’s Housefull 2 (2012) and Himmatwala (2013). (Ack: adapted from an article ” Ever the Royal” by Dinesh Raheja in Rediff.com dt 2-6-2003 and my notes, HFGK and muVyz. Thanks to all).

The story of this film…..

A big police officer is murdered during an investigation. The department suspects famous gangster Rangooni to be behind it. However, news from Singapore says Rangooni had died in an accident.

The police are shocked to know that Rangooni was coming to Bombay. They stop him at the airport and warn not to indulge in any crime. However, during one function in a big hotel, where Rangooni as well as another gangster Ramesh and his gang is present, a costly Necklace was stolen, when the lights went off for a few minutes. Police suspect Rangooni and then learn that he is actually a secret agent Amar – a look alike of Rangooni – who is trying to capture Ramesh.

Meanwhile Amar meets Manju, love starts and the mandatory songs are sung. Ramesh tries to kidnap Manju to extract a heavy ransom from her rich father. Amar enters the boat in disguise and tries to free Manju. There is a fight between Ramesh and Amar and Ramesh is killed. Manju is free. They get united. Mission accomplished and the happy audience goes home with relief !

Today’s song is the last and final song of this film, making it a YIPPEE film. Enjoy the song video….


Song- Dil ko lagela muhabbat ka chaska(Police)(1958) Singer- Mohd. Rafi, Lyricist-Neelkanth Tiwari, MD- Hemant Kumar
unknown female voice

Lyrics

haay haay haay haay
haay haay haay haay haay haay
dil ko lagela mohabbat ka chaska
dil ko lagela mohabbat ka chaska
teri nazar ne
ho meri nazar ko
lagaaya hota mashka re
maska ho maska
haay
haay haay
dil ko lagela mohabbat ka chaska
dil ko lagela mohabbat ka chaska

meri aankhi se apna aankhi
kaai ko ladaaya
kaai ko ladaaya bhai
apna kya nistake
sachchi ham bolta
ham bhi ladaaya
ham bhai ladaaya
kaai ko re
hamko maza aaya
ho maza ho maza aaya
ganne ke ras ka ras ka ras ka
haay
haay haay
dil ko lagela mohabbat ka chaska
dil ko lagela mohabbat ka chaska bhai

kabhi ham kholi mein
sota hai raat ku
per dil mera yaad
karta teri is baat ku
hum jabi sunta hai
ik achchaa ghazal
dil ka darad hota double double
ho dil ka darad hota double double
dil ka darad hota double double
hota double double
ek ek laakh lagta
kya
are waah
ek ek laakh lagta
laakhon baras ka
laakhon baras ka
haay
haay haay
dil ko lagela mohabbat ka chaska
dil ko lagela mohabbat ka chaska

sapne mein nazar aata unko tera aankda
phephde mein phootataa hai
kya
phephde mein phootataa hai
haatim phataakda (??)

haathhi(??) hota gili gili
phokat mein khaalee peelee
phokat mein khaalee peelee
haathhi hota gili gili
phokat mein khaalee peelee
khaalee peelee gili gili
gili gili gili gili
khaalee peelee
gili gili
gili gili gili gili
khaalee peelee
gili gili
khaali pili gili gili
gili gili
gili gili gili gili
gili gili gili gili

aaja zaalim kaai ku
ho ho ho
aaja zaalim kaai ko
bataata hai thhaska
thhaska
thhaska
haay
haay haay
dil ko lagela mohabbat ka chaska
dil ko lagela mohabbat ka chaska

tum nahin aayenga
hum maarenga bomb
bahut bura hota hai
aashiq ka kaum
ek baat bolta kheesa garam hai
hamko kya samjha
hum bhi nahin kam hai
kya samjha
are aayenga to bhaada denga
taxi ka bus ka ho
ho bus ka
ho bus ka
haay
haay haay
dil ko lagela mohabbat ka chaska
dil ko lagela mohabbat ka chaska
ho dil ko lagela mohabbat ka chaska
chaska bhai
yeah haah


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4756

Hullo Atuldom

“Aakrosh” (1980) was directed by Govind Nihalani. Produced by Devi Dutt & NFDC. It had Vijay Tendulkar & Satyadev Dubey as writers; which meant that the film was either an Art film (meaning audiences fed on fantasy & escapist stories would not buy a ticket to see it) or at least a middle of the road film (meaning it showed the realities of the times in a not-so-harsh manner). I have never seen the film, so I don’t know what category it falls under. But various sites on the internet have classified “Aakrosh” as crime – drama.

The film had a cast of Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Smita Patil, Achyut Potdar, Amrish Puri, Mohan Agashe, Arvind Deshpande, Vinay Apte, Reema Lagoo etc.; indicating that the film must have been a performance-filled film complete with heavy & hard-hitting dialogues. Almost bordering on stage-like feel looking at the super actors present in the film. The songs were written by Vasant Deo & Suryabhanu Gupt. Ajit Verman was the music director, the film had three songs.
The film was based on some real-life incident of those times and was part of Vijay Tendulkar’s series of works based on explorations on violence. It was a scathing satire on the corruption in the judicial system and the victimization of the underprivileged by the able & the powerful. It showed the public prosecutor (I think Naseeruddin Shah played this part) discovering the harsh realities of the scheduled tribes of India, in the 1980s, when defending the case of a tribesman (Om Puri) accused of murdering his wife (Smita Patil).

I was sure with such a stark subject, there would have been no scope for any song-n-dance sequence in this film. But I was wrong. I discovered that there was a dance number; which would have been tagged as an item-number in today’s parlance. I discovered this song on 18-May-2017. What was so special that I remember this date so vividly?

That was the date, when the news channels broke the news of Reema Lagoo’s death. She was one of the many artists who was popular in all the entertainment formats- stage, films, television etc. She was born Nayan Bhadbhade and her mother Mandakini Bhadbhade was a stage actress. Nayan took to acting on stage as a student and her professional stage assignments continued even when she took employment. She became Reema Lagoo after her marriage to Vivek Lagoo in 1978. Reema and Vivek Lagoo have a daughter who is also an actress and theatre actress.

Reema debuted in films in 1979 with Jabbar Patel’s ‘Sinhasan’. If I am not wrong, “Aakrosh” was her Hindi debut, where she performed in the song with today’s post. ‘Kalyug’ produced by Shashi Kapoor was her next in Hindi which was followed by a few more until ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’ (QSQT) & ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’ (MPK) came along in 1988 & 1989 (respectively) and she became the lovable sweet mother who is always in support of her children. Along with these films, she was seen on Doordarshan in serials like ‘Khandaan’ but her portrayal of Kokila Kulkarni in ‘Shrimaan Shrimati’ (1994-1999) & Devaki Verma in Sachin Pilgaonkar’s (a.k.a Master Sachin) ‘Tu Tu Main Main’ (1994-2000) made her a darling of the audiences. And to think, she was just around 30 years of age when she played a mother to Juhi Chawla (QSQT) or Salman Khan (MPK).

Thinking of this lovely, sweet, cute lady whose career was cut short by her untimely death. She was busy shooting for serial till the previous day.
Today’s song is sung by Madhuri Purandare (never heard this name before), written by Vasant Deo and composed by Ajit Verman. The song shows that Reema Lagoo could dance too.


Song-Tu aisa kaisa marad (Aakrosh)(1980) Singer-Madhuri Purandare, Lyrics-Vasant Deo, MD-Ajit Verman
Unknown male voice
Female chorus

Lyrics

ho o

aa aa aaa
aa aa aa aa
aa aa aa
aa aa aa aaa

tu aisa kaisa marad
kaun ga
barf sa sarad
are re re re re re
toone kya thhaani ee ee
haan aan aan aan aan

tu aisa kaisa marad
barf sa sarad
toone kya thhaani
zara dekh ke meri garam mom si pighli jaaye jawaaa aa aani
tu aisa kaisa marad
baraf sa sarad
toone kya thhaani
zara dekh ke meri garam mom si pighli jaaye jawaa aa aani
zara dekh ke iski garam mom si pighli jaaye jawaa aaa aani

chauthhe roz naha ke main to badal rahi thhi saadi
ho badal rahi thhi saadi
chauthhe roj naha ke main to badal rahi thhi saadi
tu aaya ke main ghabrai
ke haay fisal padi meri saadi ee ee
vo aaya
ke ye ghabraayi
ke haaye phisal padi ee saadi

tu aankh meench ke khada aa aa
bana munh aisa aa aa aa
aa aa aa
gunguna raha
jo o o o
hanuman chaalisa
main beech se kat gayi
ho gayi paani paani paani ee ee
arre paani paani paani
main beech se kat gayi
ho gayi paani paani paani ee ee
zara dekh ke meri garam mom si pighli jaaye jawaa aa aani
tu aisa kaisa marad
baraf sa sarad
toone kya thhaani ee
zara dekh ke meri garam mom si pighli jaaye jawaa aa aani
zara dekh ke iski garam mom si pighli jaaye jawaa aa aani

?? jale to hota
saaree raat ujaalaa
arre saaree raat ujaala
bina prem ke karm khule na
bin chaabhi ke taala
arre bin chaabhi ke taala
mujhe ang laga lo aas rahe na koi ee ee ee
?? ye na kahe koi ee ee
ye khili kunj mein sej piya ??
zara dekh ke meri garam mom si pighli jaaye jawaa aa aani
zara dekh ke iski garam mom si pighli jaaye jawaa aa aani
tu aisa kaisa marad
barf sa sarad
toone kya thhaani
zara dekh ke meri garam mom si pighli jaaye jawaaa aani


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#the Decade of Fiftees – 1951 – 1960 #
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Today’s song is from the ‘1960’ movie ‘Kalpanaa’.

Music for this movie was composed by O.P. Nayyar. Yesterday 16th January was O.P. Nayyar’s ninety-seventh birth anniversary. As a belated tribute to him we are presenting a song composed by him.

O.P. was born on 16th January’1926, and he passed away on 28th January’2007.

He was one the greatest music directors of the golden era of Hindi Cinema. He has given us timeless, unforgettable music to cherish forever.

Today we are presenting a song from the movie “Kalpanaa-1960”. It was directed by Rakhan for ‘Ashok Pictures Pvt. Ltd.’

It was produced by Ashok Kumar and Ganesh.

This movie had Ashok Kumar, Padmini, Ragini, S Nazir, Sunder, Balam, Pachhi, Achala Sachdev, Sarita Devi, Baby Farida, Rani Kumar, Harbans, Amrit, Khatana, Iftekhar, Brahm Bhardwaj, Keshav, Ibne Hasan, Shakil Nomani and others in it.

This movie was passed by Censor Board on 01.08.1960.

“Kalpanaa” has ten songs composed by O.P. Nayyar. Four lyricist viz. Raja Mehndi Ali Khan, Qamar Jalalabadi, Hasrat Jaipuri and Janisar Akhtar wrote the lyrics of the songs in this movie.

So far, five songs from this movie have been posted on the blog. Today’s song is the sixth song of this movie being presented on the blog.

The song is written by Raja Mehndi Ali Khan.

Lyrics for this song have been sent by Prakashchandra.

The song is a stage-song-dance in a program where Padmini is performing on the song in front of spectators. On the other side we can see Baby Farida and Ashok Kumar in a scene on the screen.

Let us now listen to today’s song …

Audio

Video

Song-Aana aana atariya pe aana (Kalpana)(1960) Singer-Asha Bhonsle, Lyrics-Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, MD-O P Nayyar

Lyrics(Provided by Prakashchandra)

aana aanaa
aa aa aa aa
aa aa aa aa
aa aa aa aa aa
o babu re ae ae ae ae
ae ae ae ae ae

aana aanaa aa aa aa
aa aa
aana aana atariyaa pe aana aa
aana aana atariyaa pe aana
dekh le chaahe saaraa zamaana
hoye aaana aaana atariyaa pe aana aa
dekh le chaahe saaraa zamaana
ho o o o ho o o ho o

pyaar laayi nazar mein chhupaake ae
pyaar laayi nazar mein chhupaake
dekh le ik nazar muskuraa ke
ho dekh le ik nazar muskuraa ke
meri aankhon se jhaanke hai pyaar baar baar
aana aana aa aa
aana aana atariyaa pe aana aa aa
dekh le chaahe saaraa zamaana
aana aana atariyaa pe aana
dekh le chaahe saaraa zamaana
ho o o o ho o o ho o o

main kahin hoon meraa dil kahin hai ae ae
main kahin hoon meraa dil kahin hai
meraa dil mere bas mein nahin hai
ho meraa dil mere bas mein nahin hai
chheen letaa hai koyi qaraar baar baar
aana aana aa aa
aana aanaa atariyaa pe aana aa
dekh le chaahe saaraa zamaana
aana aana atariyaa pe aana aa
dekh le chaahe saaraa zamaana

(Whistling sounds)


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Yearwise discussion of Lata Mangeshkar songs in HFM: Part XIII: Year 1959
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In this episode, we discuss Lata Mangeshkar songs that she sang in Hindi movies released in 1959.

In 1959, 114 Hindi movies contaning 803 songs were released. Lata Mangeshkar got to sing in 58 of these movies and she sang a whopping 211 songs in these movies. So Lata Mangeshkar’s voice was heard in 51 % of the movies released in 1959. Her voice was heard in 26 % of the songs appearing in the movies of 1959. So one can say that Lata Mangeshkar enjoyed absolute dominance during 1959 as a playback singer.

Here are the details of songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar in Hindi movies released in 1959 :-

S N Movie Music director Lata song in the blog Lata HFM songs recorded in the year Lata solo songs Male duet Female duet Other songs Lyricists
1 Anaadi Shankar Jaikishan 5 5 2 3 0 0 Shailendra (3) Hasrat Jaipuri (2)
2 Ardhaangini Vasant Desai 4 4 3 1 0 0 Majrooh Sultanpuri
3 Baap Bete Madan Mohan 4 4 3 0 1 0 Rajinder Krishan
4 Baazigar Chitragupta 2 2 1 0 1 0 Prem Dhawan
5 Bank Manager Madan Mohan 1 1 1 0 0 0 Indeewar
6 Barkha Chitragupta 6 6 4 2 0 0 Rajinder Krishan
7 Bedard Zamaana Kya Jaane Kalyanji Veerji Shah 4 4 1 3 0 0 Bharat Vyas
8 Bhai Bahan N Datta 1 1 1 0 0 0 Sahir Ludhianvi
9 Black Cat N Datta 3 3 2 1 0 0 Jaan Nisaar Akhtar
10 Chaacha Zindabad Madan Mohan 4 4 1 3 0 0 Rajinder Krishan
11 Chaand Hemant Kumar 5 5 4 0 1 0 Shailendra
12 Chaar Dil Chaar Raahen Anil Biswas 3 3 3 0 0 0 Sahir Ludhianvi
13 Chandrasena Kalyanji Anandji 4 4 4 0 0 0 Indeewar (2) Saraswati Kumar Deepak (1) Gulshan Bawra (1)
14 Chhoti Bahan Shankar Jaikishan 6 6 5 1 0 0 Shailendra (5) Hasrat Jaipuri (1)
15 Chiraag Kahaan Roshni Kahaan Ravi 4 4 4 0 0 0 Ravi(2) Prem Dhawan (2)
16 Daaka Chitragupta 2 2 1 1 0 0 Prem Dhawan
17 Dhool Ka Phool N Datta 2 2 1 1 0 0 Sahir Ludhianvi
18 Didi N Datta 1 1 1 0 0 0 Sahir Ludhianvi
19 Do Behnen Vasant Desai 4 6 5 1 0 0 Kavi Pradeep
20 Do Gunde Ghulam Mohammad 1 1 1 0 0 0 Majrooh Sultanpuri
21 Duniya Na Maane Madan Mohan 3 3 2 1 0 0 Rajinder Krishan
22 Ghar Ghar Ki Baat Kalyanji Veerji Shah 3 3 1 2 0 0 Mushtar Haideri (1) Gulshan Bawra (2)
23 Gokul Ka Chor Sudhir Phadke 2 4 4 0 0 0 Pt Narendra Sharma (2) Qamar Jalalabadi (2)
24 Goonj Uthhi Shehnaai Vasant Desai 7 7 3 3 1 0 Bharat Vyas
25 Guest House Chitragupta 4 4 3 1 0 0 Prem Dhawan
26 Heera Moti Roshan 3 3 2 1 0 0 Shailendra
27 Jaagir Madan Mohan 1 1 1 0 0 0 Raja Mehdi Ali Khan
28 Jai Singh Ramesh Naidu 1 3 0 2 1 0 Prem Dhawan
29 Kaali Topi Laal Roomaal Chitragupta 4 4 2 2 0 0 Majrooh Sultanpuri
30 Kal Hamaara Hai Chitragupta 1 1 0 0 1 0 Majrooh Sultanpuri
31 Kangan Chitragupta 2 2 2 0 0 0 Rajinder Krishan
32 Kanhaiyya Shankar Jaikishan 5 5 4 1 0 0 Shailendra (3) Hasrat Jaipuri (2)
33 Kavi Kalidas S N Tripathi 5 5 2 3 0 0 Bharat Vyas
34 Keechak Vadh Krishn Rao 2 4 3 1 0 0 Saraswati Kumar Deepak (2) Bharat Vyas (2)
35 Love Marriage Shankar Jaikishan 3 3 2 1 0 0 Shailendra (1) Hasrat Jaipuri (2)
36 Madaari Kalyanji Anandji 7 7 4 2 1 0 Pt Madhur (2) Farooque Kaiser (3) P L Santoshi (1) Indeewar (1)
37 Madam X Y Z Chitragupta 5 5 3 1 0 1 Prem Dhawan
38 Madhu Roshan 5 5 4 1 0 0 Naqsh Llayalpuri (2) Shailendra (3)
39 Main Nashe Mein Hoon Shankar Jaikishan 3 3 2 1 0 0 Shailendra (2) Hasrat Jaipuri (1)
40 Minister Madan Mohan 1 2 1 1 0 0 Rajinder Krishan
41 Mohar Madan Mohan 4 4 3 1 0 0 Rajinder Krishan
42 Mr John N Datta 3 3 2 1 0 0 Jaan Nisaar Akhtar
43 Naach Ghar N Datta 7 7 3 4 0 0 Sahir Ludhianvi
44 Naya Sansaar Chitragupta 2 5 3 0 2 0 Rajinder Krishan
45 Nayi Raahen Ravi 3 5 2 2 1 0 Shailendra (2) Gopal Singh Nepali (1) Prem Dhawan (1) Majrooh Sultanpuri (1)
46 O tera kya kehna Kalyanji Veerji Shah 1 1 1 0 0 0 Farooque Kaiser
47 Pakshiraaj S N Tripathi 2 4 3 1 0 0 B D Mishra (2) Qamar Jalalabadi (2) S N Tripathi
48 Pyaar Ki Raahen Kanu Ghosh 1 1 0 1 0 0 Prem Dhawan
49 Qaidi No 911 Dattaram 6 6 3 2 1 0 Hasrat Jaipuri
50 Raani Roopmati S N Tripathi 6 6 4 2 0 0 Bharat Vyas
51 Saawan Hansraj Bahl 5 5 3 2 0 0 Asad Bhopali (1) Prem Dhawan (4)
52 Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan Vasant Desai 3 3 2 1 0 0 Bharat Vyas
53 Santaan Dattaram 1 4 3 1 0 0 Hasrat Jaipuri
54 Satta Baazaar Kalyanji Anandji 1 2 1 1 0 0 Gulshan Baawra (1) Indeewar (1)
55 School Master Vasant Desai 1 4 1 2 1 0 Kavi Pradeep
56 Sharaarat Shankar Jaikishan 3 3 2 1 0 0 Shailendra (2) Hasrat Jaipuri (1)
57 Ujaala Shankar Jaikishan 5 5 2 3 0 0 Shailendra (2) Hasrat Jaipuri (3)
58 Zara Bach Ke Naashaad 1 1 0 1 0 0 Asad Bhopali
Total 58 movies 19 MDs 188 211 130 68 12 1 24 lyricists

One notices that Lata Mangeshkar did not have a single song with C Ramchandra this year because she fell out with him this year. Husnlal Bhagatram, a major music director for Lata Mangeshkar in her early days had bowed out by then and even they were conspicuous by their absence this year. Suprprisingly, Lata Mangeshkar did not have a single song with Naushad this year.

Lata Mangeshkar tied up with music directors Krishn Rao for the first time in this year. She tied up with lyricists Mushtar Haideri and Naqsh Llayalpuri for the first time in 1959.

Here is the summary of Lata Mangeshkar’s playback career in Hindi movies till end of 1959 :

Year Movie count Lata song in the blog Lata HFM songs recorded in the year Lata solo songs Male duet Female duet Other songs Remarks
1946 3 movies 4 4 4 0 0 0
1947 3 movies 5 5 3 1 0 1
1948 16 movies 50 50 37 6 4 3
1949 38 movies 134 157 103 35 12 7
1950 36 movies 114 143 93 32 14 4
1951 49 movies 189 223 158 52 10 3
1952 43 movies 149 177 138 31 4 4
1953 45 movies 170 195 149 35 5 6
1954 43 movies 140 172 144 23 4 1
1955 50 movies 165 218 177 30 10 1
1956 49 movies 168 204 153 35 13 3
1957 47 movies 129 160 110 38 7 5
1958 35 movies 102 132 95 25 10 1
1959 58 movies 188 211 130 68 12 1
Total upto 1959 515 movies 1697 2051 1494 411 105 40

One notices that Lata Mangeshkar completed 2000 songs as a playback singer during this year. There is another major landmark that few people noticed. This year she completed 100 duet songs with Rafi. Mohammad Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar had a whopping 26 duets in 17 movies during this year. That took the tally of their duets to 124 by 1959.

The major music directors for Lata Mangeshkar till then were C Ramchandra (263), Shankar Jaikishan (225), Anil Biswas (114), Husnlal Bhagatram (108), Roshan (101), Madan Mohan (94), S D Burman (87) and Naushad (76) who had accounted for 1068 of her songs till then. Top lyricists for her were Rajinder Krishan (355), Shailendra (214), Hasrat Jaipuri (147), Shakeel Badayuni (115), Bharat Vyas (104) and Prem Dhawan (101). Together, they penned 1036 Lata Mangeshkar songs.

Looking at the table of 1959, we see that Lata Mangeshkar sang 211 songs in movies of 1959. As many as 188 of these songs are already covered in the blog. Only 23 Lata songs from movies of 1959 are left to be covered. Out of 58 movies of 1959, only 11 movies have some Lata Mangeshkar songs still left to be covered.

Alphabetically, the first such movie is “Do Behnen”(1959). This movie was produced by J P Sahgal and Kailash Kapoor and directed by Kedar Kapoor for Brij Kala Mandir, Bombay. The movie had Shyama, Rajendra Kumar, Chaand Usmani, Radhakishan, Tiwari, Rammohan, S K Prem, Mumtaz, Jaleel, Kesho, Brahmdutt, Padmini Priydarshini, Leela Mishra etc in it.

The movie had seven songs in it. Five songs, including four songs containing the voice of Lata Mangeshkar in them have been covered so far.

Here is the sixth song from the movie. This song is sung by Lata Mangeshkar and chorus. Kavi Pradeep is the lyricist. Music is composed by Vasant Desai.

The song is picturised as a Maharashtrian Lavani dance song. I am unable to identify the dancer and others seen in the picturisation. I request our knowledgeable readers to throw light on the picturisation of the song.

The video is of poor quality. The lyrics are based on audio version which is clearer and longer.

Video

Audio

Song-Badan mora lachke re lachke(Do Behnen)(1959) Singer-Lata, Lyrics-Kavi Pradeep, MD-Vasant Desai
Chorus
Lata + Chorus

Lyrics

badan mora lachke ae ae
badan mora lachke
ke jaise ambua ki daali
baajaao gori taali
bajaao gori taali

jee ee ee
hoy jee ee ee
hoy jee ee ee
na re jee
na re jee ee
na re jee ee

jee ee ee ee ee
ee ee ee
ee ee ee
hoy badan mora lachke re lachke
badan more lachke
ke jaise ambua ki daali
bajaao gori taali
taali re taali re taali
ho o o o
badan mora lachke re lachke
badan more lachke

suno re suno mera mulk maratha
shahar mera poona
ho o
suno re suno mera mulk maratha
shahar mera poona
ho bai bai shahar mera poona
ho o o
aisa main paan chabaaun re ke jismein hota double choona
ho o aisa main paan chabaaun re ke jismein hota double choona
ho bai bai hota double choona
suno re suno
baaje mera tuntuna aa aa
suno re suno
baaje mera tuntuna aa
ankhiyaan kateeli meri nazar shikaari
aisi laagoon pyaari pyaari jaise phulwaari
honthon pe hai laali
zulfen meri kaali
kaali re kaali re kaali
ho o o o
badan mora lachke re lachke
badan more lachke

ke jaise ambua ki daali
bajaao gori taali
taalia re taali re taali
ho o o
badan mora lachke re lachke
badan mora lachke ae

dham chak dham chak chaal chaloon
re
main to
husn mera aala
ho bai bai husn mera aala
ho o maharastra ka mard sipahiya
mera hai rakhwala
ho bai bai mera hai rakhwaala
dekho re dekho
main hoon natkhat baala aa aa
dekho re maine nain mein kajra daala aa
bholi bhaali jaano nahin
main hoon nahkrewaali
phoolon se main hans ke boloon
kaanton ko doon gaali
jhoom ke naachoon aali
chhalke ras ki pyaali
pyaali re pyaali re pyaali re
ho o o
badan more lachke re lachke
badan more lachke

ke jaise ambua ki doli
bajaao gori taali
tali re tali re tali re
ho o o o
badan mora lachke re lachke
badan more lachke

jee ee ee
hoy
jee ee ee
hoy
jee ee ee
hoy
jee ee ee
na re jee ee ee
na re jee ee ee
na re jee ee ee


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 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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4499 Post No. : 16033

Hullo Atuldom

“Satta Baazaar” (1959) was a Nagina Films production. It was directed by Ravindra Dave and starred Meena Kumari and Balraj Sahni in the lead with Johnny Walker leading the supporting cast of Ramayan Tiwari, Asit Sen, Suresh, Uma Dutt, Narmada Shankar etc. Vijaya Choudhury played Balraj Sahni’s daughter Kala. It had music by Kalyanji Anandji and Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra, Indeevar and Gulshan Bawra were the lyrics in-charge. Hemant Kumar, Mohd Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, and Suman Kalyanpur were the playback singers.

Of the movie’s eight songs, four have been posted on the blog. The movie’s best and most popular song was posted on 21st February 2009:- Tumhen yaad hoga. The next song suno jee aankde ka dhandha came in 2012. It was followed by Chaandi ke chand tukdon ke liye. Zara thherhro jee Abdul Gaffa was the last song posted. It has a wonderful post by our in-house encyclopedia Shri Arunkumar Deshmukhji. He has given us the story of the movie too in there along with the biography of actor Suresh (real name Nazim Ahmed as Sir has mentioned in his post).

Today’s song I discovered when I was looking for a song, when I was writing a post for music director Kalyanji’s anniversary in August and filed it away for use on another occasion. The occasion is the birth anniversary of Badruddin Jamaluddin Kazi popular as Johnny Walker.

He was born in Indore and came to Bombay (as Mumbai used to be called) to earn a living and help look after his family. He took up various jobs before becoming a Conductor in Bombay’s BEST Undertaking. His anecdotes are there in this this video where he speaks to Tom Alter about how he modulated his voice for enhancing his characters. That is an interesting video. He speaks about how Balraj Sahni found his way of going about his job good enough to recommend him to Guru Dutt.

Today’s song is a dance with folk art in it. It has Johnny Walker and Sabita Chatterjee (in Marathi getup) teasing each other on the occasion of Vijaya Choudary’s engagement.

Let us think of Johnny Walker entertainer and enjoy Mohd Rafi singing as if Johnny himself is singing in typical Marathi folk style. Suman Kalyanpur is the voice for Sabita Chatterjee.

Video

Audio

Song-Arre jaa jaa na chhed maan bhi jaa (Satta Bazar)(1959) Song-Suman Kalyanpur, Rafi, Lyrics-Shailendra, MD-Kalyanji Anandji
Female chorus
Male chorus
Rafi + Male chorus

Lyrics

juniya o muniya ye kaun aaya
dekho ji dekho ji sher aaya
iski munchh dekho,
jaise bigade nawab
iski patli kamar,
jaise shaayar ka khwaab
iske kaan dekho
ki iske naak dekho
ki iski dum dekho,
dum dekho
dum dekho

agg baai
agg baai

arre ja ja na chhed maan bhi ja
arre ja ja na chhed maan bhi ja
humein phir phir na gher maan bhi ja
kahin bigde na sher maan bhi ja
ho kahin bigde na sher maan bhi ja

karo hamse na pher dekh liya
bade aaye diler dekh liya
yeh kaagaz ka sher dekh liya
yeh kaagaz ke sher dekh liya
dekh liya
dekh liya
dekh liya
ji dekh liya

arre ja ja na chhed
maan bhi ja
humein phir phir na gher
maan bhi ja
kahin bigde na sher
maan bhi ja
ho kahin bigade na sher

maan bhi ja

arre sau sau bhes badal ke,
tum hamko chhalne aaye
kya kya baatein banaayi,
kya kya sapne dikhlaye
arre sau sau bhes badal ke,
tum hamko chhalne aaye
kya kya baatein banaayi,
kya kya sapne dikhlaaye
kispe bhala yeh jaadoo chala
woh rah gaye
woh rah gaye jaal bichhaaye
arre ja ja na chhed
maan bhi ja
humein phir phir na gher
maan bhi ja
o kahin bigade na sher
maan bhi ja
kahin bigade na sher
maan bhi ja

agg baai
agg baai

arre hum toh ramte jogi,
chal denge desh paraaye
jab ud jaayega panchhi,
tab kya hoga pachhtaaye
arre hum toh ramte jogi,
chal denge desh paraaye
jab ud jaayega panchhi,
tab kya hoga pachhtaaye
chhodo yeh khel
kar lo ji mel
kahin mausam
kahin mausam chala na jaaye

karo hamse na pher dekh liya
bade aaye diler dekh liya
ye kaghaz ka sher dekh liya
ye kaghaz ke sher dekh liya
dekh liya
dekh liya
dekh liya
ji dekh liya

gar sachche ho dilwaale,
toh baat hamari maano
yeh nakli bhes utaaro
aur hamse bair na thhaano
arre waah waah waah waah kaa baat kah di
gar sachche ho dilwaale,
toh baat hamaari maano
yeh nakli bhes utaaro,
aur hamse bair na thhaano
kaisi bhali yeh mann ki gali
ab toh
arre ab toh humein pehchaano
arre ja ja na chhed
maan bhi ja
humein phir phir na gher
maan bhi ja
kahin bigade na sher
maan bhi ja
kahin bigade na sher
maan bhi ja

agg baai
agg baai ho
agg baai
agg baai ho

ji ji ji
ji ji ji
ji ji ji


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 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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4383 Post No. : 15735 Movie Count :

4339

Today, 18th July, is the fourth remembrance day of the renowned singer, Mubarak Begum. In 2016, she had passed away in Bombay, at the age of 80, after a protracted illness.

A very unique voice that stands apart from all her contemporary singers, her repertoire of songs rendered reads like a list of favorites all the way through. Our dear friend Girdharilal ji of Jodhpur has painstakingly compiled a near exhaustive list of her songs in films. This includes songs in Hindi films, unreleased films, regional language films and also three films from Pakistan. The total number of films across all categories for which she has sung, is close to 135, and the total number of songs is close to 215. There is also a very small number of known non-film songs also that she has rendered.

She started her singing career in Hindi films in 1949, with the film ‘Aaiye’, in which she sang “Mujhe Aane Lagi Angdaai Re” under the music direction of Shaukat Haidri, also known as Nashaad later in his career. The list of films indicates that she was actively singing in films till as late As early to mid 1980s, a career that well stretched across three decades. The number of 215 may not sound very impressive given the duration of active years in the industry, but as mentioned earlier, the list is near stocked with favorite songs one after the other. An impressive portfolio, given that she – by her own admission, and as written by other observers about her – was not at all skilled at networking and self promotion in the industry.

Mubarak Begum had come to Delhi for a live program in October 2012. Our dear friend AK ji (of Songs of Yore) and myself got the opportunity for a personal meeting with her. One thing that she mentioned with stress was that it happened many times with her, that a recording was done, and then it was never used, or the song got re-recorded in another voice, without any information to her. She said that she lost many an opportunity this way, for her songs being published on gramophone records. Not many may know this, but she had recorded a song for ‘Mughal e Azam’ (1960) under the baton of Naushad Sb – a trio song in which she accompanied Lata Mangeshkar and Shamshad Begum. That song was later scrapped from the film.

Today, I present this very lesser known song from an obscure film from 1972 – ‘Naarad Leela’. As the name may indicate, this a mythological film produced under the banner of Neena Films, Bombay and is directed by Dhirubahi Desai. The cast of actors listed for this film are Shahu Modak, Sushma, BM Vyas, Indira Billi, SN Tripathi, Madhumati, Jeevan, Himmat Singh Chauhan, Lata Arora, Madhuri, AK Tiwari, Shri Bhagwan, Anjali Devi, Pal Sharma, Uma Khosla, Moolraj Rajda, Lakkiram, Om Prakash, Digvijay Narayan, Asit Sen, Tuntun, Yashodhara Katju, Parbha Desai, and Satyajeet. The songs of this film are penned by Madan and he music is given by Narayan Dutt.

On screen, this song is performed by Tuntun (originally Uma Devi), as she tries to woo and entice a bearded ascetic. Given the beard, I am not able to put name to this face in the video clip. I request other knowledgeable readers to please help identify this actor. And also add more information about the film.

The lyrics of this song have been sent in by our dear Prakash ji.

Song – Pehan Ke Nau Gaj Ki Main Saaree  (Naarad Leela) (1972) Singer – Mubarak Begum, Lyrics – Madan, MD – Narayan Dutt
Unknown Male Voice 1
Unknown Male Voice 2
Chorus

Lyrics (Provided by Prakashchandra)

pehan ke nau gaj ke main saari
aayee hoon ban ke sundar naari
jaag tu jaag arrey brahmachari
qasam meri  jee jee jee
rey jee jee jee jee jee
rey jee jee jee jee jee
jee jeee jee jee
jee jee

kaun, maayaasur ?

nahin main maaya rani
prem ki teri diwani
haaye meri chadhthi jawani
banaa ley mujhko rani

aaa aaa aaa
daadhi moonchhein ab saaf karaa ke
arrey ban ja baankey jawaan
tod ke tan ki maala kar ley
in adharon ka paan
o oo o o o o o oo
daal ke sawaa laakh ki nathani
rijhaane aayi teri sajni
o chhaila abhi to kar ley mangni
baad mein

baad mein kyaa ehh

baad mien
jee jee jee jee
jee jee jeee jeee
jee jee jeee jeee jee
jee jee

chala ja yahaan se

yahaan se kaise jaaun
jahaan jaaun tum ko paaun
mann ko kaise samjhaaun
lagi ab kaise bujhaaun

aaa aaa aaa aaa
khoob jamegi teri meri
jodi o albele
chhod jog bairaag chal kahin
khel pyaar ka khelein
aan…aaan…aaan…aaan
sharam kyon karta mujhe apna le
arrey khol ke apne dil ke taaley
o chhaila
us mein mujhe bittha le
baad mein

baad mein kyaa

baad mein
jee jee jee
jee jee jee jee jee
hey jee jee jee jee jee
jee jee jee jee jee
jee jee jee jee jee
jee jee jee jee jee
jee jee jee jee jee

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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
———————————————————

पहन के नौ गज की मैं साड़ी
आई हूँ बन के सुंदर नारी
जाग तू जाग अरे ब्रह्मचारी
कसम मेरी जी जी जी
रे जी जी जी जी जी
रे जी जी जी जी जी
जी जी जी जी
जी जी

कौन, मायासुर?

नहीं मैं माया रानी
प्रेम की तेरी दीवानी
हाय मेरी चढ़ती जवानी
बना ले मुझको रानी

आ आ आ
दाढ़ी मूछें अब साफ करा के
अरे बन जा बाँके जवान
तोड़ के तन की माला कर ले
इन अधरों का पान
ओ ओ ओ ओ
डाल के सवा लाख की नथनी
रिझाने आई तेरी सजनी’
ओ छैला अभी तो कर ले मंगनी
बाद में

बाद में क्या एहह

बाद में
जी जी जी जी
जी जी जी जी
जी जी जी जी जी
जी जी

चला जा यहाँ से

यहाँ से कैसे जाऊँ
जहाँ जाऊँ तुमको पाऊँ
मन को कैसे समझाऊँ
लगी अब कैसे बुझाऊँ

आ आ आ आ
खूब जमेगी तेरी मेरी
जोड़ी ओ अलबेले
छोड़ जोग बैराग चल कहीं
खेल प्यार का खेलें
आ आ आ आ
शरम क्यों करता मुझे अपना ले
अरे खोल के अपने दिल के ताले
ओ छैला उसमें मुझे बिठा ले
बाद में

बाद में क्या

बाद में
जी जी जी
जी जी जी जी जी
जी जी जी जी जी जी
जी जी जी जी जी
जी जी जी जी जी
जी जी जी जी जी
जी जी जी जी जी


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4289 Post No. : 15540

“Chandan”(1958) was produced by Fali Mistry and directed by M V Raman for Dosi Films Bombay. This “social” movie had Nutan, Shyama, Kishore Kumar, Johny Walker, Pran, Karan Dewan, David, K N Singh, Kamla Laxman, Ahla Sachdev, Raj Mehra, Randheer, Chaman Puri, Brahm Bhardwaj, Baba, Savita Devi, Mala sinha, Keshav, Anwar Bhai, K P Kapoor etc in it.

The movie had six songs in it. Four of these songs have been covered in the past.

Here is the fourth song from “Chandan”(1958) to appear in the blog. The song is sung by Asha Bhonsle. Rajinder Krishan is the lyricist. Music is composed by Madan Mohan.

Only the audio of the song is available. I request our knowledgeable readers to throw light on the picturisation of this song. It sounds like a folk dance (Lavani)song from the sounds of it.


Song-Chaahe laakh zamaana roke (Chandan)(1958) Singer-Asha Bhonsle, Lyrics-Rajinder Krishan, MD-Madan Mohan

Lyrics

chaahe laakh zamaana roke
zamaana roke ke duniya toke ae
dil rahega kisi ka hoke
ho dil rahega kisi ka hoke

dil aayega aakhir dil hai
o o o
dil aayega
hoy
dil aayega
hoy
dil aayega aakhir dil hai
samjhaana ise mushqil hai
o
samjhaana ise mushkil hai
ye jawaani deewani kare manmaani
ho ho ho ho
ye jawaani deewani kare manmaani
ye hans hans ke khaaye dhokhe
chaahe laakh zamaana roke
zamaana roke ke duniya toke ae
dil rahega kisi ka hoke
ho dil rahega kisi ka hoke
jee jee jee jee jee jee
jee jee jee jee jee
jee jee jee jee jee jee
jee jee jee jee jee

sabse achchi ee ee dil ki duniya aa aa
pyaar ka hai ye dera
o o o o o o o
is duniya mein ae dil ka ??
preetam kare basera
o o o o
ye dilwale pyaar ke bande ae ae ae ae ae ae ae ae
ye dilwaale pyaar ke bande
baithhe huye hain dil kho ke
suno jee suno
baithhe huye hain dil kho ke
dekho jee dekho
baithhe huye hain dil kho ke
chaahe laakh zamaana roke
zamaana roke ye duniya toke
dil rahega kisi ka hoke
ho dil rahega kisi ka hoke
jee jee jee jee jee jee
jee jee jee jee jee


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 : 3737 Post No. : 14689

Mohammed Rafi – Duets – ‘अ’  से  ‘ह’ तक  (From ‘अ’ to ‘ह’) – 26
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‘भ’ – भैया रे भैया नैया छूआओ ना’ ॰ ॰ ॰

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चंदा का दिल टूट गया
के रोने लगे हैं सितारे ॰ ॰ ॰ 

कुछ ऐसा ही हुआ था उस दिन, जिस दिन तुम्हारे कूच की खबर आई थी॰ ॰ ॰

[Something as such, happened that fateful day, when the news of you departure came. . .]

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Today’s song is a wonderfully crafted song. And is euqally well performed and filmed.

The scenario is familiar – Shri Ram, accompanied by Sita ji and Lakshman, are travelling on foot, after departing from Ayodhya, for their sojourn of 14 years in the forest. They come to Shringverpur on the banks of river Ganga. To cross the river, Shri Ram requests the boatman to ferry them in a boat. Kevat, the boatman, at first refuses to ferry them. He has heard of the incident at the deserted ashram of Gautam Rishi, where by the mere touch of the dust from the feet of the Lord, Sati Ahilya who had been cast into stone by the curse of her husband, Gautam Rishi, came to life once again. Kevat cites that incident, and expresses apprehension that if by the touch of the dust from the feet of the Lord, his boat made of wood, would also come to life in the form of a lady, then what would become of him. Not just that he would lose his only source of income, and the only occupation he knows, he would have the additional burden of another member added to the family.

Much to the chagrin of Lakshman, Kevat dithers and dilly-dallies. And then he agrees on one condition – that the Lord should permit him to wash His feet, ostensibly to wash off any dust from the divine feet, and only then allow the trio to step on to his boat.

This event from the Ramayan is well known. It is so beautifully presented here in this song. The film is ‘Bharat Milap’ from 1965. The verses of this song are penned by Bharat Vyas, and the music is from the mind of Vasant Desai. The words are so beautifully crafted and the verses are embellished – अलंकृत is the word. The melodic construction is also very pleasing. It is a quick paced song, based on the folk music of the rural North India. The singing voices are of Rafi Sb and Kamal Barot.

On screen, the song is performed by Sunder, and a lady actor I am not able to identify and name. I request knowledgeable readers and friends to please help make the identification. The duo is accompanied by other members of the village community, and the song is presented as a group dance.
[Note: Thanks to Pramod ji and Prakash ji, the lady dancers are identified as Jeevankala, Manjula, Sheela Ramchandra, Aruna.]

The other main players in this scene are Shri Ram, Sita ji and Lakshman. Indrani Mukherjee plays the role of Devi Sita. As per IMDB listing of cast and crew, Anand Ashish Kumar plays the role of Ram. As far as Lakshman, I am not able to identify and name the actor playing that role.
[Note: Thanks to Pramod ji for correction to the name of he actor in the role of Ram.]

All in all, a very lilting, very pleasing and a very energetic presentation. Lovely song.

Audio

Video

Song – Bhaiya Re Bhaiya Re Bhaiya Naiya Chhuaao Na  (Bharat Milap) (1965) Singer – Mohammed Rafi, Kamal Barot, Lyrics – Bharat Vyas, MD – Vasant Desai
Male Chorus
Female Chorus
All Chorus

Lyrics 

dhum tak
hey tak dhum tak
dhum tak
hey tak dhum tak
ho taa naa dere naa dere naa taa naa dere naa
hoooom
ho taa naa dere naa dere naa taa naa dere naa

uhun aahoon uhun aahoon uhun aahoon uhun aahoon

bhaiya re bhaiya re bhaiya ho..oo

dhum tak
hey tak dhum tak

ho bhaiya re bhaiya re bhaiya naiya chhuaao na
in ke paiyyan se ye naiya chhuaao na
bhaiya re bhaiya re bhaiya ho..oo
bhaiya re bhaiya re bhaiya naiya chhuaao na
in ke paiyyan seye naiya chhuaao na
bhaiya re bhaiya re bhaiya ho..oo

hum ne suni kahaani
gaaon waalon ki jabaani
jadu waala hai re ye ramaiyya
oho oho oho oho oho..oo
hum ne suni kahaani
gaaon waalon ki jabaani
jadu waala hai re ye ramaiyya
jadu waala hai re ye ramaiyya
jadu waala hai re ye ramaiyya
daiya re daiya re
ik patthar chhuaa to
jhat ban gayi phat se lugaiya
daiya daiya daiya
daiya re daiya re
ik patthar chhuaa to
jhat ban gayi phat se lugaiya
jhat ban gayi phat se lugaiya
jhat ban gayi phat se lugaiya
hey hey bhaiya re bhaiya re bhaiya ho..oo
bhaiya re bhaiya re bhaiya naiya chhuaao na
in ke paiyyan seye naiya chhuaao na
bhaiya re bhaiya re bhaiya ho..oo

bhori bhori batiyaan
suratiyaa suhaani hai
to batiyon mein mat phas jaiyo
hmmmmmm
arey haa..aan
bhori bhori batiyaan
suratiyaa suhaani hai
to batiyon mein mat phas jaiyo
batiyon mein mat phas jaiyo
batiyon mein mat phas jaiyo
saaf safaai kar
paaon dhoaai kar
peechhe naiya mein bithaio
ehe ehe ehe..ae
saaf safaai kar
paaon dhoaai kar
peechhe naiya mein bithaio
peechhe naiya mein bithaio
peechhe naiya mein bithaio
e he he bhaiya re bhaiya re bhaiya ho..oo
bhaiya re bhaiya re bhaiya naiya chhuaao na
in ke paiyyan seye naiya chhuaao na
bhaiya re bhaiya re bhaiya ho..oo
dhum tak tak
dhum tak
dhum tak
o tak dhum tak

oo oo ooo ooooooo
ooooooo oooooooooo
ooooooooo ooooooooooo
hum bhi kevat prabhu
tum bhi kevat ho to
bhaichaara hum se nibhaio
prabhu ji bhaichaara hum se nibhaio
oo ooo ooo
nadiya ke paar
nadiya ke paar lagaayen tumhen tum
hum ko bhi paar lagaiyo
haaaaye hum ko bhi paar lagaiyo
bhav saagar se paar lagaiyo
ho ho
bhav saagar se paar lagaiyo
e he he bhaiya re bhaiya re bhaiya ho ho..oo
dhum tak tak
tak tak dhum tak tak
tak tak
dere na dere na taa naa dere na
hoom hoom
dere na dere na taa naa dere na
dhum tak tak
tak tak dhum tak tak
tak tak
dere na dere na taa naa dere na
hoom hoom
dere na dere na taa naa dere na
oo oo ooo ooooooo

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Hindi Script Lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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धुम तक
हे तक धुम तक
धुम तक
हे तक धुम तक
हो ता ना देरे ना देरे ना ता ना देरे ना
हूम
हो ता ना देरे ना देरे ना ता ना देरे ना

उहूं आहूँ उहूं आहूँ उहूं आहूँ उहूं आहूँ

भैया रे भैया रे भैया हो॰॰ओ

धुम तक
हे तक धुम तक

भैया रे भैया रे भैया नैया छूआओ ना
इनके पइय्यन से ये नैया छूआओ ना
भैया रे भैया रे भैया हो॰॰ओ
भैया रे भैया रे भैया नैया छूआओ ना
इनके पइय्यन से ये नैया छूआओ ना
भैया रे भैया रे भैया हो॰॰ओ

हमने सुनी कहानी
गाँव वालों की जबानी
जादू वाला है रे ये रमइय्या
ओहो ओहो ओहो ओहो ओहो॰॰ओ
हमने सुनी कहानी
गाँव वालों की जबानी
जादू वाला है रे ये रमइय्या
जादू वाला है रे ये रमइय्या
जादू वाला है रे ये रमइय्या
दैय्या रे दैय्या रे
इक पत्थर छूआ तो
झट बन गई फट से लुगईय्या
दैय्या दैय्या दैय्या
दैय्या रे दैय्या रे
इक पत्थर छूआ तो
झट बन गई फट से लुगईय्या
झट बन गई फट से लुगईय्या
झट बन गई फट से लुगईय्या
हे हे भैया रे भैया रे भैया हो॰॰ओ
भैया रे भैया रे भैया नैया छूआओ ना
इनके पइय्यन से ये नैया छूआओ ना
भैया रे भैया रे भैया हो॰॰ओ

भोरी भोरी बतियाँ
सुरतिया सुहानी है
तो बतियों में मत फंस जइय्यो
हम्ममममम
अरे हाँ॰॰आँ
भोरी भोरी बतियाँ
सुरतिया सुहानी है
तो बतियों में मत फंस जइय्यो
बतियों में मत फंस जइय्यो
बतियों में मत फंस जइय्यो
साफ सफाई कर
पाँव धोआई कर
पीछे नैया में बिठईओ
ऐहे ऐहे ऐहे॰॰ऐ
साफ सफाई कर
पाँव धोआई कर
पीछे नैया में बिठईओ
पीछे नैया में बिठईओ
पीछे नैया में बिठईओ
ऐ हे हे भैया रे भैया रे भैया हो॰॰ओ
धुम तक तक
धुम तक
धुम तक
ओ तक धुम तक

ओ ओs ओss ओsssssss
ओssssss ओsssssssss
ओssssssss ओssssssssss
हम भी केवट प्रभु
तुम भी केवट हो तो
भाईचारा हम से निभईओ
प्रभु जी
भाईचारा हम से निभईओ
ओ ओss ओss
नदिया के पार
नदिया के पार लगाएँ तुम्हें तुम
हम को भी पार लगईओ
हाए हम को भी पार लगईओ
भव सागर से पार लगईओ
हो हो भव सागर से पार लगईओ
ऐ हे हे भैया रे भैया रे भैया हो हो॰॰ओ
धुम तक तक
तक तक धुम तक तक
तक तक
देरे ना देरे ना ता ना देरे ना
हूम हूम
देरे ना देरे ना ता ना देरे ना
धुम तक तक
तक तक धुम तक तक
तक तक
देरे ना देरे ना ता ना देरे ना
हूम हूम
देरे ना देरे ना ता ना देरे ना
ओ ओs ओss ओsssssss


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 : 3595 Post No. : 14351

Mohammed Rafi – Duets – ‘अ’  से  ‘ह’ तक  (From ‘अ’ to ‘ह’) – 9
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‘ख’ – खुश कर दिया तूने मेरे रामा

गीत गाता हूँ मैं ॰ ॰ ॰

Yes, surely the Almighty God sent you here amongst us, only for singing and to add to the music on this earth. And what a wonderful treasure you have bequeathed to the lesser mortals of this earth. We shall always be indebted for this tremendous legacy you gave us.

Continuing with Rafi Sb’s duet series after a gap of – goodness, seventy two days. Wow. Anyway, back again with another rollicking duet, this time accompanied by Lata Mangeshkar.

And rollicking is just the word. The setting is Punjabi, the performance is a Punjabi Bhangra dance, and the occasion – one of the most awaited and the most celebrated in Indian families – birth of a male child.

The film is ‘Jeet’ from 1972. The main performers in this group dance song are Randhir Kapoor and Babita. The film being released in 1972, would have been in the making in 1971, the year that this lead pair tied the knot and became a real life couple. Ah but that story for another occasion, another post. Today, we are moving ahead with the duet series of Rafi Sb, getting to the 10th episode in this series, which promises to be long – going thru the entire Devnagri alphabet.

The film is produced under the banner of Babu Movies Combine, and is directed by A Subbarao. Besides the lead pair mentioned above, the other players in the star cast include Rajendra Nath, Rupesh Kumar, Jatin, Nana Palsikar, Anwar Hussain, Jeevan, Sundar, Hari Shivdasani, Dada Mirasi, Keshav Rana, Master Shahid, Heena Kausar, Sanjana, Sulochana Latakar, Manorama, Dulari, and Baby Sudha etc.

The film has six songs, three of which are already showcased on our blog. Goodness, that was 2009, all three songs posted so far. After a gap of nine years, we once again get an opportunity to revisit this film – today’s being the fourth song posted. All songs are written by Anand Bakshi. Music direction is by the duo of Laxmikant Pyaarelal.

On screen, we see a homely set of a village lane with houses lined up close to each other. Randhir and Babita are leading the bhangra dance event, with Sunder also part of the male dance group. In between, we see Dulari holding a baby (well, not looking too much new born, but oh well 🙂 ). There is another lady sitting next to her. I am guessing that she is Sanjana. I request other more knowledgeable readers and friends to please confirm or correct this guess. As per Prakash ji, the other lady is Heena Kausar. Plus, one of the dancers accompanying Babita is Sheela Ramchandran.

The event and the celebration is about the new born child, but quite apparently, the lead pair is spending more lines trying to woo each other and play the romantic love birds. Well in fact, it is just the mukhda lines that talk about the child birth celebrations. The entire verse set for both antaraas is just the romancing between the hero and the heroine. Quite a ‘filmi’ thing, right?

Enjoy this lively bhangra dance song; and I hope to speed up things on this series, let us see. 😉

Video (Partial)

Audio (Full)

Song – Khush Kar Diya Tu Ne Mere Rama (Jeet) (1971) Singer – Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Lyrics – Anand Bakshi, MD – Laxmikant Pyaarelal

Lyrics (Provided by Prakashchandra)
[Based on Audio version]

khush kar diya
o khush kar diya tu ne mere rama
ke munde da main mamma ban gaya
khush kar diya tu ne mere rama
ke munde da main mamma ban gaya
haaye rabba tainu laakh salaama
haaye rabba tainu
haaye rabba tainu laakh salaama
ke munde da tu mamma ban gaya
o khush kar diya tu ne mere rama
ke munde da main mamma ban gaya

oo oo oo
main is paar
te us paar
tu piyaa. . .
main is paar
te us paar
tu piyaa. . .
aayee hain bahaaren
kaise jaayen tere dwaare
mutiaare mere dil ki pukaarein
aayee hain bahaaren
kaise jaayen tere dwaare
mutiaare mere dil ki pukaarein
tere  mere beech mein
lambi lambi galiyaan te
uchchi uchchi jag ki deewarein
o kaise beeten
o kaise beeten
judaai diaan shaamaan
ke munde da main mamma ban gaya
khush kar diya tu ne mere rama
ke munde da main mamma ban gaya

oo oo oo oo
jindri na rol
aaja kol soniye. . .
jindri na rol
aaja kol moniye. . .
chhat se pukaare
jatt kar ke ishaare
hatt ho na jaaye meri badnaami
chhat se pukaare
jatt kar ke ishaare
hatt ho na jaaye meri badnaami
darr mat baandh ke sehra
main bana doonga
tujhko main munde di maami
mach gaya
mach gaya pind wich hangaama
ke munde da tu mamma ban gaya
o khush kar diya tu ne mere rama
ke munde da main mamma ban gaya

haaye. . .
ye dil ye jaan
do jahaan
maang le. . .
ye dil ye jaan
do jahaan
maang le. . .
dena na tu dhokha
sainyaan khushi ka hai mauka
suchche motiyon ki main to loongi maala
dena na tu dhokha
sainyaan khushi ka hai mauka
suchche motiyon ki main to loongi maala
taange mein bitha ke
boley sair kara doon
main hoon muflis taange waala
tera reshmi
tera reshmi kurta pajama
ke munde da tu mamma ban gaya
haaye rabba tainu laakh salaama
haaye rabba tainu
haaye rabba tainu laakh salaama
ke munde da tu mamma ban gaya
o khush kar diya tu ne mere rama
ke munde da main mamma ban gaya

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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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खुश कर दिया
ओ खुश कर दिया तूने मेरे रामा
के मुंडे दा मैं मामा बन गया
खुश कर दिया तूने मेरे रामा
के मुंडे दा मैं मामा बन गया
हाय रब्बा तैनू लाक्ख सालामां
हाय रब्बा तैनू
हाय रब्बा तैनू लाक्ख सालामां
के मुंडे दा तू मामा बन गया
ओ खुश कर दिया तूने मेरे रामा
के मुंडे दा मैं मामा बन गया

ओ ओ ओ
मैं इस पार
ते उस पार
तू पिया॰ ॰ ॰
मैं इस पार
ते उस पार
तू पिया॰ ॰ ॰
आई हैं बहारें
कैसे जाएँ तेरे द्वारे
मुटियारे मेरे दिल की पुकारें
आई हैं बहारें
कैसे जाएँ तेरे द्वारे
मुटियारे मेरे दिल की पुकारें
तेरे मेरे बीच में
लंबी लंबी गलियाँ ते
उच्ची उच्ची जग की दीवारें
ओ कैसे बीतें
ओ कैसे बीतें
जुदाई दियाँ शामाँ
के मुंडे दा मैं मामा बन गया
खुश कर दिया तूने मेरे रामा
के मुंडे दा मैं मामा बन गया

ओ ओ ओ ओ
जींदड़ी ना रोल
आजा कोल सोनिए॰ ॰ ॰
जींदड़ी ना रोल
आजा कोल मोनिए॰ ॰ ॰
छात्त से पुकारे
जाट्ट करके इशारे
हट्ट हो ना जाए मेरी बदनामी
छात्त से पुकारे
जाट्ट करके इशारे
हट्ट हो ना जाए मेरी बदनामी
डर मत बांध के सेहरा
मैं बना दूँगा
तुझको मैं मुंडे दी मामी
मच गया
मच गया पिंड विच हंगामा
के मुंडे दा तू मामा बन गया
ओ खुश कर दिया तूने मेरे रामा
के मुंडे दा मैं मामा बन गया

हाय॰ ॰ ॰
ये दिल ये जान
दो जहान
मांग ले॰ ॰ ॰
ये दिल ये जान
दो जहान
मांग ले॰ ॰ ॰
देना ना तू धोखा
सैंया खुशी का है मौका
सुच्चे मोतियों की मैं तो लूँगी माला
देना ना तू धोखा
सैंया खुशी का है मौका
सुच्चे मोतियों की मैं तो लूँगी माला
टाँगे में बैठा के
बोले सैर करा दूँ
मैं हूँ मुफलिस टाँगे वाला
तेरा रेशमी
तेरा रेशमी कुर्ता पाजामा
के मुंडे दा तू मामा बन गया
हाय रब्बा तैनू लाक्ख सालामां
हाय रब्बा तैनू
हाय रब्बा तैनू लाक्ख सालामां
के मुंडे दा तू मामा बन गया
ओ खुश कर दिया तूने मेरे रामा
के मुंडे दा मैं मामा बन गया


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 : 3474 Post No. : 13953

The film ‘Tere Mere Sapne’ is an intense personal favorite, as are many of Vijay Anand’s films. This film is a very sensitive, rational and balanced view of the healthcare systems in our country, especially in the rural areas. Of course, the time frame is of 1960s (the film released in 1971). The medical profession and healthcare systems have seen unbelievable transformations, especially the brazen and vulgar commercialization of this profession, that was once considered a hallowed service of the people. But maybe more of that later.

I like this film, in all its aspects. I know when this film was released, there were many articles in magazines and newspapers, trying to find and point out technical and medical faults with the film’s many medical scenarios. It was like pointing out the defects in a mango, that one is no doubt enjoying, but still complaining that the skin of the mango is too thick or too thin. 🙂 My counter to this discussion was – please, hold on, this is a film, a dramatization of human situations. The director is trying to tell a story, about a very important profession in the society, attempting to exhibit certain ground realities, and also trying to suggest some approaches. It is not a treatise on anatomy or cardiology, that should be scientifically perfect, but does not tell a story.

In my humble opinion, all aspects of this film are very creditable – be it the storyline development, be it the dialogues and dialogue delivery, be it the performances by individual actors – no matter what is the time that character spends on the screen, be it the pace at which the tale progresses, be it the subtle and overt messages it intends to present, or be it the music and the songs – each one of them being a gem status song. I am sure the readers are familiar with the many songs of this film, and they will agree to this statement. Neeeraj, the poet, and Sachin Da (SD Burman) have collaborated to create and bring a set of such beautiful and meaningful songs. And when one tops that with Vijay Anand’s handling of the song picturization scenarios, it is like ‘सोने पे सुहागा’.

Let us take today’s song for example. This is the penultimate song of this film to be posted (and yes, we should be on the lookout for a Yippeee call for this film, very shortly 🙂 ). The story revolves around a small town, and the small hospital this town has. The senior doctor in this hospital (role played by Mahesh Kaul), who founded this hospital, is in the evening of his life. He is part paralyzed, and not fully capable to handle his duties as the Chief Medical Officer. His wife (role played by Paro), on the other hand, rules the hospital with an iron hand, and does not allow the inability of her husband to manage the setup, to be exposed to the outside world or to the regulatory authorities. Another senior doctor in the hospital is Dr Kothari (role played by Vijay Anand), who has given up his battle with the complexities of life, and is drowning himself in drink, in the anonymity of this small out of the place village. Into this scenario steps in Dr Anand (role played by Dev Anand). A recent graduate, he is fresh young mind with hallowed dreams of serving the poor people.

The situation for the song is that an elderly couple in the village (roles played by Sapru and Dulari), very hesitatingly and bashfully announce to the doctors at the hospital that they are on way to the first child in their lives. There is happiness and good news scenario, punctuated by the sad news that the child, when born, is not breathing. Dr Kothari, the gaynecologist, is drunk and out cold, not in a position to even wake up. Dr Anand saves the day, and brings the child back into the living world, by attempting to and cleaning his windpipe which was blocking the child’s breathing. It is a day of salvation and new life for this old couple. Of course, celebration has to follow.

So the family has a celebration at their home, and this song, a dance by Jaishree T, is part of that celebration. Dr Anand is present, along with other invitees from around the village. Also present is Nisha (role played by Mumtaz) a school teacher in the local school. Of course, the amorous developments have already taken place between the new young doctor and this pretty school teacher. It is a match made in heavens, as they say. OK, but the rest of the story at another time. 😉

As with everything else in this film, even this dance is such an exquisite piece of performance. As I said earlier, in the hands of a master director like Vijay Anand – it has to be so. The performance is nothing short of a full blown onslaught on the senses, that it does not leave anytime for the viewer to breathe. The pace of music is so fast. The lyrics and words are tumbling right on top of each other. Neeraj has knitted together the words that catch you trying to keep pace with understanding them while hearing the next line. Burman Da’s melody, no matter is delivered at Presto speed, and one has to be very alert to keep pace with the music, still comes out to be an exquisite song delivery.

And the performance by Jaishree T – probably the best I have seen from her. The choreographer, Hiralal, has done a real great job in conceptualizing this dance. You may watch it more than once to check – no movements are repeated, even if the lines are being repeated. The dance goes from one breathless set of movements to the next, without a respite. The three minutes and some seconds performance just leaves one breathless, trying to keep pace with the words, the melody, the dancers movements, the dancers expressions – everything so perfectly blended together into a swirl of a pleasurable whirlwind experience. Just watch when Jaishree T dances and moves to the line – ‘sheeshi hoon kewde ke paani’. Or for that matter, just pick any line, and each line is expressed through her movements so exquisitely.

The performance and the words of the song, also work to further develop, whatever it is that is developing between the young doctor and the pretty schoolteacher, for one can catch them exchanging furtive glances as the performance progresses.

A lovely song, a fantastic performance, that I for one, simply am not tired watching it again and again. View, and enjoy, this onslaught on the senses. Exquisite performance all around.

 

Audio

Video

Song – Mera Saajan Phool Kamal Ka, Kali Main Raat Rani Ki  (Tere Mere Sapne) (1971) Singer – Asha Bhosler, Lyrics – Neeraj, MD – SD Burman

Lyrics

mera saajan
o mera saajan phool kamal ka
kali main raat rani ki
raat ki rani chameli ki khushboo
sheeshi hoon kewde ke paani
kali main raat rani ki
mera saajan phool kamal ka
kali main raat rani ki

meri najaakat
hai lakhnauwa
choodi hai meri ajmer ki
choli silaai maine
dilli mein jaa ke
saari hai pehni chander ki
meri najaakat
hai lakhnauwa
choodi hai meri ajmer ki
choli silaai maine
dilli mein jaa ke
saari hai pehni chander ki
ras ki pyaali phoolon ki daali
laali main joban jawaani
kali main raat rani ki
mera saajan phool kamal ka
kali main raat rani ki
mera saajan
mera saajan phool kamal ka
kali main raat rani ki

haaye
simmi jaisi raja
naak hamaari
saayera baanu jaisi chaal re
nakhre mere mumtaaj jaise
sadhna jaise mere baal re
simmi jaisi raja
naak hamaari
saayera baanu jaisi chaal re
nakhre mere mumtaaj jaise
sadhna jaise mere baal re
sone ki chidia
aafat ki pudia
gudia hoon main japaani
kali main raat rani ki
mera saajan
ho mera saajan phool kamal ka
kali main raat rani ki
raat ki rani chameli ki khushboo
sheeshi hoon kewde ke paani
kali main raat rani ki
mera saajan phool kamal ka
kali main raat rani ki

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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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मेरा साजन
ओ मेरा साजन फूल कमल का
कली मैं रात रानी की
रात की रानी चमेली की खुशबू
शीशी हूँ केवड़े के पानी
कली मैं रात रानी की
मेरा साजन फूल कमल का
कली मैं रात रानी की

मेरी नजाकत
है लक्खनन्व्वा
चूड़ी है मेरी अजमेर की
चोली सिलाई मैंने
दिल्ली में जा कर
साड़ी है पहनी चंदेर की
मेरी नजाकत
है लक्खनन्व्वा
चूड़ी है मेरी अजमेर की
चोली सिलाई मैंने
दिल्ली में जा कर
साड़ी है पहनी चंदेर की
रस की प्याली फूलों की डाली
लाली मैं जोबन जवानी
कली मैं रात रानी की
मेरा साजन फूल कमल का
कली मैं रात रानी की
मेरा साजन
मेरा साजन फूल कमल का
कली मैं रात रानी की

हाए
सिम्मी जैसी राजा
नाक हमारी
सायेरा बानू जैसी चाल रे
नखरे मेरे ममताज़ जैसे
साधना जैसे मेरे बाल रे
सिम्मी जैसी राजा
नाक हमारी
सायेरा बानू जैसी चाल रे
नखरे मेरे ममताज़ जैसे
साधना जैसे मेरे बाल रे
सोने की चिड़िया
आफ़त की पुड़िया
गुड़िया हूँ मैं जापानी
कली मैं रात रानी की
मेरा साजन
हो मेरा साजन फूल कमल का
कली मैं रात रानी की
रात की रानी चमेली की खुशबू
शीशी हूँ केवड़े के पानी
कली मैं रात रानी की
मेरा साजन फूल कमल का
कली मैं रात रानी की


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