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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.

Blog Day :

5767 Post No. : 18292

Today’s song is a song sung by Madhubala Jhaveri, for the film Jeevan Sathi-1957.

This film had a criss-cross and a jumble of lovers. The imagination of the story writer was stretched to the maximum to get the criss-crossed loving pairs together by the end of the film. It was a story unique by itself and I guess such a thing would never happen in real life. The film was produced by Dhanwant Shah under his own banner- D.S.Films, Bombay. It was directed by R.S.Tara and the music was by Bulo C Rani with the assistant C.Arjun- a composer in the making.

In Spite of having a well known star cast and a good music composer, the film was not successful because the story was not believable. First, let us see what the story was….

JEEWAN SAATHI-1957 was an obscure film,though its cast was one of the most wanted in those days.It was a story of a young man Harish,whose father dies when in foreign country. His mother too dies here and he finds that his sister has broken her engagement to a boy and fallen in love with a married advocate,having also a son.The jilted boy meets with an accident ,lands in a hospital where he meets the advocate’s wife and falls in love with her. Harish clears all the mess and all are happily settled including him with Usha kiron.

The Hero of this film was Ashok Kumar. In 1957, he was already 46 year old. He was such a charismatic actor that even in his age -41 to 50 years (and beyond) he was much in demand as a young hero, singing songs and loving much younger actresses as his Heroines. People went to see him on screen irrespective of what the film was about and who the other actors were. This was the exclusive honour for an actor !

The cast of the film was Ashok kumar, Usha Kiron, Anup Kumar, jabin jalil,Amarnath, Shammi,Protima devi, Murad, Dhumal ( His name was always written wrong in Hindi as ‘ धूमल’ , whereas it was actually ‘ धुमाळ ‘), Iftekhar, Salvi, Leela Mishra etc.etc. The name Salvi in the cast may be unknown to many, so let us know more about him here.

Dinkar Shivram Salvi (04 December 1904 – 29 October 1980) better known as screen name “Dada Salvi”, was an actor of the silent & talkie era of Indian Cinema. He was a part of the first Indian talkie film “Alam Ara” (1931). He has acted in 20 silent movies. He has worked in Hindi & Marathi movies.

Dinkar Shivram Salvi aka Dada Salvi was born on 04 December 1904 in a village Phansob in Ratnagiri, Bombay Presidency undivided India, now in Maharashtra. After completing his education, he joined the Police Department. During service period, he was taking part in plays. Shri Tipnis, a well known play master saw Salvi and advised to come to Bombay. Acting in plays became a part of his life, so he decided to leave the job and came to Bombay.

In Bombay, Tipnis introduced Salvi to K. B. Athawale, working as manager, actor, director in Excelsior Film Company owned by Seth Wazeer Aziz. The company was searching for talented actors and Athwale offered Salvi to join Excelsior Film Company on a monthly salary of ₹. 25. Salvi accepted the job & joined Excelsior Film Company.

Salvi’s first silent film was “Khoon-e-Nahaq” (1928) and became very popular. Looking to his potential in acting, The Imperial Film Company offered Dalvi work with higher monthly pay. After joining Imperial Film Company, Salvi acted in 20 silent films like Madanmanjri, Indira BA, Bhola Shikar, Cinema Girl, Hamara Hindustan, Raat Ki Baat, Khuda Ki Shan and many more. It is said, while working with Imperial Film Company, Salvi fell in love with his co-actress Sakhubai & later they married. Probably it was the first love Marriage of the first Maharashtrian acting couple of Hindi Films.

Salvi has worked with Jayant Desai in the film Poladi Pahelwan – Iron Man (1931) for Paramount Films. He also acted in Marathi films like Aut Ghatkecha Raja, Bhakta Prahlad, Chatrapati Sambhaji, Thaksen Rajputra under Dadasaheb Torne of Saraswati Cinetone. Salvi’s role in “Chatrapati Sambhaji ” as Sambhaji’s evil advisor ‘Kalusha Kabji’ won him great acclaim. Impressed with the acting of Salvi as “Kalusha Kabji”, Huns Pictures, Kolhapur, invited him to join them on a three figure salary. Salvi left Imperial and joined Huns.

“Premveer” (1937) was Salvi’s first film with Huns Pictures. This was a turning point in his career where he came to be associated with Master Vinayak & Marathi Films. Their team led to many wonderful performances. He was then seen mostly in Marathi Films with an occasional Hindi film. In Brahmchari, Salvi played the role of a father of the heroine. Salvi acted in Marathi films like Savangadi, Brandi Chi Batli, Devta and many more. Later Huns Pictures changed to Navyug Chitrapat and made Amrut (1941). Salvi then worked in many Hindi and Marathi films with Master Vinayak, V. Shantaram. After 1947, Dada Salvi mainly worked in Marathi films. Dada Salvi died on 29 October 1980 in Poona (Pune), Maharashtra.

In the film Jeevan sathi-1957, there were 5 Lyricists and 7 singers for 8 songs. Today’s song is sung by Madhubala Jhaveri. She was not a very prolific singer like other leading singers. She sang about 100= songs in 52 Hindi films from 1951 to 1968. She sang in Marathi and her songs, especially the Bhavgeets, were very popular. Her photo was not available for many years and people were very curious about how she looked. This reminds me of another well known singer – Shamshad Begum. Though she sang from 1941 onwards, till about the 60’s her photo was not available. It was only after her father died, she published just one photo and subsequently other photos also came about.

Madhubala Jhaveri was born on 19-5-1935 in Bombay’s predominantly Marathi locality Girgaon. Her mother Heerabai and aunt (mausi) Shyamalabai Majgaonkar were singers. They belonged to Sawantwadi, in Konkan in coastal Maharashtra. These sisters started a Music school ” Shri Swami Samarth Sangeet Vidyalay” in 1929. Singers like Mohantara Talpade and nalini jaywant were their students.

Heerabai’s husband Vanjibhai Jhaveri was from Surat. He worked in the Ford company in Bombay. Madhubala was third among 5 children – 2sons and 3 daughters. She learnt many musical instruments. She did M.A. in Music from S.N.D.T. University and Sangeet Visharad from Gandharva Mahavidyalaya.

She was invited for a Marathi film, by Snehal Bhatkar. Then Manohar lal Arora gave her an opportunity to sing for the film Bhoole Bhatke-52. However, her songs in film Rajpoot-51 were released first. Hansraj Behl became her Mentor. He gave her further training and also arranged for her Urdu tuition.

Madhubala sang in 14 films for Hansraj Behl. She also sang for C.Ramchandra, Mukesh, Jamal Sen, Bhole Shreshtha, Avinash Vyas, Krishna Dayal, Vinod, manna Dey, A.R.Qureshi, Shankar Dasgupta, Ram ganguli, Snehal Bhatkar, Dhumi khan, Ramlal, Bipin-Babul, Husnlal – Bhagatram, Shankar-Jaikishen, Sanmukh upadhyay, Shivram etc.

She got married to Madan Mohan Chawla in 1958, She had two daughters and one son. Her husband died in 1990. When the Hindi film industry left her high and dry, she sang on All India Radio. She did shows in the USA, Canada, Europe and Africa. She sang in Swahili language, Punjabi, Gujarati and Marathi. Madhubala died on 11-9-2013. ( based on an article in the book ” Swar Sagar” by Swapnil Porey).

Today’s song is the last and final song of this film making it an YIPPEED film.


Song- Hoke bada mera laal karega sewa Hindusthan ki(Jeevan Saathi)(1957) Singer- Madhubala Jhaveri, Lyricist-Indeevar, MD- Bulo C Rani
Chorus

Lyrics

Hoke bada mera laal karega sewa Hindustan ki
ban ke Jawaharlaal badal dega taqdeer jahaan ki
hoke bada mera laal karega sewa Hindustan ki
hoke bade ham sewa karenge apne Hindustan ki
ban ke Jawaharlaal badal denge taqdeer jahaan ki

aa aa aa aa
hoke bada mera laal karega sewa Hindustan ki

mukh par muskaayega paseena
seekhega mehnat se jeena
mazdooron ki aah sunega aa
aur fariyaad kisaan ki
aa aa aa aa aa aa aa
aa aa aa aa aa
hoke bade ham sewa karenge apne Hindustan ki
ban ke Jawaharlaal badal denge taqdeer jahaan ki

kabhi daya ki bheekh na lega aa
adhikaaron ke liye ladega aa
kabhi daya ki bheekh na lega aa
jis dam desh pukaaregaa
parwaah na karega jaan ki
aa aa aa aa aa aa aa
aa aa aa aa
ho ke bade ham sewa karenge apne Hindustan ki
banke Jawaharlaal badal denge taqdeer jahaan ki

sach kar doonga maa ka sapna
naam karoonga jag mein apna
aman ka jhanda leke badhoonga
raahon mein toofaan ki
aaa aa aa aa
aa aa aa
aa aa aa aa aa
hoke bade ham sewa karenge apne Hindustan ki
ban ke Jawaharlaal badal denge taqdeer jahaan ki

aa aa aa aa aa aa aa
jahaan ki
aa aa aa
jahaan ki


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.

Blog Day :

5670 Post No. : 18178

Greetings and wishing all friends and readers a very Happy and a Promising Republic Day.

The nation has come a long way from the first Republic Day in 1950. 73rd celebration of this momentous event that proclaimed and established India as a Republic. The new Constitution of the nation, which had been under discussion, preparation, reviews and approval process for the previous three years, was finally signed by the members of the Constituent Assembly and adopted as the guiding document for the nation.

The Constituent Assembly was setup in December of 1946 with 389 members – partly elected by the Provincial Assemblies and partly nominated. Some members got disengaged from the team during it progress through the years. On the day it was adopted, the membership stood at 299. The major drafting work was done by the seven member drafting committee, led by Dr BR Ambedkar. The other six members of the drafting committee were KM Munshi, Muhammed Sadulla, Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer, N Gopalaswami Ayyangar, Devi Prasad Khaitan and BL Mitter.

The signing ceremony took place on 24th January, 1950, and the Constitution came into force on 26th Januray.

It is interesting to know – in the intervening period of about 3 years, i.e. from 15th August 1947 to 26th January, 1950, India continued to have a status of a Dominion under the British Crown. The defense forces of the country were controlled by the British. India continued to be governed by the Govt Of India Act (1935).

A part of the Constitution – 16 articles of the total 395 articles – came into force on 26th November 1949. Finally, on 26th January 1950, the previous governing instruments i.e. the Govt Of India Act (1935) and the Indian Independence Act (1947), both belonging to the British regime, were officially repealed and India was declared a Republic. Over years, more than 100 amendments have been made to the constitution, bringing the total no. of articles to 470.

Lest we forget, the Preamble of our Constitution states as follows,

WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens:

JUSTICE, social, economic and political;

LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;

EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all

FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation;

IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this twenty-sixth day of November, 1949, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION.

A powerful set of statements, established by profound thought and discussion, from which flow all the remaining components of the Constitution, and all the laws that are enacted by the Parliament or State Assemblies must adhere to this framework.

Independence came to our nation on 15th August, 1947, but the concluding part of this process that established the sovereignty and the framework to govern came on 26th January, 1950.

An event of profound significance, it is a celebration of continued existence of this nation.

I present today, a poetry snippet from the 1973 film by Chetan Anand – ‘Hindustan Ki Kasam’. The film is a life drama that plays itself out on the background of the India-Pakistan war of 1971. The films is a salute the guardians of the independence and sovereignty of our nation – our armed forces.

There are two parts to this snippet. The first part is rendered at the beginning of the film. The scene is simply the view from a plane in its flight through the clouds and its landing back on the ground. This part is in the background. The rendering voice clearly is of Chetan Anand. This part is setting the stage for the second part. It is a brief summary of the message of Bhagvadgita – as Krishna tells Arjun the secrets of Atma and non-attachment.

The second part of this snippet is delivered by Ranbir (role played by Vijay Anand). He is a Wing Commander with the Indian Air Force. He is posted on a forward air base. He flies sorties to counter enemy planes and attack enemy on the ground. He is celebrating his promotion at a party when the war breaks out.

The scene is of this snippet is that he is ready to take off on a sortie. In the maintenance hangar he spends a few minutes with his friends on the maintenance team. A jolly exchange about the birth of a son to one of the mechanics leads into the question – when will this war come to an end. Vijay Anand responds by talking about the message of Karma from the Bhagvadgita. He mentions that he learnt it from the writings of a poet of Urdu. The mechanics team requests to listen to that poetry. And the pilot obliges by reciting the lines he has read.

Then he marches off to his plane, never to return – his plane is shot by the enemy during that sortie, and he is fatally injured.

The verses are written by Kaifi Azmi. Chetan Anand, the director, has made excellent use of the message of Bhagvadgita as a preamble to the call of duty that a soldier, a pilot has to respond to.

The two brothers, Chetan and Vijay, need no introduction. This trio of brothers – with Dev Anand – is the second most prominent family in Hindi films, next only to the Kapoors. Last Monday, 22nd January, it was the birth anniversary of the youngest of these three – Vijay, also known by his other popular name – Goldie. Born on 22nd January in 1934 at Gurdaspur in Punjab, he is probably the most talented of all the three brothers.

But it has to be a passing reference today. Will take another opportunity to write more about him.

Once again, greetings for the Republic Day.

And an honorable tribute to our defense forces – the guardians of our independence and sovereignty.

Song – Dosto Hum Aaj Ke Arjun Hi To Hain  (Hindustan Ki Kasam) (1973) Singer – Chetan Anand, Vijay Anand, Lyrics – Kaifi Azmi, MD –

Lyrics

Part I

aur phir krishn ne arjun se kaha
na koi bhai na beta na guru
ek his shakl ubharti hai har aaine mein
aatma marti nahin
jism badal leti hai
dhadkan is seene ki ja chhupti hai us seene mein
jism lete hain janam
jism fana hote hain
jism lete hain janam
jism fana hote hain
aur jo ik roz fana hoga
wo paida hoga
ik kadi tootti hai
doosri ban jaati hai
khatm ye silsila e zindagi phir kya hoga

Part II

saathiyo dosto
hum aaj ke arjun hi to hain
hum se bhi krishn yahi kehte hain
ke zindagi sirf amal
sirf amal
sirf amal

aur ye bedard amal suleh bhi hai jung bhi hai
aman ki mohini tasveer mein hain jitney rang
unhin rangon chhupa khoon ka ek rang bhi hai

jung rehmat hai ke laanat
ye sawaal ab na utha
jung jab aa hi gayi sar pe
to rehmat hogi
door se dekh na bhadke huye sholon ka jalaal
isi dozakh ke kisi koney mein jannat hogi

saathiyo dosto
hum aaj ke arjun hi to hain

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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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Part i

और फिर कृष्ण ने अर्जुन से कहा
ना कोई भाई ना बेटा ना भतीजा ना गुरु
एक ही शक्ल उभरती है हर आईने में
आत्मा मरती नहीं
जिस्म बादल लेती है
धड़कन इस सीने की जा छुपती है उस सीने में
जिस्म लेते हैं जनम
जिस्म फना होते हैं
जिस्म लेते हैं जनम
जिस्म फना होते हैं
और जो इक रोज़ फना होगा
वो पैदा होगा
इक कड़ी टूटती है
दूसरी बन जाती है
खत्म ये सिलसिला ए ज़िंदगी फिर क्या होगा

Part II

साथियो दोस्तो
हम आज के अर्जुन ही तो हैं
हम से भी कृष्ण यही कहते हैं
के ज़िंदगी सिर्फ अमल
सिर्फ अमल
सिर्फ अमल

और ये बेदर्द अमल सुलह भी है जंग भी है
अमन की मोहिनी तस्वीर में हैं जितने रंग
उन्हीं रंगों में छुपा खून का एक रंग भी है

जंग रहमत है के लानत
ये सवाल अब ना उठा
जंग जब आ ही गई सर पे
तो रहमत होगी
दूर से देख ना भड़के हुये शोलों का जलाल
इसी दोज़ख के किसी कोने में जन्नत होगी

साथियो दोस्तो
हम आज के अर्जुन ही तो हैं


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This song post marks the 1000th song of Laxmikant Pyarelal as music directors in the blog.

Blog Day :

5670 Post No. : 18177

Today (26 January 2024) is Republic Day of India.

India became a republic on 26 January 1950. That was easily a red letter day in the history of Modern India. It was on this day that India decided to be a country that would be a democracy where each citizen, irrespective of his caste, creed, religion, gender, economic status etc would enjoy equality without discrimination. The country would be governed according to the acts of Indian constitution that was adopted on this date.

It is to the great credit of India that the country has followed the constitution of India and the ideals of Indian constitution have been followed in spirit and letter. Today, 74 years later, India is in a much better position that what it was when the fledgling nation of India tried to find its feet. Foreign powers, including those who were the erstwhile rulers of India had predicted that India would fall apart in a matter of decades. Those people, long gone by now, have been proved wrong. Then there were foreign powers that kept interfering in the internal affairs of India, trying to destabilize and divide the nation and to keep it backward. Despite their efforts, India kept growing, albeit at glacial pace.

There are people who look back at past with selectively and opine that “hamaare zamaane mein sab kuchh achcha thha“. That was hardly the case if one collects facts and examines them and compare them with other nations of that time, and secondly when we make comparisons with today.

For instance, India today is in a much better position today than in 1950. Literacy rate was 18.3% in 1951. In 1947, it was 12%. It is 77.77 % in 2023. So India had come up a long way. Our literate population may not be all that educated and employable, but good progress has been made. Now we have to ensure that our population is not just literate but are also capable of acting as trained manpower in wide variety of industries. These industries, by the way, were conspicuous by their absence in 1940s, when India became independent and subsequently became a republic.

Economy is the backbone of any industry. Economically India continued to be a very week country till 1990. Present generation Indians will not believe it if they are informed that Indian economy ran on doles and loans till 1990. Foreign currency was scarce and so if some Indian wanted to get foreign currency in order to go abroad, he had to run from pillars to post. If he was lucky, he would get a ridiculously meager amount of foreign currency.

Though Indian constitution was formed with the aim of helping Indians realize their potential and lead dignified lives, the constitution was not really used that way all the time. In a democracy, it is expected that people are allowed to do something unless it is expressly forbidden. But Indian government often passed rules that forbid people to do things unless they were expressly permitted. One such draconian rule was FERA (Foreign Exchange Regulation Act). According to it, all foreign exchange was the property of Government. Holding foreign currency and dealing in it was forbidden. This act killed any kind of industrial and business activities in India because one simply could not import any goods and services from abroad.

It was only in 1999 that this draconian act was repealed and it was replaced by FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act). Now keeping foreign currency and trading in it is no longer an offence. One can freely buy foreign currency while going abroad. One can also import foreign items on Amazon etc. paying in foreign currency online. Till 25 years ago, it was expressly prohibited and forbidden.

In any case, foreign exchange was in short supply till 1990 because Indian economy itself was closed and isolated from world economy. Closed economy of USSR was called Iron Curtain. India economy that aped USSR was likewise called Bamboo Curtain.

USSR collapsed in late 1980s and early 1990s. India, whose economy was propped up artificially thanks to USSR, collapsed.

As fate would have it, India miraculously survived. It was very fortuitous that right man found himself becoming appointed as the PM of India in 1991. Once he realized that Indian economy was in dire straits, he systematically and with great planning and due diligence kept bringing in reforms after reforms, and that too in a manner that often flew under the radar yet they were major reforms that altered the course of Indian economy. People who were till then not allowed to be part of Indian economy were now allowed to participate in running the economy. Draconian acts that forbid people to do anything unless expressly allowed were replaced by new acts that allowed everything to be done unless expressly forbidden.

The results slowly began to come. Three decades have passed after the Indian economy was opened up. Now, Indian Government no longer has to borrow money from IMF (something that almost every neighbor of India still does). Unlike in the past, India is flush with foreign currency because foreigners believe in Indian economy and they invest their money in Indian stock exchange. The foreign businesses have their branches in India. Not just that, some Indian business houses have become global brands.

India still has a long way to go. Indians cannot rest on their laurels. Annual per capita earning of Indians is only $ 2,400 or so. A country is called high income country when annual per capita income of that country crosses $12,000. So Indian per capita income must become five times its present value for India to be considered as a high income nation viz a developed nation. Assuming that the population remains constant, it means India GDP must touch $ 18 trillions. If an economy grows at 7 % per annum, that economy doubles in ten years. With this rule of thumb, we can see that Indian GDP needs to become 5 times its current size. So India will need to keep developing its economy at 7 % per annum for 25 years. If the growth rate could be made higher than 7 % then the target could be achieved in lesser time.

On this occasion, here is a song from ‘Devi’ (1970). ‘Devi’ was produced by TM Kittu & AV Subramaniam and directed by V Madhusudana Rao for Olympic Pictures, Madras. The movie had Nutan, Sanjeev Kumar, Rehman, Lalita Pawar, Farida Jalal, Mehmood, Aruna Irani, Dina Gandhi aka Dina Pathak, Gajanan Jagirdar, Manorama, Madan Puri, Baby Sarika (aka Moppet Suraj), Mukri, Lalita Kumar aka Lalita Sinha, Manmohan Krishna, Vishwa Mehra, Mallik, Sulochana Latkar etc. in it.

The film had five songs in it. Three songs have been covered in the past.

This song, the fourth from the movie to appear in the blog is sung by Asha Bhonsle. Anand Bakshi is the lyricist. Music is composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal.

Lyrics of this song were sent to me by Prakashchandra many republic days and independence days ago. He had also sent a video link of the song. According to Prakashchandra, the song was picturised on Nutan, Dina Pathak, Baby Sarika aka Moppet Suraj and Manmohan Krishna.

Pyarelal Sharma has been given Padma Bhushan in the list of Padma awards that were announced on 25 January 2024, on the eve of Republic Day. So this song is an appropriate song to mark the occasion.

What is more, this song is the 1000th song of Laxmikant Pyarelal in the blog. They become the second music directors (firs being Shankar Jaikishan) to reach four figures of songs in the blog.

I take this opportunity to wish each and every Indian (wherever they are) a very happy Republic Day. India is marching ahead proudly and is on its way to take its rightful place among the nations of the world.

Audio

Video

Song-Ek hain sab Hindustani (Devi)(1970) Singer-Asha Bhonsle, Lyrics-Anand Bakshi, MD-Laxmikant Pyarelal

Lyrics (Provided by Prakashchandra)

ek

ek hain sab hindustani
ek hain sab hindustani
jo do samjhe ae
jo do samjhe
us ki hai ye naadaani ee

do
hum sa bke do haath hain
haath hain apne saath to saare saath hain ae

teen
aagey number teen hai
jhoothh bada bud-soorat hai
aur sach badaa haseen hai

chaar
chaar dishaaon mein sab dhaam
chaar dishaaon mein sab dhaam
purab pachchim uttar dakkhin unn ke naam

ek do teen chaar
chaar ke aagey paanch hai
phoolon mein khushboo hai
aag mein kyaa hai
aanch hai

chhe kaa roop niraalaa hai
aisa waisa darwaaze ka taalaa hai ae

saat
sur hai saat sitaar mein
sa re ga ma pa dha ni
sa ni dha pa ma ga re sa
sur hai saat sitaar mein
saat achchambhe hain saare sansaar mein

aathh
aathh baje hain sun aagey
woh achcha
jo jaldi soye
aur jaldi jaagey

number nau ka hai kehna
number nau ka hai kehna
paas bhalon ke
door buron se tum rehna aa

dus
bas
bas karo ab so jaao
bas karo ab so jaao
meethhe meethhe sapnon mein tum kho jaao…ooo

ek hain sab hindustaani

hmmm….hmmmm…hmmmm….hmm hmmm hmmmm
hmmm….hmmmm…hmmmm….hmm hmmm….hmmm
hmmmmm……hmmm hmmmm

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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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एक
एक हैं सब हिंदुस्तानी
एक हैं सब हिंदुस्तानी
जो दो समझे॰॰ए
जो दो समझे
उसकी है ये नादानी

दो
हम सबके दो हाथ हैं
हाथ हैं अपने साथ तो सारे साथ हैं

तीन
आगे नंबर तीन है
झूठ बड़ा बदसूरत है
और सच बड़ा हसीन है

चार
चार दिशाओं में सब धाम
चार दिशाओं में सब धाम
पूरब पश्चिम उत्तर दख्खिन उन के नाम

एक दो तीन चार
चार के आगे पाँच है
फूलों में है खुशबू
आग में क्या है
आंच है

छह का रूप निराला है
ऐसा वैसा दरवाज़े का ताला है

सात
सुर हैं सात सितार में
सा रे गा मा पा धा नि
सा नि धा पा मा गा रे सा
सुर हैं सात सितार में
सात अचम्भे हैं सारे संसार में

आठ
आठ बजे हैं सुन आगे
वो अच्छा
जो जल्दी सोये
और जल्दी जागे

नम्बर नौ का क्या कहना
नम्बर नौ का क्या कहना
पास भलों के
दूर बुरों से तुम रहना

दस
बस
बस करो अब सो जाओ
बस करो अब सो जाओ
मीठे मीठे सपनों में तुम खो जाओ॰॰ओ

एक हैं सब हिंदुस्तानी

ह्म्मम ह्म्ममम ह्म्ममम
ह्म्म ह्म्मम ह्म्ममम
ह्म्मम ह्म्ममम ह्म्ममम
ह्म्म ह्म्मम ह्म्मम
ह्म्ममम ह्म्मम ह्म्ममम


This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular 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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‘Saand Ki Aankh’ (2019) was produced by Anurag Kashyap under the banner of Reliance Entertainment and was directed by Tushar Hiranandani. The main cast included Taapsee Pannu, Bhumi Pednekar, Prakash Jha, Vineet Kumar Singh, Preeta Bakshi, Sara Arjun, Kavita Vaid, Himanshu Sharma, Shad Randhawa, Nikhat Khan etc.

The film is a biopic of two aged women from the Johri village in Uttar Pradesh (UP) – Chandro Tomar and Prakashi Tomar who had become the professional sharpshooters during their 60s and won many awards and medals despite facing obstacles from their patriarchs. They had appeared in Amir Khan’s TV Show ‘Satyamev Jayate’, Season-1, Episode 11. Currently, their granddaughter, Seema Tomar is the only Indian woman shooter who has won the Silver Medal at the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup held in England in 2010.

The film is an affirmative attempt on woman’s emancipation. The initial a month long shooting of the film was done in Chandro and Prakashi’s old house in Johri village and around in the Baghpat district of UP. There is some influence of Haryanvi dialect in Johri village due to its proximity to Haryana. Hence, in the dialogues, the film has used Haryanvi dialect mix with Hindi. During the shooting, Taapsee Pannu stayed with the joint family of Chandru and Prakashi for more than a month to get familiar with their way of life and they spoke with their body language. Bhumi Pednekar may have learnt the Haryanvi dialect in-house as her mother, Sumitra Hooda-Pednekar is from Haryana.

The gist of the story of the film is as under:

Chandro (Bhumi Pednekar) and her sister-in-law, Prakashi (Taapsee Pannu)  based in a village in Uttar Pradesh, are a part of a patriarchal joint family. Now grandmothers, they have spent most of their six decades of life doing household chores, working in the agricultural fields, collecting fodders for their milch animals and looking after children. The men-folks of the family led by the eldest, Rattan Singh Tomar (Prakash Jha) who is also the Sarpanch of the village spend most of their time sitting on the cots kept in the verandah and smoking hookah. Chandro and Prakashi feel that they have spent nearly six decades of their life without a purpose. In the back of their mind, they hate patriarchal ways of the society, but they have accepted the system as a faitaccompli. Their smiling faces show a life of fulfillment.

Dr. Yashpal (Vineet Prakash Singh) has recently opened a shooting academy in the village. Chandro and Prakashi takes their granddaughters to enrol in the shooting academy on the assumption that after becoming shooters, they will get government job. Out of curiosity, the grandmothers hold the shooting guns and discover that they have skill to shoot the bull’s eye. Over a period of time, they become expert in shooting under the guidance of Dr Yashpal and participate in many local and regional shooting competitions and winning many medals. The men-folks in the family are not aware of what these two women have achieved as they used to go for shooting practices in the pretext of visiting the temples and attending satsang. The grandmas now encourage their granddaughters, Shefali (Sara Arjun) and Seema (Pritha Bakshi) to become shooters.

Soon, the men-folks of the family learn through newspapers what Chandro and Prakashi have done which was considered taboo for women for going out and mingling with men.  To add to their insult, they also learn that their granddaughters are also being trained for shooting. The hell breaks out in the family with Rattan Singh throwing out all the medals won by Chandro and Prakashi and ordering them to stop participating in the shooting competitions. Somehow, with the great efforts by Dr Yashpal, Rattan Singh reluctantly allows the granddaughters to join the shooting academy.

The film ends with Seema, the granddaughter of Prakashi receiving a rousing welcome in her village after winning the silver medal in shotgun shooting in an international competition in London. The family patriarch,  Rattan Singh Tomar and other elder male members of the family join the villagers in the celebrations.

When Bhumi Pednekar and Taapsee Pannu were chosen to play the roles of Chandro and Prakashi who were in their 60s, there were some murmurs in the film industry as to why some elder actors with their proven ability to do such roles were not considered. After watching the film, I feel that both of them have justified their selection with immaculate delivery of dialogues in Haryanvi dialect coupled with their body language. Both have acted superbly. Their on-screen chemistry make us believe that they are real sister-in-law. Both of them won the Filmfare and Star Screen Critics’ Awards for Best Actress.

For the first time, I have seen Prakash Jha in a major role in the film. He acts superbly as the patriarch of the family with a villainous touch. However, as the film comes to an end, I do not hate his character. He has acted like a typical Haryanvi tau who wants his writ to be followed by his family without appearing him to be a confrontist.

The film has 5 songs written by Raj Shekhar which have been set to music by Vishal Mishra. I am presenting the first song, “Aasmaan Ooncha Hai Mera, Tu Hi Chhoo Lena” from the film to appear on the Blog. The song is rendered by Asha Bhosle. To the best of my knowledge, this is Asha Bhosle’s last solo song released for a Hindi film as on date.

The song is played in the background while granddaughters are leaving home for shooting training in Delhi.  The situations depict the feelings of Chandro and Prakashi their granddaughters are facing initial hiccups in staying away from the family for a long time for pursuing their career. During their training the scenes also show the difficulties they faced and overcome these obstacles to achieve their dream of becoming the country’s top shooters. In their pursuits, their grandmothers motivate them over the phone. The song is a mix of melancholy  and inspiration in keeping with the scenes.

Music director, Vishal Mishra had said in an interview which appeared on ‘Cinema Express’ dated October 8, 2019, as to why he was keen to take Asha Bhosle for the song who had not sung for the film for a long time. I quote:

I had to make a melody that had a special divinity to it. As soon as the song was composed, lyricist Raj Shekhar and I wondered how we could convince Asha ji to sing this track. After listening to it, Asha ji loved it so much that she said, “aaj kal aise gaane bante nahin hain” (such songs are not made anymore).

It is just a coincidence that the lyrics of the song fit well on Asha Bhosle’s early life when she was struggling to make a career in playback singing. Her husband had thrown her out of his house and pregnant Asha with her two children had taken shelter in her mother’s house some time in the mid-1950s. I visualise this song as if some celestial voice has inspired Asha Bhosle in those difficult years to boldly face the problems. Despite many ups and down in her professional career and in her personal life, Asha Bhosle never gave up. And she overwhelmingly succeeded in ‘touching the sky’ (“aasmaan….. chhoo lena” in the lyrics) in her singing career. Note a line in the song, “सारी दुनिया साथ ही फिर गाएगी, हाँ गाएगी”.

After listening this song, now I know as to why music director, Vishal Mishra and the lyricist, Raj Shekhar were keen to get then 86-year Asha Bhosle to render this melancholic and inspirational song. This song touched my heart.

Video

Audio

Song – Aasmaan Ooncha Hai Mera, Tu Hi Chhoo Lena (Saand Ki Aankh) (2019) Singer – Asha Bhosle, Lyrics – Raj Shekhar, MD – Vishal Mishra

Lyrics

hmm hmm hmm
hmm hmm hmm…
hmm hmm hmm
hmm hmm hmm…
hmm hmm hmm hmm
hmm hmm
hmm hmm hmm hmm
hmm hmm

aasmaan ooncha hai mera
tu hi chhoo lena
mere saare sapne tere
tu hi jee lena
raat hai gehri badi
par jaayegi
ye jaayegi
raat hai gehri badi
par jaayegi
haan jaayegi

aasmaan ooncha hai mera
tu hi chhu lena…
mere saare sapne tere
tu hi jee lena….
raat hai gehri badi
par jaayegi
haan jaayegi
raat hai gehri badi
par jaayegi
ye jaayegi

o ri laado mann kare to
o ri laado mann kare to
titli ban jaana
odhni ke rang le
ud jaana…..
ja falak pe kuchh sitaare
neeche giraana
kitni ho tirti (??) hawa
tu naa aana….aa
tujhko udta dekhne ko hum bhi aayenge
saath un unchayiyon par muskuraayenge
ujli subah teri khaatir aayegi
haan aayegi
raat hai gehri badi
par jaayegi
ye jaayegi

ab nahin bas baat dekho…
ab nahin bas baat dekho
teri yaa meri
tujhko dekhen kitni aankhen
sapne bhari
kitno ka hi kal chhupa hai
aaj mein tere
unke suraj bhi khilenge
saath tere..
meri teri unki khaatir
karna tujhe hai
sab ki ummeeden hain tujhse
udna tujhe hai
saari duniya saath hi phir gaayegi
haan gaayegi
raat hai gehri badi
par jaayegi
haan jaayegi
raat hai gehri badi
par jaayegi
haan jaayegi

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

आसमां ऊंचा है मेरा
तू ही छू लेना
मेरे सारे सपने तेरे
तू ही जी लेना
रात है गहरी बड़ी
पर जाएगी
ये जाएगी
रात है गहरी बड़ी
पर जाएगी
हाँ जाएगी

आसमां ऊंचा है मेरा
तू ही छू लेना
मेरे सारे सपने तेरे
तू ही जी लेना
रात है गहरी बड़ी
पर जाएगी
हाँ जाएगी
रात है गहरी बड़ी
पर जाएगी
ये जाएगी

ओ री लाडो मन करे तो॰ ॰ ॰
ओ री लाडो मन करे तो
तितली बन जाना
ओढ़नी के रंग ले
उड़ जाना॰ ॰ ॰
जा फ़लक पे कुछ सितारे
नीचे गिराना
कितनी हो तीरती (??) हवा
तू ना आना
तुझको उड़ता देखने को हम भी आएंगे
साथ उन ऊंचाईओं पर मुस्कुराएंगे
उजली सुबह तेरी खातिर आएगी
हाँ आएगी
रात है गहरी बड़ी
पर जाएगी
ये जाएगी

अब नहीं बस बात देखो॰ ॰ ॰
अब नहीं बस बात देखो
तेरी या मेरी
तुझको देखें कितनी आँखें
सपने भरी
कितनों का ही कल छुपा है
आज में तेरे
उनके सूरज भी खिलेंगे
साथ तेरे
मेरी तेरी उनकी खातिर
करना तुझे है
सबकी उम्मीदें हैं तुझसे’
उड़ना तुझे है
सारी दुनिया साथ ही फिर गाएगी
हाँ गाएगी
रात है गहरी बड़ी
पर जाएगी
हाँ जाएगी
रात है गहरी बड़ी
पर जाएगी
ये जाएगी


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5398 Post No. : 17707

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Blog 10-Year Challenge (2013-2023) – Song No.100
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On this date ten years ago (29 April 2013), six songs from six different movies were covered in the blog. Here are the details:-

Post No Song Title Name of the movie Remarks
8001 Mera husn lootne aayaa Chandralekha (1948) 8 songs covered out of 11 by now
8002 Chanda ki chaandni na suhaaye to kya karen Duniya Ek Saraai (1947) 5 songs out of 9 by now
8003 Tere saath chal rahe hain ye zameen ye chaand taare Angaarey(1954) Movie YIPPEED by now
8004 Itni si baat ka fasaana na banaao Ek Ladki Saat Ladke(1961) Movie YIPPEED by now
8005 Ham pe daya rakhna Aas (1953) Movie YIPPEED in the blog with this song
8006 Jaa jaa jaa jaa tujhe ham jaan gaye Sehraa (1963) Movie YIPPEED by now

We observe that four movies (out of six) whose songs were covered in the blog on this date ten years ago (on 29 April 2013) have since been YIPPEED in the blog. That leaves us with two unYIPPEED movies that are eligible for Blog Ten Year Challenge today (29 April 2023).

“Chandralekha”(1948) is one BTYC eligible movie today.

“Chandralekha”(1948) was produced and directed by S S Vasan for Gemini Chitra, Madras. This blockbuster big budget movie had T.R.Rajkumari, M.K.Radha, Ranjan, Sundri Bai, Yashodra Katju, L.Narayan Rao, Subbayya Pillai, V.H.Janaki, H.Krishnamurthy, B.S.Kalla, A.K.Chopra, Sundar Rao, Varalakshmi etc in it.

“Chandralekha”(1948) had 11 songs in it. Eight songs have been covered in the blog by now.

Here is the ninth song from the movie to appear in the blog. The song is sung by chorus. Pt Indra Chandra is the lyricist. Music is composed by R Vaidhyanathan.

The song is played in the background as horse riding warriors are seen racing away towards somewhere (battlefield) in perfect formation, one after the other.

Lyrics of this song were sent to me by Prakashchandra.

This song is the 100th song in this year under the Blog Ten Year Challenge (2013-2023). We are still in on 29 April 2023. More than eight months are still left. Lots and lots of songs (1200 to be exact) were covered in the blog in 2013 between 30 April 2013 to 31 december 2013. Many of the movies of these songs are still unYIPPEED so we can hopefully have record number of songs under BTYC in this year, breaking previous year’s record of 140 songs set in BTYC (2012-2022).

This also happens to be the 100th post in the current month of April 2023. So we continue to live up to our new year resolution of posting 100 or more songs in each month in this year. Hopefully we will continue to stick to this resolution throughout the year and even beyond.

Audio link:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4Y9g7ix1CY]
video link:

Song-Nazar milaaye jaa tu kadam badhaaye jaa (Chandralekha)(1948) Singer-Chorus, Lyrics-Pt Indra Chandra, MD-R Vaidhyanathan

Lyrics(Provided by Prakashchandra)

nazar milaaye jaa
tu kadam badhaaye jaa
tu hawaa jamaaye jaa
gaa dil se gaanaa aan
chaltey chal chalaa chal
manzil par chalaa chal
chaltey chal chalaa chal
manzil par chalaa chal
teer chalaanaa nazron ke chubhtey jaanaa
teer chalaanaa
nazron ke chubhtey jaanaa
pyaar sabko diye jaa
pyaar sabkaa liye jaa
pyaar sabko diye jaa
pyaar sabkaa liye jaa
badhey jaao
ladey jaao o ooo
judey jaao
judey jaao

nazar milaaye jaa
tu kadam badhaaye jaa
tu hawaa jamaaye jaa
gaa dil se gaanaa aan
chalte chal chalaa chal
manzil par chalaa chal
chalte chal chalaa chal
manzil par chalaa chal
teer chalaanaa nazron ke chubhtey jaanaa
teer chalaanaa nazron ke chubhtey jaanaa
pyaar sabko diye jaao
pyaar sabkaa liye jaao
badhey jaao
badhey jaao o ooo
judey jaao
judey jaao
nazar milaaye jaa
kadam badhaaye jaa


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5393 Post No. : 17693

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Blog 10-Year Challenge (2013-2023) – Song No.91
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On this date ten years ago (24 April 2013), seven songs from seven different movies were covered in the blog. Here are the details:-

Post No Song Title Name of the movie Remarks
7965 Lo chaand bhi jalne laga Jungle Princess (1942) 5 songs covered out of 8 by now
7966 Qismat ne hamen majboor kiya Aankhen (1950) Movie YIPPEED by now
7967 O bhoolne waale main tujhe kaise bhula doon Pagli (1943) 3 songs covered out of 10 by now
7968 Aankhon mein aansuon ko piye jaa rahi hoon main Chehra (1946) 6 songs covered out of 9 by now
7969 O dil mein basaane waale Jeewan Nauka (1952) 2 songs covered out of 13 by now
7970 Ae falak yoon hi sataata jaayegaa But Taraash (1947) 4 songs covered out of 11 by now
7971 Baansuriya haay toot gayi man ki Dekho Ji(1947) 5 songs covered out of 11 by now

We observe that one movie (out of seven movies) whose songs were covered on this date ten years ago (viz on 24 April 2013) has since been YIPPEED in the blog. That leaves us with six unYIPPEED movies that are eligible for Blog Ten Year Challenge today (24 April 2023).

“But Taraash”(1947) is one of the BTYC eligible movie today.

“But Taraash”(1947) was directed by B D Garg and Afzal Jahangeer. The movie had Shirin, Harish, Arshad, Manorama, Pran, Farida, Suresh etc in it.

The movie had 11 songs in it. Four songs have been covered in the past.

Here is the fifth song from “But Taraash”(1947) to appear in the blog. This song is sung by G M Durrani and chorus. Lyricist is not known. Music is composed by Ghulam Haider.

Only audio of this inspirational song is available. I request our knowledgeable readers to throw light on the picturiastion of the song.

Lyrics of this song were sent to me by Prakashchandra.

audio link

Song-Tu himmat na haar (But Taraash)(1947) Singer-G M Durrani, Lyrics-Unknown, MD-Ghulam Haider
Chorus
G M Durrani + Chorus

Lyrics(Provided by Prakashchandra)

aa aa aa aa aa aa
aa aaa aaa aaaa aaaa
aa aaa aaa aaaa aaaa
aa aa aa aa aa aa

tu himmat na haar tu himmat na haar (aa aa aa aa aa aa )
tu himmat na haar tu himmat na haar (aa aa aa aa aa aa
tu himmat naa haar musaafir
tu himmat naa haar
tu himmat naa haar musaafir
tu himmat naa haar
tu himmat na haar
tu himmat na haar
(aa aaa aaa aaaa aaaa
aa aaa aaa aaaa aaaa
)

ye naiyya wo door kinaaraa/kanaaraa aa aa
ye naiyya wo door kinaaraa
haath mein ley patwaar musaafir
tu himmat na haar
tu himmat na haar
tu himmat na haar

aa aa aa aa aa aaaa
aa aaa aaa aaaa aaaa

dekh ke man teraa na doley ae ae
dekh ke man teraa na doley
laakh padey manjhdhaar
aandhi baadal barkhaa bijlee
tu sabko lalkaar
tu sabko lalkaar musaafir
tu himmat na haar
tu himmat na haar
tu himmat na haar

aa aa aa aaa aaa
aa aaa aaa aaaa aaaa

dukh jo padey ghabraa nahin moorakh a a a a
dukh jo padey ghabraa nahin moorakh
dukhee hai sab sansaar
mar kar bhee gar chain na paayaa
phir marnaa bekaar
marnaa hai bekaar
marnaa hai bekaar


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5387 Post No. : 17670

“Do Dulhe”(1955) was directed by K J Mahadevan for United Film Arts, Madras in association with Gemini, Madras. The movie had Shyama (As Parvati, Sajjan (as Kanhaiya, Kundan), Vanaja (as Dulari), Agha (as Banke), David as (Devi Dayal), Kanhaiyalal (as Purohit), Lalita pawar ((As Sethani), Achla sachdev (as Kundan`s mother), B.M.Vyas (as Vrijmohan Gupta), Suryakantam (as dumb woman), G.V.Shama (as Rikshaw-Wallah), Venkat (as dance master), Ishwarlal (as Ekadashi Vaidya), H.Krishnamurti (as clerk), L.R.Mudaliar (as Postman), Vijaya Rao (as doctor), Indravadan Mehta (as Kundan`s father), Deshraj (as Soda subedar), Sugeshini (as Beggar girl), Koushal (as beggar), Jaya etc in it.

The movie had 11 songs in it. Six songs have been covered so far.

Here is the seventh song from the movie to appear in the blog. This song is sung by Rafi. Pt Indra Chandra is the lyricist. Music is composed by B S Kalla.

The song is picturised on Shyama playing a dukhiyaaree naaree, as this song gets played in the background.

Lyrics of this song and other details were sent to me by Prakashchandra.

Video


Audio

Song-Tai na kar paaye jise tu kaun si manzil hai wo (Do Dulhe)(1955) Singer-Rafi, Lyrics-Pt Indra Chandra, MD-B S Kalla

Lyrics(Provided by Prakashchandra)

hal na kar paaye ae jisey tu
kaun si mushqil hai woh o o
tai na kar paaye ae jisey tu
kaun si manzil hai woh
ab kaun si manzil hai woh o o

chaah gar hogee to beshque
raah bhi mil jaayegee ee
aarzoo dil kee teri
aahon se hee jal jaayegee ee
aarzoo dil kee teree
aahon se hee jal jaayegee ee
ho naheen saktaa hai achchaa
kaun saa bismil hai woh o
tai na kar paaye ae jisey tu
kaun si manzil hai woh o
ab kaun si manzil hai woh o o

zindagee aur maut
do hain karwatein insaan kee ee ee
tum sadaa rotee eee raho o o
marzee hai ye ae bhagwaan kee ee
ab iraadon mein tumhaarey
josh kuchch baaqee naheen een
jeene waaley marney kaa bhee
hosh kuchch baaqee naheen
hosh kuchch baaqee naheen een een


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5314 Post No. : 17422

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Blog 10-Year Challenge (2013-2023) – Song No. 20
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On this date ten years back viz on 5 February 2013, four songs from four different movies were covered in the blog. Here are the details:-

Blog post number Song Movie (Year) Remarks
7449 Hamen itna bata de bhagwaan Ratna Manjari(1955) 2 songs covered out of 5 by now
7450 Ye duniya rail niraali Paayal (1957) 7 songs covered out of 9 by now
7451 Hip hip hurray College Girl (1960) Movie YIPPEED by now
7452 Hum pyaar karna sakta ke nahin sakta Shabistan (1951) Movie YIPPEED by now

We can observe that two movies (out of four) whose songs were covered on the blog on this date ten years ago (on 5 February 2013) have since been YIPPEED in the blog. That leaves us with two unYIPPEED movies which are eligible for Blog Ten Year Challenge today ten years later (on 5 February 2023).

“Paayal”(1957) is the second BTYC eligible movie for the day today (5 February 2023). This movie was Produced By Joseph Thomas and directed by Joseph Taliath Jr. for Madras Talkies, Madras. The movie had Padmini, Sunil Dutt, David,Baby Naaz,Ragini,Bipin Gupta, Raj Mehra(Guest Artiste), Achla Sachdev,Meenu Mumtaz,Sheoraj(Shivraj),Laxman Rao, Agha, Praveen Paul, Puri, Bhavani etc in it.

“Paayal”(1957) had nine songs in it. Seven songs have been covered so far.

Here is the eighth song from the movie to appear in the blog. The song is sung by Lata and Usha Mangeshkar. The inspirational lyrics are penned by Rajinder Krishan. Music is composed by Hemant Kumar.

Only audio of the song is available. I request our knowledgeable readers to throw light on the picturisation of the song.

Lyrics of the song were sent to me by Prakashchandra.

audio link:

Song-Himmat na haar raahee (Paayal)(1957) Singers-Lata, Usha Mangeshkar, Lyrics-Rajinder Krishan, MD-Hemant Kumar
Both

Lyrics (Provided by Prakashchandra)

himmat na haar raahee…eee ee ee
jeevan ke is safar mein
himmat na haar raahee
bann jaayegee ujaalaa
ik din yehee siyaahi
jeevan ke is safar mein
himmat na haar raahee
bann jaayegee ujaalaa
ik din yehee siyaahi
himmat na haar raahee…eee

qismat mein hain jo thhokar
woh bhee tu hans ke khaa ley ae
qismat mein hain jo thhokar
woh bhee tu hans ke khaa ley
jab tak bhi chaahey tujhko
taqdeer aazmaa le aey ae
duniyaa hai jung gham kee
insaan hai sipaahee
bann jaayegee ujaalaa
ik din yehee siyaahi
jeevan ke is safar mein
himmat na haar raahee
bann jaayegee ujaalaa
ek din yehee siyaahi
himmat na haar raahee…eee

kaantein agar milein to
kaanton se pyaar kar ley ae ae

kaantein agar milein to
kaanton se pyaar kar ley
kaantein banengey kaliyaan
tu intezaar kar ley aey ae

kab tak rahegi aakhir
qismat mein ye tabaahee
bann jaayegee ujaalaa
ik din yehee siyaahi
jeevan ke is safar mein
himmat na haar raahee
bann jaayegee ujaalaa
ik din yehee siyaahi
himmat na haar raahee eee eee


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.

Blog Day :

5247 Post No. : 17248

He was only 48 years old when he passed away in 1951. One of the pioneering luminaries of cinema in Bengal, as it was emerging in the 1920s and 30s, he was a multi skilled cinema person who was an actor, a producer, director, script writer, cinematographer, film editor, make-up specialist, lighting specialist – yes, quite a portfolio of skills.

Remembering Pramthesh Chandra Barua, on his remembrance day today. He passed away this day, in 1951.

Born on 24th October, 1903, he was the son of the royal family of Gauripur (in Assam). His school and college education happened in Calcutta. He got married at the age of 18, while still at college. Later in life, he would be married again twice. His third wife was actress Jamuna, who appeared opposite him in the Bengali version of ‘Devdas’ (1935) produced at New Theatres.

His introduction to the world of cinema was quite accidental. While at Shantiniketan, he got introduced to Dhirendranath Ganguly, who then introduced him to the fledgling films industry in Bengal. In 1926, he joined the film company British Dominion Films. His screen appearances start from 1929, as he appeared in ‘Panchashar’ (debut film) directed by Debaki Bose, and ‘Takay Ki Na Hay’ directed by Dhirendranath Ganguly.

His urge was to have his own studio and produce his own films. The opportunity came in 1930, when he had to travel to England for medical treatment. He obtained a letter of introduction from Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore for French film maker M Rogers. After his treatment in London, he met M Rogers in Paris, and learnt the skills of cinematography from him.  He also visited the Fox Studio and Elstree Studios in London and learned the techniques of lighting and scenario composition.

He returned to Calcutta (now Kolkata) with a load of camera and lighting equipment and set up the Barua Studio and Barua Film Unit. In 1931 he produced his first film ‘Apradhi’ which was directed by Debaki Bose. He played the lead role in this film. The film ‘Apradhi’ is a path breaking film for Indian cinema, from a technology perspective. This is the first film that was shot under artificial lighting. Prior to this experiment, the films were always shot using natural lighting. The use of artificial lighting also brought in the need to change the method of make-up of actors. It is notable that in the experimentation on lighting and make-up techniques, Barua wasted almost 50,000 feet of stock footage, and that in an era when raw stock was difficult to obtain, and was costly. But the film production brought in significant changes to the film making techniques and the technical know-how for film directors and cinematographers.

In 1932, he produced ‘Nisher Dak’ and ‘Ekada’. The latter was directed by Sushit Mazumdar, with story by Barua himself. He also appeared in the role of a villain in the film ‘Bhagyalaxmi’ produced by Indian Cinema Arts and directed by Kali Prasad Ghosh.

In 1932, he produced his first talkie film – ‘Bengal-1983’. It was a brave attempt by the young film maker to tackle a futuristic subject. The film was inaugurated by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore. But the film turned out to be a commercial disaster, and Barua was forced to close down his studio due to financial difficulties.

In 1933, BN Sircar invited Barua to join New Theaters. With the skills at hand, and the encouraging environment at New Theatres, Barua excelled in his film making. New Theaters brought him to the zenith in his career as a film maker. His first directorial venture was ‘Rooplekha’ released in 1934. He played the lead role opposite to Uma Shashi. With this film, Barua introduced another new technique for the first time in Indian cinema – use of flashback for storytelling.

Then in 1935 came ‘Devdas’. Barua directed all the versions – the Hindi, Bangla and Assamese, and played the lead role in the Bangla version. Critically acclaimed, Barua’s portrayal of the tragic hero was so lively that it made him a legend. He was all but 32 years old at that juncture.

‘Devdas’ was an instant commercial success. It is hailed as the first social film to enjoy success and popularity as never before. From a technical perspective also, the film is rated very high – for the use of multiple techniques – close up, montage, wipe, dissolve, fade-in fad-out etc. The film also uses flashback and introduced a new technique – ‘intercut telepathy shot’.

In 1936 he directed ‘Manzil’ and in 1937 came ‘Mukti’. Both films were bold and much ahead of their times in terms of the subject matter. Taking off from ‘Devdas’, Barua explores the human relations and love triangles which are extremely poignant and thought provoking. The film ‘Mukti’ is notable in that it is a pioneering effort of outdoor shooting. A major part of the film is shot in the scenic outdoors of Assam. It took almost two decades for the rest of industry to become seriously interested in using outdoor shooting for storytelling.

In 1937, he directed ‘Rajat Jayanti’ which turned out to be a roaring riot of laughter. Considered as the first serious attempt at a full length comedy feature, this film was commercially and critically a success. In the same year, he also directed ‘Adhikar’, which is another path breaking film in that questioned the divisions in society and overtly advocated class struggle.

Bimal Roy and Phani Majumdar started their film careers working under Barua at New Theaters.

In 1940, after directing ‘Zindagi’ starring KL Saigal (coming together once again after ‘Devdas’ of 1935), Barua moved from New Theaters and started work once again as an independent and freelancer. Except for one or two, there are no notable films that came from his work in this period post New Theaters. One needs to mention ‘Shap Mukti’ (1940), which he directed for Krishna Movietone, ‘Jawaab’ (1942) which he directed for MP Productions, and ‘Shesh Uttar’ (1942) produced and directed by himself. It appears that Barua and New Theaters was the magic mix, which faded away when he moved out of New Theaters.

In this phase, he took to drinking heavily, and his health began to deteriorate. He passed away in 1951, on this date.

The song I present today is presumably not released on 78 rpm records. I present an edited clip extracted from the video of the film. Unfortunately, the first line of this rendition is not available in the original film clip that I have. On screen, this is actually a two part song that is listed as separate songs in the Geet Kosh. This song itself is a very thoughtful construction. The hero (Prashant, role played by Barua) is in a phase of depression. His earlier marriage with Chitra (role played by Kanan Devi) is a failed venture and post divorce he moves to rural Assam, where he stays in a local inn managed by Pahari (role played by Nawab), and his wife Jharna (role played by Menaka Devi). The couple takes to this depressed young man very kindly. Pahari and Prashant become very good friends.

A passage is shown where Prashant is off in the woods, and in his melancholic despair is singing two couplets from the original ghazal by Mirza Ghalib – ‘Koi Ummeed Bar Nahin Aati’. Incidentally Jharna is also close by, having come to fetch water from the river. She hears him sing these depressing lines, and then she responds with the second part of this song which is an effort to inspire and encourage the young man.

The notable thing is how the director has constructed this scenario. He takes two couplets from a famous ghazal of a legendary poet, and then attempts to juxtapose that against a positive and encouraging thought that answers to the points of despair raised in the original lines. The response is written by Aarzoo Lakhnavi, and is indeed a masterpiece in itself, as it tries to confront Mirza Ghalib, by showing the other side of the picture.

The music is composed by Pankaj Mullick. There is no mention about the identity of the singing voices. And I have indicated that as such below. Are these the voices of the on screen actors themselves? I do not know, and do not want to make an uninformed guess. I request our more knowledgeable readers to please help to identify and confirm the singing voices in this song.

Remembering PC Barua. An attempt to keep alive the memories of this multi skilled pioneer film maker, whose many path breaking contributions have enriched the film making technology and techniques. May these memories be sustained for the future generations.

Song – Koi Ummeed Bar Nahin Aati (Mukti) (1937) Singer – Unidentified Male Voice, Unidentified Female Voice, Lyrics – Ghalib, Aarzoo Lakhnavi, MD – Pankaj Mullick

Lyrics

[koi ummeed bar nahin aati]
koi surat nazar nahin aati
nahi aati

hum wahaan hain
jahaan se hum ko bhi
kuchh hamaari khabar nahin aati
marte hain aarzoo mein marne ki
maut aati hai
par nahin aati
nahin.. aati

hai gila kis ka
koi ummeed bar aa jaayegi
parde aankhon se utha
surat nazar aa jaayegi
parde aankhon se utha
surat nazar aa jaayegi

rakh tu be-aasi pe baaki
aas ka bhi silsila
tu kisi aalam mein bhi hoga
khabar aa jaayegi
tu kisi aalam mein bhi hoga
khabar aa jaayegi

hai museebat ki bhi ek hadd
is se ghabraana hi kya
ghabraana hi kya
maut ki to kya khabar
raahat magar aa jayegi
maut ki to kya khabar
raahat magar aa jayegi

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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir Kapur)
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[कोई उम्मीद बर नहीं आती]
कोई सूरत नज़र नहीं आती
नहीं आती

हम वहाँ हैं
जहां से हम को भी
कुछ हमारी खबर नहीं आती
मरते हैं आरज़ू में मरने की
मौत आती है
पर नहीं आती
नहीं॰॰ आती

है गिला किसका
कोई उम्मीद बर आ जाएगी
पर्दे आँखों से उठा
सूरत नज़र आ जाएगी
पर्दे आँखों से उठा
सूरत नज़र आ जाएगी

रख तू बे-आसी पे बाकी
आस का भी सिलसिला
तू किसी आलम में भी होगा
खबर आ जाएगी
तू किसी आलम में भी होगा
खबर आ जाएगी

है मुसीबत की भी इक हद
इस से घबराना ही क्या
घबराना ही क्या
मौत की तो क्या खबर
राहत मगर आ जाएगी
मौत की तो क्या खबर
राहत मगर आ जाएगी


This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, 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.

Blog Day :

5141 Post No. : 17101

Greetings to all the readers of the Blog on the occasion of आजादी का अमृत महोत्सव on the 75th Year of Independence of India today, August 15, 2022. Independence Day is the reminder to all of us about the sacrifices a large number of Indians made during the freedom struggle to achieve independence on August 15, 1947. Thanks to the history books, the present generation is aware of the sacrifices for the independence struggle, made by Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Lala Lajpat Rai, Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal, Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Chandra Shekhar Azad and many more. But lets us not forget to remember hundreds of other freedom fighters whose sacrifices, by and large, remained in anonymity. One such name which I came to know recently was that of Vidyadhari Bai, a tawaif (courtesan) who, apart from composing and singing patriotic songs in her musical performances, she also provided financial and logistic support to freedom fighters.

A few months back, I had purchased Amritlal Nagar’s Hindi book ‘Ye Kothewalian’ (1958) which gives an account of the life of some courtesans of the early 20th Century. In this book, there is a chapter on Vidyadhari Bai of Jesuri in Chandauli block of the then Banaras district. There is also an addenda chapter which gives an account of Mahatma Gandhi’s meeting with some courtesans of Banaras sometime in 1921 during which he advised Vidyadhari Bai to sing nationalist songs while giving her musical performances in big cities and in princely states. Accordingly, she wrote and rendered some patriotic songs in all her concerts. The courtesans of Banaras formed a Tawaif Sabha to support the independence struggle. Husna Bai, one of the prominent courtesans of Banaras chaired the meeting of the Sabha during which she acknowledged that it was at the initiative of Vidyadhari Bai that Tawaif Sabha was formed.

Saba Dewan’s recent book ‘Tawaifnama’ (2019), more or less, confirms that Vidyadhari Bai organised a series of smaller meetings at her home to enthuse other courtesans to the cause of the non-cooperation movement. She was joined in these efforts by another courtesan, Sultana who too had been closely tracking the unfolding political scenario. Both of them prevailed upon Husna Bai to call a meeting of the entire community to work out the details of the agenda. Tawaifs, who actively participated in the mutiny of 1857, would once again have to come forward and contribute their bit to the nationalist cause. This was not just their duty as daughters of India but also the need of the hour if they did not wish to be consigned to the dustbin of history. They also felt that times were changing and tawaifs too would have to keep pace with fast-changing social and political scenarios in India.

Vidyadhari Bai was a contemporary of Gauhar Jaan. She was born in Jesuri village in present Chandauli district. Her grandfather, Purushottam Rai was a musician. There is confusion as to which year she was born – 1874 or 1881? She got musical training from Pandit Ram Sumeru Mishra, a Sarangi player and later from Ustad Naseer Khan of Darbhanga. She started singing in her early teens with Jayadev’s poems. With this, she became so famous that she started getting invitations from royal courts all over India for her concerts. She became the court singer in the court of Raja of Banaras. She excelled in khayaal, taraana, thumri, dadra, tappa, ghazal and bhajans. It is said that her singing voice was so mesmerizing that even the passer-by would be tempted to attend her concerts. She was so popular that in her concerts, to witness her performances, a large number of people were perforce standing in the back due to shortage of space for sitting. Besides Hindi and Urdu, she was a proficient singer in Marathi, Gujarati, Bangla and Punjabi languages.

Vidyadhari Bai was a fashion icon for the ladies of the royal and landlords’ families. However, after Mahatma Gandhi’s call to shun foreign goods, she stopped wearing jewelries and imported cloth. In all her concerts, she would render at least one patriotic song. Probably, she was the first courtesan to perform mujra by singing patriotic songs.

In her native village, Jesuri, Vidyadhari Bai had constructed a one-story bungalow with some out-houses which became the perfect hideout for freedom fighters to avoid arrest from the British police. During this period, she used to provide financial assistance to them besides regularly donating some part of her income for the cause of India’s freedom movements.

In the early 1940s, probably when the old age had caught up with Vidyadhari Bai and with the decline of the tawaif system, she returned to Jesuri and stayed in her house with her brother’s family. Since she used to donate a large part of her earnings for the cause of freedom movements and also help financially the freedom fighters’ families, she did not have much savings during the latter part of her life. During this period, she started teaching musical lessons to students free of charge.

Vidyadhari Bai had a premonition that her end was near. So, she shifted to Mukti Bhavan in Banaras on May 9, 1971. On the very next day, May 10, 1971, she breathed her last in her 90s, unsung and in anonymity. As per her own submission, she did not get any recognition or honor from the Government.

As mentioned earlier, Amritlal Nagar’s ‘Ye Kothewalian’ (1958) included a letter from Vidyadhari Bai about her meeting with Mahatma Gandhi in Banaras. She wrote in the letter that on his suggestion, some courtesans had decided to start their musical performances with renditions of nationalist songs. Lyrics of one such song written and sung by her, “Chun Chun Ke Phool Le Lo” was included in the letter. She said in the letter that she rendered this song in all her performances despite the presence of policemen from the police stations of the areas of her performances for keeping a close watch on the visitors. The song lives on today – it was included in Hindustani classical singer Shubha Mudgal’s album, ‘Swadheenta Samar Geet’ (2008), a collection of songs from the freedom movement.

On the occasion of the 75th Independence Day, I am presenting the same song rendered by Shubha Mudgal. The music was composed by her husband, Aneesh Pradhan. While composing the song, he has used mainly harmonium and tabla probably to give a feel of the period during which Vidyadhari Bai had rendered this song. In 2011, the couple collaborated with theater director Sunil Shanbhag on a musical drama ‘Stories in a Song’, one episode of which recreated Mahatma Gandhi’s meeting with the courtesans of Tawaif Sabha.

This song takes us back to more than a century to recreate a part of the history of India’s freedom movements.

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Acknowledgements: In addition to the books I mentioned in my article, I am also thankful to ‘Sureele Dinon Ki Daastan’ and Dr. Manish Kumar Mishra for their videos on Vidyadhari Bai which gave some useful additional information on her.

Audio Clip:

Song-Chun chun ke phool le lo (Shubha Mudgal NFS)(2008) Singer-Shubha Mudgal, Lyrics-Vidyadhari Bai, MD-Aneesh Pradhan

Lyrics

aaa aaa aaa aaa aaaa aa
aaa aaa aaa aaa aaaa aa
aaa aaa aaa aaa aaaa aa
aa aa aa aa aaaa

chun chun ke phool le lo o o….o
chun chun ke phool le lo
armaan rah na jaaye
chun chun ke phool le lo
armaan rah na jaaye
ye Hind kaa bageecha
gulzaar rah na jaaye ae
ye Hind kaa bageecha
gulzaar rah na jaaye
chun chun ke phool le lo
armaan rah na jaaye
chun chun ke phool le lo
armaan rah na jaaye
ye Hind kaa bageecha
gulzaar rah na jaaye ae
ye Hind kaa bageecha
gulzaar rah na jaaye

aa aa aa aaaaa aa aaaa
ye wo chaman nahi hai….ai ae ae
ye wo chaman nahin hai
lene se ho ujaad
ye wo chaman nahin hai
lene se ho ujaad
ulfat kaa jismen kuchh bhi
ehsaan rah na jaaye
ulfat kaa jismen kuchh bhi
ehsaan rah na jaaye
bhar do jawaan bandon
jailon mein chaahe bhar do
bhar do jawaan bandon
jailon mein chaahe bhar do
maata pe koi hota qurbaan rah na jaaye…..ae
aa aa aa aaaaaaa aaa
aa aa aa aaaaaaa aa
maata pe koi hota qurbaan rah na jaaye
chhal-o-fareb se tum Bharat kaa maal looto
chhal-o-fareb se tum Bharat kaa maal looto
iske liye yaa koi saamaan rah na jaaye
iske liye yaa koi saamaan rah na jaaye
ye Hind kaa bageecha
gulzaar rah na jaaye
ye Hind kaa bageecha
gulzaar rah na jaaye
chun chun ke phool le lo
armaan rah na jaaye
chun chun ke phool le lo….o

Bharat na rah sakega hargij ghulaamkhaana….aaaaaaa aa
Bharat na rah sakega hargij ghulaamkhaana
aazaad hoga hoga
aaya hai wo zamaana
aazaad hoga hoga
aaya hai wo zamaana..aa
khoon khaulne laga hai….ai ae
khoon khaulne laga hai ab Hindustaniyon kaa
khoon khaulne laga hai ab Hindustaniyon kaa
kar denge zaalimon ke band bas jurm dhaana
kar denge zaalimon ke band bas jurm dhaana..aa
qaumi tirange jhande pe jaan nisaar unki
qaumi tirange jhande pe jaan nisaar unki
Hindu Masih Muslim gaate hain ye taraana
Hindu Masih Muslim gaate hain ye taraana
aa aa aaaaa
parwaah ab kise hai…ai ae
parwaah ab kise hai
iss jail-o-daman ki
parwaah ab kise hai
iss jail-o-daman ki
ik khel ho raha hai
phaansi pe jhool jaana
ek khel ho raha hai
phaansi pe jhool jaana
Bharat watan hamaara
Bharat ke ham hain bachche
Bharat watan hamaara
Bharat ke ham hain bachche
maata ke waaste hai manzoor sar kataana
maata ke waaste hai manzoor sar kataana
ye Hind kaa bageecha
gulzaar rah na jaaye ae
ye Hind kaa bageecha
gulzaar rah na jaaye
chun chun ke phool le lo….ooo
chun chun ke phool le lo
armaan rah na jaaye
chun chun ke phool le lo
armaan rah na jaaye
chun chun ke phool le lo
armaan rah na jaaye
ye Hind kaa bageecha
gulzaar rah na jaaye ae
ye Hind kaa bageecha
gulzaar rah na jaaye
chun chun ke phool le lo………o

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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir Kapur)
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आ आ आ आ आ आ
आ आ आ आ आ आ
आ आ आ आ आ आ
आ आ आ आ आ

चुन चुन के फूल ले लो॰॰ओ
चुन चुन के फूल ले लो
अरमान रह ना जाये
चुन चुन के फूल ले लो
अरमान रह ना जाये
ये हिन्द का बगीचा
गुलज़ार रह ना जाये
ये हिन्द का बगीचा
गुलज़ार रह ना जाये
चुन चुन के फूल ले लो
अरमान रह ना जाये
चुन चुन के फूल ले लो
अरमान रह ना जाये
ये हिन्द का बगीचा
गुलज़ार रह ना जाये
ये हिन्द का बगीचा
गुलज़ार रह ना जाये

आ आ आ आsss आ आsss
ये वो चमन नहीं है॰॰ऐ
ये वो चमन नहीं है
लेने से हो उजाड़
ये वो चमन नहीं है
लेने से हो उजाड़
उल्फ़त का जिस में कुछ भी
एहसान रह ना जाये
उल्फ़त का जिस में कुछ भी
एहसान रह ना जाये
भर दो जवान बंदों
जेलों में चाहे भर दो
भर दो जवान बंदों
जेलों में चाहे भर दो
माता पे कोई होता क़ुरबान रह ना जाये॰॰ए
आ आ आ आsssss आ
आ आ आ आsssss आ
माता पे कोई होता क़ुरबान रह ना जाये
छल औ फरेब से तुम भारत का माल लूटो
छल औ फरेब से तुम भारत का माल लूटो
इसके लिए या कोई सामान रह ना जाये
इसके लिए या कोई सामान रह ना जाये
ये हिन्द का बगीचा
गुलज़ार रह ना जाये
ये हिन्द का बगीचा
गुलज़ार रह ना जाये
चुन चुन के फूल ले लो
अरमान रह ना जाये
चुन चुन के फूल ले लो॰॰ओ

भारत ना रह सकेगा हरगिज़ ग़ुलामखाना आ आ
भारत ना रह सकेगा हरगिज़ ग़ुलामखाना
आज़ाद होगा होगा
आया है वो ज़माना
आज़ाद होगा होगा
आया है वो ज़माना॰॰आ
खूँ खौलने लगा है॰॰ऐ
खूँ खौलने लगा है अब हिंदुस्तानीओं का
खूँ खौलने लगा है अब हिंदुस्तानीओं का
कर देंगे ज़ालिमों के बंद बस जुर्म ढाणा
कर देंगे ज़ालिमों के बंद बस जुर्म ढाणा॰॰आ
कौमी तिरंगे झंडे पे जां निसार उनकी
कौमी तिरंगे झंडे पे जां निसार उनकी
हिन्दू मसीह मुस्लिम गाते हैं ये तराना
हिन्दू मसीह मुस्लिम गाते हैं ये तराना

आ आ आssss
परवाह अब किसे है॰॰ऐ
परवाह अब किसे है
इस जेल ओ दमन की
परवाह अब किसे है
इस जेल ओ दमन की
इक खेल हो रहा है
फांसी पे झूल जाना
इक खेल हो रहा है
फांसी पे झूल जाना
भारत वतन हमारा
भारत के हम हैं बच्चे
भारत वतन हमारा
भारत के हम हैं बच्चे
माता के वास्ते है मंजूर सर कटाना
माता के वास्ते है मंजूर सर कटाना

ये हिन्द का बगीचा
गुलज़ार रह ना जाये
ये हिन्द का बगीचा
गुलज़ार रह ना जाये
चुन चुन के फूल ले लो॰॰ओ
चुन चुन के फूल ले लो
अरमान रह ना जाये
चुन चुन के फूल ले लो
अरमान रह ना जाये
चुन चुन के फूल ले लो
अरमान रह ना जाये
ये हिन्द का बगीचा
गुलज़ार रह ना जाये
ये हिन्द का बगीचा
गुलज़ार रह ना जाये
चुन चुन के फूल ले लो॰॰ओ


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This blog discusses Bollywood songs of yesteryears. Every song has a brief description, followed by a video link, and complete lyrics of the song.

This is a labour of love, where “new” songs are added every day, and that has been the case for over FIFTEEN years. This blog has over 18300 song posts by now.

This blog is active and online for over 5000 days since its beginning on 19 july 2008.

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Movies with all their songs covered =1411
Total Number of movies covered=4951

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