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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 :6621Post No. :20539

Today’s song is the last and final song from the action packed social movie Himmat-1970. It was a typical product of South Indian stories, which made an interesting mixture of action, romance, music and dance, crime and emotions coupled with popular actors from the Hindi filmland. In this case the Hero was Jeetendra- a favourite of Southern filmmakers in those times.

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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 :6617Post No. :20532

‘Habari’ (1978) was produced by Thakur Hitkaran Singh and was directed by Sher Jung Singh. The cast included Mahendra Sandhu, Preeti Sapru, Narendranath, D K Sapru, Raju Desai, Prakash Gill, Salima Din, Ajit Singh Deol, Mohan Baggad, Gurubachan Singh etc. Mithun Chakraborty worked in the film in a small role as villain’s henchman but was not credited. Director, Sher Jung Singh is the brother-in-law of Dharmendra, his sister being married to him. Actor, Ajit Singh Deol is the younger brother of Dharmendra.

The film’s title, ‘Habari’ appears to have been drawn from Swahili language which is the national language of Kenya. ‘Habari’ is a colloquial way of greetings in Kenya which means ‘how are the things’? or ‘how is the life’?. Since the outdoor shooting was done majorly in the National Parks of Kenya, probably, the producer/director thought of giving this title.

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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 :6608Post No. :20513

Today’s song is the last and final song from the film Chhota Bhai-1966. It was a family drama cum social film. There was another film of the same title in 1949 also.

Hindi film makers seem to be in favour of titles starting with Chhota (11 films), Chhoti(17), Chhote (6) as well as Bada (4 films), Badi (9), and Bade (12 films)- a totol of almost 60 films describing the size !

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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 :

6600Post No. :20500

Mohd Rafi – A Journey Divine – 2
(1947)

तेरी आवाज की जादूगरी से
ना जाने किस जहां में खो गया हूँ
इसी आवाज से चौंका था लेकिन
इसी आवाज में गुम हो गया हूँ
जहां में खो गया हूँ

The coincidence that we arrive at today, was indicated to me by Mahesh ji about 10 days back. And after some back and forth explanations, discussions and negotiations, the editors agreed to designate today as a dual century milestone day.

Yes, we arrive at the 6600th day of continuous musical disbursal of Hindi film songs. All numerical analysis and all the performance superlatives can be done and stated, but then that will just be a repetition of what has been told and discussed numerous times in the past. What we are moving towards forward is a glorious ongoing celebration, as always. Neither this ocean of HF music is going to deplete, and nor will the momentum and potential of this musical bandwagon will falter and rest. Miles to go yet, yes, many many more miles to go, but nothing like sleep to pause on the way.

May the journey of this bandwagon be blessed, and may it continue to accumulate the accolades and the bouquets – for the unstinted and the peerless effort anywhere on the world wide web. And come to think of it this way – maybe some will ask this in their minds – what purpose is being served by this endeavor ? Besides of course putting together a massive compilation of Hindi film songs. Well, my answer to that is – this venture, this so appropriately and so truly designated as a labor of love – it is the ongoing honoring of the stalwarts – both big and small, both popular and anonymous, both celebrated and neglected – the stalwarts who spent their lives to feed this oceanic enterprise called the Hindi cinema, and build this vast repository of music. A grandiose legacy that has been bequeathed to this world at large – to entertain, to give an expression to all the human emotions in all their various colors and flavors. Taking the thousand foot view of this enterprise, it is an ongoing humungous project that continues to assimilate, enumerate and generate asseverations of the multitude flavors of human emotions.

Yes, the effort of this bandwagon, led by the fearless leader (who now verily has an enhanced observation vision 🙂 ), is unmatched, is without a peer anywhere on the net. And I am proud and delighted to be part of this effort along with all my comrades in arm, all pitching in with their knowledge and insights into this ocean of music.

6600 days is a huge chunk of life itself. A passage of years that brings on at least two new generations in the human population. And so we continue, to work within this enterprise, crossing generations of time. And to compound the celebration today, we just slid past another massive milestone – the 205th century song to showcased on our blog. But what to say about it – so much has been said before, and I will just be rephrasing the past. But then, one certain thing to be said – that we all doff our caps in salute, and with a minimal pause, the trek continues. As always, the backlog in the pipeline does not allow a breather to relax. Past this 20500th song post, and on to now the next song, the next century song, the next thousandth . . .

I continue, after a gap of some months – the journey to track and catalog the flow of that divine voice that we so lovingly and respectfully call as Mohammed Rafi.

In the previous and first episode that was published as the song “Dupatta Mora Aaj Hi Rang Dijo“, (from film ‘Mansarovar’ of 1946) I had covered first three years of Rafi Sb’s career – from 1944 to 46. With this post I venture into 1947, and see the beginning of this singing voice. With three songs in 1944, then 12 songs in 1945, on to 39 songs in 1946, we come into 1947 and find a recorded list of 28 songs in 16 films, which are listed below.

Saawan Kee Ghata Dheere Dheere AanaAage Badho1947Mohd Rafi, KhursheedSudhir FadkeAmar Verma
Desh Mein Sankat Aaya Hai, Ab Kuchh Kar Ke Dikhlaana HaiAap Ki Sewa Mein1947Mohd Rafi, G M Saajan, ChorusDatta DavjekarMahipal
Main Teri Tu Mera, Dono Ka Sang Sang Ho BaseraAap Ki Sewa Mein1947Mohd Rafi, Mohantara TalpadeDatta DavjekarMahipal
Meri Aankhon Ke Taare, Ye Phool Suhaye Haaye PiyaAap Ki Sewa Mein1947Mohd RafiDatta DavjekarMahipal
Jab Baithe Baithe Dil Bhar Aaye Aur Lab Se Nikle HaayeDak Bangla1947Mohd RafiNaresh BhattacharyaDeena Nath madhok
Duniya Mein Meri Aaj Andhera Hee AndheraDo Bhai1947Mohd RafiSachin Dev BurmanRaja Mehndi Ali Khan
Do Din Ginti Ke, Umariya Beeti JaayeDo Dil1947Mohd RafiGobind RamDeena Nath Madhok
Tu Bhi Reh Main BhiEk Kadam1947Mohd Rafi, Shamshad BegumPrakash Nath Sharma
Wo Apni Yaad Dilaane Ko Ek Ishq Ki Duniya Chhod GayeJugnu1947Mohd Rafi, ChorusFiroz NizamiAsgar Sarhadi
Yahan Badla Wafa Ka Bewafayi Ke Siwa Kya HaiJugnu1947Mohd Rafi, Noor JahanFiroz NizamiShakeel Badayuni
Das Na Jaayen Tujh Ko Zulfen KaaliyanMalika1947Mohd RafiAllah Rakkha QureshiTanveer Naqvi
Meri Dilruba, Mere Paas AaMalika1947Mohd, Rafi, Allauddin KhanAllah Rakkha QureshiTanveer Naqvi
Maya Man Ka Rog Hai Moorakh Maya Man Ka RogRishta1947Mohd RafiMohammed ShafiVehashi Jaunpuri
Hum Banjaare Sang Hamare Dhoom Macha Le DuniyaSaajan1947Mohd Rafi, Geeta Dutt, Lalita Deolkar, ChorusC RamachandraMoti
Hum Ko Tumahara Hee Aasra, Tum Hamare Ho Na HOSaajan1947Mohd RafiC RamachandraMoti
Kis Ko Sunaaun Haale Dil… Hum Ko Tumhara Hee AasraSaajan1947Mohd Rafi, Lalita DeolkarC RamachandraMoti
Main Hoon Jaipur Ki Banjaran Chanchal Mera NaamSaajan1947Mohd Rafi, Lalita DeulkarC RamachandraQamar Jalalabadi
O Babu, Aji Babu, Gali Meri Teri Chaand Chamka DekhoSaajan1947Mohd RafiC RamachandraQamar Jalalabadi
Sambhal Sambhal Ke Jaiyo Ho Banjaare, Dilli Door HaiSaajan1947Mohd Rafi, Geeta Dutt, Lalita Deolkar, ChorusC RamachandraRam Murty Chaturvedi
Imtihan Jab Aata Hai… Ae Jee mat Poochho Baat, College AlbeliSamaaj Ko Badal Dalo1947Mohd Rafi, Arun, MannadeyKhemchandra Prakash
Chali Saajan Ghar Jaaye, Aaj Dulhaniya Kes SanwaareShadi Se Pehle / Juve Ka Nateeja1947Mohd RafiPaigankar / KarnaadPt Mukhram Sharma
Chalo Ho Gayi Taiyar, Zara Thehro JeeShadi Se Pehle / Juve Ka Nateeja1947Mohd Rafi, Lata MangeshkarPaigankar / KarnaadPt Mukhram Sharma
Nainon Se Naina Mila LeShahkaar1947Mohd Rafi & RajkumariK.DuttaArzoo Lucknavi
Ae Duniya Hai Sab Prem Kee, Tu Prem Kiye JaShahkar1947Mohd Rafi, Shamshad BegumK DuttaAarzoo Lakhnavi
Jeevan Hai Anmol Musafir, Jeevan Hai AnmolShanti1947Mohd RafiB S ThakurShakeel Badayuni
Tohe Jaana Hai Toh Hanste Hanste JaanaShanti1947Mohd RafiB.S.ThakurShakeel Badayuni

And beginning to track his progress from year to year, I prepare the following table, which will get updated as we progress from one episode to the next.

194433
19451215
19463954
19472882

Listening to this voice in all its different colors, emotions and renditions, the thought goes out to the quality of expression of this voice. I am sure all of us must have come across and viewed the few handful videos live interviews of Rafi Sb. Viewing these videos and hearing him speak, a wondrous thought comes to mind. Listening to his voice in these informal conversations, one is struck by the relaxed soft tones of this voice – so unhurried, so humble. One almost has to strain one’s listening to catch his words. And then the wonder appears in the mind – is this really the voice that has been recorded as “Bhagwaan, Bhagwaan. . . O Duniya Ke Rakhwaale”, or “Baar Baar Dekho, Hazaar Baar Dekho”, or the cresendoing notes of “. . . Inteha Ye Hai Ke Bande Ko Khuda Karta Hai Ishq” in the qawwaali “Na To Karvaan Ki Talash Hai”, and few thousand other sound and emotional variations that we are so used to hearing since childhood. Seriously, it is really a stretch of imagination to equate this humble soft voice in the live interviews, with the wondrous, and sometimes thunderous, variations of rendition that Rafi Sb has produced and presented from within himself. And I keep wondering – is this the same person.

Well, more observations on this topic in the next episode. I am already so drastically late with this post, that I curtail my thoughts – to be continued later.

Today’s song in from the 1947 film ‘Aap Ki Sewa Mein’.

‘Aap Ki Sewa Mein’ is a production from the banner of Chandrama Pictures, and is directed by Vasant Joglekar. The eight songs of this film are penned by Mahipal, yes the same Mahipal that we are more familiar as the actor. The music composition is by Dutta Davjekar. The interesting thing to note is that this is the film in which Lata Mageshkar has sung plaback in Hindi films for the first time.

Rafi Sb’s voice, in this song, sounds so familiar and so mature already. Very similar to the voice we are so used to listening in the songs of 1950s and 60s. Listen and judge for yourself.

Song – Main Teri Tu Mera (Aap Ki Sewa Mein) (1947) Singer – Mohantara Talpade, Mohammed Rafi, Lyrics – Mahipal, MD – Dutta Davjekar
Mohantara Talpade + Mohammed Rafi

Lyrics

ho ho ho oo

ho ho ho oo

main teri
tu mera
main teri
tu mera..aa
donon ka sang sang ho basera
main teri
tu mera
main teri
tu mera..aa
donon ka sang sang ho basera

chhod ke mujhko
kidhar chale
o kidhar chale
bichhde door huye
bichhde door huye
main teri
tu mera
main teri
tu mera..aa
donon ka sang sang ho basera

aawo
aawo jhoolte chalen kinaare
aawo
aawo jhoolte chalen kinaare
paani mein ho mahal hamaare
paani mein ho mahal hamaare

lehar lehar mein dol dol kar
naache pawan jhakora

lehar lehar mein dol dol kar
naache pawan jhakora

aa ha ha
main teri
(aa ha ha)
tu mera
(aa aa aa aa)
donon ka sang sang ho basera

mann ki rani
mann pe chhaao..oo
mann ki rani
mann pe chhaao
prem hilore laao
prem hilore laao

ghir ghir kaale baadal aaye
aao maine haath badhaaye
ghir ghir kaale baadal aaye
aao maine haath badhaaye
sajan daal de aaj yahaan
meethe sapnon ka ghera
sajan daal de aaj yahaan
meethe sapnon ka ghera
aa ha ha
main teri
(aa ha ha)
tu mera
(aa aa aa aa)
donon ka sang sang ho basera


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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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हो हो हो ओ

हो हो हो ओ

मैं तेरी
तू मेरा
मैं तेरी
तू मेरा..आ
दोनों का संग संग हो बसेरा
मैं तेरी
तू मेरा
मैं तेरी
तू मेरा..आ
दोनों का संग संग हो बसेरा
छोड़ के मुझको
किधर चले
ओ किध चले
बिछोड़े दूर हुए
बिछोड़े दूर हुए
मैं तेरी
तू मेरा
मैं तेरी
तू मेरा..आ
दोनों का संग संग हो बसेरा

आवो
आवो झूलते चलें किनारे
आवो
आवो झूलते चलें किनारे
पानी में हों महल हमारे
पानी में हों महल हमारे
लहर लहर में डोल डोल कर
नाचे पवन झकोरा

लहर लहर में डोल डोल कर
नाचे पवन झकोरा

आ हा हा
मैं तेरी
(आ हा हा)
तू मेरा
(आ हा हा)
दोनों का संग संग हो बसेरा

मन की रानी
मन पर छाओ..o
मन की रानी
मन पर छाओ..o
प्रेम हिलोरे लाओ
प्रेम हिलोरे लाओ

घिर घिर काले बादल आए
आओ मैंने हाथ बढ़ाए
घिर घिर काले बादल आए
आओ मैंने हाथ बढ़ाए
सजन डाल दे आज यहाँ
मीठे सपनों का घेरा
सजन डाल दे आज यहाँ
मीठे सपनों का घेरा
आ हा हा
मैं तेरी
(आ हा हा)
तू मेरा
(आ आ आ)
दोनों का संग संग हो बसेरा





This article is written by Satyajit Rajurkar, 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 :6594Post No. :20493

“Yeh Surkh Joda Yeh Badan” is beautifully sung by Mohd. Rafi Saab. It is written by Gauhar Kanpuri and composed by Sapan Jagmohan. It is from the film ‘Shaadi Se Pehle’ (1980).

The film ‘Shaadi Se Pehle’ has been made under the banner of SM productions and is directed by Karunesh Thakur. The music is composed by Sapan Jagmohan, and the lyrics are written by Gauhar Kanpuri. The cast of actors lists the lead actors are new – Praveen Sood and Shahnaaz, supported by Rajendranath, Raj Mehra, Komilla Wirk, Poornima, Jagdish Raj, Dheeraj Kumar, etc.

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This article is written by Nahm, 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.

This article is her 400th post in the blog as a guest poster.

Blog Day :6594Post No. :20492

Asking questions is crucial for learning, innovation, and growth, as it drives curiosity, deepens understanding, fosters critical thinking, improves problem-solving, and enhances communication by moving individuals from passive recipients to active participants in exploring ideas and challenging the status quo. It’s essential for uncovering new possibilities, building confidence, and adapting in a changing world, making it vital for both personal and professional success.

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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.

Blog Day :6591Post No. :20489Movie Count :5249

Hullo Atuldom

‘Bahubali’ (2015) was followed by ‘Bahubali- The Conclusion’ (2017). It was re-released in 2025, to celebrate 10 years of ‘Bahubali’, with the two parts combined and was called ‘Bahubali- The Epic’.

‘KGF – Chapter 1’ released in 2018; ‘KGF – Chapter 2’ came in 2022 and apparently a sequel to ‘Chapter 2’ titled ‘KGF – Chapter 3’ that was teased into the second film is in developmental stage.

The above two films along with ‘Pushpa’ and its sequels are all made in South India and were released simultaneously across India, dubbed into all possible Indian languages and were also well-accepted by the audiences. 

(I have not seen the above films, don’t feel like seeing them too.)

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This article is written by Nahm, 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 :6587Post No. :20481

Mohammed Rafi – Tribute on 46th Death Anniversary

jee chaahtaa hai ae
jee chaahtaa hai iss duniya ko o o
main hanste hanste thukraa doon
jee chaahtaa hai ae
iss duniya ko o o
hanste hanste


This beautiful composition by Jaidev, was waiting ignored all this while. This blog now has more than 3500 songs by Rafi Sahab, and still gems are discovered every day.

Over the last few months, I have visited the blog intermittently, trying to keep up with the happenings. But it is not the same without my lap-top which is out of order. Lots of data about songs not posted is stored in it, and now I am feeling lost without it. Luckily, I chanced upon this song link on youtube. I have heard it before, and it is not posted, so 90% chances of link already saved in some file with songs to be posted.

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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 :6582Post No. :20475

Today’s song is from a comedy film ‘Halla Gulla’ (1954).

It was produced by Master Bhagwan for his own banner Bhagwan Art productions, Bombay. It was directed by Bhagwan himself and the music was by Nisar Bazmi. The story was by Devendra Mukherjee, screenplay by Vyankatesh Madgulkar and the dialogues were by Ehsan Rizvi. The cast included Shakeela, Sajjan, Bhagwan, Leela Gupte, Leela Gandhi, Baburao Pehalwan, Yeshvant Dave and many regular artists of Bhagwan team.

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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 :6576Post No. :20466

Today’s song is from a comedy film ‘Sabse Bada Rupaiya’ (1955).

This film was made by Aalhaad Chitra, Poona. This banner was owned by producer, director of repute, Datta aka Dada Dharmadhikari. Aalhaad was his son’s name. He used to feature in his father’s films as a child artist. The film was directed by PL Santoshi. There were 2 MDs, namely Nashaad (3 songs) and OP Nayyar (6 songs). Lyrics were by PL Santoshi and Majrooh Sultanpuri. The cast of  the film includes Shashikala, Agha, Aalhaad, Sunder, Nana Palsikar, Achala Sachdev, Krishnakant, Raja Gosavi, Premlata, Heera Sawant, Mubarak Begum, Vijaybala and others. Actress Vijaybala was the sister of the renowned Bollywood playback singer Mubarak Begum. Vijaybala’s real name was Mumtaz Begum. Here are a few interesting details about their relationship: 

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