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Mast jawaani aayi
Posted on: December 28, 2020
This article is written by Avinash Scrapwala, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
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Today 28th December’2020 is the fifty-second remembrance anniversary of music director Husnlal(born 1918 as per Wikipedia – death 28th December’1968) of the famous music duo of the golden age of Hindi Film Music – Husnlal Bhagatram.
On this occasion here is a song from the ‘1947’ movie ‘Romeo And Juliet’ where music was composed by Husnlal Bhagatram.
“Romeo And Juliet-1947” was directed by Akhtar Hussaain for ‘Nargis Art Concern, Bombay’ (home production of actress Nargis). It had Nargis, Sapru, Anwar Hussain, Sunalini Devi, Nisar, John Cavas, Hameed Murad, Nazir Kashmiri, Violet, Pushpa, Abdul Rasheed, Amanullah and others.
This movie had eight songs as listed below; (songs already posted on the blog are accompanied by their links);
| S.No. | Song Title | Lyricist | Singer | Posted On |
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| 01 | Mast jawaani aayi mast jawaani aayi | Majrooh Sultanpuri | Zohrabai Ambalewali | |
| 02 | Mausam ye suhaanaa, ahaa ahaa | Manohar Khanna | Zohrabai Ambalewali | 26.07.2017 |
| 03 | Tumhen sitaaron ne be-akhtiyaar dekha | Akhtar Shirani | G.M. Durrani | 21.09.2014 |
| 04 | Koyi dil mein samaaya jaaye | Manohar Khanna | Zohrabai Ambalewali | |
| 05 | Kisko khabar thi, dil ki ye duniya | Manohar Khanna | ||
| 06 | Kya bataayen ishq zaalim | Jigar Moradabadi | Zohrabai Ambalewali | |
| 07 | Wo yaad aa rahen hai, laaye unhe kahaan se | Majrooh Sultanpuri | G.M. Durrani | |
| 08 | Donon jahaan teri muhabbat mein haar ke | Faiz Ahmed Faiz | Khayyam | 12.08.2014 |
We can see from the above that three songs of this movie have been posted on the blog so far.
Today’s song is sung by Zohrabai Ambalewali and lyrics are by Majrooh Sultanpuri. Music is composed by Husnlal-Bhagatram.
I came across this song five-six years back when I was looking for songs of Zohrabai Ambalewali. Today’s song is sung by her and it is a nice song to listen to and enjoy.
Let us now enjoy today’s song (a Husnlal-Bhagatram composition) and pay our tributes to music director Husnlal on his remembrance anniversary today.
Audio
Song-Mast jawaani aayi (Romeo and Juliet)(1947) Singer-Zohrabai Ambaalewali, Lyrics-Majrooh Sultanpuri, MD-Husnlal Bhagatram
Lyrics
Mast jawaani aayi ee
Mast jawaani aayi ee
Mast jawaani aayi ee
Aao ji pyaar kar lo o
Dil ka paimaanaa bhar lo
Mast jawaani aayi ee
Mast jawaani aayi ee
Mast jawaani aayi ee
Aao ji pyaar kar lo o
Dil ka paimaanaa bhar lo
Mast jawaani aayi
Dil hi jannat
Dil hi dozakh
zaahid ko behkaane do
zaahid ko behkaane do
Dilwaalon ki mehfil hai ye
Dilwaalon ko aane do
Dilwaalon ko aane do o
Dekho deewaani aayi ee
Dekho deewaani aayi
Mast jawaani aayi ee
Aao ji pyaar kar lo o
Dil ka paimaanaa bhar lo
Mast jawaani aayi ee
Mast nazar se jo behkaa de
Hosh mein laana kya jaane ae
Hosh mein laana kya jaane
Dil mein aag lagaanewaalaa
Aag bujhaana kya jaane ae
Aag bujhaana kya jaane ae
Rut bhi suhaani aayi ee
Rut bhi suhaani aayi
Mast jawaani aayi ee
Aao ji pyaar kar lo o
Dil ka paimaanaa bhar lo o
Mast jawaani aayi ee
Tumne gar na pee isko to
Jeete ji pachhtaaoge ae
Jeete ji pachhtaaoge
Pee loge to hosh ganwaakar
Tum bhi hosh mein aaoge
Tum bhi hosh mein aaoge ae
Pee lo thhodi si pee lo
Pee lo ji bhar ke pee lo
Mast jawaani aayi ee
Aao ji pyaar kar lo o
Dil ka paimaanaa bhar lo
Mast jawaani aayi
Mast jawaani aayi
Mast jawaani aayi
Aao ji pyaar kar lo
Dil ka paimaanaa bhar lo
Mast jawaani aayi ee
This article is written by Avinash Scrapwala, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
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Today’s song is from the movie ‘Saathi-1946’.
‘Saathi-1946’ was directed by M. Sadiq for ‘Central Studios, Bombay’. It had Mehtab, M. Ismail, Sadiq Ali, Jyoti, Badri Prasad, Gulab, Majid, Latika and others.
This movie had eight songs penned by Wali Sahab and composed by Gulshan Safi.
HFGK Vol-II (1941-1950) lists the songs of this movie as given below;
| S.No. | Song Title | Singer/s | Posted on |
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| 01 | O pardesi raja aa jaa | Shamshad Begam | |
| 02 | Woh nazron mein samaate jaa rahe hain | G.M. Durrani | 05.05.2019 |
| 03 | Aankhon se bahe jaate hain armaan hamaare | Zohrabai | |
| 04 | Haaye main haar gayi, bholey piyaa | Zohrabai | |
| 05 | Duniya basant ka mela, kyun murakh phire akela | Shamshad, Rafiq Ghazanvi | |
| 06 | Kiski yaad sataaye baalam, kiski yaad sataaye | Jyoti | |
| 07 | Dukhiya ki bhi sun lo bhagwaan tumhi ho | Shamshad Begam | |
| 08 | Aabaad kabhi honge na barbaad e zamaana | Shamshad Begam |
So far, only one song from this movie has been posted. That song is Woh nazron mein samaate jaa rahe hain which was presented by our respected Arun Kumar ji with detailed information about artists involved in the making of this movie and also some of the actors and actresses of this movie.
I would request our readers to visit this interesting post here.
The second song from this movie, being presented here, is sung by Zohrabai Amablewali. It is composed by Gulshan Soofi. Lyrics are written by Wali Sahab.
The movie has six more songs left and they all seem to be available on line.
let us now enjoy today’s song …
Audio
Song-Aankhon se bahe jaate hain armaan hamaare (Saathi)(1946) Singer-Zohrabai Ambalewaali, Lyrics-Wali Sahab, MD-Gulshan Soofi
Zohrabai +Chorus
Lyrics
Aa aa aa aa
aa aa aa aa aa
Aa aa
aa aa aa aa
Aankhon se bahe jaate hain
Aankhon se bahe jaate hain
Armaan hamaare
Armaan hamaare
Rote huye jaate hain ye
Rote huye jaate hain ye
Mehmaan bichaare
Mehmaan bichaare
Aankhon se bahe jaate hain
Hansti huyi basti ko jo
Ujde huye dekha
Hansti huyi basti ko jo
Ujde huye dekha
Aa aa
Rote hain gale chaand se
Rote hain gale chaand se
Mil mil ke sitaare
Mil mil ke sitaare
Mehmaan bichaare
Mehmaan bichaare
Aankhon se bahe jaate hain
Armaan hamaare
Armaan hamaare
Manzil ki garaz hamko
Na saahil ki tamanna
Manzil ki garaz hamko
Na saahil ki tamanna
Ab chhod diya naav ko
Ab chhod diya naav ko
Toofaan ke sahaare
Toofaan ke sahaare
Armaan hamaare ae ae
Armaan hamaare
Rote huye jaate hain ye
Rote huye jaate hain ye
Mehmaan bichaare
Mehmaan bichaare
Aankhon se bahe jaate hain
Ho zara meri gali aa re balam
Posted on: September 5, 2020
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“Bela” (1947) was directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi for Ranjit Movietone, Bombay. The story, screenplay, dialogues and Lyrics of this movie were by D N Madhok. The movie had P Jairaj, Nigar Sultana, Shrinath Tripathi, Pt.Iqbal, Krisnakumari, Master Mehmood, Rekha, Usha, B.R.Sharma etc. in it.
The movie had ten songs in it. Eight of these songs have been covered in the past.
Here is the ninth song from the movie. This song is sung by Zohrabai Ambalewaali. D N Madhok is the lyricist. Music is composed by Bulo C Rani.
Only the audio of the song is available. My guess is that this melancholic song was picturised on the leading lady viz Nigar Sultana. I could be wrong as well, seeing that Zohrabai Ambalewaali’s voice figured in all the ten songs of the movie, so who knows, she may have sung for all the important ladies in the movie, in addition to leading lady. I request our knowledgeable readers tp throw light on the picturisation of the song.
Song-Ho zara meri gali aaa re balam (Bela)(1947) Singer-Zohrabai Ambalewaali, Lyrics-D N Madhok, MD-Bulo C Rani
Lyrics
Ho zara meri gali aa re balam
zara meri gali aaa re baalam
nanhi si jaan hai meri ee
haaye baalma aa
nanhi si jaan hai meri ee
haay baalma aa
tod na de tera gham
ho zara meri gali aa re balam
zara meri gali aa re balam
rain diwas jiya dagmag doley
tera naam pukaare
dheere dheere haule haule
rain diwas jiya dagmag doley
tera naam pukaare
dheere dheere haule haule
jab main pyaar se poochhoon to yehi boley
jab main pyaar se poochhoon to yehi boley
nanhi si jaan hai meri
haaye baalma aa
nanhi si jaan hai meri
haay baalma aa
tod na de tera gham
zara meri gali aa re balam
zara meri gali aa re balam
aadhi aadhi raat
aadhi aadhi raat
mera nindiya se jaagna
aadhi aadhi raat
mera nindiya se jaagna
naam tera le le ke
it ut bhaagna
naam tera le le ke
it ut bhaagna
ab to milo baalma aa
haay baalma aa
ab to milo baalma aa
haay baalma aa
chhoot na jaaye ye dam
zara meri gali aa re balam
zara meri gali aa re balam
nanhi si jaan hai meri ee
haaye baalma aa
nanhi si jaan hai meri ee
haay baalma aa
tod na de tera gham
zara meri gali aa re balam
ho zara meri gali aa re balam
Ho chhoona jee mohe sambhaal ke
Posted on: August 7, 2020
This article is written by Avinash Scrapwala, a fellow enthusaist of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
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‘Kaafila-1952’ was directed by Arvind Sen for Munshi Productions, Bombay.
It was produced by S.H. Munshi. It had Ashok Kumar, Nalini Jaywant, Motilal, Ranjan, Sunalini Devi, Nazeer Hussain, Amita, Bhagwan Ji, Mona, Krishnakant, Shakti, Mumtaz, D.S. Panchotiya, Samar Chatterjee, Parvatibai, Sachin Ghosh, A. Sharma, Munshi Khanzar, Anand Prabhu and others.
This movie was passed by Censor Board on 05.05.1952.
This movie had total eight songs written by Vrajendra Gaur (five songs), Kavi Pradeep (two songs) and Moti. B.A. (one song). Music for this film was composed by two music directors viz. Husnlal-Bhagatram (six songs) and Bhola Shreshtha (two songs-both songs penned by Kavi Pradeep).
The voices of Geeta Dutt, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Mohd Rafi, Shamshad Begum, Talat Mahmood and Zohrabai Ambalewali were used in the songs of this movie.
So far, six songs from this movie have been posted on the blog as per following;
| S.No. | Song Title | Posted on |
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| 01 | Chori chori dil mein samaya… | 14.11.2010 |
| 02 | Lehron se poochh lo | 19.06.2011 |
| 03 | Wo meri taraf yoon chale aa rahe hain | 13.10.2011 |
| 04 | Aansoo ab tum kabhi na behna | 12.12.2013 |
| 05 | Khushiyon ki bahaaren laut gayin … | 02.05.2018 |
| 06 | Is duniya mein kaun bada hai | 06.02.2020 |
Today (7 august 2020) is the 40th remembrance day of Vrajendra Gaur (7 August 1980). On this occasion, here is a song from “Kaafila”(1952). This song is sung by Zohrabai Ambalewaali. Vrajendra Gaur is the lyricist. Music is composed by Husnlal Bhagatram.
To know about Vrajendra Gaur, the best source is this indepth article on memsaabstory, written by the sons of Vrajendra Gaur.
Song-Ho chhoona jee mujhe sambhaal ke (Kaafila)(1952) Singer-Zohrabai Ambalewaali, Lyrics-Vrajendra Gaur, MD-Husnlal Bhagatram
Lyrics
Ho o o o ho o
Chhoona ji mohe sambhaal ke
Ho sainyya saanwre
Ho sainyya saanwre
Ho o o o ho o
Chhoona ji mohe sambhaal ke
Ho sainyya saanwre
Ho sainyya saanwre
Haan haan haan aan aan aan aan
Ye samaa aur ye mausam hai
Josh e ulfat hai ae ae
Ho o o o
Main to betaab hoon
Aur aapko bhi fursat hai
Ho o o o o o
Phir bhi majboor hoon
Anjaam se dard e shaq hai
Ae ae ae
Ho o o o
Is jawaani se husn apna
Bachaane ke liye ae ae ae
Ho o o o
Aayi hoon ghoonghat nikaal ke
Ho sainyya saanwre
Ho sainyya
Ho sainyya saanwre
Ho o o o ho o
Chhoona ji mohe sambhaal ke
Ho sainyya saanwre
Ho sainyya
Ho sainyya saanwre
Ho o o o o o
Aap kehte hain hamesha
Mujhe dil ki malika
Aa aa aa aa aa
Ho o o o o
Kab badal jaaye nazar
Kya hai bharosa aa kal ka
Ho o o o o
Yahi hai fikr
Jo in aankhon se aansu dhalkaa
Aa aa aa
Aa aa aa
Ishq mein aansu hansaate hain
Rulaane ke liye ae ae ae
Ho o o
Aashiq hain mere kamaal ke
Ho sainyya saanwre
Ho sainyya
Ho sainyya saanwre
Ho o o o ho o
Chhoona ji mohe sambhaal ke
Ho sainyya saanwre
Ho sainyya
Ho sainyya saanwre
Nigaahon se kehti hai dil ke fasaane
Posted on: July 6, 2020
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“Man Ka Meet”(1950) was directed by Ratibhai Punaatar for Ajit Pictures, Bombay. This “social” movie had Nirupa Roy, Dulaari, Sarita Devi, Shanti Madhok, Manhar desai, Babu Raje, hhagan Romeo, Bhagwan Das, Ibrahim, Maruti, Kamlakant, Barkat Virani, Haridas, Popat, V D Popat etc in it.
The movie had nine songs in it. One song has been covered in the past.
Today (6 July 2020) is the 16th remembrance day of Sardul Kwatra (1928-6 July 2004). As a tribute to him, here is a song from “Man Ka Meet”(1950). This song is sung by Zohrabai Ambalewaali. Sarshar Sailaani is the lyricist. Music is composed by Sardul Kwatra.
Only the audio of the song is available. For the lyrics, it is clear that it is a mujra song. I request our knowledgeale readers to throw light on the picturisation of the song.
Lyrics of this song were sent to me by Avinash scrapwala.
Song-Nigaahon se kehti hai dil ke fasaane(Man Ka Meet)(1950) Singer-Zohrabai Ambalewaali, Lyrics-Sarshar Sailaani, MD-Sardul Kwatra
Lyrics(Provided by Avinash Scrapwala)
hmm hmm hmm
hmm hmm hmm
Nigaahon se kehti hai ae ae
Dil ke fasaane ae ae
Haan aan aan aan
Aan aan aan aan
Jawaani ki baatein
aa aa aa aa
aa aa aa aa
aa aa
Jawaani ki baatein
Jawaani ki baatein
Jawaani hi jaane
Jawaani ki baatein
Jawaani ki baatein
Jawaani hi jaane
Nigaahon se
Nigaahon se raja
Nigaahon se kehti hai
Dil ke fasaane
Dil ke fasaane ae
Jawaani ki baatein
Jawaani ki baatein
Jawaani hi jaane
Jawaani ki gardan ko
Jhukte na dekha
Jawaani ki gardan ko
Jhukte na dekha
Kisi ne ye toofaan rukte na dekha
Kisi ne ye toofaan rukte na dekha
Jawaani ka har teer
Baithha nishaane
Jawaani ka har teer
Baithha nishaane
Haan aan aan aan
Aan aan aan aan aan
Nigaahon se
Nigaahon se raaja
Nigaahon se kehti hai
Dil ke fasaane
Dil ke fasaane ae
Jawaani ki baatein
Jawaani ki baatein
Jawaani hi jaane
Na aana na jaana
Na milna milaana
Na aana na jaana
Na milna milaana
Kabhi ye bahaana
Kabhi wo bahaana
Kabhi ye bahaana
Kabhi wo bahaana
Hamen maar daalaa
Bahaane
Bahaane
Hamen maar daalaa
Bahaane
Bahaane
Haan aan aan aan
Aan aan aan aan aan
Aan aan
Nigaahon se
Nigaahon se raaja
Nigaahon se kehti hain
Dil ke fasaane
Dil ke fasaane ae ae
Jawaani ki baatein
Jawaani ki baatein
Jawaani hi jaane ae
Chaandni Raaten Kya Huin
Posted on: June 30, 2019
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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.
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Today’s song is from an obscure film – ‘Jeb Katra’ aka ‘Pick Pocket’ aka ‘Girahkat’. The film may be obscure, but the song is extremely melodious and it is a pleasure to listen to such a song. I have liked it very much. The film was produced by actress-singer Brijmala’s home production Brij Prakash Productions. Looking at the cast of film and its director, it seems to be a stunt film. It was advertised as a Social Stunt film – whatever that means. To me it was like saying ‘a religious murder mystery film’ !
I have seen this film’s advertisements in the Jan and Feb 1946 issues of magazine Film India. In the Jan issue the lyricist is given as Shams Lucknowi and the composer as Bashir Khan Dehalvi. Next month – Feb – the ad says the lyricist is Ahsan Rizvi and MD is Nisar Bazmi.
The cast of the film was Navin Yagnik, Raj Rani, Samson, Ali, Radha, Habib, Sandow etc. The role of the ‘Pick Pocket’ was done by Samson, as mentioned on a photo of the film. The film was directed by Nari Ghadiyali- a veteran of C grade stunt films. Nari (Nariman) was a Parsee.
From the silent film era, Parsee community has been involved in film industry in different ways. In about every department of film making, there has been a Parsee, sometime somewhere. Parsee community is a very small entity. They never, even at their best times, exceeded a population of 3 lakhs in entire India. This is the only community which is truly a Minority community with just about 70000 people in entire India now. They have never ever asked for any reservation from the government. Parsees have significantly contributed to India’s industrial growth. Parsee greats like Tata, Godrej and Wadias have been extremely philanthropic too.
Parsees are mainly seen in Bombay and so it was no wonder that they joined the film industry, but a Parsee in Bengal has been a Pioneer in Cinema in the eastern India. JF Madon (1856 to 1923) had a roaring Parsee Theatre business in Bombay, but he shifted to Calcutta in 1902 and built an empire of Theatres and Cinema making. At one time the Madons had control on 127 Theatres in India. They made silent and talkie films in Bangla and Hindi. After his death, his third son JJ Madon took over. However, they closed their film business in 1937 and concentrated on their other interests like, imports, foods, pharma, insurance and real estate.
In Bombay, who can forget the contribution of Ardeshir Irani in starting the Talkie era with his ‘Alam Ara’ in 1931 ? In the early era, many Parsees contributed to Hindi cinema like Homi Master, Sohrab Modi, Sarswati Devi, JBH and Homi Wadia, John Cawas etc. In later period, the Irani sisters (Honey, Daisy and Manaka), Aruna Irani, Shammi, Fali Mistry and many others contributed. Earlier, in the field of direction, there were two well known names- Aspi (Aspinder) Irani and Nari (Nariman) Ghadiyali. Aspy Irani had married actress Husn Banu and Nari Ghadiyali had married actress Pramila. Both worked for stunt films made by another Parsee group – Wadia Brothers. Today’s film is also directed by Nari Ghadiyali. He directed 25 films, starting with ‘Jungle King’ (1939) to ‘Murad’ (1961).
The hero of film ‘Jeb Katra’ was Navin Yagnik, who was frequently seen in C grade action/stunt films. Such films were made with tight budgets by small producers and hence the actors did not earn much money. To earn more money, their endeavour used to be to get roles in social films or films of other genres, especially made by well known production houses. Their payments were much better and also timely. Thus Navin also worked in some social films made by big banners.
As such stunt films declined in the latter half of the 50s, compared to 30s and 40s, as many producers like the Wadias, Mohan Pictures etc. shifted their focus to social films. Similarly major stunt film actors like Master Vithal, Master Bhagwan, Baburao Pehelwan, Azim Bhai etc. started getting roles in social films. Recently, I found a reference to Navin Yagnik in the autobiography of Hansa Wadkar- ‘Sangte Aika’ (‘सांगते ऐका’) roughly translated as ‘Listen, I tell you’. In it she said. . . “My hero in this film was one Navin Yagnik, a handsome boy from UP. He was very shy and after the shootings, he would quietly sit in one corner reading something. He never joined our drink parties, nor he participated in any other group activity. I was attracted towards him but he gave no response. He sent me invitation card of his marriage, when it was fixed.’ Navin Yagnik (3-10-1912 to 28-10-1977) worked only in 30 films from film ‘The Mill’ (1934) to ‘Bhagwat Mahima’ (1955).
The MD for film ‘Jeb Katra’ was Nisar Bazmi. He was one of those musicians who migrated to Pakistan much later after the partition. There is a general perception among Indians that all those who migrated to Pakistan had a tough time there and they died in poverty. While this is true in cases of many actors and actresses, the converse is true about music composers.
Music directors who were worthless, unknown and unsuccessful, who gave music to obscure of B and C grade films here, in India, prospered very well in Pakistan. Composers like GA Chishti, Nisar Bazmi, Firoz Nizami, Tufail Faruqui, Rashid Atre, Inaayat Hussain, Fateh Ali Khan, Inaayat Nath, Khursheed Anwar were not very famous or popular in India, but in Pakistan almost every musician from India became famous, popular and successful. For example, Nisar Bazmi gave music to 40 films (only 27 released) in India. They were mostly C grade films and most songs were forgotten here. Same person, in Pakistan gave music to almost 60 films, won several awards and became famous and successful. How this happened ? What is the mystery ?
To understand this we must know what happened in Pakistan after partition and how was their film and music industry. According to an article in Wiki, since 1947, Pakistan film and music industry underwent several changes. It is worth repeating here. The period is divided as following,
‘Due to shortage of composers, all were welcomed with open arms. Those who had talents did extremely well here. Unfortunately the second generation of composers of calibre were not prepared and once these migrants disappeared from the scene, the musical fields of Pakistan dried up. According to Wiki, there are 7 ages in Pakistan film music –
- Independence and growth – 1947-1958
- The Golden Age of Pak Film Music – 1959 – 1977
- The Age of Disaster – 1977 – 1988 (Onslaught of VCR and brain drain to Bangladesh in 1971)
- Politics, Islamisation and Downfall – 1979 – 1987
- Collapse – 1988 – 2002
- Decline – 2002 – 2009
- New Wave and Hope – 2010 onwards’
Anyway, Nisar Bazmi migrated to Pakistan during the Golden Age period and got all the benefits. Let us see what happened to Nisar Bazmi in Pakistan. His last film in India was ‘Mister Toofan’, released in 1963. Nisar migrated to Pakistan in 1962. Producer Sibtain Fazli of Fazli brothers offered him first film ‘Aisa Bhi Hota Hai’. The music of this film became hit and very popular and there was no looking back for Nisar Bazmi. He gave music to 57 Pak films. He won Nigar Awards 7 times and also won ‘Pride of Performance’ award from the President.
His last film was in 1981. He came back to Karachi and started teaching aspiring singers, but only one of them became a famous singer. He regretted that the younger generation looked for quick money and did not put hard work. None of his 8 sons loved music. They all followed different avocations. In his later life he was famous for learning Quran by heart.
Bazmi sahib taught music to up-and-coming youngsters, but only Faisal Latif managed to become somewhat popular. When asked why his students like Shafiq-ur-Rehman, Tanveer Afridi, Shabana and Shazia Kausar are unable to reach the top, he said, “My job was to train them, which I did. Now it is up to the musicians to utilize them as I am sure they have the talent to be the best.” When asked if the youth (of Pakistan) are going in the right direction, Bazmi Sb felt that it was because of our youths’ lack of interest that our music is not what it used to be. “A youngster today doesn’t want to be taught like the legendary singers. His only interest is to become rich and famous in a short time, which is certainly the wrong way.”
Nisar Bazmi died on 22-3-2007 at Karachi.
Today’s song from film ‘Jeb Katra’ is an exceptionally melodious song comparable to any leading composer’s song in India. With such tunes in his repertoire, I wonder why Nisar bazmi could not gain fame here itself. Usually when the film is a failure, the music of that film does not reach more audience and hence does not get exposure to become popular. Of course there are songs which became popular from flop films also. After all, it is a matter of luck only.
Song – Chaandni Raaten Kya Huin (Jeb Katra) (1946) Singer – Zohrabai Ambaalewali, Lyrics – Ahsaan Rizvi, MD – Nisar Bazmi
Lyrics
chaandni raaten
haaye
chaandni raaten kya huin
sukh ke wo din guzar gaye
chaandni raaten
haaye
chaandni raaten
jee bhar ke hum hanse naache
jee bhar ke hum hanse naache
aankhon mein aansoo bhar gaye
chaandni raaten
haaye
chaandni raaten
aisi buri hawa chali
aisi buri hawa chali
murjha gaye chaman ke phool
aisi buri hawa chali
aisi buri hawa chali
murjha gaye chaman ke phool
hasraten dil ki mit gayin
hasraten dil ki mit gayin
armaan saare mar gaye
chaandni raaten
haaye
chaandni raaten
doobhar hui hai zindagi
doobhar hui hai zindagi
marna bhi ho gaya kathin
doobhar hui hai zindagi
doobhar hui hai zindagi
marna bhi ho gaya kathin
doobne hum jahaan gaye
doobne hum jahaan gaye
dariya wahaan utar gaye
chaandni raaten
haaye
chaandni raaten
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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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चाँदनी रातें
हाए
चाँदनी रातें क्या हुईं
सुख के वो दिन गुज़र गए
चाँदनी रातें
हाए
चाँदनी रातें
जी भर के हम हँसे नाचे
जी भर के हम हँसे नाचे
आँखों में आँसू भर गए
चाँदनी रातें
हाए
चाँदनी रातें
ऐसी बुरी हवा चली
ऐसी बुरी हवा चली
मुरझा गए चमन के फूल
ऐसी बुरी हवा चली
ऐसी बुरी हवा चली
मुरझा गए चमन के फूल
हसरतें दिल की मिट गईं
हसरतें दिल की मिट गईं
अरमां सारे मर गए
चाँदनी रातें
हाए
चाँदनी रातें
दूभर हुई है ज़िंदगी
दूभर हुई है ज़िंदगी
मरना भी हो गया कठिन
दूभर हुई है ज़िंदगी
दूभर हुई है ज़िंदगी
मरना भी हो गया कठिन
डूबने हम जहां गए
डूबने हम जहां गए
दरिया वहाँ उतर गए
चाँदनी रातें
हाए
चाँदनी रातें
This article is written by Arunkumar Deshmukh, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog.This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
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When we talk of Partition and Migration of artistes from India to Pakistan and vice versa, only the famous and the well known names are considered. There were hundreds of small time less known artists, viz. actors, directors, lyricists, composers, instrument players, chorus singers, technicians etc who also had migrated for various reasons. The other day I was reading a book, ” Who’s who: Music in Pakistan ” written by A.Shaikh and M.Shaikh. In this book I found several names of singers,composers,lyricists and above all instrument players, who shifted to Pakistan.
It is a well known fact that in olden times,the instrument players,chorus singers and orchestra players had personal attachments and preferences,for particular composers and vice versa too. That is why, when Ghulam Haider went back to Lahore,he was extremely happy to meet some of his orchestra players in Lahore. In one of the interviews he had said that he felt like a family reunion. He arranged a get together for all those people.
In the Hindi film industry,many Partition immigrants came to dominate and transform the scene here.Film makers like Pancholi, Sippy,B R Chopra,Yash Chopra,Ramanand Sagar-all India’s most successful commercial producers were also Partition immigrants. Once heavily dominated by Muslim Film makers,writers,actors and composers,the Hindi film industry changed drastically after the Partition.
Many successful film personalities had gone to Pakistan between 1947 and 1950,including producers like Mehboob and Shaukat Hussain Rizvi-who went to Lahore,with capital to buy the Hindu-owned studios. Prominent producers of Lahore like Dalsukh Pancholi and Shorey were forced to sell their studios and properties for a song and flee for their life,to India,after riots in Pakistan post Partition. Some Muslim artistes returned to India,after a few years when they realised that Lahore film industry had largely collapsed due to exodus of prominent Hindu producers.
The crucial role played by films in Indian culture could be seen in the Refugee camps of Delhi,where ever evening,for 2 hours Hindi films were shown free to all. ‘ Film India’ commented that there were more than 15000 refugees from Sindh and Punjab in Bombay.It also suggested that good looking and educated women can be employed in films.Due to polarisation,there was much explosive writing published in this magazine,that time.
However,as before and always, Bombay film industry maintained its secular culture and a big rally,led by Durga Khote and Prithviraj Kapoor was taken out on 2-10-1947,in Bombay. The entire film industry had joined in it and slogans like ‘Hindu-Muslim bhai bhai’ etc were shouted in the rally. Similarly,to pacify over one lakh refugees from East Pakistan (now Bangaladesh) in Calcutta, Lata Mangeshkar had led a rally in Calcutta during 1971.
The famous Music Historian James Mc Connachie said, ” As India marched into an uncertain future-in 1947-Film songs offered something Unique: they helped creating a sense of belonging to One Nation,something that the divisive extremist right wingers in India,chanting” Hindustan for Hindus” could never achieve. When Hindi film singers sang,nobody cared that Mohd.Rafi was a Muslim or Lata was a Hindu Brahmin. Its great music bridged the gap between Hindus and Muslims,mush better than any Politician (including Gandhi and Nehru) ever could achieve.” -World Music-The rough guide,Vol II,pp 106,pub.1990 by Harper.
Like many top class composers who migrated to Pakistan, there were some small time or recently started composers who also left, like Inayat Hussain (only 1 Punjabi film Kamli),Fateh ali khan (2 films,Aaina-44 and Director-47),Tufail farooqi (2 films-Sona Chandi-46 and Dekhojee-47). Inayat Hussai of course became a Legend in Pakistan.
Today’s song is from film Aaina-1944. Its music directors were Gulshan Sufi and Fateh Ali Khan. Fateh ali khan migrated to Pakistan after Partition and Gulshan Sufi went after mid 50s.
Fateh Ali Khan was a classical singer and a Qawwali musician in the 1940s and 1950s. He was born in Jalandhar, Punjab, British India in 1901. Fateh Ali Khan was the father of Pakistani Qawwali musicians, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan. Their family had an unbroken tradition of Qawwali, linked closely to the Sufi Chishti Order for over 600 years. Fateh Ali Khan was trained in classical music and Qawwali by his father, Maula Baksh Khan (Ali Khan), and he, soon after his training, distinguished himself as a skilled vocalist and instrumentalist. He learned to play traditional Indian instruments such as sitar, sarod and vichitra veena as well as Western instruments like the violin. He also mastered thousands of verses in Punjabi, Urdu, Arabic and Persian.
Fateh Ali Khan was the leader of his family’s Qawwali party but they were billed as Fateh Ali Khan, Mubarak Ali Khan & Party. Mubarak Ali Khan, his brother, shared both singing and harmonium-playing duties with him. They were regarded as among the foremost exponents of Qawwali in their time. They are credited with popularizing the poetry of Allama Iqbal through their singing. Iqbal’s poetry was regarded as difficult to set musical tunes to, and while he was highly admired in academic circles and by intellectuals, Allama Iqbal did not have much of a popular following yet among the common people mainly due to the radio broadcasting technology still under development back then in British India. Fateh Ali Khan and Mubarak Ali Khan, more than anyone else, helped Iqbal achieve popular success as well: Allama Iqbal paid the ultimate homage to the two brothers by saying: ‘I was restricted to schools and colleges only. You (Ustad Fateh Ali Khan) have spread my poetry through India’.
Like many other musicians,Fateh ali khan too wanted to try his hand at Film music. In India,he gave music only to 2 films, that too with other composers. One was film Aaina-1944, along with Gulshan Sufi and the other was film Director-1947, along with Lachhiram Tamar. After partition he migrated to Pakistan with all his family. In Pakistan, however, he had better luck in films. He gave music to Do kinare-50, Harjaai-52, Shola-52, Bedari-57 ( ditto copy of our film Jagriti-1954), Saathi-59 and Tum na maano-61. He also sang in film Waada-57 and Raagini-58. Ustad Fateh Ali Khan was the foremost sitar-player and film music composer of the 1950’s in Pakistan.His compositions in Bedari (1957)became run-away super-hits in Pakistan because they were a heart-felt tribute to the founder of Pakistan, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, and the public’s sentiments about patriotism.
In 1948, his son, Nusrat, was born in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Fateh Ali Khan wanted Nusrat to become a doctor or an engineer because he felt Qawwali artists had low social status. However, Nusrat showed such interest in and aptitude for Qawwali that his father soon relented, and began training him. However, Fateh Ali Khan died in 1964 at the age of sixty-three, when Nusrat was sixteen and still in school. Nusrat’s training was completed by Fateh Ali Khan’s brothers, Mubarak Ali Khan and Salamat Ali Khan. (information adapted from wiki, Harish Raghuwanshi ji, pakfilms.net and my notes).
The cast of the film Aaina-41 consisted of Husn Banu, Yakub, Trilok kapoor, Yashodhara katju, Rajkumari Shukla, Gope etc etc. The film had two Lyricists- Pt. Phani and Tanvir Naqvi. ( Naqvi had also migrated to Pakistan). The film was directed by S.M. Yusuf. Even he had migrated to Pakistan.
S.M.Yusuf – Shaikh Mohammed Yousuf, (20-6-1910 at Poona to 17-8-1994 at Lahore) was originally from U.P. and started his career by assisting directors in various studios. He was one cine artist who migrated to Pakistan and became a very successful director there too. Actress Nigar Sultana was his second wife for 5 years.
After Partition,several artistes-heroes,heroines,Directors,Comedians,lyricists,Composers, Singers and character artistes migrated to Pakistan. Almost 90% of them failed there miserably. Some of them like Meena Shorey shone for a while but ended up in penury and anonymity. Exceptions were like Malika -e-Tarannum Noorjahan. from the successful artistes,the major chunk was musicians-composers like Khurshid Anwar,Nissar Bazmi, Nashad etc. Among the directors. S M Yusuf was the exception who succeeded. The migration of Cine artistes continued till 1965,when President General Ayub Khan banned Indian actors. Shaikh Mukhtar-1963 and Kumar-64 were probably the last to migrate to Pakistan. Till then some artistes like Sheila Ramani,Nasir Khan,pran,Manorama,composer Timir Baran etc went and worked in Pakistani films.
S.M.Yusuf started directing films in India from Bharat ke Laal-36. He directed 20 films like,Darban, Aaina, grihasthi, Saheli, Mehendi,GuruGhantal, Bahurani, Maalik, Gujara, Hyderabad ki Nazneen, Bikhre Moti etc.
When he went to Pakistan,in late 50s,he made his first film there Saheli,which was a ditto remake of his own Hindi film- Mehendi-1950. This film Saheli became such a great hit that it virtually grabbed all major awards including a Nigar award for S M Yusuf himself. He made about 13 films in Pakistan,before he died on 17-8-1994,at Lahore,from where he had begun his career !
Film Aaina-44 was a social film. It depicted a family, in which the mother in law, due to her short temper, querulous and quarrelsome nature almost destroys her happy family. She has 2 existing daughters in law who are submissive. The third daughter in law is different. Initially she tolerates mother in law’s tantrums,but later on she teaches her a lesson and brings peace and happiness back to the family. This type of stories were abundant in the 70s and 80s in Bollywood. Title Aaina was used in 1944,1977, 1993 and 2014 also.
Film Aaina-44 had 8 songs. 7 songs were already covered. Today’s song is the 8th and the final song of the film. So, film Aaina-44 joins those films which have ALL songs covered.
Song-Bharat Mata ki Beti shakti ka avtaar (Aaina)(1944) Singer-Zohrabai Ambalewali, Lyrics-Pt. Phani
MD- Fateh Ali Khan
chorus
Lyrics
Bharat Mata ki Beti
shakti ka avtaar
ae Bharat Mata ki Beti
shakti ka avtaar
ae Bharat Mata ki Beti
shakti ka avtaar
aa samay samay par devi toone
samay samay par devi toone
badla hai sansaar
samay samay par devi toone
badla hai sansaar
ae Bharat Mata ki Beti
shakti ka avtaar
ae Bharat Mata ki Beti
shakti ka avtaar
jahaan pati pooja karwaaya
wahaan shaanti laayi
jahaan pati pooja karwaaya
wahaan shaanti laayi
deep bani andhere ghar ka
shobha ban muskaayi
deep bani andhere ghar ka
shobha ban muskaayi
pati ki kismat ka hai taara
bindiya teri naam
pati ?? hai taaraaaa
bindiya teri naam
ae bharat mata ki beti
shakti ka avtaar
ae bharat mata ki beti
shakti ka avtaar
dheeraj tera dharam hai naari
daya hai teri shaan
dheeraj tera dharam hai naari
daya hai teri shaan
prem pujaaran tu satwanti
pati tera bhagwaan
prem pujaaran tu satwanti
pati tera bhagwaan
sote bhaagya jagaaye
tere paayal ki jhankaar
sote bhaagya jagaaye
tere paayal ki jhankaar
ae Bharat mata ki beti
shakti ka avtaar
ae Bharat mata ki beti
shakti ka avtaar
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“Paraayi Aag”(1948) was directed by Najam Naqvi for Great India Pictures. The movie had Munawwar Sultana, Ulhas, Mumtaz (Madhubala), Sheri, A Shah, W M Khan, Jilloo Bai etc in it.
The movie had eight songs in it. Seven of them have been covered in the past.
The details of the songs discussed in the past are as under:
|
Song Title |
Post No. |
Post Date |
| Nigaahein milaane ko jee chaahtaa hai | 2983 | 18-Sep-10 |
| Kaun tere man bhaaya | 9225 | 2-Jan-14 |
| Man geet suhaane gaaye | 10125 | 21-Aug-14 |
| Kuchh bhi na kahaa aur keh bhi gaye | 12243 | 21-Jul-16 |
| Bhool jaa wo pyaar ke rangeen fasaane | 12363 | 10-Sep-16 |
| Kis’se kahen ki kaun hamaare chale gaye | 13755 | 22-Nov-17 |
| O tohe kaise dikhaaun dil cheer ke | 14010 | 4-Feb-18 |
Here is the eighth and final song from “Paraayi Aag”(1948) to appear in the blog. This song is sung by Zohrabai Ambalewaali. Akhtar Ul Imaan Naqvi is the lyricist. Music is composed by Ghulam Mohammad.
Only the audio of this song is available. I request our knowledgeable readers to throw light on the picturisation of this song.
With this song, “Paraayi Aag”(1948) joins the list of movies that have all their songs covered in the blog.
Ae dil jahaan mein tera thhikaana koi nahin (Paraayi Aag)(1948) Singer-Zohrabai Ambalewali, Lyrics-Akhtar Ul Imaan, MD-Ghulam Mohammad
Lyrics
ae dil il il
ae dil il il il
ae dil jahaan mein tera aa
ae dil jahaan mein tera
thhikaana koi nahin
thhikaana koi nahin
ae dil jahaan mein tera aa
ae dil jahaan mein tera
thhikaana koi nahin
thhikaana koi nahin
jeene ka tere paas
bahaana koi nahin
bahaana koi nahin
jeene ka tere paas
bahaana koi nahin
bahaana koi nahin
ab tu hai aur dukh bhari ee ee
raaten judaai ki ee
raaten judaai ki
kismat mein teri khwaab
suhaana koi nahin
suhaana koi nahin
tu geet hai wo jiski ee ee ee
tadap so gayi kahin
tadap so gayi kahin
tu daastaan hai jiska
zamaana koi nahin
zamaana koi nahin
sunsaan door tak hai
mohabbat ki bastiyaan
mohabbat ki bastiyaan
kisko pukaaren
apna begaana koi nahin
begaana koi nahin
ae dil jahaan mein tera aa
ae dil jahaan mein tera
thhikaana koi nahin
thhikaana koi nahin
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“Bela” (1947) was directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi for Ranjit Movietone, Bombay. The story, screenplay, dialogues and Lyrics of this movie were by D N Madhok. The movie had P Jairaj, Nigar Sultana, Shrinath Tripathi, Pt.Iqbal, Krisnakumari, Master Mehmood, Rekha, Usha, B.R.Sharma etc. in it.
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Posted on: December 2, 2017
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“Bela” (1947) was directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi for Ranjit Movietone, Bombay. The story, screenplay, dialogues and Lyrics of this movie were by D N Madhok. The movie had P Jairaj, Nigar Sultana, Shrinath Tripathi, Pt.Iqbal, Krisnakumari, Master Mehmood, Rekha, Usha, B.R.Sharma etc. in it.
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