Posts Tagged ‘Sharmila Tagore’
Guzar gaye jo haseen zamaane
Posted on: May 23, 2023
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“My Love”(1970) was directed by S Sukhdev for Atool Arts, Bombay. the movie had Shashi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore, Rajindernath, Azra, Madan Puri, Lakshmi Chhaya, Raj Mehra, Nirupa Roy, Jayant, Iftikhar, Sulochana Chatterjee, Manorama, Pinchoo Kapoor, Prayag Raaj, Mustafa, Miss Caron Leslie, Jerry etc in it.
“My Love”(1970) had seven songs in it. Three songs have been covered so far. The last song was covered in the blog more than ten years ago.
Here is the fourth song from the movie to appear in the blog. This song is sung by Asha Bhonsle. The song is picturised on Sharmila Tagore. Shashi Kapoor and Ifthikhar are also visible in the picturisation.
Anand Bakshi is the lyricist. Music was composed by Daan Singh.
Lyrics of the song and other details were sent to me by Prakashchandra.
Audio link:
video link:
Song-Guzar gaye jo haseen zamaane (My Love)(1970) Singer-Asha Bhonsle, Lyrics-Anand Bakshi, MD-Daan Singh
Lyrics(Provided by Prakashchandra)
guzar gaye ae jo haseen zamaaney
khayaal mein phir ubhar rahey hain
udaas dil ki bujhee umangon
mein ik nayaa rang bhar rahey hain
guzar gaye ae jo o
ye kaisey mumkin hai hamnasheenon
ke dil ko dil kee khabar naa pahunchey
ye kaisey mumkin hai hamnasheenon
ke dil ko dil kee khabar na pahunchey
ye kaisey mumkin hai hamnasheenon
ke dil ko dil kee khabar na pahunchey
khabar na pahunchey
unhein bhi hum yaad aathey hongey
ke jin ko hum yaad kar rahey hain
guzar gaye jo haseen zamaaney
khayaal mein phir ubhar rahey hain
guzar gaye jo o o
woh bewafaa to naheen hai lekin
ye bewafaayee naheen to kyaa hai
woh bewafaa to naheen hai lekin
ye bewafaayee naheen to kyaa hai
woh bewafaa to naheen hai
lekin ye bewafaayee naheen to kyaa hai
naheen to kyaa hai
churaa ke nazrein jo yoon tasawwur
mein saamney se guzar rahey hain
guzar gaye jo haseen zamaaney
khayaal mein phir ubhar rahey hain
guzar gaye ae ae ae ae ae jo o o
- In: Background song | Blog Ten Year Challenge (2013-2023) | Devnagri script lyrics by Sudhir | Lyrics by Prakashchandra | Lyrics by Sudhir | Lyrics contributed by readers | Mukesh solo | Mukesh songs | Poignant Song | sad song | Separation song | Songs of 1960s (1961 to 1970) | Songs of 1967 | Theme song | Title song | Yearwise breakup of songs
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5371 | Post No. : | 17612 |
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Blog 10-Year Challenge (2013-2023) – Song No.56
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On this date ten years ago (2 April 2013), eight songs were covered in the blog. Seven of them were from seven different movie while one song was a non film song. Here are the details:-
| Post No | Song Title | Name of the movie | Remarks |
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| 7801 | Kis paapi sang uljhhin ankhiyaan | Suhaag Raat (1948) | Movie YIPPEED by now |
| 7802 | Aayi milan ki bahaar re | Naiyya (1947) | 3 songs covered out of 6 by now |
| 7803 | Jab pyaar kiya to marna kyun | Raaz(1967) | movie YIPPEED by now |
| 7804 | Aankh milaaye na muskuraaye na | Milan Ki Raat (1967) | 2 songs covered out of 5 by now |
| 7805 | Raaj Kapoor ki neeli aankhen | Maa Aur Mamta (1970) | 4 songs covered out of 6 by now |
| 7806 | Tere sang jeena tere sang marna | Naach Uthhe Sansaar(1976) | 2 songs covered out of 6 by now |
| 7807 | Phir shaam se dooba jaaye dil mera | Suman Kalyanpur NFS(1981) | |
| 7808 | Dhoop ke makaan sa ye | Break Ke Baad (2010) | One song covered out of 6 by now |
We observe that two movies (out of 7) whose songs were covered on this date ten years ago (on 2 april 2013) have since been YIPPEED. That leaves us with five unYIPPEED movies that re eligible for Blog Ten Year Challenge today (2 april 2023).
One of the unYIPPEED movies has been taken up under BTYC earlier in the day.
Chronoologically the second oldest unYIPPEED movie of that date was “Milan Ki Raat”(1967). This movie was produced by Makin,Pratima(Protima),Yusuf & Prakash and directed by R Bhattacharya for Musical movies, Bombay. The movie had Sharmila Tagore, Sanjay, Prakash Thapa, Helen, Johnny Walker, Abhi Bhattacharya, Laxmi Chhaya, Jeevan Kala, Chand Usmani, S.K.Prem, Jankidas, Amar, Rirkoo, Moni Chatterji, Jerry, Mirza Musharraf, Master Ranu, Vijay Kumar, Shyama, Sulochana(Latkar), Shahid Bijnori, Paul Sharma, Ranoo, Rajan Kapoor etc in it.
“Milan Ki Raat”(1967) had five songs in it. Two songs have been covered so far.
Here is the third song from the movie. It is sung by Mukesh. Anand Bakshi is the lyricist. Music is composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal.
The song is picturised as a poignant background song with sombre looking Sharmila Tagore visible, whereas Sanjay Khan is seen trying to pacify a disconsolate master Ranu. I request our knowledgeable readers to throw light on the movie as well as on the picturisation of this song.
Lyrics of the song were sent to me by Prakashchandra.
Editor’s Note:
[Updated 06 Apr, 2023]
Dear Mahesh ji pointed out with reference to the Mukesh Geet Kosh, that the film version and the 78 rpm version of this song are entirely different. However, the 78 rpm version song is not yet available anywhere online. His observation led me to track down the 78 rpm version of this song from my hard disk, and upload it on YT. The lyrics section below has also been updated with the lyrics of the 78 rpm version.
Thanks Mahesh ji, for your alert tracking.
Audio
Video
Audio (from 78 rpm – two extra stanzas)
Song-Gham ki badli chhaayee judaayee leke aayee milan ki raat (Milan Ki Raat)(1967) Singer-Mukesh, Lyrics-Anand Bakshi, MD-Laxmikant Pyarelal
Lyrics (Provided by Prakashchandra)
gham ki badli chhaai
judaai leke aayi
milan ki raat
gham ki badli chhaai
judaai leke aayi milan ki raat
o mere raama rey teri duhaai
judaai leke aayi milan ki raat
gham ki badli chhaai
judaai leke aayi milan ki raat
bichchdaa ek maa se dulaara
bichchdaa ek maa se dulaara
doobaa in aankhon ka taara
tootaa is man ka sahaara
man ka sahaara
hamre aangan mein bhes judaai
badal kar aayi eee
milan kee raat
gham ki badli chhaai
judaayi leke aayi milan ki raat
dukh ne saarey ae sukh loote
dukh ne saarey sukh lootey ae
sach nikley ae saarey jhoothhey ae
sapnon ke ae ae mandir tootey
mandir tootey
roothey raadha se krishn kanhaai
ke baanh chhudaai
milan ki raat
gham ki badli chhaai
judaai leke aayi milan kee raat
o mere raamaa re teri duhaai
judaai leke aayi
milan ki raat
gham ki badli chhaai
judaai leke aayi milan ki raat
milan ki raat
milan ki raat
milan ki raat
Lyrics (78 rpm version) (Provided by Sudhir)
gham ki badli chhaayi
judaai leke aayi
milan ki raat
gham ki badli chhaayi
judaai leke aayi milan kee raat
o mere raama rey teri duhaai
judaai leke aayi milan ki raat
gham ki badli chhaayi
judaai leke aayi milan ki raat
is raat ki reet nahin ye
is raat ki reet nahin ye
is rut ka geet nahin ye
dushman hai meet nahin ye
chali roti hui re puvaai
baji na shehnai
milan ki raat
gham ki badli chhaayee
judaayee leke aayee milan kee raat
yun bichhde hum saajan se
yun bichhde hum saajan se
jaise rimjhim saawan se
koi poochhe toot mann se
toot mann se
mann tadpa najar bhar aayi
yun hum ne bitaai
milan ki raat
gham ki badli chhaayee
judaayee leke aayee milan kee raat
o mere raamaa rey teree duhaayee
judaayee leke aayee milan ki raat
gham ki badli chhaayee
judaayee leke aayee milan ki raat
Hindi Lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
ग़म की बदली छाई
जुदाई लेके आई
मिलन की रात
ग़म की बदली छाई
जुदाई लेके आई मिलन की रात
ओ मेरे रामा रे तेरी दुहाई
जुदाई लेके आई मिलन की रात
ग़म की बदली छाई
जुदाई लेके आई मिलन की रात
बिछड़ा एक माँ से दुलारा
बिछड़ा एक माँ से दुलारा
डूबा इन आँखों का तारा
टूटा इस मन का सहारा
मन का सहारा
हमरे आँगन में भेस जुदाई
बादल कर आई
मिलन की रात
ग़म की बदली छाई
जुदाई लेके आई मिलन की रात
दुख ने सारे सुख लूटे
दुख ने सारे सुख लूटे
सच निकले सारे झूठे
सपनों के मंदिर टूटे
मंदिर टूटे
रूठे राधा से कृष्ण कन्हाई
के बाँह छुड़ाई
मिलन की रात
ग़म की बदली छाई
जुदाई लेके आई मिलन की रात
ओ मेरे रामा रे तेरी दुहाई
जुदाई लेके आई मिलन की रात
ग़म की बदली छाई
जुदाई लेके आई मिलन की रात
मिलन की रात
मिलन की रात
मिलन की रात
Hindi Lyrics (78 rpm version)
ग़म की बदली छाई
जुदाई लेके आई
मिलन की रात
ग़म की बदली छाई
जुदाई लेके आई मिलन की रात
ओ मेरे रामा रे तेरी दुहाई
जुदाई लेके आई मिलन की रात
ग़म की बदली छाई
जुदाई लेके आई मिलन की रात
इस रात की रीत नहीं ये
इस रात की रीत नहीं ये
इस रुत का गीत नहीं ये
दुश्मन है ये मीत नहीं ये
चली रोती हुई पुरवाई
बाजी ना शहनाई
मिलन की रात
ग़म की बदली छाई
जुदाई लेके आई मिलन की रात
यूं बिछड़े हम साजन से
यूं बिछड़े हम साजन से
जैसे रिमझिम सावन से
कोई पूछे टूटे मन से
टूटे मन से
मन तड़पा नजर भर आई
यूं हमने बिताई
मिलन की रात
ग़म की बदली छाई
जुदाई लेके आई मिलन की रात
ग़म की बदली छाई
जुदाई लेके आई मिलन की रात
ओ मेरे रामा रे तेरी दुहाई
जुदाई लेके आई मिलन की रात
ग़म की बदली छाई
जुदाई लेके आई मिलन की रात
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5256 | Post No. : | 17260 |
Hullo Atuldom
Films with “Ek” in their title that are present on the blog:- 66 and in that list I found some titles have been repeated too like “Ek Gaon Ki Kahaani”; “Ek Hi Rasta” (3 times); amazing.
“Ek Se Badkar Ek” (1976) is one of the 66 on the blog. It was a movie produced & directed by Brij. It had Kalyanji-Anandji as music directors of songs written by Verma Malik. Asha Bhonsle, Kishore Kumar, Mohd Rafi., Lata Mangeshkar and Runa Laila (from Bangladesh) were the playback singers used. The multi-starrer had Ashok Kumar, Raj Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Navin Nischol, Anwar Hussain, Padma Khanna, Helen, David, Deven Verma, Purnima, Shetty etc in the cast.
Today I found a trivia about how Deven Verma was present in many movies made by Brij- Brij was the director of Deven Verma’s first production “Yakeen” and that association continued in films like “Chori Mera Kaam”, “Bombay 405 Miles” etc.
Most of the films made by Brij had Ashok Kumar and Anwar Hussain, with Ashok Kumar in all kinds of hair-do and Anwar Hussain being the Cigar-smoking White-suited gang=leader always after precious stones, and moorti (idols). All the heroes in Brij’s films were incidental and heroines eye-candy. There will be at least one song where the hero will be in disguise. Then there will be a song filmed on Ashok Kumar which will be mostly sung by Kishore Kumar. Let me make it clear here, that I am speaking of films made in the 1970s/80s and not the ones before that, I have not seen many of them. All-in-all, films made by Brij were entertainers.
We shall have a song from “Ek Se Badkar Ek” today where we have the romantic lead dancing a Bhangra, possibly at a youth festival. It is obvious that Navin Nischol is not comfortable dancing, and Sharmila Tagore is too slim in front of him. This song is in the voice of Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar. This is the third song from the film to appear on the blog. I am sure many of the followers of this blog will recall today’s song which used to be played regularly on the radio.
With this we will be Wishing the pretty lady -Sharmila Tagore- on her birthday. She is one actress who proved that she was much sought after actress, who could be cast in any type of role, even after marriage and motherhood. She is the ideal inspiration and support for her actress daughter and daughter-in-law.
Song-Aankhon mein surma paaon mein paayal (Ek Se Badhkar Ek)(1976) Singers-Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Lyrics-Verma Malik, MD-Kalyanji Anandji
Male chorus
Female chorus
All chorus
Lyrics
hey
dingdaadi dingdaadi dingdaadi dindaadi
dingdaadi dindaadi
hey hey hey
hey dingdaadi dingdaadi dingdaadi dindaadi
dingdaadi dindaadi
hey hey hey
hey dingdaadi dingdaadi
dingdaadi dindaadi
dingdaadi dingdaadi
dingdaadi dindaadi
ho o o
ho o o
aankhon mein surma
aha
paanv mein payal
oho
arre aankhon mein surma paanv mein paayal
baalon mein phool laga
baalon mein phool laga
hoy chham chham karti
aaha
arre aaja tu baliye
oho
arre chham chham karti aaja tu baliye
dil mujhko de ja
dil mujhko de ja
o o o o
kuchh aur maang le sajna aa aa
kuchh aur maangle sajna
dil ke siwa aa aa
dil main nahin dena
kyun nahin dena
main nahin dena
kyun nahin dena
main nahin dena
oye dil leke tu dil nahin deti ee ee ee
dil leke tu dil nahin deti
aur main maangoon kya
haan main dil leke jaana
main nahin dena
kyun nahin dena
main nahin dena
kyu nahi dena
dingdaadi dingdaadi dingdaadi dindaadi
dingdaadi dindaadi
hey hey hey
dingdaadi dingdaadi dingdaadi dindaadi
dingdaadi dindaadi
hey hey hey
o o o o o
itna roop diya mujhe rab ne
oye oye oye oye
are itna roop diya mujhe rab ne
har koi mera deewaana
mujhe haseen banaake phir
band kar diya husn banaana
haan phir band kar diya husn banaana
tujh jaise kai phiren nikhattu u u u
tujh jaise kai phiren nikhattu mujhko kya parwaah
ja we dil main nahin dena
kyun nahin dena
main nahin dena
kyun nahin dena
das beeghe hai dharti meri
oy oy oy oy
o das beeghe hai dharti meri
main hoon naseebon waala
tujhsi teeson kudiyaan mere naam ki pheren maala
haan naam ki pheren maala
arre khul gayi teri kismat kudiye ae ae
khul gayi teri kismat kudiye
tujhpe hua dil fida
haan main dil leke jaana
main nahin dena
kyun nahin dena
main nahin dena
kyun nahin dena
ho o o
aankh hai meri jaadugarni
hoy hoy hoy hoy
ho aankh hai meri jaadugarni
naagan jaisi kaaya
paani bhi na maange jispe pad gayi meri chhaaya
haan pad gayi meri chhaaya
tujhmein itni himmat hai to o o
tujhmein itni himmat hai to
chhooke mujhe dikha
ja we dil main nahin dena
kyun nahin dena
main nahin dena
kyun nahin dena
dil main nahin dena
maar ke mantar bas mein kar loon
hoy hoy hoy hoy
arre maar ke mantar bas mein kar loon
main hoon ek sapera
gore tan pe honth lagaa ker zahar choos loon tera
haan zahar choos loon tera
kaun rokta hai mujhko o o
kaun rokta hai mujhko
tujhe leke main chala
haan main tujhe leke jaana
main nahin jaana
o tujhe leke jaana
main nahin jaana
o tujhe leke jaana
main nahin jaana
hey
dingdaadi dingdaadi dingdaadi dindaadi
hey hey hey
dingdaadi dingdaadi dingdaadi dindaadi
hey hey hey
Machal ke jab bhi aankhon se
Posted on: September 22, 2022
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Blog 10-Year Challenge (2012-2022) – Song No. 98
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This date ten years ago (viz 22 September 2012) saw six songs from six different movies getting covered in the blog.
Here are the details:-
| Blog post number | Song | Movie (Year) | Remarks |
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| 6695 | Jeet jyot tez chamak raha hai | Amar Jyoti (1936) | 8 songs out of 11 songs covered by now |
| 6696 | Unse kehna ki wo pal bhar ke liye aa jaayen | Ek Thi Ladki (1949) | Movie YIPPEED by now |
| 6697 | Boliye sureelee boliyaan | Grih Pravesh (1979) | 3 songs out of 8 covered by now |
| 6698 | Is ishq muhabbat ki kuchh hain ajeeb rasmein | Zulm Ki Pukaar(1979) | One song covered out of six by now |
| 6699 | Chanda se hoga wo pyaara | Main Bhi Ladki Hoon (1964) | Movie YIPPEED by now |
| 600 | Ye chaand to mridang hai | Shri Krishna Arjun Yudhh (1971) | One song covered out of six by now |
It can be observed that two movies (out of six) whose songs were covered on this date ten years ago have since been YIPPEED in the blo. That leaves us with four movies that are still eligible for Blog Ten Year Challenge today (on 22 September 2022).
“Grih Pravesh”(1979) is one such movie.
“Grih Pravesh”(1979) was produced and directed by Basu Bhattacharya for Aarohi Film Makers, Bombay. The movie had Sanjeev Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Sarika, Manik Dutt, Danny, Dinesh Thakur, Master Bittoo, Sudha Chopra, Satya Bannerjee, Vimal Joshi, Nandlal Sharma, R.S.Chopra, Rajan Verma, Nitin Sethi, Ranjan, Gulzar, Shashi Jain, Nilesh, Khokha Mukerjee, Tarun Mukherjee, Devendra Khandelwal, Priyadarshinee, Master Bharat etc in it.
The movie had eight songs. Three of these songs have been covered by now.
Here is the fourth song from “Grih Pravesh”(1979) to appear in the blog. The song is sung by Bhupinder Singh. Gulzar is the lyricist. Music is composed by Kanu Roy.
The song is picturised on Sanjeev Kumar and Sharmila Tagore.
Lyrics of the song and other details were sent to me by Prakashchandra as far back as in 2012 itself !
video link:
audio link:
Song-Machal ke jab bhi aankhon se (Grih Pravesh)(1979) Singer-Bhupinder Singh, Lyrics-Gulzar, MD-Kanu Roy
Lyrics(Provided by Prakashchandra) (Based on audio link)
machal ke jab bhi aankhon se
chhalak jaate hain do aansoon..oon
machalke jab bhi aankhon se
chhalak jaate hain do aansoon
sunaa hai aabshaaron ko o
badi taqleef hoti hai
machal ke jab bhi aankhon se
chhalak jaate hain do aansoon
machal ke ae jab bhi aankhon se ae
khudaaraa ab to bujh jaaney do
iss jalti huyee lau ko…oooo
khudaaraa ab to bujh jaane do
iss jalti huyee lav/lau ko
charaagon se ae mazaaron ko
badi taqleef hoti hai
charaagon se ae mazaaron ko
badi taqleef hoti hai
machal ke jab bhi aankhon se
chhalak jaate hain do aansoon
machalke jab bhi aankhon se ae
kahoon kyaa aa woh badi maasoomiyat se
poochh baithhe hain aen aen aen
kahoon kyaa woh badi maasoomiyat se
poochh baithhe hain aen
kya sachmuch dil ke maaron ko
badi taqleef hoti hai ae
kya sachmuch dil ke maaron ko o
badi taqleef hoti hai
machal ke jab bhi aankhon se
chhalak jaate hain do aansoon
machalke jab bhi aankhon se ae
tumhaaraa kyaa tumhein to
raah de detey hain kaante bhi…..ee ee ee
tumhaaraa kyaa tumhein to o
raah de dete hain kaante bhee
magar hum khaaksaaron ko o
badi taqleef hoti hai
magar hum khaaksaaron ko o
badi taqleef hoti hai
machhalke jab bhi aankhon se
chhalak jaate hain do aansoon
sunaa hai aabshaaron ko
badi taqleef hoti hai
machal ke jab bhi aankhon se
chhalak jaate hain do aansoon
machalke jab bhi aankhon se
chhalak jaate hain do aansoon
machal ke ae jab bhi aankhon se
chhalak jaate hain do aansoon
Phir aankh se aansoo barse
Posted on: April 19, 2022
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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5023 | Post No. : | 16931 |
#the Decade of Seventies – 1971 – 1980 #
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# Bhoole-Bisre Geet # # Raaja Raani -1973#
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Today’s song is from the ‘1973’ movie ‘Raaja Raani’.
This is one of the movies released during ‘Rajesh Khanna era’ in Hindi movies.
I recall to have read that this movie was termed as un-successful or it was even considered as a ‘flop’ movie of its time. But times have changed now and considering various factors (economic) and the collections made by this movie then, this movie is now considered as a ‘hit’ or ‘successful’ movie of its time.
Here is what the Wikipedia page on Rajesh Khanna mentions about this movie now (in the section ‘acting career’ of Rajesh Khanna) –
“As per the review of Raja Rani written in 2014 by ‘The Hindu’ newspaper, the film did well at the box office and, taking into consideration the inflation as of 2014, the film would have grossed more than 100 crores. The attire worn by Khanna was a sleeveless shirt and trousers, thick leather belt, shoes without socks and a black cap.The Hindu review noted “On a lesser actor, the attire would have fallen flat, but Khanna, as a small time thief, carries it with characteristic élan.”
In 1973 Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore appeared together in the following movies (in alphabetical order):
| Movie Title | Director | Lyricist/s | Music Director | Passed by Censor Board |
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| Aavishkaar | Basu Bhattacharya | Kapil Kumar, Gyandev Agnihotri | Kanu Roy | 26.09.1973 |
| Daagh | Yash Chopra | Sahir Ludhianvi | Laxmikant-Pyarelal | 30.03.1973 |
| Raajaa Raani | Sachin Bhowmick | Anand Bakshi | R.D. Burman | 15.01.1973 |
Other than the above movies Rajesh Khanna appeared in ‘Namak Haraam’ with Rekha, then in a documentary made by BBC i.e. ‘Bombay Superstar’, and also did a guest appearance in a Telugu movie ‘Bangaru Babu’ (as mentioned on Wikipedia).
Sharmila Tagore appeared in ‘Aa Galey Lag Jaa’ with Shashi Kapoor in 1973 apart from than the three movies with Rajesh Khanna as mentioned above.
“Raaja Raani” was directed by Sachin Bhowmick. He was also the writer of this movie.
Sachin Bhowmick (17 July 1930– 12 April 2011) was mainly as a writer (story and screenplays) for many movies in Hindi. ‘Raaja Raani’ was the only movie where he had done the direction for a movie.
The producer of ‘Raaja Rani’ was Jagdish Kumar and it was presented by J. Omprakash.
‘Raaja Raani’ had Sharmila Tagore, Rajesh Khanna, Raj Mehra, Iftekhar, David, Suresh, Brahm Bharadwaj, Asit Sen, Altaaf, Naaz, Dulari, Praveen Pal, Ravikant, Madhup Sharma, Kanu Rai, Uma Dutt, Ratna, Ashok Saxena, Master Manoj, Master Chiku, Baby Subiya, Surender Shore, Indrani Mukherjee, V.K. Sharma (new discovery) and many others.
Dialogues of this movie were written by Ramesh Pant. Editing of this movie was done by Pratap Dave.
This movie was passed by Censor Board on 15.01.1973.
This movie had seven songs all written by Anand Bakshi and composed to music by R.D. Burman.
Here is the list of songs this movie had.
| SNo | Song Title | Singer/s | Posted On |
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| 01 | Phir aankh se aansoo barse | Lata Mangeshkar | |
| 02 | Haa… mere chehre ki taraf | Lata Mangeshkar | |
| 03 | Jaa re jaa maine tujhe | Lata Mangeshkar | |
| 04 | Main ek chor tu meri raani | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar | 08.12.2017 |
| 05 | Aasmaan pe chaandni ka | Lata, Mukesh, Rajesh Khanna | 21.10.2008 |
| 06 | Naa tumse huyi naa hamse huyi | Lata Mangeshkar | |
| 07 | Jab andheraa hotaa hai | Asha Bhonsle, Bhupendra, chorus | 11.09.2009 |
(Two songs from this movie ‘Jab andheraa hotaa hai’ and ‘Main ek chor tu meri raani’ made it to the annual list of ‘Binaca Geetmala’ of that year 1973 and they stood at number ten and twenty-one respectively.).
We can see from the above table that three songs from this movie have so far been posted on the blog. The movie made its debut on 21.10.2008 on the blog.
The three songs were also the most well-known songs from this movie. The others songs were not that popular and are lesser known songs. But they play their role carrying the movie forward according to the demands of the story.
Today’s song is one such poignant song filmed on Sharmila Tagore. It is a background song in the voice of Lata Mangeshkar. (We can also see one male and one female artist present in the picturisation of this song whom I am unable to identify.)
I have not yet watched this movie however today’s song (including others) and the following declaration in the voice of Rajesh Khanna, in the beginning of this movie, can give readers the idea of the story of this movie.
“This film is dedicated to those innocent victims of circumstances – The Fallens – who aspire and desire to rehabilitate themselves and become good citizens.”
More details about the story of this movie have been mentioned by Peevesie’s Mom ji in her post with the song ‘main ek chor tu meri raani’ posted on the blog on 08.12.2017.
Let us now listen to today’s song.
Video
Audio
Song-Phir aankh se aansoo barse (Raja Rani)(1973)Singer-Lata, Lyrics-Anand Bakshi, MD-R D Burman
Lyrics
phir aankh se aansoo barse
phir chhaayi ghataa ghanghor
likhne waalon se keh do
likhey ek kahaani aur
phir aankh se aansoo barse
phir chhaayi ghataa ghanghor
likhne waalon se kehdo
likhey ek kahaani aur
na kisi ko taras hi aaya
na kisi ko aai laaj
logon ne hanskar dekha phir
ek tamaasha aur
lo aasmaan mein kat gayi
lo aasmaan mein kat gayi
phir ek patang ki dor
likhne waalon se kehdo
likhey ek kahaani aur
phir ik aangan ki chhaaon
ban gayi parbat ki dhoop
phir ik gangaa ki mauj ne
badlaa madiraa ka roop
phir ik panghat ki raani
phir ik panghat ki raani
chal di marghat ki ore
likhne waalon se kehdo
likhey ek kahaani aur
kit jaaye ud kar panchhi
jiske na par naa ??
aur chaaron taraf shikaari
baithhe phailaaye jaal
is choron ki nagari mein
is choron ki nagari mein
har koyi roop ka chor
likhne waalon se kehdo
likhey ek kahaani aur
phir aankh se aansoo barse
phir chhaayi ghataa ghanghor
likhne waalon se kehdo
likhey ek kahaani aur
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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‘Ye Gulistaan Hamaara’ (1972) was produced and directed by Atma Ram under the banner of Guru Dutt Films Combined. The star cast included Dev Anand and Sharmila Tagore in the lead roles supported by Pran, Iftikhar, Sujit Kumar, Johny Walker, Jaishree T, Lalita Pawar, Kanan Kaushal, Ramesh Deo, Raj Mehra, Keshav Rana, Janakidas etc.
The story is woven around a bridge which is being constructed over Dihing River in North-East India for a good connectivity. But the local tribals are oppose to it. They think that this is one way of imposing the slavery on the local tribes in the name of infrastructural development. This sentiment is exploited by some foreign agents who instigate the tribal chieftain to destroy the under-construction bridge. It is at this point, Dev Anand as an Intelligence Bureau Officer is sent to supervise the construction of the bridge without any hindrances.
How Dev Anand achieves the objective by overcoming the tribal opposition to construction of the bridge is the rest of the story that moves forward. If the film was to be made in English, it would have been apt to name the film as ‘The Bridge on the River Dihing’ on the lines of a well- known Hollywood film ‘The Bridge on the River Kwai’.
The film’s outdoor shooting was done in Assam (near Digboi where a bridge was under construction), Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh. During the shooting of the film, the crew faced the hostile crowd led by the Naga Students Federation in Shillong. Some stone throwing incidences were also reported. The Naga students felt that it was a politically motivated film to insult the Naga tribal culture. Sharmila Tagore played the role of a Naga girl named ‘Sekrenyi’ which is the name of the holy festival of Angami Naga tribe. It is said that with the intervention of Bhupen Hazarika, the shooting of the film went on smoothly thereafter. The name of Sharmila Tagore’s character in the film was changed to ‘Soo Reni’.
In my younger days, I had read in the newspapers about the opposition of local tribals in laying the railway tracks in Meghalaya (Guwahati to Byrnihat). I understand that this line is yet to be operational. The same problem is faced for the railway track between Silchar and Imphal in Manipur. The main worry the local tribals is that good connectivity would lead to the influx of outsiders in their tribal belts threatening their own existence and culture. I feel that ‘Ye Gulistaan Hamaara’ (1972) was a ‘half-baked’ attempt to remove tribal population’s worries about the likely cultural dominance by the rest of India over the North-East’s tribal culture.
At the time of the release of the film, Naga Students Federation took out the protest march for banning the film on the ground of undermining the Naga tribal culture. They also felt that a couple of songs in the film sounded racial. In any case, they opposed the released of the film in Nagaland and Meghalaya. There were violent protests on the streets of Shillong. Finally, the film was released in 1973 after incorporating a notice in the film itself that ‘customs depicted in film, folk dances, dresses etc have no parallel with any of the tribes in Nagaland’. Some songs’ wordings were also changed to appease the protestors.
Initially, Danny Denzongpa was to perform the role of Dev Anand’s local associate in the film. S D Burman had already recorded a song in Danny voice along with Lata Mangeshkar. However, Johny Walker insisted with Atma Ram that he should also get a role in the film. Atma Ram agreed to take Johny Walker in place of Danny. However, Danny’s first song as a playback singer was retained which was picturised on Johny Walker. I personally feel that the role of a local person would have fitted well on Danny because of his facial feature. But at that time, Danny was a newcomer to protest. His consolation must have been the debut song he sang under the baton of S D Burman which was well appreciated.
‘Ye Gulistaan Hamaara’ (1972) had 7 songs of which six songs were written by Anand Bakshi. Six songs have been covered on the Blog, details of which areas under:
| Songs | Date of Posting | Singers |
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| Gori gori gaaon ki gori re | 30/10/2008 | Kishore Kumar – Lata |
| Mera naam yaao mere paas aao | 17/01/2009 | Dany Denzongpa-Lata |
| Naina soyi soyi raina jaage jaage | 09/06/2013 | Lata Mangeshkar |
| Ho Tushima ri Tushima…aa gara toofaan | 31/10/2018 | Lata Mangeshkar |
| Hey suno meri baat chalo mere saath | 03/12/2020 | Kishore Kumar |
| Saare jahaan se achcha Hindostaan hamaara | 26/01/2021 | Sushma Shreshta and Kids -1, Chorus Version-2 |
I am presenting the 7th and the final song, ‘kya ye zindagi hai kaisi bebasi hai’ from the film which is rendered by Lata Mangeshkar, S D Burman and chorus. The song is written by Anand Bakshi. The song has its uniqueness in that when Lata Mengeshkar sings, the chorus voices parallelly sing some words which I am unable to decipher.
With this song, all the songs from the film ‘Ye Gulistaan Hamaara’ (1972) have been covered on the Blog.
Audio Clip:
Video Clip:
Song-Kya ye zindagi hai (Ye Gulsitaan Hamaara)(1972) Singers-Lata, S D Burman, Lyrics-Anand Bakshi, MD-S D Burman
Lyrics (Based on the Audio Clip):
kya ye zindagi hai
kaisi bebasi hai
bolo kyun khade ho gumsum
kya ye zindagi hai
kaisi bebasi hai
bolo kyun khade ho gumsum
ek baar mila de na
ek baar mila de na
sadiyon se yoon hi
sar pe dukhon kaa
bojha uthaaye
in parbaton pe
ham chal rahen hain
bhookhe nange pyaase
laao haath
laao haath
apne saath
laao haath apne saath
chalke dekho do kadam tum
kya ye zindagi hai
kaisi bebasi hai
bolo kyun khade ho gumsum
kitni hai doori ee
ham bade peechhe
tum bade aage
tumhen chhoo naa paaye
tumhen chhoo bhi len to
thukraaye jaayen
apna mel
nahin khel
apna mel
nahin khel
o baabu kahaan hum kahaan tum
kya ye zindagi hai
kaisi bebasi hai
bolo kyun khade ho gumsum
ek baar mila de na
ek baar mila de na
hamne ye maana
ham to bure hain
hamne ki buraayi
tum to bhale ho.o o
tumne hamaari
ki hai kya bhalaayi
samjhaao
sikhlaao
samjhaao
sikhlaao
gale se lagaa ke hamen tum
kya ye zindagi hai
kaisi bebasi hai
bolo kyun khade ho gumsum
Shaadi mubaarak bole shehnaayi
Posted on: November 13, 2020
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I am not well-informed about Hindi films of 1980s and beyond, except about those that I have watched in the theatres or on Video sharing platforms. Between the late 1960s and early 1970s, I used to watch almost one film every week either on Saturdays or Sundays. My ‘over-exposure’ to films, mostly masala films, during this period created an aversion in me that discuraged me from watch theese films in the later years. Probably the theory of diminishing marginal utility was being applied to me. Over a period of time, my quota of watching films came down from once a week to 2-3 films a year which is still in force. Because of this, I have missed many entertaining and a few quality films released especially in 80s and 90s.
It may sound strange but until yesterday, I was not aware that there was a film titled ‘Swati’ (1986). I do not recall having heard about this film from any one of my relatives and friends who have interest in Hindi films. What attracted me to know more about this film was that first, it was a film from a well-known banner, Prasad Productions. Secondly, its ensemble of star cast included Shashi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore, Meenakshi Seshadri, Madhuri Dixit, Vinod Mehra, Sarika, Akbar Khan among others. I was not aware that Meenakshi Seshadri and Madhuri Dixit had worked together in a film. I came to know later that both of them had earlier worked together in ‘Aawaara Baap’ (1985).
From the synopsis of the film’s story, it appeared that Shashi Kapoor and Sharmila Tagore worked in this film in the role of an elderly couple. The combination of the actors under a well-known film production banner motivated me to watch the film, the DVD of which was available on-line. The film was a remake of a Telugu film of the same title which was released in 1984 and became the box office hit. The film was also remade in Kannada as ‘Usha’ (1986). The story of the film is as under:
Dr. Rajendra (Shashi Kapoor) is a doctor who runs a nursing home. Sharda (Sharmila Tagore) works as a nurse with Rajendra. An event in her life has happened which has forced her to live a life in anonymity and as a single mother (I will not go into the details). She has a grown up daughter, Swati (Meenakshi Seshadri). She is under the impression that her father has deserted her mother which had made her a feminist and outspoken. She hates hypocrisies and prejudices which dominate our society.
During one of her argumentative encounters with a group of males, Swati meets Ram Mohan (Akbar Khan) who is associated with some leftist group and always seen with writing slogans on the walls. After the initial hate relations with Ram Mohan, Swati falls in love with him. Dr. Rajendra has been a widower with a grown-up daughter, Anandi (Madhuri Dixit), a tomboyish type girl. She is in love with Kapil (Raja Bundela) simply because her idol is cricketer, Kapil Dev. She is also fond of asking her father as well Kapil puzzles to solve.
Swati thinks that after her marriage with Ram Mohan, her mother will be left alone. She needs a companion. Swati knows that her mother and Dr Rajendra like each other but due to societal constraints, both can not think of upgrading their fondness into a life partnership. Swati persuades her mother and Dr Rajendra to get married. His daughter, Anandi is happy that she would get a mother. The marriage takes place and Swati and her mother shift to Dr. Rajendra’s house. Things are now well settled. Both Swati and Anandi gel very well too. Anandi’s marriage with Kapil is also fixed.
One day, Swati finds an old man lying on the road unconscious. She takes him to Dr. Rajendra’s nursing home. The patient come into consciousness and tells his life story to Swati. It becomes apparent that he is Satya Prakash, Sharda’s fiancé and Swati’s real father. If the real story comes into light, it may affect the marriage of Anandi with Kapil. It is also likely to affect the relations of Rajendra and Sharda. But Swati steers the unforeseen problem taking into the confidence Rajendra after revealing him the real story and taking a promise from him that he would not reveal his patient’s identity to her mother. Satya Prakash knows that he has no chance of survival. His wish is to see Sharda for the last time.
On the day of marriage of Anandi with Kapil, Both Rajendra and Swati arrange to bring Satya Prakash to the marriage venue. He gets to see Sharda during the marriage ceremony from a balcony. After the kanyadan ceremony is over, Satya Prakash is happy to see Sharda. With happiness displayed over his face, Satya Prakash dies.
I found the film in keeping with tradition of Prasad Productions which is known for producing films in the genre of family drama. In the standard of 1980s, the story of the film is bold and broad-minded. From the title of the film, it is apparent that it is Meenakshi Seshadri’s film. I have not seen any film of Meenakshi Seshadri. So, it is the first time I am watching her performance in this film which is outstanding. She has displayed all the moods of her character in the film – from a hard-core feminist, a kind hearted daughter for her mother as well for those affected by the prejudice towards them in the society. Her best scene is the poignant moments in the film when she has to solve the issues arising out of a sudden appearance of real father. Madhuri Dikshit as a step sister of Meenakshi Seshadri has a light comical role which she performs very well. She has a lively presence in the film. Shashi Kapoor and Sharmila Tagore in the role of elderly couple look elegant. Dialogues by Rahi Masoom Reza is catchy.
Despite having good share of melodramatic contents, the film is not a tear-jerker. I found the film absorbing.
‘Swati’ (1986) had 5 songs none of which has been represented in the Blog. I present the first song from the film ‘shaadi mubaarak bole shehnaayi’ to appear on the Blog. The song is sung by Anuradha Paudwal and Alka Yagnik. The words are that of Anand Bakshi which are set to music by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. It is a marriage song picturised on Meenakshi Seshadri and Madhuri Dixit on the occasion of the marriage of their parents Sharmila Tagore and Shashi Kapoor.
With this, ’Swati’ (1986) makes its debut on the Blog.
Audio
Video
Song-Shaadi mubaarak bole shehnaayi (Swati)(1986) Singers-Anuradha Paudwal, Alka Yagnik, Lyrics-Anand Bakshi, MD-Laxmikant Pyarelal
Both
Lyrics
shaadi ke din mummy daddy sun lo baat hamaari
ek dooje ke aaj huye tum chhod ke duniya saari
samjhe
shaadi mubaarak bole shehnaayi
o bole shehnaayi
badhaayi badhaayi badhaayi
shaadi mubaarak bole shehnaayi
badhaayi badhaayi badhaayi
dulhe ka sehra
dulhan ki doli
gaaye pawan purwaayi ee
badhaayi badhaayi badhaayi
shaadi mubaarak bole shehnaayi
badhaayi badhaayi badhaayi
ye baat hai yaad rakhne waali
ye shaadi sab shaadiyon se niraali
ye baat hai yaad rakhne waali
ye shaadi sab shaadiyon se niraali
jannat mein jode bante hain sabke
ye jodi humne banaayi ee
banaayi banaayi banaayi
shaadi mubaarak bole shehnaayi
badhaayi badhaayi badhaayi
aapas mein tum na
takraar karna
ik doosre se bahut pyaar karna
aapas mein tum na
takraar karna
ik doosre se bahut pyaar karna
koi na maane
koi na jaane
tum aise karna ladaayi
ladaayi ladaayi ladaayi
shaadi mubaarak bole shehnaayi
badhaayi badhaayi badhaayi
jeete raho tum
hanste raho tum
doodho nahaao phoolo phalo tum
jeete raho tum
hanste raho tum
doodho nahaao phoolo phalo tum
dil se dua lab pe aayi
badhaayi badhaayi badhaayi
shaadi mubarak bole shehnaayi
o bole shehnaayi
badhaayi badhaayi badhaayi
dulhe ka sehra
dulhan ki doli
gaaye pawan purwaayi ee
badhaayi badhaayi badhaayi
shaadi mubaarak bole shehnaayi
badhaayi badhaayi badhaayi
badhaayi badhaayi badhaayi
badhaayi badhaayi badhaayi
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“Tyaag”(1976) was Produced by N S Kabir and directed by Deendayaal Sharma for Films and Films Interbnational Production, Bombay. The movie had Sharmila Tagore, Rajesh Khanna, Master Tito, Sulochana Latkar, Prem Chopra, Mukri, Asit Sen, Murad, Amrit Patel, Tuntun, Kamal Kapoor, Chandrima Bhaduri, Mohan Jerry, Mahendra Zaveri, Om prakash, Nayim, Billimoria, Anand, Lalita Kumari etc with guest appearances by Bindu, Master Satyajit, Dheeraj, Gurnam Singh, Sona, Raza Murad in it.
N S Kabir was Sharmila Tagore’s secretary, so one could reasonably guess that Sharmila Tagore was the actual producer. The movie had the same lead pair as that of the blockbuster “Aradhana”(1969). In fact, the songs of the movie were similar to the songs of “Aradhana”(1969).
There was one song that had the term “Kore kaaghaz” , seeking to recreate the magic of the song “Kora kaaghaz tha ye man mera” song from “Aradhana”(1969).
“Tyaag”(1976) had five songs in it. two songs have been covered in the blog including the above mentioned song.
Today is the birth anniversary of S D Burman (1 october 1908- 31 october 1975). On this occasion, here is a song from “Tyaag”(1976). This song is sung by Kishore Kumar and Lata. Anand Bakshi is the lyricist. Music is composed by S D Burman.
The song is picturised on Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore. Watching the picturisation, one can clearly see that this song seeks to serve the same purpose that the song “roop tera mastaana” serves in “Aradhana”(1969). 🙂
Too bad that the moviegoers did not treat the movie as the box office equivalent of “Aradhana”(1976). 🙂
Lyrics of this song were sent to me by Avinash Scrapwala.
Audio
Video
Song-Tum ham ham tum ek nadi ke hain do kinaare (Tyaag)(1976) Singers-Kishore Kumar, Lata, Lyrics-Anand Bakshi, MD-S D Burman
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Lyrics(Provided by Avinash Scrapwala)
Ham tum
Hmm
Tum ham
Ham tum
Ek nadi ke ae hain do kinaare
Ham tum
Hmm
Tum ham
Ham tum
Aise milenge pritam ho pyaare
Ham tum
Hmm
Tum ham
Ham tum
Aise milenge
ke dekhenge saare
Ham tum
Hmm
Tum ham
Ham tum
Door kya hai paas kya hai
Sun o jeevansaathi
Aar paar behti dhaar
Hamko hai milaati
Door kya hai paas kya hai
Sun o jeevansaathi
Aar paar behti dhaar
Hamko hai milaati
Door kya hai paas kya hai
Sun o jeevansaathi
Aar paar behti dhaar
Hamko hai milaati
Jeevan hai jab se
Naa jaane kab se
Jeevan hai jab se
Naa jaane kab se
Ham hain tumhaare ae
Tum ho hamaare
Ham tum
Hmmm
Tum ham
Ham tum
Aise milenge ke dekhenge saare
Ham tum
Tum Ham
Ham tum
Maan lete hain ke chalo
Tumne ye kahaa hai
Dil magar hamaara jaane
Kyun dhadak rahaa hai
Maan lete hain ke chalo
Tumne ye kahaa hai
Dil magar hamaara jaane
Kyun dhadak rahaa hai
Bheege nazaare
Jaise ye saare
Bheege nazaare
Jaise ye saare
Bheeg na jaayen aen
Yoon nainaa hamaare
Ham tum
Hmm
Tum ham
Ham tum
Aise milenge ke dekhenge saare
Ham tum
Tum Ham
Ham tum
Tum ham
Ham tum
Tum ham
Ham tum
Pehchaan to thhi pehchaana nahin
Posted on: May 31, 2020
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.
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The connoisseurs of Hindi film music of the 1960s and 1970s would recall the four melodious songs sung by Geeta Dutt in ‘Uski Kahaani’ (1966) and ‘Anubhav’ (1971). Fans of Gulzar would know that all these four songs have come from his pen. But I will not be surprised if only few of them would remember that all these four songs had been set to music by Kanu Roy. Among these few persons, most of them would not have known his real identity. In his case, it was not only of the confusion of same name but also the confusion with a wrong family tree.
Most of the websites including Wikipedia says that Kanu Roy was an actor and music director who started his acting career in 1940s and switched over to music direction from 1960 onwards. His filmography in IMDb shows him both as an actor and the music director. In some websites, Kanu Roy as a music director has been discussed with the photograph of the actor, Kanu Roy. He is also been wrongly associated with the family of Geeta Dutt as one of her brothers. The facts are:
1. Kanu Roy, the actor and Kanu Roy, the music director were different persons. Kanu Roy, the actor came to Bombay (Mumbai) in early 1940s to join Bombay Talkies. On the basis of Gulzar’s interview which appeared in a ‘Filmfare’ issue of 2012, Kanu Roy, the music director came to Bombay sometime in mid-1950s. (My guess is that he may have come with Basu Bhattacharya who was his close friend).
2. Kanu Roy, the actor was never a music director. Kanu Roy, the music director never acted in films.
3. Kanu Roy, the music director was not a brother of Geeta Dutt. I have seen a photograph of Geeta Dutt’s full family before her marriage. In this photograph, there is no Kanu Roy. The names of Geeta Dutt’s four brothers are Mihir Roy, Ranjit Roy, Mukul Roy and Milan Roy.
With multiple confusion about his name, even the basic profile of the music director, Kanu Roy is difficult to get. I could get some information from Gulzar’s interview published in one of the Filmfare issues of 2012 which is available on http://www.tanqeed.com . In this interview, Gulzar talked about his association as a lyricist with Kanu Roy which I have summarized below with my marginal inputs.
Kanu Roy had picked up the musical notes from Bengal. He began his career by assisting music director, Salil Choudhury who also had Kanu Ghosh as his Assistant Music Director. It seems Kanu Roy was a Welder by profession and had worked on the upkeeping of the Howrah Bridge. He was an introvert by nature and had in him a mix of timid and humble nature.
Basu Bhattacharya and Kanu Roy were great friends. It was Basu Bhattacharya who gave Kanu Roy his first break as a music director in ‘Uski Kahaani’ (1966) which he produced and directed at shoestring budget. Subsequently, he worked in another five films of Basu Bhattacharya. Because of the low budget films, Basu Bhattacharya would never allow Kanu Roy to have more than 6-8 musicians (as against 50-100 musicians the music directors like Shankar-Jaikishan, Naushad, O P Nayyar etc would have in their orchestra). Also, Kanu Roy would not get the regular shifts in the recording studios for rehearsals of the songs. He had to manage in the early morning hours of the recording studio. He did not have a bargaining power with Basu Bhattacharya to ask for more musicians. (Probably for the same reason, he may not have got the playback singers of his choice). It is remarkable that with these constraints, Kanu Roy could composed melodious songs in Basu Bhattacharya’s films.
Kanu Roy’s career ended with his life on 20/12/1981. He lived in poverty and died in poverty.
During his musical journey from 1966-80, Kanu Roy composed 28 songs in 8 films, of which 6 films were of Basu Bhattacharya. Of the remaining two films, one film ‘Mayuri’ (1970s) remained unreleased. Though his contributions to Hindi film music in terms of numbers were low, many of his melodious songs still linger on. Unfortunately, his name may not ring bell for many who may still enjoy those melodious songs.
Although most of Kanu Roy’s melodious songs have been covered in the Blog, I found one song which I liked for its all-round excellence – lyrics, rendition, melody, composition and the picturization. The song is ‘pahchaan to thhi pahchaana nahi’ from ’Griha Pravesh’ (1979). The song is rendered by Chandrani Mukherjee on the words of Gulzar. Having watched the film, I feel that this song summarises the theme of the film.
Amar (Sanjeev Kumar) and Mansi (Sharmila Tagore) has been married for 10 years with 8-year old boy. During this period, some staleness in their relationship develops. Both are under the illusion that they are in love but in practice, they are just being together under one roof. Now their marriage is in the verge of collapse when Amar develops affairs with his office typist Sapna (Sarika). He is caught in a bind in that while he loves Sapna, in the back of his mind, he is also emotionally attached to his family.
Finally, Amar tells Mansi of his intention to divorce her to marry Sapna. After the initial shock, Mansi agrees for divorce on the condition that he should bring Sapna to the house to meet her. The reason is that Sapna has seen Amar in the office as an Accountant and develop the liking for him in an office environment. But she has not seen him in his house where the environment is different.
Before Sapna visit to her house, Mansi gets her house painted. She undergoes herself to a new make-over. While doing this, the song under discussion plays in the background. Sapna visits her house with Amar. After a brief meeting, Mansi takes Amar aside and tell him that she is ready to leave him for Sapna. After the meeting, Mansi tells Amar to drop Sapna to her house. However, when crossing the road, Sapna walks over to the other side of the road while Amar gets stranded on the opposite side because of a marriage procession on the road. In the midst of the orchestra in the marriage procession playing ‘tu Ganga ki mauj mein Jamuna ki dhara’, both Amar and Sapna take leave by waving hands at each other. The scene is symbolic of conveying the message that Amar has a change of heart. The film ends with Amar returning home having coffee with Mansi and his son with the replaying of the film’s song ‘zindagi phoolon ki nahi, phoolon ki tarah mehkti rahe’.
The lyrics of the song under discussion are simple and convey retrospection on the part of a housewife who forgets to give attention to herself. Instead, much of her time is spent in the kitchen, looking after husband and the child and upkeep of the house. In this milieu, she forgets her own identity.
In keeping with the low budget of the film, Kanu Roy has used only three main musical instruments in this song – Sarod, Sitar and what I believe to be Khol (Bangla Dholak) which one can hear in a low rhythm as the song is rendered. The song starts with a prelude of Sarod and Sitar and the same instruments are used in the interludes of the song. Chandrani Mukherjee, who is the sister-in-law of Bappi Lahiri, has rendered the song with poignant feeling in keeping with the mood of the situation. The Audio clip is longer with the same lyrics because it has the longer prelude music than in the video clip.
This song sums up the story of a housewife in a middle-class society.
Video Clip:
Audio Clip:
Song-Pehchaan to thhi pehchaana nahin(Grih Pravesh)(1979) Singer-Chandrani Mukherjee, Lyrics-Gulzar, MD-Kanu Roy
Lyrics
pehchaan to thhi pehchaana nahin
maine apne aap ko jaana nahin
pehchaan to thhi pehchaana nahin
maine apne aap ko jaana nahin
pehchaan to thhi
jab dhoop barasti hai sar pe to
paanv mein chhaanv khilti hai
main bhool gayi thhi chhaanv agar
milti hai to dhoop mein milti hai
is dhoop aur chhaanv ke khel mein kyun
jeene ka ishaara samjha nahin
pehchaan to thhi pehchaana nahin
maine apne aap ko jaana nahin
pehchaan to thhi
main jaagi rahi kuchh sapnon mein
aur jaagi huyi bhi soyi rahi
jaane kin bhool bhulaiyya mein kuchh
bhatki rahi kuchh khoyi rahi
jeene ke liye main marti rahi
jeene ka ishaara samjha nahin
pehchaan to thhi pehchaana nahin
maine apne aap ko jaana nahin
pehchaan to thhi pehchaana nahin
maine apne aap ko jaana nahin
pehchaan to thhi
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Blog 10-Year Challenge (2010-2020) – Song No. 13
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In olden days (even today for that matter) Indians were expected to behave in a particular manner. For instance, when it came to their day to day live, most of them were “gareeb” and they were told that they had the sole right on the resources of the nation in the form of doles aka subsidies. All political parties claimed to be pro poor parties and promised to “hataao” gareebi if voted to power. After repeatedly getting voted to power on the plank of hataaoing gareebi, the same politicians now claim to be for the “gareeb”. These “gareeb” are supposed to be gullible possessing of short memory so the politicians can get away despite failing to fulfill their past promises.
Movie makers were no different. They too made movies for the same segment of society that were treated as “gareeb” by the political classes. This section of society was supposed to like movies with escapist stories that bore little resemblance to real life. Depicting real life was considered no no. Movies depicting real life were considered boring. Why would a “gareeb” audience come to the movie hall to watch movies depicting his real dull life ? This was what the movie makers believed in.
Sometimes, some movie makers would make movies with realistic movies. Ordinary movie goers and even press would describe these movies as boring. Most movies like this flopped.
Top stars acted in such movies for creative satisfaction, but the ordinary fans felt betrayed when they would go to the movie hall and find their star sans his usual mannerisms.
Rajesh Khanna is “Aavishkaar” (1973), and Amitabh Bachchan in “Man Aazaad Hoon” (1990) are two such movies that readily comes to my mind.
“Aavishkaar” (1973) was directed by Basu Bhattacharya Aarohi Film Makers Bombay. This movie had Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore, Dina Gandhi, Denis Clement, Satyen Kappu, Monika Jasnan (child artist), Devendra Khandelwal, Margaret, new discoveries Mahesh Sharma and Minna Johar etc in it.
The movie dealt with a real life “boring” tale, viz the marital life of a couple, played by Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore. Fans of superstar Rajesh Khanna, who went to the movie hass expecting a movie like “Aaraadhana”(1969) were disappointed. There was no way juvenile fans (including yours truly) of Rajesh Khanna, who were brought up on stuff like “Haathi Mere Saathi”(1971) and “Apna Desh” (1972) were going to like this movie.
This movie was only for “mature” movie goers. Just like “rich” people were looked down upon by “gareeb” people, “mature” people, with their occasional boring movies were looked down upon by people loving “mainstream” movies.
Please do not believe the review of “Aavishkaar”(1973) that is carried by wikipedia etc. These reviews are written with the benefit of hindsight by people who were not even born when this movie was released. I remember the reviews carried out in mainstream Hindi media during 1973 which bore no resemblance whatsoever with its review that we now find online.
Coming to the songs of the movie, “Aavishkaar” (1973) had five songs in it. Four of these songs are covered in the past as described hereunder:-
| Song | Posted On |
|---|---|
| Hansne ki chaah ne kitna mujhe | 19.09.2008 |
| Naina hain pyaase mere | 20.03.2010 |
| Mahaa shoonya ke mahaan vistaar mein | 18.07.2016 |
| Baabul mora, naihar chhuto hi jaaye | 27.05.2019 |
From the table above, we can see that one song from the movie was covered on this day, ten years ago. So, this movie provides us an opportunity to have a blog ten year challenge. At the same time, all the songs of the movie get covered as well.
Ten years ago on this day, two songs were covered in the blog
| Song | Movie title-Year | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Naina hain pyaase mere | Aavishkaar-1973 | 04 of 05 songs posted |
| Kaali badariya maare najariya | Do Roti-1957 | All Songs posted on the blog |
Here is the fifth and final song from “Aavishkaar”(1973) to appear in the blog. The song is sung by Manna Dey. Gyandev Agnihotri is the lyricist. Music is composed by Kanu Roy.
Lyrics of this song were sent to me by Avinash Scrapwala.
With this song, “Aavishkaar”(1973) joins the list of movies that have all their songs covered in the blog.
Video
Audio
Song-Maa ko pukaar kar poochha bachche ne (Aavishkaar)(1973) Singer-Manna Dey, Lyrics-Gyandev Agnihotri, MD-Kanu Roy
Lyrics(Provided by Avinash Scrapwala)
maa ko pukaar kar poochha bachche ne
aaya kahaan se hoon maa
bolo to
padaa kahaan paaya
bolo to
sun kar sawaal ye
maa ke stanon se ufan padaa doodh
aur bah aaya aankhon se
uttar
mere laal
tum to hamesha thhe
mere man ki abhilaasha mein
tan ki paribhaasha mein
bachpan ke gudiyaaghar mein ae
kitni baar tujhe
khelte khelte
toda aa
todte todte ae
jodaa aa
paakar khoya aur
kho kar payaa aa hai
kahaan se bataaun tu aaya hai
padaa tujhe maine kahaan paaya hai
mere ae laal
tu
haan tu hi to hai
meri amar aasha
subah ka sapna
maa aur daadi ki
sunehri khwaahish
prem ki paramparaa aa
aag ki khwaahish
aur prem ki aasha se
bani teri kaaya hai
kahaan se bataaun tu aaya hai
padaa tujhe maine kahaan paaya hai
mere laal
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Devnagri Script lyrics(Provided by Avinash Scrapwala)
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माँ को पुकार कर पूछा बच्चे ने
आया कहाँ से हूँ माँ
बोलो तो
पडा कहाँ पाया
बोलो तो
सुन कर सवाल ये
माँ के स्तनों से उफन पडा दूध
और बह आया आँखों से
उत्तर
मेरे लाल
तुम तो हमेशा थे
मेरे मन की अभिलाषा में
तन की परिभाषा में
बचपन के गुड़ियाघर में ए
कितनी बार तुझे
खेलते खेलते तोड़ा आ
तोड़ते तोड़ते ए
जोड़ा आ
पाकर खोया और
खो कर पाया आ है
कहाँ से बताऊँ तू आया है
पडा तुझे मैंने कहाँ पाया है
मेरे ए लाल
तू
हां तू ही तो है
मेरी अमर आशा
सुबह का सपना
माँ और दादी कि
सुनहरी ख्वाईश
प्रेम की परंपरा आ
आग की ख्वाईश
और प्रेम की आशा से
बनी तेरी काया है
कहाँ से बताऊँ तू आया है
पडा तुझे मैंने कहाँ पाया है
मेरे लाल
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