Zindagi or Jeevan Songs Series
I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 18 Oct 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.
I hope you liked my choice for Song #10 – Dil ye bechain ve in Zindagi or Jeevan Songs series. Let’s start with Song #11.
Song #11
Woh jab yaad aaye bahut yaad aaye
Theme-word: Gham-e-zindagi ke andhere mein hamne Chirag-e-mohabbat jalaaye bujhaye
Remembering Laxmikant on His Birth Anniversary 03 Nov
Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar was born on this day in the year 1937 in Bombay. He died on 25 May 1998 at the age of 60 years.
Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar was the find of Lata Mangeshkar. She was impressed by his Mandolin playing in her concert at Radio Club, Colaba when Laxmikant was only ten years old. When still a child, he met Pyarelal and both of them started playing musical instruments together. Lata Mnageshkar, seeing how poor were they, recommended their names to established music directors like Naushad, SD Burman and C Ramchandra.
Parasmani, a 1963 movie, was the debut movie of the duo as Music Director. They ruled the Hindi films music world from that year to 1998 when Laxmikant died.
They have been nominated for Filmfare Awards more number of times than any Music Director.
Laxmikant Pyarelal started off with 1963 movie Parasmani and they made such popular songs for their very first movie that these are fondly remembered even today:
1.”Hansta Hua Noorani Chehra” Asad Bhopali Lata Mangeshkar, Kamal Barot
2.”Mere Dil Mein Halki Si” Asad Bhopali Lata Mangeshkar
3.”Ooi Maa Ooi Maa Yeh Kya Ho Gaya” Asad Bhopali Lata Mangeshkar
4.”Salamat Raho Salamat Raho” Indeevar Mohammad Rafi
5.”Woh Jab Yaad Aaye” Asad Bhopali Mohammad Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar
6.”Chori Chori Jo Tumse Mili” Faruk Kaiser Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar
The duo that started off so outstandingly well in their very first movie had indeed great future ahead for them. They received their first Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for the 1964 Satyen Bose movie Dosti. Dosti was only their sixth movie (they did a total of 635 movies between 1963 to 1998) after Parasmani (1963), Harishchandra Taramati (1963), Sati Savitri (1964), Sant Gyaneshwar (1964) and Mr X in Bombay (1964). All these movies too had excellent and memorable songs; eg, Main ek nanha sa main ek chhota sa bachcha hoon and Suraj re jalte rehna from Harishchandra Taramati; Tum gagan ke chandrama ho main dhara ki dhool hoon, Jeevan dor tumhi sang bandhi, Sakhi ri pi ka naam naam na poochho, and Itni jaldi kya hai gori saajan ke sang jaane ki from Sati Savitri; Jaago re prabhat aaya, Jyot se jyot jalaate chalo, and Ek do teen chaar bhaiya bano hoshiyar from Sant Gyaneshwar; Mere mehboob qyaamat hogi, Khoobsurat haseena jaan-e-jaan jaan-e-mann, Chali re chali re gori paniya bharan ko, and Julmi hamaare saanwariya ho Raam from Mr X In Bombay.
Asad Bhopali – The Lyricist
Asad Bhopali, the lyricist of this song was born as Asadullah Khan on 10 Jul 1921 in Bhopal.
Asad Bhopali wrote two songs for Fazli Brothers’ Duniya (1949): Rona hai to chupke chupke (sung by Mohammad Rafi) and Armaan lute, dil toot gaya (sung by Suraiyya). The next year, he wrote songs for a couple of films; these songs were sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Shamshad Begum. Bhopali’s big break was BR Chopra’s Afsana (1951), for which he wrote 5 songs.
He received his only Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist very late for the 1989 movie Maine Pyar Kiya’s song: Dil deewana bin sajna ke maane na.
The song Woh jab yaad aaye bahut yaad aaye made him very popular. After Parasmani, L-P and Asad Bhopali were together for another ten movies: Mr. X In Bombay (1964; with such delightful songs as: Mere mehboob qayamat hogi, Zulmi hamare saanwariya ho Ram, Chali re chali re gori paniya bharan ko, and Khubsoorat hasina); Aaya Toofan (1964; Hum pyaar kiye jaayenge koi rok sake to rok le); Shreeman Funtoosh (1965; he wrote only one song. The others were penned by Anand Bakshi); Lootera (1965); Hum Sab Ustaad Hain (1965; Ajnabi tum jaane pehchane se lagte ho, Pyar bantate chalo); Boxer (1965; Khudaya khudaya mohabbat na hoti); Naag Mandir (1966; Ek manzil ek safar hai hamara aap ka); Chhaila Babu (1967; Tre pyar ne mujhe gham diya); Nirdosh (1973; Tujhe khanjar se kya maru ek nazar hai kafi); and Ranbhoomi (1991; Pee ke Shankar ji ki booti).
Parasmani – The Movie
this song is from the 1963 Babubhai Mistri movie Parasmani. Lets look at the story penned by Pandit Madhur and Babubhai Mistri to see how this song came about in the movie:
The actor Mahipal plays Paras in the movie from whom the title is derived. Son of a Senapati, he is lost at sea when his ship passes through a cyclone. He is found and brought up by a villager and because of his genes becomes an accomplished swordsman and singer.
One day, he encounters the princess ( Rajkumari played by Gitanjali) and falls in love with her. His fame as a singer soon reaches the palace, and the Emperor summons him to sing for him. Pleased with his singing, the Emperor asks him for a wish, and Paras asks for the hand of his daughter. Enraged, the Emperor decides to punish Paras, but Paras escapes.
Appearing defeated, the Emperor asks Paras to seek a rare gem called a Parasmani, because he is under a curse that as soon as his daughter marries, it will be the last day for the Emperor. If Paras can find the Parasmani, the life of the Emperor can be saved. Only then can Paras marry the princess. Paras agrees to this and leaves on the search with his sister and brother.
Paras receives clues from various places and is directed to a cave. From this point, the film that is black and white earlier becomes Eastman Color. Fighting various magical creatures and volcanic lava, Paras meets the Sorceress Mayanagri (Jeevan Kala), who falls in love with the brave Paras. Taking him in confidence, she shows him her real self, which is an old woman. The Sorceress shows him the Parasmani, which Paras gains after killing a giant spider-like creature. Soon the old sorceress also meets her end. Paras and his siblings fly back to their kingdom where, after some crucial fights, he meets his father, Senapati, and is married to the princess.
The song comes about when the lovers are separated.
The Song
Laxmikant Pyarelal composed the song in Raag Kalyan, Tal Kaherava.
Please enjoy a composition of Laxmikant Pyarelal in Raag Kalyan or Yaman, Tal Kaherava on the lyrics of Asad Bhopali this unforgettable song sung by Mohammad Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar for Mahipal and Gitanjali in the 1963 Babubhai Mistri movie Parasmani: Woh jab yaad aaye bahut yaad aaye…..
वो जब याद आए बहुत याद आए ग़म-ए-ज़िंदगी के अंधेरे में हमने चिराग-ए-मुहब्बत जलाए बुझाए आहटें जाग उठीं रास्ते हंस दिये थामकर दिल उठे हम किसी के लिये कई बार ऐसा भी धोखा हुआ है चले आ रहे हैं वो नज़रें झुकाए दिल सुलगने लगा अश्क़ बहने लगे जाने क्या-क्या हमें लोग कहने लगे मगर रोते-रोते हंसी आ गई है ख़यालों में आके वो जब मुस्कुराए वो जुदा क्या हुए ज़िंदगी खो गई शम्मा जलती रही रोशनी खो गई बहुत कोशिशें कीं मगर दिल न बहला कई साज़ छेड़े कई गीत गाए
I hope you enjoyed my choice for Song #11 in the series.
Please await Song #12 – Beqasi hadd se jab guzr jaaye.
