Beautiful Duet Series
I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 23 Aug 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.
Last time, I gave you Beautiful Duet #19 – O raat ke musaffir chanda. So here, then, is the next one:
Song #20
Ye khamoshiyan ye tanhayiyan, Mohabbat ki duniya hai kitani jawan
A Naval Love Story
RK Nayyar’s 1963 movie Yeh Raaste Hain Pyar Ke was based on the case of navy Commander KM Nanavati who returned from sailing and shot dead the lover of his wife.
Indian Navy is the fifth largest navy in the world and has proved itself in various combat situations. However, as seen by Hindi films industry (some people have bastardised the name of the industry as Bollywood to convey that it is only a copy of Hollywood and doesn’t have any independent standing), the only thing about the Navy that interests them is this love story or triangle. So much is the appeal that it was remade into 1973 movie Achanak and 2016 movie Rustom.
RK Nayyar was, of course, three years away from marrying the actress Sadhana.
The movie starred Sunil Dutt, Leela Naidu and Rehman who was killed by Sunil Dutt and Ashok Kumar acted as the advocate Byomkesh Mukherjee. Byomkesh, for Bengalis, is a popular fictional detective and there has been recently (2015) movie made by Dipakar Banerjee: Detective Byomkesh Bakshy with Sushant Rajput playing the title role.
Rajinder Krishan and Ravi
Two days ago, we had the Death Anniversary of Rajinder Krishan. His son, Rajesh Duggal presented a three hours programme of his songs sung by Dr Rahul Joshi, Dhanashree, Meenakshi, Satish Sawant and Pankaj Chaturvedi. The others were, of course, just alright singers; but, Rahul and Dhanashree were excellent and in some songs even outstanding. One of the songs sung by the lead singers was this, which was originally sung by Mohammad Rafi and Asha Bhosle.
One can call it an unforgettable song both for its lyrics that silently touch your heart in many ways and its sensitive handling by Ravi. Here are the lyrics for you to appreciate:
ये खामोशियाँ, ये तन्हाईयाँ
मोहब्बत की दुनिया है कितनी जवाँ
ये खामोशियाँ, ये तन्हाईयाँ…
ये सर्दी का मौसम बदन काँपे थर-थर
ये है बर्फ का ढेर या संगमरमर
बना लें ना क्यों अपनी जन्नत यहाँ
ये खामोशियाँ, ये तन्हाईयाँ…
ये ऊँचे पहाड़ों के मगरूर साये
ये कहते हैं उनको नज़र तो मिलाए
फ़रिश्ते भी हैं इस जगह, बेज़ुबां
ये खामोशियाँ, ये तन्हाईयाँ…
न पर्दा है कोई, न है कोई चिलमन
जहाँ पाँव रख दें, है फिसलन ही फिसलन
कदम छोड़ते जा रहे हैं निशाँ
ये खामोशियाँ, ये तन्हाईयाँ…
These are the kind of lyrics that you often find in the songs of someone who loved Khamoshi, Sannata, Chup i lagi hai: Hemant Kumar.
My Own Poetry
Silence, Khamoshi, Chup are some of the things that are closest to my heart in my own poetry (I have been giving you my own poems with almost all songs).
Here is one on: Sound of Silence
शोर ओ गुल में रूह की आवाज़ को भी सुन,
नूर ओ रंग में इस दबे राज़ को भी सुन।
बहुत दिलकश हैं ज़िन्दगी के हसीन नग़मे,
पर दूर कहीं बज रही है यह हल्की सी धुन।
फरेब-ऐ-नज़र है, सराब है, महज़ ग़ुबार है दुनिया,
जागते सोते चंद रोज़ के खवाइश-ऐ-ख्वाब न बुन।
रिश्ते, मुहबतें, याराने सब दिल ओ दिमाग की हैं बातें,
शहनाई की मुबारक धुन, घुंघरू की यह रूण झुन।
हमसफर रहे हैं अभी तक लालच, अना और खुद गर्ज़ी,
दौरान-ए-हयात में अब रहमत ओ रूहानियत भी चुन।
हंगामा-ए-जंगल में आवाज़ें बहुत रही हैं बुलंद,
गौर से, रवि, अब इस नन्हे परिंदे की भी सुन।
Please enjoy: Ye khamoshiyan ye tanhayiyan…
I hope you liked my choice of Beautiful Duet #20.
Please await Beautiful Duet #21- Yaad kiya dil ne kahan ho tum.
