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 #21 – Beqraar karke hamen youn na jayiye in Zindagi or Jeevan Songs series. Let’s start with Song #22.
Song #22
Babuji dheere chalna
Theme-word: Zindagani ki raahen ajab hain, Ho akela to laakhon hain dushman
Remembering Geeta Dutt on Her Birth Anniversary 23 Nov
She was born on this day in 1930 as Geeta Ghosh Roy Chowdhury. Though it was K Hanuman Prasad who took her under his patronage, trained her and made her sing in his 1946 movie Bhakta Prahalad, she got her biggest break with SD Burman in Do Bhai, the same year. All the songs were penned by Raja Mehdi Ali Khan who was not yet 17 years old at that time. SD Burman, to an untrained, rank outsider gave as many as six songs to sing including Mera sundar sapna beet gaya and Yaad karoge ek din hum ko yaad karoge.
OP Nayyar was not impressed with Lata Mangeshkar’s singing and attitude and looked for alternatives. He found three: Asha Bhosle, Geeta Dutt and Shamshad Begum. Geeta Dutt gave him the “sexy and sensuous voice” that he was looking for and she delivered every time.
Since her husband Guru Dutt was entranced with his find Waheeda Rehman, Geeta Dutt became her singing voice until first Guru Dutt killed himself and later she did the same. Both chose heavy drinking as the easy way out and hence we lost two of the most talented artistes in Hindi films.
Aar Paar – 1954 Movie
She married Guru Dutt on 26 May 1953 and this movie, directed by her husband, was released on 09 Jul 1954. It starred Guru Dutt, Shyama, Johnny Walker (a must in all Guru Dutt movies) and Shakila (on whom in a tavern this song was picturised).
Majrooh Sultanpuri penned the lyrics and, as I said, OP Nayyar composed them:
बाबूजी धीरे चलना
प्यार में ज़रा सम्भलना
हाँ बड़े धोखे हैं
बड़े धोखे हैं इस राह में, बाबूजी …
क्यूँ हो खोये हुये सर झुकाये
जैसे जाते हो सब कुछ लुटाये
ये तो बाबूजी पहला कदम है
नज़र आते हैं अपने पराये
हाँ बड़े धोखे हैं …
ये मुहब्बत है ओ भोलेभाले
कर न दिल को ग़मों के हवाले
काम उलफ़त का नाज़ुक बहुत है
आके होंठों पे टूटेंगे प्याले
हाँ बड़े धोखे हैं …
हो गयी है किसी से जो अनबन
थाम ले दूसरा कोई दामन
ज़िंदगानी कि राहें अजब हैं
हो अकेला है तो लाखों हैं दुश्मन
हाँ बड़े धोखे हैं …
My Own Poetry
Zindagi Mil Jayegi Dobara
बारिश कभी रुक जाए,
यकायक बरसते बरसते।
ज़ुबान कभी हो जाए खुश्क,
एक बूंद को तरसते तरसते।
दिल कभी खामोश हो जाए,
ऐसे ही धड़कते धड़कते।
नजरें बन जाएं पथरीली,
दो पल बहकते बहकते।
बादल अचानक छंट जाएं,
चमक के गरजते गरजते।
शमा बुझने को हो तैयार,
सारी रात लरजते लरजते।
आंखों की नमी हो जाए खत्म,
आंसूओं को झटकते झटकते।
मेरे कदम हो जाएं साकिन,
तेरी गलियों में भटकते भटकते।
हाथ थाम लेना मेरा, सनम,
अपने हाथों में थरकते थरकते।
आगोश में मेरे आ जाना,
शर्मा के सरकते सरकते।
खुशी खुशी मर जाऊंगा मैं,
ज़िन्दगी को यूं तरसते तरसते।
जैसे उमड़ के लाए हों सैलाब,
बादल रुके थे जो बरसते बरसते।
The Song
Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy an all time super hit song sung by Geeta Dutt: Babuji dheere chalna…
I hope you enjoyed my choice for Song #22 in the series.
Please await Song #23 – Log peete hain ladkhadate hain.
