I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 18 Aug 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.
This is the Song #28 in the series. I hope you liked Song #27 – Do hanson ka joda.
Song #28
Ek din bik jaayega mati ke mol
Raj Kapoor
The Kapoor family contribution to Hindi Films (now bastardized as Bollywood movies due to vested interests) has been the greatest. Three of them were conferred the highest award by Government of India in cinematic excellence: the doyen of the family: Prithviraj Kapoor and his two sons: Raj Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor.
Raj Kapoor received, in addition, three National awards, 11 Filmfare awards, and Padma Bhushan.
Prithviraj Kapoor introduced Raj Kapoor in the 1935 Debaki Bose movie Inquilab, at the age of only ten years. The movie had Kidar Sharma as a set painter and bit role, also procured through Prithviraj Kapoor. He was so grateful to Prithviraj Kapoor that when he directed his first movie Neel Kamal in 1947 (the longest run by Madhubala in this movie whilst singing a song!), he took Raj Kapoor as the hero in his debut role as hero.
Twenty eight years later, at the age of nearly 51 years, Raj Kapoor was still going strong after having spent 41 years of acting in Hindi movies. The name of the movie was Dharam Karam, a movie produced by Raj Kapoor and directed by his song Randhir Kapoor.
Old Team and New
Prithviraj Kapoor initially and then Raj Kapoor set up a team in Hindi movies that made the best movies and songs: Shankar Jaikishan as Music Director, Hasrat Jaipuri and Shailendra as Lyricists, KA Abbas as story teller, Radhu Karmakar as cinematographer and so on.
However, after the demise of Shailendra in 1966 and Jaikishan in 1971, Raj Kapoor looked elsewhere and initially homed on Laxmikant Pyarelal and Neeraj. In this movie, it was totally different.
Dharam Karam – 1975 Movie
The songs of the movie were made by Majrooh Sultanpuri and RD Burman. Majrooh, who had been reengineering himself since debut movie in 1946: Shahjehan, received nomination for the Best Lyricist for this song. Mukesh who sang it also received nomination for Best Playback singer. The song is played twice in the movie: Once by Mukesh in the happy version and once by Mukesh and Poornima (nowadays known as Sushma Shreshtha).
The Lyrics
It is as if Raj Kapoor asked Majrooh to write his farewell song to remember him by:
इक दिन बिक जाएगा, माटी के मोल
जग में रह जाएंगे, प्यारे तेरे बोल
दूजे के होंठों को, देकर अपने गीत
कोई निशानी छोड़, फिर दुनिया से डोल
इक दिन बिक जायेगा …
ला ला ललल्लल्ला
(अनहोनी पग में काँटें लाख बिछाए
होनी तो फिर भी बिछड़ा यार मिलाए ) – (२)
ये बिरहा ये दूरी, दो पल की मजबूरी
फिर कोई दिलवाला काहे को घबराये, तरम्पम,
धारा, तो बहती है, बहके रहती है
बहती धारा बन जा, फिर दुनिया से डोल
एक दिन …
(परदे के पीछे बैठी साँवली गोरी
थाम के तेरे मेरे मन की डोरी ) – (२)
ये डोरी ना छूटे, ये बन्धन ना टूटे
भोर होने वाली है अब रैना है थोड़ी, तरम्पम,
सर को झुकाए तू, बैठा क्या है यार
गोरी से नैना जोड़, फिर दुनिया से डोल
एक दिन …
Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy: Ek din bik jaayega…
I hope you liked my choice of Raat or Din Song #28.
Please await Raat or Din Song #29- Savere wali gaadi se chale jaayenge.
