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 #33 – Tu jo mere sur mein. So here, then, is the next one:
Song #34
Usko nahin dekha hamne kabhi
Remembering Manna Dey on His Death Anniversary 24th October
As I said, the Zindagi or Jeevan song today: Tu pyar ka sagar hai, we lost this great singer on this day in 2013. Of course, he was awarded all the best civilian awards in our country (other than Bharat Ratna): Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan and the highest in cinematic excellence the Dadasaheb Phalke Award and several other awards in other states and languages.
I also mentioned that in addition to some of the best raaga based songs in the movies, he also delved in comical song and there are quite a few of these.
As far as duets are concerned, he paired with Lata, Asha Bhosle etc.
However, this duet that I have taken has him pairing with Mahendra Kapoor.
Daadi Maa – a 1966 Movie
The movie was produced and directed by LV Prasad and had Ashok Kumar, Bina Rai, Tanuja and Durga Khote in the lead role. Durga Khote was, in the movie, Ashok Kumar’s step mother. Bina Rai as Parvati tried to patch up things between them by taking her sister-in-law’s baby as her own. Hence, her own baby, the actual heir to the throne (Ashok Kumar acted as Raja Pratap Rai) was brought up as a servant! Great sacrifice. That’s what mothers do for the sake of their husbands.
Who was LV Prasad. He lived between 17 Jan 1908 and 22 Jun 1994. He too was a recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
He was an actor in India’s first talkie: the 1931 movie Alam Ara. He also acted in the first talkies of Tamil and Telugu movie too.
Therefore, in this 1966 movie Daadi Maa with Durga Khote in the title role, it was actually the maa: Bina Rai, who stole the show; especially in this song where she is with her actual son and the sister-in-law’s son.
The Song
The song owes its creation to Majrooh Sultanpuri for its lyrics (my most favourite subject: Maa) and Roshan for its composition. The two sons in the song with Bina Rai are: Kashi Nath and Dileep Raj. Bina Rai is so overwhelmed with the praise that they are bestowing on her that she breaks down half way through. Any mother would:
महे: उस को नहीं देखा हमने कभी
पर इसकी ज़रूरत क्या होगी
दोनो: ऐ माँ, ऐ माँ तेरी सूरत से अलग
भगवान की सूरत क्या होगी, क्या होगी
उस को नहीं देखा हमने कभी…
मन: इनसान तो क्या देवता भी
आँचल में पले तेरे
है स्वर्ग इसी दुनिया में
कदमों के तले तेरे
ममता ही लुटाये जिसके नयन, हो…
दोनो: ममता ही लुटाये जिसके नयन
ऐसी कोई मूरत क्या होगी
ऐ माँ, ऐ माँ तेरी…
महे: क्यों धूप जलाये दुखों की
क्यों ग़म की घटा बरसे
ये हाथ दुआओं वाले
रहते हैं सदा सर पे
तू है तो अंधेरे पथ में हमें, हो…
दोनो: तू है तो अंधेरे पथ में हमें
सूरज की ज़रूरत क्या होगी
ऐ माँ, ऐ माँ तेरी…
दोनो: कहते हैं तेरी शान में जो
कोई ऊँचे बोल नहीं
भगवान के पास भी माता
तेरे प्यार का मोल नहीं
हम तो यही जाने तुझसे बड़ी, हो…
हम तो यही जाने तुझसे बड़ी
संसार की दौलत क्या होगी
ऐ माँ, ऐ माँ तेरी…
My Own Poetry
As I told you Maa is my favourite subject. I have more poems on Maa than on any other person. I have selected one at random:
I wrote this on the third anniversary of my mom’s device on 09 Aug this year:
Maa Nahin To Kuchh Bhi Nahin
वक़्त बीत गया तो क्या अब यादें नहीं आएंगी,
मां की प्यारी प्यारी बातें क्या मन ना लुभाएंगी?
उन्हीं की गोद में बड़े हो गए क्या इस कदर,
कि उंगली पकड़ कर वह चलना ना सिखाएंगी?
आंखें तकती रहती हैं उस तरफ जहां वह गई हैं,
इशारे से क्या वह अपने पास ना बुलाएंगी?
ज़िन्दगी के बोझ तले गिरने के अब बाद भी,
ज़िन्दगी के माइने क्या अब वह ना समझाएंगी?
दिखता नहीं उनको के नींद खो बैठे हैं हम,
क्या अब वह हमें अपनी गोद में ना सुलाएंगी?
जाने से पहले हमें यह भी ना बता के गईं,
किस घड़ी वह हमारे संग लौट के आएंगी?
वही जिन से तबस्सुम की झलक आती थी,
वही यादें क्या ज़िन्दगी भर हमें रुलाएंगी?
तन्हाइयां हैं, बेबसी सी है, अंधेरे ही अंधेरे हैं,
सब दूर तब होंगे जब वह मुस्कराएंगी।
The Song
Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy a beautiful duet between Mahendra Kapoor and Manna Dey (on his death anniversary today): Usko nahin dekha hamne kabhi…
I hope you liked my choice of Beautiful Duet #34.
Please await Beautiful Duet #35- Tu cheez badi hai mast mast.
