Author: Sunbyanyname

I have given you 44 songs of Kaifi Azmi so far. in two equal parts. In the first part of ‘The Best Songs Of Kaifi Azmi, A Great Lyricist And Poet’, after a brief introduction and giving you, as I usually do, three of my favourite songs of his; viz, Jaane kya dhoondati rehti hain ye aankhen mujh mein from 1961 movie Shola Aur Shabnam, his first ghazal that he wrote at the age of eleven: Itna to zindagi mein kisi ki khalal padhe, and the 1973 movie Hanste Zakhm song: Aaj socha to aansu bhar aaye, I settled down to giving you his songs chronologically. I, thereafter covered his best songs from his first in 1951 movie Buzdil (Rote rote guzr gayi raat re) to Main yeh soch kar uske dar se utha tha from the 1964 Chetan Anand movie Haqeeqat.

In ‘The Best Songs Of Kaifi Azmi, A Great Lyricist And Poet – Part II’, I started with a song from the 1964 movie Haqeeqat (Zara si ahat hoti hai to dil sochata hai kahin ye woh to nahin) and ending with a song called Heer from the 1970 Chetan Anand movie Heer Ranjha (Doli chadate hi Heer ne bain kiye).

At this stage I reiterate that I am a lyrical man; words of the songs are often the most important part of the songs for me. Indeed, on the Facebook I have a page titled ‘Lyrical’ to honour and pay tribute to various lyricists. I have several (almost a dozen) posts on  my blog on my favourite lyricist and poet Shakeel Badayuni. The following posts about Kaifi Azmi have been reconstructed from the same page. Kaifi Azmi was the master lyricist who could give vent to the most powerful thoughts and strongest emotions by using the simplest of the words.

Lets examine the last part of Best Songs of Kaifi Azmi:

Song #45
Yeh duniya, yeh mehfil mere kaam ki nahin….

Waris Shah penned his Heer in the year 1766. Even till today is the most tearful bidai song in the world.

In the rendition of Heer, in the 1970 movie Heer Ranjha if you saw Ranjha (Raaj Kumar) running after the doli of Heer (Priya Rajvansh) and wondered what it was all about, here is that part of the story:

“In Waris Shah’s version of the epic, it is said that Ranjha left his home because his brothers’ wives refused to give him food. Eventually he arrives in Heer’s village and falls in love with her. Heer’s father offers Ranjha a job herding his cattle. Heer becomes mesmerised by the way Ranjha plays his flute and eventually falls in love with him. They meet each other secretly for many years until they are caught by Heer’s jealous uncle, Kaido, and her parents Chuchak and Malki. Heer is forced by her family and the local priest or ‘Maulvi’ to marry another man named Saida Khera.

Ranjha is heartbroken. He wanders the countryside alone, until eventually he meets a Jogi (ascetic). After meeting Gorakhnath, the founder of the “Kanphata” (pierced ear) sect of jogis at Tilla Jogian (the ‘Hill of Ascetics’, located 50 miles north of the historic town of Bhera, Sargodha District, Punjab), Ranjha becomes a jogi himself, piercing his ears and renouncing the material world. Reciting the name of the Lord (Rabb) he wanders all over Punjab, eventually finding the village where Heer now lives.

The two return to Heer’s village, where Heer’s parents agree to their marriage. However, on the wedding day, Kaido poisons her food so that the wedding will not take place. Hearing this news, Ranjha rushes to aid Heer, but is too late, as she has already eaten the poison and has died. Brokenhearted once again, Ranjha eats the remaining poisoned Laddu (sweet) which Heer has eaten and dies by her side.”

So, that brings us to the last song that I had planned to give you, the song about his wandering the countryside heartbroken.

Kaifi Azmi penned some heart-rending but meaningful lyrics here and Madan Mohan composed them well. The best is the rendition by the god of songs: Mohammad Rafi.

Please enjoy: Yeh duniya, yeh mehfil mere kaam ki nahin….

ye duniyaa ye mahafil
mere kaam kii nahii.n – (2)

kisako sunaauu.N haal-e-dil beqaraar kaa
bujhataa huaa charaaG huu.N apane mazaar kaa
ai kaash bhuul jaauu.N magar bhuulataa nahii.n
kis dhuum se uThaa thaa janaazaa bahaar kaa
ye duniyaa…

apanaa pataa mile na khabar yaar kii mile
dushman ko bhii naa aisii sazaa pyaar kii mile
unako khudaa mile hai khudaa kii jinhe talaash
mujhako bas ik jhalak mere diladaar kii mile
ye duniyaa…

saharaa me.n aake bhii mujhako Thikaanaa na milaa
Gam ko bhuulaane kaa koii bahaanaa na milaa
dil tarase jis me.n pyaar ko kyaa samajhuu.N us sa.nsaar ko
ik jiitii baazii haarake mai.n Dhuu.NDhuu.N bichha.De yaar ko
ye duniyaa…

duur nigaaho.n se aa.Nsuu bahaataa hai koii
kaise na jaauu.N mai.n mujhako bulaataa hai koii
yaa TuuTe dil ko jo.D do yaa saare ba.ndhan to.D do
ai parbat rastaa de mujhe ai kaa.NTo.n daaman chho.D do
ye duniyaa…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuFIMnqb6H4

Song #46
Simti si sharmayi si……

In 1971 he penned lyrics for the songs of two movies: Parwana and Chhoti Bahu. Lets take Parwana first.

This Jyoti Swaroop movie had Amitabh in his first negative role: that of a murderer. Other lead cast was that of Shatrughan Sinha, Yogita Bali, Navin Nischol and Om Prakash.

In this movie, once agin, Kaifi was paired with Madan Mohan and they created the following songs:

1. “Chale Ladhkhada Ke” Asha Bhosle
2. “Jis Din Se Meinay Tumhe Dekha Hai” Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle
3. “Piya Ki Gali” Asha Bhosle and Parveen Sultana
4. “Simti Si Sharmai Si” Kishore Kumar
5. “O Jameela Chammak Challo” Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle
6. “Yun Na Sharma” Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar

Please enjoy Kishore Kumar sing: Simti si sharmayi si……

simaTii sii sharamaaii sii, kis duniyaa se tum aaii ho
kaise jahaa.N me.n samaayegaa, itanaa husn jo laaii ho
simaTii sii…

hiiraa nazar chaa.Ndii badan resham ha.Nsii mukha.Daa chaman
ka.ngaal hai.n saare hasii.n bas ek tumhii.n rakhatii ho dhan
luTane kaa Dar hai ghabaraa_ii ho – (2)

jab tak tumhe dekhaa nahii.n, ye dil kabhii dhaDakaa nahii.n
aaye gaye kitane sanam mai.nne magar puujaa nahii.n
tum dil kii pahalii a.nga.Daaii ho – (2)
simaTii sii…

aa.Nkhe.n milii.n vaadaa huaa, kuchh kah diyaa, kuchh sun liyaa
Thahare kahaa.N betaab dil, kaise mile apanaa pataa
zulfo.n kii badalii jab chhaaii ho – (2)
simaTii sii…

Song #47
He re Kanhaiyya, kis ko kahega tu maiyya….

The second movie of 1971 for Kaifi Azmi is Chhoti Bahu. It is a KB Tilak movie starring Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore, Nitupa Roy and IS Johar. It is a remake of 1956 Telugu film Muddu Bidda also produced and directed by KB Tilak.

In this movie, Kalyanji Anandji were the music directors and they produced the following songs penned by Kaifi Azmi:

1 “Are Ghar Ko Mat Godam Bana” Hemlata
2 “Dulhaniya Bata De Ri” Asha Bhosle, Usha Khanna
3 “He Re Kanhaiya” Kishore Kumar
4 “Munne Raja” Lata Mangeshkar
5 “O Maa Meri Maa” Lata Mangeshkar
6 “Ye Raat Hai Pyasi Pyasi” Mohammed Rafi

Please enjoy Kishore Kumar sing: He re Kanhaiyya, kis ko kahega tu maiyya….

he re kanhaiyaa kisako kahegaa tuu maiyaa
ek ne tujhako janm diyaa re ek ne tujhako paalaa
kanhaiyaa kisako kahegaa …

maanii maanataa_e.N aur devii-dev puuje piir sahii devakii ne
duudh me.n nahalaane kaa god me.n khilaane kaa
sukh paayaa yashodaa jii ne
ek ne tujhako janm diyaa ek ne jiivan sa.mbhaalaa
kanhaiyaa kisako kahegaa …

marane ke Dar se bhej diyaa dhar se devakii ne re gokul me.n
binaa di_e janm yashodaa banii maataa tujhako chhupaayaa aa.Nchal me.n
janm diyaa ho chaahe paalaa ho kisii ne bhed ye mamataa na jaane
ko_ii bhii ho jisane diyaa ho pyaar maa.N kaa man to maa.N usii ko maane
ek ne tujhako dii hai.n ye aa.Nkhe.n ek ne diyaa ujaalaa
kanhaiyaa kisako kahegaa …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruQZUCaJqF4

Song #48
Jala do jala do duniya yahi hai to duniya ko jala do….

Continuing with the Telugu directors, his next was the 1972 movie Rizaaj directed by T Prakash Rao.

This movie’s music was by Shankar Jaikishan and many lyricists penned the songs: Neeraj, Hasrat Jaipuri, SH Bihari, Anjaan, Kaifi Azmi and Indeevar.

Kaifi Azmi penned Jala Do Jala Do Duniya Yahi Duniya Hai To Duniya Ko Jala Do, which was sung by Mohammad Rafi and Manna Dey.

Please enjoy: Jala do jala do duniya yahi hai to duniya ko jala do….

jalado jala do jalado jala do jalado dunia yahi dunia hai to
dunia jala do aag laga do jalado jala do
jalado dunia yahi dunia hai to
dunia jala do aag laga do jalado jala do
har sapna jale arman jale insan jale bhagwan jale
har sapna jale arman jale insan jale bhagwan jale
har dil ko har ek sine ko samsan bana do jalado jala do
jalado dunia yahi dunia hai to
dunia jala do aag laga do jalado jala do

aasan hai jalna bhi aasan jalana bhi
ae kash tujhe aata sansar basana bhi
aasan hai jalna bhi aasan jalana bhi
ae kash tujhe aata sansar basana bhi
aasan hai jalna bhi kyu pi gaya ghabara ke
zahar nafrat ka thoda sa mila leta
amrit bhi mohabbat ka taskin bhi mil jati
jine ka bahana bhi aasan hai jalna bhi
aasan jalana bhi ae kash tujhe aata
sansar basana bhi aasan hai jalna bhi

ek roj yahi sehara tha chaman
thi kitni khushi the kitne magan ek roj yahi sehara tha chaman
thi kitni khushi the kitne magan kyu ruth gaye mujhse vo din
koi to bata de jalado jala do jalado dunia yahi dunia hai to
dunia jala do aag laga do jalado jala do

aasan hai jalna bhi aasan jalana bhi
ae kash tujhe aata sansar basana bhi
aasan hai jalna bhi aasan jalana bhi
ae kash tujhe aata sansar basana bhi
aasan hai jalna bhi ye ashak kabhi dil me tufan uthayenge
jo ruth gaye tujhse vo lot bhi aayenge
hai khel mukadar ka bicchado ko milana bhi
aasan hai jalna bhi aasan jalana bhi
ae kash tujhe aata sansar basana bhi
aasan hai jalna bhi aasan jalana bhi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY1xofddliA

Song #49
Bhor aayi gaya andhiyara

The next movie for which he penned songs was the 1972 Hrishikesh Mukherjee comic movie Bawarchi with a social message that starred Rajesh Khanna in the title role at the height of his popularity. The movie also starred Jaya Bachchan at the height of her popularity.

Once again, Kaifi Azmi paired with Madan Mohan to create the following songs:

1. “Bhor Aai Gaya Andhiyara” Kishore Kumar, Manna Dey, Nirmala Devi, Harindranath Chattopadhyay, Lakshmi Shankar 9:29
2. “Kahe Kanha Karat Barjori” Lakshmi Shankar 3:53
3. “Mast Pawan Dole Re” Lata Mangeshkar 4:52
4. “More Naina Bahayen Neer” Lata Mangeshkar 5:03
5. “Pahle Chori Phir Seenazori” Kumari Faiyaz 4:09
6. “Tum Bin Jeevan” Manna Dey 5:33

Lets listen to the very first song which Madan Mohan composed in Raag Ahilya Bilawal and Taal Tintal, Punjabi Theka (Sitarkhani), and Kaherava. Kishore Kumar, Manna Dey, Nirmala Devi, Harindranath Chattopadhyay and Lakshmi Shankar have sung this: Bhor aayi gaya andhiyara…..

bhor aayi gaya andhiyara
bhor aayi gaya andhiyara, sare jag me hua ujiyara
nache jhume ye man matwala, matwala
bhor aayi gaya andhiyara
gaya andhiyara, gaya andhiyara

bhor aayi gaya andhiyara
bhor aayi gaya andhiyara, sare jag me hua ujiyara
nache jhume ye man matwala, matwala
bhor aayi gaya andhiyara
bhor aayi gaya andhi, bhor aayi gaya andhi
bhor aayi gaya andhi, bhor aayi gaya andhi
bhor aayi gaya aandhiyara
bhor aayi gaya aandhiyara

dharti bhi jhumi bagiya bhi jhume
dharti bhi jhumi bagiya bhi jhume
bhawara machal ke kaliyo ko chume
bhawara machal ke kaliyo ko chume
nanhi kiran muskaye, lagi gila gagan
bhor aayi gaya aandhiyara
bhor aayi gaya aandhiyara

din ye sandesha leker purab se aata hai
din ye sandesha leker purab se aata hai
mahnet jo bante vahi phal milke khata hai
mahnet jo bante vahi phal milke khata hai
maje udhao mil ke, khushi manao mil ke
o maje udhao mil ke, khushi manao mil ke
nayi bahare aayi dekho phool khilao mil ke
ek duje ki sochoge to mojh karoge
haste gaate din bitega mast rahoge
deta hai jitna koi utna hi pata hai
deta hai jitna koi utna hi pata hai
din ye sandesha leker purb se aata hai
mahnet jo bante vahi phal milke khata hai

dekho kahta hai tumse savera
ye savera, ye savera, ye savera
dekho kahta tumse savera
chhodo chhodo bhi tum ye tera mera, tera mera
dekho kahta hai tumse savera
phuti gagri liye fir rahe hai
mil ke jo nahi peete the jo paani
jo bhi karna hai aaj ker lo
are yaad rakho jogi ki ye baani
ke palatti nahi hai samay ki ye dhara
bhor aayi gaya andhiyara
gaya andhiyara, gaya andhiyara
gaya andhiyara, gaya andhi

good moring, good moring o papa
good moring, good moring o daddy
good moring , good moring to everybody
good moring good moring good moring
beta, yes papa, barkurdar, yes dady
apni basha me bolo, ha ha i am sorry
namaste namaste pitaji, namaste
jai hind jai hind o pitaji, jai hind
namaste namaste hai sabko
namaste, namaste, namaste, namaste
the morning rays are coming
the happy days are coming, kya
the morning rays are coming
the happy days are coming, haye haye bhula
subah ki kirane aayi hai, bahut achhe
khushiya hi khushiya laayi hai
subah ki kirane aayi hai
khushiya hi khushiya laayi hai
namaste namaste pitaji, namaste
jai hind jai hind o pitaji, jai hind
namaste namaste hai sabko
namaste, namaste, namaste, namaste

aayi paniya baran ki bela
aayi paniya baran ki bela
laga jamuna ke tat per mela
laga jamuna ke tat per mela
aayi paniya baran ki bela
mil ke bhar lo aye bhar lo aao gaghri
mil ke bhar lo aye bhar lo aao gaghri
bole chan chan kyu ghunguru akela akela
aayi paniya baran ki bela
aayi paniya baran, aayi paniya baran
aayi paniya baran ki bela

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ4GO5ifnIE

Song #50
Chalte chalte younhi koi mil gaya tha….

I am sure the dhun of the last song from the 1972 movie Bawarchi, a remarkable song put together by so many singers, Kaifi Azmi as lyricist and Madan Mohan as composer must be still echoing in your ears.

However, at this juncture, I shift to the only song in 1972 Kamal Amrohi movie Pakeezah that was penned by Kaifi sahib. The lyrics of this song has the essence of the entire movie in it together with the train whistle in the end to remind of that brief tryst in the movie whence Raaj Kumar saw the feet of a sleeping Meena Kumari. Ghulam Mohammad, the composer died whilst the movie was in the making and hence it was left to Naushad to complete some of the numbers such as Mora saajam sauten ghar jaye, and Kaun gali gayo Shyam. However, Chalte chalte was a creation of Ghulam Mohammad and his best one at that.

Lata‘s rendition is very good. There has been some criticism about Meena Kumari not being very skilled with dancing as compared to some of her contemporary actresses. However, her elegance and histrionics, that she supplemented her dancing with, always won the show.

Please enjoy: Chalte chalte younhi koi mil gaya tha….

chalate-chalate
chalate-chalate
yuu.Nhii koii mil gayaa thaa
yuu.Nhii koii mil gayaa thaa sar-e-raah chalate-chalate
sar-e-raah chalate-chalate
vahii.n tham ke rah gaii hai
vahii.n thamake rah gaii hai merii raat Dhalate-Dhalate
merii raat Dhalate-Dhalate

jo kahii gaii na mujhase
jo kahii gaii na mujhase vo zamaanaa kah rahaa hai
vo zamaanaa kah rahaa hai
ke fasaanaa
ke fasaanaa ban gaii hai
ke fasaanaa ban gaii hai merii baat Talate-Talate
merii baat Talate-Talate
yuu.Nhii koii mil gayaa thaa
yuu.Nhii koii mil gayaa thaa sar-e-raah chalate-chalate
sar-e-raah chalate-chalate

yuu.Nhii koii mil gayaa thaa sar-e-raah chalate-chalate
chalate-chalate
sar-e-raah chalate-chalate
chalate-chalate

chalate-chalate
chalate-chalate

chalate-chalate
chalate-chalate

chalate-chalate
chalate-chalate

chalate-chalate
chalate-chalate
yuu.Nhii koii mil gayaa thaa
yuu.Nhii koii mil gayaa thaa

shab-e-i.ntazaar aaKir
shab-e-i.ntazaar aaKir kabhii hogii muKtasar bhii
kabhii hogii muKtasar bhii
ye chiraaG
ye chiraaG bujh rahe hai.n
ye chiraaG bujh rahe hai.n mere saath jalate-jalate
mere saath jalate-jalate
ye chiraaG bujh rahe hai.n

ye chiraaG bujh rahe hai.n -4
ye chiraaG bujh rahe hai.n mere saath jalate-jalate
mere saath jalate-jalate

##train whistle##

muKtasar = shorten

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubQ9hrKO6XI

Song #51
Har taraf ab yahi afsaane hain….

And his last movie tonight for which he penned the songs was the 1973 movie Hindustan Ki Kasam, a Chetan Anand movie, and hence with Priya Rajvansh as the heroine opposite Raaj Kumar as an IAF officer.

Needless to say he was back with Madan Mohan in this movie and between the two of them they made some remarkably beautiful songs for the movie:

1. Har Taraf Ab Yehi Afsane Hai, Ham Teri Aankho Ke Diwane Hai – Manna Dey
2. Hai Tere Saath Meri Wafa – Lata Mangeshkar
3. Hindustaan Ki Qasam, Hindstaan Ki Qasam – Manna Dey, Mohammed Rafi
4. Duniya Banane Wale Yahi Hai Meri Iltaja Ki Ho Na Kabhi Apne Juda – Lata Mangeshkar

And, the best part is that you don’t even have to guess as to which one I am giving you. The song brings out the lyrical excellence of Kaifi Azmi – the attribute of saying powerful things with simplest words, and the beauty of the composition by Madan Mohan. Of course, its rendition by Manna Dey is so good that you feel like singing along.

Please enjoy: Har taraf ab yahi afsaane hain….

har taraf ab yahii afasaane hai.n
ham terii aa.Nkho.n ke diivaane.n hai.n
har taraf…

itanii sachchaaii hai in aa.Nkho.n me.n
khoTe sikke bhii khare ho jaaye.n
tuu kabhii pyaar se dekhe jo udhar
suukhe ja.ngal bhii hare ho jaaye.n
baag ban jaae, baag ban jaae jo viiraane.n hai.n
ham terii aa.Nkho.n ke diivaane hai.n
har taraf…

ek halkaa saa ishaaraa inakaa
kabhii dil aur kabhii jaa.N luuTegaa
kis tarah pyaas bujhegii usakii
kis tarah usakaa nashaa TuuTegaa
jisakii qismat me.n, jisakii qismat me.n ye paimaane.n hai.n
ham terii aa.Nkho.n ke diivaane.n hai.n
har taraf…

niichii nazaro.n me.n hai.n kitanaa jaaduu
ho gae pal me.n ka_ii khvaab javaa.N
kabhii uThane kabhii jhukane kii adaa
le chalii jaane kidhar jaane kahaa.N
raaste pyaar ke, raaste pyaar ke a.njaane hai.n
ham terii aa.Nkho.n ke diivaane.n hai.n – (2)
har taraf…

Song #52
Betaab dil ki tamanna yahi hai….

The last movie song that we took was from the 1973 movie: Hindustan Ki Kasam, a Chetan Anand movie about the role of IAF in 1971 Indo Pak war.

The 1973 also saw another Chetan Anand movie for which Kaifi Azmi penned the lyrics of the songs: Hanste Zakhm. Once again, the composer of these songs was Madan Mohan and one of these is amongst the best of his lyrics, as seen by me.

As expected, being a Chetan Anand movie, the heroine was Priya Rajvansh. Navin Nischol acted opposite her.

1. “Yeh Maana Meri Jaan, Mohabbat Saza Hai” Mohammed Rafi
2. “Betaab Dil Ki Tamanna Yehi Hai” Lata Mangeshkar
3. “Tum Jo Mil Gaye Ho, To Yeh Lagta Hai, Ke Jahaan Mil Gaya” Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar
4. “Aaj Socha Toh Aansu Bhar Aaye” Lata Mangeshkar
5. “Gali Gali Mein Kiya Re Badnaam” Asha Bhonsle

We shall be taking up three of these.

The first one is Betaab dil ki tamanna yahi hai and the singer is Lata Mangeshkar. This is a song of love, of promise, of hopefulness. The lyrics of this are to be compared with the last song that I shall put up later.

Please enjoy: Betaab dil ki tamanna yahi hai….

betaab dil kii tamannaa yahii hai
tumhe.n chaahe.nge tumhe.n puuje.nge
tumhe.n apanaa Kudaa banaa_e.Nge, betaab …

suune suune Kvaabo.n me.n jab tak tum na aaye the
Kushiyaa.N thii.n sab auro.n kii, Gam bhii saare paraaye the
apane se bhii chupaa_ii thii dha.Dakan apane siine kii
ham ko jiinaa pa.Dataa thaa, Kwaahish kab thii jiine kii
ab jo aake tum ne hame.n jiinaa sikhaa liyaa hai
chalo duniyaa na_ii basaa_e.Nge, betaab …

bhiigii bhiigii palako.n par sapane itane sajaae hai.n
dil me.n jitanaa a.Ndheraa thaa, utane ujaale aae hai.n
tum bhii ham ko jagaanaa naa, baaho.n me.n jo so jaae.N
jaise Kushbuu phuulo.n me.n tum me.n yuu.N hii kho jaae.N
pal bhar kisii janam me.n kabhii chhuuTe naa saath apanaa
tumhe.n aise gale lagaa_e.Nge, betaab …

vaade bhii hai.n, qasame.n bhii, biitaa vaqt ishaaro.n kaa
kaise kaise aramaa.N hai.n, melaa jaise bahaaro.n kaa
saaraa gulashan de Daalaa, kaliyaa.N aur khilaao naa
ha.Nsate ha.Nsate ro de.n ham, itanaa bhii to ha.Nsaao naa
dil me.n tumhii.n base ho, rahaa aa.Nchal vo bhar chukaa hai
kahaa.N itanii Kushii chhupaa_e.Nge, betaab …

Song #53
Tum jo mil gaye ho….

In the last song from the 1973 Chetan Anand movie Hanste Zakhm, she sings: Ha.Nsate ha.Nsate ro de.n ham, itanaa bhii to ha.Nsaao naa. Just keep that in mind when we come to the last song and don’t forget that the name of the movie is about wounds that laugh!

The second song comes about when Somesh (Navin Nischol) is driving Chanda (Priya Rajvansh) to her clients, she having become a prostitute when instead of her friend Rekha (Suman Sikand), Rekha’s mother’s pimp kidnaps Chanda who was a police officer Mahendru’s (Balraj Sahni‘s) daughter. Navin Nischol is a taxi driver in rebellion against his rich father who wanted him to marry a policeman’s daughter Rekha (the same Rekha who was born out of relations between Balraj Sahni and a prostitute).

Priya Rajvansh and Navin Nischol fall in love. But, as soon as Chanda comes to know that Rekha and she are sisters, she wants Navin Nischol to marry Rekha since fate had already played its cards by making her a forced prostitute instead of Rekha.

The lyrics of this song are so meaningful in the light of the story that I have given.

Mohammad Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar have sung this for Navin Nischol and Priya Rajvansh.

Please enjoy: Tum jo mil gaye ho….

tum jo mil gae ho to ye lagataa hai ke jahaa.N mil gayaa
ek bhuule hue raahii ko kaaravaa.N mil gayaa

baiTho na duur hamase, dekho khafaa na ho
qismat se mil gae ho, milake judaa na ho
merii kyaa Kataa hai, hotaa hai ye bhii
kii zamii.n se aasamaa.n mil gayaa, tum …

tum kyaa jaano tum kyaa ho, ek suriilaa naGmaa ho
bhiigii raato.n me.n mastii, tapate dil me.n saayaa ho
ab jo aa gae ho jaane na duu.ngaa
kii mujhe ik hasiin meharabaa.N mil gayaa, tum …

tum bhii the khoe khoe, mai.n bhii bujhaa-bujhaa
thaa ajanabii zamaanaa apanaa koii na thaa
dil ko jo mil gayaa hai teraa sahaaraa
ik na_ii zi.ndagii kaa nishaa.n mil gayaa, tum …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv71SzU0LaA

Song #54
Aaj socha to aansu bhar aaye….

And that brings us to the last song from the

1973 Chetan Anand movie Hanste Zakhm. The story-line has already been told by me in the previous song. She is left with no choice but to be a forced prostitute pandering to the moral degradation of people like KN Singh whose expressions are really a great contrast to the song of hopelessness that she sings.

This is Kaifi at his best: simplest words to describe the deepest and saddest emotions. You have to pause at every one of them to savour the full meaning. For example: Dil ki naazuk ragen toot ti hain, yaad itana bhi koi na aaye….Now imagine somene missing someone like that!

Please enjoy Lata Mangeshkar sing: Aaj socha to aansu bhar aaye….

aaj sochaa to aa.Nsuu bhar aae
mud.hdate.n ho ga_I.n muskuraae

har kadam par udhar mu.D ke dekhaa -2
unakii mahafil se ham uTh to aae
aaj sochaa …

dil kii naazuk rage.n TuuTatii hai.n -2
yaad itanaa bhii koI na aae
aaj sochaa …

rah ga_ii zi.ndagii dard banake -2
dard dil me.n chhupaae chhupaae

Song #55We just finished listening to the songs of 1973 Chetan Anand movie Hanste Zakham yesterday and without exception, all of us concluded that Kaifi Azmi’s pairing with Madan Mohan created some exceptionally memorable songs.

In 1973 another movie having his songs was Alam Ara with Nazima in the title role. He shared the credit of writing songs with Hasrat Jaipuri. Songs were composed by Iqbal Qureshi. Kaifi penned the following songs (7 out of 12), leaving the other 5 for Hasrat Jaipuri:

1. Parvardigar parvardigar.
2. Rehmat ka tamasha tu zamane ko dikha de.
3. Bhatke huye rahi ki madad kar mere Allah.
4. Khwaja ji mere khwaja ji (suno fariyaad meri).
5. Madina.
6. Ya habibi marhaba kaisi raunak kaisi farebi.
7. Hazrate gesu daraaz.

As you can make out, all were devotional songs.

Please enjoy Khwaja ji mere khwaja ji sung by Shambhu Qawwal and Shankar Qawwal:

khwaja ji mere khwaja ki
ya khwaja ji khwaja ji
suno fariyad tum meri moinu deen ajmeri
suno fariyad tum meri moinu deen ajmeri
suno fariyad tum meri
labo pe nam tera or dil me aarzu teri
khwaja ji
labo pe nam tera or dil me aarzu teri
or dil me aarzu teri
suno fariyad tum meri moinu deen ajmeri
suno fariyad tum meri moinu deen ajmeri
suno fariyad tum meri

suna hai maine is dahlij par
kismat badalti hai
khwaja ji
suna hai maine is dahlij par
kismat badalti hai
jala de tu jise aandhi me bhi
wo shama jalti hai
jala de tu jise aandhi me bhi
wo shama jalti hai
aandhi me bhi wo shama jalti hai
jalgegi shama kab meri moinu deen ajmeri
jalgegi shama kab meri moinu deen ajmeri
moinu deen ajmeri
moinu deen ajmeri
jalgegi shama kab meri

kidhar se uthakr ye dil mujhko yaha laya
kidhar se uthakr ye dil mujhko yaha laya
thikana fir kaha mera
jo mujhko tune thukraya
jo mujhko tune thukraya
nigahe lutf kyu teri moinu deen ajmeri
nigahe lutf kyu teri moinu deen ajmeri
moinu deen ajmeri
moinu deen ajmeri
moinu deen ajmeri
moinu deen ajmeri
moinu deen ajmeri
moinu deen ajmeri
khwaja ji mere khwaja ji
nigahe lutf kyu teri moinu deen ajmeri
nigahe lutf kyu teri moinu deen ajmeri

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4moG_Sxse4

Song #56
Dil ne tadap tadap ke tadapana sikha diya….

In 1974, two of the movies with his songs were released.

One was Asliyat starring Sanjay Khan and Nanda. He once again paired with Madan Mohan and they created two songs:

1. Armaan se khelte hain, toofan se khelte hain sung by Asha Bhosle.
2. Jhoome baali dhan ki, jeet hui hai kisaan ke sung by Mahendra Kapoor and Krishna Kalle.

Both the songs were in the forgettable category.

The other movie released in 1974 was Faasla starring his daughter Shabana Azmi and Raman Khanna.

Jaidev composed the songs of the movie:

1. Dil ne tadap tadap ke tadapana sikha diya sung by Bhupinder.
2. Nigaahen churaao na daaman chhudaao sung by Bhupinder and Minoo Purshotam.
3. Zindagi cigarette ka dhuan hai sung by Bhupinder.

With the first one, Kaifi Azmi was back with his usual mastery over lyrics.

Please enjoy: Dil ne tadap tadap ke tadapana sikha diya….

dil ne ta.Dap ta.Dap ke ta.Dapanaa sikhaa diyaa
iinaam ab mile ki sazaa sar jhukaa diyaa

diivaanaa karake chho.D de jo ik zamaane ko
mujh ko usii nigaah ne insaa.N banaa diyaa

bas itanaa jaanataa huu.N mujhe tumase pyaar hai
aur pyaar me.n na jiit kisii kii na haar hai
isake sivaa jo yaad thaa sab kuchh bhulaa diyaa

Song #57
Maula Salim Chishti, Aaka Salim Chishti….

And now, as you would have probably guessed it, I would tell you the reason for hiding the 1973 MS Sathyu movie Garm Hawa from you so far.

The movie had story penned by Kaifi Azmi and Shama Zaidi, based on an unpublished short story by noted Urdu writer Ismat Chughtai. The movie starred Balraj Sahni, Farooq Shaikh, Dinanath Zutshi, Badar Begum, Geeta Siddharth, Shaukat Kaifi (Kaifi Azmi’s wife) and A. K. Hangal.

Why did I hide it from you? The reason is that I regard this as one of the greatest movies of its time in excellence of script and dialogues (both of which were penned by Kaifi Azmi) as well as remarkably good acting by Balraj Sahni, Farooq Shaikh and Geeta Siddharth who acted the role of Amina Mirza, the daughter of Salim Mirza played outstandingly by Balraj Sahni. The movie is a poignant take on the Muslims in India migrating to Pakistan after partition and especially after the assassination of Mahatama Gandhi.

When the movie was released, I was still a cadet on INS Delhi and I remember seeing it in Regal cinema in Colaba and how I sat stunned with the impact of the parallel cinema that was emerging at that time. The other movie that affected me with equal impact was also released in 1973: Shyam Benegal’s Ankur starring Kaifi Azmi’s daughter and one of the most sensitive actresses in Hindi cinema: Shabana Azmi.

Returning to this song from the movie, penned by Kaifi and sung by Aziz Ahmad Khan Warsi on his own music, I regard the scene building to the song as one of the greatest in Hindi films and it is as follows:

Amina Mirza (Geeta Siddarth) is engaged to be married to Kazim (Jamal Hashmi). Amina was witness to how one by one her near relatives had moved to Pakistan. So, when Kazim’s family (Salim Mirza’s brother Halim) too moved to Pakistan, naturally she was full of anxiety. However, Kazim assured her that he would return to marry her. And he did, but, against the wishes of his father Halim. He was arrested and sent back to Pakistan as he had moved into Agra (where the story unfolded) without valid visa papers. One day, when Kazim’s mother returns from Pakistan and takes Amina’s help to buy trousseau for Kazim’s would be wife, Amina is excited that she would be the wife. It turns out that they are marrying Kazim to a politician’s daughter in Pakistan!

Meanwhile, Salim Mirza (Balraj Sahni) had continued to stay in India against all odds and advice. Also Shamshad (Jalal Agha) had shown interest in Amina but she had resisted.

One day, Shamshad takes Amina to Fatehpur Sikri and takes her to a spot where Salim (the same Salim who had an affair with a courtesan (Anarkali) in the court of his father Akbar and who was later to become Jehangir (Conqueror of the world) had given two pigeons to Mehr-un-Nisaa (better known by her subsequent title of Noor Jahan) to hold whilst he went inside the palace having been called by his father. Everyone has heard this story about Salim having returned to find that Noor Jehan had only one pigeon. On enquiry, she said “Udh gaya” (It had flown away). Salim with a little edge in his voice asked, “Kaise udh gaya?” (How did it fly away?). At this Noor Jehan released the other one too and said, “Aise udh gaya” (This is how).

Now Shamshad is telling the story to Amina and comes to the point of Salim asking, “Kaise udh gaya?” At this juncture, Amina holds Shamshad’s hand and says, “Doosre ko nahin udhne doongi” (I won’t let the other fly away).

This brilliant dialogue was by Kaifi Azmi and he proved that just as he did with lyrics of songs, even in dialogues he used simple language to convey deep moving thoughts and emotions.

At this juncture the film has this qawwali that I am giving you now.

Before I do that, let me bring out that the title: Garm Hawa “alludes to the scorching winds of communalism, political bigotry and intolerance, that blew away humanity and conscience from across North-India in the years after the partition of India in 1947, and especially after the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi to the which the film opens. In its prologue, poet Kaifi Azmi narrates a couplet summing up the theme, “Geeta ki koi sunta na Koran ki sunta, hairan sa eemaan vahan bhi tha yahan bhi” (Nobody listens to Gita or Quran, shocked conscience was here as well as there.)”

Let me also bring out that “the film was shot in location in the city of Agra, with scenes of Fatehpur Sikri as well. Due to repeated local protests owing to its controversial theme, a fake second unit with unloaded cameras were sent to various locations to divert attention from film’s actual locations.”

Even with all this, the film won the National Film Award in 1974: Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. It also won Filmfare Awards: 1975: Filmfare Best Dialogue Award- Kaifi Azmi; 1975: Filmfare Best Screenplay Award- Kaifi Azmi, Shama Zaidi; and 1975: Filmfare Best Story Award- Ismet Chugtai.

Please enjoy Aziz Ahmed Khan Warsi sing on his own music and lyrics of Kaifi Azmi: Maula Salim Chishti, Aaka Salim Chishti….(the video has the dialogue that I mentioned):

suukhii rut me.n chhaaii badariyaa, chamakii bijuriyaa saath
Duubo tum bhii sa.ng mere, yaa thaamo meraa haath

maulaa saliim chishtii, aaqaa saliim chishtii -2
aabaad kar do dil kii duniyaa saliim chishtii -2

jitanii balaaye.n aaii, sab ko gale lagaayaa -2
khuu.N ho gayaa kalejaa, shikavaa na lab pe aayaa -2
har dard ham ne apanaa, apane se bhii chhupaayaa
har dard ham ne apanaa, haa
har dard ham ne apanaa, apane se bhii chhupaayaa -2
tum se nahii.n hai koii pardaa saliim chishtii
maulaa saliim chishtii …

jaaegaa kaun aake, pyaasaa tumhaare dar se -2
kuchh jaam se piie.nge, kuchh maharbaa.n nazar se -2
kuchh jaam se piie.nge, haa
kuchh jaam se piie.nge, kuchh maharbaa.n nazar se -2

ek pyaalii bhar ke de saaqii mai-e-gulafaam kii
ek apane naam pii, aur ek allaah naam pii
meT de puurii merii hasarat dil-e-naakaam kii
dede dede dard me.n koii suurat aaraam kii
ghuu.NT hii pilaa magar josh-e-tamannaa Daal kar
ek qataraa de magar qatare me.n dariyaa Daal kar
kuchh jaam se piie.nge, kuchh maharbaa.n nazar se …

ye sa.ng-e-dar tumhaaraa, to.De.nge apane sar se -2
ye sa.ng-e-dar tumhaaraa, haa
ye sa.ng-e-dar tumhaaraa, to.De.nge apane sar se -2
ye dil agar tumhaaraa TuuTaa saliim chishtii -2
maulaa saliim chishtii …

is sa.ng-e-dar ke sadaqe, is rahaguzar ke sadaqe
bhaTake hue musaafir, ma.nzil pe pahu.nche aaKir
uja.De hue chaman me.n, ye ra.Ng-e-pairahan me.n
sau ra.Ng muskuraae, sau phuul lailahaae
aaii na_ii bahaare.n, pahalane lagii phuaare.n
Ghuu.NghaT kii laaj rakhanaa, is sar pe taaj rakhanaa
is sar pe taaj rakhanaa

aaqaa saliim chishtii, maulaa saliim chishtii …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1yNA3SlhnQ

Song #58
Maana ho tum behadd haseen….

Surprisingly, the next movie for which he penned just one song was the 1977 Yusuf Naqvi movie Shankar Hussain with the credits shared with Jaan Nisar Akhtar and Kamal Amrohi. In between, after winning the Filmfare Award for the 1973 MS Sathyu movie Garam Hawa, he penned dialogues for the 1976 Shyam Benegal movie Manthan.

The song Kaifi Azmi penned was Achha unhe dekha hai bimaar hui aankhen whereas the popular Kahin ek masoom naazuk si ladaki was penned by Kamal Amrohi. Another number Aap youn faaslon se guzarte rahe was written by Jaan Nisar Akhtar.

Of course, the composer of these songs was Khaiyyam, the gentlest of them all.

In the next movie: the 1977 movie Ooperwala Jaane, he penned two songs: Tumhen wo bheegi hui raat yaad hai ke nahin and Nasha jo pyaar mein hai uska koi jawab nahin. Asad Bhopali penned one: Jo bujhe na kabhi. Composer was Laxmikant Pyarelal.

In 1977, MS Sathyu who had directed 1973 movie Garam Hawa directed another one called Kanneshwar Rama, a devotional movie starring Amol Palekar, Anant Nag and his daughter Shabana Azmi. There were two songs in the movie: Jo kuchh maine churaya hai sung by Balappa Hukkeri on BV Karanth’s music and Narvir Kanneshwar Rama sung by Bashir Ahmad on BV Karanth’s music.

His next movie for which he penned songs was the 1977 Kanak Mishra movie Dil Aur Patthar starring Sanjeev Kumar, Jairaj and Meena Sharma. He penned six songs and Kaif Irfani penned one. None of them became popular.

Once again in 1977 he penned just one song for the Sanjeev Kumar, Hema Malini starrer Dhoop Chhaon with composition by Shankar Jaikishan: Mushkil hai bahut, jis roop mein bhi aao tum par nissar.

That brings us to the 1978 movie Toote Khilone in which one of the seven songs penned by him became very popular. This was after a gap of five years!

The song was a Yesudas number: Maana ke ho tum behadd haseen. Composer was Bappi Lahiri. I must hasten to add that the gist of the song was a total departure from the Urdu poets of yore for whom the woman was always haseen (beautiful) in comparison to them. My upbringing being with those poets and lyricists, I don’t think very high of this self-promoting song.

Please enjoy: Maana ho tum behadd haseen….

maanaa ho tum, behad hasi
aise bure, ham bhi nahi
dekho kabhi to, pyaar se
darate ho kyun, iqaraar se

khulataa nahi, kuchh dilarubaa
tum hamase khush ho, yaa ho khafaa
tirachhi nazar, tikhi adaa
lagate ho kyun, bezaar se
dekho kabhi to, pyaar se

tum do kadam, do saath agar
aasaan ho jaaye safar
chhodo bhi ye, duniyaa kaa dar
todo na dil yun, inakaar se
dekho kabhi to, pyaar se

Song #59
Bheega bheega mausam….

I had seen this happening with Rajinder Krishan. After winning the Derby he hardly wrote any great songs. In case of Kaifi too, the last memorable song of his was for the 1973 MS Sathyu movie Garam Hawa: Maula Salim Chishti. However, it wasn’t fame that did him in. As I brought out earlier too, a brain hemorrhage on 8th February 1973 paralysed him and rendered his left hand and left leg incapacitated for life. Instead of giving up in despair he decided to leave the comforts of Bombay and settle in Mijwan the tiny village in Azamgarh Eastern UP in which he was born. Mijwan was an obscure village untouched by development and didn’t even have a pin code. Today it is known all over the world because of Kaifi’s untiring efforts to uplift the village.

The 1978 movie Subhash Chandra had six songs and the credits for penning the songs were shared with Saraswati Kumar and Deepak and none of them became popular.

With continuous failure of his songs, finally in 1979, once again, he paired with Madan Mohan in Inspector Eagle (yes indeed, there was a movie by that name starring Sanjeev Kumar, Bindu and AK Hangal). It had another three songs sung by Asha Bhosle: Aao pal bhar ko tum roshani mein, Tum kyun aate nahin bechain tan hai pyaasa badan hai, Chalo aao jaam uthayen hai Bottoms Up. All three, as you can see, are forgettable songs coming from two erstwhile greats.

For the 1980 movie Angaar he wrote two songs composed by Sonik Omi: Jalti saansen Thandi aahen sung by Asha Bhosle and Yogita Bali and Is jahan mein mera na koi dooja sung by Asha Bhosle. Two other songs were penned by Verma Malik.

The next movie for which he penned songs was the 1982 movie Suraag starring Sanjeev Kumar, Shabana Azmi, Tina Munim, Hema Malini and a guest appearance by Rajesh Khanna.

He penned six songs for the movie, all composed by Bappi Lahiri:

1 “Pyar Pyar Pyar Pyar” Kishore Kumar 04:11
2 “Bheega Bheega Mausam” Lata Mangeshkar 07:26
3 “Dhoondte Dhoondte” Bappi Lahiri 05:12
4 “Kya Hua Are Kya Hua” Kishore Kumar 05:40
5 “Mera Dil Liye Ja” Asha Bhosle & Chorus 04:20
6 “Woh Nazar Leke” Mohd. Rafi, Asha Bhosle 08:06

Lets listen to Bheega bheega mausam sung by Lata Mangeshkar, a song by Kaifi Azmi nine years after I gave the last song and nine years after he suffered haemorrhage and moved away from Mubai and to his film Mijwan in Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh.

Please enjoy: Bheega bheega mausam….

bhiga bhiga mausam bhini bhini khushbu
jaga jaga jadu kaise rahe dil pe kabu
bhiga bhiga mausam bhini bhini khushbu
jaga jaga jadu kaise rahe dil pe kabu
aaja re o sajna aaja re o sajna
o bhiga bhiga mausam

tere bina jiwan suna suni meri dunia
khud hi tujhe khoya maine kisse karu sikwa
tute mere sapne sare dil bujha dil bujha
o bhiga bhiga mausam bhini bhini khusbu
jaga jaga jadu kaise rahe dil pe kabu
aaja re o sajna aaja re o sajna
bhiga bhiga mausam

tanda vira dunia viran phul bina gulshan
jyoti bina aankhe andhi
tere bina tan man mera
gul se juda khusbu tu mujhse juda mujhse juda
o bhiga bhiga mausam bhini bhini khusbu
jaga jaga jadu kaise rahe dil pe kabu
aaja re o sajna aaja re o sajna
bhiga bhiga mausam

dhokha naya khaya maine
thokar nayi khayi
parde pade aise gum ke sari khushi gawai
gum ki ghata itna barse kya pata kya pata
o bhiga bhiga mausam bhini bhini khusbu
jaga jaga jadu kaise rahe dil pe kabu
aaja re o sajna aaja re o sajna
bhiga bhiga mausam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB3Bclq0SGU

Song #60

With all this, if you conclude that the old magic of Kaifi Azmi was finished in 1973, you are as far from the truth as you can get. In his very next movie: the 1983 Mahesh Bhatt movie that starred Shabana Azmi, he wrote some of his best songs.

Lets first start with his daughter Shabana Azmi whom I have called the most sensitive of new Indian actresses barring perhaps Smita Patil who died prematurely due to a complication during childbirth. In this 1983 movie titled Arth (Meaning) coincidentally Smita Patil acted along with Shabana Azmi. But, it was Shabana, his daughter who won both the National Award and Filmfare Award for the movie. Indeed, Shabana went on to receive the National Film Award consecutively for three years from 1983 to 1985 for her roles in movies, Arth, Khandhar and Paar!

The movie had songs and ghazals composed by Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh and Kuldeep Singh and here they are:

1. “Jhuki jhuki si nazar” Kaifi Azmi Jagjit Singh
2. “Koi yeh kaise bataye” Kaifi Azmi Jagjit Singh
3. “Tere khushboo mein base” Rajinder Nath “Rehbar” Jagjit Singh
4. “Too nahin to zindagi mein” Iftikhar Imam Siddiqi Chitra Singh
5. “Tum itna jo muskura rahe” Kaifi Azmi Jagjit Singh

You are right, I am going to give you two out of the three penned by Kaifi Azmi.

Lets first enjoy: Jhuki jhuki si nazar….a song composed by Kuldeep Singh…

jhukii jhukii sii nazar beqaraar hai ki nahii.n
dabaa dabaa saa sahii dil me.n pyaar hai ki nahii.n …

tuu apane dil kii javaa.N dha.Dakano.n ko gin ke bataa …
merii tarah teraa dil beqaraar hai ki nahii.n …
dabaa dabaa saa sahii dil me.n pyaar hai ki nahii.n
jhukii jhukii sI nazar

vo pal ke jis me.n mohabbat javaan hotii hai
us ek pal kaa tujhe i.ntazaar hai ki nahii.n …
dabaa dabaa saa sahii dil me.n pyaar hai ki nahii.n
jhukii jhukii sI nazar

terii ummiid pe Thukaraa rahaa huu.N duniyaa ko …
tujhe bhii apane pe ye aitabaar hai ki nahii.n …
dabaa dabaa saa sahii dil me.n pyaar hai ki nahii.n
jhukii jhukii sii nazar

Song #61
Tum itna jo muskara rahe ho…

For ten years, after 1973 movie Garam Hawa, and after Kaifi Azmi suffered brain hamorrhage, it appeared that there wasn’t any great song that he wrote until we came to the 1983 movie Arth starring his own daughter Shabana Azmi, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Smita Patil, Raj Kiran and Rohini Hathangadi.

The songs of the movie were sung by Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh on Jagjit’s own music. I gave you, day before yesterday, Jhuki jhuki si nazar beqraar hai ki nahin. At that time I promised that I shall give you another one. Here it is then.

Please enjoy Jagjit Singh singing: Tum itna jo muskara rahe ho…

tum itanaa jo muskuraa rahe ho
kyaa Gam hai jisako chhupaa rahe ho
tum itanaa…

aa.Nkho.n me.n namii ha.Nsii labo.n par
kyaa haal hai kyaa dikhaa rahe ho
kyaa Gam hai…

ban jaaye.nge zahar piite piite – (2)
ye ashq jo piite jaa rahe ho
kyaa Gam hai…

rekhaao.n kaa khel hai muqaddar – (2)
rekhaao.n se maat khaa rahe ho
kyaa Gam hai…

Song #62
Jalta hai badan….

The 1983 movie Razia Sultan became famous for its popular number: Aye dil-e-nadan penned by Jaan Nisar Akhtar and composed by Khaiyyam. Indeed, there were three songs penned by Jaan Nisar Akhtar, two by Nida Fazli and one by Kaif Bhopali.

There was a number penned by Kaifi Azmi too: Jalta hai badan.

It was sung by Lata Mangeshkar and is woth listening to.

Please enjoy: Jalta hai badan….

jalta hai badan, jalta hai badan
jalta hai badan, jalta hai badan
ho hay jalta hai badan
pyaas bhadki hai
pyaas bhadki hai sare shaam se jalta hai badan
pyaas bhadki hai sare shaam se jalta hai badan
ishq se kah do ki le aaye kahi se saavan
pyaas bhadki hai sare shaam se jalta hai badan
jalta hai badan, jalta hai badan

jaane kab raat dhale, subah tak kaun jale
daur par daur chale, aao lag jaao gale
aao lag jaao gale kam ho sine ki jalan
pyaas bhadki hai sare shaam se jalta hai badan
jalta hai badan, jalta hai badan
jalta hai badan, o aah jalta hai badan

dekh jal jaayege ham, is tabassum ki kasam
ab nikal jaayega dam, tere baaho me sanam
dil pe rakh haath ki tham jaaye dil ki dhadkan
pyaas bhadki hai sare shaam se jalta hai badan
jalta hai badan
ishq se kah do ke le aaye kahi se saavan
pyaas bhadki hai sare shaam se jalta hai badan
jalta hai badan, jalta hai badan
o haay jalta hai badan, jalta hai badan

Song #63
Chandini khil rahi ho fir bhi jalta hai badan…

In 1984, the Anand brothers made a movie whose title was part of the title of Kaifi Azmi’s famous song in Guru Dutt’e Kaagaz Ke Phool: Hum Rahe Na Hum. It was produced by Vijay Anand and directed by Ketan and Chetan Anand. It starred Vijay Anand, Shabana Azmi, Rehana Sultan, Kanwaljeet and Ashok Kumar.

Bappi Lahiri composed six songs penned by Kaifi Azmi and even sang one: Jaayun kahan ai guru, aisa basaaya tune jahan re guru. The others were equally forgettable songs. In one of these, Kaifi Azmi re-used his jalta ho badan theme from the movie Razia Sultan. Indeed, there are quite a few songs in which he repeated his famous lines; eg, jeet ji lenge baazi. This was sung by – hold your breath – Sharon Prabhakar!

Please enjoy: Chandini khil rahi ho fir bhi jalta hai badan…

chandani khil rahi ho fir bhi jalta ho badan
dil dubne lag jaye to humko yad kar lena
o woo o o mere pyare
chandani khil rahi ho fir bhi jalta ho badan
dil dubne lag jaye to humko yad kar lena
o woo o o mere pyare
o woo o o mere pyare

jhutha janam ka rishta
gum kya agar wo tuta
baho me meri tu aaja teri yahi hai dunia
aaja pyare lab ki lali ras ke dhare
sab hai ye tumhare
chane lagi jab udasiya tum ho jab bahut akele
dil dubne lag jaye to humko yad kar lena
o woo o o mere pyare o woo o o mere pyare

dil hai diwana tera lab pe fasana tera
pyasi jawani dekhe sapna suhana tera
arman pagal man me halchal
sarke pal pal sar se ye aachal
bahki hui si hawa chale
dhadke badan me jo shole
dil dubne lag jaye to humko yad kar lena
o woo o o mere pyare
o woo o o mere pyare
dil dubne lag jaye to humko yad kar lena
o woo o o mere pyare
o woo o o mere pyare

Song #64
Aane wala pal ek sapana hai….

In 1990, he penned some lyrics for Saeed Akhtar Mirza’s Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro starring – hold your breath – Ashutosh Gowarikar, Ajit Vachani and Pawan Malhotra. It was as good as a documentary than a feature film. And this, after a gap of six years from the songs of his 1984 movie Hum Rahe Na Hum.

Three years more went by and for Mahesh Bhatt’s Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayi, movie’s name having been derived from the title of a song by Shakeel Badayuni (Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman starrer Dil Apna Aur Preet Praayi), Kaifi Azmi penned just one song, the majority of the songs having been written by Qateel Shifai and one by Zameer Kazmi.

The song was composed by Anu Malik and sung by Kumar Sanu.

Here is the song. Please enjoy: Aane wala pal ek sapana hai….

aane vaalaa kal bas ek sapna hai
aane vaalaa kal bas ek sapna hai
guzaraa huaa kal bas ek apnaa hai
guzaraa huaa kal bas ek apnaa hai
ham guzare kal me rehte hai
yaado ke sab jugnu jangal me rehte hai
yaado ke sab jugnu jangal me rehte hai

mere tan man ke aramaa
apane tan man se puchho
inki gun gun kaa matlab
dil ki dhadkan se puchho
duniyaa saari zami le le
daulat le le khazaane le le
lut sake na jisko zamaanaa
hamko ek pal aisaa de de
pyaar ke rangi mausam sab
jis pal me rehte hai
qaqt ke sachche nagme
jis pal me rehte hai
aane vaalaa kal bas ek sapna hai
guzaraa huaa kal bas ek apnaa hai
ham guzare kal me rehte hai
yaado ke sab jugnu jangal me rehte hai
yaado ke sab jugnu jangal me rehte hai

Song #65
Uth meri jaan mere saath hi chalna hai tujhe….

Another four years went by and for the 1997 Mahesh Bhattmovie Tamanna that starred his daughter Pooja Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt, he penned one more song. Once again, a number of lyricists penned the songs of the movie Tamanna including Nida Fazli. All were composed by Anu Malik and sung by the new breed of singers: Kumar Sanu, Sonu Nigam and Alka Yagnik.

The song penned by Kaifi Azmi was sung by Sonu Nigam.

Please enjoy: Uth meri jaan mere saath hi chalna hai tujhe….

jindagi to hai amal sabr ke kabu me nahi
nabj ka garm lahu thande se ansu me nahi
udne khulne me hai khushbu gam e kesu me nahi
jaannat ek aur hai jo mard ke pehlu me nahi
uski ajad rabish par hi machalna hai tujhe
uski ajad rabish par hi machalna hai tujhe
jis me jalta hu ussi aag me jalna hai tujhe
uth meri jaan mere sath hi chalana hai tujhe
uth meri jaan mere sath hi chalna hai tujhe
uth meri jaan uth meri jaan uth meri jaan
uth meri jaan mere sath hi chalna hai tujhe

tere anchal me hai kirane bhi andhera hi nahi
tujhse rate bhi mahekati hai savera hi nahi
dil me arman bhi hai gham ka basera hi nahi
gham ke ghanghor andhere se nikalna hai tujhe
gham ke ghanghor andhere se nikalna hai tujhe
jisme jalta hu usi ag me jalna hai tujhe
uth meri jaan mere sath hi chalna hai tujhe
uth meri jaan uth meri jaan uth meri jaan
uth meri jaan mere sath hi chalna hai tujhe

kadr ab tak teri tarikh ne jaani hi nahi
roshani bhi teri ankho me hai pani hi nahi
har tune kabhi takdir se mani hi nahi
too hakikat bhi hai dilchasp kahani hi nahi
har ada teri kayamat hai javani hi nahi
apni tarikh ka unwan badalana hai tujhe
uth meri jaan mere sath hi chalna hai tujhe
uth meri jaan uth meri jaan uth meri jaan
uth meri jaan mere sath hi chalna hai tujhe

Song #66
Usko paane se pehle

In 1995, for the Saeed Akhtar Mirza’s movie Naseem starring Mayuri Kango in the title role, Kaifi Azmi acted as her grandfather; a role fondly remembered by not just his fans but by his critics too.

On 10th May 2002, in Mumbai, at the age of 83 years, Kaifi Azmi breathed his last. Before that, of course, he had penned songs for KP Sasi’s Ek Alag Mausam, whose story was penned by the best living playwright in India: Mahesh Dattani (he being the first English language playwright to be awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award. He himself has penned and directed plays and movies based on his plays: Mango Souffle, Morning Raga, Dance Like a Man and Ek Alag Mausam).

The movie starred Nandita Das, Anupam Kher, Rajit Kapoor and Renuka Shahane and was released after Kaifi Azmi breathed his last. Here are the songs that he penned and which were composed by Ravi:

1. “Har Taraf” – Anuradha Paudwal
2. “Tara Rum Pum” – Anupam Kher, Usha Krishnadas
3. “Uski Baari Jo Thi” – Hariharan
4. “Usko Paane Se Pehle (Female)” – Anuradha Paudwal
5. “Usko Paane Se Pehle (Male)” – Hariharan

Please enjoy the last song by Kaifi Azmi in this tribute: Usko paane se pehle….a song picturised on Rajit Kapoor

usko paane se pehle hi
maine use kho diya
usko paane se pehle hi
maine use kho diya
aye mere dil tu dhadka hi kyu
dekh ye kya hua ye kya hua
usko paane se pehle hi
maine use kho diya
aye mere dil tu dhadka hi kyu
dekh ye kya hua ye kya hua

kya khabar thi ke hongi
ye aankhen meri nam kabhi
kya khabar thi ke hongi
ye aankhen meri nam kabhi
kya khabar thi ke hongi
ye aankhen meri nam kabhi
aye mere dil tu tadpa hi kyu
dekh ye kya hua ye kya hua
usko paane se pehle hi
maine use kho diya
aye mere dil tu dhadka hi kyu
dekh ye kya hua ye kya hua

jage sapne kuch aise the
jinka nahi tha guman
jage sapne kuch aise the
jinka nahi tha guman
jage sapne kuch aise the
jinka nahi tha guman
aye mere dil tu tarsa hi kyu
dekh ye kya hua ye kya hua
usko paane se pehle hi
maine use kho diya
aye mere dil tu dhadka hi kyu
dekh ye kya hua ye kya hua

koi manzil nahin
koi chaahat nahin
aur tu bhi nahin
koi manzil nahin
koi chaahat nahin
aur tu bhi nahin
hum safar bhi nahin
hum nawa bhi nahin
koi humdam nahin
jism mein jaan nahin
bas tadap hai teri
aur jalan hai meri
phir ye tanhaiyaan
aur khamoshiya
kya hua kaha aa gayi hu
agar mere jeevan ki shyam
kya hua kaha aa gayi hu
agar mere jeevan ki shyam
jo tu saath ho tham sakti hu ab bhi
hatheli mein jaan hatheli mein jaan
hatheli mein jaan hatheli mein jaan.

In three equal parts of 22 songs each, I have given you the Best Songs of Kaifi Azmi, the third Great Lyricist (not in any particular order) in my Great Lyricists series.

Lets remember him by all his great lyrics and particularly these for the 1966 Hrishikesh Mukherjee movie Anupama:

Yaa dil kii suno duniya vaalo,
Yaa mujhako abhii chup rehane do,
Main gam ko khushii kaise kah duun?
Jo kehate hain unako kehane do.

In Part I of ‘The Best Songs Of Rajendra Krishan, The Richest Lyricist’ I gave you 25 songs. After the initial introductory songs, I gave you songs chronologically from the year 1951  to 1955, from Badi Bahen to Azaad. On the 2nd of Sep 16, since it was the first birth anniversary of Sadhana after her demise on 25 Dec 2015, I also gave three songs of hers penned by Rajendra Krishan (or Rajinder Krishan since he used both the spellings).

In ‘The Best Songs Of Rajendra Krishan, The Richest Lyricist – Part II’, I gave you another 26 songs from Ai dil mujhe bata de tu kis pe aa gaya hai… (1956 movie Bhai Bhai) to Zaroorat hai zaroorat hai, zaroorat hai, ik shrimati ki….(1962 movie Manmauji). We have, therefore, crossed the halfway mark.

I reiterate, yet another time, that am a lyrical man; words of the songs are often the most important part of the songs for me. Indeed, on the Facebook I have a page titled ‘Lyrical’ to honour and pay tribute to various lyricists. I have several (almost a dozen) posts on  my blog on my favourite lyricist and poet Shakeel Badayuni. The following posts about Rajendra Krishan have been reconstructed from the same page. Rajendra Krishan was considered the richest lyricist, writer and poet not only because he won a jackpot of Rupees 46 Lakhs in horse-racing.

Song #52
Ai dil ab kahin naa jaa….

Last night, we listened to three excellent songs from the 1962 movie Sadhana starring Kishore Kumar and Sadhana. Madan Mohan composed the songs on Rajinder Krishan’s lyrics.

Tonight, we start with his next movie: the 1963 movie Bluff Master, a Manmohan Desai movie starring Shammi Kapoor and Saira Bano.

The songs of this movie penned by Rajinder Krishan were composed by Kalyanji Anandji:

1 “Ae Dil Ab Kahin Le Ja” Hemant Kumar
2 “Bedardi Daghabaaz” Lata Mangeshkar
3 “Chali Chali Kaisi Hawa Yeh” Shamshad Begum, Usha Mangeshkar
4 “Govinda Aala Re Aala” Mohammed Rafi
5 “Husn Chala Kuchh Aisi Chaal” Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar
6 “Jabse Tujhe Jaan Gayi” Lata Mangeshkar
7 “Socha Tha Pyar Ham Na Karenge” Mukesh

So many diffferent singers. Hats off to Kalyanji Anandji for bringing out the best from all of them.

Lets start with my favourite Hemant Kumar. This was composed by Kalyanji Anandji in Raag Bhairavi, Tal Kaherava.

Please enjoy: Ai dil ab kahin naa jaa….

ai dil ab kahii.n na jaa
na kisii kaa mai.n, na koii meraa

jab chale ham, raah ulajhii pyaar duniyaa ne kiyaa
raah siidhii jab milii to sab ne Thukaraa diyaa
ai dil …

na kisii ko chaah merii na kisii ko i.ntazaar
kis liye phir mu.D ke piichhe dekhanaa baar-baar
ai dil …

Song #53
Socha tha pyaar hum na karenge….

In the last song from the 1963 movie Bluff Master starring Shammi Kapoor and Saira Bano, I had mentioned that Kalyanji Anandji got so many singers together in the seven songs of the movie.

We listened to Hemant Kumar. Now lets listen to Mukesh.

Please enjoy: Socha tha pyaar hum na karenge….

sochaa thaa pyaar ham naa kare.nge
suurat pe yaar ham naa mare.nge
phir bhii kisii pe dil aa gayaa
sochaa thaa pyaar …

bahut Kaaq duniyaa kii chhaanii thii hamane
ab tak kisii kii na maanii thii hamane -2
dhokhe me.n dil kaise aa gayaa
sochaa thaa pyaar …

yahaa.N tak to aaye the daaman bachaa ke
jaa na sake phir tere dar pe aa ke -2
jaaduu mohabbat kaa chhaa gayaa
sochaa thaa pyaar …

agar dil na dete ba.Daa naam karate
magar pyaar me.n ba.Daa kaam karate -2
dil ko yahii kaam bhaa gayaa
sochaa thaa pyaar …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F-3f0e8p5U

Song #54
Govinda ala re ala….

If you think the first two songs from the 1963 movie Bluff Master by two different singers, ie, Hemant Kumar and Mukesh have been supeb, you have

to wait for the third singer Mohammad Rafi to come up with this all time most popular Janamashatami number.

Hats off to Kalyanji Anandji for the superb tune.

Please enjoy: Govinda ala re ala….

ra : govi.ndaa aalaa re aalaa zaraa maTakii sa.mbhaal bR^ijabaalaa
ko : govi.ndaa aalaa re …
ra : are ek do tiin chaar sa.ng paa.Nch chhaH saat hai.n gvaalaa
ko : are ek do tiin …

ra : aa_ii maakhan ke choro.n kii senaa
ko : aa_ii maakhan ke choro.n kii senaa
ra : zaraa bachake sa.mbhal ke jii rahanaa
ko : zaraa bachake sa.mbhal ke jii rahanaa
ra : ba.Dii naTakhaT hai fauj kahii.n aa_ii jo mauj
( nahii.n bachane kaa ) -2 ko_ii bhii taalaa taalaa
govi.ndaa aalaa re …

ho kaisii nikalii hai jhuum ke ye Tolii
ko : ho kaisii nikalii hai jhuum ke ye Tolii
ra : aaj khelegii duudh se ye holii
ko : aaj khelegii duudh se ye holii
ra : bhiige kitanaa bhii a.ng Tha.nDii ho naa uma.ng
( pa.De inase ) -2 kisii kaa na paalaa paalaa
govi.ndaa aalaa re …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z60TE_JDsJE

Song #55
Yeh khamoshiyan, yeh tanhaayiyan…..

1963 was a very successful year for Rajendra or Rajinder Krishan. Besides Bluff Master, he wrote songs of Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke, Ghar Basake Dekho and Bharosa; all beautiful and super hit songs.

Yeh Raaste Hain Pyar Ke was the first of the several movies depicting the Commander Nanawati case; the latest one being Rustom. At the premiere of Rustom, for which my friend Raj Dutta very graciously called us, I had this to say to the sponsors Red FM: “I don’t know why only a botched up affair of a navy officer’s wife has been so fascinating to the Hindi film industry that they keep making one after the other movies on the same theme. There are hardly any takers for combat role of the Indian Navy”. Recently, Maj Gen Bakshi’s son made an outstanding movie for India Today Channel titled Killer Squadron depicting how the action by Indian Navy missile boats spelt devastation for Pakistan and Karachi was ablaze on the night of 4th Dec 1971 (since then celebrated as Navy Day).

Anyway, back to Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke starring Sunil Dutt and Leela Naidu. My namesake Ravi composed the following songs on the lyrics of Rajinder Krishan:

1. Yeh Khamoshiya Yeh Tanhaayiya
2. Tum Jis Pe Nazar Daalo Us Dil Ka Khudahafij
3. Zulf Lehrai Teri Or Meri Takdeer Bani
4. Yeh Raaste Hain Pyar Ke Chalna Sambhal Sambhal Ke
5. Aaj Yeh Meri Zindagi dekho khushi me jhumti jane chali kaha
6. Gunahon Ka Diya Tha Hak
7. Jane Jaan Paas Aao (Hawao Ko Dekho, Nazaro Ko Dekho)

Quite a mix of happy and sad songs, you will agree.

Lets start with the first one: Yeh khamoshiyan, ye tanhaayiyan, the kind of song that the couple would sing in the quietness of winter in Kashmir just as many decades later the Roja song was composed by AR Rehman in the same place!

Please enjoy: Mohammad Rafi and Asha Bhosle sing: Yeh khamoshiyan, yeh tanhaayiyan…..

rafii: ye Kaamoshiyaa.N ye tanahaaiyaa.N
muhabbat kii duniyaa hai kitanii javaa.N
aashaa: ye Kaamoshiyaa.N ye tanahaaiyaa.N
muhabbat kii duniyaa hai kitanii javaa.N
dono.n: ye Kaamoshiyaa.N ye tanahaaiyaa.N

aashaa: aa aa.a.a.a aa.a aa.a.a aa.a

aashaa: o ho ho
rafii: aa haa
aashaa: aa aa aa aa aa aa
raii: aa haa haa
aashaa: o ho
rafii: o ho ho ho ho ho
aashaa: (ye sardii kaa mausam badan kaa.Npe thar thar)-2
rafii: ye hai.n barf ke Dher yaa sa.ngamaramar % Rafi says sa.ngemaramar
dono.n: banaa le.n na kyuu.N apanii jannat yahaa.N
rafii: ye Kaamoshiyaa.N ye tanahaaiyaa.N
muhabbat kii duniyaa hai kitanii javaa.N
dono.n: ye Kaamoshiyaa.N ye tanahaaiyaa.N

rafii: ye uu.Nche pahaa.Do.n ke maGaruur saaye
aashaa: (ye kahate hai.n unako nazar to milaaye)-2
dono.n: farishte bhii hai.n is jagah bezubaa.N
aashaa: ye Kaamoshiyaa.N ye tanahaaiyaa.N
muhabbat kii duniyaa hai kitanii javaa.N
dono.n: ye Kaamoshiyaa.N ye tanahaaiyaa.N

rafii: na paradaa hai koii na hai koii chilaman
aashaa: (jahaa.N paa.Nv rakh de.n hai phisalan hii phisalan)-2
dono.n: qadam chho.Date jaa rahe hai.n nishaa.N

rafii: ye Kaamoshiyaa.N [aa aa aa] ye tanahaaiyaa.N [aa aa aa]
muhabbat kii duniyaa hai, kitanii javaa.N
dono.n: ye Kaamoshiyaa.N ye tanahaaiyaa.N

rafii: aa aa.a.a.a aa.a aa.a.a aa.a
aashaa: aa aa.a.a.a aa.a aa.a.a aa.a
dono.n: aa aa.a.a.a aa.a aa.a.a aa.a

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op5_FgMM_sk

Song #56
Ye raaste hain pyaar ke chalna sambhal sambhal ke…

The next song from the 1963 movie Ye Raaste Hain Pyar Ke that I am giving you is the title song with lyrics by Rajendra Krishan that are so appropriate to the theme of the movie.

It has been sung by Asha Bhosle.

Please enjoy: Ye raaste hain pyaar ke chalna sambhal sambhal ke…

ye raaste hai.n pyaar ke chalanaa sa.Nbhal-sa.Nbhalake
yahaa.N luuTate hai.n dil ko aramaa.N machal-machalake

jo bhii is taraf se guzaraa kabhii lauTake na aayaa
aayaa to saath apanii (betaabiyaa.N hii laayaa) -2
guzaregii umr saarii pahaluu badal-badalake
ye raaste hai.n pyaar ke …

is a.njuman me.n samajhaa jisako chiraaG dil kaa
dekhaa qariib se to (nikalaa vo daaG dil kaa) -2
paravaanaa jo banegaa rah jaa_egaa vo jalake
ye raaste hai.n pyaar ke …

https://youtu.be/oPf3ffpXdGk

Song #57
Aaj ye meri zindagi, dekho khushi mein jhumti, jaane chali kahan….

The last song tonight is from the same 1963 movie Ye Raaste Hain Pyar Ke starring Sunil Dutt and Leela Naidu. The movie wanted to steer clear from acknowledging that it was based on Nanawati case. However, people had no doubt.

Ashok Kumar was the prosecution lawyer in the movie and what acting and dialogues he came up with.

The last song is a happy song picturised on Sunil Dutt and the ever so beautiful Leela Naidu. Coincidentally, this is the third song this evening sung by Asha Bhosle

(the first one being a duet between Rafi and her). One has to actually listen to these songs to get the excellence of their lyrics and compositions and the fabulous range of singing of Asha Bhosle.

Please enjoy: Aaj ye meri zindagi, dekho khushi mein jhumti, jaane chali kahan….

(aaj ye merii zi.ndagii dekho Kushii me.n jhuumatii
jaane chalii kahaa.N, jaane chalii kahaa.N) -2

(tanhaa nahii.n chalii huu.N mai.n dil bhii hai meraa hamasafar
guzarii to huu.N idhar se mai.n phir bhii na_ii hai rahaguzar) -2
zarro.n me.n bhii hai roshanii leke tu mujhako aa gayii
ai zi.ndagii kahaa.N, ai zi.ndagii kahaa.N -2

(mujhako bulaa rahaa hai kyo.n dekho vo ko_ii duur se
ba.Dhane lage mere qadam jisakii taraf Guruur se) -2
dil me.n bhii hai suruur saa, aa.Nkho.n me.n bhii hai nuur saa
shamaa jalii kahaa.N , shamaa jalii kahaa.N

(raaho.n me.n merii phuul hai taare merii nigaah me.n
ab naa mujhe pukaaraanaa, Duub chalii huu.N chaah me.n) -2
apanaa nahii.n hai kuchh pataa, ai merii beKudii bataa
tuu le chalii kahaa.N, tuu le chalii kahaa.N

aaj ye merii zindagii …

Song #58
Tumne hansi hi hansi mein kyun….

The third movie for which Rajendra Krishan penned the lyrics of the songs in 1963 was Kishore Sahu’s Ghar Basake Dekho starring Manoj Kumar, Mehmood, Rajshree, Shyama. Its songs were composed by Chitragupta:

1 Ae Mere Pyar Bata Lata Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor
2 Tumne Hansi Hi Hansi Mein Kyun Lata Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor
3 Khush Rahe Teri Nagri Lata Mangeshkar
4 Jidhar Ji Mein Aaya Udhar Hum Chale Suman Kalyanpur, Usha Mangeshkar
5 Ye Ras Teri Baton Ka Chocolate Mohammed Rafi
6 Aap Ki Ankhon Ka Mere Dil Pe Yeh Ehsaan Hai

Lets take up the beautiful duet between Lata and Mahendra Kapoor.

Please enjoy: Tumne hansi hi hansi mein kyun….

tumne hansi hi hansi me kyu dil churaya javab do
tumne hansi hi hansi me kyu dil churaya javab do
aankho se tumne bhi kitni neende churayi hisab do
aankho se tumne bhi kitni neende churayi hisab do

tumne mere masum dil par kaisa jadu kar diya
tumne mere masum dil par kaisa jadu kar diya
tumne meri jindagi ko pyar se kyu bar diya
baato hi baato me kaisa jadu chalaya hisab do
aankho se tumne bhi kitni neende churayi hisab do

tumko sayad malum hoga tum hamare kon ho
tumko sayad malum hoga tum hamare kon ho
hum tumhare jo bhi honge tum hamare kon ho
pahle bhi aisi kitni bate chhupayi hisab do
tumne hansi hi hansi me kyu dil churaya javab do

jab mile the hum pahle pahle tum to kuch aise na the
tumse milkar ho gaye yu varna hum aise na the
dil me mohabbat ka toofan kisne uthaya jabab do
tumne hansi hi hansi me kyu dil churaya javab do
aankho se tumne bhi kitni neende churayi hisab do

Song #59
Dil todana kisi ka ye zindagi nahin hai….

And the last movie of 1963 for Rajinder Krishan as lyricist was the Guru Dutt starrer Bharosa directed by K Shankar. Asha Parekh acted opposite him and Mehmood supported ably.

Since this movie starred Asha Parekh, we took up the folowing songs of the movie on her Birthday on Gandhi Jayanti this year:

1. Aaj ki mulaqaat bas itani.
2. Is bhari duniya mein.
3. Woh dil kahan se laayun.

That brings us squarely to the year 1964 and Rajendra Krishan started with a bang by pairing yet another time with Madan Mohan and creating some exceptional songs for the movie Pooja Ke Phool:

1 “Pahle Meri Aankhon Ke Chiraago Ko Bhujhaaya” Lata Mangeshkar
2 “Dil Todna Kisi Ka Yeh Zindagi Nahi Hai” Lata Mangeshkar
3 “Meree Aankho Se Koyee Nind Liye Jaata Hai” Lata Mangeshkar
4 “Ab Do Dilo Ki Mushkil Aasaan Ho Gayi Hai” Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
5 “Meow Meow Meri Sakhi” Lata Mangeshkar
6 “Banda Paravar Ho Raat Ke Andhere Me Yun” Asha Bhosle
7 “Hey Jamaalo O Baba He Jamaalo” Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
8 “Do Ghadi Sath Rahe Khush Rahe Aabaad Rahe” Mohammed Rafi
9 “Sanam Apni Palkon Pe Tujhko Bithaakar Dikhata Hu” Mohammed Rafi

We shall be taking up three of these songs, two tonight and one tomorrow; songs #s 2, 3, and 4.

Please enjoy Lata ji sing: Dil todana kisi ka ye zindagi nahin hai….

ara thahar jara thahar
tujhe samjhau jindagi kya hai
jo aaj tak na mili tujhko wo khushi kya hai
dil todna kisi ka ye zindagi nahi hai
dil todna kisi ka ye zindagi nahi hai

gum dusre ka lele kya ye khushi nahi hai
chal is tarah ke jaise chalti hai ye hawaye
chal is tarah ke jaise chalti hai ye hawaye
phulo ko ye khilaye bago ko ye hasaye
apne liye jiye jo wo admi nahi hai
dil todna kisi ka ye zindagi nahi hai

jis par udasiya ho us hoth ko hasi de
jis par udasiya ho us hoth ko hasi de
dekar karar apna badle me bekali de
tera dil hai ek khazana tujhe kuch kami nahi hai
dil todna kisi ka ye zindagi nahi hai

wo chand ho ya shola dono me nur dekha
wo chand ho ya shola dono me nur dekha
lekin jise bhi dekha shole se dur dekha
jo fuk de kisi ko wo roshni nahi hai
dil todna kisi ka ye zindagi nahi hai
gum dusre ka lele kya ye khushi nahi hai

jara thahar jara thahar
tujhe samjhau jindagi kya hai
jo aaj tak na mili tujhko wo khushi kya hai
dil todna kisi ka ye zindagi nahi hai
dil todna kisi ka ye zindagi nahi hai

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2dQF9wqtAE

Song #60
Meri aankhon se koi neend liye jaata hai….
And the last song tonight is the second song from the movie Pooja Ke Phool that we earlier selected. The movie starred Dharmendra and Mala Sinha together with Ashok Kumar. This must rank amongst the best of the Neend songs with excellent lyrics and composition.

Please enjoy Lata Mangeshkar sing: Meri aankhon se koi neend liye jaata hai….

meri aankho se koi nind liye jata hai
meri aankho se koi nind liye jata hai
dur se pyar ka paigam diye jata hai
meri aankho se koi nind liye jata hai

raat bhar jagenge ham
tumse chhup chhupke sanam
raat bhar jagenge ham
tumse chhup chhupke sanam
aankh jhapke na kabhi
chaand taro ki kasam
dil mera aaj ikrar kiye jata hai
dur se pyar ka paigam diye jata hai
meri aankho se koi nind liye jata hai

baat jo unase chali wo idhar aake ruki
nam jab unaka liya ek khushbu si uddi
baat jo unase chali wo idhar aake ruki
nam jab unaka liya ek khushbu si uddi
ek tasavvur hai jo madhosh kiye jata hai
dur se pyar ka paigam diye jata hai
meri aankho se koi nind liye jata hai

Song #61
Ab do dilon ki mushkil aasaan ho gayi hai…

Yesterday, we were on the songs of Pooja Ke Phool, the 1963 movie starring Dharmendra and Mala Sinha. We took up two of the three songs that we wanted to take up: Dil todana kisi ka, and Meri aankhon se koi neend liye jaata hai. And, I am sure you would have agreed with me that the lyrics were super indeed.

Here is the third one: a duet between Asha Bhosle and Mohammad Rafi.

Once again, it has been composed by Madan Mohan.

Please enjoy: Ab do dilon ki mushkil aasaan ho gayi hai…

ra : ab do dilo.n kii mushkil aasaan ho ga_ii hai
duniyaa ko mohabbat kii pahachaan ho ga_ii hai
la : ab pyaar kii har ma.nzil aasaan ho ga_ii hai
aapas me.n do dilo.n kii pahachaan ho ga_ii hai

ra : is raaste se guzaraa ik din ko_ii bechaaraa
naa jaane kis adaa se tumane use pukaaraa
aisaa kiyaa ishaaraa kuchh soch ke bechaaraa
vo ho gayaa tumhaaraa
duniyaa bhii dekhakar ye hairaan ho ga_ii hai

la : kab se tumhaarii Kaatir ham raah me.n pa.De the
ik roz phir ye dekhaa tum saamane kha.De the
aisii nazar milaa_ii duniyaa mujhe bhulaa_ii
kuchh soch bhii na paa_ii
jaise ki ruuh merii bejaan ho ga_ii hai

ra : milanaa thaa jinako ab vo diivaane mil ga_e hai.n
la : terii daastaa.N se mere afasaane mil ga_e hai.n
ra : ab ek hii kahaanii ab ek hii fasaanaa
ab ek hii taraanaa
la : do jism to hai.n lekin ik jaan ho ga_ii hai

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SRAwAu8K-Y

Song #62
Mujhe le chalo aaj us gali….

The next film for which he wrote the lyrics of the songs was the 1964 movie Sharaabi starring Dev Anand and Madhubala. We shall be taking up three songs of this movie as these are some of his best lyrics.

By this time, his best pairing had already become with Madan Mohan. Look at the songs that they produced in this movie:

1. Tum Ho Hasin Kahan Ke, Ham Chaand Aasmaan Ke
2. Jaao Ji Jaao Dekhe Hai Bade Tum Jaise Chor Lutere
3. Mujhe Le Chalo Aaj Phir Us Gali Men
4. Kabhi Na Kabhi, Kahi Na Kahi, Koi Na Koi To Aayega
5. Sawan Ke Mahine Me (Sad)
6. Saawan Ke Mahine Me Ik Aag Si Seene Me Lagati Hai To Pee
7. Sawan Ke Mahine Me (Slow)
8. Do Do Haath, Do Do Paanv, Kaam Jo Lega In Chaaron

We shall take up two tonight and one tomorrow.

No one acts better as a sharaabi than Dev Anand. Try him in this movie or in Kaala Pani (Hum bekhudi mein tumako pukaare chale gaye) or in Guide (Din dhal jaaye haay raat na jaaye) or in Hum Dono (Kabhi khud pe kabhi halaat pe rona aaya). He was the best.

Lets start with my favourite song in the movie: Mujhe le chalo aaj us gali….

mujhe le chalo, aaj phir us galii me.n
jahaa.N pahale-pahale, ye dil la.Dakha.Daayaa

vo duniyaa, vo merii mohabbat kii duniyaa
jahaa.N se mai.n betaabiyaa.N leke aayaa
mujhe le chalo …

jahaa.N so rahii hai merii zi.ndagaanii
jahaa.N chho.D aayaa mai.n apanii javaanii
vahaa.N aaj bhii ek chaukhaT tazaa
mohabbat ke sajaado.n kii hogii nishaanii -2
mujhe le chalo …

vo duniyaa jahaa.N usake naqsh-e-kadam hai.n
vahii.n merii khushiyaa.N, vahii.n mere Gam hai.n
mai.n le aauu.Ngaa khaak us rahaguzar kii
ke us rahaguzaraa kii, to zarre sanam hai -2
mujhe le chalo …

vahaa.N ek ra.Ngee.n chilaman ke piichhe
chamakataa huaa usakaa, ruKasaar hogaa
basaa luu.Ngaa aa.Nkho.n me.n vo roshanii mai.n
yuu.N hii kuchh ilaaj-e-dil-e-zaar hogaa -2
mujhe le chalo …

mujhe le chalo, aaj phir us galii me.n
jahaa.N pahale-pahale, ye dil la.Dakha.Daayaa
vo duniyaa, vo merii mohabbat kii duniyaa
jahaa.N se mai.n betaabiyaa.N leke aayaa
mujhe le chalo …

Song #63
Kabhi na kabhi, kahin na kahin, koi na koi to aayega….
And the last song tonight, from the 1964 movie Sharaabi also became very popular.

I had kept it for the ongoing Hamara, Apna Fest on Yaad Kiya Dil Ne but since there are thousands of songs on the theme, I don’t mind giving it here. Once again, Mohammad Rafi was the singer.

Please enjoy: Kabhi na kabhi, kahin na kahin, koi na koi to aayega….

kabhii na kabhii kahii.n na kahii.n koii na koii to aayegaa
apanaa mujhe banaayegaa dil me.n mujhe basaayegaa

kabase tanhaa Dhuu.NDh raahaa huu.N duniyaa.N ke viiraane me.n
khaalii jaam liye baiThaa huu.N kab se is maikhaane me.n
koii to hogaa meraa saaqii koii to pyaas bujhaayegaa
kabhii na kabhii …

kisii ne meraa dil na dekhaa na dil kaa paiGaam sunaa
mujhako bas aavaaraa samajhaa jis ne meraa naam sunaa
ab tak to sab ne Thukaraayaa koii to paas biThaayegaa
kabhii na kabhii …

kabhii to degaa sannaaTe me.n pyaar bharii aavaaz koii
kaun ye jaane kab mil jaaye raste me.n ham_raaz koii
mere dil kaa dard samajh kar do aa.Nsu to bahaayegaa
kabhii na kabhii …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MUuAGtzqgw

Song #64
Sawan ke mahine mein…..

We were viewing and listening to the songs that Rajendra or Rajinder Krishan penned for the 1964 movie Sharaabi starring Dev Anand and Madhubala.

We had taken up two out of the three songs we had chosen to view: Mujhe le chalo aaj us gali, and Kabhi na kabhi, kahin na kahin, koi na koi to aayega.

Here is the third that was even more popular than the other two. Dev Anand was always very convincing as a Shraabi and he did it in number of movies; for example in Guide (Din dhal jaaye haay raat na jaaye) and Hum Dono (Kabhi khud pe kabhi haalaat pe rona aaya).

Madan Mohan composed it and Mohammad Rafi sang it.

Please enjoy: Sawan ke mahine mein…..

sochataa huu.N ki piyuu.N piyuu.N na piyuu.N
Taak daaman ke siyuu.N siyuu.N na siyuu.N
dekh kar jaam kashamakash me.n huu.N
kyaa karuu.N mai.n jiyuu.N jiyuu.N haay! na jiyuu.N

saavan ke mahiine me.n
ik aag sii siine me.n
lagatii hai to pii letaa huu.N
do chaar gha.Dii jii letaa huu.N
saavan ke mahiine me.n

chaa.Nd kii chaal bhii hai bahakii huii
raat kii aa.Nkh bhii sharaabii hai
saarii kudarat nashe me.n hai chuur
are mai.n ne pii lii to kyaa kharaabii hai
saavan ke mahiine me.n …

% Fast version

baraso.n chhalakaaye mai.n ne
ye shiishe aur ye pyaale
kuchh aa j pilaa de aisii
jo mukjahko hii pii Daale
har roz to yuu.N hii dil ko
bahakaa ke mai.n pii letaa huu.N
do chaar gha.Dii jii letaa huu.N …

lambe jiivan se achchaa
vo ik pal jo apanaa ho
us pal ke baad ye duniyaa
kyaa Gam hai agar sapanaa ho
kuchh soch ke aisii baate.n
ghabaraa ke mai.n pii letaa huu.N
do chaar gha.Dii jii letaa huu.N …

maikhaane me.n aayaa huu.N
mausam kaa ishaaraa paa ke
dam bhar ke liye baiThaa huu.N
ra.ngiin sahaaraa paa ke
saathii jo terii zidd.h hai to
sharamaa ke mai.n pii letaa huu.N
do chaar gha.Dii jii letaa huu.N ..

Song #65
Ye jhuki jhuki jhuki nigahen teri….

The next movie for which he penned the song lyrics was the 1964 movie: Aao Pyaar Karen starring Joy Mukherjee and Saira Bano. All songs were composed by Usha Khanna.

1. Tum Akele To Kabhi Bagh Mein Jaya Na Karo
2. Ik Sunahari Sham Thi, Bahki Bahki Jindagi
3. Dil Ke Aaine Mein Tasvir Teri Rahti Hai
4. Yeh Jhuki Jhuki Jhuki Nigahein Teri
5. Meri Dastan Mujhe Hi Mera Dil Suna Ke Roye
6. Bahar E Husn Teri, Mausam-E-Shabab Tera, Jahan Tu Hai Vahan Phir Chandni Ko
7. Jabse Bani Hai Yeh Duniya, Pyar Sanam Hai Pyar Khuda, Aao Pyar Kare (Duet)
8. Tamannao Ko Khilne De
9. Jinke Liye Main Deewana Bana, Woh Bhi Kahte Hai Diwana Mujhe
10. Dilbar Dilbar Ho Dilbar

We shall be taking up two of these.

Here is the first one, a very diferently composed song (a path-breaker during those days). It was sung by Mohammad Rafi who could sing all kinds of songs.

Please enjoy: Ye jhuki jhuki jhuki nigahen teri….

ye jhuki jhuki jhuki nigahen teri
ye ruki ruki ruki si ahen teri
dil ka raz keh gayi, tujh ko pyar hai kahi
ab ye bat chhup sakegi kaise teri, hay
ye jhuki jhuki jhuki nigahen teri
ye ruki ruki ruki si ahen teri
dil ka raz keh gayi, tujh ko pyar hai kahi
ab ye bat chhup sakegi kaise teri hoye
ye jhuki jhuki jhuki nigahen, wah wah

mastiyo mein doobi mast mast teri ada
har ada mein jhoomta hua sa ik nasha
mastiyo mein doobi mast mast teri ada
har ada mein jhoomta hua sa ik nasha
hai raz kya, samajh liya, samajh liya
ye jhuki jhuki jhuki nigahen teri
ye ruki ruki ruki si ahen teri
dil ka raz keh gayi, tujh ko pyar hai kahi
ab ye bat chhup sakegi kaise teri, hoye
ye jhuki jhuki jhuki nigahen

ye teri sadgi ye bankpan ki shokhiyan
munh chhupa nahin to gir padega asman
ye teri sadgi ye bankpan ki shokhiyan
munh chhupa nahin to gir padega asman
hai jhootth kya, khuda gawah, khuda gawah
ye jhuki jhuki jhuki nigahen teri
ye ruki ruki ruki si ahen teri
dil ka raz keh gayi, tujh ko pyar hai kahi
ab ye bat chhup sakegi kaise teri, haay
ye jhuki jhuki jhuki nigahen teri

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQzgR14DaHQ

Song #66
Tum akele to kabhi baag mein jaaya na karo…

And the last song for the evening is also from his 1964 movie Aao Pyaar Karen starring Joy Mukherjee and Saira Bano. It is a beautiful, though longish duet between Mohammad Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar singing for the lead actors.

Please enjoy: Tum akele to kabhi baag mein jaaya na karo…

tum akele to kabhi baag me jaya na karo
tum akele to kabhi baag me jaya na karo
aaj kal phool bhi dilwale hua karte hai
koyi kadmo se lipat baitha to phir
to phir kya hoga, to phir kya hoga
tum akele to kabhi baag me jaya na karo
tum akele to kabhi baag me jaya na karo
aaj kal kaliya badi shokh hua karti hai
koyi shokhi pe utar aayi to phir
to phir kya hoga, to phir kya hoga
tum akele to kabhi baag me jaya na karo

tum kabhi zulf ko chehre pe giraya na karo
tum kabhi zulf ko chehre pe giraya na karo
baz dil wale bhi kamzor hua karte hai
koyi nagin jo samjh baitha to phir
to phir kya hoga, to phir kya hoga
mehfil e husn ki chilman ko uthaya na karo
mehfil e husn ki chilman ko uthaya na karo
bijliyan kali ghatao me chhupi hoti hai
koyi chupke se chamak jaye to phir
to phir kya hoga, to phir kya hoga
tum akele to kabhi baag me jaya na karo

tum kabhi ankh me kaajal bhi lagaya na karo
tum kabhi ankh me kaajal bhi lagaya na karo
inhin ankhon ke jaricho me to ham baste hai
sath kaajal ke jo bah nikle to phir
to phir kya hoga, to phir kya hoga, hay hoy
husn walo ke muqabil kabhi aaya na karo
husn walo ke muqabil kabhi aaya na karo
sharbati ankho ke doro me nasha hota hai
bin piye hi jo bahak jao to phir
to phir kya hoga, to phir kya hoga
tum akele to kabhi baag me jaya na karo

dekho angadayi ko bhi baahe uthaya na karo
dekho angadayi ko bhi baahe uthaya na karo
aaj tak chaand ke daman ko na pahuncha koi
chaand ghabra ke jo gir jaye to phir
to phir kya hoga, to phir kya hoga
tum khayalo ki ye tasvire banaya na karo
tum khayalo ki ye tasvire banaya na karo
ret par dur se pani ka ghuma hota hai
umr bhar pyaas na bhujh payi to phir
to phir kya hoga, to phir kya hoga
tum akele to kabhi baag me jaya na karo

tum to aaine se bhi aankhe milaya na karo
tum to aaine se bhi aankhe milaya na karo
aaj tak aisi hasi cheez na dekhi hogi
apni surat pe jo mar baithe to phir
to phir kya hoga, to phir kya hoga
tum to aaine se bhi aankhe milaya na karo
tum to aaine se bhi aankhe milaya na karo
dil na dene pe bahut naaj kiya karte ho
apani surat pe bigad baithe to phir
to phir kya hoga, to phir kya hoga
tum akele to kabhi baag me jaya na karo
tum akele to kabhi baag me jaya na karo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usL3w3kcjnQ

Song #67
Main teri nazar ka saroor hoon…..

His next movie, the 1964 movie Jahan Ara, had his finest songs. As I mentioned earlier, by this time he had formed one of the Hindi movies’ best combination with Madan Mohan about whom OP Nayyar once remarked that all his (Nayyar’s) songs put together didn’t match up to just two of the ghazals composed by Madan Mohan.

Jahan Ara’s story was based on the historical story wherein Mumtaz, whilst dying, takes a pledge from her daughter Jahan Ara that she wouldn’t marry but look after her father and Mumtaz’s love-of-a-lifetime Shahjehan. Now, it so happened that she was in love with her childhood friend Mirza Yusuf Changezi and their love not leading to anything (and indeed Jahan Ara was forbidden to meet him) because of Jahan Ara’s pledge is the one that was the subject of the most beautiful ghazals that were put together by Rajendra Krishan and Madan Mohan:

1. “Baad Muddat Ke Yeh Ghadi Ayee” Mohammed Rafi, Suman Kalyanpur 04:57
2. “Main Teri Nazar Ka Suroor Hoon” Talat Mahmood 02:56
3. “Woh Chup Rahen To Mere” Lata Mangeshkar 04:35
4. “Phir Wohi Sham Wohi Gham” Talat Mahmood 03:30
5. “Aye Sanam Aaj Aye Qasam Khayen” Talat Mahmood, Lata Mangeshkar 04:40
6. “Teri Aankh Ke Ansoo” Talat Mahmood 04:05
7. “Kisi Ki Yaad Mein Duniya Ko” Mohammed Rafi 03:25
8. “Haal-E-Dil Yoon Unhe Sunaayaa Gayaa” Lata Mangeshkar 03:03
9. “Jab Jab Tumhe Bhulaya, Tum Aur Yaad Aaye” Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle 08:25
10. “Tum uda Hokar Hame” Talat Mahmood
11. “Kabhi Aankhon Mein Teri” Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar, Meena Mangeshkar

You will agree with me that these are some of the finest ghazals in Hindi movies and hence we shall be taking up quite a few of them.

Lets start with the first one sung by Talat Mehmood: Main teri nazar ka saroor hoon…..

mai.n terI nazar kA suruur huu.N
tujhe yaad ho ke nA yaad ho
tere paas rahake bhI dUr huu.N
tujhe yaad ho ke nA yaad ho
mai.n terI nazar kA suruur huu.N

(mujhe aa.Nkh se to giraa diyaa
kaho dil se bhI kyA bhulaa diyaa ) – 2
terI aashiqii kA Guruur huu.N
tujhe yaad ho ke nA yaad ho
mai.n terI nazar kA …

(terI zulf hai mere haath me.n
ke tU aaj bhI mere saath hai ) – 2
tere dil me.n bhI mai.n zaruur huu.N
tujhe yaad ho ke nA yaad ho
mai.n terI nazar kA …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPZv_2uHMdE

Song #68
Woh chup rahen to mere dil ke daag jalate hain…

The 1964 movie Jahan Ara whose ghazals and songs we are taking up had Mala Sinha in the title role. Even though she was used to over-acting (in-your-face type of acting that another of her co-star of several movie, Manoj Kumar, was adept at), in this movie she was quite passable only because most often than not she had to only look sad and tearful.

Mirza Yusuf Changezi’s, her lover’s, role was played by Bharat Bhushan.

The second song that we are taking up from the movie has been sung by Lata Mangeshkar. The film-directors of that era were able to use, many a times, courtesans and comedians to convey the feelings of the lead cast (eg in Chhote Nawab, a song lip-synced by the courtesan Minoo Mumtaz, actually conveys the feelings of Ameeta for her husband Mehmood who, without caring for her, is actually watching the courtesan’s dance; the song being: Ghar aaja ghir aaye badra saanwariya). Here too, Minoo Mumtaz lip-syncs this song.

These are some of the best lyrics of Rajendra Krishan, if not the best.

Please enjoy: Woh chup rahen to mere dil ke daag jalate hain (A YKDN Fest theme song):

vo chup rahe.n to mere dil ke dAG jalate hai.n
jo bAt kar le.n to bujhate charAG jalate hai.n

kaho bujhe.n ke jale.n
ham apanI rAh chale.n yA tumhArI rAh chale.n
kaho bujhe.n ke jale.n
bujhe.n to aise ke kisI GarIb kA dil
kisI GarIb kA dil
jale.n to aise ke jaise charAG jalate hai.n

yah khoI khoI nazar
kabhI to hogI yA sadA rahegI udhar
yah khoI khoI nazar
udhar to ek sulaGatA huA hai vIrAnA
hai ek vIrAnA
magar idhar to bahAro.n me.n bAG jalate hai.n

jo ashq pI bhI lie
jo ho.nTh sI bhI lie, to sitam ye kisape kie
jo ashq pI bhI lie
kuchh Aj apanI sunAo kuchh Aj merI suno
KAmoshio.n se to dil aur dimAG jalate hai.n

Song #69
Phir wohi shaam wohi gham wohi tanhaayi hai….

In the 1964 movie Jahan Ara we have many bests. I have already mentioned in the two songs that I had given that these are the finest songs put together by Rajendra Krishan and Madan Mohan.

Mala Sinha was nominated for – hold your breath – for Best Actress award. Mercifully she didn’t get it.

And now we come up with not

just one of the best of Talat Mehmood but widely regarded as his best in singing quality, excellence of lyrics and composition.

Please enjoy: Phir wohi shaam wohi gham wohi tanhaayi hai….

phir vohii shaam vahii Gam vahii tanahaaI hai
dil ko samajhaane terii yaad chalii aaI hai

phir tasavvur tere pahaluu me.n biThaa jaaegaa
phir gayaa vaqt gha.Dii bhar ko palaT aaegaa
dil bahal jaaegaa aakhir ye to saudaaI hai
phir vohii shaam …

jaane ab tujh se mulaaqaat kabhii ho ke na ho
jo adhuurii rahe vo baat kabhii ho ke na ho
merii ma.nzil terii ma.nzil se bichha.D aaI hai
phir vohii shaam …

phir tere zulf ke rukhasaar kii baate.n ho.ngii
hijr kii raat magar pyaar kii baate.n ho.ngii
phir muhabbat me.n ta.Dapane kii qasam khaaI hai
phir vohii shaam …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1Djdf3Niso

Song #70
Teri aankh ke aansu pi jaayun, aisi meri taqdeer kahan…

Yesterday, after a week’s break (caused due to my being very busy), we started taking up songs of the 1964 movie Jahan Ara starring Mala Sinha in the title role with Bharat Bhushan acting as her lover from her childhood days: Mirza Yusuf Changezi.

We took up three songs yesterday:

1. Main teri nazar ka saroor hoon.
2. Woh chup rahen to mere.
3. Phir wohi shaam wohi gham wohi tanhaayi hai.

Tonight we shall take up another three (these are so good).

The first one, once again, has been sung by Talat Mehmood. Lyricist-Composer combination continues being Rajendra Krishan-Madan Mohan.

Please enjoy: Teri aankh ke aansu pi jaayun, aisi meri taqdeer kahan (Another Fest song (Mera, Apna, Hamara Songs Fest) on YKDN:

teraa GamaKvaar huu.N lekin mai.n tujh tak aa nahii.n sakataa
mai.n apane naam terii bekasii likhavaa nahii.n sakataa

terii aa.Nkh ke aa.Nsuu pii jaauu.n aisii merii taqadiir kahaa.N
tere Gam me.n tujhako bahalaauu.n aisii merii taqadiir kahaa.N

ai kaash jo mil kar rote, kuchh dard to halake hote
bekaar na jaate aa.Nsuu, kuchh daaG jigar ke dhote
phir ra.nj na hotaa itanaa, hai tanahaaI me.n jitanaa
ab jaane ye rastaa Gam kaa, hai aur bhii lambaa kitanaa
haalaat kii ulajhan sulajhaauu.N aisii merii taqadiir kahaa.N
terii aa.Nkh ke aa.Nsuu pii jaauu.N

kyaa terii zulf kaa leharaa, hai ab tak vohii sunaharaa
kyaa ab tak tere dar pe, detii he.n havaae.n paharaa
lekin hai ye khaam-o-khayaalii, terii zulf banii hai savaalii
mohataaj hai ek kalii kii, ik roz thii phuulo.n vaalii
vo zulfe.n pareshaa.n mahakaauu.n aisii merii taqadiir kahaa.N
terii aa.Nkh ke aa.Nsuu pii jaauu.N

Song #71
Jab jab tumhen bhulaya tum aur yaad aaye….

Yesterday, I talked about how well the directors of yore used the medium of courtesans to convey the feelings of the lead cast. I was giving a prelude to the song: Woh chup rahen to mere dil ke daag jalte hain lip-synced and danced upon by Minoo Mumtaz.

And now, we have a song in which Vinod Kumar, the director, uses not one but two courtesans to convey these emotions.

This movie had so many best songs that to call this as one of the best would be a cliche’. Anyway, it was sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle singing for Minoo Mumtaz and Aruna Irani. These lyrics are very very strong, eg:

Marane ki aarzu mein ham ji rahen hain aise,
Jaise ke laash apni khud hi koi uthaaye;
Tum aur yaad aaye.

Please enjoy: Jab jab tumhen bhulaya tum aur yaad aaye….

jab-jab tumhe.n bhulaayaa tum aur yaad aa_e
( jab-jab tumhe.n bhulaayaa haa.N tum aur yaad aa_e tum aur yaad aa_e ) -2
jaate nahii.n hai.n dil se ab tak tumhaare saa_e -2
jaate nahii.n hai.n dil se haa.N ab tak tumhaare saa_e
jab-jab tumhe.n bhulaayaa …

tumase bichha.D ke hamane dil ko bahut sa.mbhaalaa -4
dil ko bahut sa.mbhaalaa
gulashan me.n ye na bahalaa aa
gulashan me.n ye na bahalaa saharaa me.n bhii sataa_e
tum aur yaad aa_e
jab-jab tumhe.n bhulaayaa …

marane kii aarazuu me.n ham jii rahe hai.n aise -2
marane kii aarazuu me.n ho ham jii rahe hai.n aise -2
ham jii rahe hai.n aise
jaise kii laash apanii khud hii ko_ii uThaa_e
tum aur yaad aa_e
jab-jab tumhe.n bhulaayaa …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUOS2aSfRds

Song #72
Kisi ki yaad mein duniya ko bhulaaye hue….

And sadly, after five songs of just one of his movies, the 1964 movie Jahan Ara, we are now at the last song that I have selected for you.

Just like Anarkali had just one song by Hemant Kumar, in this movie with 11 songs, only one was sung by Mohammad Rafi.

Talat Mehmood’s forte’ was ghazals whereas Rafi was strong in all genre’ of songs. This one was based on a difficult raag Kedar, tal Dadra that only Rafi could sing.

Please enjoy: Kisi ki yaad mein duniya ko bhulaaye hue….

kisii kii yaad me.n duniyaa ko hai.n bhulaaye huye
zamaanaa guzaraa hai apanaa Khayaal aaaye huye

ba.Dii ajiib Khushii hai Gam-e-muhabbat bhii
ha.Nsii labo.n pe magar dil pe choT khaaye huye

hazaar parde ho.n pahare.n ho.n yaa ho.n diivaare.n
rahe.nge merii nazar me.n to vo samaaye huye

kisii ke husn kii bas ik kiraN hii kaafii hai
ye log kyuu.N mere aage hai.n shammaa laaye huye

Song #73
Remembering Manna Dey on His Death Anniversary

We lost him two years ago on this day (24th Oct 2013) at the age of 94. He was the last of the male singers generation that ruled the Hindi films from 1940s: Mohammad Rafi, Mukesh, Kishore Kumar and Mahendra Kapoor. Of course, before them, KL Saigal and Pankaj Mullick ruled.

Classical Raaga based songs was his forte’. Today morning, I was listening to his best: Jhanak jhanak tori baaje paayaliya based on Raag Darbari Kanada, Tal Tintal.

One of the greatest mortifications for him was to win over (in the 1956 movie Basant Bahar) a dual with the great Bhimsen Joshi (yes I am talking about the song Ketaki gulaab juhi champakaban phuule in Raag Basant Bahar, Tal Ektal.

However, strange are the ways of the Hindi films. He lost to Kishore Kumar’s antics in the 1968 movie Padosan on a semi-classical and comic song Ek chatur naar!

The lyrics of the song were penned by our current great lyricist: Rajendra Krishan.

Please enjoy and recall how well Manna Dey, a great classical vocalist, adapted so easily to comedy (this is not the only song that he has done in a comic setting!): Ek chatur naar kar ke singaar….

ek chatur nAr kar ke si.ngAr
mere man ke dvAr ye ghusat jaat
ham marat jaat, are he he he
yak chatur nAr kar ke si.ngAr…

pa re sa, sa sa sa ni dh sa
sa re sa dha dha pa
pa dha sa re sa
sa re ga dha pa

yak chatur nar kar ke si.ngaa… r

ki: ##ummm ## dham
mah: ayyo !
ki: are dham, o dham, o dham dham dham ruk
##umm ## bru – 2
o a aa i ii u U e ai o au a.n a: ##(vowels)##
um nAm nAm nAm nAm nAm nAm
nAm nAm lama lama lama lama la
um bal bal bal bal re,
bal bal bal bal re, bal bal bal bal re
om

ek chatur nAr ba.DI hoshiyAr – 2
apane hI jaal me.n phasat jaat
ham hasat jaat are ho ho ho ho ho !
ek chatur nAr ba.DI hoshiyar

su: tuu kyo.n…
mah: chhI re

kare lAkh lAkh duniyA chaturAI
chhuTTI kar dU.ngA mai.n usakI
abake jo AvAz lagAI
chhuTTI kar dU.ngA, aa aa aa…
tA jum, taka jum, taka num, yaka jum
tak tankidia…

ki: pa.Dh ke botan chIr bi chakkar – 2 (?)
har bud khudi-budi khud kar – 2
chhiTake to rere mon mAkhan – 2
sab chale gaye, sab chale gaye chidamudh chiting chitubud
chitubud gaay, chitubud gaay, chitubud haay haay haay

jA re, jaa re kAre kAgA
kA kA kA kyo.n shor machaaye
us nArI kA dAs nA ban jo
rAh chalat ko rAh bulAe

kaalaa re jaa re jaa re
are nAle me.n jaake tuu mu.Nh dhoke aa
Kaalaa re ga re ga re

mah: ye ga.Daba.D jI
ki: o gA re gA re
mah: ye sur badalA
ki: o gA re gA re
mah: ye hamako maTakA bolA
ki : o gA re gA re
mah: ye sur kidhar hai jI, ye sur…; ye…, ennAyA idhu ##(Tamil)##
yek chatur naar…
am chho.DegA nahii.n jI
yek chatur naar…
am paka.Dake rakhegA jI

ye ghusat jaat
ham marat jaat are aa aa aa

tuu kyA jAne kyA hai nArI
jis tan laage more nainA
usape sArI duniyA vArI

mah: nAch nA jaane, A.ngan te.DhA
Teee.DhA, Te.DhA Te.DhA Te.DhA Te.DhA – 4
naach nA jaane, aa.ngan Te.DhA
Te.DhA Te.DhA Te.DhA Te.DhA – 4
us sa.ng lAge more nainA
abake jo AvAz lagAI

ki: o Te.Dhe!
mah: oy
ki: o ke.De!
mah: o yA
ki: are sIdhe ho jaa re
sIdhe ho jaa re
sIdhe ho jaa
vAh rI cha.ndaniyA, vAh re chakore
rAm banAI ye kaisii jo.DI
kare nachAyA tA tA thaiyyA
tAl pe naache la.nga.DI gho.DI
are dekhI
are dekhI terI chaturAI
mah: ye phir ga.Daba.D
ki: are dekhI terI chaturaaI
mah: phir bhaTakAyA
ki: tujhe suro.n kI samajh nahii.n aaI
tUne korI ghAs hI khAI
are gho.De!
mah: ye gho.DA bolA
ki: o nigo.De!
mah: ye gaalI diyA
ki: are dekhI terI chaturAI
mah: yek chatur naar…
ki: gho.De dekhI terI chaturAI
mah: yek chatur naar…
ki: gho.De dekhI terI chaturAI
mah: yek chatur naar…
ki: ek chatur naar…
ki: ek chatur naar…
mah: ayyo gho.De terI…
ki: are gho.De terI…
mah: kyA re ye gho.DA-chatur, gho.DA-chatur bolA,
yek pe rahanA yA gho.DA bolo yA chatur bolo… gaao
ki: ek chatur naar ba.DI hoshiyaar
apane hI jaal me.n phasat jaat
ek chatur naar! ##(Tune becomes faster here) ##
ba.DI hoshiyArI!
ye ghusat jaat
mah: ham marat jaat, marat jaat ##(Mahmood gets stuck) ##
ye aTak gayaa !!!

ki: sa re ga ma pa, he aa aa…, he … … !!!!

Song #74
Remembering Manna Dey on His Death Anniversary

Dekh Kabira Roya was the 1957 movie for the songs of which (based on Raagas) that Manna Dey became famous for the first time.

Even though I have given this song earlier, I am repeating it.

Madan Mohan composed it in the Raaga of late evening named Raag Rageshri or Raageshwari. The Tal is Kaherava.

Please don’t forget that Dekh Kabira Roya was one of the finest satirical comedies or comic satires that you can see in Hindi films.

Please enjoy Manna Dey sing another of Rajinder Krishan‘s marvels: Kaun aaya mere man ke dwaare….

(kaun aayaa mere man ke dvaare,
paayal kii jhanakaar liye ) – 2
kaun aayaa …

(aa.Nkh na jaane, dil pahachaane
suuratiyaa kuchh aisii ) – 2
yaad karu.N to, yaad na aaye
muuratiyaa ye kaisii
paagal manavaa, soch me.n Duubaa
sapano.n kaa sa.nsaar liye
kaun aayaa …

(ik pal sochuu.N, merii aashaa
ruup badal kar aaI) – 2
duuje pal phir, dhyaan ye aae
ho na kahii.n parachhaaii.n
jo paradesii ke, ghar aaI
ek anokhaa pyaar liye
kaun aayaa …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_vcV7JGKpY

Song #75
Remembering Manna Dey on His Death Anniversary

And for the last song of the evening penned by Rajinder Krishan and sung by Manna Dey whom we are remembering on his death anniversary today, I turn to the 1969 movie Sachaai starring Shammi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar and Sadhana. Mohammad Rafi sang for Shammi Kapoor and Manna Dey sang for Sanjeev Kumar.

Shankar Jaikishan who have composed the best of Shammi Kapoor songs have composed this too.

Please enjoy: Ai dost mere maine duniya dekhi hai….

ai dost mere maine duniyaa dekhii hai
achchhii tarah apanii nazar se dekhii hai
yahaa.N achchhaa buraa kaun hai pahachaananaa mushqil

sach kii puujaa karane vaale hamane bhuukhe marate dekhe
jhuuTh kaa daaman thaamane vaale hamane mauje.n karate dekhe
phuulo.n kii sej par so kar jhuuThe ko aaraam naa aa_e
lekin sachche ko pal bhar me.n kaa.NTo.n par nii.nd aa jaa_e
ai dost mere …

jisakaa man ho saaf ( vo girakar ) -2 bhii uupar aataa hai
chaa.Nd ko dekho jo ghaT-ghaT kar phir bhii aage ba.Dh jaataa hai
jisakaa taaraa chamakaa sab ne ba.Dhakar usakaa saath diyaa
girate ko yahaa.N kisane thaamaa kisane usako haath diyaa
apanii to har subah holii apanii to har shaam diivaalii
do din kii ye duniyaa saath nahii.n hai jaane vaalii
ai dost mere …

Hence, in Part III of this tribute to a great lyricist Rajinder Krishan, I have given you another twenty-four songs, making it a total of 75 songs in three parts. We have only one more part (Part IV, that is) left cover the remaining about twenty-five songs.

I hope you have liked my choices so far. Do leave your comments.

I am fond of calling myself a lyrical man; words of the songs are often the most important part of the songs for me. Indeed, on the Facebook I have a page titled ‘Lyrical’ to honour and pay tribute to various lyricists. I have several (almost a dozen) posts on  my blog on my favourite lyricist and poet Shakeel Badayuni. The following posts about Sahir Ludhianvi have been reconstructed from the same page. Sahir was given the moniker of being the People’s Poet. As we go along, you would know why.

I started the series to bring home the point that whilst we genuinely love everything that Shakeel wrote, many other contemporary poets and lyricists were also good and popular.

So far, we have taken up three lyricists of great fame:

1. Shailendra. The opening song that I selected was Kuchh aur zamaana kehta hai.
2. Rajinder Krishan with his Mujhase mat poochh mere ishq mein.
3. Kaifi Azmi with his Jaane kyaa dhoondati rehati hain ye aankhen mujh mein.

Today is the beginning of a new month and year and an auspicious day to start with out fourth lyricist: Sahir Ludhianvi.

Sahir was born as Abdul Hayee on 8th March 1921. Sahir means ‘Wakeful’ or ‘Magician’ and this poet from Karimpura, Ludhiana actually awakened us with his poetry as a magician.

His mother Sardar Begum suffered at the hands of his father who eventually remarried. Some of Sahir’s poetry reflects that angst about the treatment of women. Sahir gained fame in his college (Khalsa College, Ludhiana) reading out his poems and giving his fiery speeches.

Sahir didn’t marry though he was romantically inclined to Amrita Pritam and later to the singer Sudha Malhotra.

Sahir’s style of poetry was different from Shakeel’s. Indeed, Shakeel was exclusively a poet of Love whereas almost all other poets of that era, including Sahir, wrote about the social conditions prevalent in the country including poverty.

For example, if Shakeel wrote for a Leader song, about Taj Mahal:

“Ek Shehanshah ne banwa ke haseen Taj Mahal,
Saari duniya ko mohabbat ki nishaani di hai,
Iske saaye mein sadaa pyaar ke charche honge
Khatam jo ho naa sakegi wo kahani di hai”

Sahir’s was to be critical of Shahjehan for the ostentation:

“Ek Shaehanshah ne banwa ke haseen Taj Mahal,
Ham gareebon ki mohabbat ka udhaaya hai mazaak,
Mere mehboob kahin aur mila kar mujhako.”

Many of his fans consider Sahir Ludhianvi as the greatest poet and lyricist of that era.

These do not include me though I was brought up in a place close to Sahir’s. As I told you a favourite is not someone like a horse who wins all races for you. A favourite is the one who comes closest to your own emotions and moods. Shakeel Badayuni does that for me.

Sahir received Filmfare awards for Best Lyricist twice: once for the Taj Mahal song: Jo vaada kiya wo nibhaana padhega; and once for the title song of Yash Chopra’s Kabhie Kabhie, which some feel was tailored on his own biography in part.

Song #01
Aurat ne janam diya mardon ko, mardon ne use bazaar diya….

Lets take a very expressive song from his 1958 BR Chopra movie Sadhana that starred Vyjayanthimala as a prostitute in love with a professor Sunil Dutt.

The film was about rehabilitation of prostitutes and stirred the conscience of the society towards them.

Datta Naik composed the song almost like a nazm, which it was.

Please enjoy: Aurat ne janam diya mardon ko, mardon ne use bazaar diya….

aurat ne janam diyaa mardo.n ko, mardo.n ne use baazaar diyaa
jab jii chaahaa kuchalaa masalaa, jab jii chaahaa dutkaar diyaa

tulatii hai kahii.n diinaaro.n me.n, bikatii hai kahii.n baazaaro.n me.n
na.ngii nachavaaii jaatii hai, aiyyaasho.n ke darabaaro.n me.n
ye vo beizzat chiiz hai jo, ba.nT jAtI hai izzatadaaro.n me.n

mardo.n ke liye har zulm ravaa.N, aurat ke liye ronaa bhii khataa
mardo.n ke liye laakho.n seje.n, aurat ke liye bas ek chitaa
mardo.n ke liye har aish kaa haq, aurat ke liye jiinaa bhii sazaa

jin hoTho.n ne inako pyaar kiyaa, un hoTho.n kaa vyaapaar kiyaa
jis kokh me.n inakaa jism Dhalaa, us kokh kaa kaarobaar kiyaa
jis tan se uge kopal ban kar, us tan ko zaliil-o-khAr kiyaa

mardo.n ne banaayii jo rasme.n, unako haq kaa faramaan kahaa
aurat ke zindaa jal jaane ko, kurbaanii aur balidaan kahaa
qismat ke badale roTii dii, usako bhii ehasaan kahaa

sa.nsaar kii har ek besharmii, gurbat kii god me.n palatii hai
chakalo.n me.n hii aa ke rukatii hai, faako.n me.n jo raah nikalatii hai
mardo.n kii havas hai jo aksar, aurat ke paap me.n Dhalatii hai

aurat sa.nsaar kii qismat hai, fir bhii taqadiir kii hotii hai
avataar payambar janatii hai, phir bhii shaitaan kii beTii hai
ye vo badaqismat maa.N hai jo, beTo.n kii sez pe leTii hai

Song #02
Thandi hawayen, lehrake aayen…

My maternal grandparents, after moving from Lahore, when the partition between India and Pakistan took place in Aug 1947, moved to a village halfway between Ludhiana and Nawanshahr. Sahir, did the opposite of that before partition. He studied in Ludhiana in the Khalsa High School and later in the government college. However, in 1943, at the age of 22 years, he moved to Lahore.

It was in Lahore that he published his first poetry compilation called Talkhiyan (Bitterness) in 1945. Just like most Urdu poets of that era, he became a member of Progressive Writers Association.

His style of doing things got him ample notoreity. When he was in the college in Ludhiana, he was expelled for having entered the Common Room for girls. I remember this anecdote quite well. He was fined all of Rupees Five (a huge sum at that time). He produced a ten rupees note from his kurta pocket. The principal wanted to give him the balance but he insisted that the principal keep the change just in case he, Sahir, went to the Girl’s Common Room again.

Similarly, in Pakistan, his fiery poetry, after independence, got him a warrant of arrest issued by the Pakistani government for promoting communism.

In 1949, therefore, he fled Lahore and came to India. In any case, he was too secular to be kept in Muslim Pakistan.

Soon he moved to Bombay to try his hand at writing lyrics for Hindi films. In two decades, he was so successful that he built a bungalow in Bombay called Parchhayiyan (Shadows).

In 1949 itself he wrote songs for Azadi Ki Raah Par, the movie that had Shyamlal Prashad Gupta’s famous poem converted into a song: Jhanda ooncha rahe hamaara; which I have given you on my blog in ‘The Best Azaadi (Independence) Poems’ ever written. However, Sahir’s songs including Badal rahi hai zindagi went unnoticed.

However, in 1951 movie Naujawaan for which SD Burman composed the songs, Sahir was suddenly noticed. This started a great partnership together especially for Guru Dutt movies starting with the 1951 movie Baazi.

Naujawaan was a Mahesh Kaul movie and starred Nalini Jayawant and Premnath in lead roles.

Here is the list of songs for the movie:

1. Dekho dekho jii kuchh bhii kar lo jiit hamaarii hai.
2. Dil kaa dard na jaane duniyaa.
3. Ek aag hai dahakataa raag hai.
4. Pi pi pi piyaa ham aur ham pi pi piyaa tum aur ham.
5. PanaghaT pe dekho aa_ii milan kii belaa.
6. ThaNDii havaae.n laharaake aae.n.
7. Zaraa jhuum le, jawaanii kaa samaa.N hai suhaanaa.

Naturally, the song to listen to is Thandi hawayen sung by Lata Mangeshkar.

Please enjoy: Thandi hawayen, lehrake aayen…

ThaNDii havaae.n, laharaake aae.n
rut hai javaa.n, unako yahaa.N, kaise bulaae.n
ThaNDii havaae.n …

chaa.Nd aur taare, ha.Nsate nazaare
milake sabhii, dil me.n sakhii, jaaduu jagaaye.n
ThaNDii havaae.n …

kahaa bhI nA jaaye, rahaa bhI nA jaaye
tumase agar, mile bhI nazar, ham jhe.np jaae.n
ThaNDii havaae.n …

dil ke fasaane, dil hii nA jaane
tumako sajan, dil kii lagan, kaise bataaye.n
ThaNDii havaae.n …

Song #03
Dekh ke akeli mohe barkha sataaye….

Guru Dutt’s 1951 movie Baazi was a major success for Sahir Ludhianvi, within two years of joining the Hindi films. The movie starred Dev Anand and Geeta Bali.

I saw Baazi on my computer last to last year. It is a crime thriller. Between Guru Dutt and Dev Anand, as with other producers and directors they made any number of these movies with almost similar stories. Before the formula films shifted to hero being in love with a smuggler’s daughter, these were the staple fare from Hindi films: Howrah Bridge, China Town, Aar Paar and many more.

Dev Anand’s would be wife Kalpana Kartik also acted in the movie.

Sahir and Sachin da made the following songs for the movie:

1 Suno Gajar Kya Gaaye Geeta Dutt
2 Dekh Ke Akeli Mohe Barkha Sataaye Geeta Dutt
3 Yeh Kaun Aaya Ki Meri Dil Ki Duniya Mein Geeta Dutt
4 Tadbeer Se Bigdi Hui Taqdeer Bana Le Geeta Dutt
5 Aaj Ki Raat Piya Geeta Dutt
6 Tum Bhi Na Bhoolo Balam Geeta Dutt
7 Sharmaaye Kaahe Ghabraaye Kaahe Shamshad Begum
8 Mere Labon Pe Chhipe Kishore Kumar

We shall take one of these tonight and two more tomorrow.

Please enjoy Geeta Dutt sing: Dekh ke akeli mohe barkha sataaye….

ko: (Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip
Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip Tip) – 2
gii: u_ii dekh ke akelii mohe barakhaa sataa_e
gaalo.n ko chuume kabhii chii.NTe u.Daa_e re …

gii: chalii na jaa_e chaal lachakuu.N jaise Daal
saa.Dii bhiigii cholii bhiigii bhiige gore gaal
ko: gore gaal gore gaal gore gore gaal
saa.Dii bhiigii cholii bhiigii bhiige gore gaal u_ii …

gii: luuTe haar si.ngaar paapii jal kii dhaar
khulii sa.Dak pe luT ga_ii logo.n mai.n alabelii naar
ko: (ek alabelii alabelii alabelii ) -2
khulii sa.Dak pe luT ga_ii logo.n mai.n alabelii naar u_ii …

gii: paa.Nv phisalataa jaa_e tan hichakole.n khaa_e
aise me.n jo haath paka.D le man usakaa ho jaa_e
ko: (bas ho jaa_e ho jaa_e ho jaa_e) – 2
aise me.n jo haath paka.D le man usakaa ho jaa_e u_ii …

Song #04
Tadbeer se bigadi hui taqdeer bana le…

I am sorry for having taken a break for the last two days; but, I assure you it was because of circumstances beyond my control.

On the First of January 2017, with the onset of a brand new year, we had started with one of the greatest poets and lyricists of our times: Sahir Ludhianvi, the moniker Sahir meaning ‘Wakeful’ or ‘Magician’.

After his first movie, the 1949 movie Azadi Ki Raah Par, for which he wrote the lyrics of songs, it was only in his second movie, the 1951 movie Navjawan, wherein he paired with SD Burman, that he was noticed. In the very next movie: the 1951 Guru Dutt movie Baazi, he excelled. Thus began a very enduring and adorable pairing with the music Director SD Burman that lasted until their 1957 movie Pyaasa.

I have given you a song from Baazi: Dekh ke akeli mujhe barkha sataaye, sung by Geeta Dutt and I had intimated that we shall be taking up another two songs.

Here is the first of them. This too has been sung by Geeta Dutt and picturised on another Geeta: Geeta Bali.

Please enjoy: Tadbeer se bigadi hui taqdeer bana le…

(tadabiir se biga.Dii huI taqadiir banaa le, taqadiir banaa le
apane pe bharosaa hai to ye daa.nv lagaa le,
lagaa le daa.nv lagaa le ) – 2

(Darataa hai zamaane kii nigaaho.n se bhalaa kyuu.N
nigaaho.n se bhalaa kyuu.N ) – 2
insaaf tere saath hai ilazaam uThaa le, ilazaam uThaa le
apane pe bharosaa hai.n to ye daa.nv lagaa le
lagaa le daa.nv lagaa le

(kyaa khaak vo jiinaa hai jo apane hii liye ho
apane hii liye ho ) – 2
khud miTake kisii aur ko miTane se bachaa le
apane pe bharosaa hai.n to ye daa.nv lagaa le
lagaa le daa.nv lagaa le

TuuTe hue patavaar hai.n kashtii ke to ham kyaa
haarii huI baaho.n ko hii patavaar banaa le, patavaar banaa le
apane pe bharosaa hai.n to ye daa.nv lagaa le,
lagaa le daa.nv lagaa le

tadabiir se biga.Dii huI …

Song #05
Aaj ki raat piya dil na todo…

That brings us to the last promised song from the 1951 movie Baazi, a Dev Anand (Navketan) production directed by Guru Dutt. The movie starred Dev Anand and Geeta Bali and also Dev Anand’s would-be-wife Kalpana Kartik.

This last song has also been sung by Geeta Dutt and happens to be one of my favourites. By now, even you know that I have a soft corner for the Raag (Dhun) Pahadi and this has been composed by SD Burman in that raag, Tal Dadra.

This song striaghtway takes you to those enchanting night songs perfected between Sahir Ludhianvi and SD Burman including my all time favourite: Ye rat ye chandini phir kahan. As far as Dev Anand and Kalpana Kartik are concerned, they too have their share of night songs by the pair, eg: Chup hai dharti chup hai chand sitaare, Phaili hui hain sapno ki baahen (both being waltzing numbers) and Teri duniya mein jeene se behatar hai ke mar jaayen.

Please enjoy: Aaj ki raat piya dil na todo…

aaj kii raat piyaa
aaj kii raat piyaa dil na to.Do
man ki baat piya maan lo
aaj ki raat piya

dil kii kahaanii apanii zubaanii tum ko sunaane aayii huu.N
aa.Nkho.n me.n leke sapane suhaane apanaa banaane aayii huu.N
cho.Dake saath piyaa muu.Nh na mo.Do
man kii baat piyaa maan lo
aaj kii raat piyaa

chandaa bhii dekhe taare bhii dekhe hamako gagan kii oT se
ghaayal kiyaa hai dil tumane meraa meeThi nazar kii choT se
thaam ke haath piyaa yuu.N na cho.Do
man kii baat piyaa maan lo
aaj kii raat piyaa

Song #06
Nigahen kyun milayi thi agar youn chhod jaana tha…

Guess what? Since I mentioned it in the last two songs, it would be easy to guess that in his next movie, the 1952 movie Lal Kunwar, he did a hat-trick, in that he paired again with SD Burman.

The movie was directed by Ravinder Dave and was on the life of Imtiaz Mahal (meaning “distinguished one of the palace”) better known by her birth name Lal Kunwar. She was the Empress of the Mughal Emperor Jahandar Shah.

She was a former dancing girl who exercised supreme influence over the Emperor, encouraged frivolity and pleasure which eventually led to his ignominious downfall.

The movie had the follwing songs put together by the pair:

1. Nigahen kyun milayi thi – Suraiya.
2. Awaz deta hai sola ka sin – Asha Bhosle.
3. Raja Jani laga mujhe nainva ka baan re – Shamshad Begum.
4. Prit Sataye Teree Yad Naa Jaye Teree – Suraiya.
5. Aayi Hu Mai Raja Tere Dwar – Suraiya.
6. Bachke Humse Bhala Sarkar Kaha Jaoge – Geeta Dutt, Asha Bhosle.
7. Chal Ae Dil Rah Me Koi Sahara Mil Hi Jayega.
8. Tum Jo Mile Arzu Ko Dil Ki Rah Mil Gayi – Suraiya.
9. Dil Ka Bhed Jan Lo Ho Sake To Man Lo – Asha Bhosle.
10. Wo Nigahe Jab Uthi Ghir Ke Badali Cha Gayi.
11. Ye Din Nahin Aah Bharne Ke Din.

Please enjoy: Nigahen kyun milayi thi agar youn chhod jaana tha…

nigahe kyon milayi thi, agar yu chhodjana tha
nigahe kyon milayi thi, agar yu chhodjana tha
ummide kyon jagayi thi, ummide kyon jagayi thi
agar dil ko jalana tha

khushi maangi thi hamne gam se daman bhar diya tune
khushi maangi thi hamne gam se daman bhar diya tune
are o jane wale, are o jane wale
hay yeh kya kar diya tune
mohabbat ki kasam hamne tujhe aisa naa jana tha
nigahe kyon milayi thi, agar yu chhodjana tha

chale aavo tumhe iss dil ki aahen yaad karti hain
chale aavo tumhe iss dil ki aahen yaad karti hain
jo suni ho gai tum bin woh raahen yaad karti hain
mile kyon the agar milna bichhadne kaa bahana tha
nigahe kyon milayi thi agar yu chhodjana tha
ummide kyon jagayi thi, ummide kyon jagayi thi
agar dil ko jalana tha

Song #07
Ye raat ye chandini phir kahan, sun ja dil ki daastan….

Ladies and gentlemen, whilst Sahir Ludhianvi paired with SD Burman to give us some of the most enchanting (especially night and moon songs) songs in Hindi movies, I have mentioned to you several times now that SD Burman was the music director of choice for Dev Anand movies; so much so that Burman da used to proudly day that his middle name Dev is actually the name of his favourite hero Dev Anand!

Can you guess why am I so excited tonight. We are going chronologically with Sahir Ludhianvi films and we have come to the 1952 movie Jaal tonight, yet another Guru Dutt movie starring Dev Anand and hence the music has to by SD Burman. By this time, the pairing of Sahir with Sachin was much talked about and acclaimed.

In this movie, they created a song that is immortal. It has been sung by my favourite singer Hemant Kumar and I have goose-pimples everytime I listen to it; the song being my idea of how a perfect song is made.

Lets first have a look at the list of songs for the movie:

1 Sun Ja Dil Ki Dastan (Yeh Raat Yeh Chandni) Hemanth Kumar
2 De Bhi Chuke Hum Dil Nazrana Geeta Dutt, Kishore Kumar
3 Chori Chori Meri Gali Aana Hai Bura Lata Mangeshkar
4 Yeh Raat Yeh Chandni Hemanth Kumar
5 Jor Laga Ke Haiya
6 Pighla hai sona door gagan par Lata Mangeshkar
7 Hans le gaa le dhoom macha le (Kaisi ye jaagi agan) Lata Mangeshkar
8 Soch samajh kar dil ko lagana (Dhoka na khana) Geeta Dutt

You will agree with me that Ye raat ye chandini phir kahan stands out just as moon amongst stars.

Jaal is a snare or a trap. Dev Anand as Tony Fernandes, a city bred (Bombay) street smart guy wants to ensnare a simple fishing folk woman Geeta Bali as Maria. His attraction is too strong for her to turn down even though she is warned by another woman Lisa that Tony played the same or similar game of love with her too! And then she is warned by a gypsy palm-reader. However, the pull of the love that Tony offers is far too strong.

Now, lets say an ordinary lyricist had to come up with these emotions on a guitar based song; what would he do? And then you think about what Sahir did. Well, Sahir did what he did 13 years later in movie Kaajal: he created a memorable song making the trap look so fascinating, viz: Ek baar chal diye gar tujhe pukaar ke, laut kar na aayenge kaafile bahaar ke. Outstanding! Here is what he did in Kaajal song: Achhon ko bura saabit karna, duniya ki puraani aadat hai! It must be the best song ever written for a man in villanous role!

And now think of what Sachin Dev Burman does to the lyrics. Sachin was the best to make it look like as if a song is based on Raagas. He did it with several including Deewana mastaana hua dil jaane kahan hoke bahaar aayi for Bambai Ka Babu. But here, he had to think of a raaga that would reflect the fishermen folks simple ways. And what better raaga than Raag Kaafi that has direct connection with the folk music of India! Sheer genius there.

And finally, who should sing it? Well, what you want to do with the song is for Maria (Geeta Bali) not to be able to resist the pull of her lover singing. You have night, you have moon, you have breeze…..and you require a singer to build up this atmosphere. You don’t have to think twice; it has to be Hemant Kumar. So much so that when he sings: Jaati baharen hain uthati jawaniya, taaron ki chhayon mein keh le kahaniyan……you feel someone is painting the scene for you!

Ladies and gentlemen, great songs ain’t an accident. So many things go into them to make them emerge great.

Please enjoy the greatest song of Hemant Kumar and one of the greatest of the pair of Sahir Ludhianvi and Sachin DEV Burman: Ye raat ye chandini phir kahan, sun ja dil ki daastan….

ye raat ye chaa.Ndanii phir kahaa.N
sun jaa dil kii daastaa.N
ye raat…

pe.Do.n kii shaakho.n pe soii soii chaa.Ndanii
tere khayaalo.n me.n khoii khoii chaa.Ndanii
aur tho.Dii der me.n thak ke lauT jaaegii
raat ye bahaar kii phir kabhii na aaegii
do ek pal aur hai ye samaa, sun jaa…

laharo.n ke ho.nTho.n pe dhiimaa dhiimaa raag hai
bhiigii havaao.n me.n Tha.nDii Tha.nDii aag hai
is hasiin aag me.n tuu bhii jalake dekhale
zi.ndagii ke giit kii dhun badal ke dekhale
khulane de ab dha.Dakano.n kii zubaa.N, sun jaa…

jaatii bahaare.n hai.n uThatii javaaniyaa.N
taaro.n ke chhaao.n me.n pahale kahaaniyaa.N
ek baar chal diye gar tujhe pukaarake
lauTakar na aae.nge qaafile bahaar ke
aajaa abhii zi.ndagii hai javaa.N, sun jaa…

Song #08
Ye mausam, ye hawayen….

The 1953 movie Shole (that’s how it was spelt that time) came 22 years before the 1975 movie Sholay starring Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini and Jaya Bahaduri; both the heroes married the heroines in later life! That’s what Sholay can do to you!

Anyway, in the 1953 movie Shole, cinders of passion were between Ashok Kumar and Bina Rai. There were six songs in the movie, with two of them having been sung in different versions twice in the movie. Out of these eight, Sahir penned only one and it was composed by Dhaniram and sung by Geeta Dutt after Hemant Kumar puts her on the track.

This was the song and the theme was the same as the last Jaal song: ye mausam ye hawaye ye rut suhani fir na aayegi.

Please enjoy: Ye mausam, ye hawayen….

ye mausam ye hawaye ye rut suhani fir na aayegi
fir na hogi dilwale zindgani fir na ayegi
koi hasrat na rakh dil me
ye duniya char din ki hai ye duniya char din ki hai
jawani mauj dariya hai jawani jo laut ke na aayegi

nigahe mila, nigahe mila or ek jam lele or ek jam lele
ha jawani ke sir ha jawani ke sir koi lizam lele
nigahe mila, nigahe mila nigahe mila, nigahe mila
nigahe mila, nigahe mila nigahe mila, nigahe mila

nigaho ke saaye me palti hai duniya palti hai duniya
hasino ke hamraah chalti hai duniya chalti hai duniya
hasino ke pehlu me aaram le lo hasino ke pehlu me aaram le lo
aaram le lo jara aaram le lo aaram le lo jara aaram le lo
nigahe mila, nigahe mila nigahe mila, nigahe mila

masjid mandir sabhi to na jaye sabhi to na jaye
ye tujh ko mitane kahi kho na jaye kahi kho na jaye
kahi is dali pe koi aaram le lo kahi is dali pe koi aaram le lo
aaram le lo jara aaram le lo aaram le lo jara aaram le lo
nigahe mila, nigahe mila or ek jam lele or ek jam lele
ha jawani ke sir ha jawani ke sir koi lizam lele

Song #09
Koi raag chhed dabi aag chhed…..

In the next movie, the 1953 Amiya Chakrabarty movie Shahenshah, starring Ranjan and Shakila, Sahir was back with SD Burman just as Shakeel used to pair with Naushad.

The movie had the following songs put together by the pair:

1. Jaam Thaam Le Sochate Hi Sochate Naa Bite Saari Raat – Shamshad Begum.
2. Aayi baharen leke raaten – Asha Bhosle.
3. Le Le Dil Ko Le Le Kismat Ke Hai Ye Mel – Geeta Dutt.
4. Nazon Ke Pale, Kaanto Pe Chale – Talat Mahmood.
5. Khaak Hua Dil Jalte Jalte – Lata Mangeshkar.
6. Chahat Ka Khazana Hai Tere Liye – Lata Mangeshkar.
7. Gham Kyo Ho Jinewalo Ko – Lata Mangeshkar.
8. Koi Raag Ched Dabi Aag Ched – Asha Bhosle.
9. Shahi Ki Zanzire Todte Chalo – Manna Dey.

As many as six singers to sing nine songs; great.

Please listen to this song that reminds you of a signature tune perfected by the pair by now: Koi raag chhed dabi aag chhed (Also remember that to use the word raag is something unique with Sahir. Even in the Jaal’s ye raat ye chandini song he says: Lehron ke honthon pe dheema dheema raag hai):

koi rag chhed dabi aag chhed
ke yahi hai zindgani
kahi hai bahar kahi par nisar
koi mang le nishani
koi rag chhed dabi aag chhed
ke yahi hai zindgani
kahi hai bahar kahi par nisar
kahi bandh le nishana koi rag ho

abhi waqt maharba hai
abhi zindagi jawa hai
abhi waqt maharba hai
abhi zindagi jawa hai
ye sama tera sama hai koi rag chhed

nit aaho ke ishare
ye khile khile nazare
nit aaho ke ishare
ye khile khile nazare
mujhe kah rahe hai sare koi rag chhed

zara dil ki sun suna le
zara khud ko aazma le
zara dil ki sun suna le
zara khud ko aazma le
koi aarzu jaga le koi rag chhed
koi rag chhed dabi aag chhed
ke yahi hai zindgani
kahi hai bahar kahi par nisar
koi mang le nishani koi rag chhed

Song #10
Raat ke rahi thak mat jaana…

Before we ended last night we took up a song from the 1953 movie Shahenshah wherein Sahir Ludhianvi, once again, paired with SD Burman.

By now, he was as much with SD Burman, as Shakeel was with Naushad and Hasrat and Shailendra were with Shankar Jaikishan.

Hence, in the 1953 movie Babla, directed by NB Agrami and Bhibhuti Laha, he was again with SD Burman. The movie starred Paresh Banerjee, Hiralal, Manju Dey, Master Niren, Pahadi Sanyal and Sova Sen.

Following were the songs of the movie:

1. Raat ke rahi thak mat jaana – Manna Dey.
2. Jag mein aaya koi koi jaaye re – Talat Mahmood.
3. Raat ke rahi thak mat jaana – Lata Mangeshkar.
4. Lehron ke rele sang naiya mori khele – Hridyanath Mangeshkar.
5. Raat khushi ki aayi – Manna Dey.
6. Hamre munder bola kaga sakhi ri – Rajkumari.

As you notice, half the songs are ‘Raat’ songs; I brought out yesterday how he was the best for such songs.

Please enjoy Manna Dey sing: Raat ke rahi thak mat jaana…

rat ke rahi, rat ke rahi thak mat jana
subah ki manjil dur nahi, dur nahi
rat ke rahi

dharti ke phaile aangan me,
pal do pal hai rat kaa dera – (2)
julm kaa sina chir ke dekho,
jhank raha hai naya savera
dhalta din majabur sahi,
chadhata suraj majabur nahi,
majabur nahi
thak mat jana,
ho rahi thak mat jana
rat ke rahi

sadiyo tak chup rehnewale,
abb apna hak leke rahenge – (2)
jo karna hai khul ke karenge,
jo kehna hai saf kahenge
jite ji ghut ghut kar marna
iss jag kaa dastur nahi, dastur nahi
thak mat jana, ho rahi thak mat jana
rat ke rahi

tutengi bojhal janjire,
jagengi soyi takdire – (2)
lut pe kab tak pehara dengi,
jung lagi khuni shamashire
rah nahi sakta iss duniya me,
jo sab ko manjur nahi, manjur nahi
thak mat jana, ho rahi thak mat jana
rat ke rahi

Song #11
Jab duniya badli hai phir kyun na badle hum….

For the last movie of 1953, for which

Sahir penned the songs, he was back with SD Burman’s “favourite” hero Dev Anand. And the heroine opposite Dev Anand was Madhubala. I am talking about the 1953 movie Armaan that was directed by Fali Mistry.

There were as many as nine songs in the movie; Talat Mahmood and Manna Dey sang for Dev Anand and Asha Bhosle and Geeta Dutt sang for Madhubala.

Following is the list of the songs:

1. Jab Duniya Badli Hai Phir Kyu Na Badale Hum Khilte Hue Mausam Me – Asha Bhosle.
2. Krodh Kapat Ke Andhiyare Mein – Manna Dey.
3. Bharam Teri Wafaon Ka, Mita Dete To Kya Hota – Talat Mahmood.
4. Bol Na Bole Janewale – Talat Mahmood, Asha Bhosle.
5. Jadu Bhari Yeh Fizayein Khati Hai Aaja Dil Me Machaye Sochta Hai Kya – Geeta Dutt.
6. Tum Ho Pardesi Kya Janey Kis Din Chhod Jao – Asha Bhosle.
7. Yeh Hansi Yeh Khushi Lakho Barse Yuhi Aaye Naujawani Teri Geet Gati Rahe – Geeta Dutt.
8. Chahe Kitna Mujhe – Duet – Asha Bhosle, Manna Dey.
9. Mai Pankh Lagake Ud Jau – Asha Bhosle.

Lets enjoy the very first song, sung by Asha Bhosle: Jab duniya badli hai phir kyun na badle hum….

jab duniya badli hai phir kyu na badle hum
khilte huye mausam me kyu bite rut ka gam
jab duniya badli hai phir kyu na badle hum
khilte huye mausam me kyu bite rut ka gam
jo bite bit gayi
jo bite bit gayi ab usko yaad na kar
rangin baharo ko yuhi barbad na kar
in najuk ghadiyo ki umre hoti hai kam
khilte huye mausam me kyu bite rut ka gam
jab duniya badli hai phir kyu na badle hum
khilte huye mausam me kyu bite rut ka gam

chahat ke gulshan se
chahat ke gulshan se khushiyo ki kaliya chun
kuch apne dil ki kah kuch mere dil ki sun
ye duri kaisi hai main phul tu shabnam
khilte huye mausam me kyu bite rut ka gam
jab duniya badli hai phir kyu na badle hum
khilte huye mausam me kyu bite rut ka gam

Song #12
Jayen to jayen kahan….

Next film, his first film of 1954, had to have Sachin Dev Burman composing his songs. Why? Simply because it was a Dev Anand movie directed by his brother Chetan Anand for their company Navketan Films. Kalpana Karthik, who was to secretly marry Dev Anand during the making of this movie, acted opposite him.

Here is from Wikipedia: “Dev Anand’s taxi in the movie was the British made Hillman Minx black car with number 1111. Such became the popularity following the film that the British made Hillman Minx became a vehicle of choice as a taxi in Bombay until the 1970s”.

Dev Anand was Mangal in the movie and Kalpana was Mala.

The movie had the following songs:

1 “Jayen To Jayen Kahan (Talat)” Talat Mahmood 03:32
2 “Dil Jale To Jale” Lata Mangeshkar 02:44
3 “Jayen To Jayen Kahan (Lata)” Lata Mangeshkar 03:12
4 “Chahe Koi Khush Ho” Mohammed Rafi 03:05
5 “Aye Meri Zindagi Aaj” Lata Mangeshkar 06:31
6 “Jeene Do Aur Jiyo” Asha Bhosle 02:53
7 “Dil Se Milake Dil Pyaar Kijiye” Lata Mangeshkar 02:56
8 “Dekho Mane Nahi” Asha Bhosle, Jagmohan Bakshi 02:54

Talat‘s Jayen to jayen kahan was

the most popular song of the movie. Sachin da composed it in Raag Jaunpuri, Taal Kaherava.

Please spare a thought of the lyrical excellence of the song by Sahir Ludhianvi, the ‘magical’ lyricist.

Please enjoy: Jayen to jayen kahan….

jaae.n to jaae.n kahaa.N – 2
samajhegaa, kaun yahaa.N, dard bhare dil kii zubaa.N
jaae.n to jaae.n kahaa.N …

maayuusiyo.n kaa, majamaa hai jii me.n
kyaa rah gayaa hai, is zi.ndagii me.n
maayuusiyo.n kaa, maayuusiyo.n kaa, majamaa hai jii me.n
kyaa rah gayaa hai, is zi.ndagii me.n
rUh me.n Gam dil me.n dhuaa.n
jaae.n to jaae.n kahaa.N …

apanaa bhii Gam hai, unakaa bhii Gam hai
ab dil ke bachanekii, ummiid kam hai
apanaa bhii Gam hai, apanaa bhii Gam hai, unakaa bhii Gam hai
ab dil ke bachanekii, ummiid kam hai
ek kashtii, sau tuufaa.N, jaae.n to jaae.n kahaa.N …

o jaane vaale, daaman chhu.Daa ke
mushkil hai jiinaa, tujhako bhulaa ke
o jaane vaale, o jaane vaale, daaman chhu.Daa ke
mushkil hai jiinaa, tujhako bhulaa ke
isase to hai, maut aasaa.N, jaae.n to jaae.n kahaa.N …

siine me.n shole, saaso.n me.n aahe.n
is zindagii se, kaise nibaahe.n
siine me.n shole, siine me.n shole, saaso.n me.n aahe.n
is zindagii se, kaise nibaahe.n
har jazabaat hai viiraa.N, jaae.n to jaae.n kahaa.N …

Song #13
Aaj kisi ke haathon ne dil ke taaron ko….

The last movie of his whose song I gave you was the Dev Anand starrer Taxi Driver. Talat Mahmood sang for him: Jaayen to jaayen kahan.

Savdhaan is not just a fauji command to come to attention but also the name of this 1954 movie directed by Dutta Dharmadhikari and starring Motilal and Shyama; yes, ladies and gentlemen, the Aar Paar girl Shyama who had Geeta Dutt sing for her Jaa jaa jaa jaa bewafa (Sun sun sun sun zalima).

Sahir penned the songs of the movie and Vasant Ramachandra composed them; there was one composed by Vasant Desai too: Mohabbat ki nazar jab meharbaan malum.

Here is the list:

1. Aaj Kisi Ke Hatho Ne Dil Ke Taro K – Asha Bhosle.
2. Chalo Hato Jaao Jaao Saiya – Asha Bhosle.
3. Nazar Se Dil Me Samane Wale – Asha Bhosle.
4. Raat Muskurati Hai Dhadkane Jagati Hai – Asha Bholse, Geeta Dutt.
5. Aap Aaye Hai Nasihat Hume Farmane – Khan Mastana, S Balbir.
6. Jhananan Baje Mori Jhanjhar – Asha Bhosle.
7. Mohabbat Ki Nazar Jab Meharba Malum – Asha Bhosle.

I am avoiding the Raat song and giving you Aaj kisi ke haathon ne dil ke taaron ko….

aaj kisi ke dil ke haatho ne, dil ke taaro ko chhed diya

dil ke taaro ko chhed diya

aaj kisi ke dil ke haatho ne, dil ke taaro ko chhed diya

dil ke taaro ko chhed diya

gahari nind me soye saaz ki, gahari nind me soye saaz ki

jhankaaro ko chhed diya

dil ke taaro ko chhed diya

dil ke taaro ko chhed diya

aaj kisi ke dil ke haatho ne, dil ke taaro ko chhed diya

dil ke taaro ko chhed diya

ha ha ho ho ho

aaj meri tanhaai apne aap se bhi sharmaane lagi

aaj meri tanhaai apne aap se bhi sharmaane lagi

dil ki dhadkan nagama bankar, hontho par lahraane lagi

hay mere hontho par lahraane lagi

jo saahil ko saath baha le

jo saahil ko saath baha le

un dhaaro ko chhed diya

dil ke taaro ko chhed diya

dil ke taaro ko chhed diya

aaj kisi ke dil ke haatho ne, dil ke taaro ko chhed diya

dil ke taaro ko chhed diya

har jhokhe se mujhko unake saath ki khushbu aati hai

tanman me ek thandi thandi aag bikharti jaati hain

jaane kisaki shokh najar ne, jaane kisaki shokh najar ne

aangaaro ko chhed diyaa

dil ke taaro ko chhed diya

dil ke taaro ko chhed diya

aaj kisi ke dil ke haatho ne, dil ke taaro ko chhed diya

dil ke taaro ko chhed diya

Song #14
Dheeth Langar Natkhat Harjaai….

Even as early as in 1954 Sahir and SD Burman knew that on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne we are going to usher in 2017 by having a Fest on Krishna songs. Hence, both of them got together again after a small break in the last Motilal, Shyama movie and made as many as ten songs for Radha Krishna.

Krishna is my all time favourite. Radha’s name always precedes her whenever both names are together and so it was in this 1954 Raja Nene movie starring Kamini Kaushal and Ratan Kumar.

All ten songs have been sung by females: mostly Lata Mangeshkar and some by Asha Bhosle and Geeta Dutt:

1. Dheeth Langar Natkhat Harjaai – Lata.
2. Nilgagan Me Baadal Baaje Angana – Lata.
3. Tum Bansi Ho Mai Taan Hum Tum – Lata, Geeta.
4. Dhith Langar Natakhat Harajaai – Lata again.
5. Aisi Bansi Bajayi Main To Kho Gayi – Lata.
6. Ankhiya Farkat Hai Ji – Lata.
7. Ghir Aaye Ras Megh Rasik Ji (Part 1) – Asha.
8. Jhum Uthe Nain Mere Dekh Tujhe Saanware – Lata.
9. Ghir Aaye Ras Megh Rasik Ji (Part 2) – Asha.
10. Suno Sakhi Kal Chale Jayenge Brindavan.

Sahir penned only songs #1, 3 and 4. The rest were penned by Narendra Sharma and Satyendra Athaiya.

Please enjoy: Dheeth Langar Natkhat Harjaai….

dheeth langar natkhat harjaai
tohe laaj na aaye
ek to man ka dheeraj lute
duje jiya jalaaye
dheeth langar
ho dheeth langar natkhat harajaai
tohe laaj na aaye

aate jaate baiyaan pakde
aate jaate baiyaan pakde, roke baat hamaari
kankad maare gagariya phode
kankad maare gagariya phode
waah re preet tihaari
nit nit ki ye raar kanhaai
ham se sahi na jaaye
dheeth langar natkhat harjaai
tohe laaj na aaye

baansuriya ki ter sunaakar
baansuriya ki ter sunaakar, hamko paas bulaaye
ham aaye to auron ke sang
ham aaye to auron ke sang
hil mil raas rachaaye
bebas ka man bas mein karake
chaturaai dikhalaaye
dheeth langar natkhat harjaai
tohe laaj na aaye
ek to man ka dheeraj lute
duje jiya jalaaye
ho dheeth langar
ho dheeth langar natkhat harajaai
tohe laaj na aaye

Song #15
Gori ke naino mein nindiya bhari….

His next movie, the 1954 KB Lal movie Angarey also had ten songs but there is no similarity with Radha Krishna. First of all, all ten songs were penned by Sahir and secondly he was once again back with SD Burman.

The movie starred Nargis and Nasir Khan, one of those movies in which Nargis too took a short break from acting with Raj Kapoor.

Here are the songs that Sahir and Sachin da made:

1. Tere Sath Chal Rahe Hain Yeh Jamin – Talat, Lata.
2. Mere Aansu Meri Aahen, Us Basti Ko Jaanewaale – Lata.
3. Mere Khevanahaar, Ummid Ki Jholi Men – Lata.
4. Raajadulaari Bitiyaa Ri Tohe – Lata.
5. Dub Gae Aakaash Ke Taare – Talat.
6. Pyar Bhari Dhadakano Ke Har Leke Aayungi – Lata.
7. Unhen Kho Kar Dukhi Dil Ki Duaa Se Aur Kyaa Maangun – Lata.
8. Roop Ki Rani Aayi Pyar Ki Daulat Layi Re – Shamshad Begum.
9. Gori Ke Naino Me Nindiya Bhari – Shamshad Begum. Kishore Kumar.
10. Ling Ring Shimba Shangrila – Asha Bhosle.

With so many people taking a break, we too take a break from Lata and Asha songs and listen to Shamshad Begum and Kishore Kumar sing: Gori ke naino mein nindiya bhari….

gori ke naino me nindiya bhari, aa ja ri sapno ki nilam pari
gori ke naino me nindiya bhari, aa ja ri sapno ki nilam pari
are o mere jakhamo ki fitkari, aa bhi ja kyo der itni kari

o nilam pari ruth jaungi mai, kiya toh naa aaungi mai
khamosh rahne me hai behtari
aati hu, aati hu, dam lo ghadi, aa bhi ja kyo der itni kari
gori ke naino me nindiya bhari, aa ja ri sapno ki nilam pari

too hur hai aur mai langur, too hur hai aur mai langur hu
ulfat ke hatho se majabur hu
gussa naa kar, naa kar, gussa naa kar
o meri besuri, o meri besuri, aa bhi ja kyo der itni kari
aati hu, aa ti hu, dam lo ghadi, aa bhi ja kyo der itani kari
gori ke naino me nindiya bhari, aaja ri sapno ki nilam pari

Song #16
Badi mushkil hai ajab mera dil hai na jane….

The first of the movies of the year 1955 was S Srivastava’s Chingari starring Shekhar, Nalini Jaywant, Pran and Leela Mishra.

The songs of the movie were penned by both Sahir and Shailendra and one by Anjum and composed by Manohar.

Sahir penned the following three songs:

1. Badi Mushkil Hai Ajab Mera Dil Hai Na Jane – Lata.
2. Jiyungaa Jab Talak Tere Fasaane Yaad Aayenge – Talat.
3. Dil ki duniya mein aa ke na jaana – Lata.

Please enjoy: Badi mushkil hai ajab mera dil hai na jane….

badi muskil hai azab mera dil hai
na jane kise dhunde na jane kise chahe
badi muskil hai azab mera dil hai
na jane kise dhunde na jane kise chahe

sakhyio se chupti firu kahi dil na lage
rato ko tare gine falak bhi na lage
mere sang sang meri nindiya bhi sari raat jage
mere sang sang meri nindiya bhi sari raat jage
badi muskil hai azab mera dil hai
na jane kise dhunde na jane kise chahe

sapne aaye man lalchaye jake fir na aaye
jake fir na aaye
dil nadan ye arman machle or rah jaye
machle or rah jaye
badi muskil hai azab mera dil hai
na jane kise dhunde na jane kise chahe

aye dil ye tuhi bara unhe dhundu kaha
sapno me dekha jinhe milegne wo kaha
bin karan angan me kya sochu khadi khadi
bin karan angan me kya sochu khadi khadi
badi muskil hai azab mera dil hai
na jane kise dhunde na jane kise chahe
badi muskil hai azab mera dil hai
na jane kise dhunde na jane kise chahe

Song #17
Jise tu kabool karle…..

If you all feel that for the last many movies he didn’t write a song that was hit or popular, then you will know that it is going to be remedied with his next movie, which is none other than Bimal Roy’s Devdas with Dilip Kumar in the title role, Vyjayanthimala as the hooker Chandramukhi and Suchitra Sen as Parvati or Paro.

No surprises as far as two things are concerned:

1. The movie was the first Hindi movie to be based on Sharat Chander Chattopadhyay novel Devdas.
2. Sahir was back with SD Burman and they made the following songs:

“Mitwa Lagi Yeh Kaisi” Talat Mehmood Dilip Kumar
“Kisko Khabar Thi” Talat Mehmood Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala
“Jise Tu Kabool Karle” Lata Mangeshkar Vyjayanthimala, Dilip Kumar
“Ab Aage Teri Marzi” Lata Mangeshkar Vyjayanthimala
“O AaneWale Ruk Ja” Lata Mangeshkar Vyjayanthimala
“Woh Na Ayenge Paltkar” Mubarak Begum Vyjayanthimala
“Aan Milo Aan Milo” Manna Dey and Geeta Dutt Baby Naaz, Nana Palsikar, Dulari
“Sajan Ki Ho Gayi Gori” Manna Dey and Geeta Dutt Suchitra Sen, Nana Palsikar, Dulari
“Manzil Ki Chah Mein” Mohammad Rafi and Chorus Suchitra Sen, Vyjayanthimala
“O Albele Panchi” Asha Bhosle and Usha Mangeshkar Baby Naaz

I shall start with a favourite song of mine (I have given this as an example of Vyjayanthimala’s superb dancing) that is not really a dance-song but she breaks into slow, beautiful, elegant dancing whilst talking to him and wanting him to stay. It is superb.

Please enjoy: Jise tu kabool karle…..

jise tuu kabuul kar le vo sadaa kahaa.N se laauu.N
tere dil ko jo lubhaa le vo adaa kahaa.N se laauu.N

mai.n vo phuul huu.N ke jisako gayaa har koii masal ke
merii umr bah ga_ii hai mere aa.Nsuo.n me.n Dhal ke
jo bahaar ban ke barase vo ghaTaa kahaa.N se laauu.N
tere dil ko jo…

tujhe aur kii tamannaa mujhe terii aarzuu hai
tere dil me.n Gam hii Gam hai mere dil me.n tuu hii tuu hai
jo dilo.n ko chain de de vo davaa kahaa.N se laauu.N
tere dil ko jo…

merii bebasii hai zaahir merii aah-e-be-asar se
kabhii maut bhii jo maa.Ngii to na paa_ii usake dar se
jo muraad le ke aa_e vo duaa kahaa.N se laauu.N
tere dil ko jo…

Song #18
Ab aage teri marzi….

You would agree with me that the last song from 1955 Bimal Roy movie Devdas was as full of beautiful lyrics as was its composition and picturisation.

It is very easy to guess what number from the movie I am giving you next. Once again it is a Lata Mangeshkar number picturised on Vyjayanthimala.

Guess what? Nargis was offered the role of Chandramukhi by Bimal Roy but she wanted the role of Parvati or Paro, thinking of that as the lead role. The best of the songs in the movie and the best play of emotions, if you recall the story, were, however, picturised on Chandramukhi and Vyjayanthimala gratefully bagged the role.

Vyjayanthimala in this dance (this is indeed a dance number) is simply rhythem in motion. Those huge saucer eyes are always part of her dance mudras. There would never be a dancer like her.

Please enjoy: Ab aage teri marzi….

diladaar ke qadamo.n me.n aa aa aa
diladaar ke qadamo.n me.n dil Daal ke nazaraanaa
mahafil se uThaa aur ye kahane lagaa diivaanaa

puruSh : kyaa

ab aage terii marzii ho aage terii marzii
ho more sai.nyaa.N ho more balamaa bedardii aage terii marzii
aage terii marzii sajanavaa
aage terii marzii piharavaa
aage terii marzii

na puuchh hamase ke kyo.n sogavaar baiThe hai.n
terii adaa_o.n pe ham dil ko vaar baiThe hai.n
labo.n pe jaan hai aur beqaraar baiThe hai.n
nigaah milane ke ummiidavaar baiThe hai.n

puruSh : sachchii

ab aage terii marzii …

siine me.n mohabbat ke jazbaat kaa tuufaa.N hai
jiine kii bhii hasarat hai marane kaa bhii aramaa.N hai
ab aage terii marzii ho aage terii marzii
ho more sai.nyaa.N ho more balamaa bedardii aage terii marzii
aage terii marzii zulmii
aage terii marzii nirda_ii
aage terii marzii

Song #19
Kisko khabar thi, kisko yakeen tha, aise bhi din aayenge….

The 1955 Bimal Roy movie Devdas whose songs I started giving you yesterday had songs that one would want to listen to all the time. It is not for nothing that in 2005 Indiatimes Movies ranked the film amongst 25 Must See Movies of all times.

Bimal Roy was awarded Ceritificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film at the National Fim Awards. At the Filmfare Awards, Dilip Kumar won the Best Actor Award, Motilal as the Best Supporting Actor in his role as Chunni Babu, and Vyjayanthimala as the Best Supporting Actress as Chandramukhi. Vyjayanthimala declined to accept the award as she felt that she should have been considered for Best Actress as her role was equivalent of Parvati played by Suchitra Sen. Hindi films hadn’t accepted the idea of two heroines in the same movie!

I would like to give you all the songs of the movies since I have fond memories of listening to them in my young days.

However, I end with this Talat Mahmood song that has always played in the depths of my mind whenever I am alone, lonely and sad.

It is a perfect sad song in many different ways: lyrics, composition, rendition and picturisation and this experience is waiting for you by a click. I have found for you the original sound-track of the song together with its dialogues. You will have to ignore the poor audo quality.

Please enjoy: Kisko khabar thi, kisko yakeen tha, aise bhi din aayenge….

kis ko khabar thii kis ko yaqii.n thaa
aise bhii din aaye.nge
haay
jiinaa bhii mushakil hogaa aur marane bhii na paaye.nge
haay kis ko khabar thii

ham jaise barbaad dilo.n kaa
jiinaa kyaa aur maranaa kyaa
aaj terii mahafil se uThe
kal duniyaa.N se uTh jaaye.nge
haay kis ko khabar thii

Song #20
Chup hai dharti chup hai chaand sitaare….

In the next movie of 1955, a MK Burman movie called House No. 44, Sahir and Sachin da were back making songs for Dev Anand as they did for those enchanting numbers of Jaal, three years ago.

House No. 44 had Kalpana Kartik opposite Dev Anand and had two lovable waltzing numbers: Phaili hui hain sapno ki raahen, and Chup hai dharti chup hain chaand sitare, one each for the heroine and the hero.

Mohammad Rafi too sang for Dev Anand, for example in Guide. However, the most adorable songs of Dev Anand have been sung by Hemant Kumar. This movie had quite a few of those including Teri duniya mein jeene se to behtar hai ke mar jaayen.

Here is the list of songs for the movie:

1. Aag ladi bangle mein – Asha Bhosle
2. Chup Hai Dharti Chup Hain Chand Sitaare—Hemant Kumar
3. Dekh Idhar O Jaadugar – Asha Bhosle
4. Dum Hai Baaki To Gum Nahin – Asha Bhosle
5. Oonche Sur Mein Gaaye Jaa – Kishore Kumar
6. Peeche Peeche Aakar—Lata Mangeshkar & Hemant Kumar
7. Phaili Hui – Lata Mangeshkar
8. Tere Duniya Mein Jeene Se – Hemant Kumar

Lets start with Chup hai dharti, one of my favourites. It is another thing that the story line had no need for a song there, just as in Patita, the favourite number Yaad Kiya Dil Ne was forced to be there. But, then, Hindi movies were known more for their music and songs than for any excellence of screenplay and story.

Please enjoy: Chup hai dharti chup hai chaand sitaare….

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chup hai dharatii, chup hai.n chaa.Nd sitaare
mere dil kii dha.Dakan tujhako pukaare

khoye khoye se ye mast nazaare
Thahare Thahare se yah ra.ng ke dhaare
Dhoo.NDh rahe hai.n tujhako saath hamaare
chup hai dharatii …

Aa~ haa~
kone kone mastii phail rahii hai
baahe.n banakar hastii phail rahii hai
tujh bin duube dil ko kaun ubhaare
chup hai dharatii …

nikharaa nikharaa sa hai chaa.Nd kaa jauvan
bikharaa bikharaa sa hai nuur ka daaman
aajaa merii tan_haayii ke sahaare
chup hai dharti …

Song #21
Teri duniya mein jeene se to behtar hai ke mar jaayen….

In the last song tonight, I am not going to give you the waltzing number sung by Lata Mangeshkar for Kalpana Kartik for the 1955 movie House No. 44; but, I am going to take you to this song whose lyrics give the impression of being a sad number and whose tune, especially the interludes make it look like as if it is light-hearted comedy!

Yes, I am talking about: Teri duniya mein jeene se sung by Hemant Kumar. Perhaps the intended scenario is an in-between the two feelings: that is, a humorous acceptance of the deplorable condition of indigence that Dev Anand finds himself.

There is a situation here similar to Dev Anand’s another movie: Kaala Pani in which whilst singing, in a railway compartment (he occupied the lower berth in First Class), the song: Apni to har aah ek toofan hai, he adds: Ooper wala jaan kar anjaan hai. Here Ooper wala can be taken as God as well as the heroine Waheeda Rehman (in the upper berth). That song also had SD Burman’s composition but Shailendra’s lyrics.

Here in this song from House No. 44, Dev Anand uses the word ‘Teri Duniya‘ both for God and Kalpana Kartik.

Please enjoy: Teri duniya mein jeene se to behtar hai ke mar jaayen….

terii duniyaa me.n jiine se to behatar hai ki mar jaae.n
vohii aa.Nsuu, vohii aahe.n, vohii Gam hai.n jidhar jaae.n
terii duniyaa me.n jiine se to behatar hai kii mar jaae.n

koii to aisaa ghar hotaa jahaa.N se pyaar mil jaataa
vohii begaane chehare hai.n jahaa.N pahu.Nche jidhar jaae.n
terii duniyaa me.n jiine se to behatar hai kii mar jaae.n

are o aasamaa.N vaale bataa isame.n buraa kyaa hai
khushii ke chaar jho.nke gar idhar se bhii guzar jaae.n
terii duniyaa me.n jiine se to behatar hai kii mar jaae.n

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHuSP_uvL4o

Song #22
Phaili huin hain sapno ki baahen….

We are paying a tribute to our fourth great lyricist: Sahir Ludhianvi. Before we broke off on 9th Jan, we took up two songs from the 1955 movie: House No. 44 starring Dev Anand and Kalpana Kartik. We took up a waltzing number: Chup hai dharti chup hain chand sitaare, and another beautiful number Teri duniya mein jeene se to behtar hai ke mar jaayen.

We are ready to proceed further. At this stage I give you the other waltzing number from the movie but this time sung by Lata Mangeshakar.

Please enjoy: Phaili huin hain sapno ki baahen….

phailii huii.n hai.n sapano.n kii baahe.n
aajaa chala de.n kahii.n dUr
vahii.n merI manzil vahii.n terI rAhe.n
aajaa chala de.n kahii.n dUr

uu.Nche ghaaT ke sa.ng tale chhip jaae.n
dhu.ndhalii fizaa me.n kuchh khoe.n kuchh paaye.n
dha.Dakan kii lay par koii aisI dhun gaaye.n
dede jo dilako dilakii panaahe.n
aajaa chala de.n kahii.n duur …

jhuulaa dhanak kaa dhiire dhiire ham jhuule.n
ambar to kyA hai taaro.n ke bhI lab chhUle.n
mastii me.n jhuule.n aur saare Gam bhuule.n
piichhe nA dekhe.n mu.Dake nigaahe.n
aajaa chala de.n kahii.n duur …

phailii huii.n hai.n …

Song #23
Suramai raat hai, ab tera intezaar kaun kare….

1955 was a very busy year for Sahir Ludhianvi. His songs with SD Burman were making waves and he was much in demand. Just before Sahir we took up Kaifi Azmi as lyricist. Kaifi would write lyrics of one or two movies in a year. In 1955, on the other hand, Sahir penned songs for as many as nine movies.

After Devdas and House No. 44, his next movie was Joru Ka Bhai. It was a Chetan Anand movie starring Vijay Anand, Kumkum, Balraj Sahni and Sheila Ramani.

Sahir’s songs, in this movie, were composed by Jaidev.

He wrote only two of them whilst Vishwamitra Adil penned the remaining eight. Following is the list:

1. Suramai Raat Hai, Ab Teraa Intezaar Kaun Kare – Lata Mangeshkar and Talat Mahmood.
2. Teri Zulfon Se Pyar – Talat Mahmood.

I have already told you that Sahir was a great one for Raat Songs.
Please enjoy Lata Mangeshkar sing: Suramai raat hai, ab tera intezaar kaun kare….

suramaii raat hai sitaare hai.n
aaj dono.n jahaa.N hamaare hai.n

subah kaa i.ntezaar kaun kare – 2

phir yah rut yah samaa mile na mile
aarzuu kaa chaman khile na khile
vaqt kaa aitabaar kaun kare
subah kaa i.ntezaar kaun kare

le bhii lo ham ko apanii baaho.n me.n
ruuh bechain hai nigaaho.n me.n
iltejaa baar baar kaun kare
subah kaa i.ntezaar kaun kare

Talat version
na_ii raat Dhalatii jaatii hai
ruuh Gam se pighalatii jaatii hai

terii zulfo.n se pyaar kaun kare
ab teraa i.ntazaar kaun kare

tum ko apanaa banaa ke dekh liyaa
ek baar aazamaa ke dekh liyaa
baar baar aitabaar kaun kare
ab teraa i.ntazaar …

ai dil-e-zaar soGavaar na ho
unakii chaahat me.n beqaraar na ho
haay, badanasiibo.n se pyaar kaun kare
ab teraa i.ntazaar …

Song #24
Ab woh karam karen yaa sitam main nashen main hoon….

For the last song of this evening, I take you to his next movie in 1955: GP Sippy movie Marine Drive. It was indeed the first movie of GP Sippy under his production house Sippy Films. The main cast of the film was Ajit and Bina Rai.

Sahir paired with N Dutta and made the following songs:

“Ab Vo Karam Karen Yaa Sitam Main NasheMen Hun” – Mohammed Rafi
“Apane Kayaalo Ko Samajha Dijiye” – Lata Mangeshkar
“Karam Ki Bhikh Maangi, Bataa Ai Aasamaan Vaale” – Mohammed Rafi
“Aji Tum Aur Hum Ho Sath Sath” – Asha Bhosle
“Dil Bhi Mit Jaye To Ulfat Dil Se Jane Ki Nahi” – Asha Bhosle
“Mohabbat Yu Bhi Hoti Hai” – Mohammed Rafi , Asha Bhosle
“Mai Hu Phuljhadi Tu Hai Shola” – Asha Bhosle
“Rat Sunsan Hai Zindagi Viran Hai” – Asha Bhosle

The first one is a beautiful song sung by Mohammad Rafi.

Please enjoy Mohammad Rafi sing: Ab woh karam karen yaa sitam main nashen main hoon….

ab vo karam kare.n yaa sitam mai.n nashe me.n huu.N
mujhako na koii hosh na Gam mai.n nashe me.n huu.N

siine se bojh unake Gamo.n kaa utaar ke
aayaa huu.N aaj apanii javaanii ko haar ke
kahate hai.n Dagamagaate qadam mai.n nashe me.n huu.N

vo bevafaa hai.n ab bhii ye dil maanataa nahii.n
kambaKt naasamajh hai unhe.n jaanataa nahii.n
mai.n aaj to.D duu.ngaa bharam mai.n nashe me.n huu.N

furasat nahii.n hai rone rulaane ke vaaste
aae na unakii yaad sataane ke vaaste
is vaqt dil kaa dard hai kam mai.n nashe me.n huu.N

I hope you liked my choices so far. I shall be covering the remaining best songs of Sahir Ludhianvi in several parts.

Please await Part II.

In the Great Lyricists series, we had started with our third lyricist (not in any particular order) Kaifi Azmi. In the first part of ‘The Best Songs Of Kaifi Azmi, A Great Lyricist And Poet’, after a brief introduction and giving you, as I usually do, three of my favourite songs of his; viz, Jaane kya dhoondati rehti hain ye aankhen mujh mein from 1961 movie Shola Aur Shabnam, his first ghazal that he wrote at the age of eleven: Itna to zindagi mein kisi ki khalal padhe, and the 1973 movie Hanste Zakhm song: Aaj socha to aansu bhar aaye, I settled down to giving you his songs chronologically. I, thereafter covered his best songs from his first in 1951 movie Buzdil (Rote rote guzr gayi raat re) to Main yeh soch kar uske dar se utha tha from the 1964 Chetan Anand movie Haqeeqat.

I am a lyrical man; words of the songs are often the most important part of the songs for me. Indeed, on the Facebook I have a page titled ‘Lyrical’ to honour and pay tribute to various lyricists. I have several (almost a dozen) posts on  my blog on my favourite lyricist and poet Shakeel Badayuni. The following posts about Kaifi Azmi have been reconstructed from the same page. Kaifi Azmi was the master lyricist who could give vent to the most powerful thoughts and strongest emotions by using the simplest of the words.

We resume after giving you two songs from 1964 movie Haqeeqat in Part I.

Song #23
Zara si ahat hoti hai to dil sochata hai kahin ye woh to nahin…

And it is not as if the soldiers in Ladakh in the 1964 movie Haqeeqat were missing their beloveds. The beloveds too had their share of giving vent to their emotions in the song. And, Kaifi Azmi, who was ever sensitive towards the women, brought out those emotions so well in this song sung by Lata Mangeshkar.

Naturally, a song like this has to be composed in the Raag of the evenings: Raag Kalyan and Madan Mohan did exactly that with the Tal being Kaherava.

Please enjoy above all the powerful lyrics of an evening song: Zara si ahat hoti hai to dil sochata hai kahin ye woh to nahin…

zaraa sii aahaT hotI hai to dil sochataa hai
kahii.n ye vo to nahii.n, kahii.n ye vo to nahii.n
zaraa sI aahaT hotI hai …

chhup ke siine me.n koI jaise sadaa detaa hai
shaam se pahale diyaa dil kA jalaa detaa hai
hai usii kii ye sadaa, hai usii kii ye adaa
kahii.n ye vo to nahii.n …

shakl phiratii hai nigaaho.n me.n vohii pyaarii sI
merI nas-nas me.n machalane lagI chi.ngArI sI
chhuu gaI jism meraa kisake daaman kii havaa
kahii.n ye vo to nahii.n …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpZ7PD5jLng

Song #24
Kar chale ham fida jaan-o-tan saathiyo….

If you noticed the total absence of any vegetation in the sandy hills of Ladakh in the last three songs, it is only because a few millenia ago, those hills were under the sea! During those days, it would have required the Navy to reach there instead of the Army!

Here is our last song from the 1964 movie Haqeeqat; a song that has been etched into eternity. It is the song that makes your hair stand on their ends with the intensity of its emotions. Natuarlly, you are never the same person after watching the song.

So, finally, the soldier says adieu after fighting a valiant battle that was so much loaded against him due to the bad international politics of that era by Nehru and his cronies. And that’s what Haqeeqat (The Truth or the Reality) was all about.

Please enjoy Mohammad Rafi sing on the lyrics of Kaifi Azmi and composition of Madan Mohan: Kar chale ham fida jaan-o-tan saathiyo….

(kar chale ham fidaa jaan-o-tan saathiyo.n
ab tumhaare havaale vatan saathiyo.n ) – (2)

saa.Ns thamatii ga_ii nabz jamatii ga_ii
phir bhii ba.Dhate kadam ko na rukane diyaa
kaT gaye sar hamaare to kuchh Gam nahii.n
sar himaalay kaa hamane na jhukane diyaa
marate marate rahaa baa.Nkaapan saathiyo.n, ab tumhaare …

zi.ndaa rahane ke mausam bahut hai.n magar
jaan dene kii rut roz aatii nahii.n
husn aur ishq dono.n ko rusavaa kare
vo javaanii jo khuu.N me.n nahaatii nahii.n
baa.Ndh lo apane sar par kafan saathiyo.n, ab tumhaare …

raah qurbaaniyo.n kii na viiraan ho
tum sajaate hii rahanaa naye qaafile
fatah kaa jashn is jashn ke baad hai
zi.ndagii maut se mil rahii hai gale
aaj dharatii banii hai dulhan saathiyo.n, ab tumhaare …

khii.nch do apane khuu.N se zamii.n par lakiir
is taraf aane paaye na raavaN koii
to.D do haath agar haath uThane lage
chhuune paaye na siitaa kaa daaman koii
raam bhii tum tumhii.n lakshmaN saathiyo.n, ab tumhaare …

Song #25
Log peete hain ladkhadaate hain….

We just finished with the memorable songs of the 1964 Chetan Anand movie Haqeeqat in which Kaifi Azmi paired with Madan Mohan to create songs that haven’t faded away in popularity even after 52 years of their release.

Lets now get on with the 1965 Pinaki Bhushan Mukherjee movie named Faraar that starred Anil Chatterjee, Balraj Sahni, Helen, KN Singh, Sahbnam, Leela Chitnis, and Tarun Bose in the following roles:

Anil Chatterjee … Shankar Choudhry
Balraj Sahni … Detective Officer
Shabnam … Neela ‘Neelu’
K.N. Singh … Public Prosecutor
Tarun Bose … Shyam Sunder
Helen … Dancer / Singer
Leela Chitnis … Mrs. Choudhry

The movie was called Faraar because of the folowing story:

Calcutta-based Naval Officer Shankar Choudhry lives a wealthy lifestyle with his doctor dad, and mom. One day while returning home in a cab home from a club, he comes across an injured man, Shekhar, takes him home, has his dad nurse look after him, as well as goes to his home to notify his sister, Neela. Both Neela and he fall in love with each other. When Shekhar recovers, he returns home, and it is then that Shankar notices a change in Neela. When he questions her, she refuses to answer. Then Shekhar is shot and killed in his apartment. A Police Dectective Officer assigned to this homicide – has a lighter with the word ‘S’ engraved on it. This leads him to suspect three persons: One is a gangster named Shyam Sunder, second a delinquent runaway child, Sushil Kumar alias Daaku, who lives with his maternal uncle and aunt; and the third is none other than Shankar Choudhry himself.

The songs of the movie were penned by Kaifi and composed by Hemant Kumar:

1. Dil\-e\-naadaa.N ko sa.Nbhaaluu.N to chale jaa_iyegaa.
2. Pyaar kii daastaa.N tum suno to kahe.n.
3. Kaise bane dil ki baat.
4. Log peete hain.
5. Mera qatil.
6. Ye dil.

What a famous song, song #4 was! The beauty of the song was lent not just by the lyrics that are so superb, but also that Hemant Kumar sang on his own composition.

Please enjoy: Log peete hain ladkhadaate hain….

log pite hai ladkhadate hai
dil se dunia ka gam mitate hai
log pite hai ladkhadate hai
dil se dunia ka gam mita te hai
ek hum hai ki teri mahfil me
pyase aate hai pyase jate hai

khush hai sab or khushi nahi milti
jinda hai jindagi nahi milti
jal rahe hai chirag ummido ke
jal rahe hai chirag ummido ke
or kahi roshni nahi milti
roshni ka fareb khate hai
roshni ka fareb khate hai
pyase aate hai pyase jate hai
log pite hai ladkhadate hai

mahki mahki hui kada ko salam
bahki bahki hui hawa ko salam
in baharo se to bhali hai fiza
in baharo se to bhali hai fiza
in baharo ki har kada ko salam
dil me sau jakham muskurate hai
pyase aate hai pyase jate hai
log pite hai lad khadate hai
dil se dunia ka gum mita te hai
ek hum hai ke teri mahfil me
pyase aate hai pyase jate hai

Song #26
Dil-e-nadaan ko sambhalun to chale jayiega….

Here is the second song from the 1965 movie Faraar that became popular and has excellent lyrics. It has been sung by Lata Mangeshkar.

The song has been picturised on Leela Chitnis singing for the hero Tarun Bose.

Please enjoy: Dil-e-nadaan ko sambhalun to chale jayiega….

dil-e-naadaa.N ko sa.Nbhaaluu.N to chale jaaiyegaa
ek zaraa hosh me.n aa luu.N to chale jaaiyegaa

abhii raaho.n me.n a.ndheraa hii a.ndheraa hogaa
aur a.ndhere me.n chhupaa ko_ii luTeraa hogaa
har taraf diip jalaa luu.N to chale jaaiyegaa
ek zaraa hosh me.n aa luu.N to …

jaan pahachaan mulaaqaat hu_ii Kuub hu_aa
merii duniyaa me.n na_ii baat hu_ii Kuub hu_aa
baat se baat banaa luu.N to chale jaaiyegaa
ek zaraa hosh me.n aa luu.N to …

rok luu.N aap ko dil me.n nahii.n aramaa.N aise
meri duniyaa me.n kahaa.N aate hai.n mehamaa.N aise
apanii duniyaa ko sajaa luu.N to chale jaaiyegaa
ek zaraa hosh me.n aa luu.N to …

Song #27
Tera husn rahe mera ishq rahe…..

The only other movie of 1965 for which Kaifi Azmi penned the songs was the Hrishikesh Mukherjee movie Do Dil starring Biswajeet, Rajshri, Mumtaz and Pran.

Once again, Hemant Kumar combined with Kaifi Azmi to create some delightful songs:

1. Tera husn rahe mera ishq rahe.
2. Pyaar hirni ban ban dhaye koi shikari aaye re.
3. Kaanto mein fasaa anchal, zulfon mein fasaa ye dil.
4. Saara mora kajra chhudaya tune.
5. Ram Ram japna praaya maal apna.
6. Man mora naache tan mora naache.
7. Holi Re Holi, Bam Babam Bam Lahri Lehar Lehar Nadiya Gehri

Lets take up the first one sung by Mohammad Rafi for Biswajeet.

Please enjoy: Tera husn rahe mera ishq rahe…..

teraa husn rahe meraa ishq rahe,
to ye subah ye shaam rahe na rahe
chale pyaar kaa naam zamaane me.n,
kisii aur kaa naam rahe na rahe
teraa husn rahe … ye shaam rahe na rahe

merii pyaas kaa koii hisaab nahii.n,
terii mast nazar kaa jawaab nahii.n – 2
isii mast nazar se pilaa_e jaa – 2
mere saamane jaam rahe na rahe
teraa husn rahe … ye shaam rahe na rahe

mai.n bahakane lagaa huu.N samhaal zaraa,
mere paas hii rah, kahii.n duur na jaa
koii Thiik nahii.n ki bahaaro.n kaa
yahaa.N aur qiyaam rahe na rahe

Qiyaam = existence, stay (staying still) [related to ‘qaayam’]

jo nigaah uThii to payaam milaa, jo nigaah jhukii to Salaam milaa
isii waqt bujhaa de lagi dil kii, ye payaam-salaam rahe na rahe
teraa husn rahe … ye shaam rahe na rahe

teraa husn rahe meraa ishq rahe,
to ye subah ye shaam rahe na rahe
chale pyaar kaa naam zamaane me.n, kisii aur kaa naam rahe na rahe
teraa husn … ye shaam rahe na rahe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iues_AJTtNw

Song #28
Aaj ki kaali ghata, mast matvaali ghata….

The 1966 Basu Bhattacharya movie Uski Kahani had something special about it. Kaifi Azmi‘s lyrics were composed by Kanu Roy of Anubhav (1971) fame. There were two songs in the movie; one was sung by Geeta Dutt and the other by my favourite Hemant Kumar:

1. Aaj ki kaali ghata, mast matvaali ghata – Geeta Dutt.
2. Tera hai jahan saara apna – Hemant Kumar.

Lets listen to the Geeta Dutt one.

The song is very much in the same genre as the other Geeta/Kanu combinations from “Anubhav”, very soft, very melodious and with minimal instruments. Geeta sounds great although one does detect a tired quality to her voice, which is representative of this song being after the death of Guru Dutt in 1964. The lyrics are Gulzaresque in style in that there is little rhyming either in the words or in the rhythm. The lyricist however is Kaifi Azmi and Kanu Roy does a marvellous job of maintaining the mood of the song.

Please enjoy: Aaj ki kaali ghata, mast matvaali ghata….

aaj kI kaalii ghaTaa, mast-matavaalii ghaTaa
mujhase kahatii hai ki pyaasaa hai koI
kaun pyaasaa hai, mujhe kyaa maaluum
aaj kii kaalii ghaTaa …

pyaas ke naam se jii Darataa hai
is ilzaam se jii Darataa hai
shauk-e-badanaam se jii Darataa hai
miiThii nazaro.n me.n samaayaa hai koI
kyo.n samaayaa hai, mujhe kyA maaluum
aaj kii kaalii ghaTaa …

pyaasii aa.Nkho.n me.n muhabbat leke
la.Dakha.Daa jaane kii ijaazat leke
mujhase bevajah shikaayat leke
dil kii dahaliiz tak aayaa hai koI
kaun AyA hai, mujhe kyA maaluum
aaj kii kaalii ghaTaa …

kuchh mazaa aane lagaa jiine me.n
jaag uThaa dard koI siine me.n
mere ehasaas ke aaine me.n
ik saayaa nazar aataa hai koI
kisakaa saayaa hai, mujhe kyaa maaluum
aaj kii kaalii ghaTaa …

zindagii pahale nA thii itanI hasiin
aur agar thii to mujhe yaad nahii.n
yahii afasaanaa nA ban jaaye kahii.n
kuchh nigaaho.n se sunaataa hai koI
kyaa sunaataa hai, mujhe kyA maaluum
aaj kii kaalii ghaTaa …

Song #29
Ye bhor jahan se aati hai….

In the other movie of 1966, for which Kaifi Azmi penned the lyrics, Kaifi Azmi was back with Madan Mohan after the 1964 movie Haqeeqat. Zul Velani’s Dak Ghar was produced under Children’s Film Society of India and starred Balraj Sahni, Sachin Kumar with Sharmila Tagore.

The movie had the following songs:

1. Kyu Roj Akela Jaata Hai Ae Suraj Le Chal Saath Mujhe
Bhupinder Singh Madan Mohan Kaifi Azmi
2. Jhan Jhan Baaje Iktaara, Raja Ka Mai Harakaara
Sushma Shrestha Madan Mohan Kaifi Azmi
3. Kheli Hu Bahaaron Me, Bahaaron Me, Bahaaron Me Pali Hu Hu
Madan Mohan Kaifi Azmi
4. Taaza Dahi Le Lo Taaza Dahi, Taaza Dahi Le Lo
Shyam Vasvani Madan Mohan Kaifi Azmi
5. Taaza Dahi Le Lo Taaza Dahi, Taaza Dahi Le Lo (Female) Madan Mohan Kaifi Azmi
6. Ye Bhor Jahaan Se Aati Hai, Koi Mujhko Wahan Pahuncha Deta
Bhupinder Singh Madan Mohan Kaifi Azmi

Lets listen to the last one sung by Bhupinder Singh.

Please enjoy: Ye bhor jahan se aati hai….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1oa9iuE1Ts

Song #30
Badal jaaye agar maali….

I am sure you must have been captivated by the gentleness of the music of the last two songs: one from Uski Kahani composed by Kanu Roy and the other from Dak Ghar composed by Madan Mohan. These are the kind of songs you would listen to in silence when you are by yourself.

The next movie for which Kaifi Azmi penned the songs was the 1966 Shahid Latif movie Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi starring Dharmendra in the midst of a triangle, with Mala Sinha and Tanuja.

Kaifi Azmi paired with OP Nayyar to create some fine songs, whilst some of the credit for the songs is also shared by Anjaan, Aziz Kashmiri, Shewan Rizvi, and SH Bihari.

Have a look:

1. Aap ke haseen rukh pe – Anjaan.
2. Badal jaaye agar maali – Kaifi Azmi.
3. Koi kehde kehde kehde zamaane se jaa ke – Aziz Kashmiri.
4. Dil to pehle se madhosh hai – Shewan Rizvi.
5. Suno suno Miss Chatterjee – Anjaan.
6. Woh haske mile hamse ham pyaar samajh baithe – SH Bihari.

Lets listen to the one penned by Kaifi Azmi and sung by Mahendra Kapoor, on the composition of OP Nayyar; this being the title song of the movie.

Please enjoy: Badal jaaye agar maali….

badal jaye agar mali chaman hota nahi khali
bahare phir bhi ati hai bahare phir bhi ayegi
badal jaye agar mali chaman hota nahi khali

thakan kaisi ghutan kaisi chal apani dhun me diwane
thakan kaisi ghutan kaisi chal apani dhun me diwane
khila le phul kanto me saja le apane virane
khila le phul kanto me saja le apane virane
hawae ag bhadakae fizae zahar barasae
bahare phir bhi ati hai bahare phir bhi ayegi
badal jaye agar mali chaman hota nahi khali

adhere kya ujale kya na ye apane na wo apane
adhere kya ujale kya na ye apane na wo apane
tere kam ayege pyare tere arama tere sapane
tere kam ayege pyare tere arama tere sapane
zamana tujhase ho baraham na aye rah par mausam
bahare phir bhi ati hai bahare phir bhi ayegi
badal jaye agar mali chaman hota nahi khali
bahare phir bhi ati hai bahare phir bhi ayegi
badal jaye agar mali chaman hota nahi khali

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwpaXBguDlw

Song #31
Kuchh dil ne kaha, kuchh bhi nahin….

Before we called it a day yesterday we took up the title song of the 1966 movie Baharen Phir Bhi Aaayengi, the only song in the movie that Kaifi Azmi penned.

Tonight we take a favourite movie of mine for the depth of its songs: the 1966 movie Anupama with Sharmila Tagore in the title role. She grew up being an introvert and isolated person because her father (Tarun Bose) never forgave her for the loss of his wife (she died whilst delivering Sharmila Tagore).

Another reason why the songs are dear to me is because after Kohraa and Do Dil, this was yet another movie in which Kaifi Azmi paired with Hemant Kumar to create some memorable songs. Have a look:

1, Dheere Dheere Machal Lata Mangeshkar
2. Kuchh Dil Ne Kaha Lata Mangeshkar
3. Bheegi Bheegi Faza Asha Bhosle
4. Kyon Mujhe Itni Khushi Asha Bhosle
5. Ya Dil Ki Suno Duniyawalo Hemant Kumar

Lets take up Kuchh dil ne kaha. It doesn’t require much to guess that the song has been composed in Raag Bhimpalasi, the raag of late afternoon, having the power to penetrate the mind and echo in its depths for days (compare it with another one composed in the same raag and tal (Kaherava) by Madan Mohan: Naino mein badra chhaye) and you would know what I am talking about. Another similar one that I can think of is the Meera bhajan (another favourite of mine): Ai ri main to prem diwani mera dard na jaane koye. I think you are with me all the way here.

Please enjoy Lata Mangeshkar sing: Kuchh dil ne kaha, kuchh bhi nahin….

kuchh dila ne kahaa, kuchha bhii nahii.n – 2
aisii bhii baate.n hotii hai.n – 2
kuchha dila ne kahaa, kuchha bhii nahii.n

letaa hai dila a.nga.Daa_iyaa.n, isa dila ko samajhaaye koI
aramaana naa aa.Nkhe.n khola de.n, rusavaa naa ho jaaye koI
palako.n kii Tha.nDii seja para, sapano.n kii pariyaa.n sotii hai.n
aisii bhii baate.n hotii hai.n – 2
kuchha dila ne kahaa, kuchha bhii nahii.n

dila kii tassalii ke liye, jhuuThii chamaka jhuuTh nikhaara
jiivana to suunaa hii rahaa, saba samajhe aayii bahaara
kaliyo.n se koii puuchhataa, ha.nsatii hai.n yaa rotii hai.n
aisii bhii baate.n hotii hai.n – 2
kuchha dila ne kahaa, kuchha bhii nahii.n

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69dnqIFfrnE

Song #33
Baharo mera jeevan bhi sanwaaro…..

And that brings us to the 1966 Chetan Anand movie Aakhri Khat, the debut movie of Rajesh Khanna who was later to emerge as a super-star. Indrani Mukherjee acted opposite him.

Here, Kaifi Azmi paired with Khayyam to make some very gentle songs, as was the forte’ of Khayyam:

1. Aur Kuchh Der Thahar Mohd. Rafi
2. Baharon Mera Jeevan Bhi Sanwaro Lata Mangeshkar
3. Mere Chanda Mere Nanhe Lata Mangeshkar
4. O My Darling Manna Dey
5. Rut Jawan Jawan Raat Mehrbaan Bhupinder Singh

Baharo mera jeevan bhi sanwaaro is really an unforgettable song from the movie. Khayyam was the master of Raag Pahadi (you would recall his Noorie songs (especially Chori chori koi aaye, which was composed by him in the same Tal Dadra) and he did full justice to this too. Lata ji sang it.

Please enjoy: Baharo mera jeevan bhi sanwaaro…..

bahaaro.n meraa jiivan bhii sa.Nvaaro.n, bahaaro.n
koI Ae kahI.n se, yU.N pukAro, bahAro.n …

tumhii.n se dil ne sIkhaa hai ta.Dapanaa – 2
tumhii.n ko doshh duu.ngii, ai nazaaro.n, bahaaro.n …

sajaao koii kajaraa, laao gajaraa – 2
lachakatii Daaliyo.n tum, phuul vaaro, bahaaro.n …

rachaao mere in hAtho.n me.n meha.ndii – 2
sajaao maa.Ng merii, yaa sidhaaro, bahaaro.n …

na jaane kis kaa saayaa dil se guzaraa -2
zaraa aavaaz denaa raazadaaro, bahaaro …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mWoynoOjM0

Song #34
Meri awaz suno, pyaar ka raaz suno….

The last song that we had taken up before starting tonight was: Baharo mera jeevan bh sanwaaro from the 1966 movie Aakhri Khat, the debut movie of Rajesh Khanna.

Tonight we start with the 1967 movie Naunihal in which Kaifi Azmi wrote his tribute to the Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru. Indeed, in the movie, the song is picturised on his funeral procession.

The movie starred Balraj Sahni, Sanjeev Kumar and Indrani Mukherjee.

The movie had the following songs, all composed by Madan Mohan:

1. “Meri Aawaz Suno Pyar ka Raaz Suno” – Mohammad Rafi
2. “Tumhari Zulf Ke Saye Me Shaam Kar Lunga ” – Mohammad Rafi
3. “Patthar Ke Bhagwaan Pighal Ja Aaj Pighalanaa Hoga” – Lata Mangeshkar
4. “Ha Ha Ha Ha Chhutti Aa Gayi” – Kamal Barot, Krishna Kalle
5. “Na Re Na Re Babu, Na Re Na Re Baba” – Usha Mangeshkar, Lata Mangeshkar
6. “Rin Rin Tin Tin, Kitna Pyara Pyara Mausam Kitna Pyaara Din” – Krishna Kalle
7. “Roop Ke Pujaariyo, Husn Ke Bhikaariyon” – Usha Mangeshkar, Lata Mangeshkar

Please enjoy: Meri awaz suno, pyaar ka raaz suno….

merI aavaaz suno, pyaar ke raaz suno
mai.nne ek phuul jo siine pe sajaa rakhaa thA
usake parade mai.n tumhe dil se lagaa rakhha thA
thA judaa sabase mere ishq kA a.ndaaz suno

Zindagii bhar mujhe nafarat sI rAhI ashko.n se (not true, by the way;
Neharu used to cry very easily. Remember the story about him when, after the 1962 Indo-China war, he was at a function where Lata sang “Ai mere vatan ke logo.n,” and he wept publicly? Not that anyone wouldn’t cry listening to that song!) well…..

zindagii bhar mujhe nafarat sI rahI ashko.n se
mere khvaabo.n ko tum ashko.n me.n Dubote kyo.n ho
jo merI tarah jiyaa karate hai.n kab marate hai.n
thak gayaa huu.N mujhe so lene do rote kyo.n ho
so ke bhI jaagate hii rahate hai.n jaa.Nbaaz suno …

merI duniyA me.n nA pUrab hai nA pash{}chim koI
saare insaan simaT aaye khulii baaho.n me.n
kal bhaTakataa thA mai.n jin rAho.n mai.n tanhaa tanhaa
kaafile kitane mile aaj unhii.n rAho.n mai.n
aur sab nikale mere hamadard mere hamarAz suno …

naunihaal aate hai.n arathii ko kinaare kar lo
mai.n jahaa.N thA inhe.n jaanaa hai vahaa.N se aage
aasamaa.N inakaa zamii.n inakii zamaanaa inakaa
hai.n kaI inake jahaa.N mere jahaa.N se aage
inhe.n kaliyaa.n nA kaho hai.n ye chamanasaaz suno …

kyo.n sa.NvArii hai ye chandan kii chitaa mere liye
mai.n koI jism nahii.n huu.N ke jalaaoge mujhe
raakh ke saath bikhar jaauu.ngaa mai.n duniyA me.n
tum jahaa.N khaaoge Thokar vahii.n paaoge mujhe
har kadam par hai nae mo.D kA aaGaaz suno …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jlpfBbzLCI

Song #35
Tumhaari zulf ke saaye mein shaam kar loonga…

We just listened to the 1967 movie Naunihal song penned by Kaifi Azmi as a tribute to Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru and picturised in the movie on his funeral.

Lets turn to the second song from the movie that we want to take up tonight.

This too has been sung by Mohammad Rafi on the composition by Madan Mohan.

Please enjoy: Tumhaari zulf ke saaye mein shaam kar loonga…

tumhaarii zulf ke saaye me.n shaam kar luu.ngaa
safar ik umr kaa pal me.n tamaam kar luu.ngaa

nazar milaaii to puuchhuu.Ngaa ishq kaa a.njaam
nazar jhukaaii to khaalii salaam kar luu.ngaa

jahaa.N-e-dil pe huquumat tumhe.n mubaarak ho
rahii shikast to mai.n apane naam kar luu.ngaa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vZoOZlRgGw

Song #36
Aaj rota hai kyun?

His next movie of 1967 Ghar Ka Chirag also starred Indrani Mukherjee making it a hat trick of Indrani Mukherjee movies for his songs: Aakhri Khat (1966), Naunihal (1967) and Ghar Ka Chirag (1967).

Once again, the songs were composed by Madan Mohan:

1. Aao aao tumhen batayun ke maa kya hai.
2. Ik paise ka swaal hai mere daata.
3. Aaj rota hai kyu jaan khota hai kyu?
4. Jaane kaise chori chori baalma ne dekha?
5. Ae mehlon mein rehane waalo.
6. Jaane mera chanda khoya hai kahan?

Lets enjoy Mohammad Rafi sing: Aaj rota hai kyun? picturised on Dev Kumar:

aaj rota hai kyu, aaj rota hai kyu
aaj rota hai kyu jaan khota hai kyu
julm dhata raha muskurata raha
jaal har raste me bichhata raha
fas gaya khud to bechain hota hai kyu
aaj rota hai kyu jaan khota hai kyu

phul tera bhi khilne na paye
baddua hai di baago ne tujhko
phul tera bhi khilne na paye
baddua hai di baago ne tujhko
bhar diya zindagi me andhera
ye saza di hai chirago ne tujhko
tu jo har roshani ko bujhta raha
jaal har raste me bichhata raha
fas gaya khud to bechain hota hai kyu
aaj rota hai kyu jaan khota hai kyu

rahm ki bhikh duniya na tujhko degi
tujhko duniya pe kab rahm aaya
rahm ki bhikh duniya na tujhko degi
tujhko duniya pe kab rahm aaya
pad gaya jis pe tera saya
dil kabhi vo dhadkane na paya
hasne valo rona sikhata raha
jaal har raste me bichhata raha
fas gaya khud to bechain hota hai kyu
aaj rota hai kyu jaan khota hai kyu

use pahle bhi gujare hai jalim
unka anjam kuch to socha hota
use pahele bhi gujare hai jalim
unka anjam kuch to socha hota
dhup kab tak julm ki rahegi
aayegi shyam socha to hota kaise kaise tu
julm dhata raha muskurata raha
jaal har raste me bichhata raha
fas gaya khud to bechain hota hai kyu
aaj rota hai kyu jaan khota hai kyu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kPK_DsaT4o

Song #37
Abhi kya sunoge suna to hansoge…

The last movie whose song we took up day before yesterday was the 1967 movie Ghar Ka Chirag. And tonight we start with 1969 Hrishikesh Mukherjee movie Satyakaam starring Dharmendra and Sharmila Tagore, Hrishikesh’s best find in pairing, as admitted by him.

There were only three songs in the movie and these were composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal:

1.Abhi kya sunoge – Lata Mangeshkar
2.Do din ki zindagi – Lata Mangeshkar
3.Zindagi hai kya bolo – Kishore Kumar, Mukesh, Mahendra Kapoor

Lets take up the first song: Abhi kya sunoge sung by Lata Mangeshkar (The video itself gives the background of the songs):

abhii kyaa sunoge sunaa to ha.Nsoge
ki hai giit adhuuraa, taraanaa adhuuraa -2
jo tum chup rahoge jo kuchh na kahoge
rahegaa sadaa ye fasaanaa adhuuraa
ki hai giit adhuuraa, taraanaa adhuraa

zamaane se jo mai.n ne siikhaa
nahii.n kuchh bhii vo mere kaam kaa
sikhaa do jo tum miit mere
mujhe naGamaa ik apane naam kaa
saje subah, cheharaa khile shaam kaa

abhii kyaa sunoge sunaa to ha.Nsoge
ki hai giit adhuuraa, taraanaa adhuuraa -2

qariib aa ke bhii duur rahanaa
tumhii jaano hai is me.n raaz kyaa
jo kuchh hai to hai naaz Gam par
karuu.N dil par mai.n apane naaz kyaa
sadaa merii kyaa hai meraa saaz kyaa

abhii kyaa sunoge sunaa to ha.Nsoge
ki hai giit adhuuraa taraanaa adhuuraa -2

kisii kaa na ho jis pe saayaa
mujhe aise din aisii raat do
mai.n ma.nzil to Kud Dhuu.NDh luu.Ngii
mere haatho.n me.n apanaa haath do
qadam do qadam tum meraa saath do

abhii kyaa sunoge sunaa to ha.Nsoge
ki hai giit adhuuraa taraanaa adhuuraa -2

Song #38
Do din ki zindagi…..

Just three songs in the 1969 Hrishikesh Mukherjee movie Satyakaam starring Dharmendra and Sharmila Tagore and already I am giving you the second song!

As soon as I give you this song, you will instantly compare it with the first: Abhi kya sunoge and get to know why Sharmila Tagore didn’t want to tell anything about her to Dharmendra in the first song!

I saw the movie when I was a young boy in Chandigarh. And, after listening to this song, you would want to see it too.

This is a very expressive song penned by Kaifi Azmi and composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal and sung by Lata Mangeshkar.

Please enjoy: Do din ki zindagi…..

do din kii zi.ndagii kaisii hai zi.ndagii -2
koi na ye jaane
ho.a
bhiitar a.ndheraa hai baahar hai raushanii
dekhe.n na parawaane
do din kii zi.ndagii kaisii hai zi.ndagii

aramaa.N kii bastii jaane kaisii hai bastii
utanii hii suunii
ho.a
utanii hii suunii jitanii chhaayii hai mastii
nazaro.n me.n baa.Nkapan aa.Nkho.n me.n sau chaman
siine me.n viiraane

do din kii zi.ndagii kaisii hai zi.ndagii

pahale to kyaa kyaa sapane dikhalaaye duniyaa
phir Kud hii TuuTaa
ho.a
phir Kud hii TuuTaa sapanaa ban jaaye duniyaa
duniyaa kii chaah kii, naGamo.n kii aah kii
jhuuThe hai.n afasaane

do din kii zi.ndagii kaisii hai zi.ndagii
ho.a

phuulo.n ne dekhaa khil ke murajhaanaa dil kaa
taaro.n ne dekhaa
ho.a
taaro.n ne dekhaa jal ke bujh jaanaa dil kaa
the kal jo meharabaa.N, the kal jo raazadaa.N
nikale vo begaane

do din kii zi.ndagii kaisii hai zi.ndagii

Song #39
Aandhi aaye ke toofan…

His next movie was the 1969 Khwaja Ahmad Abbas movie Saat Hindustani that won him the National Award for Best Lyricist. The movie also won the Best Movie on National Integration Award.

The film portrays the heroic story of seven Indians who attempt to liberate Goa from the Portuguese colonial rule. The cast included Utpal Dutt, Madhu, A. K. Hangal, Anwar Ali (brother of Indian comedian Mehmood) and Amitabh Bachchan who made his debut with this film.

A Muslim poet Anwar Ali (Amitabh Bachchan) hails from Bihar and five other men, all belonging from different religions and different parts of India, join their seventh comrade Maria (Shehnaz Vahanvaty), a native of Portuguese-occupied Goa, to raise nationalist sentiments in that state by hoisting Indian flags on Portuguese forts and buildings.

JP Kaushik composed the following songs penned by Kaifi Azmi:

1. Ek manzil pe sabki nigahen rahen.
2. Aandhi aaye ke toofan.
3. Zulm hadd se badhega to.
4. Youn badhi jaise lehra ke dhara badhe.

Please enjoy Mahendra Kapoor sing: Aandhi aaye ke toofan…

aandhi aaye ki tufan koi gum nahi
hai yahi aakhiri imtihan sathiyo
imtihan sathiyo

yu badho jaise lahrake dhara badhe
thokre khaye to dil hamara badhe
is tarah jam ke tufaa me rakho kadam
ke kadam chumne ko kinara badhe
badh ke manzil ka sukh chain ban jayengi
badh ke manzil ka sukh chain ban jayengi
rashto ki ye kathinaiya sathiyo, sathiyo, sathiyo

ajnabi mod kato bhari rahgujar
jaal nafrat ke faile hai dekho jidhar
chup rahoge to badh jayengi duriya
bat karne se aasan hoga safar
jis juba me sunao sunao magar
jis juba me sunao sunao magar
aaj tum pyar ki dasta sathiyo, sathiyo, sathiyo

katal-o-barak se hum pyar karte nahi
thandi lasho ka vyopar karte nahi
jiska jo bhi watan hai mubarak use
hum kabhi sarhade paar karte nahi
hai ye dharti hamari to lahrayenge
hai ye dharti hamari to lahrayenge
apni dharti pe apna nishaa sathiyo, sathiyo, sathiyo

Song #40
Gore jism aur gulaabi gaal waali ladakiyan….

Two weeks of Kaifi’s lyrics so far. When we broke off on 15th Dec, we had taken up a song from Amitabh Bachchcan’s debut movie: Saat Hindustan about liberation of Goa; the song being an inspirational song.

From 1969 movie Saat Hindustani, lets now go to Sandeep Dar’s 1970 movie Saat Phere starring Pradeep Kumar and Meena Kumari.

The movie had the following songs composed by Sudhir Sen and penned by Kaifi Azmi:

1. Gore jism gulaabi gaal waali.
2. Jo honge agar do laal.
3. Aji hum hi to hain.
4. Ghunghar baaje saath.
5. Saji sej se utha ke kaha.
6. Sata ke mujhako dilruba.
7. Tumse dil ki to koi baat.

Please enjoy Mohammad Rafi sing: Gore jism aur gulaabi gaal waali ladakiyan….(Hats off to Rafi for singing this seemingly trash song with gusto!)

gore jism haye haye gore jism aur gulabi gaal wali
ladkiya ladkiya jaan le leti hai lambe baal wali
ladkiya ladkiya la la ladkiya la la ladkiya

pyar me deti hai dhokha lutti hai khel me
mujhko daroga bana do sabko bhar du jail me
sabko bhar du jail me mast mast
mast mast tedhi tedhi chal wali ladkiya
jaan le leti hai lambe baal wali
ladkiya ladkiya
la la ladkiya la la haye ladkiya

dil sanwaro ka mila hai jindagi se iski
meri kismat me likhi hai
tees ki tees ki paitis ki tees ki paitis ki
aur mujhe bati hai solha saal wali ladkiya
solha saal wali ladkiya
jaan le leti hai lambe baal wali
ladkiya ladkiya
la la ladkiya la la haye ladkiya

hoth najuk ras bhare hai aur mahandi panv me
hoth najuk ras bhare hai aur mahandi panv me
koi pariyo ki kami hai yaro yaro apne ganv me
yaro apne ganv me kaam ki hoti hai
kaam ki hoti hai bas sasural wali ladkiya
jaan le leti hai lambe baal wali
ladkiya la la ladkiya la la haye ladkiya
gore jism aur gulabi gaal wali
ladkiya ladkiya jaan le leti hai lambe baal wali
ladkiya ladkiya la la ladkiya la la ladkiya

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEM9dSBhn-g

Song #41
Tumse bichhhadke chain kahan ham payenge…

His next movie was Naresh Saigal’s Maharaja starring Nutan and Sanjay Khan. Kaifi Azmi was back with his best pairing: with Madan Mohan.

Between the two of them they made the following songs:

1. Tumse bichhadke chain kahan ham payenge.
2. Kitni haseen hai mere pyaar ki nazar.
3. Maine pee li mera dil kiya.
4. Pee ki nazar gore badan se lipat gayi.
5. Raste ka maal saste mein aur saste ka maal bste mein.

Please enjoy Lata Mangeshkar sing: Tumse bichhhadke chain kahan ham payenge…

tumse bichhadke chain kaha ham payenge
hoge jahan tum ham bhi vahi aa jayenge
puchho kyun han han han han puchho kyun ham yeh kahenge
ke tum ho hamari manjil ke tum ho hamari manjil
tumse bichhadke chain kahan ham payenge
honge jahan tum hum bhi wahan aa jaayenge
dil humen laaya jahan hum aa gaye
dil humen laya jahan hum aa gaye
kitna dilkash hai ye ruhon ka safar
kitna dilkash hai ye ruhon ka safar

aao kanton par hai phulo par najar
darr hai kya divar kya jit kya hai har kya
ruk sakega pyar kya
phul toh kya hai kanto ko ham mahekayenge
mahekayenge mahekayenge
tumse bichhadke chain kahan ham payenge
nam honton par tumhara dil me pyar
nam honton par tumhara dil me pyar
bas yehi saj dhaj yahin apna singar
jindagi tumse hasin tum kahi aur ham kahi

dil khilona toh nahi
tum hi bata do kaise isse behlayenge behlayenge behlayenge
tumse bichhadke chain kahan ham payenge
hoge jahan tum ham bhi vahi aa jayenge
puchho kyun han han han han
puchho kyun ham yeh kahenge ke tum ho hamari manjil
tumse bichhadke chain kahan ham payenge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjir3ffvV94

Song #42
Do dil toote, do dil haare…..

And that brings us to his 1970 Chetan Anand movie Heer Ranjha with some of his finest songs. It doesn’t require any guess to find that he, once again paired with Madan Mohan.

As with some of the movies of Chetan Anand, Priya Rajvansh played the role of Heer. Raaj Kumar was the Ranjha with Prithviraj Kapoor, Kamini Kaushal, AK Hangal, Ajit, Padma and Achla Sachdev in supporting roles.

Kaifi Azmi not just penned the songs but all the dialogues in verses were by him. The movie also made use of Waris Shah’s epic poem known as Heer.

The movie had the following songs:

1. Do Dil Toote Do Dil Haare Lata Mangeshkar
2. Milo Na Tum To Lata Mangeshkar
3. Nache Ang Ve Jagjit Kaur, Shamshad Begum
4. Doli Chadte Heer Lata Mangeshkar
5. Meri Duniya Mein Tum Aayi Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
6. Tere Kooche Mein Tera Diwana Mohammed Rafi
7. Ye Duniya Yeh Mehfil Mohammed Rafi

We shall take up the first one tonight and then three tomorrow.

It doesn’t require any great skill to establish that the first one is in the Raag of my place in the hills: Raag Pahadi. The Tal is Kaherava. Rendition is by Lata Mangeshkar.

Please enjoy: Do dil toote, do dil haare…..

do dil TuuTe do dil haare
duniyaa.N vaalo.n sadake tumhaare

dekhegii mukha.Daa apanaa ab se javaanii dil ke daaG me.n
barasegaa kaise saavan kaise pa.De.nge jhuule baaG me.n
bain kare.nge Kvaab ku.nvaare
do dil TuuTe do dil haare

mai.n na rahuu.Ngii lekin guu.Nje.nge aahe.n mere gaa.Nv me.n
ab na khilegii saraso.n ab na lagegii meha.ndii paa.Nv me.n
ab na uge.nge chaa.Nd sitaare
do dil TuuTe do dil haare

pyaar tumhaaraa dekhaa
dekhaa tumhaaraa aa.Nkhe.n mo.Danaa
to.D ke jaanaa dil ko khel nahii.n hai dil kaa to.Danaa
ta.Dapoge tum bhii saath hamaare
do dil TuuTe do dil haare

Song #43

Last night we had started taking up songs of the 1970 Chetan Anand movie Heer Ranjha on the lovers of yore; the role of Heer being done by Priya Rajvansh, the heroine of most Chetan Anand movies and the role of Ranjha being performed by Raaj Kumar.

As I mentioned, Kaifi Azmi penned some of his finest lyrics for the songs of the movie that were composed by Madan Mohan, arguably the best pairing of Kaifi Azmi with a music director.

We took up one song in Raag Pahadi: Do dil toote do dil haare sung by Lata Mangeshkar.

Here is the next song. This one is not sad but refreshingly romantic and the tune selected by Madan Mohan does full justice to the lyrics.

Please enjoy Lata Mangeshkar sing: Milo na tum to ham ghabraayen….

milo na tum to ham ghabaraaye
milo to aa.Nkh churaaye
hame.n kyaa ho gayaa hai
tumhii.n ko dil kaa raaz bataaye.n
tumhii.n se raaz chhupaaye.n
hame.n kyaa ho gayaa hai …

o bhole saathiyaa
dekhe jo shokhii tere pyaar kii oy hoy
o bhole saathiyaa
dekhe jo shokhii tere pyaar kii
aa.Nchal me.n bhar lii hamane
saarii bahare.n sa.nsaar kii
nayii adaa se ham iThalaaye.n
paayii khushii luTaaye.n
hame.n kyaa ho gayaa hai …

ruuThe kabhii kabhii maan gaye
baate.n tumhaarii ham jaan gaye
aa~
aisii adaaye.n qurabaan gaye
tumhe.n manaaye dil bahalaaye.n
kyaa kyaa naaz uThaaye.n
hame.n kyaa ho gayaa hai …

o sohane jogiyaa
ra.ng le hame.n bhii isii ra.ng me.n oy hoy
o sohane jogiyaa
ra.ng le hame.n bhii isii ra.ng me.n
phir se sunaa de ba.nsii
kaliyaa.N khilaa de gore a.ng me.n
vahii jo taane.n aag lagaaye
unhii.n se aag bujhaa_e.n
hame.n kyaa ho gayaa hai …

Song #44
Doli chadate hi Heer ne bain kiye….

Last night I was telling you about Waris Shah’s epic poem Heer.

“Waris Shah was born in Jandiala Sher Khan, Punjab, present-day Pakistan into a reputed Sayyid family and was a descendant of Sayyid Muhammad Al-Makki through his son Sayyid Badruddin.

His father’s name was Gulsher Shah. Waris’s parents are said to have died when he was young. Waris acknowledged himself as a disciple of an ustad from Kasur, namely Hafiz Ghulam Murtaza from whom he received his education. After completing education Waris moved to Malka Hans, a village twelve kilometres north of Pakpattan. Here he resided in a small room, adjacent to a historic mosque now called Masjid Waris Shah, until his death.

His mausoleum is a place of pilgrimage today, especially for those in love. The mausoleum complex was completed in 1978 and is a mixture of the Lahore School Architecture and Tughlaq Architecture.”

He is renowned for his Qissa Heer Ranjha or simply called Heer. The particular style of Punjabi singing the Heer by itself is called Heer.

Madan Mohan retained the original Heer style of singing in this one sung by Lata Mangeshkar. Kaifi Azmi just adapted the verses from Punjabi to Hindi.

Please enjoy: Doli chadate hi Heer ne bain kiye….(Original “Doli chadeyan maariyan Heer cheekhan”):

Dolii cha.Dhate hii hiir ne bain kiye o~
mujhe le chale baabul le chale
ve~ mujhe rok le baabul rok le tuu
Dolii bairii kahaar lai chale re

do chaar gha.Dii bhii na chain paayaa
duHkh dard musiibate.n lai chale
ve~ meraa kahaa sunaa sab maaf karanaa
kuchh roz tere ghar rah chale ve

tujhe raa.Njhanaa rab ke havaale kiyaa
ham des me.n zaalimaa ke chale
ve~ rahii pyaar kii jholii dekh khaalii
koii chiiz bhii saath na le chale ve

mere baad Kabar terii kaun legaa
tere bhaag me.n hai tanhaa_iyaa.N
ve~ mujhe aur ummiid thii aur huaa
kii rab ne beparavaa_i.nyaa ve
o~ kii rab ne beparavaa_i.nyaa ve

There, with this I have given you 44 of the 66 Best Songs of Kaifi Azmi in two parts. Please await Part III for the final 22 of them. I hope you liked my choices so far.

 

In Part I of ‘The Best Songs Of Rajendra Krishan, The Richest Lyricist’ I gave you 25 songs. After the initial introductory songs, I gave you songs chronologically from the year 1951  to 1955, from Badi Bahen to Azaad. On the 2nd of Sep 16, since it was the first birth anniversary of Sadhana after her demise on 25 Dec 2015, I also gave three songs of hers penned by Rajendra Krishan (or Rajinder Krishan since he used both the spellings).

I reiterate that I am a lyrical man; words of the songs are often the most important part of the songs for me. Indeed, on the Facebook I have a page titled ‘Lyrical’ to honour and pay tribute to various lyricists. I have several (almost a dozen) posts on  my blog on my favourite lyricist and poet Shakeel Badayuni. The following posts about Rajendra Krishan have been reconstructed from the same page. Rajendra Krishan was considered the richest lyricist, writer and poet not only because he won a jackpot of Rupees 46 Lakhs in horse-racing.

Song #26
Ai dil mujhe bata de tu kis pe aa gaya hai…

In his next movie, the 1956 movie Bhai Bhai, Rajinder Krishan not only wrote the lyrics but also wrote the dialogues of the movie. The movie starred Ashok Kumar, Kishore Kumar, Nirupa Roy, Shyama, Nimmi, Daisy Irani, David and Om Prakash.

The film had as many as twelve songs as follows that were composed by Madan Mohan:

1 “Ae Dil Mujhe Bata De, Tu Kis Pe Aa Gaya Hai” Geeta Dutt
2 “Kadar Jane Na Mora Balam Bedardi” Madan Mohan
3 “Kadar Jane Na Mora Balam Bedardi” Lata Mangeshkar
4 “Is Duniya Mein Sab Chor Chor” Lata Mangeshkar
5 “Sharabi Ja Ja Ja, O Diwane Tu Kya Jaane” Lata Mangeshkar
6 “Thandi Thandi Hawaa Khaane” Lata Mangeshkar
7 “Bhagwan Jo Tu Hai Mera Insaaf Karega ” Lata Mangeshkar
8 “Dil Teri Nazar Mein Atka Re” Lata Mangeshkar
9 “Mera Chhota Sa Dekho Yeh Sansar Hai” Lata Mangeshkar
10 “Mera Chhota Sa Dekho Yeh Sansar Hai” (sad version) Lata Mangeshkar
11 “Mera Naam Abdul Rehman” Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
12 “Apna Hai Phir Bhee Apna Badhakar Gale Lagale” Mohammed Rafi

The song that became super hit was sung by Geeta Dutt, the only song in the movie sung by her. It is picturised on Shyama.

Please enjoy: Ai dil mujhe bata de tu kis pe aa gaya hai…

ai dila mujhe bataa de, tuu kisa pe aa gayaa hai
vo kauna hai jo aakara, khvaabo.n pe chhaa gayaa hai

mastii bharaa taraanaa, kyo.n raata gaa rahii hai
aa.nkho.n me.n nii.nda aakara, kyo.n duura jaa rahii hai
dila me.n koI sitamagara, aramaa.n jagaa gayaa hai
vo kauna hai jo aakara, khavaabo.n pe chhaa gayaa hai
ai dila mujhe bataa de, tuu kisa pe aa gayaa hai
vo kauna hai jo aakara, khvaabo.n pe chhaa gayaa hai

betaaba ho rahaa hai, ye dila machala machala ke
shAyada ye raata biite, karavaTa badala badala ke
lala laa lala laa…
betaaba ho rahaa hai, ye dila machala machala ke
shaayada ye raata biite, karavaTa badala badala ke
ai dila zaraa sambhala jaa, shaayada vo aa gayaa hai
vo kauna hai jo aakara, khvaabo.n pe chhaa gayaa hai
ai dila mujhe bataa de …

bhiigii huii havAe.n, mausama bhii hai gulaabii
jaa chaa.Nda jaa sitaare, hara tiira hai sharaabii
dhiire se ek naGamaa, koii sunaa gayaa hai
vo kauna hai jo aakara, khvaabo.n pe chhaa gayaa hai

ai dila mujhe bataa de, tuu kisa pe aa gayaa hai
vo kauna hai jo aakara, khvaabo.n pe chhaa gayaa hai

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKcaNydkNMg

Song #27
Kaun aaya mere man ke dwaare….

And the last song for tonight is from his next movie, the 1957 movie Dekh Kabira Roya. Once again, he paired with Madan Mohan to create some excellent songs in a movie that was a comedy drama.

This classic is a farcical comedy about the vicissitudes of modern love. Mohan (Anoop Kumar), Pradeep (Daljit), and Ranjeet (Jawahar Kaul) are three struggling artists—singer, painter, and writer, respectively—who live together in the same rooming house. Romantic hijinks ensue when the trio meet three lovely girls, Geeta (Ameeta), Rekha (Anita Guha), and Kalpana (Shubha Khote), with very specific ideas about art and love. The three male friends decide to help each other out by using their talents, and utter and hilarious chaos reigns.

Have a look at the list of songs:

1. Lagan Tose Lagi Balma Lata Mangeshkar Rajendra Krishan Madan Mohan
2. Meri Veena Tum Bin Roye Lata Mangeshkar Rajendra Krishan Madan Mohan
3. Hum Panchhi Mastaane Lata Mangeshkar Geeta Dutt & Seeta Rajendra Krishan Madan Mohan
4. Humse Aaya Na Gaya Talat Mahmood Rajendra Krishan Madan Mohan
5. Tum Meri Raakho Laaj Hari Sudha Malhotra Rajendra Krishan Madan Mohan
6. Tu Pyar Kare Ya Thukraye Lata Mangeshkar Rajendra Krishan Madan Mohan
7. Ashqon Se Teri Humne Asha Bhosle Rajendra Krishan Madan Mohan
8. Hum Bulate Hi Rahe Asha Bhosle & Mohammad Rafi Rajendra Krishan Madan Mohan
9. Bairan Ho Gayi Rain Manna Dey Rajendra Krishan Madan Mohan
10. Kaun Aaya, Mere Man Ke Dwaare Manna Dey Rajendra Krishan Madan Mohan

Naturally, even though I am hurrying up with some of the songs, I cannot do it with this movie and would take up more than one song. However, this is the last song tonight.

Lets take the last one first. This was composed by Madan Mohan in Raag Rageshri and Tal Kaherava.

Please enjoy: Kaun aaya mere man ke dwaare….

(kaun aayaa mere man ke dvaare,
paayal kii jhanakaar liye ) – 2
kaun aayaa …

(aa.Nkh na jaane, dil pahachaane
suuratiyaa kuchh aisii ) – 2
yaad karu.N to, yaad na aaye
muuratiyaa ye kaisii
paagal manavaa, soch me.n Duubaa
sapano.n kaa sa.nsaar liye
kaun aayaa …

(ik pal sochuu.N, merii aashaa
ruup badal kar aaI) – 2
duuje pal phir, dhyaan ye aae
ho na kahii.n parachhaaii.n
jo paradesii ke, ghar aaI
ek anokhaa pyaar liye
kaun aayaa …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_vcV7JGKpY

Song #28
Hum se aaya na gaya….

Yesterday, we had started taking up the songs of the 1957 farcical comedy Dekh Kabira Roya, which has some really fine numbers penned by Rajinder Krishan and composed by Madan Mohan. We had taken up only one of them: Kaun aaya mere mann ke dwaare. I had promised that we would take up a few more. I shall give you two more.

This has the voice of Talat Mehmood and indeed has been one of his best. Madan Mohan composed it in Raag Bageshri, Tal Kaherava.

Please enjoy: Hum se aaya na gaya….

ham se aayaa na gayaa tum se bulaayaa naa gayaa
faasalaa pyaar me.n dono.n se miTaayaa naa gayaa

vo gha.Dii yaad hai jab tum se mulaaqaat huI
ek ishaaraa huaa do haath ba.Dhe baat huI
dekhate dekhate din Dhal gayaa aur raat huI
vo samaa.n aaj talak dil se bhulaayaa naa gayaa
ham se AyA na gayA

kyaa Kabar thii ke mile hai.n to bichha.Dane ke liye
qismate.n apanii banaaI.n hai.n biga.Dane ke liye
pyaar kaa baag basaayaa thaa uja.Dane ke liye
is tarah uja.Daa ke phir ham se basaayaa naa gayaa
ham se AyA na gayA

yAd rag jAtI hai aur vaqt guzar jAtA hai
phUl khilatA hai magar khil ke bikhar jAtA hai
sab chale jAte hai.n phir darde jigar jAtA hai
dAG jo tUne diyA dil ne miTAyA nA gayA
ham se AyA na gayA …

Song #29
Meri veeena tum bin roye…..

Tonight has been a very bad night. For the last two hours or more, I am trying to sort out my Internet/Com problem. I hope this at least gets posted.

We have already taken up two songs of the 1957 farcical comedy movie Dekh Kabira Roya. These songs are: Kaun aaya mere mann ke dware; and Humse aaya na gaya tumse bulaya na gaya.

Now here is the last song of the movie tonight.

It was composed by Madan Mohan in Raag Ahir Bhairav and Tal Kaherava. It was sung by Lata Mangeshkar.

Please enjoy: Meri veeena tum bin roye…..

merii viinaa tum bin roye sajanaa sajanaa sajanaa
merii viinaa tum bin roye

saa.Nwariyaa tum jahaa.N base ho mai.n vo gaa.Nv na jaanuu.N
biitegii kab birahaa kii ye paapan shaam na jaanuu.N
haaye madhur milan kab hoye
sajanaa sajanaa sajanaa, merii viinaa tum bin roye

tujh bin mere giit adhuure ho.nTho.n pe sharamaa_e.n
saaz uThaa_uu.N taar naa baaje.n ta.Dap ta.Dap rah jaa_e.n
merii piir naa jaane koye
sajanaa sajanaa sajanaa, merii viinaa tum bin roye

haaye roye, haaye roye …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfyijp0eMI4

Song #30
Tum meri raakho laaj Hari…..

Even though I had promised you only two songs from Dekh Kabira Roya tonight, I am tempted to give you one more if anot for anything but to give you a fine Krishna bhajan penned by Rajinder Krishan and sung beautifully by Sudha Malhotra on a composition by Madan Mohan.

Please enjoy: Tum meri raakho laaj Hari…

aa om
aa aa
harii
harii tum merii raakho laaj harii
tum merii

maataa jii aap bhii kharataal bajaa_iye naa

tum merii raakho laaj harii -2
tum jaanat sab a.ntaryaamii
tum jaanat haa.N
tum jaanat haa.N
tum jaanat

su : tum jaanat sab
aa
tum jaanat sab a.ntaryaamii
karanii kachhu naa karii
prabhuu jii mere
karanii kachhu naa karii
tum merii raakho laaj harii -2

beTaa tum bhii gaa_o naa

##male## : maataa jii aap hii gaate rahiye

su : nahii.n nahii.n beTaa tum gaa_o

##male## : aa
harii
haa haa
avagun mose bisarat naahii.n
avagun mose haa.N
avagun mose haa.N
avagun

su : avagun mose
aa
avagun mose bisarat naahii.n
pal chhin kharii-kharii
prabhu jii mere
pal chhin kharii-kharii
tum merii raakho laaj harii -2

beTaa chup kyo.n ho gaye gaa_o naa

##male## : harii -2
raakho laaj harii -3
raakho
harii -4
raakho laaj
harii -2
haay harii

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6w9YYSj1is

Song #31
Youn hasraton ke daag mohabbat mein dho liye…

His next movie Adalat of 1958 was a major success for him and he cemented his pairing with Madan Mohan to create some of the best Lata Mangeshkar songs. As I never grow tired of saying it, the Top 10 Lata songs have Rajinder Krishan and Madan Mohan in large measure.

Adalat starred Pradeep Kumar, Nargis and Pran and the story of her having been forced to become a courtesan is the same as Suchitra Sen‘s Mamta or dozens of other pics that Hindi films dished out.

The songs of the movie were not as commonplace as the story and are amongst the best of Lata. Have a look:

1. “Zameen Se Hamen Aasmaan Par” Asha Bhosle, Mohammad Rafi 03:44
2. “Yun Hasraton Ke Daag Mohabbat Mein” Lata Mangeshkar 04:00
3. “Dupatta Mera Malmal Ka” Asha Bhosle, Geeta Dutt 02:49
4. “Jaana Tha Humse Door Bahaane Bana Liye” Lata Mangeshkar 03:20
5. “Unko Yeh Shiqaayat Hai Ki Hum Kuchh Nahin Kehte” Lata Mangeshkar 04:31
6. “Ja Ja Re Ja Saajna (slow)” Lata Mangeshkar
7. “Ja Ja Re Ja Saajna (fast)” Asha Bhosle 05:50
8. “Jab Din Haseen Dil Ho Jawaan” Asha Bhosle, Mohammad Rafi 04:07

We shall be taking up the top three of these.

Lets start with the top most: Youn hasraton ke daag mohabbat mein dho liye. Marvel at the outstanding beauty of the lyrics:

Ghar se chale the ham to khushi ki talaash mein,
Gham raah mein padhe the wahin saath ho liye

Please enjoy: Youn hasraton ke daag mohabbat mein dho liye…

yU.N hasarato.n ke dAG, muhabbat me.n dho liye
khud dil se dil kI bAt kahI, aur ro liye
yU.N…

ghar se chale the ham to, khushI kI talAsh me.n -2
khushI kI talAsh me.n
Gam rAh me.n kha.De the vahI, sAth ho liye
khud dil se dil kI bAt kahI, aur ro liye
yU.N…

murajhaa chukaa hai phir bhii ye dil phuul hii to hai
haa.N phuul hii to hai
ab aap kii Khushii ise kaa.NTo.n me.n toliye
khud dil se dil kii baat kahii, aur ro liye
yuu.N …

ho.nTho.n ko sI chuke to, zamAne ne ye kahA – 2
zamAne ne ye kahA
ye chup sI kyo.n lagI hai ajI, kuchh to boliye
khud dil se dil kI bAt kahI, aur ro liye
yU.N…

Song #32
Jaana tha hamase door bahaane bana liye…..

The second song of today evening is also from the 1958 movie Adalat starring Nargis in a cameo role with Pradeep Kumar, and Pran relentlessly chasing her to become a courtesan though she was from a good but poor family.

Ladies and gentlemen, it is for Adalat songs that OP Nayyar said that just two songs from this movie are better than all his songs put together. Madan Mohan was really great and Rajinder Krishan paired with him really well.

Please enjoy Lata Mangeshkar again with: Jaana tha hamase door bahaane bana liye…..

jaanaa thaa hamase duur, bahaane banaa liye
ab tumane kitanii duur, Thikaane banaa liye
jaanaa thaa …

ruKasat ke vaqt tumane jo aa.Nsuu hame.n diye
un aa.Nsuo.n se hamane, fasaane banaa liye
ab tumane kitanii duur, Thikaane banaa liye
jaanaa thaa …

dil ko mile jo daaG jigar ko mile jo dard
un daulato.n se hamane khazaane banaa liye
ab tumane kitanii duur, Thikaane banaa liye
jaanaa thaa …

Song #33
Unako ye shikaayat hai ke ham kuchh nahin kehate….

Now that I have given you two of the best Lata Mangeshkar songs ever, penned by Rajinder Krishan, for the 1958 movie Adalat, so called because finally she is in the court or the Adalat for having murdered Pran and she is acquitted! Her own lover and then her son fights the case!

This was composed by Madan Mohan in Raag Malgunji, Tal Dadra, the same raag in which RD Burman composed his first Lata song: Ghar aaja ghir aaye badra saanwariya in Chhote Nawab.

Please enjoy: Unako ye shikaayat hai ke ham kuchh nahin kehate….

un ko ye shikAyat hai ke ham, (kuchh nahI.n kahate – 2)
apanI to ye aadat hai ke ham, (kuchh nahI.n kahate – 2)

majabUr bahaut karatA hai ye, (dil to zubaa.n ko – 2)
kuchh aisI hI haalat hai ke ham, (kuchh nahI.n kahate – 2)
apanI to ye aadat …

kahane ko bahaut kuchh thA agar, (kahanepe aate – 2)
duniyA kI inaayat hai ke ham, (kuchh nahI.n kahate – 2)
apanI to ye aadat …

kuchh kahanepe tUfAn (uThA letI hai duniyA – 2)
ab isape qayAmat hai ke ham, (kuchh nahI.n kahate – 2)
apanI to ye aadat …

Song #34
Rang dil ki dhadhkan sio laati to hogi….

Ladies and gentlemen, please forgive me for playing truant since 19th Sep when they were only four days left for the death anniversary of this great lyricist, by which time I had planned to conclude this tribute to him.

I was away for a week in Punjab and on my return events overtook me.

Anyway, here I am back with you and now I don’t have to meet any deadline.

We finsihed with his 1958 movie Adalat for which I gave you three songs: Youn hasraton ke daag muhabbat mein dho liye, Jaana tha humse door bahaane bana liye and Unako yeh shikayat hai ke hum kuchh nahin kehte.

In 1959 he participated in only one movie Barkha for which he wrote the dialogues.

In 1960, his first movie was Patang starring Rajendra Kumar and Mala Sinha. Rajendra Krishan paired with Chitragupt to create songs for the movie.

Here is one really good one sung by Lata Mangeshkar whose 87th birthday we celebrated yesterday.

Please enjoy: Rang dil ki dhadhkan sio laati to hogi….

ra.ng dil kii dha.Dakan bhii laatii to hogii
yaad merii unako bhii aatii to hogii
ra.ng dil kii dha.Dakan …

o ( pyaar kii Kushbuu kahaa.N aatii thii kaliyo.n se
ho ke aa_ii hai havaa bhii unakii galiyo.n se ) -2
chhuu ke unake daaman ko aatii to hogii
ra.ng dil kii dha.Dakan …

o ye bahaare.n ye samaa.N sab usake dam se hai
vo piyaa kuchh-kuchh Kafaa rahataa jo hamase hai
jaan kuchh-kuchh usakii bhii jaatii to hogii
ra.ng dil kii dha.Dakan …

( jaa rii ai titalii nagariyaa pii kii tuu jaanaa
ho bhalaa teraa Kabar kuchh unakii le aanaa ) -2
tuu vahaa.N pe vaise bhii jaatii to hogii
ra.ng dil kii dha.Dakan …

Song #35
Le lo le lo duaayen maa baap ki…..

His next movie of 1960 was Maa Baap and I was, in my boyhood days, fond of the title song of the movie.

This too was composed by Chitragupt but sung by Mohammad Rafi.

Please enjoy: Le lo le lo duaayen maa baap ki…..

le lo le lo du_aa_e.n maa.N baap kii
sar se utaregii gaTharii paap kii
le lo le lo du_aa_e.n …

god me.n maa.N kii aa.Nkh khulii
jag dekhaa baap ke ka.ndhe cha.Dh ke
sevaa ba.Dii na hogii ko_ii
in dono.n kii sevaa se ba.Dhake
le lo le lo du_aa_e.n …

dukh sahanaa maa.N baap kii Kaatir
farz to hai ehasaan nahii.n
karz hai inakaa tere sar par
bhixaa yaa ko_ii daan nahii.n
le lo le lo du_aa_e.n …

maat-pitaa ki charaN chhu_e jo
chaar dhaam tiirath phal paa_e
jo aashiiSh vo dil se de.n
bhagavaan se bhii Taalii naa jaa_e
le lo le lo du_aa_e.n …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7sLKDU24Vk

Song #36
Love ka matlab hai pyaar….

Next is a movie whose title has the name of my home station; the 1960 movie Love In Shimla. It was a movie directed by RK Nayyar. Since the movie was produced by Sasadhar Mukherjee, it had his son Joy Mukherjee as the hero. Its heroine Sadhana who died last year married the director RK Nayyar after the movie.

All this Shimla can do to you!

The movie had a number of songs, all composed by Iqbal Qureshi:

1. “A Be Baby A A Ji” – Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
2. “Alif Zabar Aaa Alif Zer Ae Alif Pesh O” – Mohammed Rafi, Sudha Malhotra
3. “Dar Pe Aaye Hain” – Mukesh
4. “Dil Tham Chale Hum Aaj Kidhar” – Mohammed Rafi
5. “Dil Tham Chale Hum Aaj Kidhar v2” – Mohammed Rafi
6. “Gaal Gulabi Kiske Hai” – Mohammed Rafi
7. “Hasinon Ki Sawari Hai” – Mohammed Rafi, Suman Kalyanpur
8. “Husnwale Wafa Nahi Karte” – Mohammed Rafi, Shamshad Begum
9. “Kiya Hai Dilruba Pyar Bhi Kabhi” – Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle
10. “Love Ka Matlab Hai Pyar” – Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle
11. “Muskuraye Khet Payse Tarse Tarse” – Mohammed Rafi, Suman Kalyanpur
12. “Wo Zindagi Ke Raaste” – Mohammed Rafi

Lets take up the duet: Love ka matlab hai pyaar sung by Mohammad Rafi and Asha Bhosle

##l o v e love, love## kaa matalab hai pyaar
pyaar dilo.n kaa qaraar -2

baat ek nazar kii khel ek adaa kaa
gul khilaane vaalaa pyaar jho.nkaa havaa kaa
dil milaakar dil se dekho kyaa hai ra.ng-e-bahaar -2
##love## kaa matalab hai …

ek ha.Nsii ho.nTho.n pe ik hayaa aa.Nkho.n me.n
jo vafaa na ho to ye dil do gha.Dii kaa khumaar
##love## kaa matalab hai …

Kuubasuurat baate.n aur khud bhii hasii.n ho
tum bhii saare jahaa.N me.n kisii se kam nahii.n ho
husn dhokhaa aa.Nkh kaa hai aise dhokhe hazaar -2
##love## kaa matalab hai …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtoI_YnVoUU

Song #37
Main apne aap se ghabra gaya hoon….

We are half way into the tribute to our second great lyricist: Rajinder or Rajendra Krishan in the Great Lyricists series that I started with last month (the first one that we took up was Shailendra).

We had reached the year 1960 and took up one song each from three movies: Patang, Maa Baap and Love in Simla.

Lets proceed further.

In the next movie of 1960, Bindiya, once again Rajendra Krishan paired with Iqbal Qureshi and they produced one his most memorable songs. This is also one of the best picturised on Balraj Sahni.

Mohammad Rafi sang it, as he always did, exquisitely well.

Please enjoy: Main apne aap se ghabra gaya hoon, mujhe ai zindagi deewana kar de…..

mai.n apane aap se ghabaraa gayaa huu.N
mujhe ai zi.ndagii diivaanaa kar de

kahaa.N se ye fareb-e-aarazuu mujhako kahaa.N laayaa
jise mai.n puujataa thaa aaj tak nikalaa vo ik saayaa
Kataa dil kii hai mai.n sharamaa gayaa huu.N
mai.n apane aap se …

ba.De hii shauq se ik Kvaab me.n khoyaa huaa thaa mai.n
ajab mastii bharii ik nii.nd me.n soyaa huaa thaa mai.n
khulii jab aa.Nkh to thar.raa gayaa huu.N
mai.n apane aap se …

Song #38
Bikhra ke zulfen chaman mein naa jaana….

With this we enter the year 1961 and Rajendra Krishan had a Nazrana for us; yes that was the name of the movie that starred Raj Kapoor and Vyjayanthimala. Since the movie was produced by S Krishnamurthy and directed by CV Sridhar (simply called Sridhar), South Indian star Gemini Ganesan had a prolonged role in the movie.

There were only five songs in the movie and these were composed by my namesake: Ravi:

1 “Baazi Kisine Pyar Ki” Mohammed Rafi Climax sequence feature actress Vyjayanthimala, Raj Kapoor, Gemini Ganesan and Master Shahid 03:32 Rajendra Krishan
2 “Mele Hain Chiraghon Ki Diwali” Lata Mangeshkar Featuring actress Vyjayanthimala along with Raj Kapoor, Usha Kiran and Master Shahid 03:33 Rajendra Krishan
3 “Mere Peechhe Ek Diwana” Mukesh, Asha Bhosle Duet on actress Vyjayanthimala and Raj Kapoor 03:37 Rajendra Krishan
4 “Ek Woh Bhi Diwali Thi” Mukesh Featuring actor Raj Kapoor and Master Shahid 03:19 Rajendra Krishan
5 “Bikhra Ke Zulfen Chaman Mein” Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar Featuring actress Vyjayanthimala, Leela Chitnis and Sunil Dutt 03:22 Rajendra Krishan

We shall be taking up three of them: two tonight and one tomorrow.

Here is the first one tonight, at #5 above. It is a very enchanting duet between Mukesh and Lata Mangeshkar singing for Raj Kapoor and Vyjayanthimala.

Please enjoy: Bikhra ke zulfen chaman mein naa jaana….

bikharaa ke zulfe.n chaman me.n na jaanaa
– kyo.n?
is liye
ki sharmaa na jaaye.n phuulo.n ke saaye
muhabbat ke naGame tum bhii na gaanaa
– kyo.n?
is liye
ki bha.Nvaraa tumhaarii ha.Nsii na u.Daaye

muhabbat ke bha.Nvare kii pahachaan kyaa?
ye kaliyo.n se puuchho hame.n kyaa pataa
har_jaa_ii hogaa
ham to nahii.n hai.n
kahii.n siikh lenaa na tum ye adaa
zubaa.N par kabhii baat aisii na laanaa
– kyo.n?
is liye
ki duniyaa.N se rasm-e-vafaa miT na jaaye

kaho saath doge kahaa.N tak meraa
vahaa.N tak jahaa.N aasamaa.N jhuk rahaa
bolo chalogii?
jo tum le chaloge
kahii.n raah me.n ho na jaanaa judaa
meraa pyaar dekhegaa saaraa zamaanaa
– kyo.n?
is liye
ki vaade kiye aur kar ke nibhaaye

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7K4pp87884

Song #39
Baazi kisi ne pyaar ki jeeti ya haar di….

The last song tonight is also from Rajendra Krishan’s 1961 movie Nazrana starring Raj Kapoor and Vyjayanthimala and is also composed by Ravi.

Mohammad Rafi sang it and if I may say so, sang it very well indeed.

Please enjoy: Baazi kisi ne pyaar ki jeeti ya haar di….

ek pyaasaa tujhe maiKaanaa di_e jaataa hai
jaate-jaate bhii ye nazaraanaa di_e jaataa hai

baazii kisii ne pyaar kii jiitii yaa haar dii
jaise guzar sakii ye shab-e-Gam guzaar dii
baazii kisii ne …

saahil karegaa yaad usii naamuraad ko
kashtii Kushii se jisane bha.Nvar me.n utaar dii
baazii kisii ne …

chal pa.De safar ko to mu.D ke kyaa dekhanaa
duniyaa ne usako sadaa baar-baar dii
baazii kisii ne …

Song #40
Ek woh bhi diwali thi, ek yeh bhi diwali hai….

Today is the end of second week of tribute to our second lyricist: Rajendra or Rajinder Krishan in the Great Lyricists series that I began in Aug this year.

Out of the three songs that I promised you of the 1961 movie Nazrana, we took up two last night; viz: Bikhra ke zulfen chaman mein na jaana and Baazi kisi ne pyaar ki jeeti ya haar li.

Here is the third one and this one has been sung by Mukesh and the composition is that of Ravi.

Please enjoy: Ek woh bhi diwali thi, ek yeh bhi diwali hai….

Mukesh version

(ek vo bhii diwaalii thii, ek ye bhii diwaalii hai
uja.Daa hu_aa gulashan hai, rotaa hu_aa maalii hai) 2

(baahar to ujaalaa hai magar dil me.n a.Ndheraa
samajho naa ise raat, ye hai Gam kaa saveraa) 2
kyaa diip jalaaye.n ham taqadiir hii kaalii hai
uja.Daa hu_aa gulashan hai, rotaa hu_aa maalii hai

(aise na kabhii diip kisii dil kaa bujhaa ho
mai.n to vo musaafir huu.N jo raste me.n luTaa ho) 2
ai maut tuu hii aa jaa dil teraa sawaalii hai
uja.Daa hu_aa gulashan hai, rotaa hu_aa maalii hai

%sawaalii – ##beggar##

(ek vo bhii diwaalii thii, ek ye bhii diwaalii hai
uja.Daa hu_aa gulashan hai, rotaa hu_aa maalii hai) 2

Lata version:

( mele hai.n chiraaGo.n ke
ra.ngiin diiwaalii hai
mahakaa hu_aa gulashan hai
ha.Nsataa hu_aa maalii hai ) -2

( is raat ko_ii dekhe
dharatii ke nazaaro.n ko
sharamaate hai.n ye diipak
aakaash ke taaro.n ko ) -2
is raat kaa kyaa kahanaa -2
ye raat niraalii hai

mahakaa hu_aa gulashan hai
ha.Nsataa hu_aa maalii hai

mele hai.n chiraaGo.n ke
ra.ngiin diiwaalii hai
mahakaa hu_aa gulashan hai
ha.Nsataa hu_aa maalii hai

( khaa jaaye nazar dhokhaa
juganuu hai.n yaa phulajha.Diyaa.N
( baaraat hai taaro.n kii
yaa ra.ng bharii la.Diyaa.N )-2
ho.nTho.n pe taraane hai.n -2
bajatii hu_ii taalii hai

mahakaa hu_aa gulashan hai
ha.Nsataa hu_aa maalii hai

mele hai.n chiraaGo.n ke
ra.ngiin diiwaalii hai
mahakaa hu_aa gulashan hai
ha.Nsataa hu_aa maalii hai

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia6uMy2tzok

Song #41
Happy Birthday Asha Parekh
Itna na mujhse tu pyaar badha…..

The next movie of his was the 1961 movie Chhaya that was directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and starred Sunil Dutt and Asha Parekh whose birthday happens to be today (She was born on 02 Oct 1942).

Salil Chowdhury composed the songs and these are all beautiful songs indeed:

1. Itna Na Mujhse Tu Pyaar Badha – Talat Mehmood & Lata Mangeshkar
2. Itna Na Mujhse Tu Pyaar Badha (sad) – Talat Mehmood

The above 2 songs are inspired by Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G Minor KV 550 since Salil da was very good at Western classical music.
3. Dil Se Dil Ki Dor Baandhe – Mukesh & Lata Mangeshkar
4. Chham Chham Naachat Aayee Bahar – Lata Mangeshkar
5. Ankhon Mein Masti Sharab Ki – Talat Mahmood
6. Ansoo Samajh Ke Kyon Mujhe – Talat Mehmood
7. Ya Keh De Hum Insaan Nahin – Mohd Rafi

Lets start with the enchanting duet picturised on Sunil Dutt as Arun and Asha Parekh as Sarita.

Please enjoy: Itna na mujhse tu pyaar badha…..

ta:
itanaa na mujhase tuu pyaar ba.Dhaa
ke mai.n ek baadal aavaaraa
kaise kisii kaa sahaaraa banuu.N
ke mai.n khud beghar bechaaraa
itanaa na…

ta:
mujhe ek jagah aaraam nahii.n
ruk jaanaa meraa kaam nahii.n
meraa saath kahaa.N tak dogii tum
mai desh videsh kaa ba.njaaraa

la :
is liye tujhase pyaar karuu.n
ke tU ek baadal Avaaraa
janam janam se huu.N saath tere
ke naam meraa jal kii dhaaraa

la:
o niil gagan ke diivaane
tuu pyaar na meraa pahachaane
mai.n tab tak saath chaluu.N tere
jab tak na kahe tuu mai.n haaraa

ta:
kyuu.N pyaar me.n tuu naadaan bane
ik baadal kaa aramaan bane
meraa saath kahaa.N tak dogii tum
mai.n des-bides kaa ba.njaaraa
itanaa na…

The slower/sad version by Talat
ta:
madahosh hameshaa rahataa huu.N
khaamosh huu.N kab kuchh kahataa huu.N
koii kyaa jaane mere siine me.n
hai bijalii kaa bhii a.ngaaraa

ta:
aramaan thaa gulashan par barasuu.N
ek shokh ke daaman par barasuu.N
afasos jalii miTTii pe mujhe
taqadiir ne merii de maaraa
itanaa na…

Song #42
Happy Birthday Asha Parekh
Aaj ki mulaqat bas itni….

His next movie starring Asha Parekh was the 1963 Guru Dutt starrer Bharosa. Rajinder Krishan not just penned the lyrics but also wrote the story and the dialogues. Ravi composed the songs:

1. ” Aaj Ki Mulaqat Bas Itni ” Lata Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor
2. ” Dhadka O Dil Dhadka ” Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle
3. ” Is Bhari Duniya Mein ” Mohammed Rafi
4. ” Kaahe Itna ” Mohd.Rafi & Asha Bhonsle
5. ” Woh Dil Kahan Se ” Lata Mangeshkar
6. ” Yeh Jhuke Jhuke Naina ” Rafi

We shall be taking up two of these songs. The first one is naturally the duet between Lata ji singing for Asha Parekh and Mahendra Kapoor singing for Guru Dutt. The song was very popular during our days.

Please enjoy: Aaj ki mulaqat bas itni….

f: aaj kii mulaakaat bas itanii,
kar lenaa baate.n kal chaahe jitanii
m: achchhii nahii.n hotI hai zid itanii,
dekho hame.n tumase hai priit kitanii

f: pyaar jo kiyaa hai jataate ho kyuu.n,
baat aisii hoTho.n pe laate ho kyuu.n
m: aur ham jo puuchhe.n sataate ho kyuu.n,
abhii abhii aaye abhii jaate ho kyuu.n

m: kabhii kabhii aise bhii aayaa karo
chaa.Nd nikale to ghar jaayaa karo
f: aaye.nge jaaye.nge marazii se ham
pyaar hai to naaz bhI uThaayaa karo

m: Thaharo mai.n dil ko sambhaaluu.n zaraa
palako.n me.n tumako chhupaa luu.n zaraa
f: samajhe nA ab tak mohabbat hai kyaa
aao tumhe ye bhii samajhaa duu.n zaraa

Song #43
Happy Birthday Asha Parekh
Woh dil kahan se laayun teri yaad jo bhula de….

The second song of 1963 movie Bharosa that is picturised on our birthday lady today is the sad one sung by Lata on Ravi’s composition. Asha was really good on acting on such numbers (Remember Shakeel’s Do Badan Song: Lo aa gayi unaki yaad, woh nahin aaye? This one is similar)

Please enjoy: Woh dil kahan se laayun teri yaad jo bhula de….

(vo dil kahaa.N se laauu.N, terii yaad jo bhulaade)-2
mujhe yaad aane vaale koii raasataa bataade
vo dil kahaa.N se laauu.N, terii yaad jo bhulaade

(rahane de mujhako apane qadamo.n kii Kaak banakar)-2
jo nahii.n tujhe gavaaraa mujhe Kaak me.n milaade
vo dil kahaa.N se laauu.N, terii yaad jo bhulaade

(mere dil ne tujhako chaahaa, kyaa yahii merii Kataa hai)-2
maanaa khataa hai lekin, aisii to naa sazaa de
vo dil kahaa.N se laauu.N, terii yaad jo bhulaade
mujhe yaad aane vaale koii raasataa bataade
vo dil kahaa.N se laauu.N, terii yaad jo bhulaade

Song #44
Is bhari duniya mein koi bhi hamaara na raha….

The 1963 movie Bharosa was the last one of the Asha Parekh movie for which Rajinder Krishan wrote the songs. Hence I cannot give you any more songs picturised on her and penned by him.

The movie, however, had a beautiful song sung by Mohammad Rafi: Is bhari duniya mein koi bhi hamaara na raha. It doesn’t require any guess to know that Ravi composed it in Raag Bhairavi, Tal Dadra.

Please enjoy: Is bhari duniya mein koi bhi hamaara na raha….

is bharii duniyaa me.n, koii bhii hamaaraa na huaa
gair to gair hai.n, apano.n kaa sahaaraa na huaa

log ro-ro ke bhii is duniyaa me.n jii lete hai.n
ek ham hai.n kii ha.nse bhii to guzaaraa na huaa

ik muhabbat ke sivaa aur na kuchh maa.Ngaa thaa
kyaa kare.n ye bhii zamaane ko ga.nvaaraa na huaa

aasamaan jitane sitaare hai.n terii mahafil me.n
apanii taqadiir kaa hii koii sitaaraa na huaa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=32&v=4_Nu5_g_sVg

Song #45
Aaj ki raat naya chand leke aayi hai….

The 1962 movie Shaadi for which he penned the songs starred Dharmendra, Saira Bano and Manoj Kumar.

The movie had the following songs composed by Chitragupt:

1. Aaj Ki Raat Naya Chaand Leke Aayi Hai – Lata Mangeshkar
2.Ja Aur Kahi Ro Shehnai Ja Ab Mai Hu Aur Meri Tanhai – Lata Mangeshkar
3.Mukhadaa Teraa Saaf Nahin, Jaisaa Kiyaa Hai Tune – Mohammed Rafi
4.Chhod De Bedardi Chhod De – Lata Mangeshkar
5.Log Toh Baat Ka Afsana Bana Dete Hai – Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey
6.Na Jane Kaha Mera Bachpan – Lata Mangeshkar
7.Teri Sharan Pada Hua Data Tu Hi Pita Hai Tu Hi Mata – Mohammed Rafi
8.Bhigoi Mori Saadi Re – Khursheed

I am a Chand songs fan and hence listen to this Chand song sung by Lata Mangeshkar. It is indeed good.

Please enjoy: Aaj ki raat naya chand leke aayi hai….

aaj kii raat nayaa chaa.Nd le ke aa_ii hai -2
chaa.Ndanii chhaa_ii hai
jaane kyaa laa_ii hai
aa.Nkh sharmaa_ii hai
aaj kii raat nayaa chaa.Nd le ke aa_ii hai

ko_ii jab dekhe idhar, haay merii aa.Nkh jhuke -2
chaahuu.N kuchh kahanaa agar
haay mera saa.Ns ruke
rukataa hai jo saa.Ns ruke
jhukatii hai jo aa.Nkh jhuke

aaj kii raat nayaa chaa.Nd le ke aa_ii hai
chaa.Ndanii chhaa_ii hai
jaane kyaa laa_ii hai
aa.Nkh sharmaa_ii hai
aaj kii raat nayaa chaa.Nd le ke aa_ii hai

der se pyaar hu_aa chalo jii ho to gayaa -2
dil ko khonaa thaa jahaa.N chalo wahaa.N kho to gayaa
khone bhii do kho jo gayaa
hone bhii do ho jo gayaa

aaj kii raat nayaa chaa.Nd le ke aa_ii hai
chaa.Ndanii chhaa_ii hai
jaane kyaa laa_ii hai
aa.Nkh sharmaa_ii hai
aaj kii raat nayaa chaa.Nd le ke aa_ii hai

pyaar kaa unape asar kyaa Kabar hai ke nahii.n -2
jo lagii aag idhar wo udhar hai ke nahii.n
unako Kabar hai ke nahii.n
unape asar hai ke nahii.n

aaj kii raat nayaa chaa.Nd le ke aa_ii hai
chaa.Ndanii chhaa_ii hai
jaane kyaa laa_ii hai
aa.Nkh sharmaa_ii hai
aaj kii raat nayaa chaa.Nd le ke aa_ii hai

Song #46
Yaa meri manzil bata ya zindagi ko chheen le….

Resuming from where I left off two days ago.

The next movie for which he penned both dialogues and songs was the 1962 movie Rakhi that starred Ashok Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Pradeep Kumar and Mehmood.

Once again, Ravi composed the following songs penned by Rajendra Krishan:

1.”Raakhi Dhaagon Kaa Tyauhaar” – Mohammed Rafi
2.”Ya Meri Manzil Bata” – Mohammed Rafi
3.”Saiya Chhod De Baiyan Mori Patli Kalaiyan Mud Jayegi” – Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh
4.”Ae Ishq Teri Jai Ho” – Mohammed Rafi
5.”Dekho Mehnat Se Daulat Ki Yaari” – Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
6.”Kab Tak Bol Gori Aise Sharmayegi” – Lata Mangeshkar
7.”Sitaro Aaj To Hum Bhi Tumhare Sath” – Asha Bhosle

We shall be taking up Songs #2 and 3. The first one is picturised on Ashok Kumar who received the Best Actor award for his role in the movie.

First, please enjoy Mohammad Rafi sing: Yaa meri manzil bata ya zindagi ko chheen le….

yaa merii ma.nzil bataa yaa zindagii ko chhiin le -2
jisake piichhe Gam lage ho.n us Kushii ko chhiin le
yaa merii ma.nzil …

de nahii.n sakataa agar aaraam kii ik saa.Ns bhii -2
paa.Nv mere to.D de aavaaraGii ko chhiin le
yaa merii ma.nzil …

aa.Nkh me.n aa.Nsuu kahaa.N ro duu.N jo apane haal par -2
aa ga_ii jo apane Gam par us ha.Nsii ko chhiin le
yaa merii ma.nzil …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj8po0BG_-Q

Song #47
Sainyya chhod de bainya mori patli kalaianya mud jayegi….

The second song from the 1962 movie Rakhi that I have selected for you is a duet between Lata Mangeshkar and Mukesh and as with many duets between them, it is an enchanting one.

Please enjoy this one put together by Rajinder Krishan and Ravi: Sainyya chhod de bainya mori patli kalaianya mud jayegi….

la : saiyaa.n chho.D de baiyaa.n merii patalii kalaiyaa.n mu.D jaa_egii
mu : teraa haath na chho.Duu.N teraa saath na chho.Duu.N kahaa.N jaa_egii

la : dekho jii dekho kahii.n dekhe na zamaanaa
pyaar hamaaraa ban jaa_e na fasaanaa
mu : achchhaa nikaalaa hai ye jaane kaa bahaanaa
la : saiyaa.n chho.D de …

la : tum mere kaun ho ye duniyaa na jaane
mu : apanii balaa se ko_ii maane yaa na maane
la : pyaar me.n itane bhii bano na diivaane
la : saiyaa.n chho.D de …

Song #48
Yeh mere andhere ujaale na hote…..

And the last song today is from his next movie: the 1962 Bimal Roy movie Prem Patra starring Shashi Kapoor and Sadhana. Following songs penned by Rajinder Krishan were composed by Salil Chowdhury:

1 “Sawan Ki Raaton Mein Aisa” Talat Mahmood, Lata Mangeshkar
2 “Yeh Mere Andhere Ujale Na Hote” Talat Mahmood, Lata Mangeshkar
3 “Ab Aur Na Kuchh Bhi Yaad Raha” Lata Mangeshkar
4 “Do Ankhiyan Jhuki Jhuki Si” Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar
5 “Khush Ho Rahe The Pahle Thukra Ke” Lata Mangeshkar

Lets take up the duet sung between Talat Mehmood and Lata Mangeshkar: Yeh mere andhere ujaale na hote…..

ta : ye mere a.Ndhere ujaale na hote
agar tum na aate merii zi.ndagii me.n
la : na jaane meraa dil ye kyo.n kah rahaa hai
tumhe.n kho na baiThuu.N kahii.n roshanii me.n

ta : merii aa.Nkh ne tum ko dekhaa nahii.n hai
frdd,km,kq1 magar dil to meraa tumhe.n jaanataa hai
tumhe.n jaanataa hai
to Gam ke safar me.n meraa hamasafar hai
mai.n kyo.n saath us kaa na duu.Ngaa khushii me.n
ye mere a.Ndhere …

la : tumhaarii muhabbat pe mujh ko yakii.n hai
magar apanii qisamat pe hargiz nahii.n hai
hargiz nahii.n hai
muhabbat ke kuchh khel aa.Nkho.n ne merii
biga.Date bhii dekhe ha.Nsii hii ha.Nsii me.n
na jaane meraa dil …

ta : abhii to ummiido.n kii duniyaa javaa.N hai
na chhe.Do ye maayuusiyo.n ke taraane
la : tumhe.n bhii qasam hai ki dil me.n na rakhanaa
Kataa ho ga_ii ho agar bekhudii me.n
agar bekhudii me.n
ta : ye mere a.Ndhere …
la : na jaane meraa dil …

Song #49
Main to tum sang nain milake haar gayi sajana….

Resuming after a break.

On the 16th day, for the last song, we had taken up a song from Bimal Roy’s 1962 movie Prem Patra, that is: Yeh mere andhere ujaale na hote.

Rajendra Krishan’s next movie was the 1962 movie Manmauji for which he penned dialogues as well as lyrics of the songs. The movie was produced by AV Meiyappan and directed by R Krishnan, S Panju as Krishnan-Panju combine. The lead actors were Kishore Kumar, Sadhana, Pran, Durga Khote. Jayalalitha played Krishna in a dance sequence starring Baby Naaz.

Madan Mohan was the composer of songs and these were:

1 Mai Toh Tum Sang Nain Milake Lata Mangeshkar 03:31
2 Chanda Ja, Chanda Ja Re Ja Lata Mangeshkar 03:24
3 Zaroorat Hai Zaroorat Hai Kishore Kumar 04:25
4 Ek Thaa Abdul Rahamaan Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar 04:10
5 Murge Ne Jhooth Bola (Kamal Barot) Kamal Barot 03:07
6 Aaya Hai Kahan Se Pee Ke Lata Mangeshkar 03:31
7 Buraa Lagataa Hai Kishore Kumar 03:27
8 Murge Ne Jhooth Bola (Asha Bhosle) Asha Bhosle 01:36

We shall be taking up the first three tonight.

Kishore Kumar was a petty thief cum conman in the movie and hence Sadhana, in love with him, had only heart-break waiting for her.

Her heart-break song was sung by Lata Mangeshkar.

Please enjoy: Main to tum sang nain milake haar gayi sajana….

mai.n to tum sa.ng, nain milA ke ##(slow)##
hAr gaI sajanA, ho, hAr gaI sajanA
mai.n to tum sa.ng, nain milA ke
hAr gaI sajanA, ho, hAr gaI sajanA

kyU.N jhUThe se prIt lagAI – 2
kyU.N chhaliye ko mIt banAyA
kyU.N A.ndhI me.n dIp jalAyA
mai.n to tum sa.ng …

sapane me.n jo bAG lagAe
nI.nd khulI to vIrAne the
ham bhI kitane dIvAne the
mai.n to tum sa.ng …

nA milatI.n ye bairan a.NkhiyA.n
chain na jAtA dil bhI ne rotA
kAsh kisI se pyAr na hotA
mai.n to tum sa.ng …

Song #50
Chanda ja, chanda ja re ja re ja….

The second song of the 1962 movie Manmauji that we are taking up tonight is as beautiful as the first one: Main to tum sang nain milake.

Hats off to Madan Mohan for the extraordinarily beautiful composition. Lata, whose best songs were picturised on Sadhana did full justice to this too.

This is all the more beautiful for me being a Chand song!

Please enjoy: Chanda ja, chanda ja re ja re ja….

laa laa laa laa laa laa
chandaa jaa chandaa jaa re jaa re -2
kaahe aayaa hai akelaa tujhe maanuu.N alabelaa
mere piyaa ko bhii sa.ng le aa

chandaa jaa …

aa tujhako pahachaan bataa duu.N vo lagataa hai kaisaa
nadiyaa me.n mukh dekh le apanaa vo bhii hogaa waisaa
vo jo aaye to bi.ndiyaa sajaa duu.N
kaalii-kaalii ye laT bikharaa duu.N
meraa itanaa sa.ndesaa de aa

chandaa jaa …

dekh use kahanaa merii ni.ndiyaa ho ga_ii sautan merii
mere sa.ng-sa.ng bairan hogii baaT takat hai terii
chandaa denaa tuu merii gawaahii
ham dono.n hai.n pyaar ke raahii
bas itanaa to saath nibhaa

chandaa jaa …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BGfr0gZaz4

Song #51
Zaroorat hai zaroorat hai, zaroorat hai, ik shrimati ki….

After I gave the first two songs of the 1962 movie Manmauji starring Kishore Kumar and Sadhana, you must be wondering why no songs picturised on Kishore Kumar. After all, there was no one like him in the light-hearted comic romance.

Well, here it is. It was sung by Kishore Kumar for himself. Please see the versatility of the combine of Rajendra Krishan and Madan Mohan to have come up with this light-hearted song in the same movie which had the likes of the first two songs.

This became very popular during our times.

Please enjoy: Zaroorat hai zaroorat hai, zaroorat hai, ik shrimati ki….

zaruurat hai zaruurat hai, saKt zaruurat hai!

(zarUrat hai zarUrat hai zarUrat hai
ek shrImatI kI, kalAvatI kI, sevA kare jo pati kI ) – 2
zarUrat hai zarUrat hai zarUrat hai

hasI.n hazAro.n bhI ho.n kha.De, magar usI par nazar pa.De – 2
ho zulf gAlo.n pe khelatI, ke jaise din raat se la.De
ho ho ho ho
adAo.n me.n bahaar ho, nigAho.n pe khumaar ho
qubUl merA pyAr ho to kyA baat hai
zarUrat hai zarUrat hai zarUrat hai …

itar me.n sA.nse.n basI basI, vo mastiyo.n me.n rasI rasI – 2
zaraa sii palake.n jhukI jhukI, bhave.n ghanerI kasI kasI
ho ho ho ho
phUlo.n me.n gulAb ho Kud apanA javAb ho
vo pyAr kI kitaab ho to kyA baat hai
zarUrat hai zarUrat hai zarUrat hai …

jhaTak ke gesuu jahaa.N chale, to saath me.n aasamaa.N chale -2
lipaT ke kitane bhi paa.Nv se, yah puuchhate ho kahaa.N chale
ho ho ho ho
pyaar se jo kaam le, ha.Ns ke salaam le
vo haath meraa tham le, to kyaa baat hai
zaruurat hai zaruurat hai zaruurat hai

haa.n haa.n! shriimatI kI
ho ho ! kalAvati kI
sevA kare jo pati kI
zarUrat hai zarUrat hai zarUrat hai
sakht zarUrat hai!

There, in Part II of this tribute to a great lyricist Rajinder Krishan, I have given you another twenty-six songs. We have reached half-way through and I cover the remaining about fifty songs in Part III and IV.

I hope you have liked my choices so far. Do leave your comments.

I am a lyrical man; words of the songs are often the most important part of the songs for me. Indeed, on the Facebook I have a page titled ‘Lyrical’ to honour and pay tribute to various lyricists. I have several (almost a dozen) posts on  my blog on my favourite lyricist and poet Shakeel Badayuni. The following posts about Kaifi Azmi have been reconstructed from the same page. Kaifi Azmi was the master lyricist who could give vent to the most powerful thoughts and strongest emotions by using the simplest of the words.

Song #1
Jaane kyaa dhoondati rehati hain ye aankhen mujh mein….

Sorry for the long break due to my being away to Dehradun, Haridwar and Rishikesh.

So far, other than Shakeel Badayuni whom I haven’t given any number (how can I give a number to my all time favourite and the best poet and lyricist?), we have taken up Shailendra and Rajendra Krishan.

Today, we start with the third great lyricist: Kaifi Azmi.

His real name was Sayyid Akhtar Hussein Rizvi. He was born in a village Mizwaan in the district Azamgarh of Uttar Pradesh. His daughter Shabana is a celebrated actress in Hindi movies and son Baba a cinematographer.

Kaifi Azmi was a known poet in the mushairas of that era and as late as in 1970, when I was studying in Government College Dharamshala in Kangra District of Himachal, I heard him in a mushaira in our college.

I like Kaifi’s lyrics and poetry for one unique quality: he’d use very simple words to convey very strong and deep thoughts. Rather than trying to impress you with the different and complex words in the Urdu language, he’d rely more on the play of words.

I am fond of giving this example from Hanste Zakhm:

Dil ki naazuk ragen tootati hain,
Yaad itana bhi koi na aaye.

Or, from Kohra (the song picturised on Biswajeet’s first licentious wife, before he married Waheeda rehman):

Haal ye hai masti kaa, saans lagi thamane
Utane rahe pyaase ham jitani bhii pi hamane

Or from Guru Dutt’s movie Kaagaz Ke Phool:

Jaaenge kahaan poochhataa nahin
Chal pade magar raastaa nahin
Kyaa talaash hai kuchh pataa nahin
Bun rahe hain dil khvaab dam-ba-dam

Let me take you now to the 1961 movie Shola Aur Shabnam, which had the first major role by Dharmendra though he had acted in two movies before that: Dil Bhi Tera Ham Bhi Tere and Boy Friend.

The film, directed and written by Ramesh Saigal was about a young man (my namesake Ravi played by Dharmendra) torn between love for his long lost childhood sweetheart (Tarla Mehta), and devotion towards a friend (M Rajan) who has helped set him up in his career.

This song brings out the feelings of Ravi (Dharmendra) so well in such simple words. Pay particular attention to the last lines:

Kaise baazaar ka dastoor tumhen samjhaayun,
Bik gaya jo woh khareeddaar nahin ho sakta.

Khaiyyam, who was known to give the gentlest of the music, made equally gentle music for these powerful lyrics of Kaifi Azmi. Hats off to Dharmendra that in his first major movie he should attempt such serious and sad role. He is the handsomest man who ever joined Hindi movies and this song in his very first major movie brings out the intensity of his serious acting.

By this time, you would have already seen my bias towards the Raag of the hills, my home station, and I am not going to deny it. This too has been set by Khaiyyam in Raag Pahadi in Tal Dadra.

Please enjoy one of Kaifi’s best: Jaane kyaa dhoondati rehati hain ye aankhen mujh mein….

Jaane kyaa Dhuu.NDhatii rahatii hai.n ye aa.Nkhe.n mujhame.n
raakh ke Dher me.n sholaa hai na chi.ngaarii hai
ab na vo pyaar na usakii yaade.n baakii
aag yuu.N dil me.n lagii kuchh na rahaa kuchh na bachaa
jisakii tasviir nigaaho.n me.n liye baiThaa ho
mai.n vo diladaar nahii.n usakii huu.N khaamosh chitaa

zi.ndagii ha.Ns ke na guzaratii to bahut achchhaa thaa
khair ha.Ns ke na sahii ro ke guzar jaayegii
raakh barabaad muhabbat kii bachaa rakhii hai.n
baar-baar isako jo chhe.Daa to bikhar jaayegii

aarazuu jurma vafaa jurma tamannaa hai gunaaha
ye vo duniyaa hai jahaa.N pyaar nahii.n ho sakataa
kaise baazaar kaa dastuur tumhe.n samajhaauu.N
bik gayaa jo vo khariidaar nahii.n ho sakataa …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyFo6IIlCL4

Song #2
Itna to zindagi mein kisi ki khalal padhe……

I hope you enjoyed the first song: Jaane kya dhoondti rehti hain ye aankhen mujhmein from the 1961 movie Shola Aur Shabnam. I hope you stayed till the end of the video with tributes to Kaifi Azmi and Mohammad Rafi.

“At age eleven, Azmi wrote his first ghazal Itna To Zindagi Mein Kisi Ki Khalal Pade and somehow managed to get himself invited to a mushaira and over there, he recited a ghazal, rather a couplet of the ghazal which was very much appreciated by the president of the mushaira, Mani Jaisi, but most of the people, including his father, thought he recited his elder brother’s ghazal. When his elder brother denied it, his father and his clerk decided to test his poetic talent. They gave him one of the lines of a couplet and asked him to write a ghazal in the same meter and rhyme. Azmi accepted the challenge and completed a ghazal. This particular ghazal was to become a rage in undivided India and it was immortalised as it was sung by legendary ghazal singer, Begum Akhtar.”

 

Please enjoy this ghazal sung by Begum Akhtar and written by Kaifi Azmi at the age of eleven only!: Itna to zindagi mein kisi ki khalal padhe……

Itna to zindagi me kisi ki khalal pade
hansne se ho sukun na rone se kal pade

jis tarah hans raha hun mai pi pi ke ashk-e-gam
yu dusra hanse to kaleja nikal pade

ekk tum ke tum ko fikre nashibo faraz hai
ekk ham ke chal pade to beharhal chal pade

muddat ke bad us ne jo ki lutf ki nigah
ji khush to ho gaya magar aansu nikal pade

saqi sabhi ko hai game tashnalabi magar
may hai usi ke naam pe jiis ke ubal pade

Song #3
Aaj socha to aansu bhar aaye….

You must have seen in the last ghazal Itna to zindagi mein kisi ki khalal pade that at the very small age of just eleven years, Kaifi Azmi had already got two things: sensitivity of a great poet and the ability to use simplest words to describe the strongest emotions.

Here is, as I mentioned in the introduction itself, a favourite of mine from the 1973 movie Hanste Zakham directed by Chetan Anand.

Kaifi Azmi worked with many music directors. But, the music director who took his lyrics to even greater emotional peaks was Madan Mohan. Madan Mohan had a quality that his notes gnawed on your heart and made you feel as if the lyrics had come alive.

This phenomenon occurred in this song sung by Lata Mangeshkar. Look at the lyrics: the simplest of the words to convey the most powerful thoughts.

Please enjoy: Aaj socha to aansu bhar aaye….

aaj sochaa to aa.Nsuu bhar aae
mud.hdate.n ho ga_I.n muskuraae

har kadam par udhar mu.D ke dekhaa -2
unakii mahafil se ham uTh to aae
aaj sochaa …

dil kii naazuk rage.n TuuTatii hai.n -2
yaad itanaa bhii koI na aae
aaj sochaa …

rah ga_ii zi.ndagii dard banake -2
dard dil me.n chhupaae chhupaae

Song #4
Rote rote guzr gayi raat re….

Kaifi Azmi made himself famous not just as a lyricist and poet but also as a writer and dialogue writer and actor in two movies: Yeh Nazdeekiyan (1982) and Naseem (1996). He won two awards for the 1975 MS Sathyu movie Garam Hawa: for the screenplay, as well as for dialogues. One of the dialogues from the movie is my most unforgettable dialogue and I shall get to that later.

He penned his first lyrics for the Shaheed Latif’s 1951 movie Buzdil that were composed by SD Burman. He penned most of the songs and the great Shailendra penned two. It was his song that was the most popular song of the movie.

Lata Mangeshkar sang it. The song was picturised on Nimmi who had perfected acting on such songs wherein she was either dumped or deceived.

Please enjoy: Rote rote guzr gayi raat re….

rote rote guzar gayii
rote rote guzar gayii raat re
aayii yaad terii har baat re
rote rote guzar gayii

nii.nd bhii merii na merii ho sakii
roke shabanam bhii na ye Gam dho sakii
thii mai.n terii par na terii ho sakii
rote rote guzar gayii

Kvaab kii duniyaa uja.Dakar rah gayii
chhiin lii suraj ne ghar kii roshanii
chaa.Nd se hotii hai duur ab chaa.Ndanii
rote rote guzar gayii

pyaar kii gha.Diyaa.N bahut yaad aaye.ngii
yaad aakar raat din ta.Dapaaye.ngii
tumako ye tanhaa_iyaa.N Das jaaye.ngii
rote rote guzar gayii

Song #5

For the 1952 movie Zamane Ki Hawa, Kaif penned two songs. One was a forgettable: Malan to aayi Bikaner se and the other was Akele his tadpata hai zamaana composed by Gulshan Shufi and sung by Talat Mehmood. This too is not much remembered.

For the 1952 movie Bahu Beti (not to be confused with 1965 movie of the same name starring Joy Mukherjee and having lyrics by Sahir including Sab mein shamil ho magar sabse juda lagti ho), Kaifi Azmi penned as many as seven songs, all composed by SD Batish and all sung by Geeta Dutt.

Here is a song with signature Kaifi Azmi lyrics.

Please enjoy: Khata ho kisi ki saja do kisi ko….

diljala ya diljali ek ek tamanna jal gayi
aag ghar me kya lagi
duniya se duniya jal gayi
haye khata ho kisi ki kisi ko saza do
khata ho kisi ki kisi ko saza do
ye insaf kaisa hai itna bata do
khata ho kisi ki

baharo ke mausam me rona pada hai
zara mujhko rona tadapna sikha do
khata ho kisi ki

bahut yaad aayega bita zamana
mera kya mujhe tum bhula do bhula do
khata ho kisi ki

basai thi kisne murado ki duniya
ha murado ki duniya
agar chahate ho mitana mita do
khata ho kisi ki

bade kimti hai mohabbat ke aansu
mohabbat ke aansu
koi jake un par ye moti luta do
khata ho kisi ki kisi ko saza do
ye insaf kaisa hai itna bata do
khata ho kisi ki

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0-F-oLQSKQ

Song #6

For the next three years he didn’t write any lyrics (it is to be remembered tghough that Kaifi was more famous as a poet and writer than as lyricist in the Hindi movies).

The next movie for which he wrote lyrics was the 1955 movie Sakhi Hatim, for which he penned five songs and Shewan Rizvi one song. All songs were composed by Alla Rakha Qureshi.

Please enjoy Mohammad Rafi sing: Har gareeb ki dua tumhaare saath hai…

har fakeer ki duaa tunhare sath hai
har fakeer ki duaa tunhare sath hai
ruke na raho me kadam khuda tumhare sath hai
ruke na raho me kadam khuda tumhare sath hai

sabi pe maharban tum sabi ke kherva tum
sabi pe maharban tum sabi ke kherva tum
jaha bhi jaoge tum ban ke rahoge badshah tum
jaha bhi jaoge tum ban ke rahoge badshah tum

sabi ke dard gam ki dava tumhare pas hai
sabi ke dard gam ki dava tumhare pas hai
ruke na raho me kadam khuda tumhare sath hai
ruke na raho me kadam khuda tumhare sath hai

luta ke apna takhat taj dilo me kar kiya ghar
luta ke apna takhat taj dilo me kar kiya ghar
lagege motiyo ke dhere najar utaoge jidar
ki rahmato ki jumti gata tumhare sath hai
ki rahmato ki jumti gata tumhare sath hai
ruke na raho me kadam khuda tumhare sath hai
ruke na raho me kadam khuda tumhare sath hai

banegi shyam bin ki banege ke sab bigde kam
banegi shyam bin ki banege ke sab bigde kam
rahega har juba par sada tumhara nek naam
rahega har juba par sada tumhara nek naam
daga hai gair ke liye wafa tumhare sath hai
daga hai gair ke liye wafa tumhare sath hai
ruke na raho me kadam khuda tumhare sath hai
ruke na raho me kadam khuda tumhare sath hai

Song #7
Hai kali kali ke lab par….

Last night we finished with a song from his 1955 movie Sakhi Hatim. Today, we start with his next, the 1957 movie Jannat for which he penned the lyrics of as many as six songs. One of India’s first music duos Husnlal Bhagatram composed the songs:

1. Dil Kiska Hai
2. Gulo Se Khushbu Udayi Tune
3. Khil Gayi Chandni Pyar Ki
4. Mast Ankhen Hai Ki
5. Mera Pyar Hai Yahi Dildar Hai
6. Rang Phulo Me Nahi

Regrettably, I could neither find the lyrics of the songs nor any videos.

That brings us to his 1958 movie Lala Rukh that starred Talat Mahmood and Shyama. Kaifi Azmi paired, for the first time, with music director Khaiyyam, which started a long association between them.

Here are the songs that they created:

1. Hai kali kali ke lab par tere husn ka fasaana.
2. Pyaas kuchh aur bhi bhadka di khalak dikhla ke.
3. Tujhko parda rukh-e-roshan se hataana hoga.
4. Leja meri duaayen daaman chhudane waale.
5. Thi ek shehzaadi.
6. Udaas udaas nigaahon mein noor chhalkaao.
7. Alvida jaane wafa tera nigaheban khuda.

Lets take up the ever so popular: Hai kali kali ke lab par….

It was sung by Mohammad Rafi. It is a tavern song.

hai kalii kalii ke lab par, tere husn kaa fasaanaa
mere gulsitaa.N kaa sab kuchh, teraa sirf muskuraanaa

ye khule khule se gesuu, uThe jaise badaliyaa.n sI,
ye jhukii jhukI nigaahe.n, gire jaise bijaliyaa.n sI
tere naachate kadam me.n hai bahaar kA khazaanaa
hai kalii kalii ke lab par, tere husn kaa fasaanaa …

terA jhUmanaa machalanaa, jaise sar (?) badal badal ke
merA dil dha.Dak rahaa hai, tU lachak sambhal sambhalake
kahii.n ruk nA jaaye zaalim is mo.D par zamaanaa
hai kalii kalii ke lab par, tere husn kaa fasaanaa …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TmtrMFveks

Song #8
Are dekhi zamaane ki yaari, bichhade sabhi baari baari….

That brings us to the 1959 Guru Dutt classic Kaagaz Ke Phool. The movie flopped though in later years it achieved a cult status. Kaifi Azmi came on his own in the movie and he penned the all time best classic song: Waqt ne kiya kyaa haseen sitam sung by Geeta Dutt.

Eventually, Kaagaz Ke Phool came to occupy #160 in best movies of all times.

Kaagaz Ke Phool portended the events to come in Guru Dutt’s real life. In the movie he was a film director whose liaison with Waheeda Rehman was talk of the gossip columns, even though he was a married man. Eventually, he took to alcohol and that’s how Guru Dutt killed himself in real life too.

Look at the songs of the film penned by Kaifi Azmi and composed by SD Burman:

“Dekhi Zamane Ki Yaari” – Mohammad Rafi
“Waqt Ne Kiya Kya Haseen Sitam” – Geeta Dutt
“San San Woh Chali Haawa” – Mohammad Rafi, Asha Bhosle
“Hum Tum Jise Kehta Hain” – Mohammad Rafi
“Ek Do Teen Chaar aur Paanch” – Geeta Dutt
“Ulte Seedhe Dao lagaye” – Mohammad Rafi, Asha Bhosle

We shall be taking up the first two songs tonight.

Lets take up Mohammad Rafi sing the first one and really marvel at the excellence of the lyrics.

Please enjoy: Are dekhi zamaane ki yaari, bichhade sabhi baari baari….

are dekhii zamaane kii yaarii
bichha.De sabhii, bichha.De sabhii baarii baarii
kyaa le ke mile.n ab duniyaa se, aa.NsU ke sivaa kuchh paas nahii.n
yaa phUl hI phUl the daaman me.n, yaa kaa.NTo.n kii bhii aas nahii.n
matalab kii duniyaa hai saarii
bichha.De sabhii, bichha.De sabhii baarii baarii

vaqt hai maharabaa.n, aarazU hai javaa.n
fikr kal kii kare.n, itanii fursat kahaa.N

daur ye chalataa rahe ra.ng uchhalataa rahe
ruup machalataa rahe, jaam badalataa rahe

raat bhar mahamaa.N hai.n bahaare.n yahaa.N
raat gar Dhal gayii phir ye khushiyaa.N kahaa.N
pal bhar kii khushiyaa.N hai.n saarii
ba.Dhane lagii beqaraarii ba.Dhane lagii beqaraarii
are dekhii zamaane kii yaarii
bichha.De sabhii, bichha.De sabhii baarii baarii

u.D jaa u.D jaa pyaase bha.Nvare, ras naa milegaa Kaaro.n me.n
kaagaz ke phUl jahaa.N khilate hai.n, baiTh naa un gulazaaro me.n
naadAn tamannaa retii me.n, ummId kI kashtii khetii hai
ik haath se detii hai duniyaa, sau haatho.n se letii hai
ye khel hai kab se jaarii
bichha.De sabhii, bichha.De sabhii baarii baarii

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAGqPIki0vI

Song #9
Waqt ne kiya kyaa haseen sitam….

I end with the best song ever penned by Kaifi Azmi. It is still counted amongst the most immortal songs ever made. Hats off to Guru Dutt who in 1959 produced the light and shade effect in the movie without having advanced technical equipment during those days.

It is also the best of the singer Geeta Dutt, Guru Dutt’s wife who too killed herself in a few years after she lost Guru Dutt.

The songs lyrics reflect their story more than the story between Guru Dutt playing Suresh Sinha and Waheeda Rehman playing Shanti in the movie.

Please enjoy: Waqt ne kiya kya haseen sitam….

vaqt ne kiyaa kyaa ha.nsii.n sitam
tum rahe na tum ham rahe na ham
vaqt ne kiyaa…

beqaraar dil is tarah mile
jis tarah kabhii ham judaa na the
tum bhii kho gae, ham bhii kho gae
ek raah par chalake do qadam
vaqt ne kiyaa…

jaae.nge kahaa.N puuchhataa nahii.n
chal pa.De magar raastaa nahii.n
kyaa talaash hai kuchh pataa nahii.n
bun rahe hai.n dil Kvaab dam-ba-dam
vaqt ne kiyaa…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ3S4-bm70s

Song #10
Dekho ye taare khoye khoye…

The next movie for which he penned songs was the 1959 movie Forty Days starring Premnath and Shakila.

All the songs were composed by Babul except one that was composed by Bipin Babul. Here is the list:

1. Baithe hain rehguzr par dil ka diya jalaye – Asha Bhosle.
2. Kahjo aake bahaar kare mera singaar – Asha Bhosle, Mukesh.
3. Main deewana mastana, mushkil bhed mera pa jaana – Mukesh.
4. Naseeb hoga mera meharbaan kabhi na kabhi – Manna Dey, Asha Bhosle.
5. Jhooti mohabbat jhootio adayen – Asha Bhosle.
6. Dekho yeh taare khoye khoye – Asha Bhosle.
7. Dhadhke dil dildaar ka – Asha Bhosle.
8. Parbat parbat dera daala, basti basti ghume – Mahendra Kapoor, Asha Bhosle.

Please enjoy: Dekho ye taare khoye khoye….

dekho ye tare khoye khoye,
phulo me sapne soye soye
rut hansi ki aayi haye
aise me dil kyu roye
dekho ye tare khoye khoye,
phulo me sapne soye soye
rut hansi ki aayi haye aise me dil kyu roye
dekho ye tare khoye khoye

dil me khili hai nayi kaliya,
ho jage hai naye naye armaa
dil me khili hai nayi kaliya,
ho jage hai naye naye armaa
tum jara muskurao tum par bahare kurba
dekho ye tare khoye khoye,
phulo me sapne soye soye
rut hansi ki aayi haye
aise me dil kyu roye
dekho ye tare khoye khoye

jiwan ke chalte firte saye,
kho kho ke na koi kuch paye
jiwan ke chalte firte saye,
kho kho ke na koi kuch paye
jab talak aankh uthao duniya badal na jaye
dekho ye tare khoye khoye,
phulo me sapne soye soye
rut hansi ki aayi haye
aise me dil kyu roye
dekho ye tare khoye khoye

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlg8cHa0uO4

Song #11
Batao kya karungi main jab gam ki raat aayegi….

The next movie in which he penned the lyrics was the 1960 Raj Rishi movie Ek Ke Baad Ek that starred Dev Anand and Sharda. Being a Dev Anand movie, you are bound to ask me, if the songs were composed by SD Burman. The answer is yes. After the 1959 Guru Dutt movie Kaagaz Ke Phool, he was back with SD Burman.

Meanwhile, if the movies appear to be few and far between, please remember that he was active as a writer. His early work as a writer was mainly for Nanubhai Vakil’s films like Yahudi Ki Beti (1956), Parvin (1957), Miss Punjab Mail (1958) and Id Ka Chand (1958).

Returning to Ek Ke Baad Ek, he penned the following songs composed by SD Burman:

1. Ye jhijhakne thumak thumak hai chali hai.
2. Pagli hawa jaane re bairi ghata jaane re.
3. Haath pasaare raste raste sabko sadaaye dete hain.
4. Aao yaaro aao pyaaro dekho khel nirala.
5. Batao kya karungi main jab gam ki raat aayegi.
6. Chali ye fauj hamari re chal.
7. Na tel aur na baati.

Lets listen to this duet between Geeta Dutt and Mohammad Rafi singing for Sharda and Dev Anand: Batao kya karungi main jab gam ki raat aayegi….

batao kya karungi mai jo gum ki raat aayegi
batao kya karungi mai jo gum ki raat aayegi
jo gum ki raat aayegi mai chand banke aaunga
tamam raat khwaab me tumhare jagmagaunga

dikha sakoge khwaab kya jo nind hi na aayegi
dikha sakoge khwaab kya jo nind hi na aayegi
na aaye nind gum nahi mai nind ban ke aaunga
or aake in gulabi akhadiyo ko chum jaunga

jo nind tut jayegi jo subah ji jalayegi
jo nind tut jayegi jo subah ji jalayegi
mai chori chori subah ki hawa ke sath aaunga
or in ghani ghani lato me phul gund jaunga

jo subah bit jayegi jo dhup tan jalayegi
jo subah bit jayegi jo dhup tan jalayegi
jo dhup tan jalayegi ghataye leke aaunga
bhigounga tujhe bhi or khud bhi bhig jaunga

bas intzaar me yuhi ye umar beet jayegi
bas intzaar me yuhi ye umar beet jayegi
ye intzaar ki ghadi kategi baat baat me
magar ye sart hai yuhi rahe ye hath hath me
rahe ye hath hath me
rahe ye hath hath me

Song #12
Zindagi ye usiki hai jo zindagi se khele…

You won’t believe that there was a movie titled Apna Haath Jagannath for which he penned the lyrics in 1960. The movie starred Kishore KLumar and Leela Chitnis and had the following songs, once again composed by Sachin Dev Burman:

1. Tujhe mili roshni mujhko andhera.
2. Apne haathon ko pehchaan.
3. Ghanshyam Ghanshyam, Shyam Shyam re.
4. Banke gulgule jal ke bulbule.
5. Chal ghata bijli kadki.
6. Permit bina is jahan mein.
7. Zindagi ye usiki hai jo zindagi se khele.
8. Tum jahan jahan ham wahan wahan.

Lets listen to this playful song penned by Kaifi sung by and picturised on Kishore Kumar: Zindagi ye usiki hai jo zindagi se khele…

dil ko sambhal tu gum na pal
dabe dade soye soye armaa nikal
jindagi ye uski hai jo jindagi se khele
jindagi ye uski hai jo jindagi se khele
dunia unke pichhe holi jo chal pade akele
dunia unke pichhe holi jo chal pade akele
jindagi ye uski hai jo jindagi se khele

he jaag uthe arman sare raat gum ki biti
dard hara ranj hara dil ne baji jiti
he jaag uthe arman sare raat gum ki biti
dard hara ranj hara dil ne baji jiti
apne aasu mujhko de de mere hasi tu le le
meri hasi tu le le
jindagi ye uski hai jo jindagi se khele

he humne chunri rang ya rang di takdire
chhap di aachalo par dil ki bhi tasvire
he humne chunri rang ya rang di takdire
chhap di aachalo par dil ki bhi tasvire
odh ke ek din dekh le gori mele lagenge mele
mele lagenge mele
jindagi ye uski hai jo jindagi se khele

karke tona totka tab tune himmat hari
bas me tere aaj tak aayi na chanchal nari
dede sadi ek tapa ke baat bane albeli
jindagi ye uski hai jo jindagi se khele
dunia unke pichhe holi jo chal pade akele
jindagi ye uski hai jo jindagi se khele

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deN1FC99wVo

Song #13
Jeet hi lenge baazi hum tum…

Yesterday was Navy Day and I was off to Gateway of India for Beating Retreat and Tattoo ceremonies and At Home at C-in-C’s. I am back with you tonight for the fifth day of Kaifi Azmi penned songs.

The last song that we had taken up was for the 1960 movie Apna Haath Jagannath.

The next movie for which he penned songs was the 1961 movie Shola Aur Shabnam, the first major movie of the handsomest actor in Hindi movies: Dharmendra and we have already taken up the song: Jaane kyaa dhondati rehti hain ye aankhen mujh mein on day one itself.

The movie had as many as nine songs, all composed by Khaiyyam including Mummy aur Daddy mein ladayi ho gayi.

This other song, however, is dear to me and many of you and is there in the cover picture of this theme itself. Lata and Mohammad Rafi have sung this. The actress is Tarla Mehta.

And guess what? Dharmendra’s name in the movie was Ravi!

Here is the story from Wiki to know about both the songs:

“Ravi or “Bunnu” (Akashdeep) as he’s called at home and Sandhya (Chandrakala) are childhood sweethearts despite Ravi being poor, and Sandhya being rich. Sandhya’s father who is a senior official in the Railways is posted to a distant location, Ravi and Sandhya are separated and out of contact.

Many years later, Ravi (Dharmendra) has matured into a strapping young man. Not being rich or influential, Ravi finds it hard to find a job and decides to approach his friend Prakash (played by M.Rajan). Prakash is a happy-go-luck rich kid, whose family runs a large timber factory amid lush jungles, and is only too happy to hire Ravi at a generous salary (Rs.300 per month, although Ravi asks for only Rs.100).

Prakash’s elder brother is Aakash played by the veteran character actor Abhi Bhattacharya. Aakash is a bachelor, his devious father having caused the suicide of his paramour, a poor village girl. Aakash is often drunk, pining for his lost love, but loves his younger brother dearly and generally spoils him.

Prakash is smitten with and soon to be engaged to, his father’s friend’s daughter Sandhya (Tarla Mehta), who arrives at their jungle home. This is the same Sandhya who had betrothed herself to Ravi in her childhood. Ravi does not recognize her at first, but the moment of truth comes when Prakash asks Ravi to sing a song. This was the same song that Ravi and Sandhya sang in childhood (Jeet hi lenge baazi hum tum), and they both realize it, though neither reveals this secret.

Ravi is still in love with the girl he was separated from in childhood, but does not wish to come in the way of his friend Praskash’s happiness. Sandhya also loves Ravi, and wants to marry him instead of Prakash. Till the climax of the movie, Prakash remains oblivious of the special relationship that Ravi and Sandhya have. Ravi’s feelings for Sandhya are sensed by Aakash who has lost in love himself. Aakash is now faced with a choice: either ignore Ravi and Sandhya’s true love and proceed with the union of Sandhya and Prakash, or break his brother’s Prakash’s heart and side with Ravi & Sandhya.

Oblivious of Ravi’s feelings for Sandhya, Prakash keeps asking him to entice Sandhya towards him. Ravi smilingly soldiers on, trying to find his own happiness in his friend’s. Until, Sandhya threatens to reveal all to Prakash, and break off their engagement (Jaane kya dhoondati rehti hain ye aankhen mujh mein). Faced with this catastrophe, Ravi decides to leave his job with Prakash, and return to his village, but Aakash steps in and persuades him not to leave. Aakash has finally decided to defend the childhood love, against the will of his father.

The seemingly complex love triangle, reaches a climax, with the childhood sweethearts being united, but at the cost of Aakash losing his life in the same manner as his beloved did.”

Please enjoy Lata and Mohammad Rafi sing for Tarla Mehta and Dharmendra this song penned by Kaifi Azmi and composed by Khaiyyam in Raag Bhairavi: Jeet hi lenge baazi hum tum…

rafii:
jiit hii le.nge baazii ham tum, khel adhuuraa chhuuTe na
pyaar kaa ba.ndhan, janm kaa ba.ndhan, janm kaa ba.ndhan TuuTe na

milataa hai jahaa.N dharatii se gagan, aao vahii.n ham jaae.n
tuu mere liye, mai.n tere liye – 2
is duniyaa ko Thukaraaye.n – 2
duur basaa le dil kii jannat – 2
jisako zamaanaa luuTe nA, pyaar kA ba.ndhan

lataa:
milane kii khushI nA milane kA gam, khatm ye jhaga.De ho jaae.n
tU tU nA rahe, mai.n mai.n nA rahuu.N – 2
ik duuje mai.n kho jaae.n – 2
mai.n bhI nA chho.Duu.n pal bhar daaman – 2
tU bhI pal bhar ruuThe nA, pyaar kA ba.ndhan …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrFAUJADF1c

Song #14
Dhadakte dil ki tamanna ho mera pyaar ho tum….

In the last song from Shola Aur Shabnam, after I gave you the background and the story, you must have had goose pimples when, in the second stanza, she starts singing with him, her childhood love, after they accidentally meet after years. That’s Kaifi Azmi for you. Unlike many of the lyricists of present day who have already penned thousands of songs, Kaifi penned very few but these are memorable.

It must be becoming more and more interesting for you. And I can hear a sigh from you as I turn to the next song: Dhadakte dil ki tamanaa ho mera pyaar ho tum from Lekhraj Bhakri’s 1961 movie: Shama that starred Suraiya and Nimmi. The story is that of a woman who experiences total heartbreak after arranging the marriage of her love to another woman (Nimmi often played those roles).

The movie had a number of songs composed by Ghulam Mohammad:

1. Aapase pyaar huaa jaataa hai.
2. Dha.Dakate dil kii tamannaa ho meraa pyaar ho tum.
3. Dil Gam se jal rahaa hai jale, par dhuaa.N na ho.
4. Dil gayaa to gayaa dilarubaa mil gayaa.
5. Ek jurm karake hamane chaahaa thaa muskuraanaa.
6. Insaaf teraa dekhaa ai saaqii\-e\-mayaKaanaa.
7. Mast aa.Nkho.n me.n sharaarat kabhii aisii to na thii.
8. Mere mahabuub tujhe pyaar karuu.N yaa na karuu.N.
9. Unakaa ba.Dhaa jo haath yahaa.N dil luTaa diyaa.
10. Wo saadagii kahe.n ise diiwaanagii kahe.n.
11. Yaas ke dar pe jhukaa jaataa hai sar aaj kii raat.

We shall be taking up the first three songs; two tonight and one tomorrow.

Lets take this ever popular number composed by Ghulam Mohammad in Raag Pilu, Tal Kaherava, to which Suraiya lent her voice: Dhadakte dil ki tamanna ho mera pyaar ho tum….

dha.Dakate dil kii tamannaa ho meraa pyaar ho tum
(mujhe qaraar nahii.n) – 2
(jab se beqaraar ho tum) – 2
dha.Dakate dil kii tamannaa ho meraa pyaar ho tum

(khilaao phuul kisii ke kisii chaman men raho) – 2
jo dil kii raah se (guzarii hai vo bahaar ho tum) – 2

(zah-e-nasiib ataa kii jo dard kii sauGaat) – 2
vo Gam hasiin hai jis (Gam ke zimmedaar ho tum) -2
dha.Dakate dil kii tamannaa ho meraa pyaar ho tum

cha.Daauu.N phuul yaa aa.Nsuu tumhaare qadamo.n me.n
merii vafaao.n ke (ulfat kii yaadagaar ho tum) – 2
dha.Dakate dil kii tamannaa ho meraa pyaar ho tum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M64silP33xY

Song #15
Dil gam se jal raha hai, par dhuaan na ho….

Ghulam Mohammad, at that time, was a protege of Naushad Ali even though older to the latter by nine years. His last movie Pakeezah’s unfinished songs, after his death, were finally composed by Naushad!

We take up just one more song tonight; a very sad song picturised on the “other woman” in the movie: Nimmi, in the title role of Shama.

This was sung by Suman Kalyanpur.

In all these songs, and particularly in this one, you will immediately identify that attribute of Kaifi Azmi: powerful thoughts in simple and smallest words.

Please enjoy: Dil gam se jal raha hai, par dhuaan na ho….

dil Gam se jal rahaa hai jale, par dhuaa.N na ho
mumakin hai isake baad koii, imtehaa.n na ho

(knock knock! “Shama, Shama darwaaza khol do” )
duniyaa to kyaa Kudaa se bhii ghabaraake kah diyaa -2
woh maharbaa.n nahii.n to koii maharbaa.n na ho
dil Gam se …

luuTaa Kushii ne aag lagaa dii bahaar ne -2
barabaad is tarah bhii kisii kaa jahaa.N na ho
dil Gam se …

ab to vahii.n sukuu.n milegaa mujhe jahaa.N -2
ye sa.ngadil zamii.n na ho, aasmaa.n na ho

dil Gam se jal rahaa hai jale, par dhuaa.N na ho

Song #16
Aap se pyaar huaa jaata hai….

Last night, before packing up, we had taken up two out of the three songs that we had selected from the 1961 movie Shama starring Nimmi in the title role and Suraiya as the other woman whose marriage with her (Nimmi’s) love was arranged by Nimmi herself, rendering her totally broken-hearted.

We resume today (we start early as I shall be going in the evening to watch Kahaani – 2; the other movie Dear Zindagi totally avoided by me being a Karan Johar movie and I having not forgiven him for insulting Mohammad Rafi in his Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and hence having decided never to see anything remotely connected with Karan Johar) with the third song from Shama.

This too has been sung by Suraiya on the lyrics of Kaifi Azmi and composition of Ghulam Mohammad. Think of ‘simple words describing powerful feelings’, a trait perfected by Kaifi ji.

Please enjoy: Aap se pyaar huaa jaata hai….

aap se pyaar huaa jaataa hai
khel dushvaar huaa jaataa hai

tumane kyo.n pyaar se dekhaa mujhako – 2
dard bezaar huaa jaataa hai

is tamanna me.n ki tum doge sazaa, tum doge sazaa
dil gunaahaGaar hu_aa jaataa hai

dil jo har qaid se ghabaraataa thaa, ghabaraataa thaa
Kud hii giraftaar huaa jaataa hai

Song #17
Ye nayan dare dare…..

In the next movie, the 1961 Devender Goel movie Razia Sultan, starring Nirupa Roy in the title role, with Jairaj, most of the songs were penned by Anand Bakshi and Asad Bhopali and Kaifi Azmi had just one song: Aaja re deewane.

In the next movie, the 1962 movie Naqli Nawab, the credit for writing the songs went equally to Raja Mehdi Ali Khan and Kaifi Irfani. Kaifi Azmi penned only one: Tum poochhate ho ishq bhala hai ki nahin picturised on Manoj Kumar.

And that brings us to the 1964 movie Kohraa, one of the gems in the lyrical crown of Kaifi Azmi. My favourite Hemant Kumar composed the following and sang the best (first one) of them:

1. Ye nayan dare dare.
2. Jhuum jhuum dhalti raat.
3. O beqraar dil.
4. Raah bani khud manzil.
5. Kaahe bajayi tune.

We shall be taking up the first four; two today and two tomorrow.

Lets first listen to one of the best of Hemant Kumar on his own composition and lyrics of Kaifi Azmi.

Please enjoy: Ye nayan dare dare…..

ye nayan Dare Dare, ye jaam bhare bhare
zaraa piine do
kal kii kisako khabar, ik raat hoke niDar
mujhe jiine do
ye nayan Dare Dare …

(raat hasii.n ye chaa.Nd hasii.n
par sabase hasii.n mere dilabar ) – 2
aur tujhase hasii.n, aur tujhase hasii.n terA pyaar
tU jaane nA
ye nayan Dare Dare …

(pyaar me hai jiivan kii khushii
detii hai khushii kaI gam bhii ) – 2
mai maan bhii luu.N, mai maan bhii luu.N kabhii haar
tU maane nA
ye nayan Dare Dare …

Song #18
Jhuum jhuum dhalti raat…..

The last song today is also from the 1964 movie Kohraa starring Biswajeet and Waheeda Rehman. He is the jagirdaar of a riyaasat and seeks to marry Waheeda after his first wife passes away. It seems that the haveli is totally in the grip of the first wife who had rich and polished ways. Waheeda knows that Biswajeet loves her a lot but she still passes her days in the haveli in the shadow of his dead wife. It is slowly and most beautifully revelealed that she, the first wife, had her licentious ways and Biswajeet actually hated her like anything.

The one song that keeps recurring in the movie is this and it became very popular when the movie was released. Hats off to Kaifi Azmi to so ably describe, through this song, the licentious ways of Biswajeet’s first wife.

Once again, the marvelous composition is that of Hemant Kumar and the voice is that of Lata Mangeshkar.

Please enjoy: Jhuum jhuum dhalti raat…..

jhuum jhuum Dhalatii raat
leke chalii mujhe apane saath
jhuum jhuum Dhalatii raat …

jaane kahaa.N le jaaye dard bharaa ye dil
jaise sadaa detii hai kho_ii huii ma.nzil
jaise sadaa detii hai…
chho.Do piyaa meraa chho.Do haath
jhuum jhuum Dhalatii raat …

haal ye hai mastii kaa, saa.Ns lagii thamane
utane rahe pyaase ham jitanii bhii pii hamane
utane rahe pyaase ham…
Gam ko ba.Dhaa ga_ii Gam kii raat
jhuum jhuum Dhalatii raat …

jisako ko_ii samajhe naa, baat na vo doharaa
meraa teraa jiivan kyaa, chhaayaa hu_aa koharaa
meraa teraa jiivan kyaa …
kisane sunii kabhii dil kii baat
jhuum jhuum Dhalatii raat …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctJF3Cm2atQ

Song #19
O beqraar dil…..

We took up two songs from the 1964 movie Kohraa yesterday with the promise that we shall return tonight with two more.

Before that, here is a gem of information about Kaifi Azmi from his official website:

“Kaifi Azmi was a rare poet who practiced what he preached. A brain hemorrhage on 8th February 1973 paralysed him and rendered his left hand and left leg incapacitated for life. Instead of giving up in despair he decided to leave the comforts of Bombay and settle in Mijwan the tiny village in Azamgarh Eastern UP in which he was born. Mijwan was an obscure village untouched by development and didn’t even have a pin code. Today it is known all over the world because of Kaifi’s untiring efforts to uplift the village. He set up an NGO Mijwan Welfare Society for the empowerment of women with a focus on the girlchild.”

Imagine that!

O beqraaraar dil was composed by Hemant Kumar in Lata‘s favourite raaga: Raag Bhimpalasi, Tal Dadra and she sang it well for the heroine Waheeda Rehman.

The song’s lyrics are, you guessed it, so powerful that they gnaw at your inner spaces and make a place for themselves even if you ain’t a woman. It takes a sensitive poet/lyricist to write in this vein. You will also agree with me that even my favourite Hemant Kumar has handled it with great sensitivity to bring out her mixed feelings at being asked by Biswajeet to marry him even though she has been brought up as and hence used to being a lonely child.

Please enjoy: O beqraar dil……AND PLEASE DO NOT OMIT TO SEE THE ORIGINAL BENGALI SONG SUNG BY HEMANT KUMAR FROM WHERE THIS TUNE WAS TAKEN BY HEMANT DA! (It is at the end of the video that I have given you)

ahaa haa haa …
ahaa haa haa

o beqaraar dil
ho chukaa hai mujhako aa.Nsuuo.n se pyaar
mujhe tuu Kushii na dena
na_ii zi.ndagii na de

milii chaman ko bahaar
ha.Nsii phuul ko milii
giit koyal ko mile
aur mai.n ne paa_ii Kaamoshii
mujhe baa.Nsurii na de ko_ii raaginii na de
o beqaraar dil …

kaalii ghaTaa ghir ke ghaTaa chhaaye
aur pyaasii kalii Gam kii jalii taras taras jaaye

rahe sadaa jo meraa
vahii merii zi.ndagii
hai roz a.ndheraa
aur chaar din kii chaa.Ndanii
mujhe chaa.Ndanii na de mujhe raushanii na de
o beqaraar dil …

Song #20
Raah bani khud manzil…

And now the last song from the 1964 movie Kohraa whose songs were penned so well by Kaifi Azmi that these are amongst his immortal songs.

There is no greater enchantment than Hemant Kumar singing on his own composition. Raah bani khud manzil has that quiet resolve about it, the kind of dignified resolve that suits both the greats: Kaifi and Hemant da.

Please enjoy: Raah bani khud manzil…..

raah banii Kud ma.nzil piichhe rah ga_e mushkil
saath jo aa_e tum
raah banii Kud ma.nzil …

dekho phuul ban ke saarii dharatii khil parii
guzare aarazuu ke raaste.n the jis gha.Dii
jis me churaa_e tum
raah banii Kud ma.nzil …

jharanaa gaa rahii hai merii dil kii daastaa.N
merii pyaas lekar chhaa rahii hai.n mastiiyaa.N
jin me nahaa_e tum
raah banii Kud ma.nzil …

pa.nchhii uu.D ga_e sab gaa ke naGamaa pyaar kaa
lekin dil ne aisaa jaal phekaa pyaar kaa
u.Dane na paa_e tum
raah banii Kud ma.nzil …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZeW52TQrUE

Song #21
Hoke majboor mujhe usne bhulaya hoga…

In Chetan Anand’s 1964 movie Haqeeqat, Kaifi Azmi was back with what is regarded as his best pairing: with Madan Mohan.

The movie starring Balraj Sahni, Dharmendra, Priya Rajvansh, Sanjay Khan, Vijay Anand, Jayant and Sudhir is often quoted as a war movie (about 1962 Sino-Indian War) that was made with great sensitivity and broughout out the truth (Haqeeqat) of the conditions in which our soldiers had to fightr in Ladakh; a war having been imposed by and resulted into a debacle by the faulty policies of Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru.

Kaifi Azmi and Madan Mohan created the following immortal songs for the movie:

1	Hoke Majbur Mujhe Usne Bhulaya Hoga	Mohammed Rafi, Talat Mahmood, Manna Dey & Bhupinder Singh
2	Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyon	Mohammed Rafi
3	Zara Si Aahat Hoti Hai To Dil Sochta Hai	Lata Mangeshkar
4	Masti Me Chhedke Tarana Koi Dil Ka	Mohammed Rafi
5	Khelo Naa Mere Dil Se O Mere Saajanaa	Lata Mangeshkar
6	Aai Ab Ki Saal Divaali Munh Par Apane Kun Male	Lata Mangeshkar
7	Main Ye Sochkar Uske Dar Se Uthaa Thaa	Mohammed Rafi

The song Hoke majboor mujhe usne bhualaya hoga has been sung by Mohammad Rafi, Talat Mehmood, Manna Dey and Bhupinder for four different soldiers expressing their feelings of hopelessness in a desolate place in Ladakh. Not just the singing and composition by Madan Mohan, if you listen to the song carefully, it would occur to you that Kaifi Azmi has indeed used words with great sensitivity indeed at two planes: One, he has expresed the feelings of the soldiers and through them the emotions of their wives and beloveds.

Please enjoy: Hoke majboor mujhe usne bhulaya hoga….

hoke majabuur mujhe usane bhulaayaa hogaa
zahar chupake se davaa jaanake khaayaa hogaa
hoke majabuur…

bhuupi.ndar: dil ne aise bhii kuchh afasaane sunaae ho.nge
ashq aa.Nkho.n ne piye aur na bahaae ho.nge
band kamare me.n jo khat mere jalaae ho.nge
ek ik harf jabii.n par ubhar aayaa hogaa

rafii: usane ghabaraake nazar laakh bachaaii hogii
dil kii luTatii huii duniyaa nazar aaii hogii
mez se jab merii tasviir haTaaii hogii
har taraf mujhako ta.Dapataa huaa paayaa hogaa
hoke majabuur…

talat: chhe.D kii baat pe aramaa.N machal aae ho.nge
Gam dikhaave kii ha.Nsii ne na chhupaae ho.nge
naam par mere jab aa.Nsuu nikal aae ho.nge – (2)
sar na kaa.Ndhe se sahelii ke uThaayaa hogaa

mannaa De: zulf zid karake kisii ne jo banaaii hogii
aur bhii Gam kii ghaTaa mukha.De pe chhaaii hogii
bijalii nazaro.n ne ka_ii din na giraaii hogii
ra.Ng chahare pe ka_ii roz na aayaa hogaa
hoke majabuur…

Song #22

Last night we had started taking up songs of the 1964 Chetan Anand movie Haqeeqat in which Kaifi Azmi paired with the maestro Madan Mohan to create some of his most memorable songs.

We took up one sung by Bhupinder, Rafi, Talat and Manna Dey for the four soldiers in the wilderness of Ladakh whilst fighting a war against the Chinese from 20th to 21st Nov 1962: Hoke majboor mujhe..

I had told you that we would be taking up four.

We start with a song that doesn’t return to mukhada after every antara but is continuous like a nazm. Yes, I am talking about Main ye soch kar uske dar se utha tha. Equal credit for the song goes to all three: Kaifi for the remarkably beautiful and rueful lyrics, Madan Mohan for the exact composition that the lyrics deserved and Mohammad Rafi for its soulful singing.

The effect of the violin played by Music Director Pyarelal in this song also takes the song to a new height.

Please enjoy: Main ye soch kar uske dar se utha tha….

mai.n ye sochakar usake dar se uThaa thaa
ke vo rok legii manaa legii mujhako

havaao.n me.n laharaataa aataa thaa daaman
ke daaman paka.Dakar biThaa legii mujhako

kadam aise a.ndaaz se uTh rahe the
ke aavaaz dekar bulaa legii mujhako

magar usane rokaa
na usane manaayaa
na daaman hii paka.Daa
na mujhako biThaayaa
na aavaaz hii dii
na vaapas bulaayaa

mai.n aahistaa aahistaa ba.Dhataa hii aayaa
yahaa.N tak ke usase judaa ho gayaa mai.n …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p6VvdCuxJM

With this we finish with Part I of the best songs of Kaifi Azmi, our third lyricist, after Shailendra and Rajinder Krishan in the great lyricist series on my Facebook page Lyrical.

I shall be giving you another 44 songs in the next two parts.

Please remain tuned in.

I am a lyrical man; words of the songs are often the most important part of the songs for me. Indeed, on the Facebook I have a page titled ‘Lyrical’ to honour and pay tribute to various lyricists. I have several (almost a dozen) posts on  my blog on my favourite lyricist and poet Shakeel Badayuni. The following posts about Rajendra Krishan have been reconstructed from the same page. Rajendra Krishan was considered the richest lyricist, writer and poet not only because he won a jackpot of Rupees 46 Lakhs in horse-racing.

Song #1
Mujhase mat poochh tere ishq mein kyaa rakha hai….

The era in which Shakeel Badayuni was active, belonged to Lyricists. Since the success of the movies’ success primarily depended upon their songs, and since songs were appreciated for their lyrics, the Lyricists were centre stage. One such lyricist of that era was Rajinder Krishan (he preferred to write his name with these spellings though his titles used various combos, the most frequent being Rajendra Krishan). I think of him as ‘Simla boy’ (my home station) since although he was born in Jalalapur Jatan (that part of Gujarat, which is now in Pakistan), his boyhood and early manhood was spent in Simla where he was a clerk in the elctricity department.

I share another interesting thing with him, in that a quarter of century later after he was born, I too was born on the 6th of June!

Even before I was born, he left Simla (now Shimla) and came to Bombay (now Mumbai) to try his luck in the Hindi film industry that had shifted there from Calcutta (now Kolkata).

One of the first music directors that he was associated with as Lyricist (initially, he tried his hand as a screenwriter) was C Ramchandra.

The movie from which I have taken this song to tell you about matching lyrics with Shakeel Badayuni was the 1953 movie Anarkali (earlier he wrote lyrics for the songs of Amar Kahani (1949; with MD Husanlal Bhagatram), Albela (1951; with C Ramchandra), Araam (1951; with Anil Biswas) and Ladki (1953; with R. Sudarsanam and Dhaniram).

Ananrkali was his second movie with C Ramchandra. Initially the MD was Vasant Prakash and after his death C Ramchandra took over. Its 11 songs were penned by four lyricist: Rajinder Krishan penned four of them and the others were by Shailendra, Hasrat Jaipuri and Jaan Nisar Akhtar (Jawed Akhtar’s father).

Some of you would tell me that Rajinder Krishan’s best lyrics are to be found in Adaalat (1958) and Jahan Ara (1964). But, those we shall come to later. Lets get on with 1953 movie Anarkali.

The story is thew same as that of Mughal-e-Azam (which came later) and hence I shall not repeat that. Pradeep Kumar acted as Prince Salim, Bina Rai as the courtesan Anarkali in the court of Emperor Akbar and Noor Jahan as Nur Jehan.

I feel that Rajinder Krishan excelled in the lyrics of this song in the very early stages of his career. The third stanza is so exquisite that at least I am rendered speechless with its simple beauty.

One more thing. Seven years later, Shakeel and Naushad created the songs of Mughal-e-Azam and they became iconic. However, Anarkali songs are as fondly remembered as of Mughal-e-Azam.

Please enjoy: Mujhase mat poochh tere ishq mein kyaa rakha hai….

dil kii lagii hai kyaa, ye kabhii dil lagaake dekh
aa.Nsuu bahaake dekh kabhii muskaraake dekh
paravaanaa jal rahaa hai magar jal rahaa hai kyaa
ye raaz jaananaa hai to khud ko jalaake dekh

mujh se mat puuchh mere ishq me.n kyA rakhaa hai
ek sholaa hai jo siine me.n chhuupaa rakhaa hai

daag-e-dil daag-e-jigar daag-e-tamannaa lekar (2)
mai.n ne viiraan bahaaro.n ko sajaa rakhaa hai
mujh se mat puuchh

hai zamaanaa jise betaab miTaane ke liye (2)
mai.nne us yaad ko siine se lagaa rakhaa hai
mujh se mat puuchh

bhUlanevaale tujhe dard-e-muhabbat kii kasam (2)
mai.n ne is dard me.n duniyA ko bhulaa rakh hai
mujh se mat puuchh

Song #2
Shola jo bhadke…

The 1951 movie Albela was another one in which Rajinder Krishan paired with C Ramchandra to make some very memorable songs. The movie was written and directed by Bhagwan Dada who became famous for his moonwalk style of dancing in the movie. Geeta Bali acted opposite him. Two years after its Hindi release The film was later dubbed in Tamil as Nalla Pillai in 1953.

Rajinder Krishan and C Ramchandra created the following songs:

All songs of the movie became very popular. Shola jo bhadke was the most popular and has been recently remixed with Vidya Balan.

Please enjoy: Shola jo bhadke…..

Sholaa jo bha.Dake dil meraa dha.Dake
dard javaanii kaa sataae ba.Dh-ba.Dh ke

mahakii havaae.n bahake kadam mere
aise me.n thaam lo aa ke balam more
pattaa bhii kha.Dake to bijalii sii ka.Dake, dard …

pyaar ko mere kisane pukaaraa
dil me.n utar gayaa kisakaa ishaaraa
yaad ye kisakii laa_I paka.D ke, dard …

dekhaa jo tumako dard huaa kam
ab to na ho.nge tumase judaa ham

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkXVfGi7QVg

Song #3
Chup chup khade ho

Badi Behan was only his second movie, after Amar Kahani, for which he wrote songs. He shared credit for writing songs for the movie with Qamar Jalalabadi; he wrote 5 of the 8 songs. Whilst Qamar penned Woh pass rahen ya door rahen, Rajinder too penned some really beautiful numbers. Husnlal Bhagatram, Hindi movies’ first music duo, composed the songs.

Have a look a the list of the songs:

Please enjoy a very popular song of our days sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Premlata: Chup chup khade ho zaroor koi baat hai….

Chup-chup kha.De ho zarUr koI bAt hai
pahalI mulAqAt hai jI pahalI mulAqAt hai – 2
chup-chup kha.De ho …

(sAjan kI bAt par, gussA jo A gayA
zulfo.n kA bAdal, gAlo.n pe chhA gayA – 2 ) – 2
abhI-abhI din thA abhI-abhI rAt hai – 2
pahalI mulAqAt hai jI pahalI mulAqAt hai – 2
chup-chup kha.De ho …

(pahalI mulAqAt me.n, bAt aisI ho gaI
rAjA bhI kho gayA, (rAnI bhI kho gaI – 2 )) – 2
dono ko na patA chalA maze kI ye bAt hai – 2
pahalI mulAqAt hai jI pahalI mulAqAt hai – 2
chup-chup kha.De ho …

Song #4
Remembering Sadhana on Her Birth Anniversary
Love ka matlab hai pyaar….

Sadhana had left us on the Christmas morning of 2015. I started giving you these songs yesterday, 01 Sep 16; and today, 02 Sep happens to be her first birth anniversary after her demise. Today, I shall give you three songs of Sadhana penned by Rajinder Krishan.

As luck would have it, Rajinder Krishan penned the songs for Sadhana’s debut movie in 1960: Love in Simla (the place where Rajinder Krishan was working as a clerk before going to Bombay to join Hindi movies) that was produced by Sashadhar Mukherjee and hence starred his son Joy Mukherjee in the lead role. The movie was directed by RK Nayyar. He and Sadhana fell in love during the making of the movie and married thereafter.

Iqbal Qureshi composed the songs:

1. “A Be Baby A A Ji” – Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
2. “Alif Zabar Aaa Alif Zer Ae Alif Pesh O” – Mohammed Rafi, Sudha Malhotra
3. “Dar Pe Aaye Hain” – Mukesh
4. “Dil Tham Chale Hum Aaj Kidhar” – Mohammed Rafi
5. “Dil Tham Chale Hum Aaj Kidhar v2” – Mohammed Rafi
6. “Gaal Gulabi Kiske Hai” – Mohammed Rafi
7. “Hasinon Ki Sawari Hai” – Mohammed Rafi, Suman Kalyanpur
8. “Husnwale Wafa Nahi Karte” – Mohammed Rafi, Shamshad Begum
9. “Kiya Hai Dilruba Pyar Bhi Kabhi” – Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle
10. “Love Ka Matlab Hai Pyar” – Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle
11. “Muskuraye Khet Payse Tarse Tarse” – Mohammed Rafi, Suman Kalyanpur
12. “Wo Zindagi Ke Raaste” – Mohammed Rafi

Please enjoy Mohammad Rafi and Asha Bhosle sing for Joy Mukherjee and Sadhana respectively: Love ka matlab hai pyaar….

l o v e love, love## kaa matalab hai pyaar
pyaar dilo.n kaa qaraar -2

baat ek nazar kii khel ek adaa kaa
gul khilaane vaalaa pyaar jho.nkaa havaa kaa
dil milaakar dil se dekho kyaa hai ra.ng-e-bahaar -2
##love## kaa matalab hai …

ek ha.Nsii ho.nTho.n pe ik hayaa aa.Nkho.n me.n
jo vafaa na ho to ye dil do gha.Dii kaa khumaar
##love## kaa matalab hai …

Kuubasuurat baate.n aur khud bhii hasii.n ho
tum bhii saare jahaa.N me.n kisii se kam nahii.n ho
husn dhokhaa aa.Nkh kaa hai aise dhokhe hazaar -2
##love## kaa matalab hai …

Song #5
Remembering Sadhana on Her Birth Anniversary
Main to tum sang nain milake….

Sadhana was established as a fine actress in her debut film itself that had songs penned by Rajinder Krishan. Two years later Rajinder Krishan repeated the magic for her 1962 movie Manmauji that starred Kishore Kumar opposite her. Rajinder Krishan paired with Madan Mohan, a pairing that created some of the best songs of Lata Mangeshkar. It is also a fact that some of Lata’s best songs have been lip-synced by Sadhana.

Here is the list of songs created by Rajinder Krishan and Madan Mohan:

The song Main to tum sang nain milake is one of the top songs of Lata for Sadhana, the top most being O sajana barkha bahaar aayi for the movie Parakh that was penned by Shailendra and composed by Salil Chowdhury.

Please enjoy: Main to tum sang nain milake….

mai.n to tum sa.ng, nain milA ke
hAr gaI sajanA, ho, hAr gaI sajanA
mai.n to tum sa.ng, nain milA ke
hAr gaI sajanA, ho, hAr gaI sajanA

kyU.N jhUThe se prIt lagAI – 2
kyU.N chhaliye ko mIt banAyA
kyU.N A.ndhI me.n dIp jalAyA
mai.n to tum sa.ng …

sapane me.n jo bAG lagAe
nI.nd khulI to vIrAne the
ham bhI kitane dIvAne the
mai.n to tum sa.ng …

nA milatI.n ye bairan a.NkhiyA.n
chain na jAtA dil bhI ne rotA
kAsh kisI se pyAr na hotA
mai.n to tum sa.ng …

Song #6
Remembering Sadhana on Her Birth Anniversary
Chanda ja, Chanda ja re ja….

The 1962 movie Manmauji that starred Sadhana and Kishore Kumar had another Lata Mangeshkar song that was penned by Rajinder Krishan and composed by Madan Mohan.

Please enjoy: Chanda ja, Chanda ja re ja…

laa laa laa laa laa laa
chandaa jaa chandaa jaa re jaa re -2
kaahe aayaa hai akelaa tujhe maanuu.N alabelaa
mere piyaa ko bhii sa.ng le aa

chandaa jaa …

aa tujhako pahachaan bataa duu.N vo lagataa hai kaisaa
nadiyaa me.n mukh dekh le apanaa vo bhii hogaa waisaa
vo jo aaye to bi.ndiyaa sajaa duu.N
kaalii-kaalii ye laT bikharaa duu.N
meraa itanaa sa.ndesaa de aa

chandaa jaa …

dekh use kahanaa merii ni.ndiyaa ho ga_ii sautan merii
mere sa.ng-sa.ng bairan hogii baaT takat hai terii
chandaa denaa tuu merii gawaahii
ham dono.n hai.n pyaar ke raahii
bas itanaa to saath nibhaa

chandaa jaa …

Song #7
Dheere se aaja ri akhiyan mein…

Song #9
Balma bada nadaan re…

I can put up another few songs of 1951 movie Albela. However, I end with this classic song that Geeta Bali sings for Bhagwan Dada when the naive guy from a poor family that he is (he has a double role in the movie; the other being rich and famous guy working in the same entertainment company wherein Pyarelal (Bhagwan Dada) found a job as a singer-dancer), he doesn’t understand that she has fallen in love with him.

Lata Mangeshkar sang this song on a composition by C Ramchandra.

Please enjoy: Balma bada nadaan re…

balamaa ba.Daa naadaan, re balamaa ba.Daa naadaan

bedad.rii sa.ng naataa laagaa
mere priit kaa bhaag na jaagaa
binatii karuu.N mai.n, pai.nyaa pa.Duu.N mai.n
ab to merii maan re
balamaa ba.Daa naadaan re …

bai.nyaa paka.Duu.N haath dabaa_uu.N
samajhat naahi kaise samjhaa_uu.N
laakh jatan kar, haar gayii mai.n
rogii ho gayii jaan re
balamaa ba.Daa naadaan re …

Song #10
Shukriya, shukriya, ai pyaar tera shukriya….

If Rajinder Krishan – C Ramchandra combine regaled us with their enchanting duets and delightful solos in 1951 movie Albela, in the movie Aaram starring Dev Anand, Madhubala, Pran and Talat Mehmood, the same year, Rajinder Krishan combined with Music Director Anil Biswas to give us some serious songs.

This one has been sung by Talat Mehmood and it is….well, typical Talat Mehmood.

Please enjoy: Shukriya, shukriya, ai pyaar tera shukriya….

shukriyA, shukriyA ai pyAr terA, shukriyA
shukriyA, shukriyA
dil ko kitanA khUbasUrat Gam diyA, shukriyA
shukriyA ai pyAr terA …

A.Nkho.n ko A.NsU diye jo motiyo.n se kam nahI.n
dil ko itane Gam diye ki ab koI bhI Gam nahI.n
meharabA.n jo kuchh diyA achchhA kiyA, shukriyA
shukriyA ai pyAr terA …

zi.ndagI ko dard me.n DUbe tarAne de diye
hasarato.n ko ArazU ke khajAne de diye
ye navAzish hai terA kyA kyA diyA, shukriyA
shukriyA ai pyAr terA …

Song #11
Ye zindagi hai yo-yo….

I gave you a serious song from 1951 movie Aaram: shukriya shukriya ai pyaar tera shukriya. This doesn’t mean that the movie had only serious songs.

I remember this song was western and light-hearted and sung by Manmohan Krishna on Anil Biswas’s music.

Here is a bet: I bet none of you will watch it only once, if you watch it at all. Anyone who would watch it just once, can send me a message with your email address and I shall send you a gift for having lost the bet. Your time is in the next three days,

In the meanwhile, please enjoy a song that we used to freak out on when we were small: Ye zindagi hai yo-yo….

ma : ye zindagii hai yo-yo -5
ye
zindagii hai yo-yo
ko : yo-yo yo-yo yo-yo yo-yo
ye zindagii hai yo-yo -4
ma : ye
zindagii hai yo-yo

ma : yo-yo kii beqaraarii hissaa hai zindagii kaa -2
yo-yo kii garadisho.n qissaa hai zindagii kaa
ko : qissaa hai zindagii kaa
ma : garadish to zahar piinaa (?)
jiinaa nahii.n hai pyaare
garadish me.n hii mazaa hai
ye kah rahii hai yo-yo
ko : ( garadish me.n hii mazaa hai
ye kah rahii hai yo-yo ) -2

ma : ye
zindagii hai yo-yo
ko : yo-yo yo-yo yo-yo yo-yo
ye zindagii hai yo-yo -4
ma : ye
zindagii hai yo-yo

ma : ( chhe.De ko_ii taraanaa
aur ko_ii ro rahaa hai ) -2
din-raat ik tamaashaa
duniyaa me.n ho rahaa hai
ko : duniyaa me.n ho rahaa hai
ma : jo kuchh bhii ho rahaa hai
hotaa rahegaa pyaare
chal tuu bhii aise jaise
ye chal rahii hai yo-yo
ko : ( chal tuu bhii aise jaise
ye chal rahii hai yo-yo ) -2

ma : ye
zindagii hai yo-yo
ko : yo-yo yo-yo yo-yo yo-yo
ye zindagii hai yo-yo -8
ma : ye
zindagii hai yo-yo

Song #12
Baat chalat naii chunari rang daari….

For the last song of the day, I move on to the 1953 romantic comedy film: Ladki. The film was an AVM production starring Vyjayanthimala, Kishore Kumar, Bharat Bhushan, Anjali Devi and Chittor V. Nagaiah.

The film’s music was directed by R. Sudarsanam and Dhaniram and they composed six songs in the movie.

I am going to give you a song now that would be very nostalgic for old-timers like me. It was sung by Geeta Dutt on a composition of R Sudarsanam and Dhaniram. They did it in Raag Bhairavi and Tal Tintal.

Some of you have guessed it by now and so here it is.

Please enjoy: Baat chalat naii chunari rang daari….

baaT chalat na_ii chunarii ra.Ng Daarii -2
he .a .a aiso hai bedardii banawaarii
baaT chalat

aiso hai niDar he rii bR^ij kaa gvaalaa
biich Dagar chherat matavaalaa
he more raam, he more raam, he more raam
araj na maane morii, deve re deve gaarii -2
ho .a .a aiso hai bedardii banawaarii
baaT chalat

karat ThaTholii he rii nand kaa chhoraa -2
dekh akelii raamaa Daalat Doraa
laaj kii maarii mar jaauu.N
kaisii ye khelii holii, mai.n to kachhu naa bolii
haay re bhigoyii cholii
nii saa ga ma pa dha nii saa re ga re saa nii dha
pa dha pa nii dha pa ma pa ma dha pa ma ga re saa
baaT chalat na_ii chunarii ra.Ng Daarii …

pa, pa dha pa dha ma pa ga ma pa
ma pa dha, ga ma dha nii saa,
re saa re nii saa dha nii, saa nii saa dha nii pa dha
nii dha nii pa dha ma pa ga ma re ga sa
nii saa ga ma pa dha nii dha saa, dha nii dha saa,
dha nii dha saa, dha nii dha saa

Song #13
Shaadi shaadi
In the same movie Ladki, there was another song that was sung by Kishore Kumar that became equally famous.

Please enjoy: Shaadi shaadi….

shaadii! shaadii! shaadii! shaadii! shaadii! shaadii!

a_ii a_iiyo

qisamat kii baat hai maalik ke haath hai (2)
qismat kii baat maalik ke haath jiivan kaa saath hai
shaadii! shaadii! shaadii!

sunataa hai sabakii jag kaa vo daataa
shaadii karaane me.n us kaa kyaa jaataa
– are bha_ii us kaa kyaa jaataa
duniyaa me.n dekho qadam qadam par koii na koii
koii na koii baaraat hai
qismat kii baat hai
qismat kii baat maalik ke haath
jiivan kaa saath hai
shaadii! shaadii! shaadii!

haay! gorii gorii kaalii kaalii
patalii kamar vaalii
illii-billii khaalii piilii
pyaarii pyaarii aa.Nkho.n vaalii
shaadii! shaadii! shaadii!

maalik ne chaahaa to apanii bhii hogii
jaisii bhii hogii achchhii hii hogii
– are bha_ii achchhii hii hogii
maalik ne chaahaa to apanii bhii hogii
jaisii bhii hogii achchhii hii hogii

bimalaa yaa kamalaa
amalaa yaa ramalaa
bholii ho bhaalii
yaa nakaharevaalii
bim bolii bimbalabolii
igalaapaa porii
gaa.Nv kii gorii naTakhaT chhorii
haath me.n ka.ngan kaan me.n baalii
karamo.n kaa khel jiivan kaa saath
maalik ke haath hai
shaadii! shaadii! shaadii!

haa.N! qismat kii baat maalik ke haath
jiivan kaa saath
shaadii! shaadii! shaadii!

Song #14
Ye zindagi usi ki hai…

Now that we are reminiscing about the year 1953, we have reached the Nandlal Jaswantlal movie Anarkali whose song Mujhase mat poochh mere ishq mein kya rakha hai was given by me as Song #1 on Day #1 as introduction to Rajinder Krishan’s music.

Anarkali preceded K Arif’s Mughal-e-Azam by seven years. Rajinder Krishan penned some of his finest songs for the movie and they all became iconic. Vasant Prakash composed just one song of the movie Aa Jaane Wafa, which was retained even though sung by Geeta Dutt when the new MD C Ramchandra wanted all female voiced songs to be sung by Lata Mangeshkar.

Lets restart Ananrkali’s songs with this classic sung by Lata Mangeshkar and picturised on Bina Rai who acted as Nadira in the movie who was nicknamed Anarkali as a court-dancer in the court of Emperor Akbar and who Prince Salim (played by Pradeep Kumar) fell in love with.

This is the last song in her life Anarkali would sing before being buried alive in a wall for the crime of being in love with a prince.

Please enjoy: Ye zindagi usi ki hai jo kisi ka ho gaya….

ye zi.ndagii usii kI hai, jo kisii kaa ho gayaa
pyaara hii me.n kho gayaa, ye zi.ndagI …

ye bahAr, ye samA, kah rahA hai pyAr kar
kisI kI ArazU me.n apane dil ko beqarAr kar
zi.ndagii hai bevafaa…
zi.ndagii hai bevafaa, luuT pyaar kaa mazaa
ye zi.ndagI …

dha.Dak rahA hai dil to kyA, dil kI dha.Dakane.n nA sun
phir kahA.n ye fursate.n, phir kahA.N ye rAt-din
aa rahii hai ye sadaa…
aa rahii hai ye sadaa, mastiyo.n me.n jhuum jaa
ye zi.ndagI …

do dila yahaa.N na mila sake, mile.nge us jahaan me.n
khile.nge hasarato.n ke phuula, mauta ke aasmaana me.n
ye zi.ndagii chalii gaI jo pyaara me.n to kyaa huaa
ye zi.ndagii …

sunaa rahii hai daastaa.n, shamaa mere mazaara kii
fizaa me.n bhii khilI rahii, ye kalii anaara kii
ise mazaara mata kaho, ye mahala hai pyaara kaa
ye zi.ndagii …

ai zi.ndagii kii shaama aa, tujhe gale lagaauu.n mai.n
tujhii me.n DUba jaauu.n mai.n
jahaa.N ko bhuula jaauu.n mai.n
basa ek nazara mere sanama, alvidaa, alvidaa
alvidaa … alvidaa …
alvidaa … alvidaa …

Song #15
Zindagi pyaar ki do chaar ghadi hoti hai…

I am deleting a post of yesterday: Muhabbat aisi dhadkan hai since that was put up by mistake; the song having been penned by Hasrat Jaipuri.

I am replacing it with this one:

And the last song tonight is also from one of the best movies of Rajinder Krishan as lyricist, the 1953 movie Anarkali starring Bina Rai in the title role and Pradeep Kumar as Prince Salim (later to become Jehangir). He rebelled against his father Emperor Akbar for his love for a courtesan in his very court.

This is the song on Love even 63 years after the movie was made. C Ramchandra composed it. If the song reminds you of Lily of the Day, well that’s it. Life might be short but a life spent in Love is enough.

Please enjoy Hemant Kumar sing a song that is the equivalent of Jab raat ho aisi matwaali to subah ka aalam kyaa hoga. It is poignant even though she smiles because as per her promise to Emperor Akbar, after spending the night with Prince Salim she would be put in the dungeon and then die: Zindagi pyaar ki do chaar ghadi hoti hai…

zi.ndagii pyaar kii do chaar gha.Dii hotii hai
chaahe tho.Dii bhii ho ye umr ba.Dii hotii hai

taaj yaa takht yaa daulat ho zamaane bhar kii
kaun sii chiiz muhabbat se ba.Dii hotii hai
zi.ndagii …

do muhabbat bhare dil khaak dha.Dakate ho jahaa.N
sabase lambii vo muhabbat kii gha.Dii hotii hai
zi.ndagii …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCViCUyk9-g

Song #16
Jaag dard-e-ishq jaag….

I have given you the following songs from the movie, penned by Rajinder Krishan so far:

1. Mujhase mat poochh mere ishq mein kyaa rakha hai – on Day #1 itself.
2. Ye zindagi usi ki hai – yesterday.
3. Zindagi pyar ki do chaar ghadi hoti hai – yesterday.

I am giving you now the last song penned by Rajinder Krishan in the movie. This too has been sung by Hemant Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar on the composition by C Ramchandra in Raag Bageshri, Taal Dadra.

Please enjoy: Jaag dard-e-ishq jaag….

he: jaag dard-e-ishq jaag, jaag dard-e-ishq jaag
dil ko beqaraar kar, chhe.D ke aa.Nsuo.n kaa raag
jaag dard-e-ishq jaag, jaag dard-e-ishq jaag
jaag…, jaag…

la: aa aa…
kisako sunaauu.N daastaa.n, kisako dikhaauu.N dil ke daaG
jaauu.N kahaa.N ki duur tak, jalataa nahii.n koii chiraaG – 2
raakh ban chukii hai aag, raakh ban chukii hai aag
he: dil ko beqaraar kar, chhe.D ke aa.Nsuo.n kaa raag
jaag dard-e-ishq jaag, jaag…

he: aisii chalii havaa-e-Gam, aisaa badal gayaa samaa – 2
ruuTh ke mujh se chal diye …
ruuTh ke mujh se chal diye, merii khushii ke kaaravaa.n
Das rahe.n hai.n Gam ke naag
dono: jaag dard-e-ishq jaag, jaag dard-e-ishq jaag
dil ko beqaraar kar, chhe.D ke aa.Nsuo.n kaa raag
jaag dard-e-ishq jaag, jaag…

he: aa.Nkh zaraa lagI terii, saaraa jahaan so gayaa
ye zamiin so gaI, aasamaan so gayaa
so gayaa pyaar kaa chiraaG
jaag, jaag, jaag, jaag

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzXrJ3DzMsE

Song #17
Man dole mera tan dole……..

Nandlal Jaswantlal followed the success of 1953 movie Anarkali by directing Nagin the next year, in 1954. In Anarkali, he had songs penned by Shailendra, Hasrat Jaipuri and Jaan Nisar Akhtar, in addition to Rajinder Krishan. However, in Nagin, all twelve songs were penned by Rajinder Krishan. These songs, just like those of Anarkali, are still fondly played even today.

Here is the list of songs:

1 Been Music Kalyanji, Ravi
2 Man Dole Mera Tan Dole Lata Mangeshkar
3 Tere Dwar Khada Ek Jogi Hemant Kumar
4 Sun Rasiya Man Bhasiya Lata Mangeshkar
5 Yaad Rakhna Pyar Ki Nishani Hemant Kumar, Asha Bhosle, Chorus
6 Sun Ri Sakhi Lata Mangeshkar, Chorus
7 Mera Dil Ye Pukare Aaja Lata Mangeshkar
8 Jadugar Saiyan Lata Mangeshkar
9 Ari Chhod De Patang Lata Mangeshkar, Hemant Kumar
10 Mera Badli Mein Chhup Gaya Chand Lata Mangeshkar
11 O Zindagi Ke Denewale Hemant Kumar, Chorus
12 Teri Yaad Mein Jalkar Dekh Liya Lata Mangeshkar
13 Oonchi Oonchi Duniya Ki Deewarein Lata Mangeshkar

Hemant Kumar was the Music Director and Composer of the songs. Kalyanji and Ravi were his assistants in the movie.

We shall go on with the sequence as given above.

The first one became a super hit. It has the popular ‘been’ music that Kalyanji composed on clavioline and Ravi on harmonium. The mismatch in the movie is that Rajinder Krishan calls this ‘been’ as ‘bansuriya’. Other than that, it is a very fine song.

Please enjoy Lata Mangeshkar sing one of the best songs of 1954 movie Nagin: Man dole mera tan dole……..

(man Dole meraa tan Dole
mere dil kaa gayaa karaar re
ye kaun bajaaye baa.nsuriyaa ) – 2

madhur madhur sapano.n me.n dekhii maine raah navelii
chho.D chalii mai.n laaj kaa paharaa jaane kahaa.N akelii
chalii re mai.n jaane kahaa.N akelii
ras ghole dhun yuu.N bole
jaise Tha.nDii pa.De phuhaar re
ye kaun bajaaye baa.nsuriyaa

man Dole meraa tan Dole …

kadam kadam par ra.ng sunaharaa ye kisane bikharaayaa
naagan kaa man bas karane ye kaun saperaa aayaa
na jaane kaun saperaa aayaa
pag Dole dil yuu.N bole
teraa hoke rahaa shikaar re
ye kaun bajaaye baa.nsuriyaa

man Dole meraa tan Dole
mere dil kaa gayaa karaar re
ye kaun bajaaye baa.nsuriyaa

Song #18
Tere dwar khada ek jogi

And the last song for today is the second song in the list of 12 songs that Rajinder Krishan penned for the 1954 movie Nagin starring Vyjayanthimala and Pradeep Kumar.

Since I am a fan of Hemant Kumar, both for his singing as well as his music, this is a favourite of mine since it has both. Watching this song you will know that whether it is Raj Kapoor or Pradeep Kumar, they can’t resist singing when Vyjayanthimala is bathing in a pond; the only place she had for bathing, from Nagin to Sangam!

Please enjoy: Tere dwaar khada ik jogi….

kaashii dekhii, mathuraa dekhii, dekhe tiirath saare
kahii.n na man kaa miit milaa to aayaa tere dvaare

tere dvaar kha.Daa ek jogii – 2
na maa.Nge yah sonaa chaa.Ndii maa.Nge darshan devii
tere dvaar …

(duniyaa se mukh mo.Daa tere liye jag chho.Daa
chho.D diyaa ghar-baar) – 2
ban-ban chhaanaa mai.nne, tujhe devii maanaa mai.nne
sun le merii pukaar – 2
na maa.Nge yah sonaa chaa.Ndii maa.Nge darshan devii
tere dvaar …

(karake jatan aayaa, man me.n agan laayaa
akhiyo.n me.n darshan-pyaas) – 2
priit kii bhiikshaa, prem kii diikshaa
maa.Ng rahaa yah daas – 2
na maa.Nge yah sonaa chaa.Ndii maa.Nge darshan devii
tere dvaar …

Song #19
Jadugar sainyan, chhod meri bainyan, ho gayi aadhi raat, ab ghar jaane de…..

The second day of the 1954 movie Nagin starring Pradeep Kumar and Vyjayanthimala, and directed by Nandlal Jaswantlal who directed the 1952 movie Aanrkali.

Nagin had twelve super hit songs and tonight we shall have three of them. We took up three yesterday and one day before. So by the time we finish tonight, we shall have seven songs in all from this movie.

The movie’s story has two snake charmer (or specifically poison collector) tribes who have considerable animosity between them. However, the siblings of the two tribal chiefs: Sanatan (Pradeep Kumar) and Mala (Vyjayanthimala) fall in love with each other and that creates problems.

They start meeting in a clandestine way.

This is my favourite song from the movie. It was composed by Hemant Kumar in Raag Brindavani Sarang, Tal Kaherava and sung by Lata Mangeshkar.

The lovers are at their place of tryst and she is reminding him that it is late and to let her go. It is very very enchanting indeed. Hats off to Rajinder Krishan for the super romantic lyrics.

Please enjoy: Jadugar sainyan, chhod meri bainyan, ho gayi aadhi raat, ab ghar jaane de…..

jaaduugar sai.nyaa, chho.Do merii bai.nyaa
ho ga_ii aadhii raat, ab ghar jaane do

jhukii-jhukii a.Nkhiyaa.N dekhe.ngii saarii sakhiyaa.N
de.ngii taanaa tere naam kaa
(aise me.n mat rok bedardii
le le vachan kal shaam kaa) -2
kal ho.nge phir ham saath
ab ghar jaane do

jaaduugar sai.nyaa …

jaane de o rasiyaa, mere man basiyaa
gaa.Nv meraa ba.Dii duur hai
(terii nagariyaa ruk na sakuu.N mai.n
pyaar meraa majabuur hai) -2
za.njiir pa.Dii mere haath
ab ghar jaane do

jaaduugar sai.nyaa …

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3bz48j

Song #20
Mera dil ye pukaare aaja….

We are taking up the songs of the 1954 movie Nagin that has some of the best songs penned by Rajinder Krishan and composed so well by Hemant Kumar (with Ravi and kalyanji assisting him) that had almost all of them becoming super-hits.

Sanatan and Mala are in love but they are of two different snake-poison collector tribes who are at each other’s throats. Hence, there are many obstacles in the paths of the lovers.

Separation is therefore on the cards.

Mala is put in a confinement never to meet Sanatan again and that’s when this song comes about.

Hemant da composed it in Raag Kirvani, Taal Kaherava.

Please enjoy another favourite of mine: Mera dil ye pukaare aaja….

meraa dil ye pukaare aa jaa
mere Gam ke sahaare aa jaa
bhiigaa bhiigaa hai samaa
aise me.n hai tuu kahaa.N
meraa dil ye pukaare aajaa …

tuu nahii.n to ye rut, ye havaa kyaa karuu.N, kyaa karuu.N
tuu nahii.n to ye run, ye havaa kyaa karuu.N
duur tujh se mai.n rah ke bataa kyaa karuu.N, kyaa karuu.N
suunaa suunaa hai jahaa.N, ab jaauu.N mai.n kahaa.N
bas itanaa mujhe samajhaa jaa
bhiigaa bhiigaa …

aa.Ndhiyaa.N vo chalii.n, aashiyaa.n luT gayaa, luT gayaa
aa.Ndhiyaa.N vo chalii.n, aashiyaa.n luT gayaa
pyaar kaa muskuraataa jahaa.N luT gayaa, luT gayaa
ek chhoTii sii jhalak mere miTane talak
o chaa.Nd …
o chaa.Nd mere dikhalaa jaa
bhiigaa bhiigaa …

mu.Nh chhupaa ke merii zi.ndagii ro rahii, ro rahii
din Dhalaa bhii nahii.n, shaam kyo.n ho rahii, ho rahii
terii duniyaa se ham, le ke chale teraa Gam
dam bhar ke liye to aa jaa
bhiigaa bhiigaa …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq8EuSuSGMc

Song #21
O zindagi ko dene wale, zindagi ko lene wale, preet meri chheen ke bataa tujhe kyaa mila…..

And the last song for tonight is one of the several sung by Sanatan to revive Mala when she is bitten by a dangerous King Cobra in order to save his life.

Regrettably, it is also the last song from me until we meet again after a week since I am going holidaying to Kulu, Manali.

This was sung by Hemant Kumar on his on his composition. Lyrics by our great lyricist #2 Rajinder Kumar are simply awesome.

Please enjoy: O zindagi ko dene wale, zindagi ko lene wale, preet meri chheen ke bataa tujhe kyaa mila…..

o, zi.ndagii ke dene vaale, zi.ndagii ke lene vaale – 2
priit merii chhIn ke bataa tujhe kyaa milaa
zi.ndagii ke dene vaale, zi.ndagii ke lene vaale
prIt merii chhiin ke bataa tujhe kyaa milaa

kahaa kare diip jab bujh gaI baatii
bichha.D gayaa meraa saathii
tUne to.Dii merii viiNaa, deke sahAraa chhiinaa
laaj tujhe kyU.N na aatii
chain meraa lUT ke bataa tujhe kyaa milaa

o… zi.ndagii ke dene vaale…

(maine kab to.De bhalaa chaa.Nd sitaare tere
phir kyo.n bujhaae tUne dil ke ujaale mere ) – 2
mujhe merii jaan dede priit ko ye daan dede
khoe hue mere praaN dede
dil meraa to.D ke bataa tujhe kyaa milaa

o… zi.ndagii ke dene vaale…

Song #22
Zamin chal rahi hai aasman chal raha hai

Okay, ladies and gents, I am back from a holiday to Manikaran, Manali, Rohtang Pass, Mandi, Rewalsar, Hamirpur and Bilaspur; and here I am recommencing the tribute to the lyricist Rajinder Krishan, leading to his death anniversary on the 23rd of September.

I was regaling you with the songs of the 1954 movie Nagin that he penned and which were composed by Hemant Kumar with Kalyanji and Ravi being his assistants.

From his next movie, the 1955 movie Pehli Jhalak, I like this song (a little rare) sung by Hemant Kumar on the composition of C Ramchandra.

Please enjoy: Zamin chal rahi hai aasman chal raha hai…

zamii.n chal rahii hai aasamaa.N chal rahaa hai
zamii.n chal rahii hai aasamaa.N chal rahaa hai
yah kisake ishaare jahaa.N chal rahaa hai
zamii.n chal rahii hai aasamaa.N chal rahaa hai

yah kisake ishaare jahaa.N chal rahaa hai
zamii.n chal rahii hai aasamaa.N chal rahaa hai

## flute interludes ##

chalii jaa rahii hai zamaane kii naiyyaa
chalii jaa rahii hai zamaane kii naiyyaa
nazar se na dekhaa kisii ne khevaiyyaa
nazar se na dekhaa kisii ne khevaiyyaa

na jaane yah chakkar kahaa.N chal rahaa hai
na jaane yah chakkar kahaa.N chal rahaa hai
yah kisake ishaare jahaa.N chal rahaa hai

zamii.n chal rahii hai aasamaa.N chal rahaa hai
yah kisake ishaare jahaa.N chal rahaa hai
zamii.n chal rahii hai aasamaa.N chal rahaa hai

## flute interludes ##

yah ha.Nsanaa yah ronaa yah aashaa niraashaa
yah ha.Nsanaa yah ronaa yah aashaa niraashaa
samajh na aaye yah kyaa hai tamaashaa
samajh na aaye yah kyaa hai tamaashaa

yah kyo.n raat din kaaravaa.N chal rahaa hai
yah kyo.n raat din kaaravaa.N chal rahaa hai
yah kisake ishaare jahaa.N chal rahaa hai

zamii.n chal rahii hai aasamaa.N chal rahaa hai
yah kisake ishaare jahaa.N chal rahaa hai
zamii.n chal rahii hai aasamaa.N chal rahaa hai

## flute interludes ##

ajab hai yah mahafil ajab daasataa.N hai
ajab hai yah mahafil ajab daasataa.N hai
na ma.nzil hai ko_ii na ko_ii nishaa.N hai
na ma.nzil hai ko_ii na ko_ii nishaa.N hai

to phir kis liye kaaravaa.N chal rahaa hai
to phir kis liye kaaravaa.N chal rahaa hai
yah kisake ishaare jahaa.N chal rahaa hai

zamii.n chal rahii hai aasamaa.N chal rahaa hai
yah kisake ishaare jahaa.N chal rahaa hai
zamii.n chal rahii hai aasamaa.N chal rahaa hai

## flute interludes ##

bhaTakte to dekhe hazaaro.n sayaane
bhaTakte to dekhe hazaaro.n sayaane
magar raaz kudarat ka ko_ii na jaane
magar raaz kudarat ka ko_ii na jaane

yah sab silasilaa benishaa.N chal rahaa hai
yah sab silasilaa benishaa.N chal rahaa hai
yah kiske ishaare jahaa.N chal rahaa hai

zamii.n chal rahii hai aasamaa.N chal rahaa hai
yah kisake ishaare jahaa.N chal rahaa hai
zamii.n chal rahii hai aasamaa.N chal rahaa hai

Song #23
Kitana haseen hai mausam, kitana haseen safar hai

His next movie was the 1955 movie Azaad starring Dilip Kumar and Meena Kumari. The songs that were penned by him and composed by C Ramchandra included the following:

1. Aapalam chapalam chap laayii re.
2. Dekho jii bahaar aayi, baaGo.n me.n khilii.n kaliyaa.N.
3. Jaa rii jaa rii o kaarii badariyaa.
4. Kabhii Kaamosh rahate hai.n … pii ke daras ko taras rahii.n a.nkhiyaa.N.
5. Kitanaa hasii.n hai mausam, kitanaa hasii.n safar hai.
6. Kitanii javaa.N hai raat koii yaad aa gayaa.
7. Maranaa bhii mohabbat me.n kisii kaam na aayaa.
8. Na bole, na bole, na bole re, ghuu.NghaT ke paT naa khole re.
9. O baliye o baliye chal chaliye kahaa.N chale.n.

We shall be taking up two of these tonight and the first one is this delightful romantic duet between Lata Mangeshkar and C Ramchandra. Normally the tragedy king and queen have been singing serious and sad songs in their movies. This was one movie (just like Kohinoor) in which they lip-synced some really light-hearted numbers. This was composed by C Ramchandra in Raag Darbari Kanada and Tal Kaherava.

Please enjoy: Kitana haseen hai mausam, kitana haseen safar hai….

l: kitanaa hasii.n hai.n mausam, kitanaa hasii.n safar hai
chi: sAthI hai khUbasuurat, ye mausam ko bhI khabar hai
kitanaa hasii.n …

chi: milatii nahii.n hai.n ma.nzil, rAhI jo ho akelaa
do ho to phir jahaa.N bhI, chaahe lagaa lo melaa
dil mil gaye to phir kyA, j.ngal bhI ek ghar hai
sAthI hai khUbasuurat, ye mausam ko bhI khabar hai
kitanaa hasii.n …

l: nA jaane havaae.n kyA kahanaa chaahatii hai.n – 2
pa.nchhii terI sadaaye.n kyA kahanaa chaahatii hai.n – 2
kuchh to hai aaj jisakaa, har chiiz par asar hai
chi: sAthI hai khUbasuurat, ye mausam ko bhI khabar hai
kitanaa hasii.n …

chi: kudarat ye kah rahii hai, aa dil se dil milaa le
ulafat se aag lekar, dil kA diyaa jalaale
sachchii agar lagan hai, phir kisakaa tujhako Dar hai
sAthI hai khUbasuurat, ye mausam ko bhI khabar hai
kitanaa hasii.n …

Song #24
Radha na bole, na bole, na bole re…..

And the last song tonight is also from the 1955 movie Azaad starring Dilip Kumar and Meena Kumari in light-hearted roles for a change. All songs of the movie were composed by C Ramchandra and this one was a super-hit during our days.

This was composed by C Ramchandra in Raag Bageshri and Tal Dadra. Lata Mangeshkar sang it.

Please enjoy: Radha na bole, na bole, na bole re…..

naa bole, naa bole, naa bole re – 2
(ghuu.NghaT ke paT naa khole re
raadhaa naa bole, naa bole, naa bole re ) – 2

raadhaa kii laaj bharii a.Nkhiyo.n ke Dore
dekhoge kaise ab gokul ke chhore
dekho mohan kaa manavaa Dole re
raadhaa naa bole, naa bole, naa bole re
naa bole, naa bole, naa bole re
ghuu.NghaT ke paT naa khole re
raadhaa naa bole, naa bole, naa bole re

yaad karo jamunaa kinaare, saa.Nvariyaa – 2
o.Dhii thii raadhaa kii kaahe gagariyaa
is kaaran naa tum sa.ng bole re
raadhaa naa bole, naa bole re
naa bole, naa bole, naa bole, naa bole re
ghuu.NghaT ke paT naa khole re
raadhaa naa bole, naa bole, naa bole re

ruuThii huii yuu.N naa maanegii chhaliyaa
charaNo.n me.n raadhaa ke, rakh do muraliyaa – (2)
baat ban jaayegii haule haule re
raadhaa naa bole, naa bole, naa bole re
naa bole, naa bole, naa bole re
ghuu.NghaT ke paT naa khole re
raadhaa naa bole, naa bole, naa bole re

Song #25

Mori binati suno bhagwaan…..

For his next movie, the 1956 movie Taj, Hemant Kumar was once again the composer, just as in Nagin. Here is the list of songs they created together:

1. Aayii huu.N sajaane balam terii galiyaa.N (ba.nsii kii dhun sun)
2.Baa.Nsuriyaa phir se bajaao, kaanhaa
3. Balamaa jaa mai.n tose haarii
4. Gorii bulaaye teraa saa.Nvariyaa
5. Ik baat bataa de jogii
6. Jahaa.N me.n aayii diivaalii ba.De charaaG jale
7. Jhuum jhuum kar chalii akelii
8. Mohe chho.D gayo moraa saa.Nvariyaa
9. Morii binatii suno bhagavaan
10. Raham kar aasamaa.N (yah kaisaa tuufaan uThaa hai)
11. Tum sa.ng laage piyaa more nainaa

I am going to give you just one since now I am getting worried that I shall not be able to complete the task by 23rd Sep, his death anniversary.

This has been sung by Mohammad Rafi.

Please enjoy: Mori binati suno bhagwaan…..

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morii binatii suno bhagavaan, ab morii binatii suno bhagavaan
aaj merii TuuTii biinaa me.n phir se Daaro praaN

na maa.Nguu yah mahal-khazaane naa maa.Nguu yah taaj
aaj bhare darabaar me.n svaamii rakhiyo merii laaj
raagi ko bas saat suro.n kaa daataa de varadaan
ab morii binatii suno bhagavaan …

suuraj kii raftaar badal de, maan tuu rakh le meraa
jab tak TuuTaa taar na bole, jag me.n rahe a.Ndheraa
shabanm se nikale a.Ngaare Daal-Daal jal jaaye
kaa.NTo se bhar jaaye bagiyaa, retii phuul khilaaye
jis jag me.n sa.ngiit nahii.n vah ho jaaye shamashaan
vah ho jaaye shamashaan (4)

Ladies and gentlemen, I hope you liked my choice of best songs of Rajinder Krishan so far. I have given you 25 songs in this part. I shall give you another 75 of them in the next three parts. As you go along, you will be stunned that some of the most beautiful Hindi songs have been penned by this lyricist who became rich both money-wise as well as because of the richness of his lyrics.

Please await Part II.