Author: Sunbyanyname

I have a Facebook Group called Yaad Kiya Dil Ne. It is group for serious music lovers who not just relish putting up and listening to songs but also identify these with Lyricists, Music Directors, Singers and Actors who brought/bring the songs to us. The group pays tributes to these four classes of people on their birth and death anniversaries. The group is also interested in sharing knowledge about all aspects of songs including Raagas. The group also has thematic Music Fests at least once in a month.

The name of the group has been derived from the title of a duet between Hemant Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar from the 1953 movie Patita starring Dev Anand and Usha Kiran.

The last music Fest that was held was on the theme: Funny Songs. For the first time we had a unique Fest in which there was no keyword to look for. For the first time we had a Fest wherein every participant was his/her own judge about whether the song was according to the theme, ie, funny.

Just four days prior to the Fest, I put up clarification about what would constitute ‘Funny Song’. Here it is:

“FUNNY SONGS FEST

Guys and gals,

Just want to remind you that the Funny Content of the song is solely your judgment (I am not going to be the judge). You have to convince others as to what you find funny about the song. It can be (and this is not a comprehensive list) some or all of the following:

1. Lyrics are funny.
2. The tune is funny.
3. The situation is funny.
4. There is unintentional humour/comedy in the song, eg, a buffoon like Manoj Kumar has murdered the seriousness of the song; such as his Zulfon ko hata le chehre se with Sharmila Tagore. P.S. It doesn’t mean all his songs are comic! His Shaheed songs, for example, are classics.
5. You have a hostel/classroom/school/college/family funny anecdote about the song; eg, whenever we used to bathe on the ship as cadets, someone would sing: Parde mein rehane do parda na uthaao.
6. It is a fine song but a bozo such as Anil Dhawan looks so funny singing it, eg, Teri galiyon mein na rakhenge kadam.
7. You can pun on the words and bring out the humour, eg, Aadmi hoon aadmi se pyaar karta hoon!”

From amongst the songs that were put up by my friends and me, I have selected the following as the Top Twelve or Dozen. These twelve are not in any order or ranking.

Funny Song #1

Ek chatur naar karke singaar….

Traditionally, since I only organise the Fests and don’t contest, all the songs that I put up are considered out of contest. The other members give me a concession in that they allow me to put up the song of the cover picture.

However, lately, people have found ways and means to circumvent this concession. Here is one of the ways; and see how beautifully she has done it:

“No this is not Kishor Kumar and neither Padosan but this is the amazing original song from film Jhoola(1941) which was much later sung by the younger brother Kishor Kumar. The choice between Kishor Kumar and this one was anyway taken from me as Kishor’ s song figured in the event poster. But if I had a choice, I would have still posted this only. Frankly this might not be as hilarious as the newer one (but this one is minus the ethnic slur) there is an innocence to Ashok Kumar‘s madness here which Is missing in the later version. This was the time when to act, actors had to sing their own songs. Imagine the scenario where Ashok is given a bucket full of ice n water to pour on himself to come out with the shivery voice required for the song. (I don’t know if that ever happened). See the start of the song. Heroine is watching- Ashok Kumar comes running inside and jumps on the bed – bed breaks, he starts singing, the finger on his cheek, the expression after looking into the hand mirror, not bothered with what he sees about himself in the mirror but goes on singing. Then the bath starts and with it the tempo of the song. The song goes in a hilarity mode. Along with actor/singer, you feel the onslaught of cold cold water too. Ashok Kumar, I think was blessed with a sense of humour that manifested in so many of his songs. Can we forget his amused acting in ‘ Aaiye Meherbaan’?.

Funny Song #2

Pyaar ki aag mein tan badan jal gaya….

This song was put up by a member Evani Leela and if you can see the song without splitting your side, you can win a bit! Here is her original description:

“Mehmood Mehmood Mehmod kya style hai baba unke abhinay ka. Jaise nartaki ek ek shabd ko naatya mein dikhaati hai, waise hi Mehmood ek ek shabd ko apne haav bhaavon se abhineet karke dikhate hain ki itne achhe classical geet ka bhi kaise achaar dala jaa sakta hai. And hatsoff to Manna Dey, jinka itna sureela gaayan hai comic flavour mein bhi ki geet ko bhi enjoy karo aur hanste bhi jao. Bachpan mein Manna Dey ke jaisa gaane ki koshish karti thi aur ek ek shabd ko jaise unhone gaaya, gaane ki koshish karti thi aur ghar walon se daant bhi khaati thi.

Mehmood ka chhat par chadhna, rengte hue jaana aur baad mein mooh se dhuan nikaalna, last mein Mohan Choti ko leke naachna aur Dhumal ke saath aankh micholi; each and every moment is so hilarious and fantastic. Main thakti nahin yeh geet dekhte. asha hai aap bhi enjoy karenge.”

During the Fest, whilst I was watching the song, I burst out laughing and kept laughing and my wife was looking at me to find out if I have gone loony! That’s the effect of this song on you. I have seen it at least half a dozen times since then and I am sure you would too.

What a serious number by Manna Dey in a super funny situation….two extremes. Pata nahin chalta roye yaa hanse.

The song is from the 1968 Pramod Chakravorty movie Ziddi starring Joy Mukherjee, Asha Parekh, Mehmood, Shobha Khote, Mohan Choti, Dhumal, Raj Mehra, Sulochana, Ullhas, Madan Puri, Nazima, and Majnu. The scene depicted is of Dhumal (Shobha Khote’s father) deciding to marry off Shobha Khote to someone other than the love of her life Mehmood.

Hasrat Jaipuri, the lyricist, didn’t do a Rajinder Krishan in this song. He maintained the seriousness of the situation of a lover seeing his beloved being married to someone else. The song is solely made funny by Mehmood’s acting, with Shobha Khote, Mohan Choti and Dhumal adding to it. If the first song above had RD Burman’s composition, this one has his father, SD Burman‘s. It requires a lot of imagination as a composer to have a serious number being used in a comical way. But, then, it was SD Burman who composed the comical Ek ladaki bheegi bhaagi si with the same ease as he did the classical Tere bin soone nayan hamaare; the hallmark of a great composer.

Please enjoy: Pyaar ki aag mein tan badan jal gaya…

Funny Song #3

Kuve mein kood ke mar jaana yaar tum shaadi mat karna…

Kishore Kumar was to comic singing what Mehmood was to comic acting. However, it was a treat to watch Kishore Kumar acting on his comic songs. I can think of scores of songs by Kishore da which are funny in lyrics, in singing style, in situational comedy and in their message. But, even I have to think hard to come up with funnier lyrics and acting than this song. It is from the 1956 movie Parivar (Family).

Before I go further into the song, I will tell you my own association with the song. I have described this in the latest issue of the Navy Foundation magazine called Quarterdeck in an article called ‘A REAL LIFE PLAY OF INS AGRANI OR NAVY’.

I was asked to prepare a play in Navy’s Leadership establishment called INS Agrani and take it to Cochin to participate in the Southern Naval Command Annual Dramatic Championship. Why me? Because I was the junior most officer there! I roped in another officer and we started searching for a suitable play. With just a week to go for the championship, we hadn’t found a play.

That night, I wrote the script for a three-act-play titled Hamara Drama (Our Drama). Whatever we had done in search and preparation for the play was put in the first two acts. In the last act, Bajwa (my friend whom I had selected to help me) and I were sitting dejected that we still didn’t have a play and that everything had failed. And then yet another brainwave occurred to me and I told him, “Why don’t we present our search for a suitable play and a cast as a play…is mein khushi hai, gham hai, bebasi hai, suspense hai, comedy hai, tragedy hai….aur kahin kahin to paagalpan bhi hai…hahahaha…hahahaha (there is joy in it, sadness in it, helplessness, suspense, comedy, tragedy…and at places, there is madness too)..exactly like our navy life..” The play ended there with a freeze shot.

When we went to Cochin for presenting the play, our hearts sank seeing the plays of other establishments. Each one of them had elaborate sets, cast, background music and other props. We had nothing. But, now, at that late stage could do nothing about it.

Ours was the last play on the second day. Each play was to be one hour’s duration with ten minutes given for changing sets. During our preparation time, Bajwa and I were sitting with the audience in uniform. When the curtain opened, we got up from the audience and performed on stage.

It was a riot. The audience roared with every dialogue. For example, at one stage, I told Bajwa that I could do the famous Rajesh Khanna’s Anand movie dialogue, “Babu moshaye, ye zindagi ek rang manch hai aur ham sabb ismein kaam karne wali kathputliyan; in kathputliyon ki dore ooper waale ke haath mein hai. Kab, kahan, kaise kis kis ko uthana hai ye koi nahin jaanata…ha, ha, ha…ha, ha, ha..(Sir, this life is a stage and we are like puppets on a stage; the strings of these puppets are held by God. Who, where, when would be lifted by Him, no one knows.” And Bajwa asked me on stage, “But, what has this got to do with the naval audience?” And then I told him that we could modify it…and I enacted the modified dialogue:

“Babu moshaye, yeh navy ek rang manch hai aur hum sabb is mein kaam karne waale afsar ya sailor. Ham sabaki dore DOP (Directorate of Personnel) ke haath mein hai. Kabb, kaise, kahan kis kis ka transfer ho jaaye yeh koi nahin jaanata..ha, ha, ha…ha, ha, ha…”

I espied C-in-C and his wife in the front row having side-splitting laughs. It was difficult to proceed from one dialogue to the other throughout the play as the laughter and applause won’t die down. No one could believe we could actually present a play, a humorous take on how we did things in the Navy or for that matter in the armed forces.

The jury was unanimous in voting for Hamara Drama as the Best Play and yours truly as the Best Actor.

I sang this song when the jury was deciding! The audience roared and literally begged the jury to give us all the awards!

The movie has been directed by another great Bengali Asit Sen and has our group’s (Yaad Kiya Dil Ne) heroine Usha Kiran acting opposite Kishore Kumar. The story is by Panchu Mukherji. The story is about a joint family consisting of four brothers, their wives, and their respective children, living under one roof. Some of the brothers are professionals, one a lawyer, a doctor, and others businessmen. They are a happy family, living and sharing each other’s joys and sorrows. Then one day, an argument breaks out over a glass of milk, and the entire family is thrown into chaos, and the only resolution seems to be nothing but dividing the entire property amongst the brothers and their respective families.

After the film was completed and the unit dissolved, according to an interview by the lead actress Usha Kiran, the unit members wept miserably, so strong was the bondage developed between members during the course of the film-making. The entire unit literally lived up to it’s name Parivar, meaning family.

And now, lets glance at who put this song together for Kishore Kumar to perform on the stage? Lyricist is Shailendra! Wow, how can anyone of his emotional set-up write something as funny as this? The composer is Salil da (another Bengali who, like SD Burman and RD Burman above, can give vent to the funny and light-hearted songs). The singer is Kishore himself.

Please enjoy: Kuve mein kood ke mar jaana, yaar tum shaadi mat karna…..

( kuve.n me.n ) -2 kuud ke mar jaanaa
yaar tum shaadii mat karanaa -2
mat karanaa -3
kuve.n me.n kuud ke …

dekhii dillii kii ek la.Dakii jisako dekh tabiiyat pha.Dakii
mukh se aah nikal ga_ii Tha.nDii andar-andar aag sii bha.Dakii
usakaa naam gharaanaa puuchhaa usakaa Thaur-Thikaanaa puuchhaa
apane dil kii uma.nge lekar pahu.Nchaa mai.n usake ba.ngale par -2
jaate hii jhuk ke salaam bajaayaa #‪#‎daddy‬## ko dil kaa bayaan sunaayaa
bhole-bhaale ##daddy## bole haa.N haa.N jii -2
haa.N haa.N jii
achchhaa Kyaal hai aapakaa diiji_e mujhe pataa apane baap kaa
aapake baap ko chiTThii ke zari_e bataa duu.Ngaa
jii achchhaa Kyaal hai aapakaa

chaay pilaa_uu.N ke Tha.nDaa ma.ngaa_uu.N oy hoy oy hoy
chaay pilaa_uu.N ke Tha.nDaa ma.ngaa_uu.N
ke muragii ke a.nDe kii bhurajii banaa_uu.N
chaay pilaa_uu.N ke Tha.nDaa ma.ngaa_uu.N
ke a.nDe khilaa_u.N ke bhurajii banaa_uu.N

ha.Ns kar jab vo la.Dakii bolii mere dil pe chal ga_ii golii
mere man ke bataashe TuuTe aakhir maan ga_e prabhu ruuThe
terii jay-jay ho karataar -3
ho terii jay-jay ho karataar ho -3
terii jay-jay ho karataar
are baap re
itane me.n aa gayaa usakaa bhaa_ii zaalim nikalaa ba.Daa hii kasaa_ii
kahane lagaa
mu.Nh aur masuur kii daal ve ( nikal jaa ) -2 yahaa.N se cha.nDaal ke bachche
( usakaa bhaa_ii thaa baaksar bhaarii ) -2 usane kii hamale kii taiyaarii
mai.n to dum ko dabaakar bhaagaa raste me.n bolaa man kaa kaagaa
kyaa kyaa
( kuve.n me.n ) -2 kuud ke mar jaanaa …

Funny Song #4

Munne Ki Amma yeh to bata…..

This song was put up by my sister Manik Chava Lakhkar with the following description:

“Good Morning Friends and now lets start with the Funny Songs Fest. But before that A very Happy Birthday to our active member Anindya …
My first post is from the movie Tum Haseen Mai Jawan. Iss geet ke bol likhe hain Rajinder Krishan ne, sangeet diya hai Shankar Jaikishan ne aur swar diye hai Kishore Kumar and Pankaj ne.

Doston, ek mushkil hai – or rather ek paheli hai – jo geet mujhe funny lagata hai woh agar aap ko funny na lage to?

Khair, I hope aap ko bhi yeh geet Funny lagega. How does one define “Funny Song”? Going by the lyrics or by the picturization or by the situation?
In my opinion a song that make you want to chuckle is a funny song. I am posting one such song here. Let us see the lyrics first:

Funny Song #6
Mere angne mein tumhaara kyaa kaam hai…

We are now at the half-way mark. This song was put up by another friend Jaswant Singh Lagwal with the following description:

“What Is Funny about the Song: Friends, no life without wife. And almost everyone who desires, gets one and has a life. But, it is also true that to the majority … Biwi hamesha doosre ki hi achchhi lagati hai (I being in minority). Most husbands dislike secretly their wives on one pretext or the other and have sharp eye on the others’ (I not being in those most). Now this is not fair at all. This is not a simple matter and it has to be included into the most serious and dangerous social evils. It must be the foremost task at the hands of the authorities; though it may not be able to solve this but it must be there in its agenda. Other organaizations including all the eminient babaji etc must also come to the forefront and try to solve this social evil. We can take lesson and derive motivation from filmwallas how they are so sincerily working to eradicate this evil. Now take this song, how by just one song, Amitabh Bachchan, Anjaan and Kalaynji Anandji almost convinced all the husbands of India that they all are bade bade naam waale if and if they have such and such kinds of wives. Now who do not want to be a bade naam waala? In that attempt the secret hate will certainly atleast convert into deliberate love.

This song with funny lyrics and an added super comical performance by Amitabh in drag wears gives nice tribute to all kinds of wives be they fat, tall, dark skinned or fair skinned. A great feat towards miyan-biwi harmony, as it will definitely drastically reduce Miyan Biwi ki ladaai.

Friends, first of all , I welcome you all in the Funny songs fest. We are already in the month of April and weather, too everywhere, is fine and pleasant and in that Ravi Sir is not at all wrong in bringing out a Song fest based on pure fun and there seems no reason not to have fun all around and that too in the fest. In a quite funny mood, here, I present my first number of the fest. Mere Angne mein………. And it is from the movie Laawaris released in 1981 directed by Prakash Mehra and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Amjad Khan and Zeenat Aman.

The film became known for its hit song “Mere Angene Mein, Tumhara Kya Kaam Hai” rendered twice: the first time by a young Alka Yagnik who earned her first Filmfare nomination as best female playback singer, and the second time by Amitabh Bachchan. The second version turned out to be a mega hit . Even today the song is popular as it was then.

In Urdu, “Laawaris” means bastard or loosely means orphan. Although the word has a negative connotation, it is not as negative as the English connotation. The story revolves around an orphan who stumbles upon reality in search for his parents. A child born of an illegitimate relationship is named Heera after the name of a dog by a drunkard who makes him work hard for liquor. After knowing that he is a Laawaris (orphan), he leaves home looking for a job with Ranjeet. Fate brings Heera and his biological father together. Will they ever know about the relation between them? What happens if they find out about it?

The film was an ‘All Time Highest Earner’ that year, got highest verdict present at that time by Trade Guide [Bollywood boxoffice magazine], and was among those rare movies, which crossed 2 Crore per territory. There was only 13 All time earner [Crossed 1 Crore per territory] movies till 1984 and Laawaris was among them.

It earned additional Filmfare nominations for Best Actor (Amitabh Bachchan) and Best Supporting Actor (Suresh Oberoi).

The film is remembered for Amitabh Bachchan’s over-the-top acting and fiery dialogues using his all famous Bachchan-baritone, his charismatic and stylish screen presence.

It was another movie of Prakash Mehra where the ending have similarity with the ending of Namak Halal with his favourite villain Ranjeet and Satyen Kapoo.

This film was remade as Naa Desam, in Telugu in 1982, starring NTR, Kaikala Satyanarayana and Jayasudha.andPanakkaran, in Tamil in 1990, starring Rajinikanth, Vijayakumar and Gouthami.

Song : Mere Angne Mein
Music : Kalayanji-Anandji
Lyrics : Prakash Mehra & Anjaan
Singers : Amitabh Bachchan & Alka Yagnik”

Please enjoy: Mere angane mein tumhaara kyaa kaam hai…

La la la la…
La la la la…
La la la la…
La la la la…

Mere angne mein
Mere angne mein tumhara kya kam hai… (2)
Joh hai naam wala
Arre joh hai naam wala wahi toh badnaam hai
Mere angne mein tumhara kya kam hai

Jiski biwi lambi usska bhi bara naam hai… (2)
Kothe se lagado
Arre kothe se lagado seerhi ka kya kam hai… (2)
Mere angne mein tumhara kya kam hai

Jiski biwi moti usska bhi bara naam hai
Jiski biwi moti, o moti, o moti, o moti moti moti
Jiski biwi moti uska bhi bara naam hai
Bistar pe litado
Bistar pe litado gaade ka kya kam hai… (2)
Mere angne mein tumhara kya kam hai

Jiski biwi kali usska bhi bara naam hai… (2)
Aankhon mein basalo
Aankhon mein basalo surme ka kya kam hai… (2)
Mere angne mein tumhara kya kam hai

Jiski biwi gori uska bhi bara naam hai… (2)
Kamre mein bithalo
Kamre mein bithalo bijli ka kya kam hai… (2)
Mere angne mein tumhara kya kam hai

Jiski biwi choti usska bhi bara naam hai… (2)
God mein bithalo, haan haan haan
God mein bithalo bache ka kya kam hai… (2)
Mere angne mein tumhara kya kam hai

Mere angne mein tumhara kya kam hai… (2)
Joh hai naam wala
Arre joh hai naam wala wahi toh badnaam hai
Mere angne mein, haan mere angne mein
Haan mere angne mein tumhara kya kam hai

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM3l1duDPmg

Funny Song #7

Meri bhains ko danda kyun maara….

When it came to Shankar Jaikishen and Raj Kapoor, I had several songs to choose from and then I short-listed two of them. One, from Raj Kapoor’s classic Mera Naam Joker, that is, Ai bhai zaraa dekh ke chalo. I soon rejected it when I realised that the movie and the song, though outwardly comical with comical name, is actually very serious life movie and that Raj Kumar has used comedy to send a serious message. The second one is from Shree 420, one of the rare songs that has a funny punchline in every stanza: Yes, I am talking about Dil ka haal sune dilwaala. One of the punchlines is:

Bole ye kyaa kar baithe ghotala,
Haay ye kyaa kar baithe ghotala,
Ye to hai thaanedaar ka saala!

Both the songs have been sung by Manna Dey, the ace classical singer in Hindi movies. Yes, they laugh in the songs but somehow I didn’t find them as funny as this third song from Shankar Jaikishen. It is not picturised on Raj Kapoor but on his brother Shammi Kapoor.

Who should you laugh at whilst listening to this song? Yes, the obvious choice is Shammi Kapoor since he was enacting (in his own words this is the most challenging role that he ever did) the title role of the 1969 movie Pagla Kahin Ka. But, after a little while into the movie, you realise that if Shammi Kapoor is to be called Pagla or Crazy or Mad, we in the society are all even more Mad and Crazy. A pagla is a simpleton whereas we find complex characters in the society who don’t make us laugh and smile but make us wince and cry.

Once again Manna Dey, the often very serious classical singer is the comic singer. And guess what? Hasrat Jaipuri who made name for himself with such deep songs as Rasik balmaa and such romantic numbers as Masti bhara hai samaa, also wrote this delightfully farcical song. Goes to prove that all of us have a funny bone somewhere.

For the situation and the acting, I leave it entirely to you (Hint: you will have to watch the song and dissipate 5 mins 10 seconds of your precious time).

This is one funny song wherein the lyrics, notes, sitaution and acting is not just funny but maddeningly farcical.

Please enjoy: Mei bhains ko danda kyun maara….

Meri bhains ko danda kyun maara?

kyu mara kyu mara kyu mara kyu mara
kyu kyu kyu kyu kyu kyu kyu meri bhais ko danda
meri bhais ko danda kyu mara wo khet me chara charti thi
tere bap ka wo kya karti thi meri bhais ko danda kyu mara
wo khet me chara charti thi tere bap ka wo kya karti thi
meri bhais ko danda kyu mara
wo laddu pede khati hai wo pedo pe chad jati hai
wo laddu pede khati hai wo pedo pe chad jati hai
ye machhar been bajate hai wo apna rag sunati hai
wo thumak thumak nache jam mai dil ka bajau

mai dil ka bajau ek tara meri bhais ko danda kyu mara
wo khet me chara charti thi tere bap ka wo kya karti thi
meri bhais ko danda kyu mara
are ghar ka ye station hai or jhandi pyari pyari hai
are ghar ka ye station hai or jhandi pyari pyari hai
hum sab to rail ke dibbe hai wo apni eingine gadi hai
wo gussa jab bhi karti hai to ban jati hai
ban jati hai angara meri bhais ko danda kyu mara
wo khet me chara charti thi tere bap ka wo kya karti thi
meri bhais ko danda kyu mara

bandhu re bandhu re wo jan se badhkar payari hai
badhu re bandhu re kya bolu mai kya bolu mai
ek katari hai bandhu re bandhu re wo jan se badhkar payari hai
kya bolu ek katari hai wo jan se badhkar pari hai
kya bolu ek katari hai kajrari uski ankhiya hai
viswas se apni yari hai maine to apni kallo ka nam rakha
hai nam rakha jaha nara meri bhais ko danda kyu mara
wo khet me chara charti thi tere bap ka wo kya karti thi
meri bhais ko danda kyu mara wo khet me chara charti thi
tere bap ka wo kya karti thi meri bhais ko danda kyu mara
wo khet me chara charti thi tere bap ka wo kya karti thi
meri bhais ko danda kyu mara wo khet me chara charti thi
tere bap ka wo kya karti thi meri bhais ko danda kyu mara

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP4jHdxko4g

Funny Songs #8

Muthukodi kawaadi hadda….

In the Funny Song #1 above, I didn’t give you the Jhoola song that Sumedha Nair had put up (though I gave you her sterling description) but opted for the more hilarious Padosan number with the same mukhada: Ek chatur naar…

Here is then one by her that is really funny with her own description:

“Whats funny is (no I don’t mean in this song, I’ll come to that later) that so many titles of films are repeated over and over again in India and so many remakes. Now for instance this ‘Do Phool’ was made in 1973 but earlier same name in 1958. Later this story was copied for a film Aankhen. And Aankhen is being made again with new cast. Do Phool was a remake of Tamil film which was later remade in Kannada. Can understand it if all these were some super classic stories and had to be showcased again n again …

The song muthukodi kawaadi hadda is a direct lift from a Tamil film. Mehmood wanted it and RD Burman obliged, he couldn’t have said no to the producer. The first two words mean – Give me a kiss. Wow that would take you to a special scenario, a girl, a boy, picturesque setting, candle lights, water, beaches and whatnot. What do we get? Water yes, beaches yes, lots of trees yes – coconuts 😀, Hero and the heroine of the song yes, but do we get tender moments – No, Give me a kiss? Ok take it but you have to catch me first. Hilarious! So they play catch me if you can around the trees, they wrestle on the beach, they also perform couple of Bharatnatyam steps. And while all this is going on, I can well imagine the audience in the theatre laughing and whistling and clapping.

Mehmood was one of our best comedians but he could do serious roles with great intensity too. His acting in ‘Aa ri aaja nindiya tu’ can bring tears to any eyes then why would he take meaningless roles with bad comic timing is beyond me. Though he sang well in this song along with Asha Bhonsle.

This song for me is very funny not in its literal sense though.

Lyrics
Muthukodi kawadi hadaaMuthukodi kawadi hadaa
aiyyo
Muthukodi kawadi hadaaMuthukodi kawadi hadaa
aiyyo re
pyaar me jo na karna chaahawo bhi mujhe karna padaa
haaa ha haa aa
Muthukodi kawadi hadaaMuthukodi kawadi hadaa
aiyyo re
pyaar me jo na karna chaahawo bhi mujhe karna padaa
aiyyo da aiyyo aiyyo
Muthukodi kawadi hadaaamme
Muthukodi kawadi hadaa
kahta tha chaahoon tujhko jee se
tu to ghabraata hai abhi se
amme amme
gale lag jaa re phir dikhaa doon
achaa
haan
dharti oopar hai swarg neeche
ui maa
thoda to duniya se dar le
yende karle yende karlena maane bedardi
aiyyo daaiyyo daaiyo aiyyo
Muthukodi kawadi hadaaamma
Muthukodi kawadi hadaaaiyyo re
pyaar me jo na karna chaaha
wo bhi mujhe karna padaaaiyyo amma
Muthukodi kawadi hadaaamme
Muthukodi kawadi hadaa
kar detaa hai re mujhebekal kal kal kal kal kal kal
seene se gir ke tera aanchallahala lahala lahala laha laha
dagmag chalke na gir padoon mainphir kyaa
matwaale mujhko thaam ke chalammaseena taane baanhe taane
aisi ye mastaani doledole jaise daaru ka ghadaaaiyyo amma
Muthukodi kawadi hadaaamma
Muthukodi kawadi hadaaaiyyo re
pyaar me jo na karna chaahawo bhi mujhe karna padaa
aiyyo da amma
Muthukodi kawadi hadaaammaMuthukodi kawadi hadaaaiyyo re
pyaar me jo na karna chaahawo bhi mujhe karna padaa
aiyyo da aiyyo aiyyo
Muthukodi kawadi hadaaamme
Muthukodi kawadi hadaaaiyyo
Muthukodi kawadi hadaaaiyyo daa amma
Muthukodi kawadi hadaaamma
Muthukodi kawadi hadaaMuthukodi kawadi hadaa
Muthukodi kawadi hadaa”

Please enjoy: Muthukodi kawaadi hadda….

Funny Song #9

Lambu ji lambu ji bolo tingu ji……

When Sumedha Nair put up the predecessor of the song in the cover picture of the Fest (Ek chatur naar that I didn’t eventually put up in the Fest), she was adamant that I should put up mine also. I told her that when PG Wodehouse wrote his ‘Summer Lightning’, it was pointed out to him that a novel by that name, by another author, already existed. So, in the introduction to his book, PGW wrote, “I hope mine will be in the first ten books titled Summer Lightning.”

It is only so long that one can go on repeating songs!

I have plenty up my sleeve and here is a really funny one.

Manmohan Desai, the director of popular though trash movies, compared himself with – hold your breath – Satyajit Ray; a similar comparison can only be between Ludhiana and London! And why did he do so? He said, “Ray and I both make movies about poor people; only in my movies they become rich during the movie itself”.

MD decided to make movies initially about two brothers having been lost: he called them Dharam and Veer. Seeing the success of that, he tried it with three brothers: Amar, Akbar and Antony. At last count, he had brothers galore in every nook and corner.

He directed the 1983 movie Coolie. The movie, even before it was made, was made famous by a fight scene between Amitabh Bachchan and Puneet Issar that nearly showed AB the door to heaven that his celebrated dad Harivanshrai Bachchan often alluded to in his poems.

The contest between AB and PI wasn’t the only contest in the movie. In the song for which I have put up the mukhada above, there is one between Amitabh Bachchan as Lambu ji and Rishi Kapoor as Tingu ji. They are literally the Spy Vs Spy team trying to woo a lady-love. In just one song sequence the total story of their tooth-and-nail contest ends. Throughout the song they are wanting the other one to keep clear of her. At the end of the song, after meeting the parents, and realising that there is no dowry (a humorous take on dowry!) they are palming off her to the other!

It is such a funny situation that, in case you have forgotten, you have to see for yourself.

The movie was, of course, edited by Hrishikesh Mukherjee who is adept at making light comedies that are meaningful too.

The song is a tribute to the most abiding and most popular pairing of a lyricist with music director in the Hindi movies. As I have said many times earlier too, they have the maximum songs for which the Binaca (later Cibaca) Geetmala bugle was sounded. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I am talking about Anand Bakshi and Laxmikant Pyarelal. The singers are Shailendra Singh and Shabbir Kumar for the Lambu and Tingu respectively.

Please put your hair down and enjoy the story of an ultimate comedy in the duration of just one song: Lambu ji lambu ji, bolo tingu ji….

lambuji lambuji bolo tinguji, lambuji lambuji ha bolo tinguji
mere raste me tang na adana mere raste me tang na adana
iss kanya ko hath na lagana ho hath na lagana
yeh tinguji tinguji bolo lambuji, tinguji tinguji ha bolo lambuji
mere raste me tang na adana mere raste me tang na adana
iss kanya ko hath na lagana ho hath na lagana
tinguji tinguji bolo lambuji, lambuji lambuji bolo tinguji

ha dekha isse maine tumse pehle, dhundha maine isse tumse pehle
ha dekha isse maine tumse pehle, dhundha maine isse tumse pehle
par ley rahi hai yeh nam mera, chhodo ji yeh hai inam mera inam mera
lambuji lambuji bolo tinguji, mere gusse ko na nind se jagana
iss kanya ko hath na lagana, ho hath na lagana
lambuji lambuji kya bolo tinguji

madras se mai aya hu bombay, raste me ho gaye tum kitne lambe
lambi uidane kad kitna chota
iss khel me kya chota kya mota kya chota kya mota
lambuji lambuji bolo tinguji, lambe kad ka na rob too jamana
iss kanya ko hath na lagana ho hath na lagana
lambuji lambuji o bolo bolo tinguji

laya nahi isko bhagakar, yeh faisala karega iska father
laya nahi isko bhagakar, yeh faisala karega iska father
kar dale na yeh kissa barabar, dono ka yane hissa barabar
lambuji lambuji bolo tinguji, ladki hai yeh nahi koyi khajana
iss kanya ko hath na lagana ho hath na lagana
hath na lagana hath na lagana, lambuji tinguji

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-I3DvoH8MQ

Funny Song #10
Pag ghungroo baandh Meera nachi thi….

This song was put up by my friend Vipan Kohli with the following description:

“What is funny about thus song? Just watch Amitabh Bachhan and the other actors performing on this song to find the answer to this question. Particularly watch Amitabh’s dance steps and the antics of the drunkard guest of the hotel.

This song from Namak Halaal is an awesome song. Just listening to this song cheers one up. Kishore Kumar has sung the song so well and with such enthusiasm that one can feel the enthusiasm every time one listens to this song.

Not just Kishore Kumar, everyone associated with the creation of the song seem to have caught the enthusiasm bug. When everyone is so keyed up, then the result has to be a wonderful song, and indeed this song is a memorable song. Lyricist Anjaan, as well as Bappi Lahiri, the music director and his team have freaked out and have come up with an amazing song.

So far, I have only talked about the audio. The picturisation matches the audio just as well. In fact, the picturisation just before the song begins is also worth watching. The entire picturisation, before the first word of the song appears, sets the tone for a wonderfully hilarious and light hearted experience. Amitabh Bachchan, with the picturisation of this song, enhanced his reputation as an actor with great comic sense. The supporting cast, especially the actor who is determined to shake the hand of Amitabh, only to get rebuffed each time, Ranjit- the hotel manager, Ram Sethi- the photographer friend of Amitabh, everyone have contributed in making this song a great visual experience.

Namak Halal is a 1982 movie about a youngster named Arjun Singh who is the son of Bhim Singh, the bodyguard and a loyal employee of Seth Raja Singh. Bhim Singh and Seth die at the hands of Girdhar Singh Seth Raja’s step brother. Seth entrusts the custody of his properties and his son Raj Kumar to Bhim Singh’s wife Savitri Devi. Savitri promises to Bhim Singh that she will take care of Raj Kumar under all circumstances. She hands over her own son Arjun to the care of her father in law Dashrath Singh.

Young Arjun (Amitabh Bachchan) is brought up by his Daddu (Om Prakash). His Daddu decides for him to go to the city in search of a new job and life. Arjun reluctantly agrees, and re-locates to Bombay. While in the city he meets up with Bhairon (Ram P. Sethi) who guides him into finding a job as a servant in a 5-star hotel owned by Raj Kumar aka Raja (Shashi Kapoor). While in the hotel, Arjun meets Poonam (Smita Patil) and falls in love with her. Arjun is very loyal to the owner, Raja. He also looks up to Savitridevi who manages the hotel, until he finds out that Savitridevi is his biological mother, and that the Raja believes that she is involved in a plot to kill him. During this time, many attempts are made to kill Raja by the one and only Girdar Singh (Satyendra Kappoo) and his son Ranjeet (Ranjeet). All these attempts are thwarted by Arjun. Finally goons kidnap Arjun’s and Raja’s family members and blackmail them to transfer all his property to Ranjit’s name. Arjun and Raja beat all bad guys and save their loved ones. Raja marries Nisha and Arjun marries Poonam at the end and they reconcile with their mother Savitri.

Amitabh in the role of Arjun is a laugh riot. I particularly liked his English speaking skills at the interview “I can talk English I can laugh English because English is a very Phunny language. You see Bhairon becomes Bhairan and Bhairan becomes Bhairon because their minds are very Nairon.” This movie was Amitabh all through. His performance on this song remain in my memory till date and will continue to be there till I breathe my last.”

I have to add and the movie and the song are dear to me sincde this was the last movie that I saw with my dad before he died of a jeep accident. It is unforgettable comedy by Amitabh, poking fun at the usurpers and evil people. And yet, when he sees the love of his life, Smita Patil, he suddenly turns serious: mausam-e-ishq mein machale huye armaan hain ham.

Imagine Bappi Lahiri composing it in a royal raag: Raag Darbari Kanada!

So ladies and gentlemen enjoy this must watch audio visual treat: Pag ghungroo baandh Meera nachi thi….

Buzurgon ne,
Buzurgon ne, farmaya ki pairo mein apne khade hoke dhiklavo
phir yeh zamana thumhara hai,
zamane ke sur thaal ke saath, badthe chale jaao
phir har taraana, fasaana tumhara hai
arey tho lo bhaiya hum, apne..
pairon pe oopar, khade ho gayeeeeey,
aur milalee hai taal
dabha lega daanton thale ungliyaan…liyaan..
yeh jahan dekh kar, dekh kar
apnee chal…<WAH WAH> <WAH WAH>
Dhanyavaadh…
Ki pag ghunghuroo baandh, meera naachithi
aur hum naache bin ghunguroo ke
Ki pag ghunghuroo baandh, meera naachithi
woh theer bhala, kis kaam ka hai
jo theer nishane se chooke chooke chooke rrre..
ki pag ghunguroo…
<Sa sa sa> <ga ga> <ree ree> <sa ree ree> <ga ga ga> (2)
<pa pa pa> <pa pa> <ma ma> <ga ree ree> <ma ma ma> (2)
<pa nee sa>(2)…<ma pa nee>(2)
<re re re re> <re ga> <re ga> <re ga>
<pa ni da ni sa……..?????????>
<pa ma ga ri sa ni da pa da>(3) PHEW!!!!!!
MMMMMMM…..
aap andhar se kuch, aur baahar se kuch aur nazar aathe hain,
bakhuda shakl se tho, CHOR nazar aathe hain,
umr guzri hai saari chori mein
saare sukh cheyn bandh, jurm ki thijhori mein
aap ka tho lagta hai bas yahi sapna
ram naam japna paraya maal apna (2)
vatan ka khaya namak tho, namak halal karo,
farz imaan yahan zinda misaal bano
paraya dhan, parayi naar pe nazar math dalo
buri aadath hai yeh, aadhath abhi badal dalo
kyon ki!!!!
yeh aadath to, woh aag hai jo
????????
Mausam-e-ishq mein machle hua armaan hai hum
aisa lagta hai ki do jism ek jaan hai hum
aisa lagta hai to lagne mein kuch burai nahin
dil yeh kahta hai aap apnee hai, parayee nahin
Sangemarmar ki hai, koi moorath ho tum
koi dilkash badi, khoobsurat ho tum
dil dil se milne ka koi muhurat ho
pyaase dilon ki zaroorath ho tum
dil cheer-ke, dikhladoon mein,
dil mein yahi, soorath haseen
Kya aap ko lagtha nahin,hum hai mile pahle kahin..
kya des hai, kya jaath hai,
arey chodiye inn baaton se,
hamko bhala kya kaam hai
ajee suniye tho….hum aap miley
to phir ho shuru
afsaane laila, majnu laila majnu ke…
Ki pag ghunghuroo………

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTvUrpSr9ck

Funny Song #11

Rukmani rukmani shaadi ke baad….

In my list of Top Twelve Funny Songs in Hindi movies, I am steering clear from any more cross-dressing songs though several more were put up. One of these from the 1975 movie Rafoo Chakkar, put up by my friend Raj Dutta had Rishi Kapoor and Paintal enetering the railway compartment of ladies only by cross-dressing as females. However, here is my attempt to give you another genre’ of Funny songs: the subtle humour that is.

And this is subtle humour at its best.

Let me build up to it. The subject of sex is privately our most favourite topic. Some of us (including me) spend more time thinking of sex than about anything else. God is often a distant second. But, we are shy to discuss it in public!

DN Chakrapani was the greatest cricket commentator that India ever had. It was during those days when we used to listen to commentary on the Short Wave radio and through commentary only imagine the scene. Well, one day, when India was playing against England (that time it used to be India Vs MCC) at Lord’s in London, a man streaked and ran around naked in the stadium. Here is what DNC had to say about it, “Old ladies in the crowd can now see what they haven’t seen for quite a while”. This song has that element too.

Someone has said and with great justification that there is nothing funnier than love-making or sex! I mean, just imagine, it is almost like wrestling. The only difference is that instead of winning, both the partners are trying to lose. A famous cartoon of two kids shows them naked with the boy standing on the head of the girl with this caption from the boy: “So, okay, we are rid of our clothes now and I am on top of you. I wonder when the delirious fun would start?” And the girl, bearing his weight on her head says, “I don’t know about fun; but, now I understand why mom complains of headache everytime dad wants sex”!

It is as funny as that.

It is a fact that though we don’t want to admit it, we all have a degree of voyeurism in us. Not only, our own sexual experiences excite us but even those of others do fascinate us. A latest whatsapp forward, for example, has this guy on his honeymoon night giving his Facebook status update, “We are now in the bedroom” and whole lot of his friends comment, “We are there with you Aslam bhai. Don’t be scared. Just keep telling us what is happening”.

Talking about status updates, showing sexual prowess, at least in bragging, is an art. Three of these close buddies get married on the same date and go to the same hotel for honeymoon. They said when they meet for breakfast they would tell one another about the number of times. But, it would be too crude and too direct and the ladies would be offended. So they devised a code. They would wish each other ‘Good morning’ with the number of times that they managed.

Next day, in the breakfast room, Sandeep was the first one there. Soon, Deepak joined him and wished him, “Good morning, good morning”. To this Sandeep heartily responded, “Good morning, good morning, good morning”.

Having settled the score between them, they awaited Amrik Singh to join them. Amrik Singh (totally bedraggled) joined in with his wife Kartar Kaur looking fresh as a daisy. Sandeep and Deepak greeted him with their specified number of Good mornings. There was no immediate response from Amrika. They goaded him to say something. Then in a frail voice, Amrik muttered, “Good morning, good morning, good morning, good…….until morning”!

As I said, we are shy to discuss sex in public though Indians, taditionally, use more sex than the rest of the world (the whole world is now concerned that through this obsession with sex, every one in six person on earth is an Indian).

In the movie, of course, it requires more sensitive handling. This sensitivity, excitement, and voyeurism has added to the funny quotient of this remarkably well choreographed song from the 1993 movie Roja starring Arvind Swamy and Madhu. Mani Ratnam won accolades for the movie even more than he did for Bomaby. Many also feel that AR Rehman‘s music in this movie is par excellence; much much better than the Jai Ho number for which he got Oscar.

Shweta and Baba Sehgal have sung this song. Lyrics are by PK Mishra. I heard Baba Sehgal last November in Bacardi Weekender at Pune. He hasn’t lost his penchant for really funny songs.

In the meantime, please enjoy: Rukmani, Rukmani, shaadi ke baad….

rukamanii rukamanii shaadii ke baad kyaa-kyaa hu_aa
(o rukmani! what all took place after the marriage)

shaadii ke baad kyaa kyaa hu_aa

kaun haaraa kaun jiitaa
(who won and who lost)

khi.Dakii me.n se dekho zaraa
(peek a little into the window)

baa.Nho.N me.n hai.n baa.Nhe.N Daale miiThii baate.n hone lagii.n
(putting arms in the arms, sweet talks started)

khaTiyaa pe dhiire-dhiire khaT-khaT hone lagii
(slowly the bed started making noise)

aage piichhe hu_aa to chhaT-paT hone lagii
(when they went ahead of went back then it started persisting)

chaachii tujhe baa.Nho.N me.n Daalaa hogaa chaachaa ne
(o aunty, the uncle must have put you in his arms)

maamii tujhe pyaar se chhe.Daa hogaa maamaa ne
(o aunty, the uncle must have sneered at you with love)

chhoTii sii dulhaniyaa ne piyaa ko sataayaa hogaa
(the little bride would have tortured the husband)

haath jo.D balamaa ne gorii ko manaayaa hogaa
(the husband would have clasped hands to appease the fair girl)

piyaa ne god me.n phir biThaayaa pyaar se
(then after the husband would have taken her to sit in his lap)

ek baar dil se phir lagaayaa pyaar se
(once again he would have again embraced her to his heart)

u.Ngalii se chhu_aa hogaa kaa.Np ga_ii gorii tab
(when he would have touched with finger then the fair girl would have shivered)

kaamadev mast ho ke naachane lage the tab
(the the god of sex had broken into dancing with enjoyment)

a.ng-a.ng khil gayaa bijalii ka.Dak ga_ii
(every limb bloomed, the lightening sounded)

bi.ndiyaa chamak ga_ii chuu.Diyaa.N khanak ga_ii.N
(the forhead jwelery started shining, the bangles started crackling)

mile do badan to ye javaanii khil ga_ii
(when the two bodies met, then the adulthood bloomed)

zamii.n-aasamaa.N kii har Kushii tab mil ga_ii
(then they achieved every happiness of the land and the sky)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4e_DmnoODk

Funny Songs #12

Jori hamari jamega kaise jani…..

I have a dilemma now. I had decided to give only twelve songs and this is the last one. Already the blog-post is quite long. In this much length of post, my friends from IndiBlogger would have given twelve posts and many of them as many as two to three dozen posts!

I have such really funny songs still remaining from the Fest such as:

1. Parody of Pritam aan milo from the comi-drama Angoor based on Shakespearian play Comedy of Errors put up by Manik Lakhkar Chava.
2. Aao aao aao sawariya from the movie Padosan put up by Nitin Shringarpure.
3. O meri pyaari Bindu from Padosan put yup by Vipan Kohli.
4. Ham to mohabbat karega from Dilli Ka Thug by Maj Vishwas Mandloi.
5. Wo pari kahan se laayun from 1970 movie Pehchaan by Anindya Chatterjee.
6. Sun sun sun didi tere liye from Khoobsurat by Manik Lakhkar Chava.
7. Sar jo tera chakraaye from Pyaasa by Vipan Kohli.
8. Aslam bhai from Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega by Nitin Shringarpure.
9. Emotional atyaachaar from Dev D by Sumedha Nair.
10. Ae meri meri johra jabeen from Phir Hera Pheri by Raj Dutta.

I have, however, opted for the following:

Funny Song #12

Jodi hamaari jamega kaise jaani….

This was put up by my friend Sumona Jaswant Grewal with the following description:

“It is from the flm Aulaad. This film released in 1968 had Jeetendra, Babita, Mehmood, and  Aruna Irani in main roles. This song a comic one was picturised on Mehmood and Aruna Irani, while Mahmood was at the peak of his career as top comedian and Aruna was just a new comer. I liked this song as not only its lyrics create comedy in itself but Mehmood’s imitation of Hollywood comedian Charlie Chaplin created very good comedy for those who had never seen Charlie Chaplin thinking this action belonged to our comedian and for those who had already watched Charlie this was very close imitation. Not only dressing but even acting and walking and other actions with small stick in hands matched perfectly. Chitragupta had created music for this movie, Majrooh Sultanpuri wrote the lyrics and Manna Dey and Asha Bhonsle sang this in comedy style.”

One has to give full marks to Chitragupta for seamlessly fusing Western pop tune with Indian one. Full marks also to both Mehmood and Aruna Irani for their acting. Majrooh’s take on crazy fascination of the youth for all things Western is also to be admired.

Please enjoy: Jodi hamaari jamega kaise jaani…

jodi hamari jamega kaise jani
jodi hamari jamega kaise jani
ham to hai angreji tum ladki hindustani

tumko bhi mushkil mujhe bhi pareshani
tumko bhi mushkil mujhe bhi pareshani
bat mano saiya ban jao hindustani, jodi hamari

angreji mulak me kitna romance hai
bahar kaa chokari kitna advance hai
angreji mulak me kitna romance hai
bahar kaa chokari kitna advance hai

dekhe bina kabhi koyi itane pyar se
mukhde pe laj ka ancharva dar ke
khilti hai ghunghat me jawani
jodi hamari jamega kaise jani

jodi hamari jamega kaise jani
bat mano saiyan ban jao hindustani, jodi hamari

baho me tham ke do ghanta roj me
tumko shikhlayega ulfat ka poz me
baho me tham ke do ghanta roj me
tumko shikhlayega ulfat ka poz me

daiya re nain ka kajra na chhut jayey
jhankoro na piya jhumka na tut jayey
ro degi dekho tumhare dil ki rani
tumko bhi mushkil mujhe bhi pareshani
tumko bhi mushkil mujhe bhi pareshani
ham to hai angreji tum ladki hindustani, jodi hamari

lau me kat du lambi lambi yeh lat
tumko to hir se banana hai juliet
lau me kat du lambi lambi yeh lat
tumko to hir se banana hai juliet

yun na pagal bano dekho re balma
chila ke shor me kar dungi jalima
julfen ghata ki naa dungi me diwani

jodi hamari jamega kaise jani
jodi hamari jamega kaise jani
ham to hai angreji tum ladki hindustani
tumko bhi mushkil mujhe bhi pareshani
tumko bhi mushkil mujhe bhi pareshani
bat mano saiyan ban jao hindustani, jodi hamari

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

So that’s my list of the Top Twelve Funny Songs in Hindi movies. With the deluge of such songs, I am sure you would have your own list. You may share with me in the comments below.

As you are already aware, these blogs are being recreated from the posts on my Facebook page Lyrical wherein I started with this theme of giving you the best raaga based songs in Hindi movies on the 8th of Aug 2015. Presently, I am on my 19th Raaga: Raag Bhupali. I have already given you blogs on Raaga Bhairavi (Part I, II and III), Yaman or Kalyan (Part I, II and III), Jhinjhoti (Part I, II) and Darbari Kanada (Part I, II, and III) and Bhimpalasi (Part I and II) which make only five of the nineteen Raagas. This means that I am well behind schedule.

Anyway, lets start with our sixth Raaga here: Raag Khammaj.

Khamaj is one of the ten Thaats (parent scales) of Hindustani music. It is also a specific raaga within the Khamaj thaat. Raag Khamaj is a late evening raaga and is brought out rather elegantly in the light classical form of thumri. It has been a popular choice for film music as well. Devotion, beauty and the opulence of love are the basis of Raga Khamaj.

Khamaj is meant to be a complete surrender to the ultimate through the beauty of its melody. The beauty of Khamaj lies in the expression of love with the softest touch of heart.

Song #1 O sajana barkha bahaar aayi…

The romantic nature of the raaga is brought out by this delightful composition of Salil ChowdhuryO Sajna Barkha Bahar Aayi (the cover picture song). This song is supposed to have been set to the swishing of the wipers of an Ambassador car when the composer Salil Chowdhury was caught in a torrential downpour. The original version done in Bengali called Na Jeona was also sung by Lata Mangeshkar. She is said to have chosen this song when asked what is the one song she will take with her to a desert island!

The song is from the 1960 movie Parakh and is picturised on Sadhana. Shailendra is the lyricist.

Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: O sajana, barkha bahaar aayi…..

(o sajanaa, barakhaa bahaara aaI
rasa kii phuhaara laaI, a.Nkhiyo.n me pyaar laaI ) – 2
o sajanaa

tumako pukaare mere mana kaa papiharaa – 2
miiThii miiThii aganii me.n, jale moraa jiyaraa
o sajanaa …

(aisI rimajhima me.n o saajan, pyaase pyaase mere nayana
tere hii, khvaaba me.n, kho gae ) – 2
saa.nvalii salonii ghaTaa, jaba jaba chhaaI – 2
a.Nkhiyo.n me.n rainaa gaI, nindiyaa na aaI
o sajanaa …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSEV7-CqhwI

Song #2 Kuchh to log kahenge, logon ka kaam hai kehna…

Salil da was not the only Bengali composer fond of Raag Khammaj. Rahul Dev Burman used the Raag for composing Aayo kahan se ghanshayaam in Buddha Mil Gaya. He used the same Raag twice in 1971 movie Amar Prem in the songs: Bada natkhat hai ye Krishan Kanhaiyya, and Kuchh to log kahenge.

All three are beautiful compositions in Raag Khammaj. Lets take the last one as example. And not just because it is a good example of the Raag; but, also, the essence of the movie is in the song.

Anand Bakshi was the lyricist and the song was sung by Kishore Kumar for Rajesh Khanna. Of course the movie itself was made by a famous Bengali: Shakti Samanta and starred the great grand-daughter of Nobel Laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore: Sharmila Tagore.

Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Kuchh to log kahenge….

(kuchh to loga kahe.nge, logo.n kaa kaama hai kahanaa
chho.Do bekaara kii baato.n me.n kahii.n biita naa jaae rainaa ) – 2
kuchha to loga kahe.nge, logo.n kaa kaama hai kahanaa

kuchha riita jagata kii aisii hai, hara eka subaha kii shaama huii – 2
tU kauna hai, teraa naama hai kyaa, siitaa bhii yahaa.N badanaama huii
phira kyuu.N sa.nsaara kii baato.n se, bhiiga gaye tere nayanaa
kuchha to loga kahe.nge, logo.n kaa kaama hai kahanaa
chho.Do bekaara kii baato.n me.n kahii.n biita naa jaae rainaa
kuchha to loga kahe.nge …

hamako jo taane dete hai.n, hama khoe hai.n ina ra.ngaraliyo.n me.n – 2
hamane unako bhii chhupa chhupake, aate dekhaa ina galiyo.n me.n
ye sacha hai jhuuThii baata nahii.n, tuma bolo ye sacha hai naa
kuchha to loga kahe.nge, logo.n kaa kaama hai kahanaa
chho.Do bekaara kii baato.n me.n kahii.n biita naa jaae rainaa
kuchha to loga kahe.nge …

Song #3 Nazar laagi raja tore bangle pe….

We started with our fifth Raag; Raag Khammaj tonight and took the compositions of two Bengali composers: Salil Choudhury and Rahul Dev Burman.

Tonight, lets take another Bengali composer: RD Burman’s father: Sachin Dev Burman. This too is a lovely one from the 1958 movie Kaala Pani starring SD Burman’s favourite hero: Dev Anand with Madhubala and Nalini Jaywant in the role of a courtesan with a golden heart.

Lyrics are by Majrooh Sultanpuri and singer is Asha Bhosle.

Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Nazar laagi raja tore bangle par….

nazar laage raajaa tore ba.ngale par

jo mai.n hotii raajaa ban kii koyaliyaa
kuhuku rahatii raajaa tore ba.ngale par

jo mai.n hotii raajaa kaarii badariyaa
baras rahatii raajaa tore ba.ngale par

jo mai.n hotii raajaa belaa chameliaa
lipaT rahatii raajaa tore ba.ngale par

jo mai.n hotii raajaa terii dulhaniyaa
maTak rahatii raajaa tore ba.ngale par

Song #4 Dheere dheere machal ai dil-e-beqraar koi aata hai…

We started with our fifth Raaga: Raag Khammaj yesterday and took up the compositions of three Bengali music directors: Salil Choudhury, RD Burman and his father SD Burman.

Lets take the composition of the fourth Bengali music director, my favourite, Hemant Kumar.

It is from the 1966 movie Anupama and the scene is picturised on the actress Surekha singing it for her husband Tarun Bose. You know the story after that. She gives birth to a child and dies. This child grows up into Sharmila Tagore. Tarun Bose, her father, hates her as being the cause of the death of his wife and she grows into a reclusive, introvert person.

Kaifi Azmi‘s lyrics are superb and so is Lata Mangeshkar‘s singing.

Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Dheere dheere machal ai dil-e-beqraar koi aata hai…..

dhiire dhiire machal ai dil-e-beqaraar
koii aataa hai
yuu.N ta.Dapake na ta.Dapaa mujhe baalamaa
koii aataa hai
dhiire dhiire …

usake daaman kii Kushabuu havaao.n me.n hai
usake kadamo.n kii aahaT fazaao.n me.n hai
mujhako karane de, karane de solah shri.ngaar
koii aataa hai
dhiire dhiire machal…

ruuThakar pahale jii bhar sataauu.Ngii mai.n
jab manaae.nge vo, maan jaauu.Ngii hai.n
mujhako karane de, karane de solah shringaar
koii aataa hai
dhiire dhiire machal…

mujhako chhune lagi.n usakii parchhaaiyaa.N
dilake nazdiik bajatii hai.n shahanaaiyaa.N
mere sapano.n ke aa.Ngan me.n gaataa hai pyaar
koii aataa hai

dhiire dhiire machal…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3RiMIAZ1vY

Song #5 Sajana saanjh bhayi….

Our fifth composer in Raag Khammaj is also Bengali: Anil Biswas, who made one of the earliest compositions in this Raag, in the 1942 movie Roti.

It is sung by Akhtaribai Faizabadi and lyrics were written by Safdar Aah. The song is picturised on Sitara Devi and you will love it!

Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Sajana sanjh bhayi, aan milo…..

sajana sanjh bhayi
sajana sanjh bhayi
sajana sanjh bhayi
aan milo aan milo
sajana sanjh bhayi
sajana sanjh bhayi
sajana sanjh bhayi
aan milo aan milo
sajana sanjh bhayi

pihu pihu mor kare
dil mera shor kare
pihu pihu mor kare
dil mera shor kare
hasu piu re
bansi ki madhur taan milo
sajana sanjh bhayi
sajana sanjh bhayi
aan milo aan milo
sajana sanjh bhayi

Song #6 Ham apna unhe bana na sake….

I started with Salil da and then gave you four more compositions in Raag Khammaj of four more Bengali music directors: RD Burman, SD Burman, Hemant Kumar and Anil Biswas.

With Anil Biswas, since we went to as far back as 1942, I am reminded of another contemporary of his: Khemchand Prakash. He was born on 12 Dec 1907 (seven years before Anil Biswas) and died on 10 Aug 1950 (53 years before Anil Biswas). The decade of 1940s is regarded as the best decade in Hindi songs that started with KL Saigal and ended with Lata Mangeshkar coming up on the scene. Khemchand Prakash composed many of KL Saigal’s songs.

This one has been penned by Kedar Sharma and sung by KL Saigal. The name of this 1944 movie is Bhanwara.

Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Ham apna unhen bana naa sake….

ham apanaa unhe.n banaa na sake -2
kho kar bhii unako paa na sake -2
paa na sake
ham apanaa unhe.n banaa na sake -2

( gulashan se
gulashan se ham ukataaye the ) -2
us daam me.n pha.Nsane aaye the -2
saiyaad ko ye samajhaa na sake -2
samajhaa na sake
ham apanaa unhe.n banaa na sake -2

( yaado.n pe
yaado.n pe nichhaavar karate hai.n ) -2
marate hai.n zaalim marate hai.n -2
do lafz zabaa.N par laa na sake -2
laa na sake
ham laa na sake
ham apanaa unhe.n banaa na sake -2

#‪#‎female‬ voice## : achchhaa misTar pancham
aapane kabhii kisii se mohabbat kii hai

wo bole
wo bole
wo bole mohabbat kii hai kabhii
wo bole
wo bole
bole mohabbat kii hai kabhii
#‪#‎laugh‬##
wo bole
wo bole
wo bole mohabbat kii hai kabhii
kyaa jaan kisii pe dii hai kabhii -2
dil chiir ke ham dikhalaa na sake -2
dikhalaa na sake
samajhaa na sake
ham apanaa unhe.n banaa na sake -2

Song #7 Kaise din beete kaise beeti ratiyan…

How would you like to have the sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar composing in Raag Khammaj?

It happened in 1960 movie Anuradha starring Balraj Sahni and Leela Naidu, one of the earliest movies about recognition of the role of woman in the couple’s well-being.

Lyrics are by Shailendra and the song has been sung by Lata Mangeshkar.

Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Kaise din beete kaise beeti ratiyan….

ha~~ay~
kaise din biite kaise biitii ratiyaa
piyaa jaane na
haay

nehaa lagaa ke mai.n pachhataa_ii
saarii saarii rainaa nindiyaa na aa_ii
jaan ke dekho mere jii kii batiyaa
piyaa jaane na
haay
kaise din biite kaise biitii ratiyaa
piyaa jaane na

rut matavaalii aa ke chalii jaaye
man me.n hii mere man kii rahii jaaye
khilane ko tarase nanhii nanhii kaliyaa.N
piyaa jaane na
haay
kaise din biite kaise biitii ratiyaa
piyaa jaane na

kajaraa na sohe gajaraa na sohe
barakhaa na bhaaye badaraa na sohe
kyaa kahuu.N jo puuchhe mose morii sakhiyaa.N
piyaa jaane na
haay
kaise din biite kaise biitii ratiyaa
piya jaane na

Song #8 Nain ladh jayi hai….

As I have mentioned several times, the best songs in Hindi movies have been put together by the quartet of Shakeel Badayuni as lyricist, Naushad Ali as composer, Mohammad Rafi as singer and Dilip Kumar as actor.

Here is one from the 1961 movie Ganga Jamuna starring Vyjayanthimala with Dilip Kumar.

Enjoy Dilip Kumar’s super dancing with this.

Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Nain ladh jaiin hai…

laagaa gorii gujariyaa se nehaa hamaar
ho_i gavaa saaraa chaupaT moraa rojagaar
o~

nain la.D jai.nhe to manavaa me.n kasak hoibe karii
prem kaa chhuTi hai paTaakhaa to dhamak hoibe karii
nain la.D jai.nhe …

ruup ko manamaa basaibaa to buraa kaa ho_ii hai
tohuu se priit lagaibaa to buraa kaa ho_ii hai
prem kii nagarii ma kuchh hamaraa bhii haq hoibe karii
nain la.D jai.nhe …

ho_ii gavaa man maa more tichh.rii najar kaa hallaa
gorii ko dekhe binaa ni.ndiyaa na aavai hamakaa
phaa.Ns lagii hai to karejavaa ma khaTak hoibe karii
nain la.D jai.nhe …

thaik thaik thai thai, thai
dhaak dhinak dhin, taak tinak tin
dhaak dhinak dhin, dhaak dhinak dhin, dhaa!

aa.Nkh mil gayii hai sajaniyaa se to naachan lagii hai
pyaar kii miiThii gajal manavaa bhii gaavan lagii hai
jhaa.Njh bajii hai to kamariyaa ma lachak hoibe karii
nain la.D jai.nhe …

nainaa jab la.Dii hai to bhaiyyaa man me.n kasak hoibe karii
thaik thaik tik thaa

hoy hoy hoy!

man le gayii re dhobaniyaa raamaa kaisaa jaaduu Daar ke
kaisaa jaaduu Daar ke re, kaisaa Tonaa Daar ke
man le gayii re dhobaniyaa raamaa kaisaa jaaduu Daar ke
man le gayii re dhobaniyaa raamaa kaisaa jaaduu Daar ke

Song #9 Ab kyaa misaal doon main tere shabaab ki…

Every time I listen to Roshan‘s compositions, I am stunned by their beauty.

Roshan’s full name was Roshanlal Nagrath. He was born on 14th Jul 1917 in Gujranwala, Punajab (now part of Pakistan). He was the father of the actor and film director Rakesh Roshan and music director Rajesh Roshan and paternal grandfather of actor Hritik Roshan.

In 1948, Roshan came to Bombay to find work as a Hindi film music director and became Assistant to Music Composer Khawaja Khurshid Anwar in film Singaar. He struggled until meeting Kidar Sharma, who gave him the job of composing for his film Neki aur Badi (1949). While this film was a flop, Roshan emerged as a player on the Hindi film music scene with the film Baawre Nain, released the following year.

This one is from 1962 movie Aarti. Majrooh was the lyricist and Mohammad Rafi sang for Pradeep Kumar who addressed the song to his beloved Meena Kumari.

Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Ab kyaa misaal doon main tumhaare shabaab ki…

ab kyaa misaal duu.N mai.n tumhaare shabaab kii
inasaan ban ga_ii hai kiraN maahataab kii
ab kyaa misaal duu.N …

chehare me.n ghul gayaa hai hasii.n chaa.Ndanii kaa nuur
aa.Nkho.n me.n hai chaman kii javaa.N raat kaa suruur
garadan hai ek jhukii huii Daalii gulaab kii
ab kyaa misaal duu.N …

gesuu khule to shaam ke dil se dhuaa.N uThe
chhuule kadam to jhuk ke na phir aasmaa.N uThe
sau baar jhilamilaaye shamaa aafataab kii
ab kyaa misaal duu.N …

diivaar-o-dar kaa ra.ng, ye aa.Nchal, ye pairahan
ghar kaa mere chiraaG hai buuTaa sa ye badan
tasaviir ho tumhii.n mere jannat ke Kvaab kii
ab kyaa misaal duu.N …

Song #10 Shaam dhale Jamuna kinaare….

This one is a favourite of mine from the 1970 movie Pushpanjali starring Sanjay Khan and Naina. It is by the most versatile combination ever of a lyricist and music director: Anand Bakshi and Laxmikant Pyarelal. The song or rather the enchanting bhajan has been sung by Manna Dey and Lata Mangeshkar.

Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Shaam dhale jamuna kinaare, aaja Radhe aaja tohe Shyam pukaare….

shaam Dhale jamunaa kinaare kinaare
aajaa raadhe aajaa tohe shyaam pukaare
kabhii ruke kabhii chale raadhaa chorii chorii
piyaa kahe aa jiyaa maane nahii.n gorii
shaam Dhale …

raadhaa sharamaaye manavaa ghabaraaye
paniyaa bharane ko jaaye na jaaye
haiyaa ho …
kha.Dii soye bR^ijabaalaa bR^ij me.n hai horii
kaanhaa ra.ng de.nge tohe haay barajorii
log kare.nge ye ishaare ishaare
aajaa raadhe aajaa …

ko ii kahe shyaam se naa baa.nsurii bajaaye
chain kisii kaa jo chitachor na churaaye
Dagamag Dole jiyaa kii naiyaa
chale jab puravaiyaa chhe.De ba.nsii kanhaiyaa
jaaduu bhare nainaa Daare nainan kii Dorii
soye saaraa jag jaage ek chakorii
raat kaTe gin gin ke taare taare
aajaa raadhe aajaa …

panaghaTa pe sakhiyaa.n karatii hai batiyaa.n
mohan se laagii raadhaa kii akhiiyaa.N
jo bhii mile yahii puuchhe sun o kishorii
ga ii kahaa.N nindiyaa re bindiyaa torii
raam qasam chhe.De.nge saare saare
aajaa raadhe aayaa …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM9CHdpk-9Q

Song #11 Main zindagi ka saath nibhata chala gaya…

How about Jaidev composing in Raag Khammaj. He did it with a very famous song of Dev Anand in the 1961 movie Hum Dono in which Dev Anand had a double role (both as Army officers: a major and a captain having been posted to Burma; he having chosen to become an Army officer in order to prove to his beloved Sadhana’s father that he could become somebody) with Sadhana and Nanda.

Sahir Ludhianvi was the lyricist and the song was sung by Mohammad Rafi.

Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Main zindagi kaa saath nibhata chala gaya…

mai.n zi.ndagii kaa saath nibhaataa chalaa gayaa
har fikr ko dhu.Ne.n me.n u.Daataa chalaa gayaa

barabaadiyo.n kaa soG manaanaa fizuul thaa – 2
barabaadiyo.n kaa jashn manaataa chalaa gayaa
mai.n zi.ndagii…

jo mil gayaa usii ko muqaddar samajh liyaa – 2
jo kho gayaa mai.n usako bhulaataa chalaa gayaa
mai.n zi.ndagii…

Gam aur khushii me.n fark na mahasuus ho jahaa.N – 2
mai.n dil ko us muqaam pe laataa chalaa gayaa
mai.n zi.ndagii…

Song #12 Mere to Giridhar Gopal…..

Why am I giving you so many bhajans in this Raag? The simplest explanations are: One, I am fond of bhajans; and two, Raag Khammaj is the raag of devotion, of total surrender to the Creator.

Who can epitomise this devotion more than Meerabai who was born a Rajasthani princess and who renounced everything in her devotion for Krishna?

This is from the 1979 movie Meera that starred Hema Malini in the title role. Pandit Ravi Shankar composed the lyrics of Meerabai (one of the over 3000 she wrote) into this beautiful bhajan. And who better to sing it than Vani Jairam, who has made a name for herself in classical singing.

Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Mere to Giridhar Gopal….

Mere to girdhar gopal dusro na koi

mere to girdhar gopal dusro na koi

jako sar mor mukat mere pati wohi

mere to girdhar gopal dusro na koi

koi kahe karo koi kahe goro

koi kahe karo koi kahe goro

mero kai ankhiyo khol

koi kahe halko koi kahe baharo

koi kahe halko koi kahe baharo

hiyo hai taraju tol

mere to girdhar gopal dusro na koi

mere to girdhar gopal dusro na koi

koi kahe chane koi kahe chaine

koi kahe chane koi kahe chaine

miyo hai bajuanta dhol

tan ka gahna sab kuch dina

tan ka gahna sab kuch dina

diya hai bajuband khol

mere to girdhar gopal dusro na koi

mere to girdhar gopal dusro na koi

jako sar mor mukat mere pati wohi

mere to girdhar gopal dusro na koi

Song #13 Vaishnav jan to tene kahiye je…

Song #14 Chand akela jaaye sakhi ri….

(Since I give you three songs everyday, we are recently two songs short. That happened because I was away to Goa for my course reunion and for two consecutive days I posted only two songs each day instead of usual three.

I shall make up for that by posting five tonight.)

The first one has been very popular but a rare combination. It was penned by Dr Rahi Masoom Reza. He was a poet, novelist, lyricist and even wrote dialogues in Hindi movies. We know him better as the script writer for the popular TV serial Mahabharat.

The composer for this song was Jaidev and singer Yesudas. It is from the 1977 movie Alaap, most of whose songs are based on classical raagas.

Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Chand akela jaaye sakhi ri….

chaa.Nd akelaa jaaye sakhii rii
kaahe akelaa jaaye sakhii rii
man moraa ghabaraaye rii
sakhii rii, sakhii rii, o sakhii rii
chaa.Nd akelaa …

vo bairaagii vo manabhaavan
kab aayegaa more aa.Ngan
itanaa to batalaaye rii
sakhii rii, sakhii rii, o sakhii rii
chaa.Nd akelaa …

a.ng a.ng me.n holii dahake
man me.n belaa chamelii mahake
ye R^it kyaa kahalaaye rii
bhaabhii rii, bhaabhii rii, o bhaabhii rii
chaa.Nd akelaa …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P7a9wYW_hQ

Song #15 Deewana mastana hua dil jaane kahan hoke bahaar aayi….

Whenever I have put up this song in the past I have brought out the spontaneous chemistry that existed between Dev Anand and all his heroines. All of them gave their best performances with him.

Here, in this song, the heroine with him is Suchitra Sen and the name of this 1960 movie is Bambai Ka Babu. Lyrics are by Majrooh Sultanpuri and the composer is SD Burman.

The duet is between Asha Bhosle and Mohammad Rafi singing for Suchitra Sen and Dev Anand.

Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Deewana mastaana hua dil, jaane kahan hoke bahaar aayi….

aashaa: aaaa aa aa …
pa ma ga ma re ga pa ma ga ma, aaaa aa …
saa nii dha pa ma ga re saa nii nii nii …
diivaanaa, mastaanaa, huaa dil,
jaane kahaa.N hoke bahaar aaii

tan ko chhue, chhue ghaTa kaalI
chhe.De lahar, lahar matavaalI
tan ko chhue …
o ho tan ko chhue, chue ghaTa kaalI
chhe.De lahar, lahar matavaalI
baat koI anjaanaaa
diivaanaa, mastaanaa, huaa dil,
jaane kahaa.N hoke bahaar aaii

o ho ho kuchh anakahii, kahe, merii chitavan
bole jiyaa, likhe merii dha.Dakan, kuchh anakahii …
o ho ho kuchh anakahii, kahe, mere chitavan
bole jiyaa, likhe merii dha.Dakan
ek nayaa afasaanaa …
rafii: diivaanaa, mastaanaa, huaa dil,
jaane kahaa.N hoke bahaar aaii
o o oo
jaane kahaa.N hoke bahaar aaii
% pa ma ga ma ri ga pa ma ga ma.

%aashaa(mockingly:)
% pa ma ga ma ri ga pa ma ga ma.

%rafii: aaa aa aa aa aa..
% sa ni da pa ma ga re sa ni ni ni
% diivaana, mastanaa hua dil
% jaane kahaan hoke bahaar aaii

rafii: o ho o saavan lagaa, machal gae baadal
aashaa: dekhuu.N jise, huaa vahii paagal
rafii: saavan lagaa, machal gae baadal
aashaa: dekhuu.N jise, huaa vahii paagal
rafii: kaun huaa diivaanaa …
aashaa: diivaanaa, mastaanaa huaa dil
rafii: diivaanaa mastaanaa huaa dil
aashaa: jaane kahaa.N hoke bahaar aaii aa aa aa …
rafii: jaane kahaa.N hoke bahaar aaii
ho oo, jaane kahaa.N hoke bahaar aaii
aashaa: aa aa aa, jaane kahaa.N hoke bahaar aaii

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf7PBnFrH5A

Song #16 Piya tose naina laage re…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i493uN6YHk

Song #17 Khat likh de saanwariyake naam babu…

Song #18 Jaao re jogi tum jaao re…

If you have been alert, you would have noticed that even though I have come to the end of the most popular songs in Raag Khammaj (we are on the last 18th song now), I haven’t given you a song composed by Shankar Jaikishen.

This was deliberate. I wanted to give you this from the 1966 movie Amrapali right in the end so that the flavor stays with you. The movie starred Vyjayanthimala in her most sensuous role and Sunil Dutt.

It was based on the life of Amrapali (Ambapali), the nagarvadhu (royal courtesan) of Vaishali in present day Bihar, the capital of the Licchavi republic in ancient India around 500 BC and Ajatashatru, the Haryanka dynasty king of the Magadha empire, who falls in love with her. Though he destroys Vaishali to get her, she in the meantime has been transformed by her encounter with Gautama Buddha, of whom she becomes a disciple and an Arahant herself. Her story finds mention in old Pali texts and Buddhist traditions.

Lyrics are by Shailendra and voice is that of Lata Mangeshkar.

Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Jaao re jogi tum jaao re….

jaao re, jogii tum jaao re
ye hai premiyo.n kii nagarii
yahaa.N prem hii hai puujaa
jaao re …

prem kii pii.Daa sachchaa sukh hai
prem binaa ye jiivan dukh hai – 2
jaao re …

jiivan se kaisaa chhuTakaaraa
hai nadiyaa ke saath kinaaraa – 2
jaao re …

GYaan ki to hai siimaa GYaanii
gaagar me.n saagar kaa paanii – 2
jaao re …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VELUCBL1hL4

That brings us to the end of the Best Songs in Hindi Movies based on Raag Khammaj. Please await songs based on our seventh Raag Pilu or Peelu.

As you are already aware, these blogs are being recreated from the posts on my Facebook page Lyrical wherein I started with this theme of giving you the best raaga based songs in Hindi movies on the 8th of Aug 2015. Presently, I am on my 18th Raaga: Raag Asavari. I have already given you blogs on Raaga Bhairavi (Part I, II and III), Yaman or Kalyan (Part I, II and III), Jhinjhoti (Part I, II) and Darbari Kanada (Part I, II) and Bhimpalasi (Part I and II) which make only five of the eightteen Raagas. This means that I am well behind schedule.

Anyway, lets start with Part III our fourth Raaga here: Raag Darbari Kanada that I have neglected to give you so far.

After Bhairavi and Yaman or Kalyan, I have chosen to give you songs composed in Raag Darbari Kanada. Darbari Kanada, or simply Darbari, (pronounced darbāri kānada), is a raga in the Kanada family, which is thought to have originated in Carnatic music and brought into North Indian music by Miyan Tansen, the legendary 16th-century composer in emperor Akbar’s court. This tradition is reflected in the name itself; Darbar is the Persian derived word in Hindi meaning “court.” As the most familiar raga in the Kanada family, it may sometimes also be called Shuddha Kanada or pure Kanada. It belongs to the Asavari thaat.

It is also sometimes written as Durbari and Durbarikanada.

Lets recommence listening to Raag Darbari Kanada based songs. We have so far listened to the following in Part I:

1. Sarfroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai.
2. O duniya ke rakhwaale.
3. Tora man darpan kehlaaye.
4. Main nigaahen tere chehre se hataayun kaise.
5. Dil jalata hai to jalane de.
6. Ye hawa ye raat ye chandni.
7. Tu pyaar ka saagar hai.
8. Ghunghat ke pat khol re.
9. Satyam shivam sundaram.
10. Meri vinti suno Bhagwan.
11. Toote huye khwaabon ne.
12. Teri duniya mein dil lagata nahin.

And, we have had the following in Part II:

1. Hum tumase juda hoke mar jaayenge ro ro ke.
2. Tumahen zindagi ke ujaale mubarak.
3. Suhaani chandni raatein hamen sone nahin detin.
4. Mere mehboob na jaa aaj ki raat naa jaa.
5. Dekha hai pehli baar saajan ki aankhon mein pyaar.
6. Pag ghungroo baandh Meera naachi thi.
7. Kitana haseen hai mausam.
8. Mitwa laut aaye ri.
9. Hungama hai kyun barpa thodi si jo pi hai.
10. Aap ki nazaron ne samajha pyaar ke kaabil mujhe.
11. Yaad mein teri jaag jaag ke hum.
12. Sau baar janam lenge.

A total of 24 songs so far. Lets listen to the songs in the final part:

Song #25 Mujhe tumase kuchh bhi naa chaahiye…

Song #28 Agar mujhase mohabbat hai…

Last year I took up seeing old Hindi movies on my computer; movies that I had missed seeing during my youth. The 1964 movie Aap Ki Parchhayian was selected by me because of what I regard as the second best Mohammad Rafi song after Mere mehboob tujhe: Main nigaahen tere chehre se hataaun kaise? I have already given you that song having been composed in Raag Darbari Kanada by the maestro Madan Mohan on Raja Mehdi Ali Khan’s lyrics.

This is the second song of the movie composed in the same Raaga.

The movie was nothing great. However, sometimes in average movies or below average movies, you come across great songs. A real good example is a superb composition by Salil da in the Dev Anand and Mala Sinha movie Maya that can best be described as below average.

Dharmendra and Shashikala acted in Aap Ki Parchhayian.

Please enjoy Lata Mangeshkar sing in Raag Darbari Kanada: Agar mujhase muhabbat hai mujhe sab apane gham de do…

agar mujh se muhabbat hai mujhe sab apane Gam de do
in aa.Nkho.n kaa har ik aa.Nsuu mujhe merii qasam de do
agar mujh se …

tumhaare Gam ko apanaa Gam banaa luu.N to qaraar aae
tumhaaraa dard siine me.n chhupaa luu.N to qaraar aae
vo har shay jo tumhe.n dukh de mujhe mere sanam de do
agar mujh se …

shariik-e-zi.ndagii ko kyuu.N shariik-e-Gam nahii.n karate
dukho.n ko baa.NT kar kyuu.N in dukho.n ko kam nahii.n karate
ta.Dap is dil kii tho.Dii sii mujhemere sanam de do
agar mujh se …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfDf-IrA5oQ

Song #29 Muhabbat ki jhooti kahaani pe roye….

There was something special about the 1960 magnum-opus Mughal-e-Azam directed by K Asif, even though the Indian audiences had seen the love story between Prince Salim (son of Emperor Akbar) and Anarkali (a courtesan in the emperor’s court) seven years earlier in the 1953 movie Anarkali starring Beena Roy in the title role with Pradeep Kumar as Salim. That movie itself had some outstanding songs penned by Rajinder Krishan with music by C Ramchandra.

However, Mughal-e-Azam was special. For one thing, it was the highest budgeted movies ever. Secondly, K Asif was a perfectionist and wanted to get everything right.

Mughal-e-Azam was the first black and white movie to be given a re-release in 2002 after its digital colorisation.

One important aspect of the movie was its songs penned by Shakeel Badayuni and composed by Naushad Ali. Have a look at the songs:

As you are already aware, these blogs are being recreated from the posts on my Facebook page Lyrical wherein I started with this theme of giving you the best raaga based songs in Hindi movies on the 8th of Aug 2015. Presently, I am on my 18th Raaga: Raag Asavari. I have already given you blogs on Raaga Bhairavi (Part I, II and III), Yaman or Kalyan (Part I, II and III), Jhinjhoti (Part I, II) and Darbari Kanada (Part I, II) and Bhimpalasi (Part I); which make only five of the eighteen Raagas. This means that I am well behind schedule.

We had started with our fifth Raag: Raag Bhimpalasi many weeks back when I gave you Raag Bhimpalasi Part I. Raag Bhimpalasi is an afternoon raaga, sung from late afternoon to sunset, Bhimpalasi is poignant and passionate, filled with yearning. The raga is reputed to reduce tension and short temper.

Now look at the cover picture depicting the song Khilate hain gul yahan khilake bikharane ko. You get the yearning, the longing, the passion and the poignancy. I have always given you, in the cover pictures of the Raagas, what I feel is the song that comes nearest to the description of the Raaga.

The Raaga is in Thaat Kafi. The other Raagas in Thaat Kafi are Pilu, Kafi and Bageshri. Raag Bhimpalasi is sung in Bhakati, Shringar and Vir ras.

So far, in Part I, I have given you the following songs:

1. Khilte hain gul yahan – SD Burman
2. Aa neele gagan tale – Shankar Jaikishen
3. Naino mein badra chhaye – Madan Mohan
4. Afsana likh rahi hoon – Naushad Ali
5. Maine chand sitaaron ki – N Dutta
6. Kuchh dil ne kaha – Hemant Kumar
7. Mere mann ka bawra panchhi – C Ramchandra
8. Mera pyaar woh hai – OP Nayyar
9. Tu kahan yeh bata – SD Burman
10. Chalo ik baar phir se – Ravi
11. Koi nahin hai phir bhi na mukhako – Laxmikant Pyarelal
12. Le to aaye ho mujhe – Ravindra Jain

Lets proceed further:

Song #13 Panthi hoon main us path ka…

Song #28 Ye khaamoshiyan ye tanhaayiyan…

This is our last song in the Best Songs Based On Raag Bhimpalasi.It is from the 1963 movie Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke that was based (though denied in the movie) on the infamous Commander Kawas Nanavati (an Indian Navy officer) case. In the actual story, Nanawati’s most beautiful wife Sylvia had an affair with Prem Bhagwandas Ahuja, a friend of Nanavati. They used to be merry making when Nanavati went out sailing for long durations. When Nanavati returned and caught them red-handed, he shot dead his frend Ahuja. When the trial progressed, there was enormous public sympathy for Nanavati.

In the movie, Sunil Dutt acted as a commercial pilot charge with killing his wife – the beautiful Leela Naidu‘s – lover.

This song was sung by Mohammad Rafi and Asha Bhosle for Sunil Dutt and Leela Naidu during their happy days whilst holidaying in Kashmir. Rajinder Krishan’s lyrics and Ravi’s composition are as exquisite as the Kashmir valley.

Please enjoy in Raag Bhimpalasi: Ye khaamoshiyan, ye 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

That brings us to the end of 28 beautiful songs composed by 21 composers in Raag Bhimpalasi: 12 in Part I and 16 here.