Category: Music and Cinema

Beautiful Duet Series

I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 23 Aug 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.

On 02 Dec 20, I gave you Beautiful Duet #3 – Milte hi aankhen dil hua. So here, then, is the next one:

Song #4
O neend na mujhako aaye

Hemant Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar

Some of the most memorable duets in Hindi movies have been sung by Hemant Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar. A few that come to your mind are: Aa neele gagan tale and Chhupa lo yun dil mein pyar mera.

There is an attribute of Hemant Kumar that is not to be seen (easily) in other singers: his singing (especially on his own compositions) immediately transports you to the world of the song.

Let me give you an example. Take Jaal song sung by him on SD Burman’s composition: Ye raat ye chandini phir kahan (loosely based on Raag Kafi). By the time Hemant da sings…

पेड़ों की शाखों पे सोई सोई चाँदनी
तेरे खयालों में खोई खोई चाँदनी
और थोड़ी देर में थक के लौट जाएगी
रात ये बहार की फिर कभी न आएगी
दो एक पल और है ये समा, सुन जा.

…you are already there! You want to hold on to the world of the song!
Lata, in any case, always has matching rendition.

Post Box 999

The movie by this fascinating name was released on 01 Jul 1958. It was a Ravindra Dave movie (two of his movies that you’d easily recall are Satta Bazaar (with that beautiful Hemant – Lata song: Tumhen yaad hoga kabhi hum mile the) and Dulha Dulhan (with another memorable song: Hamne tujhako pyar kiya hai jitna, Kaun karega itna).

If you recall, both the above movies that I picked up at random had songs composed by Kalyani Anandji and so was this song that I am posting now. It looks like KA were the MD of choice for Ravindra Dave.

The Song

This song was penned by PL Santoshi or Pyarelal Santoshi, composed by Kalyanji Anandji and sung by Hemant Kumar for Sunil Dutt and Lata Mangeshkar for Shakila.

PL Santoshi has been more famous as a Producer and Director than for his lyrics.

Look at the Lyrics:

हे: ओ नींद न मुझ को आए,
दिल मेर घबराए
चुप के चुप के, कोई आ के,
सोया प्यार जगाए
ल: ओ नींद …

हे: सोया हुआ सँसार है,
सोया हुआ सँसार
मैं जागूँ यहाँ,
तू जागे वहाँ,
एक दिल में दर्द दबाए

दो: ओ नींद …

ल: एक बीच में दीवार है,
एक बीच में दीवार
मैं तड़पूँ यहाँ,
तू तड़पे वहाँ,
हाय चैन जिया को नहीं आए

दो: ओ नींद …

हे: मैं हूँ यहाँ बेक़रार
तू है वहाँ बेक़रार
मैं गाऊँ यहाँ
तू गाये वहाँ
दिल को दिल बहलाए

दो: ओ नींद …

My Own Poetry

HUSN WAALON KO NA DIL DENA

नींद में आती हो तो नींद हो जाती है दूर,
ख्वाब बन के उठते हैं और हो जाते हैं चूर.
आज तक भूला नहीं है तेरी नज़रों का सरूर,
मैं मदहोश अब भी हूँ, मेरा ही है यह जुनून ओ फितूर.
मुन्तजिर हूँ आज रात मेरे घर आना ज़रूर,
रोशनी के लिए काफी है तेरे चेहरे का नूर.
तेरे इश्क से पहले ना थे हम यूं मजबूर,
तेरे इश्क के बाद हुए हैं अब बेहद्द मश्हूर.
माना हमारा घुट घुट के मरना भी नहीं मन्जूर,
यहाँ हम सज्दे में हैं वहाँ तुम हो मग्रूर.
या खुदा समझ गए तेरी दुनिया का दस्तूर,
कत्ल वह करते गए, ये भी मेरा ही था कसूर.

Please enjoy: O neend na mujhako aaye..

I hope you liked my choice of song for the Beautiful Duet #4.

Please await Beautiful Duet #5- Jhilmil sitaaron ka mausam hoga.

Zindagi or Jeevan Songs Series

I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 18 Oct 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.

I hope you liked my choice for Song #2 – Watan ki raah mein watan ke naujawan in Zindagi or Jeevan Songs series. Let’s start with Song #3.

Song #3
Aaj jaane ki zid na karo
Theme-word: Waqat ki qaid mein Zindagi hai magar, Chand ghadiyan yahi hain jo azaad hain.

First of All – My Sister Mona Maharaj

This was always the favourite ghazal of my sister Mona Maharaj. She is really very talented. In addition to her singing skills, she has been endowed with extraordinary presentation skills. When my brother in law was in active service of the Indian Army, Mona was often in demand for organising memorable evenings of entertainment. And these would start with her hand crafted invitations that would be delivered to you as if you were selected to receive a present.

I have, to my great luck, listened to her rendition of this ghazal and I do recall the atmosphere she’d build up whilst and before singing it.

Everything favourite of Mona Maharaj eventually becomes my favourite too (she has that effect on me). Everytime I listen to Farida Khanum singing it, I think of Mona Maharaj making the ghazal come alive to me.

Farida Khanum

She was born in Amritsar in the year 1939. Unlike Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, she moved to Lahore from Amritsar in the year 1957. In the 1960s, she was invited by the President of Pakistan Ayub Khan to sing in public and she achieved the kind of stardom she wouldn’t have dreamt about.

She is known by this ghazal penned by Fayyaz Hashmi in the same manner as Begum Akhtar was known for Aye mohabbat tere anjam pe rona aaya penned by Shakeel and Noorjehan for singing Faiz’s nazam: Mujhase pehli si mohabbat mere mehboob na maang.

Just like Ghulam Ali, she is classical singer of Patiala Gharana.

Fayyaz Hashmi

Fayyaz Hashmi was born in Calcutta in 1920. His father, Muhammad Hussain Hashmi adopted the takhallus of Dilgeer as a poet and for writing plays. Coincidentally, my own uncle Harbans Singh also had the takhallus Dilgir (that’s how he spelt it) and has written hundreds of books on poetry and plays. Dilgir uncle started the first academy of performing arts in Chandigarh called Kala Darpan.

Fayyaz Hashmi worked as a poet and screenwriter for both Hindi and Pakistani films. One of his songs sung by Talat Mahmood (in 1941) became very popular: Tasveer teri dil mera behla na sakegi.

This ghazal, thanks to Farida Khanum, is the most popular ghazal that he wrote.

My Introduction to the Ghazal

I cannot have this great ghazal introduced to you without writing something about it. Here is what I wrote about it last night:

गुफ्तगू रहने दो रात गुज़र जाएगी,
चन्द घड़ियों की मुलाकात गुज़र जाएगी।
ज़िन्दगी बख्शी है खुदा ने प्यार के लिए,
फजूल बातों में यह खैरात गुज़र जाएगी।
रेत के ज़र्रे हाथों में अभी आए तो हैं लेकिन,
देखते देखते यह सौगात गुज़र जाएगी।

How to stop Zindagi at a place of your liking and not to let it slip through your fingers like the grains of the sand is the crux of this ghazal. I hope this introduction helps you to dive deep and discover the meaning that is dying to be found out.

The Ghazal

Ladies and gentlemen, you are bound to tell me that I did right by putting it up as Zindagi ghazal and not Raat or Din Song.

Please enjoy: Aaj jaane ki zid na karo…

आज जाने की ज़िद ना करो
आज जाने की ज़िद ना करो
यूँ ही पहलु में बैठे रहो
आज जाने की ज़िद न करो

हाय मर जाएंगे
हम तो लुट जाएंगे
ऐसी बातें किया ना करो
आज जाने की ज़िद ना करो

तुम ही सोचो ज़रा क्यूँ ना रोकें तुम्हें
जान जाती है जब उठ के जाते हो तुम
जान जाती है जब उठ के जाते हो तुम
तुमको अपनी क़सम जानेजां
बात इतनी मेरी मान लो
आज जाने की ज़िद ना करो

वक़्त की कैद में ज़िन्दगी है मगर
चंद घड़ियां यही हैं जो आज़ाद है
इनको खो कर मेरी जानेजाँ
उम्र भर ना तरसते रहो
आज जाने की ज़िद ना करो

कितना मासूम रंगीन है ये समां
हुस्न और इश्क़ की आज बैराज है
कल की किसको ख़बर जानेजाँ
रोक लो आज की रात को
आज जाने की ज़िद ना करो

I hope you enjoyed my choice for Song #3 in the series.

Please await Song #4 –  Hai duniya usi ki zamana usi ka.

Raat or Din Songs Series

I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 18 Aug 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.

This is the third song in the series. I hope you liked Song #2 – Jab raat hai aisi matwali.

Song #3
Tere bina zindagi se koi shikwa to nahin
Theme-word: Raat ki baat hai aur zindagi baaki to nahin.

RD Burman and Gulzar

This is my dedication to two geniuses: RD Burman (Pancham) (with three Filmfare awards for Best MD) and Gulzar (the producer (along with J Om Prakash) and director of the 1975 (the year of Sholay) movie Aandhi, the writer of the movie (along with Bhushan Banmali) and finally the lyricist with highest number of Best Lyricist awards (11) amongst his total awards of 20 (another record)).

Gulzar and RD Burman came together in 1972 Parichay with such lovely songs as Beete na bitayi raina and Musafir hoon yaaro. In 1973 and 1974 thereafter, they did one movie each: Namak Haraam (Diye jalte hain phool khilte hain, Nadiya se dariya dariya se sagar and Main shayar badnam) and Doosri Sita (Tu jahan mile mujhe).

In 1975, both the movies together of Gulzar and RD Burman had lovely songs: Aandhi (Tere bina, Tum aa gaye ho, Is mod se jaate hain, and Salaam kijiye) and Khushboo (Do nainon mein aansu bhare hain, O majhi re apna kinara, and Bechara dil kya kare).

It would be right to say that Gulzar got to emphasize the serious side of Pancham that was seen in his first song ever with Lata Mangeshkar: Ghar aaja ghir aaye (In Raag Malgunji for the Mehboob Ameeta starrer Chhote Nawab).

Take this song, for example. We routinely use the phrases: Unforgettable song, Immortal song, and Great song for all kinds of songs. This song, as seen by some, is at #2 in the Best songs of 1970s (the #1 happens to be RD Burman’s father’s song!)

Raat Versus Zindagi

तुम जो कह दो तो आजकी रात, चांद डूबेगा नहीं,
रात को रोक लो
रात कि बात है, और ज़िंदगी बाकी तो नहीं

Great meaning in those words. It is better to have loved and lost than not to have loved at all! In the end if you just get a Raat, that’s better than the entire Zindagi! And can you control the Chand? I have already said in my very first article in my blog on Chand: Lovers feel that the celestial bodies respond to their call of love:

तुम जो कह दो तो आजकी रात, चांद डूबेगा नहीं

Aansu and Kaash

This is a totally different style of aansu. Firstly, the ordinary ones: जी में आता है, तेरे दामन में, सर छुपा के हम, रोते रहें, रोते रहें; which separated lovers meeting after a long time would do. But, the next line is extraordinary: तेरी भी आँखों में, आँसुओं की नमी तो नहीं! This is indeed acknowledgement of the fact that even you have gone beyond shedding tears and by now all the tears have dried! If ever there was a more beautiful expression on tears (after आँसू के धागे से सीते रहे हम जो ज़ख्म तूने दिये) than the Gambler song by Neeraj.

The Year 1975 of the Movie Aandhi

The year 1975 was a watershed year for India and Indian movies. Firstly, we went through Emergency entirely called by Indira Gandhi who felt that the country had to pay for her seat being challenged and upheld in the court. Secondly, the movie Sholay was released that year and we, forever, changed the way we looked at movies. Thirdly, Aandhi was released after Indira Gandhi tried to stop the release of the movie. The movie was allegedly on a love affair of an Indian politician (role tailored on Indira Gandhi, played by Suchitra Sen with resemblance to her) had during a chance encounter with a hotelier (Sanjeev Kumar).

Just like Sholay, the movie owed a lot to its songs composed by RD Burman who had mastered different genre’s of songs including classical, sad, western and comical. Whereas Sholay’s songs were penned by Anand Bakshi, Aandhi had Gulzar to write the most memorable songs ever. Gulzar directed the movie too.

Popularity of This Song

This song happens to be the most popular of the movie and is full of regret and ruefulness at not letting love bloom whilst being over busy with politics.

Its popularity can be made out from the fact that whilst the viewership of Hindi songs on YouTube is in thousands and sometimes may be lakh or so, this song has been viewed by more than 8.5 Crore times!

My Own Poetry

What about my own poetic introduction to the song? Well, here is one though I wish I could give several! It is a totally different style. It is called:

ZINDAGI AB BHI HAI LEKIN…..

ज़िन्दगी तब भी थी
ज़िन्दगी अब भी है
तब नया सूरज उगा था
तब जलते चिरागों की लौ में
अँधेरे दूर भागते थे
अब रौशनी को तरसते रात के साये
बढ़ते ही जा रहे हैं
सबेरा दूर है, बहुत दूर
ज़िन्दगी तब भी थी
ज़िन्दगी अब भी है

ज़िन्दगी तब भी थी
ज़िन्दगी अब भी है
चमन में फूलों की खुशबु से
फ़िज़ाएं मदहोश थी तब
अब मुरझाये फूल गिरते हैं मज़ार पे
सूखे पत्तों के संग
लहर आई थी चले गयी
हम साहिल पे अब भी खड़े हैं इंतेज़्ज़ार में
ज़िन्दगी तब भी थी
ज़िन्दगी अब भी है

ज़िन्दगी तब भी थी
ज़िन्दगी अब भी है
तेरे क़दमों की आहट से
बंधे थे मेरे दिल के तार
तेरी साँसों में तब था
मेरे ही प्यार का खुमार
अब खाली पैमानों की बज़्म में
हम प्यासे खड़े हैं
ज़िन्दगी तब भी थी
ज़िन्दगी अब भी है

ज़िन्दगी तब भी थी
ज़िन्दगी अब भी है
तब हम मुन्तज़िर थे
तेरे अहद-ओ-पैमान से
अब नींद से जागी हमारी आँख
मौत का नज़ारा ढूंडती है
काश उस ज़िन्दगी को रोक लेते वहीँ
जो अब हर कहीं जिन्दगी का सहारा ढूंडती है
ज़िन्दगी तब भी थी
ज़िन्दगी अब भी है

ज़िन्दगी तब भी थी
ज़िन्दगी अब भी है
फरक सिर्फ इतना है:
तब सब कुछ हमारे आगे था
अब सब कुछ हमारे पीछे है
तब हम कहते थे, “यही है ज़िन्दगी”
और अब? अब सवाल ही सवाल है:”बस यही है ज़िन्दगी, क्या?”
ज़िन्दगी तब भी थी
ज़िन्दगी अब भी है

Other Lyricists

As far as returns of Love are concerned, here is another great lyricist telling you how you are lucky to even get Gham in Love:

दर्द ज़माने में कम नहीं मिलते
सब को मोहब्बत से ग़म नहीं मिलते
टूटने वाले दिल होते हैं कुछ खास
दूर से दिल की बुझती रहे प्यास….

The Song

Kaash is the word for this song sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar.

Please enjoy: Tere bina zindagi se koi shikwa to nahin….

लता: तेरे बिना ज़िंदगी से कोई, शिकवा, तो नहीं,
शिकवा नहीं
शिकवा नहीं, शिकवा नहीं

तेरे बिना ज़िंदगी भी लेकिन, ज़िंदगी, तो नहीं,
ज़िंदगी नहीं
ज़िंदगी नहीं, ज़िंदगी नहीं

(काश ऐसा हो तेरे कदमों से, चुन के मंज़िल चले
और कहीं दूर कहीं ) – २
तुम गर साथ हो, मंज़िलों की कमी तो नहीं
तेरे बिना ज़िंदगी से कोई, शिकवा, तो नहीं, शिकवा नहीं

(जी में आता है, तेरे दामन में, सर छुपा के हम
रोते रहें, रोते रहें ) – २
तेरी भी आँखों में, आँसुओं की नमी तो नहीं
किशोर: तेरे बिना ज़िंदगी से कोई, शिकवा, तो नहीं,
शिकवा नहीं
तेरे बिना ज़िंदगी भी लेकिन, ज़िंदगी, तो नहीं,
ज़िंदगी नहीं

तुम जो कह दो तो आजकी रात, चांद डूबेगा नहीं,
रात को रोक लो
रात कि बात है, और ज़िंदगी बाकी तो नहीं
तेरे बिना ज़िंदगी से कोई, शिकवा, तो नहीं, शिकवा नहीं
तेरे बिना ज़िंदगी भी लेकिन, ज़िंदगी, तो नहीं,
ज़िंदगी नहीं

I hope you liked my choice of Song #3 in Raat or Din series.

Please await Song #4 – Tumhare nain dekh ke suna hai log jogi ho gaye.

Beautiful Duet Series

I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 23 Aug 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.

On 02 Dec 20, I gave you Beautiful Duet #2 – Meri Neendon Mein Tum, Mere Khwabon Mein Tum. So here, then, is the next one:

Song #3
Milte hi aankhen dil hua diwana kisi ka

Duets in Playback Singing

The first talkie in Hindi movies was Ardeshir Irani’s Alam Ara in 1931. Actor singer Wazir Mohammad Khan played a fakir in the movie and recorded the first solo ever in Hindi movies: De de khuda ke naam par. It was recorded with a harmonium and tabla live.

Then, I told you about the importance of director Nitin Bose. For the first time in Hindi movies he introduced the playback singing through the music director Raichand Boral. Nitin’s brother Mukul was the sound recorder who implemented the idea.

Dhoop Chhaon was the name of the movie. Pahari Sanyal and Uma Shashi recorded the first duet in playback singing: Prem ki naiyya chali jal mein mori.

I also told you that Pankaj Mullick was assistant to RC Boral in this movie.

The lyrics were by Pandit Sudarshan whom we shall be covering later (presently I am covering Pt Indra Chandra in my Great Lyricists series on my Facebook page Lyrical).

Those of you are interested may listen to it here:

Since that time, duets evolved beautifully over years. And the standard for love duets was to have it in three stanzas (eg Dil ki nazar se): first stanza by him or her, second stanza by her or him (other than the first singer) and the third stanza jointly by both.

Shakeel and Naushad, Talat and Shamshad Come up With the Most Unique Duet Ever

This happened in the 1950 movie Babul produced by the Music Director Naushad Ali and directed by SU Sunny. It starred Dilip Kumar, Munawar Sultana and Nargis.

The song was sung by Talat Mahmood as playback for Dilip Kumar and Shgamshad Begum as playback for Munawar Sultana.

What is unique about it?

Dilip Kumar is Ashok in the movie, is rich, and has a job as a Postmaster in the movie; not that he does any work as Postmaster.

Nargis as Bela, relatively poor, is in love with him. She is the daughter of the previous Postmaster.

Munawar Sultana is rich landlord’s daughter and provides quite a competition to Bela.

Learning that Ashok is good in Music and Singing, Bela tries the age-old trick of learning from Ashok. And that’s how this song is sung with him teaching her and she repeating line by line everything that he sings.

By the end of the song, as is to be expected, she has learnt about singing, life and love.

Incidentally, the first song of Shakeel – Naushad for the 1947 movie Dard was also picturised on Munawar Sultana and sung by Uma Devi (Tun Tun): Afsana likh rahi hoon. You may like to see it by clicking:

The Lyrics

मिलते ही आँखें दिल हुआ दीवाना किसीका
मिलते ही आँखें दिल हुआ दीवाना किसीका
अफ़साना मेरा बन गया, अफ़साना किसीका
अफ़साना मेरा बन गया, अफ़साना किसीका

पूछो ना मोहब्बत का असर, हाय न पूछो
हाय ना पूछो
पूछो ना मोहब्बत का असर, हाय न पूछो
हाय ना पूछो
दम भर में कोई हो गया, परवाना किसीका
दम भर में कोई हो गया, परवाना किसीका
अफ़साना मेरा बन गया, अफ़साना किसीका
मिलते ही आँखें दिल हुआ दीवाना किसीका

हंसते ही ना आ जायें कहीं, आँखों में आँसू
आँखों में आँसू
हंस्ते ही ना आ जायें कहीं, आँखों में आँसू
आँखों में आँसू
भरते ही छलक जाये ना, पैमाना किसीका
भरते ही छलक जाये ना, पैमाना किसीका
अफ़साना मेरा बन गया, अफ़साना किसीका
मिलते ही आँखें दिल हुआ दीवाना किसीका

Please enjoy: Milte hi aankhen dil hua deewana kisi ka…

I hope you liked my choice of the third beautiful duet.

Please await Beautiful Duet #4 – O neend na mujhako aaye.

Zindagi or Jeevan Songs Series

I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 18 Oct 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.

I hope you liked my choice for Song #1 – Yeh Jeevan Hai in Zindagi or Jeevan Songs series. Let’s start with Song #2.

Songs #2
Watan ki raah mein watan ke naujawan shaheed ho
Theme-word: Shaheed teri maut hi tere watan ki zindagi

Raja Mehdi Ali Khan

Because, at the partition in Aug 1947, Pakistan made a nation for Muslims, the Indian Muslims suddenly had to prove their patriotism. This was notwithstanding the fact that Islam is the second largest religion in India and the largest Muslim population outside Muslim countries. Our country has the third largest Muslim population in the world after Pakistan and Indonesia.

Raja Mehdi Ali Khan refused to emigrate to Pakistan and in one of the first movies after partition, the 1948 Ramesh Saigal movie Shaheed (I am giving you a song from a Ramesh Saigal movie again after Yeh dil deewana hai from Ishq Par Zor Nahin), he gave one of the finest patriotic songs. I am personally very fond of it, as I am of most of Raja Mehdi Ali Khan songs.

In this song, we have the second best song with Zindagi as the theme. The first one was put up by Raj Dutta: Zindagi maut ke mil rahi hai gale (Kar chale hum fida jaano tan saathiyo from the 1964 Chetan Anand movie Haqeeqat.

Shaheed – 1948 Movie

This Ramesh Saigal movie had Dilip Kumar and Kamini Kaushal in the lead roles. Dilip Kumar was a freedom fighter as Ram and faced opposition from his own father (Rajbahadur Dwarkadas played by Chandra Mohan in his last screen appearance).

It was a Filmistan movie. Filmistan was a production company formed by erstwhile sound engineer Sashadhar Mukherjee in Himanshu Rai and Devika Rani’s production company called Bombay Talkies. In 1943, he broke away to form this company independently after convincing Himanshu to give a break to his nephew Ashok Kumar who made a number of movies with Devika.

The Song

Raja Mehdi Ali Khan’s lyrics were composed by another Muslim Ghulam Haider and sung by another two Muslims: Khan Mastana and Mohammad Rafi for yet another Muslim Dilip Kumar.

I recall that for a number of years after independence this song continued being the most popular patriotic song,

My Own Poetry

Reproduction of a poem I wrote in May 1999 when Pakistan perpetrated the most heinous infiltration into Kargil, the Indian side of Line of Control (LOC):

जाना है तुमको आज इक फ़र्ज़ निभाने की खातिर,
इस देश की मिटटी का क़र्ज़ चुकाने की खातिर,
उठो ए जवानो सर पे बाँध लो कफ़न,
शहीदों में अपना नाम दर्ज़ कराने की खातिर I

दुश्मन ने इक बार है फिर तुम्हे ललकारा,
दोस्ती के नाम पे है फिर तमाचा मारा,
क्या भूल गया वो इक मुसलमान शायर का कहना:
सारे जहाँ से अच्छा है हिन्दोस्तान हमारा I

विजय हो तुम्हारी ये देश की है कामना,
करना वीरता से तुम दुश्मनों का सामना,
उठो ए जवानो सर पे बांध लो कफ़न,
सारा जहाँ करेगा तुम्हारी वीरता की सराहना I

इस देश के लिए मिट जायेंगे मर जायेंगे हम,
इक इंच भी अपनी ज़मीन का होने न देंगे कम,
सुनो नवाज़, सुनो मुशर्रफ, सुनो ए सरताज,
सीने यहाँ फौलाद के और बाज़ुयों में है दम I

अब कभी इस तरफ न डालो नज़रें बुरी,
इक तरफ लाहौर यात्रा, और बगल में हो छुरी,
इस बार छोड़ देंगे अपने पे काबू करके,
अगली बार LOC पार न करने की, शायद न हो मजबूरी I

जय हिन्द हमारा नारा है, हिन्द हमारी शान है,
खून का हर तिप्का हिन्द के लिए कुर्बान है,
तुमने सोये शेर को जगा डाला है मूर्ख,
दुश्मन, अब तू चन्द दिनों का मेहमान है I

Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy: Watan ki raah mein watan ke nauhawan shaheed ho…

वतन की राह में वतन के नौजवां शहीद हो
पुकारते हैं ये ज़मीन-ओ-आसमां शहीद हो

शहीद तेरी मौत ही तेरे वतन की ज़िंदगी
तेरे लहू से जाग उठेगी इस चमन में ज़िंदगी
खिलेंगे फूल उस जगह कि तू जहाँ शहीद हो, वतन की …

गुलाम उठ वतन के दुश्मनों से इंतक़ाम ले
इन अपने दोनों बाजुओं से खंजरों का काम ले
चमन के वास्ते चमन के बाग़बां शहीद हो, वतन की …

पहाड़ तक भी कांपने लगे तेरे जुनून से
तू आसमां पे इन्क़लाब लिख दे अपने खून से
ज़मीं नहीं तेरा वतन है आसमां शहीद हो, वतन की …

वतन की लाज जिसको थी अजीज़ अपनी जान से
वो नौजवान जा रहा है आज कितनी शान से
इस एक जवान की खाक पर हर इक जवां शहीद हो
वतन की …

है कौन खुशनसीब माँ कि जिसका ये चिराग़ है
वो खुशनसीब है कहाँ ये जिसके सर का ताज है
अमर वो देश क्यूँ न हो कि तू जहाँ शहीद हो, वतन की …

I hope you enjoyed my choice for Song #2 in the series.

Please await Song #3 – Aaj jaane ki zidd na karo in this series.

Raat or Din Songs Series

I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 18 Aug 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.

This is the second song in the series. I hope you liked Song #1 – Saari saari raat teri yaad sataye.

Song #2
Jab raat hai aisi matwali

Shakeel and Naushad

Naushad gave a break to many artistes in Hindi movies, Majrooh Sultanpuri being one of the dozens of people. However, as soon as Shakeel from Badayun in Uttar Pradesh (427 kms NE of Majrooh’s place and 557 Kms NE of Kaifi Azmi’s place) arrived on the scene with the 1947 AR Kardar movie Dard and penned Afsana likh rahi hoon to be sung by Uma Devi (Tun Tun) – another artiste to whom Naushad gave a break – most of Naushad’s songs for the next several years were penned by Shakeel. And what songs they are!

Out of all genre’ of songs, I have dubbed Shakeel as the Poet/Lyricist of Irony; he excelled in it.

I have written volumes about this best pairing ever of Lyricist with Music Director that has given us Hindi movies’ most memorable songs. K Asif’s Mughal – e – Azam was released in 1960 and last year Dhirubhai Ambani Jio Convention Centre was inaugurated on the occasion of Mukesh Ambani’s son Aakash’s wedding. In the Dhirubhai Ambani Square whilst enacting Ras Leela of Sri Krishna with Radha, one of the songs enacted was Mohe panghat pe Nandlal chhed gayo re (Please see: Mohe Panghat Pe – Down The Ages; Remembering Shakeel And Naushad On Holi) . We attended that. We also attended Janamashtami at ISKCON temple in Kharghar (slated to be the biggest temple in Mumbai) and one of the songs prominently sung was Mohe panghat pe. That’s Shakeel – Naushad for you. In every life a little of them is there; Shakeel has an unmatched hat-trick of Filmfare Awards and Naushad was awarded the highest: Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

Ek Raat Ki Baat

Prince Salim (Akbar’s son) (Played by Dilip Kumar) rebels against his father due to Akbar’s (Mughal-e-Azam) resistance to Salim marrying the dancer in his court Anarkali (played by Madhubala). He is soundly beaten by his father and is sentenced to death.

Anarkali begs for his life with Akbar and is granted one night (as a wife) with Prince Salim on the promise that she would be condemned to death (instead of Salim) by being entombed alive (Mughals were very fond of this method of execution; if you recall they did it to Guru Gobind Singh’s sons because they refused to embrace Islam).

Akbar was aware that Salim would interfere with her being entombed alive and hence at the end of the night she would drug him (by making him smell the flower in her tiara) and then she would face death.

Shakeel would, therefore, have to come up with a song that would ostensibly sound happy but would be full of Irony. How he delivered:

ये दिल की लगी कम क्या होगी
ये इश्क़ भला कम क्या होगा
जब रात है ऐसी मतवाली – २
फिर सुबह का आलम क्या होगा – २

नग़मो से बरसती है मस्ती
छलके हैं खुशी के पैमाने – २
आज ऐसी बहारें आई हैं
कल जिनके बनेंगे अफ़साने – २
अब इसे ज्यादा और हसीं ये प्यार का मौसम क्या होगा – २
जब रात है ऐसी मतवाली
फिर सुबह का आलम क्या होगा – २

ये आज का रंग और ये महफ़िल
दिल भी है यहाँ दिलदार भी है – २
आँखों में कयामत के जलवे
सीने में सुलगता प्यार भी है – २
इस रंग में कोई जी ले अगर मरने का उसे ग़म क्या होगा – २
जब रात है ऐसी मतवाली
फिर सुबह का आलम क्या होगा – २

हालत है अजब दीवानों की
अब खैर नहीं परवानों की – २
अन्जाम-ए-मोहब्बत क्या कहिये
लय बढ़ने लगी अरमानों की – २
ऐसे में जो पायल टूट गयी फिर ऐ मेरे हमदम क्या होगा – २
जब रात है ऐसी मतवाली – २
फिर सुबह का आलम क्या होगा – २

Shakeel didn’t just write these; he crafted each word like a jeweler would diamonds. Lata Mangeshkar sang it for Nigar Sulatana (As Bahar she too coveted being Salim’s concubine) whilst this ironical Raat is unfolding. It was just a night and yet Shakeel could bring so much of meaning into it.

Another Lyricist who could bring a lot of meaning into just Ek Raat is Gulzar (my next choice of Raat song):

तुम जो कह दो तो
आज की रात चाँद डूबेगा नहीं
रात को रोक लो
रात की बात है
और ज़िन्दगी बाकी तो नहीं

Kuchh nahin rukta…the moving finger writes and moves on!

Waah Shakeel!

Among a hundred things I wrote on his Centenary four years ago (during this auspicious month of August), here is something about him:

Dil pe chot khaana mohabbat ka ek andaaz hai,
Chot khaa ke likhana yeh Shakeel ki awaaz hai,
Waise to kayi aur nagmaagar huyen hain lekin,
Shakeel ki saalgirah haseen shayari ka agaaz hai.

Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy: Jab raat hai aisi matwali…

I hope you liked my choice of Song #2 in Raat or Din series.

Please await Song #3 – Tere bina zindagi se koi.

Beautiful Duet Series

I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 23 Aug 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.

On 24 Sep 20, I gave you Beautiful Duet #1 – Tum Bhi Chalo, Hum Bhi Chalen.

Song #2
Meri neendo mein tum, Mere khwabon mein tum

Shamshad Begum With Kishore Kumar

On the Baisakhi day, 13 April 1919, a nation that wants the world to believe it is among the most civilized nations in the world, England that is, set up the world record in barbarism by killing innocent men, women and children by a terrorist called Reginald Dyer in Jalianwala Bagh in Amritsar. All such nations have double standards and this terrorist wasn’t treated like how they want terrorists to be treated but honoured on return to UK with a large purse for his act: “the Saviour of the Punjab with the sword of honour and a purse”!

Shamshad Begum was born the very next day and unlike the “Butcher of Amritsar” (who killed more than a thousand innocents without being offered any defence and escape) she won the hearts of people and continued doing so until her death on 23 Apr 2013 in Mumbai.

Kishore Kumar? He was ten years younger to her and he died 26 years before she did, on 13 Oct 1987, also in Mumbai.

Female singers were charmed in singing with Kishore Kumar since he made them feel totally at home. In recording serious or comical songs, he always looked at the humorous side of things. It is reputed that his female counterparts in duets found it difficult not to laugh whilst singing!

He was simply the most adorable singer that Hindi films ever saw.

Reel Life Versus Real Life

I have taken this beautiful duet picturised on Kishore Kumar and Meena Kumari from the 1956 K Amarnath movie Naya Andaz. The song was penned by Jan Nisar Akhtar and composed as a waltzing number by OP Nayyar. Here is how reel life tried to imitate real life:

“Chand(Kishore Kumar) an aspiring lyricist as well as a singer goes to a dance shows and sees Mala ( Meena Kumari ) doing a dance show. He is overwhelmed with Meena Kumari’s performance as a dancer (think of that!) and decides that if she can get Mala to dance to his songs, it will be a winning combination. However the owner of the company that Mala dances for is skeptical to the proposition. However before anything happens Chand’s father vehemently opposes the idea and Chand being totally disappointed and frustrated leaves house and moves over to Bombay to try his musical talent. He takes his friend Karim ( Johnny Walker) and his girl friend Raina ( Kum Kum ) with him and puts up with his garage owner friend in the city. They start doing shows and comes to attention of Mala who eventually asks her owner Ashok Babu ( Pran ) to hire Chand to sing songs with Mala dancing together. However watch the rest of the movie to see how after many ups and downs Mala and Chand eventually gets together and the movie has a happy ending.”

Lyrics

कि: 	(मेरी नींदों में तुम, मेरे ख़्वाबों में तुम
	हो चुके हम तुम्हारी मोहब्बत में गुम ) - २

श:	(मन की बीना की धुन, तू बालम आज सुन
	मेरी नज़रोंने तुझको लिया आज चुन ) - २
	मन की बीना की धुन, तू बलम आज सुन

श:	(मेरी दिल की लगी तू, मेरी ज़िंदगी तू
	मेरी हर नज़र है तेरी दास्तां ) - २
कि:	(मेरे दिल की बहारें तुम्हीको पुकारें
	तुम्हीसे है आबाद मेरा जहाँ ) - २
श: 	तू मेरा नाज़ है, मेरा अंदाज़ है, दिल की आवाज़ है
कि: 	मेरी नींदों में तुम, मेरे ख्वाबों में तुम
	हो चुके हम तुम्हारी मोहब्बत में गुम

श:	मन की बीना की धुन, तू बलम आज सुन
	मेरी नज़रोंने तुझको लिया आज चुन
	मन की बीना की धुन, तू बालम आज सुन

My Own Poetry

Hamare Dil Ka Geet

रातों के ख्वाब दिन में भी लगे आने,
तेरे प्यार में सनम हम हो गए दीवाने।
सांस रुकने लगी,
आंख झुकने लगी,
तन्हाई के पल भी अब बन गए सुहाने।
मुहब्बत की यह धुन,
इसे दिल से सुन।

सेहरा में भी आ गयी बहार,
खिल उठा है मेरा घर संसार।
ठंडी ठंडी हवाएं,
भीगी भीगी फिजायें,
तेरा ही कर रही थी इंतज़ार।
मुहब्बत की यह धुन,
इसे दिल से सुन।

ज़िन्दगी भर रहेगा अपना साथ,
हमेशा रहेगा मेरे हाथों में तेरा हाथ।
बस यूँ ही यूँ है,
हर तरफ तूँ ही तूँ है,
जन्मों जन्मों की हमारी मुलाकात।
मुहब्बत की यह धुन,
इसे दिल से सुन।

Please enjoy: Meri neendo mein tum, mere khwabon mein tum and try not to sleep with the tune that sends you dreaming!

I hope you liked my choice of the second beautiful duet.

Please await Beautiful Duet #3 – Milte Hi Aankhen Dil Hua Deewana.

Zindagi or Jeevan Songs Series

I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 18 Oct 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.

Song #1
Yeh jeevan hai, is jeevan ka yehi hai, yehi hai rang roop

Being Alive

Ladies and gentlemen, I am starting a new series today (to encourage many more to participate). Here is how this series came about:

If you want to refer to all the Fests that we have conducted in this group, you have to click on the link on Left Hand Side of the group called “Files” (8th link from on top). As soon as you do, you will get to see a File called “Fests So Far Until Oct 2019” (I shall update upto 30 Oct this year in a few days). And that’s the time you realise that we don’t do anything ad hoc in this group.

You’d notice that we conducted Zindagi Fest as the second Fest of the month Jan 2015, that is nearly six years ago. Hence, now to convert this into series is well called for.

The second reason is COVID 19. Just before COVID 19, people (the cognoscenti that is) were talking about that by the year 2040, Death for us would become optional. Else, because of improvements in medical field, people would live as long as they want to. And then COVID 19 hit us. Suddenly, people started asking whether we would live till tomorrow, let alone live forever!

That’s Zindagi or Jeevan for you. Being Zinda is often an achievement despite our talk about becoming immortal.

And then, what kind of Zindagi? Though it was a comical song in the 1979 movie Mr. Natwarlal: Mere paas aao mere dosto, the last part of the song: Aur sher mujhe kha gaya, naturally invited this comment from the children: “Lekin aap to zinda hao”. Promptly, Amitabh Bachchan responds, “Yeh jeena bhi kya jeena hai?”

So, even if you are alive, you still have a question whether you have Zindagi or not. Often, when you don’t have the love of your life, you sing, “Teri duniya mein dil lagta nahin, waapis bula le.”

As you can see Zindagi, Jeevan, Jeena, Zinda etc have various interesting connotations and I expect all of you to put up songs covering these facets.

Can You Too Participate?

Of course, all my series (with this, we have three going on presently: Raat Or Din, Beautiful Duets, and Zindagi Or Jeevan) are meant for everyone. Only remember this: This is the unique group on Facebook wherein we lay importance in writing a Description (“On Shankar’s anniversary today, a beautiful song” cannot be taken as “description”). If you are not sure how to write a Description, once gain click on “Files” and you’d come across a post of 02 Dec 2015 titled “Presentation of a Post”. It tells you what all can be included in your Description/Presentation.

The limit is only one song in a day. Who will write this? If you are interested, send me your intent on WhatsApp on my number 7021982702 and I shall give you the earliest available slot. Those shy to make WhatsApp messages, may write their intentions in the comments of this post.

Once you get the slot, do write the title of the post as:

“Zindagi Or Jeevan Songs
Song # (Add 1 to previous day’s number and write)
Mukhada
Theme-word: Write where the theme-word Zindagi or Jeevan occurs in the song.”

And then present the song (I have already told you how to) and finally share the url from You Tube or anywhere it is available such as Daily Motion.

Piya Ka ghar

My first Zindagi or Jeevan song is from the 1972 Basu Chatterjee movie Piya Ka Ghar starring two who graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) at Pune: Jaya Bahaduri and Anil Dhawan.

Lets start with the movie. First, Raja Thakur made a Marathi movie called Mumbaicha Jawai, which speaks volumes about the title since at that time Mumbai was known as Bombay. Then came Tarachand Barjataya, who founded Rajshri Productions and made many successful movies such as Dosti, Uphaar, Geet Gaata Chal, Jeevan Mrityu, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun, Dulhan Wohi Jo Piya Man Bhaaye, Akhiyon Ke Jharokhe Se, and Maine Pyar Kiya. He produced Piya Ka Ghar and made Basu Chatterjee direct it. The movie brings out the reality, difficulties and travails of staying in a house in Bombay by large families (which is generally the case). Even though the movie depicted this life in 1970s, the scenario would be generally the same even now, if not worse. Let alone there being no privacy for a new couple in the house, there is none outside too. For example, couples in love are often the target of others including the police.

The song brings out this reality and calls it the reality of life, not just the reality of life in Mumbai.

Anand Bakshi and Laxmikant Pyarelal

Let me tell you something about the Lyricist of the song: Anand Bakshi and the Composer Laxmikant Pyarelal:

Anand Bakshi was a master lyricist who matched his lyrics perfectly with the emotions of the protagonist. His most common pairing was with Laxmikant Pyarelal with whom he worked in 302 movies. Then, with RD Burman, he did the second highest movies of his career: 99. Amongst the old breed of lyricsts, Anand Bakshi was the only one who penned more than 3000 songs whilst lyricists like Sahir and Sahkeel only penned less than 800.

This song is because of Anand Bakshi pairing with Laxmikant Pyarelal.

Laxmikant Pyarelal made songs and music for 635 movies from 1963 to 1998 when Laxmikant died on 25 May. Nearly half of the movies, 302 to be exact, have been with Anand Bakshi. Anand Bakshi penned more than 3000 songs. More than half of these are with Laxmikant Pyarelal. Just like Anand Bakshi, Laxmikant Pyarelal too tasted resounding success in the very first movie that they attempted: the 1963 movie Parasmani. The popular songs of the movie include: Hansta hua noorani chehra, and Raushan tumhi se duniya. But, the song from the movie that is still everfresh and fondly remembered is this:

Anand Bakshi died on 30 Mar 2002 in Mumbai. However, the songs of Anand Bakshi with Laxmikant Pyarelal kept appearing until the 2011 movie Soundtrack. They had started with the 1964 movie Mr. X in Bombay with super-hit songs: Mere mehboob qayamat hogi, Chali gori pi ke milan ko chali, and Khoobsurat haseena jaane jaan jaaneman. Some of my other favourite songs of the pair from 1965 to 1975 are: Main mujhe apne aanchal mein chhupa le (Chhota Bhai, 1965), Khat likh de saanwariya ke naam babu, Mere dushman tu meri dosti ko tarse, Suno sajana papihe ne (Aaye Din Bahar Ke, 1966), Jab jab bahar aayi aur phool muskaraye, Saat samundar paar se gudiyon ke bazaar se (Taqdeer, 1967), Baahosh habas mein deewana and Nazar na lag jaaye kisi ki raahon mein (Night In London, 1967), Ham tum yug yug se yeh geet milan ka, Sawan ka mahina pawan kare sor, Ram kare aisa ho jaaye, and Mubarak ho sabako sama ye suhaana (Milan, 1967), Mera naam hai chameli, Tu kitani achhi hai O maa, Sang basanti rang basanti aa gaya, and O phiraki waali tu kal phir aana (Raja Aur Rank, 1968), Raat suhaani jaag rahi hai dheere dheere chupke chupke (Jigri Dost, 1969), Bindiya chamkegi, Chhup gaye saare nazaare, Khiza ke phool pe aati kabhi bahaar nahin, and Ye reshmi zulfen ye sharbati aankhen (Do Raaste, 1969), Main raahi anjaan raahon ka, and Rimjhim ke geet sawan gaaye (Anjana, 1969), Saari khushiyan hain mohabbat ki zamaane ke liye (Suhana Safar, 1970), Sharaafat chhod di hamane (Sharaafat, 1970), Sham dhale Jamuna kinaare (Pushpanjali, 1970), Dhal gaya din ho gayi shaam, Haay re haay neend nahin aaye (Humjoli, 1970), Shadi ke liye razamand karli (Devi, 1970), Mujhe tumase mohabbat hai magar main keh nahin sakta (Bachpan, 1970), Achchha to hum chalte hain, Ab aan milo sajana (Aan Milo Sajana, 1970), Agar dilbar ki ruswayi, Khilauna jaankar tum to mera dil, Teri shaadi pe doon tujhako tohfa main kya (Khilauna, 1970), Jaane kyun log mohannat kiya karte hain, Itna to yaad hai mujhe, Mere deewanepan ki bhi koi dawa nahin, and Ye jo chilman hai (Mehboob Ki Mehndi, 1971), Chal chal chal mere haathi, Dilbar jaani chali hawa mastani, and Nafrat ki duniya ko chhod ke (Haathi Mere Saathi, 1971), Sachayi chhup nahin sakti (Dushman, 1971), Aap aaye bahar aayee, Mujhe teri mohabbat ka (Aap Aaye Bhar Aayee, 1971), Haay sharmaayun (Mera Gaon Mera Desh, 1971), Kitna maza aa raha hai (Raja Jani, 1972), Dheere dheere bol koi sun na le, and Ek na ek din ye kahani banegi (Gora Aur Kala, 1972), O manchali kahan chali, Tan man dhan sab hai tera (Manchali, 1973), Aj mausam nbada beimaan hai, Main tere ishq mein mar na jaayun kahin, Motiyon ki ladhi hoon main (Loafer, 1973), Mere dil mein aaj kya hai, Ni main yaar manana ni (Daag, 1973), Akhiyon ko rehne de, Hum tum ik kamre mein band hon, Beshaq mandir masjid tode, and Main shayar to nahin (Bobby, 1973), Gore rang pe itna gumaan kar, Naach meri bulbul ke paisa milega, Ye public hai ye sab janati hai (Roti, 1974), Aadmi jo kehta hai, Phir na kehna Michael daaru pi ke danga karta hai, Nahin main nahin dekh sakta tujhe rote huye, Tumhen jo bhi dekh lega (Majboor, 1974), Chal dariya mein doob jaayen, Doston mein koi baat, Prem kahani mein ik ladka hota hai, and Phool ahista phenko (Prem Kahani, 1975), Man jat yamla pagla deewana (Pratigya, 1975).

Some other favourites of Anand Bakshi with Laxmikant Pyarelal from 1975 onwards are: Aayegi aayegi kisi ko hamari yaad aayegi, Jaaneman kisi ka naam nahin, Ki gal hai koi nahin (Jaaneman, 1976), Ke aaja teri yaad aayi (Charas, 1976), Dream girl (Dream Girl, 1977), O meri mehbooba tujhe jaana hai to jaa (Dharm-Veer, 1977), Koi maane ya na maane (Chacha Bhatija, 1977), Aadmi musafir hai aata hai jaata hai (Apnapan, 1977), Ke mere dil ne tadap ke, Aap ke anurodh pe main ye geet, Aate jaate khuubsurat awara sadakon pe, Jab dard nahin tha seene mein (Anurodh, 1977), Anhoni ko honi karde, O hamako tumase ho gaya hai pyaar, Parda hai parda, and Shirdi waale Sai Baba (Amar Akbar Antony, 1977), Bhor bhaye panghat pe, Chanchal sheetal komal (Satyam Shivam Sundaram, 1978), Main tulsi tere aangan ki (Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki, 1978), Ham to chale pardes, Ram ji ki nikali sawari (Sargam, 1979), Ek ritu aaye ek ritu jaaye (Gautam Govinda, 1979), Teri rab ne banayi jodi (Suhaag, 1979), Bane chahe dushman zamaana hamara, and Mere dost kissa ye kyaa ho gaya (Dostana, 1980), Dard-e-dil dard-e-jigar dil mein jagaya aapne, He tumne kabhi kisi se pyaar kiaya hai (Karz, 1980), Hamako bhi gham ne maara (Aas Paas, 1981), Ham bane tum bane ek duje ke liye, Solah baras ki baali umar ko salaam, Mere jeevan saathi pyar kiye ja, and Tere mere beech mein kaisa hai ye bandhan anjaana (Ek Duje Ke Liye, 1981), Khatun ki khdmat mein salaam apun ka (Desh Premi, 1982), Rote rote hansana seekho (Andha Kanoon, 1983), Saari duniya ka bojh uthaate hain (Coolie, 1983), Ding dong O baby sing a song (Hero, 1984), Chitthi aayi hai watan ki chitthi aayi hai (Naam, 1986), Main teri dushman (Nagina, 1986), Mera naam hai Lakhan (Ram Lakan, 1989), Jumma chumma de de (Hum, 1991), Tu mujhe qabool main tujhe qabool (Khuda Gwaah, 1992), Choli ke peeche kya hai, Nayak nahin khalnayak hoon main (Khalnayak, 1993), and Khidaki khuli zara to hangama ho gaya (Deewana Mastana, 1997).

Kishore Kumar

Of course, adorable personality Kishore Kumar sang this song. I rank it as among the best he sang.

Please enjoy Kishore Kumar sing a composition of Laxmikant Pyarelal on the lyrics of Anand Bakshi a song from the 1972 Basu Chatterjee movie Piya Ka Ghar: Yeh jeevan hai is jeevan ka yehi hai rang roop….

ये जीवन है
इस जीवन का
यही है, यही है, यही है रंग रूप (२)

थोड़े ग़म हैं, थोड़ी खुशियाँ
यही है, यही है, यही है छाँव धूप
ये जीवन है …

(ये ना सोचो इसमें अपनी
हार है कि जीत है ) – २
उसे अपना लो जो भी
जीवन की रीत है
ये ज़िद छोड़ो, यूँ ना तोड़ो
हर पल एक दर्पण है
ये जीवन है …

धन से ना दुनिया से
घर से न द्वार से
साँसों की डोर बंधी है
प्रीतम के प्यार से
दुनिया छूटे, पर ना टूटे
ये कैसा बंधन है

ये जीवन है
इस जीवन का
यही है, यही है, यही है रंग रूप
थोड़े ग़म हैं
थोड़ी खुशियाँ
यही है, यही है, यही है छाँव धूप
ये जीवन है

In the 1967 movie Jewel Thief, there is a dialogue about Bombay being too crowded and hence Tanuja liked to stay in Powai hills. Now, even those places are crowded. Indeed, crowds never leave you all the way to Viraar on the Western side and Panvel on the Eastern side. There is no place to go for a modicum of privacy. There was a time, when one could go to Lonavla to see that quiet and be with one’s partner exclusively. Now, there would be any number of people getting into your love scene.

The movie portrayed the situation in 1972. Forty-six years later, you are always in a crowd anywhere in Mumbai and suburbs. Hence, the strain of the song even more appropriate today than it was in 1972.

इस जीवन का
यही है, यही है, यही है रंग रूप

I hope you enjoyed it too.

Please await Song #2 in this series.

Raat or Din Songs Series

I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 18 Aug 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.

Song #1
Saari saari raat teri yaad sataye

Ladies and gentlemen,

Today, my behna Manik Lakhkar Chava and me jointly start another daily songs series. I shall put up one day and Manik Lakhkar Chava shall put up the next day.

Why Her?

I can never forget the first time she came to Kharghar to visit us. Of course, from the time we picked her up at Bombay VT station, she mingled with Lyn and I like sugar in water. At home, she went straight to my mom’s room. Within five minutes they were talking, as they squatted on bed, as if they knew each other for ages.

They say busy people have time for everything. She and I are two of the busiest people in the group with our circumstances. And yet, we are the only two who have time to put up daily posts.

Can You Too Join the Series?

Of course, you can. The moment you realise that this group is our family and you have something to share in the family, please do join after checking up with Manik Lakhkar Chava and I. Say, you want to put up your favourite Raat or Din song one day, please ask Manik Lakhkar Chava or me on WhatsApp and there you have that slot on the next day. As simple as that.

Not in Any Order or Ranking

I am at pains to always bring out that songs put up by us are not in order or ranking; eg, it is not intended that Song #23 is better than Song #27 or worse than Song #1 or all that came before it. These songs are totally at random and of course do reflect our mood and liking of that day.

Saari Saari Raat Teri Yaad Sataye

This song is from the 1958 Mohammad Hussain movie Aji Bas Shukriya starring Geeta Bali, Suresh, Johny Walker, Shobha Khote, Tun Tun, Shammi, Mukri, Anwar Hussan, and Agha. Geeta Bali (later, in real life, to be Shammi Kapoor’s wife) was Geeta in the movie who maintained her entire family by working as a typist. Of course, you know the real life stories of both Meena Kumari and Madhubala who looked after their entire families by working in the films from their child artiste days.

Lyricist

The song was penned by Farooq Qaiser (also written as Faruk Kaiser) whose moments of glory included such songs as the Parasmani song Hansta hua noorani chehra and 1963 Shikari song Chaman ke phool bhi tujhako ghulab kehte hain.

His education was in Bombay and he developed a taste for creative writing. Faruk’s love for poetry and his friendship with neighbour Kamran Khan (father of Farah Khan and Sajid Khan) were instrumental in his developing an enthusiasm for the creative works of Hindi Cinema. While Kamran Khan produced and acted in films, Faruk was introduced into the Hindi films as an assistant director. He went on to direct several movies until he found his niche as a lyricist.

Until his death on 20 Nov 1987, he wrote approximately 400 songs for over 100 movies.

Music Director and Composer

Roshan Lal Nagrath, born on 14 Jul 1917 in Gujranwala, Punjab (now in Pakistan). He died at the age of only 50 years on 16 Nov 1967 in Mumbai whereat he arrived in 1948 to try his hand at becoming a Music Director.

He became assistant to Khwaja Khurshid Anwar for the 1949 movie Singaar. Of course, those of you who get time to read my daily posts on Lyricists would know that he made it big only when Kidar Sharma gave him a break in 1949 movie Neki Aur Badi. It failed but so much was the trust that Kidar Sharma placed in him that he took him again for his next movie Bawre Nain. He was a total success and people still fondly remember Bawre Nain songs including Khyalon mein kisi ke is tarah aaya nahin karte.

He became the composer of choice for qawwalis and the Hindi movies’ best qawwali ever: Na to karvaan ki talaash hai was composed by him. My behna Manik Lakhkar Chava’s favourite lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi’s most beautiful numbers were composed by him. He was instrumental in getting Sahir his first award for Taj Mahal songs.

Lata Mangeshkar

She happens to be my favourite female singer (it is never intended to say that your favourite is the best in a competition of singers). A favourite is often the one who arouses memories of your earlier days and Lata ji does it for me very well. Many of my favourite songs were sung by her including this.

Importance of Yaad

There is nothing like Yaad in the night (Raat). In this song she goes about saying that one is that Yaad is troubling her and then she has to reckon with Chand too; my favourite theme. Have a look at the lyrics:

सारी सारी रात तेरी याद सताए
प्रीत जगाए हमें नींद न आए रे

एक तो बलम तेरी याद जलाए,
दूजे चंदा आग लगाए आग लगाए
तेरी प्रीत जगाए रे, नींद न आए

तेरी लगन बनी रोग सावरियां,
कैसे बीते बाली उमरियां
बाली उमर मोरी बड़ा तड़पाए रे, नींद न आए

प्रीत लगा के हुए तुम तो पराए,
प्यास जिया की कौन बुझाए कौन बुझाए
कोई ये समझाए रे, नींद न आए

My Own Poetry

TERI YAAD NE RULA DIYA

ज़िन्दगी में अब भी तेरे नाम ने रुला दिया,
सुबह चली गयी पर शाम ने रुला दिया।

प्यार का आगाज़ हंसते हंसते हुआ था मगर,
यकायक प्यार के अंजाम ने रुला दिया।

तेरे इश्क़ में सैकड़ों मुकाम आये राह में,
सोचा न था पर आखरी मुकाम ने रुला दिया।

ज़िन्दगी की कशमकश में हम खुशमिज़ाज़ थे मगर,
पर क्या खबर थी ज़िन्दगी के आराम ने रुला दिया।

तेरी आँखों की कसम पीते रहे और जीते रहे,
बेखुदी तब बढ़ गयी जब एक जाम ने रुला दिया।

तेरे होंठों से होता था इज़हार-ए-उल्फत बार बार,
आखिर में तेरी नज़रों के पैगाम ने रुला दिया।

Please enjoy: Saari saari raat teri yaad sataye…

I hope you liked my choice of Song #1 in Raat or Din series.

Please await Song #2.

Beautiful Duet Series

I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 23 Aug 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own per day.

Song #1
Tum bhi chalo hum bhi chalen, chalti rahe zindagi

Happy Birthday Saira Bano and Remembering Sapan Chakraborty on His Death Anniversary

Why This Series?

The fact is that we don’t pay too much of attention to duets and if at all we do, we go on repeating the same Mukesh Lata, Hemant Kumar Lata and Mohammad Rafi Lata songs. There is, therefore, so much to learn about duets.

Such series are also my way of involving you and your dormant talent.

New Series – Can You Join Too?

Yes, of course. All that you have to do is go on the Facebook Group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne and put up song of your choice.

The Movie Zameer

It is a 1975 (same year as Sholay) movie produced by BR Chopra and directed by Ravi Chopra. It starred Amitabh Bachchan, Saira Bano and Shammi Kapoor in the lead roles.

This duet was penned beautifully by Sahir Ludhianvi and composed by Sapan Chakraborty (not to be confused with Sapan Dasgupta of Sapan Jagmohan duo).

There are two versions of this song: one as a duet with happily in love couple Amitabh Bachchan and Saira Bano (whose birthday is today) enacting it as duet and sung for them by Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle. The second (later) version is a solo by Kishore Kumar singing for Amitabh Bachchan when he realises that having impersonated as Shammi Kapoor’s lost son Chimpoo, willy nilly Saira Bano would then be his sister!

Lyrics and Composition

As is to be expected, Sahir’s lyrics are superb:

तुम भी चलो, हम भी चलें, चलती रहे ज़िन्दगी – २
ना ज़मीं मंज़िल, ना आसमां, ज़िन्दगी है ज़िन्दगी
तुम भी चलो, हम भी चलें, चलती रहे ज़िन्दगी

पीछे देखें ना, कभी मुड़ के राहों में, हो
झूमे मेरा दिल, तुम्हें लेके बाहों में, हो
धड़कनों की ज़ुबां, नित काहे दास्तां
प्यार की झिल-मिल छाओं में, पलती रहे ज़िन्दगी
तुम भी चलो, हम भी चलें, चलती रहे ज़िन्दगी

बहते चले हम, मस्ती के धारों में, हो
गूंजे यही धुन, सदा दिल के तारों में, हो
अब रुके ना कहीं, प्यार का कारवां
नित नई रुत के रंग में, ढलती रहे ज़िन्दगी
तुम भी चलो, हम भी चलें, चलती रहे ज़िन्दगी
ना ज़मीं मंज़िल, ना आसमां, ज़िन्दगी है ज़िन्दगी
तुम भी चलो, हम भी चलें, चलती रहे ज़िन्दगी

Sapan Chakraborty has come up with a composition that is as gentle as the one that would fill with regret and enigma. Really beautiful guitar based (especially in the interludes).

My Own Poetry

I am giving you the regret version:

YEH KAHAN AA GAYE HUM?

हम फिर खुद ही खुद से किनारा कर बैठे,
अनजाने में वही गुनाह दोबारा कर बैठे।

कुछ नहीं मिलता हमें यकीनन पता भी है,
जाने क्यूं आज फिर यादों का सहारा कर बैठे।

बार बार वहीं जाता है दिल नज़र ना भी पहुंचे,
फिर उसी गम, उसी बेकसी का नज़ारा कर बैठे।

ज़िन्दगी है, ज़िंदा रहना जरूरी है अपनों के लिए,
फिर क्यूं आज मौत को इशारा कर बैठे।

ख्वाहिशें थी जन्नत मेरी देहलीज़ पे रखेगी कदम,
अब ग़म ए दिल की हकीकत को गवारा कर बैठे।

दौलत ए एहमियत को रखते थे दिल के करीब,
आज उस खुदी को लाचार आवारा कर बैठे।

मिलेंगे तुझे जब खुदा सवाल तो उठेगा दिल में,
उम्र गुज़री जिसे मेरा कहने में, अब क्यूं हमारा कर बैठे।

Please enjoy: Tum bhi chalo hum bhi chalen…

I hope you liked the first beautiful duet put up on the day (23 Aug 20) on the birthday of Saira Bano and Death Anniversary of Sapan Chakraborty.

Please await the next song in this series.

As with all posts on Lyricists, these posts are a compilation of my daily posts on my Facebook page Lyrical.

I hope you liked my choice of songs for Part V.

Lets begin taking up songs for Part VI, the final part.

Day #44, Song #131
Hum dil ki dhadakan ki lay par

Khamosh Sipahi was his next movie in 1950, the twentieth year of his career.

It was a movie directed by DN Madhok himself together with Ram Kamini. Sohan Lal, Nigar Sultana, Gope and David acted in the movie.

All songs were penned by DN Madhok himself and all composed by Hansraj Behl:

1. Hum Dil Ki Dhadkan Ki Lay Par Mohammed Rafi, Surinder Kaur
2. Jhoom Jhoom Kar Baadal Aaye Geeta Dutt, Mohammed Rafi
3. Meri Galiyo Ki Nishani Wo Pani Surinder Kaur
4. More Jaisi Nahi Milegi Mohammed Rafi, Ram Kamlani, Geeta Dutt
5. Meraa Bhola Sa Balama Re Rajkumari
6. Utho Bulbula Tod Do Taaliyan Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt
7. Ab Kisko Sunaye Gham Ke Fasane Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt
8. Keh Do Kali Badli Daraye Na Surinder Kaur, Geeta Dutt
9. Meri Lut Gayi Duniya Pyar Ki Mohammed Rafi
10. Dagaabaz Kaun Bharosa Tera Surinder Kaur
11. Sanwra Salona Koi Meri Gali Aaya Hai Surinder Kaur

To start with, let’s listen to this duet between Surinder Kaur and Mohammad Rafi.

Please enjoy: Hum dil ki dhadakan ki lay par…

hum dil ki dhadkan ki lay par
fursat se gane gate hai
jinko hum bhul nahi sakte
o hum unko kab yaad aate hai

mai lakh bhulata hu unko
wo rah rah kar yad aate hai
ek kadam uthata hu aage
wo piche hat hat jate hai

ik khushi ke badle aath pahar
aankho se ashk bahate hai
dil tham tham kar rote hai
ho jo ulfat ulfat gate hai
ek taraf mohabbat roti hai
ek taraf se nare aate hai
jai hind juba se bol sipahi
ab paav dole jate hai
jai hind
hum gate hai shikwe unke
wo mitti ke gun gate hai
hum tumse milne ko pritam
o mitti ko gale lagate hai

Day #44, Song #132
Meri jaisi nahin milegi

We started taking up songs of the 1950 DN Madhok and Ram Kamlani movie Khamosh Sipahi starring Sohan Lala and Nigar Sultana.

If Hansraj Behl composed the songs, you can expect some Punjabi flavour to them.

Imagine having Punjabi flavour in a duet sung by Geeta Dutt and Mohammad Rafi.

Please enjoy: Meri jaisi nahin milegi…

o mere jaisi nahi milegi
ho mere jaisi nahi milegi
bholi bhali naar
pade rahe sasua ke ghar me
liya jiya ko maar
o biti jaye jawani meri
biti jaye jawani meri
le chal jamuna par, bada sukh dungi
davedar teri rahungi, jab tak jiungi mai
davedar teri rahungi, jab tak jiungi mai

o mere jaisa nahi milega
hoye mere jaisa nahi milega
dhund le dunia sari
shyam mera jane hai mujhko
tumse ulfat bhari
biti jaye jawani meri
biti jaye jawani meri
mithi najar dikha de, bada sukh dunga mai
gore gore mukh ki, balaye lunga mai
hoye gore gore mukh ki, balaye lunga mai

dil dukhe to kaleja dhadke
dil dukhe to kaleja dhadke
haye mai mar gayi
ang ang mera fadke mai kit jau re
aaja kisi bahane, tujhe bulau re
aaja kisi bahane, tujhe bulau re
hoye aaja

Day #45, Song #133
Yaad aane wale phir yaad aa rahe hain

After making the successful movie Rattan in 1944, M Sadiq directed Anmol Rattan in 1950.

Once again, DN Madhok wrote all the songs. However, instead of Naushad (who was now paired with Shakeel Badayuni), Vinod composed the songs.

The cast included Karan Dewan who was the lead cast in Rattan too. Instead of Swaran Lata, Meena Kumari was chosen together with Madan Puri, Gope, Gulab and Nirmala.

Vinod should have been credited for giving a break to Talat Mahmood first. However, Arzoo was released before Anmol Rattan and hence the first song of Talat happened to be credited to Anil Biswas: Ai dil mujhe aisi jagah le chal.

Vinod composed the following songs:

1. Shikavaa Teraa Main Gaaun Talat Mahmood, Lata Mangeshkar
2. Dard Mila Hai Tere Pyar Ki Nishani Lata Mangeshkar
3. Taare Vohi Hain Chaand Vohi Hai Lata Mangeshkar
4. Mere Ghunghat Me Do Nain Pukare Lata Mangeshkar
5. Laakho Me Ek Hamare Saiya Haye
6. Koi Kah Do Balamua Se Uth Nahi Jaye
7. Yaad Aane Wale Phir Yaad Aa Rahe Hai Lata Mangeshkar, Talat Mahmood
8. Sajan Aaye Aadhi Raat Lata Mangeshkar
9. Jab Kisi Ke Rukh Pe Zulfe Aa Ke Lehrane Lagi Talat Mahmood
10. Kale Kale Badalo Me Pani Asha Bhosle
11. More Dwar Khule Hai Aane Wale Kab Aaoge Lata Mangeshkar

Here is the best song of the movie sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Talat Mahmood.

Please enjoy: Yaad aane wale phir yaad aa rahe hain…

yaad aane wale phir yad aa rahe hai
yaad aane wale phir yad aa rahe hai
mere khyalo ki dunia pe
chaye ja rahe hai phir yad aa rahe hai
yad aane wale phir yad aa rahe hai

hum bhi chup hai wo bhi chup hai pyar khada msukaata hai
hum bhi chup hai wo bhi chup hai pyar khada msukaata hai
nain mile sharmaau nain ki or jiya ghabrata hai
nain mile sharmaau nain ki or jiya ghabrata hai
maujo ki rate umango ke din bite ja rate hai
phir yad aa rahe hai yad aane wale phir yad aa rahe hai

mast alag si nigaho wale hum par ek ehsan kiye ja
mast alag si nigaho wale hum par ek ehsan kiye ja
mitha mitha dard suhana
mitha mitha dard suhana dene waale aur diye ja
jholi meri bhar de tere dar pe sar jhuka rhe hai
phir yad aa rahe hai

Day #45, Song #134
Shikwa tera main gaayun

We are taking up songs of the 1950 M Sadiq movie Anmol Ratan starring Karan Dewan and Meena Kumari; all songs having been composed by Vinod on the lyrics of DN Madhok.

Who was Vinod? Well, he was born on 28 May 1922 and died on 25 Dec 1959 at the age of just 37 years. He was a student of Pandit Amar Nath whom I had introduced you earlier particularly with his find Zeenat Begum who was a Kothewali.

With his Punjabi background (born in Lahore), his Punjabi songs became popular; for example Larra lappa larra lappa layi rakhda from 1949 movie Ek Thi Ladaki. Another song that comes to mind is Saari saari raat tera tak ni aa raah.

I am ready to give you another duet between Lata Mangeshkar and Talat Mahmood.

Please enjoy: Shikwa tera main gaayun…

shikava tera mai gaaun dil me samane vale
bhoole se yaad kar le o bhool jane vale
shikava tera

ai aah mera bhed kahin khol na dena
ai aah mera bhed kahin khol na dena
hum ko hai unse pyar kahin bol na dena
hum bhi hain zid ke poore zid ke nibhane vale
pi jayege ansu bhi hum le rulane vale, shikava tera
shikava tera mai gaaun dil me samane vale
bhoole se yaad kar le o bhool jane vale
shikava tera

mar jaye hum aap hume yaad karoge
mar jaye hum aap hume yaad karoge
roge phoot phoot kar fariyaad karoge
dhundhege phir sahara ansu bahane vale
ayege nahin ja ke duniya se jane vale, shikava tera
shikava tera mai gaaun dil me samane vale
bhoole se yaad kar le o bhool jane vale
shikava tera

Day #45, Song #135
Koi kah do balamua se uti nahin jaaye

And the last song for tonight is also from the 1950 M Sadiq movie Anmol Ratan starring Karan Dewan and Meena Kumari.

This one was sung by Nirmala Devi. I already informed you that she was actor Govinda’s mother.

Please enjoy: Koi kah do balamua se uti nahin jaaye…

koi kah do balmva se uti nahi jaye
koi kah do balmva se uti nahi jaye
jit jayike more tan aag lagaye
jit jayike ha jit jayike ho
jit jayike more tan aag lagaye
koi kah do balmva se uti nahi jaye
koi kah do

daman mere me na dal duniya ki dolte
de dolte unhe jo inhe pa ke khush rahe
apni to mang ek hai bolo to hum kahe
mangu mai saiya ji ka pyar mil jaye haye
mangu mai saiya ji ka pyar mil jaye
koi kah do balmva se uti nahi jaye
koi kah do balmva se uti nahi jaye
jit jayike more tan aag lagaye
jit jayike ha jit jayike ho
jit jayike more tan aag lagaye
koi kah do balmva se uti nahi jaye
koi kah do

meri bala se abar ho sawn ki jhadi ho
sabnam ke motiyo me kali jhum rahi ho
meri najar ke samne najara wahi ho
nayno me nayna dal piya muskaye haye
nayno me nayna dal piya muskaye
koi kah do balmva se uti nahi jaye
koi kah do balmva se uti nahi jaye

Day #46, Song #136
Beimaan tore nainawa

We start today with the 1951 Ram Daryani movie Tarana. Everyone knows that that was the first movie when Dilip Kumar and Madhubala acted together.

Anil Biswas, who got Talat Mahmood to sing his first ever song in Hindi movies: Ai dil mujhe aisi jagah le chal, composed songs for this movie too.

The best song of the movie wasn’t penned by DN Madhok but by Prem Dhawan: Seene mein sulagate hain armaan.

DN Madhok wrote five songs for the movie as follows:

1. Bol papihe bol re.
2. Beimaan tore nainawa.
3. Kya khabar thi wo din kahan gaye bata?
4. Mose rooth gayo mora saawariya.
5. Youn chhup chhup ke mera aana.

We shall be taking up songs #2, 3, 4 tonight.

To start with lets listen to Lata Mangeshkar singing a favourite of mine. Even though this was their first movie, there was remarkable chemistry between Dilip Kumar and Madhubala.

Please enjoy: Beimaan tore nainawa…

beimaan tore nainwa, nindiya na aaye
beimaan tore nainwa, nindiya na aaye
tuk soye ja ki raat kahi bhaagi na jaaye
tuk soye ja ki raat kahi bhaagi na jaaye
beimaan tore nainwa, nindiya na aaye
beimaan tore nainwa, nindiya na aaye

le moond le ankhiya tanik zara
le moond le ankhiya tanik zara
baithi hu yahi main na ghabra
raat jaaye palak tose jhapki na jaaye
raat jaaye palak tose jhapki na jaaye
beimaan tore nainwa, nindiya na aaye
beimaan tore nainwa, nindiya na aaye

aadhe soye aadhe jaage
aadhe soye aadhe jaage
saanchi kahu mohe yu laage
jaise man mein bharam ek aaye ek jaaye
jaise man mein bharam ek aaye ek jaaye
beimaan tore nainwa, nindiya na aaye
beimaan tore nainwa, nindiya na aaye

Day #46, Song #137
Kya khabar thi wo din kahan gaye bata

We entered the year 1951; the 21st year in the career of DN Madhok as a lyricist.

This was the first movie of Dilip Kumar with Madhubala which resulted in reel and real love story until Madhubala’s father stepped in to block the real life one mainly because if Madhubala was to get married, the family would lose a bread-winner!

Out of nine songs composed by Anil Biswas for the movie, DN Madhok wrote five; the others were penned by Prem Dhawan and Kaifi Irfani. The best song of the movie Seene mein sulagate hain armaan was penned by Prem Dhawan.

Here is the second song from the same movie; this too by Lata Mangeshkar.

Please enjoy: Kya khabar thi wo din kahan gaye bata…

kya khabar thi ke mohabbat me ye din aate hai
jise hum apna banate hai, wo tadapate hai

wo din kahan gaye bata
wo din kahan gaye bata
jab is nazar me pyar tha, pyar tha
wo din kahan gaye bata

maine to kuch kaha nahi
jo yu nigahe pher li
maine to kuch kaha nahi
wo raat yaad hai yahi, kissa hua tha pyar ka
wo din kahan gaye bata
wo din kahan gaye bata

aankho me nind thi magar
soye nahi the raat bhar
aankho me nind thi magar
soye nahi the raat bhar
dil ko laga hua tha dar
haye savera ho gaya
wo din kahan gaye bata

wo din kahan gaye bata
jab is nazar me pyar tha, pyar tha
wo din kahan gaye bata

Day #46, Song #138
Mose rooth gaya mora sawariya

We have already taken up two out of five penned by DN Madhok for the 1951 Ram Daryani movie Tarana starring Madhubala and Dilip Kumar; the first time they were together in a movie.

Anil Biswas composed all the songs.

Here is the third one also sung by Lata Mangeshkar.

Please enjoy: Mose rooth gaya mora sawariya…

mose ruth gayo mora sanwariya
kiski lagi hay hay kiski lagi
julmi najariya
mose ruth gayo mora sanwariya
kiski lagi hay hay kiski
lagi julmi najariya

pyar ki rahe anadi ka sath hai
lagi hamari ki laj tere hath hai
lagi hamari ki laj tere hath hai
tori kagaj ki naiya hai more sawariya
kagaj ki nayya hai more sawariya

kiski lagi hay hay kiski
lagi julmi najariya
mose ruth gayo mora sanwariya
kiski lagi hay hay kiski
lagi julmi najariya

jhuth muth ki prit jataye ke
soye gaye chup se balam ghar jaye ke
soye gaye chup se balam ghar jaye ke
inhe duje ke dil ki na koi khabariya
duje ke dil ki na koi khabariya
kiski lagi hay hay kiski
lagi julmi najariya
mose ruth gayo mora sanwariya
kiski lagi hay hay kiski
lagi julmi najariya

Day #47, Song #139
Vo raat din vo shaam ki guzari huyi kahaniyan

His next movie in 1951 was an M Sadiq movie Saiyan starring Madhubala and Ajit.

Sajjad composed eight songs for the movie which were penned by DN Madhok, Hasrat Jaipuri and Rajinder Krishan.

DN Madhok penned half of them:

1. Kali kali raat re dil bada sataye.
2. Vo raat din vo shaam ki guzari hui kahaniyan.
3. Tumhen dil diya.
4. Us paar is deewar ke jo rehate hain.

We shall be taking up two of them; one each by Lata and Rafi.

Please enjoy Lata Mangeshkar singing: Vo raat din vo shaam ki guzari huyi kahaniyan…

vo raat din vo shyaam ki guzari hui kahaaniyaan
vo raat din vo shyaam ki guzari hui kahaaniyaan
jo tere ghar me chhod di pyaar ki sab nishaaniyaan
vo raat din vo shyaam ki guzari hui kahaaniyaan

sabr-o-qaraar chhin gayaa, ghar thaa so vo bhi lut gayaa
sabr-o-qaraar chhin gayaa, ghar thaa so vo bhi lut gayaa
yaad rahegi umr bhar aap ki meharbaaniya
vo raat din vo shyaam ki guzari hui kahaaniya
jo tere ghar me chhod di pyaar ki sab nishaaniya

aaye bhi aur chale gaye din mere bahaar ke
aaye bhi aur chale gaye din mere bahaar ke
ab hai khizaa ki god me roti hui javaaniyaan
vo raat din vo shyaam ki guzari hui kahaaniyaan
jo tere ghar me chhod di pyaar ki sab nishaaniyaan
vo raat

Day #47, Song #140
Us paar is deewar ke jo rehte hain

I promised you two songs from the 1951 M Sadiq movie Saiyan starring Madhubala and Ajit. We just took up one sung by Lata Mangeshkar.

Day #47, Song #141
Badi mushkil se aisi shaam aayi hai

His next movie in 1951 was a GP Pawar movie Phoolon Ke Haar starring Nasir Khan (Dilip Kumar’s brother who played Jamna in Gunga Jamna), Geeta Bali and Nigar Sultana.

DN Madhok penned two out of the 11 songs composed by Hansraj Behl:

1. Bach bach ke jawani pag dhare.
2. Ek do teen chaar paanch chhey.

We shall skip both.

That brings us to the year 1952 and his first movie for which he wrote songs was Tarang.

In fact he wrote just one song that was composed by Chitragupta; Ram Murti penned one and IC Kapoor seven:

Badi mushkil se aisi shaam aayi hai.

This is a beautiful duet between Mohammad Rafi and Geeta Dutt.

Please enjoy: Badi mushkil se aisi shaam aayi hai…

badi mushkil se aisi sham aayi hai
na chup raho mere kano me kuch kaho
khush raho badi mushkil se aisi shaam aayi hai
na chup raho mere kano me kuch kaho khush raho

jara dhalte hue suraj ko rok lo
jara ugte hue chanda se ye kaho
ke ja re ja abhi na aa abhi na apni rat ho
abhi aankho me aankhe dalni
hasrate niklani hai vighan na ho
badi mushkil se aisi sham aayi hai
na chup raho mere kano me kuch kaho
khush raho badi mushkil se aisi sham aayi hai
na chup raho mere kano me kuch kaho khush raho

bade pyare suhane hai rang sham ke
kache hai nahi kan ke
lo sham ki dulhan ne kiye sabko ishare
niche jo rang se pyare
yahi dunia ki reet hai rang kiska meet hai
idhar chada udhar gaya koi bhi ho
badi mushkil se aisi sham aayi hai
na chup raho mere kano me kuch kaho
khush raho badi mushkil se aisi sham aayi hai
na chup raho mere kano me kuch kaho khush raho

Day #48, Song #142
Pyar bhi aata hai kabhi gussa bhi aata hai

His next movie in 1952 was Insaan, a Jagdish Sethi movie starring Prithviraj Kapoor, Ragini, Kamal Kapoor, Cuckoo and KN Singh.

BN Bali composed nine songs for the movie; only one was penned by DN Madhok: Do dil hote to sajna bada maza tha.

Goonj was his last movie in 1952.

It was a Phani Majumdar movie starring Suraiya and Sapru.

There were eleven songs composed by Sardul Kwatra. DN Madhok penned eight of these:

1. Pyar Bhi Aata Hai Kabhi Gussa Bhi Aata Hai Talat Mahmood, Asha Bhosle
2. Koyee Kisee Kaa Divana
3. Qisamat Ruthe Meri Zindagi Men Tum Kyon Aaye Suraiya
4. Jab Se Gori Bichhad Gayi Ho
5. Dil Leke Na Jana Mera Dil Leke Na Jana Mohammed Rafi
6. Laharaa Ke Bal Khaa Ke Aa Gaye Aa Gaye Aa Gaye Suraiya
7. Chale Ja Rahe Ho Jo Najare Churaye Suraiya
8. Ghadi Mai Lu Angadayi Rajkumari

We shall listen to the first one sung by Talat Mahmood and Asha Bhosle.

Please enjoy: Pyar bhi aata hai kabhi gussa bhi aata hai…

pyar bhi aata hai kabhi gussa bhi aata hai
pyar bhi aata hai kabhi gussa bhi aata hai
tum bhi kaho koi kisi ko ji yu chhod ke jaata hai
pyar bhi aata hai kabhi gussa bhi aata hai
pyar bhi aata hai kabhi gussa bhi aata hai
tum bhi kaho koi kisi ko ji yu chhod ke jaata hai
pyar bhi aata hai kabhi gussa bhi aata hai

aao mai apke dil me bhar du apne dil ki haye
aao mai apke dil me bhar du apne dil ki haye
phir ja na sakoge us dard paraye
phir ja na sakoge us dard paraye
kaise phiroge dil na lage dil ghabraata hai
kaise phiroge dil na lage dil ghabraata hai
tum bhi kaho koi kisi ko ji yu chhod ke jaata hai
pyar bhi aata hai kabhi gussa bhi aata hai

kise malum tha dil deke sada royenge hum bhi
kise malum tha dil deke sada royenge hum bhi
auro ki tarha bewafa hai mere balam bhi
auro ki tarha bewafa hai mere balam bhi
ankh bhar ati hai kabhi dil bhar aata hai
ankh bhar ati hai kabhi dil bhar aata hai
tum bhi kaho koi kisi ko ji yu chhod ke jaata hai
pyar bhi aata hai kabhi gussa bhi aata hai
pyar bhi aata hai kabhi gussa bhi aata hai
tum bhi kaho koi kisi ko ji yu chhod ke jaata hai
pyar bhi aata hai kabhi gussa bhi aata hai

Day #48, Song #143
Naa to din hi din wo rahe mere

Pahili Shadi was the first movie in 1953 for which he wrote songs.

Day #48, Song #144
Giri bhanwar mein naav hamari

Rasiya was his first movie in 1954, the 23rd year of his career.

Day #49, Song #145
Tere poojan ko bhagwan bana man mandir

Sorry for a little break caused by my having been admitted in the hospital for a surgery.

Lets take stock before we start: On the 48th day, on 9th of May, we completed covering 786 songs of DN Madhok from 94 movies. Naturally very few are left now.

The last movie that we covered was the 1954 movie Rasiya.

His next movie in 1954 was Pyaase Nain; an S Ram movie starring Rehman, Nimmi, Gope, Vinod Kumar, Shyama, and Mumtaz.

Bulo C Rani and SK Pal composed eight songs for the movie. DN Madhok wrote only one song that was composed by Bulo C Rani: Kaanto ke daman ulajh gaya.

Majboori was his next movie in 1954.

It was a Ram Darayani movie starring Balraj Sahni, Jeevan, Shyama, Kumar, Gope, and Gulab.

Robin Chatterjee composed eight songs for the movie. DN Madhok wrote seven of them. One was penned by P Gaafil:

1. Ankhe Bhari Hui Hai Aur Dil Bhara Talat Mahmood, Meena Kapoor
2. Tere Poojan Ko Bhagwan Bana Man Mandir Asha Bhosle
3. Bhanwre Ne Kali Se Kuch Bol Diya Asha Bhosle
4. Aaye Khushiyo Ke Din Gum Ke Badal Meena Kapoor
5. Ye Behta Hua Pani Samjha Raha Hai Asha Bhosle
6. Ankhe Ro Ro Haar Gayi Asha Bhosle
7. Jaago Jaago Behna Hua Sabera Talat Mahmood
8. Ek Din Radha Ne Li Ghanshyam Ki Murali Churay Meena Kapoor (P Gaafil).

We shall take up Song #2: Tere poojan ko bhagwan bana man mandir sung by Asha Bhosle and Hamida Banu.

Please enjoy: Tere poojan ko bhagwan bana man mandir…

तेरे पूजन को भगवान, बना मन मंदिर आलीशान ।

किस ने जानी तेरी माया, किस ने भेद तिहारा पाया ।
ऋषि मुनि हारे कर कर ध्यान, बना मन मंदिर आलीशान ॥

किस ने देखि तेरी सूरत, कौन बनावे तेरी मूरत ।
तू है निराकार भगवान, बना मन मंदिर आलीशान ॥

पर्वत घाटी नदी समंदर, तू रमता इन सब के अन्दर ।
तेरे बस में सकल जहान, बना मन मंदिर आलीशान ॥

तू हैं वन में, तो प्राणन में तू तरु तरु के पातन में ।
कोई ना दूजा तेरे सामान, बना मन मंदिर आलीशान ॥

जल में थल में तू ही समाया, सब जग तेरा जलवा छाया ।
तू है, घट घट के दरमियान, बना मन मंदिर आलीशान ॥

तू राजा को रंक बनाता, तू भिक्षुक तो तखत बिठाता ।
तेरी लीला इश महान, बना मन मंदिर आलीशान ॥

सूरज तेरी महिमा गावे, चंदा तुझ पर बलि बलि जावे ।
इश्वर कर सब का कल्याण, बना मन मंदिर आलीशान ॥

Day #49, Song #146
Parwano se prit sikh le

Ehsan was his next movie in 1954. It was a Rajendra Sharma movie starring Shammi Kapoor, Munawar Sultana, Gulab, K N Singh, Prithviraj Kapoor, and Roopmala.

Madan Mohan composed seven songs for the movie. Kaif Irafni wrote three and DN Madhok wrote four:

1. Ik baar keh de sajan tu mera ho gaya.
2. Bairi hai bedard zamana.
3. Mera banka balamwa laakhon mein ek.
4. Mera bas hove suhaag ki rekha.

We shall skip all.

Bilwamangal was his next movie in 1954.

It was a movie directed by DN Madhok himself. He had Bulo C Rani compose 12 of his songs:

The movie starred C H Atma, Suraiya, Nirupa Roy, Ulhas, and Asha Mathur.

It had remarkably beautiful songs sung by CH Atma, Suraiya and Shamshad Begum:

1. Parwano Se Prit Sikh Le Suraiya
2. Chubh Gaye Do Naina Matware CH Aatma
3. Kajal Wali Ankhiya Mori To Bin Sajan Tarse Shamshad Begum
4. Hum Itna Tumse Kah Ke Chale Jayenge Suraiya
5. O Diwali Ke Diye Tujhme Jalta Tel Hai Ya Dil Jale Unke Liye Suraiya, CH Aatma
6. Ab Suni Bhayi Re Atariya Humar CH Aatma, Suraiya
7. Panaghat Pe More Shyaam Bajaayen Muraliyaa CH Aatma
8. Mohan Pyare Ab Aur Saaj Par Ga Re CH Aatma
9. Ye Raat Din Ke Phere CH Aatma
10. Ham Ishk Ke Maro Ko Suraiya
11. Bachpan Bita Aayi Jawani Suraiya
12. Jake Nain Pyare Pyare Hai Suraiya

As you can make out, we shall be taking up quite a few of these.

To start with let’s take up the very first song in the list above, sung by Suraiya.

Please enjoy: Parwano se prit sikh le…

parwano se preet sikh le
shama se sikhe jal jana
phir duniya ko yaad rahega
phir duniya ko yaad rahega
tera mera afsana
parwano se preet sikh le
shama se sikhe jal jana
phir duniya ko yaad rahega

shabnam se hum sikhenge
fariyad na karna, ro lena
fariyad na karna, ro lena
phulo se sikhenge hum
kaanto ki nok par mit jana
phir duniya ko yaad rahega
phir duniya ko yaad rahega
tera mera afsana
parwano se preet sikh le
shama se sikhe jal jana
phir duniya ko yaad rahega

bulbul bankar janam janam
mai teri khoj me gaaungi
mai teri khoj me gaaungi
yahi aas lekar hai jeena
isi aas me mar jana
phir duniya ko yaad rahega
phir duniya ko yaad rahega
tera mera afsana
parwano se preet sikh le
shama se sikhe jal jana
phir duniya ko yaad rahega
phir duniya ko yaad rahega
tera mera afsana
parwano se preet sikh le
shama se sikhe jal jana

Day #49, Song #147
Panghat pe more Shyam bajaye muraliya

We are taking up songs of the 1954 movie Ehsan directed by Dn Madhok himself and starring CH Atma and Suraiya; both of whom sang for themselves as composed by Bulo C Rani.

One thing that I hope you noticed about DN Madhok that he maintained the quality of his lyrics all the way from 1932 on to his 98th movie in 1954, the 23rd year of his career. This cannot be said, for example, of Indeevar who gave us some memorable songs but then decided to wrote trash for Bappi Lahiri in 72 movies having about 500 songs; given in to lucre rather than to greatness.

Let me end today by now giving you a song by CH Atma.

Please enjoy: Panghat pe more Shyam bajaye muraliya…

panghat pe more shyam bajaye muraliya
panghat pe more shyam bajaye muraliya

jal jamuna
jal jamuna pag chuman aaye
jal jamuna pag chuman aaye
pawan chalat ithlaye
pawan chalat ithlaye
ithlaye ithlaye
kaliyo ne bhware se puchha
kaliyo ne bhware se puchha
kaun hai ye man chhaliya
kaun hai ye man chhaliya
bajaye muraliya
panghat pe more shyam bajaye muraliya

murli baji ban ki kaya sab sunne ko bhagi
sun kar kaliya
sun kar kaliya bhor se pahle apne biya se jaagi
yahi raat hai
yahi raat hai jab radha ki shaam se ankhiya laagi
bholi bhali
bholi bhali brij nari ka man har lino chhaliya
bajaye muraliya
panghat pe more shyam bajaye muraliya
bajaye muraliya

Day #50, Song #148
Ye raat din ka phera

Yesterday, we took up two songs of the 1954 movie Bilwamangal; one each by Suraiya and CH Atma; both of them being the lead cast of the movie directed by DN Madhok.

Day #50, Song #149
Koi keh de papiha se ja ke

His next movie in 1954 was Barati, a JK Nanda movie starring Chand Usmani, Peace Kanwal, Agha, Om Prakash, Leela Mishra, Sham Kumar, Darpan, and Johny Walker.

Day #50, Song #150
Mera nanha sa dil hai

Aurat Teri Kahani was his last film in 1954. It was a Chaturbhuj Doshi movie starring Bharat Bhushan and Nirupa Roy.

Bulo C Rani composed seven songs for the movie. DN Madhok wrote one: Raat guzarti jaaye.

We shall skip it.

Oot Patang was his first movie in 1955.

It was a Chandulal Shah movie starring Agha and Usha Kiran.

Vinod composed all song penned by DN Madhok:

1. Lad Gayi Bicchu Buti O Meri Maa Mohammed Rafi, Sudha Malhotra
2. Mera Nanha Sa Dil Hai Mohammed Rafi, Sudha Malhotra
3. Hai Ram Kaanta Laga Re Saanwariya Sudha Malhotra
4. Meri Ulfat Soyi Hai Yaha (2)
5. Jhanak Jhanak Baaje Payal Tori Geeta Dutt, Sudha Malhotra
6. Aayi Aayi Re Malaniya Bikaner Se Sudha Malhotra
7. Meri Ulfat Soyi Hai Yahan Lata Mangeshkar
8. Mai Jaadugar Hu Karigar Hu Mohammed Rafi
9. Mohabbat Ne Kaise Diye Humko Dhoke Lata Mangeshkar

Please enjoy Mohammad Rafi and Sudha Malhotra singing: Mera nanha sa dil hai…

mera nanha sa dil hai muskil hai bina tere jina
mera nanha sa dil hai muskil hai bina tere jina
tune kyu chhina ha tune kyu chhina
hamne dil ka fatela tha ja sajaniya sila
hamne dil ka fatela tha ja sajaniya sila
hamne yu chhina aji kyu chhina
o hamne yu china

tum chor jamane bhar ke
mera soch soch dil dhadke
kya ho gaya haye dil kho gaya
kya ho gaya haye dil kho gaya mera anmol nagina
hamne yu chhina aji kyu chhina o hamne yu chhina
hamne dil ka fatela tha ja sajaniya sila
tumne kyu chhina hamne yu chhina

mere dil ko itne bhala kyu chupke se dhadkaya
rato ki nindiya din ka chhain gawaya
fir ghabar ke aane laga pasina
hamne yu chhina tumne kyu chhina

mera nanha sa dil hai muskil hai bina tere jina
tune kyu chhina ha tune kyu chhina
hamne dil ka fatela tha ja sajaniya sila
hamne yu chhina aji kyu chhina hamne yu chhina

Day #51, Song #151
Duniya ke bazaar mein main dil ka moti layi hoon

Madhur Milan was his second movie in the year 1955.

It was a KG Punjwani movie starring Nigar Sultana, Mahipal, Roopmala, Kesari F, Bhudo Advani, and Madan Puri.

There were 12 songs in the movie composed by Bulo C Rani. DN Madhok wrote one: Ambua ki daali se bole re koyaliya.

We shall skip that.

Makkhee Choos was his first movie in 1956. It was a Ramchandra Thakur movie starring Mahipal and Shyama.

Vinod composed six songs for the movie; two of which were penned by DN Madhok:

1. Duniya ke bazaar mein main dil ka moti layi hoon.
2. Dil dhadake aankh phadake.

We shall take up the first one sung by Sudha Malhotra and Talat Mahmood.

Please enjoy: Duniya ke bazaar mein main dil ka moti layi hoon…

dunia ke bazar me mai dil ka moti layi hu
ho armano ke thal me rakhkar ise bechne aayi hu
dil lelo dil lelo dil lelo dil lelo dil
munna khele gudiya se munni kheel gudiya se
tum dil se khelo ji lelo ji
dil lelo dil lelo dil lelo dil lelo dil

na na na na dil na lena na lena dil
na na na na dil na lena na lena dil
rato ko tum ginoge tare din ko firoge mare mare
lagte hoga aa mil aa mil dil lelo dil lelo dil lelo
na na na na dil na lena

mere dil ko apne kalejwa me dhar lo
mere dil ko apne kalejwa me dhar lo
dil ka sauda babu kuch paise me karlo na pade harzana
dil lelo dil lelo dil lelo na na na na dil na lena

pahle mere sath chalo ranjhe ke majar se
pahle mere sath chalo ranjhe ke majar se
nale suno aap tum dil e bekarar ke
nale suno aap tum dil e bekarar ke
dilo ke vyapari bade bhari hai katil
dil lelo dil lelo dil lelo na na na na dil na lena
dil lelo dil lelo dil lelo dil lelo dil
munna khele gudiya se munni kheel gudiya se
tum dil se khelo ji lelo ji
dil lelo dil lelo dil lelo dil lelo dil

Day #51, Song #152
Jis mitti mein khel rahe hain bachche

Dhake Ki Malmal was his next movie in 1956. JK Nanda directed the movie starring Kishore Kumar and Madhubala.

OP Nayyar composed seven songs for the movie; Robin Chatterjee composed one and that was the one that was penned by DN Madhok: Behta paani behta jaaye.

Aabroo was his next movie in 1956. It was a Chaturbhuj Doshi movie starring Kishore Kumar and Kamini Kaushal.

Bulo C Rani composed seven songs; four of which were penned by DN Madhok:

1. Jo kal banaya tha aashiyana.
2. Tumko dil de baithe hain.
3. Ai phool khushi mein jhoom ke.
4. Ek dil woh bhi dard ka maara.

We shall skip these.

Jeewan Sathi was his first movie in 1957.

He wrote one of the eight songs for Bulo C Rani: Peepal tale ghar mera sung by Manna Dey and Sudha Malhotra.

We shall skip that too.

That brings us to the 1957 movie Garma Garam for which he wrote two songs out of 11 for Vinod:

1. Rakhna dil mein dil ki baat.
2. Bach bach ke chalo ri mori.

There was then a seven years period in which he didn’t write any songs.

He then wrote all songs for Sardar Malik for the 1964 movie Maharani Padmini; the movie starred Jairaj and Anita Guha and was directed by Jaswant Zaveri:

1. Bandh Qamar Nikale Diwane Mohammed Rafi
2. Paav Uthate Na The Sultan Ke
3. Naina Re Dekhe Unke Nain Suman Kalyanpur
4. More Ruthe Balam Ghar Aa Usha Mangeshkar
5. Unse Kah Do Kankhayio Se Na Dekhe Asha Bhosle, Kamal Barot
6. Gir Gaya Sher Babbar Mohammed Rafi
7. Mohabbat Ke Sarkar Samjho Ishare Suman Kalyanpur
8. Jis Mitti Me Khel Rahe Hai Bache Mohammed Rafi
9. Ral Mil Sakhiyon Ne Tan Rang Usha Timodhi

We shall take up one; the eighth song. Please marvel at the quality of the lyrics in the 33rd year of his career!

Please enjoy Mohammad Rafi singing: Jis mitti mein khel rahe hain bachche…

shama parwane ke jalne pe hasa karti hai
aap parwana bane shama ye wo dharti hai
jis mitti me khel rahe hai bache rajashthani
us mitti ki tumhe sunata hu mai amar kahani
tute fute mandir hai ye unki yadgaro ke
dur dur bajte the danke jinki talwaro ke

bapa rawal rana sanda parithvi raj chauhan
jaan pe khel gaye sab saha na bhumi ka apman
jai bolo is bhumi ki jis jayi panna bai
apna beta de kar jisne umar ki ajan bach

Day #51, Song #153
Shamshan jala insaan jala

His next movie was in the year 1965: Janam Janam Ke Sathi; the third last movie of his career.

It was a movie directed by Nand Kishore and starred Prem Nath and Kamini Kaushal.

Gyan Dutt composed the following songs penned by DN Madhok:

1. De De De De Mera Dil Mukesh, Suman Kalyanpur
2. Ek Baat Sunati Hu
3. Mai Gadha Bana Manna Dey
4. Yah Raat Goru
5. Shamshan Jala Insaan Jala Hemant Kumar
6. Hai Tujhe Wasta
7. O Shankar Sansar Ke Swami
8. Yahi Hein Shan E Zindagi Hemant Kumar

For the quality of the lyrics and beautiful rendition by Hemant Kumar, please enjoy: Shamshan jala insaan jala….

shamshan jala, insan jala
shamshan jala, insan jala
lo dharti ki chhati par hi
dharti ka mehman jala
shamshan jala, insan jala
lo dharti ki chhati par hi
dharti ka mehman jala
shamshan jala, insan jala

kis tarah, jeeyu maru mai
kisko apna haal sunaye
aag to jal kar, raakh hui hai
aag to jal kar, raakh hui hai
ghar jaye to kaise jaye
us ghar me kya rah gaya baki
jis ghar ka bhagwan jala
shamshan jala, insan jala

kadam kadam par thokar khata
apne aap ko bhulta jata
marna chahe, mar na sake ye
marna chahe, mar na sake ye
aur jeene se hai ghabrata
dil me lekar dard hazaro
firta hai ik jane jala
shamshan jala, insan jala
shamshan jala, insan jala

Day #52, Song #154
Duniya banane wale ne jab chand

Ladies and gentlemen,

Today, with a heavy heart, I shall bring you to the last of the songs of Deena Nath Madhok who was amongst the first generation of Lyricists in India together with Kavi Pradeep and Kidar Sharma.

He started his professional tenure as lyricist with the 1932 movie Radhey Shyam soon after the first talkie was released in India: Alam Ara in 1931.

He wrote over 800 songs in over 100 movies and very painstakingly I have tried to find as many of his songs as possible.

It is lyricists like DN Madhok who blazed the trail for all others who followed him.

In addition to lyrics, he directed 19 movies and even wrote screenplays. We have taken songs of a few of the movies directed by him and the last such movie was the 1954 movie Bilwamangal. There was one more movie that he directed after that: Naata in 1955 starring Masdhubala and Chanchal. However, the lyrics were by Tanveer Naqvi.

Tasveer was the second last movie of his life. This 1966 movie was directed by JBH Wadia and starred Feroz Khan, Kalpana, Helen, Sajjan, Rajendra Nath, Nazir Hasain, Leela Mishra, Raj Mehra, Lalita Pawar, and Sabeena.

Chitalkar Ramchandra composed the following songs, all written by DN Madhok:

1. Duniya Banane Wale Ne Jab Chand Banaya Mahendra Kapoor
2. Mai Teri Dil Tera Re Mitwa Asha Bhosle
3. Nazar Badli Zamane Ki Mahendra Kapoor
4. Mere Sulagte Huye Dil Ko Magar Asha Bhosle
5. Chale Kaha Ho Meri Dhadkane Badha Ke Mahendra Kapoor, Suman Kalyanpur
6. Dene Wala Do Dil Deta Mahendra Kapoor
7. Samjhoge Tum Kya Bhala Asha Bhosle
8. Tasveer Bhi Dekhi Thi Mahendra Kapoor

We shall be taking up the first two songs.

To start with, here is the song sung so beautifully by Mahendra Kapoor.

Please enjoy: Duniya banane waale ne jab chand banaya…

duniya banane wale ne duniya banane wale ne
jab chand banaya
aur pani me ek raat padi uski jo chaya
ek banwara panchi ye pukar utha
haye ye nur ke sanche me dala kaun haye
itrake chand jake badlo me chup gaya
rone laga chakor se haye ye kya hua

fir sokhiye ne chand ke vo kaan bhar diye
ye bepalak gurur ne ghatna shuru kiye
ek raat aisi aayi ke gayab vo ho gaye
fitne jaga ke aap kahin jakr so gaye
us raat jo roya hai chakora
harsay bhari pe sote huye ko jaga diya

raham aa gaya rahim ko aur usne pukara
are ja mere parinde teri bigdi ko sanwara
ye ishq hai khota tu jamin par vo arsh par
rota rahega waqt ki gadiyo ko umar bhar
ja teri dhadkan ne hame hame mom kiya hai
hamne jamin ka chand hamne jamin ka chand
tujhe bejh diya hai tujhe bejh diya hai

Day #52, Song #155
Main teri dil tera hai mitwa

In 52 days, covering DN Madhok’s career from 1932 Radhey Shyam to 1969 movie Samay Bada Balwan, I would have given you 156 of his gems.

As you would have listened to the last song from the 1967 movie Tasveer: Duniya banane wale ne jab chand banaya, you would have surely noticed the excellence of the lyrics in the 36th year of his career as lyricist. That’s the hallmark of a great lyricist.

Lets take up the second promised song from Tasveer, a JBH Wadia movie starring Feroze Khan and Kalpana (Padmini’s sister).

This was sung by Asha Bhosle.

Please enjoy: Main teri dil tera hai mitwa…

mai teri dil tera re mitva
jaan bhi mango du
are re fir aur se fiki aakul
are re fir aur se fiki aakul
mai teri dil tera re mitva
jaan bhi mango du
are re fir aur se fiki aakul
are re fir aur se fiki aakul

ek baar mera dil lekar apne dil me rakh lo
kya hoti hai pyar ki dhadkan
sajan aap parkh lo sajan aap parkh lo
har dhadkna jab yehi pukare
meet mai teri hu
are re fir aur se fiki aakul
are re fir aur se fiki aakul

jag ka chalan ye hi hai mitva
vo dekhe ki preet
aankh ke aansu man se ojhal
ye hi aaj ki reet ye hi aaj ki reet
badte jaye reham hamare
raat ghate jyu jyu
are re fir aur se fiki aakul
are re fir aur se fiki aakul
mai teri dil tera re mitva
jaan bhi mango du
are re fir aur se fiki aakul
are re fir aur se fiki aakul

Day #52, Song #156
Teri tasveer se aankhon mein

And now for the last movie of DN Madhok as a lyricist: the 1969 movie Samay Bada Balwan that we are all relearning now because of COVID 19.

With this the 38 years of career of Hindi movies first generation lyricist comes to an end. He died on 09 Jul 1982, 13 years after his last movie, in Hyderabad, at the age of 79.

Samay Bada Balwan was produced and directed by Sohrab Modi and starred Sohrab Modi, Mehtab, Aruna Irani, Sailesh Kumar and Shahida.

The onus of composing the last songs of DN Madhok fell on Usha Khanna and she did a good job of composing the following penned by him:

1 “Teri Tasveer Se Aankhen Meri Kyun Hatati Nahi” Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle
2 “Bhoole Afsane Phir Se Yaad Aaye” Mohammed Rafi
3 “Yun Na Dekho Hame Pyar Aayega” Asha Bhosle
4 “Rooth Kar Tum Bhala Yun Kahan” Asha Bhosle
5 “Dil Me Dhadkan Lab Par Haye” Usha Khanna,Hemlata
6 “Dekho Chhalla Mila Nishani” Krishna Kalle
7 “Ek Do Teen Ye Mehjabin” Mohammed Rafi
8 “Waqt Zalim Hai Kisiko Nahin Chhoda Isne” Mohammed Rafi

With these, he completed writing 880 songs for 111 movies. The actual number may differ from the official one because there were a few movies wherein I couldn’t make out the actual distinction of songs between him and co-lyricists.

We shall be taking up the first one sung most beautifully by Mohammad Rafi and Asha Bhosle.

Please enjoy: Teri tasveer se aankhen meri kyun hatati nahin…

teri tasveer se aakhe meri kyo hatti nhi
teri tasveer se aakhe meri kyo hatti nhi
sochta hu ise kahte na ho pyar khi haye
miti si hai besharmiya or chain nhi
sochta hu ise kahte na ho pyar khi haye
miti si hai besarmiya or chen nhi

din gujar jaye yuhi raat bhi kat jaye yu
jee yhi chahe sur me tere beti rhu
bekrari me hi ab mujhko karar aata hai
chen kahte hai jise mere liye chen nhi
teri tasveer se aakhe meri kyo hatti nhi

agar yhi pyar hai to is pyar pe pyar aaye hame
or tadpaye hame or bhi tadpaye hame
dil ye kahta hai mhobbat ka ye dastur nhi
teri becheniya tham jaye ye manjur nhi
teri tasveer se aakhe meri kyo hatti nhi

I hope you liked all 156 songs out of 880 songs of 111 movies that I consider as the best of DN Madhok who was among the first generation of lyricists in Hindi movies.

Please await our 12th Lyricist: Kidar Sharma.

 

These songs are reproduction and compilation of posts on my Facebook group Lyrical.

I hope you liked songs of Part IV.

Lets take up songs of Part V.

Day #36, Song #106
Jab badal ghir ghir aayenge

When we broke off last, eleven days ago, I had given you five songs from the 1947 movie Do Dil.

His next ,movie in 1947 was an M Sadiq movie Dak Bangla starring Vasti, Suraiya, Gope, Ismail, and Kamal Kapoor.

Naresh Bhattacharya composed following songs penned by Deena Nath Madhok, our current great lyricist:

1. Jab Badal Ghir Ghir Aayenge Mukesh, Suraiya
2. Jab Baite Baite Dil Bhar Aaye Mohammed Rafi
3. Ho Ho Chandni Raat Hai Suraiya
4. Raat Andheri Chamke Tare Zohrabai Ambalewali
5. Jiya Bhar Aaya Mora Nain Bhar Aaye Suraiya
6. Aison Se Ji Na Lagaaye Koi Suraiya
7. Pipal Ki Chhaanv Men Thandi Thandi Hawaaon Men Suraiya
8. Ghir Ghir Aaye Baadal Kare Suraiya

Lets listen to this beautiful duet between Suraiya and Mukesh.

Please enjoy: Jab badal ghir ghir aayenge…

jab badal ghir ghir aayenge
kaho ji kit jayenge
kit jayenge
jab badal ghir ghir aayenge
kaho ji kit jayenge
kit jayenge
jab badal ghir ghir aayenge
kasam tori
kasam tori kal na payenge
jab badal ghir ghir aayenge
jab badal ghir ghir aayenge
kasam tori
kasam tori kal na payenge
jab badal ghir ghir aayenge

ram kare abke sawan na aaye
ram kare abke sawan na aaye
aur baras baras kar badal na tarsaye
aur baras baras kar badal na tarsaye
aise bol na bol
mar jayenge
aise bol na bol
mar jayenge
haye re kasam tori kal na payenge
jab badal ghir ghir aayenge
jab badal ghir ghir aayenge
kasam tori
kasam tori kal na payenge
jab badal ghir ghir aayenge
jab badal ghir ghir aayenge
kaho ji kit jayenge
kit jayenge

saanch kahu sajan mere
jee na laage bin tere
saanch kahu sajan mere
jee na laage bin tere
aatho pahar mohe yaad tihari rahe hai ghere
ae aatho pahar mohe yaad tihari rahe hai ghere
aise bol na bol
mar jayenge
aise bol na bol
mar jayenge
haye re kasam tori kal na payenge
jab badal ghir ghir aayenge
jab badal ghir ghir aayenge
kasam tori
kasam tori kal na payenge
jab badal ghir ghir aayenge
jab badal ghir ghir aayenge
kaho ji kit jayenge
kit jayenge

Day #36, Song #107
Jab tumhi nahin apne duniya hi begani hai

Ladies and gentlemen, that brings us to his 1947 movie Parwana and I am excited about that since some of his best songs are in this movie.

The movie was directed by JK Nanda and starred K L Sehgal, Suraiya, K N Singh, and Najma Nazir.

Now you would recall that KL Saigal died on 18 Jan 1947. This movie was released many months after his death.

Khursheed Anwar composed the following songs penned by DN Madhok and sung mainly by KL Saigal, Suraiya and Rajkumari:

1. Jine Ka Dhang Sikhaye Ja KL Saigal
2. Tut Gaye Sab Sapne Mere Ye Do Naina KL Saigal
3. Us Mast Nazar Pe Padi Jo Nazar KL Saigal
4. Aa Ja Balma Re Nagri Dar Lage Suraiya
5. Mohabbat Me Kabhi Aisi Bhi Halat KL Saigal
6. Jab Tumhi Nahin Apne Duniya Hi Begani Hai Suraiya
7. Saiyya Ne Ungli Marori Re Rajkumari
8.Papi Papiha Re Pi Pi Na Bol Bairi Suraiya
9. Mere Mundere Na Bol Ja Kaga Kaga Ja Suraiya
10. Ae Phul Hans Ke Bag Me Kaliyan Khilaye Ja KL Saigal

Let us start with a song that is easily the best song of the movie and also one of the best of Suraiya.

Please enjoy: Jab tumhi nahin apne duniya hi begani hai…

jab tum hi nahi apne, duniya hi begaani hai
jab tum hi nahi apne, duniya hi begaani hai
ulfat jise kahte hai, ik jhuthi kahaani hai
ulfat jise kahte hai, ik jhuthi kahaani hai

jaate hue kyo tumko, is dil ka khayaal aata
jaate hue kyo tumko, is dil ka khayaal aata
tadpa ke chale jaana ik rit puraani hai
tadpa ke chale jaana ik rit puraani hai
jab tum hi nahi apne, duniya hi begaani hai

parvaane ke jalne pe, hansana na tamaashaai
parvaane ke jalne pe, hansana na tamaashaai
hansti hui shama bhi, ik raat ki raani hai
hansti hui shama bhi, ik raat ki raani hai
jab tum hi nahi apne, duniya hi begaani hai
ulfat jise kahte hai, ik jhuthi kahaani hai

Day #36, Song #108
Us mast nazar pe padi jo nazar

We just started taking up songs of the 1947 JK Nanda movie Parwana starring KL Saigal as Inder and Suraiya as Gopi. The first song that I gave you was composed by Khurshid Anwar.

The next one was composed by Khemchand Prakash and KL Saigal sang for himself.

Please remember that the movie was released a few months after Saigal’s death on 18 Jan 1947.

Please enjoy: Us mast nazar pe padi jo nazar…

us mast nazar pe padi jo nazar
kajre ne kaha mat dekho idhar
maine kaha mai to dekhunga
kajre na kaha dekho ji magar ai ji ulajh na jaana
kahi ulajh na jaana, kahi ulajh na jaana
dekho ji kahi ulajh na jaana

sundar mukhada nain suhaane
sundar mukhada nain suhaane
joban ke dwar pe jaise khade ho do mastane
jaise khade ho do mastane
bhari nazar se dekha kisi ne
bhari nazar se dekha kisi ne
bole paas nahi aana, kahi ulajh na jaana
bole paas nahi aana, kahi ulajh na jaana
dekho ji kahi ulajh na jaana

kajre ki jori hanse chori chori
kajre ki jori hanse chori chori
jaadu nazar kaa chala ke
nazar ke sahare adaao ke maare zulfo ka jaal bichha ke
nazar ke sahare adaao ke maare zulfo ka jaal bichha ke
dekh ke haath badhana, kahi ulajh na jaana
dekh ke haath badhana, kahi ulajh na jaana
dekho ji kahi ulajh na jaana

Day #37, Song #109
Jeene ka dhang sikhaye jaa

Before we begin this day, lets take stock:

We are into the 16th year of his career that started with 1932 movie Radhey Shyam. In these 16 years we covered 625 songs from 65 movies. On an average I have shared with you one in six songs.

Yesterday, we took up two songs of the 1947 JK Nanda movie starring Suraiya and KL Saigal; the movie having been released a few months after KL Saigal died on 18 Jan 1947.

Here is a song beautifully sung by KL Saigal on the composition of Khurshid Anwar. Khwaja Khurshid Anwar, just like DN Madhok, was a versatile artiste: a filmmaker, writer, director and music composer. He migrated to Pakistan in 1952, the country of his birth (though that time part of greater India). In India he was composing since 1941. In Pakistan he started in 1956 and made Noor Jehan popular; she too having migrated to Pakistan.

Please enjoy Saigal singing: Jeene ka dhang sikhaye jaa…

ai phul hans ke baagh me kaliya khilaaye jaa
shabnam ke ashk apanee hansee me chhupaaye jaa

jine kaa dhang sikhaaye jaa
kaanto kee nok par khada muskuraaye jaa
jine kaa dhang sikhaaye jaa

bhanvare ne tere kaan me kuchh gunguna diya – (2)
yeh kah ke raaje jindagee tujhako bata diya – (2)
rote huye jahan me too muskuraaye jaa, too muskuraaye jaa
jine kaa dhang sikhaaye jaa

bulbul kee sadaao me bhee paigham yahee hai – (2)
koyal kee bhee har kuk subah sham yahee hai – (2)
o hanste huye phul tere husn ke sadke
patjhad me kya kare koyee itana bataaye jaa
jine kaa dhang sikhaaye jaa

Day #37, Song #110
Toot gaye sab sapne mere ye do naina

I am sure you must have been stunned with the beauty of the songs of the 1947 JK Nanda movie Parwana; songs having been composed by Khurshid Anwar who started his career in India with the Punjabi movie Kurmai in 1941.

The next song is also a Kundan Lal Saigal song who unfortunately left us a few months before the movie was released.

Please enjoy: Toot gaye sab sapne mere ye do naina…

tut gaye sab sapne mere tut gaye sab sapne mere
ye do naina sawno bhado, barse sanjh savere
tut gaye sab sapne mere

dard nahi par thesh lagai tuta jo dil aawaz ye aayi
dard nahi par thesh lagai tuta jo dil aawaz ye aayi
sukh ki tamanna karne wale sukh nahi bhag me tere
tut gaye sab sapne mere
ye do naina sawan bhado, barse sanjh savere
tut gaye sab sapne mere

dukh ke sataye sukh ke diwane dekh rahe the khwab suhane
dukh ke sataye sukh ke diwane dekh rahe the khwab suhane
aankh khuli to aas ke badle niras khadi thi ghere
tut gaye sab sapne mere
ye do naina sawan bhado, barse sanjh savere
tut gaye sab sapne mere

Day #37, Song #111
Sainyan ne ungli marori re

We are taking up songs of the 1947 JK Nanda movie Parwana starring Suraiya and KL Saigal.

This was the last movie of KL Saigal, the movie having been released a few months after Saigal died on 18 Jan 1947.

The last song that I am giving you was sung by Rajkumari; if DN Madhok was among the first generation of lyricists, Rajkumari was also among the first generation of singers.

Please enjoy: Sainyan ne ungli marori re…

Sainyya ne ungli marodi re
Raam qasam sharma gayi main
Main bulaayen jora jori re
Raam qasam sharma gayi main
Sainyya ne ungli marodi re
Raam qasam sharma gayi main
Main bulaayen jora jori re
Raam qasam sharma gayi main

Bade beimaan hain sainyya hamaare
Sab dekhen wo karen ishaare
Sab dekhen wo karen ishaare
Bolen chal aaja chori chori re
Raam qasam sharma gayi main
Wo bolen chal aaja chori chori re
Raam qasam sharma gayi main
Sainyya ne ungli marodi re
Raam qasam sharma gayi main
Main bulaayen jora jori re
Raam qasam sharma gayi main

Natkhat morey nikat mat aana
Ungli jhatak nahin haath dabaana
Ungli jhatak nahin haath dabaana
Dukhe kalaayi gori gori re
Raam qasam sharma gayi main
O dukhe kalaayi gori gori re
Sainyya ne ungli marodi re
Raam qasam sharma gayi main
Main bulaayen jora jori re
Raam qasam sharma gayi main

Ho o o ek na maani
Mori sainyya naadaan ne
Ho o o ek na maani
Mori sainyya naadaan ne
Haath pakad garwa
Mein daare beimaan ne
Haath pakad garwa
Mein daare beimaan ne
Choli masak gayi mori re
Raam qasam sharma gayi main
Choli masak gayi mori re
Raam qasam sharma gayi main
Main bulaayen jora jori re
Raam qasam sharma gayi main
Sainyya ne ungli marodi re
Raam qasam sharma gayi main.

Day #38, Song #112
Aankh ke pani aankh mein rah

His next movie in 1947 was Pagdandi, a Ram Narain Dave movie starring Akhtar Khan and Padma, Shyam Lal, Asha Posley, and Om Prakash.

Once again, after the success of Parwana songs, it was Khurshid Anwar who composed DN Madhok’s songs:

1. Aankh Ke Paanee Aankh Me Rah Munawar Sultana
2. Ik Bawara Panchi Nadiya Ke Kinare
3. Balama Patavaaree Ho Gaye Munawar Sultana
4. O More Raja Ji Mori Gali Aana
5. Rukhsat Hua Jo God Ka Pala Jhukaye Sa
6. Ae Lo Baadal Aaye Wo Nahi Aaye Re
7. Ambuvaa Pe Gaae Koyaliyaa Gaane Zinat Begam
8. Jhulanaa Dalaa De More Sayyaan Ko Bulaa De Zinat Begam, Munawar Sultana
9. Pardesi Balam Aayi Ghata Ghanghor
10. Tum Jug Jug Jiyo Jahan Me Man Ke Jaaye Zinat Begam

I have already told you that Zinat or Zeenat Begum was a Kothewali who was the discovery of Pandit Amar Nath.

Munawar Sultana was an actress who was contemporary with Noor Jahan, Swaran Lata and Ragini. She was the actress of Shakeel Badayuni’s first song ever in Hindi movies, that of 1947 movie Dard: Afsana likh rahi hoon.

So lets listen to Munawar Sultana singing this beautiful number. Please marvel at the beauty of DN Madhok’s lyrics.

Please enjoy: Aankh ke pani aankh mein rah...

aankh ke paani aankh me rah
ban ke kisi ki nishaani
aankh ke paani aankh me rah
ban ke kisi ki nishaani

mithi mithi piden, dil me mere ghar banaaye
mithi mithi piden, dil me mere ghar banaaye
saanjh savere ho jab bhi
tu hi tu yaad aaye
saanjh savere ho jab bhi
tu hi tu yaad aaye
bachpan aise jaaye mera
bachpan aise jaaye mera
kaise jaaye jawaani, kaise jaaye javaani
aankh ke paani aankh me rah
ban ke kisi ki nishaani

sapno me mil lena waada kiya ke
sapno me mil lena waada kiya ke
waha pe to pahre na honge na daake
waha pe to pahre na honge na daake
jab lag aankh khule palko me
jab lag aankh khule palko me
aansu mile nishaani, aansu mile nishaani
aankh ke paani aankh me rah
ban ke kisi ki nishaani

Day #38, Song #113
Ae lo badal aaye wo nahin aaye ree

Today we started taking up songs of the 1947 Ram Narain Dave movie Pagdandi, also composed by Khurshid Anwar, just like the movie Parwana before it.

We took up one song sung by Munawar Sultana (Also written as Munawwar Sultana).

Now here is a song sung by Zeenat Begum, the find of Pandit Amar Nath.

Please enjoy: Ae lo badal aaye wo nahin aaye ree…

ae lo badal aaye wo nahi aaye re nahi aaye re
ae lo badal aaye ghat dekh dekh jiya jaye ri
jaye ri ae lo badal aaye ae lo badal aaye

apni garaj ko chala aave bedardi
meri garaj ko na aaye
haye re haye meri garaj ko na aaye
din to kaise kaise bite ratiya kon bitaye
ab tum hi kaho ji ab tum hi kaho
ab tum hi kaho ji ab tum hi kaho
tum dil se na mere nikale haye ae lo badal aaye

aise sang preet lagake kon fal paye hai
aise sang preet lagake kon fal paye hai
choti si hai jaan hamari jise vo thadpaye hai
ab tum hi kaho ji ab tum hi kaho
ab tum hi kaho ji ab tum hi kaho
tum dil se na mere nikale haye ae lo badal aaye

Day #38, Song #114
Vatan ki maati haath mein lekar

And now we turn to the next movie in 1947 Gaon for which DN Madhok penned the songs.

It was directed by Dwarka Khosla and starred Karan Dewan (who acted opposite Swaran Lata in 1944 movie Rattan with some of the best songs of DN Madhok composed by Naushad), Rajkumari, Indu, Ramayan Tiwari and Mishra.

Khemchand Prakash composed the following songs:

1. Ae Lo Jhum Jhum Aane Lage Rajkumari, Zohrabai Ambalewali
2. Keh Do Kaali Badra Daraye Na Rajkumari
3. More Rote Naina Ro Ro Marenge Rajkumari
4. Preet Laga Ke Kya Phal Paya Karan Dewan
5. Vatan Ki Maati Haath Men Le Kar Mukesh, Geeta Dutt
6. Ganga Ki Bhumi Jamuma Ka Desh Ab Hua Paraya Karan Dewan
7. Lo Phir Raat Chandni Aayi Karan Dewan
8. Naina Besabari More Darsan Bin Mane Na Manna Dey
9. Sona Hai Mitti Jiski Hindustan Hamara Rajkumari, Zohrabai Ambalewali

Lets end tonight with this duet between Geeta Dutt and Mukesh.

Please enjoy: Vatan ki maati haath mein lekar…

do : vatan ki maati haath me lekar maathe tilak lagaa lo
gi : vatan ki maati haath me lekar maathe tilak lagaa lo
mu : jis maati ne janam diyaa us maati ke gun gaa lo
gi : jis maati ne janam diyaa us maati ke gun gaa lo
ko : vatan ki maati haath

mu : maati ho ke sonaa ugale
gi : maati ho ke sonaa ugale ye sonaa vo sonaa hai
ko : ye sonaa vo sonaa hai
do : chor churaa_e daaku lute khatam kabhi nahi honaa hai
mu : aisi pyaari daulat ko
gi : aisi pyaari daulat ko
do : tan-man se apanaa lo
ko : jis maati ne janam

mu : gairo ne baahar se aa ke
gi : gairo ne baahar se aa ke
mu : pet bhare yahaan apane
ko : pet bhare yahaan apane
do : sukh ki nid sadaa vo so_e dekhe sukh ke sapane
ko : sukh ki nid sadaa vo so_e dekhe sukh ke sapane
mu : band karo ab ghar ke dvaare
gi : band karo ab ghar ke dvaare
ko : jis maati ne janam

Day #39, Song #115
Chori chori mori atariya pe aaja re

Lets now turn to the year 1948, the 17th year in the career of Deena Nath Madhok; one of the three first generation lyricists in Hindi movies who started writing songs soon after the first talkie Alam Ara in 1931.

We come to the movie called Nao, a movie directed by DN Madhok himself. His choice of composer was Gyan Dutt who had composed many of his songs earlier. The movie starred Babasaheb Phalke award winner Jairaj together with Nigar Sultana, Misra, Dulari, Badri Prasad, Krishan Kumari, and Amir Bano.

Gyan Dutt composed following songs penned by DN Madhok:

1. Chori Chori Mori Atariya Pe Aaja Re Surinder Kaur, Ram Kamlani
2. Ek Nazar Wo Yaad Hai Unki Surinder Kaur
3. Ab Ghar Aa Ja Aa Ja Re Shamshad Begum
4. Bachpan Beeta Din Aaye Surinder Kaur, Shamshad Begum
5. Meri Kahani Sun Ja Shamshad Begum
6. Un Ankhiya Me Dekha Maine Kya Surinder Kaur, Shamshad Begum
7. Sawan Ka Mahina Kaise Jina Sulochana Kadam
8. Ab Tere Bina Mera Nahi Thikana Surinder Kaur
9. Daru Pine Wale Babul
10. Tum Ho Na Ho Hamare Surinder Kaur

Please enjoy the Nightingale of Punjab Surinder Kaur and Ram Kamlani singing: Chori chori mori atariya pe aaja re…

chori chori mori atariya pe aaja re
mori nanad gayi jal bharne na ji na ji main na
ab aau mori gori ri ulfat se laga dil darne
chori chori mori atariya pe aaja re
mori nanad gayi jal bharne na ji na ji main na
ab aau mori gori ri ulfat se laga dil darne

tohe meri kasam aa balam ho
tohe meri kasam aa balam ho
mohe kuch na kaho ji mohe kuch na kaho
kuch na kaho ji mohe kuch na kaho
mere dil ke andar jhak jara
jhak jara kisne isme hai dard bhara
kisne isme hai dard bhara o dard bhare dilwali ho
tohe aag laga di dilbar ne ulfat se laga dil darne
chori chori mori atariya pe aaja re
mori nanad gayi jal bharne na ji na ji main na
ab aau mori gori ri ulfat se laga dil darne

ek kinare main khadi
duje kinare khada mera banwari
ek kinare main khadi
duje kinare khada mera banwari
bich bahe jamuna ki nadiya
rakh le laz hamari laz hamari
in do naino se haye dekhle
dekh le lage jharokhe jharne
ulfat se laga dil darne
chori chori mori atariya pe aaja re
mori nanad gayi jal bharne na ji na ji mai na
ab aau mori gori ri ulfat se laga dil darne

Day #39, Song #116
Ek nazar wo yaad hai unaki

We just started taking up songs of DN Madhok’s 1948 movie Nao starring Jairaj and Nigar Sultana. All the ten songs penned by him were composed by Gyan Dutt.

We took up a heart warming duet between Surinder Kaur and Ram Kamlani: Chori chori mori atariya pe.

Here is now a sad song sung by Surinder Kaur.

Please enjoy: Ek nazar wo yaad hai unaki…

ek najar wo yaad hai unki
jisne dil par waar kiya
ek najar wo yaad hai unki
jisne dil par waar kiya
ek najar ab dekh ke rou
haye re kyo pyar kiya
ek najar wo yaad hai

ek najar ne ek nayi
duniya hi basa di mere liye
ek najar ne ek nayi
duniya hi basa di mere liye
ek najar ne sari duniya se
hamko bejaar kiya
ek najar wo yaad hai

ek najar mein sau sau armaan
dekhe the un aankhi mein
ek najar mein sau sau armaan
dekhe the un aankhi mein
un aankho ki ek najar ne
jina bhi dushwar kiya
ek najar wo yaad hai unki
jisne dil par waar kiya
ek najar wo yaad hai

Day #39, Song #117
Jahan koi na ho

Lal Dupatta was his next movie in 1948 as lyricist.

KB Lal was the director and the movie starred Sapru, Madhubala, Ulhas, Gulzar, Neelam, Ranjit Kumari, and Rajan Haksar.

Once again Gyan Dutt composed following songs penned by DN Madhok:

1. Jaha Koi Na Ho Sulochana Kadam
2. Bhala Ho Tera O Roola Dene Wale Geeta Dutt
3. Mere Uljhe Uljhe Sapne Sulajh Na Paye Surinder Kaur
4. Ari O Ab Tere Bin Ram Kamlani, Zohrabai Ambalewali
5. Chalo Jamuna Ke Paar Mohammed Rafi, Sulochana Kadam, Shamshad Begum
6. Jab Jab Gagan Pe Kali Kali Ghata Chaye Surinder Kaur
7. Ari O Albeli Naar Mohammed Rafi, Shamshad Begum
8. Meethi Baate Suna Ke Lubha Ke Koi Geeta Dutt
9. Meri Phool Bagiya Me Shamshad Begum, Surinder Kaur
10. Bujh Gaya Dil Ka Diyaa G. M. Durrani
11. Chanchal Man Kahe Dhadke Surinder Kaur
12. Mere Dil Ki Ram Kahani Sun Ja Surinder Kaur

Some of the above songs were penned by Manohar Khanna and Shams Lakhnavi. DN Madhok penned half of them.

Lets listen to what I feel is the best song of the movie sung by Sulochana Kadam.

Please enjoy: Jahan koi na ho…

jaha koi na ho waha chalenge hum
balam duniya wale bure hai teri kasam
jaha koi na ho waha chalenge hum
balam duniya wale bure hai teri kasam
jaha koi na ho

inhe preet ki reet se kya lena hai
inhe preet ki reet se kya lena hai
inhe pyar bhare dilo ko dukh dena hai
inhe pyar bhare dilo ko dukh dena hai
mere dam ke sath ho tera dam
jaha koi na ho waha chalenge hum
balam dunia wale bure hai teri kasam
jaha koi na ho

mujhe kya jo bag me phul khile kaliya chitki
mujhe kya jo bag me phul khile kaliya chitki
kaliyo ko dekh ke gaye koyal bhage phatke
kaliyo ko dekh ke gaye koyal bhage phatke
mere dam ke sath ho tera dam
balam dunia wale bure hai teri kasam
jaha koi na ho waha chalenge hum
balam dunia wale bure hai teri kasam
jaha koi na ho

Day #40, Song #118
Taaron bhari raat hai

We enter the 40th day with DN Madhok with 660 songs from 70 movies behind us.

His next movie in 1948 was Kajal in which DN Madhok and Shakeel Badayuni wrote their songs together for Ghulam Mohammad.

The movie was a M Sadiq movie starring Suraiya, Jayant, Amir Bano, Gope, Ram K, Cuckoo, and Sharda.

Here are the songs that they wrote:

1. Taaro Bhari Raat Hai Suraiya, Mohammed Rafi
2. Din Pe Din Beete Jaye Suraiya
3. Dil Ke Chaman Me Aa Ram Kamlani
4. Haar Gayi Neha Lagaaye Shamshad Begum
5. Mil Ke Chalo Ram Kamlani
6. Mohe Mera Bachpan La De Balma Suraiya
7. Sawan Ke Din Aaye Balma Shamshad Begum
8. Din Guzra Raat Aayi Suraiya
9. Mere Dil Me Koi Na Aaye Suraiya

We shall be taking up songs #1. #6 and #7 tonight.

The first one is a duet between Suraiya and Mohammad Rafi and a really melodious one at that.

Please enjoy: Taaron bhari raat hai…

taro bhari raat hai par tu nahi
taro bhari raat hai par tu nahi
ye zindagi kya hai
ye zindagi kya hai
tum kahin hum kahin
taro bhari raat hai par tu nahi

man ka panchhi bol utha hai
bol balam tore dil me kya hai, bol balam
man ka panchhi bol utha hai
bol balam tore dil me kya hai, bol balam
mere dil ki baat na puchho
mere dil ki baat na puchho
haye kahin lagta nahi
tum kahin hum kahin
taro bhari raat hai par tu nahi

thodi thodi der me ji bhar bhar aaye hai
apni lagi ke sab jag gun gaaye hai
thodi thodi der me ji bhar bhar aaye hai
apni lagi ke sab jag gun gaaye hai
mere dil ki baat to puchho
mere dil ki baat to puchho
haye kahin lagta nahi
tum kahin hum kahin
taro bhari raat hai par tu nahi
ye zindagi kya hai
ye zindagi kya hai
tum kahin hum kahin
taro bhari raat hai par tu nahi

Day #40, Song #119
Mohe mera bachpan la de balma

We just started taking up songs of 1948 movie Kajal, a M Sadiq movie starring Suraiya and Jayant.

The songs were penned by DN Madhok and Shakeel Badayuni and composed by Ghulam Mohammad.

This second one is a wistful song sung by Suraiya.

Please enjoy: Mohe mera bachpan la de balma…

mohe mera bachpana
mohe mera bachpana la de
balma jawani bhaye na
mohe mera bachpana
mohe mera bachpana
mohe mera bachpana la de
balma jawani bhaye na
mohe mera bachpana

bura ho jawani ka jo dard anokhe layi
dard anokhe layi
bura ho jawani ka jo dard anokhe layi
dil bhar aaya kabhi aankh bhar aayi
dil bhar aaya kabhi aankh bhar aayi
mora nanha sa jiya
mora nanha sa jiya
o o o mora nanha sa jiya
mora nanha sa jiya
chain kahi paye na
mohe mera bachpana
mohe mera bachpana la de
balma jawani bhaye na
mohe mera bachpana

mast hawaye aake chhed jati hai
mast hawaye aake chhed jati hai
taaro bhari ratiya bhi ji ko darati hai
taaro bhari ratiya bhi ji ko darati hai
mora nanha sa jiya
mora nanha sa jiya
o o o mora nanha sa jiya
mora nanha sa jiya
chain kahi paye na
mohe mera bachpana
mohe mera bachpana la de
balma jawani bhaye na
mohe mera bachpana
mohe mera bachpana la de
balma jawani bhaye na
mohe mera bachpana

Day #40, Song #120

And now for the last song of the 1948 M Sadiq movie Kajal starring Suraiya and Jayant.

The songs penned by DN Madhok and Shakeel Badayuni were composed by Ghulam Mohammad who was eight years elder to Naushad but was learning as understudy to the latter. And that accounts for Shakeel also writing these songs.

This song was sung by Shamshad Begum who had more than 1200 songs to her credit.

Please enjoy: Sawan ke din aaye balma…

sawan ke din aaye balma
sawan ke din aaye hai
sawan ke din aaye balma
sawan ke din aaye
tu jaldi jaldi aaja
kale kale badal chaye hai
tu jaldi jaldi aaja
kale kale badal chaye hai
sawan ke din aaye balma
sawan ke din aaye hai

sun mere balam dil ki sunau baat
kate na raat hamari, raat hamari
sun mere balam dil ki sunau baat
kate na raat hamari, raat hamari
ghadi ghadi karwat badlu sataye
yaad tumhari, yaad tumhari ho
ghadi ghadi karwat badlu sataye
yaad tumhari, yaad tumhari
mere dil ka panchi shor machaye
chain na paye, haye
tu jaldi jaldi aaja
kale kale badal chaye hai
tu jaldi jaldi aaja
kale kale badal chaye hai
sawan ke din aaye balma
sawan ke din aaye hai

jab umad umad ke kale kale
badarwa aate hai
jab umad umad ke kale kale
badarwa aate hai
hum sune dil ko tham tham ke
roye roye jate hai
hum sune dil ko tham tham ke
roye roye jate hai
chale gaye jane wale
ye karam jali kit jaye re
tu jaldi jaldi aaja
kale kale badal chaye hai
tu jaldi jaldi aaja
kale kale badal chaye hai
sawan ke din aaye balma
sawan ke din aaye hai
sawan ke din aaye balma
sawan ke din aaye hai

Day #41, Song #121
Chanda ki chandni hai mauj hai

We begin the 41st Day with 1948 movie Chanda Ki Chandni starring Jairaj and E Billimoria. Dwarka Khosla directed the movie.

Gyan Dutt composed the following songs penned by DN Madhok. In the film’s poster I saw that his name was written as simply Madhok.

1. Chanda Ki Chandni Hai Mauj Hai Geeta Dutt
2. Humko Bhula Diya To Yaad Meri Bhulao To Janu Geeta Dutt
3. Ulfat Ke Dard Ka Kabhi Maza Lo Geeta Dutt
4. O Jaadugar Kahe Tihari Geeta Dutt
5. To Bin Hamar Piya Re Sulochana Kadam
6. Jab Kaali Kaali Raate Hongi Geeta Dutt
7. Jab Teri Yaad Aati Hai Geeta Dutt
8. Kaali Kaali Raat Hai Geeta Dutt
9. Piya Bagho Me Papiha Bole Geeta Dutt

Lets listen to the title songs of the movie sung by Geeta Dutt. In this movie, to a young Geeta Dutt (18 years old), Gyan Dutt gave her seven solos to sing and Gyan Dutt was a name to reckon during those days.

Please enjoy: Chanda ki chandni hai mauj hai…

chanda ki chandani hai, mauj hai bahar hai
aan milo balamwa rat majedar hai
aan milo balamwa rat majedar hai
chanda ki chandani hai,mauj hai bahar hai
aan milo balamwa rat majedar hai
aan milo balamwa rat majedar hai

kahi jhurmuth hai sitaro ka, kahi nazar favvaro ka
magar hai hal bura, magar hai hal bura
haye tere do naino ke maro ka, magar hai hal bura haye
tere do naino ke maro ka
tumko ho na ho hamse hamko tumse pyar hai
aan milo balamwa rat majedar hai
chanda ki chandani hai,mauj hai bahar hai
aan milo balamwa rat majedar hai

oji ek tara mohe ankhiya mare, ankhiya mare
aa more sajan ko samjha re, chale bhi aao ke hai
rat gujarne ko kinare
tumko ho na ho hamse hamko tumse pyar hai
aan milo balamwa rat majedar hai
chanda ki chandani hai,mauj hai bahar hai
aan milo balamwa rat majedar hai
aan milo balamwa rat majedar hai

Day #41, Song #122
Maine dekhi jag ki reet meet sab jhoote padh gaye

Barsaat Ki Ek Raat was his next and last movie in 1948.

The movie was directed by G Singh and starred Pran and Begum Parveen.

Following songs penned by DN Madhok, Shaukat Tanvi and Mulkraj Bhakri were composed by Ghulam Haider:

1. Aankh Mila Le Koi Re
2. Duniya-E-Aarzoo Mita Kar Chale Gaye
3. Kismat Bigad Gayi
4. O Maahi Maahi
5. Phir Barsan Lage Naina Matwale
6. Seene Me Tadapta Hua
7. Aayi Re Sakhi Aayi Re
8. Ghata Kaali Kaali Chayi
9. Mere Man Ko Hai Aas
10. O Pardesi Baalma
11. Rimjhim Bundaniya Barsan
12. Tumne Hamari Ek Na Maani

We shall skip all.

Sunehre Din was his first movie in the year 1949, the 18th year of his career.

With this movie we have Raj Kapoor on the scene with Nigar Sultana. Satish Nigam was the one who directed the movie.

Gyan Dutt, a major music director with Ranjit Moviestone (most of the movies were made by this production company during those days) composed following songs penned by DN Madhok, Shewan Rizvi and Shekar (DN Madhok wrote half of them):

1. Maine dekhi jag ki reet.
2. Baharon ne jise chheda hai.
3. Dil do nainon mein.
4. Dil lagakar unse yaaro.
5. Tum sang akhiyan mila ke.
6. Jiya ka diya piya tim tim hoye.
7. Umangon ke din beete jaayen.
8. Lo ji sun lo tumse kehte hain.
9. Hum mast dilon ko lekar.
10. Thandi thandi hawa jo aaye.

We shall be taking up quite a few of these songs.

Today, though, there are only two slots left and we shall take up the first two.

To start with lets take up a duet sung by Mukesh and Shamshad Begum.

Please enjoy: Maine dekhi jag ki reet meet sab jhoote padh gaye…

maine dekhi jag ki rit mit sab juthe pad gaye
mera balam itna dosh ke tum sang naina lad gaye
mit sab juthe pad gaye
mera balam itna dosh ke tum sang naina lad gaye
mit sab juthe pad gaye
maine dekhi jag ki rit mit sab juthe pad gaye

rasiya sataye hame ab jan jan ke
bada dukh paya maine dil ka kaha man ke
rasiya sataye hame ab jan jan ke
bada dukh paya maine dil ka kaha man ke
teri meri prit purani re balam kahe ko bigad gaye
mit sab juthe pad gaye
teri meri prit purani re balam kahe ko bigad gaye
mit sab juthe pad gaye
maine dekhi jag ki rit mit sab jhuthe pad gaye

ek dil dukh zamane bhar ke haye re zamane bhar ke
hum to bharoshe re rasiya bas hai tumhare dar ke
mere bhole bhale dil pe sajan kya jadu kar gaye
mit sab juthe pad gaye
mere bhole bhale dil pe sajan kya jadu kar gaye
mit sab juthe pad gaye
maine dekhi jag ki rit mit sab jhuthe pad gaye

aaye bhi wo gaye bhi, aaye bhi wo gaye bhi
mere dil ki rah gayi dil me na ki ji bhar ke batiya
gujari ro ro ke ratiya
mere dil ki rah gayi dil me na ki ji bhar ke batiya
gujari ro ro ke ratiya
ab jiya pukare aaja, ab jiya pukare aaja
aaja do naina bhar gaye mit sab jhuthe pad gaye
maine dekhi jag ki rit mit sab jhuthe pad gaye
mera balam itna dosh ke tum sang naina lad gaye
mit sab jhuthe pad gaye
maine dekhi jag ki rit mit sab jhuthe pad gaye

Day #41, Song #123
Dil do nainon mein bura hua ya bhala hula

We just started taking up songs of the 1948 Satish Nigam movie Sunehre Din starring Raj Kapoor and Nigar Sultana. Gyan Dutt composed ten beautiful songs in the movie and we took up a duet between Mukesh and Shamshad Begum.

We could have taken up the best song of the movie sung by Mukesh for Raj Kapoor: Baharon ne jise chheda hai but it was penned by Shewan Rizvi.

Hence lets take up this beautiful duet between Mukesh and Surinder Kaur.

Please enjoy: Dil do nainon mein bura hua ya bhala hula…

dil do naino me kho gaya
bura hua ya bhala hua
jo hona tha so ho gaya
bura hua ya bhala hua

maine dil se kaha ye ulfat hai
dushvar hai ulfat ki rahe
maine dil se kaha jhutha jag hai
jhuthe jag ki jhuthi chahe
maine dil se kaha ye ulfat hai
dushvar hai ulfat ki rahe
maine dil se kaha jhutha jag hai
jhuthe jag ki jhuthi chahe
dil phir bhi tumhara ho gaya
bura hua ya bhala hua
dil do naino me bura hua ya bhala hua

jag bana hai jab se tumhi kaho
kisne dil dekar sukh paya
jag bana hai jab se tumhi kaho
is husn ne kise na thukraya
jag bana hai jab se tumhi kaho
kisne dil dekar sukh paya
jag bana hai jabase tumhi kaho
is husn ne kise na thukraya
dil phir bhi tumhara ho gaya
bura hua ya bhala hua
dil do naino me bura hua ya bhala hua

Day #42, Song #124
Badal ghir aaye rimjhim pani barse

Today we shall be completing six weeks with DN Madhok, among the first generation of Hindi films lyricists.

I have already given you what I think are 123 of his best songs from a total of 695 songs in 74 movies. We are in the year 1949, that is, 19th year of his glorious career that started with his writing 29 songs for his first movie Radhey Shyam in 1932.

His next movie in 1949 was Karwat; a Prakash and BR Chopra movie starring Geeta Nizami, Bhagwan and Jeevan.

Hansraj Behl composed the following songs penned by DN Madhok:

1. Badal ghir aaye rimjhim pani barse.
2. Ik rog laga baithi main karke haay.

The other ten songs of the movie were penned by Saifuddin Saif, BR Sharma, Pardes and Saraswati Kumar Deepak.

The first song is a beautiful duet between Geeta Dutt and Asha Bhosle.

Please enjoy: Badal ghir aaye rimjhim pani barse…

o badal ghir aaye
o badal ghir aaye
rimjhim pani barse, jiya mora tarse
jiya mora tarse
tum desh paraye, tum desh paraye
o badal ghir aaye
o badal ghir aaye

phir chhed gayi lo mast hawaye
ye mast hawaye
nanhi nanhi godaniya
birha agni ko aur badhaye
haye aur badhaye
is suni sejariyaa aa aa
dekh jiya ghabraye, tum desh paraye
o badal ghir aaye
o badal ghir aaye
rimjhim pani barse, jiya mora tarse
jiya mora tarse
tum desh paraye, tum desh paraye
o badal ghir aaye
o badal ghir aaye

Day #42, Song #125
Kah do hamen na beqraar kare

That brings us to the year 1950 and the first movie with DN Madhok’s songs was Wafa.

It was a JP Advani movie starring Karan Dewan, Nimmi, Yaqub, Gope, I S Johar, Gulab, Shyam, and Bipin Gupta.

Bulo C Rani and Vinod composed 11 songs for the movie. Only three were penned by DN Madhok. The others were by Hasrat Jaipuri, Aziz Kashmiri and Behzad Lakhnawi.

Here are the three songs of DN Madhok:

1. Ram ji duhai hai.
2. Sun kar gaye Sham hamari.
3. Gehri gehri nindiya mein.

We shall skip all.

Sabak was his next movie in 1950.

It was an M Sadiq movie starring Karan Dewan, Munawar Sultana, Om Parkesh, Jagirdar, and Jillo.

Alla Rakha Qureshi composed following songs penned by DN Madhok:

1. More Nain Baavare Chham Chham Nir Bahaaye Surinder Kaur
2. Dil Me Shama Jale Tere Intzar Ki Asha Bhosle
3. Aa Ja O Jane Wale Mohammed Rafi
4. Jhank Jharoke Se Tu Mehlo Wale Surinder Kaur, Mohammed Rafi
5. Aahe Jo Mai Na Bharu Surinder Kaur
6. Kah Do Hame Na Bekarar Kare Surinder Kaur, Mohammed Rafi
7. Din Gaya Sham Aayi Surinder Kaur, Asha Bhosle
8. Ambua Ke Ped Suhaane Asha Bhosle, Premlata, Surinder Kaur
9. Ni Sa Ga Ma Pa (Sabak) G. M. Durrani
10. Agar Hansi Me Kabhi Mohammed Rafi, Surinder Kaur

We shall be taking up two songs: One a duet between Surinder Kaur and Mohammad Rafi (Song #6) and a solo by Surinder Kaur (Song #1).

To start with, please enjoy: Kah do hamen na beqraar kare…

kah do hame na bekarar kare
wo jise mera dil pyar kare
wo jise mera dil pyar kare
kah do hame na bekarar kare
wo jise mera dil pyar kare

ghadi ghadi panghat pe aau
bhari gaagri bhar le jau
ghadi ghadi panghat pe aau
bhari gaagri bhar le jau
ghar me badnam bar bar kare
ghar me badnam bar bar kare
wo jise mera dil
wo jise mera dil pyar kare
kah do hame ka bekarar kare
wo jise mera dil pyar kare

dard ke badle dard liya hai
dil ka sauda dil se kiya hai
dard ke badle dard liya hai
dil ka sauda dil se kiya hai
dagre chalat takrar kare
dagre chalat takrar kare
wo jise mera dil
wo jise mera dil pyar kare
kah do hame na bekarar kare
wo jise mera dil pyar kare

lagan lagana kasam nibhana
jal jana jane parwana
lagan lagana kasam nibhana
jal jana jane parwana
aiso pe kaun etbar kare
aiso pe kaun etbar kare
wo jise mera dil
wo jise mera dil pyar kare
kah do hame na bekarar kare
wo jise mera dil pyar kare

Day #42, Song #126
More nain baavare chham chham neer bahayen

I promised you two songs from the 1950 M Sadiq movie Sabak starring Karan Dewan and Munawwar Sultana. The first one that I gave you was a beautiful duet between Surinder Kaur and Mohammad Rafi.

Here is now Surinder Kaur’s solo.

It is a beautiful one and I know you will like it.

Please enjoy: More nain baavare chham chham neer bahayen…

more nain baawre
more nain baawre chham-chham nir bahaaye
tum ho dur sajanva ham dukh kise sunaaye
more nain baawre

kaahe ko dekho hame tum ghur-ghur ke
kaahe ko dekho hame tum ghur-ghur ke
bas ki nahi kuchh mujh majbur ke
bas ki nahi kuchh mujh majbur ke
maangu yahi duaaye, maangu yahi duaaye
hame lag jaaye aah kisi ki ham mar jaaye
more nain baawre
more nain baawre chham-chham nir bahaaye
tum ho dur sajanva ham dukh kise sunaaye
more nain baawre

pyaar ki laaj tore haath more saiyaa re
pyaar ki laaj tore haath more saiyaa re
jag me hansaai na ho padu tore paiyaan re
jag me hansaai na ho padu tore paiyaan re
itni araj gujaaru, itni araj gujaaru
kisi bahaane mil jaana din bite jaaye
more nain baawre
more nain baawre chham-chham nir bahaaye
tum ho dur sajanva ham dukh kise sunaaye
more nain baawre

Day #43, Song #127
Aa jaa O jaane wale

Before we move on to his next movie in the year 1950, I want to give you one more song from the 1950 M Sadiq movie Sabak starring Karan Dewan and Munawar Sultana.

This was sung by Mohammad Rafi.

Please enjoy: Aa jaa O jaane wale…

aaja aaja
aaja aaja o janewale
ye dil ki dunia tumhe bulaye
kuch to kah jao mere dil se
ki dil tadap ke na baith jaye
aaja aaja

jo sair sawan ki chahte ho
bichi hai kadmo me meri aankhe
jo sair sawan ki chahte ho
bichi hai kadmo me meri aankhe
jaha tadap kar
jaha tadap kar har ek hasrat
umad ke aaye baras ke jaye
jaha tadap kar har ek hasrat
umad ke aaye baras ke jaye
aaja aaja

lo aaj ham tumse kah rahe hai
ki hum tumhare bagair kya hai
lo aaj ham tumse kah rahe hai
ki hum tumhare bagair kya hai
ki jaise tuta
ki jaise tuta hua sitara
idhar se aaye udhar ko jaye
ki jaise tuta hua sitara
idhar se aaye udhar ko jaye
aaja aaja o

Day #43, Song #128
Mera nanha naazuk dil baalma

We move on to his next movie in 1950: Raj Rani. It was a Satish Nigam movie starring Rehman, Meena, Shashikala, Sohan, Usha Kiran, and Cuckoo.

Hansraj Behl composed following songs penned by DN Madhok:

1. Dharti Hamari Pe Tu Nit Nit Surinder Kaur
2. Bhanwra Beiman Gaye Mohabbat Lata Mangeshkar
3. Lo Pakdo Pakdo Sajanwa Mohammed Rafi, Shamshad Begum
4. O Nargis Ne Aankh Kholi Shamshad Begum
5. Mera Nanha Naazuk Dil Baalma Surinder Kaur
6. Mai Chun Chun Layi Shamshad Begum
7. Na Dil Lage Phulo Me Lata Mangeshkar

The one sung by Surinder Kaur is a beautiful number and she sang it well too.

Please enjoy: Mera nanha naazuk dil baalma…

mera nanha nazuk dil balma todna na
mera nanha nazuk dil balma todna na
meri biyan pakd kar saiya dekho ji chodna na
mera nanha ho mera nanha nazuk dil balma todna na

bada bura hai lagega tut jana
jiya ka tut jana kisi ka ruth jana
bada bura hai lagega tut jana
jiya ka tut jana kisi ka ruth jana
main to marungi roye roye phirungi main khoye khoye
dundaa karungi maut ka hila bahana
main to marugi roi roi firugi main khoi khoi
dundaa karungi maut ka hila bahana
vinti hai balm mar jayenge ham mukh modna na
mera nanha ho mera nanha nazuk dil balma todna na

ham log muhabat wale bade hai bhole bhale o mere matwale
ham log muhabat wale bade hai bhole bhale o mere matwale
dekho dekho jo saja na dena dil ki haye na lena
kar diya hai dil tere hawale
dekho dekho jo saja na dena dil ki haye na lena
kar diya hai dil tere hawale
vinti hai balm mar jayenge ham mukh modna na
mera nanha ho mera nanha nazuk dil balma todna na
meri biyan pakd kar saiya dekho ji chodna na
mera nanha ho mera nanha nazuk dil balma todna na

Day #43, Song #129
Na thamate hain aansu

For the next movie in 1950: Meena Bazaar, he paired with Husnlal Bhagatram, the first music duo in Hindi films. There were 13 songs in the movie; 12 were penned by Qamar Jalalabadi and DN Madhok wrote only one. But, that is a beautiful song.

Day #44, Song #130
Mast hawayon mein thandi thandi chhanv mein

Man Ka Meet was his next movie in 1950, a Ratilal Hemchand Punatar movie starring Nirupa Roy and Manhar Desai.

Sardul Kwatra composed nine songs for the movie and as was the case with last movie Meena Bazaar, DN Madhok wrote only one: Bhulane wale bhulane se bhi.

Khiladi was the next movie in 1950. Once again, DN Madhok wrote only four out of 11 songs of the movie; the others having been penned by Rajinder Krishan and Nakshab Jarchvi.

All songs were composed by Hansraj Behl. Here are the songs penned by DN Madhok:

1. Mast hawayon mein thandi thandi chhanv mein.
2. Ji bharke mohabbat karle.
3. Ye kaali kaali zulfon.
4. Ye teekhi nainon wale.

The first one is a beautiful song sung by Suraiya.

Please enjoy: Mast hawayon mein thandi thandi chhanv mein…

mast hawao me thandi thandi chaav me
mera dil bole anokhi boliya
hoye mera dil bole anokhi boliya
mast hawao me thandi thandi chaav me
mera dil bole anokhi boliya
hoye mera dil bole anokhi boliya

kabhi kahe tu le chal mujhe
waha jaha nit ki jawani ho
kabhi kahe tu le chal mujhe
waha jaha nit ki jawani ho
na ho subah na ho sham
o jaha nit ki raat suhani ho
jaha nit ki raat suhani ho
jaha main hu wo ho, aur taaro ki toliya
mere dil
mera dil bole anokhi boliya
hoye mera dil bole anokhi boliya
mast hawao me thandi thandi chaav me
mera dil bole anokhi boliya
hoye mera dil bole anokhi boliya

jiya kahe piya ko leke chhup chhup jayenge
kale kale baadlo ki oat
kale kale baadlo ki oat
honth ki duniya se dur dur haye re
jaha dil wale pade hai majbur
haye re
jaha dil wale pade hai majbur
phir janam janam ki pyas mitegi
phir janam janam ki pyas mitegi
bhar lenge dono hum dilo ki jholiya
mera dil
mera dil bole anokhi boliya
hoye mera dil bole anokhi boliya
mast hawao me thandi thandi chaav me
mera dil bole anokhi boliya
hoye mera dil bole anokhi boliya

I hope you liked my choice of songs for Part V.

Please await songs of Part VI.

As with all posts on Lyricists, these posts are a compilation of my daily posts on my Facebook page Lyrical.

I hope you liked my choice of songs for Part II.

Lets begin taking up songs for Part III.

Day #19, Song #55
Din suna suraj bin

Yesterday, we took up three songs out of four that DN Madhok wrote for the 1943 Jayant Desai movie Tansen starring KL saigal in the title role with Khursheed Bano as Tani, his beloved.

Pandit Indra wrote nine other songs and those too are very nice including Diya jalao in Raag Deepak and Baraso re in Raag Megh Malhar.

Here is the last of the four songs penned by DN Madhok and composed by Khemchand Prakash.

Please enjoy KL Saigal singing: Din suna suraj bin…

Day #19, Song #56
Subah hui aur panchhi jaage

That brings us to the year 1944, the 13th year of DN Madhok’s career.

His first movie was Daasi, a Hiren Bose movie starring Najam, Ragini, Gyani, Omprakash, and Khairati.

Pandit Amarnath composed the following of his songs:

1. Subah hui aur panchhi jaage.
2. Wo din yaad karo.
3. Dekha karo Bhagwan.
4. Khamosh nigahen ye sunaati hain kahani.
5. Dhan ke khet mein na jayo mere raja.
6. Jao sajan harjai harjai balam mujhe chhedo na.
7. Kabhi le chal tu jamuna ke paar.
8. Mil ke bichhad mat jaana.
9. Tatein na rahi wo na rahe din.
10. Meri aarzoo dekh kya chahta hoon.
11. Ghar baar ujada.
12. Ho rasiya ho kabhi le chal tu.

We shall take up the first two sung by Zeenat Begum.

Zeenat Begum, a courtesan and a classical singer was the discovery of Pandit Amarnath but not in this movie. It was in the year 1942 that he found her. The first Hindi movie in which she sang was Nishani, a 1942 movie.

She migrated to Bombay from Lahore in 1944, the same year when this movie was released with her songs.

Please enjoy: Subah hui aur panchhi jaage…

subah hui aur panchi jaage chog chugan ko bhage
subah hui aur panchi jaage chog chugan ko bhage
tu bhi ghar ko aaja re mohan nain khojne laage
subah hui

dahi bilou soch soch khush hou
dahi bilou soch soch khush hou
abhi to aake sher sunake
abhi to aake sher sunake makhan mujhse mange
subah hui
subah hui aur panchi jaage chog chugan ko bhage
tu bhi ghar ko aaja re mohan nain khojne laage
subah hui

din chadh aaya man mohan nahi aaya
din chadh aaya man mohan nahi aaya
le matki mai chali khojne
le matki mai chali khojne pag piche man aage
subah hui
subah hui aur panchi jaage chog chugan ko bhage
tu bhi ghar ko aaja re mohan nain khojne laage
subah hui

Day #19, Song #57
Wo din yaad karo

The year 1944 is very important in the career of DN Madhok as we shall be taking up the most melodious songs of the movie Rattan.

However, before that we started with Hiren Bose movie Daasi starring Najam, Ragini, Gyani, Omprakash, and Khairati.

Pandit Amarnath, who had discovered Zeenat begum, a courtesan and classical singer, made her sing many songs in the movie and we took up one of them. She migrated fromLahore to Bombay in 1944 and back to Lahore in 1951.

The second song by her and the last one tonight is this.

Please enjoy: Wo din yaad karo…

wo din yaad karo wo din yaad karo
wo din yaad karo wo din yaad karo
gaav ki tori rasiya khai gaav ki tori rasiya khai
hatho me gopiya lekar aayi hatho me gopiya lekar aayi
aankh se aankh milai aankh se aankh milai
wo din yad karo wo din yad karo
wo din yad karo wo din yad karo

yad karo wo sapna pyara hatho me hath tha tumhara
yad karo wo sapna pyara hatho me hath tha tumhara
ab mera kaun sahara ab mera kaun sahara
wo din yad karo wo din yad karo
wo din yad karo wo din yad karo

der bhai der bhai ghar aao balma
har gaye hai ro ro ke amma
tumko hamari kasam tumko hamari kasam
wo din yad karo wo din yad karo
wo din yad karo wo din yad karo

Day #20, Song #58
Hua savera preetam mera

His next movie in 1944 was Geet; another Abdul Rashid Kardar movie but this time produced by him and directed by SU Sunny.

The movie starred Shahu Modak, Nirmala Devi, Aamir Ali, Shakir Ali and Chandabai.

Once again Naushad composed DN Madhok’s songs:

1. Hua Savera Preetam Mera Amirbai Karnataki
2. Bedard Zamana Are Shahu Modak
3. Chand Khila Tare Muskaye
4. Kab Aag Mohabbat Ki Bhujaye Se
5. Mai To Piya Ki Joganiya Hu
6. Saaqi Saaqi Dil Bujh Hi Gayaa Hai Sine Men Zohrabai Ambalewali
7. Bedard Zamana Are (Version 2) Shahu Modak
8. Jao Ji Jao
9. Mai Akeli Raja Aa Ja
10. O Aag Laga Ke Bhaag Gaye Shahu Modak

To start with, let’s listen to Amirbai Karnataki.

Please enjoy: Hua savera preetam mera…

huaa savera preetam mera
huaa savera preetam mera
yaad teri ne ghera mohe ghera
yaad teri ne ghera mohe ghera

mast hawaye aayi jholiyo me
bhar laayi khushbu
mast hawaye aayi jholiyo me
bhar laayi khushbu
aam pe paphiya bole
aam pe paphiya bole
pihu re pihu bol khusbu

sone wale nind ke matwale jag
sone wale nind ke matwale jag
mahak utha ghar tera
mahak utha ghar tera
huaa savera preetam mera
yaad teri ne ghera mohe ghera

kaliyo ne ankhiya kholi
kuch boli bol kar doli
kaliyo ne ankhiya kholi
kuch boli bol kar doli
bhawra fir jhum jhum aaye
bhawra fir jhum jhum aaye
kuch lahar gun gunaye
kali kali ko sunaye
kuch lahar gun gunaye
kali kali ko sunaye
aane jani si jawani teri hai
aane jani si jawani teri hai
pani joban tera
pani joban tera
huaa savera preetam mera
yaad teri ne ghera mohe ghera
huaa savera preetam mera

Day #20, Song #59
Saaqi saaqi dil bujh hi gaya hai seene mein

We just took up a song sung by Amirbai Karnataki on the lyrics of Deena Nath Madhok and composition of Naushad for the 1944 AR Kardar production and directed by SU Sunny.

Amirbai Karnataki needs no introduction. She had been singing DN Madhok songs for a number of years. However, Devika Rani’s Bombay Talkies production of 1943: Kismet’s songs really made her very popular.

Of course, the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi made her very famous for adoring her Vaishnav jan to tene kahiye. He adopted the song as his favourite hymn.

The second song that I have selected for you was sung by Zohrabai Ambalewali; this being the first time she sang DN Madhok’s lyrics.

We are still one movie away from 1944 movie Rattan when she would sing Akhiyan milake jiya bharmake that I selected as one of the songs that tugs at your emotions.

Even though she was 12 years younger to Amirbai Karnataki she is counted amongst the first generation of playback singers including Amirbai Karnataki, Shamshad Begum and Rajkumari Dubey.

Please enjoy Zohrabai Ambalewali singing: Saaqi saaqi dil bujh hi gaya hai seene mein…

saaqi saaqi
dil bujh hi gayaa hai sine me
kuchh lutf nahi ab jine me
saaqi saaqi

saaqi tere jaam wo jaam nahi
kyaa rakhaa hai ab pine me
saaqi tere jaam wo jaam nahi
kyaa rakhaa hai ab pine me
saaqi saaqi

saaqi pahali si baat nahi
pahale din pahali raat nahi
jab teraa hi wo haath nahi
jab teraa hi wo haath nahi
kyaa rakhaa hai phir sine me
saaqi saaqi

ab saawan ke din bit gaye
ham haar gaye tum jit gaye
saaqi jab chhod ke mit gaye
saaqi jab chhod ke mit gaye
kuchh lutf nahi phir jine me
saaqi saaqi
dil bujh hi gayaa hai sine me
kuchh lutf nahi ab jine me
saaqi saaqi

Day #20, Song #60
Bedard zamana are

I gave you two songs from the 1944 SU Sunny movie (AR Kardar production) Geet; one each by Amirbai Karnataki and Zohrabai Ambalewali.

Here is a duet now between Nirmala Devi (actor Govinda’s mother) and Shahu Modak.

Shahu Modak was an actor singer who acted in many Hindi and Marathi movies. He played many mythological characters such as Krishna and Dnyaeshwar.

I have already given you songs from many movies with songs by DN Madhok such as Vasantysena, and Kanoon.

Please enjoy: Bedard zamana are…

bedard jamana are bedard jamana
mere dil ki duniya hai
tum duniya rachana
tum duniya rachana

do ek jalak kabhi ban ban ek dhare
roke hai jaise unki raho ke ishare
ham ishq ki baji kabhi jite kabhi hare
gate bhi rahe fir bhi mohabbat ka tarana
ye dil ki duniya hai
yaha dil dil na fasan
tum dil na lagana
rut kitni suhani hai
ghata jhumti hai
kuch dil ki tarah mast hawa jhumati hai
hansti hui kaliyo ke kadam chum rahi hai
aise me koi dard bhara geet sunana
mere dil ki duniya hai
tum duniya rachana
tum duniya rachana

biti hui rato ko jara fir se bhulakar
vo prem ki bate kabhi hanskar kabhi gakar
in mast nigaho ko
in mast nigaho ko
nigaho se milakar
ik teeer kalejhe pe aur chalana
dokhe ki ye duniya hai
yaha dil na lagana
tum dil na lagana

jinda hu apni kasame tamanna ke sahare
dube nahi ab tak meri aasha ke tare
ummid ke toofan mohabbat ke kinare
tum chaho to ho jayega mera bhi tikana
dokhe ki ye duniya hai
yaha dil na lagana
tum dil na lagana
bedard jamana are bedard jamana
dokhe ki ye duniya hai
yaha dil na lagana
tum dil na lagana

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Day #21, Song #61
Akhiyan milake jiya bharmake

Ladies and gentlemen: Happy Holi.

Today, we shall be completing three weeks with DN Madhok. And, on this auspicious occasion of Holi, we have M Sadiq’s 1944 movie Ratan starring Karan Dewan, Swarna Lata, Amir Bano, Basant Kumar, Chanda, Gulab, Manju, Badri Prasad, and Vasti.

This is one single movie that made many those associated with the movie popular.

To start with DN Madhok achieved new heights of lyrical excellence. Naushad the composer started getting fees as Music Director that no one had even heard of before. The movie launched in a huge manner the careers of lead cast Karan Dewan and Swaran Lata. Both Amirbai Karnataki and Zohrabai Ambalewali, amongst the first generation of playback singers got never before recognition.

Just one movie and see its achievements.

Here are the songs that DN Madhok penned and Naushad composed:

1. Ankhiya Mila Ke Jiya Bharma Ke Chale Nahi Jana Zohrabai Ambalewali
2. Sawan Ke Baadlo Unse Ye Ja Kaho Zohrabai Ambalewali, Karan Dewan
3. Aai Diwali Aai Diwali Zohrabai Ambalewali
4. Angdai Teri Hai Bahana Saaf Kah Do Hame
5. Jhuthe Hain Sab Sapane Suhaane
6. O Jaane Wale Balamwa Laut Ke Aa Amirbai Karnataki
7. Rum Jhum Barase Baadaravaa Zohrabai Ambalewali
8. Mil Ke Bichhad Gayi Ankhiya Amirbai Karnataki
9. Jab Tum Hi Chale Pardesh Karan Dewan
10. Pardesi Baalma Baadal Aaya Zohrabai Ambalewali

What a treat, you will tell me. What a treat, I shall answer in response.

This treat is going to continue for three days as I don’t know which one to leave out!

Lets start with Song #1. This was included by me as Song #16 under Songs that Tug at Your Emotions.

Please enjoy the write up and song: Akhiyan milake jiya bharmake….(You will know all that you need to know about the song, actors involved, movie etc if you click on the link.

Day #21, Song #62
Aayi diwali, aayi diwali

Happy Holi again.

Lets congratulate ourselves on our good luck that we have today arrived on the best movie in the career of DN Madhok and in the career of so many others associated with the movie.

From the ten songs of the movie, we have decided to take nine for three days.

If the first song tonight was given by me three years earlier in the Songs that Tug at Your Emotions, the second song was included by me as Song #100 on the day of Diwali in Raaga Based Song of the Day series.

Please enjoy the song and my write-up by clicking on the link.

Day #21, Song #63
Sawan ke baadlo unse ye jaa kaho

Happy Holi for the last time tonight.

We have come to the last song of the 1944 M Sadiq movie Rattan starring Karan Dewan and Swaran Lata.

Naushad composed ten songs of DN Madhok for this movie and they became so popular that he started charging Rupees 25000 as his fees. During those days, that was one third of the production cost of the movie!

After listening to the songs, we know what gems these are.

The third song tonight is yet another favourite of mine. It was sung by Karan Dewan for himself and Zohrabai Ambalewali for Swaran Lata.

Please enjoy: Sawan ke baadlo unse ye jaa kaho…

sawan ke badlo unse ye ja kaho
sawan ke badlo unse ye ja kaho
takdir me yahi tha sajan mere
na ro sawan ke badlo

ghanghor ghatavo mat jhum ke aavo
ghanghor ghatavo mat jhum ke aavo
yaad unki satayegi tum jhum yaha na ho
sawan ke badlo

jis din se juda hum hai
aankhe meri purnam hai
aankhe meri purnam hai
jis din se juda hum hai
aankhe meri purnam hai
aankhe meri purnam hai
ro-ro ke mai mar jau dukh teri daya ko
sawan ke badlo

chedo na hame aake barso kahi aur jake
barso kahi aur jake chedo na hame aake
barso kahi aur jake barso kahi aur jake
wo din na rahe apne rate na rahi wo
sawan ke badlo
sawan ke badlo unse ye ja kaho

Day #22, Song #64
Rumjhum barse baadarva

Second day of taking up songs of the 1944 M Sadiq movie Rattan. There were ten songs of DN Madhok that were composed by Naushad Ali. We took up three on the first day:

1. Akhiyan milake jiya bharmake sung by Zohrabai Ambalewali.
2. Ayi diwali ayi diwali sung by Zohrabai Ambalewali.
3. Sawan ke badlo unse ye jaa kaho sung by Zohrabai Ambalewali and Karan Dewan.

Lets take up the fourth song also sung by Zohrabai Ambalewali.

Please enjoy: Rumjhum barse baadarva…

rum jhum barse badarva, mast hawaye aayi
piya ghar aaja aaja, piya ghar aaja
rum jhum barse badarva, mast hawaye aayi
piya ghar aaja aaja, piya ghar aaja

kale kale badal ghir ghir aa gaye aa gaye
aise me tum jake julamva cha gaye, cha gaye
savan kaise bite re mai kaha tum kaha
ho more raja aaja, ho more raja
rum jhum barse badarva, mast hawaye aayi
piya ghar aaja aaja, piya ghar aaja

mujh birahan ke hal pe badal rote hai, rote hai
balam hamre ankh mund kar sote hai, sote hai
hamako nind na aaye re, yad sataye tori
mukh dikhalaja aaja, mukh dikhalaja
rum jhum barse badarva, mast hawaye aayi
piya ghar aaja aaja, piya ghar aaja

ka karu aiso se ulfat ho gai, ho gai
unke mast alst nain me kho gai, kho gai
pyase dono nainanava, pyasa joban mora
mori kasam aaja aaja, mori kasam aaja
ho rum jhum barse badarva, mast hawaye aayi
piya ghar aaja aaja, piya ghar aaja

Day #22, Song #65
Jab tum hi chale pardes

Today is the second day when you are enjoying the songs of 1944 M Sadiq (Kardar Production) movie Rattan starring Karan Dewan and Swarnalata.

It is high time you learn what the movie was all about:

“Govind (Karan Dewan) and Gauri (Swarnalata) have grown up together as best friends, but it is obvious that they are in love. However, there is a clash of castes as Govind is a Bania while Gauri is a Rajput. An old woman, Gangu, is particularly against their love, and suggests that Gauri marry Gangu’s own brother, Rattan. In the blink of an eye, Gauri and Rattan are married. But Rattan begins to feel guilty of ruining Gauri’s life; a girl about half his age, in love with another man.”

Here is the fifth song. This was sung by Karan Dewan for himself.

Please enjoy: Jab tum hi chale pardes…

jab tum hi chale pardesh
laga kar thesh o pritam pyara
dunia me kaun hamara
jab tum hi chale pardesh
laga kar thesh o pritam pyara
dunia me kaun hamara

jab badal ghir ghir aayenge
bite din yad dilayenge
jab badal ghir ghir aayenge
bite din yad dilayenge
phir tum hi kaho kit jaye nasib mara
dunia me kaun hamara
phir tum hi kaho kit jaye nasibo mara
dunia me kaun hamara
jab tum hi chale pardesh
laga kar thesh o pritam pyara
dunia me kaun hamara

aankho se pani bahta hai
dil ro ro ro kar ye kahta hai
aankho se pani bahta hai
dil ro ro ro kar ye kahta hai
jab tum hi ne sajan hamse kiya kinara
dunia me kaun hamara
jab tum hi ne sajan hamse kiya kinara
dunia me kaun hamara
jab tum hi chale pardesh
laga kar thesh o pritam pyara
dunia me kaun hamara
jab tum hi chale pardesh
laga kar thesh o pritam pyara
dunia me kaun hamara

Day #22, Song #66
O jaanewale balamwa laut ke aa

On the second day of taking up songs of the 1944 M Sadiq movie Rattan starring Karan Dewan and Swarnalata, we are on to the sixth song and hence on to the last of the three tonight.

This was sung by Amirbai Karnataki and Shyam Kumar for Azurie and Krishna Kumar.

Please enjoy: O jaanewale balamwa laut ke aa…

o jane wale balamwa laut ke aa laut ke aa
ja mai na tera balamwa bewafa bewafa
o jane wale balamwa laut ke aa laut ke aa
ja mai na tera balamwa bewafa bewafa

tere bin mera jiya lage na kahi bhi piya
haye lage na yad nahi chode teri
dunia andheri meri ab jau kaha
dil ko le sarka hai dard piya laut ke aa laut ke aa
dil ko le sarka hai dard piya laut ke aa laut ke aa
o jane wale balamwa laut ke aa laut ke aa
ja mai na tera balamwa bewafa bewafa

ghadi ghadi panghat pe aana
jhuth muth ki preet jatana
phir aur kisi se aanhk mila kar jana mujhe yad hai
jhutho se kahe bolu ja ri ja bewafa bewafa
jhutho se kahe bolu ja ri ja bewafa bewafa
o jane wale balamwa laut ke aa laut ke aa
ja mai na tera balamwa bewafa bewafa

Day #23, Song #67
Angdai teri hai bahana saaf keh do hamen

How well Deena Nath Madhok did can be viewed from the statistics so far: Starting with his career in 1932 with the movie Radhy Shyam (one year after the first talkie Alam Ara came on the Indian scene), we have gone through 332 songs from 33 movies and already I have given you 66 and with today’s songs I would have given you 69!

In the 13th year of his career, we came across M Sadiq’s (AR Kardar production) 1944 movie Rattan starring Karan Dewan and Swarnalata and I decided to do something rare: I am giving you nine out of the ten songs of the movie penned by him and composed by Naushad Ali.

My selection of next song from the movie is a song sung by Manju.

Manju Gupta acted as bhabhi to Swarnalata as Gauri after Gauri is married to an old man Rattan (Manju’s brother) because a Rajput (Gauri) shouldn’t be marrying a Bania (Karan Dewan).

Rattan, of course, is a good man. He doesn’t consummate the marriage because he feels that she deserves someone much younger than he. Gauri and Rattan remain awake. Manju, misunderstands Gauri’s yawn because of her sleeplessness and misery and sings this song; a highly insensitive song.

Hats off to DN Madhok and Naushad to have thought of this to accentuate Gauri’s extreme sadness.

Truly, if you ask me as to why am I giving you nine out of ten songs of the movie, it is because the songs are not because of the movie; the movie is because of the songs! This is what DN Madhok and Naushad were able to do.

You would rarely find a movie that has a story being carried forward because of songs.

Please enjoy Manju singing: Angdai teri hai bahana saaf keh do hamen…

angdayi teri hai bahana saaf kah do hame ke
jana jana
angdayi teri hai bahana saaf kah do hame ke
jana jana

teri uthti jawani pukare tera joban kisi ko lalkare
teri uthti jawani pukare tera joban kisi ko lalkare
dil ki dhak dhak dil ki dhak dhak ye kah rahi hai
chori chori balam yaha ana chori chori
balam yaha ana
dil ki dhak dhak ye kah rahi hai
chori chori balam yaha ana chori chori
balamyaha ana
angdayi teri hai bahana saaf kah do hame ke
jana jana

man man me hame na galiya do lo
chali mai yaha se aji o o
man man me hame na galiya do lo
chali mai yaha se aji o o
koi kab tak koi kab tak aiso ke paas aye
jinke dil me auro ka ho thikana
koi kab tak aiso ke paas aye
jinke dil me auro ka ho thikana
angdayi teri hai bahana saaf kah do hame ke
jana jana

jhuthi nindiya ankho me cha gayi hai
yad piya pyare ki a rahi hai
jhuthi nindiya ankho me cha gayi hai
yad piya pyare ki a rahi hai
wo jo nas nas me wo jo nas nas me bas rahe hai
ye adaye unhe bhi dikhlana
wo jo nas nas me bas rahe hai
ye adaye unhe bhi dikhlana
angdayi teri hai bahana saaf kah do hame ke
jana jana
angdayi teri hai bahana saaf kah do hame ke
jana jana

Day #23, Song #68
Mil ke bichhad gayin akhiyan

I hope you are happily lapping up the songs of the 1944 M Sadiq movie (an AR Kardar production): Rattan.

Now the sad part: I shall be giving you only two more and I am sure, just like me, you will feel a void. However, the good news is that the next movie of DN Madhok: Pehle Aap also has songs composed by Naushad Ali. So cheer up!

Now let me tell you about the next song. If you listened to Ayi Diwali, you would have noticed that Karan Dewan as Govind visits her with sweets sent by her mother even though she is married to an old man Rattan.

Rattan’s people think of Karan Dewan as her brother from maika! Can you think of a greater irony?

Now, the sasural people, ask Gauri’s brother (!!) Govind to stay longer in their house. However, before returning, Govind has a sad meeting with him. Naturally, the very first thing she asks him is as to why he came to look her up when she had broken all contact with her maika. She had promised to go back to maika only after Govind too gets married!

He promises that if she was happily married, he to would. As he leaves, in a masterstroke by M Sadiq, DN Madhok and Naushad, they make a maalin sing in the voice of Amirbai Karnataki, to indirectly express Gauri’s feeling.

Being a sad song, this is a favourite with me.

Please enjoy Amirbai Karnataki singing: Mil ke bichhad gayin akhiyan….

mil ke bichad gayi ankhiya
haye rama mil ke bichad gayi ankhiya
mil ke bichad gayi ankhiya
haye rama mil ke bichad gayi ankhiya

mushkil se wo din bhulaye the hamne
phir aake cheda balam ne
mushkil se wo din bhulaye the hamne
phir aake cheda balam ne
phir se dhadak gayi chatiya
dhadak gayi chatiya
haye rama mil ke bichad gayi ankhiya
mil ke bichad gayi ankhiya
haye rama mil ke bichad gayi ankhiya

rote hai naina jiya talmalaye
jao koi unko laye
rote hai naina jiya talmalaye
jao koi unko laye
kaise bitau din ratiya
bitau din ratiya
haye rama mil ke bichad gayi ankhiya
mil ke bichad gayi ankhiya
haye rama mil ke bichad gayi ankhiya

Day #23, Song #69
Pardesi balama badal aaya

With the last song that I shared Milke bichhad gayin akhiyan, the cup of my sadness got full. It is overflowing now since we have come to the last song (the 9th one out of 10) being shared by me.

However, I had thought of it already (don’t I always?). So, I have kept a joyous song from the happy days between Swarnalata and Karan Dewan.

This too was sung by Zohrabai Ambalewali that makes me leave one comment for you: in those days of Shamshad Begum and Noor Jehan and Lata Mangeshkar, just think of what Naushad could achieve with Zohrabai Ambalewali, Karan Dewan, Manju and Amirbai Karnataki! Also, just think of M Sadiq and AR Kardar achieving with Karan Dewan and Swarnalata! They made a memorable movie with unheard of cast and singers and made all of them very popular.

Please enjoy Zohrabai Ambalewali singing: Pardesi balama badal aaya…

pardeshi balma badal aaya
pardeshi balma badal aaya
tere bin kachhu na bhaya ke jiya jaya
tere bin kachhu na bhaya ke jiya jaya
pardeshi balma badal aaya
pardeshi balma badal aaya

aise na beet jae balam jawaniya ho jawaniya
aavo tumhe sunae dil ki kahaniya ho kahaniya
dil raat din pukare haye aa ke jiya jaya
dil raat din pukare haye aa ke jiya jaya
pardeshi balma badal aaya
pardeshi balma badal aaya

nain bhar aayenge more jiya dole na ho dole na
bhul hai kisi se kabhi metha bol bolna bol bolna
rah rah ke teri yaad aaye aa ke jiya jaya
rah rah ke teri yaad aaye aa ke jiya jaya
pardeshi balma badal aaya
pardeshi balma badal aaya

garaj rahe badalwa bijali muskat hai muskat hai
aise me ruth ruth jana buri baat hai buri baat hai
fisle ye jiya tal malaya ke jiya jaya
fisle ye jiya tal malaya ke jiya jaya
pardeshi balma badal aaya
pardeshi balma badal aaya

Day #24, Song #70
Hindustan ke ham hain Hindustan hamara

We’ve had a veritable treat in the last three days in listening to nine songs of M Sadiq movie Rattan starring Karan Dewan and Swaranalata; the songs having been composed by Naushad who had, by this time, emerged as the best Music Director in Hindi films.

Pahle Aap was the next movie in 1944, an AR Kardar movie starring Shamim, Wasti and Jeevan.

Naushad, yet another time, composed following songs penned by DN Madhok:

1. Hindustan Ke Hum Hai Hindustan Hamara Mohammed Rafi
2. Tum Dilli Me Mai Aagre Me Mohammed Rafi
3. Bekabar Jaag Zaraa Kisaki Aulaad Hai Tu Mohammed Rafi
4. More Saiyya Ji Ne Bheji Chunri Zohrabai Ambalewali
5. Aankh Bhar Aayi Zohrabai Ambalewali
6. Tore Naina Me Jiya Kho Gaya Zohrabai Ambalewali
7. Ek Bar Unhe Mila De Phir Meri Tauba Maula Mohammed Rafi
8. Kale Kale Badal Aaye Zohrabai Ambalewali
9. Dil Me Aag Lagane Wale Zohrabai Ambalewali
10. Aa Jaa Kahi Door Chale Zohrabai Ambalewali
11. Bekhabar Jag Zara (Part 2)

Now for the first time you would have noticed some of DN Madhok – Naushad Ali songs having been sung by Mohammad Rafi. Rafi’s first song was in the same year composed by Shyam Sunder for Gaon Ki Gori: Aji dil ho kaabu mein to dildar ki aisi taisi, a duet with GM Durrani.

Therefore, Hindustan ke ham hain Hindustan hamara was his first solo and first song with Naushad. Worth listening to.

Please enjoy: Hindustan ke ham hain Hindustan hamara…

hindustan ke hum hai hindustan hamara
hindu muslim dono ki aankho ka tara
hindustan ke hum hai hindustan hamara
hindu muslim dono ki aankho ka tara

jara hari khetiya jhum rahi hai jhum rahi hai
jhuk ke janni ko chum rahi hai chum rahi hai
sab jag se uncha sab jag se nyara
hindustan ke hum hai hindustan hamara
hindu muslim dono ki aankho ka tara

jaha ped gaye hai aahan kale aahan kale
jaha hue kalwi wale kalwi wale
nanak ki bhumi guru ka dwara
inki chaya me hai desh hamara
hindustan ke hum hai hindustan hamara
hindu muslim dono ki aankho ka tara

lo chale sipahi banke bharti banke bharti
ab aaye samne himmat kiski himmat kiski
har maidan jeeta har maidan mara
hindustan ke hum hai hindustan hamara
hindu muslim dono ki aankho ka tara
hindustan ke hum hai hindustan hamara
hindu muslim dono ki aankho ka tara

Day #24, Song #71
Tum Dilli main Agre mein

We have just started listening to songs from the 1944 AR Kardar movie Pahle Aap starring Shamim, Wasti and Jeevan. Eleven of these songs were composed by Naushad including the first ever song of Mohammad Rafi with Naushad.

The second song too has been sung by Mohammad Rafi and Shyam Kumar.

Please enjoy: Tum Dilli main Agre mein…

tum dilli main aagra dil se nikle haye fasla
fasla sau kosh ka hum me sawan bito jaye
tum bhi sache main bhi sachi
badal ghir ghir aaye
meri ma meri maa ye na samjhe
chhore ka dil sau bal khaye

dekh mar jaye na tera sajan kahi
kya kahu main piya bat bas ki nahi
maa ko dam deke aa jao
meri kasam jiya chain paye
meri maa meri maa ye na samjhe
chhore ka dil sau bal khaye
meri maa meri maa ye na samjhe
chhore ka dil sau bal khaye
tum dilli mai aagre dil se nikle haye fasla
fasla sau kosh ka humne sawan bito jaye

tum bhi sache main bhi sachi
badal ghir ghir aaye
meri ma meri maa ye na samjhe
chhore ka dil sau bal khaye

aas roti hai aur dil paresan hai
tera sajan koi dam ka mehman hai
aake surat dikha jao meri kasam
kale badal aaye
aake surat dikha jao meri kasam
kale badal aaye fasla fasla sau kosh ka
hum me sawan bito jaye fasla
fasla sau kosh ka hum me sawan bito jaye
tum dilli mai aagre dil se nikle haye fasla
fasla sau kosh ka humme sawan bito jaye

tum bhi sache mai bhi sachi
badal ghir ghir aaye
meri ma meri maa ye na samjhe
chhore ka dil sau bal khaye

Day #24, Song #72
Ek baar unhen mila de phir meri tauba tauba

And for the last song tonight of 1944 AR Kardar movie Pahle Aap starring Shamin, Wasti and Jeevan.

As I said, eleven songs of the movie were composed by Naushad including the first ever song of Mohammad Rafi with Naushad and the first to be released in a movie.

The next song again has been sung by Shyam and Mohammad Rafi.

Please enjoy: Ek baar unhen mila de phir meri tauba tauba…

ek bar unhe mila de ek bar unhe mila de
phir meri tauba maula phir meri tauba
ab to lagi bujha de aji dil ki lagi bujha de
phir meri tauba maula phir meri tauba

waro ki bala se bijli chamke
ya ghata chhaye gadha bole kahi ya kan me
koyal ki kuk aaye wo kya jane papiha
kisliye pihu ki dhun gaye
jara joru ki furkat me tadapto ki suno
ek bar unhe mila de phir meri tauba maula
phir meri tauba ab to lagi bujha de
aji dil ki lagi bujha de phir meri tauba maula
phir meri tauba

har ek lab ke daman hai mere nate
kasam hamari jo gaye na joruo wale
ek bar unhe mila de phir meri tauba maula
phir meri tauba ab to lagi bujhade
aji dil ki lagi bujha de phir meri tauba maula
phir meri tauba

tum hardum nind me hum aur jagana tera
rat ko loriya de deke sulana tera
yaad aata hai to dil roke yahi kahta hai
phir meri tauba maula phir meri tauba
ab to lagi bujha de aji dil ki lagi bujha de
phir meri tauba maula phir meri tauba

Day #25, Song #73
Angdayi teri yaad mein

I am sorry for the long break caused to a large extent by difficult times that we are passing through. But, here I am, hopefully to stay.

His only movie in 1945 was Shirin Farhad. It was the second time a movie with this name was made. The first time it was made was in 1931, the second talkie movie after Alam Ara.

The story of Shirin Farhad owes to Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi. He wrote a fictional love story between Shirin who was later to become the queen of Persia and Khosrow. Nizami Ganjavi also wrote Laila Majnu.

The movie was directed by Prahlad Dutta and starred Jayant, Ragini, Gyani, Gulam Mohammad and Zahur Shah.

Pandit Amarnath and Rasheed Attre composed following songs penned by Deena Nath Madhok:

1. Aramaanon Ki Basti Men Shamshad Begum
2. Mai Kya Hu Bhala Ye Batao
3. Sun Baat Kisi Mastane Ki
4. Ye Mere Pyar Ka Ghar S. D. Batish, Shamshad Begum
5. Angdayi Teri Yaad Mein
6. Shokh Aankho Mein Kalikh
7. Tu Nahi To Aasra Mujhko

Please enjoy Shamshad Begum singing: Angdayi teri yaad mein…

Day #25, Song #74
Nainan mein koi chhaye kyun

In 1946 too there was only one movie for which he wrote songs: Insaaf. It was a Phani Majumdar movie starring Swaran Lata and Navin Yagnik.

HP Das composed the following songs penned by him and for the first time we have a song sung by Manna Dey!

1. Nainan Me Koi Chaye Kyu Rajkumari
2. Rukhi Sukhi Mai Kha Lungi Mohammed Rafi
3. Ghadi Ghadi Baadal Me
4. Naino Ke Badal Baras Rahe Manna Dey
5. Garibo Ki Duniya Rajkumari
6. Chala Chal Utha Ke Kadam
7. Mere Dil Koi Na Aaye Rajkumari
8. O Ji Mere Balamwa Manna Dey, Rajkumari

We shall have three songs: two tonight and one tomorrow.

Lets start with Rajkumari singing: Nainan mein koi chhaye kyun…

nainan me koi chhaye kyu
nainan me koi chhaye kyu
baras rahe dono
are jiya tu hi bata
koi yaad aaye kyu
nainan me koi chhaye kyu

kya sukh paya, nain mila ke
chale dil me dard basa ke
kya sukh paya, nain mila ke
chale dil me dard basa ke
mithe mithe bol kisi ke
mithe mithe bol kisi ke
dil me gade aake
are piya tu hi bata koi
yaad aaye kyu
nainan me koi chhaye kyu

janu mai sab, meri lagi
unko bhi lag jaye
meri tarah unke bhi
dil se nikle haye
janu mai sab, meri lagi
unko bhi lag jaye
meri tarah unke bhi
dil se nikle haye
unke bhi naina bhar aaye
chham chham aansu barsaye
unke bhi naina bhar aaye
chham chham aansu barsaye
aankho aankho me unki
aankho aankho me unki
raat nikal jaye
are jiya tu hi bata koi
yaad aaye kyu
nainan me koi chhaye kyu
nainan me koi chhaye kyu

Day #25, Song #75
Rukhi sukhi main kha lungi

Tonight we restarted after two weeks. We are in the year 1946; 34th year of Indian movies and 16th year after talkies started with Alam Ara in 1931.

Tonight we took up a song from his only movie in 1945: Shirin Farhad sung by Shamshad Begum and then we took up a song sung by Rajkumari Dubey for his only movie in 1946: Insaaf, a Phani Majumdar movie starring Swaran Lata and Navin Yagnik.

This too was composed by HP Das and sung by Hamida Banu and Mohammad Rafi.

Please enjoy: Rukhi sukhi main kha lungi…

rukhi sukhi mai kha lungi
rukhi sukhi mai kha lungi
paas bula lo more raja
ho sawan me garwa laga lungi
ho sawan me garwa laga lungi
paas bula lo more raja

chhuti na deve, daroga mijaji
chhuti na deve, daroga mijaji
tohe bulane pe, hove na raji
tohe bulane pe, hove na raji
aaja use mai samjha lungi
o aaja use mai samjha lungi
ha sawan me garwa laga lungi
paas bula lo more raja

gusse ka hitler hai ye ram jane
gusse ka hitler hai ye ram jane
teri to kya, baap ki bhi na mane
teri to kya, baap ki bhi na mane
yu to mai usko mana lungi
o yu to mai usko mana lungi
ha sawan me garwa laga lungi
paas bula lo more raja

rukhi sukhi, mai kha lungi
rukhi sukhi, mai kha lungi
paas bula lo more raja
ho sawan me garwa laga lungi
ho sawan me garwa laga lungi
paas bula lo more raja

sawan me garwa laga lungi
ho sawan me garwa laga lungi
paas bula lo more raja

Day #26, Song #76
Naino ke badal baras rahe

Yesterday, we started taking up songs of the 1946 (his only movie that year) Phani Majumdar movie Insaaf starring Swaranlata and Navin Yagnik.

HP Das composed all the eight songs. I gave you two: One by Rajkumari Dubey and one by Hamid Banu and Mohammad Rafi. Here is DN Madhok’s first ever song sung by Manna Dey.

Please enjoy: Naino ke badal baras rahe…

Day #26, Song #77
Sukh leke dukh de gaya

That brings us to the year of independence: 1947. It was the 16th year of DN Madhok’s career and he had two movies in which he wrote songs: Bela and Parwana.

Bela was a Chaturbhujh Doshi movie starring Jairaj, Nigar Sultana, Rekha, P T Iqbal, S N Tripathi, Usha B R Sharma, and Mast Mohd.

Paidi Jairaj was, of course, winner of Dadasaheb Phalke Award in the year 1980, the 12th personality to have won this award after the first award was bestowed upon Devika Rani in 1969.

The composer was Bulo C Rani and he composed the following songs of DN Madhok:

1. Bhago Ki Raat Re Pade Barsat Re Zohrabai Ambalewali
2. Dekhi Teri Duniya O Duniya Wale Zohrabai Ambalewali
3. More Gali Aa Re Balam Nanhi Si Jaan Hai Meri Zohrabai Ambalewali
4. Peepal Ke Patte Se Chikni A.R. Oza, Zohrabai Ambalewali
5. Sukh Leke Dukh De Gaya Zohrabai Ambalewali
6. Bhigi Bhigi Palke Hain Zohrabai Ambalewali
7. Mohe Banka Balam Lage Piyar Zohrabai Ambalewali
8. Pardesi Piya Re Ab Mose Na Guzare Re Zohrabai Ambalewali
9. Pyar Ke Mithe Mithe Bol Ek Bar Suna Ja Zohrabai Ambalewali
10. Thode Dino Ki Zindagani Zohrabai Ambalewali

We shall be taking up three songs; two today and one tomorrow.

Lets start with this beautiful song sung by Zohrabai Ambalewali.

Please enjoy: Sukh leke dukh de gaya…

sukh le ke dukh de gaya
wo jo humara dil le gaya
wo jo humara dil le gaya
sukh le ke dukh de gaya
wo jo humara dil le gaya
wo jo humara dil le gaya

abhi bhare dil ko samjhaya
phir yaad aayi fir bhar aaya
abhi bhare dil ko samjhaya
phir yaad aayi fir bhar aaya
dard anokhe de gaya
wo jo humara dil le gaya
wo jo humara dil le gaya
sukh le ke dukh de gaya
wo jo humara dil le gaya
wo jo humara dil le gaya

labon ko haye aakh ka pani
dil ko mithi pir suhani
labon ko haye aakh ka pani
dil ko mithi pir suhani
chhail nishani de gaya
wo jo humara dil le gaya
wo jo humara dil le gaya
sukh le ke dukh de gaya
wo jo humara dil le gaya
wo jo humara dil le gaya

Day #26 Song #78
Bhagon ki raat re pade barsaat re

We just started taking up songs of the 1947 movie Bela that were composed by Bulo C Rani.

This second song was also sung by Zohrabai Ambalewali.

Please enjoy: Bhagon ki raat re pade barsaat re…

I hope you liked my choice of songs for Part III.

Please await songs of DN Madhok of Part IV.

As with all posts on Lyricists, these posts are a compilation of my daily posts on my Facebook page Lyrical.

I hope you liked my choice of songs for Part I.

Lets begin taking up songs for Part II.

Day #10, Song #28
Genda samajh ke uchhalo na sajaniya

On the tenth day, we come to 18th movie of his career that started with the 1932 Radhey Shyam: the 1941 movie Ummeed, a Manibhai Vyas movie starring Ishwar Lal, Prabha, Neela, Noor Jehan, Inayat, Ibraham, and Bhagwan Das.

He paired with the great Khemchand Prakash again and made the following songs:

1. Bandhu Re Mere Bandhu Re
2. Aaja Aaja O Jane Wale
3. Haan Ambva Pe Bole Koyaliya
4. More Aangan Me Aaja Piya
5. Jivan Ka Balidan Kar De
6. Genda Samajh Ke Uchalo Na Sajaniya
7. Jaago Ji Nandlal
8. Motor Dhire Dhire Hank Re Driver

Song #6 was sung by Noor Jehan and Ishwar Lal, both acting in the movie.

Noor Jehan was born on 23 Sep 1926 and hence she was only 14 years old when she acted and sang in this movie. She had begun her career as a child artiste in 1935 Punjabi movie Pind Di Kudi and hence this role was her first adult role before she acted as the main lead opposite Pran in the 1942 movie Khandan.

Please enjoy Noor Jehan and Ishwar Lal singing: Genda samajh ke uchhalo na sajaniya…

Day #10, Song #29
Madhukar Shyam hamare chor

With the first movie of 1942, DN Madhok tasted unprecedented success.

The movie’s name was Bhakta Surdas; a Chaturbhuj Doshi movie starring KL Saigal in the first movie after he moved to Bombay from Calcutta.

All this while, most of the movies for which I have given you songs was Ranjit Moviestone productions. The company began production of silent films in 1929 under the banner Ranjit Film Company and by 1932 (when DN Madhok began his career) had made 39 pictures, most of them social dramas. The company changed its name to Ranjit Movietone in 1932 and during the 1930s produced numerous successful talkies at the rate of about six a year. At this time, the studio employed around 300 actors, technicians and other employees. It packed up in 1960s.

Bhakta Surdas was produced under the banner Ranjit Studios. It starred, as I told you, KL Saigal, Khursheed, Monica Desai, Nagendra, M. Saigal and N. Desai.

The movie had 13 songs in all; all penned by DN Madhok and all composed by Gyan Dutt:

1 “Nainheen Ko Raah Dikha Prabhu” K. L. Saigal
2 “Nis Din Barsat Nain Hamaare” K. L. Saigal
2 “Kadam Chale Aage Man Paachhe Bhaage” K. L. Saigal
3 “Madhukar Shyaam Hamaare Chor” K. L. Saigal
4 “Maiya Mori Mai Nahi Makhan Khayo” K. L. Saigal
5 “Din Se Dugunee Ho Jaye Ratiya Hai” K. L. Saigal
6 “Rain Gayi Ab Hua Savera” K. L. Saigal
7 “Manwa Krishna Naam Rate Ja” K. L. Saigal
8 “Madhur Madhur Gaa Re Manawa” Khursheed
9 “Chandani Rat Aur Tare Khile Ho” Khursheed, Saigal
10 “Sar Pe Kadamb Ki Chhainya Muraliya Baje Re” Saigal, Rajkumari
11 “Panchhi Bawara Chand Se Preet Lagaaye” Khursheed
12 “Naina Re Dekhe Unake Nain” Khursheed
13 “Jis Jogi Ka Jog Liya” Khursheed, Saigal

As you would have guessed it, we shall be spending quite some time on these songs.

Lets start with the best song of the movie sung by KL Saigal.

Please enjoy: Madhukar Shyam hamare chor…

madhukar shyaam hamaare chor
madhukar shyaam hamaare chor
madhukar shyaam hamaare chor
madhukar shyaam hamaare chor
man har lino maadhuri murat
man har lino maadhuri murat nirakh nain ki kor
shyaam hamaare chor chor
shyaam hamaare chor
madhukar shyaam hamaare chor

sir pe jaake mukat suhaaye
sir pe jaake mukat suhaaye
maathe tilak nain kajaraare
maathe tilak nain kajaraare
mukh sudar jyun bhor
shyaam hamaare chor chor
shyaam hamaare chor
madhukar shyaam hamaare chor

surdas ke chor kanhaiya manmohan murali ke bajaiya
surdas ke chor kanhaiya manmohan murali ke bajaiya
manmohan murali ke bajaiya
natakhat nandakishor, chor
shyaam hamaare chor
madhukar shyaam hamaare chor
shyaam hamaare chor
shyaam hamaare chor
shyaam hamaare chor
madhukar shyaam hamaare chor

Day #10, Song #30
Nainheen ko raah dikha prabhu

Today has been a very good day so far. In the first song, I covered for you the first song of Noor Jehan on the lyrics of DN Madhok as an adult; a duet with Ishwarlal (his last movie in 1941: Ummeed): Genda samajh ke uchhalo na sajaniya. After that I covered one song from KL Saigal’s first movie after he moved to Bombay from Calcutta: Bhakta Surdas: Madhukar Shyam hamare chor.

Let’s end tonight with a bhajan that was sung by KL Saigal and became very popular.

Please enjoy: Nainheen ko raah dikha prabhu…

nain hi ko rah dikha prabhu nain hi ko rah dikha prabhu
pag pag thokar khau mai
nain hi ko rah dikha prabhu pag pag thokar khau mai
nain hi ko

tumhari nagariya kee kathin dagariya
tumhari nagariya kee kathin dagariya
chalat chalat gir jau mai prabhu
nain hi ko rah dikha prabhu pag pag thokar khau mai
nain hi ko rah dikha prabhu

chahu or mere ghor andhera bhul naa jau dwar teraa
chahu or mere ghor andhera bhul naa jau dwar teraa
ek bar prabhu hath pakad lo
ek bar prabhu hath pakad lo
ek bar prabhu hath pakad lo
mann kaa dip jalau mai, prabhu
nain hi ko rah dikha prabhu pag pag thokar khau mai
nain hi ko

Day #11, Song #31
Panchhi bawara chand se preet lagaye

We had, on the 10th Day, started with the songs of the 1942 Chaturbhujh Doshi movie Bhakta Surdas starring KL Saigal in the title role.

We also took up two out of 13 beautiful songs composed by the great Gyan Dutt and sung by the great KL Saigal: 1. Madhukar Shyam hamare chor and 2. Nainheen ko raah dikha prabhu.

Today, we start with a delightful song sung by Khursheed Bano. The video is of course not from this movie.

Please enjoy: Panchhi bawara chand se preet lagaye…

panchhi baawra
panchhi baawra
chand se prit lagaye
chand se prit lagaye
panchhi baawra
chand se prit lagaye
chand se prit lagaye

saya dekh nadi me murakh
phula nahi samaye
saya dekh nadi me murakh
phula nahi samaye
wo harjaai taaro ke sang
wo harjaai taaro ke sang
apni rass rachaye
chand se prit lagaye
panchhi baawra

kaun bataye tujhe chakora
kaun bataye tujhe chakora
gore man ke kaale
kaun bataye tujhe chakora
gore man ke kaale
jyun-jyun prit badhayega tu
jyun-jyun prit badhayega tu
tyun-tyun wo ghat jaye
chand se prit lagaye
panchhi baawra
chand se prit lagaye
chand se prit lagaye
panchhi baawra

Day #11, Song #32
Rain gayi ab hua savera

We have already taken up three songs out of 13 from the 1942 Churbhujh Doshi movie Bhakta Surdas with KL Saigal in the title role.

Let’s take another beautiful song penned by DN Madhok, composed by Gyan Dutt and sung by KL Saigal.

Please enjoy: Rain gayi ab hua savera…

rain gayi ab huaa savera, yaad teri ne ghera hai
rain gayi ab huaa savera, yaad teri ne ghera hai
rain gayi ab huaa savera

tumase nain lagake saajan, tumase nain lagake saajan
duniya se munh phera hai, rain gayi ab hua savera

tum to dil ki dhadakan banake, dil me aake baith gaye
tum to dil ki dhadakan banake, dil me aake baith gaye
is ghar ko jo kho baitha hai, is ghar ko jo kho baitha hai
us ka kaun basera hai, rain gayi ab hua savera

man ke panchhi soch-samajh le, vo jaadu ki nagari hai
man ke panchhi soch-samajh le, vo jaadu ki nagari hai
sambhal sambhal kar ghar aana, nazaro ne jaal bakhera hai
rain gayi ab hua savera, yaad teri ne ghera hai
rain gayi ab hua savera

Day #11, Song #33
Chandani raat aur taare khile hon

We have already taken up four songs of the 13 from the 1942 Chaturbhuj Doshi movie Bhakta Surdas.

As I said, this was the first movie of KL Saigal after he moved to Bombay. He became known as the singing-star after the movie.

This movie was also the first big success of Khursheed Bano.

Hence, before I end today, let me give you a song sung by both KL Saigal and Khursheed Bano.

Please enjoy: Chandani raat aur taare khile hon…

chandani raat aur tare khile ho
chandani raat aur tare khile ho
chandani raat aur tare khile ho
taro ki chhaiya me do dil mile ho
taro ki chhaiya me do dil mile ho
chandani raat aur tare khile ho
chandani raat aur tare khile ho

badariya me chanda ghadi bhar ko jaye
badariya me chanda ghadi bhar ko jaye
koyi mere kano me kuchh kehne aaye
koyi mere kano me kuchh kehne aaye
manu toh hans de, na manu toh ruthe
manu toh hans de, na manu toh ruthe
duniya jise chahe woh silsile ho
duniya jise chahe woh silsile ho
chandani raat aur tare khile ho
chandani raat aur tare khile ho

mai chup hu, mai chup hu toh unka jiya baitha jaye
mai chup hu, mai chup hu toh unka jiya baitha jaye
mai toku, mai toku toh unka jiya talamalaye
kabhi mai manayu kabhi woh manaye
kabhi mai manayu kabhi woh manaye
nigahe mile gul sare khile ho
kabhi mai manayu kabhi woh manaye
chandani raat aur tare khile ho
chandani raat aur tare khile ho
taro ki chhaiya me do dil mile ho
taro ki chhaiya me do dil mile ho
chandani raat aur tare khile ho
chandani raat aur tare khile ho

Day #12, Song #34
Tu kaunsi badli mein mere chand hai aaja

I am sorry for the long break from 21st Feb due to my sickness. Even though I am still sick, here I am in a limited way.

We took up four songs of the 1942 movie Bhakta Surdas composed by Guan Dutt.

His next movie in 1942 was Jhankar, a S Khalil movie starring Chandra Mohan, Pramila and Azurie. Bashir Dehlvi composed following songs penned by DN Madhok:

1. Kahe Ko Byahi Bades Ri Lakhi Babul
2. Hum To Do Bol Kehke Hare Hai
3. Jaao Ji Mere Babu Ji Tumse Na Bolenge
4. Naino Me Aaja
5. Raat Haneri Mahi Ve Vach Chamakan Tare
6. Dil Ki Dhadkan Par Gaa
7. Is Dil Ka Thikana Kaun
8. Naihar Se Mai Chali Peehar Ko
9. Padosan Ka Ladka More Mann Bhaye

His next movie in 1942 was Khandaan; a Shaukat Hussain Rizvi movie starring Pran, Noor Jehan, Ghulam Mohammad and M Ajmal.

“It was written by author Imtiaz Ali Taj and made in Pancholi’s Lahore studio. For the first time in British India, there was a lot of “ahead of film release” publicity for this film. As a result, this became a much-awaited film for the Indian public and became a hit film when released.”

Ghulam Haider composed the following songs penned by Deena Nath Madhok and these were very well received:

1. “Mere Liye Jahan Mein Chaen Hai Naa Qaraar Hai” – Noor Jehan
2. “Tu Kaunsi Badli Mein Mere Chand Hai Aaja” – Noor Jehan
3. “Khelenge Hum Aankh Macholi” – Noor Jehan
4. “Mere Baagh Ka Mali Phir Aagaya” – Shamshad Begum
5. “Maar Gayi Re Hamein Teri Nazaria” – Noor Jehan
6. “Udja Udja Panchhi Udja” – Noor Jehan & Ghulam Haider
7. “Chalo Paniya Bharan Ko Chalein” – Shamshad Begum & Nasim Akhtar
8. “Mere Mann Ka Panchhi Kyun Bole” – Noor Jehan
9. “Meri Ammi Ka Raj Bhala” – Shamshad Begum

Lets start with the best song of the movie sung by Noor Jehan.

Please enjoy: Tu kaunsi badli mein mere chand hai aaja…

tu kaun si badli me mere chand hai aa ja
tu kaun si badli me mere chand hai aaja
tare hai mere jakhme jigar in me sama ja
tare hai mere jakhme jigar in me sama ja
tu kaun si badli me mere chand hai aaja

dil dhund raha hai dil dhund raha hai
ke mera chand kaha hai
dil dund raha hai dil dund raha hai
ke mera chand kaha hai
choti si jhalak de ke meri id banaja
choti si jhalak de ke meri id banaja
tare hai mere jakhme jigar in me sama ja
tare hai mere jakhme jigar in me sama ja
tu kaun si badli me mere chand hai aaja

pehlu me liye
haye pehlu me liye baithi hu mai
dard bhara dil pehlu me liye
haye pehlu me liye baithi hu mai
dard bara dil mar jau ya jiti rahu
ye to bata ja mar jau ya jiti rahu
ye to bata ja tare hai mere jakhme jigar
in me sama ja
tare hai mere jakhme jigar in me sama ja
tu kaun si badli me mere chand hai aaja

tare hai mere jakhme jigar in me sama ja
tu kaun si badli me mere chand hai aaja

Day #12, Song #35
Mere liye jahanm mein chain na karaar hai

After a long absence due to my sickness, I am somewhat back and we started off with songs of the 1942 movie Khandaan that were composed by Ghulam Haider.

The first songs that we took up was sung by Noor Jehan: Tu kaun si badli mein mere chand hai aaja.

The second one too was sung by Noor Jehan.

Please enjoy: Mere liye jahanm mein chain na karaar hai…

mere liye jahan me mere liye jahan me
chain hai na karar hai mere liye jahan me
chain hai na karar hai dil me hai bekarariya
dil me hai bekarariya aankho me intejar hai

dil pe jara si thes di dil pe jara si thes di
yas ka rang bhar diya dil pe jara si thes di
yas ka rang bhar diya dhire se mukura diye
dhire se mukura diye kehne lage ye pyar hai
mere liye jahan me chain hai na karar hai

aankho me fir utar gaya aankho me fir utar gaya
duniya ka dard bhar gaya aankho me fir utar gaya
duniya ka dard bhar gaya thame jigar sune koi
gana nahi pukar hai mere liye jahan me
chain hai na karar hai dil me hai bekarariya
dil me hai bekarariya aankho me intejar hai

Day #12, Song #36
Pee le pee le more raja pee le

After a long absence from this page, I have already given you two delightful songs sung by Noor Jehan for the 1942 movie Khandaan that were composed by Ghulam Haider.

And now we have a song sung by Shamshad Begum.

Please enjoy: Pee le pee le more raja pee le…

pi le, pi le ho more raja
pi le, pi le
dojakh se na dar more raja
more raja ho more raja
pi le, pi le ho more raja
pi le, pi le
dojakh se na dar more raja
more raja o more raja
pi le, pi le

angur me rahti thi
angur me rahti thi
dilo me rehti hai o more raja
dilo me rehti hai
aur sanchi chilman se
ho more saiya yu ja ke kehti hai
aur sanchi chilman se
ho more saiya yu ja ke kehti hai
pine ka jamana hai
inkaar na kar
more raja ho more raja
pi le, pi le
more raja pi le, pi le
dojakh se na dar more raja
more raja ho more raja
pi le, pi le

purnur afsaana hai, purnur afsaana hai
?kahani hai, o more raja
?kahani hai
sukh dukh ke budhaape me ha
sukh dukh ke budhaape me
o more saiya ,saiya re
baki kya jawani hai

Day #13, Song #37
Roothna pyar mein hai karwat ka badal jaana

Before we come to his next movie: the 1942 movie Maheman, lets take stock:

Deena Nath Madhok amongst the first generation of Lyricists in Hindi movies, the others being Kavi Pradeep and Kidar Sharma.

Whereas Raja Harishchandra was the first Indian movie in 1913, the first movie with sound was Alam Ara in 1931. Immediately after that, from his 1932 movie Radhey Shyam, we have been following his career.

So far, I have given you 36 of his songs from 21 movies with 221 songs; the last one being nine songs that he wrote for the 1942 movie Khandaan out of which I gave you three.

Lets now turn to his next movie of 1942: Maheman, a Chaturbhuj Doshi movie starring Madhuri, Ishwarlal, Mubarak, Bhagwandas and Shamim.

The great composer Khemchand Prakash composed following songs penned by DN Madhok:

1 “Aayi Atariya Pe Sone Na Sone Diya” Shamim Akhtar
2 “Kya Chain Se Baithe Hain Baichain Mujhe Kar Ke” Rajkumari
3 “Meri Jholi Mein Hain Mere Chor” Rajkumari, Kesari
4 “Daga Deke Chale Nahin Jana” Sunila Das Gupta
5 “Bana Na Taan Gori” Rajkumari
6 “Akele Honge Ri Chal Jamna Ke” Rajkumari, Kesari
7 “Is Ghoomti Duniya Mein Hai Kiska Thikana” Shamim
8 “Roothna Pyar Mein Hai Karwat Ka Badal Jana” Bulo C. Rani
9 “Yeh Mere Bhaiya Yeh Unka Dil Hai” Shamim
10 “Zara Dheere Ho Dheere Sajanwa” Shamim, Rama Shukul
11 “Teer Unke Kaleje Ka Us Paar Nahin Hota” Shamim Akhtar
12 “Saiyan Gaye Pardes Main Soye Rahi” Sunila Das Gupta

Please pay attention to song #8 sung by no other than the composer Bulo C Rani. He too started, like DN Madhok, under the banner of Ranjit Moviestone, but, seven years after him in 1939. Since then he scored music for 71 movies. His death, at the age of 73 years, on 24 May 1993, was a tragedy. Not able to get any assignments, he committed suicide; the fate of a very early composer in Hindi movies.

Lets, therefore, listen to the song sung by him.

Please enjoy: Roothna pyar mein hai karwat ka badal jaana…

Day #13, Song #38
Kya chain se baithe hain bechain mujhe kar ke

Whilst taking stock with the last song from the 1942 Chaturbhuj Doshi movie Mehman, you must have realised how hard life was with the pioneers in production of songs. We learnt that Bulo C Rani, composer in 71 movies, committed suicide in 1993, at the age of 73, since he wasn’t getting any assignments to keep him going.

Now look at the singer Rajkumari Dubey. She was singing in a chorus in Pakeezah when Naushad saw her and realised what a comedown it was for her from being a lead singer in 40s to becoming part of chorus to keep body and soul together.

Hence, my second choice of song, from the 1942 movie Mehman is the one sung by Rajkumari.

Please enjoy: Kya chain se baithe hain bechain mujhe kar ke…

kya chain se baithe hai
bechain mujhe kar ke
kya chain se baithe hai
bechain mujhe kar ke
kurban mai ho jau
dekho jo najar bhar ke
kurban mai ho jau
dekho jo najar bhar ke
kya chain se baithe hai
bechain mujhe kar ke

kah do agar sambhala hai
aisa teri ulfat ko
kah do agar sambhala hai
aisa teri ulfat ko
ham aah bhi barte hai
sach kehte hai dar dar ke
ham aah bhi barte hai
sach kehte hai dar dar ke

ek hath jigar pe hai
ek dil ko sambhale hai
ek hath jigar pe hai
ek dil ko sambhale hai
ham teri mohabbat me
jite bhi hai mar mar ke
ham teri mohabbat me
jite bhi hai mar mar ke

Day #13, Song #39
Ye mere bhaiya ye unka dil hai

For the third song (out of 12) of the 1942 Chaturbhuj Doshi movie Mehman (DN Madhok’s 22nd movie), I have chosen a Shamim song.

Who was Shamim; any guesses ladies and gentlemen? Shamim Bano was related to both Khursheed Bano and Meena Kumari. She was actor singer in this movie. However, her best role was opposite Dilip Kumar in 1944 movie Jwar Bhata. “She was the second wife of famed Pakistani film director and producer Anwar Kamal Pasha, and thus daughter-in-law of poet, writer and scholar Hakim Ahmad Shuja.”

She migrated to Pakistan in 1947.

Lets enjoy a delightful song penned by DN Madhok, composed by Khemchand Prakash and sung by Shamim Bano for the 1942 Chaturbhuj Doshi movie Mehman: Ye mere bhaiya ye unka dil hai…

ye mere bhaiya ye unka dil hai
ye meri bhabhi mukhade pe til hai
ye meri bhabhi mukhade pe til hai
ye mere bhaiya ye unka dil hai

ye mere bhaiya ye unka dil hai
ye meri bhabhi mukhade pe til hai
ye meri bhabhi mukhade pe til hai
ye mere bhaiya ye unka dil hai

bhabhi hai gori dil kala kala
bhabhi hai gori dil kala kala
par is kaale ka sab hai ghotala
par is kaale ka sab hai ghotala

ye mere bhaiya ye unka dil hai
ye mere bhaiya ye unka dil hai
ye meri bhabhi mukhade pe til hai
ye meri bhabhi mukhade pe til hai

bhaiya to jaa se iska ghayal hai
bhaiya to jaa se iska ghayal hai
bhabhi ke til pe bhaiya ka dil hai
bhabhi ke til pe bhaiya ka dil hai

ye mere bhaiya ye unka dil hai
ye mere bhaiya ye unka dil hai
ye meri bhabhi mukhade pe til hai
ye meri bhabhi mukhade pe til hai
ye mere bhaiya ye unka dil hai
ye mere bhaiya ye unka dil hai
ye meri bhabhi mukhade pe til hai
ye meri bhabhi mukhade pe til hai

Day #14, Song #40
Jhan jhan veena baje

We shall be completing two weeks of Lyricist #11 (not in any particular ranking or order) DN Madhok.

We are in the 11th year of his career: 1942.

His next movie in 1942 was Vasantsena (if you recall that was the name of the courtesan played by Rekha in Shashi Kapoor’s Utsav).

It was a Gajanan Jagirdar movie starring Jagirdar, Vanmala, Shahu Modak, E Tarapore, Navin Yagnik, and Sunalini Devi.

Master Krishnarao composed the following songs penned by him and Neelkanth Tewari:

1. Dekho Gagan Ke Dwar
2. Ja Re Papiha Piya Ko Suna De
3. Mann Basiya Tan Rasiya
4. Utho Chalo Aage Badho
5. Chuk Karti Ye Gaadi Chalti Jati
6. Duniya Ki Asha
7. Jhan Jhan Beena Baje
8. Preet Lagani Us Chand Se
9. Vasant Sena Rani

Please enjoy Shahu Modak and Vanmala singing: Jhan jhan veena baje…

Day #14, Song #41
Hum tumse maangte hain

His next movie in 1942 was Zamindar, a Moti Gidwani movie starring Gulam Mohammad, Shanta Apte, M Ismail, S D Narang, Akhtar, G N Butt, Manorama, Durga Khote, and Anwari.

Ghulam Haider composed one of his songs; the others were penned by Behzad Lakhnavi, Qamar Jalalabadi, and Nazim Panipati: Armaan tadapate hain pehlu mein mere aake.

His next movie was his last one in 1942: Zevar; a K Amar Nath movie starring Jayant, Indurani, E Billimoria, Raaj, and Veen Badri Prasad.

He shared credit with Sahir to write the following songs that were composed by Pandit Badri Prasad:

1. Aayenge Jab Pyare Sajan Aayenge
2. Bas Aahe Bharti Hu
3. Mora Bala Jobanwa Chhalka
4. Wo Ghir Ghir Ke Aayi Hai
5. Albela Jivan Ek Pagli
6. Man Ki Bhent Chadhaye Ja
7. Tohe Prem Se Khana Khilau Sajni
8. Zara Humse Milo

His first movie in 1943 was Bansari. It was a Jayant Desai movie. it starred Ishwarlal, Noor Mohammed Charlie, Dixit, Shamim Akhtar, Kesari and Urmila.

All songs were composed by Gyan Dutt and all but one were penned by DN Madhok:

1 “Aaya Aaya Karo Idhar Bhi Meri Jaan” Noor Mohammed Charlie D. N. Madhok
2 “Cham Cham Chamke Jyoti Sakhi Ri” Shamim D. N. Madhok
3 “Dard Jaaye Na” Shamim Pandit Indra
4 “Dil Lagaya Tha Dillagi Ke Liye” D. N. Madhok
5 “Jab Se Mali Teri Dar Ki Khak” D. N. Madhok
6 “Hum Tumse Mangte Hain” Amirbai Karnataki D. N. Madhok
7 “Kachche Rang Tihare Sajanwa” Ishwarlal, Shamim D. N. Madhok
8 “Mere Man Ko Meri Jaan Ko” Charlie D. N. Madhok
9 “Rasiya Ho Rasiya Ho Hamare Raja Vilayti” Leela Sawant, Bulo C Rani Pandit Indra

Please enjoy Amirbai Karnataki singing: Hum tumse maangte hain…

Day #14, Song #42
Mere naina tujhe dhoonde hain sawariya

In his next movie in 1943: Bhakta Raj, you won’t believe who came on the scene to compose his songs. Well it was Chitalkar Ramchandra!

It was a Jayant Desai movie and also his production. The cast included Vasanti, Vishnupant Pagnis, E. Billimoria, Kaushalya and Dixit.

C Ramchandra composed the following songs penned by him:

1 “Jaag Musafir Chal De Aage”
2 “Mat Kar Tu Abhimaan” Vasanti, Vishnupant Pagnis
3 “Prabhu Ji Mere Aao” Vishnupant Pagnis
4 “Prabhu Aaye Tere Dwaar” Kaushalya, Kanti Lal, Vishnupant Pagnis
5 “Bahaar Aayi Hai” Amirbai Karnataki
6 “Bolo Bolo Re Prabhu Ji” Vasanti
7 “Kahaan Kaala Kaala Main Tera Matwala” Vasanti
8 “Kaisa Sundar Sama Suhana” Vasanti
9 “Jo Hum Bhale Bure Toh Tere” Kaushalya, Vishnupant Pagnis
10 “Mere Naina Tujhe Dhundhe Hai Sawariya” Kaushalya
11 “More Raja Ji Ho More Raja Ji” Rajkumari

To start with please enjoy Kaushalya singing: Mere naina tujhe dhoonde hain sawariya…

Day #15, Song #43
Shabnam kyun neer bahaye

His third movie in 1943 was Ishara, a JK Nanda movie starring Prithviraj Kapoor, Suraiya, Swarnlata, Jagdish Sethi, Satish, K. N. Singh, Vatsala Kumtekar, Masood, and Pratimadevi.

That’s big league indeed.

DN Madhok wrote the following songs that were composed by Khurshid Anwar:

1. Shabanam Kyun Nir Bahaaye Gauhar Sultana
2. Rang Rangeela Phagan Aaya
3. Bago Me Koyal Boli Suraiya
4. Dil Le Ke Daga Nahi Dena Vatsala Kumthekar
5. Sajanva Aa Jaa Re Gauhar Sultana
6. Panaghat Pe Muraliyaa Baaje Suraiya
7. Ishk Kaa Dard Sohana Ho Vatsala Kumthekar
8. Dhire Dhire Bol Mere Raja GM Durrani, Rajkumari
9. Hame Gham De Ke Na Jao Sajan Gauhar Sultana

These are all such lovely songs that I feel like giving you all. However, I shall select the best three.

The first one is a most beautiful song not just penned by DN Madhok but sung beautifully by Gauhar Sultana.

Please enjoy: Shabnam kyun neer bahaye…

shabanam kyun nir bahaaye
shabanam kyun nir bahaaye
duniyaa soye
aur ye roye jaaye
shabanam kyun nir bahaaye

jaise niradhan ke rone par
jaise niradhan ke rone par
hansate hai dhanavaan
vaise shabanam ke rone par
vaise shabanam ke rone par
kaliyo ki musakaan
shabanam roye
kaliyo kaa munh dhoye
apani jaan ganvaa kar pagali
jag me phul khilaaye
apani jaan ganvaa kar pagali
jag me phul khilaaye
shabanam kyun nir bahaaye
shabanam kyun nir bahaaye

murakh hai jo chaar ghadi ke
murakh hai jo chaar ghadi ke
jiwan par itaraate hai
hasate phulo ko dekho jo
hasate phulo ko dekho jo
khilate hi murajhaate hai
shabanam roye
murakh gaafil soye
ro-ro ke shabanam is jhuthe
jag kaa bhed bataaye
ro-ro ke shabanam is jhuthe
jag kaa bhed bataaye
shabanam kyun nir bahaaye
shabanam kyun nir bahaaye

Day #15, Song #44
Panghat pe muraliya baaje

We just started taking up songs of the 1943 JK Nanda movie Ishara starring Prithviraj Kapoor, Suraiya and Swaranlata.

Nine songs were penned by Deena Nath Madhok. These were all composed by Khurshid Anwar. I gave you one: Shabnam kyun neer bahaye sung by Gauhar Sultana.

Here is now the eagerly awaited song sung by singing star Suraiya; the first one by her with DN Madhok.

Please enjoy: Panghat pe muraliya baaje…

panghat pe muraliya baaje
aa ha ha panghat pe
panghat pe panghat pe
panghat pe muraliya baaje
mohan ke mukh taak chakori
mohan ke mukh taak chakori
chauk kahu kahu saaje
chauk kahu kahu saaje
aa ha ha panghat pe
panghat pe panghat pe
panghat pe muraliya baaje

ek or jamuna lahraye
ek or jamuna lahraye
duji or san shor machaye
duji or san shor machaye
bich me shyam biraje
bich me shyam biraje
aa ha ha panghat pe
panghat pe panghat pe
panghat pe muraliya baaje

tere sang bijli muskayi
tere sang bijli muskayi
man me ghor ghata hai chhayi
man me ghor ghata hai chhayi
ghat paar koi hari pukare
ghat paar koi hari pukare
man ke payal baaje
man ke payal baaje
panaghat pe muraliyaa baaje
aa ha ha panghat pe
panghat pe panghat pe
panghat pe muraliya baaje
panghat pe

Day #15, Song #45
Ishq ka dard suhana ho

And now for the last song of the 1943 JK Nanda movie Ishara starring Prithviraj Kapoor, Swaranlata and Suraiya.

Here is the third song tonight out of nine penned by DN Madhok and composed by Khurshid Anwar.

Please enjoy Vatsala Kumthekar singing: Ishq ka dard suhana ho…

ishq ka dard sohana ho
ishq ka dard sohana ho
ishq ka dard sohana ho
ishq ka dard sohana

ek pahlu me diya dil to diya kya tune
ek pahlu me diya dil to diya kya tune
iss tarah dard se khali hai kiya kya tune
iss tarah dard se khali hai kiya kya tune
kabhi dil se jigar me aana ho
dil se jigar me aana ho
ishq ka dard sohana ho
ishq ka dard sohana ho
ishq ka dard sohana

tu tadapta hai jara
tu tadapta hai jara
unke chale jane se
kyun nahi maanta haye
kyun nahi maanta haye
mere samjhane se
mere dil ko tumhi samjhana ho
dil ko tumhi samjhana ho
ishq ka dard sohana ho
ishq ka dard sohana ho
ishq ka dard sohana

Day #16, Song #46
Ek tu ho ek main hoon

Ladies and gentlemen,

Now for the first time in the career of Deena Nath Madhok that started with the 1932 movie Radhey Shyam, I am excited to tell you that his next movie in 1943: Kanoon was an Abdul Rashid Kardar movie.

Why this excitement? AR Kardar launched the career of Majrooh Sultanpuri and later Shakeel Badayuni and so many others! That’s why.

Having no formal training in film-making, Kardar started film industry in Lahore at a time when most films were made either in Calcutta or in Bombay.

Eleven years after the first movie in India, Dadasaheb Phalke’s Raja Harishchandra, Kardar released The Daughters of Today in Lahore.

In 1930 he shifted to Calcutta and made films under East India Film Company. In 1937 he shifted to Bombay and joined Ranjit Moviestone whose films I have been giving you all this while.

In 1940 he set up his own Kardar Productions and set up the finest studio of those times (air-conditioned make-up rooms!): Kardar Studios.

Kanoon was thus a Kardar Production and also directed by him. The film starred Shahu Modak, Mehtab, Gajanan Jagirdar, Nirmala Devi, Ulhas and Badri Prasad.

The movie was the second one of DN Madhok with Naushad.

Naushad’s first film was also with DN Madhok: the 1940 movie Prem Nagar. From the 13 songs in the movie, I gave you on 08 Jan, two of them: Main kali baag mein tu bhanwra, and Ambua pe baitha panchhi kya bole.

In this movie Naushad composed the following songs of DN Madhok:

1 “Aaye Jawani Jaaye Jawani” Suraiya, Shyam
2 “Aa More Saiyan Jiya Kalpaye” Nirmala Devi
3 “Bolo Bolo Re Sajanwa” Nirmala
4 “Saiyaan Khade More Dwaar Mein” Nirmala
5 “Ek Dil Tera Ek Dil Mera” Suraiya, Shyam
6 “Toot Gaya Ek Tara Mann Ka” Suraiya, Shyam
7 “Ek Tu Ho Ek Main Hoon” Suraiya
8 “Suno Fariyad Meri” Nirmala

Lets listen to song #7 sung by Suraiya for Mehtab.

Please enjoy: Ek tu ho ek main hoon…

ik tu ho ek main hu
aur nadi ka kinara ho
sama pyara pyara ho
ho ho ho ho ho ho, hu
ik tu ho ek main hu
aur nadi ka kinara ho
sama pyara pyara ho
ho ho ho ho ho ho, hu

dil ki baat labo pe aaye, haye
dil ki baat labo pe aaye
labo pe aaye kahi na jaye
labo pe aaye kahi na jaye
aankho ka ishara ho
aur koyi naa chara ho
ho ho ho ho ho ho, hu
ik tu ho ek main hu
aur nadi ka kinara ho
sama pyara pyara ho
ho ho ho ho ho ho, hu

purab se ik badal aaye, haye
purab se ik badal aaye
aa ke chanda par chha jaye
aa ke chanda par chha jaye
dhima sa ujiyara ho
hath me hath tumhara ho
ho ho ho ho ho ho, hu
ik tu ho ek main hu
aur nadi ka kinara ho
sama pyara pyara ho
ho ho ho ho ho ho, hu

Day #16, Song #47
Bolo bolo re sajanva main teri kya…

We have started taking up songs of the 1943 movie Kanoon, AR Kardar’s first movie with DN Madhok and Naushad’s second movie with him after Prem Nagar of 1940.

For the second song I have selected one sung by Nirmala Devi.

Who was she? Well, she was actor Govinda’s mother!

She was an actress – singer of 1940s as also a Hindustani classical vocalist of Patiala Gharana.

Please enjoy: Bolo bolo re sajanva main teri kya…

bolo bolo ha bolo bolo re sajanva
mai teri kya
bolo bolo ha bolo bolo re sajaniya
mai tera kya

tum ho mere vo ho kehte hue sharmaau
tum ho mere vo ho kehte hue sharmaau
tum ho meri vo aao tumhe batlau
tum ho meri vo aao tumhe batlau
ri sajaniya mai tera kya
bolo bolo ha bolo bolo re sajanva
mai teri kya

tum ho mere man ki peeda
man ki peeda
tum ho mere man ki peeda
din din badhti jaye, din din badhti jaye
banke bel darwa laagu
banke bel darwa laagu
fir bhi chain na aaye
fir bhi chain na aaye
re sajanva mai teri kya
bolo bolo ha bolo bolo re sajanva
mai teri kya

Day #16, Song #48
Aaye jawani jaaye jawani

Ladies and gentlemen,

I hope you are as overwhelmed by the first two songs of the 1943 AR Kardar movie Kanoon, penned by DN Madhok and sung by Suraiya and Nirmala Devi.

The next one is sung by Shyam and Suraiya and is equally beautiful.

All these songs were composed by Naushad in his second movie with DN Madhok after the 1940 movie Prem Nagar.

Please enjoy: Aaye jawani jaaye jawani…

aaye jawani jaye jawani
jake fir na aaye
aaye jawani jaye jawani
jake fir na aaye
chidiyo ne chug liya khet ko
jaat khada pachataye
chidiyo ne chug liya khet ko
jaat khada pachataye
kaho ye juth baat hai
to fir pi lo kha lo
jawani ke gun ga lo, jawani ke gun ga lo
jawani ke gun ga lo, jawani ke gun ga lo
aaye jawani jaye jawani
jake fir na aaye
chidiyo ne chug liya khet ko
jaat khada pachataye
kaho ye juth baat hai
to fir pi lo kha lo
jawani ke gun ga lo

jawani ek mauj ka naam
jawani ek mauj ka naam
ke jisme nahi hosh ka kaam
ke jisme nahi hosh ka kaam
kaho ye juth baat hai
to fir pi lo kha lo
jawani ke gun ga lo

jawani me ankhiya bhi bole
dil ke bhed nigahe khole, dekhne
haye dekhne wale dagmag dole
dekhne wale dagmag dole
kaho ye juth baat hai
to fir pi lo kha lo
jawani ke gun ga lo
aaye jawani jaye jawani
jake fir na aaye
aaye jawani jaye jawani
jake fir na aaye
chidiyo ne chug liya khet ko
jaat khada pachataye
chidiyo ne chug liya khet ko
jaat khada pachataye
kaho ye juth baat hai
to fir pi lo kha lo

Day #17, Song #49
Papihara kaae machave shor

Yesterday, I noticed, how excited we all were listening to songs of an AR Kardar movie having DN Madhok songs composed by Naushad.

And now we shall see more and more of them.

Indeed the very next movie in 1943: Sanjog was again an AR Kardar movie starring Mehtab, Noor Mohammad Charlie, Ulhas and Wasti.

Once again we had Suraiya singing for Mehtab.

Here are all the songs of the movie:

1. Aa More Sanwre Saiya Mora Jiya Lahraye Suraiya
2.O O Ae Ae Kaun Gali Ka Chhora Pukare
3. Ek Dilwala Ek Dilwali Noor Mohammad Charlie, Suraiya
4. Koi Chutki Si Mere Dil Me Liye Jaye Suraiya
5. Papihara Kaae Machave Shor Noor Mohammad Charlie
6. Palat Tera Dhyan Kidhar Hai Noor Mohammad Charlie
7. Udte Hue Panchhi Kaun Inko Bataye Suraiya, Noor Mohammad Charlie
8. Ho Mori Gali More Raja Mori Kasam Aaja Suraiya
9. Jaan Bachi So Laakho Paaye

We shall take up three of the songs: one each by Noor Mohammad Charlie and Suraiya and then a duet between them.

Lets start with Noor Mohammad Charlie.

Please enjoy: Papihara kaae machave shor… (comedy all the way!!)

papihara kahe machave shor shor
paye jo sun na paye jo sun na paye
sas na nandiya dore hi dore
hi dore ye pankh marore marore
marore marore marore
papihara kahe machave shor shor shor

o o papiha tujhe meri kasam
chup rah zara abhi aane ko hai
jalim tujhe kya ho gaya tere pihu pihu karne se
wo bewafa yaad aaye hai tu zuda tadpaye hai
aur aur aur aur dil zuda tadpaye hai

nadi ka kinara bolan water mor ka pankha
patli patli patli patli patli patli patli patli
ungaliya ungaliya phulo ki shehar
haye re haye jiya balkhaye jo sun na paye
sas na nandiya dore hi dore
hi dore ye pankh marore marore
marore marore marore
papihe kahe machave shor shor shor

Day #17, Song #50
Aa more sanware sainyan mora jiya lahraye

We had decided to take up three songs of the 1943 AR Kardar movie Sanjog starring Mehtab and Noor Mohammad Charlie.

We decided to take up one song each of Noor Mohammad Charlie (singing for himself) and Suraiya (singing for Mehtab) and then a duet sung by both.

We already know that this was the third movie in which DN Madhok’s songs were composed by Naushad.

Here is the second song sung by Suraiya for Mehtab.

Please enjoy: Aa more sanware sainyan mora jiya lahraye…

aa more sanware saiya mora jiya lahraye
aa more sanware saiya mora jiya lahraye
kale kale badal chhaye
do tin sawan bhi kho jaye haye
aa more sanware saiya
aa more sanware saiya mora jiya lahraye

leke sirahne ki aoth mai roye roye jau re
mai roye roye jau re tori kasam more raja
akeli ghabrau re akeli ghabrau re
bali mori umar sanware
ro ro naina bhare banware haye
aa more sanware saiya
aa more sanware saiya mora jiya lahraye

yaad tumhari jab aaye mera jiya baitha jaye
mera jiya baitha jaye ankho se nikle pani
aur dil se nikle haye hamare dil se nikle haye
dil ki bat kahi na jaye
aur kahe bina bhi raha na jaye
haye aa more sanware saiya
aa more sanware saiya mora jiya lahraye

mori atariya jo aao mai ankhiya bichhaungi
mai ankhiya bichhaungi abhi na aye more raja
mai jag ko sunaungi mai jag ko sunaungi
sab kuch karna prit na karna
prit hai maut bina ka marna haye
aa more sanware saiya
aa more sanware saiya mora jiya lahraye

Day #17, Song #51
Udte huye panchhi kaun inko bataye

In the last sung from the 1943 AR Kardar movie Sanjog, you must have enjoyed how Naushad brought in (in Hindi movies) piano in the songs (here we had Mehtab playing it whilst lip-suncing for Suraiya in the song: Aa more sanware sainyan mora jiya lahraye).

Day #18, Song #52
Sapt suran teen graam gaavo sab gunijan

If you think that it is raining good songs, you may just be right.

His next movie in 1943 was Tansen, a Jayant Desai movie starring KL Saigal and Khursheed Bano.

Can you guess who composed the songs of the movie? Well, it was none other than Khemchand Prakash and this time you are really in for a treat; I shall tell you as we go along.

1. “Ghata Ghanaghor Ghor” Khursheed Bano
2. “Aao Gori Aao Shyama” Khursheed Bano
3. “Kahe Guman Kare Re Gori” Kundan Lal Saigal
4. “Rumajhum Rumajhum Chaal Tihaari” Kundan Lal Saigal
5, “Baag Laga Dun Sajani” Kundan Lal Saigal
6. “More Balpan Ke Sathi Chhaila Bhul Jaio Na” Kundan Lal Saigal, Khursheed Bano
7. “Sapt Suran Tin Graam Gaavo Sab Gunijan” Kundan Lal Saigal
8. “Ho Dukhiya Jiyara Rote Naina” Khursheed Bano
9. “Ab Raja Baye More Balam” Khursheed Bano
10. “Binaa Pankh Panchhi Hun Main” Kundan Lal Saigal
11. “Diya Jalao” Kundan Lal Saigal
12. “Din Soona Sooraj Bina” Kundan Lal Saigal
13. “Baraso Re” Khursheed Bano

Only four of the above songs were penned by DN Madhok; the others were by Pandit Indra. DN Madhok’s songs were: Songs #s 7, 9, 10, and 12.

We shall be taking up all four.

To start with let’s take up Song #7 sung by Kl Saigal in the title role.

Please enjoy: Sapt suran teen graam gaavo sab gunijan…

sapt suran tin graam gaavo sab gunijan
ikkis murchhanaa baan-taan ko milaavo
ikkis murchhanaa baan-taan ko milaavo
audhava sakiran svar sampuran raag bhed
audhava sakiran svar sampuran raag bhed
alakaar bhushan ban
alakaar bhushan ban
raag ko sajaavo
sapt suran

saa sur saadho man, re apane rab ko dhyaan
saa sur saadho man, re apane rab ko dhyaan
gaadhaar tajo gumaan
gaadhaar tajo gumaan
madhyam moksha paavo
pacham parameshvar, dhaivat dharo dhyaan
pacham parameshvar, dhaivat dharo dhyaan
ni nit din prabhu charan shital aavo

sapt suran tin gram gaavo sab gunijan
ikkis murchhanaa taan-baan ko milaavo
audhava sakiran svar sampuran raag bhed
audhava sakiran svar sampuran raag bhed
alakaar bhushan ban
raag ko sajaavo

Day #18, Song #53
Bina pankh panchhi hoon main

We just started taking up songs of the 1943 Jayant Desai movie Tansen starring KL Saigal in the title role and Khursheed Bano as his beloved Tani.

Day #18, Song #54
Ab raja bhaye more balam

And now for the third song from the 1943 Jayant Desai movie Tansen with KL Saigal in the title role and Khursheed Bano as his beloved Tani.