As you are already aware, these blogs are being recreated from the posts on my Facebook page Lyrical wherein I started with this theme of giving you the best raaga based songs in Hindi movies on the 8th of Aug 2015. Presently, I am on my 24th Raaga: Raag Kafi. I have already given you blogs on Raaga Bhairavi (Part I, II and III), Yaman or Kalyan (Part I, II and III), Jhinjhoti (Part I, II), Darbari Kanada (Part I, II, and III), Bhimpalasi (Part I and II) Raag Khammaj, Raag Todi, and Raag Pilu Part I, which make only seven and a half of the twenty-four Raagas. This means that I have to make a determined effort to catch up. I had therefore decided to start giving you Raagas even as I put up on Lyrical, in addition to the back-log.
With this, lets start with our Ninth Raaga here (the 23rd Raaga on Lyrical): Raag Jaijaivanti.
The cover picture on Lyrical is from the 1955 movie Seema with Lata Mangeshkar singing for Nutan a great composition by Shankar Jaikishan, the best music duo in Hindi films who were very adept with Raaga based songs; Raag Bhairavi being their favourite. This song has special value for me now having attended Shankar Jaikishan Music Foundation Mumbai meet on Sunday, 19th June whereat Dinesh Shailendra Singh, son of lyricist Shailendra was present amongst other luminaries.
I belong to all the religions in the world. But, I am a Sikh by birth. Here is a Raag composed by the ninth guru of the Sikhs: Guru Teg Bahadur.
Raag Jaijaivanti is also spelled as Raag Jaijaiwanti. I have often given you the ten fundamental thaats of the Indian classical music. Raag Jaijaivanti belongs to the Khamaj Thaat.
Those of you, like me, who are familiar with the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, would know that Raag Jaijaivanti is considered a blending of two raagas that happen to come in the middle of SGGS of 1430 pages. However, the raag is not mentioned in the Raagmala at the end of SGGS on pages 1429-30. This raaga is also not mentioned in the list of raagas in any ancient scriptures about Indian classical music.
The time of the raaga is evening time. frpm 6 to 9 pm. Normally the season is summer season.
“A soul in whose life dawn has come finds its path. Duality has ended and soul has merged with God and garland of victory will be put around the neck of that soul. Four shabads recited by Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji in Raag Jaijawanti have come at the end. Soul has been freed from ‘Love for Body’ for ever. By giving new appearance, new shape and new musical form, Guru Sahib has caused a big new expansion and made it a tool to achieve peace for the soul.”
Song #1
Manmohna bade jhoote….
As far as Hindi movies are concerned, the first song that comes to mind in this Raaga, as I have already said above whilst describing the cover picture, is from the 1955 movie Seema starring Balraj Sahni and Nutan.
The movie, directed by Amiya Chakravarty had a very intense plot. Here is the story from Wikipidea:
“After her parents pass away, teenager Gauri (Nutan) goes to live with her paternal uncle, Kashinath (Shivraj), and his wife. She is ill-treated there, made to do all the housework, and verbally abused by her aunt. She is made to work as a servant for meager wages in another household, and her earnings are taken away by her aunt. One day, Kashinath is summoned to the Police Station where he is told that since Gauri has been convicted of stealing a necklace from her employer, she is placed under his care for 12 months. Kashinath undertakes to look after her, but she manages to escape, and beats up Bankelal (CS Dubey), who had originally accused her of stealing the necklace. The Police are summoned again, and this time Gauri is placed with Shree Satyanand Anathalaya, an orphanage run by a compassionate Manager, Ashok (Balraj Sahni). Gauri revolts against all the rules imposed upon her and she is placed in solitary, where she ends up breaking all the windows and furniture. Then one day she escapes, beats up Bankelal severely, and returns. She is once again placed in solitary. Then Ashok and his associate Murlidhar (Surender) find out that Bankelal had framed Gauri, and they inform the Police, who make Bankelal confess. In this way, Gauri gets a pardon, and is asked to leave the orphanage, but she refuses to do so and stays on after promising that she will always obey Ashok. When Ashok has a heart attack, she proposes to stay and look after him, but Ashok wants her to leave and get married to Murlidhar. The question remains, will Gauri disobey Ashok or keep her promise and get married to Murlidhar?”
The song portrays, as I said above, the excellence of the best music duo in Hindi films Shankar Jaikishen in Raaga based songs. Lyrics are, predictably, by Shailendra. The tal is Ektal.
Jaikishan (of Shankar Jaikishan music duo) with Shailendra (Pic courtesy: flickrhivemind.net)
The singer is Lata Mangeshkar.
Please enjoy in Raag Jaijaivanti: Man mohna bade jhoothe…
manamohanaa ba.De jhuuThe
haar ke haar nahii.n maane
manamohanaa …
bane the khilaa.Dii piyaa
nikale anaa.Dii piyaa
mose beimaanii kare
mujhase hii ruuThe
manamohanaa …
tumharii ye baa.Nsii kaanhaa
banii galaa phaa.Nsii
taan sunaake meraa
tan man luuTe
manamohanaa …
Song #2
Yeh dil ki lagi kam kya hogi…
The second song of the Raaga composed by the ninth guru of the Sikhs: Guru Teg Bahadur.
Anyone at all knowing me knows that when a new Raag is started, as soon as possible, I return to Shakeel Badayuni and Naushad.
I had put up this song in Raag Gara too but some feel that it belongs to Raag Jaijaivanti.
Do you remember this part of the story of Mughal-e-Azam? Madhubala as Anarkali buys the life of her love Prince Salim (Dilip Kumar) from Emperor Akbar (Prithviraj Kapoor) by offering her own in exchange. She is granted one last wish; which is that she could spend a night with Prince Salim but must drug his drink so that he won’t resist when she is taken to the dungeon.
Life is just one night of love… (Pic courtesy: www.amazon.com)
Shakeel Badayuni, the king of Irony, wrote the lyrics that are as ironical as they sound joyous. Naushad has composed them and Lata Mangeshkar sang it.
Please enjoy in Raag Jaijaivanti: Ye dil ki lagi kam kyaa hogi…
ye dil kii lagii kam kyaa hogii
ye ishq bhalaa kam kyaa hogaa
jab raat hai aisI matavaalii – 2
phir subah kA aalam kyaa hogaa – 2
naGamo se barasatii hai mastii
chhalake hai.n khushI ke paimaane – 2
aaj aisI bahaare.n aaii hai.n
kal jinake bane.nge afasaane – 2
ab ise jyaadaa aur hasii.n ye pyaar kA mausam kyaa hogaa – 2
jab raat hai aisI matavaalii
phir subah kA aalam kyaa hogaa – 2
ye aaj kA ra.ng aur ye mahafil
dil bhI hai yahaa.N diladaar bhI hai – 2
aa.Nkho.n me.n kayaamat ke jalave
siine me.n sulagataa pyaar bhI hai – 2
is ra.ng me.n koI jii le agar marane kA use Gam kyaa hogaa – 2
jab raat hai aisI matavaalii
phir subah kA aalam kyaa hogaa – 2
haalat hai ajab dIvaano.n kii
ab khair nahii.n paravaano.n kii – 2
anjaam-e-mohabbat kyaa kahiye
laya ba.Dhane lagI aramaano.n kii – 2
aise me.n jo paayal TuuT gayii phir ai mere hamadam kyaa hogaa – 2
jab raat hai aisI matavaalii – 2
phir subah kA aalam kyaa hogaa – 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vLKhdjXBkg
Song #3
Bairan ho gayi raina…
‘Bairan ho gayi raina’ is the title of our third and last song for tonight. It is from the 1957 movie Dekh Kabira Roya. Although the movie was a lighthearted comedy, it had some excellent songs thanks to the lyrics by Rajinder Krishan and compositions by Madan Mohan. Today, as I write this, it happens to be the Birth Anniversary of this great composer and music director.
This was sung by Manna De who excelled in classical and semi classical songs in Hindi movies.
Manna Dey (Pic courtesy: www.indianexpress.com)
Please enjoy: Bairan ho gayi raina….
bairan ho ho gayi raina
bairan ho ho gayi raina
bairan ho ho gayi raina
raina raina bairan ho ho gayi raina
bairan ho ho gayi raina, bairan ho
aawan kah gaye aur na aaye
piya bin kari rain daraye
baat sakat are nain
bairan ho ho gayi raina, bairan ho
bairan ho aa aa ho gayi raina
bairan ho ho gayi, bairan ho
bairan ho aa aa bairan ho
ho gayi raina aa aa aa
bairan ho ho gayi, bairan ho
bairan ho, bairan ho
Song #4
Tere mere sapne ab ek rang hain…
We started with our 23rd Raag yesterday, a raag composed by Guru Teg Bahadur, the ninth guru of the Sikhs.
When two people fall in love, even their dreams become of the same hue. That’s the underlying theme of this song from the 1965 Dev Anand classic movie Guide directed by his brother Vijay Anand and which is listed at #4 in the Best Hindi Movies of all times.
The movie was based on a story by RK Narayan with the same title. A great deal of the success of the movie owes to its songs penned by Shailendra and composed by Sachin Dev Burman who directed music in most of Dev Anand movies.
SD Burman (Pic courtesy: movies.ndtv.com)
Have a look at the songs of this movie:
“Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna” Lata Mangeshkar Dev Anand & Waheeda Rehman
“Din Dhal Jaaye” Mohammed Rafi Dev Anand & Waheeda Rehman
“Gaata Rahe Mera Dil” Kishore Kumar & Lata Mangeshkar Dev Anand & Waheeda Rehman
“Kya Se Kya Ho Gaya” Mohammed Rafi Dev Anand & Waheeda Rehman
“Piya Tose Naina Laage Re” Lata Mangeshkar Waheeda Rehman
“Saiyaan Beimaan” Lata Mangeshkar Dev Anand & Waheeda Rehman
“Tere Mere Sapne” Mohammed Rafi Dev Anand & Waheeda Rehman
“Wahan Kaun Hai Tera” Sachin Dev Burman Dev Anand
“He Ram Hamare Ramchandra” Manna Dey & Chorus Dev Anand
“Allah Megh De Paani De” Sachin Dev Burman Dev Anand
I have selected for you this one by Mohammad Rafi singing for Dev Anand and telling Nalini (Waheeda Rehman) that now that they are in love (to hell with the taboo about a married woman (she had a wretched marriage with the archaeologist Kishore Sahu who was more interested in ruins than in her) re marrying), they better see the world through the same eyes.
Please enjoy in Raag Jaijaivanti: Tere mere sapane ab ek rang hain…
tere mere sapane ab ek ra.ng hai.n
ho jahaa.N bhii le jaae.n raahe.n, ham sa.ng hai.n
tere mere dil kaa, tay thaa ik din milanaa
jaise bahaar aane par, tay hai phuul kaa khilanaa
o mere jiivan saathii…
tere dukh ab mere, mere sukh ab tere
tere ye do nainaa, chaa.nd aur suuraj mere
o mere jiivan saathii…
laakh manaa le duniyaa, saath na ye chhuuTegaa
aa ke mere haatho.n me.n, haath na ye chhuuTegaa
o mere jiivan saathii…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNkpApxkqhk
Song #5
Meri aankhon se koi neend liye jaata hai…
Next, I turn to this really beautiful Neend song from the 1964 AVM Production Pooja Ke Phool directed by Bhim Singh. The movie starred Ashok Kumar, Mala Sinha, Dharmendra, Pran, Nimmi and Leela Chitnis.
It had the genius of the pair of Rajinder Krishan as lyricist and Madan Mohan as music director who composed its songs. Some of Lata Mangeshkar‘s top songs were created by the duo. This is one of them.
“Brother and sister” jodi of Madan Mohan with Lata Mangeshkar (Pic courtesy: www.thequint.com)(
Please enjoy in Raag Jaijaivanti: Meri aankhon se koi neend liye jaata hai….
Meri aankhon se koi neend liye jaata hai
Door se pyar ka paighaam diye jaata hai
Raatbhar jaagenge hum tumse chhup chhupke sanam
Aankh jhapke na kabhi chand taaron ki qasam
Dil mera aaj iqrar kiye jaata hai
Door se pyar ka paighaam diye jaata hai
Meri aankhon se koi neend liye jaata hai
Baat jo unse chali woh idhar aake ruki
Naam jab unka liya ek khushboo si udi
Ek tasavvur hai jo madhosh kiye jaata hai
Door se pyar ka paighaam diye jaata hai
Meri aankhon se koi neend liye jaata hai
Song #6
Muhabbat ki raahon mein chalna sambal ke….
The best of old Hindi songs, as I have mentioned any number of times, are with the quartet of Shakeel Badayuni as lyricist, Naushad as composer, Mohammad Rafi as singer and Dilip Kumar as actor. This happened in many movies. One of these was the 1955 movie Udan Khatola in which Nimmi acted opposite Dilip Kumar.
(Pic courtesy: munshimaniac.wordpress.com)
This song has Shakeel’s irony at its best; he brings out the uselessness of Love!
Please enjoy in Raag Jaijaivanti: Mohabbat ki raahon mein chalna sambhal ke…
muhabbat kii raaho.n me.n
chalanaa sambhal ke
yahaa.N jo bhii aayaa
gayaa haath mal ke
na paaii kisii ne muhabbat kii ma.nzil
qadam Dagamagaae, zaraa duur chal ke
hame.n Dhuu.NDhatii hai, bahaaro.n kii duniyaa
kahaa.N aa gae ham, chaman se nikal ke
kahii.n Duub jaae na, hasarat bharaa dil
na yuu.N tiir fe.nko, nishaanaa badal ke
Song #7
Zindagi aaj mere naam pe sharmaati hai…
Third day of Raag Jaijaivanti based songs.
Lets begin, once again, with my favourite lyricist Shakeel Badayuni. This is from the 1962 movie Son of India, a movie that Mehboob Khan made after the 1957 iconic movie Mother India, which lost at the Academy Awards by just one vote. Mehboob Khan took up, in Son of India, relatively minor actors Kamaljit, Simi Grewal, Jayant and Kumkum.
(Producer-Director Mehboob Khan who made such movies as Mother India, Son Of India, Andaz, Anmol Ghadi, Aan, Amar, and Roti. (Pic courtesy: www.indianetzone.com)
He however, retained the team of Shakeel Badayuni as lyricist and Naushad Ali as Music Director and composer and they didn’t fail him in the excellence of the songs. This one was sung by Mohammad Rafi.
The movie had the following songs including the ever popular patriotic song: Nanha munha raahi hoon:
1. “Aaj Chhedo Mohabbat Ki” Lata Mangeshkar 3:57
2. “Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar” Shanti Mathur 3:58
3. “Chal Diye Peeke Gham” Lata Mangeshkar 3:05
4. “Dil Todne Wale” Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi 4:28
5. “Diya Na Bujhe Ri Aaj” Lata Mangeshkar, Chorus 3:14
6. “Insan Tha Pehle Bandar” Shanti Mathur 2:47
7. “Mujhe Huzoor Tum Se” Geeta Dutt 2:18
8. “Nanha Munna Rahi Hoon” Shanti Mathur, Chorus 4:13
9. “Zindagi Aaj Mere Naam” Mohammed Rafi 3:48
Please enjoy in Raag Jaijaivanti: Zindagi aaj mere naam se sharmaati hai….
zindagii aaj mere naam se sharamaatii hai
apane haalaat pe mujhe khud hii ha.Nsii aatii hai
zindagii aaj mere …
ek Gam chain se jiine nahii.n detaa mujhako -2
ek ulajhan hai jo aksar mujhe ta.Dapaatii hai
zindagii aaj mere …
is tarah chho.D ke nikalaa huu.N mai.n apanii ma.nzil
jaise hasarat ko_ii siine se nikal jaatii hai
zindagii aaj mere …
raah chalate hu_e kuchh soch ke ruk jaataa huu.N -2
har qadam par ko_ii bhuulii hu_ii yaad aatii hai
zindagii aaj mere …
Song #8
Pyaare darshan dijo aaye…
The 1979 movie Meera starred Hema Malini in the title role of the Rajasthani princess Meerabai who was born in a royal family but she renounced everything in her deep devotion and love for Lord Krishna.
The 16th century Rajasthani princess Meerabai who renounced everything in her devotion for Lord Krishana (Pic courtesy: www.youtube.com)
The movie itself was extraordinary in that it had Pandit Ravi Shankar, the sitar maestro as the music director. The songs/bhajans were sung by Vani Jairam, one of the finest exponents of Indian classical music. Of course, the bhajans were all written by Meerabai herself.
Please enjoy in Raag Jaijaivanti: Pyaare darshan dijo aaye…
pyare darshan dijo aaye
tum bin jiyo na jaaye, darshan dijo jaye
pyare darshan dijo aaye
jal bina kamal chanda bina rajani
aise tum dekhe bin sajani
jal bina kamal chanda bina rajani
aise tum dekhe bin sajani
aakul byakul firu re din
biraah kalejo khaayo
darshan dijo aaye
pyare darshan dijo aaye
bivas na bhukh nind nahi raina
mukh su kahat na awe baina
kaha kahu kuchh kahat na aawe
milkar tadap bujhaye
kyu tarso antaryami
aaye milo kripa kar swami
kyu tarsao antaryami
aaye milo kripa kar swami
meera dasi janam janam ki
meera dasi janam janam ki
padi tumhare paaye
darshan dijo aaye
tum bin jiyo na jaaye, darshan dijo jaye
pyare darshan dijo aaye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7efN9y44U2o
Song #9
Maare gaye gulfam….
For the last song of the evening, I am going to take a song from Teesri Kasam for the sole reason that yesterday I was honoured to meet Shailendra’s son Dinesh Shailendra at Shankar Jailkishan Music Federation Meet at Mumbai. The movie was produced by the lyricist Shailendra and starred Raj Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman.
The movie wasn’t a commercial success even though it won the National Award for Best Feature Film. However, many years later, it was critically acclaimed as a very fine movie.
The lyrics that Shailendra wrote for the songs of the movie are amongst his greatest, eg:
1. Sajan re jhoot mat bolo khuda ke paas jaana hai.
2. Duniya banane waale kya tere mann mein samaayi.
3. Chalat musaffir moh liyo re pinjare waali muniyaa.
4. Sajanva bairi ho gaye hamaar.
5. Paan khaayo sainyaa hamaro.
Shankar Jaikishan outperformed themselves in the compositions of the songs. So strong were the bonds between Shailendra, Hasrat Jaipuri, S-J and Raj Kapoor that Shailendra asked Hasrat Jaipuri to pen two songs for the movie.
And which songs? The movie’s story was based on a short story Maare gaye gulfaam by Phanishwarnath Renu. So, in asking Hasrat Jaipuri to pen this song, Shailendra virtually gave him the title song in his own production that was directed by Basu Bhattacharya.
(Pic courtesy: www.indianetzone.com)
It was sung by Lata Mangeshkar.
One little thing more about the song. Yesterday, Yunus Khan, in an interactive audio based session referred to three of the songs of S-J as what he called as: “Happy-Sad Songs”; meaning that even though these were sad songs, these had lively music. Songs such as Anaadi’s Tera jaana fitted into this definition.
This one is another one that fits in with the description. It is fast paced and Waheeda could dance on it. However, it is a song that carried a sad emotion.
Please enjoy in Raag Jaijaivanti: Maare gaye gulfaam….
is pyaar kii mahafil me.n
wo aaye muqaabil me.n
( wo tiir chale dil par
halachal sii hu_ii dil me.n ) -2
halachal sii hu_ii dil me.n
chaahat kii sazaa paa_ii
Tonight lets start with Sahir Ludhianvi for a change. As is often the case with Sahir Ludhianvi, this has been composed by Roshan. The singers are several: Mohammad Rafi, Asha Bhosle, Meena Kapoor and Manna De.
Mahendra Kapoor, Yash Chopra, N Dutta and Sahir Ludhianvi (Pic courtesy: www.livemint.com)
The name of this 1963 movie is Taj Mahal that starred Pradeep Kumar as Shah Jehan and Beena Roy as Mumtaz. Everyone knows their historic love story that ended in Shah Jehan erecting the Taj Mahal in her memory; one of the seven wonders of the world.
One of the most wonderful things about the movie was its songs. These are some of the best by the team of Sahir Ludhainvi with Roshan:
1. “Jo Baat Tujh Mein Hai” Mohammed Rafi
2. “Jo Wada Kiya Wo” Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar
3. “Jurm-E-Ulfat Pe” Lata Mangeshkar
4. “Qhuda-E-Burtur” Lata Mangeshkar
5. “Na Na Na Re Na Na, Haath Na Lagana” Suman Kalyanpur, Minoo Purshottam
6. “Paaon Chhoo Lene Do” Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar
7. “Chandi Ka Badan” Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey, Asha Bhosle, Meena Kapoor
8. “Husn Se Duniya Hansi” Asha Bhosle
Please enjoy in Raag Jaijaivanti: Chandi ka badan sone ki nazar…
Male:
chaa.Ndii kaa badan sone kii nazar
us par ye nazaakat kyaa kahiye
ejii kyaa kahiye
kis kis pe tumhaare jalvo.n ne
to.Dii hai qayaamat kyaa kahiye
ejii kyaa kahiye
chaa.Ndii kaa badan sone kii nazar
Female:
gustaaKh zubaa.N gustaaKh nazar
ye ra.ng-e-tabiyat kyaa kahiye
ejii kyaa kahiye
aise bhii kahii.n is duniyaa me.n
hotii hai muhabbat kyaa kahiye
ejii kyaa kahiye
GustaaKh zubaa.N gustaaKh nazar
Male:
aa.Nchal kii dhanak ke saaye me.n
ye phuul gulaabii cheharo.n ke
ye phuul gulaabii haaye gulaabii cheharo.n ke
is vaqt hamaarii nazaro.n me.n
kyaa chiiz hai jannat kyaa kahiye
ejii kyaa kahiye
is vaqt hamaarii nazaro.n me.n
tumase nazare.n jo milii.n
diin-o-duniyaa se gaye
ik tamannaa ke sivaa
har tamannaa se gaye
mast aa.Nkho.n se jo pii
jaam-o-miinaa se gaye
zulf laharaa_ii jahaa.N
ham bhii laharaa se gaye
huure.n milatii hai.n kise
is kii paravaah se gaye
is kii paravaah se, paravaah se, paravaah se gaye
is vaqt hamaarii nazaro.n me.n
kyaa chiiz hai jannat kyaa kahiye
ejii kyaa kahiye
chaa.Ndii kaa badan sone kii nazar
Female:
yuu.N garm nigaahe.n mat Daalo
ye jism pighal bhii pighal bhii sakate hai.n
ye jism pighal bhii sakate hai.n
u.De na kahii.n ruup kii shabanam *
garm nigaahe.n Daalo kam-kam *
aadaab-e-nazaaraa bhuule ho – 2
tum logo.n kii vahashat kyaa kahiye
ejii kyaa kahiye
tum hame.n jiit sako
is kaa imkaan nahii.n
Khud ko badanaam kare.n
ham vo naadaa.N nahii.n
ko_ii marataa hai mare
ham pe ehasaan nahii.n
un se kyuu.N baat kare.n
jin se pahachaan nahii.n
tum ko aramaa.N hai to hai
ham ko aramaan nahii.n
ham ko aramaan ke aramaan ke aramaan nahii.n
aadaab-e-nazaaraa bhuule ho
tum logo.n kii vahashat kyaa kahiye
ejii kyaa kahiye
gustaaKh zubaa.N gustaaKh nazar
Male:
jin logo.n ko tum Thukaraa ke chalo *
vo log bhii qismat vaale hai.n *
tum jis kii tamannaa kar baiTho *
un logo.n kii qismat kyaa kahiye *
ejii kyaa kahiye
ye javaanii ye adaa **
kyo.n na maGaruur ho tum **
farsh par utarii hu_ii **
arsh kii huur ho tum **
shoKh jalvo.n kii qasam **
sholaa-e-tuur ho tum **
ko_ii dekhe to kahe **
nashe me.n chuur ho tum **
tum jis kii tamannaa kar baiTho *
un logo.n kii qismat kyaa kahiye *
ejii kyaa kahiye
chaa.Ndii kaa badan sone kii nazar
Female:
din raat duhaa_ii dete hai.n
ye haal hai in diivaano.n kaa
jahaa.N dekhii na_ii suurat machal baiThe
yahii, yahii, yahii le.nge
ye haal hai in diivaano.n kaa diivaano.n kaa
Male:
jin kii Khaatir Gam sahe.n aur ro-ro jaa.N gavaaye.N
haay rii qismat u.nhii.n ke muu.Nh se diivaane kahalaaye.N
Female:
in aashiqo.n ke haath hai
ai zi.ndagii bavaal
in kaa kare.n Khayaal ke
apanaa kare.n Khayaal
har lab arz-e-shauq to
har aa.Nkh hai savaal
ye Gam se beqaraar hai
vo dard se niDhaal
arey ye haal hai in diivaano.n kaa
ye haal hai in diivaano.n kaa
Male:
merii nii.nd ga_ii meraa chain gayaa
vo jo pahale thii taab-o-tabaan ga_ii
yahii ra.ng rahaa yahii Dha.ng rahaa
to ye jaan lo jaan kii jaan ga_ii
ye haal hai in diivaano.n kaa – 2
Female:
kisii ko Khud-Khushii kaa, shauq ho to, kyaa kare ko_ii
Male:
davaa-e-hijr de, biimaar ko, achchhaa kare ko_ii
Female:
ko_ii bevajah sar pho.De to kyo.n paravaah kare ko_ii
Male:
kisii majabuur-e-Gam kaa haal kyo.n aisaa kare ko_ii
Female:
mazaa to hai ke jab tum,
tum ta.Dapaa karo,
dekhaa kare ko_ii
Male:
mare.n ham aur tum par,
ke tum par Khuun kaa
daavaa kare ko_ii
Song #11
Badle badle mere sarkaar nazar aate hain….
And, after Sahir Ludhianvi, who was good no doubt, lets return to the best: Shakeel Badayuni. This is from Guru Dutt’s 1960 movie Chaudhvinh Ka Chand, which starred the ‘Living Legend” Waheeda Rehman in the title role. This song, a sad song after love went sour between them, was composed by Ravi and sung by Lata Mangeshkar for Waheeda Rehman.
Mohammad Rafi recording a song with the music director Ravi (Pic courtesy: www.hamaraphotos.com)
Marvel at the mastery of each word crafted by the master craftsman: Shakeel (Handsome).
Please enjoy in Raag Jaijaivanti: Badle badle mere sarkar nazar aate hain….
badale badale mere sarakaar nazar aate hai.n -2
ghar kii barabaadii ke aasaar nazar aate hai.n
badale badale mere sarakaar nazar aate hai.n
badale badale
Duube rahate the mere pyaar me.n jo shaam-o-sahar -2
mere chehare se na haTatii thii kabhii jinakii nazar
merii suurat se vo bezaar nazar aate hai.n -2
ghar kii barabaadii ke …
vo jo badale to zamaane kii hawaa bhii badalii -2
dil kii Kushiyaa.N bhii ga_ii.n ghar kii fazaa bhii badalii
suune suune dar-o-diiwaar nazar aate hai.N -2
ghar kii barabaadii ke …
mere maalik ne muhabbat kaa chalan chho.D diyaa -2
kar ke barabaad mere dil kaa chaman chho.D diyaa
phuul bhii ab to mujhe Kaar nazar aate hai.n -2
ghar kii barabaadii ke …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjf9ORFDwQA
Song #12
Dhal chuki shaam-e-gham muskara le sanam…
I will tell you one major concern that I have whenever I put up Shakeel Badayuni; which is that how does one get out of the mood or the atmosphere that his lyrics create?
At the time when Chaudhvinh Ka Vhand was made, another 1960 movie was made and it was called Kohinoor. The movie was primarily made to get Dilip Kumar out of the depression that constantly playing sad and tragic roles had caused him.
(Pic courtesy: songsmp3.info)
If he was the tragedy king, Meena Kumari was an equivalent tragedy queen and she too needed a lighthearted role to get out of the sadness.
This song by Shakeel, therefore, gave hope rather than putting them in further gham and misery that his songs normally caused.
Naushad composed it and the God of Songs: Mohammad Rafi sang it.
Please enjoy in Raag Jaijaivanti: Dhal chuki shaam-e-gham muskara le sanam…
Dhal chukii shaam-e-Gam muskaraa le sanam
ik na_ii subah duniyaa me.n aane ko hai
pyaar sajane lagaa saaj bajane lagaa
zindagii dil ke taaro.n pe gaane ko hai
Dhal chukii shaam-e-Gam …
aaj paayal bhii hai naGmaa-e-dil bhii hai
ra.ng-e-ulfat bahaaro.n me.n shaamil bhii hai
aa ga_ii hai milan kii suhaanii gha.Dii
vaqt kii taal pe ( naachatii hai Kushii ) -2
ghu.Ngharu_o.n kii sadaa ra.ng laane ko hai
Dhal chukii shaam-e-Gam …
jhuumate aa rahe hai.n zamaane na_e
hasarate.n gaa rahii hai.n taraane na_e
aaj dil kii tamannaa nikal jaa_egii
giit hogaa vahii ( lay badal jaa_egii ) -2
ik nayaa raag qismat sunaane ko hai
Dhal chukii shaam-e-Gam …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bzh9FyAoPE
Song #13
Sooni sooni saans ke sitaar par….
The other day – 19th June, Sunday to be exact – during the Shankar Jaikishan Music Foundation Meet in Mumbai, it was talked about how most of S-J’s songs were penned by Shailendra or Hasrat Jaipuri and how, only in later years that lyricists like Neeraj stepped in.
This is a song of the 1971 movie Laal Patthar in which Hema Malini had her only negative role in the movies. She, as Saudamani, acted as a jealous mistress of Zamindar Kumar Bahadur Gyan Shankar Rai played by Raaj Kumar. Raaj Kumar married Sumita played by Rakhee; although he was in love with Sadamani (whom he called Madhuri), he never married her and kept in his palace as a mistress. Later he found out that Sumita was earlier in love with Shekhar (Vinod Mehra) and hence the plot to get rid of him.
A scene from the 1971 movie Laal Patthar, which had the only negative role of Hema Malini (Pic courtesy: www.rediff.com)
The movie had excellent songs composed by S-J, which included an outstanding one Unake khayaal aaye to aate chale gaye, which we have already covered in Raag Gara.
This one has been sung by Asha Bhosle.
Please enjoy in Raag Jaijaivanti: Sooni sooni saans ki sitaar par….
suunii suunii saa.Ns kii sitaar par
bhiige bhiige aa.Nsuo.n kii taar par
ek giit sun rahii hai zi.ndagii
ek giit gaa rahii hai zi.ndagii
suunii suunii saa.Ns kii sitaar par …
pyaar jise kahate hai.n
khel hai khilonaa hai
aaj ise paanaa hai kal ise khonaa hai
suunii suunii saa.Ns kii sitaar par
bhiige bhiige aa.Nsuo.n kii taar par
ek sur milaa rahii hai zi.ndagii
ek sur vbhulaa rahii hai zi.ndagii
suunii suunii saa.Ns kii sitaar par …
koii kalii gaatii hai
koii kalii rotii hai
koii aa.Nsuu paanii hai
koii aa.Nsuu motii hai
suunii suunii saa.Ns kii sitaar par
bhiige bhiige aa.Nsuo.n kii taar par
kisii ko ha.Nsaa rahii hai zi.ndagii
kisii ko rulaa rahii hai zi.ndagii
suunii suunii saa.Ns kii sitaar par …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OzEIS4Rix8
Song #14
Dil shaam se dooba jaata hai….
Now that you had a song from 1971 movie Laal Patthar that brought out the singing excellence of Asha Bhosle, here is another of approximately a decade and a half before that.
It is from the 1958 movie Sanskaar starring Anant Kumar with Ameeta. Sarshar Sailani penned the lyrics. Other than this movie, he wrote lyrics for the songs of the 1949 movie Rakhi including Babul ka ghar chhod ke gori ho gayi aaj prayyi re, and 1952 movie Bewafa.
Anil Biswas composed the song.
Anil Biswas with Lata Mangeshkar (Pic courtesy: chandrakantha.com)
Please enjoy in Raag Jaijaivanti: Dil shaam se dooba jaata hai….
dil shaam se Duubaa jaataa hai -2
raat aa_egii to kyaa hogaa -2
jab naagan banakar tanahaa_ii -2
Das jaa_egii to kyaa hogaa -2
dil shaam se Duubaa …
jab pyaas mere aramaano.n kii
har saa.Ns pe ba.Dhatii jaa_egii -2
ye kashtii jab tuufaano.n se -2
Takaraa_egii to kyaa hogaa -2
dil shaam se Duubaa …
raah takate agar thak jaa_e nazar
detii hai tasallii aas magar -2
jab aas tasalii de-de kar -2
thak jaa_egii to kyaa hogaa -2
dil shaam se Duubaa …
Song #15
And to end with Raag Jaijaivanti based songs tonight, this song is not from a Hindi movie but a Pakistani movie. Noorjehan sang for herself in the 1959 movie Koel or Koyal that starred her opposite Aslam Parvez.
Noorjehan with Aslam Parvaiz (Pic courtesy: cineplot.com)
Tanvir Naqvi who gave us that remarkably beautiful number in the 1956 movie Shirin Farhad (sung by Lata Mangeshkar): Guzara hua zamaana, aata nahin dobara, also penned this song.
Khurshid Anwar composed it.
Please enjoy in Raag Jaijaivanti: Dil ka diya jalaaya…..
dil kaa diyaa jalaayaa,
mai.n ne dil kaa diyaa jalaayaa
tujh ko kahii.n na paayaa,
tujh ko kahii.n na paayaa
kahii.n naa bahalaa dil bechaaraa,
kahii.n milaa naa mujh ko sahaaraa
aas ke taare Duube saare,
ghor a.ndheraa chhaayaa
tujh ko kahii.n na paayaa
dil kaa diyaa jalaayaa, mai.n ne dil kaa diyaa jalaayaa
biit gayaa hai ek zamaanaa,
kahii.n milaa na teraa Thikaanaa
tak tak haare nain bechaare,
kuchh bhii nazar na aayaa
tujh ko kahii.n na paayaa
tujh ko kahii.n na paayaa …
dil kaa diyaa jalaayaa,
dil kaa diyaa jalaayaa
mai.n ne dil kaa diyaa bujhaayaa
There that is my list of fourteen Best Songs in Hindi movies and one in Pakistani movie composed in our 23rd Raaga on Lyrical: Raag Jaijaivanti. I hope you liked the selection.
Please await my post regarding the next Raaga based songs in Hindi movies.
Four years ago, when I wrote an essay about my home-station Kandaghat, titled ‘Home Is Where The Heart Is – Kandaghat In Shimla Hills‘ little did I know that it would be the venue for a meet of our Facebook Group ‘Yaad Kiya Dil Ne‘, on the 24th April 16; and that, I would be writing another photo and video essay about this meet.
There are many Song and Music groups on the Facebook; but, ‘Yaad Kiya Dil Ne‘ is different. Most other groups simply have members putting up urls of songs from YouTube and other sources and then members congratulate the choice of the one who has posted by such comments as “Wow”, “I love this too”, “Really nice” and so on.
‘Yaad Kiya Dil Ne‘ is different and unique. It is a successor to my group ‘Dil Ki Nazar Se‘, which I had to abandon when some of the members insisted on just putting up urls from YouTube with very little or no contribution of their own. Here is the description o ‘Yaad Kiya Dil Ne‘:
“A group for serious music lovers who not just relish putting up and listening to songs but also identify these with Lyricists, Music Directors, Singers and Actors who brought the songs to us. The group pays tributes to these four classes of people on their birth and death anniversaries. The group is also interested in sharing knowledge about all aspects of songs including Raagas. The group also has thematic Music Fests at least once in a month. If you are a casual copy-paste music lover who can copy-paste ten songs (urls) from You Tube in ten minutes, this group is NOT recommended for you.
The name of the group has been derived from the title of a duet between Hemant Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar from the 1953 movie Patita starring Dev Anand and Usha Kiran.”
From its inception in Nov 2013, the group has come a long way off. Many of the members research everything about the song that they are going to put up, write descriptions that can compete with the best blogs, and everyone is on a learning curve of knowing more about songs and music.
Now who says Facebook is for dumbos only?
Here is my description of the leading lights of YKDN, written during one of the monthly Fests’ Results:
RESULTS OF CHAL SONGS FEST
12 – 13 SEP 15
Sincere thanks to you, dear Vipan,
It is finally YOU who has won,
You proved it, my dear friend,
A fest, without Ravi, can actually be done.
Your total conduct in this entire fest,
Was by far most praiseworthy and best,
You chose me the winner, I am humbled,
I would ANY TIME choose one of the rest:
I’d choose Raj Dutta, my dear brother,
There isn’t, like him, another;
I’d choose Sumedha Nair, whose posts,
Can bring to life long-dead ghosts.
I’d choose Evani Leela, whose junoon
Is the best under any sun or moon.
I’d happily choose Surekha, the greatest,
Who makes worthwhile, every fest.
I won’t err in choosing Surinder Grewal,
In passionate music lovers, he stands tall;
Or else, I’d choose Sumona, his pretty wife,
She brings to fest, loads of life.
I would readily put my money on Nitin,
It is just a matter of time before he’d win.
Then there is Maj Vishwas, whose selections,
Takes him to unimaginable directions.
And what about our new find, Sanjay Menon?
The Hindi avatar of John Lennon.
Or Hemalata Ayyagari, the debutante,
There is nothing that she can’t.
Manik, my behna, isn’t down the line,
Her presence in the fest is simply benign.
I would choose Manju, whose golden oldies,
Are amongst the best melodies.
What about our youngster Hauptmann?
I am, of his choices, already a fan.
One cannot ignore Amitabh Nigam,
You missed him as winner, how come?
And then what about Anindya Chatterjee?
He is at least ten times better than me.
And lastly, you yourself Vipan,
Is by far the best under the sun.
So, whilst as a “winner”, I must rejoice,
At the same time, let me forcefully raise my voice,
You are good, Vipan, really good,
But, I have to strongly contest your choice.
I am not saying this for effect,
Sorry, for being so brash and direct,
I am not worthy of being a winner,
When you have the galaxy from where to select.
My sincere thanks to you, once more,
Your sagacity and hard-work, I adore,
YOU are the WINNER of the Fest, pal, Ravi, your poor choice, you can simply ignore.
Since that time, we have had hardly any contribution from Varun Hauptmann and Amitabh Nigam and only scanty contribution from Manju Saigal. However, another bright star emerged in the YKDN sky: Jaswant Singh Lagwal. Here is a fresh tribute for him:
Long after we are gone, they’d recall,
Our newest star: Jaswant Singh Lagwal,
He came like a whiff of hilly fresh breeze,
And is already in YKDN’s Fame’s Hall.
Also, my course-mate and gentlest person on earth, Milind Madhav Hastak was missing from the Chal Songs Fest in Sep 15 and hence I failed to put up a tribute for him. So here it is:
Milind‘s favourites are Mukesh and Raj Kapoor,
Wherever he is, he is never, from the group too door,
He is a teetotaler and never drinks alcohol,
But, is often intoxicated with puraane geeton ka saroor.
Why Whispering Winds as the venue of the Meet?
Here it is in the words of Vipan Kohli:
“Now 24 Apr 2016 was a red letter day in the history of YKDN. Not because a few of us met and had a get together. Not because we had a great time. Not because we met for the first time. But because of all this and more over, it was the first get together hosed by Ravinder, Lyn and Mummyji. It was for the first time the get together was organised at Whispering Winds Kandaghat. I consider Whispering Winds Kandaghat as a monument. A monument built by Dr Mani Singh. Mani (gem) he really was. A horticulturist with a heart of a soldier. He built a house in the company of most picturesque surroundings with trees on both sides. Overlooking the horticulture research centre @ Kandaghat Dr Mani Singh ensured that he could oversee what he had nurtured with so much love and labour. He and his
family aptly named it Whispering Winds. Why was it named Whispering Winds? Ravi has brought out in his blog (Home is where the heart is)- because of being in the Ghats with perpetual winds in the area, which tended to tell tales of far lands. Ravi spent most of his boyhood in Whispering Winds.Due to all these reasons I consider Whispering Winds a monument of YKDN. So attending a Milan (Meet, get together etc are too common for what it was. It was truly a Milan) at the monument of YKDN was what made 24 Apr 2016 a red letter day.”
Surekha Saini had this to say:
“Ladies and Gentlemen …. I feel blessed to pay SHRADHANJALI to Dr S Mani Singh ji father of Ravinder PS Ravi. .. who united us together through his love for music. I wrote BARSI. . instead I always write death anniversary… bcz after visiting His house Whispering Winds at Kandaghat I found Him present between us as I saw the photo of Dr S Mani Singh ji in drawing room. Such a Noorani or Tejassvi personality as if he was talking to us telling us about his Empire.
When Ravi veer ji was showing me n my children his beautiful house, Mani Singh uncle was there with us ..felt Him saying, ” Look Surekha..I m a self made King and I established this wonderful Empire with my own hardwork. I m proud of my Son Ravi who has kept my DHAROHER as I wanted to maintain it.”…Whispering Winds is a beautiful place with heavenly surroundings and Ravi veer ji has maintained it’s divinity and originality. …imagine a person who loves his first car so much that he is still keep it with him..hw much he can love people related to him…this is bcz of the SANSKARAS give to him by his parents. ..S Mani Singh and Herkrishan Kaur…regards to both of them.”
Whispering Winds, Kandaghat, in short is a place whereat the winds speak to you, sing to you and remind you of all those “bhoole bisre geet or bhooli dastaan” as Raj Dutta put it as. Have a look at the surroundings that became the theme of next month’s Music Fest:
The idea of the Meet to be at Whispering Winds, Kandaghat, was conceived by Vipan Kohli as follows:
Vipan Kohli to Yaad Kiya Dil Ne March 28, 2016
Dear Friends on YKDN,
It is proposed to have a YKDN get together at Kandaghat on 24 April 2016 from 1200 noon. We shall try to wind up by 3.00 pm so that those who wish to return to Palma to catch the Palma mail can depart well in time. All those who are keen to attend please intimate the following :-
(a) Whether attending Y/N
(b) Whether spouse accompanying Y/N
(c) Travel details
(d) Whether accommodation required Y/N
(e) Food preference V/NV
Please intimate the above details asap so that necessary arrangements can be made.
Thanks
41 Comments (10 Surekha Saini, Evani Leela and 8 others) later, we had the Meet planned.
After it happened, here is my immediate chronicle about it, on 24th April itself:
Ravinder PS Ravi to Yaad Kiya Dil Ne April 24, 2016
Yaad Kiya Dil Ne Kandaghat Meet
Sunday, 24th June 16
Ladies and Gents,
Today history was made. We had our second get-together at Whispering Winds Kandaghat. The idea was conceived by our dear friend and able co-administrator Vipan Kohli who went to all kinds of tribulations to reach here from Delhi.
Vipan waiting at the Delhi Jn. Railway Station on the night of 23/24 April 16 when Howrah Kalka Mail, the train that he was scheduled to travel by was reported to be more than four hours late.
He was accompanied in the morning by another dear friend and one of the gentlest persons that I know: Surinder Grewal from Ludhiana and two of his friends: Dr Sukhinder Gill from Chandigarh and Dr Avatar Padda from Chandigarh.
No sooner had we finished breakfast that Jaswant Singh Lagwal, his wife Kavita and son Neeraj arrived from Hamirpur. Jaswant came like Santa Claus: a shawl for Herkrishan Kaur, my mom, Kulu caps for the complete gathering and an idol of Goddess Saraswati.
The last to arrive was my sister Surekha Saini, her son Aakash, daughter in law Aarti, and grandson Angad and granddaughter Seerat. Surekha brought a pair of exquisite lamp stands and home (Aarti) made cookies.
We cut the Yaad Kiya Dil Ne cake before lunch and got our friends Manik Lakhkar Chava, Evani Leela, Raj Dutta, Maj Vishwas Mandloi and Nitin Shringarpure on conference call when Kavita being youngest lady blew the candles and cut the cake. The highlight of this moment was all of us singing Yaad Kiya Dil Ne in unison. Vishwas piped in on Harmonica and Leela with her exquisite Nightingale voice.
Here is the video of the song that we all sang together:
Here are some more pictures of the get together.
Thank you, everyone, for making it happen and making my mom Herkrishan Kaur, Marilyn Ravi and I walk on clouds.
Raj Dutta, my brother, put up two excellent videos of the get-together. Here are these:
Vo bhuli daastaa lo phir yaad aa gayi….. Sanjog
(na jaane inse kyo mil kar, nazr sharma gyi…1st stnza, 5th Line)
Dear YKDNians, Whispering Winds have whispered that History has been made on 24th Apr 2016, with successful MILAN of some lucky YKDN members….….History shall repeat again may be in near future…But until then vo daastan unn sab ko yaad aati rahegi….as this was the first ever Milan of YKDN in Ravi’s Kandaghat abode….It was memorable no doubt for the people who attended, but even those who could not and watched from the side-lines, our virtual presence was always with them– Ravinder PS Ravi, Marilyn Ravi, Herkrishan Kaur Mummyji, Vipan Kohli, Surinder Grewal, Surekha Saini, Jaswant Singh Lagwal and their family members.
Lets watch this distinct MSOD, which you are likely to like !! Amen.
LYRICS
vo bhuli daastaa lo phir yaad aa gayi
nazar ke saamane ghata si chha gayi
vo bhuli daastaa lo phir yaad aa gayi
nazar ke saamane ghata si chha gayi
kaha se phir chale aaye, vo kuchh bhatake hue saaye
vo kuchh bhule huye nagame, jo mere pyaar ne gaaye
vo kuchh bikhari hui yaade, vo kuchh tute hue nagame
paraaye ho gaye to kyaa, kabhi ye bhi to the apane
na jaane inse kyo mil kar, nazar sharma gayi
vo bhuli daastaa lo phir yaad aa gayi
ummido ke hansi mele, tamannaao ke vo rele
nigaaho ne nigaaho se, ajab kuchh khel se khele
hava me zulf laharaayi, nazar pe bekhudi chhaai
khule the dil ke darvaaze, muhabbat bhi chali aai
tamannaao ki duniya par javaani chha gayi
vo bhuli daastaa lo phir yaad aa gayi
bade ragin zamaane the, taraane hi taraane the
magar ab puchhta hai dil, vo din the ya fasaane the
faqat ik yaad hai baaki, bas ik fariyaad hai baaki
vo khushiya lut gayi lekin, dil-e-barbaad hai baaki
kaha thi zindagi meri, kaha par aa gayi
vo bhuli daastaa lo phir yaad aa gayi
nazar ke saamane ghata si chha gayi
nazar ke saamane ghata si chha gayi
vo bhuli daastaa lo phir yaad aa gayi
vo bhuli daastaa lo phir yaad aa gayi
And the second is about the venue: Whispering Winds, Kandaghat:
This meet was summed by Surinder Grewal in this manner:
“The Kandaghat Milan was great thing that happened in our lives…We knew each other so well but were meeting one another for the first time..In the people there we found a sweet mother who made us bring a tear in our eyes remembering our own mother…we found brothers, sisters, friends in the small gathering…and above all Ravi is so energetic I could not believe; you feel him everywhere in the party”.
Here is a neat summing up by someone who wasn’t there in the meet but keenly watches the proceedings of YKDN; I am talking about Baljit Ahluwalia, our respected senior:
“I have been watching with awe and admiration the recent happenings which culminated with the gathering of the core group of YKDN at Ravinder PS Ravi’s place in Kandaghat. The warmth and hospitality was so palpable that I could feel it from such a distance. Many of you met each other for the first time – but that was not a problem at all. It seemed that long lost friends were meeting after decades. The posting of status updates and participation in the various contests had broken the barriers long ago and it seemed that you knew each other intimately. The small video clippings and the exchange of gifts made it a Punjabish affair.
This only goes to show that bonding and camaraderie extends beyond uniformed people; it is an integral part of a well woven group which relies on each other for trivial issues. In fact, at certain times, a few comments by a few about the others can only be accepted if there is a tremendous amount of understanding.
A word about the Leader of the group – Ravinder PS Ravi in the last few years has ignited the passion and love for music and has been instrumental in raising a few FB groups. The manner in which he encourages others – young and old and the respect that he showers is only to be seen to be believed. I have not met him – but it seems that we have known each other for years. Some day the twain shall meet – and there will be outpourings galore.
I have been a distant observer of the various contributions because I am a keen follower of music over the years. I have often made my two pence contribution and have struck a strange bond with Raj Dutta, Vipan Kohli, Surekha Saini, Manik Lakhkar Chava and Evani Leela and other integral members of these groups. They are truly genuine friends and bask in each others’ glory.
On this memorable occasion, I can only wish each one of you many glorious years in the future. May your bonds become stronger and may you all contribute to the inimitable Bollywood music. GOD BLESS.”
There will be many more sunsets and sunrises across Whispering Winds, Kandaghat. Ladies and gents, please do remember that we shall await the next Meet of YKDN there; for, you can have these meets anywhere, but, your heart will tell you:
याद किया दिल ने कहाँ हो तुम
झूमती बहार है कहाँ हो तुम
प्यार से पुकार लो जहाँ हो तुम – २
(ओ, खो गये हो आज किस खयाल में
ओ, दिल फ़ंसा है बेबसी के जाल में ) – २
मतलबी जहाँ मेहरबां हो तुम
याद किया दिल ने कहाँ हो तुम
प्यार से पुकार लो जहाँ हो तुम – २
(ओ, रात ढल चुकी है सुबह हो गयी
ओ, मै तुम्हारी याद लेके खो गयी ) – २
अब तो मेरी दास्ताँ हो तुम
याद किया दिल ने कहाँ हो तुम
प्यार से पुकार लो जहाँ हो तुम – २
(ओ, तुम तो मेरे ज़िंदगी के बाग़ हो
ओ, तुम तो मेरी राह के चिराग़ हो ) – २
मेरे लिये आसमाँ हो तुम
याद किया दिल ने कहाँ हो तुम
प्यार से पुकार लो जहाँ हो तुम – २
As you are already aware, these blogs are being recreated from the posts on my Facebook page Lyrical wherein I started with this theme of giving you the best raaga based songs in Hindi movies on the 8th of Aug 2015. Presently, I am on my 22nd Raaga: Raag Lalit. I have already given you blogs on Raaga Bhairavi (Part I, II and III), Yaman or Kalyan (Part I, II and III), Jhinjhoti (Part I, II), Darbari Kanada (Part I, II, and III), Bhimpalasi (Part I and II), Raag Khammaj, and Raag Todi which make only seven of the twenty-two Raagas. With the last post on Raag Todi, I have made a determined effort to catch up. I decided to start giving you Raagas even as I put up on Lyrical, in addition to the back-log. Now that I gave you the last Raag based songs’ post, let me also give you one from the back-log.
With this, lets start with our Eighth Raaga here (the 6th Raaga on Lyrical): Raag Pilu.
The cover picture in this Raag is from the 1958 movie Phagun starring Madhubala and Bharat Bhushan. The music director of the movie OP Nayyar was so fond of this Raaga that roughly about half the songs of the movie have been composed by him in Pilu or Peelu. This was OP Nayyar’s favourite raga.
Raga Pilu is a light classical raga or thumri that is quite varied. Like Bhairavi, all the 12 notes can be used in a composition. Since the structure of the raga is left to the artist’s style and interpretation, it is sometimes referred to as Misra Pilu (“mixed version of Pilu“) which incorporates not only the main notes but grace notes like komal re, suddha Ga, tivra Ma, komal dha, and both Nis.
Moods: Bhakti, Ebullience of folk love (often samuh-gaan, with clapping of hands). Many Krishna bhajans are in this raga.
Song #1 Piya piya naa laage mora jiya….
Lets take the first song composed in this raag from the 1958 moviePhagun directed by Bhibhuti Mitra. As with most other movies for which OP Nayyar was the music director, Phagun too had a large number of hit songs that were penned by Qamar Jalalabadi and sung by Asha Bhosle and Mohammad Rafi:
Please enjoy in Raag Pilu, a song sung by Asha Bhosle: Piya piya naa laage mora jiya….
piyaa piyaa na laage moraa jiyaa
aajaa chorii chorii ye bai.nyaa.n gorii gorii
ta.Dap uThii re tere pyaar ko
piyaa piyaa …
ek ban kii kalii matavaalii nagarii me.n aaii khilane
ja.ngal kii moranii aaii baago.n ke mor se milane
milane ho milane, mor se milane
haay … apanaa banaa le sai.nyaa ho
piyaa piyaa …
o baa.Nke nainaa vaale o paradesii matavaale
tuu muralii mujhe banaa le ho.nTho.n se haay lagaa le
muralii banaa le ho.nTho.n se lagaa le
haay … apanaa banaa le sai.nyaa ho
piyaa piyaa …
Song #2 Jhoole mein pawan ke aayi bahar…
Matching OP Nayyar note by note in the Phagun jhoola song is Naushad, six years before Phagun in his best ever movie Baiju Bawra. Baiju (Bharat Bhushan) and Gauri (Meena Kumari) grow up and are in love. This song is sung to show them having grown up and in love.
Interestingly, each one of the Baiju Bawra’s 13 song-tracks was based on a classical raaga.
The great Shakeel Badayuni penned the lyrics and it was sung by Mohammad Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar for Bharat Bhushan as Baiju and Meena Kumari as Gauri. Naushad received his only Filmfare Best Music Director award for this movie.
My choice of the greatest music director in Hindi movies: Naushad Ali (Pic courtesy: hamaraforums.com)
Please enjoy in Raag Pilu: Jhule mein pawan ke aayi bahaar….
do : jhuule me.n pawan ke aa_ii bahaar
naino.n me.n nayaa ra.ng laa_ii bahaar
pyaar chhalake ho pyaar chhalake
la : o
Dole man moraa sajanaa
Dole man moraa
ra : ho jii ho
la : Dole man moraa sajanaa
chuunariyaa baar-baar Dhalake
do : jhuule me.n pawan ke aa_ii bahaar
pyaar chhalake ho pyaar chhalake
ra : o o o
merii taan se uu.Nchaa teraa jhuulanaa gorii -2
la : mere jhuulane ke sa.ng tere pyaar kii Dorii -2
do : tuu hai jiivan si.ngaar
pyaar chhalake
jhuule me.n pawan ke aa_ii bahaar
pyaar chhalake ho pyaar chhalake
ra : o o o
baadal jhuum ke aaye gaagar pyaar kii laaye -2
la : koyal kuukatii jaaye ban me.n mor bhii gaaye -2
do : chhe.De.n ham-tum malhaar
pyaar chhalake
aa aa aa
chhe.De.n ham-tum malhaar
jhuule me.n pawan ke aa_ii bahaar
naino.n me.n nayaa ra.ng laa_ii bahaar
pyaar chhalake ho pyaar chhalake
ho ho pyaar chhalake -3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS0h73s0XyI
Song #3 Mat maaro Shyam pichkari….
Did you get a good idea of what the Raag Pilu is all about from the first two songs: one each from Phagun and Baiju Bawra.
Let me add to your knowledge by giving you a song from the 1956 movie Durgesh Nandini based on the novel by that name by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.
This was composed by my favourite Hemant Kumar on the lyrics of Rajinder Krishan. Lata Mangeshkar sang it.
Hemant Kumar recording a song with Lata Mangeshkar (Pic courtesy: mrandmrs55.com)
Please enjoy in Raag Pilu: Mat maaro sham pichkaari….
mat maaro shaam pichakaarii
morii bhiigii chunariyaa saarii re…
naajuk tan moraa ra.ng na Daaro shaamaa
a.ng-a.ng mora pha.Dake
ra.ng pa.De jo more gore badan par
ruup kii jvaalaa bha.Dake
kit jaa_uu.N mai.n laaj kii maarii re
mat maaro shaam…
kaah karuu.N kaanhaa, ruup hai bairii meraa
ra.ng pa.De chhil jaaye
dekhe yah jag mohe, tirachhii najariyaa se
moraa jiyaa ghabaraaye
kit jaa_uu.N mai.n laaj kii maarii re
mat maaro shaam…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wEEX3Ox75o
Song #4 Sur na saje kya gaayun main….
The second day of our sixth Raag: Raag Pilu or Peelu. We have so far taken up compositions of OP Nayyar whose favourite raag was Pilu, Naushad and Hemant Kumar.
We turn now to Shankar Jaikishen. I have taken this from their composition in 1956 movie Basant Bahaar starring Nimmi and Bharat Bhushan. As is usual with S-J songs, this one has been penned by Shailendra. It has been sung by Manna Dey
Manna Dey, the greatest singer of classical songs in Hindi movies.
Please enjoy in Raag Pilu: Sur naa saje kyaa gaayun main….
sur nA saje kyA gAU.N mai.n – 2
sur ke binA, jIvan sUnA – 2
sur nA saje kyA gAU.n mai.n
sur nA saje …
jalate gayaa jiivana meraa -2
is raat kaa na hogaa saveraa -2
sur naa saje …
dono.n jahA.n, mujhase rUThe – 2
tere binA ye gIt bhI jhUThe – 2
sur nA saje …
taT se lagii nadiyaa gaave -2
pii tum kahaa.N papiihaa gaave -2
sur naa saje …
(sa.ngIt man ko pa.nkh lagAe
gIto.n me.n rimajhim ras barasAe ) – 2
svar kI sAdhanA – 2
paramesh{}var kI
sur nA saje …
Song #5 Tere bin soone nayan hamaare….
Now that I have given you a beautiful composition by Shankar Jaikishen, I have to give you a matching and somewhat similar one by Sachin Dev Burman. It is regarded, by many, as the best Raaga based song ever in Hindi movies.
It is from the 1963 movie Meri Soorat Teri Aankhen. The movie had a beautiful story with a lesson for all of us. Raj Kumar (Ishwarlal) is a wealthy businessman and dislikes everything ugly. When his wife, Kamla (Achla Sachdev), becomes pregnant and gives birth to an ugly son, he asks the attending Dr. Mathur (Tarun Bose) to inform his wife that their child was still-born. Dr. Mathur places the child in the hands of Rahmat (Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi) and his wife, Naseeban (Paro), who welcome him with open arms. But misfortune follows them, as the child, who is named Pyare (Ashok Kumar), accidentally burns their dwelling down, killing Naseeban. Rahmat then re-locates to his village when he teaches Pyare the skills required to play musical instruments and sing. Years later, Rahmat passes away, and informs Pyare that he is really a Hindu. Dr. Mathur fills the rest of the blanks for Pyare, and arranges a song and dance play and hopes that Raj will overcome his dislike for his now-grown son. But that does not happen, instead, Raj offers to pay some compensation so that Pyare can look after himself. When Pyare goes to Raj to return the money, Kamla sees him and asks him not to leave and adopts him as her son. Then misfortune visits the Raj family when their other son, Sudhir (Pradeep Kumar) , is abducted and held for ransom for 4 Lakh rupees. Sudhir’s fiancée (Asha Parekh as Kavita) believes that Pyare is behind this abduction. Finally, they all learn that Pyaare saves Sudhir’s life by sacrificing his own.
This song is sung when Pradeep Kumar and Asha Parekh are in the wilderness. Asha Parekh listens to Ashok Kumar sing this song from a distance and is enchanted by his voice.
Shailendra is the lyricist. The song has been sung by Mohammad Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar for Ashok Kumar and Asha Parekh respectively.
Please enjoy in Raag Pilu: Tere bin soone nain hamaare….
tere bin suunii, nain hamaare
haay! tere bin suunii
baaT takat gaye saa.Njh sakhaare
haay! tere bin suunii
raat jo aaye Dhal jaaye pyaasii
din kaa hai duujaa naam udaasii
nindiyaa na aaye ab mere dvaare
haay! tere bin suunii …
jag me.n rahaa mai.n jagase paraayaa
saayaa bhii meraa mere saath na aayaa
ha.Nsane ke din bhii roke guzaare
haay! tere bin suunii …
o anadekhe, o anajaane
chhup ke na gaa ye prem taraane
kaun hai tuu mohe ab to bataa re
haay! tere bin suunii …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYmpRsVKjkw
Song #6 Tu jo mere sur mein sur mila le….
I was thinking that I would not be able to find a third song matching the first two this evening: Sur naa saje kyaa gaayun main, and Tere bin soone nain hamaare.
And then I thought of Ravindra Jain! I have written several times that putting up songs, for me, is like dominos: one leads to the other.
This song sung by Yesudas and Hemlata became very popular. It has lyrics too by Ravindra Jain and is from the 1976 movie Chitchor.
Please enjoy in Raag Pilu: Tu jo mere sur mein sur mila le…..
ye: tuu jo mere sur me.n -2
sur milaa le, sa.ng gaa le
to zi.ndagii ho jaae safal
he: tuu jo mere man kaa -2
ghar banaa le, man lagaa le
to ba.ndagii ho jaae safal
dono.n: tuu jo mere sur me.n
ye: chaa.Ndanii raato.n me.n, haath li_e haatho.n me.n
he: chaa.Ndanii raato.n me.n, haath li_e haatho.n me.n
dono.n: Duube rahe.n ek duusare kii, ras bharii baato.n me.n
ye: tuu jo mere sa.ng me.n -2
muskuraa le, gunagunaa le
to zi.ndagii ho jaae safal
he: tuu jo mere man kaa…
dono.n: tuu jo mere sur me.n…
he: kyo.n ham bahaaro.n se, khushiyaa.N udhaar le.n
ye: kyo.n ham bahaaro.n se, khushiyaa.N udhaar le.n
dono.n: kyo.n na milake ham khud hii apanaa jiivan sudhaar le.n
he: tuu jo mere path me.n -2
diip gaa le o ujaale
to ba.ndagii ho jaae safal
ye: tuu jo mere sur me.n -2
sur milaa le, sa.ng gaa le
to zi.ndagii ho jaae safal
Song #7 Pardesiyon se na akhiyan milana….
Two days of one of the most popular raagas amongst Hindi songs composers had us take up the compositions of OP Nayyar, Naushad, Hemant Kumar, Shankar Jaikishen, SD Burman and Ravindra Jain.
Let me start tonight with a very popular number composed by Kalyanji Anandji for the 1965 movie Jab Jab Phool Khile starring Shashi Kapoor and Nanda.
It was one of the most popular songs of its era. Anand Bakshi penned the lyrics and Mohammad Rafi sang it.
Please enjoy in Raag Pilu: Pardesiyon se na akhiyan milana……
paradesiyo.n se naa a.Nkhiyaa.n milaanaa
paradesiyo.n ko hai ik din jaanaa
aatii hai jab ye rut mastaanii
banatii hai koii na koI kahaanii
ab ke bas dekhe bane kyaa fasaanaa
sach hii kahaa hai pa.nchhii inako
raat ko Thahare to u.D jaae.n din ko
aaj yahaa.N kal vahaa.N hai Thikaanaa
ye baabul kaa des chhu.Daae.n
des se ye parades bulaae.n
haay sune.n naa ye koI bahaanaa
hamane yahii ek baar kiyaa thaa
ek paradesii se pyaar kiyaa thaa
aise jalaae dil jaise paravaanaa
pyaar se apane ye nahii.n hote
ye patthar hai.n ye nahii.n rote
inake liye naa aa.Nsuu bahaanaa
naa ye baadal naa ye taare
ye kaagaz ke phuul hai.n saare
in phuulo.n ke baag na lagaanaa
hamane yahii ek baar kiyaa thaa
ek paradesii se pyaar kiyaa thaa
ro ro ke kahataa hai dil ye diivaanaa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kld8HZ-8j2g
Song #8 Na jahtako zulf se paani…,
How about my namesake Ravi as a composer in Raag Pilu? It happened in 1964 movie Shehnai starring Biswajeet and Rajshree. Lyricist is Rajinder Krishan and the singer is Mohammad Rafi.
Music Director Ravi (Pic courtesy: america.pink)
Please enjoy in Raag Pilu: Na jhatako zulf se paani ye moti toot jaayenge…..
naa jhaTako sulf se paanii yah motii TuuT jaaye.nge
tumhaaraa kuchh na biga.Degaa magar dil TuuT jaaye.nge
naa jhaTako sulf se paanii …
ye bhiigi raat ye bhiigaa badan ye husn kaa aalam
ye sab andaaz mil kar do jahaa.N ko luuT jaaye.nge
naa jhaTako sulf se paanii …
yah naazuk lab hai.n yaa aapas me.n do lipaTii huI kaliyaa.N
zaraa inako alag kar do, tarannum phuuT jaaye.nge
naa jhaTako sulf se paanii …
hamaarii jaan le legaa yah niichii aa.Nkh ka jaduu
chalo achchha huaa mar kar jahaa.N se chhuuT jaaye.nge
naa jhaTako sulf se paanii …
Song #9 Tere pyaar ka aasra chahata hoon….
Going ahead with the mood set with the other two songs tonight, viz, Pardesiyon se na akhiyan milaana, and Na jhatako zulf se panni; I give you a composition by N Dutta for the 1959 movie Dhool Ka Phool starring Rajendra Kumar and Mala Sinha. They are participating in a college mushaiyra and are at their best on the stage. Mahendra Kapoor and Lata Mangeshkar have sung for them respectively.
Please enjoy in Raag Pilu: Tere pyaar ka aasra chahata hoon….
tere pyaar kaa aasaraa chaahataa huu.N
vafaa kar rahaa huu.N vafaa chaahataa huu.N
hasiino se ahad-e-vafaa chaahate ho
ba.De naasamajh ho ye kyaa chaahate ho
tere narm baalo.n me.n taare sajaa ke
tere shokh kadamo.n me.n kaliyaa.n bichhaa ke
mohabbat kaa chhoTaa saa mandir banaa ke
tujhe raat din pUjanaa chaahataa huu.N, vafaa …
zaraa soch lo dil lagaane se pahale
ki khonaa bhii pa.Dataa hai paane ke pahale
ijaazat to le lo zamaane se pahale
ki tum husn ko pUjanaa chaahate ho, ba.De …
kahaa.N tak jiye.n terii ulfat ke maare
guzaratii nahii.n zindagii bin sahaare
bahut ho chuke duur rahakar ishaare
tujhe paas se dekhanaa chaahataa huu.N, vafaa …
mohabbat kii dushman hai saarii khudaaii
mohabbat kii taqadiir me.n hai judaaii
jo sunate nahii.n hai.n dilo.n kii duhaaii
unhii.n se mujhe maa.Nganaa chaahate ho, ba.De …
dupaTTe ke kone ko mu.Nh me.n dabaa ke
zaraa dekh lo is taraf muskuraa ke
mujhe lUT lo mere nazadiik aa ke
ki mai.n maut se khelanaa chaahataa huu.N, vafaa …
galat saare daave.n galat saarii kasame.n
nibhe.ngii yahaa.N kaise ulfat ki rasme.n
yahaa.N zindagii hai rivaazo.n ke bas me.n
rivaazo.n ko tum to.Danaa chaahate ho, ba.De …
rivaazo.n kii paravaah naa rasmo.n kaa Dar hai
terii aa.Nkh ke faisale pe nazar hai
balaa se agar raastaa purkhatar hai
mai.n is haath ko thaamanaa chaahataa huu.N, vafaa …
Song #10 Aaj ki raat badi shokh badi natkhat hai….
Fourth day of our sixth raag: Pilu after we have taken up the following Raagas already:
1. Bhairavi.
2. Yaman or Kalyan.
3. Darbari Kanada.
4. Raag Bhimpalasi.
5. Raag Khammaj.
In the present Raag Pilu, so far, we took up the compositions of OP Nayyar, Naushad, Hemant Kumar, Shankar Jaikishen, SD Burman, Ravindra Jain, Kalyanji Anandji, Ravi and N Dutta.
Lets take up our tenth composer in this raag: Roshan. This is a favourite of mine penned by Neeraj and sung by Mohammad Rafi. It is from the 1965 movie Nai Umr Ki Nai Fasal that starred Tanuja with Rajeev and was shot in the campus of Aligarh Muslim University.
Even after 50 years, the songs of the movie are fondly remembered:
“Aaj Ki Raat Badi De Se Aayee Hai” – Mohd Rafi
“Aaj Ki Raat Badi Shaukh Badi Natkhat Hai” – Mohd Rafi & Asha Bhosle
Please enjoy in Raag Pilu: Aaj ki raat badi shokh badi natkhat hai….
aaj kii raat ba.Dii shokh ba.Dii naTakhaT hai
aaj to tere binaa nii.nd na aayegii
ab to tere hii yahaa.N aane kaa ye mausam hai
ab tabiiyat na Kayaalo.n se bahal paayegii
dekh vo chhat pe utar aayii hai saavan kii ghaTaa
de rahii dvaar pe aavaaz kha.Dii puravaaii
bijalii rah rah ke pahaa.D.n pe chamak uThatii hai
suunii aa.Nkho.n me.n koii Kvaab le jyo.n a.nga.Daaii
kaise samajhaa_uu.N?
kaise samajhaa_uu.N ki is vaqt kaa matalab kyaa hai
dil kii hai baat
ho dil kii hai baat na ho.nTho.n se kahii jaayegii
aaj to tere binaa nii.nd nahii.n aayegii …
ye bhaTakate hue jugunuu ye diye aavaaraa
bhiigate pe.Do.n pe bujh-bujh ke chamak uThate hai.n
tere aa.Nchal me.n Take salame.n sitaare jaise
mujh se milane ko binaa baat damak uThate hai.n
saaraa aalam
saaraa aalam hai giraftaar tere husn me.n jab
mujhase hii kaise
ho, mujhase hii kaise ye barasaat sahii jaayegii
aaj to tere binaa nii.nd nahii.n aayegii …
raat raanii kii ye bhiinii sii nashiilii khushabuu
aa rahii hai ke jo chhan chhan ke ghanii Daalo.n se
aisaa lagataa hai kisii DhiiTh jhakhore se lipaT
khel aayii hai tere ulajhe hue baalo.n se
aur bezaar
aur bezaar na kar, mere ta.Dapate dil ko
aisii ra.ngiin
ho, aisii ra.ngiin Gazal raat na phir gaayegii
aaj to tere binaa nii.nd nahii.n aayegii …
Song #11 Dheere se aaja akhiyan mein…
Our eleventh music director is C Ramchandra and he composed one of the best lullabies in Hindi movies in this Raag. So enchanting is this lullaby that a few months back I saw the 1951 movie Albela starring Bhagwan and Geeta Bali on my computer so as to see the lullaby. Rajinder Krishan penned the lyrics and the lullaby has been sung by both Lata Mangeshkar and C Ramchandra.
Please enjoy in Raag Pilu: Dheere se aaja ri akhiyan mein nindiya….
Comments: An excellent and classic lullaby. The song is in two parts.
The duet version is a sadder song. Chitalkar just sings the mukha.Da
and Lata sings the two antaraas. The tune is the same for both versions.
dhiire se aajaa rii a.Nkhiyan me.n
ni.ndiyaa aajaa rii aajaa, dhiire se aajaa
chhoTe se nainan kii bagiyan me.n
nindiyaa aajaa rii aajaa, dhiire se aajaa
o …
lekar suhaane sapano.n kii kaliyaa.N, sapano.n kii kaliyaa.N
aake basaa de palako.n kii galiyaa.N, palako.n kii galiyaa.N
palako.n kii chhoTii sii galiyan me.n
nindiyaa aajaa rii aajaa, dhiire se aajaa
dhiire se …
o …
taaro.n se chhup kar taaro.n se chorii, taaro.n se chorii
detii hai rajanii cha.Ndaa ko lorii, cha.Ndaa ko lorii
ha.Nsataa hai cha.Ndaa bhii nindiyan me.n
nindiyaa aajaa rii aajaa, dhiire se aajaa
dhiire se …
Sad / Duet version
dhiire se aajaa rii a.Nkhiyan me.n
ni.ndiyaa aajaa rii aajaa, dhiire se aajaa
chhoTe se nainan kii bagiyan me.n
nindiyaa aajaa rii aajaa, dhiire se aajaa
o …
aa.Nkhe.n to sab kii hai.n ik jaisii
jaisii amiiro.n kii, gariibo.n kii vaisii
palako.n kii suunii sii galiyan me.n
nindiyaa aajaa rii aajaa, dhiire se aajaa
dhiire se …
o …
jagatii hai a.Nkhiyaa.N sotii hai qismat, sotii hai qismat
dushman gariibo.n kii hotii hai qismat, hotii hai qismat
dam bhar gariibo.n kii kuTiyan me.n
nindiyaa aajaa rii aajaa, dhiire se aajaa
dhiire se …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h94Qg1g-JI
Song #12 Dhadakte dil ki tamanna ho mera pyaar ho tum….
Now that I have given you a favourite from C Ramchandra, I might as well give you another from Ghulam Mohammad. It has lyrics by Kaifi Azmi and has been sung by Suraiyya for herself in the 1961 movie Shama.
Here is the story-line:
Lucknow-based poet Parvez (Vijay Dutt) lives a wealthy lifestyle along with his parents. Also living in this household is an orphaned distant relative, Shama (Nimmi), who secretly loves him. He does confide in her that he is attracted to Roshan Ara (Suraiyya), and she, though heartbroken, arranges his wedding with her. After the wedding, Roshan’s brother, Dilawar (Tarun Bose), wants to wed Shama and Parvez’ father accepts this alliance. Anger, rage and bitterness will surface when Shama will not only reject Dilawar but also refuse to marry anyone. But the worst is yet to come when the family will be told the real reason why she wants to remain single.
Ghulam Mohammad, though older to Naushad Ali, took the latter as his mentor for many years. He was music director for 1954 movie Mirza Ghalib, 1961 movie Shama and finally 1972 Pakeezah. The last one was so much delayed that when the movie was finally released Ghulam Mohammad was no more. Pakeezah has some of the most stunningly popular songs in Hindi movies and elegantly composed. However, Ghulam Mohammad wasn’t given the Filmfare Best Music Director for it. Character actor Pran declined to receive his own Best Supporting Actor award in protest against Ghulam Mohammad having been overlooked for his award.
Music Director Ghulam Mohammad
Please enjoy in Raag Pilu; Dhadakate dil ki tamanna ho mera pyaar ho tum….
dha.Dakate dil kii tamannaa ho meraa pyaar ho tum
(mujhe qaraar nahii.n) – 2
(jab se beqaraar ho tum) – 2
dha.Dakate dil kii tamannaa ho meraa pyaar ho tum
(khilaao phuul kisii ke kisii chaman men raho) – 2
jo dil kii raah se (guzarii hai vo bahaar ho tum) – 2
(zah-e-nasiib ataa kii jo dard kii sauGaat) – 2
vo Gam hasiin hai jis (Gam ke zimmedaar ho tum) -2
dha.Dakate dil kii tamannaa ho meraa pyaar ho tum
cha.Daauu.N phuul yaa aa.Nsuu tumhaare qadamo.n me.n
merii vafaao.n ke (ulfat kii yaadagaar ho tum) – 2
dha.Dakate dil kii tamannaa ho meraa pyaar ho tum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M64silP33xY
That brings us to the half-way mark of two-dozen best songs in Hindi movies based on Raag Pilu. Please await the Part II with the other dozen songs.
As you are already aware, these blogs are being recreated from the posts on my Facebook page Lyrical wherein I started with this theme of giving you the best raaga based songs in Hindi movies on the 8th of Aug 2015. Presently, I am on my 22nd Raaga: Raag Lalit. I have already given you blogs on Raaga Bhairavi (Part I, II and III), Yaman or Kalyan (Part I, II and III), Jhinjhoti (Part I, II), Darbari Kanada (Part I, II, and III), Bhimpalasi (Part I and II) and Raag Khammaj, which make only six of the twenty-two Raagas. This means that I have to make a determined effort to catch up. I have therefore decided to start giving you Raagas even as I put up on Lyrical, in addition to the back-log.
With this, lets start with our Seventh Raaga here (the 21st Raaga on Lyrical): Raag Todi.
Todi (Hindi: तोडी) is a Hindustani classical raga which gave its name to the Todi thaat, one of the ten modes of Hindustani classical music. Ragas from the Todi raganga include Todi (a.k.a. Miya ki Todi) itself, Bilaskhani Todi, Bahaduri Todi, and Gujari Todi.
The equivalent raga in Carnatic music is Shubhapantuvarali. The Carnatic raga Todi is the equivalent of Bhairavi and does not have any similarity to the Hindustani Todi.
Todi is a raaga of the late morning.
As can be seen in the profile picture of the Raag, Todi is nearly always shown as a gentle, beautiful woman, holding a veena and standing in a lovely green forest, surrounded by deer. Kaufman cites the Sangita-Darpana “With a fair erect body like the white lotus, and delicate like the gleaming dew drop, Todi holds the vina and provides fun and frolic to the deer deep in the forest. Her body is anointed with saffron and camphor.”
Rasa in Indian classical music is understood as mood of the raga. Miyan ki todi predominantly is mostly pervaded by a pensive, mournful mood which is then relieved in the drut (faster tempo) part, by a festive piece, possibly to alleviate the heavy pathos in the earlier stages of rendering, though not always. The composition is such as to afford an artist of high calibre to mould it in either the inherent pensive mood or to entirely present a festive mood.
Song #1 Ae ri main to prem diwani mera dard na jaane koye….
The cover picture that I have put up is that of Hema Malini in the 1979 movie Meera in which she was in the title role. She is singing a Meerabai bhajan: Ae ri main to prem diwani. It comes close to the description of the Raaga.
Pandit Ravi Shankar composed the bhajan and Vani Jairam sang it.
Please enjoy in Raag Todi: Ae ri main to prem diwani mera dard na jaane koye….
aeri mai to prem diwani mera dard na jane koi
aeri mai to prem diwani mera dard na jane koi
aeri mai to prem diwani
jurm aisa janti prit piye dukh ka
nagar dhidhora pitti preet na jane koi
mera dard na jane koi
aeri mai to prem diwani mera dard na jane koi
aeri mai to prem diwani mera dard na jane koi
aeri mai to prem diwani
We started with our 21st Raag today that gave birth to a Thaat having been named after it; one of the ten fundamental thaats in Hindustani stream of music.
It is a raaga of the late morning.
Song #2 Insaan bano….
As soon as I start with a Raaga, as is usual for me, I think of the combine of Shakeel Badayuni with Naushad Ali. The 1952 movie Baiju Bawra was the only movie for which Naushad was given the Filmfare Award. Each one of its songs is based on some Raag or the other.
Shakeel Badayuni (Sitting) and Naushad (Standing)
Insaan Bano was sung by Mohammad Rafi for Bharat Bhushan who acted in the title role. When a group of dacoits attack the village in which he and Gauri (Meena Kumari who got the Filmfare award for Best Actress for the movie, one of the four that she got) live, Baiju sings this song to them to appeal to them to spare the village and become human. In the end, they take him away and spare the village.
Please enjoy in Raag Todi: Insaan bano….
nirdhan kaa ghar lUTane vaalo.n
luuT lo dil kaa pyaar
pyaar vo dhan hai jisake aage
sab dhan hai bekaar
insaan bano, insaan bano karalo bhalaaI kaa koI kaam
insaan bano
duniyaa se chale jaaegaa rah jaaegaa badanaam insaan bano
o …
is baag me.n sUraj bhii nikalataa hai liye Gam
phUlo.n kii ha.Nsii dekh ke ro detii hai shabanam
kuchh der kii khushiyaa.N hai.n to kuchh der kaa maatam
kis nii.nd me.n ho …
kis nii.nd me.n ho jaago zaraa dekh lo anjaam, insaan bano
o …
laakho.n yahaa.N shaan apanii dikhaate hue aaye
dam bhar ko rahe naach gaye dhUp me.n saaye
vo bhUl gaye the ke ye duniyaa hai saraay
aataa hai koI …
aataa hai koI subah ko jaatA hai koI shaam, insaan bano
o …
kyo.n tumane bichhaaye hai.n yahaa.N zulm ke Dere
dhan saath na jaayegaa bane kyo.n ho luTere
piite ho gariibo.n kaa lahuu shaam savere
khud paap karo …
khud paap karo naam ho shaitaan kA badanaam, insaan bano
Song #3 Sun rasiya, sun rasiya, kaahe ko jalaaye jiya aaja….
The 1954 movie Nagin had some of the best music by Hemant Kumar. The movie starred Pradeep Kumar and Vyjayanthimala as children of two rival snake venom catchers groups with such intense enmity between them that a match between them was an impossibility. However, in the end, as always, Love wins.
The movie had the magical been sound by Kalyanji who was at that time assistant to Hemant as music director. Lyrics of this song that I have selected, the characteristic pensive mood of Raag Todi, were by Rajinder Krishan and Lata Mangeshkar sang it for Vyjayanthimala.
Kalyanji Veerji Shah was assistant to Hemant Kumar in Nagin and created the famous been tune of the movie
Please enjoy in Raag Todi: Sun rasiya, sun rasiya, kaahe ko jalaaye jiya aaja….
sun rasiyaa -2
kaahe ko jalaa_e jiyaa aajaa
( likh likh haarii balam tohe patiyaa.N
tum bin kaise bitaa_uu.N kaarii ratiyaa.N ) -2
sun rasiyaa kaahe ko jalaa_e …
( kab hogaa puuraa sajan meraa sapanaa
piyaa tum aa ke kahoge mujhe apanaa ) -2
sun rasiyaa kaahe ko jalaa_e …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lHUJjG0jg4
Song #4 Watan pe jo fida hoga….
The 1963 movie Phool Bane Angaare starred Mala Sinhaas Usha. Based in Santa Cruz, Bombay, Usha undertakes to look after her family consisting of her widowed mother and younger brother, Ashish (Ashish Kumar), and even decides to not marry her army officer sweetheart, Captain Rajesh (Raj Kumar), so that she can look after them. Rajesh is called to the front in Korea, her mom passes away, and she brings up Ashish on her own. Years later, Rajesh has still not returned, Ashish gets married to Kamla (Nasreen), much to Usha’s chagrin. Shortly after the marriage, Kamla humiliates Usha and she decides to leave. The question remains where will a lone woman re-locate, and what prevented Ashish from coming to her assistance.
The movie has a beautiful Mukesh number: Chand aahen bharega phool dil thaam lenge.
The other is this patriotic song composed in this raag. Anand Bakshi penned the lyrics and Kalyanji Anandji composed the song.
Pic shows Anand Bakshi with Kalyanji, Anandji, Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor (Pic courtesy: memsaabstory.com)
I was very fond of the song when I was a boy. During those days, all of us were proud of being patriotic and to sing such songs wasn’t considered passe’.
Please enjoy in Raag Todi: Watan pe jo fida hoga….
himalya ki bulandi se suno aawaj hai aayi
kaha maao se de bete kaho behno se de bhai
vatan pe jo fida hoga amar vo naujawan hoga
vatan pe jo fida hoga amar vo naujawan hoga
rahegi jab talak ye duniya ye asfana bayaa hoga
vatan pe jo fida hoga amar vo naujawan hoga
himalya kah raha hai is vatan ke naujawano se
khada hu santh veer ban ke mai sarhad pe jamano se
bhala is vaqt dekhu kon mera pasbaan hoga
vatan pe jo fida hoga amar vo naujawan hoga
chaman walo ki gairat ko hai saiyado ne lalkara
utho har phul se kah do ke ban jaye vo angara
nahi to dosto rusva humara gulistan hoga
vatan pe jo fida hoga amar vo naujawan hoga
humare ek padosi ne humare ghar ko luta hai
humare ek padosi ne humare ghar ko luta hai
bharam ek dost ki dosti ka aise tuta hai
ki ab har dost pe duniya ko dusman ka guman hoga
vatan pe jo fida hoga amar vo naujawan hoga
sipahi dete hai aawaj matao ko behano ko
hame hathiyar la do bech do apne gehno ko
ki is kurabn bekuraban vatan ka har naujawan hoga
vatan pe jo fida hoga amar vo naujawan hoga
rahegi jab talak ye duniya ye asfana bayaa hoga
vatan pe jo fida hoga amar vo naujawan hoga
himalya ki bulandi se suno aawaj hai aayi
kaha maao se de bete kaho behno se de bhai
vatan pe jo fida hoga amar vo naujawan hoga
vatan pe jo fida hoga amar vo naujawan hoga
rahegi jab talak ye duniya ye asfana bayaa hoga
vatan pe jo fida hoga amar vo naujawan hoga
Now that I have given you a song in Raag Todi composed by Kalyanji Anandji, let me tell you that this duo of brothers learnt music because someone owed money to their father and paid in kind by teaching the sons music. They made some very popular numbers, for example, in Jab Jab Phool Khile: Pardesiyon se na akhiyan milana, Ye sama, sama hai pyaar ka, Ek tha gul aur ek thi bulbul and Yahan main ajnabee hoon.
Their 1965 movie Himalaya Ki God Mein had equally super-hit numbers such as Chand si mehbooba ho meri, Ek tu jo mila, ek tu na mila, O tuu raat khadi thi chhat pe, Kankariya maar ke jagaaya, and the number that I am presenting now: Main to ek khwaab hoon.
Main to ek khwaab hoon is the finest creation ever of Lyricist Qamar Jalalabadi, Music Director Kalyanji Anandji, and singer Mukesh. It has been shot in Kulu-Manali.
Please enjoy in Raag Todi: Main to ek khwaab hoon….
mai.n to ek khvaab huu.N, is khvaab se tuu pyaar na kar
pyaar ho jaae to, phir pyaar kaa izahaar na kar
mai.n to ek khvaab huu.N …
ye havaae.n sabhii chupachaap chalii jaae.ngii
lauT kar phir kabhii gulashan me.n nahii.n aae.ngii
apane haatho.n me.n havaao.n ko gariftaar na kar – 2
mai.n to ek khvaab huu.N …
shaakh se TuuT ke gunche bhii kabhii khilate hai.n
raat aur din bhii zamaane me.n kahii.n milate hai.n
bhuul jaa jaane de taqadiir se taqaraar na kar – 2
mai.n to ek khvaab huu.N …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_jJgXflpUg
Song #6 Jaago re prabhat aaya….
Anybody who has been following Lyrical for some time would know that one genre’ of music that I am really fond of is Bhajans. Amongst these, the 1964 movie Sant Gyaneshwar‘s bhajan: Jyot se jyot jagate chalo is a favourite one.
Sant Gyaneshwar is a 1964 film directed by Manibhai Vyas, starring Sudhir Kumar, Surekha, Babloo and Shahu Modak. The film is on the life of Sant Gyaneshwar. Dnyaneshwar or Dnyandev (IAST: Jñāneśvar) (1275–1296) was a 13th-century Marathi saint, poet, philosopher and yogi of the Nath tradition whose Dnyaneshvari (a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita) and Amrutanubhav are considered to be milestones in Marathi literature.
Now, when it comes to singers of Raaga based songs, there was none to beat Manna Dey.
This song that I have selected for you has been penned by Bharat Vyas, composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal and sung by Manna Dey.
Please enjoy in Raag Todi: Jago re prabhat aaya….
har nayi kiran ke sath mangal sandesh laya
jago se jago parbhat aaya parbhat aaya
har nayi kiran ke sath mangal sandesh laya
jago se jago parbhat aaya parbhat aaya
angna me khele karishan kanahiya
angna khele khele
angna me khele karishan kanahiya
hai dhanya wo dhara jaha swam gyan aaya
jaha gyan jagmagaya
jago re jago re jago re parbhat aaya
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEVz3Aq1F8w
Song #7 Kuchh log mohabbat karke ho jaate hain barbaad…
Third day of Raag Todi.
Love or mohabbat brings different things for different people. There are some who get all the joys of life through love. Then there are others who wish they had never loved.
This song from the 1985 movie Laava is about the latter.
Anand Bakshi penned the lyrics and RD Burman composed it. It was sung by Kishore Kumar.
Anand Bakshi with Rahul Dev Burman (Pic courtesy: www.hindilyrics.com)
Please enjoy in Raag Todi: Kuchh log mohabbat karake, ho jaate hain barbaad….
kuchh log mohabbat karake ho jaate hai.n barabaad
kuchh log mohabbat karake kar dete hai.n barabaad
kis naam se yaad kare.nge ham tujhako aaj ke baad
is khudagarzii ko dekar ik majabuurii kaa naam
ulfat ke naam ko tuune kar Daalaa hai badanaam
uupar se bhole pa.nchhii tum andar se saiyyaad
kuchh log mohabbat …
ik roz kahaa thaa tumane hamako apanaa mahabuub
mahabuub badalane kaa ye a.ndaaz bahut hai Kuub
is baat pe ham Kush ho kar dete hai.n mubaarakabaad
kuchh log mohabbat …
chup rahe zubaan-e-kha.nzar chhupataa nahii.n ye ilzaam
letaa hai lahuu kaa qataraa-qataraa qaatil kaa naam
kyaa chain se jiine degii tumako merii fariyaad
kuchh log mohabbat …
Song #8 Duniya na bhaaye mohe….
So what if the name of the movie is Basant Bahaar, a 1956 movie, two of whose songs we had in the last raaga: Raag Bahaar based songs?
The fact is that even in Basant Bahar, there is place for the pensive mood of Raag Todi.
In this song, for a change, the Tal is Punjabi Theka or Sitarkhani. Punjabi theka is a common tal of 16 beats. Some suggest that it is not really a separate tal, but is merely a prakar (form) of tintal. There are different views as to its name. Some call it Punjabi Theka and others call it Sitarkhani.
Vocalists usually refer to this as Punjabi Theka; presumably, at some time in the past, this was a variation of tintal that was popularised by musicians from the Punjab.
Instrumentalists tend to call this Tal Sitarkhani. Presumably, this is a corruption from the phrase “Siddhar-Khan-e-theka” which literally translates to “Siddhar Khan’s Groove”. Siddhar Khan was a great musician who is sometimes credited with the invention of the tabla. In spite of the name, there seems to be no evidence that Siddhar Khan ever played this theka.
Sitarkhani has a very distinctive movement. It is just tintal where the two Dhins in the middle of each measure (vibhag) have been replaced by a single Dhin that rests on the off-beat. It is this distinctive syncopation that gives this tal its pleasant effect.
Shailendra was the lyricist and Shankar Jaikishen the composers. Mohammad Rafi sang it.
Pic showing Rafi with Shailendra, Shankar Jaikishen and Asha Bhonsle
Please enjoy in Raag Todi with Punjabi theka taal: Duniya na bhaaye mohe ab to bulaa le….
aa .a .a
duniyaa naa bhaaye mohe ab to bulaa le
charano.n me.n, charano.n me.n tere,
charano.n me.n, charano.n me.n
mere giit mere sa.ng sahaare
ko_ii na meraa sa.nsaar me.n
dil ke ye Tuka.De kaise bech duu.N
duniyaa ke baazaar me.n
man ke ye motii rakhiyo tuu sambhaale
charano.n me.n, charano.n me.n tere,
charano.n me.n, charano.n me.n
saat suro.n ke saato.n saagar
man kii uma.ngo.n se jaage
tuu hii bataa mai.n kaise gaa_uu.N
baharii duniyaa ke aage
terii ye biinaa ab tere havaale
charano.n me.n, charano.n me.n tere,
charano.n me.n, charano.n me.n
mai.nne tujhe ko_ii sukh naa diyaa
tuune dayaa luTaa_ii dono.n haatho.n se
tere pyaar kii yaad jo aaye
dard chhalak jaa_e aa.Nkho.n se
jiinaa nahii.n aayaa mohe ab to chhupaa le
charano.n me.n, charano.n me.n tere,
charano.n me.n, charano.n me.n
duniyaa naa bhaaye mohe ab to bulaa le
charano.n me.n, charano.n me.n tere,
charano.n me.n, charano.n me.n
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDM_xBO_wrg
Song #9 Jis din se piya dil le gaye dukh de gaye….
Continuing with the pensive mood of Raag Todi (as I told you on the first day, there are Raag Todi songs in festive mood too), this one is not from Hindi movie but from a Pakistani movie. Noorjehan of Awaaz de kahan hai (in the Hindi movie) sang it. Qateel Shifai who penned my favourite Mehdi Hasan ghazal: Zindagi mein to sabhi pyaar kiya karte hain, wrote this one too. Music was composed by Khurshid Anwar.
Noorjehan (Pic courtesy: pics.urduwire.com)
Please enjoy in Raag Todi, in Tal Kaherava: Jis din se piya dil le gaye dukh de gaye….
jis din se piyaa dil le gaye dukh de gaye
us din se Gha.Dii pal haaye chain nahii.n aaye
GhaTatii nahii.n dil kii duuriyaa.N, majabuuriyaa.N
mera tum bin jii ghabaraaye chain nahii.n aaye
jab chahake.n pa.nchhii shaam ke
rah jaauu.N mai.n dil ko thaam ke
karuu.N bain tumhaare naam ke
aa.Nsuu ab kis kaam ke
luuTaa hai tumhaare pyaar ne, iqaraar ne
baiThii huu.N mai.n aas lagaaye, chain nahii.n aaye
jis din se piyaa dil le gaye dukh de gaye
aaraam nahii.n mere bhaag me.n
main to kho ga_ii Gam ke raag me.n
dil jalate jalate jalagayaa pyaar kii Tha.NDii aag me.n
jab yaad tumhaarii aa ga_ii ta.Dapaa ga_ii
mere dukhiyaa nain bhar aaye chain nahii.n aaye
jis din se piyaa dil le gaye dukh de gaye
us din se Gha.Dii pal haaye chain nahii.n aaye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_ZAA43qFrI
Song #10 Ek tha bachpan ek tha bachpan….
Fourth day of Raag Todi based songs in the Hindi movies, a raag of late mornings, with an underlying pensive mood though there are songs in Raag Todi that are in festive mood too.
The raag inspired a thaat by the same name, one of the ten fundamental thaats in Raaga based songs.
Vasant Desai as a music director and composer had been giving us beautifully composed songs for V Shantaram movies (Do Aankhen Barha Haath wherein his song Ai maalik tere bande ham became an iconic bhajan; and Jhanak Jahnak Payal Baaje). Bharat Vyas penned those lyrics for him. He also gave us songs for Sant Gyaneshwar (with my favourite: Jyot se jyot jalaate chalo), Sampooran Ramayan and Goonj Uthi Shehnai. He also composed for Hrishikesh Mukherjee movies Guddi (Bole re papihara and Hamako mann ki shakti dena) and Aashirwaad.
Music Director Vasant Desai
It is from Ashirwaad that I have taken this song. It has been penned by Gulzar and sung by Lata Mangeshkar and chorus. The pensive mood is the underlying mood.
Please enjoy in Raag Todi: Ik tha bachpan, ik tha bachpan….
ik thaa bachapan, ik thaa bachapan
chhoTaa saa nanhaa saa bachapan, ik thaa bachpan
bachapan ke ik baabuujii the, achchhe sachche baabuujii the
dono.n kaa su.ndar thaa ba.ndhan, ik thaa bachapan
Tehanii par cha.Dhake jab phuul bulaate the
haath usake vo Tehanii tak naa jaate the
bachapan ke nanhe do haath uThaakar vo phuulo.n se haath milaate the
ik thaa bachapan, ik thaa bachapan
chalate chalate, chalate chalate jaane kab in raaho.n me.n
baabuujii bas gaye bachapan ki baaho.n me.n
muTThi me.n ban.d hai.n vo suukhe phuul bhii
khushabuu hai jiine kii chaaho.n me.n
ik thaa bachapan, ik thaa bachapan
ho.NTho.n par unakii awaaz bhii hai, mere ho.NTho.n par unakii awaaz bhii
hai
saa.Nso.n me.n sau.Npaa vishwaas bhii hai
jaane kis mod pe kab mil jaaye.nge wo, puuchhe.nge bachapan kaa ehasaas bhii
hai
ik thaa bachapan, ik thaa bachapan…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kt60ZFdxOM
Song #11 Tere bachpan ko jawani ki dua deti hoon….
The word Bachpan in the last song leads me to another song on Bachpan. Though not altogether pensive, it is filled with the anxiety of a mother (Waheeda Rehman) for her child through a dacoit (Sunil Dutt). Since the police was after him, she gives vent to her doubts in the song whether the police and the world would let her child grow up as a normal child.
Predictably, the name of this 1963 movie was Mujhe Jeene Do. Sahir Ludhianvi did full justice to the lyrics of this song and others in the movie including: Nadi naare naa jayo Shyam paiyyan padhun; and Raat bhi hai kuchh bheegi bheegi.
Jaidev, who paired with Sahir Ludhianvi in Dev Anand double role starrer Hum Dono (as a Captain and Major in the Army) and gave us delightful songs such as Abhi na jaayo chhod kar, Main zindagi ka saath nibhaata chal gaya, and Kabhi khud pe kabhi halaat pe rona aaye, gave us this beautiful number, the last song in the movie.
The song was sung by Lata Mangeshkar.
Music Director Jaidev with Lata Mangeshkar
Please enjoy in Raag Todi: Tere bachpan ko jawani ki duaa deti hoon….
tere bachapan ko javaanii kii duaa detii huu.N
aur duaa deke pareshaan sii ho jaatii huu.N
mere munne mere gulazaar ke nanhe paudhe
tujhako haalat kii aa.ndhii se bachaane ke liye
aaj mai.n pyaar ke aa.nchal me.n chhupaa letii huu.N
kal ye kamazor sahaaraa bhii na haasil hogaa
kal tujhe kaa.nTo.n bharii raaho.n pe chalanaa hogaa
zi.ndagaanii kii ka.Dii dhuup me.n jalanaa hogaa
tere bachapan ko javaanii …
tere maathe pe sharaafat kii koI mohar nahii.n
cha.nd hote hai.n muhabbat ke sukuun hii kyaa hai.n
jaise maao.n kii muhabbat kaa koI mol nahii.n
mere maasuum farishte tuu abhii kyaa jaane
tujhako kis-kisakii gunaaho.n kii sazaa milanii hai
diin aur dharm ke maare hue i.nsaano.n kii
jo nazar milanii hai tujhako vo khafaa milanii hai
tere bachapan ko javaanii …
be.Diyaa.N leke lapakataa huaa kaanuun kaa haath
tere maa.N-baap se jab tujhako milii ye saugaat
kaun laaegaa tere vaaste khushiyo.n kii baaraat
mere bachche tere a.njaam se jii Darataa hai
terii dushman hii na saabit ho javaanii terii
khaak jaatii hai jise sochake mamataa merii
usii a.njaam ko pahu.nche na kahaanii terii
tere bachapan ko javaanii …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2D-Z7XM7aU
Song #12 Raat suhaani jaag rahi hai dheere dheere chupake chupake…
Enough of pensive songs in Raag Todi. Lets have a song in a light mood. I can’t think of anyone better than this song from the 1969 movie Jigri Dost starring Jeetendra and Mumtaz.
Hats off to Laxmikant Pyarelal for this festive mood song set in this raag. The lyricist of his choice Anand Bakshi penned the lyrics and the song is a duet between Mohammad Rafi and Suman Kalyanpur.
Suman Kalyanpur is a Bangladesh descendant singer who made good name for herself in Hindi movies. She has sung nearly a thousand songs and her singing style is sometimes mistaken for Lata Mangeshkar. Although a great singer, she has been rather unfortunate in that she never received any Filmfare or National awards.
The recording of the song Raat suhaani jaag rahi hai (In the pic: Suman Kalyanpur with Mohammad Rafi and Laxmikant Pyarelal) (Pic courtesy: i.ytimg.com)
Please enjoy in Raag Todi: Raat suhaani jaag rahi hai dheere dheere chupake chupake….
raat suhaanii jaag rahii hai
dhiire-dhiire chupake-chupake chorii-chorii ho
prem kahaanii jaag rahii hai
dhiire-dhiire …
chal rahe hai.n jaaduu tham gayaa zamaanaa
dil churaa rahaa hai ye samaa.N suhaanaa
paalakii chaman me.n phuulo.n kii utaar ke
ye bahaar gaa rahii hai giit pyaar ke o
aur javaanii jaag rahii hai
dhiire-dhiire …
chaa.Nd kar rahaa hai pyaar ke ishaare
ye hamaare nayanaa ban ga_e hai.n taare
nii.nd ne na aane kii uThaa_ii hai qasam o
nii.nd kaise aa_e man ke dvaar pe sanam o
priit diivaanii jaag rahii hai
dhiire-dhiire …
ek pahelii tum mujhase puuchho
aa ga_e kahaa.N ham ye kisii se puuchho
ye zamiin lag rahii hai aasamaan sii
dil kii dha.Dakano.n me.n pa.D ga_ii hai taan sii o
zindagaanii jaag rahii hai
dhiire-dhiire …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfOBa1u4Gus
Song #13 Ghar aaya mera pardesi…
Fifth day of Raag Todi based songs.
I have taken this song from the dream sequence (the first one picturised in Hindi movies (later bastardized as “Bollywood” movies).
Many feel that the song is actually in Raag Bhairavi (Jaikishen’s favourite raaga) but there are abundant traces of Raag Todi in it. Indeed, as I mentioned to you in very early stages of putting up Raag based songs, there are not many Hindi films songs that are purely in one raaga.
Awara is the 1951 RaJ Kapoor movie that has been contending for the most successful Hindi film of all times. Its popularity transcended national boundaries and reached Russia, China, Turkey, Gulf and many other countries. In Turkey, so popular was the movie and the title song that it was remade into a Turkish movie “Avares’.
A few years back, Time magazine included the movie in their revised list of 100 Top Movies of All Times.
The chemistry between Raj Kapoor and Nargis (they acted together in 19 movies!) was to be seen to be believed. In the movie, he acted as Awara (Tramp, a character he perfected by copying Charlie Chaplin) and she as a millionaire’s daughter.
Most Raj Kapoor movies’ songs have been penned by either Shailendra or Hasrat Jaipuri and composed by Shankar Jaikishen. This one was penned by Shailendra. Lata sang it.
Please enjoy in Raag Todi: Ghar aaya mera pardesi…
om namah shivay, om namah shivay, om
ghar aaya mera pardesi, pyas bujhi meri ankhiya kee
too mere mann kaa moti hai, in nainan kee jyoti hai
yad hai mere bachpan kee, ghar aaya mera pardesi
abb dil todke mat jana, rote chhod ke mat jana
kasam tujhe mere ansuan kee, ghar aaya mera pardesi
Song #14 Diya na bujhe ri aaj hamaara….
Once upon a time, a Muslim from Gujarat, almost won the Best Foreign Film award in Academy Awards (Oscars) for his 1957 film Mother India, arguably the most well known of Indian movies amongst foreign audiences (and not just Indians settled abroad).
Mehboob Khan was born Mehboob Khan Ramzan Khan in Bilimora in Gandevi Taluka of Baroda State (now Gujarat) on 9 September 1907. He was a pioneer director-producer of Hindi movies and has the famous Mehboob Studio (still functional) in Bandra, Mumbai, to his credit.
He started with 1935 movie Al Hilal (Judgment of Allah) and went on to make highly successful, some iconic and memorable movies such as Deccan Queen (1936), Alibaba and Aurat (in 1940), Andaz (1949), Aan (1951), Amar (1954), Mother India (1957) and Son of India (1962).
The team of lyricist Shakeel Badayuni and music director Naushad Ali was his favourite and he took the pair for several movies including Mother India and Son of India. They never failed him.
Son of India had minor actors such as Kamaljit, Simi Grewal, Kumkum amd Jayant in the lead roles.
This song is as pensive as songs characteristically in Raag Todi can get. It has been sung by Lata Mangeshkar.
Please enjoy in Raag Todi: Diya na bhuje ri aaj hamaara…
la : diyaa naa bujhe rii aaj hamaaraa
ko : diyaa naa bujhe rii aaj hamaaraa
la : chale rii pawan
sananan sanan
thar-thar kaa.Npe jiyaraa
aa
ko : diyaa naa bujhe rii aaj hamaaraa
la : aasathaa jag-mag ruup nikhaare
aa
ko : aasathaa jag-mag ruup nikhaare
la : priit me.n khoye nain hamaare
Dhuu.NDhe.n pii kaa dhaaraa
ko: diyaa naa bujhe
la : ek to badaraa ghan ghan garaje
aa
ko : ek to badaraa ghan ghan garaje
la : duuje bijariyaa cham-cham chamake
jal-thal hai jag saaraa
aa
ko : diyaa naa bujhe rii aaj hamaaraa
chale rii pawan
sananan sanan
thar-thar kaa.Npe jiyaraa
aa
diyaa naa bujhe rii
aa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCyMzWafZp0
Song #15 Mose rooth gayo banwari….
This is a rare song from the 1964 movie Vidyapati (you remember the famous song from the movie More naina sawan bhadon?)
This too was penned Prahlad Sharma and composed by V Balsara. This was sung by Mohammad Rafi and once again, as pensive as it can get.
Music Director V Balsara (Pic courtesy: imusti.com)
Please enjoy in Raag Todi: Mose rooth gayo Banwari….
Door gagan ke chanda
Kahiyo saajan se sandes
Ghar ghar alakh jagaawe
Radha kar joganiya bhes
Mo se rooth gayo banwaari
Mo se rooth gayo banwaari
Jari gayo madhuban
Sukhi jamuna gali gali dukhiyari
Mo se rooth gayo banwaari
Chhod gayo re man ka mitwa
Jiya na ab to maane
Jiya na ab to maane
Kaun tarat re na koi samjhe
Tum jaano hum jaanen
Tum jaano hum jaanen
Piye bin kaamni jee na sakegi
Piye bin kaamni jee na sakegi
Laage ghaavat bhaari
Mo se rooth gayo banwaari
Mo se rooth gayo banwaari
Ye poonam ki raat chaandni
Aag jiya mein laagi
Aag jiya mein laagi
Chanda se yun door chakori
Virhaa vedna jaagi
Virhaa vedna jaagi
Rowat sagri ran bitaai
Rowat sagri ran bitaai
Aayo na girdhaari
Mo se rooth gayo banwaari
Mo se rooth gayo banwaari
Madhur milan ki aas lagaaye
Phulwan sej bichhai
Phulwan sej bichhai
Path herat akhiyaan pathraai
Nindiya kab hu na aayi
Nindiya kab hu na aayi
Aao kaanha der karo na
Aao kaanha der karo na
Tum jeete main haari
Mo se rooth gayo banwaari
Mo se rooth gayo banwaari.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N0RgkL0M3o
Song #16 Jhoote naina bole saanchi batiyan…
Last day of Raag Todi based songs tonight.
The very first song is from the 1990 movie Lekin that was based on a short story Kshudhit Pashaan by Rabindranath Tagore. The versatile lyricist, story and dialogue writer, screenplay writer director Gulzar directed the movie that starred Vinod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Amjad Khan, Alok Nath, and Beena Banerjee, and featured a special appearance by Hema Malini.
The film was Lata Mangeshkar’s production. Her rendition of the song ‘Yara Seeli Seeli’ won the 1991 National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer. The song also won film’s lyricist, Gulzar, both the 1991 National Film Award for Best Lyrics and the 1992 Filmfare Best Lyricist Award. The film’s music director, Lata’s brother Hridayanath Mangeshkar, won the 1991 National Film Award for Best Music Direction.
Lata Mangeshkar’s sister Asha Bhosle and Satyasheel Deshpande sang the song.
Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle & Lata Mangeshkar at Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar Awards ceremony (Pic courtesy: india-forums.com)
Please enjoy in Raag Todi: Joothe naina bole saanchi batiyaan….
jaanuu jaanuu jhuuThe maahii kii jaat (3)
kin sautan sa.nga tum kaaTii raat
ab lipaTii lipaTii
ab lipaTii lipaTii banaao na batiyaa.n
jhuuThe nainaa bole saa.nchii batiyaa.n (2)
bolo bolo kaisii bhaayii saa.nvarii (3)
jis ko de de nii morii mundarii
ab bhiinii bhiinii
ab bhiinii bhiinii banaao naa batiyaa.n
juuThe nainaa bole saa.nchii batiyaa.n (2)
nita chamakaave chaa.Nd kaalii ratiyaa.n
juuThe nainaa bole saa.nchI batiyaa.n
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTd9JxGjskA
Song #17 Raina beeti jaaye, Shyam na aaye…
This song from 1971 Shakti Samanta movie Amar Prem is disputed to be from Raag Lalit. Yes, it leans heavily towards that but it is still primarily from Raag Todi in Tal Kaherava.
The movie’s story is based on a Bengali short story Hinger Kochuri by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay about a school boy, who is ill-treated by his step mother, and becomes friends with their neighbour, a prostitute. The story was made into a Bengali film Nishi Padma in 1970 directed by Arabinda Mukherjee, who wrote screenplay for Amar Prem too; it starred Uttam Kumar and Sabitri Chatterjee as leads.
The film portrays the decline of human values and relationships and contrasts it by presenting an illustrious example of a boy’s innocent love for a neighbourhood courtesan.
Sharmila Tagore plays a prostitute with a heart of gold, with Rajesh Khanna in the role of a lonely businessman who visits her often.
The film’s songs were composed by RD Burman on lyrics by Anand Bakshi. These are amongst the best and most meaningful songs in Hindi movies, eg,
I end Raag Todi based songs in Hindi movies with this song from 1960 movie Phool Aur Kaliyan which was produced by V Shantaram and directed by Ram Gabale. The film won a Gol Medal in the National Film Awards for being the Best Children’s film. It starred Ramesh Talwar as a child artiste (we saw him as a child artiste in 1958 movie Love In Shimla and 1959 movie Dhool Ka Phool. Ramesh Talwar later rose to become an Indian film, theatre, television and film director, co-producer and actor.
The song that I have selected for you has been penned by Bharat Vyas (as most songs in V Shantaram movies) and composed by Shivram Krishna. V Shantaram was fond of Mahendra Kapoor singing in his movies (such as Aadha hai chandrama in his Navrang). Here too Mahendra Kapoor has sung it.
Please enjoy in Raag Todi: Ye dhaaga hai pyaar ka….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl2MID6GoII
With that I conclude the Best of Songs in Hindi Movies based on Raag Todi. I shall be curious to know your reactions in the comments below.
As I brought out in the introduction of ‘A Hundred Ghazals In Hindi Movies – Part I’, ‘A Hundred Ghazals In Hindi Movies – Part II’, and ‘A Hundred Ghazals in Hindi Movies – Part III’, the ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The form is ancient, originating in ancient Arabic poem in Arabia long before the birth of Islam. The term Ghazal is of North African and Middle Eastern origin. Its root term in Arabic is “gh-zl” and is derived from the Arabian panegyric qasida.
The ghazal spread into South Asia in the 12th century due to the influence of Sufi mystics and the courts of the new Islamic Sultanate. Although the ghazal is most prominently a form of Dari poetry and Urdu poetry, today it is found in the poetry of many languages of the Indian sub-continent.
I gave you 18 Ghazals in Part I starting with Shakeel Badayuni‘s Na milata gham to barbaadi ke afsaane kahan jaate, to Rajinder Krishan‘s Jahan Ara ghazal sung by Talat Mahmood: Phir wohi shaam wohi gham wohi tanhaayi hai. In between I packed ghazals by Kaifi Azmi, Sahir Ludhianvi, Bahadur Shah Zafar, Muztar Khairabadi, Hasrat Mohani, Hasrat Jaipuri, Jaan Nisar Akhtar, Majrooh Sultanpuri, and Farooq Qaiser.
I followed it up with another 18 Ghazals in Part II starting with Mohammad Rafi singing Sahir Ludhianvi‘s ghazal Tum ek baar mohabbat ka imtehaan to do for the 1960 movie Babur, to Lata Mangeshkar singing Jaan Nisar Akhtar‘s Aap youn faaslon se guzarte rahe for the 1977 movie Shankar Hussain. In between I gave you ghazals sung by Mubarak Begum, and ghazals of Mirza Ghalib, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Rajinder Krishan, Gulzar, Bashar Nawaz and Mir Taqi Mir.
I followed the second part with another 16 Ghazals in Part III, starting with Talat Mehmood singing Sardar Jafri’sShaam-e-gham ki kasam, aaj gamgeen hain ham, Aa bhi jaa, aa bhi jaa, aaj mere sanam…. modified by Majrooh Sultanpuri for the 1953 movie Footpath and ending with Lata Mangeshkar singing Sahir Ludhianvi’s Jurm-e-ulfat pe hamen log saza dete hain, Kaise nadaan hain sholon ko hawa dete hain… for the 1963 movie Taj Mahal. In between I gave you three more ghazals by Talat Mehmood, one sung together by Mohammad Rafi and Mahendra Kapoor, a ghazal of Hassan Kamal, a few of Majrooh sultanpuri, one of Anand Bakshi and a few for which the great music director Roshan composed music.
Lets resume our journey into the fascinating world of Ghazals.
Ghazal #53
Mahendra Kapoor
He was born on 9th January 1934 in Amritsar, not too far from the birth place of his guru, guide and mentor Mohammad Rafi.
He made a distinct identity of his own with his smooth silky voice.
He excelled in ghazal singing too.
Mahendra Kapoor
I particularly like his rendition of Qamar Jalalabadi’s most famous ghazal: Rafta rafta woh hamare dil ke armaan ho gaye that he sang with Asha Bhosle. The 1966 movie Ham Kahan Jaa Rahe Hain starred Neena and Prakash and had Basant Prakash’s music.
Please enjoy: Rafta rafta woh hamare dil ke armaan ho gaye…
raftaa raftaa vo hamaare dil ke armaa.N ho gae
pahale jaa.N, phir jaan-e-jaa.N
phir jaan-e-jaanaa.N ho gae
raftaa raftaa…
raftaa raftaa vo merii taskii.n kaa saamaa.N ho gae
pahale dil phir dil_rubaa phir dil ke mehamaa.N ho gae
raftaa raftaa…
raftaa raftaa un kii aa.Nkho.n kaa nashaa ba.Dhane lagaa
pahale may phir maikadaa phir may kaa tuufaa.N ho gae
raftaa raftaa …
raftaa raftaa husn nikharaa aur nikharataa hii gayaa
pahale gul phir gul_badan phir gul ba_daamaa.N ho gae
raftaa raftaa …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQg5eddcz1A
Ghazal #54
Mahendra Kapoor
I have given you a few ghazals of Mahendra Kapoor and today I gave you his rendition of Qamar Jalalabadi’s most popular Rafta rafta woh hamaare dil ke armaan ho gaye.
SH Bihari as a lyricist was certainly most under valued lyricist. One composer who brought out the best in him was OP Nayyar. The two of them made 1960 movie Kashmir Ki Kali songs immortal.
SH Bihari – the most under-rated Lyricist
Here is one of SH Bihari’s ghazals on the music of OP Nayyar for the 1968 movie Kahin Din Kahin Raat. Once again, it has been sung by Mahendra Kapoor and Asha Bhosle.
When the ghazal finally starts in the video, you won’t believe such a lovely ghazal is hidden in the initial fast music.
Please enjoy: Ham pe ilzaam ye kyun hai ki mohabbat ki hai……
( ham pe ilzaam ye kyuu.N hai
ki mohabbat kii hai ) -2
hamane to aapako puujaa hai
ibaadat kii hai
ham pe ilzaam ye kyuu.N hai
ki mohabbat kii hai
( hamane kab aapase maa.Ngaa hai
wafaa_o.n kaa silaa ) -2
( kab sunaa aapane hamase ko_ii
shiqawaa yaa gilaa ) -2
( hamane kab dil ke ta.Dapane kii
shiqaayat kii hai ) -2
hamane to aapako puujaa hai
ibaadat kii hai
( Gam nahii.n isakaa agar aap
hamaare naa huye ) -2
( Gam to ye hai ke tumhaare bhii
tumhaare na huye ) -2
( aapane jinake liye aaj ye
haalat kii hai ) -2
hamane to aapako puujaa hai
ibaadat kii hai
ham pe ilzaam ye kyuu.N hai
ki mohabbat kii hai
Ghazal #55
Shakeel Badayuni
I can never have enough of Shakeel. He wrote exactly how I would like to write, except that I cannot have his mastery over words.
Shakeel Badayuni – the King of Irony
This ghazal from the 1962 movie Son OF India has everything that you look for in a ghazal: superb music by Naushad and excellent singing by Mohammad Rafi and tons of irony since Shakeel was the King of Irony.
Please enjoy: Zindagi aaj mere naam se sharmaati hai…
zindagii aaj mere naam se sharamaatii hai
apane haalaat pe mujhe khud hii ha.Nsii aatii hai
zindagii aaj mere …
ek Gam chain se jiine nahii.n detaa mujhako -2
ek ulajhan hai jo aksar mujhe ta.Dapaatii hai
zindagii aaj mere …
is tarah chho.D ke nikalaa huu.N mai.n apanii ma.nzil
jaise hasarat ko_ii siine se nikal jaatii hai
zindagii aaj mere …
raah chalate hu_e kuchh soch ke ruk jaataa huu.N -2
har qadam par ko_ii bhuulii hu_ii yaad aatii hai
zindagii aaj mere …
Ghazals #56
Shakeel Badayuni
As I said, I can never have enough of Shakeel. He wrote the best songs and the finest ghazals in Hindi movies.
This one is a favourite of mine from the 1962 movie Mulzim and is pictured on Pradeep Kumar and doe eyed Shakeela. Music was composed by Ravi. Mohammad Rafi was the singer.
Please enjoy: Deevana keh me aaj mujhe phir pukaariye…
diivaanaa kah ke aaj mujhe phir pukaari_e
haazir huu.N ko_ii tiir-e-nazar dil pe maari_e
diiwaanaa kah ke …
lag jaa_e aapako naa kisii kii nazar kahii.n -2
ghar jaa ke apane husn kaa sadakaa utaari_e
haazir huu.N ko_ii …
zulfe.n sa.Nvaarane se banegii na ko_ii baat -2
uThi_e kisii gariib kii qismat sa.Nvaari_e
haazir huu.N ko_ii …
ik baar kar hii diiji_e is dil kaa faisalaa -2
rah-rah ke yuu.N nigaah kaa Ka.nzar naa maari_e
haazir huu.N ko_ii …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3d1mQ9zkik
Ghazal #57
Shakeel Badayuni
The 1967 movie Palki starred Rajendra Kumar and Waheeda Rehman and had two beautiful ghazals sung by Mohammad Rafi. One of these I have decided to share with you. It is on Naushad’s music.
Please enjoy: Kal raat zindagi se mulakaat ho gayi….
kal raat zindagii se mulaaqaat ho ga_ii
lab tharatharaa rahe the magar baat ho ga_ii
kal raat zindagii …
ek husn saamane thaa qayaamat ke ruup me.n
ek Kvaab jalvaagar thaa haqiiqat ke ruup me.n
cheharaa vahii gulaab kii ra.ngat li_e hu_e
nazare.n vahii payaam-e-muhabbat li_e hu_e
zulfe.n vahii ki jaise dhu.Ndhalakaa ho shaam kaa
aa.Nkhe.n vahii jin aa.Nkho.n pe dhokhaa ho jaam kaa
kuchh der ko tasallii-e-jazbaat ho ga_ii
lab tharatharaa rahe …
dekhaa use to daaman-e-ruKsaar nam bhii thaa
vallaah usake dil ko kuchh ehasaas-e-Gam bhii thaa
the usakii hasarato.n ke Kazaane luTe hu_e
lab par ta.Dap rahe the fasaane ghuTe hu_e
kaa.NTe chubhe hu_e the sisakatii uma.ng me.n
Duubii hu_ii thii phir bhii vo vafaa_o ke ra.ng me.n
dam bhar ko Katm gardish-e-haalaat ho ga_ii
lab tharatharaa rahe …
e merii ruuh-e-ishq merii jaan-e-shaayarii
dil maanataa nahii.n ki tuu mujhase bichha.D ga_ii
maayuusiyaa.N hai.n phir bhii mere dil ko aas hai
mahasuus ho rahaa hai ke tuu mere paas hai
samajhaa_uu.N kis tarah se dil-e-beqaraar ko
vaapas kahaa.N se laa_uu.N mai.n guzarii bahaar ko
majabuur dil ke saath ba.Dii ghaat ho ga_ii
lab tharatharaa rahe …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3a0TCdSUj4
Ghazal #58
Hasrat Jaipuri
Hasrat Jaipur was born as Iqbal Hussain on 15th April 1922. At the age of 18 he came to Bombay and started his career as a bus conductor at a monthly salary of eleven rupees. At a mushaira in Bombay, he was heard by Prithvi Raj Kapoor who recommended him to his son Raj Kapoor and Raj saab took him for Barsaat recording his first song: Jiya beqraar hai and his second song Chhor gaye baalam.
From there started an unbreakable association between Hasrat Jaipuri, Shankar Jaikishen and Raj Kapoor and his singing voice Mukesh. One of their most famous songs Aansu bhari hain yeh jeevan ki raahen is considered the standard bearer of songs in Hindi movies of old.
His title song for the 1968 movie Mere Huzoor was so popular a ghazal that many people would spontaneously sing it everywhere. Mohammad Rafi is the singer.
Please enjoy: Rukh se zara naqaab utha do mere huzoor….
apane rukh pe nigaah karane do
khuubasuurat gunaah karane do
rukh se pardaa haTaao jaan-e-hayaa
aaj dil ko tabaah karane do
rukh se zaraa naqaab uThaa do, mere huzuur
jalvaa phir ek baar dikhaa do, mere huzuur
tum hamasafar mile ho mujhe is hayaat me.n -2
mil jaae chaa.Nd jaise koii suunii raat me.n
jaage tum kahaa.N ye bataa do, mere huzuur
rukh se…
husn-o-jamaal aapakaa shiishe me.n dekh kar -2
madahoshh ho chukaa huu.N mai.n jalavo.n kii raah par
Gar ho sake to hosh me.n laa do, mere huzuur
rukh se…
vo marmarii se haath vo mahakaa huaa badan -2
Takaraayaa mere dil se, muhabbat kaa ek chaman
mere bhii dil kaa phuul khilaa do, mere huzuur
rukh se…
apane rukh pe nigaah karane do
khuubasuurat gunaah karane do
rukh se pardaa haTaao jaan-e-hayaa
aaj dil ko tabaah karane do
rukh se zaraa naqaab uThaa do, mere huzuur
jalvaa phir ek baar dikhaa do, mere huzuur
tum hamasafar mile ho mujhe is hayaat me.n -2
mil jaae chaa.Nd jaise koii suunii raat me.n
jaage tum kahaa.N ye bataa do, mere huzuur
rukh se…
husn-o-jamaal aapakaa shiishe me.n dekh kar -2
madahoshh ho chukaa huu.N mai.n jalavo.n kii raah par
Gar ho sake to hosh me.n laa do, mere huzuur
rukh se…
vo marmarii se haath vo mahakaa huaa badan -2
Takaraayaa mere dil se, muhabbat kaa ek chaman
mere bhii dil kaa phuul khilaa do, mere huzuur
rukh se…
Ghazal #59
Hasrat Jaipuri
He was awarded the Filmfare Best Lyricist award twice: once for his song that became super hit in Andaz: Zindagi ek safar hai suhaana; and the other for Baharon phool barsaayo in Rajendra Kumar movie Suraj. This means that his efforts for Raj Kapoor were never recognised by the Hindi film industry. Even for 1968 movie Mere Huzoor he missed out on getting Best Lyricist award (he wasn’t even nominated!) and the award went to Gulshan Bawra for his Upkaar song: Mere desh ki dharti. Even Anand Bakshi didn’t get that year for his Milan songs and Sahir too didn’t get for Neele gagan ke tale.
Anyway, such is luck.
This ghazal of his is close to my heart. It is from another Raaj Kumar movie (like Mere Huzoor): the 1971 movie Laal Patthar in which Raaj Kumar starred opposite Hema Malini.
Predictably, the ghazal has Shankar Jaikishen’s music and Mohammad Rafi’s voice.
Please enjoy: Unake khayaal aaye to aate chale gaye….
un ke Kayaal aae to aate chale gae
diivaanaa zi.ndagii ko banaate chale gae
jo saa.ns aa rahii hai usii kaa payaam hai
betaabiyo.n ko aur ba.Dhaate chale gae
is dil se aa rahii hai kisii yaar kii sadaa
viiraan meraa dil thaa basaate chale gae
hosh-o-havaas pe mere bijalii sii gir pa.Dii
mastii bharii nazar se pilaa ke chale gae
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjr8Q_i-Kc0
Ghazal #60
Hasrat Jaipuri
This ghazal penned by Hasrat Jaipuri is amongst the best of Mohammad Rafi in Hindi movies. It is from the 1956 movie Raajhath starring Pradeep Kumar and Madhubala. No surprise, again, about the music director. It is Shankar Jaikishen again.
Please enjoy a ghazal very close to my heart: Aaye bahar ban ke lubha kar chale gaye…
aa_e bahaar ban ke lubhaa kar chale ga_e
kyaa raaz thaa jo dil me.n chhupaa kar chale ga_e
aa_e bahaar ban ke …
kahane ko vo hasiin the aa.Nkhe.n thii.n bevafaa
haay aa.Nkhe.n thii.n bevafaa
kahane ko vo hasiin the aa.Nkhe.n thii.n bevafaa
haay
daaman merii nazar se bachaa kar chale ga_e
aa_e bahaar ban ke …
itanaa mujhe bataa_o mere dil kii dha.Dakano.n
haay dil kii dha.Dakano.n
itanaa mujhe bataa_o mere dil kii dha.Dakano.n
haay
vo kaun the jo Kvaab dikhaakar chale ga_e
aa_e bahaar ban ke …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aBsePa-LJU
Ghazal#61
Naqsh Lyallpuri
He was born Jaswant Rai Sharma in Lyallpur (Punjab). His interest in literature, specially Urdu literature, started as a young boy. He became aware of his talent when his school teacher borrowed his notebooks at the end of the year because of the poems he wrote on them.
After Partition, he moved to Lucknow with his family. He moved to Bombay to find a job and ended up working at the Department of Post and Telegraph. He quit soon after thanks to the monotony of job and his keen interest in making a career in Hindi films. His film career began in 1952, when an introduction to film maker Jagdish Sethi led to his first song – “Agar Teri Ankhon Se Ankhen Mila Doon” (“Jaggu”, 1952). However, success eluded him for many years and he sustained himself through B and C grade Hindi films as well as Punjabi films. His first big hit came with “Main To Har Mod Par Tujhko Doonga Sada” (“Chetana”, 1970), almost two decades after his debut in Hindi films.
Naqsh Lyallpuri with Lata Mangeshkar (Pic courtesy: www.hindu.com)
Lets start with his most famous ghazal for the 1973 movie Dil Ki Raahen starring Rehana Sultan and Rakesh Pande. Who could have given better music for it than the maestro himself: Madan Mohan. Lata Mangeshkar sang it beautifully.
Please enjoy: Rasmen ulfat ko nibhaayen to nibhaayen kaise….
rasm-e-ulfat ko nibhaae.n to nibhaae.n kaise
har taraf aag hai daaman ko bachaae.n kaise
rasm-e-ulfat ko nibhaae.n…
dil kii raaho.n me.n uThate hai.n jo duniyaa vaale -2
koii kah de ke voh diivaar giraae.n kaise -2
rasm-e-ulfat ko nibhaae.n…
dard me.n Duube hue naGame hazaaro.n hai.n magar -2
saaz-e-dil TuuT gayaa ho to sunaae kaise -2
rasm-e-ulfat ko nibhaae.n…
bojh hotaa jo Gamo.n kaa to uThaa bhii lete -2
zi.ndagii bojh banii ho to uThaae.n kaise -2
rasm-e-ulfat ko nibhaae.n…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxMW7klhq_U
Ghazal #62
Naqsh Lyallpuri
For someone who took more than a decade to establish himself in Hindi movies, Naqsh Lyallpuri wrote some excellent songs and ghazals.
This one is gentle since it has Khaiyyam’s music. As a rare interesting point, it has Sulakshna Pandit’s voice.
Sulakshna Pandit
This is from the 1981 movie Ahista Ahista and pictured on Padmini Kolhapur and is very very good.
Please enjoy: Maana teri nazar mein tera pyaar ham nahin….
maanaa terii nazar me.n teraa pyaar ham nahii.n
kaise kahe.n ke tere talabaGaar ham nahii.n
tan ko jaalaake raaKh banaayaa, bichhaa diyaa
lo ab tumhaarii raah me.n diivaar ham nahii.n
sii.nchaa thaa jisako hamane tamanna ke khoon se
chaman me.n us bahaar ke haqadaar ham nahii.n
dhokha diyaa hai khud ko mohabbat ke naam par
ye kis tarah kahe.n ke gunehagaar ham nahi.n
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaiMGBoF4FQ
Ghazal#63
Naqsh Lyallpuri
Here is one of his earliest popular ghazals sung by Asha Bhosle. It is from the 1968 movie Teri Talaash Mein starring Kumkum. Sapan-Jagmohan composed the music for it.
Unfortunately I couldn’t find the original video for it.
Nevertheless, please enjoy: Raaz-e-dil hamase kaho ham to koi gair nahin….
raaz-e-dil ham se kaho ham to ko_ii Gair nahii.n
yuu.N pareshaan na ho ham to ko_ii Gair nahii.n
raaz-e-dil ham se …
mahakii mahakii sii ye tanahaa_ii gilaa karatii hai
Gair tum bhii na raho ham to ko_ii Gair nahii.n
raaz-e-dil ham se …
kisii hamadard ko kuchh dard ba.nTaa lene do
dard tanahaa na saho ham to ko_ii Gair nahii.n
raaz-e-dil ham se …
Ghazal #64
Naqsh Lyallpuri
As I mentioned earlier, for someone who took his time establishing himself, he finally ended up penning some really fine ghazals. This one from 1979 movie Khandaan is a favourite. The movie starred Jumping Jack Jeetu, Bindiya Goswami and Sulakshana Pandit. Music was composed by Khaiyyam and Lata ji sang it.
Please enjoy: Ye mulaqaat ik bahaana hai….
ye mulaaqaat ik bahaanaa hai
pyaar kaa silasilaa puraanaa hai
dha.Dakane dha.Dakano.n me.n kho jaaye.n
dil ko dil ke qariib laanaa hai
Kvaab to kaa.Nch se bhii naazuk hai
TuuTane se inhe.n bachaanaa hai
man meraa pyaar kaa shivaalaa hai
aap ko devataa banaanaa hai
mai.n huu.N apane sanam ke baaho.n me.n
mere qadamo.n tale zamaanaa hai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCa1-MmF38o
Ghazal #65
Shahryar
Akhlaq Mohammad Khan ‘Shahryar’ (16 June 1936 – 13 February 2012), was an Indian academician, and a doyen of Urdu poetry in India. As a Hindi film lyricist, he is best known for his lyrics in Gaman (1978) and Umrao Jaan (1981) directed by Muzaffar Ali. He retired as the head of Urdu Department at the Aligarh Muslim University, and thereafter he remained sought after name in mushairas or poetic gatherings, and also co-edited the literary magazine Sher-o-Hikmat.
He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu for Khwab Ka Dar Band Hai (1987), and in 2008 he won the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award and only the fourth Urdu poet to win the award. He has been widely acknowledged as the finest exponent of modern Urdu poetry.
I start with his ghazals tonight and will continue tomorrow.
This of course is from 1981 movie Umraao Jaan based on the novel by the same name by Mirza Hadi Ruswa (1905). The movie won six Filmfare Award including Best Actress Rekha, Best Music Director Khaiyyam and Best Direction and Best Singer Lata.
However, Shahryar didn’t win any award.
Shahryar (Pic courtesy: www.thewire.in)
Nevertheless, the ghazals of this movie are amongst the best in Hindi movies.
Lets start with this one sung by Talat Aziz for Farooq Sheikh.
Please enjoy: Zindagi jab bhi teri bazm mein laati hai hamen…
zi.ndagii jab bhii terii bazm me.n laatii hai hame.n
ye zamii.n chaa.Nd se behatar nazar aatii hai hame.n
surkh phUlo.n se mahak uThatI hai.n dil kI rAhe.n
din Dhale yU.N terI AvAz bulAtI hai hame.n
zi.ndagii …
yAd terI kabhii dastak kabhii saragoshI se
raat ke pichhale pahar roz jagaatI hai hame.n
zi.ndagii …
har mulAqAt kA a.njaam judAI kyU.N hai
ab to har vaqt yahI baat satAtI hai hame.n
zi.ndagii …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82tyHLrjuBo
Ghazal#66
Shahryar
I have enjoyed putting up these Ghazals for you for almost three weeks now.
My idea was to give you the hundred best ghazals in Hindi movies. From last night, some sadness is coming to me now that in another week or ten days it would be over.
Last night I had embarked on the great Urdu poet Shahryar. I had given you his ghazal sung by Talat Aziz for the 1981 movie Umrao Jaan starring Rekha, Farooq Sheikh and Naseeruddin Shah.
Here is another ghazal from the same movie sung by Asha Bhosle on Khaiyam‘s music.
Please enjoy: Justaju jisaki thi us ko to na paaya hamane……
justajuu jisakii thii us ko to na paayaa hamane
is bahaane se magar dekh lii duniyaa hamane
tujhako rusavaa na kiyaa Khud bhii pashemaa.N na huye
ishq kii rasm ko is tarah nibhaayaa hamane
kab milii thii kahaa.N bichha.Dii thii hame.n yaad nahii.n
zi.ndagii tujhako to bas Khvaab me.n dekhaa hamane
ai ‘Ada’ aur sunaaye bhii to kyaa haal apanaa
umr kaa lambaa safar tay kiyaa tanahaa hamane
‘adaa” was taKallus of umraao jaan ‘adaa’ in the film.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMppeXU7Fl4
Ghazal #67
Shahryar
The 1981 movie Umrao Jaan was full of excellent ghazals.
Here is another one put together by the same combine of Shahryar, Khaiyyam and Asha Bhosle.
Please enjoy: In aankhon ki masti ke mastaane hazaaron hain…
in aa.Nkho.n kii mastii ke mastaane hazaaro.n hai.n
in aa.Nkho.n se vaabastaa afasaane hazaaro.n hai.n
in aa.nkho.n…
ik tum hii nahii.n tanhaa, ulafat me.n merii rusavaa
is shahar me.n tum jaise diivaane hazaaro.n hai.n
in aa.Nkho.n…
ik sirf ham hii may ko aa.Nkho.n se pilaate hai.n
kahane ko to duniyaa me.n mayakhaane hazaaro.n hai.n
in aa.Nkho.n…
is shamm-e-farozaa.N ko aa.ndhii se Daraate ho
is shamm-e-farozaa.N ke paravaane hazaaro.n hai.n
in aa.Nkho.n…
Ghazal # 68
Shahryar
The 1981 movie Umrao Jaan’s ghazals not only were very popular but also left you gaping with their excellence of lyrics by Shahryar and music by Khaiyyam.
This was the most popular, sung by Asha Bhosle.
Please enjoy: Dil cheez kyaa hai aap meri jaan leejiye…
dil chiiz kyaa hai, aap merii jaan liijiye
bas ek baar meraa kahaa, maan liijiye
is a.njuman me.n aapako aanaa hai baar baar
diivaar-o-dar ko gaur se pahachaan liijiye
% is the last word naaz?
maanaa ke dosto.n ko nahii.n dostii kaa naaz
lekin ye kyaa ke gair kaa ahasaan liijiye
kahiye to aasamaan ko zamiin par utaar laae.n
mushkil nahii.n hai kuchh bhii agar Thaan liijiye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60O11sF9_-o
Ghazal # 69
Shahryar
The 1981 movie Umrao Jaan’s ghazals not only were very popular but also left you gaping with their excellence of lyrics by Shahryar and music by Khaiyyam.
Here is another one sung by Asha Bhosle and pictured on Rekha who in the title role won the Best Actress Award.
Please enjoy: Ye kyaa jagah hai dosto, ye kaun sa dyaar hai….
ye kyaa jagah hai dosto.n, ye kaun saa dayaar hai
had-e-nigAh tak jahA.n gubAr hI gubAr hai
ye kyA jagah hai dosto.n
ye kis mukaam par hayaat, mujhako leke aa gaI
na bas khushI pe kahA.n, na Gam pe ikhtiyaar hai
ye…
tamAm umr kA hisAb mA.ngatI hai zindagI
mA.ngatI hai zindagI
ye merA dil kahe to kyA, ye khud se sharmasAr hai
ye khud se sharmasAr hai
ye…
bulA rahA kyA koI chilamano.n ke us taraf
chilamano.n ke us taraf
mere liye bhI kyA koI udAs beqarAr hai
udaas beqarAr hai
ye…
(A nazm not in the song, but is there in the movie)
na jisakI shakal hai koI, na jisakA naam hai koI
ik aisI shai kA kyo.n hame.n azal se intazaar hai
ye…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moJUfnqRqZE
That brings us to the end of Part IV of A Hundred Ghazals in Hindi Movies. We have had a total of 69 ghazals so far.
Please let me know in the comments below if some ghazal of yours should appear in the Top 100. I shall try to accommodate. Only, please remember two things: One, there are still two more parts to go with a total of 31 ghazals. And, secondly, these are not the best ghazals in all fora; these are only considered the best that appeared in Hindi movies.
I have a Facebook Group called Yaad Kiya Dil Ne. It is group for serious music lovers who not just relish putting up and listening to songs but also identify these with Lyricists, Music Directors, Singers and Actors who brought/bring the songs to us. The group pays tributes to these four classes of people on their birth and death anniversaries. The group is also interested in sharing knowledge about all aspects of songs including Raagas. The group also has thematic Music Fests at least once in a month.
The name of the group has been derived from the title of a duet between Hemant Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar from the 1953 movie Patita starring Dev Anand and Usha Kiran.
The last music Fest that was held was on the theme: Funny Songs. For the first time we had a unique Fest in which there was no keyword to look for. For the first time we had a Fest wherein every participant was his/her own judge about whether the song was according to the theme, ie, funny.
Just four days prior to the Fest, I put up clarification about what would constitute ‘Funny Song’. Here it is:
“FUNNY SONGS FEST
Guys and gals,
Just want to remind you that the Funny Content of the song is solely your judgment (I am not going to be the judge). You have to convince others as to what you find funny about the song. It can be (and this is not a comprehensive list) some or all of the following:
Lyrics are funny.
The tune is funny.
The situation is funny.
There is unintentional humour/comedy in the song, eg, a buffoon like Manoj Kumar has murdered the seriousness of the song; such as his Zulfon ko hata le chehre se with Sharmila Tagore. P.S. It doesn’t mean all his songs are comic! His Shaheed songs, for example, are classics.
You have a hostel/classroom/school/college/family funny anecdote about the song; eg, whenever we used to bathe on the ship as cadets, someone would sing: Parde mein rehane do parda na uthaao.
It is a fine song but a bozo such as Anil Dhawan looks so funny singing it, eg, Teri galiyon mein na rakhenge kadam.
You can pun on the words and bring out the humour, eg, Aadmi hoon aadmi se pyaar karta hoon!”
From amongst the songs that were put up by my friends and me, I have selected the following as the Top Twelve or Dozen. These twelve are not in any order or ranking.
Funny Song #1
Ek chatur naar karke singaar….
Traditionally, since I only organise the Fests and don’t contest, all the songs that I put up are considered out of contest. The other members give me a concession in that they allow me to put up the song of the cover picture.
However, lately, people have found ways and means to circumvent this concession. Here is one of the ways; and see how beautifully she has done it:
“No this is not Kishor Kumar and neither Padosan but this is the amazing original song from film Jhoola(1941) which was much later sung by the younger brother Kishor Kumar. The choice between Kishor Kumar and this one was anyway taken from me as Kishor’ s song figured in the event poster. But if I had a choice, I would have still posted this only. Frankly this might not be as hilarious as the newer one (but this one is minus the ethnic slur) there is an innocence to Ashok Kumar‘s madness here which Is missing in the later version. This was the time when to act, actors had to sing their own songs. Imagine the scenario where Ashok is given a bucket full of ice n water to pour on himself to come out with the shivery voice required for the song. (I don’t know if that ever happened). See the start of the song. Heroine is watching- Ashok Kumar comes running inside and jumps on the bed – bed breaks, he starts singing, the finger on his cheek, the expression after looking into the hand mirror, not bothered with what he sees about himself in the mirror but goes on singing. Then the bath starts and with it the tempo of the song. The song goes in a hilarity mode. Along with actor/singer, you feel the onslaught of cold cold water too. Ashok Kumar, I think was blessed with a sense of humour that manifested in so many of his songs. Can we forget his amused acting in ‘ Aaiye Meherbaan’?.
‘One man’s meat is another’s poison’ I think the same goes for fun and laughter. Some jokes may make one person to double up laughing while it might only bring a smile or grin or snigger or happiness to another. A collective belly laughing or falling off the couch is a phenomena, I have rarely or may be never witnessed in any Hindi movie that I have seen till date. Amusement yes!
Kavi Pradeep‘s lyrics, Saraswati Devi‘ s composition and Ashok Kumar’s singing/acting does not make me feel hysterically funny but it leaves me feeling jolly good happily satisfied.I felt this one is a true classic and has to be shared on this platform.
ek chatur naar karkar singaar ek chatur naar karkar singaar thaade apne dwaar jiya leke sujaat ek palak maar hans mora man leenho ek chatur naar karkar singaar ek chandra kiran chanda si baran main to aaya hoon sanad tore nek nazar ek palak maar hans mora man leenho ek chatur naar karkar singaar ek chatur naar karkar singaar ek chatur naar karkar singaar ek chatur naar karkar singaar thaade apne dwaar jiya leke sujaat ek palak maar hans mora man leenho ek chatur naar karkar singaar ek chandra kiran chanda si baran main to aaya hoon sanad tore nek nazar ek palak maar hans mora man leenho ek chatur naar karkar singaar ek chatur naar karkar singaar”
As given in the above beautiful description by her, the Padosan song still continues being the most hilarious song in the Hindi movies. But, it is not in Hindi movies that the comedy germinated. There was first (in 1952) a Bengali story by Arun Chowdhury titled Pasher Bari, which was made into a movie by the same name starring Sudhir Mukherjee and Bhanu Bannerjee. Eight years later, it was re-made into a Tamil movie Adutha Veettu Penn starring Anjali Devi, TR Ramachandran and KA Thangavelu. Then came the Hindi version Padosan in 1968. It didn’t stop at that and in 1981, came the telugu version as Pakkinti Ammayi starring Chandra Mohan, Jayasudha, SP Balasubramanyam and K. Chakravarthi. Such is the universal popularity of the theme that in 2003, it was remade in Kannada as Pakkadamane Hudugi starring Raghavendra Rajkumar and Anant Nag.
Nitin Bose (the Director of famous movie Ganga Jamuna) has been credited with the first use of playback singing in Indian films in a Bengali film directed by him in 1935 titled Bhagya Chakra. Later, in the same year, he introduced playback singing in Hindi movie too by the remake of his Bengali film as Dhoop Chhaon. Who would have thought that Mehmood in his 1968 movie Padosan (Lady Neighbour) would have a spoof on playback singing itself.
Sunil Dutt as Bhola doesn’t know singing, let alone classical singing. In the process of wooing his neighbour Bindu (Saira Bano), his friend and mentor Vidyapati (Kishore Kumar) advises him to learn singing so that he, Bhola, could outsmart in singing, Bindu’s current favourite Mehmood as a South Indian classical singing maestro Pillai or Masterji. But, seeing that singing is to Sunil Dutt, what classical dancing was to Dara Singh, Vidyapati now advises him to just stand in the window and lip-sync whilst Vidyapati would sing hidden in the background. Bindu would think that it is Bhola singing. There is thus a dual between Manna Dey singing for Mehmood and Kishore Kumar singing for Sunil Dutt. The funny part also is that Manna Dey was a much better singer of classical songs than Kishore Kumar but in the song and the antics, Kishore Kumar has the better of Mehmood lip-syncing to Manna Dey. With this, Manna Dey’s ignominy of having won from the great Bhimsen Joshi, twelve years ago, in the 1952 movie Basant Bahar, must have been lessened.
The story of the movie, adapted from the original, was written by the great lyricist Rajinder Krishan. He has been credited with some of the best songs of Lata Mangeshkar (the movie has one of them: Sharm aati hai magar). And yet, in this and the other playback spoof song – mere saamne waali khidaki mein – Rajinder Krishan has come up with excellent comical lyrics. It was left to Kishore Kumar and Mehmood to make it into the funniest song in Hindi movies. The whole song is funny but the last part of the dual between Chatur and Ghode is a riot indeed. Kishore Kumar was vastly influenced by his uncle, a classical singer, Dhananjay Banerjee and music director Khemchand Prakash in his acting.
Finally, who can beat Rahul Dev Burman in this superb composition that is a cross between classical and comical, two of the genre’ that RD Burman excelled in with equal ease.
Please enjoy: Ek chatur naar kar ke singaar…..
ek chatur nAr kar ke si.ngAr
mere man ke dvAr ye ghusat jaat
ham marat jaat, are he he he
yak chatur nAr kar ke si.ngAr…
pa re sa, sa sa sa ni dh sa
sa re sa dha dha pa
pa dha sa re sa
sa re ga dha pa
yak chatur nar kar ke si.ngaa… r
ki: ##ummm ## dham
mah: ayyo !
ki: are dham, o dham, o dham dham dham ruk
##umm ## bru – 2
o a aa i ii u U e ai o au a.n a: ##(vowels)##
um nAm nAm nAm nAm nAm nAm
nAm nAm lama lama lama lama la
um bal bal bal bal re,
bal bal bal bal re, bal bal bal bal re
om
ek chatur nAr ba.DI hoshiyAr – 2
apane hI jaal me.n phasat jaat
ham hasat jaat are ho ho ho ho ho !
ek chatur nAr ba.DI hoshiyar
su: tuu kyo.n…
mah: chhI re
kare lAkh lAkh duniyA chaturAI
chhuTTI kar dU.ngA mai.n usakI
abake jo AvAz lagAI
chhuTTI kar dU.ngA, aa aa aa…
tA jum, taka jum, taka num, yaka jum
tak tankidia…
ki: pa.Dh ke botan chIr bi chakkar – 2 (?)
har bud khudi-budi khud kar – 2
chhiTake to rere mon mAkhan – 2
sab chale gaye, sab chale gaye chidamudh chiting chitubud
chitubud gaay, chitubud gaay, chitubud haay haay haay
jA re, jaa re kAre kAgA
kA kA kA kyo.n shor machaaye
us nArI kA dAs nA ban jo
rAh chalat ko rAh bulAe
kaalaa re jaa re jaa re
are nAle me.n jaake tuu mu.Nh dhoke aa
Kaalaa re ga re ga re
mah: ye ga.Daba.D jI
ki: o gA re gA re
mah: ye sur badalA
ki: o gA re gA re
mah: ye hamako maTakA bolA
ki : o gA re gA re
mah: ye sur kidhar hai jI, ye sur…; ye…, ennAyA idhu ##(Tamil)##
yek chatur naar…
am chho.DegA nahii.n jI
yek chatur naar…
am paka.Dake rakhegA jI
ye ghusat jaat
ham marat jaat are aa aa aa
tuu kyA jAne kyA hai nArI
jis tan laage more nainA
usape sArI duniyA vArI
mah: nAch nA jaane, A.ngan te.DhA
Teee.DhA, Te.DhA Te.DhA Te.DhA Te.DhA – 4
naach nA jaane, aa.ngan Te.DhA
Te.DhA Te.DhA Te.DhA Te.DhA – 4
us sa.ng lAge more nainA
abake jo AvAz lagAI
ki: o Te.Dhe!
mah: oy
ki: o ke.De!
mah: o yA
ki: are sIdhe ho jaa re
sIdhe ho jaa re
sIdhe ho jaa
vAh rI cha.ndaniyA, vAh re chakore
rAm banAI ye kaisii jo.DI
kare nachAyA tA tA thaiyyA
tAl pe naache la.nga.DI gho.DI
are dekhI
are dekhI terI chaturAI
mah: ye phir ga.Daba.D
ki: are dekhI terI chaturaaI
mah: phir bhaTakAyA
ki: tujhe suro.n kI samajh nahii.n aaI
tUne korI ghAs hI khAI
are gho.De!
mah: ye gho.DA bolA
ki: o nigo.De!
mah: ye gaalI diyA
ki: are dekhI terI chaturAI
mah: yek chatur naar…
ki: gho.De dekhI terI chaturAI
mah: yek chatur naar…
ki: gho.De dekhI terI chaturAI
mah: yek chatur naar…
ki: ek chatur naar…
ki: ek chatur naar…
mah: ayyo gho.De terI…
ki: are gho.De terI…
mah: kyA re ye gho.DA-chatur, gho.DA-chatur bolA,
yek pe rahanA yA gho.DA bolo yA chatur bolo… gaao
ki: ek chatur naar ba.DI hoshiyaar
apane hI jaal me.n phasat jaat
ek chatur naar! ##(Tune becomes faster here) ##
ba.DI hoshiyArI!
ye ghusat jaat
mah: ham marat jaat, marat jaat ##(Mahmood gets stuck) ##
ye aTak gayaa !!!
ki: sa re ga ma pa, he aa aa…, he … … !!!!
Funny Song #2
Pyaar ki aag mein tan badan jal gaya….
This song was put up by a member Evani Leela and if you can see the song without splitting your side, you can win a bit! Here is her original description:
“Mehmood Mehmood Mehmod kya style hai baba unke abhinay ka. Jaise nartaki ek ek shabd ko naatya mein dikhaati hai, waise hi Mehmood ek ek shabd ko apne haav bhaavon se abhineet karke dikhate hain ki itne achhe classical geet ka bhi kaise achaar dala jaa sakta hai. And hatsoff to Manna Dey, jinka itna sureela gaayan hai comic flavour mein bhi ki geet ko bhi enjoy karo aur hanste bhi jao. Bachpan mein Manna Dey ke jaisa gaane ki koshish karti thi aur ek ek shabd ko jaise unhone gaaya, gaane ki koshish karti thi aur ghar walon se daant bhi khaati thi.
Mehmood ka chhat par chadhna, rengte hue jaana aur baad mein mooh se dhuan nikaalna, last mein Mohan Choti ko leke naachna aur Dhumal ke saath aankh micholi; each and every moment is so hilarious and fantastic. Main thakti nahin yeh geet dekhte. asha hai aap bhi enjoy karenge.”
During the Fest, whilst I was watching the song, I burst out laughing and kept laughing and my wife was looking at me to find out if I have gone loony! That’s the effect of this song on you. I have seen it at least half a dozen times since then and I am sure you would too.
What a serious number by Manna Dey in a super funny situation….two extremes. Pata nahin chalta roye yaa hanse.
The song is from the 1968 Pramod Chakravorty movie Ziddi starring Joy Mukherjee, Asha Parekh, Mehmood, Shobha Khote, Mohan Choti, Dhumal, Raj Mehra, Sulochana, Ullhas, Madan Puri, Nazima, and Majnu. The scene depicted is of Dhumal (Shobha Khote’s father) deciding to marry off Shobha Khote to someone other than the love of her life Mehmood.
Hasrat Jaipuri, the lyricist, didn’t do a Rajinder Krishan in this song. He maintained the seriousness of the situation of a lover seeing his beloved being married to someone else. The song is solely made funny by Mehmood’s acting, with Shobha Khote, Mohan Choti and Dhumal adding to it. If the first song above had RD Burman’s composition, this one has his father, SD Burman‘s. It requires a lot of imagination as a composer to have a serious number being used in a comical way. But, then, it was SD Burman who composed the comical Ek ladaki bheegi bhaagi si with the same ease as he did the classical Tere bin soone nayan hamaare; the hallmark of a great composer.
Please enjoy: Pyaar ki aag mein tan badan jal gaya…
Dunia banane wale sunle meri kahani
Roye meri mohabbat
Tadpe tadpe meri jawani
Pyar ki aag mein tan badan jal gaya
Pyar ki aag mein tan badan jal gaya
Jane fir kyu jalati hai dunia mujhe
Jane fir kyu jalati hai dunia mujhe
Pyar ki aag mein tan badan jal gaya
Mai to rota firu badlo ki tarah
Thandi aahe bharu paglo ki tarah
Mai to rota firu badlo ki tarah
Are mai to rota firu
Mai to rota firu badlo ki tarah
Thandi aahe bharu paglo ki tarah
Jane fir kyu fir kyu
Jane fir kyu rulati hai dunia mujhe
Pyar ki aag mein tan badan jal gaya
Pyar ki aag mein tan badan jal gaya
Bat jab mai karu muh se nikle dhua
Jal gaya jal gaya mere dil ka jaha
Bat jab mai karu muh se nikle dhua
Bat jab mai karu muh se nikle dhua
Jal gaya jal gaya mere dil ka jaha
Jane fir kyu fir kyu
Jane fir kyu satati hai dunia mujhe
Pyar ki aag mein tan badan jal gaya
Pyar ki aag mein tan badan jal gaya
Ishk mujhko nachata raha hai sada
Kya kya sapne dikhata raha hai sada
Ishk mujhko nachata raha hai sada
Ishk mujhko nachata raha hai sada
Kya kya sapne dikhata raha hai sada
Jane fir kyu fir kyu
Nachati hai dunia mujhe
Pyar ki aag mein tan badan jal gaya
Pyar ki aag mein tan badan jal gaya
Tan badan jal gaya
Tan badan jal gaya.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwb-gjMd_n0
Funny Song #3
Kuve mein kood ke mar jaana yaar tum shaadi mat karna…
Kishore Kumar was to comic singing what Mehmood was to comic acting. However, it was a treat to watch Kishore Kumar acting on his comic songs. I can think of scores of songs by Kishore da which are funny in lyrics, in singing style, in situational comedy and in their message. But, even I have to think hard to come up with funnier lyrics and acting than this song. It is from the 1956 movie Parivar (Family).
Before I go further into the song, I will tell you my own association with the song. I have described this in the latest issue of the Navy Foundation magazine called Quarterdeck in an article called ‘A REAL LIFE PLAY OF INS AGRANI OR NAVY’.
I was asked to prepare a play in Navy’s Leadership establishment called INS Agrani and take it to Cochin to participate in the Southern Naval Command Annual Dramatic Championship. Why me? Because I was the junior most officer there! I roped in another officer and we started searching for a suitable play. With just a week to go for the championship, we hadn’t found a play.
That night, I wrote the script for a three-act-play titled Hamara Drama (Our Drama). Whatever we had done in search and preparation for the play was put in the first two acts. In the last act, Bajwa (my friend whom I had selected to help me) and I were sitting dejected that we still didn’t have a play and that everything had failed. And then yet another brainwave occurred to me and I told him, “Why don’t we present our search for a suitable play and a cast as a play…is mein khushi hai, gham hai, bebasi hai, suspense hai, comedy hai, tragedy hai….aur kahin kahin to paagalpan bhi hai…hahahaha…hahahaha (there is joy in it, sadness in it, helplessness, suspense, comedy, tragedy…and at places, there is madness too)..exactly like our navy life..” The play ended there with a freeze shot.
When we went to Cochin for presenting the play, our hearts sank seeing the plays of other establishments. Each one of them had elaborate sets, cast, background music and other props. We had nothing. But, now, at that late stage could do nothing about it.
Ours was the last play on the second day. Each play was to be one hour’s duration with ten minutes given for changing sets. During our preparation time, Bajwa and I were sitting with the audience in uniform. When the curtain opened, we got up from the audience and performed on stage.
It was a riot. The audience roared with every dialogue. For example, at one stage, I told Bajwa that I could do the famous Rajesh Khanna’s Anand movie dialogue, “Babu moshaye, ye zindagi ek rang manch hai aur ham sabb ismein kaam karne wali kathputliyan; in kathputliyon ki dore ooper waale ke haath mein hai. Kab, kahan, kaise kis kis ko uthana hai ye koi nahin jaanata…ha, ha, ha…ha, ha, ha..(Sir, this life is a stage and we are like puppets on a stage; the strings of these puppets are held by God. Who, where, when would be lifted by Him, no one knows.” And Bajwa asked me on stage, “But, what has this got to do with the naval audience?” And then I told him that we could modify it…and I enacted the modified dialogue:
“Babu moshaye, yeh navy ek rang manch hai aur hum sabb is mein kaam karne waale afsar ya sailor. Ham sabaki dore DOP (Directorate of Personnel) ke haath mein hai. Kabb, kaise, kahan kis kis ka transfer ho jaaye yeh koi nahin jaanata..ha, ha, ha…ha, ha, ha…”
I espied C-in-C and his wife in the front row having side-splitting laughs. It was difficult to proceed from one dialogue to the other throughout the play as the laughter and applause won’t die down. No one could believe we could actually present a play, a humorous take on how we did things in the Navy or for that matter in the armed forces.
The jury was unanimous in voting for Hamara Drama as the Best Play and yours truly as the Best Actor.
I sang this song when the jury was deciding! The audience roared and literally begged the jury to give us all the awards!
The movie has been directed by another great Bengali Asit Sen and has our group’s (Yaad Kiya Dil Ne) heroine Usha Kiran acting opposite Kishore Kumar. The story is by Panchu Mukherji. The story is about a joint family consisting of four brothers, their wives, and their respective children, living under one roof. Some of the brothers are professionals, one a lawyer, a doctor, and others businessmen. They are a happy family, living and sharing each other’s joys and sorrows. Then one day, an argument breaks out over a glass of milk, and the entire family is thrown into chaos, and the only resolution seems to be nothing but dividing the entire property amongst the brothers and their respective families.
After the film was completed and the unit dissolved, according to an interview by the lead actress Usha Kiran, the unit members wept miserably, so strong was the bondage developed between members during the course of the film-making. The entire unit literally lived up to it’s name Parivar, meaning family.
And now, lets glance at who put this song together for Kishore Kumar to perform on the stage? Lyricist is Shailendra! Wow, how can anyone of his emotional set-up write something as funny as this? The composer is Salil da (another Bengali who, like SD Burman and RD Burman above, can give vent to the funny and light-hearted songs). The singer is Kishore himself.
Please enjoy: Kuve mein kood ke mar jaana, yaar tum shaadi mat karna…..
( kuve.n me.n ) -2 kuud ke mar jaanaa
yaar tum shaadii mat karanaa -2
mat karanaa -3
kuve.n me.n kuud ke …
dekhii dillii kii ek la.Dakii jisako dekh tabiiyat pha.Dakii
mukh se aah nikal ga_ii Tha.nDii andar-andar aag sii bha.Dakii
usakaa naam gharaanaa puuchhaa usakaa Thaur-Thikaanaa puuchhaa
apane dil kii uma.nge lekar pahu.Nchaa mai.n usake ba.ngale par -2
jaate hii jhuk ke salaam bajaayaa ##daddy## ko dil kaa bayaan sunaayaa
bhole-bhaale ##daddy## bole haa.N haa.N jii -2
haa.N haa.N jii
achchhaa Kyaal hai aapakaa diiji_e mujhe pataa apane baap kaa
aapake baap ko chiTThii ke zari_e bataa duu.Ngaa
jii achchhaa Kyaal hai aapakaa
chaay pilaa_uu.N ke Tha.nDaa ma.ngaa_uu.N oy hoy oy hoy
chaay pilaa_uu.N ke Tha.nDaa ma.ngaa_uu.N
ke muragii ke a.nDe kii bhurajii banaa_uu.N
chaay pilaa_uu.N ke Tha.nDaa ma.ngaa_uu.N
ke a.nDe khilaa_u.N ke bhurajii banaa_uu.N
ha.Ns kar jab vo la.Dakii bolii mere dil pe chal ga_ii golii
mere man ke bataashe TuuTe aakhir maan ga_e prabhu ruuThe
terii jay-jay ho karataar -3
ho terii jay-jay ho karataar ho -3
terii jay-jay ho karataar
are baap re
itane me.n aa gayaa usakaa bhaa_ii zaalim nikalaa ba.Daa hii kasaa_ii
kahane lagaa
mu.Nh aur masuur kii daal ve ( nikal jaa ) -2 yahaa.N se cha.nDaal ke bachche
( usakaa bhaa_ii thaa baaksar bhaarii ) -2 usane kii hamale kii taiyaarii
mai.n to dum ko dabaakar bhaagaa raste me.n bolaa man kaa kaagaa
kyaa kyaa
( kuve.n me.n ) -2 kuud ke mar jaanaa …
Funny Song #4
Munne Ki Amma yeh to bata…..
This song was put up by my sister Manik Chava Lakhkar with the following description:
“Good Morning Friends and now lets start with the Funny Songs Fest. But before that A very Happy Birthday to our active member Anindya … My first post is from the movie Tum Haseen Mai Jawan. Iss geet ke bol likhe hain Rajinder Krishan ne, sangeet diya hai Shankar Jaikishan ne aur swar diye hai Kishore Kumar and Pankaj ne.
Doston, ek mushkil hai – or rather ek paheli hai – jo geet mujhe funny lagata hai woh agar aap ko funny na lage to?
Khair, I hope aap ko bhi yeh geet Funny lagega. How does one define “Funny Song”? Going by the lyrics or by the picturization or by the situation?
In my opinion a song that make you want to chuckle is a funny song. I am posting one such song here. Let us see the lyrics first:
munne ki amma ye to bata, tere bete ke aba ka naam kya hai munne ki amma ye to bata, tere bete ke aba ka naam kya hai sach sach bata tu ham se na chupa, bol gori karta vo kam kya hai munne ki amma ye to bata, tere bete ke aba ka naam kya hai
fir se ro ro rha hai bin badal ki barkha hai ye, jane kha se tapka hai ye bin badal ki barkha hai ye, jane kha se tapka hai ye kya bin mage hi god bhari, patzdh dali hri hue kya bin mage hi god bhari, patzdh dali hri hue dekha rani juthe na aasu bha munne ki amma ye to bata, tere bete ke abaa ka naam kya hai munne ki amma ye to bata, tere bete ke abaa ka naam kya hai
rona mat rona mat ro mat chup kar chup kar besura ye baja ru ru ka, kambakt murbba chu chu ka besura ye baja ru ru ka, kambakt murbba chu chu ka
bukhe ko dud pila degi, to nahhi si jaan duaa degi bukhe ko dud pila degi, to nahhi si jaan duaa degi jhula jhula esko lori suna munne ki amma ye to bata, tere bitua ke aba ka naam kya hai are munne ki amma ye to bata, tere bete ke aba ka naam kya hai
me ban gae eski amma ji sadke, to eske aba ban jao me ban gae eski amma ji, tum eske aba ban jao tum mard ho tum kurbani do, is dhul ke ful ko apnao tum mard ho tum kurbani do, is dhul ke ful ko apnao nakhare na kar ese duddu pila munne ki amma ye to bata, tere bitua ke abua ka naam kya hai munne ki amma ye to bata, tere bete ke aba ka naam kya hai sach sach bata tu ham se na chupa, bol gori karta vo kam kya hai munne ki amma ye to bata, tere bete ke aba ka naam kya hai me marugi
If you have by now gone through the lyrics, I am sure you are smiling. Go through the video and you will laugh out loud… LOL…
This song is picturized on a Ship as the hero Sunil (Dharmendra) is a Naval Officer and so my friend Raj Dutta, Jaswant Singh Lagwalji and Ravinder PS Ravi bhaiyya will connect immediately with the picturisation. Rajendra Nath and Dharmendra are seen on screen with other cadets. Making merry and singing and laughing. The actions of Dharmendra and Rajendra Nath and their expressions qualify this song to be a part of Funny Songs Fest. Don’t just chuckle… laugh… enjoy”:
Here is the story from Wikipedia to understand the situation:
“Sunil (Dharmendra) is a navy officer, and has had numerous affairs with a number of attractive young women. One day he meets with beautiful Anuradha (Hema Malini), and falls in love with her. Anuradha too loves him, and she is introduced to his mom. Anuradha has another admirer in Ranjeet (Pran), who informs Sunil and his mom, that Anuradha is deceiving them, and is the mother of a baby boy. Sunil and his mother are shocked, and will have nothing to do with Anuradha. Then the child, in question, is kidnapped, and held for ransom. It is then Sunil comes to know the shocking truth behind the abduction, which will change his life forever.”
Songs with the actors cross-dressing are always funny. Here in this song, it is not just Rajendra Nath cross-dressed as a woman but also as the mother of the child.
Please enjoy: Munne ki amma ye to bata tere bete ke abba ka naam kyaa hai….
Funny Song #5
Saala main to saahab ban gaya
The hallmark of a great actor is that he or she is comfortable with playing all kinds of roles whether tragic, serious, mystery, sad and gloomy or even laughable, comic and funny.
Various great actors have won our hearts in this aspect. We have had songs from the great Amitabh Bachchan and we can think of Sanjeev Kumar and the modern day Devdas Shah Rukh Khan.
But, when an actor is dubbed as the Tragedy King because of all the lugubrious roles that he has undertaken and then he comes up with comedy (at least during the song), he is to be admired.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I am talking about the great Dilip Kumar. He acted in the title role in the 1974 Tapan Sinha movie Sagina that also starred his wife Saira Bano and Om Prakash. Four years before that, in 1970, Tapan had made the same movie in Bengali, Sagina Mahato with the same actors.
“Sagina is a factory laborer, and aggressive, honest and lovable character who was the first to fight against the tyranny of the British bosses in the Tea gardens of North-Eastern India”.
With this background you would understand the song and why it is so brilliantly funny! He isn’t aping the British (as in Mehmood’s Jodi hamaari). Dilip Kumar here is making fun of them!!
Now that we have finished (for the time being) with the great actor, lets take on the brilliant composer SD Burman. He was the master of classical based songs such as Poochho na kaise maine rahn bitaayi. He was the best in the Hindi movies in assimilating the western guitar in his songs (eg, Ye rat eye chandini phir kahan). And, he has the best comical sounding music in Hindi films: Ik ladaki bheegi bhaagi si. No wonder his son RD Burman too could handle from ultyra serious to ultra comical. This one does justice to the funny situation of the song.
There are two other Bengalis who helped to make this song great and funny: Kishore da singing for Dilip Kumar and Pankaj Mitra singing for Om Prakash. Kishore too, could tackle all kinds of songs from Beqraar dil tu gaaye jaa to the ultra comical (Ek chatur naar). Pankaj Mitra’s role is only to remind Dilip Kumar of his rustic and poor background.
And finally not too far from Bengal, we have Majrooh Sultanpuri. He gave us those lovely and sad songs from Mamta such as Rehate the kabhi. And then he gave us Do ekum do, do dooni chaar from (I think) Dil Deke Dekho.
Truly, all these greats getting together to make a funny song for our own Tragedy King speaks of their genius. The lyrics are very funny and the way Kishore Kumar says Landhan (London) makes it even funnier.
There is nothing funnier than role playing. Since the morning we have had songs with men role playing women, as pregnant women too. Now here is a slave (that’s how the British treated us) role playing his masters and making them look laugheable.
Go to my native state Punjab and you would hear them deliberately mis-pronouncing English words in order to make them laugheable and funny. Bengalis are like Punjabis in this respect: hot blooded but ready to laugh at anything.
Hidden in the comicality of the song, is a message for the present day saahabs to get back to India and Indian way of doing things.
Please enjoy: Saala main to saahab ban gaya….
kishor:
( saalaa mai.n to saahab ban gayaa
are, saalaa mai.n to to saahab ban gayaa, hai.n
re, saahab banake kaisaa tan gayaa
ye buuT meraa dekho, ye suuT meraa dekho
jaisaa goraa koii lanaDhan kaa, haa! ) -2
pa.nkaj:
suurat hai bandar kii phir bhii lagatii hai alabelii -2
kaisaa raajaa bhoj banaa hai meraa ga.Nguu telii
kishor:
teraa ga.Nguu telii !?
tum la.ngoTii-vaalaa na badalaa mai.n na badalegaa
tum sab saalaa log kaa kismat, ham saalaa badalegaa
ham saalaa badalegaa
haa.N, ham saalaa badalegaa
haa … (khaa.nstaa hai)
siinaa dekho kaisaa tan gayaa !! haa haa haa …
(ha.Nsate hu_e) saalaa mai.n to …
Funny Song #6 Mere angne mein tumhaara kyaa kaam hai…
We are now at the half-way mark. This song was put up by another friend Jaswant Singh Lagwal with the following description:
“What Is Funny about the Song: Friends, no life without wife. And almost everyone who desires, gets one and has a life. But, it is also true that to the majority … Biwi hamesha doosre ki hi achchhi lagati hai (I being in minority). Most husbands dislike secretly their wives on one pretext or the other and have sharp eye on the others’ (I not being in those most). Now this is not fair at all. This is not a simple matter and it has to be included into the most serious and dangerous social evils. It must be the foremost task at the hands of the authorities; though it may not be able to solve this but it must be there in its agenda. Other organaizations including all the eminient babaji etc must also come to the forefront and try to solve this social evil. We can take lesson and derive motivation from filmwallas how they are so sincerily working to eradicate this evil. Now take this song, how by just one song, Amitabh Bachchan, Anjaan and Kalaynji Anandji almost convinced all the husbands of India that they all are bade bade naam waale if and if they have such and such kinds of wives. Now who do not want to be a bade naam waala? In that attempt the secret hate will certainly atleast convert into deliberate love.
This song with funny lyrics and an added super comical performance by Amitabh in drag wears gives nice tribute to all kinds of wives be they fat, tall, dark skinned or fair skinned. A great feat towards miyan-biwi harmony, as it will definitely drastically reduce Miyan Biwi ki ladaai.
Friends, first of all , I welcome you all in the Funny songs fest. We are already in the month of April and weather, too everywhere, is fine and pleasant and in that Ravi Sir is not at all wrong in bringing out a Song fest based on pure fun and there seems no reason not to have fun all around and that too in the fest. In a quite funny mood, here, I present my first number of the fest. Mere Angne mein………. And it is from the movie Laawaris released in 1981 directed by Prakash Mehra and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Amjad Khan and Zeenat Aman.
The film became known for its hit song “Mere Angene Mein, Tumhara Kya Kaam Hai” rendered twice: the first time by a young Alka Yagnik who earned her first Filmfare nomination as best female playback singer, and the second time by Amitabh Bachchan. The second version turned out to be a mega hit . Even today the song is popular as it was then.
In Urdu, “Laawaris” means bastard or loosely means orphan. Although the word has a negative connotation, it is not as negative as the English connotation. The story revolves around an orphan who stumbles upon reality in search for his parents. A child born of an illegitimate relationship is named Heera after the name of a dog by a drunkard who makes him work hard for liquor. After knowing that he is a Laawaris (orphan), he leaves home looking for a job with Ranjeet. Fate brings Heera and his biological father together. Will they ever know about the relation between them? What happens if they find out about it?
The film was an ‘All Time Highest Earner’ that year, got highest verdict present at that time by Trade Guide [Bollywood boxoffice magazine], and was among those rare movies, which crossed 2 Crore per territory. There was only 13 All time earner [Crossed 1 Crore per territory] movies till 1984 and Laawaris was among them.
It earned additional Filmfare nominations for Best Actor (Amitabh Bachchan) and Best Supporting Actor (Suresh Oberoi).
The film is remembered for Amitabh Bachchan’s over-the-top acting and fiery dialogues using his all famous Bachchan-baritone, his charismatic and stylish screen presence.
It was another movie of Prakash Mehra where the ending have similarity with the ending of Namak Halal with his favourite villain Ranjeet and Satyen Kapoo.
This film was remade as Naa Desam, in Telugu in 1982, starring NTR, Kaikala Satyanarayana and Jayasudha.andPanakkaran, in Tamil in 1990, starring Rajinikanth, Vijayakumar and Gouthami.
Song : Mere Angne Mein Music : Kalayanji-Anandji Lyrics : Prakash Mehra & Anjaan Singers : Amitabh Bachchan & Alka Yagnik”
Please enjoy: Mere angane mein tumhaara kyaa kaam hai…
La la la la…
La la la la…
La la la la…
La la la la…
Mere angne mein
Mere angne mein tumhara kya kam hai… (2)
Joh hai naam wala
Arre joh hai naam wala wahi toh badnaam hai
Mere angne mein tumhara kya kam hai
Jiski biwi lambi usska bhi bara naam hai… (2)
Kothe se lagado
Arre kothe se lagado seerhi ka kya kam hai… (2)
Mere angne mein tumhara kya kam hai
Jiski biwi moti usska bhi bara naam hai
Jiski biwi moti, o moti, o moti, o moti moti moti
Jiski biwi moti uska bhi bara naam hai
Bistar pe litado
Bistar pe litado gaade ka kya kam hai… (2)
Mere angne mein tumhara kya kam hai
Jiski biwi kali usska bhi bara naam hai… (2)
Aankhon mein basalo
Aankhon mein basalo surme ka kya kam hai… (2)
Mere angne mein tumhara kya kam hai
Jiski biwi gori uska bhi bara naam hai… (2)
Kamre mein bithalo
Kamre mein bithalo bijli ka kya kam hai… (2)
Mere angne mein tumhara kya kam hai
Jiski biwi choti usska bhi bara naam hai… (2)
God mein bithalo, haan haan haan
God mein bithalo bache ka kya kam hai… (2)
Mere angne mein tumhara kya kam hai
Mere angne mein tumhara kya kam hai… (2)
Joh hai naam wala
Arre joh hai naam wala wahi toh badnaam hai
Mere angne mein, haan mere angne mein
Haan mere angne mein tumhara kya kam hai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM3l1duDPmg
Funny Song #7
Meri bhains ko danda kyun maara….
When it came to Shankar Jaikishen and Raj Kapoor, I had several songs to choose from and then I short-listed two of them. One, from Raj Kapoor’s classic Mera Naam Joker, that is, Ai bhai zaraa dekh ke chalo. I soon rejected it when I realised that the movie and the song, though outwardly comical with comical name, is actually very serious life movie and that Raj Kumar has used comedy to send a serious message. The second one is from Shree 420, one of the rare songs that has a funny punchline in every stanza: Yes, I am talking about Dil ka haal sune dilwaala. One of the punchlines is:
Bole ye kyaa kar baithe ghotala,
Haay ye kyaa kar baithe ghotala,
Ye to hai thaanedaar ka saala!
Both the songs have been sung by Manna Dey, the ace classical singer in Hindi movies. Yes, they laugh in the songs but somehow I didn’t find them as funny as this third song from Shankar Jaikishen. It is not picturised on Raj Kapoor but on his brother Shammi Kapoor.
Who should you laugh at whilst listening to this song? Yes, the obvious choice is Shammi Kapoor since he was enacting (in his own words this is the most challenging role that he ever did) the title role of the 1969 movie Pagla Kahin Ka. But, after a little while into the movie, you realise that if Shammi Kapoor is to be called Pagla or Crazy or Mad, we in the society are all even more Mad and Crazy. A pagla is a simpleton whereas we find complex characters in the society who don’t make us laugh and smile but make us wince and cry.
Once again Manna Dey, the often very serious classical singer is the comic singer. And guess what? Hasrat Jaipuri who made name for himself with such deep songs as Rasik balmaa and such romantic numbers as Masti bhara hai samaa, also wrote this delightfully farcical song. Goes to prove that all of us have a funny bone somewhere.
For the situation and the acting, I leave it entirely to you (Hint: you will have to watch the song and dissipate 5 mins 10 seconds of your precious time).
This is one funny song wherein the lyrics, notes, sitaution and acting is not just funny but maddeningly farcical.
Please enjoy: Mei bhains ko danda kyun maara….
Meri bhains ko danda kyun maara?
kyu mara kyu mara kyu mara kyu mara
kyu kyu kyu kyu kyu kyu kyu meri bhais ko danda
meri bhais ko danda kyu mara wo khet me chara charti thi
tere bap ka wo kya karti thi meri bhais ko danda kyu mara
wo khet me chara charti thi tere bap ka wo kya karti thi
meri bhais ko danda kyu mara
wo laddu pede khati hai wo pedo pe chad jati hai
wo laddu pede khati hai wo pedo pe chad jati hai
ye machhar been bajate hai wo apna rag sunati hai
wo thumak thumak nache jam mai dil ka bajau
mai dil ka bajau ek tara meri bhais ko danda kyu mara
wo khet me chara charti thi tere bap ka wo kya karti thi
meri bhais ko danda kyu mara
are ghar ka ye station hai or jhandi pyari pyari hai
are ghar ka ye station hai or jhandi pyari pyari hai
hum sab to rail ke dibbe hai wo apni eingine gadi hai
wo gussa jab bhi karti hai to ban jati hai
ban jati hai angara meri bhais ko danda kyu mara
wo khet me chara charti thi tere bap ka wo kya karti thi
meri bhais ko danda kyu mara
bandhu re bandhu re wo jan se badhkar payari hai
badhu re bandhu re kya bolu mai kya bolu mai
ek katari hai bandhu re bandhu re wo jan se badhkar payari hai
kya bolu ek katari hai wo jan se badhkar pari hai
kya bolu ek katari hai kajrari uski ankhiya hai
viswas se apni yari hai maine to apni kallo ka nam rakha
hai nam rakha jaha nara meri bhais ko danda kyu mara
wo khet me chara charti thi tere bap ka wo kya karti thi
meri bhais ko danda kyu mara wo khet me chara charti thi
tere bap ka wo kya karti thi meri bhais ko danda kyu mara
wo khet me chara charti thi tere bap ka wo kya karti thi
meri bhais ko danda kyu mara wo khet me chara charti thi
tere bap ka wo kya karti thi meri bhais ko danda kyu mara
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP4jHdxko4g
Funny Songs #8
Muthukodi kawaadi hadda….
In the Funny Song #1 above, I didn’t give you the Jhoola song that Sumedha Nair had put up (though I gave you her sterling description) but opted for the more hilarious Padosan number with the same mukhada: Ek chatur naar…
Here is then one by her that is really funny with her own description:
“Whats funny is (no I don’t mean in this song, I’ll come to that later) that so many titles of films are repeated over and over again in India and so many remakes. Now for instance this ‘Do Phool’ was made in 1973 but earlier same name in 1958. Later this story was copied for a film Aankhen. And Aankhen is being made again with new cast. Do Phool was a remake of Tamil film which was later remade in Kannada. Can understand it if all these were some super classic stories and had to be showcased again n again …
The song muthukodi kawaadi hadda is a direct lift from a Tamil film. Mehmood wanted it and RD Burman obliged, he couldn’t have said no to the producer. The first two words mean – Give me a kiss. Wow that would take you to a special scenario, a girl, a boy, picturesque setting, candle lights, water, beaches and whatnot. What do we get? Water yes, beaches yes, lots of trees yes – coconuts 😀, Hero and the heroine of the song yes, but do we get tender moments – No, Give me a kiss? Ok take it but you have to catch me first. Hilarious! So they play catch me if you can around the trees, they wrestle on the beach, they also perform couple of Bharatnatyam steps. And while all this is going on, I can well imagine the audience in the theatre laughing and whistling and clapping.
Mehmood was one of our best comedians but he could do serious roles with great intensity too. His acting in ‘Aa ri aaja nindiya tu’ can bring tears to any eyes then why would he take meaningless roles with bad comic timing is beyond me. Though he sang well in this song along with Asha Bhonsle.
This song for me is very funny not in its literal sense though.
Lyrics Muthukodi kawadi hadaaMuthukodi kawadi hadaa aiyyo Muthukodi kawadi hadaaMuthukodi kawadi hadaa aiyyo re pyaar me jo na karna chaahawo bhi mujhe karna padaa haaa ha haa aa Muthukodi kawadi hadaaMuthukodi kawadi hadaa aiyyo re pyaar me jo na karna chaahawo bhi mujhe karna padaa aiyyo da aiyyo aiyyo Muthukodi kawadi hadaaamme Muthukodi kawadi hadaa kahta tha chaahoon tujhko jee se tu to ghabraata hai abhi se amme amme gale lag jaa re phir dikhaa doon achaa haan dharti oopar hai swarg neeche ui maa thoda to duniya se dar le yende karle yende karlena maane bedardi aiyyo daaiyyo daaiyo aiyyo Muthukodi kawadi hadaaamma Muthukodi kawadi hadaaaiyyo re pyaar me jo na karna chaaha wo bhi mujhe karna padaaaiyyo amma Muthukodi kawadi hadaaamme Muthukodi kawadi hadaa kar detaa hai re mujhebekal kal kal kal kal kal kal seene se gir ke tera aanchallahala lahala lahala laha laha dagmag chalke na gir padoon mainphir kyaa matwaale mujhko thaam ke chalammaseena taane baanhe taane aisi ye mastaani doledole jaise daaru ka ghadaaaiyyo amma Muthukodi kawadi hadaaamma Muthukodi kawadi hadaaaiyyo re pyaar me jo na karna chaahawo bhi mujhe karna padaa aiyyo da amma Muthukodi kawadi hadaaammaMuthukodi kawadi hadaaaiyyo re pyaar me jo na karna chaahawo bhi mujhe karna padaa aiyyo da aiyyo aiyyo Muthukodi kawadi hadaaamme Muthukodi kawadi hadaaaiyyo Muthukodi kawadi hadaaaiyyo daa amma Muthukodi kawadi hadaaamma Muthukodi kawadi hadaaMuthukodi kawadi hadaa Muthukodi kawadi hadaa”
Please enjoy: Muthukodi kawaadi hadda….
Funny Song #9
Lambu ji lambu ji bolo tingu ji……
When Sumedha Nair put up the predecessor of the song in the cover picture of the Fest (Ek chatur naar that I didn’t eventually put up in the Fest), she was adamant that I should put up mine also. I told her that when PG Wodehouse wrote his ‘Summer Lightning’, it was pointed out to him that a novel by that name, by another author, already existed. So, in the introduction to his book, PGW wrote, “I hope mine will be in the first ten books titled Summer Lightning.”
It is only so long that one can go on repeating songs!
I have plenty up my sleeve and here is a really funny one.
Manmohan Desai, the director of popular though trash movies, compared himself with – hold your breath – Satyajit Ray; a similar comparison can only be between Ludhiana and London! And why did he do so? He said, “Ray and I both make movies about poor people; only in my movies they become rich during the movie itself”.
MD decided to make movies initially about two brothers having been lost: he called them Dharam and Veer. Seeing the success of that, he tried it with three brothers: Amar, Akbar and Antony. At last count, he had brothers galore in every nook and corner.
He directed the 1983 movie Coolie. The movie, even before it was made, was made famous by a fight scene between Amitabh Bachchan and Puneet Issar that nearly showed AB the door to heaven that his celebrated dad Harivanshrai Bachchan often alluded to in his poems.
The contest between AB and PI wasn’t the only contest in the movie. In the song for which I have put up the mukhada above, there is one between Amitabh Bachchan as Lambu ji and Rishi Kapoor as Tingu ji. They are literally the Spy Vs Spy team trying to woo a lady-love. In just one song sequence the total story of their tooth-and-nail contest ends. Throughout the song they are wanting the other one to keep clear of her. At the end of the song, after meeting the parents, and realising that there is no dowry (a humorous take on dowry!) they are palming off her to the other!
It is such a funny situation that, in case you have forgotten, you have to see for yourself.
The movie was, of course, edited by Hrishikesh Mukherjee who is adept at making light comedies that are meaningful too.
The song is a tribute to the most abiding and most popular pairing of a lyricist with music director in the Hindi movies. As I have said many times earlier too, they have the maximum songs for which the Binaca (later Cibaca) Geetmala bugle was sounded. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I am talking about Anand Bakshi and Laxmikant Pyarelal. The singers are Shailendra Singh and Shabbir Kumar for the Lambu and Tingu respectively.
Please put your hair down and enjoy the story of an ultimate comedy in the duration of just one song: Lambu ji lambu ji, bolo tingu ji….
lambuji lambuji bolo tinguji, lambuji lambuji ha bolo tinguji
mere raste me tang na adana mere raste me tang na adana
iss kanya ko hath na lagana ho hath na lagana
yeh tinguji tinguji bolo lambuji, tinguji tinguji ha bolo lambuji
mere raste me tang na adana mere raste me tang na adana
iss kanya ko hath na lagana ho hath na lagana
tinguji tinguji bolo lambuji, lambuji lambuji bolo tinguji
ha dekha isse maine tumse pehle, dhundha maine isse tumse pehle
ha dekha isse maine tumse pehle, dhundha maine isse tumse pehle
par ley rahi hai yeh nam mera, chhodo ji yeh hai inam mera inam mera
lambuji lambuji bolo tinguji, mere gusse ko na nind se jagana
iss kanya ko hath na lagana, ho hath na lagana
lambuji lambuji kya bolo tinguji
madras se mai aya hu bombay, raste me ho gaye tum kitne lambe
lambi uidane kad kitna chota
iss khel me kya chota kya mota kya chota kya mota
lambuji lambuji bolo tinguji, lambe kad ka na rob too jamana
iss kanya ko hath na lagana ho hath na lagana
lambuji lambuji o bolo bolo tinguji
laya nahi isko bhagakar, yeh faisala karega iska father
laya nahi isko bhagakar, yeh faisala karega iska father
kar dale na yeh kissa barabar, dono ka yane hissa barabar
lambuji lambuji bolo tinguji, ladki hai yeh nahi koyi khajana
iss kanya ko hath na lagana ho hath na lagana
hath na lagana hath na lagana, lambuji tinguji
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-I3DvoH8MQ
Funny Song #10 Pag ghungroo baandh Meera nachi thi….
This song was put up by my friend Vipan Kohli with the following description:
“What is funny about thus song? Just watch Amitabh Bachhan and the other actors performing on this song to find the answer to this question. Particularly watch Amitabh’s dance steps and the antics of the drunkard guest of the hotel.
This song from Namak Halaal is an awesome song. Just listening to this song cheers one up. Kishore Kumar has sung the song so well and with such enthusiasm that one can feel the enthusiasm every time one listens to this song.
Not just Kishore Kumar, everyone associated with the creation of the song seem to have caught the enthusiasm bug. When everyone is so keyed up, then the result has to be a wonderful song, and indeed this song is a memorable song. Lyricist Anjaan, as well as Bappi Lahiri, the music director and his team have freaked out and have come up with an amazing song.
So far, I have only talked about the audio. The picturisation matches the audio just as well. In fact, the picturisation just before the song begins is also worth watching. The entire picturisation, before the first word of the song appears, sets the tone for a wonderfully hilarious and light hearted experience. Amitabh Bachchan, with the picturisation of this song, enhanced his reputation as an actor with great comic sense. The supporting cast, especially the actor who is determined to shake the hand of Amitabh, only to get rebuffed each time, Ranjit- the hotel manager, Ram Sethi- the photographer friend of Amitabh, everyone have contributed in making this song a great visual experience.
Namak Halal is a 1982 movie about a youngster named Arjun Singh who is the son of Bhim Singh, the bodyguard and a loyal employee of Seth Raja Singh. Bhim Singh and Seth die at the hands of Girdhar Singh Seth Raja’s step brother. Seth entrusts the custody of his properties and his son Raj Kumar to Bhim Singh’s wife Savitri Devi. Savitri promises to Bhim Singh that she will take care of Raj Kumar under all circumstances. She hands over her own son Arjun to the care of her father in law Dashrath Singh.
Young Arjun (Amitabh Bachchan) is brought up by his Daddu (Om Prakash). His Daddu decides for him to go to the city in search of a new job and life. Arjun reluctantly agrees, and re-locates to Bombay. While in the city he meets up with Bhairon (Ram P. Sethi) who guides him into finding a job as a servant in a 5-star hotel owned by Raj Kumar aka Raja (Shashi Kapoor). While in the hotel, Arjun meets Poonam (Smita Patil) and falls in love with her. Arjun is very loyal to the owner, Raja. He also looks up to Savitridevi who manages the hotel, until he finds out that Savitridevi is his biological mother, and that the Raja believes that she is involved in a plot to kill him. During this time, many attempts are made to kill Raja by the one and only Girdar Singh (Satyendra Kappoo) and his son Ranjeet (Ranjeet). All these attempts are thwarted by Arjun. Finally goons kidnap Arjun’s and Raja’s family members and blackmail them to transfer all his property to Ranjit’s name. Arjun and Raja beat all bad guys and save their loved ones. Raja marries Nisha and Arjun marries Poonam at the end and they reconcile with their mother Savitri.
Amitabh in the role of Arjun is a laugh riot. I particularly liked his English speaking skills at the interview “I can talk English I can laugh English because English is a very Phunny language. You see Bhairon becomes Bhairan and Bhairan becomes Bhairon because their minds are very Nairon.” This movie was Amitabh all through. His performance on this song remain in my memory till date and will continue to be there till I breathe my last.”
I have to add and the movie and the song are dear to me sincde this was the last movie that I saw with my dad before he died of a jeep accident. It is unforgettable comedy by Amitabh, poking fun at the usurpers and evil people. And yet, when he sees the love of his life, Smita Patil, he suddenly turns serious: mausam-e-ishq mein machale huye armaan hain ham.
Imagine Bappi Lahiri composing it in a royal raag: Raag Darbari Kanada!
So ladies and gentlemen enjoy this must watch audio visual treat:Pag ghungroo baandh Meera nachi thi….
Buzurgon ne,
Buzurgon ne, farmaya ki pairo mein apne khade hoke dhiklavo
phir yeh zamana thumhara hai,
zamane ke sur thaal ke saath, badthe chale jaao
phir har taraana, fasaana tumhara hai
arey tho lo bhaiya hum, apne..
pairon pe oopar, khade ho gayeeeeey,
aur milalee hai taal
dabha lega daanton thale ungliyaan…liyaan..
yeh jahan dekh kar, dekh kar
apnee chal…<WAH WAH> <WAH WAH>
Dhanyavaadh…
Ki pag ghunghuroo baandh, meera naachithi
aur hum naache bin ghunguroo ke
Ki pag ghunghuroo baandh, meera naachithi
woh theer bhala, kis kaam ka hai
jo theer nishane se chooke chooke chooke rrre..
ki pag ghunguroo…
<Sa sa sa> <ga ga> <ree ree> <sa ree ree> <ga ga ga> (2)
<pa pa pa> <pa pa> <ma ma> <ga ree ree> <ma ma ma> (2)
<pa nee sa>(2)…<ma pa nee>(2)
<re re re re> <re ga> <re ga> <re ga>
<pa ni da ni sa……..?????????>
<pa ma ga ri sa ni da pa da>(3) PHEW!!!!!!
MMMMMMM…..
aap andhar se kuch, aur baahar se kuch aur nazar aathe hain,
bakhuda shakl se tho, CHOR nazar aathe hain,
umr guzri hai saari chori mein
saare sukh cheyn bandh, jurm ki thijhori mein
aap ka tho lagta hai bas yahi sapna
ram naam japna paraya maal apna (2)
vatan ka khaya namak tho, namak halal karo,
farz imaan yahan zinda misaal bano
paraya dhan, parayi naar pe nazar math dalo
buri aadath hai yeh, aadhath abhi badal dalo
kyon ki!!!!
yeh aadath to, woh aag hai jo
????????
Mausam-e-ishq mein machle hua armaan hai hum
aisa lagta hai ki do jism ek jaan hai hum
aisa lagta hai to lagne mein kuch burai nahin
dil yeh kahta hai aap apnee hai, parayee nahin
Sangemarmar ki hai, koi moorath ho tum
koi dilkash badi, khoobsurat ho tum
dil dil se milne ka koi muhurat ho
pyaase dilon ki zaroorath ho tum
dil cheer-ke, dikhladoon mein,
dil mein yahi, soorath haseen
Kya aap ko lagtha nahin,hum hai mile pahle kahin..
kya des hai, kya jaath hai,
arey chodiye inn baaton se,
hamko bhala kya kaam hai
ajee suniye tho….hum aap miley
to phir ho shuru
afsaane laila, majnu laila majnu ke…
Ki pag ghunghuroo………
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTvUrpSr9ck
Funny Song #11
Rukmani rukmani shaadi ke baad….
In my list of Top Twelve Funny Songs in Hindi movies, I am steering clear from any more cross-dressing songs though several more were put up. One of these from the 1975 movie Rafoo Chakkar, put up by my friend Raj Dutta had Rishi Kapoor and Paintal enetering the railway compartment of ladies only by cross-dressing as females. However, here is my attempt to give you another genre’ of Funny songs: the subtle humour that is.
And this is subtle humour at its best.
Let me build up to it. The subject of sex is privately our most favourite topic. Some of us (including me) spend more time thinking of sex than about anything else. God is often a distant second. But, we are shy to discuss it in public!
DN Chakrapani was the greatest cricket commentator that India ever had. It was during those days when we used to listen to commentary on the Short Wave radio and through commentary only imagine the scene. Well, one day, when India was playing against England (that time it used to be India Vs MCC) at Lord’s in London, a man streaked and ran around naked in the stadium. Here is what DNC had to say about it, “Old ladies in the crowd can now see what they haven’t seen for quite a while”. This song has that element too.
Someone has said and with great justification that there is nothing funnier than love-making or sex! I mean, just imagine, it is almost like wrestling. The only difference is that instead of winning, both the partners are trying to lose. A famous cartoon of two kids shows them naked with the boy standing on the head of the girl with this caption from the boy: “So, okay, we are rid of our clothes now and I am on top of you. I wonder when the delirious fun would start?” And the girl, bearing his weight on her head says, “I don’t know about fun; but, now I understand why mom complains of headache everytime dad wants sex”!
It is as funny as that.
It is a fact that though we don’t want to admit it, we all have a degree of voyeurism in us. Not only, our own sexual experiences excite us but even those of others do fascinate us. A latest whatsapp forward, for example, has this guy on his honeymoon night giving his Facebook status update, “We are now in the bedroom” and whole lot of his friends comment, “We are there with you Aslam bhai. Don’t be scared. Just keep telling us what is happening”.
Talking about status updates, showing sexual prowess, at least in bragging, is an art. Three of these close buddies get married on the same date and go to the same hotel for honeymoon. They said when they meet for breakfast they would tell one another about the number of times. But, it would be too crude and too direct and the ladies would be offended. So they devised a code. They would wish each other ‘Good morning’ with the number of times that they managed.
Next day, in the breakfast room, Sandeep was the first one there. Soon, Deepak joined him and wished him, “Good morning, good morning”. To this Sandeep heartily responded, “Good morning, good morning, good morning”.
Having settled the score between them, they awaited Amrik Singh to join them. Amrik Singh (totally bedraggled) joined in with his wife Kartar Kaur looking fresh as a daisy. Sandeep and Deepak greeted him with their specified number of Good mornings. There was no immediate response from Amrika. They goaded him to say something. Then in a frail voice, Amrik muttered, “Good morning, good morning, good morning, good…….until morning”!
As I said, we are shy to discuss sex in public though Indians, taditionally, use more sex than the rest of the world (the whole world is now concerned that through this obsession with sex, every one in six person on earth is an Indian).
In the movie, of course, it requires more sensitive handling. This sensitivity, excitement, and voyeurism has added to the funny quotient of this remarkably well choreographed song from the 1993 movie Roja starring Arvind Swamy and Madhu. Mani Ratnam won accolades for the movie even more than he did for Bomaby. Many also feel that AR Rehman‘s music in this movie is par excellence; much much better than the Jai Ho number for which he got Oscar.
Shweta and Baba Sehgal have sung this song. Lyrics are by PK Mishra. I heard Baba Sehgal last November in Bacardi Weekender at Pune. He hasn’t lost his penchant for really funny songs.
In the meantime, please enjoy: Rukmani, Rukmani, shaadi ke baad….
rukamanii rukamanii shaadii ke baad kyaa-kyaa hu_aa
(o rukmani! what all took place after the marriage)
shaadii ke baad kyaa kyaa hu_aa
kaun haaraa kaun jiitaa
(who won and who lost)
khi.Dakii me.n se dekho zaraa
(peek a little into the window)
baa.Nho.N me.n hai.n baa.Nhe.N Daale miiThii baate.n hone lagii.n
(putting arms in the arms, sweet talks started)
khaTiyaa pe dhiire-dhiire khaT-khaT hone lagii
(slowly the bed started making noise)
aage piichhe hu_aa to chhaT-paT hone lagii
(when they went ahead of went back then it started persisting)
chaachii tujhe baa.Nho.N me.n Daalaa hogaa chaachaa ne
(o aunty, the uncle must have put you in his arms)
maamii tujhe pyaar se chhe.Daa hogaa maamaa ne
(o aunty, the uncle must have sneered at you with love)
chhoTii sii dulhaniyaa ne piyaa ko sataayaa hogaa
(the little bride would have tortured the husband)
haath jo.D balamaa ne gorii ko manaayaa hogaa
(the husband would have clasped hands to appease the fair girl)
piyaa ne god me.n phir biThaayaa pyaar se
(then after the husband would have taken her to sit in his lap)
ek baar dil se phir lagaayaa pyaar se
(once again he would have again embraced her to his heart)
u.Ngalii se chhu_aa hogaa kaa.Np ga_ii gorii tab
(when he would have touched with finger then the fair girl would have shivered)
kaamadev mast ho ke naachane lage the tab
(the the god of sex had broken into dancing with enjoyment)
bi.ndiyaa chamak ga_ii chuu.Diyaa.N khanak ga_ii.N
(the forhead jwelery started shining, the bangles started crackling)
mile do badan to ye javaanii khil ga_ii
(when the two bodies met, then the adulthood bloomed)
zamii.n-aasamaa.N kii har Kushii tab mil ga_ii
(then they achieved every happiness of the land and the sky)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4e_DmnoODk
Funny Songs #12
Jori hamari jamega kaise jani…..
I have a dilemma now. I had decided to give only twelve songs and this is the last one. Already the blog-post is quite long. In this much length of post, my friends from IndiBlogger would have given twelve posts and many of them as many as two to three dozen posts!
I have such really funny songs still remaining from the Fest such as:
Parody of Pritam aan milo from the comi-drama Angoor based on Shakespearian play Comedy of Errors put up by Manik Lakhkar Chava.
Aao aao aao sawariya from the movie Padosan put up by Nitin Shringarpure.
O meri pyaari Bindu from Padosan put yup by Vipan Kohli.
Ham to mohabbat karega from Dilli Ka Thug by Maj Vishwas Mandloi.
Wo pari kahan se laayun from 1970 movie Pehchaan by Anindya Chatterjee.
Sun sun sun didi tere liye from Khoobsurat by Manik Lakhkar Chava.
Sar jo tera chakraaye from Pyaasa by Vipan Kohli.
Aslam bhai from Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega by Nitin Shringarpure.
Emotional atyaachaar from Dev D by Sumedha Nair.
Ae meri meri johra jabeen from Phir Hera Pheri by Raj Dutta.
I have, however, opted for the following:
Funny Song #12
Jodi hamaari jamega kaise jaani….
This was put up by my friend Sumona Jaswant Grewal with the following description:
“It is from the flm Aulaad. This film released in 1968 had Jeetendra, Babita, Mehmood, and Aruna Irani in main roles. This song a comic one was picturised on Mehmood and Aruna Irani, while Mahmood was at the peak of his career as top comedian and Aruna was just a new comer. I liked this song as not only its lyrics create comedy in itself but Mehmood’s imitation of Hollywood comedian Charlie Chaplin created very good comedy for those who had never seen Charlie Chaplin thinking this action belonged to our comedian and for those who had already watched Charlie this was very close imitation. Not only dressing but even acting and walking and other actions with small stick in hands matched perfectly. Chitragupta had created music for this movie, Majrooh Sultanpuri wrote the lyrics and Manna Dey and Asha Bhonsle sang this in comedy style.”
One has to give full marks to Chitragupta for seamlessly fusing Western pop tune with Indian one. Full marks also to both Mehmood and Aruna Irani for their acting. Majrooh’s take on crazy fascination of the youth for all things Western is also to be admired.
Please enjoy: Jodi hamaari jamega kaise jaani…
jodi hamari jamega kaise jani
jodi hamari jamega kaise jani
ham to hai angreji tum ladki hindustani
tumko bhi mushkil mujhe bhi pareshani
tumko bhi mushkil mujhe bhi pareshani
bat mano saiya ban jao hindustani, jodi hamari
angreji mulak me kitna romance hai
bahar kaa chokari kitna advance hai
angreji mulak me kitna romance hai
bahar kaa chokari kitna advance hai
dekhe bina kabhi koyi itane pyar se
mukhde pe laj ka ancharva dar ke
khilti hai ghunghat me jawani
jodi hamari jamega kaise jani
jodi hamari jamega kaise jani
bat mano saiyan ban jao hindustani, jodi hamari
baho me tham ke do ghanta roj me
tumko shikhlayega ulfat ka poz me
baho me tham ke do ghanta roj me
tumko shikhlayega ulfat ka poz me
daiya re nain ka kajra na chhut jayey
jhankoro na piya jhumka na tut jayey
ro degi dekho tumhare dil ki rani
tumko bhi mushkil mujhe bhi pareshani
tumko bhi mushkil mujhe bhi pareshani
ham to hai angreji tum ladki hindustani, jodi hamari
lau me kat du lambi lambi yeh lat
tumko to hir se banana hai juliet
lau me kat du lambi lambi yeh lat
tumko to hir se banana hai juliet
yun na pagal bano dekho re balma
chila ke shor me kar dungi jalima
julfen ghata ki naa dungi me diwani
jodi hamari jamega kaise jani
jodi hamari jamega kaise jani
ham to hai angreji tum ladki hindustani
tumko bhi mushkil mujhe bhi pareshani
tumko bhi mushkil mujhe bhi pareshani
bat mano saiyan ban jao hindustani, jodi hamari
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWAKBMvILpY
So that’s my list of the Top Twelve Funny Songs in Hindi movies. With the deluge of such songs, I am sure you would have your own list. You may share with me in the comments below.
As you are already aware, these blogs are being recreated from the posts on my Facebook page Lyrical wherein I started with this theme of giving you the best raaga based songs in Hindi movies on the 8th of Aug 2015. Presently, I am on my 19th Raaga: Raag Bhupali. I have already given you blogs on Raaga Bhairavi (Part I, II and III), Yaman or Kalyan (Part I, II and III), Jhinjhoti (Part I, II) and Darbari Kanada (Part I, II, and III) and Bhimpalasi (Part I and II) which make only five of the nineteen Raagas. This means that I am well behind schedule.
Anyway, lets start with our sixth Raaga here: Raag Khammaj.
Khamaj is one of the ten Thaats (parent scales) of Hindustani music. It is also a specific raaga within the Khamaj thaat. Raag Khamaj is a late evening raaga and is brought out rather elegantly in the light classical form of thumri. It has been a popular choice for film music as well. Devotion, beauty and the opulence of love are the basis of Raga Khamaj.
Khamaj is meant to be a complete surrender to the ultimate through the beauty of its melody. The beauty of Khamaj lies in the expression of love with the softest touch of heart.
Song #1 O sajana barkha bahaar aayi…
The romantic nature of the raaga is brought out by this delightful composition of Salil ChowdhuryO Sajna Barkha Bahar Aayi (the cover picture song). This song is supposed to have been set to the swishing of the wipers of an Ambassador car when the composer Salil Chowdhury was caught in a torrential downpour. The original version done in Bengali called Na Jeona was also sung by Lata Mangeshkar. She is said to have chosen this song when asked what is the one song she will take with her to a desert island!
The song is from the 1960 movie Parakh and is picturised on Sadhana. Shailendra is the lyricist.
Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: O sajana, barkha bahaar aayi…..
(o sajanaa, barakhaa bahaara aaI
rasa kii phuhaara laaI, a.Nkhiyo.n me pyaar laaI ) – 2
o sajanaa
tumako pukaare mere mana kaa papiharaa – 2
miiThii miiThii aganii me.n, jale moraa jiyaraa
o sajanaa …
(aisI rimajhima me.n o saajan, pyaase pyaase mere nayana
tere hii, khvaaba me.n, kho gae ) – 2
saa.nvalii salonii ghaTaa, jaba jaba chhaaI – 2
a.Nkhiyo.n me.n rainaa gaI, nindiyaa na aaI
o sajanaa …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSEV7-CqhwI
Song #2 Kuchh to log kahenge, logon ka kaam hai kehna…
Salil da was not the only Bengali composer fond of Raag Khammaj. Rahul Dev Burman used the Raag for composing Aayo kahan se ghanshayaam in Buddha Mil Gaya. He used the same Raag twice in 1971 movie Amar Prem in the songs: Bada natkhat hai ye Krishan Kanhaiyya, and Kuchh to log kahenge.
Music Director Rahul Dev Burman
All three are beautiful compositions in Raag Khammaj. Lets take the last one as example. And not just because it is a good example of the Raag; but, also, the essence of the movie is in the song.
Anand Bakshi was the lyricist and the song was sung by Kishore Kumar for Rajesh Khanna. Of course the movie itself was made by a famous Bengali: Shakti Samanta and starred the great grand-daughter of Nobel Laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore: Sharmila Tagore.
Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Kuchh to log kahenge….
(kuchh to loga kahe.nge, logo.n kaa kaama hai kahanaa
chho.Do bekaara kii baato.n me.n kahii.n biita naa jaae rainaa ) – 2
kuchha to loga kahe.nge, logo.n kaa kaama hai kahanaa
kuchha riita jagata kii aisii hai, hara eka subaha kii shaama huii – 2
tU kauna hai, teraa naama hai kyaa, siitaa bhii yahaa.N badanaama huii
phira kyuu.N sa.nsaara kii baato.n se, bhiiga gaye tere nayanaa
kuchha to loga kahe.nge, logo.n kaa kaama hai kahanaa
chho.Do bekaara kii baato.n me.n kahii.n biita naa jaae rainaa
kuchha to loga kahe.nge …
hamako jo taane dete hai.n, hama khoe hai.n ina ra.ngaraliyo.n me.n – 2
hamane unako bhii chhupa chhupake, aate dekhaa ina galiyo.n me.n
ye sacha hai jhuuThii baata nahii.n, tuma bolo ye sacha hai naa
kuchha to loga kahe.nge, logo.n kaa kaama hai kahanaa
chho.Do bekaara kii baato.n me.n kahii.n biita naa jaae rainaa
kuchha to loga kahe.nge …
Song #3 Nazar laagi raja tore bangle pe….
We started with our fifth Raag; Raag Khammaj tonight and took the compositions of two Bengali composers: Salil Choudhury and Rahul Dev Burman.
Tonight, lets take another Bengali composer: RD Burman’s father: Sachin Dev Burman. This too is a lovely one from the 1958 movie Kaala Pani starring SD Burman’s favourite hero: Dev Anand with Madhubala and Nalini Jaywant in the role of a courtesan with a golden heart.
Music Director SD Burman
Lyrics are by Majrooh Sultanpuri and singer is Asha Bhosle.
Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Nazar laagi raja tore bangle par….
nazar laage raajaa tore ba.ngale par
jo mai.n hotii raajaa ban kii koyaliyaa
kuhuku rahatii raajaa tore ba.ngale par
jo mai.n hotii raajaa kaarii badariyaa
baras rahatii raajaa tore ba.ngale par
jo mai.n hotii raajaa belaa chameliaa
lipaT rahatii raajaa tore ba.ngale par
jo mai.n hotii raajaa terii dulhaniyaa
maTak rahatii raajaa tore ba.ngale par
Song #4 Dheere dheere machal ai dil-e-beqraar koi aata hai…
We started with our fifth Raaga: Raag Khammaj yesterday and took up the compositions of three Bengali music directors: Salil Choudhury, RD Burman and his father SD Burman.
Lets take the composition of the fourth Bengali music director, my favourite, Hemant Kumar.
Music Director and Singer Hemant Kumar
It is from the 1966 movie Anupama and the scene is picturised on the actress Surekha singing it for her husband Tarun Bose. You know the story after that. She gives birth to a child and dies. This child grows up into Sharmila Tagore. Tarun Bose, her father, hates her as being the cause of the death of his wife and she grows into a reclusive, introvert person.
Kaifi Azmi‘s lyrics are superb and so is Lata Mangeshkar‘s singing.
Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Dheere dheere machal ai dil-e-beqraar koi aata hai…..
dhiire dhiire machal ai dil-e-beqaraar
koii aataa hai
yuu.N ta.Dapake na ta.Dapaa mujhe baalamaa
koii aataa hai
dhiire dhiire …
usake daaman kii Kushabuu havaao.n me.n hai
usake kadamo.n kii aahaT fazaao.n me.n hai
mujhako karane de, karane de solah shri.ngaar
koii aataa hai
dhiire dhiire machal…
ruuThakar pahale jii bhar sataauu.Ngii mai.n
jab manaae.nge vo, maan jaauu.Ngii hai.n
mujhako karane de, karane de solah shringaar
koii aataa hai
dhiire dhiire machal…
mujhako chhune lagi.n usakii parchhaaiyaa.N
dilake nazdiik bajatii hai.n shahanaaiyaa.N
mere sapano.n ke aa.Ngan me.n gaataa hai pyaar
koii aataa hai
dhiire dhiire machal…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3RiMIAZ1vY
Song #5 Sajana saanjh bhayi….
Our fifth composer in Raag Khammaj is also Bengali: Anil Biswas, who made one of the earliest compositions in this Raag, in the 1942 movie Roti.
Anil Biswas with Lata Mangeshkar (Pic courtesy: Chndrakantha.com)
It is sung by Akhtaribai Faizabadi and lyrics were written by Safdar Aah. The song is picturised on Sitara Devi and you will love it!
Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Sajana sanjh bhayi, aan milo…..
sajana sanjh bhayi
sajana sanjh bhayi
sajana sanjh bhayi
aan milo aan milo
sajana sanjh bhayi
sajana sanjh bhayi
sajana sanjh bhayi
aan milo aan milo
sajana sanjh bhayi
pihu pihu mor kare
dil mera shor kare
pihu pihu mor kare
dil mera shor kare
hasu piu re
bansi ki madhur taan milo
sajana sanjh bhayi
sajana sanjh bhayi
aan milo aan milo
sajana sanjh bhayi
Song #6 Ham apna unhe bana na sake….
I started with Salil da and then gave you four more compositions in Raag Khammaj of four more Bengali music directors: RD Burman, SD Burman, Hemant Kumar and Anil Biswas.
With Anil Biswas, since we went to as far back as 1942, I am reminded of another contemporary of his: Khemchand Prakash. He was born on 12 Dec 1907 (seven years before Anil Biswas) and died on 10 Aug 1950 (53 years before Anil Biswas). The decade of 1940s is regarded as the best decade in Hindi songs that started with KL Saigal and ended with Lata Mangeshkar coming up on the scene. Khemchand Prakash composed many of KL Saigal’s songs.
Music Director Khemchand Prakash
This one has been penned by Kedar Sharma and sung by KL Saigal. The name of this 1944 movie is Bhanwara.
Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Ham apna unhen bana naa sake….
ham apanaa unhe.n banaa na sake -2
kho kar bhii unako paa na sake -2
paa na sake
ham apanaa unhe.n banaa na sake -2
( gulashan se
gulashan se ham ukataaye the ) -2
us daam me.n pha.Nsane aaye the -2
saiyaad ko ye samajhaa na sake -2
samajhaa na sake
ham apanaa unhe.n banaa na sake -2
( yaado.n pe
yaado.n pe nichhaavar karate hai.n ) -2
marate hai.n zaalim marate hai.n -2
do lafz zabaa.N par laa na sake -2
laa na sake
ham laa na sake
ham apanaa unhe.n banaa na sake -2
##female voice## : achchhaa misTar pancham
aapane kabhii kisii se mohabbat kii hai
wo bole
wo bole
wo bole mohabbat kii hai kabhii
wo bole
wo bole
bole mohabbat kii hai kabhii
##laugh##
wo bole
wo bole
wo bole mohabbat kii hai kabhii
kyaa jaan kisii pe dii hai kabhii -2
dil chiir ke ham dikhalaa na sake -2
dikhalaa na sake
samajhaa na sake
ham apanaa unhe.n banaa na sake -2
Song #7 Kaise din beete kaise beeti ratiyan…
How would you like to have the sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar composing in Raag Khammaj?
A young Pandit Ravi Shankar (Pic courtesy: artcreationforever.com)
It happened in 1960 movie Anuradha starring Balraj Sahni and Leela Naidu, one of the earliest movies about recognition of the role of woman in the couple’s well-being.
Lyrics are by Shailendra and the song has been sung by Lata Mangeshkar.
Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Kaise din beete kaise beeti ratiyan….
ha~~ay~
kaise din biite kaise biitii ratiyaa
piyaa jaane na
haay
nehaa lagaa ke mai.n pachhataa_ii
saarii saarii rainaa nindiyaa na aa_ii
jaan ke dekho mere jii kii batiyaa
piyaa jaane na
haay
kaise din biite kaise biitii ratiyaa
piyaa jaane na
rut matavaalii aa ke chalii jaaye
man me.n hii mere man kii rahii jaaye
khilane ko tarase nanhii nanhii kaliyaa.N
piyaa jaane na
haay
kaise din biite kaise biitii ratiyaa
piyaa jaane na
kajaraa na sohe gajaraa na sohe
barakhaa na bhaaye badaraa na sohe
kyaa kahuu.N jo puuchhe mose morii sakhiyaa.N
piyaa jaane na
haay
kaise din biite kaise biitii ratiyaa
piya jaane na
Song #8 Nain ladh jayi hai….
As I have mentioned several times, the best songs in Hindi movies have been put together by the quartet of Shakeel Badayuni as lyricist, Naushad Ali as composer, Mohammad Rafi as singer and Dilip Kumar as actor.
Music Director Naushad Ali with Singer Mohammad Rafi and Lyricist Shakeel Badayuni
Here is one from the 1961 movie Ganga Jamuna starring Vyjayanthimala with Dilip Kumar.
Enjoy Dilip Kumar’s super dancing with this.
Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Nain ladh jaiin hai…
nain la.D jai.nhe to manavaa me.n kasak hoibe karii
prem kaa chhuTi hai paTaakhaa to dhamak hoibe karii
nain la.D jai.nhe …
ruup ko manamaa basaibaa to buraa kaa ho_ii hai
tohuu se priit lagaibaa to buraa kaa ho_ii hai
prem kii nagarii ma kuchh hamaraa bhii haq hoibe karii
nain la.D jai.nhe …
ho_ii gavaa man maa more tichh.rii najar kaa hallaa
gorii ko dekhe binaa ni.ndiyaa na aavai hamakaa
phaa.Ns lagii hai to karejavaa ma khaTak hoibe karii
nain la.D jai.nhe …
aa.Nkh mil gayii hai sajaniyaa se to naachan lagii hai
pyaar kii miiThii gajal manavaa bhii gaavan lagii hai
jhaa.Njh bajii hai to kamariyaa ma lachak hoibe karii
nain la.D jai.nhe …
nainaa jab la.Dii hai to bhaiyyaa man me.n kasak hoibe karii
thaik thaik tik thaa
hoy hoy hoy!
man le gayii re dhobaniyaa raamaa kaisaa jaaduu Daar ke
kaisaa jaaduu Daar ke re, kaisaa Tonaa Daar ke
man le gayii re dhobaniyaa raamaa kaisaa jaaduu Daar ke
man le gayii re dhobaniyaa raamaa kaisaa jaaduu Daar ke
Song #9 Ab kyaa misaal doon main tere shabaab ki…
Every time I listen to Roshan‘s compositions, I am stunned by their beauty.
Roshan’s full name was Roshanlal Nagrath. He was born on 14th Jul 1917 in Gujranwala, Punajab (now part of Pakistan). He was the father of the actor and film director Rakesh Roshan and music director Rajesh Roshan and paternal grandfather of actor Hritik Roshan.
Music Director Roshan with Mohammad Rafi to his left, and wife and sons Rakesh and Rajesh Roshan to his right. (Pic courtesy: ibnlive.in)
In 1948, Roshan came to Bombay to find work as a Hindi film music director and became Assistant to Music Composer Khawaja Khurshid Anwar in film Singaar. He struggled until meeting Kidar Sharma, who gave him the job of composing for his film Neki aur Badi (1949). While this film was a flop, Roshan emerged as a player on the Hindi film music scene with the film Baawre Nain, released the following year.
This one is from 1962 movie Aarti. Majrooh was the lyricist and Mohammad Rafi sang for Pradeep Kumar who addressed the song to his beloved Meena Kumari.
Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Ab kyaa misaal doon main tumhaare shabaab ki…
ab kyaa misaal duu.N mai.n tumhaare shabaab kii
inasaan ban ga_ii hai kiraN maahataab kii
ab kyaa misaal duu.N …
chehare me.n ghul gayaa hai hasii.n chaa.Ndanii kaa nuur
aa.Nkho.n me.n hai chaman kii javaa.N raat kaa suruur
garadan hai ek jhukii huii Daalii gulaab kii
ab kyaa misaal duu.N …
gesuu khule to shaam ke dil se dhuaa.N uThe
chhuule kadam to jhuk ke na phir aasmaa.N uThe
sau baar jhilamilaaye shamaa aafataab kii
ab kyaa misaal duu.N …
diivaar-o-dar kaa ra.ng, ye aa.Nchal, ye pairahan
ghar kaa mere chiraaG hai buuTaa sa ye badan
tasaviir ho tumhii.n mere jannat ke Kvaab kii
ab kyaa misaal duu.N …
Song #10 Shaam dhale Jamuna kinaare….
This one is a favourite of mine from the 1970 movie Pushpanjali starring Sanjay Khan and Naina. It is by the most versatile combination ever of a lyricist and music director: Anand Bakshi and Laxmikant Pyarelal. The song or rather the enchanting bhajan has been sung by Manna Dey and Lata Mangeshkar.
Anand Bakshi with Laxmikant Pyarelal(Pic courtesy: hindilyrics.net)
shaam Dhale jamunaa kinaare kinaare
aajaa raadhe aajaa tohe shyaam pukaare
kabhii ruke kabhii chale raadhaa chorii chorii
piyaa kahe aa jiyaa maane nahii.n gorii
shaam Dhale …
raadhaa sharamaaye manavaa ghabaraaye
paniyaa bharane ko jaaye na jaaye
haiyaa ho …
kha.Dii soye bR^ijabaalaa bR^ij me.n hai horii
kaanhaa ra.ng de.nge tohe haay barajorii
log kare.nge ye ishaare ishaare
aajaa raadhe aajaa …
ko ii kahe shyaam se naa baa.nsurii bajaaye
chain kisii kaa jo chitachor na churaaye
Dagamag Dole jiyaa kii naiyaa
chale jab puravaiyaa chhe.De ba.nsii kanhaiyaa
jaaduu bhare nainaa Daare nainan kii Dorii
soye saaraa jag jaage ek chakorii
raat kaTe gin gin ke taare taare
aajaa raadhe aajaa …
panaghaTa pe sakhiyaa.n karatii hai batiyaa.n
mohan se laagii raadhaa kii akhiiyaa.N
jo bhii mile yahii puuchhe sun o kishorii
ga ii kahaa.N nindiyaa re bindiyaa torii
raam qasam chhe.De.nge saare saare
aajaa raadhe aayaa …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM9CHdpk-9Q
Song #11 Main zindagi ka saath nibhata chala gaya…
How about Jaidev composing in Raag Khammaj. He did it with a very famous song of Dev Anand in the 1961 movie Hum Dono in which Dev Anand had a double role (both as Army officers: a major and a captain having been posted to Burma; he having chosen to become an Army officer in order to prove to his beloved Sadhana’s father that he could become somebody) with Sadhana and Nanda.
Music Director Jaidev Verma (Pic courtesy: mid-day.com)
Sahir Ludhianvi was the lyricist and the song was sung by Mohammad Rafi.
Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Main zindagi kaa saath nibhata chala gaya…
mai.n zi.ndagii kaa saath nibhaataa chalaa gayaa
har fikr ko dhu.Ne.n me.n u.Daataa chalaa gayaa
jo mil gayaa usii ko muqaddar samajh liyaa – 2
jo kho gayaa mai.n usako bhulaataa chalaa gayaa
mai.n zi.ndagii…
Gam aur khushii me.n fark na mahasuus ho jahaa.N – 2
mai.n dil ko us muqaam pe laataa chalaa gayaa
mai.n zi.ndagii…
Song #12 Mere to Giridhar Gopal…..
Why am I giving you so many bhajans in this Raag? The simplest explanations are: One, I am fond of bhajans; and two, Raag Khammaj is the raag of devotion, of total surrender to the Creator.
Who can epitomise this devotion more than Meerabai who was born a Rajasthani princess and who renounced everything in her devotion for Krishna?
This is from the 1979 movie Meera that starred Hema Malini in the title role. Pandit Ravi Shankar composed the lyrics of Meerabai (one of the over 3000 she wrote) into this beautiful bhajan. And who better to sing it than Vani Jairam, who has made a name for herself in classical singing.
Meerabai in her devotion to Lord Krishna (Pic courtesy: www.drikpanchang.com)
Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Mere to Giridhar Gopal….
Mere to girdhar gopal dusro na koi
mere to girdhar gopal dusro na koi
jako sar mor mukat mere pati wohi
mere to girdhar gopal dusro na koi
koi kahe karo koi kahe goro
koi kahe karo koi kahe goro
mero kai ankhiyo khol
koi kahe halko koi kahe baharo
koi kahe halko koi kahe baharo
hiyo hai taraju tol
mere to girdhar gopal dusro na koi
mere to girdhar gopal dusro na koi
koi kahe chane koi kahe chaine
koi kahe chane koi kahe chaine
miyo hai bajuanta dhol
tan ka gahna sab kuch dina
tan ka gahna sab kuch dina
diya hai bajuband khol
mere to girdhar gopal dusro na koi
mere to girdhar gopal dusro na koi
jako sar mor mukat mere pati wohi
mere to girdhar gopal dusro na koi
Song #13 Vaishnav jan to tene kahiye je…
This is not a Hindi movie song. But since I just now gave you a Meera bhajan, it would be appropriate to give you the best bhajan composed in this Raag.
Vaishnava Jana To is one of the most popular Hindu bhajans, written in the 15th century by the poet Narsinh Mehta in the Gujarati language. The bhajan was included in Mahatma Gandhi’s daily prayer. The bhajan speaks about the life, ideals and mentality of a Vaishnava Jana (meaning: a follower of Lord Vishnu).
Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Vaishnav janato….
Vaishnav jan to tene kahiye je
[One who is a Vaishnav]
PeeD paraayi jaaNe re
[Knows the pain of others]
Par-dukhkhe upkaar kare toye
[Does good to others, esp. to those ones who are in misery]
Man abhimaan na aaNe re
[Does not let pride enter his mind]
Vaishnav…
SakaL lok maan sahune vande
[A Vaishnav, Tolerates and praises the the entire world]
Nindaa na kare keni re
[Does not say bad things about anyone]
Vaach kaachh man nishchaL raakhe
[Keeps his/her words, actions and thoughts pure]
Dhan-dhan janani teni re
[O Vaishnav, your mother is blessed (dhanya-dhanya)]
Vaishnav…
Sam-drishti ne trishna tyaagi
[A Vaishnav sees everything equally, rejects greed and
avarice]
Par-stree jene maat re
[Considers some one else’s wife/daughter as his mother]
Jivha thaki asatya na bole
[The toungue may get tired, but will never speak lies]
Par-dhan nav jhaalee haath re
[Does not even touch someone else’s property]
Vaishnav…
Moh-maaya vyaape nahi jene
[A Vaishnav does not succumb to worldly attachments]
DriDh vairaagya jena man maan re
[Who has devoted himself to stauch detachment to worldly
pleasures]
Ram naam shoon taaLi laagi
[Who has been edicted to the elixir coming be the name of
Ram]
SakaL tirath tena tan maan re
[For whom all the religious sites are in the mind]
Vaishnav…
VaN-lobhi ne kapaT-rahit chhe
[Who has no greed and deciet]
Kaam-krodh nivaarya re
[Who has renounced lust of all types and anger]
BhaNe Narsaiyyo tenun darshan karta
[The poet Narsi will like to see such a person]
KuL ekoter taarya re
[By who’s virtue, the entire family gets salvation]
Vaishnav…
Song #14 Chand akela jaaye sakhi ri….
(Since I give you three songs everyday, we are recently two songs short. That happened because I was away to Goa for my course reunion and for two consecutive days I posted only two songs each day instead of usual three.
I shall make up for that by posting five tonight.)
The first one has been very popular but a rare combination. It was penned by Dr Rahi Masoom Reza. He was a poet, novelist, lyricist and even wrote dialogues in Hindi movies. We know him better as the script writer for the popular TV serial Mahabharat.
Dr Rahi Masoom Raza (Pic courtesy: buzzintown.com)
The composer for this song was Jaidev and singer Yesudas. It is from the 1977 movie Alaap, most of whose songs are based on classical raagas.
Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Chand akela jaaye sakhi ri….
vo bairaagii vo manabhaavan
kab aayegaa more aa.Ngan
itanaa to batalaaye rii
sakhii rii, sakhii rii, o sakhii rii
chaa.Nd akelaa …
a.ng a.ng me.n holii dahake
man me.n belaa chamelii mahake
ye R^it kyaa kahalaaye rii
bhaabhii rii, bhaabhii rii, o bhaabhii rii
chaa.Nd akelaa …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P7a9wYW_hQ
Song #15 Deewana mastana hua dil jaane kahan hoke bahaar aayi….
Whenever I have put up this song in the past I have brought out the spontaneous chemistry that existed between Dev Anand and all his heroines. All of them gave their best performances with him.
Here, in this song, the heroine with him is Suchitra Sen and the name of this 1960 movie is Bambai Ka Babu. Lyrics are by Majrooh Sultanpuri and the composer is SD Burman.
Lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri
The duet is between Asha Bhosle and Mohammad Rafi singing for Suchitra Sen and Dev Anand.
aashaa: aaaa aa aa …
pa ma ga ma re ga pa ma ga ma, aaaa aa …
saa nii dha pa ma ga re saa nii nii nii …
diivaanaa, mastaanaa, huaa dil,
jaane kahaa.N hoke bahaar aaii
tan ko chhue, chhue ghaTa kaalI
chhe.De lahar, lahar matavaalI
tan ko chhue …
o ho tan ko chhue, chue ghaTa kaalI
chhe.De lahar, lahar matavaalI
baat koI anjaanaaa
diivaanaa, mastaanaa, huaa dil,
jaane kahaa.N hoke bahaar aaii
o ho ho kuchh anakahii, kahe, merii chitavan
bole jiyaa, likhe merii dha.Dakan, kuchh anakahii …
o ho ho kuchh anakahii, kahe, mere chitavan
bole jiyaa, likhe merii dha.Dakan
ek nayaa afasaanaa …
rafii: diivaanaa, mastaanaa, huaa dil,
jaane kahaa.N hoke bahaar aaii
o o oo
jaane kahaa.N hoke bahaar aaii
% pa ma ga ma ri ga pa ma ga ma.
%aashaa(mockingly:)
% pa ma ga ma ri ga pa ma ga ma.
%rafii: aaa aa aa aa aa..
% sa ni da pa ma ga re sa ni ni ni
% diivaana, mastanaa hua dil
% jaane kahaan hoke bahaar aaii
rafii: o ho o saavan lagaa, machal gae baadal
aashaa: dekhuu.N jise, huaa vahii paagal
rafii: saavan lagaa, machal gae baadal
aashaa: dekhuu.N jise, huaa vahii paagal
rafii: kaun huaa diivaanaa …
aashaa: diivaanaa, mastaanaa huaa dil
rafii: diivaanaa mastaanaa huaa dil
aashaa: jaane kahaa.N hoke bahaar aaii aa aa aa …
rafii: jaane kahaa.N hoke bahaar aaii
ho oo, jaane kahaa.N hoke bahaar aaii
aashaa: aa aa aa, jaane kahaa.N hoke bahaar aaii
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf7PBnFrH5A
Song #16 Piya tose naina laage re…
It would have occurred to you so far that the best songs composed in Raag Khammaj have been composed by Bengali composers. There are more.
This one too is by SD Burman and this too is from a Dev Anand movie, his classic: Guide based on a story by RK Narayan. This time the lyricist is Shailendra and singer Lata Mangeshkar singing for Waheeda Rehman.
Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Piya tose naina laage re…..
piyaa tose nainaa laage re, nainaa laage re
jaane kyaa ho ab aage re, nainaa laage re
piyaa tose nainaa laage re, nainaa laage re
ho, jag ne utaare ho, dharatii pe taare,
par man meraa murajhaaye
ho, un bin aa_ii ho, aisii dIvaalii
milaneko jiyaa tarasaaye, aa saajan paayal pukaare
jhanaka jhan jhan jhanaka jhan jhan, piyaa tose
piyaa tose nainaa …
bhor kii belaa suhaanii, nadiyaa ke tiire
bhar ke gAgar jis gha.Dii mai.n chaluu.N dhiire dhiire
tum pe nazar jab aa_ii, jaane kyo.n baj uThe ka.nganaa
chhanaka chhan chhan chhanaka chhan chhan, piyaa tose
piyaa tose nainaa …
ho, aa, ho, aaI holii aaI ho, sab ra.ng laaI
bin tere holii bhii na bhaae, ho
bhar pichakaarii, ho, sakhiyo.n ne maarii
bhiigii morii saarii hay hay,
tan-badan meraa kaa.npe thar-thar
dhinaka dhin dhin dhinaka dhin dhin, piyaa tose
piyaa tose nainaa …
raat ko jab chaa.Nd chamake jal uThe tan meraa
mai.n kahuu.N mat karo cha.ndaa is galii kaa pheraa
aanaa meraa saiyaa.N jab aae
chamakanaa us raat ko jab
mile.nge tan-man mile.nge tan-man,
piyaa tose
piyaa tose nainaa …
piyaa
ho ho piyaa ## (chorus) ## …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i493uN6YHk
Song #17 Khat likh de saanwariyake naam babu…
The last song was one of the best dancing numbers of Guide with Waheeda as the dancer. That reminds me of the dancing queen Asha Parekh and how one of her best dancing numbers is also composed in Raag Khammaj.
It is from the 1966 movie Aaye Din Bahar Ke, a movie that she did with Dharmendra as the hero. The song was put together by Anand Bakshi, Laxmikant Pyarelal and Asha Bhosle.
Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Khat likh de saanwariya ke naam babu….
ye saavan kii raate.n
dekh le merii ye bechainii
aur likh de do baate.n …
khat likh de saa.nvariyaa ke naam baabuu
kore kaagaz pe likh de salaam baabuu
(vo maan jaae.nge, pahachaan jaae.nge
kaise hotii hai subah se shaam baabuu ) – 2
khat likh de …
saare vaade nikale jhuuThe
saamane ho to koii unase ruuThe
le gaI bairan shahar piyaa ko
raam kare ki aisii naukarii chhuuTe
unhe.n jisane banaayaa gulaam baabuu
kore kaagaz pe likh de salaam baabuu
vo jaan jaae.nge, pahachaan jaae.nge
kaise hotii hai subah se shaam baabuu
jab aae.nge sajanaa mere
khan khan khanake.nge ka.Nganaa mere
paas galI me.n ghar hai merA
us din tU bhI AnA a.Nganaa mere
kuchh tujhako mai.n dU.NgI InAm bAbU
kore kAgaz pe likh de salAm bAbU
vo jAn jaae.nge, pahachaan jaae.nge
kaise hotii hai subah se shaam baabuu
khat likh de …
aur bahut kuchh hai likhavaanaa
kaise bataa duu.N tujhe tuu begaanaa
sharm se aa.Nkhe.n jhuk jaae.ngii
dha.Dak uThegaa moraa dil diivaanaa
bas aage nahii.n teraa kaam baabuu
kore kaagaz pe likh de salaam baabuu
vo maan jaae.nge, pahachaan jaae.nge
kaise hotii hai subah se shaam baabuu
khat likh de …
Song #18 Jaao re jogi tum jaao re…
If you have been alert, you would have noticed that even though I have come to the end of the most popular songs in Raag Khammaj (we are on the last 18th song now), I haven’t given you a song composed by Shankar Jaikishen.
This was deliberate. I wanted to give you this from the 1966 movie Amrapali right in the end so that the flavor stays with you. The movie starred Vyjayanthimala in her most sensuous role and Sunil Dutt.
It was based on the life of Amrapali (Ambapali), the nagarvadhu (royal courtesan) of Vaishali in present day Bihar, the capital of the Licchavi republic in ancient India around 500 BC and Ajatashatru, the Haryanka dynasty king of the Magadha empire, who falls in love with her. Though he destroys Vaishali to get her, she in the meantime has been transformed by her encounter with Gautama Buddha, of whom she becomes a disciple and an Arahant herself. Her story finds mention in old Pali texts and Buddhist traditions.
Lyrics are by Shailendra and voice is that of Lata Mangeshkar.
Lyricist Shailendra
Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: Jaao re jogi tum jaao re….
jaao re, jogii tum jaao re
ye hai premiyo.n kii nagarii
yahaa.N prem hii hai puujaa
jaao re …
prem kii pii.Daa sachchaa sukh hai
prem binaa ye jiivan dukh hai – 2
jaao re …
jiivan se kaisaa chhuTakaaraa
hai nadiyaa ke saath kinaaraa – 2
jaao re …
GYaan ki to hai siimaa GYaanii
gaagar me.n saagar kaa paanii – 2
jaao re …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VELUCBL1hL4
That brings us to the end of the Best Songs in Hindi Movies based on Raag Khammaj. Please await songs based on our seventh Raag Pilu or Peelu.
As you are already aware, these blogs are being recreated from the posts on my Facebook page Lyrical wherein I started with this theme of giving you the best raaga based songs in Hindi movies on the 8th of Aug 2015. Presently, I am on my 18th Raaga: Raag Asavari. I have already given you blogs on Raaga Bhairavi (Part I, II and III), Yaman or Kalyan (Part I, II and III), Jhinjhoti (Part I, II) and Darbari Kanada (Part I, II) and Bhimpalasi (Part I and II) which make only five of the eightteen Raagas. This means that I am well behind schedule.
Anyway, lets start with Part III our fourth Raaga here: Raag Darbari Kanada that I have neglected to give you so far.
After Bhairavi and Yaman or Kalyan, I have chosen to give you songs composed in Raag Darbari Kanada. Darbari Kanada, or simply Darbari, (pronounced darbāri kānada), is a raga in the Kanada family, which is thought to have originated in Carnatic music and brought into North Indian music by Miyan Tansen, the legendary 16th-century composer in emperor Akbar’s court. This tradition is reflected in the name itself; Darbar is the Persian derived word in Hindi meaning “court.” As the most familiar raga in the Kanada family, it may sometimes also be called Shuddha Kanada or pure Kanada. It belongs to the Asavari thaat.
It is also sometimes written as Durbari and Durbarikanada.
Lets recommence listening to Raag Darbari Kanada based songs. We have so far listened to the following in Part I:
Dekha hai pehli baar saajan ki aankhon mein pyaar.
Pag ghungroo baandh Meera naachi thi.
Kitana haseen hai mausam.
Mitwa laut aaye ri.
Hungama hai kyun barpa thodi si jo pi hai.
Aap ki nazaron ne samajha pyaar ke kaabil mujhe.
Yaad mein teri jaag jaag ke hum.
Sau baar janam lenge.
A total of 24 songs so far. Lets listen to the songs in the final part:
Song #25 Mujhe tumase kuchh bhi naa chaahiye…
The last few days of songs based on Raag Darbari Kanada. Lets late another composition of Shankar Jaikishen. Kanhaiyya was the name of this Raj Kapoor 1959 movie, which starred him opposite Nutan. As with most SJ songs, Shailendra was the lyricist and Mukesh the singer.
mujhe tum se kuchh bhii na chaahiye
mujhe mere haal pe chho.D do
mujhe mere haal pe chho.D do
meraa dil agar koii dil na thaa
use mere saamane to.D do
mujhe tum se kuchh bhii …
mai.n ye bhuul jaa_uu.Ngaa zi.ndagii
kabhii muskuraayii thii pyaar me.n
mai.n ye bhuul jaa_uu.Ngaa meraa dil
kabhii khil uThaa thaa bahaar me.n
jinhe.n is jahaa.N ne bhulaa diyaa
meraa naam un me.n hii jo.D do
mujhe tum se kuchh bhii …
tumhe.n apanaa kahane kii chaah me.n
kabhii ho sake na kisii ke ham
yahii dad.r mere jigar me.n hai
mujhe maar Daalegaa bas ye Gam
mai.n vo gul huu.N jo na khilaa kabhii
mujhe kyo.n na shaaK se to.D do
mujhe tum se kuchh bhii …
Song #26 Ai dil mujhe aisi jagah le chal jahan koi naa ho…
Another sad song set in Raag Darbari. This time, by Anil Biswas. This has Majrooh‘s lyrics and Talat Mehmood‘s voice. The name of this 1950 movie is Arzoo starring Dilip Kumar, Kamini Kaushal and Shashikala.
Please enjoy in Raag Darbari: Ai dil mujhe aisi jagah le chal jahan koi na ho…..
ai dil mujhe aisii jagah le chal jahaa.N koI na ho
apanaa paraayaa meharabaa.n naa-meharabaa.n koI na ho
ai dil mujhe aisii jagah le chal
jaa kar kahii.n kho jaauu.N mai.n, nii.nd aae aur so jaauu.N mai.n
nii.nd aae aur so jaauu.N mai.n
duniyaa mujhe Dhuu.NDhe magar meraa nishaa.n koI na ho
ai dil mujhe aisii jagah le chal
ulfat kaa badalaa mil gayaa, vo Gam luTaa vo dil gayaa
vo Gam luTaa vo dil gayaa
chalanaa hai sab se duur duur ab kaaravaa.n koI na ho
apanaa paraayaa meharabaa.n naa-meharabaa.n koI na ho
ai dil mujhe aisii jagah le chal jahaa.N koI na ho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djAICyLSy9E
Song #27 Raha gardishon mein hardam…
Lets listen to this beautiful composition by Ravi. It has some of the finest lyrics by Shakeel Badayuni. The name of this 1966 movie starring Manoj Kumar, Asha parekh and Simi Grewal is Do Badan and the singer is Mohammad Rafi.
Do Badan had some of the finest songs penned by Shakeel, with really soul stirring music by Ravi. Have a look:
Bharii duniyaa me.n aaKir dil ko samajhaane kahaa.N jaae.n
Jab chalii ThaNDii havaa, jab uThii kaalii ghaTaa
Lo aa gayii unakii yaad, vo nahii.n aaye
Mat ja_iiyo naukariyaa chho.D ke
Nasiib me.n jisake jo likhaa thaa
Rahaa gardisho.n me.n haradam, mere ishq kaa sitaaraa
Please enjoy in Raag Darbari Kanada: Raha gardishon mein hardam mere ishq ka sitaara…..
Rahaa gardisho.n me.n haradam mere ishq kaa sitaaraa
kabhii Dagamagaayii kashtii, kabhii luT gayaa kinaaraa
koii dil kaa khel dekhe, ki muhabbato.n kii baazii
vo qadam qadam pe jiite, mai.n qadam qadam pe haaraa
ye hamaarii badanasiibii jo nahii.n to aur kyaa hai
ki usii ke ho gaye ham, jo na ho sakaa hamaaraa
pa.De jab Gamo.n ke paale, rahe miTake miTanevaale
jise maut bhii na puuchhaa, use zi.ndagii ne maaraa
Song #28 Agar mujhase mohabbat hai…
Last year I took up seeing old Hindi movies on my computer; movies that I had missed seeing during my youth. The 1964 movie Aap Ki Parchhayian was selected by me because of what I regard as the second best Mohammad Rafi song after Mere mehboob tujhe: Main nigaahen tere chehre se hataaun kaise? I have already given you that song having been composed in Raag Darbari Kanada by the maestro Madan Mohan on Raja Mehdi Ali Khan’s lyrics.
This is the second song of the movie composed in the same Raaga.
The movie was nothing great. However, sometimes in average movies or below average movies, you come across great songs. A real good example is a superb composition by Salil da in the Dev Anand and Mala Sinha movie Maya that can best be described as below average.
Dharmendra and Shashikala acted in Aap Ki Parchhayian.
Please enjoy Lata Mangeshkar sing in Raag Darbari Kanada: Agar mujhase muhabbat hai mujhe sab apane gham de do…
agar mujh se muhabbat hai mujhe sab apane Gam de do
in aa.Nkho.n kaa har ik aa.Nsuu mujhe merii qasam de do
agar mujh se …
tumhaare Gam ko apanaa Gam banaa luu.N to qaraar aae
tumhaaraa dard siine me.n chhupaa luu.N to qaraar aae
vo har shay jo tumhe.n dukh de mujhe mere sanam de do
agar mujh se …
shariik-e-zi.ndagii ko kyuu.N shariik-e-Gam nahii.n karate
dukho.n ko baa.NT kar kyuu.N in dukho.n ko kam nahii.n karate
ta.Dap is dil kii tho.Dii sii mujhemere sanam de do
agar mujh se …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfDf-IrA5oQ
Song #29 Muhabbat ki jhooti kahaani pe roye….
There was something special about the 1960 magnum-opus Mughal-e-Azam directed by K Asif, even though the Indian audiences had seen the love story between Prince Salim (son of Emperor Akbar) and Anarkali (a courtesan in the emperor’s court) seven years earlier in the 1953 movie Anarkali starring Beena Roy in the title role with Pradeep Kumar as Salim. That movie itself had some outstanding songs penned by Rajinder Krishan with music by C Ramchandra.
However, Mughal-e-Azam was special. For one thing, it was the highest budgeted movies ever. Secondly, K Asif was a perfectionist and wanted to get everything right.
Mughal-e-Azam was the first black and white movie to be given a re-release in 2002 after its digital colorisation.
One important aspect of the movie was its songs penned by Shakeel Badayuni and composed by Naushad Ali. Have a look at the songs:
1.
“Mohe Panghat Pe”
Lata Mangeshkar and chorus
04:02
2.
“Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya”
Lata Mangeshkar and chorus
06:21
3.
“Mohabbat Ki Jhooti”
Lata Mangeshkar
02:40
4.
“Humen Kash Tumse Mohabbat”
Lata Mangeshkar
03:08
5.
“Bekas Pe Karam Keejeye”
Lata Mangeshkar
03:52
6.
“Teri Mehfil Mein”
Lata Mangeshkar, Shamshad Begum and chorus
05:05
7.
“Ye Dil Ki Lagi”
Lata Mangeshkar
03:50
8.
“Ae Ishq Yeh Sab Duniyawale”
Lata Mangeshkar
04:17
9.
“Khuda Nigehbaan”
Lata Mangeshkar
02:52
10.
“Ae Mohabbat Zindabad”
Mohammed Rafi and chorus
05:03
11.
“Prem Jogan Ban Ke”
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
05:03
12.
“Shubh Din Aayo Raj Dulara”
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
Please enjoy in Raag Darbari Kanada: Muhabbat ki jhooti kahaani pe roye…
muhabbat kI jhUThI kahAnI pe roye
ba.DI choT khAI (javAnI pe roye – 2)
muhabbat kI jhUThI …
na sochA na samajhA, na dekhA na bhAlA
terI ArazU ne, hame.n mAr DAlA
tere pyAr kI meharabAnI pe roye, roye
muhabbat kI jhUThI …
khabar kyA thI ho.nTho.n ko sInA pa.DegA
muhabbat chhupA ke bhI, jInA pa.DegA
jiye to magar zindagAnI pe roye, roye
muhabbat kI jhUThI …
Song #30 Guzre hain aaj ishq mein hum us maqaam se….
Talking about the combine of Shakeel Badayuni and Naushad Ali (the latter having been responsible for getting the former into the movies), there is another movie in which their songs are sublime. It is the 1966 movie Dil Diya Dard Liya starring Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman and Pran.
Its songs are amongst the finest ever made by the combine:
Please enjoy in Raag Darbari Kanada: Guzre hain aaj ishq mein ham us maqaam se….
guzare hai.n aaj ishq me.n ham us maqaam se
nafarat sii ho ga_ii hai muhabbat ke naam se
hamako na ye gumaan thaa, o sa.ngadil sanam
raah-e-vafaa se tere bahak jaae.nge qadam
chhalakegaa zahar bhii terii aa.Nkho.n ke jaam se
o bevafaa teraa bhii yuu.N hii TuuT jaae dil
tuu bhii ta.Dap-ta.Dap ke pukaare haay dil
teraa bhii saamanaa ho kabhii, Gam kii shaam se
ham vo nahii.n jo pyaar me.n rokar guzaar de.n
parachhaaI.n bhii ho terii to Thokar se maar de.n
vaaqif hai.n ham bhii Kuub har ek i.ntaqaam se
Song #31 Chandi ki deewar na todi, pyaar bhara dil tod diya…
The 1969 movie Vishwas starred Jeetendra and Aparna Sen besides Bharat Bhushan, Kamini Kaushal, and Rajendra Nath.
The best thing about the movie was the songs. Penned by Gulshan Bawra and composed by Kalyanji Anandji, the songs were all super hits:
Aapase hamako bichha.De huye
Bhuul jaa jo dekhataa hai kyuu.N hai dekhaa bhuul jaa
Chaa.Ndii kii diivaar na to.Dii, pyaar bharaa dil to.D diyaa
Dhol bajaa Dhol Dhol jaaniyaa … zi.ndagii ke saaz pe naacho
Le chal mere jiivan saathii … pyaar hii pyaar hai jahaa.n
Saawan kii rut bhaaye sajanawaa
Please enjoy Mukesh sing: Chandi ki deewar na todi pyaar bhara dil tod diya…
chandi ki divar na todi, pyar bhara dil tod diya
ik dhanavan ki beti ne, nirdhan ka daman tod diya
chandi ki
kal tak jisane qasame khai, dukh me sath nibhane ki
aj vo apane sukh ki khatir, ho gai ik begane ki
shahanaiyo ki guj me dabake, rah gai ah divane ki
dhanavano ne divane ka, gam se rishta jod diya
ik dhanavan ki beti ne, nirdhan ka daman tod diya
chandi ki
ye kya samajhe pyar ko jinaka, sab kuchh chandi sona hai
dhanavano ki is duniya me, dil to ek khilauna hai
sadiyo se dil tutata aya, dil ka bas ye rona hai
jab tak chaha dil se khela, aur jab chaha tod diya
ik dhanavan ki beti ne, nirdhan ka daman tod diya
chandi ki
Song #32 Ham tum se judaa ho ke mar jaayenge ro ro ke…
This song composed by Usha Khanna was very popular during its time. It is from the 1965 movie Ek Sapera Ek Lutera. Feroze Khan looked good with ear-rings like a sapera. He had Kumkum as his beloved. Indeed, since it is the story of twins (Mohan and Vijay Pratap Singh both played by Feroze Khan), both being in love with the same woman, it is indeed they (not him) who is in love with Kumkum.
Asad Bhopali is the one who penned the song and Mohammad Rafi sang for Feroze Khan, the sapera Mohan.
Please enjoy: Ham tum se juda ho ke mar jaayenge ro ro ke…
ham tumase judaa ho ke mar jaa_e.Nge ro-ro ke -2
mar jaa_e.Nge ro-ro ke
duniyaa ba.Dii zaalim hai dil to.D ke ha.Nsatii hai -2
ik mauj kinaare se milane ko tarasatii hai
kah do na ko_ii roke -2
ham tumase judaa …
vaade nahii.n bhuule.nge kasame.n nahii.n to.De.nge -2
ye tay hai ki ham dono.n milanaa nahii.n chho.De.nge
jo rok sake roke -2
ham tumase judaa …
sochaa thaa kabhii do dil milakar na judaa ho.nge
maaluum na thaa ham yuu.N naaqaam-e-vafaa ho.nge
qismat ne.n di_e dhokhe
ham tumase judaa …
Song #33 Mujhe gale se laga lo bahut udaas hoon main…
A very sad song sung by Asha Bhosle for Nanda in the 1963 movie Auj Aur Kal that starred Sunil Dutt with her and Ashaok Kumar and Tanuja in supporting roles.
It is one of the finest penned by Sahir Ludhianvi who in the male version (Mohammad Rafi) countered the sadness by insisting that she shouldn’t give in to sadness (Sahir was the best in such inspirational songs).
Music was composed by Ravi.
Please enjoy in Raag Darbari Kanada: Mujhe gale se laga lo bahut udaas hoon main…
aa: mujhe gale se lagaa lo, bahut udaas huu.N mai.n
nazar me.n tiir se chubhate hai.n ab nazaaro.n se
mai.n thak ga_ii huu.N sabhii TuuTate sahaaro.n se
ab aur bojh na Daalo
ra: bahut sahii, Gam-e-duniyaa, magar udaas na ho
kariib hai shab-e-Gam kii, sahar udaas na ho
bahut sahii
sitam ke haath kii talavaar TuuT jaaegii
ye uu.Nch-niich kii ciivaar TuuT jaaegii
tujhe kasam hai merii hamasafar udaas na ho
aa: na jaane kab ye tariikaa ye taur badalegaa
sitam kaa Gam kab musiibat kaa daur badalegaa
mujhe jahaa.N se uThaa lo, bahut udaas huu.N mai.n
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rMZhb6F7Y0
Song #34 Koi matwaala aaya mere dwaare…
Lets once again marvel at the mastery of Shankar Jaikishen over Raaga based songs. This is from the 1966 movie Love in Tokyo starring Asha Parekh and Joy Mukherjee.
Another mastery that S-J had was to adapt foreign music into their songs. Thus, the movie had authentic Japanese sounding song: Sayonara, sayonara.
Anyway, coming back to this song, it was penned by Hasrat Jaipuri and sung by Lata Mangeshkar.
Please enjoy in Raag Darbari Kanada: Koi matwaala aaya mere dwaare…
koii matavaalaa aayaa mere dvaare
akhiyo.n se kar gayaa ajab ishaare
koii matavaalaa, aayaa mere dvaare …
kyaa man usake mai.n kyaa jaanuu.N
chhaliyaa ko mai.n kyaa pahachaanuu.N
jaane kyo.n meraa naam pukaare
aa~
koii matavaaraa aayaa mere dvaare …
jab se gayaa hai bholaa bachapan
akhiyaa.N cha.nchal, naTakhaT hai man
ab nahii.n kuchh bhii bas me.n hamaare
aa~
koii matavaaraa aayaa mere dvaare …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3BOEAmC1pY
Song #35 Jhanak jhanak tori baaje payaliya…
I hope you loved Asha Parekh’s dancing in the last song. If you did, here is another dancing number. This is from the 1968 movie Mere Huzoor that had one of the best and most dignified roles played by Raj Kumar in love with Salatanat as Mala Sinha but she spurns his love and marries Jeetendra.
The song was, once again, composed by Shankar Jaikishen on the lyrics of Hasrat Jaipuri and sung by Manna Dey, the finest singer of classical songs in Hindi movies. Indeed, I kept this till the end since it is regarded as the best of Manna Dey.
Please enjoy in Raag Darbari Kanada: Jhanak jhanak tori baaje payaliya…
jhanak jhanak torii baaje paayaliyaa
priit ke giit sunaaye paayaliyaa
ye kajaraarii cha.nchal a.nkhiyaa.N
ho.nTh gulaabii phuul kii patiyaa.N
laT bikhare to gaal pe Thahare
hosh jiyaa ke u.Daaye paayaliyaa
i.ndradhanush saa loch kamariyaa
bri.ndaaban kii jaise gujariyaa
baa.Nvarii ras pe kar de jaaduu
aag me.n aag lagaaye paayaliyaa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qpIQygF-VQ
Song #36 Sitaaron ki mehfil saji tum naa aaye…
In the Hindi movies, once they get stuck with a story that is appealing, they continue to repeat it. Some of the movie, for example, of Dev Anand and Guru Dutt would have similar story, if not the same. Do you remember the 1951 movie Taraana in which Dilip Kumar‘s plane crashes near Madhubala’s village. Well, four years later, in 1955 movie Udan Khatola it crashes again (he must be a Jonah air-traveller!) and this time too nothing happens to him and he finds himself in an isolated town that is ruled by pretty women. Soni or Nimmi is one of them.
Unlike Taraana, this time the songs were penned by Shakeel Badayuni and composed by Naushad Ali. This one was sung by Lata Mangeshkar.
Please enjoy in Raag Darbari Kanada: Sitaaron ki mehfil saji tum naa aaye…
aaii thii raat josh-e-tamannaa liye hue
jaatii hai ab luTii huii duniyaa liye hue
(sitaaro.n kii mahafil sajii tum na aaye)-2
sajii tum na aaye
tumhe hamane aavaaz dii sajanaa
tumhe hamane aavaaz dii,tum na aaye
(haaye tum na aaye)-2
bichha.Dane ko ab raat kaa kaarvaa.n hai
haaye kaaravaa.N hai
huaa chaa.Nd benuur,chup aasamaa.N hai
chup aasamaa.N hai
chalii ruuThakar chaa.Ndanii,tum na aaye
(haaye tum na aaye)-2
abhii jaag uThe hai.n ummiido.n ke taare
ummido.n ke taare
chale aao pyaare muhabbat pukaare
muhabbat pukaare
bahaaro.n ko nii.nd aa ga_ii,tum naa aaye
(haaye tum na aaye)2
So that’s all folks. In three parts of 12 songs each, I have given you as many as 36 most beautiful songs composed in Raag Darbari Kanada.
I hope you enjoyed listening to them. Please await my next Raag Bhimpalasi.
As you are already aware, these blogs are being recreated from the posts on my Facebook page Lyrical wherein I started with this theme of giving you the best raaga based songs in Hindi movies on the 8th of Aug 2015. Presently, I am on my 18th Raaga: Raag Asavari. I have already given you blogs on Raaga Bhairavi (Part I, II and III), Yaman or Kalyan (Part I, II and III), Jhinjhoti (Part I, II) and Darbari Kanada (Part I, II) and Bhimpalasi (Part I); which make only five of the eighteen Raagas. This means that I am well behind schedule.
We had started with our fifth Raag: Raag Bhimpalasi many weeks back when I gave you Raag Bhimpalasi Part I. Raag Bhimpalasi is an afternoon raaga, sung from late afternoon to sunset, Bhimpalasi is poignant and passionate, filled with yearning. The raga is reputed to reduce tension and short temper.
Now look at the cover picture depicting the song Khilate hain gul yahan khilake bikharane ko. You get the yearning, the longing, the passion and the poignancy. I have always given you, in the cover pictures of the Raagas, what I feel is the song that comes nearest to the description of the Raaga.
The Raaga is in Thaat Kafi. The other Raagas in Thaat Kafi are Pilu, Kafi and Bageshri. Raag Bhimpalasi is sung in Bhakati, Shringar and Vir ras.
So far, in Part I, I have given you the following songs:
Khilte hain gul yahan – SD Burman
Aa neele gagan tale – Shankar Jaikishen
Naino mein badra chhaye – Madan Mohan
Afsana likh rahi hoon – Naushad Ali
Maine chand sitaaron ki – N Dutta
Kuchh dil ne kaha – Hemant Kumar
Mere mann ka bawra panchhi – C Ramchandra
Mera pyaar woh hai – OP Nayyar
Tu kahan yeh bata – SD Burman
Chalo ik baar phir se – Ravi
Koi nahin hai phir bhi na mukhako – Laxmikant Pyarelal
Le to aaye ho mujhe – Ravindra Jain
Lets proceed further:
Song #13 Panthi hoon main us path ka…
Twelve directors so far who have composed in Raag Bhimpalasi: SD Burman, Shankar Jaikishen, Madan Mohan, N Dutta, Naushad, Hemant Kumar, C Ramchandra, OP Nayyar, SD Burman, Ravi, Laxmikant Pyarelal and Ravindra Jain.
Lets start with the thirteenth: Kishore Kumar as a composer. This is from the 1971 movie Door Ka Raahi which has Kishore Kumar all the way: as hero, as music director, as singer, as producer, director and story-writer. I was so fascinated by the fact that when given a chance, he didn’t opt to make a commercial movie but the movie that would give expression to his inner voice, that I saw it recently on my computer.
Lyrics are by A Irshad and the song describes the idea behind the entire movie.
Please enjoy in Raag Bhimpalasi: Panthi hoon main us path ka, ant nahin jisaka….
pa.nthii huu.N mai.n us path kaa
a.nt nahii.n jisakaa
aas merii hai jisakii dishaa
aadhaar mere man kaa
sa.ngii saathii mere
a.ndhiyaare ujiyaare
mujhako raah dikhaaye.n
palachhin ke phulajhaare
pathik mere path ke sab taare
aur niilaa aakaash
pa.nthii …
is path par dekhe kitane
sukh dukh ke mele
phuul chune kabhii khushiyo.n ke
kabhii kaaTo.n se khele
jaane kab tak chalanaa hai
mujhe is jiivan ke saath
pa.nthii …
Song #14 Ae ri main to prem deewani….
Lets go on with our fourteenth music director composing in Raag Bhimpalasi: Roshan. I have taken this song from the 1952 movie Naubahar starring Nalini Jaywant and Ashok Kumar. It is a Meerabai bhajan sung by Lata Mangeshkar, the lyrics having been touched by Shailendra.
Please enjoy in Raag Bhimpalasi: E ji main to prem deewani mora dard na jaane koye….
(e rii mai.n to prem divaanii
meraa dard na jaane kaun)-2
na mai.n jaanu aaratii va.nda.n,naa puujaa kii riit
hai anajaanii daras divaanii,merii paagal priit
liye re mai.ne do naino.n ke,diipak liye sanjog(?)
e rii mai.n to …
aashaa ke phuulo.n kii maalaa,saa.Nso.n ke sa.ngiit
in par phuulii chalii re jaane,apane man kaa miit
e rii maine nai.n Dor me.n,sapane liye phiroye
e rii mai.n to …
Song #15 Ae ajnabee tu bhi kabhi awaaz de kahin se….
I am tempted to give you, at this stage, a favourite song of mine from a contemporary music director – the best of the lot and Oscar winner – AR Rehman. The name of this 1998 movie is Dil Se starring Shah Rukh Khan and Moinasha Koirala. The singer is Udit Narayan.
Please enjoy in Raag Bhimpalasi: Ai ajnabi tu bhi kabhi awaaz de kahin se….
o paakhii paakhii paradesii
ai ajanabii tuu bhii kabhii aavaaz de kahii.n se
mai.n yahaa.N Tuka.Do.n me.n jii rahaa huu.N
tuu kahii.n Tuka.Do.n me.n jii rahii hai
ai ajanabii tuu bhii kabhii …
roz roz resham sii havaa, aate jaate kahatii hai
bataa resham sii havaa kahatii hai bataa
vo jo duudh dhulii, maasuum kalii
vo hai kahaa.N kahaa.N hai vo roshanii, kahaa.N hai
vo jaan sii kahaa.N hai
mai.n adhuuraa, tuu adhuurii jii rahii hai
ai ajanabii tuu bhii kabhii …
o paakhii paakhii paradesii
tuu to nahii.n hai lekin, terii muskuraahaT hai
cheharaa kahii.n nahii.n hai par, terii aahaT hai
tuu hai kahaa.N kahaa.N hai, teraa nishaa.N kahaa.N hai
meraa jahaa.N kahaa.N hai
mai.n adhuuraa, tuu adhuurii jii rahii hai
ai ajanabii tuu bhii kabhii …
Song #16 Samay O dheere chalo….
Fifteen directors so far who have composed in Raag Bhimpalasi: SD Burman, Shankar Jaikishen, Madan Mohan, N Dutta, Naushad, Hemant Kumar, C Ramchandra, OP Nayyar, SD Burman, Ravi, Laxmikant Pyarelal, Ravindra Jain, Kishore Kumar, Roshan and AR Rehman.
Lets go on with the sixteenth. I have chosen the great Bhupen Hazarika composing for the 1993 movie Rupaali, the title having been taken from Rajasthan’s traditional women weepers or mourners who can be hired to weep or mourn on the death of a person.
This great song has Gulzar‘s lyrics and has been sung by the two Mangeshkar sisters: Asha and Lata together with Bhupen himself.
Please enjoy in Raag Bhimpalasi: Samay o dheere chalo…..
samay o dhiire chalo
bujh gaI raah se chhaa.Nv
duur hai duur hai pii kaa gaa.Nv
dhiire chalo dhiire chalo
ye havaa sab le gaI
kaaravaa.n ke nishaa.n bhii u.Daa le gaI
u.Datii havaao.n vaale mile.nge kahaa.N – 2
koI bataa do mere piyaa kaa nishaa.N – 2
samay o dhiire chalo
bujh gaI raah se chhaa.Nv
duur hai, duur hai pii kaa gaa.Nv
dhiire chalo dhiire chalo
Song #17 Tum mile dil khile….
Our seventeenth music director composing in Raag Bhimpalasi is MM Kreem. I remember how this song caught our imagination 20 years back, when in 1995, the movie Criminal was released starring the south Indian star Nagarjuna.
Indeevar penned the lyrics and the song was sung so gently by Alka Yagnik and Kumar Sanu.
Please enjoy in Raag Bhimpalasi: Tum mile dil khile aur jeene ko kyaa chaahiye…
tuu mile dil khile aur jiine ko kyaa chaahiye – 2
(naa ho tuu udaas tere paas paas mai.n rahuu.Ngaa zindagii bhar ) – 2
saare sa.nsaar kaa pyaar mai.n ne tujhii me.n paayaa
tuu mile dil khile aur jiine ko kyaa chaahiye – 2
cha.Ndaa tujhe dekhane ko nikalaa karataa hai
aainaa bhii o … dIdaar ko tarasaa karataa hai
itanii hasii.n koii nahii.n – 2
husna dono jahaa.N kaa ek tujhame simaT ke aayaa
tuu mile dil khile aur jiine ko kyaa chaahiye
##
Darling, every breath you take, every move you make,
I will be there.
What will I do without you, I want to love you
forever and ever and ever.
##
pyaar kabhii marataa nahii.n ham tuu marate hai.n
hote hai.n vo log amar pyaar jo karate hai.n
jitanii adaa utanii vafaa – 2
ik nazar pyaar se dekh lo phir se zindaa karado
tuu mile dil khile aur jiine ko kyaa chaahiye – 2
naa ho tuu udaas tere paas paas mai.n rahuu.Ngaa zindagii bhar – 2
saare sa.nsaar kaa pyaar maine tujhii me.n paayaa
tuu mile dil khile aur jiine ko kyaa chaahiye – 2
## This para is for the female version sung by Alka as first para ##
Gam hai kise ho sAraa jahaa.N chaahe dushmana ho
kyaa chaahiye haatho.n me.n jo teraa daaman ho
tuu hai jahaa.N manzil vahaa.N – 2
dha.Dakano.n kii tarah apane dil me.n mujhako chhupaa lo
tU mile dil khile aur jiine ko kyaa chaahiye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCOs_Xz-hb0
Song #18 Dil ke tukde tukde kar ke….
Our eighteenth music director composing in Raag Bhimpalasi is Usha Khanna in a movie produced and directed by Jugal Kishore. I am talking about the 1978 movie Dada starring Vinod Mehra and Bindiya Goswami.
Why should I select this song amongst the best? It is not just because in the garden where this has been shot, as soon as the mukhada starts, you see my favourite sunflowers! The song really became very popular.
Lyrics are by Ravindra Jain and the singer is Yesudas.
Please enjoy: Dil ke tukade tukade karke muskarate chal diye….
(dil ke Tuka.De Tuka.De karake
muskuraate chal diye ) – (2)
jaate jaate ye to bataa jaa
ham jiye.nge kisake liye
dil ke Tuka.De Tuka.De karake
muskuraate chal diye
chaa.nd bhii hogaa, taare bhii ho.nge
duur chaman me.n pyaare bhii ho.nge
lekin hamaaraa dil na lagegaa
bhiigegii jab jab raat suhaanii
aag lagaaegii R^itu mastaanii
tuu hii bataa koii kaise jiyegaa
dil ke maaro.n ko dil ke maalik
Thokar lagaa ke chal diye
dil ke Tuka.De …
ruuThe rahe.nge aap jo hamase
mar jaae.nge ham bhii kasam se
sunale haath chhu.Daane se pahale
jaan hamaarii naam pe terii
jaaegii jis din dilabar merii
soch samajh le jaane se pahale
yuu.n agar tum dil kii tamannaa
ko miTaake chal diye
dil ke Tuka.De …
Song #19 Main gareebon ka dil, main machalati sabaa.N….
We have had eighteen directors so far who have composed in Raag Bhimpalasi: SD Burman, Shankar Jaikishen, Madan Mohan, N Dutta, Naushad, Hemant Kumar, C Ramchandra, OP Nayyar, SD Burman, Ravi, Laxmikant Pyarelal, Ravindra Jain, Kishore Kumar, Roshan, AR Rehman, Bhupen Hazarika, MM Kreem and Usha Khanna.
Lets take our nineteenth music director: Sardar Malik. This is from the 1955 movie Aab-e-Hayat starring Premnath and Shashikala. Lyrics are by Hasrat Jaipuri and the singer is Hemant Kumar.
Please enjoy in Raag Bhimpalasi: Main gareebon ka dil, main machalati sabaa.N….
mai.n gariibo.n kaa dil, mai.n machalatii sabaa.N
bekaso.n ke liye, pyaar kaa aashiyaa.N
mai.n gariibo.n kaa dil …
mai.n jo gaataa chalaa, saath mahafil chale
mai.n jo ba.Dhataa chalaa, saath ma.nzil chale
mujhe raah dikhaatii chale bijaliyaa.N
mai.n gariibo.n kaa dil …
husn bhii dekh kar mujhako hairaan hai
ishq ko mujhase milane kaa aramaan hai
dekho aramaan hai
apanii duniyaa kaa huu.N mai.n hasii.n naujavaa.N
mai.n gariibo.n kaa dil …
kaaravaa.N zi.ndagaanii kaa rukataa nahii.n
baadashaaho.n ke aage ye jhukataa nahii.n
chaa.Nd taaro.n se aage meraa aashiyaa.N
mai.n gariibo.n kaa dil …
Song #20 Yeh na thi hamaari kismat…..
Our 20th composer in Raag Bhimpalasi is Khaiyyam. He composed Mirza Ghalib‘s famous ghazal in this Raag and the Malika-e-Tarunnam Begum Akhtar sang it.
Please enjoy in Raag Bhimpalasi: Ye na this hamari kismet….
ye naa thii hamaarii qismat ke visaal-e-yaar hotaa
agar aur jiite rahate, yahii i.ntazaar hotaa
tere vaade par jiye ham, to ye jaan jhuuTh jaanaa
ke khushii se mar na jaate, agar aitabaar hotaa
terii naazukii se jaanaa ke ba.ndhaa thaa ahad buudaa
kabhii tuu na to.D sakataa, agar usatavaar hotaa
koii mere dil se puuchhe, tere tiir-e-niim kash ko
ye khalish kahaa.N se hotii, jo jigar ke paar hotaa
ye kahaa.N kii dostii hai ke bane hai.n dost naaseH
koii chaaraa saaz hotaa, koii gam gusaar hotaa
rag-e-sa.ng se Tapakataa, vo lahuu ke phir na thamataa
jise Gam samajh rahe ho, ye agar sharaar hotaa
Gam agar-che jaa.N gusal hai, par kahaa.N bachai.n ke dil hai
Gam-e-ishq gar na hotaa, gam-e-rozagaar hotaa
kahuu.N kis se mai.n ke kiyaa hai, shab-e-gam burii balaa hai
mujhe kiyaa buraa thaa maraN agar aik baar hotaa
hue mar ke ham jo rusavaa, hue kyuu.N na gharq-e-darayaa
na kabhii janaazaa uThataa, na kahii.n mazaar hotaa
use kaun dekh sakataa ke, yagaanaa he vo yakataa
jo duii kii buu bhii hotii, to kahii.n do chaar hotaa
ye masaa-el-e-tasavvuf, ye teraa bean, Gaalib
tujhe ham vaalii samajhate, jo na baadah khaar hotaa
Song #21 Zindagi mein to sabhi pyaar kiya karte hain…
The last music director that we have is the singer Mehdi Hassan himself singing my most favourite ghazal. It is a Qatel Shifai ghazal. Although it wasn’t sung in a Hindi movie, I am still giving it as a bonus.
Please enjoy in Raag Bhimpalasi: Zindagi mein to sabhi pyaar kiya karte hain…..
zi.ndagii me.n to sabhii pyaar kiyaa karate hai.n
mai.n to mar kar bhii merii jaan tujhe chaahuu.Ngaa
tuu milaa hai to yah ahasaas huaa hai mujhako
yah merii umr mohabbat ke liye tho.Dii hai
ik zaraa saa Gam-e-dauraa.n kaa bhii haq hai jis par
mai.nne voh saa.Ns bhii tere liye rakh chho.Dii hai
tujh pe ho jaauu.Ngaa qurbaan tujhe chaahuu.Ngaa
mai.n to mar kar bhii merii jaan tujhe chaahuu.Ngaa
apane jazabaat me.n naGamaat rachaane ke liye
mai.nne dha.Dakan kii tarah dil me.n basaayaa hai tujhe
mai.n tasavvur bhii judaaii kaa bhalaa kaise karuu.N
mai.nne qismat kii lakiiro.n se churaayaa hai tujhe
pyaar kaa banake nigahabaan tujhe chaahuu.Ngaa
mai.n to mar kar bhii merii jaan tujhe chaahuu.Ngaa
terii har chaap se jalate hai.n Kayaalo.n me.n charaaG
jab bhii tuu aaye jagaataa huaa jaaduu aaye
tujhako chhuu luu.N to phir ai jaan-e-tamannaa mujhako
der tak apane badan se terii Kushabuu aaye
tuu bahaaro.n kaa hai unavaan tujhe chaahuu.Ngaa
mai.n to mar kar bhii merii jaan tujhe chaahuu.Ngaa
zi.nagii me.n to sabhii pyaar kiyaa karate hai.n
mai.n to mar kar bhii merii jaan tujhe chaahuu.Ngaa
Song #22 Jabase balam ghar aaye
In the last seven days of our listening to Hindi songs based on Raag Bhimpalasi, we listened to the compositions of 21 different music directors.
Tonight, we take the last three songs composed in this Raag before we take on our next Raag.
The first won is from the 1951 Raj Kapoor movie Aawara, now listed by Time magazine amongst Top 100 movies of all times. As usual lyrics are by Hasrat Jaipuri, music composed by Shankar Jaikishen, and Lata Mangeshkar singing for Nargis.
Please enjoy in Raag Bhimpalasi: Jabase balam ghar aaye….
o dil ne dil se kahaa thaa fasaanaa -2
lauT aayaa hai guzaraa zamaanaa
Kushiyaa.N saath-saath laa_e
jiyaraa machal-machal …
o laa ke aa.Nkho.n se dil me.n biThaa_uu.N -2
muskuraa ke sitaare luTaa_uu.N
aashaa jhuum-jhuum gaa_e
jiyaraa machal-machal …
o din hai.n apane mohabbar javaa.N hai
unase aabaad dil kaa jahaa.N hai -2
man ke chor chale aa_e
jiyaraa machal-machal …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV2tpIUz0_4
Song #23 Khoya khoya chand khula aasmaan….
The second song composed in Raag Bhimpalasi, I have taken from the 1960 movie Kaala Bazaar starring Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman. Lyrics were penned by Shailendra and the singer was Mohammad Rafi.
Of course, being a Dev Anand movie, the music was composed by SD Burman.
Please enjoy in Raag Bhimpalasi: Khoya khoya chand, khula aasmaan…..
mastii bharii, havaa jo chalii
khil-khil ga_ii, ye dil kii kalii
man kii galii me.n hai khalabalii
ki unako to bulaao, o ho …
khoyaa-khoyaa chaa.nd …
taare chale, nazaare chale
sa.ng-sa.ng mere vo saare chale
chaaro.n taraf ishaare chale
kisii ke to ho jaao, o ho …
khoyaa-khoyaa chaa.nd …
aisii hii raat, bhiigii sii raat
haatho.n me.n haath, hote vo saath
kah lete unase dil kii ye baat
ab to naa sataao, o ho …
khoyaa-khoyaa chaa.nd …
ham miT chale, jinake liye
bin kuchh kahe, vo chup-chup rahe
koii zaraa ye unase kahe
na aise aajamaao, o ho …
khoyaa-khoyaa chaa.nd …
Song #24 Hawaaon pe likh do….
The last song that I am giving you that has been composed in Raag Bhimpalasi is by my favourite singer-composer Hemant Kumar.
The song has three best: Hemant as the composer, Gulzar as the lyricist and Kishore Kumar as the singer. The name of this 1968 movie is Do Dooni Char.
Please enjoy in Raag Bhimpalasi: Havaaon pe likh do, havaaon ke naam…..
havAo.n pe likh do havAo.n ke naam
ham anajAn paradesiyo.n kA salaam
havAo.n pe likh do …
shaakh par jab, dhUp AI, haath chhUne ke liye – 2
chhA.Nv chham se, nIche kUdI, h.Ns ke bolI Aiye
ye bhole se chehare hai.n mAsUm naam
havAo.n pe likh do …
chulabulA ye, pAnI apanI, raah bahanA bhUlakar
lete lete, AinA chamakA rahA hai phUl par
yahA.N subah se khelA karatI hai shaam
havAo.n pe likh do …
Song #25 Aaj purani raahon se….
This is a famous number from the 1968 movie Aadmi that was noted for exquisite acting by Dilip Kumar after he is paralysed in an accident and observes his beloved Waheeda Rehman having an affair with his friend Manoj Kumar. He has murderous tendencies at this stage which are reminiscent of his childhood when his friend touches his doll in the memory of his love Meena.
Shakeel Badayuni‘s lyrics are extremely meaningful and the composition by Naushad is superb. Mohammad Rafi has sung this with great passion.
Please enjoy in Raag Bhimpalasi: Aaj puraani raahon se koi mujhe awaaz naa de….
aaj puraanii raaho.n se, koI mujhe aavaaz na de
dard me.n Duube giit na de, gam kaa sisakataa saaz na de
biite dino.n kii yaad thii jiname.n, mai.n vo taraane bhuul chukaa
aaj na_ii ma.nzil hai merii, kal ke Thikaane bhuul chukaa
na vo dil na sanam, na vo diin-dharam
ab duur huu.N saare gunaaho.n se
jiivan badalaa duniyaa badalii, man ko anokhaa GYaan milaa
aaj mujhe apane hii dil me.n, ek nayaa inasaan milaa
pahu.Nchaa huu.N vahaa.N, nahii.n duur jahaa.N, bhagavaan kii nek nigaaho.n se
TuuT chuke sab pyaar ke ba.ndhan, aaj koii za.njiir nahii.n
shiishaa-e-dil me.n aramaano.n kii, aaj koii tasviir nahii.n
ab shaad huu.N mai.n, aazaad huu.N mai.n, kuchh kaam nahii.n hai aaho.n se
Song #26 Naghma O sher ki saugaat kise pesh karun….
There are movies that are made around a single song. There is Mere Mehboob, Barsaat Ki Raat and then there is Ghazal. This song occurs thrice in the 1964 movie Ghazal on three different versions. In the first instance this ghazal is sung by Lata Mangeshkar for Naaz Ara Begum (Meena Kumari)in a private gathering of women freinds. However, Ejaz (Sunil Dutt), who is passing by her house, listens to it and falls in love with her voice and her. He himself sings the second version of it: Ishq ki garmiyen jazbaat kise pesh karun at her father Nawab Bakar Ali Khan’s (Prithviraj) mushaira and she is amused that he stole her ghazal. Finally, in the movie, she loses her voice and doesn’t want that Ejaz should marry her and spoil his life. So she agrees to marry the ever-greedy Akhtar Nawab (Rehman), who asks Ejaz to sing a sehra at their wedding and Ejaz sings: Rang aur noor ki baraat kise pesh karun. Lo and behold, when Mohammad Rafi gets to the last high-pitched Kise pesh karun, she gets her voice back and they (she and Ejaz).
It is that kind of powerful song; one of the best penned by Sahir Ludhianvi and composed by Madan Mohan.
Please enjoy in Raag Bhimpalasi: Naghma o sher ki saugaat kise pesh karun…
koi hamaraaz to paauu.N koI hamadam to mile
dil kii dha.Dakan ke ishaarat kise pesh karuu.N
Song #27 Ye zindagi usi ki hai…
This is from the 1953 movie Anarkali directed by Nandlal Jaswantlal, much before K Arif‘s magnum-opus Mughal-e-Azam, the most expensive movie until then.
This song was sung by Lata Mangeshkar for Beena Roy as Anarkali and is very poignant. She has saved the life of her lover Prince Salim (played by Pradeep Kumar) by agreeing to be paved in a brick wall alive. And all because they (Prince Salim and her) fell in love.
We must appreciate Rajinder Krishan, the lyricist for coming up with these lyrics that tell us that you don’t require anything in life if you have love. And, indeed, to give up one’s life in love is gaining the world. C Ramchandra’s composition is flawless and Lata Mangeshkar’s singing is great.
Please enjoy in Raag Bhimpalasi: Ye zindagi usi ki hai, jo kisi ka ho gaya…
ye zi.ndagii usii kI hai, jo kisii kaa ho gayaa
pyaara hii me.n kho gayaa, ye zi.ndagI …
ye bahAr, ye samA, kah rahA hai pyAr kar
kisI kI ArazU me.n apane dil ko beqarAr kar
zi.ndagii hai bevafaa…
zi.ndagii hai bevafaa, luuT pyaar kaa mazaa
ye zi.ndagI …
dha.Dak rahA hai dil to kyA, dil kI dha.Dakane.n nA sun
phir kahA.n ye fursate.n, phir kahA.N ye rAt-din
aa rahii hai ye sadaa…
aa rahii hai ye sadaa, mastiyo.n me.n jhuum jaa
ye zi.ndagI …
do dila yahaa.N na mila sake, mile.nge us jahaan me.n
khile.nge hasarato.n ke phuula, mauta ke aasmaana me.n
ye zi.ndagii chalii gaI jo pyaara me.n to kyaa huaa
ye zi.ndagii …
sunaa rahii hai daastaa.n, shamaa mere mazaara kii
fizaa me.n bhii khilI rahii, ye kalii anaara kii
ise mazaara mata kaho, ye mahala hai pyaara kaa
ye zi.ndagii …
ai zi.ndagii kii shaama aa, tujhe gale lagaauu.n mai.n
tujhii me.n DUba jaauu.n mai.n
jahaa.N ko bhuula jaauu.n mai.n
basa ek nazara mere sanama, alvidaa, alvidaa
alvidaa … alvidaa …
alvidaa … alvidaa …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eFso_5-bFc
Song #28 Ye khaamoshiyan ye tanhaayiyan…
This is our last song in the Best Songs Based On Raag Bhimpalasi.It is from the 1963 movie Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke that was based (though denied in the movie) on the infamous Commander Kawas Nanavati (an Indian Navy officer) case. In the actual story, Nanawati’s most beautiful wife Sylvia had an affair with Prem Bhagwandas Ahuja, a friend of Nanavati. They used to be merry making when Nanavati went out sailing for long durations. When Nanavati returned and caught them red-handed, he shot dead his frend Ahuja. When the trial progressed, there was enormous public sympathy for Nanavati.
In the movie, Sunil Dutt acted as a commercial pilot charge with killing his wife – the beautiful Leela Naidu‘s – lover.
This song was sung by Mohammad Rafi and Asha Bhosle for Sunil Dutt and Leela Naidu during their happy days whilst holidaying in Kashmir. Rajinder Krishan’s lyrics and Ravi’s composition are as exquisite as the Kashmir valley.
Please enjoy in Raag Bhimpalasi: Ye khaamoshiyan, ye tanhaayiyan….
rafii: ye Kaamoshiyaa.N ye tanahaaiyaa.N
muhabbat kii duniyaa hai kitanii javaa.N
aashaa: ye Kaamoshiyaa.N ye tanahaaiyaa.N
muhabbat kii duniyaa hai kitanii javaa.N
dono.n: ye Kaamoshiyaa.N ye tanahaaiyaa.N
aashaa: aa aa.a.a.a aa.a aa.a.a aa.a
aashaa: o ho ho
rafii: aa haa
aashaa: aa aa aa aa aa aa
raii: aa haa haa
aashaa: o ho
rafii: o ho ho ho ho ho
aashaa: (ye sardii kaa mausam badan kaa.Npe thar thar)-2
rafii: ye hai.n barf ke Dher yaa sa.ngamaramar % Rafi says sa.ngemaramar
dono.n: banaa le.n na kyuu.N apanii jannat yahaa.N
rafii: ye Kaamoshiyaa.N ye tanahaaiyaa.N
muhabbat kii duniyaa hai kitanii javaa.N
dono.n: ye Kaamoshiyaa.N ye tanahaaiyaa.N
rafii: ye uu.Nche pahaa.Do.n ke maGaruur saaye
aashaa: (ye kahate hai.n unako nazar to milaaye)-2
dono.n: farishte bhii hai.n is jagah bezubaa.N
aashaa: ye Kaamoshiyaa.N ye tanahaaiyaa.N
muhabbat kii duniyaa hai kitanii javaa.N
dono.n: ye Kaamoshiyaa.N ye tanahaaiyaa.N
rafii: na paradaa hai koii na hai koii chilaman
aashaa: (jahaa.N paa.Nv rakh de.n hai phisalan hii phisalan)-2
dono.n: qadam chho.Date jaa rahe hai.n nishaa.N
rafii: ye Kaamoshiyaa.N [aa aa aa] ye tanahaaiyaa.N [aa aa aa]
muhabbat kii duniyaa hai, kitanii javaa.N
dono.n: ye Kaamoshiyaa.N ye tanahaaiyaa.N
rafii: aa aa.a.a.a aa.a aa.a.a aa.a
aashaa: aa aa.a.a.a aa.a aa.a.a aa.a
dono.n: aa aa.a.a.a aa.a aa.a.a aa.a
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op5_FgMM_sk
That brings us to the end of 28 beautiful songs composed by 21 composers in Raag Bhimpalasi: 12 in Part I and 16 here.
I hope you enjoyed listening to them. Please await our next Raaga based songs.
As I brought out in the introduction of ‘A Hundred Ghazals In Hindi Movies – Part I’, and ‘A Hundred Ghazals In Hindi Movies – Part II’, the ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The form is ancient, originating in ancient Arabic poem in Arabia long before the birth of Islam. The term Ghazal is of North African and Middle Eastern origin. Its root term in Arabic is “gh-zl” and is derived from the Arabian panegyric qasida.
The ghazal spread into South Asia in the 12th century due to the influence of Sufi mystics and the courts of the new Islamic Sultanate. Although the ghazal is most prominently a form of Dari poetry and Urdu poetry, today it is found in the poetry of many languages of the Indian sub-continent.
I gave you 18 Ghazals in Part I starting with Shakeel Badayuni‘s Na milata gham to barbaadi ke afsaane kahan jaate, to Rajinder Krishan‘s Jahan Ara ghazal sung by Talat Mahmood: Phir wohi shaam wohi gham wohi tanhaayi hai. In between I packed ghazals by Kaifi Azmi, Sahir Ludhianvi, Bahadur Shah Zafar, Muztar Khairabadi, Hasrat Mohani, Hasrat Jaipuri, Jaan Nisar Akhtar, Majrooh Sultanpuri, and Farooq Qaiser.
I followed it up with another 18 Ghazals in Part II starting with Mohammad Rafi singing Sahir Ludhianvi‘s ghazal Tum ek baar mohabbat ka imtehaan to do for the 1960 movie Babur, to Lata Mangeshkar singing Jaan Nisar Akhtar‘s Aap youn faaslon se guzarte rahe for the 1977 movie Shankar Hussain. In between I gave you ghazals sung by Mubarak Begum, and ghazals of Mirza Ghalib, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Rajinder Krishan, Gulzar, Bashar Nawaz and Mir Taqi Mir.
Lets resume our journey into the fascinating world of Ghazals.
Ghazal #37
Talat Mehmood
He was born on 24th Feb 1924 in Lucknow. He died on 9th May 1998 in Mumbai. He left behind a legacy of a unique style of playback singing and ghazal singing. Indeed, he was known as the Ghazal King in Hindi films.
I have already given you his ghazals for the movie Jehan Ara and Dekh Kabira Roya.
His finest ghazal ever was for the 1953 movie Footpath. This is a Sardar Jafri ghazal modified for the film by Majrooh Sultanpuri. It has Khaiyyam‘s gentle music. It is as popular today as it was 62 years ago.
Please enjoy: Shaam-e-gham ki kasam, aaj gamgeen hain ham, Aa bhi jaa, aa bhi jaa, aaj mere sanam….
shaam-e-Gam kii qasam aaj Gamagii.n hai.n ham
aa bhii jaa aa bhii jaa aaj mere sanam
shaam-e-Gam kii qasam
dil pareshaan hai.n raat viiraan hai.n
dekh jaa kis tarah aaj tanahaa hai.n ham
shaam-e-Gam kii qasam
chain kaisaa jo pahaluu me.n tuu hii nahii.n
maar Daale na dard-e-judaaI kahii.n
rut ha.nsii.n hai.n to kyaa chaa.Ndanii hai to kyaa
chaa.Ndanii zulm hai aur judaaI sitam
shaam-e-Gam kii qasam
ab to aajaa ke ab raat bhii so gaI
zindagii Gam ke seharaav me.n kho gaI (2)
Dhuu.NDhatii hai.n nazar tuu kahaa.N hai.n magar
dekhate dekhate aayaa aa.Nkho.n me.n Gam
shaam-e-Gam kii qasam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qT1uuxzvGA
Ghazal #38
Talat Mehmood
This is a favourite of mine picturised on V Shantaram and his two wives Jayshree and Sandhya. It is the best of the ghazals of Noor Lucknowi and it has C Ramchandra‘s music. The name of this 1952 movie is Parchhain. Parchhain is cited as one of the films produced by Shantaram that was of “exceptional merit”. The story revolves around a man who is accidentally blinded by a woman whom he falls in love with, only to lose her when he regains his sight.
Please enjoy: Mohabbat hi naa jo samajhe who zaalim pyaar kyaa jaane….
muhabbat hii na jo samajhe, vo zaalim pyaar kyaa jaane
nikalatii dil ke taaro.n se, jo hai jha.nkaar kyaa jaane
muhabbat hii na jo samajhe …
use to qatl karanaa aur ta.Dapaanaa hii aataa hai
galaa kisakaa kaTaa kyuu.Nkar kaTaa talavaar kyaa jaane – 2
muhabbat hii na jo samajhe …
davaa se faayadaa hogaa ki hogaa zahar-e-qaatil se
% zahar-e-qaatil = killer’s poison
maz.r kii kyaa davaa hai ye koii biimaar kyaa jaane
muhabbat hii na jo samajhe …
karo fariyaad sar Takaraa_o apanii jaan de Daalo – 2
ta.Dapate dil kii haalat husn kii diivaar kyaa jaane – 2
muhabbat hii na jo samajhe …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_gGECgVTUM
Ghazal #39
Talat Mehmood
What did we like about the Jehan Ara ghazal that I had given you earlier? Well, other than Talat Mehmood‘s singing, it had Madan Mohan‘s music.
This combination motivates me to give you another. This too has Rajinder Krishan‘s lyrics. Of course, you know the general story of the 1964 movie Jahan Ara starring Bharat Bhushan as Mirza Yusuf Changezi and Mala Sinha as Jahan Ara the daughter of Shah Jehan from Mumtaz. Mumtaz, whilst dying takes a promise from Jahan Ara that she, Jahan Ara, would look after Shah Jahan in Mumtaz’s absence and she was forced to sacrifice her love for Mirza. He, however, believed that one day she would return to him. And that’s how this ghazal came about in the form of an epistle from him to her in her isolation.
Please enjoy: Main teri nazar ka saroor hoon, Tujhe yaad ho ki naa yaad ho….
mai.n terI nazar kA suruur huu.N
tujhe yaad ho ke nA yaad ho
tere paas rahake bhI dUr huu.N
tujhe yaad ho ke nA yaad ho
mai.n terI nazar kA suruur huu.N
(mujhe aa.Nkh se to giraa diyaa
kaho dil se bhI kyA bhulaa diyaa ) – 2
terI aashiqii kA Guruur huu.N
tujhe yaad ho ke nA yaad ho
mai.n terI nazar kA …
(terI zulf hai mere haath me.n
ke tU aaj bhI mere saath hai ) – 2
tere dil me.n bhI mai.n zaruur huu.N
tujhe yaad ho ke nA yaad ho
mai.n terI nazar kA …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPZv_2uHMdE
Ghazal #40
Talat Mehmood
Talking about Rajinder Krishan brings me straight to the 1961 movie Chhaya starring Sunil Dutt and Asha Parekh. This ghazal has Salil da‘s music. It is, of course, one of the best ghazals of Talat Mehmood.
Talat Mahmood and Salil Chowdhury
Please enjoy: Aansu samajh ke kyon mujhe aankh se tune giraa diya….
aa.Nsuu samajh ke kyo.n mujhe aa.Nkh se tuune giraa diyaa
motii kisii ke pyaar kaa miTTii me.n kyo.n milaa diyaa
aa.Nsuu samajh ke kyo.n mujhe
naGmaa huu.N kab magar mujhe apane pe koii naaz thaa -2
gaayaa gayaa huu.N jis pe mai.n TuuTaa huaa vo saaz thaa
jis ne sunaa vo ha.Ns diyaa, ha.Ns ke mujhe rulaa diyaa
aa.Nsuu samajh ke kyo.N mujhe …
jo naa chaman me.n khil sakaa mai.n vo gariib phuul huu.N
jo kuchh bhii huu.N bahaar kii chhoTii sii ek bhuul huu.N
jis ne khilaa ke khud mujhe, khud hii mujhe bhulaa diyaa
aa.Nsuu samajh ke kyo.n mujhe
merii Kataa muaaf mai.n bhuule se aa gayaa yahaa.N
varanaa mujhe bhii hai khabar meraa nahii.n hai ye jahaa.N
Duub chalaa thaa nii.nd me.n achchhaa kiyaa jagaa diyaa
aa.Nsuu samajh ke kyo.n mujhe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZiooSLGPLE
Ghazal #41
Mohammad Rafi and Mahendra Kapoor
I am sorry but every now and then I have a deep-rooted desire to get back to my favourite poet and lyricist Shakeel Badayuni. This ghazal has been sung by Mohammad Rafi and Mahendra Kapoor together. It is from the 1968 movie Aadmi starring Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman and Manoj Kumar.
Mohammad Rafiand Mahendra Kapoor
Predictably, it has Naushad‘s music.
Please enjoy: Kaisi haseen aaj baharon ki raat hai…
ra: kaisii hasiin aaj bahaaro.n kii raat hai
ek chaa.Nd aasamaa.n pe hai ek mere saath hai
ma : dene vale tuu ne to koii kamii na kii
ab kis ko kyaa milaa ye muqaddar kii baat hai
ra : chhaaya hai husn-o-ishq pe ek ra.ng-e-beKudii
aate hai.n zi.ndagii me.n ye aalam kabhii kabhii
har Gham bhuul jaao khuushii kii baaraat hai
ek chaa.Nd aasamaa.n pe hai ek mere saath hai
ma : aaii hai vo bahaar ki naGame ubal pa.De
aisii khuushii hai ki aa.Nsuu nikal pa.De
ho.nTho.n pe hai.n duaae.n magar dil pe haath hai
ab kis ko kyaa milaa ye muqaddar kii baat hai
ra : mastii simaT ke pyaar ke gulashan me.n aa gaii
ma : merii khuushii bhii aap ke daaman me.n aa gaii
bha.Nvaraa kalii se duur nahii.n saath saath hai
Ghazal #42
Hasan Kamaal
He was born on 1st January 1943 in Lucknow. I have already given you two of his ghazals: one for the movie Nikaah sung by and picturised on Salma Agha: Dil ke armaan aansuyon mein beh gaye and the other for the movie Aitbaar sung by Bhupinder and Asha Bhosle and picturised on Suresh Oberoi and Dimple Kapadia: Kisi nazar ko tera intezzaar aaj bhi hai.
Hasan Kamaal (Pic courtesy: www.youtube.com)
Here is a ghazal of his for the 1985 movie Tawaif sung by Mahendra Kapoor with Ravi‘s music.It is picturised on Rishi Kapoor.
Please enjoy: Tere pyaar ki tamanna gham-e-zindagi ke saaye….
tere pyaar kii tamannaa Gam-e-zi.ndagii ke saaye
ba.Dii tez aa.Ndhiyaa.N hai.n ye chiraaG bujh na jaaye
na fizaa.N hai apane bas me.n na nazar me.n hai kinaaraa
kahii.n mere dil kii kashtii na bha.Nvar me.n Duub jaaye
koii hal tuu hii bataa de mere dil kii kashamakash kaa
tujhe bhuulanaa bhii chaahuu.N terii yaad hii sataaye
hai ajiib dastaa.N kuchh ye hamaarii dastaa.N bhii
kabhii tum samajh na paaye kabhii ham sunaa na paaye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3Ji_j4vW50
Ghazal #43
Majrooh Sultanpuri
He was born on 1st of Oct 1919 at Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh. Before his death on 24th May 2000 in Mumbai, he packed in more than five decades of being a lyricist in Hindi movies.
He was a leading light of Progressive Writers Movement. However, his contemporaries felt that he deviated from Urdu shayari and ghazals into popular songs.
Nevertheless, he still ended up writing some beautiful ghazals. One of them was the best of Talat Mehmood and I have already given you that: Shaam-e-gham ki kasam, aaj ghamgeen hain ham…
His most famous ghazal in Hindi movies, however, has been sung by Lata Mangeshkar and has been picturised on Suchitra Sen for the 1966 movie Mamta. Music was composed by Roshan.
Please enjoy: Rehate the kabhi jinake dil mein ham jaan se bhi pyaaron ki tarah…
rahate the kabhii jinake dil me.n
ham jaan se bhii pyaaro.n kii tarah
baiThe hai.n unhii ke kuuche me.n
ham aaj gunahagaaro.n kii tarah – 2
daavaa thaa jinhe.n hamadardii kaa
khud aake na puuchhaa haal kabhii – 2
mahafil me.n bulaayaa hai ham pe – 2
ha.Nsane ko sitamagaaro.n kii tarah – 2
rahate the…
baraso.n se sulagate tan man par
ashko.n ke to chhii.nTe de naa sake – 2
tapate hue dil ke zakhmo.n par – 2
barase bhii to a.ngaaro.n kii tarah – 2
rahate the…
sau rup dhare jiine ke liye
baiThe hai.n hazaaro.n zahar piye – 2
Thokar naa lagaanaa ham khud hai.n – 2
giratii huii diivaaro.n kii tarah – 2
rahate the…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szPnGL5y-gY
Ghazal #44
Majrooh Sultanpuri
His part of the world produced some great Urdu poets and it was felt that he sacrificed serious Urdu poetry in favour of populism.
Yet, he penned some really good ghazals. One of these was a reworded copy of famous Mir Taqi Mir‘s ghazal Patta patta boota boota haal hamaara jaane hai.
He did it for the 1972 movie Ek Nazar starring Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bahaduri. It was sung by Mohammad Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar on the music of Laxmikant Pyarelal.
pattaa pattaa buuTaa buuTaa
haal hamaaraa jaane hai, pattaa pattaa…
jaane na jaane gul hii na jaane
baag to saaraa jaane hai, pattaa pattaa…
koii kisii ko chaahe, to kyuu.n gunaah samajhate hai.n log
koii kisii kii khaatir, tarase agar to ha.Nsate hai.n log
begaanaa aalam hai saaraa, yahaa.N to koii hamaaraa
dard nahii.n pahachaane hai, pattaa pattaa…
chaahat ke gul khile.nge, chalatii rahe hazaar aa.Ndhiyaa.N
ham to kisii chaman me.n, baa.Ndhe.nge pyaar kaa aashiyaa.N
ye duniyaa bijalii giraae, ye duniyaa kaa.NTe bichhaae
ishq magar kab maane hai, pattaa pattaa…
dikhalaae.nge jahaa.N ko, kuchh din jo zindagaanii hai aur
kaise na ham mile.nge, hamane bhii dil me.n Thaanii hai aur
abhii matavaale dilo.n kii, muhabbat vaale dilo.n kii
baat koii kyaa jaane hai, pattaa pattaa…
Ghazal #45
Majrooh Sultanpuri
Some of his finest songs were penned for the 1970 Rajinder Singh Puri movie Dastak starring Sanjeev Kumar and Rahana Sultan.
All these had Madan Mohan‘s music.
Please enjoy Lata Mangeshkar singing: Ham hain mataa-e-kuchaa-o-bazaar ki tarah..
ham hai.n mataa-e-kuuchaa-o-baazaar kii tarah
uThatii hai har nigaah khariidaar kii tarah
vo to kahii.n hai.n aur magar dil ke aas paas
magar dil ke aas paas
phiratii hai koii shah nigaah-e-yaar kii tarah
ham hai.n …
majaruuh likh rahe hai.n vo ahal-e-vafaa kaa naam
ahal-e-vafaa kaa naam
ham bhii kha.De hue hai.n gunahagaar kii tarah
ham hai.n …
Some more ashar from the ghazal that are not used in the film version
is kuu-e-tishnagii me.n bahut hai ke ek jaam
haath aa gayaa hai daulat-e-bedaar kii tarah
siidhii hai raah-e-shauq par yuu.N hii kabhii kabhii
Kam ho ga_ii hai gesuu-e-diladaar kii tarah
ab jaa ke kuchh khulaa hunar-e-naakhuun-e-junuun
zaKm-e-jigar hue lab-o-ruKsaar kii tarah
Ghazal #46
Happy Birthday Shashi Kapoor
(On my Facebook Page Lyrical when this was put up)
He was born on this day, 18th March, in the year 1935. The Kapoor family under the patriarch Prithviraj Kapoor: Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor gave us some of the most intense and natural acting in the Hindi movies and continue to do so in the third generation of Ranbir Kapoor (grandson of Raj Kapoor from Rishi Kapoor); Karishma and Kareena (granddaughters of Raj Kapoor from Randhir Kapoor); Kunal, Karan and Sanjana Kapoor (children of Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kendal).
Each one had/has a unique style of acting. Shashi, for example, emerged as the chocolate boy of Hindi film industry.
It is difficult to imagine him singing ghazals. However, I have already given you a few days earlier his most famous ghazal for the movie Kanyadaan wherein he played the role of a poet. The ghazal was: Meri zindagi mein aate to kuchh aur baat hoti. He just stands and sings in a black achkan and looks cute.
Here is another one of his ghazals for the 1961 movie Dharamputra wherein he acted opposite Indrani Mukherjee. The ghazal writer was Sahir Ludhianvi and the music by N Dutta. The singer is Mahendra Kapoor.
Mohammad Rafi, Talat Mehmood, Indrani Mukherjee, Sahir Ludhianvi and N Dutta (picture courtesy: Bollywoodirect)
Please enjoy: Bhool sakta hai bhala kaun tumhaari aankhen….
bhuul sakataa hai bhalaa kaun ye pyaarii aa.Nkhe.n
ra.ng me.n Duubii huii nii.nd se bhaarii aa.Nkhe.n
bhuul sakataa hai bhalaa kaun …
merii har sos ne har soch ne chaahaa hai tumhe.n
jab se dekhaa hai tumhe.n tab se saraahaa hai tumhe.n
bas ga_ii hai.n merii aa.Nkho.n me.n tumhaarii aa.Nkhe.n
ra.ng me.n Duubii huii nii.nd se bhaarii aa.Nkhe.n
bhuul sakataa hai bhalaa kaun …
tum jo nazaro.n ko uThaao to sitaare jhuk jaaye.n
tum jo palko.n ko jhukaao to zamaane ruk jaaye.n
kyuu.N na ban jaaye.n in aa.Nkhon kii pujaarii aa.Nkhen
ra.ng me.n Duubii huii nii.nd se bhaarii aa.Nkhe.n
bhuul sakataa hai bhalaa kaun …
jaagatii raato.n ko sapano.n kaa khazaanaa mil jaaye
tum jo mil jaao to jiine ka bahaanaa mil jaaye
apanii qismat pe kare naaz hamaarii aa.Nkhen
bhuul sakataa hai bhalaa kaun ye pyaarii aa.Nkhe.n
ra.ng me.n Duubii huii nii.nd se bhaarii aa.Nkhe.n
bhuul sakataa hai bhalaa kaun …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDE2vaArWsY
Ghazal #47
Happy Birthday Shashi Kapoor
Now that through two of his ghazals (both in which he acted as a poet: In Kanyadaan and Dharamputra) I have proved to you that even the chocolate boy of Hindi movies Shashi Kapoor could also act on ghazals, it won’t come as a surprise to you when I give you one of his ghazals that was most popular during our days.
It is from the 1970 movie My Love in which he acted opposite Sharmila Tagore. The ghazal was written by Anand Bakshi and it has Daan Singh’s music. It is one of the best ghazals sung by Mukesh.
Anand Bakshi (Pic courtesy: ibnlive.com)
Please enjoy: Zikr hota hai jab qayamat ka tere jalvon ki baat hoti hai….
zikr hotaa hai jab qayaamat kaa tere jalavo.n kii baat hotii hai
tuu jo chaahe to din nikalataa hai tuu jo chaahe to raat hotii hai
zikr hotaa hai jab …
tujhako dekhaa hai merii nazaro.n ne terii taariif ho magar kaise
ke bane ye nazar zubaa.N kaise ke bane ye zubaa.N nazar kaise
naa zubaa.N ko dikhaa_ii detaa hai naa niGaaho.n se baat hotii hai
zikr hotaa hai jab …
tuu chalii aa_e muskuraatii hu_ii to bikhar jaa_e.n har taraf kaliyaa.N
tuu chalii jaa_e uTh ke pahaluu se to uja.D jaa_e.n phuulo.n kii galiyaa.N
jis taraf hotii hai nazar terii us taraf qaayanaat hotii hai
zikr hotaa hai jab …
tuu niGaaho.n se naa pilaa_e to ashq bhii piine vaale piite hai.n
vaise jiine ko to tere bin bhii is zamaane me.n log jiite hai.n
zindagii to usii ko kahate hai.n jo guzar tere saath hotii hai
zikr hotaa hai jab …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OsS35MlDx4
Ghazal #48
My Dad’s Favourite Ghazal
How well songs and ghazals connect generations! How many times I listened to my father sing the Talat Mehmood version of this ghazal from the 1957 movie Ek Saal starring Ashok Kumar and Madhubala?
These are (both Lata and Talat Mehmood versions) are the strongest lyrics written by Prem Dhawan. Ravi composed the music.
(Pic courtesy: www.youtube.com)
I am giving you both the versions.
Please enjoy: Sab kuchh luta ke hosh mein aaye to kyaa kiya?
#Lata version
na puuchho pyaar kii hamane vo haqiiqat dekhii
vafaa ke naam pe bikatii hu_ii ulfat dekhii
kisii ne luuT liyaa aur hame.n Kabar na hu_ii
khulii jo aa.Nkh to barbaad muhabbat dekhii
sab kuchh luTaa ke hosh me.n aa_e to kyaa kiyaa
din me.n agar charaaG jalaa_e to kyaa kiyaa
(mai.n vo kalii huu.N jo na bahaaro.n me.n khil sakii) -2
vo dil huu.N jisako pyaar kii ma.nzil na mil sakii
ma.nzil na mil sakii
patthar pe hamane phuul cha.Dhaa_e to kyaa kiyaa
(jo mil na sakaa pyaar Gam kii shaam to mile)-2
ik bevafaa se pyaar kaa a.njaam to mile
(ai maut jald aa) -2 zaraa aaraam to mile
do din Kushii ke dekh na paa_e to kyaa kiyaa
# Talat version
karate rahe Kizaa.N se ham saudaa bahaar kaa
badalaa diyaa to kyaa ye diyaa unake pyaar kaa
sab kuchh luTaa ke hosh me.n aaye to kyaa kiyaa? -2
din me.n agar charaaG jalaaye to kyaa kiyaa?
sab kuchh luTaa ke hosh me.n aaye to kyaa kiyaa? -2
ham badanasiib pyaar kii rusavaa_ii ban gaye -2
Kud hii lagaa ke aag tamaashaa_ii ban gaye,
tamaashaa_ii ban gaye
daaman se ab ye shole bujhaaye to kyaa kiyaa?
din me.n agar charaaG jalaaye to kyaa kiyaa?
sab kuchh luTaa ke hosh me.n aaye to kyaa kiyaa? -2
le-le ke haar phuulo.n ke aa_ii to thii bahaar -2
nazare.n uThaake hamane hii dekhaa na ek baar
dekhaa na ek baar
aa.Nkho.n se ab ye parade haTaaye to kyaa kiyaa?
din me.n agar charaaG jalaaye to kyaa kiyaa?
sab kuchh luTaa ke hosh me.n aaye to kyaa kiyaa? -2
Ghazal #49
Roshan
Talking about Madhubala, I just can’t get this ghazal out of my system. It haunts me! Sahir has penned it so well that I am often dumb-stuck listening to it. It is from the 1966 movie Barsaat Ki Raat starring her opposite Bharat Bhushan.
Music has been composed by Roshan who really knew how to compose ghazals. No one could have sung it better than Mohammad Rafi.
Please enjoy: Mayuus to hoon wade se tere, kuchh aas nahin kuchh aas bhi hai….
maayuus to huu.N vaade se tere
kuchh aas nahii.n kuchh aas bhii hai
mai.n apane Kyaalo.n ke sadake
tuu paas nahii.n aur paas bhii hai
maayuus to huu.N …
hamane to Kushii maa.Ngii thii magar
jo tuune diyaa achchhaa hii diyaa
jis Gam kaa ta_aalluuq ho tujhase
vo raas nahii.n aur raas bhii hai
mai.n apane Kyaalo.n ke …
palako.n se larajate ashqo.n se
tasviir jhalakatii hai terii -2
diidaar kii pyaasii aa.Nkho.n ko
ab pyaas nahii.n aur pyaas bhii hai
mai.n apane Kyaalo.n ke …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdqPhqhFATs
Ghazal #50
Roshan
In my quest to give you hundred best ghazals in Hindi movies, I have reached the halfway mark.
Lets continue with Roshan. Roshanlal Nagrath was born on 14th July 1917 and has left behind him his sons Rakesh and Rajesh Roshan and grandson Hrithik Roshan to serve the Hindi film industry. He was from Gujranwala in Punjab (now in Pakistan). He moved to Bombay in 1948 and for the next 19 years, until his death on 16th Nov 1967, he created some of the finest music in Hindi films, especially ghazals.
Barsaat Ki Raat itself had three of his gahzals: Mayuus to hoon wade se tere, Zindagi bhar nahin bhoolegi, and Maine shayad tumhen pehle bhi kahin dekha hai.
Another of his ghazal films was Bahu Begum with Hum intezzaar karenge tera qayamat taq (I have already given you that), Log kehate hain tumase kinaara kar lein and this one that I am giving you now.
Picturised on Meena Kumari, it brings the flavour of old time ghazals to you so well. It has been sung by Lata Mangeshkar.
Please enjoy: Duniya kare sawaal to ham kyaa jawaab dein….
duniyaa kare savaal to ham kyaa javaab de.n
tumako na ho Kayaal to ham kyaa javaab de.n
duniyaa kare savaal …
puuchhe koii ki dil ko kahaa.N chho.D aaye hai.n
kis kis se apanaa rishtaa-e-jaa.N to.D aaye hai.n
mushakil ho arz-e-haal to ham kyaa javaab de.n
tumako na ho Kayaal to …
puuchhe koii ki dard-e-vafaa kaun de gayaa
raato.n ko jaagane kii sazaa kaun de gayaa
kahane se ho malaal to ham kyaa javaab de.n
tumako na ho Kayaal to …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHqdKJMoEoE
Ghazal #50
Roshan
Please note that for a long time, keeping total control on my own emotions, I haven’t given you a Shakeel Badayuni ghazal! Some control this!
Anyway, Roshan worked with Shakeel Badayuni in two movies: 1967 movie Noorjehan starring Pradeep Kumar and Meena Kumari and 1965 movie Bedaag starring Manoj Kumar and Nanda.
The happier one of these is the Noorjehan one. It has been sung as a duet between Mohammad Rafi and Asha Bhosle.
Please enjoy: Aap jab se kareeb aaye hain, Pyaar ke rang dil pe chhaye hain….
ra : aap jab se qariib aa_e hai.n
pyaar ke ra.ng dil pe chhaa_e hai.n
jalavaa-e-yaar hai nigaaho.n me.n
phuul bikhare hu_e hai.n raaho.n me.n
duur tak zindagii ke saa_e hai.n
aap jab se qariib …
aa : dil ne halkii sii choT khaa_ii hai
zindagii ab samajh me.n aa_ii hai
ham khud apane nahii.n paraa_e hai.n
aap jab se qariib …
ra : aapase apane dil ko haar ke ham
is qadar Kush hai.n aap hii kii qasam
jaise duniyaa ko jiit laa_e hai.n
aap jab se qariib …
aa : khair ho ishq ke fasaane kii
lag na jaa_e nazar zamaane kii
had se aage qadam ba.Dhaa_e hai.n
aap jab se qariib …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3yjjserZMU
Ghazal #52
Roshan
I have given you several of Roshan’s ghazals tonight and earlier too. I end with what I regard as his best.
Once again, he bonded well with Sahir Lushianvi (like Shakeel did with Naushad and Ravi) and some of his finest ghazals have been penned by Sahir.
This is from the 1963 movie Taj Mahal starring Pradeep Kumar as Shahjehan and Beena Roy as Mumtaz.
Please enjoy: Jurm-e-ulfat pe hamen log saza dete hain, Kaise nadaan hain sholon ko hawa dete hain…
jurm-e-ulfat pe hame.n log sazaa dete hai.n – 2
kaise naadaan hai.n, sholo.n ko havaa dete hai.n
kaise naadaan hai.n
hamase dIvaane kahii.n tar ke vafaa karate hai.n – 2
jaan jaaye ki rahe baat nibhaa dete hai.n
jaan jaaye…
aap daulat ke taraazuu mai.n dilo.n ko taule.n – 2
ham mohabbat se mohabbat kA silaa dete hai.n
ham mohabbat se…
taKt kyA chiiz hai aur laal-o-javaahar kyA hai – 2
ishq vAle to khudaa_ii bhI luTa dete hai.n
ishq vaale …
hamane dil de bhI diyaa ehad-e-vafaa le bhI liyaa – 2
aap ab shokh se dede.n jo sazaa dete hai.n
jurm-e-ulfat pe hame.n log sazaa dete hai.n
That brings us to the end of Part III of A Hundred Ghazals in Hindi Movies. We have had a total of 52 ghazals so far.
Please let me know in the comments below if some ghazal of yours should appear in the Top 100. I shall try to accommodate. Only, please remember two things: One, there are still three more parts to go of roughly 16 ghazals per part. And, secondly, these are not the best ghazals in all fora; these are only considered the best that appeared in Hindi movies.
What exactly does the republic day signify? It is the day when the Indian constitution came into effect on 26 Jan 1950. The opinion expressed by an American Constitutional authority, Granville Austin, was significant. He said that the Indian constitution was “perhaps the greatest political venture since that originated in Philadelphia in 1787.” He described it as a “social document”. We should never forget that the Constitution, as envisaged by a committee under Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, was to foster a social revolution.
A few years after the declaration of the Indian republic, Sir Anthony Eden, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom said, ‘Of all the experiments in government, which have been attempted since the beginning of time, I believe that the Indian venture into parliamentary government is the most exciting. A vast subcontinent is attempting to apply to its tens and thousands of millions a system of free democracy. It is a brave thing to try to do so. The Indian venture is not a pale imitation of our practice at home, but a magnified and multiplied reproduction on a scale we have never dreamt of. If it succeeds, its influence on Asia is incalculable for good. Whatever the outcome we must honour those who attempt it”.
Republic Day is, thus, an affirmation of common aspirations, hopes, strengths, responsibilities, and will of our people.
Our aspirations in brief are given in the Preamble of the Constitution. We seek for all our citizens: Justice, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity. I have created a cover picture for all my groups with these aspirations.
SONG #1
Insaaf ki dagar pe bachcho dikhaayo chal ke
One song that depicted all these ideals was penned by my favourite poet and lyricist: Shakeel Badayuni for the 1961 movie Ganga Jamuna starring Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala. Here in this song, Abhi Bhattacharya as a village school teacher is addressing the young ignited minds and moulding them to be the future leaders of the country.
This song was composed by Naushad Ali and so as to increase my joy and pride manifold, it was also sung by my favourite singer Hemant Kumar.
Please enjoy a song that tells us what we sought as a Republic in our leaders: Insaaf ki dagar pe bachcho dikhayo chal ke, ye desh hai tumhaara, neta tumhin ho kal ke….
insaaf kii Dagar pe, bachcho.n dikhaao chal ke
ye desh hai tumhaaraa, netaa tumhii.n ho kal ke
duniyaa ke ra.nj sahanaa aur kuchh na mu.Nh se kahanaa
sachchaaiyo.n ke bal pe aage ko ba.Dhate rahanaa
rakh doge ek din tum sa.nsaar ko badal ke
insaaf kii …
apane ho.n yaa paraae sabake liye ho nyaay
dekho kadam tumhaaraa haragiz na Dagamagaae
raste ba.De kaThin hai.n chalanaa sambhal-sambhal ke
insaaf kii …
insaaniyat ke sar par izzat kaa taaj rakhanaa
tan man bhii bhe.nT dekar bhaarat kii laaj rakhanaa
jiivan nayaa milegaa a.ntim chitaa me.n jal ke,
insaaf kii …
SONG #2 (JUSTICE)
Insaaf ka mandir hai ye bhagwan ka ghar hai
We are covering our aspirations as given in the Preamble of the Constitution. We seek for all our citizens: Justice, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.
Our first song depicted all these aspirations: Insaaf Ki Dagar Pe bachcho dikhayo chal ke.
Now, we take a song each for each one of our four aspirations for our people and the first one is: Justice or Insaaf.
Most Indians, after having tried their hand at getting Justice or Insaaf through the Indian system, pray to God to give them divine justice!
Here is a song from the 1954 movie Amar starring Dilip Kumar and Madhubala. They go for Insaaf to a temple. Shakeel Badayuni penned the lyrics, Naushad Ali composed it in our most popular Raag: Bharavi and Mohammad Rafi sang it.
Naushad Ali, Mohammad Rafi and Shakeel Badayuni
This means that five Muslims got together to make one Hindi bhajan; that was the beauty of our culture!
Please enjoy in Raag Bhairavi: Insaaf ka mandir hai yeh bhagwan ka ghar hai….
Part 1
##during casting##
ra: insaaf kaa mandir hai ye bhagavaan kaa ghar hai -2
ko: insaaf kaa mandir hai ye bhagavaan kaa ghar hai
ra: kahanaa hai jo kah de tujhe kis baat kaa Dar hai
hai khoT tere man me.n jo bhagavaan se hai duur -2
hai.n paa.Nv tere
##casting ends here##
Part 2
##Dilip and Madhubaalaa go to temple##
ra: insaaf kaa mandir hai ye bhagavaan kaa ghar hai
kahanaa hai jo kah de tujhe kis baat kaa Dar hai
hai khoT tere man me.n jo bhagavaan se hai duur -2
hai.n paa.Nv tere
hai.n paa.Nv tere phir bhii tuu aane se hai majabuur
aane se hai majabuur
himmat hai to aa jaa ye bhalaa_ii kii Dagar hai
insaaf kaa mandir hai ye bhagavaan kaa ghar hai
dukh de ke jo dukhiyo.n se na insaaf karegaa
bhagavaan bhii usako na kabhii maaf karegaa
ye soch le -2
ye soch le har baat kii daataa ko Kabar hai
daataa ko Kabar hai
himmat hai to aa jaa ye bhalaa_ii kii Dagar hai
ko: insaaf kaa mandir hai ye bhagavaan kaa ghar hai
Part 3:
##at the end##
ra: maayuus na ho haar ke taqadiir kii baazii
pyaaraa hai vo Gam jisame.n ho bhagavaan bhii raazii
dukh dard mile
dukh dard mile jisame.n wohii pyaar amar he
wohii pyaar amar he
ye soch le har baat kii daataa ko Kabar hai
ko: insaaf kaa mandir hai ye bhagavaan kaa ghar hai -2
SONG #3 (LIBERTY)
Apani azaadi ko ham hargiz mita sakate najhin
We are taking up songs depicting our aspirations as given in the Preamble of the Constitution. We seek for all our citizens: Justice, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity. I have created a cover picture for all my groups with these aspirations.
One song that depicted all these aspirations was given by me last night: Insaaf Ki Dagar Pe bachcho dikhayo chal ke. And then we took up a song depicting Justice or Insaaf: Insaaf ka mandir hai yeh bhagwan ka ghar hai.
Now, we take a song on Liberty.
Many people, I suspect, think of the words Liberty and Freedom as meaning the same thing. In speeches and written pieces they are used pretty much as synonyms. Indeed, many people don’t even find a difference between Independence Day and Republic Day!
Freedom is a state of being capable of making decisions without external control.
Liberty, on the other hand, is freedom which has been granted to a people by an external control.
What a useful learning for us Indians that unlike what we feel, our Constitution does not give us unfettered freedom but Liberty, which is Freedom with certain controls.
Once again, Shakeel Badayuni is the one who told us about the true value of our Freedom (Azadi) that led to our aspiration of Liberty.
At this stage, it is nice to reflect on the fact that first three out of five songs that I shall be putting up to remind us of Republic Day have been penned by Shakeel Badayuni with music by Naushad. This too has been sung by Mohammad Rafi for Dilip Kumar and it is from the 1964 movie Leader.
Poster of the 1964 movie Leader starring Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala
Please enjoy: Apani aazaadi ko ham hargiz mita sakate nahin….
apanii aazaadii ko ham haragiz miTaa sakate nahii.n
sar kaTaa sakate hai.n lekin sar jhukaa sakate nahii.n
hamane sadiyo.n me.n ye aazaadii kii nemat paaii hai
saika.Do.n qurabaaniyaa.N dekar ye daulat paaii hai
muskaraakar khaaii hai.n siino.n pe apane goliyaa.N
kitane viiraano.n se guzare hai.n to jannat paaii hai
Kaak me.n ham apanii izzat ko milaa sakate nahii.n
kyaa chalegii zulm kii ahale vafaa ke saamane
jaa nahii.n sakataa koii sholaa havaa ke saamane
laakh fauje.n le ke aaii aman kaa dushman koii
ruk nahii.n sakataa hamaarii ekataa ke saamane
ham vo patthar hai.n jise dushman hilaa sakate nahii.n
vaqt kii aazaadii ke ham saath chalate jaae.nge
har qadam par zi.ndagii kaa ruK badalate jaae.nge
gar vatan me.n bhii milegaa koI gaddaar-e-vatan
apanii taaqat se ham usakaa sar kuchalate jaae.nge
ek dhokhaa khaa chuke hai.n aur khaa sakate nahii.n
SONG #4 (EQUALITY)
Bane ho ek khaak se to door kyaa kareeb kyaa
Lahu ka rang ek hai ameer kyaa gareeb kyaa?
Republic Day is an affirmation of common aspirations, hopes, strengths, responsibilities, and will of our people.
Our aspirations in brief are given in the Preamble of the Constitution. We seek for all our citizens: Justice, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity. I have created a cover picture for all my groups with these aspirations.
Many people feel that there is no difference between Independence Day and Republic Day. I am bringing out these differences through songs.
Since the beginning of this post we took up three songs: One, Insaaf ki dagar se bachcho dikhaayo chal ke, telling us about all our ideals as republic; Insaaf ka mandir hai yeh bhagwan ka ghar hai reminding us of Justice (Insaaf) and Apani azaadi ko hum hargiz mita sakate nahin to tell us the value of Liberty given to us by our constitution.
Let us take up the fourth song about Equality now.
This one has been penned by Majrooh Sultanpuri in the 1962 movie Aarti with Meena Kumari in the title role.
It has Roshan‘s music and Lata Mangeshkar sang it.
Here is the Indian ideal of Equality in a most meaningful song: Bane ho ek khaak se to door kyaa kareeb kyaa, Lahu ka rang ek hai ameer kyaa gareeb kyaa?
bane ho ek Kaak se, to duur kyaa qariib kyaa -(3)
lahu kaa ra.ng ek hai, amiir kyaa gariib kyaa
bane ho ek …
vo hii jaan vo hii tan, kahaa.N talaq chhupaaoge -(2)
pahan ke reshamii libaaz, tum badal na jaaoge
ke ek jaat hai.n sabhii -(2)
to baat hai ajiib sii
lahu kaa ra.ng ek hai …
gariib hai vo isa liye, tum amiir ho gaye -(2)
ke ek baadashaah huaa, to sau fakiir ho gaye
khataa yaha hai samaaja kii -(2)
bhalaa buraa nasiib kyaa
lahu kaa ra.ng ek hai …
jo ek ho to kyuu.N naa phir, dilo.n kaa dard baa.NT lo -(2)
lahu kii pyaas baa.NT lo, ruko ki dard baa.NT lo
lagaa lo saba ko tum gale (2)
habiib kyaa, raqiib kyaa
lahu kaa ra.ng ek hai …
SONG #5 (FRATERNITY)
Insaan ka insaan se ho bhaichaara
Yehi paigham hamara
Republic Day is an affirmation of common aspirations, hopes, strengths, responsibilities, and will of our people.
Our aspirations in brief are given in the Preamble of the Constitution. We seek for all our citizens: Justice, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity. I have created a cover picture for all my groups with these aspirations.
Many people feel that there is no difference between Independence Day and Republic Day. I am bringing out these differences through songs.
Since the beginning of this post we took up four songs: One, Insaaf ki dagar se bachcho dikhaayo chal ke, telling us about all our ideals as republic; Insaaf ka mandir hai yeh bhagwan ka ghar hai reminding us of Justice (Insaaf), Apani azaadi ko hum hargiz mita sakate nahin to tell us the value of Liberty given to us by our constitution; and Lahu ka rang ek hai ameer kyaa gareeb kyaa (Equality)
Let us take up the fifth song about Fraternity now.
This one was very easy to find since it is from the 1959 movie Paigham (literally, our Proclamation or Declaration of our Intent; indeed the Preamble of our Constitution that came into effect 66 years ago on 26 January 1950).
It has been penned by Kavi Pradeep and has C Ramchandra‘s music (as in Ai mere watan ke logo). It has been sung by Mohammad Rafi.
Please enjoy: Insaan ka insaan se ho bhaichaara, yehi paigham hamara….
Please enjoy Manna De sing about our fourth ideal in the Preamble of our Constitution: Insaan ka insaan se ho bhaichaara, yehi paighaam hamaara….
insan ka ho insan se bhaichara
yahi paigam hamara
yahi paigam hamara
naye jagat me huya purana
unch nich ka kissa
sabko mile mehnat ke
mutabik apna apna hissa
sabke liye sukh ka barabar ho bantwara
yahi paigam hamara
yahi paigam hamara
harek mahal se kaho ke
jhopdiyo me diye jalaye
chhoto aur bado me ab
koi phrak na rah jaye
is dharti par ho pyar ka
ghar ghar ujiyara
yahi paigam hamara
yahi paigam hamara
insan ka ho insan se bhaichara
yahi paigam hamara
yahi paigam hamara
Ladies and gentlemen, today is the day to rejoice as we celebrate the 67th Republic Day of India. Let us remember the Preamble to the Constitution of India through these five songs.
As I brought out in the introduction of ‘A Hundred Ghazals In Hindi Movies – Part I’, the ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The form is ancient, originating in ancient Arabic poem in Arabia long before the birth of Islam. The term Ghazal is of North African and Middle Eastern origin. Its root term in Arabic is “gh-zl” and is derived from the Arabian panegyric qasida.
The ghazal spread into South Asia in the 12th century due to the influence of Sufi mystics and the courts of the new Islamic Sultanate. Although the ghazal is most prominently a form of Dari poetry and Urdu poetry, today it is found in the poetry of many languages of the Indian sub-continent.
I gave you 18 Ghazals so far in Part I starting with Shakeel Badayuni‘s Na milata gham to barbaadi ke afsaane kahan jaate, to Rajinder Krishan‘s Jahan Ara ghazal sung by Talat Mahmood: Phir wohi shaam wohi gham wohi tanhaayi hai. In between I packed ghazals by Kaifi Azmi, Sahir Ludhianvi, Bahadur Shah Zafar, Muztar Khairabadi, Hasrat Mohani, Hasrat Jaipuri, Jaan Nisar Akhtar, Majrooh Sultanpuri, and Farooq Qaiser.
Lets proceed further in our Ghazal journey.
Ghazal #19
Mohammad Rafi on Sahir Ludhianvi
This is one of the several favourites that I have of Mohammad Rafi. Lyricist is Sahir Ludhianvi and music is Roshan‘s.
Mohammad Rafi with Roshan and his family (Pic courtesy: www.mohdrafi.com)
It is from the 1960 movie Babur. Babur or Babar, the founder of the Mughal empire in India writes an epistle to his beloved. He was an excellent writer and could have written similar words; except that in this case Sahir Ludhianvi wrote for him.
Babur – The first mughal emperor in India, the subject of 1960 movie Babur
I am in love with the lyrics as well its gentle slow music by Roshan.
Please enjoy: Tum ek baar mohabbat kaa imtihaan to lo….
tum ek baar muhabbat kaa imtahaan to lo
mere junuu.N merii vahashat kaa imtahaan to lo
tum ek baar …
salaam-e-shauq pe ra.njish bharaa payaam na do
mere Koluus ko firaas-o-havas kaa naam na do
merii vafaa kii haqiikat kaa imtahaan to lo
tum ek baar …
na taKt-o-taaj na laal-o-guhar kii hasarat hai
tumhaare pyaar tumhaarii nazar kii hasarat hai
tum apane husn kii azamat kaa imtihaan to lo
tum ek baar …
mai.n apanii jaan bhii de duu.N to aitabaar nahii.n
ke tum se ba.Dhake mujhe zi.ndagii se pyaar nahii.n
yuu.N hii sahii merii chaahat kaa imtihaan to lo
tum ek baar …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r18Q8T5BlhQ
Ghazal #20
Jaan Nisar Akhtar
Elsewhere today I wrote about the role of Lyricist in a song, geet, gaana or ghazal. He or she is the starting point of a song. He or she places himself/herself in the shoes of the protagonist and feels for him or her. These feelings are then given words to stand on. The music composer and singer come in later to add to these feelings or emotions through their own brilliance.
I have given you ghazals of a number of poets and lyricists and one by him too. Today I bring to you another one of Jaan Nisar Akhtar.
Jaan Nisar Akhar with Sahir Ludhianvi
Jaan Nisar Akhtar was born on 18th Feb 1914 in Gwalior Madhya Pradesh. He had the occasion to work with leading music directors such as Madan Mohan, C Ramchandra, Khayyam and N Dutta.
He wrote very few songs/ghazals; 151 in all but each one is a gem.
I am giving you his best gem, from the 1966 movie Sushila. Music composer was C Arjun and Mubarak Begum was the singer.
Mubarak Begum (born in Sujangarh, Churu, Rajasthan) is an Indian Ghazal, Naat and a popular playback singer in Hindi films in the 1950s and 1960s. A major hit in her career was the song “Kabhi Tanhaiyon Mein Yun” for composer Snehal Bhatkar in Kidar Sharma’s film Hamari Yaad Aayegi which is, till this day, regarded as a classic rendition.
dard-e-dil dard-e-vafaa dard-e-tamannaa kyaa hai
aap kyaa jaane.n mohabbat kaa takaazaa kyaa hai
bemuravvat bevafaa begaanaa-e-dil aap hai.n -2
aap maane yaa na maane mere qaatil aap hai.n
bemuravvat bevafaa
aap se shikavaa hai mujh ko Gair se shikavaa nahii.n -2
jaanatii huu.N dil me.n rakh lene ke qaabil aap hai.n
bemuravvat bevafaa
saa.Ns letii huu.N to yuu.N mahasuus hotaa hai mujhe -2
jaise mere dil kii har dha.Dakan me.n shaamil aap hai.n
bemuravvat bevafaa
Gam nahii.n jo laakh tuufaano.n se Takaraanaa pa.De -2
mai.n vo kashtii huu.N ki jis kashtii kaa saahil aap hai.n
bemuravvat bevafaa begaanaa-e-dil aap hai.n
aap maane yaa na maane mere qaatil aap hai.n
bemuravvat bevafaa
Ghazal #21
Mirza Ghalib – The Movie
The 1954 movie Mirza Ghalib was produced and directed by Sohrab Modi. It starred Bharat Bhushan as the 19th century (27th Dec 1797 to 15 Feb 1869) noble and wealthy poet Mirza Ghalib who fell in love with a courtesan Chaudhvin played by Suraiyya. This very sensitive poet then went through pangs of ill-fated relationship and ultimate descent into pecuniary. The movie also brought out the conflict between his loyalty and love and he ultimately failed to make a good impression in the mushaira of emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar but managed to win the heart of the courtesan Chaudhvin.
Mirza Ghalib is regarded as the best Urdu poet the world has ever seen. The movie had his ghazals composed by Ghulam Mohammad who also composed music for Pakeezah as you already know.
Lets start with his ghazal that I like the best since it greatly describes his later life and it has the kind of despondency that is the hallmark of good Urdu ghazals. It has been sung by Suraiyya.
Please enjoy: Ye naa thi hamaari kismet ke visaal-e-yaar hota Agar aur jeete rehate younhi intezzaar hota….
ye naa thii hamaarii qismat ke visaal-e-yaar hotaa
agar aur jiite rahate, yahii i.ntazaar hotaa
tere vaade par jiye ham, to ye jaan jhuuTh jaanaa
ke khushii se mar na jaate, agar aitabaar hotaa
terii naazukii se jaanaa ke ba.ndhaa thaa ahad buudaa
kabhii tuu na to.D sakataa, agar usatavaar hotaa
koii mere dil se puuchhe, tere tiir-e-niim kash ko
ye khalish kahaa.N se hotii, jo jigar ke paar hotaa
ye kahaa.N kii dostii hai ke bane hai.n dost naaseH
koii chaaraa saaz hotaa, koii gam gusaar hotaa
rag-e-sa.ng se Tapakataa, vo lahuu ke phir na thamataa
jise Gam samajh rahe ho, ye agar sharaar hotaa
Gam agar-che jaa.N gusal hai, par kahaa.N bachai.n ke dil hai
Gam-e-ishq gar na hotaa, gam-e-rozagaar hotaa
kahuu.N kis se mai.n ke kiyaa hai, shab-e-gam burii balaa hai
mujhe kiyaa buraa thaa maraN agar aik baar hotaa
hue mar ke ham jo rusavaa, hue kyuu.N na gharq-e-darayaa
na kabhii janaazaa uThataa, na kahii.n mazaar hotaa
use kaun dekh sakataa ke, yagaanaa he vo yakataa
jo duii kii buu bhii hotii, to kahii.n do chaar hotaa
ye masaa-el-e-tasavvuf, ye teraa bean, Gaalib
tujhe ham vaalii samajhate, jo na baadah khaar hotaa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hw6tKjEk_8
Ghazal #22
Mirza Ghalib – The Movie
I have just introduced you to the 1954 movie Mirza Ghalib starring Bharat Bhushan and Suraiyya, on the life and travails of the 19th century poet Mirza Ghalib regarded as the best Urdu poet ever.
This ghazal has been sung by Talat Mahmood and Suraiyya and also has Ghulam Mohammad‘s music.
Talat Mahmood, Suraiyya and Nadira (Pic courtesy guyana.hoop.la)
Please enjoy: Dil-e-nadaan tujhe hua kyaa hai? Aakhir is marz ki dawa kyaa hai?
dil-e-naadaa.n tujhe huaa kyaa hai
aakhir is dard kii davaa kyaa hai
ham hai.n mushtaaq aur vo bezaar
yaa ilaahii, ye maajaraa kyaa hai
jaan tum par nisaar karataa huu.N
mai.n nahii.n jaanataa duaa kyaa hai
maine maanaa ki kuchh nahii.n Gaalib
muft haath aaye, to buraa kyaa hai
Glossary:
dil-e-naadaan: naive heart
mushtaaq: enthusiastic
bezaar: unsatisfied, angry
maajra: issue
hangaama: noise created by a lot of activity/talk
pari-chehra: beautiful (face of a fairy)
gamz-o-aish-o-adaa: vanity(?)
shikne-zulfe-ambari: locks of hair like the sky(?)
nigaahe-chashme-surma: the look of surma filled eyes
sabz-o-gul: greenery and flowers
abr: cloud
darvesh: beggar
ghamza = amorous glance
ushwa = coquetry, work done surreptitiously
ghamza-o-‘ushwa-o-adaa: grace of the coquettish glances or
grace of the concealed glances
Ghazal #23
Mirza Ghalib – The Movie
The 1954 movie on the life of Mirza Ghalib the poet won the National Award For The Best Feature Film. Its script was written by Rajinder Singh Bedi and Saadat Hasan Manto.
Rajinder Singh Bedi and Saadat Manto
Surprisingly, the politics in Hindi movies kept Ghulam Mohammed from getting the Best Music Director award just as it did for his Pakeezah; because of the latter Pran declined to receive his Best Supporting Actor award that year!
Lets listen to the third of the ghazals of the King of Poets Mirza Ghalib. This too has been sung by Suraiyya on the music of Ghulam Mohammad.
Please enjoy: Nuktacheen hai gham-e-dil usako sunaaye naa bane…
nuktaachii.n hai, Gam-e-dil usako sunaaye na bane
usako sunaaye na bane
kyaa bane baat jahaa.N baat banaaye na bane
nuktaachii.n hai, Gam-e-dil
Gair phirataa hai liye yuu.N tere Kat ko ke agar
ko_ii puuchhe ke ye kyaa hai to chhupaaye na bane
nuktaachii.n hai, Gam-e-dil
mai.n bulaataa to huu.N usako magar ai jazbaa-e-dil
us pe ban jaaye kuchh aisii ki bin aaye na bane -2
nuktaachii.n hai, Gam-e-dil
ishq par zor nahii.n hai ye vo aatish Gaalib -2
ki lagaaye na lage aur bujhaaye na bane
nuktaachii.n hai, Gam-e-dil usako sunaaye na bane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36ex-PLvbGA
Ghazal #24
Mirza Ghalib – The TV Serial
In 1988, Gulzar took it upon himself to make TV Series on Mirza Ghalib. He had Naseeruddin Shah in the role of the great poet. He had the ghazals of Mirza Ghalib composed by Jagjit and Chitra Singh and these are regarded as the best compositions ever by the duo.
Jagjit and Chitra Singh (Pic courtesy: archive.indianexpress.com)
Lets listen to Jagjit Singh sing a very popular ghazal of Mirza Ghalib: Aah ko chahiye ik umr hone taq Kaun jeeta hai teri zulf ke sar hone taq?
aah ko chaahie ek umr asar hone tak
kaun jiitaa hai tere zulf ke sar hone tak
aashiqii sabr talab aur tamannaa betaab
dil kaa kyaa ra.Ng karuu.N khuun-e-jigar hone tak
ham ne maanaa ke taGakul na karoge lekin
khaak ho jaae.nge ham tum ko khabar hone tak
Gam-e-hastii kaa ‘asad’ kisase ho kuz-marg-e-ilaaj
shamaa har ra.Ng me.n jalatii hai sahar hone tak
Ghazal #25
Mirza Ghalib – The Movie
Lets get back to the 1954 movie produced and directed by the great Sohrab Modi for this last ghazal of the evening, which is amongst my all time favourites.
This too has been sung by Suraiyya on Ghulam Mohammad‘s music.
Please enjoy: Rahiye ab aisi jagah chal kar jahan koi naa ho Hamsukan koi na ho aur hamzubaan koi na ho…
rahiye ab aisii jagah chal kar jahaa.N ko_ii na ho
hamasuKan ko_ii na ho aur hamazabaa.N ko_ii na ho
rahiye ab aisii jagah
be-dar-o-diiwaar kaa ik ghar banaayaa chaahiye -2
ko_ii hamasaayaa na ho aur paasabaa.N ko_ii na ho
rahiye ab aisii jagah
pa.Diye gar biimaar to ko_ii na ho tiimaaradaar -2
aur agar mar jaa_iye to nauhaKwaa.N ko_ii na ho
rahiye ab aisii jagah
Ghazal #26
Raja Mehdi Ali Khan
I have done a full blog on him. Here is from my blog:
Having been born in 1928 in Jehlum in undivided India, when the partition of India took place, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan and wife Tahira refused to go to Pakistan despite communal riots. His patriotism came to fore in 1948 itself when he wrote the famous number: Watan ki raah mein watan ke naujwaan shahid hon for the movie Shaheed starring Dilip Kumar.
Raja Mehdi Ali Khan paired with the Music Director Madan Mohan to produce some of Lata Mangeshkar’s best numbers. She has acknowledged so.
Lets turn to the 1962 movie Anpadh. Here are five songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar with lyrics penned by Raja Mehdi Ali Khan and music composed by Madan Mohan. Four out of these are amongst the best songs of Lata:
1. Aapakii nazaro.n ne samajhaa.
2. Hai isii me.n pyaar kii aabaru.
3. Jiyaa le gayo jii moraa saa.nvariyaa.
4. Ra.ng\-bira.ngii raakhii leke aa_ii bahana.
5. Vo dekho jalaa ghar kisii kaa.
Lets turn to the ghazal Hai isi mein pyaar ki aabru:
hai isii me.n pyaar kii aabaruu
vo zafaa kare.n mai.n vafaa karuu.N
jo vafaa bhii kaam na aa sake
to vohii kahe.n ke mai.n kyaa karuu.N
hai isii …
(mujhe Gam bhii unakaa aziiz hai
ke unhii.n kii dii huii chiiz hai ) – (2)
ke unhii.n kii dii huii chiiz hai
yahii Gam hai ab merii zi.ndagii
ise kaise dil se judaa karuu.N
hai isii …
(jo na ban sake mai.n vo baat huu.N
jo na khatm ho mai.n vo raat huu.N ) – (2)
jo na khatm ho mai.n vo raat huu.N
ye likhaa hai mere nasiib me.n
yuu.Nhii shammaa banake jalaa karuu.N
hai isii …
(na kisii ke dil kii huu.N aarazuu
na kisii kii nazar kii huu.N justajuu ) – (2)
na kisii kii nazar kii huu.N justajuu
mai.n vo phuul huu.N jo udaas ho
na bahaar aae to kyaa karuu.N
hai isii …
Ghazal #28
Raja Mehdi Ali Khan
Hats off to Laxmikant Pyarelal for having composed it so well and hats off to Raj Khosla for the direction of this scene starring his favourite actress of many movies: Sadhana in the 1967 movie Anita, one of the three movies that Raj Khosla made on mystery women.
Lata Mangeshkar with Laxmikant Pyarelal (Pic courtesy: www.hindilyrics.net)
Of course, Lata Mangeshkar has sung this so well.
You will love the picturisation of this ghazal. It is unlike any other ghazal.
Please enjoy: Qariib aa ye nazar phir mile naa mile….
qariib aa ye nazar phir mile mile naa mile
ye aarazuu kaa chaman phir khile khile na khile
qariib aa ye nazar …
bhaTak rahii huu.N sadiyo.n se terii raaho.n me.n
panaah de kisii ghaayal ko apanii baa.Nho.n me.n
ye dil kaa zaKm kabhii phir phir khile khile naa khile
qariib aa ye nazar …
taras rahaa hai ye dil terii ik nazar ke li_e
bas ek nazar terii kaafii hai umr bhar ke li_e
nazar se pyaar jataa lab hile hile naa hile
qariib aa ye nazar …
nazar uThaa ke tere saamane bahaar kha.Dii
ko_ii hasiinaa nigaaho.n me.n le ke pyaar kha.Dii
phir is adaa kii kalii khile khile naa khile
qariib aa ye nazar …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDNU3EMbyR4
Ghazal #27
Raja Mehdi Ali Khan
The movie Aankhen was released in 1950. So, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan was only 21 when he wrote the following ghazal. Once agin the composer is Madan Mohan. However, this time the singer is Shamshad Begum.
Having been born on 14th April 1919, we lost Shamshad Begum, the legend, on 23rd April 2013. She was one of the first playback singers in Indian films and sang over 6000 songs. Some of her famous songs are: Milate hi aankhen dil hua, Kabhi aar kabhi paar laaga teer-e-nazar, Kajra mohabbat wala, Teri mehfil mein kismat aajma kar, and Ek do teen aaja mausam hai rangeen.
Shamshad Begum (Pic courtesy: guyana.hoop.la)
Please enjoy: Mohabbat karne waalon ka yahi anjaam hota hai….
kisii kii yaad me.n ro-ro ke apane
din guzarate hai.n
ye kaisii zindagii hai
ham na jiite hai.n na marate hai.n
mohabbat karane waalo.n kaa -2
yahii a.njaam hotaa hai
ta.Dapanaa unakii qisamat me.n -2
to subah-o-shaam hotaa hai
mohabbat karane waalo.n kaa
yahii a.njaam hotaa hai
( hameshaa ke liye duniyaa me.n
do dil mil nahii.n sakate ) -2
do dil mil nahii.n sakate
nazar milanaa judaa_ii kaa -2
hii ik paiGaam hotaa hai
mohabbat karane waalo.n kaa
yahii a.njaam hotaa hai
( na dil me.n chain hai hamako
na raato.n ko qaraar aaye ) -2
na raato.n ko qaraar aaye
bataa de ko_ii duniyaa me.n -2
kahaa.N aaraam hotaa hai
mohabbat karane waalo.n kaa
yahii a.njaam hotaa hai
( merii barabaadiyaa.N bhii dekh lii.n
tumane jahaa.N waalo.n ) -2
tumane jahaa.N waalo.n
jo karataa hai mohabbat wo -2
yuu.N hii naakaam hotaa hai
mohabbat karane waalo.n kaa
yahii a.njaam hotaa hai
He lived for a little more than 51 years only (25th June 1924 to 14th July 1975) and yet he left an indelible mark on the Hindi films industry as a composer and music director.
He was the master of ghazals and some of his most popular ghazals have been sung by Mohammad Rafi, Talat Mahmood and Mohammad Rafi. I have already given you quite a few. But, now, it is time to pay him tribute as the best composer of ghazals in Hindi films.
They are all so good that I find it very difficult to select just a few.
Anyway, here is an attempt to find one each of the three singers that I love.
The first one is of Mohammad Rafi from the 1958 movie Aakhri Dao starring Nutan and Shekhar. Majrooh Sultanpuri was the lyricist.
Majrooh Sultanpuri was born on 01 October 1919 in Sultanpur, UP. He was one of the dominating musical forces in Indian Cinema in the 1950s and early 1960s and was an important figure in the Progressive Writers’ Movement and is consideredone of the finest avant-garde Urdu poets of 20th century literature. He won the Filmfare Best Lyricist Award in 1965 for “Chahunga Main Tujhe” in film Dosti, and the highest award in Indian cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for lifetime achievement in 1993.
tujhe kyaa sunaaU.N mai.n dilarubaa
tere saamane meraa haal hai
terii ik nigaah kii baat hai
merii zi.ndagii kaa savaal hai
merii har Kushii tere dam se hai
merii zi.ndagii tere Gam se hai
tere dard se rahe beKabar
mere dil kii kab ye mazaal hai
tere husn par hai merii nazar
mujhe subah shaam kii kyaa Kabar
merii shaam hai terii justajuu
merii subaha teraa Kayaal hai
mere dil jigar me.n samaa bhii jaa
rahe kyo.n nazar kaa bhii faasalaa
ke tere baGair o jaan-e-jaa.n
mujhe zi.ndagii bhii muhaal hai
Ghazal #31
Madan Mohan
Undoubtedly the best composer of ghazals in Hindi movies ever was Madan Mohan and the best singer Talat Mahmood.
The 1957 movie Dekh Kabira Roya was supposed to be a comedy but look at the songs and this ghazal. Rajinder Krishan was the lyricist and Talat the singer.
Lagan Tose Lagi Balma
Lata Mangeshkar
Rajendra Krishan
Madan Mohan
Meri Veena Tum Bin Roye
Lata Mangeshkar
Rajendra Krishan
Madan Mohan
Hum Panchhi Mastaane
Lata Mangeshkar Geeta Dutt & Seeta
Rajendra Krishan
Madan Mohan
Humse Aaya Na Gaya
Talat Mahmood
Rajendra Krishan
Madan Mohan
Tum Meri Raakho Laaj Hari
Sudha Malhotra
Rajendra Krishan
Madan Mohan
Tu Pyar Kare Ya Thukraye
Lata Mangeshkar
Rajendra Krishan
Madan Mohan
Ashqon Se Teri Humne
Asha Bhosle
Rajendra Krishan
Madan Mohan
Hum Bulate Hi Rahe
Asha Bhosle & Mohammad Rafi
Rajendra Krishan
Madan Mohan
Bairan Ho Gayi Rain
Manna Dey
Rajendra Krishan
Madan Mohan
Kaun Aaya, Mere Man Ke Dwaare
Manna Dey
Rajendra Krishan
Madan Mohan
Please enjoy: Hamase aaya naa gaya tumase bulaaya na gaya….
ham se aayaa na gayaa tum se bulaayaa naa gayaa
faasalaa pyaar me.n dono.n se miTaayaa naa gayaa
vo gha.Dii yaad hai jab tum se mulaaqaat huI
ek ishaaraa huaa do haath ba.Dhe baat huI
dekhate dekhate din Dhal gayaa aur raat huI
vo samaa.n aaj talak dil se bhulaayaa naa gayaa
ham se AyA na gayA
kyaa Kabar thii ke mile hai.n to bichha.Dane ke liye
qismate.n apanii banaaI.n hai.n biga.Dane ke liye
pyaar kaa baag basaayaa thaa uja.Dane ke liye
is tarah uja.Daa ke phir ham se basaayaa naa gayaa
ham se AyA na gayA
yAd rag jAtI hai aur vaqt guzar jAtA hai
phUl khilatA hai magar khil ke bikhar jAtA hai
sab chale jAte hai.n phir darde jigar jAtA hai
dAG jo tUne diyA dil ne miTAyA nA gayA
ham se AyA na gayA …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esPzSp_jlNs
Ghazal #32
Madan Mohan
What happens when you combine the best ghazal composer in Madan Mohan with the best ghazal writer: Gulzar? Well, the result, as expected is magic. It happened in 1975 movie Mausam starring Sanjeev Kapoor and Sharmila Tagore.
Gulzar
Lata is the singer.
Please enjoy one of her best ghazals: Ruke ruke se kadam ruk ke baar baar chale….
ruke ruke se kadam ruk ke baar baar chale (2)
qarAr leke tere dar se beqarAr chale
ruke ruke se kadam ruk ke baar baar chale
ruke ruke se kadam
subah nA AyI kaI baar nI.nd se jaage (2)
ki ek raat kI ye zi.ndagI guzaar chale (2)
ruke ruke se kadam
uThAye phir de ke ehasAn dil kA sIne par (2)
le tere kadamo.n pe ye kaz.r bhI utaar chale (2)
qarAr leke tere dar se beqarAr chale
ruke ruke se kadam ruk ke baar baar chale
ruke ruke se kadam
Ghazal #33
Madan Mohan
I was about to call it a late night when I remembered that I haven’t given you a fourth singer for whom Madan Mohan composed ghazals. Yes, I am talking about Asha Bhosle.
Asha Bhosle (Pic courtesy: indianexpress.com)
The 1966 movie Neend Hamari Khwaab Tumhaare had one of her best ghazals on the lyrics of Rajinder Krishan. It is picturised on Nanda singing for Shashi Kapoor.
Please enjoy: Koi shiqwa bhi nahin, koi shiqayat bhi nahin Aur tumahen hamase who pehli si mohabbat bhi nahin….
pyaar ke vaade vafaa hone ke din aa_e hai.n -2
ye na samajho Kafaa hone ke din aa_e hai.n
ruuTh jaa_oge to kuchh duur qayaamat bhii nahii.n
aur tumhe.n hamase …
ham vahii apanii vafaa apanii mohabbat bhii vahii -2
tum jahaa.N baiTh ga_e apanii jo jannat hai vahii
aur duniyaa me.n kisii chiiz kii chaahat bhii nahii.n
aur tumhe.n hamase …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEJttVItcVI
Ghazal #34
Khaiyyam
Last night I gave you adequate glimpses of Madan Mohan’s mastery over composing music for ghazals in the Hindi movies. Another composer who loved composing ghazals is Mohammed Zahur Khaiyyam or simply Khaiyyam.
Khaiyyam with wife Jagjit Kaur (pic courtesy: www.hindilyrics.com)
He was born very close to where I was born: the village of Rahon near Nawanshahr on 18th Feb 1927. His music is on the gentler side and he refused to make music for frivolous lyricists.
To the best of my knowledge, Bashar Nawaz has penned just one ghazal in Hindi movies. It is in the 1982 movie Bazaar starring Naseeruddin Shah and the one who was destined to be the modern day Meena Kumari until fate played its last card for her and we lost her prematurely: Smita Patil.
Bashar Nawaz (Pic courtesy: www.newsroompost.com)
The ghazal has been sung by Bhupinder whose one ghazal I have given you earlier, for the movie Aitbaar: Kisi nazar ko tera intezzar aaj bhi hai.
Please enjoy: Karoge yaad to har baat yaad aayegi…..
karoge yaad to, har baat yaad aayegii – 2
guzarate vaqt kii, har mauj Thahar jaayegii – 2
karoge yaad to …
barasataa-bhiigataa mausam dhuaa.N-dhuaa.N hogaa – 2
pighalatii shamo.n pe dil kaa mere Gumaa.n hogaa
hatheliyo.n kii hinaa, yaad kuchh dilaayegii – 2
karoge yaad to …
galii ke mo.D pe, suunaa saa koI daravaazaa – 2
tarasatii aa.Nkho.n se rastaa kisii kaa dekhegaa
nigaah duur talak jaa ke lauT aaegii – 2
karoge yaad to …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X0Z6Qp6Re4
Ghazal #35
Khaiyyam
Talking about Khaiyyam, another beautiful ghazal of the 1982 movie Bazaar has been sung by his wife Jagjit Kaur. This is picturised on Supriya Pathak and the gentlest of all heroes: Farooq Sheikh.
And, it is a Mir Taqi Mir ghazal!
Please enjoy: Dikhayi diye youn ki bekhud kiya….
dikhaa_ii di_e yuu.N ki bekhud kiyaa -2
hame.n aap se bhii judaa kar chale
dikhaa_ii di_e yuu.N
jabii.n sajadaa karate hii karate ga_ii -2
haq-e-ba.ndagii yuu.N adaa kar chale
dikhaa_ii di_e yuu.N
parastish kii yaa.N tak ki ai but tujhe -2
nazar me.n sabho.n kii Kudaa kar chale
dikhaa_ii di_e yuu.N
bahut aarzuu tii galii kii terii -2
so yaas-e-lahuu me.n nahaa kar chale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1cwY3IEWJI
Ghazal #36
Khaiyyam
And, ladies and gentlemen, talking about Khaiyyam, one can never forget the ghazal of Jaan Nisar Akhtar composed by him and sung so beautifully by Lata Mangeshkar.
I have already given you two excellent ghazals by Jaan Nisar Akhtar: Beqasi had se jab guzr jaaye; and Bemurravat bewafa begaana-e-dil aap hain.
This is from the 1977 movie Shankar Hussain and is counted amongst the finest ghazals in Hindi movies.
Please enjoy: Aap youn faaslon se guzarate rahe Dil se kadamon ki avaaz aati rahi…..
aap yuu.N faasalo.n se guzarate rahe
dil se kadamo.n kii aavaaz aatii rahii
aahaTo.n se a.ndhere chamakate rahe
raat aatii rahii raat jaatii rahii
ho, gunagunaatii rahii.n merii tanahaa_iyaa.N
duur bajatii rahii.n kitanii shahanaa_iyaa.N
zi.ndagii zi.ndagii ko bulaatii rahii
aap yuu.N faasalo.n se guzarate rahe
dil se kadamo.n kii aavaaz aatii rahii
aap yuu.N…
kataraa kataraa pighalataa rahaa aasmaa.N -2
ruuh kii vaadiyo.n me.n na jaane kahaa.N
ik nadii… ik nadii dilarubaa giit gaatii rahii
aap yuu.N faasalo.n se guzarate rahe
dil se kadamo.n kii aavaaz aatii rahii
aap yuu.N…
aap kii garm baaho.n me.n kho jaae.nge
aap kii narm zaano.n pe so jaae.nge, so jaae.nge
muddato.n raat nii.nde.n churaatii rahii
aap yuu.N faasalo.n se guzarate rahe
dil se kadamo.n kii aavaaz aatii rahii
aap yuu.N…
That brings us to the end of Part II of A Hundred Ghazals in Hindi Movies. We have had a total of 36 ghazals so far.
Please let me know in the comments below if some ghazal of yours should appear in the Top 100. I shall try to accommodate. Only, please remember two things: One, there are still four more parts to go of roughly 16 ghazals per part. And, secondly, these are not the best ghazals in all fora; these are only considered the best that appeared in Hindi movies.
The ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The form is ancient, originating in ancient Arabic poem in Arabia long before the birth of Islam. The term Ghazal is of North African and Middle Eastern origin. Its root term in Arabic is “gh-zl” and is derived from the Arabian panegyric qasida.
The ghazal spread into South Asia in the 12th century due to the influence of Sufi mystics and the courts of the new Islamic Sultanate. Although the ghazal is most prominently a form of Dari poetry and Urdu poetry, today it is found in the poetry of many languages of the Indian sub-continent.
The best ghazal in the Hindi movies is by my favourite poet and lyricist Shakeel Badayuni. It was the title ghazal for the 1963 movie Mere Mehboob. Only, I am not able to post this ghazal since it is so dear to me. You will have to do with lesser ghazals of Shakeel and others.
Mere Mehboob Tujhe, the title song of Mere Mehboob is the best ghazal in Hindi movies, composed in Raag Jhinjhoti
Ghazal #1
Let me begin by giving you his ghazal for the 1954 movie Amar. As is to be expected, it has Naushad Ali’s music and it has been sung by Lata Mangeshkar for Nimmi, one of the two heroines of the movie (the other being Madhubala) opposite Dilip Kumar.
Shakeel Badayuni and Naushad not just made the best songs in Hindi movies, but, best ghazals too
Please enjoy: Na milata gham to barbaadi ke afsaane kahan jaate….
ho, tamannaa luT ga_ii phir bhii tere dam se mohabbat hai
mubaarak Gair ko Kushiyaa.N mujhe, Gam se mohabbat hai
na milataa Gam to barabaadii ke afasaane kahaa.N jaate
agar duniyaa chaman hotii, to viiraane kahaa.N jaate
chalo achchhaa huaa apano.n me.n koii Gair to nikalaa
jii, koii Gair to nikalaa
agar hote sabhii apane, to begaane kahaa.N jaate
du_aae.n do mohabbat hamane miTakar tumako sikhalaadii
mohabbat tumako sikhalaadii
na jalate shamaa me.n to parvaane kahaa.N jaate
tumhii.n ne Gam kii daulat dii ba.Daa ahasaan farmaayaa,
ba.Daa ahasaan farmaayaa
zamaane bhar ke aage haath phailaane kahaa.N jaate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BKLe-L6Dtg
Ghazal #2
Left to myself, for the next fortnight (these ghazals, you may know, are being reproduced from my Facebook Page Lyrical where I ran this feature for more than a month, giving three every evening/night) I can give you ghazals of Shakeel Badayuni in Hindi movies! That’s how much I adore him.
However, I am going to be less selfish and give you those of many other lyricists and poets.
Lets start with Kaifi Azmi.
Kaifi mastered the art of describing things very powerfully through simple words.
Here is one of my favourite Kaifi Azmi ghazals in Hindi movies. This is from the 1982 movie Arth (Meaning) starring Shabana Azmi, Smita Patil (who was then being talked about the Meena Kumari of modern era) and Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Raj Kiran. Kuldeep Singh composed the music for it. And no marks for guessing the ghazal singer: the ghazal king of our era: Jagjit Singh.
Please enjoy: Jhuki jhuki si nazar beqraar hai ki nahin…
jhukii jhukii sii nazar beqaraar hai ki nahii.n
dabaa dabaa saa sahii dil me.n pyaar hai ki nahii.n …
tuu apane dil kii javaa.N dha.Dakano.n ko gin ke bataa …
merii tarah teraa dil beqaraar hai ki nahii.n …
dabaa dabaa saa sahii dil me.n pyaar hai ki nahii.n
jhukii jhukii sI nazar
vo pal ke jis me.n mohabbat javaan hotii hai
us ek pal kaa tujhe i.ntazaar hai ki nahii.n …
dabaa dabaa saa sahii dil me.n pyaar hai ki nahii.n
jhukii jhukii sI nazar
terii ummiid pe Thukaraa rahaa huu.N duniyaa ko …
tujhe bhii apane pe ye aitabaar hai ki nahii.n …
dabaa dabaa saa sahii dil me.n pyaar hai ki nahii.n
jhukii jhukii sii nazar
Ghazal #3
How about a ghazal from the movie Ghazal? Well, now we are talking about Sahir Ludhianvi. This ghazal achieved iconic proportions and is still being talked about as the ghazal in Hindi movies. Naturally, no one could sing such ghazals better than Mohammad Rafi, especially when it ends in high pitched singing.
The great Madan Mohan who composed music for the best ghazals in Hindi movies did full justice to it.
Sahir Ludhianvi, Madan Mohan and Mohammad Rafi, the team that made one of the best ghazals in Hindi movies.
Sunil Dutt sang it for Meena Kumari (herself a ghazal writer in real life!). She was his beloved in the movie and was being married to his rival Rehman out of a compulsion that she had lost her voice (after they fell in love with he listening to her singing the origin of this ghazal in a private gathering with her female friends): Naghma o sher ki baraat kise pesh karun. Having lost her voice she didn’t want Sunil Dutt to suffer marriage with her! Rehman asked Sunil Dutt to sing the sehra (felicitation song for wedding) and that’s how Sunil Dutt sang it.
Please enjoy: Rang aur noor ki baraat kise pesh Karun…
ye mere sher mere aakhirii nazaraane hai.n (2)
mai.n un apano.n mai.n huu.N jo aaj se begaane hai.n
beta-aa-luK sii mulaakaat kise pesh karuu.N
ye muraado.n kii ha.nsii.n raat kise pesh karuu.N, kise pesh karuu.N
surkh jo.De kii tabotaab mubaarak ho tujhe (2)
terii aa.Nkho.n kaa nayaa Kvaab mubaarak ho tujhe
ye merii Kvaahish ye Kayaalaat kise pesh karuu.N
ye muraado.n kii ha.nsii.n raat kise pesh karuu.N, kise pesh karuu.N
kaun kahataa hai chaahat pe sabhii kaa haq hai (2)
tuu jise chaahe teraa pyaar usii kaa haq hai
mujhase kah de …
mujhase kah de mai.n teraa haath kise pesh karuu.N
ye muraado.n kii ha.nsii.n raat kise pesh karuu.N, kise pesh karuu.N
ra.ng aur nuur kii …
Ghazal #4
Tonight I give you two beautiful ghazals by Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal Emperor of India; it is actually one penned by him and the other penned for the movie on his life, the 1960 movie Laal Qila (Red Fort), by Muztar Khairabadi. He is the subject of William Dalrymple’s famous book ‘The Last Mughal’. His reign lasted twenty years, from 28th Sep 1837 to 14th Sep 1857.
On 20th Sep 1857, heading the Mutiny against the British, Zafar was defeated by the British. Many members of his family were killed by the British. He himself, together with his wife Zeenat were exiled to Rangoon, Burma. Five years later, in 1862, he died in Yangon. He was buried near the Shwe Degon Pagoda at 6 Ziwaka Road, near the intersection with Shwe Degon Pagoda Rd, Yangon. The shrine of Bahadur Shah Zafar Dargah was built there after recovery of its tomb on 16 February 1991.
He was an accomplished Urdu poet and calligrapher. While he was denied paper and pen in captivity, he was known to have written on the walls of his room with a burnt stick.
He wrote the following Ghazal as his own epitaph.
This ghazal was sung very beautifully by Mohammad Rafi on SN Tripathi’s music in the 1960 movie Laal Qila.
Please enjoy: Lagata nahin hai dil meraa ujade dyaar mein….
būlbūl ko pāsbāń se na saiyyād se gilā
qismet méń qaid likhī tthī fasl-e-bahār méń
kaeh do in hassretoń se kahīń aur jā bas’éń
itnī jageh kahāń hé dil-e-dāGhdār méń
ik shāKh-e-gūl pe baiTh ke būlbūl hé shādmāń
kānTe bichā diye héń dil-e-lālāzār méń
umr-e-darāz māńg ke lāye tthe chār din
do ārzū méń kaT gayé do intezār méń
din zindagī ke Khatm hué shām ho gayī
p’hailā ke pāoń soyeń-ge kūńj-e-mazaar méń
kitnā hé bad-naseeb zafar dafn ke liye
do gaz zamīn bhī na milī kū-e-yār méń
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg4EQcmeBl0
Ghazal #5
I have given the brief history of the Last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar in the previous post wherein he wrote his own epitaph in a prison in Rangoon, Burma, where he was exiled in 1857.
This is the second famous ghazal was not written by him but by Muztar Khairabadi for the 1960 movie Laal Qila on the life of Zafar.
This is the second best ghazal (the first, I have already told you is Mere Mehboob) ever sung by Mohammad Rafi. It features in the 1960 movie Laal Qila and like the last one (Lagata nahin hai dil meraa) it has SN Tripathi’s music.
Please enjoy: Naa kisi ki aankh ka noor hoon…..
na kisii kii aa.Nkh kaa nuur huu.N
na kisii ke dil kaa qaraar huu.N
jo kisii ke kaam na aa sakaa
mai.n vo ek musht-e-gubaar huu.N
na to mai.n kisii kaa habiib huu.N
na to mai.n kisii kaa raqiib huu.N
jo biga.D gayaa vo nasiib huu.N
jo uja.D gayaa vo dayaar huu.N, jo kisii ke …
meraa ra.ng-ruup biga.D gayaa
meraa yaar mujhase bichha.D gayaa
jo chaman fizaa.n me.n uja.D gayaa
mai.n usii kii fasl-e-bahaar huu.N, jo kisii ke …
Ghazal #6
Ghulam Ali was born on 5th Dec 1940, in a village near Sialkot in British India (now part of Pakistan). He is the most famous of the ghazal singers of this era. Being from the Patiala gharana of ghazal singing, he combined Hindustani classical music and ghazal singing into a unique blend.
His most famous ghazal in Hindi movies is in the 1982 BR Chopra movie Nikaah starring the singer-actor Salma Agha, Deepak Prashar and Raj Babbar.
In Nikaah,B.R Chopra makes a social comment on the Sharia laws of divorce (Talaq) and its misuse among Indian Muslim society. According to Chopra, it is a story of all women.
It is in this background that Ghulam Ali’s ghazal is to be listened to. It has Hasrat Mohani’s lyrics. Ghulam Ali, as always, has sung it on his own music.
Please enjoy: Chupake chupake raat din aansu bahaana yaad hai….
chupake chupake raat din aa.Nsuu bahaanaa yaad hai
ham ko ab tak aashiqii kaa vo zamaanaa yaad hai
khii.nch lenaa vo meraa pad.re kaa konaa baf-a-tan
aur dupaTTe me.n vo teraa mu.Nh chhupaanaa yaad hai
berukhii ke saath sunanaa dad.r-e-dil kii daasataa.N
vo kalaa_ii me.n teraa ka.ngan ghumaanaa yaad hai
vaqt-e-rukhsat alavidaa kaa lafz kahane ke liye
vo tere suukhe labo.n kaa thar-tharaanaa yaad hai
chorii chorii ham se tum aakar mile the jis jagah
muddate.n guzarii.n par ab tak vo Thikaanaa yaad hai
dopahar kii dhuup me.n mere bulaane ke liye
vo chhajje par teraa na.nge paa.Nv aanaa yaad hai
tujhase milate hii vo bebaaq ho jaanaa meraa
aur teraa daa.Nto.n me.n vo u.ngalii dabaanaa yaad hai
tujh ko jab ta.nhaa kabhii paanaa to az_raahe-lihaaz
haal-e-dil baato.n hii baato.n me.n jataanaa yaad hai
aa gayaa agar vasl kii shab bhii kahin ziqr-e-firaq
vo teraa ro ro ke bhii mujhako rulaanaa yaad hai
Ghazal #7
Lata Mangeshkar
Born on 29th Sep 1929, Lata Mangeshkar is India’s best known playback singer who has sung sung more songs than any other singer.
Born in Indore, she started singing at the age of 13. Her father, Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar was a classical singer and theater actor. Lata not only took her music lessons from him but also acted in his plays.
Her singing career started when her father died, when she was only 13. Mangeshkar sang the song “Naachu Yaa Gade”, Khelu Saari Mani Haus Bhaari” which was composed by Sadashivrao Nevrekar for Vasant Joglekar’s Marathi movie Kiti Hasaal (1942).
She has lost count of the number of awards that were conferred on her, the highest being India’s highest award Bharat Ratna in 2001. In 1974 Guiness listed her as the most recorded artist in the history of the world. The estimate of the songs that she has recorded ranges between 25000 to 50000! In 1969 she requested that she not be considered for Filmfare Best Playback Singer (Female) award as she had already won it four times and she wanted to promote fresh talent.
Her ghazal singing in Hindi movies, especially in her young days, would leave you breathless with its stunning beauty.
Her “bhai sahaib” Madan Mohan, as acknowledged by her personally, brought out the best in her. Her ghazals of 1958 Nargis starrer Adalat are beautiful in many ways: Rajinder Krishan’s lyrics are superb and meaningful, Madan Mohan’s music has the soulful quality about it and her singing brings out the ‘dard’ as if it is not playback but she can feel the protagonist’s pain.
Please enjoy one of her most famous ghazals: Youn hasraton ke daag mohabbat mein dho liye…..
yU.N hasarato.n ke dAG, muhabbat me.n dho liye
khud dil se dil kI bAt kahI, aur ro liye
yU.N…
ghar se chale the ham to, khushI kI talAsh me.n -2
khushI kI talAsh me.n
Gam rAh me.n kha.De the vahI, sAth ho liye
khud dil se dil kI bAt kahI, aur ro liye
yU.N…
murajhaa chukaa hai phir bhii ye dil phuul hii to hai
haa.N phuul hii to hai
ab aap kii Khushii ise kaa.NTo.n me.n toliye
khud dil se dil kii baat kahii, aur ro liye
yuu.N …
ho.nTho.n ko sI chuke to, zamAne ne ye kahA – 2
zamAne ne ye kahA
ye chup sI kyo.n lagI hai ajI, kuchh to boliye
khud dil se dil kI bAt kahI, aur ro liye
yU.N…
Ghazal #8
Lata Mangeshkar
The 1958 movie Adalat had another remarkably beautiful ghazal by her, once again with Rajinder Krishan’s lyrics and Madan Mohan’s music.
Please enjoy: Unako ye shikayat hai ki ham kuchh nahin kehate….
un ko ye shikAyat hai ke ham, (kuchh nahI.n kahate – 2)
apanI to ye aadat hai ke ham, (kuchh nahI.n kahate – 2)
majabUr bahaut karatA hai ye, (dil to zubaa.n ko – 2)
kuchh aisI hI haalat hai ke ham, (kuchh nahI.n kahate – 2)
apanI to ye aadat …
kahane ko bahaut kuchh thA agar, (kahanepe aate – 2)
duniyA kI inaayat hai ke ham, (kuchh nahI.n kahate – 2)
apanI to ye aadat …
kuchh kahanepe tUfAn (uThA letI hai duniyA – 2)
ab isape qayAmat hai ke ham, (kuchh nahI.n kahate – 2)
apanI to ye aadat …
Ghazal #9
Lata Mangeshkar
I have given you two of her most famous ghazals from the 1958 movie Adalat starring one of the greatest actresses of her times: Nargis. Now, lets see Lata ji singing for the most intense actress of the times: Meena Kumari.
This is from the same 1964 movie Ghazal from which I took one of the best ghazals of Mohammad Rafi: Rang aur noor ki baraat kise pesh Karun.
Predictably, this too has Madan Mohan’s music. However, the lyrics are those of Sahir Ludhianvi.
The excellence of her singing this ghazal is matched by Meena Kumari’s supreme elegance.
Please enjoy: Nagma o sher ki saugat kise pesh karun….
koi hamaraaz to paauu.N koI hamadam to mile
dil kii dha.Dakan ke ishaarat kise pesh karuu.N
Ghazal #10
Salma Agha
The other day I gave you a ghazal sung by Ghulam Ali for the 1982 BR Chopra movie Nikaah that brought out that the Sharia law of Talaaq was being misused in India. The woman who was, in the movie, on the receiving end of the law was Salma Agha. She is a British singer and actress of Pakistani origin. In her first movie itself, ie, in Nikaah, she won the Filmfare Best Female Playback singer award.
And this was that ghazal.
Please enjoy: Dil ke armaan aansuyon mein beh gaye….
dil ke aramaan aansuon men bah gaye
ham vafaa kar ke bhi tanaha rah gaye
dil ke aramaan aansuon men bah gaye
zindagi ek pyaas ban kar rah gai \-2
pyaar ke qisse adhoore rah gaye
ham vafaa kar ke bhi tanaha rah gaye
dil ke aramaan aansuon men bah gaye
shaayad un ka aakhiri ho yeh sitam \-2
har sitam, yeh soch kar ham sah gaye
ham vafaa kar ke bhi tanaha rah gaye
dil ke aramaan aansuon men bah gaye
khud ko bhi hamane mita daala magar
faasle jo daramiyaan the rah gaye
ham vafaa kar ke bhi tanaha rah gaye
dil ke aramaan aansuon men bah gaye
Ghazal #11
Mohammad Rafi
The best of ghazals in Hindi movies owe their existence to the quartet of Shakeel Badayuni, Naushad Ali, Dilip Kumar and Mohammad Rafi.
Dilip Kumar with his singing voice Mohammad Rafi
Here is one from the 1966 movie Dil Diya Dard Liya wherein four of them worked together to create some of the finest ghazals.
Even after all these years they are as popular as they were when they were fresh.
Please enjoy: Guzaren hain aaj ishq mein ham us maqqam se, Nafrat si ho gayi hai mohabbat ke naam se….
guzare hai.n aaj ishq me.n ham us maqaam se
nafarat sii ho ga_ii hai muhabbat ke naam se
hamako na ye gumaan thaa, o sa.ngadil sanam
raah-e-vafaa se tere bahak jaae.nge qadam
chhalakegaa zahar bhii terii aa.Nkho.n ke jaam se
o bevafaa teraa bhii yuu.N hii TuuT jaae dil
tuu bhii ta.Dap-ta.Dap ke pukaare haay dil
teraa bhii saamanaa ho kabhii, Gam kii shaam se
ham vo nahii.n jo pyaar me.n rokar guzaar de.n
parachhaaI.n bhii ho terii to Thokar se maar de.n
vaaqif hai.n ham bhii Kuub har ek i.ntaqaam se
Ghazal #12
Mohammad Rafi
Talking about Mohammad Rafi and Guzar theme helps you to get to the 1968 movie Mere Huzoor starring Raaj Kumar, Mala Sinha and Jeetendra.
What a beautiful story it was:
Akhtar Hussain (Jeetendra) saves the life of Nawab Salim (Raaj Kumar), and earns his gratitude. Salim invites Akhtar to come to his palatial home, and Akhtar does so. On the way, he meets beautiful Saltanat (Mala Sinha), and falls in love with her. On arrival at Salim’s house, Akhtar is treated with utmost respect, provided employment, and a place to live. Akhtar meets with Saltanat and both plan to get married. Unknown to them, Salim also loves Saltanat, but Saltanat rejects his advances, and proposal, leaving him heartbroken. On the day, when the news of the impending marriage of Akhtar and Saltanat is given to Salim, he sings this ghazal.
This ghazal has been put together by Hasrat Jaipuri, Shankar Jaikishen and Mohammad Rafi.
Please enjoy: Woh khushi mili hai mujhako use kaise main bataayun……
jo guzar rahii hai mujh par use kaise mai.n bataa_uu.N -2
vo Kushii milii hai mujhako mai.n Kushii se mar na jaa_uu.N -2
mere dil kii dha.Dakano.n kaa ye salaam tumako pahu.Nche
mai.n tumhaaraa hamanashii.n huu.N ye payaam tumako pahu.Nche
use bandagii mai.n samajhuu.N jo tumhaare kaam aa_uu.N
vo Kushii milii hai …
mere dil kii mahafilo.n me.n vo muqaam hai tumhaaraa
ke Kudaa ke baad lab par bas naam hai tumhaaraa
merii aarazuu yahii hai mai.n tumhaare giit gaa_uu.N
vo Kushii milii hai …
merii zindagii me.n hamadam kabhii Gam na tuu uThaanaa
kabhii aa_e.N jo a.Ndhere mujhe pyaar se bulaanaa
mai.n chiraaG huu.N vafaa kaa mai.n a.Ndhere jagamagaa_uu.N
vo Kushii milii hai …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=HiOKDngPkRM
Ghazal #13
Asha Bhosle
She was born on the 8th of Sep 1933 in Sangli. Lata Mangeshkar, her elder sister is four years older to her. Hence, she was only 9 years old when their father Deenanath Mangeshkar died. Both the sisters took to singing in order to support the family.
Whereas Lata emerged as the most versatile singer, Asha emerged as the young-at-heart sexy voice, as seen by Music Director OP Nayyar who refused to make songs for Lata.
Many of Asha’s songs are the lilting, romantic, numbers with a dash of daring in them.
However, she also sang bhajans and ghazals with equal ease.
Take this ghazal from the 1960 movie Kalpana for example. It has pathos, deep emotions and pain.
To understand this ghazal, have a look at the story-line:
Widower Amar (Ashok Kumar) leads a middle-class lifestyle in Bombay along with his widowed mom, and a daughter, Munni (Baby Farida), whose mom passed away just 3 days after giving birth and makes a living working as the Principal of Bharti Kala Kendra. When he goes for a vacation to Kashmir with his Butler, D’Souza (Sunder), he meets with and falls in love with a woman named Kalpana (Padmini) and includes her in his painting. They meet several times and are drawn to each other. One day when Amar goes to propose, he finds out they have left for an unknown destination. When he returns home by train he meets with another young woman, Asha (Ragini), who he subsequently hires as the Kendra’s Dance Instructress. He takes her home to meet his mom, and Munni, and both approve of her hoping that she will marry Amar. Then Amar watches Kalpana performing a dance item in the theater, meets with her and both rekindle their romance. Asha notices this and steps away, albeit heartbroken. Amar asks Kalpana to go and meet his mother and Munni, which she does. It is during this meeting that they will get an unexpected visitor, none other than Johar (Iftekar), who is Kalpana’s brother, and this is when the truth about Kalpana, her mom, and their background will surface – changing everyone’s lives forever.
The ghazal shows the reality of Kalpana (Padmini) and how she was forced to become a courtesan.
Such a powerful ghazal was penned by Jaan Nisar Akhtar. It has OP Nayyar‘s music.
Please enjoy: Baqasi had se jab guzr jaaye Koi ai dil jiye ke mar jaaye….
beqasii had se jab guzar jaa_e
ko_ii ai dil ji_e ki mar jaa_e
zindagii se kaho dulahan ban ke -2
aaj to do gha.Dii sa.Nvar jaa_e
ko_ii ai dil …
unako jii bhar ke dekh lene de -2
dil kii dha.Dakan zaraa Thahar jaa_e
ko_ii ai dil …
ham hai.n apanii jaan ke dushman -2
kyo.n ye iljaam unake sar jaa_e
ko_ii ai dil …
mere naGamo.n se unakaa dil na dukhe -2
Gam nahii.n mujhape jo guzar jaa_e
ko_ii ai dil …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=QKL_GPfsABE
Ghazal #14
Asha Bhosle
Now that I have given you a very famous ghazal by Asha Bhosle sung for Padmini in the 1960 movie Kalpana, how about a ghazal of hers picturised on Meena Kumari?
You can’t believe it, can you?
Well, it happened in the 1967 movie Bahu Begum. Lyrics are by Majrooh Sultanpuri and it is Roshan‘s composition.
Please enjoy: Hum intezzar karenge teraa qyaamat taq Khuda kare ki qyaamat ho aur tu aaye….
ham i.ntazaar kare.nge (2) qayaamat tak
khudaa kare ki qayaamat ho, aur tuu aae (2)
ham i.ntazaar kare.nge …
## Duet Version ##
(aashaa:)
ham i.ntazaar kare.nge
ham i.ntazaar kare.nge teraa qayaamat tak
Kudaa kare ki qayaamat ho, aur tuu aae -2
ham i.ntazaar kare.nge…
ye i.ntazaar bhii ek imtihaa.n hotaa hai
isiise ishq kaa sholaa javaa.n hotaa hai
ye i.ntazaar salaamat ho
ye i.ntazaar salaamat ho aur tuu aae
Kudaa kare ki qayaamat ho, aur tuu aae
ham i.ntazaar kare.nge…
bichhaae shauq se, Kud bevafaa kii raaho.n me.n
kha.De hai.n diip kii hasarat li_e nigaaho.n me.n
qabuul-e-dil kii ibaadat ho
qabuul-e-dil kii ibaadat ho aur tuu aae
Kudaa kare ki qayaamat ho, aur tuu aae
ham i.ntazaar kare.nge…
(rafii:)
vo Kushanasiib hai jisako tuu i.ntaKaab kare
Kudaa hamaarii mohabbat ko qaamayaab kare
javaa.n sitaaraa-e-qismat ho
javaa.n sitaaraa-e-qismat ho aur tuu aae
(aashaa:)
Kudaa kare ki qayaamat ho, aur tuu aae
ham i.ntazaar kare.nge…
https://youtube.com/watch?v=iPx5cZOjIvE
Ghazal #15
Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle has sung many of her songs for Asha Parekh. This ghazal is a gem though in the end Mohammad Rafi gets to make an appropriate response to her through Joy Mukherjee.
It is from a combination of Lyricist and Music Director that stayed with Asha Bhosle in large number of her songs: Majrooh Sulatnpuri with OP Nayyar.
This was one of the best movies of OP Nayyar with record number of super-hit songs; the 1963 movie Phir Wohi Dil Laaya Hoon.
Please enjoy: Zulf ki chhaon mein chehre ka ujaala de kar….
aa: zulf kii chhaa_o.N me.n chehare kaa ujaalaa lekar
terii wiiraan sii raato.n ko sajaayaa hamane
ra: merii raato.n me.n jalaaye tere jalawo.n ne charaaG
terii raato.n ke liye dil ko jalaayaa hamane
ye tere garm se lab ye tere jalate ruKasaar -2
dekh hamako ke banaayaa hai inhe.n dil kaa karaar
kaise a.ngaaro.n ko siine se lagaayaa hamane
terii raato.n ke liye dil ko jalaayaa hamane
aa: hamane har dil ko sikhaayaa hai dha.Dakane kaa chalan -2
de ke ulfat kii ta.Dap de ke mohabbat kii jalan
tujh se diiwaane ko i.nsaan banaayaa hamane
terii wiiraan sii raato.n ko sajaayaa hamane
ra: siikh le rasm-e-wafaa husn bhii diiwaano.n se -2
daastaa.N apanii bharii hai inhii.n afasaano.n se
rakh diyaa sar ko jahaa.N phir na uThaayaa hamane
terii raato.n ke liye dil ko jalaayaa hamane
I was about to call it a night with my usual quota of three ghazals a night, but, I am reminded of this ghazal duet between Bhupinder and Asha Bhosle and it is so beautiful that I have to give it to you.
It is a Farooq Qaiser ghazal with music composed by Bappi Lahiri. It is picturised on Suresh Oberoi being the ghazal singer in a hotel where he gets to meet his old flame Dimple Kapadia now married to Raj Babbar.
Once again, Asha through Dimple was eminently able to bring out the pain of her existence and the momentary happiness at seeing the love of her life.
Please enjoy: Kisi nazar ko teraa intezzaar aaj bhi hai….
Bhupinder:
kisii nazar ko teraa i.ntazaar aaj bhii hai
kahaa.N ho tum ki ye dil beqaraar aaj bhi hai
Bhupinder:
vo vaadiyaa.N vo fazaaye.n ki ham mile the jahaa.N
merii vafaa kaa vahii.n par mazaar aaj bhii hai
Bhupinder:
na jaane dekh ke kyo.n un ko ye huaa ehasaas
ki mere dil pe u.nhe.n iKhtiyaar aaj bhii hai
Asha:
vo pyaar jis ke liye hamane chho.D dii duniyaa
vafaa kii raah pe ghaayal vo pyaar aaj bhii hai
Bhupinder:
yakii.n nahii.n hai magar aaj bhii ye lagataa hai
merii talaash me.n shaayad bahaar aaj bhii hai
Asha:
na puuchh kitane mohabbat ke zaKhm khaaye hai.n
ki jin ko soch ke dil soGavaar aaj bhii hai
Ghazal #17
Mohammad Rafi for Shashi Kapoor
Imagine Sahshi Kapoor singing a ghazal in a movie, complete with band-gala achkan! It happened in the 1968 movie Kanyadan wherein Shashi Kapoor acted opposite Asha Parekh.
Story-line:
The film starts with a hockey match between the girls’ team Bulbuls, and the boys’ team Heroes. The girls win by 2 goals to one. Amar (Dileep Raj) from the boys’ team and Lata (Sayeeda Khan) from the Bulbul team are attracted to each other and get married. Kumar (Shashi Kapoor) a poet, and Amar are good friends. Kumar decides to go to a village and his car has a break-down where he meets Rekha (Asha Parekh), a village girl. They both fall in love and decide to get married. But when Rekha’s mother (Achala Sachdev) is approached with the proposal she refuses the marriage stating that Rekha was already married in childhood to a boy called Amar. When Kumar returns to the city he realises that Amar, who is now married to Lata, is the childhood groom involved in Rekha’s life. Rekha comes to the city and finds out about Amar when she unwittingly falls in front of his car. But seeing he’s married, she keeps silent about their childhood marriage, and starts working in their house as a maid. Kumar tries to convince Rekha that a marriage taking place when they were children does not legally constitute as one. Rekha disagrees, but over time and several tense scenes later, things are sorted out when Rekha’s mother declares that a marriage performed in childhood is illegal and not binding. Rekha and Kumar get married.
So, now that I have introduced “tense scenes” in the movie, this is one of them in the song.
Lyrics are by Hasrat Jaipuri and music by Shankar Jaikishen.
Please enjoy: Meri zindagi mein aate to kuchh aaur baat hoti….
unakii zulfe.n unake chehare se haTaa sakataa nahii.n
dil kii betaabii kisii suurat chhupaa sakataa nahii.n
kitanii dilakash hai.n muhabbat kii javaa.N majabuuriyaa.N
saamane ma.nzil hai aur paa.Nv ba.Dhaa sakataa nahii.n
merii zindagii me.n aate ( to kuchh aur baat hotii ) -2
ye nasiib jagamagaate ( to kuchh aur baat hotii ) -2
ka_ii baar mil chukii hai.n ye hasii.n-hasii.n nigaahe.n -2
vo hii beqaraariyaa.N hai.n na milii Kushii kii raahe.n
mere dil se dil milaate ( to kuchh aur baat hotii ) -2
merii zindagii me.n …
mujhe kyaa Garaz kisii se ha.Nse phuul yaa sitaare -2
hai.n merii nazar me.n phiike ye javaa.N-javaa.N nazaare
agar aap muskaraate ( to kuchh aur baat hotii ) -2
merii zindagii me.n …
ye Kushii rahe salaamat yuu.N hii jashn ho suhaanaa -2
jise sun rahii hai duniyaa mere dil kaa hai taraanaa
mere saath tum bhii gaate ( to kuchh aur baat hotii ) -2
merii zindagii me.n …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=gUT4Zeiu7mk
Ghazal #18
Jahan Ara Movie
Jahan Ara was a 1964 movie starring Mala Sinha in the title role with Bharat Bhushan playing Mirza Yusuf Changezi. have been good friends since childhood. Things are not quite the same as they grow up, as Jahan Ara’s father is none other than Emperor Shah Jahan, and men are not permitted to meet with the princess under any circumstances. However, Jahan and Mirza do meet secretly and promise to marry each other. Misfortune visits the emperor, when his wife, Mumtaz Mahal (Achala Sachdev), passes away. The emperor gets deeply devastated, and, still mourning his wife’s death, he pledges to build a memorial in her name (which would subsequently be called Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders on Earth). At her deathbed, Mumtaz makes Jahan promise that she will take care of her father, which she promises to do. This responsibility makes her sacrifice her love for Mirza, who is heartbroken and continues to believe that Jahan will sooner or later reunite with him.
This unsuccessful love affair gave rise to a number of ghazals in the movie such as shown below; making Jahan Ara as the movie with the largest number of ghazals in a Hindi movie:
1. “Baad Muddat Ke Yeh Ghadi Ayee” Mohammed Rafi, Suman Kalyanpur
2. “Main Teri Nazar Ka Suroor Hoon” Talat Mahmood
3. “Woh Chup Rahen To Mere” Lata Mangeshkar
4. “Phir Wohi Sham Wohi Gham” Talat Mahmood
5. “Aye Sanam Aaj Aye Qasam Khayen” Talat Mahmood, Lata Mangeshkar
6. “Teri Aankh Ke Ansoo” Talat Mahmood
7. “Kisi Ki Yaad Mein Duniya Ko” Mohammed Rafi
8. “Haal-E-Dil Yoon Unhe Sunaayaa Gayaa” Lata Mangeshkar
9. “Jab Jab Tumhe Bhulaya, Tum Aur Yaad Aaye” Lata Mangeshkar, Asha
It is well-nigh impossible to select just one! But, I think, in quality of singing and popularity, the ghazal Phir wohi shaam wohi gham wohi tanhaayi hai…scores over the others.
All these ghazals were put together by Rajinder Krishan and Madan Mohan as a team of Lyricist and Music Composer. This one has been sung by Talat Mahmood.
Rajinder Krishan, Madan Mohan and Talat Mahmood
Please enjoy: Phir wohi shaam wohi gham wohi tanhaayi hai Dil ko behlaane teri yaad chali aayi hai….
phir vohii shaam vahii Gam vahii tanahaaI hai
dil ko samajhaane terii yaad chalii aaI hai
phir tasavvur tere pahaluu me.n biThaa jaaegaa
phir gayaa vaqt gha.Dii bhar ko palaT aaegaa
dil bahal jaaegaa aakhir ye to saudaaI hai
phir vohii shaam …
jaane ab tujh se mulaaqaat kabhii ho ke na ho
jo adhuurii rahe vo baat kabhii ho ke na ho
merii ma.nzil terii ma.nzil se bichha.D aaI hai
phir vohii shaam …
phir tere zulf ke rukhasaar kii baate.n ho.ngii
hijr kii raat magar pyaar kii baate.n ho.ngii
phir muhabbat me.n ta.Dapane kii qasam khaaI hai
phir vohii shaam …
phir tere zulf ke rukhasaar kii baate.n ho.ngii
hijr kii raat magar pyaar kii baate.n ho.ngii
phir muhabbat me.n ta.Dapane kii qasam khaaI hai
phir vohii shaam …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=JAWdqHPYwDQ
That brings us to the end of Part I of A Hundred Ghazals in Hindi movies. As you can quickly calculate, we have another five parts to go. I hope so far you have enjoyed my selection.
Sadhana – We can’t believe it; it is shocking beyond words. We knew you were battling with cancer; but, still it is shocking beyond words to let you go.
Last night, my wife Marilyn and I returned from what should have been Midnight Mass for Christmas, at 10:30 PM. Silent night, holy night, cannot be allowed to break the peace of Mumbaites beyond 10 PM, once in a year, since they are a very silent community. They never make noise during any of the other religious festivals beyond 10 PM, not on the roads, not in the parks and other public places in the open and hence cannot make an exception for Christmas.
Anyway, our Midnight Mass having finished at 10 PM, I had lot of time at home and so I thought of seeing this Raj Khosla movie that I had missed seeing during my young days: Woh Kaun Thi (Who Was She)? Sadhana played Sandhya in the movie and carried the movie virtually on her shoulders with the strength of her histrionics and enigmatic charm.
My hair now stand on their ends when I think of the fact that when she sang, in the movie: “Lag jaa gale ke phir ye haseen raat ho na ho, shaayad is janam mein mulaqaat ho naa ho“, she actually meant that it was her last night in real world too.
I have never come across such a strange coincidence in my life; the kind that makes me shiver now after hearing about her demise a few hours ago.
The best of Lata Mangeshkar songs have been picturised on her including the three (the first three in the list) from the movie that I finished seeing at about 1:37 AM today:
Lag jaa gale se.
Naina barse rimjhim rimjhim.
Jo hamane dastaan apani sunaayi aap kyun roye.
Chanda ja re ja re (from Manmauji that she did with Kishore Kumar).
Main to tum sang nain mila ke (from Manmauji).
Naino mein badra chhaye (Mera Saya with Sunil Dutt).
Tera mera pyaar amar phir kyun mujhako lagata hai dar (Asli Naqli with Dev Anand).
O sajana barkha bahaar aayi (Parakh with Motilal).
Tu jahan jahan chalega mera saya saath hoga (Mera Saya)
And, hold your breath, my most liked song in Hindi movies: Mere mehboob tujhe meri mohabbat ki kasam is also acted upon by her in the movie Mere Mehboob that had one of her best roles as Husna to Rajendra Kumar as Anwar. Indeed, you need to see this song from Mere Mehboob and another one: Yaad mein teri jaag jaag ke ham, to see the dignity, charm, elegance and beauty that she brought to acting. Anwar only saw her through the burqa (veil) once and that changed his life; that was supposed to be the effect of her striking beauty.
I am shocked beyond words.
Here is how I shall always remember her. This song that is probably her best was written by Raja Mehdi Ali Khan and had been composed in the Raag of my place: Raag Pahadi by none other than Madan Mohan and sung by Lata for her; each word now has another sublime meaning after she left us suddenly.
Please listen to this in Sadhana’s memory: Lag jaa gale ke phir ye haseen raat ho na ho….
Lag jaa gale ki phir ye hasii.n raat ho na ho
Shaayad phir is janam me.n mulaaqaat ho na ho
Lag jaa gale se …
Hamako milii hai.n aaj, ye gha.Diyaa.N nasiib se
Jii bhar ke dekh liijiye hamako qariib se
Phir aapake nasiib me.n ye baat ho na ho
Phir is janam me.n mulaaqaat ho na ho
Lag jaa gale ki phir ye hasii.n raat ho na ho
Paas aaiye ki ham nahii.n aae.nge baar-baar
Baahe.n gale me.n Daal ke ham ro le.n zaar-zaar
Aa.Nkho.n se phir ye pyaar ki barasaat ho na ho
Shaayad phir is janam me.n mulaaqaat ho na ho
Lag jaa gale ki phir ye hassii.n raat ho na ho….
Dil Abhi Bhara Nahin
You decided to leave us, Sadhana on this Christmas day; but, the fact is that we wish we could sing, as Dev Anand did in Hum Dono, for you: Abhi na jaao chhod kar ke dil abhi bhara nahin.
And how can dil bhar jaata? When we loved you so much. You brought in your acting so much of charm, romanticism, elegance and beauty that to call you stunning would be an understatement. Coincidentally, for all of us who hail from Simla, the first major movie of yours was Love in Simla with Joy Mukherjee in 1959. Woh Kaun Thi and Anita were also shot in Shimla in parts.
You dared to be different and not just with your haircut which came to be known as Sadhana cut.
This was the most popular duet of our times and I was fortunate to have heard Rafi and Asha Bhosle live singing it.
Being an evening song, Jaidev composed it in Raag Kalyan. It has the lyrics by a favourite poet and lyricist: Sahir Ludhianvi.
Here is to you Sadhana, a plea that you cannot hear anymore: Abhi naa jaao chhod kar ke dil abhi bhara nahin…..
ra: abhii na jaao chho.D kar ke dil abhii bharaa nahii.n – (2)
abhii abhii to aaii ho – abhii abhii to
abhii abhii to aaii ho, bahaar banake chhaaii ho
havaa zaraa mahak to le, nazar zaraa bahak to le
(ye shaam Dhal to le zaraa – 2), ye dil sambhal to le zaraa
mai.n tho.Dii der jii to luu.N, nashe ke ghuu.NT pii to luu.N
nashe ke ghuu.NT pii to luu.N
abhii to kuchh kahaa.Nahii.n, abhii to kuchh sunaa nahii.n
abhii na jaao chho.Dakar ke dil abhii bharaa nahii.n
aa: sitaare jhilamilaa uThe, sitaare jhilamilaa uThe, charaaG jagamagaa uThe
bas ab na mujhako Tokanaa
bas ab na mujhako Tokanaa, na ba.Dhake raah rokanaa
agar mai.n ruk ga_ii abhii to jaa na paauu.Ngii kabhii
yahii kahoge tum sadaa ke dil abhii nahii.n bharaa
jo khatm ho kisii jagah ye aisaa silasilaa nahii.n
ra: abhii nahii.n abhii nahii.n
aa: nahii.n nahii.n nahii.n nahii.n
ra: abhii na jaao chho.Dakar ke dil abhii bharaa nahii.n
ra: adhuurii aas, adhuurii aas chho.Dake, adhuurii pyaas chho.Dake
jo roz yuu.Nhii jaaogii to kis tarah nibhaaogii
ki zi.ndagii kii raah me.n, javaa.N dilo.n kii chaah me.n
ka_ii muqaam aae.nge jo ham ko aazamaae.nge
buraa na maano baat kaa ye pyaar hai gilaa nahii.n
aa: haa.N, yahii kahoge tum sadaa ke dil abhii nahii.n bharaa
ra: haa.N, dil abhii bharaa nahii.n
aa: nahii.n nahii.n nahii.n nahii.n
For an actress who started as a chorus girl in one of the songs in a Raj Kapoor movie, the 1955 movie Shree 420 (the song being Mud mud ke naa dekh mud mud ke), you came a long way off to become one of the most loved actresses of your times. After the release of your 1959-60 movie Love in Simla wherein you acted opposite Joy Mukherjee (in his debut movie) since the movie was directed by his uncle Sashadhar Mukherjee (Ashok Kumar, Kishore Kumar and Anoop Kumar’s brother in law), you acted in Bimal Roy’s Parakh (1960 movie) opposite Motilal.
Another best song of Lata Mangeshkar was picturised on you and that song happens to be the best in Hindi movies on rain. The song was penned by the great lyricist Shailendra (Raj Kapoor’s find in the movies) and composed in Raag Khammaj by Salil Chowdhury who composed many of his songs on Western Classical beats.
Yes, I am talking about the song: O sajana, barkha bahaar aayi….(its composition is so great that when it comes to Aise rimjhim mein ho sanam, pyaase pyaase mere nayan, you can actually imagine the pitter patter of rain even if you don’t understand the words).
Here is, remembering you, Sadhana, with the best rain song ever: O sajana, barkha bahaar aayi…
(o sajanaa, barakhaa bahaara aaI
rasa kii phuhaara laaI, a.Nkhiyo.n me pyaar laaI ) – 2
o sajanaa
tumako pukaare mere mana kaa papiharaa – 2
miiThii miiThii aganii me.n, jale moraa jiyaraa
o sajanaa …
(aisI rimajhima me.n o saajan, pyaase pyaase mere nayana
tere hii, khvaaba me.n, kho gae ) – 2
saa.nvalii salonii ghaTaa, jaba jaba chhaaI – 2
a.Nkhiyo.n me.n rainaa gaI, nindiyaa na aaI
o sajanaa …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=zSEV7-CqhwI
At a very early stage in her acting career, she acted in a Bimal Roy movie and Bimal Roy’s movies used to have focus on women such as Bandini and Madhumati. However, the person who made a trilogy on her in movies based on the mystery woman was Raj Khosla. He took her in the 1964 movie Woh Kaun Thi, 1966 movie Mera Saya and 1967 movie Anita.
Mera Saya repeated the Lyricist – Music Director team of Raja Mehdi Ali Khan (my second most favourite lyricist after Shakeel Badayuni) and they gave some beautiful songs picturised on her: Jhumka gira re, the title song: Tu jahan jahan chalega mera saya saath hoga, and my favourite: Naino mein badra chhaye.
Naino mein badra chhaye was composed by Madan Mohan in Raag Bhimpalasi and till today remains one of the top songs of Lata Mangeshkar.
Please enjoy, thinking of Sadhana: Naino mein badra chhaye…
prem diivaanii huu.N me.n
sapano.n kii raanii huu.N mai.n
pichhale janam se terii
prem kahaanii huu.N mai.n
aa is janam me.n bhii tuu
apanaa banaa le
naino.n me.n…
Sadhana was born in a Sindhi family in Karachi on 02 Sep 1941. Post partition riots saw the family shift from Karachi to Bombay and that is where all her life was spent. Sadhana married her Love in Simla (her first movie as heroine) director Ram Krishna Nayyar on 7 March 1966. They were married for nearly thirty years, until his death in 1995 from asthma. The couple had no children. After her retirement from the movies (Geeta Mera Naam was her last movie in 1974, a film that she directed), she declined to be photographed and lived like that in her Santa Cruz flat. And the reason for not being photographed post retirement was because she wanted to be remembered as she was in the movies. And that’s why, in today’s tribute, within a few hours of her death, I have tried to remember her by some of the roles that she did.
Here is one that has stayed in my mind. It is from her 1969 movie Inteqaam (Revenge) (directed by her husband RK Nayyar) in which she acted as Rita Mehra a poor girl looking after her sick mother. She was out to take revenge because after her refusal to entertain a rich businessman, her boss managed to send her to jail for one year on trumped up charges of theft.
And here is her revenge song that was quite popular in our era (she feigned drunkenness to bring the high society to mother earth). The song was penned by Rajinder Krishan (responsible with Madan Mohan for half of Lata’s Top Ten songs) and it was composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal.
Please see Sadhana perform in feigned drunken stupor: Kaise rahun chup ke maine pi hi kyaa hai hosh abhi taq hain baaqi…aur zara si dede saaqi…
kaise rahuu.N chup ki maine pii hii kyaa hai
hosh abhii tak hai baaqii
aur zaraa sii de-de saaqii aur zaraa sii aur
kaise rahuu.N chup …
muddato.n kii pyaas aaj ek jaam ban ga_ii
ye Kushii kii shaam shaam-e-intaqaam ban ga_ii
jo baat hamame.n tumame.n thii vo baat aam ban ga_ii
kaise rahuu.N chup …
pataa hai tumako raaz kyaa hai mere is suruur kaa
ke is suruur me.n zaraa saa ra.ng hai Guruur kaa
jo maine pii to kyo.n nashaa utar gayaa huzuur kaa
kaise rahuu.N chup …
The 1963 movie Mere Mehboob saw her at her elegant best. The title song in Raag Jhinjhoti was sung separately, in the movie, by both Rajendra Kumar and Sadhana. It was such a great song by Shakeel, Naushad, Rafi and Lata, that I can never bring myself to actually post it lest I should do dishonour to the song by my ignorance or inanity.
However, in order to depict her characteristic elegance in the movie, I am able to give you another song: Yaad mein teri jaag jaag ke hum….
yaad me.n terI jaag-jaag ke ham
raat bhar karavaTe.n badalate hai.n
har gha.Dii dil me.n terI ulfat ke
dhiime dhiime chiraaG jalate hai.n
jabase tUne nigaah pherii hai
din hai suunaa to raat a.ndherii hai
chaa.Nd bhI ab najar nahii.n AtA
ab sitaare bhI kam nikalate hai.n
yaad me.n terI jaag-jaag ke ham …
luT gayii vo bahaar kI mahafil
chhuT gayii hamase pyaar kI ma.nzil
zi.ndagii kI udaas rAho.n me.n
terI yaado.n ke sAth chalate hai.n
yaad me.n terI jaag-jaag ke ham …
tujhako paakar hame.n bahaar milii
tujhase chhuTakar magar ye baat khulii
baaGabaan hii chaman ke phuulo.n ko
apane pairo.n se khud masalate hai.n
yaad me.n terI jaag-jaag ke ham …
kyA kahe.n tujhase kyuu.n huii duurii
ham samajhate hai.n apanii majabuurii
tujhako maaluum kyA ke tere liye
dil ke gam aa.Nsuo.n me.n Dhalate hai.n
yaad me.n terI jaag-jaag ke ham …
Fianlly, to remember her by, let me give you a song from her 1962 movie Manmauji that she did with Kishore Kumar. Old timers would remember Kishore Kumar’s comic and popular number from the movie: Zaroorat hai zaroorat hai zaroorat hai, ik shrimati ki, kalawati ki, sewa kare jo pati ki; a vacuous fantasy in the modern world.
This song put together by Rajinder Krishan, Madan Mohan and Lata Mangeshkar for her continues to be the kind of song Sadhana would have wanted to be remembered by: young, romantic, intense and with histrionics that made her fans like me lose their hearts to her.
Please enjoy: Main to tum sang nain mila ke….
mai.n to tum sa.ng, nain milA ke ##(slow)##
hAr gaI sajanA, ho, hAr gaI sajanA
mai.n to tum sa.ng, nain milA ke
hAr gaI sajanA, ho, hAr gaI sajanA
kyU.N jhUThe se prIt lagAI – 2
kyU.N chhaliye ko mIt banAyA
kyU.N A.ndhI me.n dIp jalAyA
mai.n to tum sa.ng …
sapane me.n jo bAG lagAe
nI.nd khulI to vIrAne the
ham bhI kitane dIvAne the
mai.n to tum sa.ng …
nA milatI.n ye bairan a.NkhiyA.n
chain na jAtA dil bhI ne rotA
kAsh kisI se pyAr na hotA
mai.n to tum sa.ng …
Truly Sadhana, abhi gayi ho tum chhod ke, par dil abhi bhara nahin.
Some of my most favourite Hindi movies songs have been penned by Shakeel Badayuni and have Naushad’s music. This has been sung by my favourite singer Hemant Kumar and picturised on the village school teacher Abhi Bhattacharya in 1961 movie Ganga Jamuna:
Insaaf kii Dagar pe, bachcho.n dikhaao chal ke
Ye desh hai tumhaaraa, netaa tumhii.n ho kal ke
Duniyaa ke ra.nj sahanaa aur kuchh na mu.Nh se kahanaa
Sachchaaiyo.n ke bal pe aage ko ba.Dhate rahanaa
Rakh doge ek din tum sa.nsaar ko badal ke
Insaaf kii …
Apane ho.n yaa paraae sabake liye ho nyaay
Dekho kadam tumhaaraa haragiz na Dagamagaae
Raste ba.De kaThin hai.n chalanaa sambhal-sambhal ke
Insaaf kii …
Insaaniyat ke sar par izzat kaa taaj rakhanaa
Tan man bhii bhe.nT dekar Bharat kii laaj rakhanaa
Jiivan nayaa milegaa a.ntim chitaa me.n jal ke,
Insaaf kii …
Abhi Bhattacharya teaching village school children to follow the path of Justice and Truth in the movie Ganga Jamuna (Pic courtesy: You Tube)
India had become a free nation less than a decade and half back and there was heady idealism in the air. These young ignited minds of our villages (India lives in its villages!) were being taught to walk on the path of Truth and Justice unwaveringly so as not just to become future netas of the country but also be filled with the promise of changing the world.
Mahatma Gandhi’s My Experiments With The Truth and Satyagraha goaded us to always seek the Truth and be counted amongst men of stature. Our schools, wherein mottoes generally adorned the walls, had Truth is God and God is Truth painted across in large letters.
It was a lofty objective but there was a sizable number of people who still believed in the Truth and saw merit in fighting for it.
It wasn’t as if that was an ideal or idealist India; the Truthful were then too poor and miserable and Liars ruled then too and lived in comfort and luxury. The path of Truth was then too more difficult than the path of Evil. The difference is that it wasn’t considered totally impractical or to be jeered at as something bereft of realities of life. Those who walked on the path of Truth were respected.
Recently, when actor Salman Khan was acquitted of all charges against him for negligently and drunkenly driving his Land Rover, late night in 2002, that went out of control on to a footpath and killed a labourer sleeping there, there was a public outcry about whether the surviving family of the victim should have sought Justice and Truth or should have shamefacedly accepted the underhand compensation that the accused would have given them and which, allegedly, would have led to the case being allowed to go awry after having been proved beyond reasonable doubts in the High Court judgment of 06 May 2015 that sentenced him to five years imprisonment? It seems that they and others involved with the case followed the more practical path than insaaf ki dagar.
A few years back a person that I am related to accepted compensation for his young son having been killed in a road accident when it was clearly the other party’s fault. I was shocked. But then my relation explained that the family had belatedly made peace with their fate and gotten over the initial trauma; and, they didn’t want to subject themselves to the trauma of seeking justice through the Indian courts.
In April 2012 I wrote an article titled ‘The Great Indian Judicial Circus‘ to bring out the true face of the Indian judicial system. I had brought out that seeking Justice through such a system is not just naive but extremely frustrating, humiliating and devoid of all dignity.
Recently, I started seeing on my computer (through Internet) old Hindi movies that I had missed out during my younger days. In many of these, a barrister was always depicted as a person of high repute. Take Adalat and Mamta as just two examples. Pradeep Kumar in the former and Ashok Kumar in the latter return after their law education in London and on return occupy a most revered position in the society. Their personal integrity and morals were supposed to be beyond reproach. Before that, we had the lofty example of the great barristers like MK Gandhi, BR Ambedkar, Chittranjan Das, Vallabhai Patel, Motilal Nehru, and others whose value system is worth emulating.
What about now? The present day lawyer or advocate is as far from seeking Truth and Justice as can get. Indeed, one of the major reasons that the Indian judicial system is in such a mess is because of the avarice of the Indian lawyer (Please also read: ‘Why Do Indian Lawyers Behave Like Gods?’).
It is because of the Indian judicial system that if you started a case in order to seek justice, it or other cases arising out of it would be pending for the rest of your life whilst both the contending lawyers would have made more money through your cases than your original loss against which you sought justice. The Salman Khans of the nation do not have cases pending against them because their money power ensures that they get expedient justice whilst some 46 Lakh cases are pending in the High Courts and thousands in the Supreme Court. But, if you are an ordinary citizen, to your original misfortune (against which you seek justice) is added the misfortune that you pay for in terms of money, loss of peace, dignity, physical and mental health.
The judicial system provides for judicial immunity enjoyed by the judges and others employed by the judiciary from liability resulting from their judicial actions. Cases where the judges have misused this immunity are increasingly surfacing in the media and public debate nowadays. But immunity generally does extend to all judicial decisions in which the judge has proper jurisdiction, even if a decision is made with “corrupt or malicious intent”. More and more cases are coming out in the open these days wherein the judges had been bought.
My family in general and I in particular have been at the receiving end of trying to get justice through the court for someone having encroached upon our land in Himachal in the year 1999, sixteen years back. We are now mired in so many cases that the original case (five times decreed in our favour but repeatedly challenged in higher court by the other party because of loopholes provided by the lawyers and/or the judges) is now relatively insignificant. The closest analogy that comes to one’s mind is that of making you forget your headache by hitting yourself hard on the toe with a hammer. That, in a nutshell, is the essence of seeking Truth and Justice through the corrupt and inefficient Indian judicial system.
“War” said Herman Wouk, “Is a terrible business in which thousands get killed and you are damn glad you are not one of them”. Likewise, if you have never been a victim of the Indian judicial system you are likely to have that superior air about you and look down at others who are forced to seek Truth and Justice through the system.
All seekers of Justice and Truth through the unending loop of Indian judicial system are not just ridiculed constantly for their impracticability; but also sneered at for not having evolved with the society. You are roughly in similar position as a rape victim. But, whilst people have at least sympathy for rape victims, no one has sympathy for you for being so obdurate as persisting with seeking Truth and Justice through the Indian system.
For the number of years – decades really – when you are fighting for Truth and Justice and your case drags on, you lose sleep, peace, money, dignity, reputation, respectability and as I brought out earlier, physical and mental health. Any time between one-third to half your life is spent in abject misery.
And, what is the reward waiting for you for having been loco enough to follow the path of Truth? Well, the song itself tells you:
Jeevan naya milega, antim chita mein jalake
(A new life after cremation!)
The 1957 V Shantaram movie had this very popular hymn penned by Bharat Vyas:
Ai maailik tere bande hum
(O, Master, we are your people)
Aise hon hamaare karam
(Our deeds should be such that)
Neki par chalen, aur badi se taren
(We should tread the path of Goodness and shun the Evil)
Take hanste huye nikale dum
(So that we should die happily)
Dying happily; is that all that one would hope to get after living in abject misery for greater part of one’s life fighting for Truth and Justice?
Two stark examples come into my mind. One is about the whistle blowers in our country who have sought the difficult, tedious and now increasingly dangerous path of Truth. Their antim chita (cremation) has been much sooner than expected. And second, about the fate of Right To Information activists; many of them lost dum (breath) in Maharashtra alone (just like the police protection officer did later who was traveling with Salman Khan on that fateful night in 2002 in his Land Rover) and one can only hope that they did so hanste huye (happily).
As the Indian society plunges further into the cesspool of hopelessness (today’s news, for example, brings out that 77 percent Indians live in various grades of poverty as per international norms) and more and more districts abandon the Indian law (already in about one-third of our districts, the Maoist belt that is, Indian rule of law, justice and governance is negligible), we have to find newer ways to convince people that virtues and human values still have a place in our society. Fighting for Truth and Justice through the Indian system is already a dodo.
How many more have written such ‘stories’ after he wrote?
Your total conduct in this entire fest,
my dear brother,
ani Leela, whose junoon
put my money on Nitin,
Manik, my behna, isn’t down the line,
And then what about Anindya Chatterjee?
I am not saying this for effect,
Long after we are gone, they’d recall,
