Category: Poems and Lyrics

The film had as many as twelve songs as follows that were composed by Madan Mohan:

1 “Ae Dil Mujhe Bata De, Tu Kis Pe Aa Gaya Hai” Geeta Dutt
2 “Kadar Jane Na Mora Balam Bedardi” Madan Mohan
3 “Kadar Jane Na Mora Balam Bedardi” Lata Mangeshkar
4 “Is Duniya Mein Sab Chor Chor” Lata Mangeshkar
5 “Sharabi Ja Ja Ja, O Diwane Tu Kya Jaane” Lata Mangeshkar
6 “Thandi Thandi Hawaa Khaane” Lata Mangeshkar
7 “Bhagwan Jo Tu Hai Mera Insaaf Karega ” Lata Mangeshkar
8 “Dil Teri Nazar Mein Atka Re” Lata Mangeshkar
9 “Mera Chhota Sa Dekho Yeh Sansar Hai” Lata Mangeshkar
10 “Mera Chhota Sa Dekho Yeh Sansar Hai” (sad version) Lata Mangeshkar
11 “Mera Naam Abdul Rehman” Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
12 “Apna Hai Phir Bhee Apna Badhakar Gale Lagale” Mohammed Rafi

The song that became super hit was sung by Geeta Dutt, the only song in the movie sung by her. It is picturised on Shyama.

Please enjoy: Ai dil mujhe bata de tu kis pe aa gaya hai…

ai dila mujhe bataa de, tuu kisa pe aa gayaa hai
vo kauna hai jo aakara, khvaabo.n pe chhaa gayaa hai

mastii bharaa taraanaa, kyo.n raata gaa rahii hai
aa.nkho.n me.n nii.nda aakara, kyo.n duura jaa rahii hai
dila me.n koI sitamagara, aramaa.n jagaa gayaa hai
vo kauna hai jo aakara, khavaabo.n pe chhaa gayaa hai
ai dila mujhe bataa de, tuu kisa pe aa gayaa hai
vo kauna hai jo aakara, khvaabo.n pe chhaa gayaa hai

betaaba ho rahaa hai, ye dila machala machala ke
shAyada ye raata biite, karavaTa badala badala ke
lala laa lala laa…
betaaba ho rahaa hai, ye dila machala machala ke
shaayada ye raata biite, karavaTa badala badala ke
ai dila zaraa sambhala jaa, shaayada vo aa gayaa hai
vo kauna hai jo aakara, khvaabo.n pe chhaa gayaa hai
ai dila mujhe bataa de …

bhiigii huii havAe.n, mausama bhii hai gulaabii
jaa chaa.Nda jaa sitaare, hara tiira hai sharaabii
dhiire se ek naGamaa, koii sunaa gayaa hai
vo kauna hai jo aakara, khvaabo.n pe chhaa gayaa hai

ai dila mujhe bataa de, tuu kisa pe aa gayaa hai
vo kauna hai jo aakara, khvaabo.n pe chhaa gayaa hai

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

Song #27
Kaun aaya mere man ke dwaare….

And the last song for tonight is from his next movie, the 1957 movie Dekh Kabira Roya. Once again, he paired with Madan Mohan to create some excellent songs in a movie that was a comedy drama.

This classic is a farcical comedy about the vicissitudes of modern love. Mohan (Anoop Kumar), Pradeep (Daljit), and Ranjeet (Jawahar Kaul) are three struggling artists—singer, painter, and writer, respectively—who live together in the same rooming house. Romantic hijinks ensue when the trio meet three lovely girls, Geeta (Ameeta), Rekha (Anita Guha), and Kalpana (Shubha Khote), with very specific ideas about art and love. The three male friends decide to help each other out by using their talents, and utter and hilarious chaos reigns.

Have a look at the list of songs:

1. Lagan Tose Lagi Balma Lata Mangeshkar Rajendra Krishan Madan Mohan
2. Meri Veena Tum Bin Roye Lata Mangeshkar Rajendra Krishan Madan Mohan
3. Hum Panchhi Mastaane Lata Mangeshkar Geeta Dutt & Seeta Rajendra Krishan Madan Mohan
4. Humse Aaya Na Gaya Talat Mahmood Rajendra Krishan Madan Mohan
5. Tum Meri Raakho Laaj Hari Sudha Malhotra Rajendra Krishan Madan Mohan
6. Tu Pyar Kare Ya Thukraye Lata Mangeshkar Rajendra Krishan Madan Mohan
7. Ashqon Se Teri Humne Asha Bhosle Rajendra Krishan Madan Mohan
8. Hum Bulate Hi Rahe Asha Bhosle & Mohammad Rafi Rajendra Krishan Madan Mohan
9. Bairan Ho Gayi Rain Manna Dey Rajendra Krishan Madan Mohan
10. Kaun Aaya, Mere Man Ke Dwaare Manna Dey Rajendra Krishan Madan Mohan

Naturally, even though I am hurrying up with some of the songs, I cannot do it with this movie and would take up more than one song. However, this is the last song tonight.

Lets take the last one first. This was composed by Madan Mohan in Raag Rageshri and Tal Kaherava.

Please enjoy: Kaun aaya mere man ke dwaare….

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

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

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

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

Song #28
Hum se aaya na gaya….

Yesterday, we had started taking up the songs of the 1957 farcical comedy Dekh Kabira Roya, which has some really fine numbers penned by Rajinder Krishan and composed by Madan Mohan. We had taken up only one of them: Kaun aaya mere mann ke dwaare. I had promised that we would take up a few more. I shall give you two more.

This has the voice of Talat Mehmood and indeed has been one of his best. Madan Mohan composed it in Raag Bageshri, Tal Kaherava.

Please enjoy: Hum se aaya na gaya….

ham se aayaa na gayaa tum se bulaayaa naa gayaa
faasalaa pyaar me.n dono.n se miTaayaa naa gayaa

vo gha.Dii yaad hai jab tum se mulaaqaat huI
ek ishaaraa huaa do haath ba.Dhe baat huI
dekhate dekhate din Dhal gayaa aur raat huI
vo samaa.n aaj talak dil se bhulaayaa naa gayaa
ham se AyA na gayA

kyaa Kabar thii ke mile hai.n to bichha.Dane ke liye
qismate.n apanii banaaI.n hai.n biga.Dane ke liye
pyaar kaa baag basaayaa thaa uja.Dane ke liye
is tarah uja.Daa ke phir ham se basaayaa naa gayaa
ham se AyA na gayA

yAd rag jAtI hai aur vaqt guzar jAtA hai
phUl khilatA hai magar khil ke bikhar jAtA hai
sab chale jAte hai.n phir darde jigar jAtA hai
dAG jo tUne diyA dil ne miTAyA nA gayA
ham se AyA na gayA …

Song #29
Meri veeena tum bin roye…..

Tonight has been a very bad night. For the last two hours or more, I am trying to sort out my Internet/Com problem. I hope this at least gets posted.

We have already taken up two songs of the 1957 farcical comedy movie Dekh Kabira Roya. These songs are: Kaun aaya mere mann ke dware; and Humse aaya na gaya tumse bulaya na gaya.

Now here is the last song of the movie tonight.

It was composed by Madan Mohan in Raag Ahir Bhairav and Tal Kaherava. It was sung by Lata Mangeshkar.

Please enjoy: Meri veeena tum bin roye…..

merii viinaa tum bin roye sajanaa sajanaa sajanaa
merii viinaa tum bin roye

saa.Nwariyaa tum jahaa.N base ho mai.n vo gaa.Nv na jaanuu.N
biitegii kab birahaa kii ye paapan shaam na jaanuu.N
haaye madhur milan kab hoye
sajanaa sajanaa sajanaa, merii viinaa tum bin roye

tujh bin mere giit adhuure ho.nTho.n pe sharamaa_e.n
saaz uThaa_uu.N taar naa baaje.n ta.Dap ta.Dap rah jaa_e.n
merii piir naa jaane koye
sajanaa sajanaa sajanaa, merii viinaa tum bin roye

haaye roye, haaye roye …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfyijp0eMI4

Song #30
Tum meri raakho laaj Hari…..

Even though I had promised you only two songs from Dekh Kabira Roya tonight, I am tempted to give you one more if anot for anything but to give you a fine Krishna bhajan penned by Rajinder Krishan and sung beautifully by Sudha Malhotra on a composition by Madan Mohan.

Please enjoy: Tum meri raakho laaj Hari…

aa om
aa aa
harii
harii tum merii raakho laaj harii
tum merii

maataa jii aap bhii kharataal bajaa_iye naa

tum merii raakho laaj harii -2
tum jaanat sab a.ntaryaamii
tum jaanat haa.N
tum jaanat haa.N
tum jaanat

su : tum jaanat sab
aa
tum jaanat sab a.ntaryaamii
karanii kachhu naa karii
prabhuu jii mere
karanii kachhu naa karii
tum merii raakho laaj harii -2

beTaa tum bhii gaa_o naa

##male## : maataa jii aap hii gaate rahiye

su : nahii.n nahii.n beTaa tum gaa_o

##male## : aa
harii
haa haa
avagun mose bisarat naahii.n
avagun mose haa.N
avagun mose haa.N
avagun

su : avagun mose
aa
avagun mose bisarat naahii.n
pal chhin kharii-kharii
prabhu jii mere
pal chhin kharii-kharii
tum merii raakho laaj harii -2

beTaa chup kyo.n ho gaye gaa_o naa

##male## : harii -2
raakho laaj harii -3
raakho
harii -4
raakho laaj
harii -2
haay harii

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6w9YYSj1is

Song #31
Youn hasraton ke daag mohabbat mein dho liye…

His next movie Adalat of 1958 was a major success for him and he cemented his pairing with Madan Mohan to create some of the best Lata Mangeshkar songs. As I never grow tired of saying it, the Top 10 Lata songs have Rajinder Krishan and Madan Mohan in large measure.

Adalat starred Pradeep Kumar, Nargis and Pran and the story of her having been forced to become a courtesan is the same as Suchitra Sen‘s Mamta or dozens of other pics that Hindi films dished out.

The songs of the movie were not as commonplace as the story and are amongst the best of Lata. Have a look:

1. “Zameen Se Hamen Aasmaan Par” Asha Bhosle, Mohammad Rafi 03:44
2. “Yun Hasraton Ke Daag Mohabbat Mein” Lata Mangeshkar 04:00
3. “Dupatta Mera Malmal Ka” Asha Bhosle, Geeta Dutt 02:49
4. “Jaana Tha Humse Door Bahaane Bana Liye” Lata Mangeshkar 03:20
5. “Unko Yeh Shiqaayat Hai Ki Hum Kuchh Nahin Kehte” Lata Mangeshkar 04:31
6. “Ja Ja Re Ja Saajna (slow)” Lata Mangeshkar
7. “Ja Ja Re Ja Saajna (fast)” Asha Bhosle 05:50
8. “Jab Din Haseen Dil Ho Jawaan” Asha Bhosle, Mohammad Rafi 04:07

We shall be taking up the top three of these.

Lets start with the top most: Youn hasraton ke daag mohabbat mein dho liye. Marvel at the outstanding beauty of the lyrics:

Ghar se chale the ham to khushi ki talaash mein,
Gham raah mein padhe the wahin saath ho liye

Please enjoy: Youn hasraton ke daag mohabbat mein dho liye…

yU.N hasarato.n ke dAG, muhabbat me.n dho liye
khud dil se dil kI bAt kahI, aur ro liye
yU.N…

ghar se chale the ham to, khushI kI talAsh me.n -2
khushI kI talAsh me.n
Gam rAh me.n kha.De the vahI, sAth ho liye
khud dil se dil kI bAt kahI, aur ro liye
yU.N…

murajhaa chukaa hai phir bhii ye dil phuul hii to hai
haa.N phuul hii to hai
ab aap kii Khushii ise kaa.NTo.n me.n toliye
khud dil se dil kii baat kahii, aur ro liye
yuu.N …

ho.nTho.n ko sI chuke to, zamAne ne ye kahA – 2
zamAne ne ye kahA
ye chup sI kyo.n lagI hai ajI, kuchh to boliye
khud dil se dil kI bAt kahI, aur ro liye
yU.N…

Song #32
Jaana tha hamase door bahaane bana liye…..

The second song of today evening is also from the 1958 movie Adalat starring Nargis in a cameo role with Pradeep Kumar, and Pran relentlessly chasing her to become a courtesan though she was from a good but poor family.

Ladies and gentlemen, it is for Adalat songs that OP Nayyar said that just two songs from this movie are better than all his songs put together. Madan Mohan was really great and Rajinder Krishan paired with him really well.

Please enjoy Lata Mangeshkar again with: Jaana tha hamase door bahaane bana liye…..

jaanaa thaa hamase duur, bahaane banaa liye
ab tumane kitanii duur, Thikaane banaa liye
jaanaa thaa …

ruKasat ke vaqt tumane jo aa.Nsuu hame.n diye
un aa.Nsuo.n se hamane, fasaane banaa liye
ab tumane kitanii duur, Thikaane banaa liye
jaanaa thaa …

dil ko mile jo daaG jigar ko mile jo dard
un daulato.n se hamane khazaane banaa liye
ab tumane kitanii duur, Thikaane banaa liye
jaanaa thaa …

Song #33
Unako ye shikaayat hai ke ham kuchh nahin kehate….

Now that I have given you two of the best Lata Mangeshkar songs ever, penned by Rajinder Krishan, for the 1958 movie Adalat, so called because finally she is in the court or the Adalat for having murdered Pran and she is acquitted! Her own lover and then her son fights the case!

This was composed by Madan Mohan in Raag Malgunji, Tal Dadra, the same raag in which RD Burman composed his first Lata song: Ghar aaja ghir aaye badra saanwariya in Chhote Nawab.

Please enjoy: Unako ye shikaayat hai ke ham kuchh nahin kehate….

un ko ye shikAyat hai ke ham, (kuchh nahI.n kahate – 2)
apanI to ye aadat hai ke ham, (kuchh nahI.n kahate – 2)

majabUr bahaut karatA hai ye, (dil to zubaa.n ko – 2)
kuchh aisI hI haalat hai ke ham, (kuchh nahI.n kahate – 2)
apanI to ye aadat …

kahane ko bahaut kuchh thA agar, (kahanepe aate – 2)
duniyA kI inaayat hai ke ham, (kuchh nahI.n kahate – 2)
apanI to ye aadat …

kuchh kahanepe tUfAn (uThA letI hai duniyA – 2)
ab isape qayAmat hai ke ham, (kuchh nahI.n kahate – 2)
apanI to ye aadat …

Song #34
Rang dil ki dhadhkan sio laati to hogi….

Ladies and gentlemen, please forgive me for playing truant since 19th Sep when they were only four days left for the death anniversary of this great lyricist, by which time I had planned to conclude this tribute to him.

I was away for a week in Punjab and on my return events overtook me.

Anyway, here I am back with you and now I don’t have to meet any deadline.

We finsihed with his 1958 movie Adalat for which I gave you three songs: Youn hasraton ke daag muhabbat mein dho liye, Jaana tha humse door bahaane bana liye and Unako yeh shikayat hai ke hum kuchh nahin kehte.

In 1959 he participated in only one movie Barkha for which he wrote the dialogues.

In 1960, his first movie was Patang starring Rajendra Kumar and Mala Sinha. Rajendra Krishan paired with Chitragupt to create songs for the movie.

Here is one really good one sung by Lata Mangeshkar whose 87th birthday we celebrated yesterday.

Please enjoy: Rang dil ki dhadhkan sio laati to hogi….

ra.ng dil kii dha.Dakan bhii laatii to hogii
yaad merii unako bhii aatii to hogii
ra.ng dil kii dha.Dakan …

o ( pyaar kii Kushbuu kahaa.N aatii thii kaliyo.n se
ho ke aa_ii hai havaa bhii unakii galiyo.n se ) -2
chhuu ke unake daaman ko aatii to hogii
ra.ng dil kii dha.Dakan …

o ye bahaare.n ye samaa.N sab usake dam se hai
vo piyaa kuchh-kuchh Kafaa rahataa jo hamase hai
jaan kuchh-kuchh usakii bhii jaatii to hogii
ra.ng dil kii dha.Dakan …

( jaa rii ai titalii nagariyaa pii kii tuu jaanaa
ho bhalaa teraa Kabar kuchh unakii le aanaa ) -2
tuu vahaa.N pe vaise bhii jaatii to hogii
ra.ng dil kii dha.Dakan …

Song #35
Le lo le lo duaayen maa baap ki…..

His next movie of 1960 was Maa Baap and I was, in my boyhood days, fond of the title song of the movie.

This too was composed by Chitragupt but sung by Mohammad Rafi.

Please enjoy: Le lo le lo duaayen maa baap ki…..

le lo le lo du_aa_e.n maa.N baap kii
sar se utaregii gaTharii paap kii
le lo le lo du_aa_e.n …

god me.n maa.N kii aa.Nkh khulii
jag dekhaa baap ke ka.ndhe cha.Dh ke
sevaa ba.Dii na hogii ko_ii
in dono.n kii sevaa se ba.Dhake
le lo le lo du_aa_e.n …

dukh sahanaa maa.N baap kii Kaatir
farz to hai ehasaan nahii.n
karz hai inakaa tere sar par
bhixaa yaa ko_ii daan nahii.n
le lo le lo du_aa_e.n …

maat-pitaa ki charaN chhu_e jo
chaar dhaam tiirath phal paa_e
jo aashiiSh vo dil se de.n
bhagavaan se bhii Taalii naa jaa_e
le lo le lo du_aa_e.n …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7sLKDU24Vk

Song #36
Love ka matlab hai pyaar….

Next is a movie whose title has the name of my home station; the 1960 movie Love In Shimla. It was a movie directed by RK Nayyar. Since the movie was produced by Sasadhar Mukherjee, it had his son Joy Mukherjee as the hero. Its heroine Sadhana who died last year married the director RK Nayyar after the movie.

All this Shimla can do to you!

The movie had a number of songs, all composed by Iqbal Qureshi:

1. “A Be Baby A A Ji” – Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
2. “Alif Zabar Aaa Alif Zer Ae Alif Pesh O” – Mohammed Rafi, Sudha Malhotra
3. “Dar Pe Aaye Hain” – Mukesh
4. “Dil Tham Chale Hum Aaj Kidhar” – Mohammed Rafi
5. “Dil Tham Chale Hum Aaj Kidhar v2” – Mohammed Rafi
6. “Gaal Gulabi Kiske Hai” – Mohammed Rafi
7. “Hasinon Ki Sawari Hai” – Mohammed Rafi, Suman Kalyanpur
8. “Husnwale Wafa Nahi Karte” – Mohammed Rafi, Shamshad Begum
9. “Kiya Hai Dilruba Pyar Bhi Kabhi” – Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle
10. “Love Ka Matlab Hai Pyar” – Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle
11. “Muskuraye Khet Payse Tarse Tarse” – Mohammed Rafi, Suman Kalyanpur
12. “Wo Zindagi Ke Raaste” – Mohammed Rafi

Lets take up the duet: Love ka matlab hai pyaar sung by Mohammad Rafi and Asha Bhosle

##l o v e love, love## kaa matalab hai pyaar
pyaar dilo.n kaa qaraar -2

baat ek nazar kii khel ek adaa kaa
gul khilaane vaalaa pyaar jho.nkaa havaa kaa
dil milaakar dil se dekho kyaa hai ra.ng-e-bahaar -2
##love## kaa matalab hai …

ek ha.Nsii ho.nTho.n pe ik hayaa aa.Nkho.n me.n
jo vafaa na ho to ye dil do gha.Dii kaa khumaar
##love## kaa matalab hai …

Kuubasuurat baate.n aur khud bhii hasii.n ho
tum bhii saare jahaa.N me.n kisii se kam nahii.n ho
husn dhokhaa aa.Nkh kaa hai aise dhokhe hazaar -2
##love## kaa matalab hai …

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

Song #37
Main apne aap se ghabra gaya hoon….

We are half way into the tribute to our second great lyricist: Rajinder or Rajendra Krishan in the Great Lyricists series that I started with last month (the first one that we took up was Shailendra).

We had reached the year 1960 and took up one song each from three movies: Patang, Maa Baap and Love in Simla.

Lets proceed further.

In the next movie of 1960, Bindiya, once again Rajendra Krishan paired with Iqbal Qureshi and they produced one his most memorable songs. This is also one of the best picturised on Balraj Sahni.

Mohammad Rafi sang it, as he always did, exquisitely well.

Please enjoy: Main apne aap se ghabra gaya hoon, mujhe ai zindagi deewana kar de…..

mai.n apane aap se ghabaraa gayaa huu.N
mujhe ai zi.ndagii diivaanaa kar de

kahaa.N se ye fareb-e-aarazuu mujhako kahaa.N laayaa
jise mai.n puujataa thaa aaj tak nikalaa vo ik saayaa
Kataa dil kii hai mai.n sharamaa gayaa huu.N
mai.n apane aap se …

ba.De hii shauq se ik Kvaab me.n khoyaa huaa thaa mai.n
ajab mastii bharii ik nii.nd me.n soyaa huaa thaa mai.n
khulii jab aa.Nkh to thar.raa gayaa huu.N
mai.n apane aap se …

Song #38
Bikhra ke zulfen chaman mein naa jaana….

With this we enter the year 1961 and Rajendra Krishan had a Nazrana for us; yes that was the name of the movie that starred Raj Kapoor and Vyjayanthimala. Since the movie was produced by S Krishnamurthy and directed by CV Sridhar (simply called Sridhar), South Indian star Gemini Ganesan had a prolonged role in the movie.

There were only five songs in the movie and these were composed by my namesake: Ravi:

1 “Baazi Kisine Pyar Ki” Mohammed Rafi Climax sequence feature actress Vyjayanthimala, Raj Kapoor, Gemini Ganesan and Master Shahid 03:32 Rajendra Krishan
2 “Mele Hain Chiraghon Ki Diwali” Lata Mangeshkar Featuring actress Vyjayanthimala along with Raj Kapoor, Usha Kiran and Master Shahid 03:33 Rajendra Krishan
3 “Mere Peechhe Ek Diwana” Mukesh, Asha Bhosle Duet on actress Vyjayanthimala and Raj Kapoor 03:37 Rajendra Krishan
4 “Ek Woh Bhi Diwali Thi” Mukesh Featuring actor Raj Kapoor and Master Shahid 03:19 Rajendra Krishan
5 “Bikhra Ke Zulfen Chaman Mein” Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar Featuring actress Vyjayanthimala, Leela Chitnis and Sunil Dutt 03:22 Rajendra Krishan

We shall be taking up three of them: two tonight and one tomorrow.

Here is the first one tonight, at #5 above. It is a very enchanting duet between Mukesh and Lata Mangeshkar singing for Raj Kapoor and Vyjayanthimala.

Please enjoy: Bikhra ke zulfen chaman mein naa jaana….

bikharaa ke zulfe.n chaman me.n na jaanaa
– kyo.n?
is liye
ki sharmaa na jaaye.n phuulo.n ke saaye
muhabbat ke naGame tum bhii na gaanaa
– kyo.n?
is liye
ki bha.Nvaraa tumhaarii ha.Nsii na u.Daaye

muhabbat ke bha.Nvare kii pahachaan kyaa?
ye kaliyo.n se puuchho hame.n kyaa pataa
har_jaa_ii hogaa
ham to nahii.n hai.n
kahii.n siikh lenaa na tum ye adaa
zubaa.N par kabhii baat aisii na laanaa
– kyo.n?
is liye
ki duniyaa.N se rasm-e-vafaa miT na jaaye

kaho saath doge kahaa.N tak meraa
vahaa.N tak jahaa.N aasamaa.N jhuk rahaa
bolo chalogii?
jo tum le chaloge
kahii.n raah me.n ho na jaanaa judaa
meraa pyaar dekhegaa saaraa zamaanaa
– kyo.n?
is liye
ki vaade kiye aur kar ke nibhaaye

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7K4pp87884

Song #39
Baazi kisi ne pyaar ki jeeti ya haar di….

The last song tonight is also from Rajendra Krishan’s 1961 movie Nazrana starring Raj Kapoor and Vyjayanthimala and is also composed by Ravi.

Mohammad Rafi sang it and if I may say so, sang it very well indeed.

Please enjoy: Baazi kisi ne pyaar ki jeeti ya haar di….

ek pyaasaa tujhe maiKaanaa di_e jaataa hai
jaate-jaate bhii ye nazaraanaa di_e jaataa hai

baazii kisii ne pyaar kii jiitii yaa haar dii
jaise guzar sakii ye shab-e-Gam guzaar dii
baazii kisii ne …

saahil karegaa yaad usii naamuraad ko
kashtii Kushii se jisane bha.Nvar me.n utaar dii
baazii kisii ne …

chal pa.De safar ko to mu.D ke kyaa dekhanaa
duniyaa ne usako sadaa baar-baar dii
baazii kisii ne …

Song #40
Ek woh bhi diwali thi, ek yeh bhi diwali hai….

Today is the end of second week of tribute to our second lyricist: Rajendra or Rajinder Krishan in the Great Lyricists series that I began in Aug this year.

Out of the three songs that I promised you of the 1961 movie Nazrana, we took up two last night; viz: Bikhra ke zulfen chaman mein na jaana and Baazi kisi ne pyaar ki jeeti ya haar li.

Here is the third one and this one has been sung by Mukesh and the composition is that of Ravi.

Please enjoy: Ek woh bhi diwali thi, ek yeh bhi diwali hai….

Mukesh version

(ek vo bhii diwaalii thii, ek ye bhii diwaalii hai
uja.Daa hu_aa gulashan hai, rotaa hu_aa maalii hai) 2

(baahar to ujaalaa hai magar dil me.n a.Ndheraa
samajho naa ise raat, ye hai Gam kaa saveraa) 2
kyaa diip jalaaye.n ham taqadiir hii kaalii hai
uja.Daa hu_aa gulashan hai, rotaa hu_aa maalii hai

(aise na kabhii diip kisii dil kaa bujhaa ho
mai.n to vo musaafir huu.N jo raste me.n luTaa ho) 2
ai maut tuu hii aa jaa dil teraa sawaalii hai
uja.Daa hu_aa gulashan hai, rotaa hu_aa maalii hai

%sawaalii – ##beggar##

(ek vo bhii diwaalii thii, ek ye bhii diwaalii hai
uja.Daa hu_aa gulashan hai, rotaa hu_aa maalii hai) 2

Lata version:

( mele hai.n chiraaGo.n ke
ra.ngiin diiwaalii hai
mahakaa hu_aa gulashan hai
ha.Nsataa hu_aa maalii hai ) -2

( is raat ko_ii dekhe
dharatii ke nazaaro.n ko
sharamaate hai.n ye diipak
aakaash ke taaro.n ko ) -2
is raat kaa kyaa kahanaa -2
ye raat niraalii hai

mahakaa hu_aa gulashan hai
ha.Nsataa hu_aa maalii hai

mele hai.n chiraaGo.n ke
ra.ngiin diiwaalii hai
mahakaa hu_aa gulashan hai
ha.Nsataa hu_aa maalii hai

( khaa jaaye nazar dhokhaa
juganuu hai.n yaa phulajha.Diyaa.N
( baaraat hai taaro.n kii
yaa ra.ng bharii la.Diyaa.N )-2
ho.nTho.n pe taraane hai.n -2
bajatii hu_ii taalii hai

mahakaa hu_aa gulashan hai
ha.Nsataa hu_aa maalii hai

mele hai.n chiraaGo.n ke
ra.ngiin diiwaalii hai
mahakaa hu_aa gulashan hai
ha.Nsataa hu_aa maalii hai

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia6uMy2tzok

Song #41
Happy Birthday Asha Parekh
Itna na mujhse tu pyaar badha…..

The next movie of his was the 1961 movie Chhaya that was directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and starred Sunil Dutt and Asha Parekh whose birthday happens to be today (She was born on 02 Oct 1942).

Salil Chowdhury composed the songs and these are all beautiful songs indeed:

1. Itna Na Mujhse Tu Pyaar Badha – Talat Mehmood & Lata Mangeshkar
2. Itna Na Mujhse Tu Pyaar Badha (sad) – Talat Mehmood

The above 2 songs are inspired by Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G Minor KV 550 since Salil da was very good at Western classical music.
3. Dil Se Dil Ki Dor Baandhe – Mukesh & Lata Mangeshkar
4. Chham Chham Naachat Aayee Bahar – Lata Mangeshkar
5. Ankhon Mein Masti Sharab Ki – Talat Mahmood
6. Ansoo Samajh Ke Kyon Mujhe – Talat Mehmood
7. Ya Keh De Hum Insaan Nahin – Mohd Rafi

Lets start with the enchanting duet picturised on Sunil Dutt as Arun and Asha Parekh as Sarita.

Please enjoy: Itna na mujhse tu pyaar badha…..

ta:
itanaa na mujhase tuu pyaar ba.Dhaa
ke mai.n ek baadal aavaaraa
kaise kisii kaa sahaaraa banuu.N
ke mai.n khud beghar bechaaraa
itanaa na…

ta:
mujhe ek jagah aaraam nahii.n
ruk jaanaa meraa kaam nahii.n
meraa saath kahaa.N tak dogii tum
mai desh videsh kaa ba.njaaraa

la :
is liye tujhase pyaar karuu.n
ke tU ek baadal Avaaraa
janam janam se huu.N saath tere
ke naam meraa jal kii dhaaraa

la:
o niil gagan ke diivaane
tuu pyaar na meraa pahachaane
mai.n tab tak saath chaluu.N tere
jab tak na kahe tuu mai.n haaraa

ta:
kyuu.N pyaar me.n tuu naadaan bane
ik baadal kaa aramaan bane
meraa saath kahaa.N tak dogii tum
mai.n des-bides kaa ba.njaaraa
itanaa na…

The slower/sad version by Talat
ta:
madahosh hameshaa rahataa huu.N
khaamosh huu.N kab kuchh kahataa huu.N
koii kyaa jaane mere siine me.n
hai bijalii kaa bhii a.ngaaraa

ta:
aramaan thaa gulashan par barasuu.N
ek shokh ke daaman par barasuu.N
afasos jalii miTTii pe mujhe
taqadiir ne merii de maaraa
itanaa na…

Song #42
Happy Birthday Asha Parekh
Aaj ki mulaqat bas itni….

His next movie starring Asha Parekh was the 1963 Guru Dutt starrer Bharosa. Rajinder Krishan not just penned the lyrics but also wrote the story and the dialogues. Ravi composed the songs:

1. ” Aaj Ki Mulaqat Bas Itni ” Lata Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor
2. ” Dhadka O Dil Dhadka ” Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle
3. ” Is Bhari Duniya Mein ” Mohammed Rafi
4. ” Kaahe Itna ” Mohd.Rafi & Asha Bhonsle
5. ” Woh Dil Kahan Se ” Lata Mangeshkar
6. ” Yeh Jhuke Jhuke Naina ” Rafi

We shall be taking up two of these songs. The first one is naturally the duet between Lata ji singing for Asha Parekh and Mahendra Kapoor singing for Guru Dutt. The song was very popular during our days.

Please enjoy: Aaj ki mulaqat bas itni….

f: aaj kii mulaakaat bas itanii,
kar lenaa baate.n kal chaahe jitanii
m: achchhii nahii.n hotI hai zid itanii,
dekho hame.n tumase hai priit kitanii

f: pyaar jo kiyaa hai jataate ho kyuu.n,
baat aisii hoTho.n pe laate ho kyuu.n
m: aur ham jo puuchhe.n sataate ho kyuu.n,
abhii abhii aaye abhii jaate ho kyuu.n

m: kabhii kabhii aise bhii aayaa karo
chaa.Nd nikale to ghar jaayaa karo
f: aaye.nge jaaye.nge marazii se ham
pyaar hai to naaz bhI uThaayaa karo

m: Thaharo mai.n dil ko sambhaaluu.n zaraa
palako.n me.n tumako chhupaa luu.n zaraa
f: samajhe nA ab tak mohabbat hai kyaa
aao tumhe ye bhii samajhaa duu.n zaraa

Song #43
Happy Birthday Asha Parekh
Woh dil kahan se laayun teri yaad jo bhula de….

The second song of 1963 movie Bharosa that is picturised on our birthday lady today is the sad one sung by Lata on Ravi’s composition. Asha was really good on acting on such numbers (Remember Shakeel’s Do Badan Song: Lo aa gayi unaki yaad, woh nahin aaye? This one is similar)

Please enjoy: Woh dil kahan se laayun teri yaad jo bhula de….

(vo dil kahaa.N se laauu.N, terii yaad jo bhulaade)-2
mujhe yaad aane vaale koii raasataa bataade
vo dil kahaa.N se laauu.N, terii yaad jo bhulaade

(rahane de mujhako apane qadamo.n kii Kaak banakar)-2
jo nahii.n tujhe gavaaraa mujhe Kaak me.n milaade
vo dil kahaa.N se laauu.N, terii yaad jo bhulaade

(mere dil ne tujhako chaahaa, kyaa yahii merii Kataa hai)-2
maanaa khataa hai lekin, aisii to naa sazaa de
vo dil kahaa.N se laauu.N, terii yaad jo bhulaade
mujhe yaad aane vaale koii raasataa bataade
vo dil kahaa.N se laauu.N, terii yaad jo bhulaade

Song #44
Is bhari duniya mein koi bhi hamaara na raha….

The 1963 movie Bharosa was the last one of the Asha Parekh movie for which Rajinder Krishan wrote the songs. Hence I cannot give you any more songs picturised on her and penned by him.

The movie, however, had a beautiful song sung by Mohammad Rafi: Is bhari duniya mein koi bhi hamaara na raha. It doesn’t require any guess to know that Ravi composed it in Raag Bhairavi, Tal Dadra.

Please enjoy: Is bhari duniya mein koi bhi hamaara na raha….

is bharii duniyaa me.n, koii bhii hamaaraa na huaa
gair to gair hai.n, apano.n kaa sahaaraa na huaa

log ro-ro ke bhii is duniyaa me.n jii lete hai.n
ek ham hai.n kii ha.nse bhii to guzaaraa na huaa

ik muhabbat ke sivaa aur na kuchh maa.Ngaa thaa
kyaa kare.n ye bhii zamaane ko ga.nvaaraa na huaa

aasamaan jitane sitaare hai.n terii mahafil me.n
apanii taqadiir kaa hii koii sitaaraa na huaa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=32&v=4_Nu5_g_sVg

Song #45
Aaj ki raat naya chand leke aayi hai….

The 1962 movie Shaadi for which he penned the songs starred Dharmendra, Saira Bano and Manoj Kumar.

The movie had the following songs composed by Chitragupt:

1. Aaj Ki Raat Naya Chaand Leke Aayi Hai – Lata Mangeshkar
2.Ja Aur Kahi Ro Shehnai Ja Ab Mai Hu Aur Meri Tanhai – Lata Mangeshkar
3.Mukhadaa Teraa Saaf Nahin, Jaisaa Kiyaa Hai Tune – Mohammed Rafi
4.Chhod De Bedardi Chhod De – Lata Mangeshkar
5.Log Toh Baat Ka Afsana Bana Dete Hai – Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey
6.Na Jane Kaha Mera Bachpan – Lata Mangeshkar
7.Teri Sharan Pada Hua Data Tu Hi Pita Hai Tu Hi Mata – Mohammed Rafi
8.Bhigoi Mori Saadi Re – Khursheed

I am a Chand songs fan and hence listen to this Chand song sung by Lata Mangeshkar. It is indeed good.

Please enjoy: Aaj ki raat naya chand leke aayi hai….

aaj kii raat nayaa chaa.Nd le ke aa_ii hai -2
chaa.Ndanii chhaa_ii hai
jaane kyaa laa_ii hai
aa.Nkh sharmaa_ii hai
aaj kii raat nayaa chaa.Nd le ke aa_ii hai

ko_ii jab dekhe idhar, haay merii aa.Nkh jhuke -2
chaahuu.N kuchh kahanaa agar
haay mera saa.Ns ruke
rukataa hai jo saa.Ns ruke
jhukatii hai jo aa.Nkh jhuke

aaj kii raat nayaa chaa.Nd le ke aa_ii hai
chaa.Ndanii chhaa_ii hai
jaane kyaa laa_ii hai
aa.Nkh sharmaa_ii hai
aaj kii raat nayaa chaa.Nd le ke aa_ii hai

der se pyaar hu_aa chalo jii ho to gayaa -2
dil ko khonaa thaa jahaa.N chalo wahaa.N kho to gayaa
khone bhii do kho jo gayaa
hone bhii do ho jo gayaa

aaj kii raat nayaa chaa.Nd le ke aa_ii hai
chaa.Ndanii chhaa_ii hai
jaane kyaa laa_ii hai
aa.Nkh sharmaa_ii hai
aaj kii raat nayaa chaa.Nd le ke aa_ii hai

pyaar kaa unape asar kyaa Kabar hai ke nahii.n -2
jo lagii aag idhar wo udhar hai ke nahii.n
unako Kabar hai ke nahii.n
unape asar hai ke nahii.n

aaj kii raat nayaa chaa.Nd le ke aa_ii hai
chaa.Ndanii chhaa_ii hai
jaane kyaa laa_ii hai
aa.Nkh sharmaa_ii hai
aaj kii raat nayaa chaa.Nd le ke aa_ii hai

Song #46
Yaa meri manzil bata ya zindagi ko chheen le….

Resuming from where I left off two days ago.

The next movie for which he penned both dialogues and songs was the 1962 movie Rakhi that starred Ashok Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Pradeep Kumar and Mehmood.

Once again, Ravi composed the following songs penned by Rajendra Krishan:

1.”Raakhi Dhaagon Kaa Tyauhaar” – Mohammed Rafi
2.”Ya Meri Manzil Bata” – Mohammed Rafi
3.”Saiya Chhod De Baiyan Mori Patli Kalaiyan Mud Jayegi” – Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh
4.”Ae Ishq Teri Jai Ho” – Mohammed Rafi
5.”Dekho Mehnat Se Daulat Ki Yaari” – Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
6.”Kab Tak Bol Gori Aise Sharmayegi” – Lata Mangeshkar
7.”Sitaro Aaj To Hum Bhi Tumhare Sath” – Asha Bhosle

We shall be taking up Songs #2 and 3. The first one is picturised on Ashok Kumar who received the Best Actor award for his role in the movie.

First, please enjoy Mohammad Rafi sing: Yaa meri manzil bata ya zindagi ko chheen le….

yaa merii ma.nzil bataa yaa zindagii ko chhiin le -2
jisake piichhe Gam lage ho.n us Kushii ko chhiin le
yaa merii ma.nzil …

de nahii.n sakataa agar aaraam kii ik saa.Ns bhii -2
paa.Nv mere to.D de aavaaraGii ko chhiin le
yaa merii ma.nzil …

aa.Nkh me.n aa.Nsuu kahaa.N ro duu.N jo apane haal par -2
aa ga_ii jo apane Gam par us ha.Nsii ko chhiin le
yaa merii ma.nzil …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj8po0BG_-Q

Song #47
Sainyya chhod de bainya mori patli kalaianya mud jayegi….

The second song from the 1962 movie Rakhi that I have selected for you is a duet between Lata Mangeshkar and Mukesh and as with many duets between them, it is an enchanting one.

Please enjoy this one put together by Rajinder Krishan and Ravi: Sainyya chhod de bainya mori patli kalaianya mud jayegi….

la : saiyaa.n chho.D de baiyaa.n merii patalii kalaiyaa.n mu.D jaa_egii
mu : teraa haath na chho.Duu.N teraa saath na chho.Duu.N kahaa.N jaa_egii

la : dekho jii dekho kahii.n dekhe na zamaanaa
pyaar hamaaraa ban jaa_e na fasaanaa
mu : achchhaa nikaalaa hai ye jaane kaa bahaanaa
la : saiyaa.n chho.D de …

la : tum mere kaun ho ye duniyaa na jaane
mu : apanii balaa se ko_ii maane yaa na maane
la : pyaar me.n itane bhii bano na diivaane
la : saiyaa.n chho.D de …

Song #48
Yeh mere andhere ujaale na hote…..

And the last song today is from his next movie: the 1962 Bimal Roy movie Prem Patra starring Shashi Kapoor and Sadhana. Following songs penned by Rajinder Krishan were composed by Salil Chowdhury:

1 “Sawan Ki Raaton Mein Aisa” Talat Mahmood, Lata Mangeshkar
2 “Yeh Mere Andhere Ujale Na Hote” Talat Mahmood, Lata Mangeshkar
3 “Ab Aur Na Kuchh Bhi Yaad Raha” Lata Mangeshkar
4 “Do Ankhiyan Jhuki Jhuki Si” Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar
5 “Khush Ho Rahe The Pahle Thukra Ke” Lata Mangeshkar

Lets take up the duet sung between Talat Mehmood and Lata Mangeshkar: Yeh mere andhere ujaale na hote…..

ta : ye mere a.Ndhere ujaale na hote
agar tum na aate merii zi.ndagii me.n
la : na jaane meraa dil ye kyo.n kah rahaa hai
tumhe.n kho na baiThuu.N kahii.n roshanii me.n

ta : merii aa.Nkh ne tum ko dekhaa nahii.n hai
frdd,km,kq1 magar dil to meraa tumhe.n jaanataa hai
tumhe.n jaanataa hai
to Gam ke safar me.n meraa hamasafar hai
mai.n kyo.n saath us kaa na duu.Ngaa khushii me.n
ye mere a.Ndhere …

la : tumhaarii muhabbat pe mujh ko yakii.n hai
magar apanii qisamat pe hargiz nahii.n hai
hargiz nahii.n hai
muhabbat ke kuchh khel aa.Nkho.n ne merii
biga.Date bhii dekhe ha.Nsii hii ha.Nsii me.n
na jaane meraa dil …

ta : abhii to ummiido.n kii duniyaa javaa.N hai
na chhe.Do ye maayuusiyo.n ke taraane
la : tumhe.n bhii qasam hai ki dil me.n na rakhanaa
Kataa ho ga_ii ho agar bekhudii me.n
agar bekhudii me.n
ta : ye mere a.Ndhere …
la : na jaane meraa dil …

Song #49
Main to tum sang nain milake haar gayi sajana….

Resuming after a break.

On the 16th day, for the last song, we had taken up a song from Bimal Roy’s 1962 movie Prem Patra, that is: Yeh mere andhere ujaale na hote.

Rajendra Krishan’s next movie was the 1962 movie Manmauji for which he penned dialogues as well as lyrics of the songs. The movie was produced by AV Meiyappan and directed by R Krishnan, S Panju as Krishnan-Panju combine. The lead actors were Kishore Kumar, Sadhana, Pran, Durga Khote. Jayalalitha played Krishna in a dance sequence starring Baby Naaz.

Madan Mohan was the composer of songs and these were:

1 Mai Toh Tum Sang Nain Milake Lata Mangeshkar 03:31
2 Chanda Ja, Chanda Ja Re Ja Lata Mangeshkar 03:24
3 Zaroorat Hai Zaroorat Hai Kishore Kumar 04:25
4 Ek Thaa Abdul Rahamaan Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar 04:10
5 Murge Ne Jhooth Bola (Kamal Barot) Kamal Barot 03:07
6 Aaya Hai Kahan Se Pee Ke Lata Mangeshkar 03:31
7 Buraa Lagataa Hai Kishore Kumar 03:27
8 Murge Ne Jhooth Bola (Asha Bhosle) Asha Bhosle 01:36

We shall be taking up the first three tonight.

Kishore Kumar was a petty thief cum conman in the movie and hence Sadhana, in love with him, had only heart-break waiting for her.

Her heart-break song was sung by Lata Mangeshkar.

Please enjoy: Main to tum sang nain milake haar gayi sajana….

mai.n to tum sa.ng, nain milA ke ##(slow)##
hAr gaI sajanA, ho, hAr gaI sajanA
mai.n to tum sa.ng, nain milA ke
hAr gaI sajanA, ho, hAr gaI sajanA

kyU.N jhUThe se prIt lagAI – 2
kyU.N chhaliye ko mIt banAyA
kyU.N A.ndhI me.n dIp jalAyA
mai.n to tum sa.ng …

sapane me.n jo bAG lagAe
nI.nd khulI to vIrAne the
ham bhI kitane dIvAne the
mai.n to tum sa.ng …

nA milatI.n ye bairan a.NkhiyA.n
chain na jAtA dil bhI ne rotA
kAsh kisI se pyAr na hotA
mai.n to tum sa.ng …

Song #50
Chanda ja, chanda ja re ja re ja….

The second song of the 1962 movie Manmauji that we are taking up tonight is as beautiful as the first one: Main to tum sang nain milake.

Hats off to Madan Mohan for the extraordinarily beautiful composition. Lata, whose best songs were picturised on Sadhana did full justice to this too.

This is all the more beautiful for me being a Chand song!

Please enjoy: Chanda ja, chanda ja re ja re ja….

laa laa laa laa laa laa
chandaa jaa chandaa jaa re jaa re -2
kaahe aayaa hai akelaa tujhe maanuu.N alabelaa
mere piyaa ko bhii sa.ng le aa

chandaa jaa …

aa tujhako pahachaan bataa duu.N vo lagataa hai kaisaa
nadiyaa me.n mukh dekh le apanaa vo bhii hogaa waisaa
vo jo aaye to bi.ndiyaa sajaa duu.N
kaalii-kaalii ye laT bikharaa duu.N
meraa itanaa sa.ndesaa de aa

chandaa jaa …

dekh use kahanaa merii ni.ndiyaa ho ga_ii sautan merii
mere sa.ng-sa.ng bairan hogii baaT takat hai terii
chandaa denaa tuu merii gawaahii
ham dono.n hai.n pyaar ke raahii
bas itanaa to saath nibhaa

chandaa jaa …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BGfr0gZaz4

Song #51
Zaroorat hai zaroorat hai, zaroorat hai, ik shrimati ki….

After I gave the first two songs of the 1962 movie Manmauji starring Kishore Kumar and Sadhana, you must be wondering why no songs picturised on Kishore Kumar. After all, there was no one like him in the light-hearted comic romance.

Well, here it is. It was sung by Kishore Kumar for himself. Please see the versatility of the combine of Rajendra Krishan and Madan Mohan to have come up with this light-hearted song in the same movie which had the likes of the first two songs.

This became very popular during our times.

Please enjoy: Zaroorat hai zaroorat hai, zaroorat hai, ik shrimati ki….

zaruurat hai zaruurat hai, saKt zaruurat hai!

(zarUrat hai zarUrat hai zarUrat hai
ek shrImatI kI, kalAvatI kI, sevA kare jo pati kI ) – 2
zarUrat hai zarUrat hai zarUrat hai

hasI.n hazAro.n bhI ho.n kha.De, magar usI par nazar pa.De – 2
ho zulf gAlo.n pe khelatI, ke jaise din raat se la.De
ho ho ho ho
adAo.n me.n bahaar ho, nigAho.n pe khumaar ho
qubUl merA pyAr ho to kyA baat hai
zarUrat hai zarUrat hai zarUrat hai …

itar me.n sA.nse.n basI basI, vo mastiyo.n me.n rasI rasI – 2
zaraa sii palake.n jhukI jhukI, bhave.n ghanerI kasI kasI
ho ho ho ho
phUlo.n me.n gulAb ho Kud apanA javAb ho
vo pyAr kI kitaab ho to kyA baat hai
zarUrat hai zarUrat hai zarUrat hai …

jhaTak ke gesuu jahaa.N chale, to saath me.n aasamaa.N chale -2
lipaT ke kitane bhi paa.Nv se, yah puuchhate ho kahaa.N chale
ho ho ho ho
pyaar se jo kaam le, ha.Ns ke salaam le
vo haath meraa tham le, to kyaa baat hai
zaruurat hai zaruurat hai zaruurat hai

haa.n haa.n! shriimatI kI
ho ho ! kalAvati kI
sevA kare jo pati kI
zarUrat hai zarUrat hai zarUrat hai
sakht zarUrat hai!

There, in Part II of this tribute to a great lyricist Rajinder Krishan, I have given you another twenty-six songs. We have reached half-way through and I cover the remaining about fifty songs in Part III and IV.

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

So far, other than Shakeel Badayuni whom I haven’t given any number (how can I give a number to my all time favourite and the best poet and lyricist?), we have taken up Shailendra and Rajendra Krishan.

Today, we start with the third great lyricist: Kaifi Azmi.

His real name was Sayyid Akhtar Hussein Rizvi. He was born in a village Mizwaan in the district Azamgarh of Uttar Pradesh. His daughter Shabana is a celebrated actress in Hindi movies and son Baba a cinematographer.

Kaifi Azmi was a known poet in the mushairas of that era and as late as in 1970, when I was studying in Government College Dharamshala in Kangra District of Himachal, I heard him in a mushaira in our college.

I like Kaifi’s lyrics and poetry for one unique quality: he’d use very simple words to convey very strong and deep thoughts. Rather than trying to impress you with the different and complex words in the Urdu language, he’d rely more on the play of words.

I am fond of giving this example from Hanste Zakhm:

Dil ki naazuk ragen tootati hain,
Yaad itana bhi koi na aaye.

Or, from Kohra (the song picturised on Biswajeet’s first licentious wife, before he married Waheeda rehman):

Haal ye hai masti kaa, saans lagi thamane
Utane rahe pyaase ham jitani bhii pi hamane

Or from Guru Dutt’s movie Kaagaz Ke Phool:

Jaaenge kahaan poochhataa nahin
Chal pade magar raastaa nahin
Kyaa talaash hai kuchh pataa nahin
Bun rahe hain dil khvaab dam-ba-dam

Let me take you now to the 1961 movie Shola Aur Shabnam, which had the first major role by Dharmendra though he had acted in two movies before that: Dil Bhi Tera Ham Bhi Tere and Boy Friend.

The film, directed and written by Ramesh Saigal was about a young man (my namesake Ravi played by Dharmendra) torn between love for his long lost childhood sweetheart (Tarla Mehta), and devotion towards a friend (M Rajan) who has helped set him up in his career.

This song brings out the feelings of Ravi (Dharmendra) so well in such simple words. Pay particular attention to the last lines:

Kaise baazaar ka dastoor tumhen samjhaayun,
Bik gaya jo woh khareeddaar nahin ho sakta.

Khaiyyam, who was known to give the gentlest of the music, made equally gentle music for these powerful lyrics of Kaifi Azmi. Hats off to Dharmendra that in his first major movie he should attempt such serious and sad role. He is the handsomest man who ever joined Hindi movies and this song in his very first major movie brings out the intensity of his serious acting.

By this time, you would have already seen my bias towards the Raag of the hills, my home station, and I am not going to deny it. This too has been set by Khaiyyam in Raag Pahadi in Tal Dadra.

Please enjoy one of Kaifi’s best: Jaane kyaa dhoondati rehati hain ye aankhen mujh mein….

Jaane kyaa Dhuu.NDhatii rahatii hai.n ye aa.Nkhe.n mujhame.n
raakh ke Dher me.n sholaa hai na chi.ngaarii hai
ab na vo pyaar na usakii yaade.n baakii
aag yuu.N dil me.n lagii kuchh na rahaa kuchh na bachaa
jisakii tasviir nigaaho.n me.n liye baiThaa ho
mai.n vo diladaar nahii.n usakii huu.N khaamosh chitaa

zi.ndagii ha.Ns ke na guzaratii to bahut achchhaa thaa
khair ha.Ns ke na sahii ro ke guzar jaayegii
raakh barabaad muhabbat kii bachaa rakhii hai.n
baar-baar isako jo chhe.Daa to bikhar jaayegii

aarazuu jurma vafaa jurma tamannaa hai gunaaha
ye vo duniyaa hai jahaa.N pyaar nahii.n ho sakataa
kaise baazaar kaa dastuur tumhe.n samajhaauu.N
bik gayaa jo vo khariidaar nahii.n ho sakataa …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyFo6IIlCL4

Song #2
Itna to zindagi mein kisi ki khalal padhe……

I hope you enjoyed the first song: Jaane kya dhoondti rehti hain ye aankhen mujhmein from the 1961 movie Shola Aur Shabnam. I hope you stayed till the end of the video with tributes to Kaifi Azmi and Mohammad Rafi.

“At age eleven, Azmi wrote his first ghazal Itna To Zindagi Mein Kisi Ki Khalal Pade and somehow managed to get himself invited to a mushaira and over there, he recited a ghazal, rather a couplet of the ghazal which was very much appreciated by the president of the mushaira, Mani Jaisi, but most of the people, including his father, thought he recited his elder brother’s ghazal. When his elder brother denied it, his father and his clerk decided to test his poetic talent. They gave him one of the lines of a couplet and asked him to write a ghazal in the same meter and rhyme. Azmi accepted the challenge and completed a ghazal. This particular ghazal was to become a rage in undivided India and it was immortalised as it was sung by legendary ghazal singer, Begum Akhtar.”

 

Please enjoy this ghazal sung by Begum Akhtar and written by Kaifi Azmi at the age of eleven only!: Itna to zindagi mein kisi ki khalal padhe……

Itna to zindagi me kisi ki khalal pade
hansne se ho sukun na rone se kal pade

jis tarah hans raha hun mai pi pi ke ashk-e-gam
yu dusra hanse to kaleja nikal pade

ekk tum ke tum ko fikre nashibo faraz hai
ekk ham ke chal pade to beharhal chal pade

muddat ke bad us ne jo ki lutf ki nigah
ji khush to ho gaya magar aansu nikal pade

saqi sabhi ko hai game tashnalabi magar
may hai usi ke naam pe jiis ke ubal pade

Song #3
Aaj socha to aansu bhar aaye….

You must have seen in the last ghazal Itna to zindagi mein kisi ki khalal pade that at the very small age of just eleven years, Kaifi Azmi had already got two things: sensitivity of a great poet and the ability to use simplest words to describe the strongest emotions.

Here is, as I mentioned in the introduction itself, a favourite of mine from the 1973 movie Hanste Zakham directed by Chetan Anand.

Kaifi Azmi worked with many music directors. But, the music director who took his lyrics to even greater emotional peaks was Madan Mohan. Madan Mohan had a quality that his notes gnawed on your heart and made you feel as if the lyrics had come alive.

This phenomenon occurred in this song sung by Lata Mangeshkar. Look at the lyrics: the simplest of the words to convey the most powerful thoughts.

Please enjoy: Aaj socha to aansu bhar aaye….

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

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

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

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

Song #4
Rote rote guzr gayi raat re….

Kaifi Azmi made himself famous not just as a lyricist and poet but also as a writer and dialogue writer and actor in two movies: Yeh Nazdeekiyan (1982) and Naseem (1996). He won two awards for the 1975 MS Sathyu movie Garam Hawa: for the screenplay, as well as for dialogues. One of the dialogues from the movie is my most unforgettable dialogue and I shall get to that later.

He penned his first lyrics for the Shaheed Latif’s 1951 movie Buzdil that were composed by SD Burman. He penned most of the songs and the great Shailendra penned two. It was his song that was the most popular song of the movie.

Lata Mangeshkar sang it. The song was picturised on Nimmi who had perfected acting on such songs wherein she was either dumped or deceived.

Please enjoy: Rote rote guzr gayi raat re….

rote rote guzar gayii
rote rote guzar gayii raat re
aayii yaad terii har baat re
rote rote guzar gayii

nii.nd bhii merii na merii ho sakii
roke shabanam bhii na ye Gam dho sakii
thii mai.n terii par na terii ho sakii
rote rote guzar gayii

Kvaab kii duniyaa uja.Dakar rah gayii
chhiin lii suraj ne ghar kii roshanii
chaa.Nd se hotii hai duur ab chaa.Ndanii
rote rote guzar gayii

pyaar kii gha.Diyaa.N bahut yaad aaye.ngii
yaad aakar raat din ta.Dapaaye.ngii
tumako ye tanhaa_iyaa.N Das jaaye.ngii
rote rote guzar gayii

Song #5

For the 1952 movie Zamane Ki Hawa, Kaif penned two songs. One was a forgettable: Malan to aayi Bikaner se and the other was Akele his tadpata hai zamaana composed by Gulshan Shufi and sung by Talat Mehmood. This too is not much remembered.

For the 1952 movie Bahu Beti (not to be confused with 1965 movie of the same name starring Joy Mukherjee and having lyrics by Sahir including Sab mein shamil ho magar sabse juda lagti ho), Kaifi Azmi penned as many as seven songs, all composed by SD Batish and all sung by Geeta Dutt.

Here is a song with signature Kaifi Azmi lyrics.

Please enjoy: Khata ho kisi ki saja do kisi ko….

diljala ya diljali ek ek tamanna jal gayi
aag ghar me kya lagi
duniya se duniya jal gayi
haye khata ho kisi ki kisi ko saza do
khata ho kisi ki kisi ko saza do
ye insaf kaisa hai itna bata do
khata ho kisi ki

baharo ke mausam me rona pada hai
zara mujhko rona tadapna sikha do
khata ho kisi ki

bahut yaad aayega bita zamana
mera kya mujhe tum bhula do bhula do
khata ho kisi ki

basai thi kisne murado ki duniya
ha murado ki duniya
agar chahate ho mitana mita do
khata ho kisi ki

bade kimti hai mohabbat ke aansu
mohabbat ke aansu
koi jake un par ye moti luta do
khata ho kisi ki kisi ko saza do
ye insaf kaisa hai itna bata do
khata ho kisi ki

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0-F-oLQSKQ

Song #6

For the next three years he didn’t write any lyrics (it is to be remembered tghough that Kaifi was more famous as a poet and writer than as lyricist in the Hindi movies).

The next movie for which he wrote lyrics was the 1955 movie Sakhi Hatim, for which he penned five songs and Shewan Rizvi one song. All songs were composed by Alla Rakha Qureshi.

Please enjoy Mohammad Rafi sing: Har gareeb ki dua tumhaare saath hai…

har fakeer ki duaa tunhare sath hai
har fakeer ki duaa tunhare sath hai
ruke na raho me kadam khuda tumhare sath hai
ruke na raho me kadam khuda tumhare sath hai

sabi pe maharban tum sabi ke kherva tum
sabi pe maharban tum sabi ke kherva tum
jaha bhi jaoge tum ban ke rahoge badshah tum
jaha bhi jaoge tum ban ke rahoge badshah tum

sabi ke dard gam ki dava tumhare pas hai
sabi ke dard gam ki dava tumhare pas hai
ruke na raho me kadam khuda tumhare sath hai
ruke na raho me kadam khuda tumhare sath hai

luta ke apna takhat taj dilo me kar kiya ghar
luta ke apna takhat taj dilo me kar kiya ghar
lagege motiyo ke dhere najar utaoge jidar
ki rahmato ki jumti gata tumhare sath hai
ki rahmato ki jumti gata tumhare sath hai
ruke na raho me kadam khuda tumhare sath hai
ruke na raho me kadam khuda tumhare sath hai

banegi shyam bin ki banege ke sab bigde kam
banegi shyam bin ki banege ke sab bigde kam
rahega har juba par sada tumhara nek naam
rahega har juba par sada tumhara nek naam
daga hai gair ke liye wafa tumhare sath hai
daga hai gair ke liye wafa tumhare sath hai
ruke na raho me kadam khuda tumhare sath hai
ruke na raho me kadam khuda tumhare sath hai

Song #7
Hai kali kali ke lab par….

Last night we finished with a song from his 1955 movie Sakhi Hatim. Today, we start with his next, the 1957 movie Jannat for which he penned the lyrics of as many as six songs. One of India’s first music duos Husnlal Bhagatram composed the songs:

1. Dil Kiska Hai
2. Gulo Se Khushbu Udayi Tune
3. Khil Gayi Chandni Pyar Ki
4. Mast Ankhen Hai Ki
5. Mera Pyar Hai Yahi Dildar Hai
6. Rang Phulo Me Nahi

Regrettably, I could neither find the lyrics of the songs nor any videos.

That brings us to his 1958 movie Lala Rukh that starred Talat Mahmood and Shyama. Kaifi Azmi paired, for the first time, with music director Khaiyyam, which started a long association between them.

Here are the songs that they created:

1. Hai kali kali ke lab par tere husn ka fasaana.
2. Pyaas kuchh aur bhi bhadka di khalak dikhla ke.
3. Tujhko parda rukh-e-roshan se hataana hoga.
4. Leja meri duaayen daaman chhudane waale.
5. Thi ek shehzaadi.
6. Udaas udaas nigaahon mein noor chhalkaao.
7. Alvida jaane wafa tera nigaheban khuda.

Lets take up the ever so popular: Hai kali kali ke lab par….

It was sung by Mohammad Rafi. It is a tavern song.

hai kalii kalii ke lab par, tere husn kaa fasaanaa
mere gulsitaa.N kaa sab kuchh, teraa sirf muskuraanaa

ye khule khule se gesuu, uThe jaise badaliyaa.n sI,
ye jhukii jhukI nigaahe.n, gire jaise bijaliyaa.n sI
tere naachate kadam me.n hai bahaar kA khazaanaa
hai kalii kalii ke lab par, tere husn kaa fasaanaa …

terA jhUmanaa machalanaa, jaise sar (?) badal badal ke
merA dil dha.Dak rahaa hai, tU lachak sambhal sambhalake
kahii.n ruk nA jaaye zaalim is mo.D par zamaanaa
hai kalii kalii ke lab par, tere husn kaa fasaanaa …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TmtrMFveks

Song #8
Are dekhi zamaane ki yaari, bichhade sabhi baari baari….

That brings us to the 1959 Guru Dutt classic Kaagaz Ke Phool. The movie flopped though in later years it achieved a cult status. Kaifi Azmi came on his own in the movie and he penned the all time best classic song: Waqt ne kiya kyaa haseen sitam sung by Geeta Dutt.

Eventually, Kaagaz Ke Phool came to occupy #160 in best movies of all times.

Kaagaz Ke Phool portended the events to come in Guru Dutt’s real life. In the movie he was a film director whose liaison with Waheeda Rehman was talk of the gossip columns, even though he was a married man. Eventually, he took to alcohol and that’s how Guru Dutt killed himself in real life too.

Look at the songs of the film penned by Kaifi Azmi and composed by SD Burman:

“Dekhi Zamane Ki Yaari” – Mohammad Rafi
“Waqt Ne Kiya Kya Haseen Sitam” – Geeta Dutt
“San San Woh Chali Haawa” – Mohammad Rafi, Asha Bhosle
“Hum Tum Jise Kehta Hain” – Mohammad Rafi
“Ek Do Teen Chaar aur Paanch” – Geeta Dutt
“Ulte Seedhe Dao lagaye” – Mohammad Rafi, Asha Bhosle

We shall be taking up the first two songs tonight.

Lets take up Mohammad Rafi sing the first one and really marvel at the excellence of the lyrics.

Please enjoy: Are dekhi zamaane ki yaari, bichhade sabhi baari baari….

are dekhii zamaane kii yaarii
bichha.De sabhii, bichha.De sabhii baarii baarii
kyaa le ke mile.n ab duniyaa se, aa.NsU ke sivaa kuchh paas nahii.n
yaa phUl hI phUl the daaman me.n, yaa kaa.NTo.n kii bhii aas nahii.n
matalab kii duniyaa hai saarii
bichha.De sabhii, bichha.De sabhii baarii baarii

vaqt hai maharabaa.n, aarazU hai javaa.n
fikr kal kii kare.n, itanii fursat kahaa.N

daur ye chalataa rahe ra.ng uchhalataa rahe
ruup machalataa rahe, jaam badalataa rahe

raat bhar mahamaa.N hai.n bahaare.n yahaa.N
raat gar Dhal gayii phir ye khushiyaa.N kahaa.N
pal bhar kii khushiyaa.N hai.n saarii
ba.Dhane lagii beqaraarii ba.Dhane lagii beqaraarii
are dekhii zamaane kii yaarii
bichha.De sabhii, bichha.De sabhii baarii baarii

u.D jaa u.D jaa pyaase bha.Nvare, ras naa milegaa Kaaro.n me.n
kaagaz ke phUl jahaa.N khilate hai.n, baiTh naa un gulazaaro me.n
naadAn tamannaa retii me.n, ummId kI kashtii khetii hai
ik haath se detii hai duniyaa, sau haatho.n se letii hai
ye khel hai kab se jaarii
bichha.De sabhii, bichha.De sabhii baarii baarii

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAGqPIki0vI

Song #9
Waqt ne kiya kyaa haseen sitam….

I end with the best song ever penned by Kaifi Azmi. It is still counted amongst the most immortal songs ever made. Hats off to Guru Dutt who in 1959 produced the light and shade effect in the movie without having advanced technical equipment during those days.

It is also the best of the singer Geeta Dutt, Guru Dutt’s wife who too killed herself in a few years after she lost Guru Dutt.

The songs lyrics reflect their story more than the story between Guru Dutt playing Suresh Sinha and Waheeda Rehman playing Shanti in the movie.

Please enjoy: Waqt ne kiya kya haseen sitam….

vaqt ne kiyaa kyaa ha.nsii.n sitam
tum rahe na tum ham rahe na ham
vaqt ne kiyaa…

beqaraar dil is tarah mile
jis tarah kabhii ham judaa na the
tum bhii kho gae, ham bhii kho gae
ek raah par chalake do qadam
vaqt ne kiyaa…

jaae.nge kahaa.N puuchhataa nahii.n
chal pa.De magar raastaa nahii.n
kyaa talaash hai kuchh pataa nahii.n
bun rahe hai.n dil Kvaab dam-ba-dam
vaqt ne kiyaa…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ3S4-bm70s

Song #10
Dekho ye taare khoye khoye…

The next movie for which he penned songs was the 1959 movie Forty Days starring Premnath and Shakila.

All the songs were composed by Babul except one that was composed by Bipin Babul. Here is the list:

1. Baithe hain rehguzr par dil ka diya jalaye – Asha Bhosle.
2. Kahjo aake bahaar kare mera singaar – Asha Bhosle, Mukesh.
3. Main deewana mastana, mushkil bhed mera pa jaana – Mukesh.
4. Naseeb hoga mera meharbaan kabhi na kabhi – Manna Dey, Asha Bhosle.
5. Jhooti mohabbat jhootio adayen – Asha Bhosle.
6. Dekho yeh taare khoye khoye – Asha Bhosle.
7. Dhadhke dil dildaar ka – Asha Bhosle.
8. Parbat parbat dera daala, basti basti ghume – Mahendra Kapoor, Asha Bhosle.

Please enjoy: Dekho ye taare khoye khoye….

dekho ye tare khoye khoye,
phulo me sapne soye soye
rut hansi ki aayi haye
aise me dil kyu roye
dekho ye tare khoye khoye,
phulo me sapne soye soye
rut hansi ki aayi haye aise me dil kyu roye
dekho ye tare khoye khoye

dil me khili hai nayi kaliya,
ho jage hai naye naye armaa
dil me khili hai nayi kaliya,
ho jage hai naye naye armaa
tum jara muskurao tum par bahare kurba
dekho ye tare khoye khoye,
phulo me sapne soye soye
rut hansi ki aayi haye
aise me dil kyu roye
dekho ye tare khoye khoye

jiwan ke chalte firte saye,
kho kho ke na koi kuch paye
jiwan ke chalte firte saye,
kho kho ke na koi kuch paye
jab talak aankh uthao duniya badal na jaye
dekho ye tare khoye khoye,
phulo me sapne soye soye
rut hansi ki aayi haye
aise me dil kyu roye
dekho ye tare khoye khoye

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlg8cHa0uO4

Song #11
Batao kya karungi main jab gam ki raat aayegi….

The next movie in which he penned the lyrics was the 1960 Raj Rishi movie Ek Ke Baad Ek that starred Dev Anand and Sharda. Being a Dev Anand movie, you are bound to ask me, if the songs were composed by SD Burman. The answer is yes. After the 1959 Guru Dutt movie Kaagaz Ke Phool, he was back with SD Burman.

Meanwhile, if the movies appear to be few and far between, please remember that he was active as a writer. His early work as a writer was mainly for Nanubhai Vakil’s films like Yahudi Ki Beti (1956), Parvin (1957), Miss Punjab Mail (1958) and Id Ka Chand (1958).

Returning to Ek Ke Baad Ek, he penned the following songs composed by SD Burman:

1. Ye jhijhakne thumak thumak hai chali hai.
2. Pagli hawa jaane re bairi ghata jaane re.
3. Haath pasaare raste raste sabko sadaaye dete hain.
4. Aao yaaro aao pyaaro dekho khel nirala.
5. Batao kya karungi main jab gam ki raat aayegi.
6. Chali ye fauj hamari re chal.
7. Na tel aur na baati.

Lets listen to this duet between Geeta Dutt and Mohammad Rafi singing for Sharda and Dev Anand: Batao kya karungi main jab gam ki raat aayegi….

batao kya karungi mai jo gum ki raat aayegi
batao kya karungi mai jo gum ki raat aayegi
jo gum ki raat aayegi mai chand banke aaunga
tamam raat khwaab me tumhare jagmagaunga

dikha sakoge khwaab kya jo nind hi na aayegi
dikha sakoge khwaab kya jo nind hi na aayegi
na aaye nind gum nahi mai nind ban ke aaunga
or aake in gulabi akhadiyo ko chum jaunga

jo nind tut jayegi jo subah ji jalayegi
jo nind tut jayegi jo subah ji jalayegi
mai chori chori subah ki hawa ke sath aaunga
or in ghani ghani lato me phul gund jaunga

jo subah bit jayegi jo dhup tan jalayegi
jo subah bit jayegi jo dhup tan jalayegi
jo dhup tan jalayegi ghataye leke aaunga
bhigounga tujhe bhi or khud bhi bhig jaunga

bas intzaar me yuhi ye umar beet jayegi
bas intzaar me yuhi ye umar beet jayegi
ye intzaar ki ghadi kategi baat baat me
magar ye sart hai yuhi rahe ye hath hath me
rahe ye hath hath me
rahe ye hath hath me

Song #12
Zindagi ye usiki hai jo zindagi se khele…

You won’t believe that there was a movie titled Apna Haath Jagannath for which he penned the lyrics in 1960. The movie starred Kishore KLumar and Leela Chitnis and had the following songs, once again composed by Sachin Dev Burman:

1. Tujhe mili roshni mujhko andhera.
2. Apne haathon ko pehchaan.
3. Ghanshyam Ghanshyam, Shyam Shyam re.
4. Banke gulgule jal ke bulbule.
5. Chal ghata bijli kadki.
6. Permit bina is jahan mein.
7. Zindagi ye usiki hai jo zindagi se khele.
8. Tum jahan jahan ham wahan wahan.

Lets listen to this playful song penned by Kaifi sung by and picturised on Kishore Kumar: Zindagi ye usiki hai jo zindagi se khele…

dil ko sambhal tu gum na pal
dabe dade soye soye armaa nikal
jindagi ye uski hai jo jindagi se khele
jindagi ye uski hai jo jindagi se khele
dunia unke pichhe holi jo chal pade akele
dunia unke pichhe holi jo chal pade akele
jindagi ye uski hai jo jindagi se khele

he jaag uthe arman sare raat gum ki biti
dard hara ranj hara dil ne baji jiti
he jaag uthe arman sare raat gum ki biti
dard hara ranj hara dil ne baji jiti
apne aasu mujhko de de mere hasi tu le le
meri hasi tu le le
jindagi ye uski hai jo jindagi se khele

he humne chunri rang ya rang di takdire
chhap di aachalo par dil ki bhi tasvire
he humne chunri rang ya rang di takdire
chhap di aachalo par dil ki bhi tasvire
odh ke ek din dekh le gori mele lagenge mele
mele lagenge mele
jindagi ye uski hai jo jindagi se khele

karke tona totka tab tune himmat hari
bas me tere aaj tak aayi na chanchal nari
dede sadi ek tapa ke baat bane albeli
jindagi ye uski hai jo jindagi se khele
dunia unke pichhe holi jo chal pade akele
jindagi ye uski hai jo jindagi se khele

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deN1FC99wVo

Song #13
Jeet hi lenge baazi hum tum…

Yesterday was Navy Day and I was off to Gateway of India for Beating Retreat and Tattoo ceremonies and At Home at C-in-C’s. I am back with you tonight for the fifth day of Kaifi Azmi penned songs.

The last song that we had taken up was for the 1960 movie Apna Haath Jagannath.

The next movie for which he penned songs was the 1961 movie Shola Aur Shabnam, the first major movie of the handsomest actor in Hindi movies: Dharmendra and we have already taken up the song: Jaane kyaa dhondati rehti hain ye aankhen mujh mein on day one itself.

The movie had as many as nine songs, all composed by Khaiyyam including Mummy aur Daddy mein ladayi ho gayi.

This other song, however, is dear to me and many of you and is there in the cover picture of this theme itself. Lata and Mohammad Rafi have sung this. The actress is Tarla Mehta.

And guess what? Dharmendra’s name in the movie was Ravi!

Here is the story from Wiki to know about both the songs:

“Ravi or “Bunnu” (Akashdeep) as he’s called at home and Sandhya (Chandrakala) are childhood sweethearts despite Ravi being poor, and Sandhya being rich. Sandhya’s father who is a senior official in the Railways is posted to a distant location, Ravi and Sandhya are separated and out of contact.

Many years later, Ravi (Dharmendra) has matured into a strapping young man. Not being rich or influential, Ravi finds it hard to find a job and decides to approach his friend Prakash (played by M.Rajan). Prakash is a happy-go-luck rich kid, whose family runs a large timber factory amid lush jungles, and is only too happy to hire Ravi at a generous salary (Rs.300 per month, although Ravi asks for only Rs.100).

Prakash’s elder brother is Aakash played by the veteran character actor Abhi Bhattacharya. Aakash is a bachelor, his devious father having caused the suicide of his paramour, a poor village girl. Aakash is often drunk, pining for his lost love, but loves his younger brother dearly and generally spoils him.

Prakash is smitten with and soon to be engaged to, his father’s friend’s daughter Sandhya (Tarla Mehta), who arrives at their jungle home. This is the same Sandhya who had betrothed herself to Ravi in her childhood. Ravi does not recognize her at first, but the moment of truth comes when Prakash asks Ravi to sing a song. This was the same song that Ravi and Sandhya sang in childhood (Jeet hi lenge baazi hum tum), and they both realize it, though neither reveals this secret.

Ravi is still in love with the girl he was separated from in childhood, but does not wish to come in the way of his friend Praskash’s happiness. Sandhya also loves Ravi, and wants to marry him instead of Prakash. Till the climax of the movie, Prakash remains oblivious of the special relationship that Ravi and Sandhya have. Ravi’s feelings for Sandhya are sensed by Aakash who has lost in love himself. Aakash is now faced with a choice: either ignore Ravi and Sandhya’s true love and proceed with the union of Sandhya and Prakash, or break his brother’s Prakash’s heart and side with Ravi & Sandhya.

Oblivious of Ravi’s feelings for Sandhya, Prakash keeps asking him to entice Sandhya towards him. Ravi smilingly soldiers on, trying to find his own happiness in his friend’s. Until, Sandhya threatens to reveal all to Prakash, and break off their engagement (Jaane kya dhoondati rehti hain ye aankhen mujh mein). Faced with this catastrophe, Ravi decides to leave his job with Prakash, and return to his village, but Aakash steps in and persuades him not to leave. Aakash has finally decided to defend the childhood love, against the will of his father.

The seemingly complex love triangle, reaches a climax, with the childhood sweethearts being united, but at the cost of Aakash losing his life in the same manner as his beloved did.”

Please enjoy Lata and Mohammad Rafi sing for Tarla Mehta and Dharmendra this song penned by Kaifi Azmi and composed by Khaiyyam in Raag Bhairavi: Jeet hi lenge baazi hum tum…

rafii:
jiit hii le.nge baazii ham tum, khel adhuuraa chhuuTe na
pyaar kaa ba.ndhan, janm kaa ba.ndhan, janm kaa ba.ndhan TuuTe na

milataa hai jahaa.N dharatii se gagan, aao vahii.n ham jaae.n
tuu mere liye, mai.n tere liye – 2
is duniyaa ko Thukaraaye.n – 2
duur basaa le dil kii jannat – 2
jisako zamaanaa luuTe nA, pyaar kA ba.ndhan

lataa:
milane kii khushI nA milane kA gam, khatm ye jhaga.De ho jaae.n
tU tU nA rahe, mai.n mai.n nA rahuu.N – 2
ik duuje mai.n kho jaae.n – 2
mai.n bhI nA chho.Duu.n pal bhar daaman – 2
tU bhI pal bhar ruuThe nA, pyaar kA ba.ndhan …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrFAUJADF1c

Song #14
Dhadakte dil ki tamanna ho mera pyaar ho tum….

In the last song from Shola Aur Shabnam, after I gave you the background and the story, you must have had goose pimples when, in the second stanza, she starts singing with him, her childhood love, after they accidentally meet after years. That’s Kaifi Azmi for you. Unlike many of the lyricists of present day who have already penned thousands of songs, Kaifi penned very few but these are memorable.

It must be becoming more and more interesting for you. And I can hear a sigh from you as I turn to the next song: Dhadakte dil ki tamanaa ho mera pyaar ho tum from Lekhraj Bhakri’s 1961 movie: Shama that starred Suraiya and Nimmi. The story is that of a woman who experiences total heartbreak after arranging the marriage of her love to another woman (Nimmi often played those roles).

The movie had a number of songs composed by Ghulam Mohammad:

1. Aapase pyaar huaa jaataa hai.
2. Dha.Dakate dil kii tamannaa ho meraa pyaar ho tum.
3. Dil Gam se jal rahaa hai jale, par dhuaa.N na ho.
4. Dil gayaa to gayaa dilarubaa mil gayaa.
5. Ek jurm karake hamane chaahaa thaa muskuraanaa.
6. Insaaf teraa dekhaa ai saaqii\-e\-mayaKaanaa.
7. Mast aa.Nkho.n me.n sharaarat kabhii aisii to na thii.
8. Mere mahabuub tujhe pyaar karuu.N yaa na karuu.N.
9. Unakaa ba.Dhaa jo haath yahaa.N dil luTaa diyaa.
10. Wo saadagii kahe.n ise diiwaanagii kahe.n.
11. Yaas ke dar pe jhukaa jaataa hai sar aaj kii raat.

We shall be taking up the first three songs; two tonight and one tomorrow.

Lets take this ever popular number composed by Ghulam Mohammad in Raag Pilu, Tal Kaherava, to which Suraiya lent her voice: Dhadakte dil ki tamanna ho mera pyaar ho tum….

dha.Dakate dil kii tamannaa ho meraa pyaar ho tum
(mujhe qaraar nahii.n) – 2
(jab se beqaraar ho tum) – 2
dha.Dakate dil kii tamannaa ho meraa pyaar ho tum

(khilaao phuul kisii ke kisii chaman men raho) – 2
jo dil kii raah se (guzarii hai vo bahaar ho tum) – 2

(zah-e-nasiib ataa kii jo dard kii sauGaat) – 2
vo Gam hasiin hai jis (Gam ke zimmedaar ho tum) -2
dha.Dakate dil kii tamannaa ho meraa pyaar ho tum

cha.Daauu.N phuul yaa aa.Nsuu tumhaare qadamo.n me.n
merii vafaao.n ke (ulfat kii yaadagaar ho tum) – 2
dha.Dakate dil kii tamannaa ho meraa pyaar ho tum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M64silP33xY

Song #15
Dil gam se jal raha hai, par dhuaan na ho….

Ghulam Mohammad, at that time, was a protege of Naushad Ali even though older to the latter by nine years. His last movie Pakeezah’s unfinished songs, after his death, were finally composed by Naushad!

We take up just one more song tonight; a very sad song picturised on the “other woman” in the movie: Nimmi, in the title role of Shama.

This was sung by Suman Kalyanpur.

In all these songs, and particularly in this one, you will immediately identify that attribute of Kaifi Azmi: powerful thoughts in simple and smallest words.

Please enjoy: Dil gam se jal raha hai, par dhuaan na ho….

dil Gam se jal rahaa hai jale, par dhuaa.N na ho
mumakin hai isake baad koii, imtehaa.n na ho

(knock knock! “Shama, Shama darwaaza khol do” )
duniyaa to kyaa Kudaa se bhii ghabaraake kah diyaa -2
woh maharbaa.n nahii.n to koii maharbaa.n na ho
dil Gam se …

luuTaa Kushii ne aag lagaa dii bahaar ne -2
barabaad is tarah bhii kisii kaa jahaa.N na ho
dil Gam se …

ab to vahii.n sukuu.n milegaa mujhe jahaa.N -2
ye sa.ngadil zamii.n na ho, aasmaa.n na ho

dil Gam se jal rahaa hai jale, par dhuaa.N na ho

Song #16
Aap se pyaar huaa jaata hai….

Last night, before packing up, we had taken up two out of the three songs that we had selected from the 1961 movie Shama starring Nimmi in the title role and Suraiya as the other woman whose marriage with her (Nimmi’s) love was arranged by Nimmi herself, rendering her totally broken-hearted.

We resume today (we start early as I shall be going in the evening to watch Kahaani – 2; the other movie Dear Zindagi totally avoided by me being a Karan Johar movie and I having not forgiven him for insulting Mohammad Rafi in his Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and hence having decided never to see anything remotely connected with Karan Johar) with the third song from Shama.

This too has been sung by Suraiya on the lyrics of Kaifi Azmi and composition of Ghulam Mohammad. Think of ‘simple words describing powerful feelings’, a trait perfected by Kaifi ji.

Please enjoy: Aap se pyaar huaa jaata hai….

aap se pyaar huaa jaataa hai
khel dushvaar huaa jaataa hai

tumane kyo.n pyaar se dekhaa mujhako – 2
dard bezaar huaa jaataa hai

is tamanna me.n ki tum doge sazaa, tum doge sazaa
dil gunaahaGaar hu_aa jaataa hai

dil jo har qaid se ghabaraataa thaa, ghabaraataa thaa
Kud hii giraftaar huaa jaataa hai

Song #17
Ye nayan dare dare…..

In the next movie, the 1961 Devender Goel movie Razia Sultan, starring Nirupa Roy in the title role, with Jairaj, most of the songs were penned by Anand Bakshi and Asad Bhopali and Kaifi Azmi had just one song: Aaja re deewane.

In the next movie, the 1962 movie Naqli Nawab, the credit for writing the songs went equally to Raja Mehdi Ali Khan and Kaifi Irfani. Kaifi Azmi penned only one: Tum poochhate ho ishq bhala hai ki nahin picturised on Manoj Kumar.

And that brings us to the 1964 movie Kohraa, one of the gems in the lyrical crown of Kaifi Azmi. My favourite Hemant Kumar composed the following and sang the best (first one) of them:

1. Ye nayan dare dare.
2. Jhuum jhuum dhalti raat.
3. O beqraar dil.
4. Raah bani khud manzil.
5. Kaahe bajayi tune.

We shall be taking up the first four; two today and two tomorrow.

Lets first listen to one of the best of Hemant Kumar on his own composition and lyrics of Kaifi Azmi.

Please enjoy: Ye nayan dare dare…..

ye nayan Dare Dare, ye jaam bhare bhare
zaraa piine do
kal kii kisako khabar, ik raat hoke niDar
mujhe jiine do
ye nayan Dare Dare …

(raat hasii.n ye chaa.Nd hasii.n
par sabase hasii.n mere dilabar ) – 2
aur tujhase hasii.n, aur tujhase hasii.n terA pyaar
tU jaane nA
ye nayan Dare Dare …

(pyaar me hai jiivan kii khushii
detii hai khushii kaI gam bhii ) – 2
mai maan bhii luu.N, mai maan bhii luu.N kabhii haar
tU maane nA
ye nayan Dare Dare …

Song #18
Jhuum jhuum dhalti raat…..

The last song today is also from the 1964 movie Kohraa starring Biswajeet and Waheeda Rehman. He is the jagirdaar of a riyaasat and seeks to marry Waheeda after his first wife passes away. It seems that the haveli is totally in the grip of the first wife who had rich and polished ways. Waheeda knows that Biswajeet loves her a lot but she still passes her days in the haveli in the shadow of his dead wife. It is slowly and most beautifully revelealed that she, the first wife, had her licentious ways and Biswajeet actually hated her like anything.

The one song that keeps recurring in the movie is this and it became very popular when the movie was released. Hats off to Kaifi Azmi to so ably describe, through this song, the licentious ways of Biswajeet’s first wife.

Once again, the marvelous composition is that of Hemant Kumar and the voice is that of Lata Mangeshkar.

Please enjoy: Jhuum jhuum dhalti raat…..

jhuum jhuum Dhalatii raat
leke chalii mujhe apane saath
jhuum jhuum Dhalatii raat …

jaane kahaa.N le jaaye dard bharaa ye dil
jaise sadaa detii hai kho_ii huii ma.nzil
jaise sadaa detii hai…
chho.Do piyaa meraa chho.Do haath
jhuum jhuum Dhalatii raat …

haal ye hai mastii kaa, saa.Ns lagii thamane
utane rahe pyaase ham jitanii bhii pii hamane
utane rahe pyaase ham…
Gam ko ba.Dhaa ga_ii Gam kii raat
jhuum jhuum Dhalatii raat …

jisako ko_ii samajhe naa, baat na vo doharaa
meraa teraa jiivan kyaa, chhaayaa hu_aa koharaa
meraa teraa jiivan kyaa …
kisane sunii kabhii dil kii baat
jhuum jhuum Dhalatii raat …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctJF3Cm2atQ

Song #19
O beqraar dil…..

We took up two songs from the 1964 movie Kohraa yesterday with the promise that we shall return tonight with two more.

Before that, here is a gem of information about Kaifi Azmi from his official website:

“Kaifi Azmi was a rare poet who practiced what he preached. A brain hemorrhage on 8th February 1973 paralysed him and rendered his left hand and left leg incapacitated for life. Instead of giving up in despair he decided to leave the comforts of Bombay and settle in Mijwan the tiny village in Azamgarh Eastern UP in which he was born. Mijwan was an obscure village untouched by development and didn’t even have a pin code. Today it is known all over the world because of Kaifi’s untiring efforts to uplift the village. He set up an NGO Mijwan Welfare Society for the empowerment of women with a focus on the girlchild.”

Imagine that!

O beqraaraar dil was composed by Hemant Kumar in Lata‘s favourite raaga: Raag Bhimpalasi, Tal Dadra and she sang it well for the heroine Waheeda Rehman.

The song’s lyrics are, you guessed it, so powerful that they gnaw at your inner spaces and make a place for themselves even if you ain’t a woman. It takes a sensitive poet/lyricist to write in this vein. You will also agree with me that even my favourite Hemant Kumar has handled it with great sensitivity to bring out her mixed feelings at being asked by Biswajeet to marry him even though she has been brought up as and hence used to being a lonely child.

Please enjoy: O beqraar dil……AND PLEASE DO NOT OMIT TO SEE THE ORIGINAL BENGALI SONG SUNG BY HEMANT KUMAR FROM WHERE THIS TUNE WAS TAKEN BY HEMANT DA! (It is at the end of the video that I have given you)

ahaa haa haa …
ahaa haa haa

o beqaraar dil
ho chukaa hai mujhako aa.Nsuuo.n se pyaar
mujhe tuu Kushii na dena
na_ii zi.ndagii na de

milii chaman ko bahaar
ha.Nsii phuul ko milii
giit koyal ko mile
aur mai.n ne paa_ii Kaamoshii
mujhe baa.Nsurii na de ko_ii raaginii na de
o beqaraar dil …

kaalii ghaTaa ghir ke ghaTaa chhaaye
aur pyaasii kalii Gam kii jalii taras taras jaaye

rahe sadaa jo meraa
vahii merii zi.ndagii
hai roz a.ndheraa
aur chaar din kii chaa.Ndanii
mujhe chaa.Ndanii na de mujhe raushanii na de
o beqaraar dil …

Song #20
Raah bani khud manzil…

And now the last song from the 1964 movie Kohraa whose songs were penned so well by Kaifi Azmi that these are amongst his immortal songs.

There is no greater enchantment than Hemant Kumar singing on his own composition. Raah bani khud manzil has that quiet resolve about it, the kind of dignified resolve that suits both the greats: Kaifi and Hemant da.

Please enjoy: Raah bani khud manzil…..

raah banii Kud ma.nzil piichhe rah ga_e mushkil
saath jo aa_e tum
raah banii Kud ma.nzil …

dekho phuul ban ke saarii dharatii khil parii
guzare aarazuu ke raaste.n the jis gha.Dii
jis me churaa_e tum
raah banii Kud ma.nzil …

jharanaa gaa rahii hai merii dil kii daastaa.N
merii pyaas lekar chhaa rahii hai.n mastiiyaa.N
jin me nahaa_e tum
raah banii Kud ma.nzil …

pa.nchhii uu.D ga_e sab gaa ke naGamaa pyaar kaa
lekin dil ne aisaa jaal phekaa pyaar kaa
u.Dane na paa_e tum
raah banii Kud ma.nzil …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZeW52TQrUE

Song #21
Hoke majboor mujhe usne bhulaya hoga…

In Chetan Anand’s 1964 movie Haqeeqat, Kaifi Azmi was back with what is regarded as his best pairing: with Madan Mohan.

The movie starring Balraj Sahni, Dharmendra, Priya Rajvansh, Sanjay Khan, Vijay Anand, Jayant and Sudhir is often quoted as a war movie (about 1962 Sino-Indian War) that was made with great sensitivity and broughout out the truth (Haqeeqat) of the conditions in which our soldiers had to fightr in Ladakh; a war having been imposed by and resulted into a debacle by the faulty policies of Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru.

Kaifi Azmi and Madan Mohan created the following immortal songs for the movie:

1	Hoke Majbur Mujhe Usne Bhulaya Hoga	Mohammed Rafi, Talat Mahmood, Manna Dey & Bhupinder Singh
2	Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyon	Mohammed Rafi
3	Zara Si Aahat Hoti Hai To Dil Sochta Hai	Lata Mangeshkar
4	Masti Me Chhedke Tarana Koi Dil Ka	Mohammed Rafi
5	Khelo Naa Mere Dil Se O Mere Saajanaa	Lata Mangeshkar
6	Aai Ab Ki Saal Divaali Munh Par Apane Kun Male	Lata Mangeshkar
7	Main Ye Sochkar Uske Dar Se Uthaa Thaa	Mohammed Rafi

The song Hoke majboor mujhe usne bhualaya hoga has been sung by Mohammad Rafi, Talat Mehmood, Manna Dey and Bhupinder for four different soldiers expressing their feelings of hopelessness in a desolate place in Ladakh. Not just the singing and composition by Madan Mohan, if you listen to the song carefully, it would occur to you that Kaifi Azmi has indeed used words with great sensitivity indeed at two planes: One, he has expresed the feelings of the soldiers and through them the emotions of their wives and beloveds.

Please enjoy: Hoke majboor mujhe usne bhulaya hoga….

hoke majabuur mujhe usane bhulaayaa hogaa
zahar chupake se davaa jaanake khaayaa hogaa
hoke majabuur…

bhuupi.ndar: dil ne aise bhii kuchh afasaane sunaae ho.nge
ashq aa.Nkho.n ne piye aur na bahaae ho.nge
band kamare me.n jo khat mere jalaae ho.nge
ek ik harf jabii.n par ubhar aayaa hogaa

rafii: usane ghabaraake nazar laakh bachaaii hogii
dil kii luTatii huii duniyaa nazar aaii hogii
mez se jab merii tasviir haTaaii hogii
har taraf mujhako ta.Dapataa huaa paayaa hogaa
hoke majabuur…

talat: chhe.D kii baat pe aramaa.N machal aae ho.nge
Gam dikhaave kii ha.Nsii ne na chhupaae ho.nge
naam par mere jab aa.Nsuu nikal aae ho.nge – (2)
sar na kaa.Ndhe se sahelii ke uThaayaa hogaa

mannaa De: zulf zid karake kisii ne jo banaaii hogii
aur bhii Gam kii ghaTaa mukha.De pe chhaaii hogii
bijalii nazaro.n ne ka_ii din na giraaii hogii
ra.Ng chahare pe ka_ii roz na aayaa hogaa
hoke majabuur…

Song #22

Last night we had started taking up songs of the 1964 Chetan Anand movie Haqeeqat in which Kaifi Azmi paired with the maestro Madan Mohan to create some of his most memorable songs.

We took up one sung by Bhupinder, Rafi, Talat and Manna Dey for the four soldiers in the wilderness of Ladakh whilst fighting a war against the Chinese from 20th to 21st Nov 1962: Hoke majboor mujhe..

I had told you that we would be taking up four.

We start with a song that doesn’t return to mukhada after every antara but is continuous like a nazm. Yes, I am talking about Main ye soch kar uske dar se utha tha. Equal credit for the song goes to all three: Kaifi for the remarkably beautiful and rueful lyrics, Madan Mohan for the exact composition that the lyrics deserved and Mohammad Rafi for its soulful singing.

The effect of the violin played by Music Director Pyarelal in this song also takes the song to a new height.

Please enjoy: Main ye soch kar uske dar se utha tha….

mai.n ye sochakar usake dar se uThaa thaa
ke vo rok legii manaa legii mujhako

havaao.n me.n laharaataa aataa thaa daaman
ke daaman paka.Dakar biThaa legii mujhako

kadam aise a.ndaaz se uTh rahe the
ke aavaaz dekar bulaa legii mujhako

magar usane rokaa
na usane manaayaa
na daaman hii paka.Daa
na mujhako biThaayaa
na aavaaz hii dii
na vaapas bulaayaa

mai.n aahistaa aahistaa ba.Dhataa hii aayaa
yahaa.N tak ke usase judaa ho gayaa mai.n …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p6VvdCuxJM

With this we finish with Part I of the best songs of Kaifi Azmi, our third lyricist, after Shailendra and Rajinder Krishan in the great lyricist series on my Facebook page Lyrical.

I shall be giving you another 44 songs in the next two parts.

Please remain tuned in.

On the first day, we had just started taking on songs of 1951 movie Albela and then since it was Sadhana’s first birth anniversary after her demise on 25th Dec last year, I took up three songs that he wrote for her movies.

Lets now take up the lullaby song of Albela: Dheere se aaja ri akhiyon mein that has been sung in the movie twice; once solo by Lata Mangeshkar and then as a duet with Chitalkar just singing the mukhada and Lata singing the rest. C Ramchandra composed it in Raag Pilu, Tal Dadra and here it is the version sung by Lata Mangeshkar.

Please enjoy: Dheere se aaja ri akhiyan mein…..

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 …

sholaa jo bha.Dake dil meraa dha.Dake
dard javaanii kaa sataae ba.Dh-ba.Dh ke

mahakii havaae.n bahake kadam mere
aise me.n thaam lo aa ke balam more
pattaa bhii kha.Dake to bijalii sii ka.Dake, dard …

pyaar ko mere kisane pukaaraa
dil me.n utar gayaa kisakaa ishaaraa
yaad ye kisakii laa_I paka.D ke, dard …

dekhaa jo tumako dard huaa kam
ab to na ho.nge tumase judaa ham

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h94Qg1g-JI

Song #8
Sham dhale khidake tale…

Let me recall this one from his 1953 movie Patita starring Dev Anand and Usha Kiran. A song from this movie has a mukhada that is the title of a Facegroup group of mine: Yaad Kiya Dil Ne; though penned by Hasrat Jaipuri. Indeed, when it came to S-J’s songs, we always keep going, like a metronome, between Shailendra and Hasrat.

Patita has two other songs penned by Shailendra: Kisi ne apna bana ke mujhako muskarana sikha diya, and Hai sabase madhur woh geet jise ham dard ke sur mein gaate hain.

However, my favourite in Lyrical excellence is Mitti se khelate ho baar baar kis liye.

The second stanza is particularly powerful.

Please enjoy: Mitti se khelate ho baar baar kis liye….

MiTTii se khelate ho baar-baar kis liye
TuuTe hu_e khilauno.n se pyaar kis liye

banaake zi.ndagaaniyaa.N bigaa.Dane se kyaa milaa
merii ummiid kaa jahaa.N ujaa.Dane se kyaa milaa
aa_ii thii do dino.n kii ye bahaar kis liye

zaraa sii dhuul ko hazaar ruup naam de di_e
zaraa sii jaan sar pe saat aasamaan de di_e
barabaad zi.ndagii kaa ye si.ngaar kis li_e

zamiin Gair ho ga_ii ye aasamaa.N badal gayaa
hawaa ke ruK badal ga_e har ek phuul jal gayaa
bajate hai.n ab ye saa.Nso.n ke taar kis li_e

If there is a song from a movie that I like, especially if it is an old one, I avoid seeing the movie lest I should be disappointed with the movie, its setting and the picturisation of the song.

My most favourite rain song ever is O sajana barkha bahaar aayi. It haunts me during the rains and it fascinates me otherwise. When I hear the notes of it and the lyrics, my heart goes aflutter. I build up my own scene around the songs and do not like the realm of my own imagination to be broken.

Shailendra certainly has the quality that tickles my imagination.

Even though the movie is a Bimal Roy movie, I avoided having a conflict between my own imagination and that of the movie’s.

However, yesterday I saw the movie with its story (a light-hearted satire/comedy, which no one can believe Bimal Roy would have directed!) written by Salil Chowdhury.

When I listen to the song, I imagine it as the picturisation of rain and the longing of a woman in rain for her lover without any necessity of a video! However, when I saw the movie and the song, I realised that the director and the music director too have done outstandingly well and the lyrics come out alive and throbbing with their handling.

Salil da, of course, composed the song in Raag Khammaj, Tal Kaherava. He thought about it with the swishing of his Ambassador car’s wipers in the rain. It is a late evening Raaga and that’s precisely the time in the movie too.

Shailendra was able to say it in a few words that would take volumes otherwise. Lata singing for Sadhana brought out the longing even more.

Please enjoy: O sajana barkha bahar 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 …

1958: “Yeh Mera Deewanapan Hai” (Yahudi)
1959: “Sab Kuch Seekha Hamne” (Anari)
1968: “Main Gaoon Tum So Jao” (Brahmchari)

These awards were instituted in 1958. This means that Shailendra had won the first two awards after their institution, before Shakeel won the next one for the 1960 film Chaudhvin Ka Chand. And then of course, Shakeel did a hat-trick.

Day before yesterday I saw a Bimal Roy movie Parakh. Yahudi was another Bimal Roy movie. Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari, Sohrab Modi, Nazir Hussain, and Nigar Sultana starred in the movie. It was based on a play Yahudi Ki Ladki by Agha Hashar Kashmiri, a classic in Parsi-Urdu theatre, about persecution of Jews in the Roman Empire. Hindi cinema, at that time was opening out to situations around the world.

1958 was only the 6th Filmfare Awards and already Best Lyricist award was introduced. Mukesh sang this song on the composition by Shankar Jaikishan.

Please enjoy: Yeh mera deewanapan hai yaa mohabbat ka saroor….

dil se tujhako bedilii hai, mujhako hai dil kaa guruur
tuu ye maane ke na maane, log maane.nge zuruur

ye meraa diivaanaapan hai, yaa muhabbat kaa suruur
tuu na pahachaane to hai ye, terii nazaro.n kaa qusuur
ye meraa diivaanaapan hai …

dil ko terii hii tamannaa, dil ko hai tujhase hii pyaar
chaahe tuu aae na aae, ham kare.nge i.ntazaar
ye meraa diivaanaapan hai …

aise viiraane me.n ik din, ghuT ke mar jaae.nge ham
jitanaa jii chaahe pukaaro, phir nahii.n aae.nge ham
ye meraa diivaanaapan hai …

Once, S-J promised Shailendra that they would recommend him to other music directors; but, later totally forgot about it. I have already told you that writing lyrics was the only life Shailendra had. So, he sent them a note after reasonable time had elapsed. The note said: “Chhoti si ye duniya, pehchaane raaste hain; kahin to miloge to poochhenge haal“.

Shankar-Jaikishan straightway understood that Shailendra was conveying to them about failed promise. However, the lines that Shailendra wrote were so good, loaded and with light ruefulness that they used it in a song.

The movie was the 1962 movie Rungoli that starred (exactly like the 1956 movie New Delhi that I saw last night): Kishore Kumar and Vyjayanthimala.

The film had the following songs:

1. Chhoti Si Ye Duniya, Pahachaane Raasate Hain – Kishore Kumar
2. Choti Si Ye Duniya Pehchane Raaste Hai – Lata Mangeshkar
3. Hum Tum Ye Khoyi Khoyi Rahe, Chanchal Isharon Se – Lata Mangeshkar , Mukesh
4. Ek Nazar Kisi Ne Dekha Aur Dil Hua Deewana – Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
5. Jaao-jaao Nand Ke Lala Tum Jhoote – Lata Mangeshkar
6. Rangoli Sajaao Re, Teri Paayal Mere Git – Kishore Kumar
7. Sagar Pe Aaj Maujon Ka Raaj, Bechain Hai Nazaara – Lata Mangeshkar
8. Hum Bechare Pyar Ke Maare, Aur Tum To Tum Ho – Kishore Kumar
9. Chaau Chaau Bombiyana, Ishq Hai Maraz Purana – Manna Dey

Credits for the lyrics of the songs were shared between Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri.

Please enjoy: Chhoti si ye duniya pehchaane raaste hain….

chhoTii sii ye duniyaa, pahachaane raste.n hai.n
tum kabhI to miloge, kahii.n to miloge to puuchhe.nge haal
chhoTii sI …

ham to ye samajhe.nge hamane ek patthar ko puujaa
lekin tumako apane jaisA nahii.n milege duujaa, nahii.n milegaa duujaa
chhoTii sii ye duniyaa …

siikhaa nahii.n hamaare dil ne pyaar me.n dhiiraj khonaa
aag me.n jal ke bhI jo nikhaare, hai vohii sachchaa sonaa, hai vohI sachchaa sonaa
chhoTii sii ye duniyaa …

dil kI daulat mat Thukaraao, dekho pachhatAoge
aaj chale jaate ho jaise, lauT ke bhI aaoge, lauT ke bhI aaoge
chhoTii sii ye duniyaa …

The most popular song (internationally) that was ever written by a Hindi films lyricist was actually written by Shailendra and at a very early stage in his career. I am talking about the title song of the 1951 Raj Kapoor movie Awaara. I need not repeat it that the song was a hit song across lands and oceans: China, Middle East, Europe and even Americas.

Recently, a WhatsApp video is going around with Turkish President singing the song at a public function. Of course, in Turkey Awaara was remade as Avare (1964) starring the Turkish actor Sadri Alışık, along with actress Ajda Pekkan.

In 2012, Time Magazine included Awaara and Anari amongst the 100 Best Movies Of All Times.

Shankar Jaikishan, of course, composed the song in their favourite Raaga: Raag Bhairavi, Tal Kaherava.

Please enjoy: Awaara hoon…..

(aavaaraa huu.N, aavaaraa huu.N
yaa gardish me.n huu.N aasamaan kaa taaraa huu.N ) – 2
aavaaraa huu.N, aavaaraa huu.N

gharabaar nahii.n, sa.nsaar nahii.n
mujhase kisIko pyaar nahii.n – 2
usapaar kisiise milane kaa iqaraar nahii.n
mujhase kisIko pyaar nahii.n – 2
sunasaan nagar anjaan Dagar kaa pyaaraa huu.N
aavaaraa huu.N, aavaaraa huu.N

aabaad nahii.n barabaad sahii
gaataa huu.N khushiike gIt magar – 2
zakhmo.n se bharaa siinaa hai meraa
ha.nsatii hai magar ye mast nazar
duniyaa .a.a.a
duniyaa me.n tere tiir kaa yaa takadiir kaa maaraa huu.N
aavaaraa huu.N, aavaaraa huu.N
yaa gardish me.n huu.N aasamaan kaa taaraa huu.N
aavaaraa huu.N, aavaaraa huu.N

1. “Jaane Kaise Sapno Main” – Lata Mangeshkar
2. “Sanware Sanware Kahe Mose” – Lata Mangeshkar
3. “Kaise Din Beete, Kaise Beeti Ratiyan” – Lata Mangeshkar
4. “Bahut Din Huye” – Mahendra Kapoor
5. “Hai Re Woh Din Kyon Na Aaye” – Lata Mangeshkar

Each one of them has that pull that tugs at the chords of one’s heart. The film stars Balraj Sahni and Leela Naidu in lead roles. Leela Naidu was Miss India before joining films and this was her debut movie. The movie is all about the idealist village doctor Balraj Sahni ignoring the desires and aspirations of his city bred wife Anuradha (Leela Naidu) who, before she married him, had interest in music and singing (she was a singer on the All India Radio).

This sensitive theme was handled by Hrishikesh Mukherjee very well indeed. And, to help him build up the theme were Shailendra’s lyrics in the above songs and Sitar Maestro Ravi Shankar’s compositions (one of the rare movies with him as Music Director).

I am particularly fond of this one penned by Shailendra and composed by Pandit Ravi Shankar in Manj Khammaj, Tal Dadra.

Please enjoy: Kaise din beete kaise beeti ratiyan, piya jaane na….

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

We just finished listening to 1960 Hrishikesh Mukherjee movie Anuradha’s number full of pathos of a woman ignoring her own desires and aspirations for her idealist husband Balraj Sahni who is devoted to his patiens in a village where there is no amusement for her at all. The song is: Kaise din beete kaise beeti ratiyan piya jaane na.

Let me take you now to the 1963 Bimal Roy movie Bandini with Nutan in the title role and Ashok Kumar and Dharmendra in leading roles.

The movie had a debut song by Sampooran Singh Kalra who took over the nom de plume of Gulzar: Mora gora ang layi le. The rest of the songs were penned by Shailendra:

1. Mora Gora Ang Laile Lata Mangeshkar
2. Jogi Jabse Tu Aaya Lata Mangeshkar
3. O Janewale Ho Sake To Laut Ke Aana Mukesh
4. O Panchhi Pyare Sanjh Sakare Asha Bhosle,
5. Ab Ke Baras Bhejo Asha Bhosle
6. O Mere Majhi Mere Sajan Hai S.D. Burman
7. Mat Ro Mata Lal Tere Manna Dey

All songs are masterpieces both in the excellence of their lyrics as well as the beautiful compositions by Sachin Dev Burman. I think the most poignant song is Ab ke baras. Sachin da composed it in Raag Pilu, the same raag in which OP Nayyar composed many of his songs including the 1958 movie Phagun song picturised on Madhubala: Piya, piya na laage mora jiya. The only difference is that whilst Phagun song is in Tal Kaherava, the Bandini song is in Tal Dipchandi (Moghali).

Please enjoy a masterpiece by Shailendra: Ab ke baras bhej bhaiya ko babul……

ab ke baras bhej bhaiyaa ko baabul
saavan ne liijo bulaay re
lauTe.ngii jab mere bachapan kii sakhiiyaa.N
dejo sa.ndeshaa bhiyaay re
ab ke baras bhej bhiiyako baabul …

ambuvaa tale phir se jhuule pa.De.nge
rimajhim pa.De.ngii phuhaare.n
lauTe.ngii phir tere aa.Ngan me.n baabul
saavan kii Tha.nDii bahaare.n
chhalake nayan moraa kasake re jiyaraa
bachapan kii jab yaad aae re
ab ke baras bhej bhiiyako baabul …

bairan javaanii ne chiine khilaune
aur merii gu.Diyaa churaaii
baabul kii mai.n tere naazo.n kii paalii
phir kyo.n huii mai.n paraaii
biite re jag koii chiThiyaa na paatii
na koii naihar se aaye, re
ab ke baras bhej bhiiyako baabul …

The songs of this movie are fondly remembered even more than 50 years of their first appearance in the movie. Bimal Roy wanted SD Burman to compose the songs but Sachin da suggested to him that for what Bimal Roy had in mind, Salil Chowdhury would be better.

These are certainly amongst the best of Salil da:

1. “Aaja Re Pardesi” Lata Mangeshkar 04:26
2. “Chadh Gayo Papi Bichhua” Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey 05:23
3. “Dil Tadap Tadap Ke” Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar 03:27
4. “Ghadi Ghadi Mora Dil Dhadke” Lata Mangeshkar 03:11
5. “Hai Bichhua Hai Re Hai” Lata Mangeshkar 01:55
6. “Ham Haal-e-Dil Sunaenge” Mubarak Begum 03:26
7. “Jungle Mein Mor Naacha” Mohammad Rafi 03:07
8. “Kancha Le Kanchi Lai Lajo” Asha Bhonsle, Sabita Chowdhury & Ghulam Mohammad 03:24
9. “Suhana Safar Aur Yeh Mausam” Mukesh 03:44
10. “Tan Jale Man Jalta Rahe” Dwijen Mukherjee 03:22
11. “Toote Huye Khwabon Ne” Mohammad Rafi 03:42
12. “Zulmi Sang Aankh Ladi” Lata Mangeshkar 04:05

Hats off to Shailendra to have written the lyrics of all these songs. And the only reason that he didn’t receive the Best Lyricist award for any of these was because he was getting the award for the title song of Awara, the very first Best Lyricist Award.

Aja re pardesi became the most memorable song of the movie and certainly amongst the best of Lata Mangeshkar too (as acknowledged by the Nightingale of India herself). Salil da composed it in Raag Bageshri and Tal Kaherava (the fast version of it).

Please enjoy: Aja re pardesi, main to kab se khadi is paar….

aa jaa re .a.a.a paradesii
mai.n to kab se kha.Dii is paar
ye a.Nkhiyaa.N, thak ga_ii pa.nth nihaar
aa jaa re, paradesii

(tum sa.ng janam janam ke phere
bhuul gaye kyuu.N saajan mere ) – 2
ta.Dapat huu.N mai.n saa.njh savere, o …
aa jaa re, mai.n to kab se kha.Dii is paar …

(mai.n nadiyaa phir bhii mai.n pyaasii
bhed ye gaharaa baat zaraa sii ) – 2
bin tere har raat udaasii, o …
aa jaa re, mai.n to kab se kha.Dii is paar …

mai.n diye kii aisii baatii
jal na sakii jo bujh bhii na paatii
aa mil mere jiivan saathii, o …
aa jaa re, mai.n to kab se kha.Dii is paar …

I am sure the more I write about Shailendra, the more you must be convinced that my having chosen him immediately after Shakeel Badayuni is not merely by fluke. By the way, this happens to be his birth-month too, having been born on 30th Aug in the year 1921 in Rawalpindi in then India, now Pakistan.

Tonight I am going to give you songs that he penned for his first movie: the 1949 Barsaat that happens to be also the debut movie of Shankar Jaikishan. It was also the debut movie of Nimmi and the first movie in which credit for playback singing was given to Lata Mangeshkar.

Here are all those debut artistes together in the title song of the movie. S-J composed it in a Raaga that turned out to be their favourite – Raag Bahiravi, that is. Tal Kaherava.

Please enjoy the very first song of Shailendra, S-J, Nimmi and Lata Mangeshkar (for which she was given credit on the screen): Barsaat mein hum se mile tum sajan tum se mile hum…..

ko : tak dhinaa dhin
dhinaa dhin
tak dhinaa dhin
barasaat me.n
ko : tak dhinaa dhin
barasaat me.n hamase mile tum sajan tumase mile ham
barasaat me.n
ko : tak dhinaa dhin
barasaat me.n hamase mile tum sajan tumase mile ham
barasaat me.n
ko : tak dhinaa dhin

priit ne si.ngaar kiyaa
mai.n banii dulhan -2
sapano.n kii rimajhim me.n
naach uThaa man
meraa naach uThaa man
aaj mai.n tumhaarii hu_ii tum mere sanam
tum mere sanam
barasaat me.n
ko : tak dhinaa dhin
barasaat me.n hamase mile tum sajan tumase mile ham
barasaat me.n
ko : tak dhinaa dhin

naino.n se jhaa.nkii jo
merii mast jawaanii
duniyaa se kahatii phire
dil kii kahaanii
mere dil kii kahaanii
unakii jo huu.N mai.n
unase kaisii sharam

ye samaa.N hai jaa rahe ho
kaise manaa_uu.N -2
mai.n tumhaarii raah me.n ye
nain bichhaa_uu.N -2
tum naa jaa_o tumako merii
jaan kii qasam -2

der naa karanaa kahii.n ye
aas chhuuT jaaye
saa.Ns TuuT jaaye
tum naa aa_o dil kii lagii
mujhako hii jalaaye
Kaaq me.n milaaye
aaG kii lapaTo.n me.n pukaare ye meraa man
mil naa sake haay mil naa sake ham -2

1. “Chhod Gaye Balam” Hasrat Jaipuri Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar 4:28
2. “Jiya Beqarar Hai” Hasrat Jaipuri Lata Mangeshkar 3:10
3. “Barsaat Mein Humse Mile” Shailendra Lata Mangeshkar 5:00
4. “Hawa Mein Udta Jaye” Ramesh Shastri Lata Mangeshkar 2:30
5. “Zindagi Mein Hardam Rota Hi Raha” Hasrat Jaipuri Mohammed Rafi 2:51
6. “Patli Kamar Hai” Shailendra, Akhilesh Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar 5:17
7. “Bichhde Hue Pardesi” Hasrat Jaipuri Lata Mangeshkar 3:28
8. “Mujhe Kisi Se Pyaar Ho Gayaa” Jalal Malihabadi Lata Mangeshkar 2:46
9. “Meri Aankhon Mein Bas Gaya Koi Re” Hasrat Jaipuri Lata Mangeshkar 2:47
10. “Ab Mera Kaun Sahara” Hasrat Jaipuri Lata Mangeshkar 3:15
11. “Jiya Beqarar Hai” Instrumental 2:29

If you have had a look at the list, you would know that the only other song that Shailendra wrote in his debut movie was Patli kamar hai, tirchhi nazar hai.

It has been sung by Mukesh for a licentious Prem Nath who is at pains to drive into Raj Kapoor, his best friend, that life is to be enjoyed with various women, clubs, drinks and all that and that love or true love is for the nincompoops.

Shailendra with his mastery over lyrics was able to contrast the licentious conduct of Prem Nath with the true love of Nimmi who loved him that way whilst he merely flirted with her as he did with others.

Of course, Lata sang for Nimmi.

Please enjoy: Patli kamar hai tirchhi nazar hai….

patalii kamar hai tirachhii nazar hai
khile phuul sii terii javaanii
koii bataaye kahaa.N qasar hai
o~ aajaa mere man chaahe baalam
aajaa teraa aa.Nkho.n me.n ghar hai

mai.n cha.nchal mad_mast pavan huu.N
jhuum jhuum har kalii ko chumuu.N
bichha.D gayii mai.n ghaayal hiraNii
tumako Dhuu.NDhuu.N ban ban ghuumuu.N
merii zi.ndagii mast safar hai
patalii kamar hai …

tum bin naino.n kii barasaate.n
rok na paa_uu.N laakh manaa_uu.N
mai.n bahate dariyaa kaa paanii
khel kinaaro.n se ba.Dh jaa_uu.N
ba.Ndh na paa_uu.N
nayaa nagar nit nayii Dagar hai
patalii kamar hai …

In this movie, as with Bimal Roy’s Bandini, Shailendra paired with SD Burman and created some exceedingly great songs:

1. “Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna” Lata Mangeshkar Dev Anand & Waheeda Rehman
2. “Din Dhal Jaaye” Mohammed Rafi Dev Anand & Waheeda Rehman
3. “Gaata Rahe Mera Dil” Kishore Kumar & Lata Mangeshkar Dev Anand & Waheeda Rehman
4. “Kya Se Kya Ho Gaya” Mohammed Rafi Dev Anand & Waheeda Rehman
5. “Piya Tose Naina Laage Re” Lata Mangeshkar Waheeda Rehman
6. “Saiyaan Beimaan” Lata Mangeshkar Dev Anand & Waheeda Rehman
7. “Tere Mere Sapne” Mohammed Rafi Dev Anand & Waheeda Rehman
8. “Wahan Kaun Hai Tera” Sachin Dev Burman Dev Anand
9. “He Ram Hamare Ramchandra” Manna Dey & Chorus Dev Anand
10. “Allah Megh De Paani De” Sachin Dev Burman Dev Anand

Each one of the songs is as much a classic as the movie and yet, after winning the first two Filmfare Best Lyricist awards in 1958 and 1959, it wasn’t until the 1968 movie Brahamachari (Main gaayun tum so jaao) that another Filmfare award was given to him!

In that year when Guide was released, the Best Lyricist award went to Majrooh Sultanpuri for his Chahunga main tujhe saanjh savere for Dosti. Shailendra was not nominated for any of the songs of Guide but for Sangam’s Dost dost na raha.

Award or no award, this happens to be my favourite song from Guide for its lyrics, music and picturisation.

Please enjoy: Din dhal jaaye haay raat na jaay…..

din Dhal jaaye haay, raat naa jaay
tuu to na aae terii, yaad sataaye, din Dhal jaaye

pyaar me.n jinake, sab jag chho.Daa, aur hue badanaam
unake hii haatho.n, haal huaa ye, baiThe hai.n dil ko thaam
apane kabhii the, ab hai.n paraaye
din Dhal jaaye haay …

aisii hii rim-jhim, aisii fuvAre.n, aisii hii thii barasaat
khud se judaa aur, jag se paraaye, ham dono.n the saath
phir se vo saavan, ab kyuu.N na aaye
din Dhal jaaye haay …

dil ke mere tum, paas ho kitanii, phir bhii ho kitanii duur
tum mujh se mai.n, dil se pareshaa.N, dono.n hai.n majabuur
aise me.n kisako, kaun manaaye
din Dhal jaaye haaye …

Shailendra wrote nearly a hundred songs more than Shakeel Badayuni; 859 to Shakeel’s 761. And hence, it is but natural that we take up quite a few of his songs.

In his case, I have decided not to go chronologically or by any plan or scheme but to give you the songs as they come to me. Suffice it to say that I am a ‘Lyrical’ man and good lyrics hold attraction for me.

The other day I gave you two songs from his debut film: the 1949 movie Barsaat.

He and Hasrat Jaipuri were the lyricists with music director Shankar Jaikishan to make songs for Raj Kapoor movies.

I saw the movie Shree 420 exactly a year back, in Aug 2015. In this movie, Shailendra and Hasrat didn’t divide the songs equally between themselves. Shailendra penned 5 to Hasrat’s 3:

1 “Dil Ka Haal Sune Dilwaala” Manna Dey Shailendra 5:36
2 “Ichak Dana Beechak Dana” Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar Hasrat Jaipuri 5:08
3 “Mera Juta Hai Japani” Mukesh Shailendra 4:33
4 “Mudh Mudh Ke Na Dekh” Asha Bhosle, Manna Dey Shailendra 6:34
5 “O Janewale” Lata Mangeshkar Hasrat Jaipuri 2:20
6 “Pyar Hua Iqrar Hua” Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey Shailendra 4:22
7 “Ramaiya Vastavaiya” Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh Shailendra 6:10
8 “Sham Gayi Raat Aayi” Lata Mangeshkar Hasrat Jaipuri 4:00

Just like the title song of Awara that became an international hit, one song of this movie became a global hit. My ship INS Himgiri made a port call at Odessa (in USSR then and now in Ukraine) in Aug 1975 and many Russians on the street would be humming this song.

The singing voice of Raj Kapoor: Mukesh, sang it. Shankar Jaikishan composed it in Raag Bhairavi (their favourite, as I have already told you several times) and in Tal Kaherava.

Please enjoy a song that is meaningful for our Independence Day 28 hours away: Mera joota hai Japani….phir bhi dil hai Hindustani…

Meraa juutaa hai jaapaanii, ye pataluun i.ngalistaanii
sar pe laal Topii ruusii, phir bhii dil hai hi.ndustaanii
meraa juutaa…

nikal pa.De hai.n khulii sa.Dak par
apanaa siinaa taane – (2)
ma.nzil kahaa.N kahaa.N rukanaa hai
uupar vaalaa jaane – (2)
ba.Dhate jaaye.n ham sailaanii, jaise ek dariyaa tuufaanii
sar pe laal…

uupar niiche niiche uupar
lahar chale jiivan kii – (2)
naadaa.N hai.n jo baiTh kinaare
puuchhe.n raah vatan kii – (2)
chalanaa jiivan kii kahaanii, rukanaa maut kii nishaanii
sar pe laal…

ho.nge raaje raajaku.Nvar ham
biga.De dil shahazaade – (2)
ham si.nhaasan par jaa baiThe
jab jab kare.n iraade – (2)
suurat hai jaanii pahachaanii, duniyaa vaalo.n ko hairaanii
sar pe laal…

A movie was titled on the last part of the mukhada of the song; ie, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani.

Another very popular song from the movie was a song about the homecoming of Raj Kapoor amidst his people (the poor people on the streets of Bombay) from whom he had departed to taste the life of the high and the mighty by being as deceitful as them; and that’s why the title: Shree 420, a man who indulges in deceit and fraud.

Hats off to Shailendra for the title of the song: Ramaiyya Vastavaiyya that he took from Telugu. The literal translation is: Ram, I knew you’d come (return).

This song has been sung in three parts: Mohammad Rafi for one of the street cronies of Raj Kapoor, Lata Mangeshkar for Nargis and in the end Mukesh for Raj Kapoor.

As with the first song Mera joota hai Japani, this too was composed by S-J in Raag Bhairavi but the Tal is Dadra/Hinch.

Please enjoy: Ramaiyya vastavaiyya….

ramayyaa vastaavayyaa, ramayyaa vastaavayyaa – 2
maine dil tujhako diyaa – 2
haa.N ramayyaa vastaavayyaa, ramayyaa vastaavayyaa

naino.n me.n thii pyaar kii roshanii
terii aa.Nkho.n me.n ye duniyaadaarii na thii
tuu aur thaa teraa dil aur thaa
tere man me.n ye miiThii kaTaarii na thii
mai.n jo dukh paauu.N to kyaa, aaj pachhataauu.N to kyaa
maine dil tujhako diyaa – 2
haa.N ramayyaa vastaavayyaa, ramayyaa vastaavayyaa …

us desh me.n tere parades me.n
sone chaa.ndii ke badale me.n bikate hai.n dil
is gaa.Nv me.n dard kii chhaa.nv me.n
pyaar ke naam par hii ta.Dapate hai.n dil
chaa.Nd taaro.n ke tale, raat ye gaatii chale
maine dil tujhako diyaa – 2
haa.N ramayyaa vastaavayyaa, ramayyaa vastaavayyaa …

aa …
yaad aatii rahii dil dukhaatii rahii
apane man ko manaanaa na aayaa hame.n
tuu na aae to kyaa bhuul jaae to kyaa
pyaar karake bhulaanaa na aayaa hame.n
vahii.n se duur se hii, tuu bhii ye kah de kabhii
maine dil tujhako diyaa – 2
haa.N ramayyaa vastaavayyaa, ramayyaa vastaavayyaa …

rastaa vahii aur musaafir vahii
ek taaraa na jaane kahaa.N chhup gayaa
duniyaa vahii duniyaavaale vahii
koii kyaa jaane kisakaa jahaa.N luT gayaa
merii aa.Nkho.n me.n rahe, kaun jo tujhase kahe
maine dil tujhako diyaa – 2
haa.N ramayyaa vastaavayyaa, ramayyaa vastaavayyaa …

Here is an iconic duet from the movie sung by Mukesh for Raj Kapoor and Lata Mangeshkar for Nargis.

This is the thrid song from the same movie that S-J composed in Raag Bhairavi, Tal Kaherava. Once again, enjoy the beauty of the lyrics of Shailendra.

The image of Nargis and Raj Kapoor under an umbrella in rain has withstood the vagaries of time and has prevailed as the image of a loving couple in a their first romantic moments. It has been copied in many movies and stage performances.

Please enjoy: Pyaar hua iqraar hua….

pyaar huaa iqaraar huaa hai
pyaar se phir kyo.n Darataa hai dil
(kahataa hai dil, rastaa mushkil
maaluum nahii.n hai kahaa.N ma.nzil ) – 2
pyaar huaa iqaraar huaa …

dil kahe is maa.ng ko, mai.n taaro.n se sa.nvaar duu.N
tumase nayaa sa.nsaar luu.N, tumako nayaa sa.nsaar duu.N
chaa.Nd aur suuraj, diip gagan ke
is dharatii pe utaar duu.N
aahaa haa aahaa haa, aa …
pyaar huaa iqaraar huaa …

raato.n daso.n dishaao.n se, kahe.ngii apanii kahaaniyaa.N
priit hamaare pyaar kii, doharaae.ngii javaaniyaa.N
mai.n na rahuu.Ngii, tum na rahoge
phir bhii rahe.ngii nishaaniyaa.N
aahaa haa aahaa haa, aa …
pyaar huaa iqaraar huaa …

In the last five days we have taken up 15 of his songs.

Tonight I start with a favourite of mine, penned by him for the 1959 movie Chhoti Behan starring Balraj Sahni and Nanda. As with most of his songs, it has been composed by Shankar Jaikishan and sung by Mukesh. The song has been picturised on Rehman and the best ever on him.

Now, why is this a favourite of mine? Simply because it was composed by S-J in Raag Jhinjhoti, the same raaga in which Naushad composed the best of Shakeel: Mere mehboob tujhe. I was able to observe and then convey to you that many of the songs composed in Jhinjhoti have the element of self-pity in them; eg, Ghungroo ki tarah bajata hi raha hoon main; Koi hamdam na raha, koi sahaara na raha; Mose chhhal kiye jaaye; Tum mujhe youn bhula na paayoge. So is this song. The Tal is Kaherava.

Please enjoy: Jaayun kahan bata ai dil…….

jaa_uu.N kahaa.N bataa ai dil
duniyaa ba.Dii hai sa.ngadil
chaa.Ndanii aa_ii ghar jalaane
sujhe na ko_ii ma.nzil
jaa_uu.N kahaa.N bataa …

banake TuuTe yahaa.N aarazuu ke mahal
ye zamii.n aasamaa.N bhii gaye hai.n badal
kahatii hai zi.ndagii is jahaa.N se nikal
jaa_uu.N kahaa.N bataa …

haay is paar to aa.Nsu_o.n kii Dagar
jaane us paar kyaa vo kise hai khabar
Thoka.re.n khaa rahii har kadam par nazar
jaa_uu.N kahaa.N bataa …

If the last song that I gave you was called a ‘favourite’ by me, I don’t really know what I should call this? It often tugs at the strings of my emotions and makes me repeatedly conscious of its great lyrics, sadness of notes and awesome singing.

It is from the 1957 movie Ek Gaon Ki Kahani in which Talat Mehmood sang and acted opposite Mala Sinha. It has been composed by the same composer who worked with Shailendra one year later in Madhumati: Salil Chowdhury.

Please close your eyes and listen to: Raat ne kyaa kyaa khwab dikhaye…..

raat ne kyA kyA khvAb dikhaaye
ra.ng bhare sau jaal bichhAye
A.Nkhe.n khulI to sapane TUTe
rah gaye Gam ke kaale sAye
raat ne …

o … (ham ne to chaahA bhUl bhI jAye.n
vo afasAnA kyo.n dohorAye.n ) – 2
dil rah rah ke yaad dilAye
raat ne kyA kyA …

(dil me.n dil kA dad.r chhupAye
chalo jahA.n qismat le jAye ) – 2
duniyA parAyI log parAye
raat ne kyA kyA …

To end tonight, I give you a matching song from the 1962 movie Haryali Aur Rasta. The movie starred two actors whose style of acting was the same: in-your-face acting: Manoj Kumar and Mala Sinha. I who have always admired subtlety and sensitivity of acting just couldn’t stand them.

However, just look at their luck; the best of the songs in this movie (and several others) have been on them:

“Teri Yaad Dil Se Bhulaane Chala Hoon” (Shailendra) Mukesh
“Allah Jaane Kya Hoga Aage” (Hasrat Jaipuri) Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh
“Yeh Hariyali Aur Yeh Rasta” Lata Mangeshkar
“Parwano Ki Raah Mein” Asha Bhosle
“Kho Gaya Hai Mera Pyar” (Hasrat Jaipuri) Mahendra Kapoor
“Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani” (Shailendra) Lata Mangeshkar
“Dil Mera Chup Chap Jala” Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh
“Bol Meri Taqdeer Mein Kya Hai- I” (Shailendra) Lata Mangeshkar
“Bol Meri Taqdeer Mein Kya Hai – II” (Shailendra) Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh

Manoj and Mala apart, nothing takes away the excellence of the songs penned by Shailendra in the movie. Teri yaad dil se bhulane chala hoon was composed by Shankar Jaikishan in Raag Tilak Kamod, Tal Kaherava.

Please enjoy: Teri yaad dil se bhulane chala hoon…..

terii yaad dil se, bhulaane chalaa huu.N
ke khud apanii hastii, miTaane chalaa huu.N – 2
terii yaad …

ghaTaao.n tumhe.n saath denaa pa.Degaa – 2
mai.n phir aaj aa.Nsuu bahaane chalaa huu.N
bahaane chalaa huu.N
terii yaad …

kabhii is jagah khvaab dekhe the maine – 2
vahii KAk apanii u.Daane chalaa huu.N
u.Daane chalaa huu.N
terii yaad …

Having finished seeing 1953 movie Patita on my computer last night, I completed seeing 74 movies on my com in about a year and a half, Of course, Shaielndra’s three songs in the movie were great. The one that I gave you: Mitti se khelte ho baar baar kis liye must rank amongst his finest. The other two: Hai sabase madhur woh geet jise hum dard ke sur mein gaate hain; and Kisi ne apana bana ke mukhako muskarana sikha diya also tell of his mastery.

But, today, I start with another Bimal Roy movie (two of his movies Bandini and Madhumati had Shailendra’s lyrics in the songs except Mora gora rang layi le penned by Gulzar). This is the 1953 classic Do Bigha Zameen starring Balraj Sahni and Nirupa Roy. I saw the movie on 08/09 May this year when I was in my home-station Kandaghat.

Surprisingly, being a 1953 movie, when it was a done thing to have a dozen songs in the movie, Do Bigha Zameen had only four songs; it rode on the acting skills of Balraj Sahni and Bimal Roy’s superb direction. Just like Bimal Roy’s Parakh, it had a story written by Salil Chowdhury and all songs and background music was also composed by Salil da.

Have a look at the songs:

1. “Aaja ri aa nindiya tu aa” – Performed by Lata Mangeshkar
2. “Ajab tori duniya ho mere raaja” – Performed by Mohammed Rafi
3. “Dharti kahe pukaar ke” – Performed by Manna Dey, Lata Mangeshkar & chorus
4. “Hariyaala saawan dhol bajaata aaya” – Performed by Manna Dey, Lata Mangeshkar & chorus

We shall take up Aaja ri aa nindiya tu aa. Bimal Roy, very cleverly and poignantly brings out the contrast in this song between the poor Nirupa Roy working as a maid in the house of Meena Kumari; the latter singing a lullaby to put her child to sleep whilst Nirupa Roy’s lad (in earlier scenes) sleeps hungry. Shailendra came up with superb lyrics as follows:

aa jaa re aa ni.ndiyaa tuu aa
jhilamil sitaaro.n se utar aa.Nkho.n me.n aa sapane sajaa

soI kalI soyaa chaman pIpal tale soI havaa
sab ra.ngaa ik ra.ng me.n tuune ye kyaa jaaduu kiyaa
aa jaa …

sa.nsaar kii raanI hai tuu raa jaa hai meraa laaDalaa
duniyaa hai merii god me.n soyaa huaa sapanaa meraa,
aa jaa …

Whereas Raj Kapoor used Shailendra for romantic songs (some of the best romantic songs of Raj Kapoor movies have been penned by him), Salil da made use of his sensitivity to come up with such numbers as the Do Bigha Zameen lullaby that I gave you or Parakh‘s: O sajana barkha bahaar aayi.

It is not as if Salil da was beyond romantic duets. Indeed, some of the romantic duets that he made with Shailendra are amongst the most enchanting in Hindi films.

Here is one of them. It is from the 1960 movie Usne Kaha Tha starring Sunil Dutt and Nanda. Talat Mahmood and Lata Mangeshkar have sung for them.

Please enjoy: Aha rimjhim ke yeh pyaare pyaare geet liye….

t: aahaa rimajhim ke ye pyaare pyaare giit lie
aaI raat suhaanii dekho priit lie
miit mere suno zaraa havaa kahe kyaa, aa …
suno to zaraa, jhii.ngar bole chiikiimiikii chiikiimiikii
rimajhim ke ye pyaare pyaare giit lie
## Then Lata repeats it##

t: (khoii sii bhiigii bhiigii raat jhuume
aa.Nkho.n me.n sapano kii baaraat jhuume ) – 2
dil kii ye duniyaa aaj baadalo.n ke saath jhuume
aahaa rimajhim ke ye …

l: (aa jaao dil me.n basaa luu.N tumhe.n
naino.n kaa kajaraa banaa luu.N tumhe.n ) – 2
jaalim zamaane kii nigaaho.n se chhupaa luu.N tumhe.n
aahaa rimajhim ke ye …

t: (haath.on me.n tere meraa haath rahe
dil se jo nikalii hai vo baat rahe ) – 2
meraa tumhaaraa saarii zindagii kaa saath rahe
aahaa rimajhim ke ye …

This is from the 1959 movie Love Marriage starring Dev Anand and Mala Sinha and would remind you of the two Salil da’s number in Dev Anand-Mala Sinha starrer (though with Majrooh’s lyrics) Maya: Jaa re jaa re udhja re panchhi and Tasveer teri dil mein jis din se utaari hai.

Shankar Jaikishan composed it in Raag Kirwani, Tal Khareva. It has been sung by Lata Mangeshkar for Mala Sinha and of course Shailendra‘s lyrics are simply bewitching.

Please enjoy: Kahe jhoom jhoom raat ye suhaani….

kahe jhuum-jhuum raat ye suhaanii
piyaa haule se chhe.Do dubaaraa
vahii kal kii rasiilii kahaanii
kahe jhuum-jhuum raat …

sun ke jise dil meraa dha.Dakaa
laaj ke sar se aa.Nchal sarakaa
raat ne aisaa jaaduu pheraa
aur hii nikalaa ra.ng sahar kaa
kahe jhuum-jhuum raat …

mastii bharii ye Kaamoshii
chup huu.N kha.Dii dekho mai.n kho_ii sii
dekh rahii huu.N mai.n ek sapanaa
kuchh jaagii sii kuchh so_ii sii
kahe jhuum-jhuum raat …

tan bhii tumhaaraa man bhii tumhaaraa
tumase hii baalam jag ujiyaaraa
rom-rom meraa aaj manaa_e
chhuuTe kabhii na saath tumhaaraa
kahe jhuum-jhuum raat …

The lyrics of this song are a suggestion about how to live life. Coincidentally, today itself, my sister Surekha Saini, put up a quote: “If you develop a habit of praying to God for others, you will never need to pray for yourself”. The song amplifies this further to say that living for others is actual life.

Once again, it is Mukesh singing the lyrics of Shailendra, on S-J‘s composition.

Please enjoy: Kisi ki muskrahaton pe ho nisaar….

kisii kii muskuraahaTo.n pe ho nisaar
kisiikaa dard mil sake to le udhaar
kisiike vaaste ho tere dil me.n pyaar
jiinaa isii kaa naam hai
kisii kii …

(maanaa apanii jeb se fakiir hai.n
phir bhii yaaro.n dil ke ham amiir hai.n ) – (2)
miTe jo pyaar ke liye vo zindagii
jale bahaar ke liye vo zindagii
kisii ko ho na ho hame.n to aitabaar
jiinaa isii kaa naam hai

(rishtaa dil se dil ke aitabaar kaa
zindaa hai hamii.n se naam pyaar kaa ) – (2)
ke mar ke bhii kisii ko yaad aaye.nge
kisii ke aa.Nsuo.n me.n muskuraaye.nge
kahegaa phuul har kalii se baar baar
jiinaa isii kaa naam hai

On Facebook, I have chosen this as my own profile song since I strongly feel that it is better not to be too clever, cunning or worldly-wise.

As expected, Shankar Jaikishan have composed it in their favourite Raag Bhairavi, Tal Kaherava.

As also expected Mukesh has sung this. Here is a picture of Shailendra with Jaikishan, Shankar and Mukesh with their awards:

Please enjoy: Sab kuchh seekha hamane, na seekhi hoshiyari….

Sab kuchh siikhaa hamane naa siikhii hoshiyaarii
Sach hai duniyaavaalo.n ki ham hai.n anaa.Dii

Duniyaa ne kitanaa samajhaayaa
Kaun hai apanaa kaun paraayaa
phir bhii dil kii choT chhupaa kar
hamane aapakaa dil bahalaayaa
khud pe mar miTane kii ye zid thii hamaarii (2)
sach hai duniyaavaalo.n ki ham hai.n anaa.Dii

Asalii nakalii chehare dekhe
Dil pe sau sau pahare dekhe
mere dukhate dil se puuchho
kyaa kyaa khvaab sunahare dekhe
TuuTaa jis taare pe nazar thii hamaarii (2)
sach hai duniyaavaalo.n ki ham hai.n anaa.Dii

Dil kaa chaman uja.Date dekhaa
Pyaara kaa ra.nga utarate dekhaa
hamane har jiine vaale ko
dhan daulat pe marate dekhaa
dil pe marane vaale mare.nge bhikhaarii (2)
sach hai duniyaavaalo.n ki ham hai.n anaa.Dii

The song Tera jaana has been sung by Lata Mangeshkar. Once again, Shankar Jaikishan have composed it in their favourite Raaga Bhairavi, Tal Kaherava. It is a sad song since Nutan and Raj Kapoor have parted never to meet again. However, the beat is fast and both the interludes are different and beautiful.

Please enjoy: Tera jaana dil ke armaano ka lut jaana….

( tera jaanaa
dil ke aramaano.n kaa luT jaanaa ) -2
ko_ii dekhe -2
ban ke taqadiiro.n kaa miT jaanaa
teraa jaana

teraa Gam terii Kushii
meraa Gam merii Kushii
tujhase hii thii zindagii
ha.Ns kar hamane thaa kahaa
jiiwan bhar kaa saath hai
ye kal hii kii baat hai
aa

teraa jaanaa
dil ke aramaano.n kaa luT jaanaa
ko_ii dekhe -2
ban ke taqadiiro.n kaa miT jaanaa
teraa jaana

jab-jab chandaa aayegaa
terii yaad dilaayegaa
saarii raat jagaayegaa
mai.n ro kar rah jaa_uu.Ngii
dil jab zid par aayegaa
dil ko kaun manaayegaa
aa
teraa jaanaa
dil ke aramaano.n kaa luT jaanaa
ko_ii dekhe -2
ban ke taqadiiro.n kaa miT jaanaa
teraa jaana

I hope you liked my choice of 25 of his best songs. Please await another 25 in Part II.

Not surprisingly then, that the second most favourite Lata song has also been composed by S-J. They chose the same raaga in which my most favourite song ever of any artiste has been composed: Raag Jhinjhoti (and the song everyone in my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne knows is Mere mehboob tujhe meri mohabbat ki kasam). Jhinjhoti is a raaga named after an apsara and Hindi films songs based on it (my own observation) often bring in feelings of self-pity such as in “Tum mujhe youn bhula na paaoge” and “Mere mehboob tujhe” and of course the Mamta song picturised on Suchitra Sen: “Rehte the kabhi jinake dil mein hum jaan se bhi pyaron ki tarah“.

The song is from the 1956 movie Basant Bahaar and its lyrics are a marvel produced by the great Shailendra. Its tal is Tintal.

Why would a song picturised on a courtesan evoke such strong feelings in me? Well, courtesans were essentially a part of our culture. One of them (Anarkali) nearly married a would be emperor. In Shashi Kapoor’s movie Utsav, he brought out how important a courtesan (Rekha as Vasantsena) was in our society. In the movie Amrapali (based on a true story), the king Ajatashatru wages a war to get her (Vyjayanthimala in the title role) and she finally takes to Buddhism! By the way, Amrapali had some of her best songs including the iconic Tumhen yaad karte karte jaayegi rayn saari (also created for her by the team of Shailendra and Shanakar Jaikishan).

Hindi films directors of yore, often used the courtesans to express the feelings of the heroines (eg in Chhote Nawab song, the first song of RD Burman with Lata ji (composed in Raag Malgunji): Ghar aaja ghir aaye badraa saanwariya.

I can go on and on but the song is dear to me. Kumkum as Radhika does a very becoming dance on the song.

Please enjoy: Jaa jaa re jaa baalmwa…….

jaa jaa re jaa, baalamavaa
sautan ke sa.ng raat bitaa_ii
kaahe karat ab jhuuTii batiyaa.N
jaa jaa re jaa, baalamavaa

Gair ke ghar karii raat jagaa_ii
mose kahe tere binaa nii.nd na aayii
kaiso harajaa_ii daiyyaa
jaa jaa re, jaa baalamavaa …

kaa.Ndhe lagaa laayii bindiyaa kisiikii
jaanuu.N mai.n churaayii tuune nindiyaa kisiikii
laaj na aayii tohe
jaa re jaa, jaa re jaa, jaa re jaa, baalamavaa …

Talking about good lyrics, some of the best songs of Lata ji have been penned by Rajendra Krishan and Raja Mehdi Ali Khan and in the next two songs I shall give you both.

Rajendra or Rajinder Krishan’s 1958 movie Adalat was a major success for him and he cemented his pairing with Madan Mohan to create some of the best Lata Mangeshkar songs. As I never grow tired of saying it, the Top 10 Lata songs have Rajinder Krishan and Madan Mohan in large measure.

Adalat starred Pradeep Kumar, Nargis and Pran and the story of her having been forced to become a courtesan is the same as Suchitra Sen’s Mamta or dozens of other pics that Hindi films dished out.

The songs of the movie were not as commonplace as the story and are amongst the best of Lata. Have a look:

1. “Zameen Se Hamen Aasmaan Par” Asha Bhosle, Mohammad Rafi 03:44
2. “Yun Hasraton Ke Daag Mohabbat Mein” Lata Mangeshkar 04:00
3. “Dupatta Mera Malmal Ka” Asha Bhosle, Geeta Dutt 02:49
4. “Jaana Tha Humse Door Bahaane Bana Liye” Lata Mangeshkar 03:20
5. “Unko Yeh Shiqaayat Hai Ki Hum Kuchh Nahin Kehte” Lata Mangeshkar 04:31
6. “Ja Ja Re Ja Saajna (slow)” Lata Mangeshkar
7. “Ja Ja Re Ja Saajna (fast)” Asha Bhosle 05:50
8. “Jab Din Haseen Dil Ho Jawaan” Asha Bhosle, Mohammad Rafi 04:07

Lets start with the lyrics of top most: Youn hasraton ke daag mohabbat mein dho liye. Marvel at the outstanding beauty of the lyrics:

Ghar se chale the ham to khushi ki talaash mein,
Gham raah mein padhe the wahin saath ho liye

And then take up the 4th one: Jaana tha humse door bahaane bana liye and look at these outstanding lyrics:

dil ko mile jo daaG jigar ko mile jo dard
un daulato.n se hamane khazaane banaa liye

But the song with the most powerful lyrics is the 5th one: Unako yeh shikayat hai ke hum kuchh nahin kehate.

This was composed by Madan Mohan in Raag Malgunji, Tal Dadra, the same raag in which RD Burman composed his first Lata song: Ghar aaja ghir aaye badra saanwariya in Chhote Nawab.

Please enjoy: Unako ye shikaayat hai ke ham kuchh nahin kehate….

un ko ye shikAyat hai ke ham, (kuchh nahI.n kahate – 2)
apanI to ye aadat hai ke ham, (kuchh nahI.n kahate – 2)

majabUr bahaut karatA hai ye, (dil to zubaa.n ko – 2)
kuchh aisI hI haalat hai ke ham, (kuchh nahI.n kahate – 2)
apanI to ye aadat …

kahane ko bahaut kuchh thA agar, (kahanepe aate – 2)
duniyA kI inaayat hai ke ham, (kuchh nahI.n kahate – 2)
apanI to ye aadat …

kuchh kahanepe tUfAn (uThA letI hai duniyA – 2)
ab isape qayAmat hai ke ham, (kuchh nahI.n kahate – 2)
apanI to ye aadat …

Why do I like this song from the 1962 movie Anpadh (Illiterate) even though the movie, as seen by me, was just an average movie and the heroine was Mala Sinha who is as far from being my favourite heroine as you can get?

The reason are three. One, the lyrics by Raja are just superb. Look at this expression:

Padh gayi dil pe mere aap ki parchhayiyan,
Har taraf bajane lagi sainkadon shahnaayiyan.

Second is the composition by the maestro Madan Mohan whom Lata ji used to call “Madan bhaiyya”. Some of her best songs have been composed by him including Lag jaa gale se phir ye haseen raat ho na ho (I never get tired of telling you that it is is in Raag Pahadi), Naino mein badra chhaye (Raag Bhimpalasi) and Bairan neend na aaye mohe (Raag Kafi).

And lastly, the singing by her in her young voice has made this song not only my favourite but that of millions. Madan Mohan composed it in Raag Adana, a raag of late night (the raag being a blend of Raag Darbari Kanada and Malhar) and in Tal Rupaktal.

Please enjoy: Aap ki nazaron ne samajha pyaar ke kaabil mujhe….

aap kii nazaro.n ne samajhaa, pyaar ke kaabil mujhe
dil kii ai dha.Dakan Thahar jaa, mil ga_ii ma.nzil mujhe
aap kii nazaro.n ne samajhaa

jii hame.n ma.nzuur hai, aapakaa ye faisalaa – 2
kah rahii hai har nazar, ba.ndaa-paravar shukariyaa
do jahaa.N kii aaj khushiyaa.N ho ga_ii.n haasil mujhe
aap kii nazaro.n ne samajhaa …

aap kii ma.nzil huu.N mai.n merii ma.nzil aap hai.n – 2
kyuu.N mai.n tuufaan se Daruu.N mere saahil aap hai.n
koii tuufaano.n se kah de, mil gayaa saahil mujhe
aap kii nazaro.n ne samajhaa …

pa.D ga_ii dil par merii, aap kii parchhaa_iyaa.N – 2
har taraf bajane lagii.n saika.Do.n shahanaa_iyaa.N
ha.Nsake apanii zi.ndagii me.n, kar liyaa shaamil mujhe
aap kii nazaro.n ne samajhaa …

(Continuing Chronologically for Four Days after Reaching the Mark of 100 Yesterday (02 Aug 16) in Countdown to His Birth Centenary)

Yesterday, the final day of the countdown, saw the 100th song being a song from the 1965 Nisar Ahmad Ansari movie Zindagi Aur Maut that starred Bela Bose, Nilofar, Pradeep Kumar, and Johnny Walker.

I also mentioned that in his filmy career of 18 years, it was the first of the two times that he paired with C Ramchandra.

His next movie was the 1965 movie Bedaag, an R Bhattacharya movie starring Manoj Kumar, Nanda and Shashikala. It had the following songs:

01 Zindagi Ke Mod Par Jo Mohammed Rafi
02 Maine Ai Jaan-E-Wafa Tumase Mohabbat Ki Hai Mohammed Rafi, Suman Kalyanpur
03 Aankho Aankho Me Naa Janey Kya Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
04 Haye Re Mai To Prem Diwana Manna Dey, Manoj Kumar
05 Sachhi Tumhari Preet Ho Ram Mohammed Rafi
06 Nikolasa Mere Sanam Jhum Le Zara Sa Asha Bhosle
07 Bedhadak Dalo Rang Dalo Dalo Asha Bhosle

All songs were composed by Roshan.

Please enjoy Mohammad Rafi sing: Zindagi ke mod par jo koi raasta mila, teri gali se jaa mila….

zindagii ke mo.D par jo ko_ii raastaa milaa
terii galii se jaa milaa -2

aaj khaate hai.n Thokare.n shahar me.n zindagii ke ham -2
tujhase chale the duur-duur Gam kii sharaab pii ke ham -2
terii taraf bahak ga_e -2
aisaa hame.n nashaa milaa

teraa Kyaal chho.D ke ba.Dh ga_ii.n aur ulajhane.n
tere hii naam kii sadaa detii hai dil kii dha.Dakane.n -2
ab ye hii sochate hai.n ham ruuTh ke tujhase kyaa milaa -2

tujhase ko_ii garaz nahii.n phir bhii hai terii aarazuu
dil ne tujhe bhulaa diyaa phir bhii hai dil me.n tuu hii tuu -2
tujhase bichha.D ga_e to ab -2
teraa hame.n pataa milaa -2
terii galii se jaa …

(Continuing Chronologically for Four Days after Reaching the Mark of 100 Yesterday in Countdown to His Birth Centenary)

OP Ralhan’s 1965 movie Phool Aur Patthar was the next movie for which Shakeel Badayuni penned the songs.

This movie was a milestone in the career of Dharmendra. His debut movie was the 1960 movie Dil Bhi Tera Ham Bhi Tere. He worked, thereafter, in such movies as Soorat Aur Seerat (1962), Bandini (1963), Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya (1966) and Dulhan Ek Raat Ki (1967) (all with Nutan), and in Anpadh (1962), Pooja Ke Phool (1964), Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi (all with Mala Sinha), and in Akashdeep with Nanda, with Saira Banu in Shaadi and Ayee Milan Ki Bela (1964) and with Meena Kumari in Main Bhi Ladki Hoon (1964), Kaajal (1965), and Poornima (1965).

With this movie, that is, Phool Aur Patthar, Dharmendra emerged as an actor to reckon with. Indeed, he got his first Filmfare Best Actor nomination for this movie.

The film had the following songs, all penned by Shakeel:

1.”Sheeshe Se Pee Ya” Asha Bhosle Picturized on Shashikala
2.”Sun Le Pukar” Asha Bhosle
3.”Zindagi Mein Pyar Karna” Asha Bhosle Picturized on Shashikala
4.”Mere Dil Ke Andar” Mohammad Rafi This song is a qawwali.
5.”Layi Hai Hazaron Rang” Asha Bhosle Future item queen Laxmi Chhaya is one of the dancers featured in this song.
6.”Tum Kaun? Mamul” Mohammad Rafi

If you recall, when I covered the 1961 movie Ganga Jamuna, I had given in the list of songs a courtesan song: Tora man badha paapi saanwariya re. A beautiful mujra on that song was performed by the cabaret queen Helen. However, I had not given that song that time as I was running out of time.

Here, at least, I am giving you a courtesan song, performed by Shashikala. Phool Aur Patthar was the tenth movie in which Shakeel paired with Ravi after the 1960 movie Ghunghat.

Please enjoy: Sheeshe se pi ya paimaane se pi…..

(shiishe se pii, yaa paimaane se pii
yaa merii aa.Nkho.n ke maiKaane se pii
par pii diivaane, Kushii se jii diivaane) -2
shiishe se pii, yaa paimaane se pii

(husn kha.Daa hai terii raaho.n me.n
Daal de baahe.n zaraa baaho.n me.n) -2
raat suhaanii hai, bahakii javaanii
pii le nigaaho.n hii nigaaho.n me.n

(jaan le aa.Nkho.n ke ishaaro.n ko
luuT le duniyaa kii bahaaro.n ko) -2
mai.n huu.N sanam terii
tujhako qasam merii
chhe.D le tuu bhii dil ke taaro.n ko

(dekh ye gha.Dii phir naa aayegii
zulfo.n kii ghaTaa phir naa chhaayegii
baat samajh merii
kal ye umar terii
mausam kii tarah biit jaayegii

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6TuMP0ynOE

(Continuing Chronologically for Four Days after Reaching the Mark of 100 Yesterday in Countdown to His Birth Centenary)

Was Shakeel a natural lyricist for Bhajans? I would think so if you recollect the number of extremely popular bhajans that he penned.

This bhajan is a cry for help by Meena Kumar as Shanti. She doesn’t want the love of her life: Dharmendra as Shaka to die after having been severely beaten up when he wants to abandon his life as a criminal and return to goodness. Shanti owes a lot to Shaka since he, as a criminal, having a heart of gold, takes care of her when he had entered her house to burgle and found that her relatives had left her there alone to die of plague.

Having given credit to Shakeel for this bhajan, we need to now appreciate Asha Bhosle as a singer. I gave you the first song of the movie, Sheeshe se pi, a nautch-girl number sung so sexily by her. And here in this bhajan she brings out the pathos of a woman for her husband.

Lastly, I am sure, you would have noticed that Ravi was a music director who mastered emotions of extreme pain and despondency in his notes beautifully (we are yet to come to his masterly songs in Do Badan) and this is one of those songs.

Please enjoy: Sun le pukaar aayi…..

diyaa naa bujhe mere ghar kaa
merii taqadiir ke maalik

sun le pukaar aa_ii aaj tere dvaar -2
leke aa.Nsu_o.n kii dhaar mere saa.Nvare -2
mai.n to ek bhiikh maa.Nguu.N tose phailaa ke haath re
sun le pukaar …

binatii karuu.N mai.n tose jag ke khivaiyaa -2
Duub na jaa_e merii aashaa kii naiyaa -2
kisako dikhaa_uu.N jaa ke dard mai.n apanaa
ko_ii nahii.n hai meraa ( kR^iShN kanhaiyaa ) -2
sun le pukaar …

maine prabhu aaj tak kuchh nahii.n maa.Ngaa -2
aaj to daan de-de apanii dayaa ke
badale me.n chaahe merii jaan bhii le-le
bachaa le sahaaraa daataa ( is dukhiyaa kaa ) -2
sun le pukaar …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcjAoTFV-q8

(Continuing Chronologically for Four Days after Reaching the Mark of 100 Yesterday in Countdown to His Birth Centenary)

We have just started taking up the songs of 1966 Raj Khosla movie Do Badan starring Manoj Kumar, Asha Bhosle and Simi Grewal, the movie being a remake of 1951 movie Deedar starring Dilip Kumar, Nargis and Nimmi. Shakeel Badayuni was common for both the movies!

In this movie, Mohammad Rafi ended up singing some of his best Shakeel Badayuni songs for Manoj Kumar who didn’t know A of acting. Anyway, that didn’t take away the intensity of the songs.

This was composed by Ravi in Raag Bhairavi, Tal Kaherava.

Please enjoy a beauty of a song both for its lyics and composition: Bhari duniya mein aakhir dil ko behlaane kahan jaayen…..

bharii duniyaa me.n aaKir dil ko samajhaane kahaa.N jaae.n
muhabbat ho ga_ii jinako vo diivaane kahaa.N jaae.n

lage hai.n shammaa par pahare zamaane kii nigaaho.n ke
jinhe.n jalane kii hasarat hai vo paravaane kahaa.N jaae.n

sunaanaa bhii jinhe.n mushkil chhupaanaa bhii jinhe.n mushkil
zaraa tuu hii bataa ai dil vo afasaane kahaa.N jaae.n

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2MYdf1zQ2Q

(Continuing Chronologically for Four Days after Reaching the Mark of 100 Yesterday in Countdown to His Birth Centenary)

One thing remarkable about Shakeel and Rafi was that they made and sang songs for anyone at all. So, if they could make songs for comedians like Johnny Walker, there was absolutely no harm in making songs for a joker like Manoj Kumar too.

Following in the footsteps of the great Naushad Ali, Ravi composed the next song in Raag Darbari Kanada (Recall Naushad’s song in this Raag from Mughal-e-Azam: Muhabbat ki jhooti kahani pe roye in the same Tal and I had mentioned that Tansen from Akbar’s Darbar had brought this Raag from the South and Naushad having selected this Raag to express Anarkali’s feeling of despair in the reign of Akbar was irony indeed). Tal is Kaherava. And the despondency too is comparable to Anarkali’s.

Please enjoy Rafi sing: Raha gardishon mein hardam mere ishq ka sitaara…..

(I hope, ladies and gentlemen, you know the meaning of the word: Gardish. It means Revolution, Rotation, Wandering about in misfortune)

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

(Continuing Chronologically for Four Days after Reaching the Mark of 100 Yesterday in Countdown to His Birth Centenary)

If you think that the last two songs of Mohammad Rafi for the 1966 Raj Khosla movie: Bhari duniya mein aakhir dil ko behlaane kahan jaayen, and Raha gardishon mein hardam mere ishq ka sitaara, brought the house down due to the excellence of their lyrics by Shakeel and composition by Ravi, then wait for the next song; a song about the acceptance of the fate by the hero, in this case (sadly) Manoj Kumar.

Mohammad Rafi, once again sang it with his usual passion.

Please enjoy: Naseeb mein jisake jo likha tha….

nasiib me.n jisake jo likhaa thaa
vo terii mahafil me.n kaam aayaa
kisii ke hisse me.n pyaas aaii
kisii ke hisse me.n jaam aayaa

mai.n ik fasaanaa huu.N bekasii kaa
ye haal hai merii zi.ndagii kaa
na husn hii mujhako raas aayaa
na ishq hii mere kaam aayaa
nasiib me.n …

badal ga_ii.n terii ma.nzile.n bhii
bichha.D gayaa mai.n bhii kaaravaa.n se
terii muhabbat ke raaste me.n
na jaane ye kyaa makaam aayaa
nasiib me.n …

tujhe bhulaane ki koshishe.n bhii
tamaam naakaam ho ga_ii hai.n
kisii ne zikr-e-vafaa kiyaa jab
zubaa.N pe teraa hii naam aayaa
nasiib me.n …

(Continuing Chronologically for Four Days after Reaching the Mark of 100 Yesterday in Countdown to His Birth Centenary)

After watching the sad songs of Shakeel sung by Rafi (made sadder still if one has to watch Manoj Kumar lip-sync them), we come to a song of extreme despondency (sung by Lata Mangeshkar for Asha Parekh; making it one movie in which Asha Bhosle (with her Jab chali thandi hawa) and her sister Lata, both sang for Asha Parekh)

Ravi composed it in Raag Asavari, a raag of the morning signifying here teo things: one, she cannot go to sleep even in the wee hours of the morning, thinking of him; and two, she is hoping for the ‘morning’ in her love when things would become brighter from the dark despondency that hangs around her).

Lying on the bed, Asha didn’t have much to act on and yet she has brought out superb histrionics (in sharp comparison to the other ‘badan’ in the movie: Do Badan).

Please enjoy: Lo aa gayi unaki yaad, woh nahin aaye….

lo aa gayii unakii yaad, vo nahii.n aaye

dil unako dhuundta hai, Gam ke si.ngaar kar ke
aa.Nkhe.n bhii thak gayii hai.n, ab i.ntazaar kar ke
ik aas rah gayii hai, vo bhii na TuuT jaaye
lo aa gayii unakii yaad …

ruuThii hai.n aaj ham se, tanahaa_iyaa.N hamaarii
vo bhii na paaye shaayad, parachhaa_iyaa.N hamaarii
ba.Dhate hii jaa rahii hai.n, maayuusiyo.n ke saaye
lo aa gayii unakii yaad …

lau tharatharaa rahii hai, ab shamm-e-muhabbat kii
uja.Dii huii muhabbat, mahamaa.N hai do gha.Dii kii
mar kar hii ab mile.nge, jii kar to mil na paaye
lo aa gayii unakii yaad …

(Continuing Chronologically for Four Days after Reaching the Mark of 100 Yesterday in Countdown to His Birth Centenary)

As we end tonight, here is the second of the six songs the 1966 AR Kardar movie Dil Diya Dard Liya that we should be taking up. Whilst the excellence of the songs of Do Badan can actually be contrasted with those of this movie, one must heave a sigh of relief that one can watch some superb acting in this movie as compared to pedestrian acting in the previous one.

The next song is about Shankar (Dilip Kumar) having returned as King of Belapur and finding his beloved Roopa (Waheeda Rehman) walking arm in arm with Satish (Rehman). He takes to drinking, much to the ecstasy of Ramesh (Pran) since a drunk king is well suited to squander his money on such luxuries that ramesh can provide.

In this song, however, Dilip Kumar brings out that no wine/liquor can amuse him anymore. The lyrics by the greatest lyricist in the world are crafted to perfection; viz: Main koi patthar nahin insaan hoon, kaise kehdoon gham se ghabraata nahin…

Naushad Ali, the pioneer of having brought songs into the movies. which were based on classical raagas, composed it in little known Raag called Janasamohani, Tal Dadra. Dil Diya Dard Liya songs are amongst the best sung by Mohammad Rafi and this one is particularly beautiful.

Please enjoy: Koi saagar dil ko behlaata nahin….

koii saagar dil ko bahalaataa nahii.n – 2
bekhudii me.n bhii qaraar aataa nahii.n, koI saagar …

mai.n koI patthar nahii.n inasaan huu.N – 2
kaise kah duu.N Gam se ghabaraataa nahii.n
koI saagar …

kal to sab the kaaravaa.N ke saath saath – 2
aaj koI raah dikhalaataa nahii.n
koI saagar …

zi.ndagii ke aa_ine ko to.D do – 2
isame.n ab kuchh bhii nazar aataa nahii.n
koI saagar …

(Continuing Chronologically for the Second of Four Days after Reaching the Mark of 100 in Countdown to His Birth Centenary)

Yesterday, we started taking up songs of the 1966 AR Kardar movie Dil Diya Dard Liya starring Dilip Kumar as Shankar, Waheeda Rehman as Roopa, Pran as Ramesh and Rehman as Satish.

This was the seventh movie Shakeel did with Abdul Rashid Kardar, with whom he had done his first movie – the 1947 Dard. His sixth movie with Kardar was the 1953 movie Dil-e-Nadaan. Hence, he was back with AR Kardar after 14 years.

This also happened to be the last movie that he did with him. The songs of the movie are still remembered as some of the best penned by Shakeel, composed by Naushad and sung by Mohammad Rafi.

We took up just two songs yesterday: the happy song, Sawan aaye ya na aaye, and Koi Sagar dil ko behlata nahin.

When Shankar had been dropped from the height of Rani Roopmati palace, by the henchmen of Ramesh (Pran) and he had been revived as the King of Belapur, Roopa (Waheeda) had been patiently waiting for him. Indeed, one reason why she had decided to tie up with Satish (Rehman) was to stop the wagging tongues of people as she was forced to stay in his house due to her poor situation after her brother Ramesh (Pran) had squandered all of their father’s money on wine and women.

This song, sung by Lata Mangeshkar was in those days of intezaar for her love to return.

The mukhada of this song gave rise to the title of a latter day movie.

Please enjoy: Phir teri kahani yaad aayi, phir tera fasaana yaad aaya…..

phir terii kahaanii yaad aaI phir teraa fasaanaa yaad aayaa
phir aaj hamaarii aa.Nkho.n ko
phir aaj hamaarii aa.Nkho.n ko, ek Kvaab puraanaa yaad aayaa
phir terii kahaanii yaad aaI …

jalate hai.n chiraago.n kii suurat
har shaam terii ham yaado.n me.n
jab subah ko shabanam rotii hai
kho jaate hai.n ham fariyaado.n me.n – 2
jab dil ne koI aavaaz sunii
jab dil ne koI aavaaz sunii, teraa hii taraanaa yaad aayaa
phir terii kahaanii yaad aaI …

shaayad kabhii milanaa ho jaae
baiThe.n hai.n isii aramaan me.n ham
tuune to kinaare paa hii liye
ulajhe hai.n magar tuufaan me.n ham
ai jaan-e-vafaa phir aaj hame.n
ai jaan-e-vafaa phir aaj hame.n,
pichhalaa vo zamaanaa yaad aayaa
phir terii kahaanii yaad aaI …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zsjnE7CZmQ

(Continuing Chronologically for the Second of Four Days after Reaching the Mark of 100 in Countdown to His Birth Centenary)

All my boyhood memories of excellent, powerful, heart-touching lyrics with that last song and with other songs of the movie.

Shankar (Dilip Kumar) after seeing Roopa (Waheeda Rehman), his beloved, walking arm in arm with Satish (Rehman) is not just devastated but full of feelings of vengeful regret.

These are reflected superbly in the title song of the movie sung by Mohammad Rafi for Dilip Kumar. Anyone can guess that such a song would be composed in the raag of the evening, Raag Kalyan and that’s exactly what Naushad did. Tal was Kaherava.

Please enjoy: Dilruba maine tere pyaar mein kyaa kyaa na kiya, dil diya dard liya….

dilarubaa maine tere pyaar me.n kyaa-kyaa naa kiyaa
dil diyaa dard liyaa -2
kabhii phuulo.n me.n guzaarii kabhii kaa.NTo.n pe jiyaa
dil diyaa dard liyaa -2

zindagii aaj bhii hai bekhudii aaj bhii hai
pyaar kahate hai.n jise vo Kushii aaj bhii hai
maine din-raat mohabbat kaa terii jaam piyaa
dil diyaa dard liyaa -2
dilarubaa maine tere …

kyaa kahuu.N tere li_e maine aa.Nsuu bhii pi_e
kabhii Kaamosh rahaa kabhii shikave bhii ki_e
kar liyaa chaaq garebaa.n kabhii daaman ko siyaa
dil diyaa dard liyaa -2
dilarubaa maine tere …

pyaar kii aan hai tuu dil kaa aramaan hai tuu
kaun duniyaa se Dare jab nigehabaan hai tuu
apanii kashtii ko sahaare pe tere chho.D diyaa
dil diyaa dard liyaa -2
dilarubaa maine tere …

(Continuing Chronologically for the Second of Four Days after Reaching the Mark of 100 in Countdown to His Birth Centenary)

The hallmark of a genius is that he is good at all kinds of songs. We have seen earlier even a pop penned by him Ding dong ding lala sung by Geeta Dutt. We have seen children’s songs that he wrote, bhajans, songs of joy, songs of sadness, and songs of mujra.

The second last song from this movie that I am going to give you is a mujra song: Haay haay rasiya tu bada bedardi to depict the profligacy of Pran. Predictably, it has been sung by Asha Bhosle.

Naushad, the pioneer and master of Raaga based songs, composed in Raag Pilu, Tal Dadra.

Please enjoy: Haay haay rasiya tu bada bedardi…..

uThii-uThii ye nigaahe.n

haay haay rasiyaa tuu ba.Daa bedardii -2
jiyaraa moraa jaane qasak tore man kii -2
ho rasiyaa tuu ba.Daa bedardii
haay haay rasiyaa tuu ba.Daa bedardii -2

batiyaa.N jhuuThii torii ( nainaa chhal se bhare ) -2
kohuu naa priit kare tore sa.ng raam kare
tore sa.ng haa haa haa haa raam kare
lobhii torii nazare.n ho lobhii torii nazare.n
lobhii torii nazare.n ho torii nazare.n hai.n khoTii torii marajii
ho rasiyaa tuu ba.Daa …

jiyaa ke bain piyaa kachhahuu jaane nahii.n -2
kachhahuu jaane nahii.n
zulmii moraa kahaa haay zulmii moraa kahaa ekahuu maane nahii.n
kare manamaanii ho kare manamaanii dikhaa_e Kudagarjii
ho rasiyaa tuu ba.Daa …

kaahe kaa maan kare kaahe ko Dhaa_e julam
( priit kii haay pa.De ) -2 to pe o bairii balam
jaa re nahii.n maanuu.Ngii ( jaa re nahii.n maanuu.N ) -2
ho jaa re nahii.n maanuu.Ngii saiyyaa.N torii marajii
ho rasiyaa tuu ba.Daa …

(Continuing Chronologically for the Second of Four Days after Reaching the Mark of 100 in Countdown to His Birth Centenary)

Up to now, it would have occurred to you that each one of the 1966 movie Dil Diya Dard Liya has been not just a masterpiece but also composed by Naushad in a raaga like the 1952 Baiju Bawra songs. Also, you would have noticed another quality that the lyrics and the notes stay with you long after you have finished listening to the song. How many others had this quality?

Sadly, that brings us to the last song of the movie that I selected for you: Guzre hain aaj ishq mein; the song with an intent to seek revenge for having been betrayed in love.

Once again, by now, knowing Naushad, you can predict the raag. Yes indeed, it is Raag Darbari Kanada, Tal Dadra, which suits Dilip as the king of Belapur. As a king, he uses the pronoun Hum rather than Main of the common man.

This song is immediately after he sees his beloved Waheeda Rehman walking arm in arm with Pran!

Please enjoy: Guzre hain aaj ishq mein hum us mukaam 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

(Continuing Chronologically for the Second of Four Days after Reaching the Mark of 100 in Countdown to His Birth Centenary)

His next movie was another Nisar Ahamad Ansari movie (earlier I gave a song from his 1965 movie Zindagi Aur Maut composed by C Ramchandra: Dil laga kar ham ye samajhe).

I am not giving you the song that I had selected of the 1967 movie Wahan Ke Log since this song: Ham tumase mohabbat karke sanam duniya ka fasaana bhool gaye was sung by Mukesh and I gave it to you in the same tribute on Mukesh’s Birth Anniversary on 22 Jul.

That brings us to the 52nd movie of Shakeel Badayuni, a movie whose story was based on Alexandre Dumas’s story: The Corsican Brothers. Tapi Chanakya, the director, called it Ram Aur Shyam with Dilip Kumar acting both the roles. Originally, Vyjayanthimala and Mumtaz were cast to do the roles that were eventually done by Waheeda Rehman and Mumtaz.

The story based on twins was repeated in several Hindi movies: Seeta Aur Geeta, Chaalbaaz, Krishan Kanhaiya to name a few.

This was the 23rd movie in which Shakeel paired with Naushad Ali. Have a look at the songs of the movie:

1.”Aaj Ki Raat Mere” – Mohammad Rafi
2.”Aaj Sakhi Re Piya More Ghar” – Lata
3. “Aayee Hai Bahar Mite Zulmo” – Mohammad Rafi & Chorus
4. “Dheere Dheere Bol Koi Sun Lega” – Asha Bhosle, Mahendra Kapoor
5. “Main Hoon Saqi Tu Hai Sharabi” – Lata, Mohammad Rafi
6. “Maine Kab Tujh Se Kaha Tha” – Lata Mangeshkar
7. “O Balam Tere Pyar Ki Thandi Aa” – Mohammad Rafi & Asha

I love the first song of the movie not just for its lyrics but also because it has been composed in Raag Pahadi, Tal Kaherava. Also, the era of Mohammad Rafi, is the most nostalgical era for most lovers of Hindi songs.

Please enjoy: Aaj ki raat mere dil ki salaami le le….

ye raat jaise dulhan ban gaI hai chiraago.n se
karu.ngaa ujaalaa mai.n dil ke daaGo.n se

aaj kii raat mere, dil kii salaamii le le
dil kii salaamii le le
kal terii bazm se diivaanaa chalaa jaaegaa
shammaa rahe jaaegii paravaanaa chalaa jaaegaa

terii mahafil tere jalave ho.n mubaarak tujhako
terii ulfat se nahii.n aaj bhii inakaar mujhe
teraa may-khaanaa salaamat rahe ai jaan-e-vafaa
muskuraakar tuu zaraa dekh le ik baar mujhe
phir tere pyaar kaa mastaanaa chalaa jaaegaa

maine chaahaa ki bataa duu.N mai.n haqiiqat apanii
tuune lekin na meraa raaz-e-muhabbat samajhaa
merii ulajhan mere haalaat yahaa.N tak pahu.nche
terii aa.Nkho.n ne mere pyaar ko nafarat samajhaa
ab terii raah se begaanaa chalaa jaaegaa

tuu meraa saath na de raah-e-muhabbat me.n sanam
chalate-chalate mai.n kisii raah pe mu.D jaauu.ngaa
kahakashaa.n chaa.nd sitaare tere chuume.nge qadam
tere raste kii mai.n ek dhuul huu.N u.D jaauu.ngaa
saath mere meraa afasaanaa chalaa jaaegaa

(Continuing Chronologically for the Second of Four Days after Reaching the Mark of 100 in Countdown to His Birth Centenary)

This story of Ram (Dilip Kumar) with all his property getting routinely whipped by his cunning brother-in-law Gajendra (Pran) until Ram gets replaced by the street smart, and tough Shyam (Dilip Kumar) became a common story in Hindi films. And then Shyam, in the role of Ram teaches a lesson to Gajendra (Pran) and all those who earlier attacked the docile Ram.

The story calls for certain comicality of role play, which Dilip Kumar, though being a tragedy king, did so superbly that he won the Filmfare Best Actor award that year (all other awards went that year to Upkaar but mercifully Manoj Kumar was spared the mortification of winning Best Actor award with his diastrous acting).

The next song is a happy Dilip Kumar song, Shyam role acting his twin brother Ram.

Please enjoy: Aayi hain baharen mite zulmo sitam….

(rafii: aa_ii hai.n bahaare.n miTe zulm-o-sitam
pyaar kaa zamaanaa aayaa duur hue Gam
raam kii lilaa ra.ng laa_ii
koras: a-haa haa
rafii: shaam ne ba.nsii bajaa_ii
koras: a-haa haa-haa ) -2

rafii: chamakaa hai inasaaf kaa suuraj phailaa hai ujaalaa
koras: ujaalaa,
chamakaa hai inasaaf kaa suuraj phailaa hai ujaalaa
rafii: na_ii uma.nge.n sa.ng laayegaa har din aanevaalaa
koras: aanevaalaa,
na_ii uma.nge.n sa.ng laayegaa har din aanevaalaa
rafii: ho ho
munnaa giit sunaayegaa
Tunnaa Dhol bajaayegaa
koras: munnaa giit sunaayegaa, Tunna Dhol bajaayegaa
rafii: sa.ng-sa.ng merii chhoTii munnii naachegii chham-chham

rafii + koras:
aa_ii hai.n bahaare.n miTe zulm-o-sitam
pyaar kaa zamaanaa aaya duur hue Gam
raam kii liilaa ra.ng laa_ii
koras: a-haa haa
rafii: shaam ne ba.nsii bajaa_ii
koras: a-haa haa-haa

rafii: ab na ho.nge majabuurii ke is ghar me.n afasaane
koras: ab naa ho.nge majabuurii ke is ghar me.n afasaane
rafii: pyaar ke ra.ng me.n ra.ng jaaye.nge sab apane begaane
koras: pyaar ke ra.ng me.n ra.ng jaaye.nge sab apane begaane
rafii: ho ho ho
sab ke din phir jaaye.nge
ma.nzil apanii paaye.nge
jiivan ke taraane milake gaaye.nge haradam
rafii + koras + ‪#‎male‬# koras:
ho
aa_ii hai.n bahaare.n miTe zulm-o-sitam
pyaar kaa zamaanaa aaya duur hue Gam
rafii + #male# koras:
raam kii liilaa ra.ng laa_ii
koras: a-haa haa
rafii + #male# koras:
shaam ne ba.nsii bajaa_ii
koras: a-haa haa-haa

(Continuing Chronologically for the Second of Four Days after Reaching the Mark of 100 in Countdown to His Birth Centenary)

Lets us now take up one of the two delightful duets from the movie. This has been sung by Lata for Waheeda Rehman and Mohammad Rafi for Dilip Kumar.

It crossed various boundaries of popularity during those days.

Please enjoy: Main hoon saaqi, tu hai shraabi….

la : mai.n huu.N saaqii tuu hai sharaabii-sharaabii -2
ra : tuune aa.Nkho.n se pilaa_ii vo nashaa hai ke duhaa_ii
har taraf dil ke chaman me.n phuul khile hai.n gulaabii-gulaabii
la : mai.n huu.N saaqii …

ishq me.n jiinaa sa.mbhal ke dil kaa paimaanaa naa chhalake
bahakii-bahakii terii nazare.n Kvaab dikhalaatii hai.n kal ke -2
ra : terii mahafil me.n o saaqii ham chale aa_e nashe me.n
ab to bas ye hai tamannaa umr kaT jaa_e nashe me.n -2
la : ishq hai terii savaalii -2
husn hai meraa javaabii-javaabii
ra : tuu hai saaqii mai.n huu.N sharaabii-sharaabii

mai.n terii duniyaa me.n aa ke rah gayaa khud ko bhulaa ke
kyaa ho anjaam naa jaane hosh ulfat me.n ga.nvaa ke -2
la : bekhudii ke ye taraane yuu.N hii gaa_e jaa diivaane
ishq ra.ng laa_egaa apanaa aa ga_e ab vo zamaane -2
ra : terii mastaanii ye baate.n
do : aa aa
terii mastaanii ye baate.n dil pe laa_e.N naa Karaabii-Karaabii
la : mai.n huu.N saaqii …

(Continuing Chronologically for the Second of Four Days after Reaching the Mark of 100 in Countdown to His Birth Centenary)

The last song from the 1967 movie ram Aur Shyam is also a duet; but, between the other pair: that is Dilip Kumar as Ram and Mumtaz. What a challenge it must have been for Dilip Kumar to paly two diametrically opposite roles?

This too is as popular today as it was 50 years ago.

Please enjoy: O balam teri pyaar ki thandi aag mein jalate jalate….

aa : o baalam tere pyaar kii Tha.nDii aag me.n jalate-jalate -2
mai.n to haar ga_ii re -4
ra : luuT liyaa dil tuune meraa raah me.n chalate-chalate -2
nainaa maar ga_ii re -4

aa : mai.n huu.N baavariyaa terii saa.Nvariyaa dil se jaanaa naa
ra : aaj milii ho jaise akelii kal bhii chalii aanaa
aa : chandaa aur suuraj kii tarah roz nikalate-Dhalate
mai.n to haar ga_ii re -2
ra : luuT liyaa dil …
aa : baalam tere …

ra : Daal ke jaaduu ruup kaa tuune dil meraa chhiinaa
aa : priitam tuune priit jagaa dii chhe.D ke man biinaa
ra : naino.n me.n bhar ke pyaar kaa kajaraa akhiyaa.N malate-malate
nainaa maar ga_ii re -2
aa : baalam tere …

(Continuing Chronologically for the Second of Four Days after Reaching the Mark of 100 in Countdown to His Birth Centenary)

And the last song for the day, with just two more days and 15 songs to go.

It is a qawwali sung by Mohammad Rafi, Manna Dey and Asha Bhosle.

Please enjoy the ever popular: Main idhar jaaun ya udhar jaayun….

bhari mehfil me chheda hai
kisi ne dil ke taro ko
mubarak ho ye jashn bekarari bekararo ko
hajaro shamme jalkar
dil ko kar deti hai diwana
aur unake bich me ghir kar
yehi kehta hai parwana
main idhar jaau ya udhar jau
main idhar jaau ya udhar jau
badi mushkil me hu ab kidhar jau
badi mushkil me hu ab kidhar jau
mai idhar jaau ya udhar jau

aaj aankho me utar aaya hai
koi tasbir-e-muhabbat bankar
aaj chilman se najar aaya hai
ek afsana hakikat bankar
jindagi mil gayi mujhko lekin
aaj bhi usse badi duri hai
aaj bhi usse badi duri hai
josh kehta hai pakad le daman
hosh kehta hai ki majburi hai
hosh kehta hai ki majburi hai

udhar hai sabar ki manjil
idhar betab yeh dil hai junun-e-shauk me
ye faisala karna bhi mushkil hai
mai idhar jau ya udhar jau
khank bankar hi kyu na bikhar jau
khank bankar hi kyu na bikhar jau
mai idhar jau ya udhar jau

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys7DuVThytA

(Continuing Chronologically for the Third of Four Days after Reaching the Mark of 100 in Countdown to His Birth Centenary)

Six movies to go until the 1969 movie Beti with just 12 more songs. I am not going to give you Beti’s Mukesh song on Sonik Omi’s composition: Ye kyaa kiya re duniyawaale since I already gave that to you on the Birth Anniversary of Mukesh on 22nd July.

Lets start with the 1967 movie Noor Jehan, directed by M Sadiq, the second movie of M Sadiq for which Shakeel penned the songs, after the 1954 movie Shabaab starring Bharat Bhushan and Nutan, with the ever-enchanting song Chandan ka palna resham ki dori.

The movie starred Pradeep Kumar and Meena Kumari, Johnny Walker, Lalita Pawar, Sheikh Mukhtar and Helen.

This was the second and the last movie Shakeel did with Roshan after the 1965 movie Bedaag.

The movie had the following songs:

1. Aa gayaa lab pe afasaanaa\-e\-aashiqii
2. Aap jabase qariib aa_e hai.n
3. Mohabbat ho ga_ii hai mere meharabaa.N ko
4. Raat kii mahafil suunii suunii
5. Sharaabii\-sharaabii ye saawan ka mausam
6. Vo mohabbat vo wafaa_e.N kis tarah ham bhuul jaa_e.N

The first one is a beautiful duet between Mohammad Rafi and Asha Bhosle singing for Pradeep Kumar and Meena Kumari.

As in the last movie Palki, the Urdu tehzeeb of addressing between a man and woman is very much present here too. The lyrics are out of this world; especiallu ‘Ham khud apne nahin paraaye hain’!

Please enjoy: Aap jab se kareeb aaye 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

(Continuing Chronologically for the Third of Four Days after Reaching the Mark of 100 in Countdown to His Birth Centenary)

Just twelve more songs to go now and soon I am going to be assailed by withdrawal symptoms!

This would rank amongst the best songs sung by Suman Kalyanpur. It is in Raag Malhar, Raag Gaur Malhar to be exact and yes, it is about sawan. Tal is Jhaptal.

The picturisation of the song and the histrionics of Meena Kumari are both superb.

Please enjoy: Sharaabi sharaabi ye sawan ka mausam….

sharaabii-sharaabii ye saawan kaa mausam
Kudaa kii qasam Kuubasuurat na hotaa
agar isame.n ra.ng-e-muhabbat na hotaa
sharaabii-sharaabii …

suhaanii-suhaanii ye koyal kii kuuke.n
uThaatii hai.n siine me.n rah-rah ke huuke.n
chhalakatii hai mastii ghane baadalo.n se
ulajhatii hai.n nazare.n hasii.N aa.Nchalo.n se
ye pura_nuur ma.nzar
ye pura_nuur ma.nzar ye ra.ngiin aalam
Kudaa kii qasam Kuubasuurat na hotaa
agar isame.n ra.ng-e-muhabbat na hotaa
sharaabii sharaabii …

gulaabii-gulaabii ye phuulo.n ke chehare
ye rimajhim ke motii ye buu.Ndo.n ke sehare
kuchh aisii bahaar aa ga_ii hai chaman me.n
ke dil kho gayaa hai isii a.njuman me.n
ye mahakii nashiilii
ye mahakii nashiilii havaao.n kaa paracham
Kudaa kii qasam Kuubasuurat na hotaa
agar isame.n ra.ng-e-muhabbat na hotaa
sharaabii sharaabii …

ye mausam salonaa ajab Gul khilaa_e
uma.nge.n ubhaare ummiide.n jagaa_e
vo betaabiyaa.N dil se Takaraa rahii.n hai.n
ke raato.n kii nii.nde.n u.Dii jaa rahii.n hai.n
ye sahar-e-jawaanii
ye sahar-e-jawaanii ye Kvaabo.n kaa aalam
Kudaa kii qasam Kuubasuurat na hotaa
agar isame.n ra.ng-e-muhabbat na hotaa
sharaabii sharaabii …

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

(Continuing Chronologically for the Third of Four Days after Reaching the Mark of 100 in Countdown to His Birth Centenary)

Just eleven more songs to go now.

Jab “aakhri” lafz lab pe aata hai Shakeel ke liye,
Aisa lagta hai saans ruk si jaati hai,
Dil bekasi se maayus ho uthata hai,
Zubaan na jaane kyun ladhkhadaati hai,
Shayari o naghmagari aur bhi bahut suni hai lekin,
Shakeel ki hai jo hardam yaad aati hai.

You can imagine what must be happeninbg with me as we near the end! With a heavy heart I have to tell you this is the last from the movie Noor Jahan that I am giving you.

And, it is the best! It has been sung by Lata Mangeshkar.

Please enjoy: Raat ki mehfil sooni sooni…..

raat kii mahafil suunii suunii
aa.Nkhe.n puranam dil naakaam
sahame sahame aramaano.n kaa
honaa hii thaa ye a.njaam …

bhuul gaye the apanii hastii
ishq-o-vafaa ke josh me.n ham
sab kuchh khokar bebas hokar
ab aaye hai.n hosh me.n ham
pyaase rah gaye dil ke armaan
chhuuTaa saaqii TuuTaa jaam
honaa hii thaa ye a.njaam …

sar ko jahaa.N Takaraaye jaake
aisii ko_ii diivaar nahii.n
haaye rii qismat ham duniyaa me.n
pyaar ke bhii haqadaar nahii.n
dil hotaa jo apane bas me.n
lete na ham pyaar kaa naam
honaa hii thaa ye a.njaam …

raat ki mahafill suunii suunii …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LORrizj2Tc

(Continuing Chronologically for the Third of Four Days after Reaching the Mark of 100 in Countdown to His Birth Centenary)

Just ten more songs to go now.

The 1967 SS Balan movie Aurat had Rajesh Khanna and Padmini in the lead roles, besides Feroze Khan, Pran.

This movie is a remake of 1966 Tamil movie Chitthi (meaning ‘step-mother’) played by Padmini in the lead role and R. Muthuraman as her younger brother. It is one of the first significant on screen roles for Rajesh Khanna, then a new comer to screen.

The movie had the following songs penned by Shakeel Badayuni and composed by Ravi, the 12th and the last movie in which they were together:

1 “Humein Tumse Mohabbat Hai” Asha Bhosle
2 “Meri Gaadi Undan Khatola” Mohammed Rafi
3 “Nari Jeevan” Lata Mangeshkar
4 “Nari Jeevan -v2” Lata Mangeshkar
5 “Nindiya Ki Nagri” Lata Mangeshkar
6 “Shola Ulfat Ka” Mohd Rafi, Asha Bhosle
7 “Yeh Kaun Hai” Asha Bhosle, Mahendra Kapoor

Lets listen to the first song picturised on Nazima. The best part is that in order to express her love for Rajesh Khanna, she isn’t singing but plays a record!

Please enjoy: Hamen tumase muhabbat hai magar ham keh nahin sakate……

hame tumse mohabbat hai
magar hum kah nahi sakte
hame tumse mohabbat hai
magar hum kah nahi sakte
juba par ek hakikat hai
magar hum kah nahi sakte
hame tumse mohabbat hai

kabhi hasrat kabhi arman
kabhi dhadkan kabhi uljhan
ajab is dil ki halat hai
magar hum keh nahi sakte
hame tumse mohabbat hai

hamara hale dil sunne ko
tum bechain baithe ho
hamara hale dil sunne ko
tum bechain baithe ho
hame kahne ki fursat hai
magar hum kah nahi sakte
hame tumse mohabbat hai

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diXQSGo8fzI

(Continuing Chronologically for the Third of Four Days after Reaching the Mark of 100 in Countdown to His Birth Centenary)

Just eight more songs to go now from four movies.

Lets take the next song from the 1968 movie Sunghursh, a song that Naushad composed in Raag Bhairavi.

The lyrics are as exquisite as the composition of the pair who made the hit movie Gunga Jamuna seven years before: Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala.

Lata Mangeshkar sang it.

Please enjoy: Mere paas aao nazar to milaao…..

mere paas ao nazar to milao
mere paas ao nazar to milao
in ankho me tumko jawani milegi
mere paas ao nazar to milao
suno to zara dhadkane mere dil ki
inhi me tumhari kahani milegi
mere paas ao nazar to milao

mere thartharate huye in labo par
tumhara hi koyi tarana milega
meri bahki nazro me
meri bahki nazro me khoyi huyi si
tumhari hi koyi nishani milegi
mere paas ao nazar to milao
suno to zara dhadkane mere dil ki
inhi me tumhari kahani milegi
mere paas ao nazar to milao

chalo aaj tumko
chalo aaj tumko gale se laga lu
tumhare liye har qasam tod dalu
kare jo sitam ha
kare jo sitam vo haseen aur honge
yaha husn ki meharbani milegi
mere paas ao nazar to milao

muhabbat ki baho me akar to dekho
kaleje pe mujhko lagakar to dekho
machalta sisakta
machalta sisakta hua dil milega
tadapti huyi zindgani milegi
mere paas ao nazar to milao
suno to zara dhadkane mere dil ki
inhi me tumhari kahani milegi
mere paas ao nazar to milao

(Continuing Chronologically for the Third of Four Days after Reaching the Mark of 100 in Countdown to His Birth Centenary)

Just seven more songs to go now from four movies.

I hate to use the word ‘last’ pertaining to anything to do with Shakeel Badayuni. However, here is the last song that I have planned to give you from the 1968 movie Sunghursh.

Sunghursh had only solo numbers as you must have seen in the list that I gave you in the beginning. This has been sung by Mohammad Rafi.

Please enjoy: Ishq deewana husn bhi ghayal….

ishq divana husn bhi ghayal
ishq divana husn bhi ghayal
donon taraf ik dard-e-jigar hai
dil ki tadap ka hal na puuchho
dil ki tadap ka hal na puuchho
jitani idhar hai utani udhar hai, ishq divana

apane fasane dil ke tarane
ya tum samajho ya ham jane
tumako hamare dil ka pata hai
hamako tumhare dil ki kabar hai
ishq divana husn bhi ghayal, ishq divana

bikhari zulfe anchal dhalaka
lab pe tabassu halka halka
pyar me ham to khoye hai lekin
aaj tumhe bhi hosh kidhar hai
dil ki tadap ka hal na puchho
dil ki tadap ka hal na puchho
jitani idhar hai utani udhar hai, ishq divana

chand-sitare shok nazare
lutna le sab ruup tumare
husn ko rakhana sabse bacha ke
dekho tumhin pe sabaki nazar hai
ishq divana husn bhi ghayal
ishq divana husn bhi ghayal
dono taraf ik dard-e-jigar hai
dil ki tadap ka hal na puuchho
dil ki tadap ka hal na puuchho
jitani idhar hai utani udhar hai, ishq divana

(Continuing Chronologically for the Third of Four Days after Reaching the Mark of 100 in Countdown to His Birth Centenary)

Just six more songs to go now from three movies: Baazi, Aadmi and Beti, other than the 1969 movie Beti Mukesh song that I have already given you on Mukesh’s birth anniversary on 22nd Jul.

Baazi was a unique movie in that for the first and the last time Kalyanji Anandji paired with Shakeel Badayuni.

It was a movie directed by Moni Bhattacharya and starred Dharmendra, Waheeda Rehman, Mehmood, Johnny Walker, Helen, Keshto Mukherjee and Chand Usmani.

It had the following songs:

1 “Dil Toota Roye Naina” Asha Bhosle
2 “Ek Anar Do Bimar” Manna Dey
3 “Main Hasina Nazneena” Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle
4 “Aa Mere Gale Lag Ja” Lata Mangeshkar
5 “Pyar Ki Baaten Hamko Na Samjhao” Asha Bhosle

I have kept this song especially for you since it has the two sisters: Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle singing for the dancing duo on stage: Waheeda Rehman and Helen, in competition with each other.

Please enjoy: Main haseena nazneena koi mujhasa nahin….

mai hasina naznena mai hasina naznena
koi mujhsa nahi koi mujhsa nahi nahi
mai samina mah jabina mai samina mah jabina
mujhme kya kya nahi mujhme kya kya nahi nahi

mai kayamat ki pahchan hu ek biijli or tufan hu
mai mohabbat hu iman hu ek ashik ka arman hu
jo mere paas aye sukune dil paye
fir jaye na wo kahi kahi mai hasina naznena
koi mujhsa nahi koi mujhsa nahi nahi

mai hasu to chaman bhi khile pyar ki jindagi bhi mile
mai jalu to patanga jale maut mere kahe par chale
nigaho se mai khelu are jisko bhi mai dekhu
wo jaan dede wahi wahi mai samina mah jabina
mujhme kya kya nahi mujhme kya kya nahi nahi

pyar ki mai hu ek dasta mere dam se hai dunia jawa
mai nahi to bahare kaha mere bas me hai sara jaha
mai hu shola mai hu shabnam
mai hu nagma mai hu sargam
haar chuke hai mere aage ye chand or sitare
ye asma ye zami mai hasina mai shamina
koi mujhsa nahi mujhme kya kya nahi nahi
mai hasina mai shamina koi mujhsa nahi
mujhme kya kya nahi nahi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaz75nazARM

(Continuing Chronologically for the Third of Four Days after Reaching the Mark of 100 in Countdown to His Birth Centenary)

Just five more songs to go now from last two movies: Aadmi and Beti, other than the 1969 movie Beti Mukesh song that I have already given you on Mukesh’s birth anniversary on 22nd Jul.

Aadmi 1968 was the last time in the history of Hindi cinema when we saw the best quartet in movies together: Shakeel Badayuni as lyricist, Naushad as Music Director, Mohammad Rafi as Singer and Dilip Kumar as Actor.

The film stars Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Manoj Kumar, Simi Garewal and Pran; and was directed by A Bhimsingh.

Ladies and gentlemen, do you remember that last scene in the 1975 movie Sholay when Sanjeev Kumar as Thakur tells Amjad Khan as Gabbar Singh: Tere liye to mere pair hi bahut hain.

Well, Aadmi had Dilip Kumar on the wheel-chair and he acted so superbly that the bozo Manoj Kumar would have wanted to be in a coffin.

The movie had the following songs:

1.Aaj purani raahon se – Mohammad Rafi
2. Kal ke sapne aaj bhi – Lata Mangeshkar
3. Kaisi Haseen Aaj – Mohammad Rafi and Talat Mahmood
4. Kaari badariya – Lata
5. Mein tooti hui ek naiya – Mohammad Rafi
6. Na aadmi ka koi bharsa – Mohammad Rafi

I have decided to give you four songs from the movie. Lets take the first song and then we shall have remaining three tomorrow.

Please enjoy: Aaj puraani raahin se koi mujhe awaaz na 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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdl7qIzxnNc

(Continuing Chronologically for the last day (Fourth Day) after Reaching the Mark of 100 in Countdown to His Birth Centenary)

We had taken up just one song of the 1968 A Bhimsingh movie Aadmi starring Dilip Kumar, Manoj Kumar and Waheeda Rehman; the movie being the 26th movie of Shakeel pairing with his mentor Naushad Ali.

By the time Shakeel was diagnosed with tuberculosis, and he was put up in a sanatorium in Panchgani, Naushad started paying him ten times the fees for his songs so as to help him get over his situation.

Shakeel succumbed to TB on 20th April 1970. This was therefore the last movie in which Shakeel, Naushad, Rafi and Dilip Kumar were together, the quartet who made the best songs in Hindi movies.

We took up Aadmi’s Aaj puraani raahon se koi mujhe awaaz na de.

Aadmi was a remake of Tamil film Alayamani starring Sivaji Ganesan. The story:

“Rajesh (Dilip Kumar) is orphaned at a very young age and comes from a very wealthy and noble family, but is very insecure. His childhood sweetheart Meena tragically dies and Rajesh substitutes her with a doll. When he finds that another young boy has touched the doll, he starts a fight with him, and ends up murdering him. Years later, Rajesh, now a grown man, still has the doll in his closet and he has now fallen in love with a woman named Meena (Waheeda Rehman). He becomes engaged to her after the approval of his best friend, Dr. Shekhar (Manoj Kumar). However, Rajesh and Meena have an automobile accident, in which Rajesh becomes paralysed and uses a wheelchair. It is then that Rajesh finds out that Shekhar and Meena are having an affair. His old murderous and possessive hatred surfaces again and his best friend Shekhar’s life is in danger”

Here is a song that both the friends sing for the same woman: Waheeda Rehman as Meena; Rafi for Dilip Kumar and Talat Mehmood for Manoj Kumar.

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

(Continuing Chronologically for the last day (Fourth Day) after Reaching the Mark of 100 in Countdown to His Birth Centenary)

In his previous film Sunghursh in the same year, Naushad Ali received the criticism that though he had tried to compose the songs as suited for the Avadh region wherein Banares, the venue of the movie was, he hadn’t done as much justice to the songs as he normally did.

He made up in a huge manner in Aadmi and was back to his usual excellence.

The third song of the movie is a solo by Lata Mangeshkar singing for Waheeda Rehman.

Please enjoy: kal ke sapane aaj bhi aana….

kal ke sapane aaj bhii aanaa
priitam ko bhii saath me.n laanaa
kal ke sapane …

aaj bhii din hai madhur suhaanaa baaj rahii hai man kii baa.Nsuriyaa
naino.n ke taT pe prem ke path pe lauT ke ab to aajaa saa.Nvariyaa
mai.n bhii sunaa_uu.N dil kaa taraanaa -2
kal ke sapane …

jhuumate baadal gaate jharane aaj kisii ko Dhuu.NDh rahe hai.n
mai.n to ye jaanuu.N saare nazaare sajanaa tumako Dhuu.NDh rahe hai.n
aaj mujhe bhii daras dikhaanaa -2
kal ke sapane …

merii nagariyaa aa more rasiyaa Dagar-Dagar mai.n a.Nkhiyaa.N bichhaa_uu.N
dil me.n biThaa ke nain milaa ke janam-janam kii pyaas bujhaa_uu.N
tohe sikhaa_uu.N priit nibhaanaa -2
kal ke sapane …

(Continuing Chronologically for the last day (Fourth Day) after Reaching the Mark of 100 in Countdown to His Birth Centenary)

Last song of the movie Aadmi is last of an era of Shakeel, Naushad, Rafi and Dilip Kumar.

After Na milata gham to barbaadi ke afsane kahan jaate of 1954 movie Amar, this is the most ironical song penned by Shakeel. Therefore, after all these years, he didn’t leave irony. Nor did irony leave him.

In his most famous ghazal sung by Begum Akhtar, it is this irony that gave vent to the famous couplet:

“Jab hua zikr zamaane mein mohabbat ka, Shakeel,
Mujhako apne dil-e-nakaam pe rona aaya”.

As if his own life was reflected in this last song he portrayed similar irony when he wrote:

“Na aadmi ka koi bharosa, na dosti ka koi thikaana,
Wafa ka badla hai bewafai, ajanb zamaana hai ye zamaana”.

teri mohabbat pe shak nahi hai
teri wafao ko maanta hu
magar tujhe kiski aarju hai
main ye hakikat bhi jaanta hu

na aadami ka koyi bharosa
na dosti ka koyi thikana
wafaa kaa badalaa hain bewafayi
ajab jamana hain yeh jamana
na aadami ka koyi bharosa

naa husn me ab woh dilakashee hai
naa ishk me ab woh jindagi hai
jidhar nigaahe uthake dekho
sitam hain dhokhaa hain berukhi hai
badal gaye jindagee ke nagame
bikhar gayaa pyaar kaa tarana
badal gaye jindagee ke nagame
bikhar gayaa pyaar kaa tarana
na aadami ka koyi bharosa

dawa ka badale me jeher de do
utaar do mere dil me khanjar
lahu se sincha tha jis chaman ko
uge hain shole ussi ke andar
mere hee ghar ke charaag ne khud
jala diya mera aashiyana
mere hee ghar ke charaag ne khud
jala diya mera aashiyana
na aadami ka koyi bharosa
na dosti ka koyi thikana
wafaa kaa badalaa hain bewafayi
ajab jamana hain yeh jamana

He gave songs for Aurat, he wrote songs for Aadmi. He wrote songs for Mother India, he wrote for Beti!

Beti, 1969 was directed by Harmesh Malhotra and was the first and the only movie in which his lyrics were composed into songs by Sonik-Omi.

The movie starred Nanda as Sudha Verma who wanted to be ideal daughter or Beti for her parents Kishore Sahu (Mr. Verma) and Kamini Kaushal (Mrs. Verma). Unfortunately, her mother passes away and her father remarries Kamla (Shyama) who has no interest in the welfare of her daughter who has started loving Dr Rajesh (Sanjay Khan).

The movie had the following songs:

1. Aaja Nindiya Suhani
2. Hasin Zulfo Ka Rang De Do
3. Shyam Dhun Lagi Hari Nam Dhun Lagi
4. Lehnga Manga De Mere Babu
5. Yeh Kya Kiya Re Duniyawale
6. Ek Mithi Nazar Phul Barsa Gayi
7. Mere Mehboob Tu Mujhako

We took up Mukesh’s Ye kya kiya re duniyawale on his birth anniversary on 22 July. A similar song in the movie has been sung by Rafi too. I didn’t give you the title song of Mere Mehboob.

But, here is another mere mehboob song.

Please enjoy: Mere mehboob tu mujhako na bana aur deewana….

mera karar hai tu meri jindagi hi tu hai
na koi gair hu mai na ajnabi hi tu hai
mere mahbub tu mujhko na bana or diwana
mere mahbub tu mujhko na bana or diwana
tu wahi meri shama hai mai wahi tera parwana
mere mahbub tu mujhko

pyar ka rishta koi na jane mai samjhu ya tu pahchane
pyar ka rishta koi na jane mai samjhu ya tu pahchane
humne gujari thi bahare kabhi milke
yad karo wo jamana mere mahbub tu mujhko
na bana or diwana mere mahbub tu mujhko

dekh wo meri pichli wafaye aankho se teri chalki jaye
dekh wo meri pichli wafaye aankho se teri chalki jaye
khel nahi hai rok lena dil ka tufan ye bhi na tune jana
mere mahbub tu mujhko na bana or diwana
mere mahbub tu mujhko

pyar me apne mujhko yaki hai
manu mai kaise tu wo nahi hai
pyar me apne mujhko yaki hai
manu mai kaise tu wo nahi hai
meri hi yade hai chupaye dil ye tera lakh bane anjana
mere mahbub tu mujhko na bana or diwana
tu wahi meri shama hai mai wahi tera parwana
mere mahbub tu mujhko

Ladies and gentlemen, I couldn’t put up yesterday since we had a power breakdown that was rectified only by lunch time today. I still have 18 of his movies to go with 53 songs that I had originally selected. Hence, after the countdown until 02 Aug, from his birth anniversary, we shall probably have to continue for another two parts! I had, in between, decided to increase the number of songs everyday but that has not been possible since I couldn’t spare that kind of time.

On day #28 (actually day before yesterday), I gave you two songs from his 1963 movie Bin Baadal Barsaat starring Biswajeet and Asha Parekh. On that night, I actually saw the movie with the magic of Jab jaag uthe armaan, and Zindagi kitani khobsurat hai.

Today, lets take up the third song that I had selected for you: Ik baar zara phir keh do sharma ke mujhe deewaana.

It is a duet between Hemant Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar singing for Biwajeet and Asha Parekh. Composition is that of Hemant Kumar.

Please enjoy: Ik baar zara phir keh do sharma ke mujhe deewana….

he: ik baar zaraa phir kah do
mujhe sharmaake tum diivaanaa
la: aisii miiThii-miiThii baate.n karake
kahaa.N siikhaa hai dil kaa lubhaanaa
he: o jaan-e-jaa.n
ik baar zaraa phir kah do
mujhe sharmaake tum diivaanaa
la: uu.N-huu.N % (OYE HOY, mar jaawaaN)
he: dil lekar raho duur huzuur na hamase
karo itanaa Guruur na hamase
la: o sajanaa, meraa haar si.ngaar tumhii.n ho
meraa dam hai tumhaare hii dam se
he: tum shamaa ho to mai.n huu.N parvaanaa
la: aisii miiThii-miiThii baate.n karake
kahaa.N siikhaa hai dil kaa lubhaanaa
he: o jaan-e-jaa.n
ik baar zaraa phir kah do
mujhe sharmaake tum diivaanaa
la: uu.N-huu.N % (OYE HOY, mar jaawaaN)

he: suno dilbar ye jo diip khushii kaa jalaa hai
meraa pyaar isii me.n Dhalaa hai
la: meraa dil bhii piyaa leke tumhaaraa sahaaraa
na_ii raah pe aaj chalaa hai
he: di_aa tumhii.n ne ummiido.n ko Thikaanaa
la: aisii miiThii-miiThii baate.n karake
kahaa.N siikhaa hai dil kaa lubhaanaa
he: o jaan-e-jaa.n
ik baar zaraa phir kah do
mujhe sharmaake tum diivaanaa
la: uu.N-huu.N % (OYE HOY, mar jaawaaN)

he: tum chaaho to mai.n to.Dake laa duu.N sitaare
ki ho tum mujhe jaan se pyaare
la: kyaa maa.Nguu.N jab mil ga_e tum mujhe sajanaa
mai.n to aa ga_ii bas me.n tumhaare
he: meraa dil hai tumhaaraa nazaraanaa
la: aisii miiThii-miiThii baate.n karake
kahaa.N siikhaa hai dil kaa lubhaanaa
he: o jaan-e-jaa.n
ik baar zaraa phir kah do
mujhe sharmaake tum diivaanaa

% (slow, conversational tempo)

he: kaho na
la: diivaanaa
he: phir kaho
la: diivaanaa
he: phir kaho
la: dii-vaa-na

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ogTW0c6Muo

Day #29 of 31
Song #86

As we come to the next movie of Shakeel, and I have selected as many as five songs of the movie for you, you are bound to ask me: “Is it Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala’s Leader?” I can only answer with a firm: Yes indeed it is.

This was his 21st movie with the music director and his mentor Naushad Ali. The story was written by Dilip Jain. The movie was produced by Sashadhar Mukherjee and directed by Ram Mukherjee.

The movie had the following songs:

1 “Apni Azadi Ko Hum” Mohammed Rafi 4:38
2 “Dayya Re Dayya” Asha Bhosle 7:12
3 “Ek Shahenshah Ne Banwa Ke” Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar 5:16
4 “Hameen Se Muhabbat” Mohammed Rafi 3:21
5 “Mujhe Duniya Walo” Mohammad Rafi 4:25
6 “Tere Husn Ki Kya Tarif Karun” Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar 4:42
7 “Aaj Hai Pyar Ka Faisla” Lata Mangeshkar 3:30
8 “Aaj Kal Shauqe Deedar Hai” Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhonsle 4:16

Let’s take one of the most popular patriotic songs of our era. This was sung by Mohammad Rafi. Various other artisetes have performed this song in the last 52 years.

Leader was one of the first few movies that exposed the politician-criminal nexus.

Please enjoy: Apni azaadi ko ham hargiz mitaa 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

Day #29 of 31
Song #87

The last song for Day #29:

The 1964 movie Leader got Dilip Kumar yet another Filmfare Best Actor award. You can make out why. On one hand he had this super joshila patriotic song: Apni azaadi ko ham hargiz mita sakte nahin. One the other hand, he had this naughty (deliberately so) sharaabi song!

The best part is that the most versatile Mohammad Rafi sang this too with equal ease, on Naushad’s composition.

Please enjoy: Mujhe duniyawaalo shraabi na samajho….

(mujhe duniyaa vaalo.n, sharaabii na samajho
mai.n piitaa nahii.n huu.N, pilaayii gayii hai ) – 2
jahaa.N bekhudii me.n kadam la.Dakha.Daaye
vahii raah mujhako dikhaayii gayii hai
mujhe duniyaa vaalo.n sharaabii na samajho
mai.n piitaa nahii.n huu.N pilaayii gayii hai

nashe me huu.N lekin mujhe ye khabar hai
ke is zindagii me.n sabhii pii rahe.n hai
kisii ko mile hai.n chhalakate piyaale
kisiiko nazar se pilAyii gayii hai
mujhe duniyaa vaalo.n …

zamaane ke yaaro.n, chalan hai.n niraale
yahaa.N tan hai.n ujale, magar dil hai.n kaale
ye duniyaa hai duniyaa yahan mAr Dar ke
dilo.n kii kharaabii chhupaayii gayii hai
mujhe duniyaa vaalo.n …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAgcmS4sir0

Appreciating Good Lyrics
Song #29

Last three days of the countdown and I have to select, from the remaining ones, the best three. In this process, ladies and gentlemen, if I miss out any of your favourites, please forgive me.

As you are aware, I started these posts more than three weeks ago to bring home the point that whilst we genuinely love everything that Shakeel wrote, many other contemporary poets and lyricists were also good and popular.

It is, therefore, worth recalling their lyrics too in addition to Shakeel’s. It was the era of good lyrics.

So far, we have taken up in the last twenty-eight days:

1. Shailendra with his Kuchh aur zamaana kehta hai.
2. Rajinder Krishan with his Mujhase mat poochh mere ishq mein.
3. Kaifi Azmi with his Jaane kyaa dhoondati rehati hain ye aankhen mujh mein.
4. Sahir Ludhianvi with Aurat ne janam diya mardon ko.
5. Majrooh Sultanpuri with Teri aankhon ke siwa duniya mein rakha kyaa hai.
6. Jaan Nisar Akhtar with his Mujhape ilzaam-e-bewafai hai.
7. Hasrat Jaipuri with his Aansu bhari hain ye jeevan ki raahen.
8. Qamar Jalalabadi with his Ai meri zindagi tujhe dhoondun kahan.
9. Raja Mehdi Ali Khan with Mera sundar sapna beet gaya.
10. Indeevar with Bade armaano se rakha hai balam teri kasam.
11. DN Madhok with Man ka taar hila ja
12. Kidar Sharma with Teri duniya mein dil lagta nahin waapas bula le.
13. Kavi Pradeep with Insaan ka insaan se ho bhaichara.
14. Pt. Indra Chandra with Baag laga doon sajani.
15. Anjaan with Tumhen zindagi ke ujaale mubarak.
16. Anand Bakshi with Chand si mehbooba ho meri kab.
17. Prem Dhawan with Seene mein sulagate hain armaan.
18. Neeraj with Aaj ki raat badi shokh badi natkhat hai.
19. Bharat Vyas with Saranga teri yaad mein.
20. Gulzar with his Tum pukaar lo, tumhaara intezaar hai.
21. Pt. Narendra Sharma with Woh chand nahin hai dil hai.
22. Pandit Sudarshan with Zindagi hai pyaar se pyaar se bitaaye jaa.
23. PL Santoshi with O neend naa mujhako aaye.
24. Farooq Qaiser with Saari saari raat teri yaad sataye.
25. Naqsh Lyalpuri with Main to har mod par tujhako doonga sadaa.
26. Arzoo Lucknowi with Karun kyaa aas niraas bhaii.
27. Tanvir Naqvi with Awaaz de kahan hai.
28. Gulshan Bawra with Tumhen yaad hoga kabhi hum mile the.

Today we take up our 29th Lyricist Khumar Barabankwi‘s creation.

I had to keep, for the last three days, some of the best. And, you will agree with me that Khumar is amongst the best with such delightful songs as: Bhula nahin dena ji bhula nahin dena, Dil ki mehfil saji hai chale aayiye, Saaj ho tum awaaz hoon main, and his famous ghazal that Hariharan sang as late as in 1994: Mujhe phir wohi yaad aane lage hain, jinhe bhholne mein zamaane lage hain!

First of all, Barabanki, the place of birth of Muhammad Haider Khan, who later took up the takahllus of Khumar (Intoxicated; from the Arabic word for wine=khum), is less than 300 kms from Badayun in Uttar Pradesh, the birthplace of Shakeel! This is roughly the distance between Delhi and Chandigarh.

Khumar was born there on 20 Sep 1919, three years after Shakeel.

Unlike Shakeel (Handsome), who had only a distant uncle who was interested in poetry, Khumar had a whole family: His father Dr. Ghulam Haider wrote salams and marsiyas under pen name ‘Bahar’. “His uncle ‘Qaraar Barabnkvi’ was a well-known poet of Barabanki who guided Khumar in young age and did Islah (Corrections) to his poetry. His brother Kazim Haider ‘Nigar’ who died in early age was also a poet”.

Jigar Moradabadi, who inspired Majrooh Sultanpuri too, inspired Khumar in mushairas.

His first movie was also an AR Kardar movie with Music Director Naushad: the 1946 movie Shahjehan with KL Saigal in the title role. By now you recall that Shakeel’s was AR kardar’s 1947 movie Dard with Naushad with the most beautiful song: Afsaana likh rahi hoon.

Khumar too penned a Tasveer song that became super hit. Whereas, Shakeel wrote the 1952 movie Deewana song sung by Mohammad Rafi (I have already given you that): Tasveer banaata hoon teri khoon-e-jigar se; Khumar wrote an equally beautiful number for the 1955 movie Baradari that was composed not by Naushad but by Nashad!

At this juncture, you are bound to ask me if I live by music and songs to know these details. Well, I live by Shakeel’s songs and I also know, by comparison, matching lyrics. My adoration is, therefore, not mere fancy.

There is one more why I should like this Tasveer song too quite a lot and for those who have been following me, here is the hint: It has something in common with Shakeel’s Chaudhvin ka chand ho, Suhaani raat dhal chuki, and Tanvir Naqvi’s Awaaz de kahan hai (that I gave you day before yesterday).

Okay, that was easy to guess; thank you for being in sync with me. These were all composed in the Raag of my home-station (in the hills): Raag Pahadi. This one, though is in Tal Kaherava.

Please enjoy Talat Mehmood sing: Tasveer banata hoon, tasveer nahin banati…..

tasaviir banaataa huu.N, tasaviir nahii.n banatI, tasaviir nahii.n banatI
ek khvaab saa dekhaa hai, taabIr nahii.n banatI, tasaviir nahii.n banatI
tasaviir banaataa huu.N …

bedard muhabbat kA, itanaa saa hai afasaanaa – 2
nazaro.n se milii nazare.n, mai.n ho gayaa dIvaanaa
ab dil ke bahalane kii, tadabIr nahii.n banatI, tasaviir nahii.n banatI
tasaviir banaata huu.N …

dam bhar ke liye merI, duniyA me.n chale aao – 2
tarasii huI aa.Nkho.n ko, phir shakl dikhaa jaao
mujhase to merI biga.Dii, takadIr nahii.n banatI, tasaviir nahii.n banatI
tasaviir banaata huu.N …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OwjFboPjSc

Day #30 of 31
Song #88

Last two days of the countdown to the Birth Centenary of Shakeel Badauni. It is literally an august month in which someone as Shakeel (handsome) as him should be born. They say ‘Handsom is that who handsome does’. In his case he wrote handsomely.

Likhane waalon ne bahut likhe dil ke kalaam,
Ham to phir bhi rahe Shakeel ke ghulaam,
Woh dard ke afsaane sunaate rahe,
Ham sunte rahe aur karte rahe jhuk ke salaam.

The 1964 movie Leader, however, had no “dard ke afsaane” since it was a rebellious movie. However, it had a song that was of a genre’ for which Shakeel got two of his Filmfare awards; that is, to describe the beauty of the woman.

This was as popular, if not more, as the other Husn songs; though a little bit on the naughty side, in keeping with the image of Dilip Kumar in the movie.

Being a duet, it has been sung by Mohammad Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar. Naushad composed it in the evening Raaga: Kalyan, Tal Kaherava.

Please enjoy the ever popular: Tere husn ki kyaa tareef karun, kuchh kehte huye bhi darta hoon…..

rafii: (dhiime)
tere husn kii kyA taariif karuu.N
kuchh kahate hue bhI Darataa huu.N

(tej)
tere husn kii kyA taariif karuu.N
tere husn kii
tere husn kii kyA taariif karuu.N
kuchh kahate hue bhI Darataa huu.N
kahii.n bhuul se tU nA samajh baiThe
kii mai.n tujhase mohabbat karataa huu.N

lataa: mere dil me.n kasak sI hotI hai, mere dil me.n
mere dil me.n kasak sI hotI hai
tere raah se jab mai.n guzaratii huu.N
is baat se ye nA samajh lenaa
kii mai.n tujhase mohabbat karatii huu.N

rafii: (terI baat me giito.n kii saragam
terI chaal me paayal kii chham chham ) – 2
koI dekh le tujhako ek najar – 2
mar jaae.n terI aa.Nkho.n kasam
mai.n bhI huu.N ajab ik dIvaanaa
marataa huu.N nA aahe.n bharataa huu.N
kahii.n bhuul se tU nA samajh baiThe
kii mai.n tujhase mohabbat karataa huu.N

dono: aa…

lataa: (mere saamane jab tU AtA hai
jii dhak se meraa ho jaataa hai ) – 2
letii hai tamannaa a.nga.Daayii – 2
dil jaane kahaa.N kho jaataa hai
mahasuus ye hotA hai mujhako
jaise mai.n terA dam bharatii huu.N
is baat se ye nA samajh lenaa
kii mai.n tujhase mohabbat karatii huu.N

rafii: tere husn kii kyA taariif karuu.n
kuchh kahate hue bhI Darataa huu.N
kahii.n bhuul se tU nA samajh baiThe
kii mai.n tujhase mohabbat karataa huu.N

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UL0b6PMJJA

Day #30 of 31
Song #89

So far, you would have noticed, that the 1964 movie Leader songs happen to be full of zest, as was the case with Shakeel’s 1960 movie Kohinoor that was devised to give a happy break to the “tragedy king” Dilip Kumar since he had gone into depression doing all the lugubrious roles.

In Leader, Dilip Kumar was a lawyer who had taken to publishing a newspaper. Vyjayanthimala was a princess that he had started loving. She joined him in exposing the criminal-politician nexus. But, he himself was accused of murdering a political leader in the run-up to the general elections.

This song is Dilip Kumar’s response to the anger of Vyjayanthimala and also became very popular. Once again, Mohammad Rafi sang it.

Please enjoy: Hamin se mohabbat, hamin se ladaayi, are maar daala duhaai duhaai….

hamii.n se muhabbat hamii.n se la.Daa_ii
are maar Daalaa duhaa_ii duhaa_ii
abhii naasamajh ho uThaao na Kha.njar – 2
kahii.n mu.D na jaaye tumhaarii kalaa_ii

sitam aaj mujh par jo tum Dhaa rahii ho ho
ba.Dii Khuubasuurat nazar aa rahii ho
ye jii chaahataa hai ke Khud jaan de duu.N -2
muhabbat me.n aaye na tum par buraa_ii

hame.n husn kii har adaa hai gavaaraa
hasiino.n kaa Gussaa bhii lagataa hai pyaaraa
udhar tum ne tiir-e-nazar dil pe maaraa – 2
idhar hamane bhii jaan par choT khaa_ii
% I may be wrong about this last line

karo Khuun tum yuu.N na mere jigar kaa
bas ik vaar kaafii hai tirchhii nazar kaa
yahii pyaar ko aazamaane ke din hai.n – 2
kiye jaao ham se yuu.N hii bevafaa_ii

Day #30 of 31
Song #90

And now for the last (the fifth one that I had promised) song of the 1964 movie Leader starring Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala, the 21st movie in which Shakeel Badayuni paired with Naushad Ali.

I have always shown this song for the contrasting styles of Shakeel Badayuni and Sahir Ludhianvi. Sahir’s focus of poetry was the social inequities of that era and hence Taj Mahal was a symbol of the inequities between an emperor and the poor people. Hence he wrote:

“Ek Shahenshah ne banwa ke haseen Taj Mahal,
Ham gareebon ki mohabbat ka udhaya hai mazaak”

The same Taj Mahal, to Shakeel, was a symbol of Love.

Mohammad Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar sang this song together for Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala when they visit the Taj Mahal.

Naushad, the master of compositions in Raagas, based it on Raag Lalit, Tal Dadra.

Please enjoy: Ek shahenshah ne banwa ke haseen Taj Mahal,
Saari duniya ko mohabbat ki neeshani di hai…

ek shahanshaah ne banavaa ke hasI.n taajamahal
saarii duniyaa ko muhabbat kii nishaanii dii hai
isake saaye me sadaa pyaar ke charche ho.nge
khatm jo ho naa sakegii vo kahaanii dii hai
ek shahanshaah ne banavaake …

taaj vo shammaa hai ulfat ke sanam khaane kii
jisake paravaano me mufalis bhii zaradaar bhii hai
sa.ng-e-maramar me samaae hue khvaabo.n kii qasam
marahale pyaar ke aasaan bhii dush{}vaar bhii hai.n
dil ko ek josh iraado.n ko javaanii dii hai
ek shahanshaah ne banavaake …

taaj ik zindaa tasavvur hai kisii shaayar kaa
isaka afasaanaa hakiikat ke sivaa kuchh bhii nahii
isake aagosh me aakar ye gumaa.n hotaa hai
zindagii jaise muhabbat ke sivaa kuchh bhii nahii
taaj ne pyaar kii maujo.n ko ra_vaanii dii hai
ek shahanshaah ne banavaake …

ye hasI.n raat ye mahakii huii puranUr fazaa
ho ijaazat to ye dil ishq kaa izahaar kare
ishq insaan ko insaan banaa detaa hai
kisakii himmat hai muhabbat se jo inakaar kare
aaj takadIr ne ye raat suhaanii dii hai
ek shahanshaah ne banavaake …

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

Appreciating Good Lyrics
Song #30

Last two days of the countdown and you would be surprised that if a lyricist of the calibre of Khumar Barabankwi came up on the third last day and today I have someone of the high calibre of Asad Bhopali, who would be there on the last day?

Have faith in my planning please.

As you are aware, I started these posts more than three weeks ago to bring home the point that whilst we genuinely love everything that Shakeel wrote, many other contemporary poets and lyricists were also good and popular.

It is, therefore, worth recalling their lyrics too in addition to Shakeel’s. It was the era of good lyrics.

So far, we have taken up in the last twenty-nine days:

1. Shailendra with his Kuchh aur zamaana kehta hai.
2. Rajinder Krishan with his Mujhase mat poochh mere ishq mein.
3. Kaifi Azmi with his Jaane kyaa dhoondati rehati hain ye aankhen mujh mein.
4. Sahir Ludhianvi with Aurat ne janam diya mardon ko.
5. Majrooh Sultanpuri with Teri aankhon ke siwa duniya mein rakha kyaa hai.
6. Jaan Nisar Akhtar with his Mujhape ilzaam-e-bewafai hai.
7. Hasrat Jaipuri with his Aansu bhari hain ye jeevan ki raahen.
8. Qamar Jalalabadi with his Ai meri zindagi tujhe dhoondun kahan.
9. Raja Mehdi Ali Khan with Mera sundar sapna beet gaya.
10. Indeevar with Bade armaano se rakha hai balam teri kasam.
11. DN Madhok with Man ka taar hila ja
12. Kidar Sharma with Teri duniya mein dil lagta nahin waapas bula le.
13. Kavi Pradeep with Insaan ka insaan se ho bhaichara.
14. Pt. Indra Chandra with Baag laga doon sajani.
15. Anjaan with Tumhen zindagi ke ujaale mubarak.
16. Anand Bakshi with Chand si mehbooba ho meri kab.
17. Prem Dhawan with Seene mein sulagate hain armaan.
18. Neeraj with Aaj ki raat badi shokh badi natkhat hai.
19. Bharat Vyas with Saranga teri yaad mein.
20. Gulzar with his Tum pukaar lo, tumhaara intezaar hai.
21. Pt. Narendra Sharma with Woh chand nahin hai dil hai.
22. Pandit Sudarshan with Zindagi hai pyaar se pyaar se bitaaye jaa.
23. PL Santoshi with O neend naa mujhako aaye.
24. Farooq Qaiser with Woh jab yaad aaye bahut yaad aaye.
25. Naqsh Lyalpuri with Main to har mod par tujhako doonga sadaa.
26. Arzoo Lucknowi with Karun kyaa aas niraas bhaii.
27. Tanvir Naqvi with Awaaz de kahan hai.
28. Gulshan Bawra with Tumhen yaad hoga kabhi hum mile the.
29. Khumar Barabankwi with Tasveer banaata hoon tasveer nahin banati.

Today we take up our 30th and 2nd last Lyricist Asad Bhopali’s creation.

Asad Bhopali was born as Asadullah Khan on 10th Jul 1921 (5 years after Shakeel), in Bhopal. Just four days back I gave you the contribution of Arzoo Lucknowi and that poet and lyricist was indirectly responsible for getting Asad in the movies. Well, what happened was that Arzoo migrated to Pakistan after writing just two songs of the 1949 movie Duniya and the makers of the movie: Fazli Brothers were looking for a new Lyricist. This is somewhat similar to how C Ramchandra came in to compose the songs of the 1953 movie Anarkali after its original composer Vasanth Prakash died after recording just one Geeta Dutt song: Aa jaane wafa.

After having taken the first step to become a lyricist in 1949 movie Duniya, Asad established himself with the 1951 BR Chopra movie Afsana.

He went on to write such beautiful numbers as:

1. Zindagi bhar gham judaai ka mujhe tadpaayega in 1957 movie Miss Bombay, a composition of hansraj Behl sung beautifully by Mohammad Rafi.
2. Main khushnaseeb hoon mujhako kisi ka pyaar mila in 1962 movie Tower House starring Ajit and Shakeela; a composition of Ravi sung by Mukesh.
3. Sau baar janam lenge, sau baar fanaa honge in 1963 movie Ustaadon Ke Ustaad starring Pradeep Kumar and Shakeela, a composition of Ravi sung by Rafi.
4. Ajnabee tum jaane pehchaane se lagate ho in 1965 movie Hum Sab Ustaad Hain, a composition of Laxmikant Pyarelal sung as a duet by Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar.
5. Ham tumase judaa hoke mar jaayege ro ro ke in 1965 movie Ek Sapera Ek Lutera starring Feroze Khan; a composition of Usha Khanna sung by Rafi.

You would also recall his having penned the songs of the 1989 movie Maine Pyaar Kiya with such songs as Dil deewana bin sajna ke maane na; and Kabootar jaa jaa jaa.

For its lyrical excellence and matching lyrics with Shakeel Badayuni, lets take up the very first song that comes to one’s mind when one thinks of Asad Bhopali.

This all-time super-hit song is from the 1963 movie Parasmani starring Geetanjali and Mahipal and sung for them by Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammad Rafi. Laxmikant Pyarelal composed it in Raag Kalyan, Tal Kaherava.

Please enjoy: Woh jab yaad aaye bahut yaad aaye….

vo jab yaad aae bahut yaad aae
Gam-e-zi.ndagii ke a.ndhere me.n hamane
chiraag-e-muhabbat jalaae bujhaae

aahaTe.n jaag uThii.n raaste ha.ns diye
thaamakar dil uThe ham kisii ke liye
ka_ii baar aisaa bhii dhokhaa huaa hai
chale aa rahe hai.n vo nazare.n jhukaae

dil sulagane lagaa ashq bahane lage
jaane kyaa-kyaa hame.n log kahane lage
magar rote-rote ha.nsii aa ga_ii hai
Kayaalo.n me.n aake vo jab muskuraae

vo judaa kyaa hue zi.ndagii kho ga_ii
shammaa jalatii rahii roshanii kho ga_ii
bahut koshishe.n kii.n magar dil na bahalaa
ka_ii saaz chhe.De ka_ii giit gaae

Day #31 of 31
Song #91

And finally the last day of the countdown. Tonight, I shall be posting a total of ten songs (still maintaining the chronological order) so as to make it a hundred before Shakeel’s birth centenary only a few hours away now.

His next movie in 1964 Kaise Kahoon was a unique one in that for the first time since 1947 movie Dard (his first one), for the first time in his 42 movies until then, he paired with Sachin Dev Burman.

The movie had seven songs as below:

1. Dil kaa dard niraalaa
2. Haule\-haule jiyaa Dole
3. Kaise kahuu.N tujhase jiyaa kii mai.n batiyaa.N
4. Man se chi.ntaa kii ghaTaa duur ho jaa
5. Manamohan man me.n ho tumhii.n
6. Tum hame.n pyaar karo yaa na karo
7. Kisi ki mohabbat mein.

We shall be taking up two of these.

The first one, Manmohan man mein ho tumhin, was composed by SD Burman in Raag Adana, Tal Tintal. The bhajan once again reflects the mastery of Shakeel over this genre’ of music.

Mohammad Rafi, Sudha Malhotra and SD Batish have sung this.

Please enjoy: Manmoham man mein ho tumhin….

shi : a~ tanu~~um aa~ aa~ aa aa~
su : aa~ aa~ aa~ aa~ aa~
shi : aa~ manamohan man me.n ho tumhii.n
ra, su : manamohan man me.n ho tumhii.n
more a.ng a.ng tumhii.n samaaye
jaano ya jaano na ho tumahii
manamohan man ## SDB joins in, R+S fade out ## me.n …
R: manamohan man me.n man me.n
S: ho tumhii.n ho tumhii.n ho tumhii.n
R+S=manamohan man me.n ho tumhii.n
more a.ng a.ng tumhii.n samaaye
jaano yaa jaano naa ho tumhii.n
manamohan ## SDB joins in, R+S fade out ## man me.n …

SDB: dekh dekh torii chhab saa.Nvariyaa
R+S: dekh dekh torii chhab saa.Nvariyaa
banii hai raadhaa tumharii baa.Nvariyaa
rom rom tumhare guN gaaye
maano yaa maano naa ho tumhii.n
manamohan man ## R fade out, S alone ## me.n
R: dekh dekh torii chhab saa.Nvariyaa
S: ho~o bani hai raadha tumharii baa.Nvariyaa
R+S: dekh dekh torii chhab saa.Nvariyaa
banii hai raadhaa tumharii baa.Nvariyaa
rom rom tumhare guN gaaye
maano yaa maano na ho tumhii.n
manamohan man(R fade out, S alone) me.n
R: a~ aa~
S: aa~ aa~ a~

Day #31 of 31
Song #92

The 1964 movie Kaise Kahoon was directed by Atma Ram and starred Biswajeet with Nanda.

We shall take up another song from the movie; a song that reflects the same kind of irony that was there in Amar’s Na milata gham to barbaadi ke afsaane kahan jaate. Indeed, the reason that I ahave labelled him the King of Irony is only for these kind of songs.

As with the Amar song, this too has been sung by Lata Mangeshkar, exactly ten years after the Amar song.

Please enjoy: Tum hamen pyaar karo yaa na karo, ham tumhen pyaar kiye jaayenge…..

tum hame.n pyaar karo yaa na karo
ham tumhe.n pyaar ki_e jaa_e.Nge
chaahe qismat me.n Kushii ho ke na ho
Gam uThaakar hii ji_e jaa_e.Nge
tum hame.n pyaar …

ham nahii.n vo jo Gam-e-ishq se ghabaraa jaa_e.N
ho ke maayuus zubaa.N par ko_ii shikavaa laa_e.N
chaahe kitanaa hii ba.Dhe dard-e-jigar
apane ho.nTho.n ko si_e jaa_e.Nge
tum hame.n pyaar …

tum salaamat ho to ham chain bhii paa hii le.nge
kisii suurat se lagii dil kii bujhaa hii le.nge
pyaar kaa jaam mile yaa na mile
ham to aa.Nsuu bhii pi_e jaa_e.Nge
tum hame.n pyaar …

to.D dii aas to phir itanaa hii ehasaan karo
dil me.n rahanaa jo na chaaho to nazar hii me.n raho
Thes lagatii jo hai dil par to lage
Gam uThaakar hii ji_e jaa_e.Nge
tum hame.n pyaar …

Day #31 of 31
Song #93

We progress to the 1964 movie Door Ki Awaz in which Shakeel Badayuni was back with Ravi, the 9th movie of the pair together (they would do three more: Phool Aur Patthar, Do Badan, and Aurat; but those I shall take up after tomorrow).

The movie had the following songs; a most successful movie as far as songs were concerned:

1.”Husn Se Chand Bhi Sharmaya Hai ” – Mohammed Rafi
2. “Ek Musafir Ko Dunia Me Kya Chahiye ” – Mohammed Rafi
3. “Hum Bhi Agar Bachche Hote, Happy Birthday To You” – Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey
4. “Muqaddar Aajamaanaa Chaahataa Hoon” – Mohammed Rafi
5. “Banaa Ke Meraa Muqaddar, Kyaa Yun Hi Ruth Ke” – Mohammed Rafi
6. “Dil Mera Aaj Kho Gaya Hai Kahin “- Mohammed Rafi
7. “Tut Gayi Mere Man Ki Muraliya ” – Asha Bhosle
8. “Mohe Tirchhi Najariya Na Maro” – Asha Bhosle
9. “Haathon Men Haath Honthon Pe Afasaane Pyaar Ke ” – Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi

We shall be taking up as many as five of these songs; it is easy to guess which of these five!

Since two of the songs of Husn with Ravi got Shakeel two consecutive Filmfare awards: Chaudhvinh ka Chand, and Husn waale tera jawaab nahin, it was hoped that this too may fetch another. It didn’t but it is still a beautiful song on beauty of a female.

Please enjoy Mohammad Rafi sing: Husn se chand bhi sharmaaya hai…

( husn se chaa.Nd bhii sharamaayaa hai
terii suurat ne gazab Dhaayaa hai ) -2

haay in pyaar me.n Duubii hu_ii aa.Nkho.n kii qasam
aadamii kyaa hai farishto.n ke bahak jaa_e.N qadam
bin pi_e mujhape nashaa chhaayaa hai
terii suurat ne …

jab se paayaa hai tujhe hosh nahii.n hai mujhako
yaa to ye sach hai ki dekh rahaa huu.N tujhako
yaa ko_ii Kvaab nazar aayaa hai
terii suurat ne …

muskaraa_e.N jo tere lab to bahaare.n aa_ii.n
khil ga_e phuul pa.Dii terii jahaa.N parachhaa_ii.n
tuune gulashan meraa mahakaayaa hai
terii suurat ne …

Day #31 of 31
Song #94

The 1964 movie Door Ki Awaz was directed by Devendra Goel and starred Joy Mukherjee, Saira Bano, Pran, Johnny Walker and Om Prakash.

Lets take up the third song from the movie. It is a children’s song and just like Shakeel’s Dadi amma, dadi amma maan jaayo; and Nanha munna rahi hoon, it is the evergreen birthday song.

Please enjoy Mohammad Rafi, Asha Bhosle and Manna Dey sing: Ham bhi agar bachche hote….

ham bhii agar bachche hote -2
naam hamaaraa hotaa gabaluu babaluu
khaane ko milate laDDuu
aur duniyaa kahatii #‪#‎happy‬ birthday to you##
##happy birthday to you##

ko_ii laataa gu.Diyaa, moTar, rel
to ko_ii laataa phirakii, laTTuu
ko_ii chaabii kaa TaTTuu
aur duniyaa kahatii ##happy birthday to you##
##happy birthday to you##

( kitanii pyaarii hotii hai ye bholii sii umar
na naukarii kii chintaa na roTii kii phikar ) -2
nanhe-munne hote ham to dete sau hukum
piichhe-piichhe #‪#‎papa‬-mummy## banake naukar
#‪#‎chocolate‬, biscuit, toffee## khaate aur piite dudduu
aur duniyaa kahatii ##happy birthday to you##
##happy birthday to you##

( kaise-kaise naKare karate gharawaalo.n se ham
pal me.n ha.Nsate pal me.n rote karate naak me.n dam ) -2
akka.D-bakka.D lukka-chhupii kabhii chhu_aa-chhuu
karate din bhar hallaa-gullaa da.ngaa aur udham
aur kabhii zid par a.D jaate jaise a.Diyal TaTTuu
aur duniyaa kahatii ##happy birthday to you##
##happy birthday to you##

( ab to ye hai haal ke jab se biitaa bachapan
maa.N se jhaga.Daa baap se Takkar biiwii se anaban ) -2
kolhuu ke ham bail bane hai.n dhobii ke gadhe
duniyaa bhar ke DaNDe sar pe khaaye.n danaadan
bachapan apanaa hotaa to na karate Dhe.Nchuu-Dhe.Nchuu
aur duniyaa kahatii ##happy birthday to you##
##happy birthday to you##

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM9pkTUQgvk

Day #31 of 31
Song #95

As promised, the fifth song of the day is the third song from the 1964 movie Door Ki Awaz. Johnny Walker was given a number of super hit songs by Op Nayyar such as Ai dil hai mushkil jeena yahan. SD Burman gave him the famous Sar jo tera chakraaye in 1957 movie Pyaasa.

Here in Door Ki Awaz, Ravi gave him two super hit songs: Ham bhi bachche hote that we listened to just now and this train song that is so funny. It was very popular during our times.

This was sung by Mohammad Rafi.

Hats off to both Shakeel and Rafi for such comical songs too, whilst their forte’ was serious and sad songs; the hallmark of geniuses.

Please enjoy: Ik mussafir ko duniya mein kyaa chahiye….

ik musaafir ko duniyaa me.n kyaa chaahi_e
sirf tho.Dii sii dil me.n jagah chaahi_e
baiTh jaa_uu.N

o moTe laalaa tuune kiyaa hai kaisaa chhal
#‪#‎Ticket‬## teraa #‪#‎single‬## magar tuu #‪#‎double‬## -2
khisak zaraa pyaare sarak zaraa pyaare -2
aisii #‪#‎body‬## me.n dil bhii ba.Daa chaahi_e
ik musaafir ko …

o lambii daa.Dhii vaale tuu gussaa mat kar
hame.n bhii jagah de-de zaraa Kudaa se Dar
khisak zaraa pyaare sarak zaraa pyaare -2
teraa #‪#‎photo‬## na teraa pataa chaahi_e
ik musaafir ko …

ham par bhii kar do zaraa inaayat kii nazar
Kushii se kaT jaa_e hamaaraa bhii safar
khisak zaraa pyaare sarak zaraa pyaare -2
yuu.N kisii kaa na dil to.Danaa chaahi_e
ik musaafir ko …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6ZW2vcdF7Y

Day #31 of 31
Song #96

We have two more songs to go from the 1964 Devendra Goel movie Door Ki Awaz starring Joy Mukherjee, Saira Bano, Pran, Om Prakash and Johnnie Walker.

Imagine the dictates of the movie script that Shakeel had to pen funny and children’s songs and he did that with ease.

This one is light-hearted and naughty romance between Joy Mukherjee and Saira Bano. It has been sung by Mohammad Rafi.

Please enjoy: Dil mera aaj kho gaya hai kahin, aap ke paanv ke neeche to nahin?

dil meraa aaj kho gayaa hai kahii.n
aapake paa.Nv ke niiche to nahii.n

yuu.N nazar pher ke mat jaa_i_e ruki_e to zaraa
aapako merii qasam Thahari_e suni_e to zaraa
hai jahaa.N aap meraa dil hai vahii.n
aapake paa.Nv ke …

kis tarah dil kii mai.n tauhiin ga.nvaaraa kar luu.N
aapakii bholii nigaaho.n pe bharosaa kar luu.N
dil churaataa nahii.n hai kaun kahii.n
aapake paa.Nv ke …

dil churaayaa ho to pahaluu me.n chhupaa_e rakhi_e
zindagii bhar mujhe diivaanaa banaa_e rakhi_e
lekin ek baar dilaa diiji_e yaqii.n
aapake paa.Nv ke …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ehel_F2AJbg

Day #31 of 31
Song #97

Four songs of 1964 movie Door Ki Awaz so far and all funny, comical and light-hearted. At this juncture you are bound to ask me wasn’t there a single song in the movie that was sad and hence in sync with the skill of Shakeel?

Well, indeed, there was one and Mohammad Rafi sang it so well that it was an instant super-hit.

Please enjoy: Kyaa younhi rooth ke jaane ko mohabbat ki thi….

banaa ke meraa muqaddar bigaa.Dane vaale
javaab de o meraa ghar ujaa.Dane vaale

kyaa yuu.N hii ruuTh ke jaane ko mohabbat kii thii -2
zindagii merii miTaane ko mohabbat kii thii
kyaa yuu.N hii …

aa.Nkh me.n aa.Nsuu lab pe kahaanii terii
mujhako ta.Dapaatii hai din-raat nishaanii terii
kyaa mujhe tuune rulaane ko mohabbat kii thii
kyaa yuu.N hii …

o mujhe bhuulane vaale tuu kahaa.N hai aajaa
kyaa hu_ii mujhase Kataa ye to zaraa batalaa jaa
yaa ye kah de ke dikhaane ko mohabbat kii thii
kyaa yuu.N hii …

Day #31 of 31
Song #98

Last three songs to complete the 100 songs for the hundredth birth anniversary of the greatest poety and lyricist: Shakeel from a small town of Badayun in West UP.

That would leave us some thirty songs or so that I have selected for you until his last movie, the 1969 movie Beti. We shall take up these in the four days after the centenary so as to complete five weeks of the tribute in totality. Still to come will be songs of, for example, Do Badan, Dil Diya Dard Liya, Palki, Noorjehan, Sughursh and Aadmi.

Have patience. I shall not leave you before we have completed all.

Lets take his 45th movie, a S Khalil movie titled Benazir, the second and the last movie in which SD Burman paired with him.

The movie had the following songs:

1. Gam nahin gar zindagi veeran hai Asha Bhonsle
2. Main shola main barkha Lata Mangeshkar, Mohd. Rafi
3. Mil ja re jane jana Lata Mangeshkar
4. Dil mein ek jane tamanna ne Mohd. Rafi
5. Alvida jaane wafa meri manzil aa Lata Mangeshkar
6. Baharon ki mehfil suhani rahegi Lata Mangeshkar
7. Husn ki baharen liye aaye they sanam Lata Mangeshkar
8. Mubarak hai woh dil jisko kisi se Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle, Usha Mangeshkar
9. Ya gafoor rahim ya allah

You would have noticed that Shakeel was back in this movie with sad songs that he was best at.

Lets take up the first song. It is said that Meena Kumari wasn’t an accomplished dancer like Vyjayanthimala, Asha Parekh and others. However, what she wanted to convey through dancing, she always did, backed by superb histrionics.

She did it in this song sung by Asha Bhosle on a composition by SD Burman.

Please enjoy: Gham nahin gar zindagi veeran hai….

miinaa kumaarii
hame.n apanaa ilaaz-e-dard-e-dil karanaa bhii aataa hai
ham aise jiine waale hai.n jinhe.n maranaa bhii aataa hai

Gam nahii.n
( Gam nahii.n gar zi.ndagii viiraan hai
ishq par ye jaan bhii qurbaan hai ) -2
Gam nahii.n gar zi.ndagii viiraan hai

hamane sab kuchh kho ke sab kuchh paa liyaa -2
apane dil ko har tarah har tarah samajhaa liyaa
ab ko_ii hasarat hai naa aramaan hai -2
Gam nahii.n gar zi.ndagii viiraan hai
ishq par ye jaan bhii qurbaan hai
Gam nahii.n gar zi.ndagii viiraan hai

chand aa.Nsuu pyaar kii daulat nahii.n -2
ro ke jiine me.n ko_ii ko_ii lazzat nahii.n
ha.Ns ke mar jaanaa wafaa kii shaan hai
ishq par ye jaan bhii qurbaan hai

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gQdpw78-9A

Day #31 of 31
Song #99

The second song of the 1964 movie Benazir that I have selected for you has been sung by Mohammad Rafi.

As the second last song for the countdown to his birth centenary, it is a show case song of his lyrical excellence.

Also, brief though the appearances of Shashi Kapoor and Tanuja in the movie, they both did very well indeed. Shashi always has done a good job acting on good poetry, eg, in Kanyadaan (Hasrat Jaipuri’s): Meri zindagi mein aate to ye aur baat hoti; and in Dharamputra: Bhool sakata hai bhala kaun tumhaari aankhen? (Sahir’s).

Please enjoy this happy Shakeel song: Dil mein ek jaane tamanna ne jagah paayi hai…..

aaj shiishe me.n baar-baar unhe.n dil kii suurat dikhaa_ii detii hai
apanii suurat nazar nahii.n aatii merii suurat dikhaa_ii detii hai

dil me.n ek jaan-e-tamannaa ne jagah paa_ii hai
aaj gulashan me.n nahii.n ghar me.n bahaar aa_ii hai

aa gayaa aa gayaa mere tasavvur me.n ko_ii paradaanashiin -2
aaj har chiiz nazar aatii hai mujhako hasii.n
kyaa karuu.N mai.n ba.Dii dilakash merii tanhaa_ii hai
aaj gulashan me.n nahii.n …

bahakii-bahakii nashaa-e-husn me.n kho_ii-kho_ii
jaise Kyaalo.n kii ra.ngiin rubaa_ii ko_ii
dil ke shiishe me.n parii ban ke utar aa_ii hai
aaj gulashan me.n nahii.n …

husn ke saamane izahaar-e-vafaa hai mushkil -2
kaash chhup kar hii vo sun le meraa naalaa-e-dil
jisane pyaar kii ma.nzil mujhe dikhalaa_ii hai
aaj gulashan me.n nahii.n …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh5DSQSIHjw

Day #31 of 31
Song #100

The hundredth song for the hundredth birth anniversary of Shakeel Badayuni – my all time favourite poet and lyricist. His songs, ghazals and nazams strike the right chords with me and make me wistfully recall that era when good lyrics ruled the movies. Indeed, some movies became super-hits only on the strength of their songs.

His 46th movie was a Nisar Ahmad Ansari movie called Zindagi Aur Maut, in which, for the first time, he paired with Music Director C Ramchandra of Anarkali fame.

The 1965 movie Zindagi Aur Maut was a low budget movie; a spy thriller. It starred Bela Bose, Nilofar, Pradeep Kumar, and Johnny Walker.

There is a song in the movie that is the perfect song to end this 100 songs tribute. It is a happy song too!

It was sung by Mahendra Kapoor and also by Asha Bhosle.

Please enjoy: Dil laga kar ham ye samajhe zindagi kyaa cheez hai…

#‪#‎Asha‬##

baad muddat ke mile to, is tarah dekhaa mujhe
jis tarah ek ajanabii par ajanabii Daale nazar
aapane ye bhii na sochaa dostii kyaa chiiz hai

pahale-pahale aap hii apanaa baiThe hame.n
phir na jaane kisali_e dil se bhulaa baiThe hame.n
ab hu_aa maaluum hamako beruKii kyaa chiiz hai

pyaar sachchaa hai meraa to dekh lenaa, ai sanam
aap aakar to.D de.nge Kud merii za.njiir-e-Gam
bandaa par.hvar jaan le.nge bandagii kyaa chiiz hai

#‪#‎Mahendra‬ Kapoor##

dil lagaakar ham ye samajhe, zi.ndagii kyaa chiiz hai
ishq kahate.n hai.n kise aur, aashiqii kyaa chiiz hai

haay ye ruKasaar ke shole, ye baahe.n marmarii
aapase milakar ye do baate.n, samajh me.n aa ga_ii.n
dhuup kisakaa naam hai aur chaa.Ndanii kyaa chiiz hai

aapakii shoKii ne kyaa-kyaa, ruup dikhalaa_e hame.n
aapakii aa.Nkho.n ne kyaa-kyaa, jaam pilavaa_e hame.n
hosh kho baiThe to jaanaa, beKudii kyaa chiiz hai

aapakii raaho.n me.n jabase hamane rakhaa hai qadam -2
hamako ye mahasuus hotaa hai ki hai.n ma.nzil pe ham
koii kyaa jaane mohabbat kii khushii kyaa chiiz hai

Appreciating Good Lyrics
Song #31

No looking down but let me see how many of you have been able to guess the last lyricist in the countdown so as to make the last day special? Please write in the comments below if you were indeed able to guess.

As you are aware, I started these posts more than three weeks ago to bring home the point that whilst we genuinely love everything that Shakeel wrote, many other contemporary poets and lyricists were also good and popular.

1. Shailendra with his Kuchh aur zamaana kehta hai.
2. Rajinder Krishan with his Mujhase mat poochh mere ishq mein.
3. Kaifi Azmi with his Jaane kyaa dhoondati rehati hain ye aankhen mujh mein.
4. Sahir Ludhianvi with Aurat ne janam diya mardon ko.
5. Majrooh Sultanpuri with Teri aankhon ke siwa duniya mein rakha kyaa hai.
6. Jaan Nisar Akhtar with his Mujhape ilzaam-e-bewafai hai.
7. Hasrat Jaipuri with his Aansu bhari hain ye jeevan ki raahen.
8. Qamar Jalalabadi with his Ai meri zindagi tujhe dhoondun kahan.
9. Raja Mehdi Ali Khan with Mera sundar sapna beet gaya.
10. Indeevar with Bade armaano se rakha hai balam teri kasam.
11. DN Madhok with Man ka taar hila ja.
12. Kidar Sharma with Teri duniya mein dil lagta nahin waapas bula le.
13. Kavi Pradeep with Insaan ka insaan se ho bhaichara.
14. Pt. Indra Chandra with Baag laga doon sajani.
15. Anjaan with Tumhen zindagi ke ujaale mubarak.
16. Anand Bakshi with Chand si mehbooba ho meri kab.
17. Prem Dhawan with Seene mein sulagate hain armaan.
18. Neeraj with Aaj ki raat badi shokh badi natkhat hai.
19. Bharat Vyas with Saranga teri yaad mein.
20. Gulzar with his Tum pukaar lo, tumhaara intezaar hai.
21. Pt. Narendra Sharma with Woh chand nahin hai dil hai.
22. Pandit Sudarshan with Zindagi hai pyaar se pyaar se bitaaye jaa.
23. PL Santoshi with O neend naa mujhako aaye.
24. Farooq Qaiser with Saari saari raat teri yaad sataaye.
25. Naqsh Lyalpuri with Main to har mod par tujhako doonga sadaa.
26. Arzoo Lucknowi with Karun kyaa aas niraas bhaii.
27. Tanvir Naqvi with Awaaz de kahan hai.
28. Gulshan Bawra with Tumhen yaad hoga kabhi hum mile the.
29. Khumar Barabankwi with Tasveer banaata hoon tasveer nahin banati.
30. Asad Bhopali with Woh jab yaad aaye.

Today we take up our 31st and last Lyricist SH Bihari‘s creation, the most under-rated of all Lyricists in the Hindi film industry.

Shamshul Huda Bihari (SH Bihari) was born in 1922 in the district of Ara in Bihar and died on 25 Feb 1987 of a heart attack. He graduated from Presidency College in Calcutta.

In 1947, he moved to Bombay from Calcutta and took up writing lyrics for Hindi songs in the movies. In the late fifties and sixties, his work, particularly his partnership with composer OP Nayyar and the singer Asha Bhosle was exceptionally popular.

His debut in Hindi movies was with the 1954 movie Shart, wherein two of his songs are my all time favourites: Naa yeh chand hoga naa sitaare rahenge; and Dekho woh chand chhupake karta hai kyaa ishaare. These are particularly dear to me since they have been sung by my favourite singer Hemant Kumar.

Some of his other popular songs are (not in any order):

1. Aap youn hi agar hamase milate rahe (Mohammad Rafi, Asha Bhosle singing on the composition of OP Nayyar in 1962 movie Ek Musafir Ek Haseena)
2. Chain se hamako kabhi aap ne jeene na diya (Asha Bhosle singing on OP Nayyar’s composition in 1973 movie Praan Jaaye Par Vachan Na Jaaye)
3. Yeh hansta hua karvaan zindagi ka na poochho chala hai kidhar (Ek Jhalak, 1956)
4.bahut shukriya badi mehrbaani meri zindagi mein huzoor aap aaye (Ek Musafir Ek Haseena, 1962)
5.Taarif karoon kya uski jisne tujhe banaya (Kashmir Ki Kali, 1964)
6. Zara haule haule chalo more saajna ham bhi peechhe hain tumhaare (Sawan Ki Ghata, 1966)
7.Yyehi woh jagah hai yehi woh fiza hai jahaan par (Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi, 1966)
8. Kajra mohabbatwaala ankhiyon mein aisa daala kajre ne le lee meri jaan (Kismat, 1968)
9. Laakhon hain yahan dilwale.
10. Mera pyaar woh hai ke.

I can go on and on since SH Bihari actually wrote some of the most romantically fresh numbers in the movies.

Matching lyrics with Shakeel Badayuni? I can think of several even though sad and deep numbers wasn’t his forte in comparison to ever-green romantic songs.

In comparison to his Phir thes lagi dil mein phir yaad ne tadpaaya, Raaton ko chori chori bole mera kangana, Ham pe ilzaam ye kyun hai ke mohabbat ki hai, and Woh hanske mile hamase ham pyaar samajh baithe; I have selected a very early song of his.

It is from the 1954 movie Gawaiyya. It has been composed by Ram Ganguly and it happens to be my favourite SH Bihari sad song.

It has been sung by Surendra. Later, Talat Mehmood too sang it.

Please enjoy: Teri yaad ka deepak jalata hai din raat mere veerane mein…..

terii yaad kaa diipak jalataa hai din raat mere viiraane me.n
vo paagalapan jo pahale thaa ab bhii hai tere diivaane me.n

din raat meraa Gam ba.Dhataa gayaa par terii muhabbat kam na huii
jo lutf ta.Dapane me.n paayaa vo baat kahaa.N mar jaane me.n

ik aag sulagatii rahatii hai har vaqt meraa dil jalataa hai
hai shauq magar kuchh aur abhii jalane kaa tere paravaane me.n

Ladies and gentlemen, with this I complete 31 days of Countdown to the Birth Centenary of Shakeel Badayuni who was born on 03 Aug 1916 in the small town of Badayun in UP.

I completed the countdown in five parts and I have still not finished with his songs. From more than 750 songs that he penned, I selected 135 to give you and we still have 35 songs to go until his last movie: the 1969 movie Beti.

These I shall cover in Part VI.

I hope you liked my selection so far including one each of 31 of his contemporary lyricists in a feature called ‘Appreciating Good Lyrics’.

Please remain with me for the last 35 songs in Part VI.