BEAUTIFUL DUET #7 – TASVEER TERI DIL MEIN

Beautiful Duet Series

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

On 05 Dec 20, I gave you Beautiful Duet #6 – Dil ki nazar se. So here, then, is the next one:

Song #7
Tasveer teri dil mein jis din se utari hai

Dev Anand and His Heroines

There has to be something about his aura. How can it be that he had remarkable chemistry with all heroines who acted with him. Most of them, if not all, gave their best performances with him; be it Waheeda Rehman in Guide (Tere mere sapne ab ek rang hain, Madhubala in Kala Pani (Accha ji main haar maan jaayo na), Vyjayanthimala in Duniya (Dooriyan nazdeekiyan ban gayi), Sadhana in Asli Naqli (Tujhe jeevan ki dore se baandh liya hai), Kalpana Kartik in Nau Do Gyarah (Aankhon mein kya ji rupahla baadal), Asha Parekh in Mahal (Yeh duniya waale poochenge), Mumtaz in Tere Mere Sapne (Hey maine kasam li), Zeenat Aman in Heera Panna (Panna ki tamanna hai), Suchitra Sen in Bambai Ka Babu (Deewana mastana hua dil), Hema Malini in Johny Mera Naam (Waada to nibhaya), Zahida in Gambler (Choodi nahin ye mera dil hai, and the best with Suraiya, eg in Vidya (Layi khushi ki duniya with a rare Mukesh singing for him and she singing for herself).

Indeed, such was his image that in Teen Deviyan he successfully wooed all three of them: Kalpana (Are yaar meri tum bhi ho ghazab), Nanda (Likha hai teri aankhon mein) and Simi Grewal (Kahin bekhayal ho kar; he didn’t sing a duet with her).

Dev Anand and Mala Sinha

They acted together in Love Marriage in 1959 and Maya in 1961. Love Marriage, of course, has their unforgettable duet: Dheere dheere chal chand gagan mein with magic created by Shankar Jaikishan and Maya having this iconic duet. And this, after weighing the fact that none of us would place Mala Sinha in the top five favourite actresses.

In this song, for example, her acting is worth watching. Being unbiased, I would place it better than his!

Maya – the Movie

(Poster courtesy: c inestaan.com)

The movie was highly rated movie directed by DD Kashyap. In reality it should be rated among top trash movies of all times. Except for two songs of the movie, both being my favourite (this one and Jaa re jaa re udd jaa re panchhi), there is nothing at all in the movie. Somehow, the quality of movies of that time didn’t match the quality of songs.

The Song

The magic of this song was created by Majrooh Sultanpuri, Salil Chowdhary, Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammad Rafi.

तस्वीर तेरी दिल में जिस दिन से उतारी है
फिरूँ तुझे संग लेके, नए-नए रंग लेके
सपनों की महफ़िल में
तस्वीर तेरी दिल में…

माथे की बिंदिया तू है, सनम
नैनों का कजरा, पिया, तेरा ग़म
नैन किए नीचे-नीचे
रहूँ तेरे पीछे-पीछे
चलूँ किसी मंज़िल में
तस्वीर तेरी दिल में…

तुमसे नज़र जब गई है मिल
जहाँ हैं कदम तेरे, वहीं मेरा दिल
झुके जहाँ पलकें तेरी
खुले जहाँ ज़ुल्फ़ें तेरी
रहूँ उसी मंज़िल में
तस्वीर तेरी दिल में…

तूफ़ान उठाएगी दुनिया, मगर
रुक ना सकेगा दिल का सफ़र
यूँ ही नज़र मिलती होगी
यूँ ही शमा जलती होगी
तेरी-मेरी मंज़िल में
तस्वीर तेरी दिल में…

Other Tasveer Songs

There are quite a few, eg, Tasveer banata hoon teri khoon-e-jigar se, Jo baat tujh mein hain teri tasveer mein nahin, Tasveer banata hoon tasveer nahin banati, Meri tasveer leke kya karoge and Kisi roz tumase mulaqaat hogi (Zara tasveer se tu nikalke saamne aa).

There is no doubt that this happens to be the best Tasveer song of all times.

Please enjoy: Tasveer teri dil mein jis din se utari hai…

I hope you liked my choice of Beautiful Duet #7.

Please await Beautiful Duet #8- Rimjhim ke taraane leke aayi barsaat.

YEH KAHAN AA GAYE HUM?

शमा जलती गई रौशनी होती रही कम,
अंधियारे बढ़ते गए, हर तरफ नजर आने लगे ग़म।

सांसे फूली सी थी, धड़कने भारी हुई,
ऐसे लगता था जल्द ही निकल जाएगा दम ।

खामोशी और तन्हाई की बूंदे यूँ लटकी थी फिज़ा में,
जैसे यकायक वक़्त ही हो गया हो थम।

जुबान यूँ सूखी थी जैसे कहने को कुछ और न था,
एक आंख ही थी जो अक्सर रहती थी नम।

कौन जाने कब और कैसे यह फ़ासला दूर हो,
न हमने न तुमने उठाए हों जब कदम।

लगता है, रवि, कुछ और ही होंगे इसकी वजह,
न तुम रहे अब तुम, न हम रहे अब हम।

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MONA

जन्मदिन मुबारक हो मेरी बहन Mona,
दिल आपका लगता है जैसे हो सोना;
कुछ भी हो जाए,
गर ग़म भी सताए,
इस मलकीयत को आप कभी ना खोना।

दुनिया भर की खुशियां चूमें आपके पैर,
आपके दुश्मनों की खुदा ही मनाए खैर;
गैर भी बनें अपने,
सच हों आपके सपने,
अपनों में कभी कोई ना बने गैर।

सलामत रहे हरदम आपका घर परिवार,
ज़िन्दगी में हमेशा हो बहार ही बहार;
फूल और कहकशां,
चांद और तितलियां,
रंग ओ नूर आपसे ही लें उधार।

आप में छिपी है हमारी मां की मूरत,
उतना ही सुन्दर रुखसार, उतनी ही प्यारी सूरत;
कहता नहीं मैं अपने लिए,
जलाता हूं आज घी के दीए,
सारे जहान को आपकी है बहुत ज़रूरत।

खुश नसीब हूं मैं हूं आपका भाई,
सारी कायनात जैसे मेरे दिल में समाई;
आप जैसी बहना,
के लिए क्या है कहना,
हमेशा आपकी राखी सजाए मेरी कलाई।

JUDAYI AUR TANHAYI

धीरे धीरे हम सबसे इस कदर जुदा हो बैठे,
जैसे सब में शामिल कोई गुमशुदा हो बैठे।

एक दरिया था जो मस्ती में बहता था,
वह बह गया और हम फक्त बुदबुदा हो बैठे।

बहुत चीखे चिलाए कोई तो कभी आएगा,
क्या गरज थी वह सब तो खुदा हो बैठे।

शोर ओ गुल था, वह भी क्या वक़्त था हुज़ूर,
न जाने क्यूं हम तन्हाई पे फिदा हो बैठे।

खुशियां थीं, ख्वाहिशें थीं, उम्मीदों का सहारा था,
रफ्ता रफ्ता उन सब से विदा हो बैठे।

यकीनन हमसे ही कोई खता हुई है, रवि,
वरना उंगलियों से क्यूं नाखून जुदा हो बैठे।

NAYA SAAL 2021 MUBARAK

इस साल ने कुछ ऐसे हैं गुल खिलाए,
दुआ करते हैं ऐसा न फ़िर दोबारा आए।

चेहरे पे नकाब पहने लोग यूं घूमते हैं,
जैसे गुनहगार फिरते हों अपना मुंह छुपाए।

न दोस्तों को न रिश्तेदारों को मिलते हैं कभी,
अब तो अपने भी नज़र आने लगे हैं पराए।

ज़िन्दगी जिनकी जद्दोजहद में गुज़री हो सारी,
वह भी इस साल से नज़र आते हैं सताए।

इससे पहले कई चीजें लगती थी साइंस के इख्तियार में,
अब पता चला खुदा से बाहर कोई जा ना पाए।

एक पल में वह बदल दे करोड़ों की किस्मत,
रोते हुओं को हसा दे, हस्ते हुओं को रुलाए।

जब कोई शय हद्द से बढ़ जाती है कभी,
खुदा की दुरुस्ती हमारी नज़र के सामने आए।

अब इस से भी ना हमने सीखा खुदा का सबक,
तो खुदा ही हमें आने वाले अंजाम से बचाए।

तो अाइए आने वाले साल में पुराने से कुछ सीखते हैं,
ताकि नया साल हमारे पुराने तरीके और गम भूल जाए।

मुबारक हो आने वाला साल आप सबको दोस्तो,
वैक्सीन ही नहीं, नया साल नई खुशियां ले के आए।

ZINDAGI OR JEEVAN SONG #6 – TU PYAR KA SAGAR HAI

Zindagi or Jeevan Songs Series

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

I hope you liked my choice for Song #5 – Koi sagar dil ko behlata nahin in Zindagi or Jeevan Songs series. Let’s start with Song #6.

Song #6
Tu pyar ka sagar hai
Theme-word: Idhar jhoom ke gaaye zindagi, udhar hai maut khadi

Remembering Manna Dey on His Death Anniversary 24 Oct

We lost him on this day in the year 2013. Having been born on the Labour Day in 1919 in Calcutta, he recorded his first playback song for the 1942 movie Tamanna, a duet with Suraiya that was composed by KC Dey: Jago aayee usha panchhi bole jago.

He soon emerged the singer of choice for raaga based songs. He tried his hand at comical songs too with great success. Some of his duets in the movies are immortal. One of his unforgettable raaga based songs was in Raag Basant Bahar for the movie with the same name: Ketaki gulab juhi. Another unforgettable song of his is from Waqt: Aye meri zohrazabeen. Yet another is Aye mere pyare watan. Needless to say he made a name for himself as a quniqe playback singer.

He was the recipient of Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and finally Padma Vibhushan and to top it all Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

Seema – 1955 Movie

I have taken the song from the 1955 Amiya Chakraborty movie Seema starring Nutan and Balraj Sahni.
In both Bimal Roy’s movie Bandini and Amiya Chakravarty’s Seema, you would see a commonality: both are having a woman as the main protagonist. Is there something Bengali about it? You may be right; please read: ‘Bengal Based Hindi Movies From Anuradha To Piku‘.
Incidentally, both the movies won Nutan Best Actress Awards, as did three other movies: Sujata, Milan and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki.
The story is about this young girl Gauri (Nutan) who is ill treated by her aunt after she becomes an orphan, is wrongly accused of stealing a necklace, is rebellious, and often misunderstood until she takes shelter under kind-hearted Balraj Sahni (Ashok) in Shree Satyanand Anathalaya. Some of the songs that helped progress the story and her emotions are:
“Tu Pyar Ka Sagar Hai” Manna Dey Shailendra
“Kahaan Jaa Raha Hain” Mohammed Rafi Shailendra
“Man Mohana Bade Jhoothe”Lata Mangeshkar Shailendra
“Ye Duniya Gam Ka Mela Hai” (Hame Bhi De Do Sahara, Ke Besahare Hain) Mohammed Rafi Hasrat Jaipuri
“Baat Baat Me Rutho Na” Lata Mangeshkar Hasrat Jaipuri
“Suno Chhoti Si Gudiya” (Happy) Lata Mangeshkar Hasrat Jaipuri
“Suno Chhoti Si Gudiya” (Sad) Lata Mangeshkar Hasrat Jaipuri

Shailendra’s Lyrics

From Ashok (Balraj Sahni) being a kind-hearted Manager of an Orphanage, suddenly, in this hymn, Shailendra raises the level to God Himself.
Jaana hai sagar paar
This is as per our scriptures, eg, Sri Guru Granth Sahib. Life of a human being on earth is often compared to a Sagar or Sea and we have to all go across. SGGS talks about the Name of God (Waheguru) as the Bohith (boat) that can help us cross this sea.
Shailendra goes several steps ahead by calling it a Sagar of Love (of God). He doesn’t mention it in the lyrics but the thought comes out loud and clear that not just Nutan as Gauri but we are all orphans without God and that if He would send us away we are as bad as dead.
In the second stanza, he climbs another rung and talks about this Seema (border) between Life and Death. Brilliant indeed.
Aayen kaun disha se hum?
This is another very beautiful line. The meaning is not literal but deep. Tell us God, in which way we can get you since there is this uljhan in our minds.
तू प्यार का सागर है
तेरी इक बूँद के प्यासे हम
लौटा जो दिया तुमने
चले जाएंगे जहाँ से हम
घायल मन का पागल पंछी उड़ने को बेक़रार
उड़ने को बेक़रार
पंख हैं कोमल, आँख है धुँधली, जाना है सागर पार
जाना है सागर पार
अब तू हि इसे समझा
राह भूले थे कहा से हम
तू प्यार का सागर है
इधर झुमके गाए ज़िंदगी, उधर है मौत खड़ी
उधर है मौत खड़ी
कोई क्या जाने कहाँ है सीमा, उलझन आन पड़ी
उलझन आन पड़ी
कानों में ज़रा कह दे
कि आए कौन दिशा से हम
तू प्यार का सागर है

Shankar Jaikishan’s Composition

They chose a dignified Raag Darbari Kanada, Tal Kaherava to compose it. It is not my intention to give you intricacies of this raag here. Suffice it to say that if you think of other songs in the same raag and tal (not all by S-J), you would get the feel: Hum tujhase muhabbat karke sanam, Hum tumase juda hoke, Mohabbat ki jhooti kahani pe roye, O duniya ke rakhwale, Teri duniya mein dil lagta nahin and Tora man darpan kehlaye.

My Own Poetry

I have written several regarding God’s bounties. I have chosen one at random:
RABB KI REHMAT KO PEHCHAAN
मुश्किलें आती हैं बनने के लिए आसान,
क्यूं होता है बंदे तू इतना परेशान?
जब भी तू उनको हल करने की करे कोशिश,
तेरे पास नज़र आएंगे तुझे तेरे भगवान।
तुझे लगती हैं मुश्किलें इस वजह से,
क्यूंकि खुदा के तरीकों से तू है अनजान।
जब उसकी समझ तुझे आ जाएगी,
तुझ में आ जाएगी नई एक जान।
तेरे प्यार, मज़हब और ऐतबार का,
यही तो है छोटा सा इम्तिहान।
जो कुछ मिले रह उस की बंदगी में,
मान के उसको रब्ब का वरदान।

The Song

Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy Manna Dey singing an all time favourite of mine: Tu pyar ka sagar hai…

I hope you enjoyed my choice for Song #6 in the series.

Please await Song #7 –  Dil aaj shayar hai

RAAT OR DIN SONG #6 – RAAT NE KYA KYA KHWAB DIKHAYE

Raat or Din Songs Series

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

This is the Song #6 in the series. I hope you liked Song #5 – Sab kuchh luta ke hosh mein aaye.

Song #6
Raat ne kya kya khwab dikhaye

Salil Chowdhury and Shailendra

Of course, Shailendra made the maximum number of his songs, a little more than 350, with Shankar Jaikishan. His next largest number of songs were with Salil Chowdhury including O sajana barkha bahar aayi for the movie Parakh whose story too was penned by Salil da.
There are many who feel that Shailendra penned his best songs for Raj Kapoor movies and hence composed by Shankar Jaikishan. I am included in such people. However, his songs for Salil da are memorable indeed. This is one of them. At random I can think of their songs for 1958 Bimal Roy movie Madhumati and 1960 Bimal Roy movie Parakh, such as Aaja re pardesi, Dil tadap tadap ke keh raha hai, Toote huye khwabon ne, and O sajana barkha bahaar aayi.

This one has been sung by Talat Mehmood who perfected the tremor in his voice.

It is from the 1957 movie Ek Gaon Ki Kahani that starred Talat Mehmood, Mala Sinha and Abhi Bhattacharya.

To understand the song better here is the story-line:

Jaya (Mala Sinha) lives in a village called Chandangaon in India along with her widower dad, Gokul (IS Johar), who works for a living as a compounder, but calls himself a Homeopathic doctor and dispenses Arnica for all kinds of ailments, especially since there is no qualified doctor in the village. Since Jaya is or marriageable age, he has arranged her marriage with hard-of-hearing Shiv, the son of Dayashankar (Bipin Gupta), who is the President of the Gram Panchayat. Dayashankar is anxious to get Shiv married so that he can get some dowry from Gokul. The other suitor for Jaya is Ratan (Abhi Bhattacharya), whose mother would like her to re-marry her son as his wife, Maya (Nirupa Roy), is unable to conceive. Then a new doctor (Talat Mahmood as Talat) arrives in this village to look after the charitable dispensary. Things heat up when Dayashankar and Ratan’s mom (Lalita Pawar) find out that he may be Jaya’s new suitor. Hilarious chaos reigns when Maya assaults her cruel mother-in-law, and Ratan abducts Jaya from her marriage with Shiv.

My Own Poetry

RAAT SE NAHIN BADALTE HALAAT
कसम है तुम्हारी ऐसा लगा कल रात,
जैसे हमारे प्यार में कुछ बने यूँ हालात;
चांद से तुम उतरी, मैं ज़मीन से उठा,
फलक पे हमारी हो गयी मुलाकात।
दिल धड़कने की आवाज़ बनी शहनाई,
साथ में थी हसीं चांदनी की बारात,
फरिश्तों ने बरसाए फूल कई रंग के,
दुल्हन की तरह सजी थी सारी कायनात।
दिल की उमंगे कुछ इस कदर थी बुलंद,
लब खुले पर हो न पाई कोई बात;
बादल गरजे, बिजली चमकी और ऐसा लगा,
थमेगी न कभी इश्क़ की बरसात।
और फिर….
बिखर गए ख्वाब, टूट गए सपने,
तन्हाई की फिर से हो गयी शुरुआत;
हम वहीं खड़े थे जहां तुमने फना किये थे,
रफ्ता रफ्ता गुंचा-ए-दिल-ए-जज़्बात।

Please enjoy: Raat ne kyaa kyaa khwab dikhaye….

रात ने क्या क्या ख्वाब दिखाये
रंग भरे सौ जाल बिछाये
आँखें खुली तो सपने टूटे
रह गये ग़म के काले साये
रात ने …

ओ … (हम ने तो चाहा भूल भी जायें
वो अफ़साना क्यों दोहोरायें ) – २
दिल रह रह के याद दिलाये
रात ने क्या क्या …

(दिल में दिल का ददर् छुपाये
चलो जहां क़िस्मत ले जाये ) – २
दुनिया परायी लोग पराये
रात ने क्या क्या …

I hope you liked my choice of Song #6 in Raat or Din series.

Please await Song #7 – Lag jaa gale ke phir.

BEAUTIFUL DUET #6 – DIL KI NAZAR SE

Beautiful Duet Series

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

On 05 Dec 20, I gave you Beautiful Duet #5 – Jhilmil sitaaron ka mausam hoga. So here, then, is the next one:

Song #6
Dil ki nazar se

No. 1 Beautiful Duet in Hindi Movies

As seen by me this is the #1 romantic duet in the Hindi films and all of us deserve it to recall how it was decades ago when we fell in love: the muted (during those times) excitement, the magic, the awe of going into unknown journey (Hrishikesh Mukherjee in his debut directorial attempt has made them go in a boat rowed by him into unknown waters! Just imagine the excellence of his Direction!), and the overwhelming feeling that the celestial bodies: the sky and the moon are rejoicing in your love. Can’t think of a better and more beautiful duet.

Closest to My Heart

This song, as you all know, is closest to my heart. So much so that I still miss the group that I formed with the title of this song. It holds more magic for me than any other romantic duet. According to me it is a perfect mix of lyrics (the starting point of emotions), composition, music arrangement, prelude and interludes, cinematography and outstanding histrionics displayed by Nutan and matched h by h by our own Raj Kapoor, the greatest showman in Indian films ever.

Lyrics with Preludes, Interludes and Coda

Coming to Preludes, Interludes and Coda. As seen by me these are not merely bridges between mukhada and antaras but significant adornments (in this case totally instrumental). Whilst background music in mukhadas and antaras is, as the name suggests, in the background and main carriers of emotions are the lyrics, in preludes, interludes and coda, the music by itself supplements the emotions of the lead actors.
Let me start with the short coda. It results into both sealing their love with tightly holding hands. This is the time when all other emotions should recede into the background: the doubts, the questions (that the lyrics relentlessly ask in the song), and the awe of embarking into unknown territory. There has to be finality about holding on to each other and nothing else. And see how beautifully this end piece has succeeded. Why am I starting from coda? Because the song and its questions are leading to something and once you have it right you will get M1, M2, M3 right!
I need to explain it slightly more about this finality. The first two stanzas have been sung by them separately. The third stanza has been sung by them together but with separate lines. However, just before the end piece they have finished asking questions and sing the mukhada together. Remember they say the family that prays together stays together. Here, the couple that sings together sticks together! Please notice the effect of this coda. They ain’t now looking at the chand, akaash, or anything else. They are just looking into each other’s eyes wherein not just the akaash and chand exists but the entire universe.
Sorry for labouring on this to this extent but if you have got this right, there would be no problem in understanding the prelude, M1, M2 and M3.

Prelude First

Prelude is so beautifully enacted by Nutan that it leaves me totally stunned. She is a woman. Earlier, in another Chand song she had teased him for being Anari (Naive): समझने वाले समझ गये हैं, न समझे, न समझे वो अनाड़ी हैं I Elsewhere, I had already brought out that this song is an extension of those emotions. NOW, she has suddenly understood that he isn’t Anari anymore and that this is the love of her life. The prelude with the notes of accordion starts with joyous feeling but with shyness (of her being a woman; those were not the days when women could express love openly) and the fear of the unknown. These are mixed feelings depicted in the prelude though you feel that probably the joy is more in focus than other emotions. He too has his doubts which are in prominence in the second part of the prelude. His doubts are naturally about his being poor and she being a millionaire’s daughter. At this juncture, let me tell you how confidence builds up for him as the song progresses. So at the end of the second stanza when he says the following (hats off to Shailendra for having thought of that), it doesn’t sound as a ridiculous boast:
सब कुछ हमारा, अब है तुम्हाराI

M1, M2, M3

Now for M1. The origin of this duet is: Seene se uthkar honthon pe aaya. Superb picturisation in words by Shailendra. The notes are indicating muted joy at the discovery of their love and at the next moment the awe of having moved into unknown (and as deep as the sea) territory.
And Shailendra’s lyrics seamlessly fit after M1:

क्यों बेखबर, यूँ खिंचीसी चली जा रही मैं (being physically also rowed by him)
ये कौनसे बन्धनों में बंधी जा रही मैं (deep and unknown territory; no earlier experience)
कुछ खो रहा है, कुछ मिल रहा है
ये बात क्या है, ये राज़ क्या है (the discovery of this secret)
कोई हमें बता दे, दिल की नज़र से

M2 is so typically S-J that if someone was to play this anywhere, without even knowing the song, you would say S-J. It is leading to second antara. It has to be magical; the sheer ecstasy of true love and perhaps a little intoxication too. The notes of M2 say it clearly. Listen to the entire song as an instrumental and you would know what I am saying. The words that follow have enormous meaning because of S-J’s M2 here. You are in another world even before he opens with:

हम खो चले, चाँद है या कोई जादूगर है
या, मदभरी, ये तुम्हारी नज़र का असर हैI

The third interlude or M3 is playful. I would hand it over to Hrishikesh Mukherjee more than to anyone else. Look at the words:

आकाश में, हो रहें हैं ये कैसे इशारे
क्या, देखकर, आज हैं इतने खुश चाँद-तारे

A lesser director would, at this stage, actually take you to the sky and the moon and the stars. Hrishikesh doesn’t let the focus shift from the lovers at all. You want to see the sky? Look into Raj Kapoor’s face. You want to see the moon? Look into Nutan’s eyes!

M3 superbly builds up to this excellent direction and cinematography (I had brought it up several times that S-J were the duo who took into account these aspects whilst composing and giving music to their songs.
Every which way you look at it, this is a perfect romantic duet.

Please enjoy: Dil ki nazar se..

I hope you liked my choice of Beautiful Duet #6.

Please await Beautiful Duet #7- Tasveer teri dil mein.

ZINDAGI OR JEEVAN SONG #5 – KOI SAGAR DIL KO BEHLATA NAHIN

Zindagi or Jeevan Songs Series

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

I hope you liked my choice for Song #4 – Hai duniya usi ki in Zindagi or Jeevan Songs series. Let’s start with Song #5.

Song #5
Koi sagar dil ko behlata nahin
Theme-word: Zindagi ke aayine ko tod do, Is mein ab kuchh bhi nazar aata nahin

A Song Very Close to My Heart

Everyone knows that I am very fond of Shakeel Badayuni. This blog www.sunbyanyname.com has more posts on him than on any other person. I have always felt that the most memorable songs in Hindi movies were made by Shakeel-Naushad-Mohammad Rafi-Dilip Kumar together. And in this 1966 Abdul Rashid Kardar (the one person who gave a break to so many: Majrooh and Shakeel being two) and Dilip Kumar (yes, he is credited as co-director of the movie) movie Dil Diya Dard Liya, the quartet has some of their best songs:

  • Koi sagar dil ko behlata nahin.
  • Sawan aaye ya na aaye in Raag Sarang.
  • Dilruba maine tere pyar mein kya kya na kiya (the title song).
  • Guzre hain aaj ishq mein hum us mukaam se.
  • Phir teri kahani yaad aayi.
  • Rasiya tu bada bedardi.

I have given four songs with theme-word Zindagi or Jeevan so far and each one was carefully selected to give a new meaning for the theme-word. The first one is a declaration of what Jeevan is: Yeh jeevan hai, Is jeevan ka, Yehi hai yehi hai rang roop; Thodi khushiyan hain thode gham hain. The second one describes how the Zindagi of a nation depends upon the sacrifice of a soldier: Watan ki raah mein watan ke naujawan shaheed hon. The third is something that tells you that Zindagi is just one Raat: Aaj jaane ki zidd na karo. The fourth one is to do with the fact that you haven’t lived if you haven’t loved: Ye duniya usi ki zamana usi ka, Mohabbat mein jo ho gaya ho kisi ka.

This fifth song has one of the most beautiful, though sad, expressions by Shakeel: Zindagi ke aayine ko tod do, Is mein ab kuchh bhi nazar aata nahin. Naturally, this song is sung at a time when Love has gone sour.

Dil Diya Dard Liya

A scene from Dil Diya Dard Liya

This 1966 AR Kardar movie was based upon Emily Brontë’s celebrated 1847 novel Wuthering Heights. As a boy Dilip Kumar is poor and hence Pran is forever ill treating him. However, Waheeda is in love with him. Later he grows up and the same situation continues. Once, he is thrown into the sea by Pran (so as to stop his and Waheeda’s love affair) after being beaten up and presumed dead. When he is rescued it is discovered that he is the prince of a kingdom. The dying king leaves everything to him.
He now returns to the place of his torture hoping for good news. However, by this time, Waheeda is betrothed to Rehman (she waited long for him) and that’s how he sings Songs #1, #3 and #4.

The Song

Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy: Koi sagar dil ko behlata nahin…

कोई सागर दिल को बहलाता नहीं – २
बेखुदी में भी क़रार आता नहीं, कोई सागर …

मैं कोई पत्थर नहीं इनसान हूँ – २
कैसे कह दूँ ग़म से घबराता नहीं
कोई सागर …

कल तो सब थे कारवाँ के साथ साथ – २
आज कोई राह दिखलाता नहीं
कोई सागर …

ज़िंदगी के आइने को तोड़ दो – २
इसमें अब कुछ भी नज़र आता नहीं
कोई सागर …

I hope you enjoyed my choice for Song #5 in the series.

Please await Song #6 –  Tu pyar ka sagar hai.

 

RAAT OR DIN SONG #5 – SAB KUCHH LUTA KE HOSH MEIN AAYE

Raat or Din Songs Series

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

This is the fifth song in the series. I hope you liked Song #4 – Tumhare nain dekh ke.

Song #5
Sab kuchh luta ke hosh mein aaye to kya kiya?
Theme-word: Din mein agar chirag jalaye to ky kiya

Lata Mangeshkar for Me

There are, of course, very good and even great male playback singers. However, I noticed this with me, from the days when I was a boy, that if a song has been sung (not a duet) by a male and her, I would instinctively want to listen to her. On her birthday, my Songs group has this collage:

Take, for example, the Munim song sung separately by Kishore Kumar and her: Jeevan ke safar mein rahi milte hain bichhud jaane ko. There is no doubt about the quality of singing of Kishore Kumar singing a song having a word he was passionate about: Rahi. However, I have listened to Lata version more than his. It is the same with Na yeh chand hoga na taare rahenge and Ye chand ye chandni phir kahan.

Hence, please forgive me that since these songs I am posting from my heart, I shall give you the Lata Mangeshkar version and not Talat Mahmood’s. In any case, the song is most apt for her.

Ek Saal 1957

(Poster courtesy: dastaan-thememoirs.com)

This was a movie directed by Devendra Goel and starring Ashok Kumar and Madhubala in lead roles (similar to Howrah Bridge). However, unlike Howrah Bridge, there was no Chinese angle to the story.

Ashok Kumar is a con man in the movie. He is appointed by Madhubala’s father to pretend to be in love with her to make her dying days (Ek Saal was what doctors gave her) more pleasant. She, of course, starts actually loving him and then she discovers that he is her father’s manager.

The Talat Mahmood version of the song was a favourite with my father. He often used to sing it (like me, as a bathroom singer). However, as soon as I discovered Lata’s version and the state in which Madhubala found herself, I used to listen to it often and cry.

The Song

It was penned by Prem Dhawan (Shaheed songs and the unforgettable patriotic number Aye mere pyare watan tujh pe dil kurban.

It was composed by Ravi who excelled in songs depicting abject misery and sadness (eg, Lo aa gayi unki yaad woh nahin aaye).

Lyrics

लता वर्शन

न पूछो प्यार की हमने वो हक़ीक़त देखी
वफ़ा के नाम पे बिकती हुई उल्फ़त देखी
किसी ने लूट लिया और हमें ख़बर न हुई
खुली जो आँख तो बर्बाद मुहब्बत देखी

सब कुछ लुटा के होश में आए तो क्या किया
दिन में अगर चराग़ जलाए तो क्या किया

(मैं वो कली हूँ जो न बहारों में खिल सकी) -२
वो दिल हूँ जिसको प्यार की मंज़िल न मिल सकी
मंज़िल न मिल सकी
पत्थर पे हमने फूल चढ़ाए तो क्या किया

(जो मिल न सका प्यार ग़म की शाम तो मिले)-२
इक बेवफ़ा से प्यार का अंजाम तो मिले
(ऐ मौत जळ आ) -२ ज़रा आराम तो मिले
दो दिन ख़ुशी के देख न पाए तो क्या किया

Lyrics, for me, are the main thing in a song. So, even though I am not putting up Talat Mahmood version, you may want to look at the excellent lyrics:

तलत वर्शन

करते रहे ख़िज़ाँ से हम सौदा बहार का
बदला दिया तो क्या ये दिया उनके प्यार का

सब कुछ लुटा के होश में आये तो क्या किया? -२
दिन में अगर चराग़ जलाये तो क्या किया?
सब कुछ लुटा के होश में आये तो क्या किया? -२

हम बदनसीब प्यार की रुसवाई बन गये -२
ख़ुद ही लगा के आग तमाशाई बन गये,
तमाशाई बन गये
दामन से अब ये शोले बुझाये तो क्या किया?
दिन में अगर चराग़ जलाये तो क्या किया?
सब कुछ लुटा के होश में आये तो क्या किया? -२

ले-ले के हार फूलों के आई तो थी बहार -२
नज़रें उठाके हमने ही देखा न एक बार
देखा न एक बार
आँखों से अब ये परदे हटाये तो क्या किया?
दिन में अगर चराग़ जलाये तो क्या किया?
सब कुछ लुटा के होश में आये तो क्या किया? -२

My Own Poetry

I have given this to you a once or twice earlier. It is a favourite with me:

SULAGTE AANSU

वो लौटा रहें हैं मेरा सामान,
और जला रहे हैं सब कुछ,
मेरी आरज़ू है सितमगर
मेरे अश्क भी जला दें
ताके दिल के समुन्दर में
वो तूफ़ान फिर ना उभरे;
जो मरहले खड़े थे
उन्हें ठोकर से मिटा दें
काश हम ना होते वो ना होते,
और ये आरज़ू ना होती
तेरी आँखों में जो सरूर था
वो सरूर भी हटा दें
मैं भूल गया हूँ सब कुछ,
तेरे प्यार की नज़र में
मेरी कौन सी है मंजिल
मुझे कुछ तो अब पता दें
अब दिल न हो, प्यार ना हो,
और ना रहे उनकी यादें,
कोई उनसे जाके कह दे,
मेरी हस्ती ही मिटा दें

Please enjoy Lata Mangeshkar singing: Sab kuchh luta ke hosh mein aaye to kya kiya…

I hope you liked my choice of Song #5 in Raat or Din series.

Please await Song #6 – Raat ne kya kya khwab dikhaye.

ZINDAGI OR JEEVAN SONG #4 – HAI DUNIYA USI KI

Zindagi or Jeevan Songs Series

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

I hope you liked my choice for Song #3 – Aaj jaane ki zidd na karo in Zindagi or Jeevan Songs series. Let’s start with Song #4.

Song #4
Hai duniya usi ki zamana usi ka
Theme-word: Usi ne hai loota maza zindagi ka and in the very last line! Satayega kya gham use zindagi ka.

Remembering Shammi Kapoor on His Birth Anniversary 21 Oct

Recently, I talked about the contribution of Kapoor family to Hindi cinema, which, thanks to their patronage was rid of the parochialism of Bengalis when the Hindi films industry was located in Calcutta. Indeed, Kapoors ensured that talent from all across the country was encouraged.
I told you about the three in the family: the doyen Prithviraj Kapoor and two out of three sons: Raj Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor who were awarded the highest in cinematic excellence: the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. And the third son who didn’t get the award was Shammi Kapoor, who really knew how to act!

He acted in all movies with bad names and yet he emerged as the paragon of gentlemanliness: Janwar, Budtameez, Junglee, Bluff Master and so on.

Kashmir Ki Kali

This 1964 Shakti Samanta movie was the debut film of Sharmila Tagore. There was tremendous chemistry between Sharmila and Sharmila and they both enacted their roles with passion: a poor flower girl in Srinagar and spoiled brat of a rich family respectively.
The movie owes its success not just to the romantic pair but also to the freshness of the songs created by SH Bihari, OP Nayyar, Mohammad Rafi and Asha Bhosle; indeed the freshness of the songs competed with the freshness of the songs and we had all kinds of songs too in the movie.

Shammi Kapoor and Mohammad Rafi

Mukesh became the singing voice of Raj Kapoor. Raj Kapoor gave some of his songs also to Manna Dey. However, Shammi Kapoor stuck with Mohammad Rafi. Hence, some of the best and most romantic songs of Mohammad Rafi are picturised on Shammi Kapoor.

This Song Theme

SH Bihari

Many lyricists have penned words in this theme and I shall be giving you many such songs. Zindagi is to be measured by the scale of Love and then you realise that Zindagi pyar ki do chaar ghadi hoti hai, Chahe thodi hi ho yeh umr badi hoti hai. SH Bihari immortalised this theme with lyrics that are, if I may say so, extraordinary:

है दुनिया उसी की, ज़माना उसी का
मोहब्बत में जो हो गया हो किसी का

(लुटा जो मुसाफ़िर दिल के सफ़र में
है जन्नत यह दुनिया उसकी नज़र में) – २
उसी ने है लूटा मज़ा ज़िंदगी का
मोहब्बत में …

(है सजदे के काबिल हर वो दीवाना
के जो बन गया हो तसवीर-ए-जाना) – २
करो एह्तराम उस की दीवानगी का
मोहब्बत में …

(बर्बाद होना जिसकी अदा (???) हो
दर्द-ए-मोहब्बत जिसकी दवा हो) – २
सताएगा क्या ग़म उसे ज़िंदगी का
मोहब्बत में …

Enacting This Song

It is not just the lyrics. The song was immortalised by its outstanding composition (including Manohri’s saxophone), extremely passionate singing by Mohammad Rafi and its enactment in the bar by Rajiv (Shammi Kapoor), the saxophonist and the mustachioed Colonel. The entire effect is as if the lyrics, composition, singing and enacting gelled into one compact performance. No one can ever have enough of this song; it is like eating peanuts; you can’t have one!

My Own Poetry

Zindagi Mil Jayegi Dobara

बारिश कभी रुक जाए,
यकायक बरसते बरसते।
ज़ुबान कभी हो जाए खुश्क,
एक बूंद को तरसते तरसते।
दिल कभी खामोश हो जाए,
ऐसे ही धड़कते धड़कते।
नजरें बन जाएं पथरीली,
दो पल बहकते बहकते।
बादल अचानक छंट जाएं,
चमक के गरजते गरजते।
शमा बुझने को हो तैयार,
सारी रात लरजते लरजते।
आंखों की नमी हो जाए खत्म,
आंसूओं को झटकते झटकते।
मेरे कदम हो जाएं साकिन,
तेरी गलियों में भटकते भटकते।

The Song

Ladies and gentlemen, on Shammi Kapoor’s birth anniversary today, lets enjoy a song beautifully enacted by him on the lyrics of SH Bihari, composition of OP Nayyar, voice of Mohammad Rafi in the 1964 Shakti Samanta movie Kashmir Ki Kali: Hai duniya usi ki zamana usi ka…

I hope you enjoyed my choice for Song #4 in the series.

Please await Song #5 –  Koi sagar dil ko behlata nahin.

RAAT OR DIN SONG #4 – TUMHARE NAIN DEKH KE

Raat or Din Songs Series

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

This is the fourth song in the series. I hope you liked Song #3 – Tere bina zindagi se koi.

Song #9
Tumhaare nain dekh ke suna hai log jogi ho gaye
Theme-word: In italics in the Lyrics

Laying Bare My Soul

Today, after a long time, I am laying bare my soul in both Raat Or Din Songs Series and Beautiful Duets Series.

There are songs that are close to my heart. One is Shakeel – Naushad – Rafi ghazal Mere mehboob tujhe meri mohabbat ki kasam. The others are Hemant Kumar songs.

I have never put up Mere mehboob tujhe and I am very shy (reluctant) to put up Hemant Kumar songs. If you scan through my posts you’ll realise that I don’t easily put up Hemant Kumar.

Some of you have speculated about the reasons for my reluctance. Even I don’t know fully. Perhaps I feel that if I have to put up these songs close to my heart, the realm that I have built around them in my imagination would be shattered. Incidentally, it used to happen with seeing even videos of the songs close to my heart.

When I was in my late teens, I used to get this feeling in sleep that my soul is flying out of my body and visiting places, providing me aerial view of strange and unknown places. It was such a strong and real feeling that there were times when I tried to hold on to bed in the hope that somehow the soul won’t leave me alone in bed. However, it was beyond me and once I got used to being rid of my fears, I enjoyed the aerial journeys at night.

Our nearest neighbour in Dharamsala was the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) and his family. Once, I disclosed about my nocturnal aerial journeys to his wife. She mentioned that this phenomenon with some people had been recorded in books and is related to the Astral. She, however, mentioned that the more people I shared it with, it would go away shortly. It lasted until a few years after I joined the Navy. So, it is perhaps registered in my mind that telling people about matters of my heart make their effect go away.

Some of you may like to comment on it.

Rahgir – The Movie

(Poster courtesy: cinestaan.com)

Rahgir literally means passer-by. Some of you may recall how Rahi is what Kishore Kumar depicted in his movies, trying to find the Meaning of Life. To give him due credit he made movies like Door Ka Rahi to satisfy an inner quest and not for commercial purposes.
It is perhaps a Bengali thing; this movie too was first made in Bengali (the 1963 Bengali movie Palatak). Rahgir too was about finding the Meaning of Life. It was a 1969 movie directed by Tarun Majumdar and starring his wife Sandhya Roy (presently a Trinamool Congress pillar) opposite Biswajeet Roy. Biswajeet Roy received critical acclaim for the movie and it is talked about that it is the finest role that he enacted.

The Song

Gulzar
Hemant Kumar

It was penned by Gulzar and sung by Hemant Kumar on his own composition. I rate his rendition here as one of his finest. The song echoes in my mind all the way from my teenager days of having my soul taking nocturnal journeys.

The Lyrics

तुम्हारे नैन देख के
सुना है लोग जोगी हो गए
तुम्हारे नैन देख के
किसी की आँखे गयी
किसी की प्यास गयी
किसी को जान मिली
हमारी साँस गयी
तुम्हारे नैन देख के
सुना है लोग जोगी हो गए
तुम्हारे नैन देख के

दो नीली आँखे
दो नीली आँखे नीली आँखे
जैसे सपनों में खोई हुई है
यह नीली आँखे
यह नीली आंखे नीली आँखे
जैसे राते दो सोयी हुयी है
किसी को साथ मिला
किसी की बात चला
किसी का दिन बिता
हमारी रात चली
तुम्हारे नैन देख के
सुना है लोग जोगी हो गए
तुम्हारे नैन देख के

लोग कहते है कहते है
इन आँखों से साहिल बहते है
लोग लोग कहते है
इन झीलों में शायद
प्यासे दिल रहते है
तुम्हारी आँख लगे
तो रात सोती है
तुम्हारे जागते ही सावेर होती है
तुम्हारे नैन देख के
सुना है लोग जोगी हो गए
तुम्हारे नैन देख के.

My Own Poetry

MERI ZINDAGI AAPKI AANKHON TALE

आपकी आँखों में मुझे वह झलक मिल जाती है,
ज़िन्दगी दफ़अतन और हसीन हो जाती है I
लोग देखते हैं प्यार दिलरुबा की आँखों में,
मुझे तो सारी कायनात नज़र आ जाती है I
ये आँखें नहीं हैं मेरी ज़िन्दगी की रहनुमा हैं,
ज़िन्दगी के मायने यकीनी मुझे समझाती हैं I
कई बार सोचता हूँ कह दूँ इनसे मैं दिल की बात,
क्या कहूं हया मेरी आंखों में छलक जाती है I
सबेरे का सूरज इनकी पलकें खुलने का इशारा है,
रात का अँधेरा पलक झुकने पे ले आती हैं I
ज़िन्दगी में लाखों ग़म इधर उधर बिखरे हों तो क्या,
ज़िन्दगी के सारे ग़म इनकी लौ भुलाती हैं I
मुझे अब इनके सिवा कुछ और न चाहिए, रवि,
जन्नत – ऐ – खुदा खुद बा खुद मिल जाती है I

Please enjoy: Tumhare nain dekh ke suna hai log jogi ho gaye…

I hope you liked my choice of Song #4 in Raat or Din series.

Please await Song #5 – Sab khuchh luta ke hosh mein aaye.

BEAUTIFUL DUET #5 – JHILMIL SITAARON KA MAUSAM HOGA

Beautiful Duet Series

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

On 04 Dec 20, I gave you Beautiful Duet #4 – O neend na mujhako aaye. So here, then, is the next one:

Song #5
Jhilmil sitaron ka aangan hoga

Why This Series?

I have already explained that one of the biggest neglected areas in songs in this group has been Duets. One reason for it is that when we pay tribute to singers on their birthdays and anniversaries, we normally put up solos by them.

Yes, anyone can put it up too: just one song per day after checking with me for next day’s slot.

Mohammad Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar

They are my all time favourites, We can talk about this pair and that pair but some of Hindi films’ best duets have been sung by them. I have very precious memories of these duets.

Take this one, for example. There is enormous wistfulness that surrounds new lovers; everything looks so beautiful, everything appears heavenly. Everything appears possible!

A boy and girl, in love, were lying on the beach and he was reading Byron’s poetry to her: Roll on thou dark blue ocean….She touched his arm and in a trance said, “Just look, John, the ocean is doing what you are asking it to do”!

That, ladies and gentlemen, is the power of Love; that also is the trust in the power of Love.

Anand Bakshi and Laxmikant Pyarelal

They were the most versatile pair of Lyricist with Music Director; they made songs of approximately 300 movies. No other pair is even close to their halfway mark. And yet, they maintained quality all throughout.
Take this song, for example. A song depicting this belief in Love was to be made and in the movie she would sing it again at crucial juncture. It had to have lyrics that would be so extraordinary that you too would believe in their Love. Anand Bakshi provided just those:

झिलमिल सितारों का आँगन होगा
रिमझिम बरसता सावन होगा

प्रेम की गली में एक
छोटा सा घर बनाएंगे
कलियाँ ना मिले ना सही
काँटों से सजाएंगे
बगियाँ से सुंदर वो बन होगा
रिमझिम बरसता सावन होगा
झिलमिल सितारों का आँगन होगा
रिमझिम बरसता सावन होगा

तेरी आँखों से सारा
संसार मैं देखूँगी
देखूँगी इस पार या
उस पार मैं देखूँगी
नैनों को तेरा ही दर्शन होगा
रिमझिम बरसता सावन होगा
झिलमिल सितारों का आँगन होगा
रिमझिम बरसता सावन होगा

फिर तो मस्त हवाओं के
हम झोके बन जाएंगे
नैना सुन्दर सपनों के
झरोखे बन जाएंगे
मन आशाओं का दर्पण होगा
रिमझिम बरसता सावन होगा
ऐसा सुंदर सपना अपना जीवन होगा
झिलमिल सितारों का आँगन होगा
रिमझिम बरसता सावन होगा

And then, Laxmikant Pyarelal composed it in a tune that appears to be in sync with their heartbeats. Beautiful.

The Movie

(courtesy: en.wikipedia.org)

Jeevan Mrityu was the name of this 1970 movie that was produced by Tarachand Barjatya (Hum Aapke Hain Kaun and other such feel-good movies). The movie was directed by Satyen Bose. What memorable movies he made: both Jagriti and Dosti directed by him won Filmfare Best Movie awards. Raat Aur Din and Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi were unforgettable too.

My Own Poetry

I have already given you this a few times:
HUM EK, HAMARI EK…

हम एक, हमारी एक……….. ज़िन्दगी,
कभी एक दूजे की, कभी खुदा की बंदगी I
पैंतीस साल पहले जो मांगी थी दुआ,
उसी का तो अब तक है सिलसिला,
नज़रों का एक होना तो सुनते आये थे,
पर यहाँ तो दिल, ख्वाब, सब एक हुआ I

हम एक, हमारी एक ………….पहचान,
एक दूसरे में बस्ती है अपनी जान I
गरीब थे हम, पर बने रहे अमीर,
हम ही तो थे कल के राँझा और हीर,
दोस्तों ने जिन्हे हमें धनि बनाया,
कहा: “यही तो हैं प्यार की तस्वीर” I

हम एक, हमारी एक ……….. कोशिश,
क्या खूब बनी प्यार की बन्दिश I
ज़िन्दगी में आये कई चढ़ाव उतार,
हम एक संग पहुंचे उनके पार,
ऐसे ही बनी रहे हमारी छोटी सी ज़िन्दगी,
ऐसे ही बना रहे हमारा छोटा सा परिवार I

हम एक, हमारी एक ………. दास्तान,
तू मेरा जहान, मैं तेरा जहान I
कई बरस बाद, हम हवा में समा जाएंगे,
किसी को फिर नज़र नहीं आएंगे,
पर फिर भी देखना लोग भूलेंगे नहीं,
जब प्यार का ज़िक्र हो, हम याद आएंगे I
हम एक, हमारी एक ……… फ़रियाद,
प्यार हमारा बना रहे, मरने के भी बाद I

The Duet

Please enjoy: Jhilmil sitaron ka aangan hoga…

I hope you liked my choice of Beautiful Duet #5.

Please await Beautiful Duet #6 – Dil ki nazar se.

 

BEAUTIFUL DUET #4 – O NEEND NA MUJHAKO AAYE

Beautiful Duet Series

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

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

Song #4
O neend na mujhako aaye

Hemant Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar

(pic courtesy: songpedia.com)

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

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

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

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

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

Post Box 999

(Poster courtesy” cinestaan.com)

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

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

The Song

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

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

Look at the Lyrics:

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

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

दो: ओ नींद …

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

दो: ओ नींद …

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

दो: ओ नींद …

My Own Poetry

HUSN WAALON KO NA DIL DENA

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

Please enjoy: O neend na mujhako aaye..

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

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

ZINDAGI OR JEEVAN SONG #3 – AAJ JAANE KI ZIDD NA KARO

Zindagi or Jeevan Songs Series

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

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

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

First of All – My Sister Mona Maharaj

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

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

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

Farida Khanum

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

(Pic courtesy: Economic Times)

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

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

Fayyaz Hashmi

(Pic courtesy: poemhunter.com)

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

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

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

My Introduction to the Ghazal

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

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

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

The Ghazal

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

Please enjoy: Aaj jaane ki zid na karo…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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