BEAUTIFUL DUET #1 – TUM BHI CHALO, HUM BHI CHALEN

Beautiful Duet Series

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

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

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

Why This Series?

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

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

New Series – Can You Join Too?

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

The Movie Zameer

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

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

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

Lyrics and Composition

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

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

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

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

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

My Own Poetry

I am giving you the regret version:

YEH KAHAN AA GAYE HUM?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Please enjoy: Tum bhi chalo hum bhi chalen…

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

Please await the next song in this series.

Author: Sunbyanyname

I have done a long stint in the Indian Navy that lasted for nearly thirty seven years; I rose as far as my somewhat rebellious and irreverent nature allowed me to. On retirement, in Feb 2010, the first thing that occurred to me, and those around me, was that I Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (you will find an article with this title in this blog) and hadn't lost all my noodles and hence thought of a blog titled 'This 'n That'. I later realised that every third blog is called 'This 'n That' and changed the name to 'Sunbyanyname'. I detest treading the beaten track. This blog offers me to air 'another way' of looking at things. The idea is not just to entertain but also to bring about a change. Should you feel differently, you are free to leave your comments. You can leave comments even when you agree and want to share your own experience about the topic of the blog post. Impudent or otherwise, I have never been insousciant and I am always concerned about the betterment of community, nation and the world. I hope the visitors of this blog would be able to discern it.

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