ZINDAGI OR JEEVAN SONG #8 – MUJHE TUMSE KUCHH BHI NA CHAHIYE

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 #7 – Dil aaj shayar hai in Zindagi or Jeevan Songs series. Let’s start with Song #8.

Song #8
Mujhe tumse kuchh bhi na chahiye
Theme-word: Main yeh bhool jayunga zindagi kabhi muskrayi thi pyar mein

The Complete Team of Raj Kapoor Movies Songs

It wasn’t a Raj Kapoor movie; only a Raj Kapoor and Nutan starrer (the pair of Hrishikesh Mukherjee movie Anari) and yet the team of Raj Kapoor for songs was there: Shankar Jaikishan to compose and provide music, Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri to write the lyrics (this was penned by Shailendra) and Mukesh as the singing voice of Raj Kapoor and Lata Mangeshkar for the heroine. They did a very good job. Look at some of the songs they made:

  1. Ruk jaa O jaanewali ruk jaa (a song Raj Kapoor addressed to his liquor bottle!)
  2. No baliye rut hai bahar ki.
  3. O Kanhaiya, aaj aana khwab mein.
  4. Yaad aayi adhi raat ko.
  5. This song.

Movie Directed by Om Prakash

At times, many actors have tried their hands at direction. This movie had a story penned by Om Prakash and he also directed the movie. Dialogues were written by DN Madhok, the first generation lyricist in India.

Look at the story he wrote: Shanno (Nutan) is devoted to Krishna. Since one of Krishna’s 108 names is Kanhaiya, when she wanders into the forest looking for Kanhaiya, she meets Raj Kapoor as Kanhaiya and assumes that he is the Krishna she is devoted to. The villagers feel Shanno and Kanhaiya are in love and must get married. She is only too happy to be married to the object of her worship; only to realise that this Kanhaiya is a drunkard. She refuses to marry the lout.

What a story!

The story obviously takes a turn for Raj Kapoor to be enacting this song.

The Lyrics

मुझे तुम से कुछ भी न चाहिये
मुझे मेरे हाल पे छोड़ दो
मुझे मेरे हाल पे छोड़ दो
मेरा दिल अगर कोई दिल न था
उसे मेरे सामने तोड़ दो
मुझे तुम से कुछ भी …

मैं ये भूल जाऊँगा ज़िंदगी
कभी मुस्कुरायी थी प्यार में
मैं ये भूल जाऊँगा मेरा दिल
कभी खिल उठा था बहार में
जिन्हें इस जहाँ ने भुला दिया
मेरा नाम उन में ही जोड़ दो
मुझे तुम से कुछ भी …

तुम्हें अपना कहने की चाह में
कभी हो सके न किसी के हम
यही ददर् मेरे जिगर में है
मुझे मार डालेगा बस ये ग़म
मैं वो गुल हूँ जो न खिला कभी
मुझे क्यों न शाख़ से तोड़ दो
मुझे तुम से कुछ भी …

My Own Poetry

Toofan Se Hoon Anjaan

बात कहने से बात निकल आती है,
न कहूं तो बात बन जाती है।
बाहर तूफ़ान आने को है लेकिन,
अंदर धड़कन खामोश हुई जाती है।

इश्क़ की हवाएं तेज़ हुआ करती थीं,
लहरें उमड़ कर उनका ही दम भरती थीं।
दिल की रगें मेरी तो थीं लेकिन,
लगता था वह उनसे कुछ डरती थीं।

और फ़िर वह मुकाम भी आया,
ज़िन्दगी ने इस कदर हमें आजमाया।
जैसे दोनों के बीच आ गया हो,
भूले हुए ज़ख्मों का कोई साया।

क्या खबर उनको हो गया हूं दूर तूफ़ान से,
जैसे साहिल पे पत्थर पड़े हों बेजान से।
इन्सान तो इन्सान है लेकिन,
मैं तो बेरुख हुआ हूं भगवान से।

रहने दो यादों के शोलों को राख में,
पड़ा रहने दो मुझे वक़्त की ख़ाक में।
नहीं लगते हैं वह फूल कभी दोबारा,
एक बार टूट जो गए उस हरी शाख से।

The Song

Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy: Mujhe tumse kuchh bhi pnaa chahiye…

I hope you enjoyed my choice for Song #8 in the series.

Please await Song #9 –  Aapke pehlu mein aake. 

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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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