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.
Last time, I gave you Beautiful Duet #22 – Jodi hamari jamega kaise jaani. So here, then, is the next one:
Songs #23
Tere mere milan ki ye raina
Remembering Majrooh Sultanpuri and SD Burman on Their Birth Anniversaries 01 October
Majrooh First
He was the reluctant lyricist. He was the son of a police officer in Sultanpur in UP. He was a poet but instigated into writing lyrics for Hindi films (now bastardadised as Bollywood) songs by Jigar Moradabadi.
Once he got going, he made some of the most memorable songs in his very first movie: the 1946 AR Kardar movie Shahjehan, a fictional love story in the times of the emperor Shahjehan. Naushad composed the songs and Kl Saigal sang most of them. KL Saigal was so impressed with his songs that he selected one to be played at his funeral: Jab dil hi toot gaya, Hum jee ke kya karenge?
Majrooh was the first lyricist ever to be given the Dadasaheb Phalke award.
Sachin Dev Burman
From the royal family of Tripura, Sachin Dev Burman not only gave us remarkably beautiful compositions and music but also gave us a son who became as much, if not more, of a genius as he became: Rahul Dev Burman.
Whereas Raj Kapoor selected Shankar Jaikishan to make music in his movies, Dev Anand selected SD Burman. So strong was their bonding that Sachin da proudly proclaimed that his middle name was also the name of his favourite hero Dev Anand.
Majrooh and SD Burman paired together
As soon as SD Burman broke up with Sahir Ludhainvi (after 1957 movie Pyaasa), Majrooh stepped in to fill the gap and gave us music for example in ‘Paying Guest’, ‘Nau Do Gyarah’, ‘Kala Pani’, Manzil’, ‘Solva Saal’, ‘Bombai Ka Baboo’, ‘Baat Ek Raat Ki’, ‘Jewel Thief’ and ‘Teen Deviyan’.
Abhimaan – 1973 Movie
People still regard 1973 movie Abhimaan as their best SD Burman got the Filmfare Award for it). Have a look at the songs they created:
1.”Ab To Hai Tumse Har Khushi Apni”Lata Mangeshkar
2.”Loote Koi Man Ka Nagar”Manhar Udhas, Lata Mangeshkar
3.”Meet Na Mila Re Man Ka”Kishore Kumar
4.”Nadiya Kinare”Lata Mangeshkar
5.”Piya Bina Piya Bina”Lata Mangeshkar
6.”Tere Mere Milan Ki Yeh Raina”Lata Mangeshkar, Kishor 7.”Teri Bindiya Re”Mohammad Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar
The movie’s plot enabled all these songs. Amitabh sees Jaya (She too won the Filmfare Award) singing Nadiya kinare and instantly falls in love with her. Once married, he encourages her to sing professionally until he finds she obtains much more popularity than him. And that’s where Abhimaan came in. It takes him time to swallow pride and accept her as better singer.
This song is sung by them when Abhimaan melts.
Lyrics
तेरे मेरे मिलन की ये रैना
नया कोई गुल खिलायेगी
तभी तो चंचल हैं तेरे नैना
देखो ना
देखो ना, तेरे मेरे मिलन की ये रैना
(नन्हां सा गुल खिलेगा अँगना
सूनी बइंयाँ सजेगी सजना) – २
जैसे खेले चंदा बादल में
खेलेगा वो तेरे आंचल में
(चंदनिया गुनगुनायेगी) – २
तभी तो चंचल हैं तेरे नैना, देखो ना …
(तुझे थामे कई हाथों से
मिलूंगा मदभरी रातों में) – २
जगा के अनसूनी सी धड़कन
बलमवा भर दूंगी तेरा मन
(नई अदा से सतायेगी) – २
तभी तो चंचल हैं तेरे नैना, देखो ना …
Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy a most beautiful song sung by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar: Tere mere milan ki ye raina…
I hope you liked my choice of Beautiful Duet #23.
Please await Beautiful Duet #24- Deewana mastana hua dil.
