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 #36 in the series. I hope you liked Song #35 – Yashomati maiya se bole Nandlala.
Song #36
Toot gayi hai mala moti bikhar chale
Theme-word: Do din reh ke saath jaane kidhar chale
Remembering Prithviraj Kapoor on His Birth Anniversary 03 Nov
He was born on this day in 1906 in Tehsil Samundri, Lyallpur District of that part of Punjab, which is in Pakistan now.
He was a pioneer of Indian theatre and of Hindi Films Industry. He started as an actor during the silent era of films, in 1928. So fond was he of stage acting that. in 1944, he started Prithvi Theatre in Bombay.
He was the doyen of a family that has made the greatest contribution to Hindi cinema. He was honoured with Padma Bhushan and Dadasaheb Phalke Award, which was later awarded to two of this three sons too.
His eldest son Raj Kapoor was born in 1924 and three years later the family moved to Bombay.
Harishchandra Taramati
This 1963 movie was directed by BK Adarsh and starred Prithviraj as Harishchandra and Jayamala as Taramati, his wife.
I would have loved to give you the song Jagat bhar ki roshni ke liye Suraj re tu jalte rehna except for the need to have theme-word in the song.
Today, also happens to be the Birth Anniversary of Laxmikant. Laxmikant Pyarelal composed songs for this movie too in 1963, the same year that they composed songs for Parasmani whose song Woh jab yaad aaye bahut yaad aaye I have given you in Zindagi or Jeevan Songs today.
Except for one song that was penned by Bharat Vyas, all the other songs of the movie were written by Kavi Pradeep; this one too.
The Song
This song was sung too by Kavi Pradeep. Prithviraj didn’t go about singing and dancing in his movies. However, there are many songs picturised on him.
If you know the story of Harishchandra, the king of Ikshvaku dynasty, Harishchandra, in order to honour the word that he gave to Vishwamitra (He was known as Satyavadi), sold off his family, gave away his kingdom and agreed to be a slave.
This song depicts that transformation.
Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy: Toot gayi hai mala moti bikhar chale…
टूट गयी है माला २
मोटी बिखर चले दो दिन रह कर
साथ जाने किधर चले टूट गयी है मालामिलन की दुनिया छोड़ चले
ये आज बिरह में सपने २
खोये खोये नैनों में हैं
उजड़े उजड़े सपने २व्याध की गठरी लिए झुकाये नज़र चले
दो दिन रह कर साथ जाने किधर चलेटूट गयी है माला अब तो ये
जग में जियेंगे आँसू पिटे पिटे २जैसी इनपे बीती वैसी और किसी पे न बीते २
कोई मत पूछो इन्हें के ये किस डगर चलेदो दिन रह कर साथ जाने किधर चले
टूट गयी है माला मोटी बिखर चले
दो दिन रह कर साथ जाने किधर
I hope you liked my choice of Raat or Din Song #36.
Please await Raat or Din Song #37- Gum sum nisha aayi.
