ZINDAGI OR JEEVAN SONG #56 – CHALTE CHALTE MERE YEH GEET

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 #55 – Kaise koi jeeye zehar hai zindagi in Zindagi or Jeevan Songs series. Let’s start with Song #56.

Song #56
Chalte chalte mere yeh geet yaad rakhna
Theme-word: In last stanza: Aur sooni si lage tumhen jeevan ki ye dagar

Bhisham Kohli

He was a nephew of Dev Anand and had the screen name of Vishal Anand (Dev Anand’s sister was his mother). He produced the 1976 movie Chalte Chalte and decided to act as the hero of the movie opposite Simi Garewal. This was one of the 11 movies that he either produced, directed or acted in.
He appeared to be competing with Bozo for the Award of Worst Acting and realised that Bozo was miles ahead of him. Bozo also had the best of the songs picturised on him. Vishal had only this and Pyar mein kabhi kabhi aisa ho jaata hai.

Goes to prove that if someone in your family knows how to act, that doesn’t automatically make you a good actor. Kumar Gaurav too realised that his father Rajendra Kumar being Jubilee Hero didn’t have those attributes transferred to him like property inheritance.

Chalte Chalte – 1976 Movie

Kohli produced the movie and he had Sunder Das direct it. He as Vishal Anand tried to act in the movie with Simi Garewal.

The songs of the movie were penned by Amit Khanna. He gave us delightful songs in Baaton Baaton Mein too including: Uthe sab ke kadam Taara ram pam and Suniye, kahiye, kehate sunaate baaton baaton mein pyar ho gaya.

Have a look at the lyrics of this popular song composed by Bappi Lahiri:

चलते चलते, मेरे ये गीत याद रखना
कभी अलविदा ना कहना
कभी अलविदा ना कहना
रोते हँसते, बस यूँही तुम
गुनगुनाते रहना
कभी अलविदा …

प्यार करते करते, हम तुम कहीं खो जाएंगे
इन्ही बहारों के, आँचल में थक के सो जाएंगे
सपनों को फिर भी, तुम यूँही सजाते रहना
कभी अलविदा …

बीच राह में दिलवर, बिछड़ जाएं कहीं हम अगर
और सूनी सी लगे तुम्हें, जीवन की ये डगर
हम लौट आएंगे, तुम यूँही बुलाते रहना
कभी अलविदा …

(slow)
चलते चलते …
रोते हँसते …

अलविदा तो अंत है
और अंत किसने देखा
ये जुदाई ही
मिलन है जो हम ने देखा
यादों में आकर
तुम यूँही गाते रहना
कभी अलविदा …
Of course, Kishore Kumar sang it superbly.

My Own Poetry

ALVIDA!

वक़्त की आंधी में क्या क्या हुआ बर्बाद,
सुहाने प्यार की फ़क़त रह गयी है याद I

उनकी मायूसी को मैं खुशग्वार करता गया,
रफ्ता रफ्ता मेरी ही ज़िन्दगी बन गयी नाशाद I

मेरी वफाओं ने आखिर मान ली हार अपनी,
उनकी जफ़ाएं रहीं बुलंद और ज़िंदाबाद I

मैंने सोचा था उनकी खुदी आजज़ी में बदल जायेगी,
मेरे होते न सही, कम अज़ कम मेरे जाने के बाद I

अलविदा मेरे हसीन हमसफ़र ओ हमनवाज़,
जहाँ भी रहो, रहो खुशदिल और मवाद I

रुख़सत के वक़्त यह दुआ उनके साथ रहे, रवि,
हर ग़म, हर उदासी, हर बेकसी से वह रहें आज़ाद I

This Song

Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy: Chalte chalte mere yeh geet yaad rakhna (haha, as if you would…just forget it)…

I hope you enjoyed my choice for Song #56 in the series.

Please await Song #57 –  .

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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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