Category: Music and Cinema

This is the final part of four parts of the Best Songs of Rajinder Krishan.

In Part I of ‘The Best Songs Of Rajendra Krishan, The Richest Lyricist’ I gave you 25 songs. After the initial introductory songs, I gave you songs chronologically from the year 1951  to 1955, from Badi Bahen to Azaad. On the 2nd of Sep 16, since it was the first birth anniversary of Sadhana after her demise on 25 Dec 2015, I also gave three songs of hers penned by Rajendra Krishan (or Rajinder Krishan since he used both the spellings).

In ‘The Best Songs Of Rajendra Krishan, The Richest Lyricist – Part II’, I gave you another 26 songs from Ai dil mujhe bata de tu kis pe aa gaya hai… (1956 movie Bhai Bhai) to Zaroorat hai zaroorat hai, zaroorat hai, ik shrimati ki….(1962 movie Manmauji).

In ‘The Best Songs Of Rajendra Krishan, The Richest Lyricist – Part III‘, I gave you another 24 songs from Ai dil ab kahin na jaa… (1963 movie Bluff Master) to Ai dost mere maine duniya dekhi hai… (1966 movie Sachaai).

I reiterate that I am a lyrical man; words of the songs are often the most important part of the songs for me. Indeed, on the Facebook I have a page titled ‘Lyrical’ to honour and pay tribute to various lyricists. I have several (almost a dozen) posts on  my blog on my favourite lyricist and poet Shakeel Badayuni. The following posts about Rajendra Krishan have been reconstructed from the same page. Rajendra Krishan was considered the richest lyricist, writer and poet not only because he won a jackpot of Rupees 46 Lakhs in horse-racing.

Lets take up the final 25 best songs penned by Rajinder Krishan.

Song #76
Chanda se hoga woh pyaara…..

We took a day’s break, Ladies and gentlemen, because of Manna Dey’s death anniversary by giving you songs that Rajendra Krishan wrote for Manna Dey to sing.

I have given you 44 songs of Kaifi Azmi so far. in two equal parts. In the first part of ‘The Best Songs Of Kaifi Azmi, A Great Lyricist And Poet’, after a brief introduction and giving you, as I usually do, three of my favourite songs of his; viz, Jaane kya dhoondati rehti hain ye aankhen mujh mein from 1961 movie Shola Aur Shabnam, his first ghazal that he wrote at the age of eleven: Itna to zindagi mein kisi ki khalal padhe, and the 1973 movie Hanste Zakhm song: Aaj socha to aansu bhar aaye, I settled down to giving you his songs chronologically. I, thereafter covered his best songs from his first in 1951 movie Buzdil (Rote rote guzr gayi raat re) to Main yeh soch kar uske dar se utha tha from the 1964 Chetan Anand movie Haqeeqat.

In ‘The Best Songs Of Kaifi Azmi, A Great Lyricist And Poet – Part II’, I started with a song from the 1964 movie Haqeeqat (Zara si ahat hoti hai to dil sochata hai kahin ye woh to nahin) and ending with a song called Heer from the 1970 Chetan Anand movie Heer Ranjha (Doli chadate hi Heer ne bain kiye).

At this stage I reiterate that I am a lyrical man; words of the songs are often the most important part of the songs for me. Indeed, on the Facebook I have a page titled ‘Lyrical’ to honour and pay tribute to various lyricists. I have several (almost a dozen) posts on  my blog on my favourite lyricist and poet Shakeel Badayuni. The following posts about Kaifi Azmi have been reconstructed from the same page. Kaifi Azmi was the master lyricist who could give vent to the most powerful thoughts and strongest emotions by using the simplest of the words.

Lets examine the last part of Best Songs of Kaifi Azmi:

Song #45
Yeh duniya, yeh mehfil mere kaam ki nahin….

Waris Shah penned his Heer in the year 1766. Even till today is the most tearful bidai song in the world.

In the rendition of Heer, in the 1970 movie Heer Ranjha if you saw Ranjha (Raaj Kumar) running after the doli of Heer (Priya Rajvansh) and wondered what it was all about, here is that part of the story:

“In Waris Shah’s version of the epic, it is said that Ranjha left his home because his brothers’ wives refused to give him food. Eventually he arrives in Heer’s village and falls in love with her. Heer’s father offers Ranjha a job herding his cattle. Heer becomes mesmerised by the way Ranjha plays his flute and eventually falls in love with him. They meet each other secretly for many years until they are caught by Heer’s jealous uncle, Kaido, and her parents Chuchak and Malki. Heer is forced by her family and the local priest or ‘Maulvi’ to marry another man named Saida Khera.

Ranjha is heartbroken. He wanders the countryside alone, until eventually he meets a Jogi (ascetic). After meeting Gorakhnath, the founder of the “Kanphata” (pierced ear) sect of jogis at Tilla Jogian (the ‘Hill of Ascetics’, located 50 miles north of the historic town of Bhera, Sargodha District, Punjab), Ranjha becomes a jogi himself, piercing his ears and renouncing the material world. Reciting the name of the Lord (Rabb) he wanders all over Punjab, eventually finding the village where Heer now lives.

The two return to Heer’s village, where Heer’s parents agree to their marriage. However, on the wedding day, Kaido poisons her food so that the wedding will not take place. Hearing this news, Ranjha rushes to aid Heer, but is too late, as she has already eaten the poison and has died. Brokenhearted once again, Ranjha eats the remaining poisoned Laddu (sweet) which Heer has eaten and dies by her side.”

So, that brings us to the last song that I had planned to give you, the song about his wandering the countryside heartbroken.

Kaifi Azmi penned some heart-rending but meaningful lyrics here and Madan Mohan composed them well. The best is the rendition by the god of songs: Mohammad Rafi.

Please enjoy: Yeh duniya, yeh mehfil mere kaam ki nahin….

ye duniyaa ye mahafil
mere kaam kii nahii.n – (2)

kisako sunaauu.N haal-e-dil beqaraar kaa
bujhataa huaa charaaG huu.N apane mazaar kaa
ai kaash bhuul jaauu.N magar bhuulataa nahii.n
kis dhuum se uThaa thaa janaazaa bahaar kaa
ye duniyaa…

apanaa pataa mile na khabar yaar kii mile
dushman ko bhii naa aisii sazaa pyaar kii mile
unako khudaa mile hai khudaa kii jinhe talaash
mujhako bas ik jhalak mere diladaar kii mile
ye duniyaa…

saharaa me.n aake bhii mujhako Thikaanaa na milaa
Gam ko bhuulaane kaa koii bahaanaa na milaa
dil tarase jis me.n pyaar ko kyaa samajhuu.N us sa.nsaar ko
ik jiitii baazii haarake mai.n Dhuu.NDhuu.N bichha.De yaar ko
ye duniyaa…

duur nigaaho.n se aa.Nsuu bahaataa hai koii
kaise na jaauu.N mai.n mujhako bulaataa hai koii
yaa TuuTe dil ko jo.D do yaa saare ba.ndhan to.D do
ai parbat rastaa de mujhe ai kaa.NTo.n daaman chho.D do
ye duniyaa…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuFIMnqb6H4

Song #46
Simti si sharmayi si……

In 1971 he penned lyrics for the songs of two movies: Parwana and Chhoti Bahu. Lets take Parwana first.

In Part I of ‘The Best Songs Of Rajendra Krishan, The Richest Lyricist’ I gave you 25 songs. After the initial introductory songs, I gave you songs chronologically from the year 1951  to 1955, from Badi Bahen to Azaad. On the 2nd of Sep 16, since it was the first birth anniversary of Sadhana after her demise on 25 Dec 2015, I also gave three songs of hers penned by Rajendra Krishan (or Rajinder Krishan since he used both the spellings).

In ‘The Best Songs Of Rajendra Krishan, The Richest Lyricist – Part II’, I gave you another 26 songs from Ai dil mujhe bata de tu kis pe aa gaya hai… (1956 movie Bhai Bhai) to Zaroorat hai zaroorat hai, zaroorat hai, ik shrimati ki….(1962 movie Manmauji). We have, therefore, crossed the halfway mark.

I reiterate, yet another time, that am a lyrical man; words of the songs are often the most important part of the songs for me. Indeed, on the Facebook I have a page titled ‘Lyrical’ to honour and pay tribute to various lyricists. I have several (almost a dozen) posts on  my blog on my favourite lyricist and poet Shakeel Badayuni. The following posts about Rajendra Krishan have been reconstructed from the same page. Rajendra Krishan was considered the richest lyricist, writer and poet not only because he won a jackpot of Rupees 46 Lakhs in horse-racing.

Song #52
Ai dil ab kahin naa jaa….

Last night, we listened to three excellent songs from the 1962 movie Sadhana starring Kishore Kumar and Sadhana. Madan Mohan composed the songs on Rajinder Krishan’s lyrics.

I am fond of calling myself a lyrical man; words of the songs are often the most important part of the songs for me. Indeed, on the Facebook I have a page titled ‘Lyrical’ to honour and pay tribute to various lyricists. I have several (almost a dozen) posts on  my blog on my favourite lyricist and poet Shakeel Badayuni. The following posts about Sahir Ludhianvi have been reconstructed from the same page. Sahir was given the moniker of being the People’s Poet. As we go along, you would know why.

I started the series to bring home the point that whilst we genuinely love everything that Shakeel wrote, many other contemporary poets and lyricists were also good and popular.

So far, we have taken up three lyricists of great fame:

1. Shailendra. The opening song that I selected was Kuchh aur zamaana kehta hai.
2. Rajinder Krishan with his Mujhase mat poochh mere ishq mein.
3. Kaifi Azmi with his Jaane kyaa dhoondati rehati hain ye aankhen mujh mein.

Today is the beginning of a new month and year and an auspicious day to start with out fourth lyricist: Sahir Ludhianvi.

Sahir was born as Abdul Hayee on 8th March 1921. Sahir means ‘Wakeful’ or ‘Magician’ and this poet from Karimpura, Ludhiana actually awakened us with his poetry as a magician.

His mother Sardar Begum suffered at the hands of his father who eventually remarried. Some of Sahir’s poetry reflects that angst about the treatment of women. Sahir gained fame in his college (Khalsa College, Ludhiana) reading out his poems and giving his fiery speeches.

Sahir didn’t marry though he was romantically inclined to Amrita Pritam and later to the singer Sudha Malhotra.

Sahir’s style of poetry was different from Shakeel’s. Indeed, Shakeel was exclusively a poet of Love whereas almost all other poets of that era, including Sahir, wrote about the social conditions prevalent in the country including poverty.

For example, if Shakeel wrote for a Leader song, about Taj Mahal:

“Ek Shehanshah ne banwa ke haseen Taj Mahal,
Saari duniya ko mohabbat ki nishaani di hai,
Iske saaye mein sadaa pyaar ke charche honge
Khatam jo ho naa sakegi wo kahani di hai”

Sahir’s was to be critical of Shahjehan for the ostentation:

“Ek Shaehanshah ne banwa ke haseen Taj Mahal,
Ham gareebon ki mohabbat ka udhaaya hai mazaak,
Mere mehboob kahin aur mila kar mujhako.”

Many of his fans consider Sahir Ludhianvi as the greatest poet and lyricist of that era.

These do not include me though I was brought up in a place close to Sahir’s. As I told you a favourite is not someone like a horse who wins all races for you. A favourite is the one who comes closest to your own emotions and moods. Shakeel Badayuni does that for me.

Sahir received Filmfare awards for Best Lyricist twice: once for the Taj Mahal song: Jo vaada kiya wo nibhaana padhega; and once for the title song of Yash Chopra’s Kabhie Kabhie, which some feel was tailored on his own biography in part.

Song #01
Aurat ne janam diya mardon ko, mardon ne use bazaar diya….

Lets take a very expressive song from his 1958 BR Chopra movie Sadhana that starred Vyjayanthimala as a prostitute in love with a professor Sunil Dutt.

The film was about rehabilitation of prostitutes and stirred the conscience of the society towards them.

Datta Naik composed the song almost like a nazm, which it was.

Please enjoy: Aurat ne janam diya mardon ko, mardon ne use bazaar diya….

aurat ne janam diyaa mardo.n ko, mardo.n ne use baazaar diyaa
jab jii chaahaa kuchalaa masalaa, jab jii chaahaa dutkaar diyaa

tulatii hai kahii.n diinaaro.n me.n, bikatii hai kahii.n baazaaro.n me.n
na.ngii nachavaaii jaatii hai, aiyyaasho.n ke darabaaro.n me.n
ye vo beizzat chiiz hai jo, ba.nT jAtI hai izzatadaaro.n me.n

mardo.n ke liye har zulm ravaa.N, aurat ke liye ronaa bhii khataa
mardo.n ke liye laakho.n seje.n, aurat ke liye bas ek chitaa
mardo.n ke liye har aish kaa haq, aurat ke liye jiinaa bhii sazaa

jin hoTho.n ne inako pyaar kiyaa, un hoTho.n kaa vyaapaar kiyaa
jis kokh me.n inakaa jism Dhalaa, us kokh kaa kaarobaar kiyaa
jis tan se uge kopal ban kar, us tan ko zaliil-o-khAr kiyaa

mardo.n ne banaayii jo rasme.n, unako haq kaa faramaan kahaa
aurat ke zindaa jal jaane ko, kurbaanii aur balidaan kahaa
qismat ke badale roTii dii, usako bhii ehasaan kahaa

sa.nsaar kii har ek besharmii, gurbat kii god me.n palatii hai
chakalo.n me.n hii aa ke rukatii hai, faako.n me.n jo raah nikalatii hai
mardo.n kii havas hai jo aksar, aurat ke paap me.n Dhalatii hai

aurat sa.nsaar kii qismat hai, fir bhii taqadiir kii hotii hai
avataar payambar janatii hai, phir bhii shaitaan kii beTii hai
ye vo badaqismat maa.N hai jo, beTo.n kii sez pe leTii hai

Song #02
Thandi hawayen, lehrake aayen…

My maternal grandparents, after moving from Lahore, when the partition between India and Pakistan took place in Aug 1947, moved to a village halfway between Ludhiana and Nawanshahr. Sahir, did the opposite of that before partition. He studied in Ludhiana in the Khalsa High School and later in the government college. However, in 1943, at the age of 22 years, he moved to Lahore.

It was in Lahore that he published his first poetry compilation called Talkhiyan (Bitterness) in 1945. Just like most Urdu poets of that era, he became a member of Progressive Writers Association.

His style of doing things got him ample notoreity. When he was in the college in Ludhiana, he was expelled for having entered the Common Room for girls. I remember this anecdote quite well. He was fined all of Rupees Five (a huge sum at that time). He produced a ten rupees note from his kurta pocket. The principal wanted to give him the balance but he insisted that the principal keep the change just in case he, Sahir, went to the Girl’s Common Room again.

Similarly, in Pakistan, his fiery poetry, after independence, got him a warrant of arrest issued by the Pakistani government for promoting communism.

In 1949, therefore, he fled Lahore and came to India. In any case, he was too secular to be kept in Muslim Pakistan.

Soon he moved to Bombay to try his hand at writing lyrics for Hindi films. In two decades, he was so successful that he built a bungalow in Bombay called Parchhayiyan (Shadows).

In 1949 itself he wrote songs for Azadi Ki Raah Par, the movie that had Shyamlal Prashad Gupta’s famous poem converted into a song: Jhanda ooncha rahe hamaara; which I have given you on my blog in ‘The Best Azaadi (Independence) Poems’ ever written. However, Sahir’s songs including Badal rahi hai zindagi went unnoticed.

However, in 1951 movie Naujawaan for which SD Burman composed the songs, Sahir was suddenly noticed. This started a great partnership together especially for Guru Dutt movies starting with the 1951 movie Baazi.

Naujawaan was a Mahesh Kaul movie and starred Nalini Jayawant and Premnath in lead roles.

Here is the list of songs for the movie:

1. Dekho dekho jii kuchh bhii kar lo jiit hamaarii hai.
2. Dil kaa dard na jaane duniyaa.
3. Ek aag hai dahakataa raag hai.
4. Pi pi pi piyaa ham aur ham pi pi piyaa tum aur ham.
5. PanaghaT pe dekho aa_ii milan kii belaa.
6. ThaNDii havaae.n laharaake aae.n.
7. Zaraa jhuum le, jawaanii kaa samaa.N hai suhaanaa.

Naturally, the song to listen to is Thandi hawayen sung by Lata Mangeshkar.

Please enjoy: Thandi hawayen, lehrake aayen…

ThaNDii havaae.n, laharaake aae.n
rut hai javaa.n, unako yahaa.N, kaise bulaae.n
ThaNDii havaae.n …

chaa.Nd aur taare, ha.Nsate nazaare
milake sabhii, dil me.n sakhii, jaaduu jagaaye.n
ThaNDii havaae.n …

kahaa bhI nA jaaye, rahaa bhI nA jaaye
tumase agar, mile bhI nazar, ham jhe.np jaae.n
ThaNDii havaae.n …

dil ke fasaane, dil hii nA jaane
tumako sajan, dil kii lagan, kaise bataaye.n
ThaNDii havaae.n …

Song #03
Dekh ke akeli mohe barkha sataaye….

Guru Dutt’s 1951 movie Baazi was a major success for Sahir Ludhianvi, within two years of joining the Hindi films. The movie starred Dev Anand and Geeta Bali.

In the Great Lyricists series, we had started with our third lyricist (not in any particular order) Kaifi Azmi. In the first part of ‘The Best Songs Of Kaifi Azmi, A Great Lyricist And Poet’, after a brief introduction and giving you, as I usually do, three of my favourite songs of his; viz, Jaane kya dhoondati rehti hain ye aankhen mujh mein from 1961 movie Shola Aur Shabnam, his first ghazal that he wrote at the age of eleven: Itna to zindagi mein kisi ki khalal padhe, and the 1973 movie Hanste Zakhm song: Aaj socha to aansu bhar aaye, I settled down to giving you his songs chronologically. I, thereafter covered his best songs from his first in 1951 movie Buzdil (Rote rote guzr gayi raat re) to Main yeh soch kar uske dar se utha tha from the 1964 Chetan Anand movie Haqeeqat.

I am a lyrical man; words of the songs are often the most important part of the songs for me. Indeed, on the Facebook I have a page titled ‘Lyrical’ to honour and pay tribute to various lyricists. I have several (almost a dozen) posts on  my blog on my favourite lyricist and poet Shakeel Badayuni. The following posts about Kaifi Azmi have been reconstructed from the same page. Kaifi Azmi was the master lyricist who could give vent to the most powerful thoughts and strongest emotions by using the simplest of the words.

We resume after giving you two songs from 1964 movie Haqeeqat in Part I.

Song #23
Zara si ahat hoti hai to dil sochata hai kahin ye woh to nahin…

And it is not as if the soldiers in Ladakh in the 1964 movie Haqeeqat were missing their beloveds. The beloveds too had their share of giving vent to their emotions in the song. And, Kaifi Azmi, who was ever sensitive towards the women, brought out those emotions so well in this song sung by Lata Mangeshkar.

In Part I of ‘The Best Songs Of Rajendra Krishan, The Richest Lyricist’ I gave you 25 songs. After the initial introductory songs, I gave you songs chronologically from the year 1951  to 1955, from Badi Bahen to Azaad. On the 2nd of Sep 16, since it was the first birth anniversary of Sadhana after her demise on 25 Dec 2015, I also gave three songs of hers penned by Rajendra Krishan (or Rajinder Krishan since he used both the spellings).

I reiterate that I am a lyrical man; words of the songs are often the most important part of the songs for me. Indeed, on the Facebook I have a page titled ‘Lyrical’ to honour and pay tribute to various lyricists. I have several (almost a dozen) posts on  my blog on my favourite lyricist and poet Shakeel Badayuni. The following posts about Rajendra Krishan have been reconstructed from the same page. Rajendra Krishan was considered the richest lyricist, writer and poet not only because he won a jackpot of Rupees 46 Lakhs in horse-racing.

Song #26
Ai dil mujhe bata de tu kis pe aa gaya hai…

In his next movie, the 1956 movie Bhai Bhai, Rajinder Krishan not only wrote the lyrics but also wrote the dialogues of the movie. The movie starred Ashok Kumar, Kishore Kumar, Nirupa Roy, Shyama, Nimmi, Daisy Irani, David and Om Prakash.

I am a lyrical man; words of the songs are often the most important part of the songs for me. Indeed, on the Facebook I have a page titled ‘Lyrical’ to honour and pay tribute to various lyricists. I have several (almost a dozen) posts on  my blog on my favourite lyricist and poet Shakeel Badayuni. The following posts about Kaifi Azmi have been reconstructed from the same page. Kaifi Azmi was the master lyricist who could give vent to the most powerful thoughts and strongest emotions by using the simplest of the words.

Song #1
Jaane kyaa dhoondati rehati hain ye aankhen mujh mein….

Sorry for the long break due to my being away to Dehradun, Haridwar and Rishikesh.

I am a lyrical man; words of the songs are often the most important part of the songs for me. Indeed, on the Facebook I have a page titled ‘Lyrical’ to honour and pay tribute to various lyricists. I have several (almost a dozen) posts on  my blog on my favourite lyricist and poet Shakeel Badayuni. The following posts about Rajendra Krishan have been reconstructed from the same page. Rajendra Krishan was considered the richest lyricist, writer and poet not only because he won a jackpot of Rupees 46 Lakhs in horse-racing.

Song #1
Mujhase mat poochh tere ishq mein kyaa rakha hai….

The era in which Shakeel Badayuni was active, belonged to Lyricists. Since the success of the movies’ success primarily depended upon their songs, and since songs were appreciated for their lyrics, the Lyricists were centre stage. One such lyricist of that era was Rajinder Krishan (he preferred to write his name with these spellings though his titles used various combos, the most frequent being Rajendra Krishan). I think of him as ‘Simla boy’ (my home station) since although he was born in Jalalapur Jatan (that part of Gujarat, which is now in Pakistan), his boyhood and early manhood was spent in Simla where he was a clerk in the elctricity department.

I share another interesting thing with him, in that a quarter of century later after he was born, I too was born on the 6th of June!

Even before I was born, he left Simla (now Shimla) and came to Bombay (now Mumbai) to try his luck in the Hindi film industry that had shifted there from Calcutta (now Kolkata).

One of the first music directors that he was associated with as Lyricist (initially, he tried his hand as a screenwriter) was C Ramchandra.

The movie from which I have taken this song to tell you about matching lyrics with Shakeel Badayuni was the 1953 movie Anarkali (earlier he wrote lyrics for the songs of Amar Kahani (1949; with MD Husanlal Bhagatram), Albela (1951; with C Ramchandra), Araam (1951; with Anil Biswas) and Ladki (1953; with R. Sudarsanam and Dhaniram).

Ananrkali was his second movie with C Ramchandra. Initially the MD was Vasant Prakash and after his death C Ramchandra took over. Its 11 songs were penned by four lyricist: Rajinder Krishan penned four of them and the others were by Shailendra, Hasrat Jaipuri and Jaan Nisar Akhtar (Jawed Akhtar’s father).

Some of you would tell me that Rajinder Krishan’s best lyrics are to be found in Adaalat (1958) and Jahan Ara (1964). But, those we shall come to later. Lets get on with 1953 movie Anarkali.

The story is thew same as that of Mughal-e-Azam (which came later) and hence I shall not repeat that. Pradeep Kumar acted as Prince Salim, Bina Rai as the courtesan Anarkali in the court of Emperor Akbar and Noor Jahan as Nur Jehan.

I feel that Rajinder Krishan excelled in the lyrics of this song in the very early stages of his career. The third stanza is so exquisite that at least I am rendered speechless with its simple beauty.

One more thing. Seven years later, Shakeel and Naushad created the songs of Mughal-e-Azam and they became iconic. However, Anarkali songs are as fondly remembered as of Mughal-e-Azam.

Please enjoy: Mujhase mat poochh tere ishq mein kyaa rakha hai….

dil kii lagii hai kyaa, ye kabhii dil lagaake dekh
aa.Nsuu bahaake dekh kabhii muskaraake dekh
paravaanaa jal rahaa hai magar jal rahaa hai kyaa
ye raaz jaananaa hai to khud ko jalaake dekh

mujh se mat puuchh mere ishq me.n kyA rakhaa hai
ek sholaa hai jo siine me.n chhuupaa rakhaa hai

daag-e-dil daag-e-jigar daag-e-tamannaa lekar (2)
mai.n ne viiraan bahaaro.n ko sajaa rakhaa hai
mujh se mat puuchh

hai zamaanaa jise betaab miTaane ke liye (2)
mai.nne us yaad ko siine se lagaa rakhaa hai
mujh se mat puuchh

bhUlanevaale tujhe dard-e-muhabbat kii kasam (2)
mai.n ne is dard me.n duniyA ko bhulaa rakh hai
mujh se mat puuchh

Song #2
Shola jo bhadke…

The 1951 movie Albela was another one in which Rajinder Krishan paired with C Ramchandra to make some very memorable songs. The movie was written and directed by Bhagwan Dada who became famous for his moonwalk style of dancing in the movie. Geeta Bali acted opposite him. Two years after its Hindi release The film was later dubbed in Tamil as Nalla Pillai in 1953.

Rajinder Krishan and C Ramchandra created the following songs:

1	Dil Dhadke Nazar Sharmaye	Lata Mangeshkar	Rajinder Krishan	03:07
2	Dheere Se Aaja Ri Ankhiyon Mein	Lata Mangeshkar & Chitalkar	Rajinder Krishan	03:21
3	Shola Jo Bhadke	Lata Mangeshkar & Chitalkar	Rajinder Krishan	03:31
4	Shaam Dhale Khidki Tale	Lata Mangeshkar & Chitalkar	Rajinder Krishan	03:42
5	Balma Bada Nadan Hai	Lata Mangeshkar	Rajinder Krishan	02:57
6	Deewana Parwana	Lata Mangeshkar & Chitalkar	Rajinder Krishan	04:58
7	Bholi Soorat Dil Ke Khote	Lata Mangeshkar & Chitalkar	Rajinder Krishan	03:54
8	Devta Mana Aur Pooja	Lata Mangeshkar	Rajinder Krishan	03:35
9	Qismat Ki Hawa Kabhi Naram	Chitalkar	Rajinder Krishan	03:53
10	Haseenon Se Muhabbat Ka Bura Anjaam	Chitalkar	Rajinder Krishan	02:59
11	Diwana Aagaya	Lata Mangeshkar & Mohammed Rafi	Rajinder Krishan	03:07
12	Teri Yaad Ne Mara	Lata Mangeshkar & Chitalkar	Rajinder Krishan	03:44

All songs of the movie became very popular. Shola jo bhadke was the most popular and has been recently remixed with Vidya Balan.

Please enjoy: Shola jo bhadke…..

Sholaa jo bha.Dake dil meraa dha.Dake
dard javaanii kaa sataae ba.Dh-ba.Dh ke

mahakii havaae.n bahake kadam mere
aise me.n thaam lo aa ke balam more
pattaa bhii kha.Dake to bijalii sii ka.Dake, dard …

pyaar ko mere kisane pukaaraa
dil me.n utar gayaa kisakaa ishaaraa
yaad ye kisakii laa_I paka.D ke, dard …

dekhaa jo tumako dard huaa kam
ab to na ho.nge tumase judaa ham

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkXVfGi7QVg

Song #3
Chup chup khade ho

Badi Behan was only his second movie, after Amar Kahani, for which he wrote songs. He shared credit for writing songs for the movie with Qamar Jalalabadi; he wrote 5 of the 8 songs. Whilst Qamar penned Woh pass rahen ya door rahen, Rajinder too penned some really beautiful numbers. Husnlal Bhagatram, Hindi movies’ first music duo, composed the songs.

Have a look a the list of the songs:

1	Ho Likhnewale Ne Likh Di	Suraiya	Rajinder Krishna
2	Bigdi Bananewale	Suraiya	Qamar Jalalabadi
3	Chup Chup Khade Ho	Lata Mangeshkar & Premlata	Rajinder Krishna
4	Woh Paas Rahe Ya Door	Suraiya	Qamar Jalalabadi
5	Mohabbat Ke Dhoke Mein	Mohd. Rafi	Rajinder Krishna
6	Jo Dil Mein Khushi Ban Kar Aai	Lata Mangeshkar	Rajinder Krishna
7	Chale Jana Nahin	Lata Mangeshkar	Rajinder Krishna
8	Tum Mujh Ko Bhool Jao	Suraiya	Qamar Jalalabadi

Please enjoy a very popular song of our days sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Premlata: Chup chup khade ho zaroor koi baat hai….

Chup-chup kha.De ho zarUr koI bAt hai
pahalI mulAqAt hai jI pahalI mulAqAt hai – 2
chup-chup kha.De ho …

(sAjan kI bAt par, gussA jo A gayA
zulfo.n kA bAdal, gAlo.n pe chhA gayA – 2 ) – 2
abhI-abhI din thA abhI-abhI rAt hai – 2
pahalI mulAqAt hai jI pahalI mulAqAt hai – 2
chup-chup kha.De ho …

(pahalI mulAqAt me.n, bAt aisI ho gaI
rAjA bhI kho gayA, (rAnI bhI kho gaI – 2 )) – 2
dono ko na patA chalA maze kI ye bAt hai – 2
pahalI mulAqAt hai jI pahalI mulAqAt hai – 2
chup-chup kha.De ho …

Song #4
Remembering Sadhana on Her Birth Anniversary
Love ka matlab hai pyaar….

Sadhana had left us on the Christmas morning of 2015. I started giving you these songs yesterday, 01 Sep 16; and today, 02 Sep happens to be her first birth anniversary after her demise. Today, I shall give you three songs of Sadhana penned by Rajinder Krishan.

As luck would have it, Rajinder Krishan penned the songs for Sadhana’s debut movie in 1960: Love in Simla (the place where Rajinder Krishan was working as a clerk before going to Bombay to join Hindi movies) that was produced by Sashadhar Mukherjee and hence starred his son Joy Mukherjee in the lead role. The movie was directed by RK Nayyar. He and Sadhana fell in love during the making of the movie and married thereafter.

Iqbal Qureshi composed the songs:

1. “A Be Baby A A Ji” – Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
2. “Alif Zabar Aaa Alif Zer Ae Alif Pesh O” – Mohammed Rafi, Sudha Malhotra
3. “Dar Pe Aaye Hain” – Mukesh
4. “Dil Tham Chale Hum Aaj Kidhar” – Mohammed Rafi
5. “Dil Tham Chale Hum Aaj Kidhar v2” – Mohammed Rafi
6. “Gaal Gulabi Kiske Hai” – Mohammed Rafi
7. “Hasinon Ki Sawari Hai” – Mohammed Rafi, Suman Kalyanpur
8. “Husnwale Wafa Nahi Karte” – Mohammed Rafi, Shamshad Begum
9. “Kiya Hai Dilruba Pyar Bhi Kabhi” – Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle
10. “Love Ka Matlab Hai Pyar” – Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle
11. “Muskuraye Khet Payse Tarse Tarse” – Mohammed Rafi, Suman Kalyanpur
12. “Wo Zindagi Ke Raaste” – Mohammed Rafi

Please enjoy Mohammad Rafi and Asha Bhosle sing for Joy Mukherjee and Sadhana respectively: Love ka matlab hai pyaar….

l o v e love, love## kaa matalab hai pyaar
pyaar dilo.n kaa qaraar -2

baat ek nazar kii khel ek adaa kaa
gul khilaane vaalaa pyaar jho.nkaa havaa kaa
dil milaakar dil se dekho kyaa hai ra.ng-e-bahaar -2
##love## kaa matalab hai …

ek ha.Nsii ho.nTho.n pe ik hayaa aa.Nkho.n me.n
jo vafaa na ho to ye dil do gha.Dii kaa khumaar
##love## kaa matalab hai …

Kuubasuurat baate.n aur khud bhii hasii.n ho
tum bhii saare jahaa.N me.n kisii se kam nahii.n ho
husn dhokhaa aa.Nkh kaa hai aise dhokhe hazaar -2
##love## kaa matalab hai …

Song #5
Remembering Sadhana on Her Birth Anniversary
Main to tum sang nain milake….

Sadhana was established as a fine actress in her debut film itself that had songs penned by Rajinder Krishan. Two years later Rajinder Krishan repeated the magic for her 1962 movie Manmauji that starred Kishore Kumar opposite her. Rajinder Krishan paired with Madan Mohan, a pairing that created some of the best songs of Lata Mangeshkar. It is also a fact that some of Lata’s best songs have been lip-synced by Sadhana.

Here is the list of songs created by Rajinder Krishan and Madan Mohan:

1	Mai Toh Tum Sang Nain Milake	Lata Mangeshkar	03:31
2	Chanda Ja, Chanda Ja Re Ja	Lata Mangeshkar	03:24
3	Zaroorat Hai Zaroorat Hai	Kishore Kumar	04:25
4	Ek Thaa Abdul Rahamaan	Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar	04:10
5	Murge Ne Jhooth Bola (Kamal Barot)	Kamal Barot	03:07
6	Aaya Hai Kahan Se Pee Ke	Lata Mangeshkar	03:31
7	Buraa Lagataa Hai	Kishore Kumar	03:27
8	Murge Ne Jhooth Bola (Asha Bhosle)	Asha Bhosle	01:36

The song Main to tum sang nain milake is one of the top songs of Lata for Sadhana, the top most being O sajana barkha bahaar aayi for the movie Parakh that was penned by Shailendra and composed by Salil Chowdhury.

Please enjoy: Main to tum sang nain milake….

mai.n to tum sa.ng, nain milA ke
hAr gaI sajanA, ho, hAr gaI sajanA
mai.n to tum sa.ng, nain milA ke
hAr gaI sajanA, ho, hAr gaI sajanA

kyU.N jhUThe se prIt lagAI – 2
kyU.N chhaliye ko mIt banAyA
kyU.N A.ndhI me.n dIp jalAyA
mai.n to tum sa.ng …

sapane me.n jo bAG lagAe
nI.nd khulI to vIrAne the
ham bhI kitane dIvAne the
mai.n to tum sa.ng …

nA milatI.n ye bairan a.NkhiyA.n
chain na jAtA dil bhI ne rotA
kAsh kisI se pyAr na hotA
mai.n to tum sa.ng …

Song #6
Remembering Sadhana on Her Birth Anniversary
Chanda ja, Chanda ja re ja….

The 1962 movie Manmauji that starred Sadhana and Kishore Kumar had another Lata Mangeshkar song that was penned by Rajinder Krishan and composed by Madan Mohan.

Please enjoy: Chanda ja, Chanda ja re ja…

laa laa laa laa laa laa
chandaa jaa chandaa jaa re jaa re -2
kaahe aayaa hai akelaa tujhe maanuu.N alabelaa
mere piyaa ko bhii sa.ng le aa

chandaa jaa …

aa tujhako pahachaan bataa duu.N vo lagataa hai kaisaa
nadiyaa me.n mukh dekh le apanaa vo bhii hogaa waisaa
vo jo aaye to bi.ndiyaa sajaa duu.N
kaalii-kaalii ye laT bikharaa duu.N
meraa itanaa sa.ndesaa de aa

chandaa jaa …

dekh use kahanaa merii ni.ndiyaa ho ga_ii sautan merii
mere sa.ng-sa.ng bairan hogii baaT takat hai terii
chandaa denaa tuu merii gawaahii
ham dono.n hai.n pyaar ke raahii
bas itanaa to saath nibhaa

chandaa jaa …

Song #7
Dheere se aaja ri akhiyan mein…