Category: Music and Cinema

I run a Facebook page called Lyrical wherein I often give theme based songs. The current theme, since 12th Aug 15, is The Best Raaga Based Songs In Hindi Movies.

I have just finished for you The Best Raaga Based Songs In Hindi Movies – Raaga Bhairavi – Part I, Part II and Part III. Recently, I put up ‘The Best Raaga Based Songs In Hindi Movies – Raaga Yaman – Part I’,  and Part II.

What is the first thing that you think of when you think of Raag Yaman? Well, nine out of ten of us will think of evening time. Even though, in later times, Raagas could be performed any time of the day, traditionally, these were based on the time of the day. And, like Hemant Kumar would sing: Hum ne shaam chuni hai.

Yaman is a raag that emerged from the Carnatic Music, whereat it is known as Kalyani or Kalyan. It is such a basic Raaga that often it is the first Raaga that is taught to the students of classical music.

It is a sampooran (complete) raaga in that all the seven swar (heptatonic) are present in the raaga. The notes of the raaga are considered similar to the Western Lydian scale of tones.

There is some discussion about the origin of the name of the Raaga Yaman. Some say its origin is Persian ‘Ei’man’ whereas the others feel that its origin is Raag Yamuna (Lord Krishna used to call Radha at the banks of Yamuna in the evenings with his flute) and over a period of time, it transformed into Yaman. The raaga is also called Kalyan or Yaman-Kalyan. There are, of course, traditionalists who feel that these are separate raagas.

With this background, it would be right to say that just like Raag Bhairavi there are hundreds of Hindi songs that are based on Raag Yaman or Kalyan and we are certainly going to have great time.

Lets recommence our journey into Raag Yaman based songs.

In the last two parts, we have taken compositions by the following music directors:

1. Sardar Malik (Saranga teri yaad mein).
2. Pankaj Mullick (Do naina matwaare tihaare).
3. Jaidev (Abhi na jaao chhod kar).
4. Hemant Kumar (Woh shaam kuchh ajeeb thi).
5. OP Nayyar (Savere ka suraj tumhaare liye hai).
6. Madan Mohan (Bhuuli hui yaadon mujhe itana naa satayo).
7. Naushad Ali (Dilruba maine tere pyaar mein).
8. RD Burman (Is mod se jaate hain).
9. Chitragupta (Jay jay he Jagdambe mata).
10. Ghulam Mohammad (Inhi logo ne le leena).
11. Dattaram (Aansu bhari hain ye jeevan ki raahen).
12. Faiyyaz Shaukat (Har ek baat pe kehte ho ke tuu kyaa hai).
13. Khemchand Prakash (Diya jalao jag mag jag mag).
14. Roshan (Chhupa lo youn dil mein pyaar mera).
15. Nisar Bazmi (Ranjish hi sahi dil hi dukhaane ke liye aa).
16. Ravindra Jain (Jab deep jale aana).
17. Shankar Jaikishen (Ehsaan tera hoga mujh par).
18. Kalyanji Anandji (Chandan sa badan chanchal chitavan).
19. Salil Choudhury (Aaansu samajh ke kyun mujhe).
20. Anil Biswas (Seene mein sulgate hain armaan).
21. Khaiyyam (Phir naa kijai gustaakh nigaahon ka gila).
22. Ravi (Jiyo to aise jiyo jaise sab tumhaara hai).
23. SN Tripathi (Lagata nahin hai dil mera).
24. Rajesh Roshan (Ghar se nikalate hi).

Song #25 Woh jab yaad aaye bahut yaad aaye…

Here is our 25th music director composing in Raag Yaman or Kalyan: Laxmikant Pyarelal. I have several songs of their composed in this raaga to choose from; but, I have chosen this from the 1963 movie Parasmani as their best in this raaga. The movie starred Mahipal and Geetanjali in leading roles. Farooq Qaiser penned the lyrics and the song is one of the most remembered duets of Mohammad Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar.

Please enjoy in Raag Yaman: Woh jab yaad aaye bahut yaad aaye….

vo jab yaad aae bahut yaad aae
Gam-e-zi.ndagii ke a.ndhere me.n hamane
chiraag-e-muhabbat jalaae bujhaae

aahaTe.n jaag uThii.n raaste ha.ns diye
thaamakar dil uThe ham kisii ke liye
ka_ii baar aisaa bhii dhokhaa huaa hai
chale aa rahe hai.n vo nazare.n jhukaae

dil sulagane lagaa ashq bahane lage
jaane kyaa-kyaa hame.n log kahane lage
magar rote-rote ha.nsii aa ga_ii hai
Kayaalo.n me.n aake vo jab muskuraae

vo judaa kyaa hue zi.ndagii kho ga_ii
shammaa jalatii rahii roshanii kho ga_ii
bahut koshishe.n kii.n magar dil na bahalaa
ka_ii saaz chhe.De ka_ii giit gaae

https://youtube.com/watch?v=lJti8tOpG0o%3F

Song #26 Jo tum todo piya main nahin todu…

Lets now take a composition by Pandit Ravi Shankar for the 1979 movie Meera that starred Hema Malini in the title role. It is a famous Meerabai bhajan sung by Vani Jairam.

Please enjoy in Raag Yaman: Jo tum todo piya main nahin todu…

jo tum to.Do piiyaa mai.n nahii.n to.Duu.N re
tosaa priit to.D kR^ishhN kaun sa.Ng jo.Duu.N re

tum bhae motii prabhu ham bhae dhaagaa
tum bhae sonaa ham bhae suhaagaa

miiraa kahe prabhu brij ke baasii
tum mere Thaakur mai.n terii daasii

https://youtube.com/watch?v=GyVfwxJrWfA%3F

Song #27Aaye ho meri zindagi mein tum bahaar banake..

Okay, we are now on to relatively newer composer Nadeem Shravan who composed this song for the 1996 Aamir Khan and Karishma Kapoor movie Raja Hindustani.

It has Sameer‘s lyrics and Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan have sung it.

Please enjoy the composition in Raag Yaman of our 27th Music Director Nadeem Shravan: Aaye ho meri zindagi mein tum bahaar banake….

aa_e ho merii zi.ndagii me.n tum bahaar ban ke
mere dil me.n yuu.n hii rahanaa tum pyaar pyaar ban ke
aa_e ho merii zi.ndagii …

aa.Nkho.n me.n tum base ho sapane hazaar ban ke
mere dil me.n yuu.n …

mere saathii mere saajan mere saath yuu.n hii chalanaa
badalegaa ra.ng zamaanaa par tum nahii.n badalanaa
merii maa.ng yuu.n hii bharanaa taare hazaar ban ke
mere dil me.n yuu.n …

gar mai.n jo ruuTh jaa_uu.n to tum mujhe manaanaa
thaamaa hai haath meraa phir umr bhar nibhaanaa
mujhe chho.D ke na jaanaa vaade hazaar karake
mere dil me.n yuu.n …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=r7cUMWxS6Xo%3F

Song #28 Badhe bhole ho hansate ho sunake duhaai…

Look at the popularity of this Raaga Yaman or Kalyan that we are on to our 28th music director composing in it. This is by Vasant Desai. This song is a Hindi version of Marathi song ‘tuzya preetiche he’ by Vasant Desai for film ‘Ramjoshi’. The name of this 1959 movie is Ardhangini, which is one of the several intense movies starring Meena Kumar and Raj Kumar like Dil Apana Preet Praayi.

It too has Majrooh Sultanpuri’s lyrics and Lata Mangeshkar’s voice. It is a Krishna vandana.

Please enjoy in Raag Yaman: Badhe bhole ho hansate ho sunake duhaai…

ba.De bhole ho, o …
ba.De bhole ho ha.Nsate ho sunake duhaaii
kanahaaii kanahaaii kanahaaii
ba.De bhole ho …

bhaage hai.n jag merii chhaayaa se duur
tan man meraa sab kii Thokar se chuur
phir phir ke phir tumare dar pe aaii
ho… phir phir ke phir tumare dar pe aaii
ba.De bhole ho ha.Nsate ho sunake duhaaii
kanahaaii kanahaaii kanahaaii
ba.De bhole ho …

jalate aa.Nsuu… jalate aa.Nsuu
jalate aa.Nsuu bhiige nayano.n kaa haar
dekhaa to hai sab kuchh tumane gopaal
phir tumarii akhiyaa.N hai.n kyuu.N musakaaii
ho… phir tumarii akhiyaa.N hai.n kyuu.N musakaaii
ba.De bhole ho… ho… ba.De bhole ho

kit jaauu.N o…
kit jaauu.N mai.n mukh to kholo zaraa
chor banake chup kyuu.N ho bolo zaraa
achchhii ye ba.nsii kii oTh lagaaii
ho… achchhii ye ba.nsii kii oTh lagaaii
ba.De bhole ho ha.Nsate ho sunake duhaaii
kanahaaii kanahaaii kanahaaii
ba.De bhole ho …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=pFBIFfJvZBo%3F

Song #29 Maangne se jo maut mil jaati…

I am now giving you the last of the music directors composing in this basic raag: Raag Yaman or Kalyan: Bulo C Rani.

It is from the 1966 movie Sunhere Qadam that starred Shashikala and Rehman. Lyrics were by Mahendra Pran and the singer is Lata Mangeshkar.

Please enjoy in Raag Yaman: Maangne se jo maut mil jaati….

maangane se jo maut mil jaatii, kaun jiitaa is zamaane me.n
dard hotaa naa bekalii ? hotii, dam naa ghuTataa yuu.N viiraane me.n
maa.Ngane se jo maut mil jaatii, kaun jiitaa is zamaane me.n

(aa.Nsuuo.n kii shamaa se gar Gam kii taariikiyaa.N miTatii)-2
tujh ko Kushiyo.n kii raushanii hotii zi.ndagii ke is fasaane me.n
maa.Ngane se jo maut mil jaatii, kaun jiitaa is zamaane me.n

(aarazuuo.n ke janaaze ko leke kaa.ndhe pe ham ghuume)-2
chalke manzil jo aaii milane ko, ham hii na rahe is zamaane me.n
maa.Ngane se jo maut mil jaatii, kaun jiitaa is zamaane me.n

https://youtube.com/watch?v=iKVTXhePlHs%3F

Song #30 Zindagi bhar nahi bhoolegi wo barsaat ki raat…

Now that we have finished with all the music directors who have composed songs in this raag, I shall present some top three directors who deserve to be given more than one song.

I run a Facebook page called Lyrical wherein I often give theme based songs. The current theme, since 12th Aug 15, is The Best Raaga Based Songs In Hindi Movies.

I have just finished for you The Best Raaga Based Songs In Hindi Movies – Raaga Bhairavi – Part I, Part II and Part III. Recently, I put up ‘The Best Raaga Based Songs In Hindi Movies – Raaga Yaman – Part I’. This is Part II.

What is the first thing that you think of when you think of Raag Yaman? Well, nine out of ten of us will think of evening time. Even though, in later times, Raagas could be performed any time of the day, traditionally, these were based on the time of the day. And, like Hemant Kumar would sing: Hum ne shaam chuni hai.

Yaman is a raag that emerged from the Carnatic Music, whereat it is known as Kalyani or Kalyan. It is such a basic Raaga that often it is the first Raaga that is taught to the students of classical music.

It is a sampooran (complete) raaga in that all the seven swar (heptatonic) are present in the raaga. The notes of the raaga are considered similar to the Western Lydian scale of tones.

There is some discussion about the origin of the name of the Raaga Yaman. Some say its origin is Persian ‘Ei’man’ whereas the others feel that its origin is Raag Yamuna (Lord Krishna used to call Radha at the banks of Yamuna in the evenings with his flute) and over a period of time, it transformed into Yaman. The raaga is also called Kalyan or Yaman-Kalyan. There are, of course, traditionalists who feel that these are separate raagas.

With this background, it would be right to say that just like Raag Bhairavi there are hundreds of Hindi songs that are based on Raag Yaman or Kalyan and we are certainly going to have great time.

Lets recommence our journey into Raag Yaman based songs.

Song #13 Diya jalao jag mag jag mag…

I have been dying to give you this song from the beginning. However, since I had already given you a KL Saigal number composed by Pankaj Mullick, I held back to give you another by KL Saigal. Nevertheless, this is by another music director Khemchand Prakash.

Of course, some of you have already guessed the number. It is from the 1943 movie Tansen in which KL Saigal did the title role. Pt Indra penned the lyrics.

Please enjoy in Raag Kalyan: Diya jalao jag mag jag mag…..

din suunaa suuraj binaa
aur chandaa bin rain
ghar suunaa diipak binaa
jyoti bin do nain

diyaa jalaao
jagamag jagamag diyaa jalaao (2)
diyaa jalaao (4)
jagamag jagamag diyaa jalaao (2)

saras suhaagan sunarii (4)
tere mandir me.n dekh a.ndheraa (2)
ruuTh na jaaye diyaa teraa (2)
aa~
diyaa jalaao (4)
diyaa manaao diyaa jalaao
diyaa manaao manaao jalaao
jagamag jagamag (2)
jagamag jagamag diyaa jalaao

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PklcRlXinA

Song #14 Chhupa lo youn dil mein pyaar meraa….

How about the music director Roshan‘s composition in Raag Yaman or Kalyan? Well, there are several indeed. But, this one that I am giving you is special indeed. It has been sung by Hemant Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar; some of the best duets in Hindi movies have been sung by both of them. Here, they have sung for Ashok Kumar and Suchitra Sen respectively.

You have already guessed the name of the movie. But, for those who haven’t, let me tell you that it is 1966 movie Mamta. Majrooh Sultanpuri penned the lyrics of this outstandingly beautiful duet.

Please enjoy in Raag Yaman: Chhupa lo youn dil mein pyaar meraa……

chhupaa lo yuu.N dil me.n pyaar meraa
ke jaise ma.ndir me.n lau diye kii

tum apane charaNo.n me.n rakh lo mujhako
tumhaare charaNo.n kaa phuul huu.N mai.n
mai.n sar jhukaae kha.Dii huu.N priyatam – 2
ke jaise ma.ndir me.n lau diye kii

ye sach hai jiinaa thaa paap tum bin
ye paap maine kiyaa hai ab tak
magar hai man me.n chhavi tumhaarii – 2
ke jaise ma.ndir me.n lau diye kii

phir aag birahaa kii mat lagaanaa
ke jalake mai.n raakh ho chukii huu.N
ye raakh maathe pe maine rakh lii – 2
ke jaise ma.ndir me.n lau diye kii

https://youtube.com/watch?v=GXgKgZt9Jik%3F

Song #15 Ranjish hi sahi dil hi dukhaane ke liye aa…..

I run a Facebook page called Lyrical wherein I often give theme based songs. The current theme, since 12th Aug 15, is The Best Raaga Based Songs In Hindi Movies.

I have just finished for you The Best Raaga Based Songs In Hindi Movies – Raaga Bhairavi – Part I, Part II and Part III. Now, I turn to our second Raaga Yaman.

What is the first thing that you think of when you think of Raag Yaman? Well, nine out of ten of us will think of evening time. Even though, in later times, Raagas could be performed any time of the day, traditionally, these were based on the time of the day. And, like Hemant Kumar would sing: Hum ne shaam chuni hai.

Yaman is a raag that emerged from the Carnatic Music, whereat it is known as Kalyani or Kalyan. It is such a basic Raaga that often it is the first Raaga that is taught to the students of classical music.

It is a sampooran (complete) raaga in that all the seven swar (heptatonic) are present in the raaga. The notes of the raaga are considered similar to the Western Lydian scale of tones.

There is some discussion about the origin of the name of the Raaga Yaman. Some say its origin is Persian ‘Ei’man’ whereas the others feel that its origin is Raag Yamuna (Lord Krishna used to call Radha at the banks of Yamuna in the evenings with his flute) and over a period of time, it transformed into Yaman. The raaga is also called Kalyan or Yaman-Kalyan. There are, of course, traditionalists who feel that these are separate raagas.

With this background, it would be right to say that just like Raag Bhairavi there are hundreds of Hindi songs that are based on Raag Yaman or Kalyan and we are certainly going to have great time for the next ten days or so.

Song #1 Saaranga teri yaad mein…

This was the song of the cover picture of Raag Yaman based songs on Lyrical.

It was penned by Bharat Vyas and Sardar Malik was the one who composed it in Raag Kalyan or Yaman. As you already know Sardar Malik is the father of present day composer Anu Malik. He was not counted as one of the top 5 composers of his times: Naushad, Shankar Jaikishen, SD Burman, C Ramchandra and OP Nayyar. However, this and a few other songs that he composed are memorable indeed. The singer was Mukesh.

The song is nostalgic for me. I was a seven years old in a colony in the city of Mandi in Himachal Pradesh. People in our colony had frequent get-togethers (my father was in the horticulture department). Sing song sessions were aplenty. I have listened to this popular song many times from one of my dad’s friends.

It is from the 1961 movie Saaranga starring Sudesh Kumar and Jayashree.

Please enjoy in Raag Yaman: Saaranga teri yaad mein….

saara.ngaa terI yaad me.n nain hue bechain
madhur tumhaare milan binaa
din kaTate nahii.n rain, ho~
saara.ngaa terI yaad me.n …

vo ambuvaa kA jhuulanaa, vo pIpal kii chhaa.Nv
ghuu.NghaT me.n jab chaa.Nd thA, meha.ndii lagI thI paa.nv
ho, (aaj uja.Dake rah gayaa – 2)
vo sapano.n kA gaa.Nv, ho …
saara.ngaa terI yaad me.n …

sa.ng tumhaare do gha.Dii, bIt gaye jo pal
jal bharake mere nain me.n, aaj hue ojhal
ho, (sukh leke duHkh de gayii.n -2)
do akhiyA.N cha.nchal, ho …
saara.ngaa terI yaad me.n …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=AXQgClapKYc%3F

Song #2 Do naina matvaare tihaare ham pe zulm karen….

I gave you Saaranga teri yaad mein as the very first song in Raag Yaman. The fact is that even a novice in Raagas, that’s what I am (since I am learning together with you), this was the first song that I became aware of the Raaga in which it was composed! This is the beauty of this fundamental Raaga.

I am compelled now to take you back straightway to KL Saigal who sang many a song in this basic Raaga. This one was composed by Pankaj Mullick for the 1944 movie Meri Behen or My Sister. Lyrics were penned by Pt. Bhushan. KL Saigal, as always, sang for himself in the movie. This is amongst his top ten numbers.

Please enjoy: Do naina matvaare tihaare ham pe zulm karen….

do nainaa matavaare tihaare – 2, ham par zulm kare
do nainaa matavaare tihaare – 2, ham par zulm kare

naino.n me.n rahe to, sudh budh khoye – 2
chhupe to chain hare
do nainaa matavaare tihaare – 2, ham par zulm kare

tan tan ke chalAe tIr, nas nas me.n uThAe pIr – 2
madabhare rasIle niThor ba.De, na Dare na dhar dhare
do nainaa matavaare tihaare – 2, ham par zulm kare

jab hotI ho tum us paar, nas nas me.n uThAe pIr – 2
man kI bInA ke baj uThate, jor jor se taar
do nainaa matavaare tihaare – 2, ham par zulm kare

paas Ae to aise bhUl gae, pal khyan me.n saba kuchh bhUl gae – 2
khushiyo.n ke sote ubal pa.De, har a.ng to ra.ng bhare
do nainaa matavaare tihaare – 2, ham par zulm karen

https://youtube.com/watch?v=T_URwqxX5lE%3F

Song #3 Abhi na jaayo chhod kar….

I am going to mix relatively newer with older songs composed in Raag Yaman Kalyan; if only for the fact that I saw this 1961 movie as late as last night on my computer. The music by Jaidev, the singing by Mohammad Rafi and Asha Bhosle, and the excellent lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi need no reminder to tell you that it is an evening song, late evening that is.

It is, after all these years, still the number one duet between Mohammad Rafi and Asha Bhosle singing for Dev Anand and Sadhana. It is a duet that I heard live with my parents when I was samll.

Please enjoy in Raag Yaman: Abhi na jaayo chhod kar….

ra: abhii na jaao chho.D kar ke dil abhii bharaa nahii.n – (2)
abhii abhii to aaii ho – abhii abhii to
abhii abhii to aaii ho, bahaar banake chhaaii ho
havaa zaraa mahak to le, nazar zaraa bahak to le
(ye shaam Dhal to le zaraa – 2), ye dil sambhal to le zaraa
mai.n tho.Dii der jii to luu.N, nashe ke ghuu.NT pii to luu.N
nashe ke ghuu.NT pii to luu.N
abhii to kuchh kahaa.Nahii.n, abhii to kuchh sunaa nahii.n
abhii na jaao chho.Dakar ke dil abhii bharaa nahii.n

aa: sitaare jhilamilaa uThe, sitaare jhilamilaa uThe, charaaG jagamagaa uThe
bas ab na mujhako Tokanaa
bas ab na mujhako Tokanaa, na ba.Dhake raah rokanaa
agar mai.n ruk ga_ii abhii to jaa na paauu.Ngii kabhii
yahii kahoge tum sadaa ke dil abhii nahii.n bharaa
jo khatm ho kisii jagah ye aisaa silasilaa nahii.n
ra: abhii nahii.n abhii nahii.n
aa: nahii.n nahii.n nahii.n nahii.n
ra: abhii na jaao chho.Dakar ke dil abhii bharaa nahii.n

ra: adhuurii aas, adhuurii aas chho.Dake, adhuurii pyaas chho.Dake
jo roz yuu.Nhii jaaogii to kis tarah nibhaaogii
ki zi.ndagii kii raah me.n, javaa.N dilo.n kii chaah me.n
ka_ii muqaam aae.nge jo ham ko aazamaae.nge
buraa na maano baat kaa ye pyaar hai gilaa nahii.n
aa: haa.N, yahii kahoge tum sadaa ke dil abhii nahii.n bharaa
ra: haa.N, dil abhii bharaa nahii.n
aa: nahii.n nahii.n nahii.n nahii.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=9VlDX_U2PkI%3F

Song #4 Woh shaam kuchh ajeeb thi…

Just like Raag Bhairavi, for Raag Yaman too, we have already taken up three different music directors: Sardar Malik, Pankaj Mullick and Jaidev.

Now, I start with Hemant Kumar just to drive home the point regarding Yaman being a Raaga of the evening. This has some of the finest lyrics of Gulzar and Kishore Kumar‘s voice. You have already guessed it; but, for those who didn’t the song is from the 1969 movie Khamoshi.

This movie is often considered to be most successful film of Waheeda Rehman.

The film was shot in Calcutta. The film is based on Bengali short story titled, ‘Nurse Mitra’ by noted Bengali writer, Ashutosh Mukherjee, and is an almost frame by frame remake of director Asit Sen‘s own Bengali film, Deep Jwele Jaai (1959) starring Suchitra Sen.

Director Asit Sen (not to be confused with the actor-comedian Asit Sen) acted in the original Bengali film Deep Jélé Jaai (1959) in a role, which was essayed by Dharmendra in Khamoshi, where the movie-goers actually could not recognise him because it was a dark scene marked with the baritone voice of Hemant Kumar. Later he revealed himself in an interview in the 1990s. After his success in off-beat films, Mamta (1966) and Anokhi Raat (1968), Sen wanting to make it big in Bombay as well decided to remake his Bengali hit.

Actress Waheeda Rehman suggested the name of actor Rajesh Khanna, having been impressed by his work in Aakhri Khat (1966), though she later said, after the movie was released, that “he (Rajesh Khanna) was not mature enough to enact such a complex character” and that Sanjeev Kumar would have been a better choice. She also said that nobody could really hope to equal Basanta Choudhury in the Bengali original, and that her own performance came “nowhere near Suchitra Sen.” She credited the director for helping her lot during difficult scenes.

Please enjoy in Raag Yaman: Woh shaam kuchh ajeeb thi….

vo shaam kuchh ajiib thii, ye shaam bhii ajiib hai
vo kal bhii paas paas thii, vo aaj bhii kariib hai

jhukii huii nigaah me.n, kahii.n meraa Kayaal thaa
dabii dabii ha.Nsii.n me.n ik, hasiin saa savaal thaa
mai.n sochataa thaa, meraa naam gunagunaa rahii hai vo
na jaane kyuu.N lagaa mujhe, ke muskuraa rahii hai vo
vo shaam kuchh ajiib thii …

meraa Kayaal hai.n abhii, jhukii huii nigaah me.n
khulii huii ha.Nsii bhii hai, dabii huii sii chaah me.n
mai.n jaanataa huu.N, meraa naam gunagunaa rahii hai vo
yahii Kayaal hai mujhe, ke saath aa rahii hai vo

vo shaam kuchh ajiib thii, ye shaam bhii ajiib hai
vo kal bhii paas paas thii, vo aaj bhii kariib hai

https://youtube.com/watch?v=MDXFi3avqo0%3F

Song #5 Savere ka suraj tumhaare liye hai…

Just want to tell the patrons that all Shaam songs are not in Raag Yaman. For example, the Pushpanjali song sung by Manna De and Lata Mangeshkar that you all are so fond of: Shaam dhale Jamuna kinaare, aaja Radhe aaja tohe shaam pukaare has been composed in Raag Khammaj and we shall come to that when we take up that Raag.

Here is a different type of shaam song by the great music director OP Nayyar whose favourite Raag was Pilu or Peelu. In this song, through he has composed so well in Raag Yaman that one is stunned. The 1972 movie Ek Baar Muskara Do starred the two brothers Deb and Joy Mukherjee opposite Tanuja.

I would give full credit to Indeevar for the excellent lyrics and Kishore Kumar that he was able to sing so many different types of songs. In the last stanza, he does a high-pitch, a la Mohammad Rafi style.

Please enjoy this gem in Raag Yaman: Savere ka suraj tumhare liye hai…..

savere kA suuraj tumhAre liye hai
ye bujhate diye ko nA tum yaad karanaa
hue ek biitii huI baat ham to
koI aa.Nsuu ham par nA barabaad karanaa

tumhAre liye ham, tumhAre diye ham
lagan kI agan me.n abhii tak jale hai.n
hamaarii kamii tum ko mahasuus kyo.n ho
tumhaarii subah ham tumhe.n de chale hai.n
jo har dam tumhArI khushI chaahate hai.n
udaas hoke unako nA naashaad karanaa
savere …

sabhii vaqt ke aage jhukate rahe hai.n
kisI ke liye vaqt rukataa nahii.n hai
chiraaG apanii dharatii kaa bujhataa hai jab bhii
sitaare to ambar ke hote nahii.n hai.n
koI naav tuufaan me.n Duube to kyaa hai
kinaare to saagar ke hote nahii.n hai.n
kinaare to saagar ke hote nahii.n hai.n
hai.n ham Dolatii naav Duube to kyaa hai
kinaare ho tum, tum na fariyaad karanaa
savere kaa suuraj …

chaman se jo ek phUl bichha.Daa to kyaa hai
naye gul se gulashan ko aabaad karanaa
savere …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=m6Y55w1JMfw%3F

Song #6 Bhuuli hui yaadon mujhe itana naa sataayo….

As is to be expected, Madan Mohan composed a number of songs in Raag Yaman. My choice of the best by him in Raag Yaman or Kalyan is from the 1961 movie Sanjog starring Pradeep Kumar and Anita Guha. As is mostly the case with Madan Mohan songs, Rajinder Krishan was the lyricist.

This is one of the best of Mukesh too.

Please enjoy in Raag Yaman: Bhuuli hui yaado mujhe itana naa sataayo….

bhuulii huii yaado.n, mujhe itanaa naa sataao
ab chain se rahane do, mere paas na aao
bhuulii huii yaado.n …

daaman me.n liye baiThaa huu.N, (TuuTe hue taare – 2)
kab tak mai.n jiyuu.Ngaa yuu.Nhii, (khvaabo.n ke sahaare – 2)
dIvaanaa huu.N, ab aur naa dIvaanaa banaao
ab chain se rahane do, mere paas na aao
bhuulii huii yaado.n …

lUTo naa mujhe is tarah, (doraahe pe laake -2 )
aavaaz na do ek (nayI raah dikhaake – 2)
sa.nbhalaa huu.N mai.n gir-girake mujhe, phir naa giraao
ab chain se rahane do mere paas naa aao

bhuulii huii yaado.n, mujhe itanaa naa sataao
ab chain se rahane do, mere paas na aao
bhuulii huii yaado.n …
The Best Raaga Based Songs in Hindi Movies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzu4VKQ7nAE

Song #7 Dilrubaa maine tere pyaar mein kyaa kyaa na kiya…

Does it seem like I am ignoring Shakeel and Naushad? Well, you have another guess coming since I live by them all the time.

This is from the 1966 movie Dil Diya Dard Liya when love between Dilip Kumar and Waheeda Rehman had gone sour. Mohammad Rafi has sung this with so much of feelings that it is amongst his best.

Please enjoy in Raag Yaman: Dilrubaa maine tere pyaar mein kyaa kyaa na kiya….

dilarubaa maine tere pyaar me.n kyaa-kyaa naa kiyaa
dil diyaa dard liyaa -2
kabhii phuulo.n me.n guzaarii kabhii kaa.NTo.n pe jiyaa
dil diyaa dard liyaa -2

zindagii aaj bhii hai bekhudii aaj bhii hai
pyaar kahate hai.n jise vo Kushii aaj bhii hai
maine din-raat mohabbat kaa terii jaam piyaa
dil diyaa dard liyaa -2
dilarubaa maine tere …

kyaa kahuu.N tere li_e maine aa.Nsuu bhii pi_e
kabhii Kaamosh rahaa kabhii shikave bhii ki_e
kar liyaa chaaq garebaa.n kabhii daaman ko siyaa
dil diyaa dard liyaa -2
dilarubaa maine tere …

pyaar kii aan hai tuu dil kaa aramaan hai tuu
kaun duniyaa se Dare jab nigehabaan hai tuu
apanii kashtii ko sahaare pe tere chho.D diyaa
dil diyaa dard liyaa -2
dilarubaa maine tere …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=_MX-KmQjp0c%3F

Song #8 Is mod se jaate hain…

What about Rahul Dev Burman? Well, he, like his father Sachin Dev Burman was so steeped in Raagas that some of his compositions are out of this world; eg, his first song for Lata ji for Chhote Nawab was in litle heard of Raag Malgunji: Ghar aaja ghir aaye badra saanwariya.

His Aandhi songs are awesome indeed and 40 years after the movie was made in 1975, they are as fresh today.

This needs no introduction when I tell you that these were penned by Gulzar and are rated amongst his best. This particular one has been sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar.

Please enjoy in Raag Yaman: Is mod se jaate hain…..

la: is mo.D se jaate hai.n – (2)
kuchh sust qadam raste kuchh tez qadam raahe.n – (2)
ki: patthar kii havelii ko shiishe ke gharau.ndo.n me.n
tinako.n ke nasheman tak is mo.D se jaate hai.n

la: aa.Ndhii kii tarah u.Dakar ik raah guzaratii hai – (2)
sharamaatii huii koii qadamo.n se utaratii hai
in reshamii raaho.n me.n ik raah to vo hogii
tum tak jo pahu.nchatii hai is mo.D se jaatii hai
is mo.D se jaate hai.n…

ki: ik duur se aatii hai paas aake palaTatii hai – (2)
ik raah akelii sii rukatii hai na chalatii hai
la: ye sochake baiThii huu.N ik raah to vo hogii
tum tak jo pahu.nchatii hai is mo.D se jaate hai.n

is mo.D se jaate hai.n
kuchh sust qadam raste kuchh tez qadam raahe.n
ki: patthar kii havelii ko shiishe ke gharo.ndo.n me.n
tinako.n ke nasheman tak is mo.D se jaate hai.n
la: is mo.D se jaate hai.n

https://youtube.com/watch?v=STOM6NZfcrs%3F

Song #9 Jay jay he Jagdambe mata….

Long time no bhajan; even though you already know that Bhajans are my favourite genre’ of music.

This one is from the 1964 movie Ganga Ki Lehren starring Kishore Kumar and Kumkum. This movie has a favourite Chitragupta number of mine: Chhedo na meri zulfen. The way, Chitragupta elongates the singing of Chhedo is really enchanting. Then there is another beautiful number from the movie: Machalati hui hawa mein chham chham.

This is a favourite bhajan. It has been penned by Majrooh Sultanpuri and sung by Lata Mangeshkar.

Please enjoy in Raag Yaman: Jay jay he Jagdambe mata….

jay-jay he jagadambe maataa
dvaar tihaare jo bhii aataa bin maa.Nge sab-kuchh paa jaataa

tuu chaahe to jiivan de-de chaahe pal me.n jiivan le-le
janm-maraN sab haath me.n tere he shakti he maataa
jay-jay he …

paapii ho yaa hove pujaarii raajaa ho yaa hove bhikhaarii
phir bhii tuune jo.Daa sabase maa.N-beTe kaa naataa
jay-jay he …

jab-jab jisane tujhako pukaaraa tuune diyaa hai ba.Dhake sahaaraa
har bhuule raahii ko teraa pyaar hii raah dikhaataa
jay-jay he …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=rq9cAFNo9cA%3F

Song #10 Inhi logo ne le leena dupatta mera…

So far, we have taken up the following nine music directors’ songs:

1. Sardar Malik.
2. Pnakaj Mullick
3. Jaidev
4. Madan Mohan
5. OP Nayyar
6. Hemant Kumar
7. Naushad Ali
8. RD Burman
9. Chitragupta

Lets now turn to Ghulam Mohammad, composer of most of the songs for the 1972 Kamal Amrohi movie Paakeezah. Though this song has been composed twice, for example in the 1943 movie Aabru, Ghulam Mohammad’s composition is superb indeed.

Majrooh Sultanpuri was the lyricist for most of Pakeezah’s songs. The song has been sung by Lata Mangeshkar and picturised on Meena Kumari as the tawaif Sahibjaan.

Please enjoy in Raag Yaman: Inhi logon ne le leena dupatta mera….

inhii.n logo.n ne -4
inhii.n logo.n ne le liinaa dupaTTaa meraa -2

inhii.n logo.n ne le liinaa dupaTTaa meraa -2

hamarii na maano bajajavaa se puuchho
hamarii na maano sayyaa.N … bajajavaa se puuchho
jisane … jisane asharafii gaz diinaa dupaTTaa meraa

hamarii na maano ra.Ngarajavaa se puuchho -2
jisane gulaabii ra.Ng diinaa dupaTTaa meraa -2
inhii.n logo.n ne -3

hamarii na maano sipahiyaa se puuchho -2
aa
hamarii na maano
hamarii na maano sipahiyaa se puuchho
sipahiyaa se
sipahiyaa se puuchho
jisane
jisane bajariyaa me.n chhiinaa dupaTTaa meraa -2
inhii.n logo.n ne -3
inhii.n logo.n ne le liinaa dupaTTaa meraa
dupaTTaa meraa -፬

https://youtube.com/watch?v=EDwvnOkDqSg%3F

Song #11 Aansu bhari hain yeh jeevan ki raahen…

Here is a Raj Kapoor song that has been penned by Hasrat Jaipuri and sung by Mukesh, his singing voice, but has not been composed by Shankar Jaikishen. It actually has Dattaram‘s music.

It is from the 1958 movie Parvarish that Raj Kapoor did with Mala Sinha.

This is amngst the most famous, if not the most famous song of Mukesh.

Please enjoy in Raag Kalyan: Aansu bhari hain ye jeevan ki raahen….

aa.Nsuu bharii hai.n ye jiivan kii raahe.n
koii unase kah de hame.n bhuul jaae.n
aa.Nsuu …

vaade bhulaa de.n qasam to.D de.n vo – (2)
haalat pe apanii hame.n chho.D de.n vo
unhe.n ghar mubaarak hame.n apanii aa.Nhe.n
koii unase kah de …

barabaadiyo.n kii ajab daastaa.N huu.N – (2)
shabanam bhii roe mai.n vo paasabaa.N huu.N
aise jahaa.N se kyuu.N ham dil lagaae.n
koii unase kah de …
aa.Nsuu …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ETYfiRPLRDs%3F

Song #12 Har ek baat pe kehate ho ke tuu kyaa hai..

I think, going by the genre’ of the music direrctors and lyricists taken up so far, we are ready to take up Mirza Ghalib now. This would have been sung by many singers including KL Saigal and Jagjit Singh; but, I have taken up the Lata Mangeshkar version that has been composed by Faiyaaz Shauqat.

Please enjoy in Raag Yaman: Har ek baat pe kehate ho ke tuu kyaa hai….

har ek baat pe kahate ho tum ke tuu kyaa hai
tumhii.n bataa_o ye andaaz-e-guftaguu kyaa hai

rago.n me.n dau.Date phirane ke ham nahii.n qaa_il
jab aa.Nkh hii se na Tapakaa to phir lahuu kyaa hai

e piyuu.N sharaab agar Kum bhii dekh luu.N do-chaar
ye shiishaa-o-qadah-o-kuuzaa-o-subuu kyaa hai

hu_aa hai shah kaa musaahib phire hai itaraataa
wagaranaa shahar me.n Gaalib kii aabaruu kyaa hai

https://youtube.com/watch?v=8zFw7YMJUSk%3F

That brings us to the end of Part I in the Best of Hindi Songs composed in Raag Yaman or Kalyan. I hoped you liked my choices so far. Brace yourself for Part II coming up shortly.

Third part after ‘The Best Raaga Based Songs In Hindi Movies – Raaga Bhairavi – Part I’ that I gave you last month and ‘The Best Raaga Based Songs In Hindi Movies – Raaga Bhairavi – Part II’ that I gave you yesterday. As I mentioned, I am certainly running behind time since on my Facebook page Lyrical, I am already on the eighth Raaga: Raag Kirwani.

I run a Facebook page called Lyrical wherein I often give theme based songs. The current theme, since 12th Aug 15, is The Best Raaga Based Songs In Hindi Movies.

The word Raga or Raaga actually means colour or hue but is associated with melody in Indian classical music. A raga uses a series of four or more musical notes upon which a melody is constructed. However, the way the notes are approached and rendered in musical phrases and the mood they convey are more important in defining a raaga than the notes themselves. In the Indian musical tradition, rāgas are associated with different times of the day, or with seasons. Indian classical music is always set in a rāga. Non-classical music such as popular Indian film songs and ghazals sometimes use rāgas in their compositions.

I am going to take Raagas at random and associate them with time of the day and with Hindi songs.

We start with Raag Bhairavi. It is a Hindustani music raaga of Bhairavi Thaat. A thaat is a mode in northern Indian or Hindustani music. Thaats always have seven different pitches (called swara) and are a basis for the organization and classification of raagas in North Indian classical music.

In Part – I and Part – II of this blog, we took up twenty – four music directors whose songs composed in Raag Bhairavi we have listened to so far under these series:

1. Shankar Jaikishen
2. Naushad Ali
3. SD Burman
4. OP Nayyar
5. Roshan
6. RD Burman
7. Ravi
8. Kalyanji Anandji
9. Vasant Desai
10. Anil Biswas
11. RC Boral and
12. Pankaj Mullick.
13. Chitragupta
14. Jaidev
15. Hemant Kumar.
16. Khaiyyam
17. Madan Mohan
18. C Ramchandra
19. Ashok Patki and Louis Banks
20. AR Rehman
21. N Dutta
22. Salil Choudhary
23. Laxmikant Pyarelal
24. SN Tripathi

Lets now start with the third and final part. Actually there are hundreds of songs composed in this most popular Raaga. However, since I have decided to give you only the best, I have restricted the number to three dozens only.

Song #25 Saanvre saanvre….

Eight days, 24 songs, and all 24 songs from different music directors. And yet, we haven’t exhausted all the music directors.

Now, I bring you a song composed by Pandit Ravi Shankar for the 1960 movie Anuradha starring Leela Naidu in the title role, together with Balraj Sahni.

Shailendra penned the lyrics and Lata Mangeshkar lent her voice to it. This is the first time in the movie that Anuradha Rai sings on the radio together with the credits.

Please enjoy in Raag Bhairavi: Saanvre saanvre….

saa.Nvare, saa.Nvare, jaao, saa.Nvare, saa.Nvare
kaahe mose karo jora jorii, bai.nyaa.N naa maro.Do morii
duu.Ngii duu.Ngii gaarii haTo jaao jii, saa.Nvare …

sa.ng na sahelii, pa_ike akeli
ab na jaa he more shaam
roko na Dagar morii, aa~ saa.Nvare …

gopii gvaale dekhanevaale
bina vichaare kahe.nge saare
paka.Dii raadhaa kii chorii, aa~ saa.Nvare …

muralii bajaao, ga_iyaa.N charaao
hamarii gvail chho.Do he chhail
milo jab aave horii, aa~ saa.Nvare …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=wqpKA67IbMQ%3F

Song #26 Kisi nazar ko tera intezzaar aaj bhi hai…

Second part after ‘The Best Raaga Based Songs In Hindi Movies – Raaga Bhairavi – Part I’ that I gave you last month. I am certainly running behind time since on my Facebook page Lyrical, I am already on the eighth Raaga: Raag Kirwani.

I run a Facebook page called Lyrical wherein I often give theme based songs. The current theme, since 12th Aug 15, is The Best Raaga Based Songs In Hindi Movies.

The word Raga or Raaga actually means colour or hue but is associated with melody in Indian classical music. A raga uses a series of four or more musical notes upon which a melody is constructed. However, the way the notes are approached and rendered in musical phrases and the mood they convey are more important in defining a raaga than the notes themselves. In the Indian musical tradition, rāgas are associated with different times of the day, or with seasons. Indian classical music is always set in a rāga. Non-classical music such as popular Indian film songs and ghazals sometimes use rāgas in their compositions.

I am going to take Raagas at random and associate them with time of the day and with Hindi songs.

We start with Raag Bhairavi. It is a Hindustani music raaga of Bhairavi Thaat. A thaat is a mode in northern Indian or Hindustani music. Thaats always have seven different pitches (called swara) and are a basis for the organization and classification of raagas in North Indian classical music.

Lets recommence our journey into the world of Raag Bhairavi:

Song #13 Aap ki yaad aati rahi raat bhar
The Best Raaga Based Songs in Hindi Movies

In the last part I have given you 12 songs composed by 12 different music directors in this very popular Raag in Hindi movies. The 12 music directors have been: 1. Shankar Jaikishen 2. Naushad Ali 3. SD Burman 4. OP Nayyar 5. Roshan 6. RD Burman 7. Ravi 8. Kalyanji Anandji 9. Vasant Desai 10. Anil Biswas 11. RC Boral and 12. Pankaj Mullick.

You would agree with me that it has been a veritable treat so far.

Lets start with our 13th song from 13th Music Director Jaidev. He composed Maqdoom Mohiuddin’s famous ghazal in Raag Bhairavi for the 1978 movie Gaman starring Farooq Sheikh and Smita Patil.

Please enjoy: Chhaya Ganguly singing Aap ki yaad aati rahi raat bhar….

aap kii yaad aatii rahii raat bhar
chash{}m-e-nam muskuraatii rahii raat bhar
aap kii yaad aatii rahii …

raat bhar dard kii shamaa jalatii rahii
Gam kii lau tharatharaatii rahii raat bhar …

baa.Nsurii kii suriilii suhaanii sadaa
yaad banabanake aatii rahii raat bhar …

yaad kii chaa.Nd dil me.n utaratii rahii
chaa.Ndanii Dagamagaatii rahii raat bhar …

koii diivaanaa galiyo.n me.n phirataa rahaa
koii aavaaz aatii rahii raat bhar …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=mlFXtzd4o38%3F

Song #14 Tera jaadu na chalega o sapere….

Our next music director composing in Raag Bhairavi is Chitragupta. I have a number of songs to choose from such as Albeli naar pritam duaar, O gauri teri banki, and Sajna sajna kaahe bhuul gaye. But, since I have decided to give you the best, I give you a song from the 1978 movie Guest House that has Prem Dhawan’s lyrics. Lata Mangehskar is the singer.

Please enjoy: Tera jaadu na chalega o sapere….

teraa jaaduu na chalegaa o sapere
kaahe maare merii galiyo.n ke phere
meraa rasiyaa to man me.n hai mere
tuu hai kaun meraa rastaa jo ghere

dekh tuu mujhako na haath lagaa jhuum ke mai.n Das luu.Ngii
aag lage terii nas-nas me.n aisaa zahar bhar duu.Ngii
o kahii.n ta.Dape na saa.Njh sabere
teraa jaaduu na chalegaa …

ek thaa dil jo mai.n de hii chukii kyaa tum lene aa_e
nainan jab chitachor base ko_ii na aur samaa_e
o nahii.n aane vaalii haath mai.n tere
teraa jaaduu na chalegaa …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=_KiVxxTUVZI%3F

Song #15 Saaqiya aaj mujhe neend nahin aayegi….

Now, I have to give you a song composed in Raag Bhairavi by my favourite composer and singer Hemant Kumar. Once again there are many songs such as Chali gori pi ke milan ko chali. However, I would be partial towards this from 1962 movie Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam because it has Shakeel Badayuni’s lyrics. The singer is Asha Bhosle.

Please enjoy: Saaqiya aaj mujhe neend nahin aayegi…

aa : saaqiyaa -2
saaqiyaa aaj mujhe nii.nd nahii.n aayegii
nii.nd nahii.n aayegii

saaqiyaa aaj mujhe nii.nd nahii.n aayegii
sunaa hai terii mahafil me.n ratajagaa hai
aa.Nkho.n-aa.Nkho.n me.n yuu.N hii raat guzar jaayegii
sunaa hai terii mahafil me.n ratajagaa hai

ko : saaqiyaa aaj mujhe nii.nd nahii.n aayegii
sunaa hai terii mahafil me.n ratajagaa hai
aa.Nkho.n-aa.Nkho.n me.n yuu.N hii raat guzar jaayegii
sunaa hai terii mahafil me.n ratajagaa hai -2

aa : aa
saaqii hai aur shaam bhii
ulfat kaa jaam bhii
ho
taqadiir hai usii kii
jo le inase kaam bhii

ra.ng-e-mahafil hai raat bhar ke liye
ko : ra.ng-e-mahafil hai raat bhar ke liye
aa : sochanaa kyaa abhii sahar ke liye
ko : sochanaa kyaa abhii sahar ke liye

aa : ra.ng-e-mahafil hai raat bhar ke liye
sochanaa kyaa abhii sahar ke liye
teraa jalawaa ho terii suurat ho
aur kyaa chaahiye nazar ke liye -2
aaj suurat terii beparadaa nazar aayegii
ko : sunaa hai terii mahafil me.n ratajagaa hai
saaqiyaa aaj mujhe nii.nd nahii.n aayegii
sunaa hai terii mahafil me.n ratajagaa hai -2

aa : aa
mohabbat me.n jo miT jaataa hai
wo kuchh kah nahii.n sakataa
haa.N
ye wo kuuchaa hai jisame.n
dil salaamat rah nahii.n sakataa
kisakii duniyaa yahaa.N tabaah nahii.n
ko : kisakii duniyaa yahaa.N tabaah nahii.n
aa : kaun hai jisake lab pe aah nahii.n
ko : kaun hai jisake lab pe aah nahii.n

aa : kisakii duniyaa yahaa.N tabaah nahii.n
kaun hai jisake lab pe aah nahii.n
husn par dil zaruur aayegaa
isase bachane kii ko_ii raah nahii.n -2
zindagii aaj nazar milate hii luT jaayegii
ko : sunaa hai terii mahafil me.n ratajagaa hai
aa : o o o
ko : saaqiyaa aaj mujhe nii.nd nahii.n aayegii
aa : aa aa aa
ko : aa.Nkho.n-aa.Nkho.n me.n yuu.N hii raat guzar jaayegii
sunaa hai terii mahafil me.n ratajagaa hai -2

https://youtube.com/watch?v=wlw1HMNy_as%3F

Song #16 Jeet hi lenge baazi hum tum…

Now I have given you 15 songs composed by 15 different music directors, you may have concluded that there is none more. Well, you have another guess coming. At this juncture I give you Raag Bhairavi based songs of Khaiyyam, Madan Mohan and C Ramchandra.

First Khaiyyam. This one is on Kaifi Azmi’s lyrics and sung by Mohammad Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar. It is from the 1961 movie Shola Aur Shabnam starring Dharmendra and Tarla Mehta. Khaiyyam is the gentlest of the music composers. Even his Raag Bhairavi composition is gentle.

Please enjoy in Raag Bhairavi: Jeet hi lenge baazi hum tum…

rafii:
jiit hii le.nge baazii ham tum, khel adhuuraa chhuuTe na
pyaar kaa ba.ndhan, janm kaa ba.ndhan, janm kaa ba.ndhan TuuTe na

milataa hai jahaa.N dharatii se gagan, aao vahii.n ham jaae.n
tuu mere liye, mai.n tere liye – 2
is duniyaa ko Thukaraaye.n – 2
duur basaa le dil kii jannat – 2
jisako zamaanaa luuTe nA, pyaar kA ba.ndhan

lataa:
milane kii khushI nA milane kA gam, khatm ye jhaga.De ho jaae.n
tU tU nA rahe, mai.n mai.n nA rahuu.N – 2
ik duuje mai.n kho jaae.n – 2
mai.n bhI nA chho.Duu.n pal bhar daaman – 2
tU bhI pal bhar ruuThe nA, pyaar kA ba.ndhan …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrFAUJADF1c

Song #17 Doli chadake hi Heer ne bain kiye….

Okay, lets get to our 17th Music Director composing his song in Raag Bhairavi, the most popular Raag of Hindi movies.

This one is a Heer and the moment I mention it, you would know the Music Director. Yes, you are absolutely right. It is Madan Mohan.

Now, for those of you who are not from Punjab and North India, I must explain what a Heer is as far as genre’ of songs is concerned:

Heer Ranjha is one of several popular tragic romances of Punjab. The others are Sasi Pannu, Mirza Sahiba, and Sohni Mahiwal. There are several poetic narrations of the story, the most famous being ‘Heer’ by Waris Shah written in 1766. It tells the story of the love of Heer and her lover Ranjha.

This Heer has been written by Kaifi Azmi for the 1970 movie Heer Ranjha starring Rajkumar and Priya Rajvansh. Lata Mangehskar and chorus sang it.

Please enjoy in Raag Bhairavi: Doli chadake hi Heer ne bain kiye…

Dolii cha.Dhate hii hiir ne bain kiye o~
mujhe le chale baabul le chale
ve~ mujhe rok le baabul rok le tuu
Dolii bairii kahaar lai chale re

do chaar gha.Dii bhii na chain paayaa
duHkh dard musiibate.n lai chale
ve~ meraa kahaa sunaa sab maaf karanaa
kuchh roz tere ghar rah chale ve

tujhe raa.Njhanaa rab ke havaale kiyaa
ham des me.n zaalimaa ke chale
ve~ rahii pyaar kii jholii dekh khaalii
koii chiiz bhii saath na le chale ve

mere baad Kabar terii kaun legaa
tere bhaag me.n hai tanhaa_iyaa.N
ve~ mujhe aur ummiid thii aur huaa
kii rab ne beparavaa_i.nyaa ve
o~ kii rab ne beparavaa_i.nyaa ve

https://youtube.com/watch?v=2y18VDKo7c4%3F

Song #18 Kaise jaayun Jamuna ke teer….

Our last song was a Heer by Madan Mohan. And I know what must have gone through your mind whilst listening to it: it is that how well Lata Mangeshkar has sung it! She and her Bhai Sahib Madan Mohan together made some of her best songs.

Well, here is our 18th Music Director and the last one tonight who composed a song in Raag Bhairavi: C Ramchandra, who, at one time was romantically inclined towards Lata Mangeshkar.

The song is a personal favourite of mine. Lyrics are by Rajinder Krishan, singer once again is Lata ji and the movie is 1956 movie Devta.

Please enjoy in Raag Bhairavi: Kaise aayun Jamuna ke teer…

kaise aauu.n jamunaa ke tiir
paa.Nv pa.Dii za.njiir shaamaa
paa.Nv pa.Dii za.njiir ho
kaise aauu.n jamunaa ke tiir

kaahe lagaayaa bairii akhiyo.n me.n kajaraa
akhiyo.n me.n kajaraa kalaiyaa me.n gajaraa
rah ga{}ii haar si.ngaar kiye mai.n
kaun ba.ndhaa{}e dhiir
kaise aauu.n jamunaa ke tiir

shaam milan ko jiyaa moraa tarase
kaah karuu.n kaise nikaluu.n mai.n ghar se
priit bhare man kii ye duniyaa
haaye na jaane piir
kaise aauu.n jamunaa ke tiir

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Js7LosaknB8%3F

Song #19 Mile sur mera tumhaara..

At this juncture, on Lyrical, when I was putting up these songs, we came to 15th Aug 15, the day of our 69th independence. So, on this day, I put up three relevant patriotic songs composed in Raag Bhairavi (I am used to putting up on Lyrical just three songs everyday)

The first of the Independence Day songs composed in Raag Bhairavi that I am giving you is Mile Sur Mera Tumahara…

“Ek sur” (One Tune) (languages of India), or “Mile Sur Mera Tumhara” as it is better known, is an Indian song and accompanying video promoting national integration and unity in diversity.

The concept for Mile Sur was developed in 1988 by Lok Seva Sanchar Parishad and promoted by Doordarshan (then India’s sole TV broadcaster) and India’s Ministry of Information. The song was composed by Ashok Patki and arranged by Louis Banks, with lyrics by Piyush Pandey (then an Account Manager and presently the Executive Chairman and Creative Head of Ogilvy and Mather, India). The project was conceived by Suresh Mallik and Kailash Surendranath and directed by Kailash Surendranath and recorded by people from all walks of life, including a supergroup of Indian celebrities—musicians, sports persons, movie stars, etc.

The national integration video was intended to instill a sense of pride and promote unity amongst Indians, highlighting India’s different linguistic communities and societies—India’s unity in diversity, so to speak. Mile Sur was telecast for the first time on Independence Day 1988, after the telecast of the Prime Minister’s speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort.

It quickly captivated India, gaining and maintaining near-anthem status ever since.

Please enjoy in Raag Bhairavi: Mile sur mera tumhaara…..

Mile sur mera tumharaa
To sur bane hamaraa
Sur ki nadhiyaan
har disha se behkee saagar mein milee
Baadalon ka roop lekar
bharse halke halke
Mile sur mera tumharaa to sur bane hamaara
Mile sur mera tumhara…

Chain taraj tahin nyay taraj
Ek but baniye saayen taraj

Tera sur mile mere sur de naal
milke bane ek nava surtaal

Mile sur mera tumharaa
To sur bane hamaara..

Mohnja sur tohi desa pyara mile
Jadein geet ashaanjo madhur tarano bane tadein
Sur ka dariya bahte saagar me mile
Badlaan da roop leke barasien haule haule

Isaindhal namm iruvarin suramum namadhakum.. Dhisai veru aanalum
Aazi ser aarugal Mugilai mazaiyai pozivadu pol isai Namm
Isssai Thik thakida thathikakida
Thaka Thimi Thaka junu

Nanna dhwanige ninna dhwaniya
Seridante namma dhwaniya
Naa swaramu nee swaramu sangammamai
Mana swaram ga avatarinchey

Ninde swaramum ningalude swaramum
Otthucheiyum Namudeya swaramai

Tomaar shoor moder shoor
Srishti koroor koi ikshoor
Tomaar shoor moder shoor
Srishti koroor koi ikshoor

Srishti karoon woi katha

Toma mora swarer milan srishti kare chalbochatano

Male sur jo taro maro
Bane aapno sur niralo

Majhya tumchya julta tara
Madhur suranchya barasti dhara

Sur ki nadiya har disha se behke saagar mein mile
Baadlo ka roop leke barse halke halke
O Mile sur mera tumhara to
sur bane hamara

Mile Sur mera tumhara
To sur bane hamara
To sur bane hamara
To sur bane hamara

https://youtube.com/watch?v=-jf6pwtPqCs%3F

Song #20 Rang de basanti…..

We have taken Raag Bhairavi based songs from 19 different Music Directors. Here is our 20th: the Oscar winner AR Rehman.

This is from the 2006 movie Rang De Basanti, co written, co produced and directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. It featured an ensemble cast comprising Aamir Khan, Siddharth Narayan, Soha Ali Khan, Kunal Kapoor, Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Atul Kulkarni and British actress Alice Patten in the lead roles.

The story is about a British documentary filmmaker who is determined to make a film on Indian freedom fighters based on diary entries by her grandfather, a former officer of the British Indian Army. Upon arriving in India, she asks a group of five young men to act in her film.

Here is the song in Raag Bhairavi sung by Daler Mehndi and Chitra on AR Rehman’s music and Prasoon Joshi’s lyrics.

Please enjoy: Rang de basanti….

Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding
Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding
Thodisi Dhuul Meri Dharti Ki Mere Watan Ki… (2)
Thodisi Khushbuu Baurai Si Mast Pawan Ki
Thodisi Dhondhane Waali Dhak-Dhak Dhak-Dhak Dhak-Dhak Saansein
Jin Mein Ho Junoon Junoon Woh Boonde Laal Lahuu Ki
Yeh Sab Tuu Mila Mila Le Phir Rang Tuu Khila Khila Le… (2)
Aur Mohe Tuu Rang De Basanti Yaara
Mohe Tuu Rang De Basanti
Mohe Mohe Tuu Rang De Basanti… (8)
Oh Mohe Rang De Basanti Basanti Rang De Basanti… (2)
( Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding
Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding )… (2)

Sapnen Rang De, Apne Rang De
Khushiyaan Rang De, Gam Bhi Rang De
Naslen Rang De, Faslein Rang De
Rang De Dhadkan, Rang De Sargam
Rang De Surat, Rang De Darpan
Aur Mohe Tuu Rang De Basanti Yaara
Mohe Tuu Rang De Basanti
Thodisi Dhuul Meri Dharti Ki Mere Watan Ki… (2)
Thodisi Khushbuu Baurai Si Mast Pawan Ki
Thodisi Dhondhane Waali Dhak-Dhak Dhak-Dhak Dhak-Dhak Saansein
Jin Mein Ho Junoon Junoon Woh Boonde Laal Lahuu Ki
Yeh Sab Tuu Mila Mila Le Phir Rang Tuu Khila Khila Le… (2)
Aur Mohe Tuu Rang De Basanti Yaara
Mohe Tuu Rang De Basanti

Dheemi Aanch Pe Tuu Zara Ishq Chadha
Thode Jharne Laa, Thodi Nadi Mila
Thode Saagar Aa, Thodi Gaagar Laa
Thoda Chhidak Chhidak, Thoda Hila Hila
Phir Ek Rang Tu Khila Khila
Mohe Mohe Tuu Rang De Basanti Yaara
Mohe Tuu Rang De Basanti

Basti Rang De, Hasti Rang De
Hans Hans Rang De, Nas Nas Rang De
Bachpan Rang De, Joban Rang De
Ab Der Na Kar Sachmuch Rang De
Rang Rez Mere Sab Kuchh Rang De
Mohe Mohe Tuu Rang De Basanti Yaara
Mohe Tuu Rang De Basanti
Thodisi Dhuul Meri Dharti Ki Mere Watan Ki… (2)
Thodisi Khushbuu Baurai Si Mast Pawan Ki
Thodisi Dhondne Waali Dhak-Dhak Dhak-Dhak Dhak-Dhak Saansein
Jin Mein Ho Junoon Junoon Woh Boonde Laal Lahuu Ki
Yeh Sab Tuu Mila Mila Le Phir Rang Tuu Khila Khila Le… (2)
Mohe Mohe Tuu Rang De Basanti Yaara
Mohe Mohe Tuu Rang De Basanti… (8)
Mohe Rang De Basanti Basanti Rang De Basanti… (4)
Rang De Rang De Rang De Basanti
( Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding
Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding )… (3)
Mohe Rang De Basanti Basanti Rang De Basanti Basanti
Mohe Rang De Basanti Rang De Basanti Rang De Basanti Yaara

https://youtube.com/watch?v=LgMF26J0F5I%3F

Song #21 Tuu Hindu banega na Musalmaan banega…..

With the last AR Rehman song from Rang De Bsanti, we covered 20 different music directors who composed their songs in Raag Bhairavi.

Here is the 21st and the name of the music director is N Dutta. This is the need of the hour and hence I am sharing this on the eve of our independence day.

The song is from the 1959 movie Dhool Ka Phool. Sahir Ludhianvi, with his innate idealism has written these very meaningful lyrics and the singer is Mohammad Rafi.

Please enjoy in Raag Bhairavi: Tu Hindu banega naa musalmaan banega, insan ki aulad hai insaan banega….

tuu hindu banegA nA musalamAn banegaa
insaan kI aulAd hai insaan banega

kudarat ne to banAI thI ek hI duniyA
hamane use hindU aur musalamAn banAyA
tuu sabake liye aman kA paigaam banegA
insaan kI aulAd hai insaan banegA

ye din ye ImAn dharam bechane vAle
dhan-daulat ke bhUkhe vatan bechane vAle
tuu inake liye maut kA ailaan banegA
insaan kI aulAd hai insaan banegA

https://youtube.com/watch?v=jqcyUkUFzrc%3F

Song #22 Jaa re jaa re udh jaa re panchhi….

Okay, lets take stock of the number of music directors whose songs composed in Raag Bhairavi we have listened to so far under the new series:

1. Shankar Jaikishen
2. Naushad Ali
3. SD Burman
4. OP Nayyar
5. Roshan
6. RD Burman
7. Ravi
8. Kalyanji Anandji
9. Vasant Desai
10. Anil Biswas
11. RC Boral and
12. Pankaj Mullick.
13. Chitragupta
14. Jaidev
15. Hemant Kumar.
16. Khaiyyam
17. Madan Mohan
18. C Ramchandra
19. Ashok Patki and Louis Banks
20. AR Rehman
21. N Dutta

Now we take up three other music directors: Salil Choudhary, Laxmikant Pyarelal, and SN Tripathi.

Lets start with Salil Choudhary whose music has always been a fusion between Indian and Western classical music.

I have taken this superb song from the 1961 movie Maya starring Dev Anand and Mala Sinha; one of those rare Dev Anand movies that doesn’t have SD Burman’s music.

Salil da composed this fine music on the lyrics of Majrooh Sultanpuri and Lata ji sang it with the kind of feelings that the song deserved.

Please enjoy in Raag Bhairavi: Jaa re jaa re udh jaa re panchhi….

jaa re, jaa re u.D jaa re pa.nchhii
bahaaro.n ke des jaa re
yahaa.N kyaa hai mere pyaare
kyuu.N uja.D ga_ii bagiyaa mere man kii
jaa re …

naa Daalii rahii naa kalii
ajab Gam kii aa.Ndhii chalii
u.Dii dukh kii dhuul raaho.n me.n
jaa re …

mai.n viiNaa uThaa naa sakii
tere sa.ng gaa naa sakii
Dhale mere giit aaho.n me.n
jaa re …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=DGgwrG0Iw0w%3F

Song #23 Beshak mandir masjid todo…..

The popularity of Raag Bhairavi in the Hindi movies can be made out from the fact that we have taken up as many as 22 different music directors composing the best of their songs in this Raag.

Lets now take up the 23rd: Laxmikant Pyarelal.

Once again there are several songs to choose from and I have chosen this song from the 1973 movie Bobby starring Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia due to several reasons. First of all, this was the first time in a Raj Kapoor movie that Shankar Jaikishen didn’t compose music. Secondly, the movie was a trend-setter in young love (Rishi Kapoor was 21 and Dimple only 16 when the movie was made) choosing their partners irrespective of the dictates of class and status. Thirdly, this song was so different in Hindi movies. Thirdly, the song was sung by Narendra Chanchal a singer of Punjabi songs on the very meaningful lyrics of Raj Kavi Indrajeet Singh Tulsi.

Please enjoy in Raag Bhairavi: Beshak mandir masjit todo Bulle Shah ye kehta….

(beshaq ma.ndir masjid to.De, bulleshaa ye kahataa) – 2
par pyaar bharaa dil kabhii na to.Do…
is dil me.n dilavar rahataa
jis pala.De me.n tule mohabbat…
jis pala.De me.n tule mohabbat
usame.n chaa.Ndii nahii.n taulanaa
taubaa merii naa Dolanaa mai.n nii bolanaa
o nahii.n bolanaa jaa, mai.n nahii.n bolanaa jaa
o mai.n nahii.n bolanaa jaa, Dolanaa mai.n nii bolanaa
taubaa merii na Dolanaa mai.n nii bolanaa

aag te ishq baraabar dono, par paanii aag bujhaae – (2)
aashiq ke jab aa.Nsuu nikale, aur agan lag jaae
tere saamane baiThake ronaa…
o tere saamane baiThake ronaa dil kaa dukha.Daa nahii.n Tolanaa
Dolanaa mai.n nii bolanaa
o nahii.n bolanaa jaa, mai.n nahii.n bolanaa jaa
ve mai.n nahii.n bolanaa jaa, bolanaa mai.n nii bolanaa
taubaa merii na Dolanaa mai.n nii bolanaa
ve mai.n nahii.n bolanaa, o ve mai.n nahii.n bolanaa
ve mai.n nahii.n bolanaa, te mai.n nahii.n bolanaa
nahii.n bolanaa, Dolanaa mai.n nii bolanaa
nahii.n bolanaa, nahii.n bolanaa…

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Eo7ytzDx1fs%3F

Song #24 Bat chalat nai chunari rang daari….

Lastly, in this part, let us take up the composition in Raag Bhairavi of our 24th Music Director: SN Tripathi who gave us such marvellous songs as: Zara saamane to aa o chhaliye, Na kisi ki aankh ka noor hoon and Aa laut ke aaja mere meet from the 1959 movie Rani Roopmati starring Nirupa Roy in the title role and Bharat Bhushan opposite her.

In the same movie, SN Tripathi composed this lovely number in Raag Bhairavi on the lyrics of Bharat Vyas. Mohammad Rafi and Krishnarao Chonkar sang this beautiful number.

Please enjoy in Raag Bhairavi: Bat chalat nai chunari rang daari….

aa .a .a
baaT chalat na_ii chunarii ra.Ng Daarii
he .a .a aiso hai bedardii banawaarii
baaT chalat …

aiso hai niDar, Darat na kaahuu.N se la.ngar
apane dhi.ngaa-dhi.ngii karat hai Dagar
he more raam, he more raam, he more raam
baaT chalat …

itane dinan me.n mose kabahuu.N na aTakyo
aa .a .a, baaT chalat
itane dinan me.n mose kabahuu.N na
aa .a .a, baaT chalat
itane dinan me.n mose kabahuu.N na aTakyo
nita prati jaat galin me.n subah shaam
aavat phaagun itaraat jaat de-de taarii
he more raam, he more raam, he more raam
baaT chalat …

baaT chalat na_ii chunarii ra.Ng Daarii re
chunarii ra.Ng Daarii re, chunarii ra.Ng Daarii re,
chunarii ra.Ng Daarii, baaT chalat …

dha, pa ma ga re saa nii saa, re ga ma pa dha, pa
dha pa, ma ga, re saa, saa ga re ma saa ma ga
pa dha nii dha ma ga, ma dha nii saa, aa .a.a
baaT chalat …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ejt-0jMN7mM%3F

That brings us to the end of the Second Part of Raag Bhairavi based songs. We have another one parts that I shall be putting up shortly. I hope you enjoyed the songs I put together for you so far. Please await the next part.

I run a Facebook page called Lyrical wherein I often give theme based songs. The current theme, since 12th Aug 15, is The Best Raaga Based Songs In Hindi Movies.

The word Raga or Raaga actually means colour or hue but is associated with melody in Indian classical music. A raga uses a series of four or more musical notes upon which a melody is constructed. However, the way the notes are approached and rendered in musical phrases and the mood they convey are more important in defining a raaga than the notes themselves. In the Indian musical tradition, rāgas are associated with different times of the day, or with seasons. Indian classical music is always set in a rāga. Non-classical music such as popular Indian film songs and ghazals sometimes use rāgas in their compositions.

I am going to take Raagas at random and associate them with time of the day and with Hindi songs.

We start with Raag Bhairavi. It is a Hindustani music raaga of Bhairavi Thaat. A thaat is a mode in northern Indian or Hindustani music. Thaats always have seven different pitches (called swara) and are a basis for the organization and classification of raagas in North Indian classical music.

There are many Hindi films music directors who used Raag Bhairavi to base their songs. The most ardent of them were Shankar Jaikishen; so much so that when Jaikishen’s daughter was born she was named Bhairavi after their favourite Raag.

Song #1 Awaara hoon….

We start our journey into the Best Raaga based songs in Hindi movies with this song from the 1951 Raj Kapoor and Nargis starrer movie Awara that was also produced and directed by Raj Kapoor.

This song in Raag Bhairavi became an international hit. The song was written by Shailendra and sung by Mukesh.

Please enjoy: Awara hoon….

(aavaaraa huu.N, aavaaraa huu.N
yaa gardish me.n huu.N aasamaan kaa taaraa huu.N ) – 2
aavaaraa huu.N, aavaaraa huu.N

gharabaar nahii.n, sa.nsaar nahii.n
mujhase kisIko pyaar nahii.n – 2
usapaar kisiise milane kaa iqaraar nahii.n
mujhase kisIko pyaar nahii.n – 2
sunasaan nagar anjaan Dagar kaa pyaaraa huu.N
aavaaraa huu.N, aavaaraa huu.N

aabaad nahii.n barabaad sahii
gaataa huu.N khushiike gIt magar – 2
zakhmo.n se bharaa siinaa hai meraa
ha.nsatii hai magar ye mast nazar
duniyaa .a.a.a
duniyaa me.n tere tiir kaa yaa takadiir kaa maaraa huu.N
aavaaraa huu.N, aavaaraa huu.N
yaa gardish me.n huu.N aasamaan kaa taaraa huu.N
aavaaraa huu.N, aavaaraa huu.N

https://youtube.com/watch?v=VY1pWTek2sY%3F

Song #2 Naache man moraa, magan, dhiigadhaa dhiigii dhiigiiIn this song, I have taken the same Lyricist Shailendra as in Awaara hoon song, but with a different music director: SD Burman. The 1963 movie Meri Soorat Teri Aankhen was a classic as far as its songs were concerned. In addition to this song there were: Tere bin soone nayan hamaare and Puuchho na kaise maine rain bitaayi.

These songs came about in the following story line:

Raj Kumar (Ishwarlal) is a wealthy businessman and dislikes everything ugly. When his wife, Kamla (Achla Sachdev), becomes pregnant and gives birth to an ugly son, he asks the attending Dr. Mathur (Tarun Bose) to inform his wife that their child was still-born. Dr. Mathur places the child in the hands of Rahmat (Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi) and his wife, Naseeban (Paro), who welcome him with open arms. But misfortune follows them, as the child, who is named Pyare (Ashok Kumar), accidentally burns their dwelling down, killing Naseeban. Rahmat then re-locates to his village when he teaches Pyare the skills required to play musical instruments and sing. Years later, Rahmat passes away, and informs Pyare that he is really a Hindu. Dr. Mathur fills the rest of the blanks for Pyare, and arranges a song and dance play and hopes that Raj will overcome his dislike for his now-grown son. But that does not happen, instead, Raj offers to pay some compensation so that Pyare can look after himself. When Pyare goes to Raj to return the money, Kamla sees him and asks him not to leave and ……

The tragedy of this song is that Pyare (Ashok Kumar) gets the impression that Kavita (Asha Parekh) is probably in love with him and his inner beauty. She loves his inner beauty but is actually in love with Sudhir Kumar (Pradeep Kumar). Pyare (Ashok Kumar) at the end of the movie sacrifices his own life in order to safeguard theirs.

Please enjoy in Raag Bhairavi, Tal: Tintal/Kaherava the most beautiful composition by SD Burman: Naache man mora….

aa aa aa…

naache man moraa, magan, dhiigadhaa dhiigii dhiigii -2
badaraa ghir aaye, rut hai bhiigii bhiigii
naache man moraa magan, dhiigadhaa dhiigii dhiigii -2
dhiigadhaa dhiigii dhiigii, dhiigadhaa

bansuri: tana~~N … tan tan tan tuu~~~~N tuu
sitar: tain tain tain, tataNtaN, tataNtaN, tataNtaN, tataNtaN

kuhuke koyaliyaa, kuhuke koyaliyaa, kahii.n duur papiihaa pukaare
daNaNaNaNaNaN
jhuulaa jhuule.n sakhiyaa.N, jhuulaa jhuule.n sakhiyaa.N, ke ghar aajaa baalam hamaare
ghir aaye, badaraa ghir aaye, rut hai bhiigii bhiigii
naache man moraa, magan, dhiigadhaa dhiigii dhiigii
naache re man moraa re
naache man moraa, magan…

tan ta tan taNa tanatu tan~~ tanatu
tainta taiN, tainta taiN

yahii.n ruk jaaye, yahii.n ruk jaaye, ye shaam aaj Dhalane na paaye
daNaNaNaNaNaN
TuuTe na ye sapanaa, TuuTe na ye sapanaa, ko_ii ab mujhe na jagaaye
ghir aaye, badaraa ghir aaye, rut hai bhiigii bhiigii
naache re man moraa, dhiigadhaa dhiigii dhiigii
e, naache man moraa re
naache man moraa, magan…

bansuri and sitar duet
tain tain tain, tataNtaN, tataNtaN, tataNtaN, tataNtaN
daNandaNandaNang DHUNg

chhup chhup aise me.n, chhup chhup aise me.n, ko_ii madhur giit gaaye
chhanchhanchhanchhan chhananchhan
giito.n ke bahaane, giito.n ke bahaane, chhupii baat ho.nTho.n pe aaye
ghir aaye, badaraa ghir aaye, rut hai bhiigii bhiigii
naache re man moraa, dhiigadhaa dhiigii dhiigii
e, naache man moraa, aa aa
naache man moraa, magan…

https://youtube.com/watch?v=CI0QTW4_iBc%3F

Song #3 Do hanson kaa joda bichhud gayo re…

I have given you many a bolg-post by the greats of the Hindi movie industry: Shakeel Badayuni as lyricist and Naushad Ali as the music director. Some of the finest songs in Hindi movies have been courtesy this pair. Naushad Ali’s larger family didn’t like his delving into music and he had to hide the fact of his composing music from them. And yet, he emerged as one of the greatest music directors in Hindi films. His compositions were often based on Raagas. Indeed, in his movie Baiju Bawra, the only movie in which he received the Filmfare Best Music Director award, each one of the 12 songs and a sargam is based on a Raaga. He was also adept in Western instruments such as accordion, clarinet and mandolin in his compositions and he has been credited with bringing Western musical notations into Indian Raagas.

This song from the 1961 movie Ganga Jamuna starring Dilip Kumar and Vyjaynthimala is a classic in Raag Bhairavi. It is penned by Shakeel Badayuni and sung by Lata Mangeshkar.

Please enjoy in Raag Bhairavi: Do hanson kaa jodaa bichhud gayo re….

Do hanso kaa joda bichhad gayo re
Gajab bhayo rama, julam bhayo re
Gajab bhayo rama, julam bhayo re
Do hanso kaa joda bichhad gayo re
Gajab bhayo rama, julam bhayo re

Mora sukh chain bhee, jivan bhee mora chhin liya
Papee sansar ne sajan bhee mora chhin liya
Piya bin tadape jiya, ratiya bitau kaise
Biraha kee aganee ko asuan se bujau kaise
Jiya mora mushkil me pad gayo re
Gajab bhayo rama, julam bhayo re
Gajab bhayo rama, julam bhayo re

Rat kee aas gayee, din kaa sahara bhee gaya
Mora suraj bhee gaya, mora sitara bhee gaya
Parit kar ke kabhee paritam se naa bichhade koyee
Jaisee ujadee hoo mai, ayese bhee naa ujade koyee
Bana khel mora bigad gayo re
Gajab bhayo rama, julam bhayo re
Gajab bhayo rama, julam bhayo re

Jite jee chhodungee saiyya naa dagariya toree
Bit jayegee yuhee saree umariya moree
Naino se hotee rahegee yuhee barsat balam
Yad me rotee rahungee teree dinarat balam

Nagar more man kaa ujad gayo re
Gajab bhayo rama, julam bhayo re
Gajab bhayo rama, julam bhayo re

Do hanso kaa joda bichhad gayo re
Gajab bhayo rama, julam bhayo re
Gajab bhayo rama, julam bhayo re.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=qSbMdrP5xbI%3F

Song #4 Gareeb jaan ke hamako na tum….

In our new series yesterday: ‘The Best Raaga Based Songs in Hindi Movies’, we started with one of the most popular Raagas in Hindi movies: Bhairavi or Sindh Bhairavi or Sindhu Bhiaravi.

In the first song, I told you that it was the favourite Raaga of the most accomplished duo of Shankar – Jaikishen. However, in addition to their song Awaara hoon as an example, I gave you songs of SD Burman (Naache man mora) and Naushad (Do hanson ka joda).

Lets now take up other music directors composing in Raag Bhairavi.

The first of these is OP Nayyar. Even though Raag Pilu and Pahadi were his favourites, he did delve in Bhairavi too.

I love this song of his from the 1956 movie Chhoo Mantar penned by Jaan Nisar Akhtar. OP Nayyar was one director who made some excellent songs for the comedian Johnny Walker. Here, though, he is the hero as Baiju or Baijnath singing to Anita Guha as Ratnavali.

Please enjoy Mohammad Rafi singing in Raag Bhairavi: Gharib jaan ke hamako na tum daga dena….

gariib jaan ke ham ko na tum daGaa denaa
tumhii.n ne dad.r diyaa hai tumhii.n davaa denaa
gariib jaan ke …

lagii hai choT kaleje pe umr bhar ke liye
ta.Dap rahe hai.n muhabbat me.n ik nazar ke liye
nazar milaake
nazar milaake nazaro.n se na tum giraa denaa
tumhii.n ne dad.r diyaa hai …

tumhaarii yaad ham.en har gha.Dii sataayegii
tumhaare bin to hame.n maut bhii na aayegii
tumhaarii yaad ko
tumhaarii yaad ko mushakil hai ab bhulaa denaa
tumhii.n ne dad.r diyaa hai …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=v_0Umxyv7o0%3F

Song #5 Laaga chunri mein daag…..

In the last series, I introduced Roshan (Roshanlal Nagrath) to you quite late in the 1960 movie Barsaat Ki Raat. Here I am re-introducing him quite early by giving you one of the best songs composed in Raag Bhairavi.

Roshan was born on 14th Jul 1917 and lived only for little more than 50 years. He died on 16th Nov 1967, much before many of his modern day fans were even born. And yet, such is his legacy that we listen to his compositions with the same gusto even today. He was the father of actor Rakesh Roshan and music director Rajesh Roshan and the paternal grandfather of actor Hrithik Roshan.

As with most Roshan’s songs, this song’s lyrics were penned by Sahir Ludhianvi. The voice is that of Manna Dey singing for Raj Kapoor in disguise as an old man. The name of the movie is the 1963 movie Dil Hi To Hai wherein Raj Kapoor acts opposite Nutan.

Please enjoy: Laaga chunari mein dag chhupayun kaise….

laagaa, chunarii me.n daag, chhupaaU.N kaise
laagaa, chunarii me.n daag
chunarii me.n daag, chhupaaU.N kaise, ghar jaaU.N kaise
laagaa, chunarii me.n daag …

(ho ga_ii mailii morii chunariyaa
kore badan sii korii chunariyaa ) – 2
aa … jaake baabul se, nazare.n milaaU.N kaise, ghar jaaU.N kaise
laagaa, chunarii me.n daag …

bhuul ga_ii sab bachan bidaa ke
kho ga_ii mai.n sasuraal me.n aake
aa … jaake baabul se, nazare milaaU.N kaise, ghar jaaU.N kaise
laagaa, chunarii me.n daag …

(korii chunariyaa aatmaa morii
mail hai maayaa jaal ) – 2
vo duniyaa more bAbul kaa ghar
ye duniyaa sasuraal
haa.N jaake, baabul se, nazare milaaU.N kaise, ghar jaaU.N kaise
laagaa, chunarii me.n daag …

aa aa~
dhiim ta na na na dir dir taanum
taa na dere na
dhiim ta na na na dir dir taan, dhiim ta dere na …
sapt suran tiin graam ba.nsii baajii
dir dir taanii, taa nii nii da, nii da pa ma, pa ma ma ga
ma dha ga ma ma ga re sa
dha dha keTe dha dha dha keTe dha dha keTa dha keTa
dharat paag pa.Dat nayii paraN
jhaa.Njhar jhanake jhana nana jhana nana
dir dir ta tuum ta da nii, ta na na na ta na na na
dhiim ta na na na na dir dir taam …

Song #6 Hamein tumase pyaar kitana ye ham nahin jaanate….

You are bound to ask me if RD Burman ever composed in Raag Bhairavi. Of course he did; all Hindi music directors did.

RD Burman was as strong in Raagas as his father SD Burman. His very first Lata Mangeshkar song in the Hindi movies was for Chhote Nawab composed in a little known Raag Malgunji. And, what a song it was: Ghar aaja ghir aaye badra saanwariya…

Here is a song close to my heart both for its lyrical excellence by Majrooh Sultanpuri and its composition in Raag Bhairavi by Rahul Dev Burman. It is from the 1981 movie Kudrat starring Rajesh Khanna and Hema Malini. Kishore Kumar and Parveen Sultana have sung it.

Please enjoy: Hamen tumase pyaar kitana ye ham nahin jaanate…

hame.n tum se pyaar kitanaa, ye ham nahii.n jaanate
magar jii nahii.n sakate tumhaare binaa
hame.n tum se pyaar …

sunaa gam judaaI kaa, uThaate hai.n log
jaane zi.ndagii kaise, bitaate hai.n log
din bhii yahaa.N to lage, baras ke samaan
hame.n i.ntazaar kitanaa, ye ham nahii.n jaanate
magar jii nahii.n sakate tumhaare binaa
hame.n tum se pyaar …

tumhe.n koI aur dekhe, to jalataa hai dil
ba.Dii mushkilo.n se phir, sambhalataa hai dil
kyaa kyaa jatan karate.n hai.n, tumhe.n kyaa pataa
ye dil beqaraar kitanaa, ye ham nahii.n jaanate
magar jii nahii.n sakate tumhaare binaa
hame.n tum se pyaar …

‪#‎Parveen‬ Sultana version

hame.n tum se pyaar kitanaa, yah ham nahii.n jaanate
magar jii nahii.n sakate tumhaare binaa
hame.n tum se pyaar kitanaa …

mai.n to sadaa kii tumharii diivaanii
bhuul gaye sai.nyaa.N priit puraanii
kadar naa jaanii, kadar na jaanii
hame.n tum se pyaar kitanaa …

koii jo Daare tumape nayanavaa
dekhaa naa jaaye mose sajanavaa
jale moraa manavaa, jale moraa manavaa
hame.n tum se pyaar kitanaa …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=iJllh7l-D3g%3F

Song #7 Dil ka khilauna haay toot gaya….

Lets now move on to music director Vasant Desai. As you already know, he composed most of his songs on the lyrics of Bharat Vyas. This one too has been penned by him. It is from the 1956 movie Goonj Uthi Shehnai starring Rajendra Kumar, Anita Guha and Ameeta.

Here is Lata Mangeshkar singing this heart-rending song in Raag Bhairavi: Dil ka khilauna haye toot gaya…..

TuuT gayaa -2
dil kaa khilaunaa haay TuuT gayaa -2
ko_ii luTeraa aa ke luuT gayaa
haay ko_ii luTeraa aa ke luuT gayaa
dil kaa khilaunaa haay TuuT gayaa -2

hu_aa kyaa qusuur aisaa sai.nyaa.N hamaaraa -2
jaate huye jo tuune hame.n naa pukaaraa -2
ulfat kaa taar to.Daa
hame.n majhadhaar chho.Daa
ham to chale the le ke teraa hii sahaaraa
saathii hamaaraa hamase chhuuT gayaa

dil kaa khilaunaa haay TuuT gayaa -2
ko_ii luTeraa aa ke luuT gayaa
haay ko_ii luTeraa aa ke luuT gayaa
haay dil kaa khilaunaa haay TuuT gayaa
dil kaa khilaunaa haay TuuT gayaa

aa
kaisii paradesii tuune priit lagaa_ii -2
chain bhii khoyaa hamane nii.nd ga.Nwaa_ii -2
teraa aitabaar kar ke
haay i.ntazaar kar ke
Kushiyo.n ke badale Gam kii duniyaa basaa_ii
zaalim zamaanaa hamase ruuTh gayaa

dil kaa khilaunaa haay TuuT gayaa
ko_ii luTeraa aa ke luuT gayaa
haay ko_ii luTeraa aa ke luuT gayaa
haay dil kaa khilaunaa haay TuuT gayaa
dil kaa khilaunaa haay TuuT gayaa

https://youtube.com/watch?v=NVm6nzbQRsY%3F

Song #8 Mujhako is raat ki tanhaayi mein awaaz naa do….

You must have been stunned by the musical excellence of the last song composed by Vasant Desai and you must be thinking that nothing can be better than Dil Ka Khilauna haye toot gaya.

Okay, now taste this composed by Kalyanji Anandji and you would change your opinion. First of all its lyrics by Shamim Jaipuri are out of this world. On top of that Mukesh has sung it with matching passion. And lastly it is picturised on Dharmendra who acted on such songs rather well.

By this time you must have guessed the name of the movie. Yes, it is the 1960 movie Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere, the debut film of Dharmendra made by Arjun Hingorani.

Please enjoy: Mujhako is raat ki tanhaayi mein awaaz na do….

mujh ko is raat kii tanahaaii me.n aavaaz na do
jisakii aavaaz rulaa de mujhe vo saaz na do
aavaaz na do…

mai.nne ab tum se na milane kii kasam khaaii hai
kyaa khabar tumako merii jaan pe ban aaii hai
mai.n bahak jaauu.N kasam khaake tum aisaa na karo
aavaaz na do…

dil meraa Duub gayaa aas merii TuuT ga_ii
mere haatho.n hii se patavaar merii chhuuT ga_ii
ab mai.n tuufaan me.n huu.N saahil se ishaaraa na karo
aavaaz na do…

raushanii ho na sakii laakh jalaayaa hamane
tujhako bhuulaa hii nahii.n laakh bhulaayaa hamane
mai.n pareshaa.n huu.N mujhe aur pareshaa.n na karo
aavaaz na do…

kis kadar roz kiyaa mujhase kinaaraa tumane
koii bhaTakegaa akelaa ye na sochaa tumane
chhup gae ho to kabhii yaad hii aayaa na karo
aavaaz na do…

https://youtube.com/watch?v=pcr1Hh9OFd0%3F

Song #9 Mori chham chham baaje paayaliya……

I have given you two sad songs tonight composed in Raag Bhairavi by Vasant Desai (Dil ka khilauna haye toot gaya) and Kalyanji Anandji (Mujhko is raat ki tanhaayi mein). It is time to give you a happy swinging one now, composed by our ninth music director: Ravi.

If you have noticed a tendency in me to get back to Shakeel Badayuni, then you have noticed correctly; because he is my favourite lyricist. This time though, he is not with Naushad but with Ravi. The name of this 1960 movie is Ghunghat and the song has been sung by Lata Mangeshkar.

Please enjoy in Raag Bhairavi: Mori chham chaa, baaje payaliya….

morii chham-chham baaje paayaliyaa -2
aaj mile hai.n more saa.Nvariyaa -2
morii chham-chham …

( ba.Dii muddat me.n dil ke sahaare mile
aaj Duube hu_o.n ko kinaare mile ) -2
kabhii muskraa_e man kabhii sharamaa_e man
kabhii naino.n kii chhalake gaagariyaa
morii chham-chham …

( chaa.Nd-taaro.n ke gahane pahanaa do mujhe
ko_ii aa ke dulhaniyaa banaa do mujhe ) -2
nahii.n bas me.n jiyaa kaisaa jaaduu kiyaa
piyaa aaj hu_ii re mai.n to baavariyaa
morii chham-chham …

Song #10 Ab tere siwa kaun meraa Krishan kanhaiyya….

Lets take up compositions of some older music directors now. The first of these is Anil Biswas who introduced Western notations for Indian Films music for the first time. He was born on 7th Jul 1914 and we lost him on 31st May 2003. He had the first orchestra to his credit, albeit only 12 pieces. He is renowned as one of the pioneers of playback singing in Hindi films

I have taken this from his 1943 movie Kismat. The lyrics are by Kavi Pradeep, Anil Biswas’s contemporary and much recognised for his Ai mere watan ke logo. And the singer is Amirbai Karanataki. Amirbai preceded them by about 9 years and died in Mar 1965. She was a singer and actress of repute those days and her most popular piece was the favourite of Mahatama Gandhi: Vaishanav jan to…

Please enjoy: Ab tere siwa kaun mera, Krishan Kanhaiyya….

( ab tere siwaa
ab tere siwaa kaun meraa kR^iShN kanhaiyaa
bhagawaan kinaare se lagaa de merii naiyaa ) -2
ab tere siwaa

( merii Kushii kii duniyaa baabul ne chhiin lii
mere sukho.n kii kaliyaa.N qismat ne biin lii ) -2
ab tuu hii bachaa laaj merii bansii-bajaiyaa
bhagawaan kinaare se lagaa de merii naiyaa
ab tere siwaa

puujaa nahii.n hai puurii adhuurii hai aaratii -2
o shyaam salone tujhe miiraa pukaaratii -2
tujhe miiraa pukaaratii
kahatii hai baar-baar wo le-le ke balaiyaa -2
bhagawaan
bhagawaan
bhagawaan kinaare se lagaa de merii naiyaa
ab tere siwaa
ab tere siwaa kaun meraa kR^iShN kanhaiyaa
bhagawaan kinaare se lagaa de merii naiyaa
ab tere siwaa

https://youtube.com/watch?v=0r38temWGzw%3F

Song #11 Baabul mora naihar chhooto hi jaye…

We are now taking our earliest music directors who composed Hindi songs in Raag Bhairavi. RC Boral was one of them and composed music for some of KL Saigal‘s songs.

This one is from Saigal’s 1938 super hit movie Street Singer in which he starred in the title role and as was usual for him, sang for himself. Wajid Ali Shah penned the lyrics. RC Boral was an even older music director than Anil Biswas. Rai Chand Boral was born on 19 Oct 1903 and died on 25 Nov 1981. Three years before dying the highest film award, the Dadasaheb Phalke award was conferred on him for his contribution to Hindi cinema. He is credited with being the first one who introduced playback singing in Hindi films with the 1935 movie Dhoop Chhaon.

It also happens to be the most popular of KL Saigal’s songs. KL Saigal was the first singing – superstar of the Hindi movies

Please enjoy in Raag Bhairavi: Baabul mora naihar chhuuto hi jaaye….

baabul moraa, naihar chhuuTo hii jaae
baabul moraa, naihar chhuuTo hii jaae

chaar kahaar mil, morii Doliyaa sajaave.n – 4
moraa apanaa begaanaa chhuTo jaae
baabul moraa …

aa.Nganaa to parbat bhayo aur deharii bhayii bidesh
je baabul ghar aapanaa mai.n piiyaa ke desh
baabul moraa …

baabul moraa, naihar chhuuTo hii jaae
baabul moraa, naihar chhuuTo hii jaae

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ouheLTzfeBc%3F

Song #12 Ai quatib-e-taqdeer mujhe itana bata de…..

Now, lets take up Pankaj Mullick. This is from KL Saigal’s 1944 movie Meri Behan (My Sister). Please forgive me that the only video that I could find has the remaining part of another song before this song starts. Pankaj Mullick was born on 10th May 1905 in Kolkatta and like Anil Biswas and RC Boral, he was peioneer in playback singing in India. He was conferred with the Padma Shri in 1970 and two years later the highest award in films: the Dadasaheb Phalke award. The first Hindi movie that he worked for was the 1933 Yahudi Ki Ladaki.

Pt Bhushan penned the lyrics and KL Saigal sang for himself.

Please enjoy: Ai qaatib-e-taqadiir mujhe itana bataa de…

ai qaatib-e-taqadiir mujhe itanaa bataa de -2
kyo.n mujhase Kafaa hai tuu, kyaa mai.nne kiyaa hai

auro.n ko khushii mujhako fakat dard-o-ra.nj-o-Gam
duniyaa ko ha.Nsii aur mujhe ronaa diyaa hai
kyaa mai.nne kiyaa hai -2
kyo.n mujhase Kafaa hai tuu, kyaa mai.nne kiyaa hai

hisse me.n sabake aa_ii hai.n…
hisse me.n sabake aa_ii hai.n ra.Ngiin bahaare.n
bad-faqtiyaa.N lekin mujhe shiishe me.n utaare.n
piite hai.n
piite hai.n rog roz-o-shab muzzarrato.n kii may
mai.n huu.N ke sataa khuun-e-jigar mai.nne piyaa hai

kyaa mai.nne piyaa hai
kyaa mai.nne piyaa hai

thaa jinake dumak dam se ye aabaad aashiyaa.n
ho chahachahaatii
ho chahachahaatii bulabule.n jaane ga_ii kahaa.N
juganuu kii chamak hai na sitaaro.n kii roshanii
is ghup a.ndhere me.n hai merii jaan par banii
kyaa thii
kyaa thii
kyaa thii bataa ke jisakii sazaa tuune mujhako dii

kyaa thaa
kyaa thaa gunah ke jisakaa badalaa mujhase liyaa hai

kyaa mai.nne kiyaa hai
kyaa mai.nne kiyaa hai
kyo.n mujhase Kafaa hai tuu, kyaa mai.nne kiyaa hai

https://youtube.com/watch?v=nXSNJnB5Rfw%3F

That brings us to the end of the First Part of Raag Bhairavi based songs. We have another two parts that I shall be putting up shortly. I hope you enjoyed the songs I put together for you so far. Please await the next part.

I am fascinated by the talented Bengali film makers, story writers, directors, actors, singers and music directors of Hindi movies. Most of them have brought something refreshingly new, challenging and memorable to the table. I am indeed working on an essay to bring out their contribution to the Hindi cinema; which is mammoth indeed. This essay or article is only about one aspect, that is, movies based on neglect of women in the emerging Bengali society. Now, I am not saying there is no neglect of women in other Indian societies; after all, just a few years back, when female foetuses were found abandoned in a well in Patiala (Punjab), it shocked our nation to know that even the state that touts itself as the most progressive has scant regard for the female child. It is just that the projection of these issues has been so repeatedly and so well done in Bengal based Hindi movies that it is worthy of comment.

Bringing out treatment of women and making movies wherein a woman is the main protagonist has been the focus of many Bimal Roy movies. Take the 1953 movie Parineeta (literally translated as ‘Married Woman’) for example. Meena Kumari as Lalita, daughter of a poor clerk Gurcharan, is in love with Shekhar Rai, a landlord’s son, portrayed by Ashok Kumar and they are married in their minds. All is well except for the poverty in her family that makes her father to take loan from a kind hearted gentleman Girin. By an unfortunate misunderstanding, it is rumoured that Lalita is sold off to Girin.

The movie, based on a story by Sharat Chandra Chattopadhayay went on to receive the Filmfare Best Film award as also got its heroine Meena Kumari, the Best Actress award.

Except for his first movie Do Bigha Zameen (which, by the way, was not just the first movie to win Filmfare Best movie award but also the first Indian movie to win an international award at Cannes Film Festival) that was based on Indian neo-realist movement, all his other Hindi movies had women as the main protagonists. After Parineeta, we had Biraj Bahu starring Kamini Kaushal, Madhumati, Sujata and Bandini.

For depicting the theme of neglect of women or their desires, which is what this essay is all about, I have picked up four movies: Anuradha, Sahin Bibi Aur Ghulam, Anubhav and Piku.

Anuradha is a 1960 movie directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee with story by Sachin Bhowmick and screenplay and dialogues by Rajinder Singh Bedi. The story based roughly on the novel Madame Bovary by Gustav Flaubert. Leela Naidu plays the protagonist Anuradha Roy, daughter of a rich father who has earned fame as a singer on All India Radio and in public functions. Shailendra as lyricist and Pandit Ravi Shankar as Music Director have done remarkably well to bring out her feelings through songs: those of blithe happiness when with her father and of sadness and neglect when with her husband Nirmal Chaudhury played by Balraj Sahni. He is an idealist doctor who has taken it upon himself to render selfless service to the rural poor. He is unmindful of the fact that his obsession results in his wife’s talent lying totally atrophied. He doesn’t even remember their anniversary. In the end when he is gifted Rupees 20000 (a princely sum during those days) by a millionaire for saving the life and looks of his daughter who meets with a car accident when traveling with Anuradha’s erstwhile ardent lover Deepak played by Abhi Bhattacharya, his family doctor played by Nasir Hussain brings out that Nirmal Chaudhury is not as deserving of the reward as his wife Anuradha since she sacrificed everything for the sake of her husband. Indeed, in the movie, when Deepak tells her that she hadn’t got anything from her husband, she takes offence to it and reminds him that he shouldn’t be insulting her husband under her husband’s roof. I was immediately reminded of Bimal Roy’s Bandini wherein Nutan is portrayed as Bandini (in bondage) to tradition and her first love Ashok Kumar despite her subsequent relationship with a kind-hearted and understanding jailer Dharmendra. There must be something about the portrayal of a Bengali woman’s undying devotion for her husband as a virtue worth acquiring.

In Guru Dutt’s 1962 movie Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, directed by Abrar Alvi (who was Guru Dutt’s favourite writer and director; they did Aar Paar, Kaagaz Ke Phool, Pyaasa and Mr & Mrs 55 together, in addition to Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam), Meena Kumari as Chhoti Bahu had a very poignant role opposite Rehman as a husband. Rehman was the face of the moral rot in Bengalu feudalism; he’d spend more time in the company of courtesans than with his wife. The movie’s songs are exceedingly beautiful and meaningful, penned by my favourite lyricist Shakeel Badayuni with music by my favourite Hemant Kumar. Two of the songs, sung by Guru Dutt’s wife Geeta Dutt, and picturised on Meena Kumari bring out the intensity of her emotions; Piya aiso jiya mein samaayi gayo re, and Na jaao sainyya chhuda ke bainyaa kasam tumhari mai ro padhungi. Both bring out how she would dress up, do make up, and even drink alcohol to please him enough so that he’d spend time with her rather than with courtesans. This theme is the same as Anuradha’s; which is that a woman would do anything to win the attention of her husband and that husband, irrespective of the treatment meted out to her, is still worthy of veneration.

Cut now to the third movie on this theme: the 1971 movie Anubhav directed by Basu Bhattacharya (who made a trilogy on similar themes with Avishkaar (1973) and Griha Pravesh (1979). In this movie it is Tanuja as Meeta Sen who is facing neglect by her husband Sanjeev Kumar as a newspaper editor Amar Sen. In order to win his attention, she gets rid of all the domestic staff except AK Hangal. It has a positive effect only partly. However, by this time her ex lover Dinesh Thakur as Shashi Bhushan enters the scene. The movie ends with Sanjeev Kumar acknowledging that her past wouldn’t have had a chance to wreck their lives if he had taken care of the present. Her ending dialogue in the movie was: “Main samajh gayi hoon ke tum samajh gaye ho” (I have understood that now you have understood). The movie has some excellent songs sung by Geeta Dutt and Manna Dey on the music of Kanu Roy; three of which are outstandingly beautiful: Meri jaan, mujhe jaan na kaho meri jaan; Mera dil jo mera hota; and Phir kahin koi phool khila, chahat na kaho isako.

The fourth movie, Piku directed by Shoojit Circar, is only different in one respect in that the neglect of the woman, Deepika Padukone as Piku Banerjee, is not at the hands of a husband but by her father, Amitabh Bachchan as Bhaskor Banerjee. He has chronic constipation and gastric condition and he takes it for granted that life of everyone in general and his daughter in particular should revolve around his minute to minute condition. For her, as an architect, there are many embarrassing moments such as when she is busy in her office and news of her father’s latest constipated condition is broken publicly over sms. In his obsession with himself and his constipation in his old age (70 years), he totally ignores her desires. For example, when she is romantically inclined with her co-worker in office, Syed, Bhaskor tells him that his daughter is moody like him and also not a virgin. Bhaskor decides to visit his house in Kolkatta where his brother and his wife live. But, fastidious that he is, he finds going there from Delhi by train or plane unsafe. So, finally, he is driven there by Rana Chaudhary played by Irrfan Khan, who is the owner of a cab company only because none of the drivers want to do duty with Piku due to her moods. He closely observes the totally self-centered, annoying and always complaining habits of Bhaskor and her dedication towards him despite these and tells us, “You have now fallen into the league of great women like Rani Laxmi Bai and Annie Besant.” In the end, Bhaskor dies a kind of death his always wanted – peaceful, no tubes, no ventilator. At a funeral ceremony, Piku tells family and friends, “My father was in peace. No ache or dilemma on his face. And those who know my father, they know, that he only had one problem – constipation. But he was cured of that as well before he passed away. So his death was a happy one. And I’m gonna miss him.”

There are, I am sure, many more such movies in which self-abnegation in comparison to her husband’s or if single, her father’s comfort, happiness and success exemplifies the Bengali women. Bengali women, as shown in such movies are the epitome of self-sacrificing love, unquestionable loyalty to their husbands, and the ones who would display genuine offence if their husbands are insulted in front of them. Portrayal of Bengali women in the movies is perhaps a reflection of their society wherein women are not displayed as sensuous or young or attractive but as devoted wives, mothers and grandmothers. Even when they are neglected or ignored they continue to be devoted wives, mothers, grandmothers and daughters.

There are, of course, dissenting or divergent voices. Anirvan Chatterjee in a January 1997 essay titled ‘Exploring Bengali Women’s History’ abhors the idea and psychology of arranged marriages for Bengali women. She writes, “I find it a bit puzzling how my mother, and other Bengali women like her, could so casually accept the idea of being sent into the houses of men they’d never met, living in a country 8,000 miles away, having their whole future lives’ paths determined for them in a single act outside their control. The thought of being in my mother’s shoes scares me; I picture myself as a much-bedecked lamb being led almost forcibly to the “slaughter” of the marriage ceremony.” However, she also brings out that just two books helped her get a better understanding of Bengali women: Malavika Karlekar’s Voices from Within and Manisha Roy’s Bengali Women.

Despite the motley of divergent views as those of Anirvan Chatterjee, the most endearing image of Bengali woman would continue being the one who’d do anything in her devotion for her man. The 1953 movie Anuradha, for example, has, in the last scene, Anuradha busy sweeping the floor of her husband’s house. Anyone watching the movie would know that for her self-abnegation has been honed into a fine-art. She may be meek in her devotion or she may actually be like Durga as in Sujoy Ghosh‘s 2012 movie Kahaani avenging the disappearance of her husband; the raison d’être for her.

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IN (Incredible Nostalgia) Song #7
Mere Haath Mein Tera Haath Rahe
1933 Movie Karma

I think the first movie song of the first lady of Indian Cinema Devika Rani deserves to be included in IN Songs!

She was the grand niece of Rabindra Nath Tagore who was born on 30th Mar 1908. When at the age of 20, she met Himanshu Rai, a film producer who asked her to join him. She joined him in wedlock as well as in films. Within a year she got married to him and went to Germany to receive training in film-making.

The 1933 movie Karma was the first movie that they made together as the lead cast. The movie, directed by JL Freer Hunt won her critical acclaim. The movie had a 4 minute long kissing scene between her and her husband, a record that has not been broken yet in Indian movies. It was however, controversial in our prudish society.

That was not the only controversial thing that she did. Her husband and she started the famous Bombay Talkies. In 1935, Bombay Talkies first production, a crime thriller Jawani Ki Hawa was produced with her being in lead role opposite Najam-ul-Hassan. The movie was entirely shot in a train. Something about him must have attracted her to him for in their next movie, Jeevan Naiyya, she eloped with him. She was persuaded by her husband’s friends to return since considerable part of the movie had been shot at large cost. She eventually returned as she knew divorce (during those days) was virtually impossible and a Hindu marrying a muslim wasn’t something that the society condoned. The movie was reshot with Ashok Kumar as hero and he then acted with her in several movies starting with 1936 movie on untouchables called Achhut Kanya.

Himanshu Rai died in 1940 and she took up reins of Bombay Talkies and made some very successful films. At the peak of her career in 1945 she chose to retire and marry and settle down with Russian Painter Svetsolav Roerich. They lived together in Manali where several of his paintings are displayed in what was called Roerich Estate. I visited the estate with my father and that’s how I know Devika Rani, the recipient of highest award in Indian Films: the Dadasaheb Phalke Award as well as Padam Shri.

The 1933 movie Karma starring her and her husband Himanshu Rai was a joint production between Germant, UK and India.

The movie was just two years after the first talkie on Indian screen, the 1931 movie Alam Ara.

Lets listen to the song Mere haath mein tera haath rahe sung by Devika Rani. No video is available and the still shows the famous kissing scene between Devika Rani and Himanshu Rai. Roy Douglas and Earnest Broadhurst are the Music Directors but the lyricist is unknown.

Please enjoy: Mere haath mein tera haath rahe….

mere haath mein tera haath rahe
saamne se dono saath rahen
tum mere man ki chaaya ho
tum mere karm ki chaaya ho
mere haathon mein tera haath rahe
aa milke donon saath rahen
tum mere man ki chaaya ho
tum mere karm ki chaaya ho

aa aa aa aa aa aa
aa aa aa aa aa aa aa
karma
karma

aa aa aa aa aa
karma
karma
karma

https://youtube.com/watch?v=hOpLvMLLVpQ%3F

IN (Incredible Nostalgia) Songs #09
Dil Mein Chhupa Ke Pyaar Ka Toofan Le Chale
1952 Movie Aan

This post is being done almost entirely from memory, on a cellphone in my bed, since I have excruciating toothache. Hence, if anyone of you brings out a historical error, I would readily correct it.

IN (Incredible Nostalgia) Songs #10
Do Chaar Idhar Do Chaar Udhar
1949 Film Raat Ki Rani

Jab aise geeton ki khoj ki jaati hai to bahut sambhal sambhalkar kadam uThana paDta hai. Lekin jab khoj ke dariya mein utarte hain to haath pair chalane ka mood nahin hota. Gota lagaane mein hi mann Dooba rehta hai. Main dekh rahi thi ki Ravinder PS Ravi aur Surekha Saini bahut mehnat se iss theme ko ek anokha roop dene ke liye pata nahin kahan kahan se anmol ratna khoj laa rahe the. To mera bhi mann lalchaaya ki main bhi ek ratna ko pakaD loon. Aur jab mila aur aankh uThakar dekha to woh KOHINOOR se bhi chamakdaar aur moolyvaan nikala.
Asha karti hoon ki aap sabko bhi pasand aayega.
Yeh geet hamari dulari, hamare dilon par raaj karne wali Asha Bhosle ka pehla solo song hai jo Raat ki Rani (1949) film se hai. aap ko dhyaan se sun.na paDega kyonki aap sunenge to aise lagega ki Yeh Lata mangeshkar ki naqal utaar rahi hai. yaani itni prabhaavit.
Sunkar achambha hua ki Guinness book mein apna naam darj karvaane wali apna ek style aur mukaam haasil karne wali ne kaise aur kitni mehnat ki hogi yahan tak aane ke liye.
Main unke mooh se aaj yeh geet sun.na pasand karungi. lekin woh baat shaayad hi aaye.
Iss naayaab geet ke geetkaar Arzoo Lucknowi hain jinka zikr faqr ke saath karna ho to “karoon kya aas niras bhayi” ke saath kar sakte hain.
Music director Hansraj Behl mere most fav hain.
Dada Saheb Phalke award graheeta Smt Asha Bhosle ka pehla solo geet sagarv aapke liye pesh hai.
Yeh Mujra fest mein rarest geet ho sakta tha.

Please enjoy: Do chaar idhar, do chaar udhar…

Hai mauj mein apne begaane
Ae ae ae ae
Ae ae
Hai mauj mein apne begaane
Do chaar idhar
Do chaar udhar
Do chaar idhar
Do chaar udhar
Dhalke hain chhalakte
O ji chhalakte
Aaaa chhalakte paimaane
Do chaar idhar
Do chaar udhar
Do chaar idhar
Do chaar udharKi aafat dhaa ke gaye
Matwaali adaa dikhlaa ke gaye
Matwaali adaa dikhlaa ke gaye
Sar phod rahe hain deewaane
Do chaar idhar
Do chaar udhar
Do chaar idhar
Do chaar udharTooti ummeedon ke tukde
Haaye bikhre hai
Aansoon ban ban ke
Kyun bikhre hain
Aansoon ban ban ke
Jaise kisi maala ke daane
Do chaar idhar
Do chaar udhar
Do chaar idhar
Do chaar udharLehraati batti kya jaane
Aapey mein nahin hain mastaane
Aapey mein nahin hain mastaane
Jal jal ke girey hain parwaane
Haaye parwaane
Do chaar idhar
Do chaar udhar
Do chaar idhar
Do chaar udhar.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=tcKCrXV1JNU%3F

IN (Incredible Nostalgia) Songs #11
Main Zindagi Mein Hardam Rota Hi Raha Hoon
1949 Film Barsaat

I have stated this ‘incredible’ fact earlier. However, now I am going to include it in IN Songs. The 1949 movie Barsaat was the first of my Great Songs Movies on Lyrical with as many as 11 Songs. It was the debut movie of Nimmi. It was also the debut movie of Shankar Jaikishen with whom Raj Kapoor worked in 20 movies (10 of his own).

https://youtube.com/watch?v=kgXoz51hxTg%3F

IN (Incredible Nostalgia) Song #12
Jaao Jaao Ai Mere Sadhu
1932 Movie Puran Bhagat

Krishna Chandra Rey ek aisi hasti hai jise hum pehle hum naman karenge phir unke baare mein baat karenge.
Inka jeewan charita sabhi insaanon ke liye ek maargdarshan hai.
Inhone apni 13 saal ki umar mein kisi kaaraN apni aankhen kho di aur poori tarah andhe ho chuke the. Par Bhagwan ki aseem kripa ki sangeet mein itni oonchai chaDhe ki famous sangeet kaar S D Burman ke pehle Guru aur maargdarshak bane. Manna dey ke chacha hone ke kaaraN yeh unke liye bhi guide rahe guardian rahe aur unhe Bombay lekar aaye. As an assistant Manna Dey unke saath rahe aur apne career ki neenv bahut sudruDh Dali. Aaj pata chal raha ki Sachin Da aur Manna Da ki safalta ke peeche kiska haath unke sir pe tha. K C Dey as actor, singer, aur music director kamaal ki safalta haasil ki. Ek se ek geet diye films mein sangeet bhi diya aur Pankaj Mullick, RC Boral jaise diggaj angeetkaron ke geet bhi gaaye. Faqr ho raha hai iss geet ko, iss shaqhs ko aapke sammukh prastut karte hue. Inke bhajan aaj bhi bahut shraddha ke yad kiye jaate hain.” teri gathari mein laaga chor musafir jaag zara”, “mann ki ankhen khol baba mann ki ankhen khol”. Aaj bhi itne saalon ke baad bhi unki aawaaz mein jo bhakti rass hai, use aap apne mann mein mehsoos kar sakte hain. Iss geet ko suniye to aapko pata chalega ki woh aankhon mein shaayad aansoo liye gaa rahe the.

Puran Bhagat film ka yeh bhajan aapke liye: Jaao jaao ai mere sadhu…

aa
jaavo-jaavo e mere saadhuu raho guruu ke sa.ng -2

solah baras par aaye the ik din shaant rahe ham log -2
ab phir chho.D chale ham sabako -2
kaho ye kaun hai Dha.ng
jaavo-jaavo e mere saadhuu raho guruu ke sa.ng -2

jitanii duur bhii jaa_o rahoge hiraday hii ke samiip -2
aise hii tum har ik yug me.n -2
badalo har ik ra.ng
jaavo-jaavo e mere saadhuu raho guruu ke sa.ng -2

jaavo parameshwar ko bhajate karo bhalaa_ii sabakii -2
sab sansaarii ju.D jaaye.nge -2
puuran naam ke sa.ng
jaavo-jaavo e mere saadhuu raho guruu ke sa.ng -2

solah baras par aaye the ik din shaant rahe ham log -2
ab phir chho.D chale ham sabako
kaho ye kaun hai Dha.ng
jaavo-jaavo e mere saadhuu raho guruu ke sa.ng

https://youtube.com/watch?v=T80Cd9Vmc-c%3F

IN (Incredible Nostalgia) Song #13
Ham Pyaar Karenge, Ham Pyar Karenge
1953 Film Dhun

The 1953 movie Dhun was the 13th of the 16 movies that Raj Kapoor did together with Nargis. Mukesh was his singing voice and Shankar Jaikishen his Music Directors.

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IN Song #4
Ae Meri Topi Palat Ke Aa
1956 Movie Funtoosh

This song was the discovery of another YKDN member Vipan Kohli. Why does it deserve a place in Part I of IN Songs? I shall tell you the reasons.

If you listen to Lata Mangeshkar wherein, about a decade and a half back, she compiled her best songs, she talks about Pancham visiting her in shorts in Mahalaxmi recording studio and asked for her autograph. She immediately recognised him and knowing that he was fond of pranks, she wrote: “Badmaashi chhodo“. A few years later, she was recording what she called as “his first song” with him, for the movie Chhote Nawab. The song in Raag Malgunji (a not so common Raag) conveyed to her that ‘Pancham ek din bahut badha artiste banega’. And Pancham proved her right.

IN Song #5
Mera Sundar Sapna Beet Gaya
1946 Movie Do Bhai

I was going to include the first song of Shakeel – Nuashad combine picturised on Uma Devi (Tun Tun) for the 1947 movie: Dard; a song that immediately made Shakeel Badayuni famous. The song is: Afsana likh rahi hoon. However, even though the song is iconic, Surekha and I chatted and rejected it that it cannot be “Incredible” if Shakeel has written it at the age of 30.

I immediately thought of Raja Mehdi Ali Khan‘s first movie: the 1946 movie Do Bhai. He wasn’t yet 18 when he wrote the lyrics for the song: Mera sundar sapna beet gaya. We are convinced it must be really ‘incredible” for someone to write such deep feminine philosophy at the age of 17!

IN Song #6
Kudrat Hai Rabb Ki Nyaari
1935 Movie Lal Chitthi

Oh my God; I am spellbound and my body is numb after listening to this masterpiece by Rajkumari Dubey from film Lal Chitthi (1935). My reaction is very obvious as this song, Kudrat Hai, was recorded in 1935 and Rajkumari Dubey was born in 1924. Imagine such mature, polished and effective voice, hits straight on one’s heart, is the voice of just 11 years old girl. This is truly incredible and I just wish I could back in time and watch the cute girl singing live. Look at the vocals of 11 yrs old Rajkumari so clear and bang on with very little use of musical instruments by music director Lallubhai Nayak. A few days back I was listening to a thumri: Najariya ki maari, sung by her in the 1972 movie and now I have this song to compare it with. See how incredible is her journey of singing. Hats off.

Rajkumari Dubey was born in 1924 and recorded her first non filmi song in 1934 for All India Radio with HMV just at the age of 10 yrs. Her voice was a God’s gift to her as she didn’t really have the opportunity to learn singing properly. She came into limelight with the songs of film Naukar 1943. She sang in Gujarati and Punjabi too. Although she was not formally trained in classical music but she was great in picking up what her composers taught her. She sang with almost all renowned music directors and singers.

Rajkumari Dubey sang for many leading composers including Anil Biswas, O.P Nayyar, Gyan Dutt, Shyam Sunder, S.D. Burman, Naushad and Roshan. She remained a particular favorite with Roshan, who used her voice in Bawre Nain (1950), Anhonee (1952), Raag Rang (1952) and Naubahar (1952). Her famous songs include Ghabra ke and Ek teer chala from Mahal (1949), Nazron mein samane sai from Hyderabad ki Nazneen (1952), Kajrari matwali from Nau Bahar (1952), Mere roothe huwe chanda from Bawre Nain (1950). She also sang with K.L. Saigal in Bhakt Surdas (1942) and Noor Jehan in Naukar (1943). The last song she sang was a bhajan for Gulzar’s Kitaab (1977) composed by R.D. Burman. One of her last public performances was in 1996, when she received the Aashirwad Navratna Award.

Please enjoy: Kudrat hai rabb ki nyaari….

Kudarat hai rab ki nyaari
Kudarat hai rab ki nyaari
Kudarat hai rab ki nyaari
Kudarat hai rab ki nyaari
baade bahaari aayi
gulshan mein kaisi hariyaali chhaayi
dekho gulshan mein
ye kaisi hariyaali chhaayi
koodti hai daali daali
koodti hai daali daali
koyaliya kaali
par hai kisne paaya
shaan hai niraali
par hai kisne paaya
shaan hai niraali
hai phooli kyaari kyaari
hai phooli kyaari kyaari
baade bahaari aayi
gulshan mein kaisi hariyaali chhaayi
dekho gulshan mein
kaisi hariyaali chhaayi
naache hai titli matwaali
haan
naache hai titli matwaali
naache hai titli matwaali
haan
naache hai titli matwaali
naache hai titli matwaali
haaan naache hai titli matwaali
bhanwra hai deta taali
naache hai titli matwaali
bhanwra hai deta taali
har ?? hai tera jalwa
tu hi hai waali
har ?? hai tera jalwa
tu hi hai waali
sab tum par waari waari
sab tum par waari waari
baade bahaari aayi
gulshan mein ye kaisi hariyaali chhaayee
ye dekho
gulshan mein ye kaisi hariyaali chhayee

https://youtube.com/watch?v=NYplNp-YlrA%3F

There then are the first half dozen of IN or Incredible Nostalgia Songs in the Hindi films. We shall entertain you with more such gems in subsequent parts of this blog.

Until we meet again: Jai Hind.