Category: Music and Cinema

I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 23 Aug 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.

Last time, I gave you Beautiful Duet #44 – Chand jaane kahan kho gaya. So here, then, is the next one:

Song #45
Ek daal par tota bole

A Song that can be COVID 19 Song

Yes, avoidance of COVID 19 is all about social distance and in this song penned by Inderjeet Singh Tulsi and composed by Ravindra Jain, it seems, the guys were far ahead of their times (the movie was 1974 movie Chor Machaye Shor) for they referred to Love being there despite social distance between, say Tota and Maina.

Once again, this beautiful and popular duet was sung by Mohammad Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar for Shashi Kapoor and Mumtaz respectively.

Chor Machaye Shor – 1974 Movie

I was impressed with the songs of the movie, eg, that beautiful Kishore Kumar song in Raag Jhinjhoti: Ghungru ki tarah bajta hi raha hoon, and Le jaayenge, le jaayenge, dilwale dunhaniya that I actually made the mistake of seeing the movie. It was awful and the second half was seen by me in fast forward. Absolute trash. It was similar to watching a Shah Rukh Khan movie – highly rated but actually trash.

There is no point in telling you the story since it didn’t have one. It meandered on to accommodate scenes and songs and fights and comedy.

The Song

Nevertheless, the lyrics are pretty good and composition fine.

Hence, ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy: Ek daal par tota bole…

एक डाल पर तोता बोले, एक डाल पर मैना
दूर-दूर बैठे हैं, लेकिन प्यार तो फिर भी है ना
बोलो है ना, है ना, है ना

एक डाल पर तोता बोले, एक डाल पर मैना
मैं तेरे नैनों की निंदिया, तू मेरे दिल का चैना
बोलो है ना, है ना, है ना
एक डाल पर तोता बोले

ये क्या मुझको हो गया साजन, कभी रोऊँ कभी गाऊँ
पेड़ से लिपटी बेल जो देखूँ, लाज से मर-मर जाऊँ
ये पागलपन कैसा, कब से हो गया ऐसा
बिन बतलाए समझो साजन, आज नहीं कुछ कहना
बोलो है ना, है ना, है ना
एक डाल पर तोता बोले

आंधी आए, तूफ़ाँ आए या बरसे बरसातें
इक दूजे में खो जाएँ हम, ख़त्म न हो दिन-रातें
ख़त्म न हो दिन-रातें, मीठी प्यार की बातें
होंठ अगर ख़ामोश रहे तो बोल उठेंगे नैना
बोलो है ना, है ना, है ना
एक डाल पर तोता बोले

जनम जनम की प्यास, रे साजन, पल में बुझेगी कैसे
जीवन भर ये संग न छूटे, अंग लगा लो ऐसे
आ मिल जाएँ ऐसे, सागर-नदिया जैसे
सीख लिया है प्यार में हमने मिट कर ज़िंदा रहना
बोलो है ना, है ना, है ना
एक डाल पर तोता बोले…

I hope you liked my choice of Beautiful Duet #45.

Please await Beautiful Duet #46 – Kisi raah pe kisi mod par.

Zindagi or Jeevan Songs Series

I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 18 Oct 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.

I hope you liked my choice for Song #43 – Aanewala pal jaanewala hai in Zindagi or Jeevan Songs series. Let’s start with Song #44.

Song #44
Tu hi re
Theme-word: Maut aur zindagi tere haathon mein de diya re

Happy Birthday AR Rahman 06 January

The song belongs to its composer Allah Rakha Rahman more than to anyone else. AR Rahman was born a Hindu, Dileep Shekhar, on 06 Jan 1967 and converted to Islam in 1989, at the age of 22. In recent past, no other composer and music director has occupied space in our hearts and minds more than Rahman. Rahman’s films career started with the 1992 Tamil movie Roja, also a Mani Ratnam movie and also starring Arvind Swamy, though with Madhoo and not Monisha Koirala. Roja not just won the National Award for Best Film on National Integration but was later dubbed in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu and Malyalam. In 2009, when AR Rahman won two Oscars (for Best Song (Jai ho)) and Best Original Score (together with Gulzar)(Slumdog Millionaire) many of us felt that the Roja songs and music were better than the Slumdog Millionaire. His first film Roja won him the National Award for Best Music Director. One of the songs from the movie is a favourite: Bharat hamako jaan se bhi pyaara hai. As of 2016, Rahman has garnered four National Film Awards, 15 Filmfare Awards and 16 Filmfare Awards South, a record for an Indian composer.

Some of my favourite Hindi songs of AR Rahman in are: Vande mataram (non-filmy), Columbus Columbus chhutti hai aayi (Jeans, 1998), Anjali Anjali pushpanjali (Tu hi mera dil, 1995), Ai ajnabi tu bhi kabhi, Ik suraj nikala tha, Jiya jale jaam jale, Kar thaiya thaiya, Tuu hi tuu tuu hi tuu satrangi re (Dil Se, 1998), Awaara bhanvre jo haule haule gaaye (Sapney, 1997), Bharat hamako jaan se bhi pyaara hai, Dil hai chhota sa chhoti si aasha, Roja jaan-e-man, Rukmani Rukmani shaadi ke baad, Ye hasin waadian ye khula aasman (Roja, 1993), Chand aaya zameen par aaj garbe ki raat mein (Dil Hi Dil Mein, 1999), Dil se nikalegi naa mar ke bhi watan ki ulfat, Jogiya jogiya ve, Maahi ve maahi ve (Also sung by him together with Sukhwinder Singh, The Legend of Bghagat Singh, 2002), Dholna dholna, Khamosh raat sahami hawa, Mujhe rang de (Thakshak, 1999), Duur kahin ik aam ki bagiya, Mehaki mehaki hain raahen behaki behaki hain nigaahen (Zubeidaa, 2000), Ek ho gaye hum aur tum, Gumsum gumsum gulchup…kehna hi kya, Kuchi kuchi rakamma sun lo tum (Bombay, 1995), Ekla chalo re (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose – The Forgotten Hero, 2005), Ghanan ghanan ghir ghir aaye badra, Radha kaise na jale, Mitwa O mitwa tujhako kyaa dar hai re, O paalanhaare nirgun aur nyaare (Lagaan, 2001), Haay Rama ye kyaa hua, Ho jaa rangeela re, Kya karen kya na karen kaisi mushkil haay, Tanha tanha yahan pe jeena, Yaai re yaai re jor laga ke naache re, Yaaro sun lo zara (Rangeela, 1996), Jangal mein bole hai koyal ku ku kuu – Kahin aa lage lag jaave, Taal se taal mila (Taal, 1999), Jhuum jhuum naachen ham (Chor Chor), Khamoshiyan gungunane lagi (One Two Ka Four, 2001), Muqaabla muqaabla Laila o ho Laila, Urvashi Urvashi take it easy Urvashi (Humse Hai Muqabla, 1995), Mustafa Mustafa don’t worry Mustafa (Duniya Dilwalon Ki, 1996), O bhanvre dekhi ham deewano ko (Daud, 1997), Piya Haji Ali (Fizaa, 2000), and Ye jo des hai tera (Swades, 2004).

Mehboob, the Lyricist

Mehboob, the lyricist of this song, was born in Nasik (Maharashtra) on 13th Jul 1953. When he was only seven years old, his family moved to Mumbai for good he received education in English and later in Urdu. He was given a break by Ram Gopal Verma in his 1992 Drohi whose songs were composed by RD Burman. His big break actually came with Ram Gopal Verma’s 1996 movie Rangeela, wherein he worked with AR Rahman and for which he received the RD Burman Filmfare Award for Best New Talent. He went on to work for Bombay, One Teo Ka Four, Thakshak, Daud, Dil Hi Dil Mein, and Yuva. He penned AR Rahman’s popular number Maa tujhe salaam (Vande Mataram).

Now about the singers Hariharan and Kavita Krishnamurthy

Hariharan was born on 03 Apr 1955 in Trivanthapuram in Kerala to Tamil parents. The son of renowned Carnatic vocalists, Shrimati Alamelu and the late HAS Mani (full name : Anantha Subramani ), he inherited his parents’ musical talents. However, he went into the Hindustani music stream and emerged as one of the finest ghazal singers, with his idol being Mehdi Hassan. Initially, he started off being a TV artiste. In 1977 he won the All India Sur Singaar competition and that’s how music director Jaidev gave him break in 1978 movie Gaman. His first song in that movie Ajeeb sa neha mujh par guzar gaya yaaron became so popular that it was nominated for National Award. Gradually, his songs have been featured in Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Bhojpuri and Telugu films. Presently, he is the foremost ghazal singer in India. He was honoured with Padma Shri and he is a two time National Award winner. His association with Lesle Lewis resulted in forming a two member band Colonial Cousins.

Some of my favourite songs of Hariharan are: Bharat hamako jaan se bhi pyaara hai (Roja, 1993), Apni zulfen mere shaano pe bikhr jaane do (Taj Mahal, 2005), Chappa chappa charkha chale, Chhod aaye ham vo galiyan (Maachis, 1996), Dheemi dheemi bheeni bheeni khushbu hai tera badan (1947 Earth, 1999), Gungunaayi hawayen guunshi dishayen (Non-Film, with Alka Yagnik), Haay Rama ye kya hua (Rangeela, 1996), Ham bhool gaye hain rakh ke kahin (Aks, 2001), Ham tumase na kuchh keh paaye (Ziddi, 1997), Jhonka hawa ka aaj bhi (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, 1999), Kabhi chand ki tarah tapaki atthanni si zindagi (Jahan Tum Le Chalo, 1998), Khilli chandini hamen keh rahi (Priyanka, 1995), Likha hai ye in hawayon pe (with Lata Mangeshkar, Darr, 1993), Mil gaye mil gaye dilbar mere (Love Birds, 1996), Mujhe phir wohi yaad aane lage hain jinhe bhulne mein zamaane lage hain (Khumar Barbankwi’s famous ghazal composed by Hariharan and sung by him), Naghme hain shikwe hain kisse hain baaten hain (Yaadein, 2001), Pehle bhi jeete the magar jab se mili hai zindagi (Nida Fazli’s ghazal with Asha Bhosle), Phuulon mein jo khushbu hai kaise wo aayi hai ajuuba (with Sadhana Sargam in Jeans, 1998), Sawan barse tarse dil (with Sadhana Sargam in Dehak, 1998), Sun ri sakhi meri pyari sakhi (Hum Se Hai Muqabla, 1995), Ye duniya ik dulhan (Pardes, 1997), and Youn hi chala chal rahi (Swades, 2004).

Kavita Krishnamurthy was born Sharada Krishnamurthy in a Tamil Iyer family in New Delhi on 25 Jan 1958. Her father TS Krishnamurthy was an employee in Education Ministry. She began her music training upon insistence of her aunt, Ms. Protimma Bhattacharya who enrolled her to Ms. Suruma Basu, who taught her Rabindra Sangeet. She began her formal training in Hindustani classical music under Balram Puri, a classical singer. At the young age of eight, Kavita won a gold medal at a music competition.

She was given a break in Hindi movies by Laxmikant Pyarelal who were impressed by her Hindutani Classical singing. To start with she used to dub for Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. But later, in 1980, a song Kaahe ko biyahi was recorded in her own voice for the movie Maang Bharo Sajana. She became famous for Hawa Hawaii and Karte hain hum pyaar in 1986 movie Mr. India. She has been awarded Padma Shri by the government of India and she has won four Filmfare awards so far.

Some of my favourite songs of Kavita Krishnamurthy are: Aankhon ki gustakhiyaan maaf hon, Albela sajan aayo ri, Dholi tharo dhol baaje, Hum dil de chuke sanam (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, 1999), Aaj main ooper aasman neeche (Khamoshi, 1996), Are karte hain ham pyaar Mr India se, Hawa hawaii (Mr India, 1987), Chalon chale mitwa (Nayak The Real Hero, 2001), Ho chhal chhal chhalke in aankhon ki hgagariya (Janam Janam, 1988), Dhol bajane laga koi laut ke aaya hai (Viraasat, 1997), Deewana deewana ye dil tera deewana (with Abhijeet, Jung, 1996), Dil chura liya (with Abhijeet in Qayamat 2003), Dil ne kaha chupke se (1942 A Love Story, 1993), Dola re dola re, Maar daala (with Shreya Ghoshal and KayKay in Devdas, 2002), Ganpati bappa morya (Agnipath, 1990), Har karam apna karenge (Karma, 1986), Jaise ik chand ka tukada (Inteqaam, 1988), Jo main aisa jaanati preet kiye dukh hoy (Batwara, 1989), Koi mil gaya (Kuchh Kuchh Hota Hai, 1998), Kuchi kuchi rakamma (Bombay, 1995), Tu mujhe qabool main tujhe kabool (with Mohammad Aziz in Khuda Gawah, 1992), Mera piya ghar aaya (Yaarana, 1995), Nayak nahin khalnayak hoon main (Khalnayak, 1993), Nazaron ke milane se kyun hoti hai halchal (Vishwavidhata, 1997), O baalam kesariya (Bhairavi, 1995), Pal do pal ka ye safar pal do pal ka saath (with Udit Narayan in Hadd Kar Di Aapne, 2000), Raja ki kahani purani ho gayi (with Usha Uthup in Godmother, 1998), Tu cheez badhi hai mast mast (with Udit Narayan, Mohra, 1994), Tu hi tu satrangi re (with Sonu Nigam, Dil Se, 1998), Ye duniya ik dulhan (Pardes, 1997), and Na jaane kahan se aayi hai – ye ladaki (with Amit Kumar in Chaalbaaz 1989).

The Movie

Bombay was a 1995 film directed by Mani Ratnam. The film starred Arvind Swamy and Manisha Koirala as Shekhar Narayanan Pillai and Shaila Bano respectively. The film, made in Tamil (later dubbed in Hindi and Telugu with the same title), is centered on events that occurred particularly during the period of December 1992 to January 1993 in India, and the controversy surrounding the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, its subsequent demolition on 6 December 1992 and increased religious tensions in the city of Bombay (now Mumbai) that led to the Bombay Riots. It is the second one of Mani Ratnam’s tiriology on human relations in the backdrop of events that shook India; the first one being Roja in 1992 and third one being Dil Se in 1998.

The Hindi dubbed film had the following songs, all penned by Mehboob and all composed by AR Rahman:

1.”Hamma Hamma”Remo Fernandes, Swarnalatha & Suresh Peters5:10
2.”Kehna Hi Kya”K. S. Chithra, A. R. Rahman & Chorus5:52
3.”Tu Hi Re”Hariharan & Kavita Krishnamurthy7:14
4.”Kuchi Kuchi Rakkamma”Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurthy, G. V. Prakash Kumar & Sharadha5:07
5.”Kuch Bhi Na Socho”Pallavi, Shubha, Anupama, Noel James & Srinivas5:53
6.”Bombay Theme”Instrumental5:18
7.”Aankhon Mein Ummeedon”Sujatha Mohan & Chorus2:43
8.”Apna Zameen Yeh”Sujatha Mohan, Noel James, Srinivas, Sivanesan, Ganga Sreenivasan, Renuka & Anuradha Sriram3:28

The Song

Please enjoy Hariharan and Kavita Krishnamurthy singing: Tu hi re, tu hi re, tere bina main kaise jiyun….

तू ही रे, तू ही रे तेरे बिना मैं कैसे जियूं
आजा रे, आजा रे, यूं ही तड़पा ना तू मुझको
जान रे, जान रे, इन सांसों में बस जा तू
चाँद रे, चाँद रे, आजा दिल की ज़मीन पे तू
चाहत है अगर आके मुझसे मिल जा तू
या फिर ऐसा कर, धरती से मिला दे मुझको
तू ही रे, तू ही रे तेरे बिना मैं कैसे जियूं
आजा रे, आजा रे, यूं ही तड़पा ना तू मुझको
इन सांसों का देखो तुम पागलपन के
आये नहीं इन्हें चैन
मुझसे ये बोली मैं राहों में तेरी
अपने बिछा दूं ये नैन
इन ऊँचे पहाड़ों से जां दे दूंगा मैं
गर तूम ना आई कहीं
तुम उधर जान उम्मीद मेरी जो तोड़ो
इधर ये जहाँ छोड़ू मैं
मौत और, जिन्दगी, तेरे हाथों में दे दिया रे
आई रे, आई रे, ले मैं आई हूँ तेरे लिये
तोड़ा रे, तोड़ा रे, हर बँधन को प्यार के लिये
जान रे, जान रे, आजा तुझमें समा जाऊं मैं
दिल रे दिल रे, तेरी सांसों में बस जाऊं मैं
चाहत है अगर आके मुझसे मिल जा तू
या फिर ऐसा कर, धरती से मिला दे मुझको
तू ही रे, तू ही रे तेरे बिना मैं कैसे जियूं
आजा रे, आजा रे, यूं ही तड़पा ना तू मुझको
आ …

सौ बार बुलाए मैं सौ बार आऊं,
इक बार जो दिल दिया
इक आँख रोये तो दूजी बोलो,
सोयेगी कैसे भला,
इन प्यार की राहों में पत्थर हैं कितने
उन सब को ही पार किया
इक नदी हूँ मैं चाहत भरी आज मिलने
सागर को आई यहाँ
सजना, सजना, आज आँसू भी मीठे लगे
तू ही रे, तू ही रे तेरे बिना मैं कैसे जियूं
आजा रे, आजा रे, यूं ही तड़पा ना तू मुझको
जान रे, जान रे, इन सासों में बस जा तू
चाँद रे, चाँद रे, आजा दिल की ज़मीन पे तू
पल पल पल पल वक्त तो बीता जाये रे
ज़रा बोल ज़रा बोल वक़्त से के वो थम जाये रे
आई रे, आई रे, ले मैं आई हूँ तेरे लिये
जान रे, जान रे, आजा तुझमें समा जाऊं मैं

Comparison with Shakeel Badayuni

The song is dear to me because of the intensity of emotions of a lover for a beloved. It reminds me of my favourite lyricist Shakeel Badayuni’s best song with Naushad: Mere mheboob tujhe meri mohabbat ki kasam. Look at the similarity, especially in this stanza:

सामने आ के ज़रा पर्दा उठा दे रुख़ से
इक यही मेरा इलाज-ए-ग़म-ए-तन्हाई है
तेरी फ़ुरक़त ने परेशान किया है मुझको
अब तो मिल जा के मेरी जान पे बन आई है
दिल को भूली हुई यादों का सहारा दे दे
मेरा खोया …

And in both the songs, the lover had seen the beloved only from a distance. Can love get to be so strong between virtual strangers? Are there vibes that are only later converted into lyrics but at that time when they strike the lovers, they are just vibes that cannot be described? And can these vibes make Love become so intense that one feels that one cannot live without seeing the object of love? It happened in 1963 Mere Mehboob, it happened in various other movies after that and in happened in 1995 Bombay.

I get goose pimples thinking of this kind of love. When I listen to the song, I get answers to all my silent questions. Even after that it keeps tugging at my emotions.

I hope you enjoyed my choice for Song #44 in the series.

Please await Song #45 –  Kya yunhi rooth ke jaane ko.

I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 18 Aug 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.

This is the Song #44 in the series. I hope you liked Song #43 – Mujhe chhu rahi hain teri.

Song #44
Bheegi bheegi raaton mein

Happy Birthday Zeenat Aman

Having been born on this day in 1951, she won both the Femina Miss India and Miss Asia Pacific International Contest in 1970. She immediately, thereafter, joined Hindi movies and her first big success came in 1971 Dev Anand movie Hare Rama Hare Krishna. She was his sister in the movie and she became an international craze with the Hippie song Dum maro dum.
She continued being the heart throb of fans like me all over India and abroad in Yaadon Ki Baraat, Hum Kisi Se Kam Nahin (wherein she equaled the art of Rishi Kapoor in qawwali singing, Great Gambler, Ajanabee (this song’s movie), Roti Kapada Aur Makan, Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Qurbani, Don and Lawaris.

We all loved the Anglicized way in which she lisped her dialogues but also admired the way she kept adding to her acting skills.

Ajanabee – 1974 Movie

Shakti Samanta’s movie. He was used to making a super hit movie once every two years. Being a Bengali, he preferred Sharmila Tagore in his movies such as Kashmir Ki Kali and Amar Prem. But, here, he wanted to cash on the newfound craze of people for Zeenie Baby and he was proved right. She acted opposite super star Rajesh Khanna at the pinnacle of his success and the reviews said that she could hold on her own as an actress.

Wet Clothes Song in the Rain

There are a few milestones that any new actress in Hindi movies have to successfully cross. One of these is being a courtesan (how Hindi movies love these girls who are invariably forced to become courtesans). Nargis, Suchitra Sen, Meena Kumari, Vyjayanthimala, Hema Malini, and Rekha have all gratefully done these roles. The other is, of course, wet saree song in rain. Women who have come out on the other side of success include Mumtaz (with the same actor Rajesh Khanna), Nutan, Vyjayanthimala. You name it, they have all done it.

Zeenie baby has done this with “practised innocence” and that has added to her sensuousness. Rajesh Khanna was, of course, an expert at making women wet. One of his targets was Sharmila Tagore who mastered the art of being pregnant when made wet in rain (Roop tera mastana etc).

I would like to say that the lyrics and composition of this song are such that Zeenie baby comes out winner without having to have a bun in the oven like La Tagore.

The Song

Anand Bakshi’s most versatile pairing was with Laxmikant Pyarelal. The second most versatile was with RD Burman; some called him a genius both with instruments and non-instruments.

I loved all the songs of Ajanabee and there is no denying the fact that this was the most popular:

किशोर: भीगी भीगी रातों में, मीठी मीठी बातों में
ऐसी बरसातो में, कैसा लगता है?

लता: (ऐसा लगता है तुम बनके बादल,
मेरे बदन को भिगोके मुझे, छेड़ रहे हो ओ
छेड़ रहे हो ) – २

लता: (अम्बर खेले होली उई माँ
भीगी मोरी चोली, हमजोली, हमजोली ) – २
ओ, पानी के इस रेले में सावन के इस मेले में
छत पे अकेले में
कैसा लगता है

किशोर: ऐसा लगता है
तू बनके घटा अपने सजन को भिगोके खेल खेल रही हो ओ
खेल रही हो

लता: ऐसा लगता है
तुम बनके बादल मेरे बदन को भिगोके मुझे छेड़ रहे हो हो.
छेड़ रहे हो

किशोर: (बरखा से बचा लूँ तुझे
सीने से लगा लूँ
आ छुपा लूं आ छूपा लूँ ) – २
दिल ने पुकारा देखो रुत का इशारा देखो
उफ़ ये नज़ारा देखो
कैसा लगता है, बोलो?

लता: ऐसा लगता है कुछ हो जायेगा
मस्त पवन के ये झोकें सैंया देख रहे हो ओ
देख रहे हो
ऐसा लगता है
तुम बनके बादल मेरे बदन को भिगोके मुझे छेड़ रहे हो हो
छेड़ रहे हो

As you can make out, Kishore Kumar has sung for Rajesh Khanna and Lata Mangeshkar for Zeenie baby. I could have very well taken up this song as a Beautiful Duet too.

My Own Poetry

All poets have attempted to write what rain does to a female. Sahir wrote so good about it that they made a movie (Barsaat Ki Raat) on this theme. Look at his imagination:

हाय वो रेशमी ज़ुल्फ़ों से बरसता पानी
फूल से गालों पे रुकने को तरसता पानी
दिल में तूफ़ान उठाते हुए
दिल में तूफ़ान उठाते हुए जज़बात की रात
ज़िंदगी भर नहीं भूलेगी …

डर के बिजली से अचानक वो लिपटना उसका
और फिर शर्म से बलखाके सिमटना उसका
कभी देखी न सुनी ऐसी हो
कभी देखी न सुनी ऐसी तिलिस्मात कि रात
ज़िंदगी भर नहीं भूलेगी …

सुर्ख आंचल को दबाकर जो निचोड़ा उसने
दिल पे जलता हुआ एक तीर सा छोड़ा उसने
आग पानी में लगाते हुए
आग पानी में लगाते हुए हालात कि रात
ज़िंदगी भर नहीं भूलेगी …

However, you have to admit that age catches on and then we have only memories and Armaan left. Here is my poem Kuchh Soye Huye Armaan that would fit many of us on the other side of Sixty:

आधी रात को जब उसने बुलाया “honey”,
बढ़ गयी तुरंत मेरी diabetes;
सांस का तेज हो जाना स्वाभाविक था,
दिल की धड़कन भी हो गयी increase.

सब कुछ बढ़ चढ़ के उछाले मारने लगा,
एक brain ही था जो हो गया था seize.
पैंतीस साल हो गए हमारी शादी को,
अभी भी हूँ मैं प्यार का मरीज़ I

गर्मा गर्मी में वो अरमान भी जाग उठे,
जो कल तक लेटे थे होके freeze.
आज तक कभी हिम्मत न हुई थी,
पर अब हमें भी जोश आ गया, please.

और हमने बढ़े इश्किया आवाज़ में कहा:
कल देखेंगे, अब न करो हमें tease.
वो बोली: “खिड़की बंद करने के लिए जगाया था,
और तुम क्या समझे थे, बद्तमीज़?”

“मुझे खूब पता है तुम्हारी काबलियत का,
पुराने जोड़ो में अब नहीं है grease.”
बुढापा आ गया, हमने अंदाज़ ऐ ग़म में सोचा,
छूट गयी हमसे जवानी की दहलीज़।

एक ज़माना था बंद खिड़किया खोल देते थे हम,
अब बोलती बंद है, हम बने हैं नाचीज़।
काश कहीं से जवानी वापिस आ जाए,
और बन जाए मेरी मुस्तक़िल अज़ीज़ I

Ladies and gentlemen, for those who still feel young here is Zeenie baby setting your imagination and armaan on fire with: Bheegi bheegi raaton mein…

I hope you liked my choice of Raat or Din Song #44.

Please await Raat or Din Song #45 – Mera naam chin chin chu.

I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 23 Aug 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.

Last time, I gave you Beautiful Duet #43 – Ichak dana bichak dana. So here, then, is the next one:

Song #44
Chand jaane kahan kho gaya

Remembering Chitragupta on His Birth Anniversary 16 Nov

He was born on this day in 1917, in the midst of First World War and we being slave to the British. But that didn’t keep him from giving us delightful songs and duets. Nowadays, his sons Anand-Milind are continuing with the tradition.

I have given you his Zabak duet Teri duniya se door and another one from Aulad: Jodi hamari jamega kaise Jani. Another beautiful one that comes to mind is Machalti hui hawa mein from Ganga Ki Lahren.

A Chand Song

Chand is my most favourite theme for songs and the first theme on which we had a Fest here. This one is from an AVM production Main Chup Rahungi, a 1962 film directed by A Bhimsingh who gave us such popular movies as Khandan, Aadmi, Rakhi, Bhai Behan, Loafer, Joru Ka Ghulam, and Gopi.

The movie starred Sunil Dutt and Meena Kumari. The songs were penned by Rajinder Krishan and of course composed by Chitragupta. The other songs include a favourite hymn of mine: Tumhi ho mata pita tumhi ho.

Mohammad Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar

There are many combinations such as Mukesh and Lata, Hemant Kumar and Lata, Rafi and Asha Bhosle and so on. However, it can easily be proved that some of the most memorable duets in Hindi movies, including this, were sung by Rafi and Lata.

Lyrics

चांद जाने कहाँ खो गया
तुमको चेहरे से परदा हटाना न था
चांदनी को ये क्या हो गया
तुमको भी इस तरह मुस्कुराना न था

प्यार कितना जवां, रात कितनी हसीं
आज चलते हुए थम गई है ज़मीन
आँख तारें झपकने लगे
ऐसी उल्फ़त का जादू जगाना न था

प्यार में बेख़बर, हम कहाँ आ गये
मेरी आँखों में सपने से क्यों छा गये
दो दिलों की है मंज़िल यहाँ
तुम न आते तो हमको भी आना न था

My Own Poetry

Sab Chandramukhi Hain Bechare

आजकल के सूरजमुखी सूरज नहीं देखा करते,
चांद को देख देख रात को हैं आहें भरते।

ताकतवर होने से क्या फर्क पड़ता है,
हसीन है उसी पर हैं लोग मरते।

कौन ताके सूरज को, ठीक है ज़िन्दगी देता है,
पर चांद न होता, तो हम तुम क्या करते?

ज़िन्दगी ही नहीं, रंग भी सूरज ने दिए हैं,
पर अब सूरजमुखी, चांद के लिए हैं संवरते।

माना मैं भी रवि हूं, सूरज से नाम मिला है,
इसलिए लिख रहा हूं मैं यह डरते डरते।

कई ख्वाब चांद के मेरे भी ज़ख्म बन चुके हैं,
आज फिर से ताज़ा हो गए उभरते उभरते।

The Song

Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy: Chand jaane kahan kho gaya…

I hope you liked my choice of Beautiful Duet #44.

Please await Beautiful Duet #45- Ek daal par tota bole.

RRR Songs (Songs of Regret, Repentance and Ruefulness)

I started this new series on 17 Jan 21 on my Facebook Group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne. My efforts failed to involve people in writing their own stuff about songs and music rather than copying and pasting from here and there or worse, just sharing url of songs from YouTube. Hence, I had decided to give the group a burial that it deserved rather than making it like thousands of groups on Facebook about songs with nothing unique about them at all.

Hence this series shifted to my page Lyrical.

I hope you liked RRR Song #23: Woh bhooli dastaan lo phir yaad aa gayi. Here is the next song:

Song #24
Seene mein sulagte hain armaan

Lyrics and Composition Par Excellence

Once in a while, a song comes along and it leaves you stunned by the beauty of its lyrics and composition. This is one of them. Prem Dhawan and Anil Biswas have come up with a combination for an RRR Song that keeps playing in the recesses of your mind long after the track finishes. Another similar RRR song that comes to mind was put together by Indeevar and Timir Baran: Kaise koi jeeye zehar hai zindagi.

Anil Biswas thought of composing this in the simplest of raagas: Raag Kalyan.

Lyrics

At the outset, let’s look at the excellent lyrics by Prem Dhawan:

तलत: सीने में सुलगते हैं अरमां
आँखों में उदासी छाई है
ये आज तेरी दुनिया से हमें
तक़दीर कहाँ ले आई है
सीने में सुलगते हैं अरमां

लता: कुछ आँख में आँसू बाकी हैं
जो मेरे ग़म के साथी हैं – २
अब दिल हैं ना दिल के अरमां हैं – २
बस मैं हूँ मेरी तन्हाई है
सीने में सुलगते हैं अरमां

तलत: न तुझसे गिला कोई हमको
ना कोई शिकायत दुनिया से
दो चार कदम जब मन्ज़िल थी – २
क़िस्मत ने ठोकर खाई है
सीने में सुलगते हैं अरमां

लत: कुछ ऐसी आग लगी मन में
जीने भी ना दे मरने भी ना दे …
चुप हूँ तो कलेजा जलता है – २
बोलूँ तो तेरी रुसवाई है
बोथ: सीने में सुलगते हैं अरमां

How Did the Song Come About?

The song is from the 1951 Ram Daryani movie Tarana starring Dilip Kumar and Madhubala, the movie that ushered in their real life romance that finally didn’t end well.

Here, in this movie, Dr Motilal’s (Dilip Kumar) plane crashes near a village. HGe falls in love with Tarana (Madhubala), a villager Surdas’s daughter. Two things upset their apple-cart: one, a rich man of the village is after her to marry her and Motilal’s father wants him to marry a rich lady Sheela.

The rich man’s machinations end up in the father Surdas doubting the character of his daughter Tarana and setting the house on fire with her in it. She is believed to be dead. Later, of course, all works out well for them.

The song is sung when they are separated at the behest of the village rich man Totaram.

My Own Poetry

SULAGTE AANSU

वो लौटा रहें हैं मेरा सामान,
और जला रहे हैं सब कुछ,
मेरी आरज़ू है सितमगर
मेरे अश्क भी जला दें
ताके दिल के समुन्दर में
वो तूफ़ान फिर ना उभरे;
जो मरहले खड़े थे
उन्हें ठोकर से मिटा दें
काश हम ना होते वो ना होते,
और ये आरज़ू ना होती
तेरी आँखों में जो सरूर था
वो सरूर भी हटा दें
मैं भूल गया हूँ सब कुछ,
तेरे प्यार की नज़र में
मेरी कौन सी है मंजिल
मुझे कुछ तो अब पता दें
अब दिल न हो, प्यार ना हो,
और ना रहे उनकी यादें,
कोई उनसे जाके कह दे,
मेरी हस्ती ही मिटा दें

The Song

Please enjoy Talat Mahmood and Lata Mangeshkar singing for Dilip Kumar and Madhubala respectively: Seene mein sulagte hain armaan…

I hope you liked Song #24 in this series.

Please await Song #25: Humse aaya na gaya.

I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 18 Aug 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.

This is the Song #43 in the series. I hope you liked Song #42 – Zulf ki chhaon mein chehre k0.

Song #43
Mujhe chhu rahi hain teri garm saansen
Theme-word: Mere raat or din mehakne lage

I am Basically a Lyrical Man

You would have noticed, time and again, that I am basically a Lyrics man; the Lyrics of a song are the most significant part of the song for me. Lets say a song with average lyrics became popular simply because of its superb composition, it is unlikely to be among my favourite. I would rather have a song with superb lyrics and average composition than the other way round. Whilst covering Lyricists, for which I started a Page called Lyrical, I have given you many a song that have excellent lyrics but didn’t become very popular due to other reasons. As an example, I consider Raja Mehdi Ali Khan’s Phir teri yaad naye geet sunane aayi as a song among his most outstanding lyrics.

Lets come to this song. It has its lyrics penned by a Sardar who has won more Filmfare Awards than any other person. He won these as Lyricist, Producer, Director, Story Writer, and for Screenplay. I like him best for his lyrics. Have a look at these lyrics:

रफ़ी: मुझे छू रही हैं तेरी गर्म साँसें
मेरे रात और दिन महकने लगे हैं
लता: तेरी नर्म साँसों ने ऐसे छुआ हैं
के मेरे तो पाओं बहकने लगे हैं

रफ़ी: लबों से अगर तुम बुला ना सको तो
निगाहों से तुम नाम लेकर बुला लो
लता: तुम्हारी निगाहें बहुत बोलती हैं
ज़रा अपनी आँखों पे पलके गिरा दो
रफ़ी: मुझे छू रही हैं तेरी गर्म साँसें
मेरे रात और दिन महकने लगे हैं

रफ़ी: पता चल गया है के मंज़िल कहाँ है
चलो दिल के लम्बे सफ़र पे चलेंगे
लता: सफ़र खत्म कर देंगे हम तो वहीं पर
जहाँ तक तुम्हारे कदम ले चलेंगे
रफ़ी: मुझे छू रही हैं तेरी गर्म साँसें
मेरे रात और दिन महकने लगे हैं
लता: तेरी नर्म साँसों ने ऐसे छूआ हैं
के मेरे तो पाओं बहकने लगे हैं

Second version
मुझे छू रही हैं, तेरी नर्म साँसें
मेरे रात और दिन महकने लगे हैं

जिस दिल में बसते थे, तूफ़ान के बादल
वहाँ अब इश्क़ के, दिये जल रहे हैं

गुमराह फिरता था मैं, एक खोया परवाना
तेरे दिल की शमा ने मक़्सद दिया मुझ को

जो सपने थे मुर्दा तारीकी में खोए
इस मोहब्बत की रोशनी से, जीने लगे हैं

काँटों से भरा था, ये सफ़र मेरा
तेरे दम से गुलाबों का, फ़र्श बिछ गया

वो फूल जो कभी भी खिल न सके थे
आज शबनम की बदौलत, मुस्कुरा रहे हैं

वादा है ये मेरा, न छोड़ूँगा साथ तेरा
मरते दम तक तेरा साथ दूँगा

जिस रूह पे लोग तरस खाते थे
आज फ़रिश्ते भी मुझसे इश्क़ करने लगे हैं

मुझे छू रही हैं, तेरी नर्म साँसें
मेरे रात और दिन महकने लगे हैं

You would agree with me that you’d find them great even if the composition was average.

Rajesh Roshan

Son of the great music director Roshan who was given a break by Kidar Sharma, Rajesh continued with the magic of old type of songs when people like Bappi Lahiri rotted into pedestrianism. Have a look at some of his compositions that I have liked:

Chhu kar mere man ko.
Jab koi baat bigad jaaye.
Kya mausam hai, ai deewane dil.
Dil kya kare jab kisi se kisi ko pyar ho jaaye.
Uthe sab ke kadam.
Ik raasta hai zindagi.
Baahon mein teri masti ke ghere.
Ye raaten nayi purani.

He has given a similar treatment to this song.

Could Have Been A Beautiful Duet

Yes indeed. This could have been given by me as a great duet between Mohammad Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar quite late in their lives, for the 1980 movie Swayamvar starring Shashi Kapoor and Moushumi Chatterjee.

My Own Poetry

This was one of my first attempts not to write poetry but lyrics of a song:

Hamare Dil Ka Geet

रातों के ख्वाब दिन में भी लगे आने,
तेरे प्यार में सनम हम हो गए दीवाने।
सांस रुकने लगी,
आंख झुकने लगी,
तन्हाई के पल भी अब बन गए सुहाने।
मुहब्बत की यह धुन,
इसे दिल से सुन।

सेहरा में भी आ गयी बहार,
खिल उठा है मेरा घर संसार।
ठंडी ठंडी हवाएं,
भीगी भीगी फिजायें,
तेरा ही कर रही थी इंतज़ार।
मुहब्बत की यह धुन,
इसे दिल से सुन।

ज़िन्दगी भर रहेगा अपना साथ,
हमेशा रहेगा मेरे हाथों में तेरा हाथ।
बस यूँ ही यूँ है,
हर तरफ तूँ ही तूँ है,
जन्मों जन्मों की हमारी मुलाकात।
मुहब्बत की यह धुन,
इसे दिल से सुन।

The Song

Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy: Mujhe chhu rahi hain teri garm saansen…

I hope you liked my choice of Raat or Din Song #43.

Please await Raat or Din Song #44 – Bheegi bheegi raaton mein.

I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 23 Aug 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.

Last time, I gave you Beautiful Duet #42 – Phool ahista phenko. So here, then, is the next one:

Song #43
Ichak dana bichak dana

Masterly Children’s Songs by Hasrat Jaipuri

Kishwar Jaipuri, my behna’s dad, wrote a beautiful children’s song for the 1971 movie Andaz, the movie in which his song fetched him the Filmfare Best Lyricist Award (Zindagi ek safar hai suhana). The children’s song was: Hai na bolo bolo.

However, the song in an open air school in a village (the kind that Hemant Kumar sang for Abhi Bhattacharya in 1961 movie Gunga Jumna: Insaaf ki dagar pe) was penned by Hasrat Jaipuri for the 1955 Raj Kapoor movie Shree 420.

Raj Kapoor, in order to get over his indigence, becomes a con man (420) at the behest of Nadira. This of course, is not to the liking of Nargis who had earlier sung a romantic duet with him under an umbrella in rain: Pyar hua ikraar hua. She, therefore, leaves Bombay and goes back to her village and starts teaching children. Meanwhile, Raj Kapoor belatedly discovers that the only person he had been conning was he himself. So he follows her there.

And now for Hasrat Jaipuri’s master stroke:

In this song (Nargis’s way of teaching the kids) she goes about asking riddles from the children and makes it easier for them to answer and learn. The only person who is non-plussed is Raj Kapoor! This is his best imitation of Charlie Chaplin in any movie; a guy who has always been a child!
In the end, he has a riddle to ask. Predictably, the answer is known by all: the children and both Nargis and Raj Kapoor. Love wins over everything! What a masterly stroke from Hasrat Jaipuri.

Raj Kapoor too learns at the end of the movie that he can, at best be 420 (conman) but the respectable high level people in the society are the real conmen and they should be respectfully addressed as Shree 420!

The song

It was, as I said, penned by Hasrat Jaipuri and composed by Shankar Jaikishan. As a duet, it was sung mostly by Lata Mangeshkar for the teacher Nargis and in the end Mukesh singing for Raj Kapoor.

Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy: Ichak dana bichak dana..

लत : ईचक दाना बीचक दाना दाने ऊपर दाना, ईचक दाना
छज्जे ऊपर लड़की नाचे, लड़का है दीवाना, ईचक दाना

लत : एक जानवर ऐसा जिसके दुम पर पैसा
सर पे भी ताज है बादशाह के जैसा
ओ~
बादल देखे छम-छम नाचे अल्बेला मसताना, ईचक दान
बोलो क्या?
बच्चे : मोर
ईचक दाना, बीचक दाना …

लत : हरी थी मन भरी थी, लाख मोती जड़ी थी
राजा जी के बाग़ में दुशाला ओढ़े खड़ी थी
ओ~
कच्चे-पक्के बाल हैं उसके मुखड़ा है सुहाना, ईचक दाना
बोलो क्या?
राज : बुड्ढी
बच्चे : भुट्टा

लत : छोटी सी छोकरी लाल्बाई नाम है
पहने वो घाघरा एक पैसा दाम है
ओ~
मुँह में सबके आग लगाये आता है रुलाना, ईचक दाना
बोलो क्या? बोलो न
बच्चे : मिचर्ई

मुकेश : ईचक दाना बीचक दाना दाने ऊपर दाना, ईचक दाना
छज्जे ऊपर लड़की नाचे, लड़का है दीवाना, ईचक दाना

चालें वो चलकर दिल में समाया
आ ही गया वो, किया है सफ़ाया
तुम भी देखो बचकर रहना चक्कर में न आना, ईचक दाना
लत : ग़म?
राज : धत! हम!

I hope you liked my choice of Beautiful Duet #43.

Please await Beautiful Duet #44- Chand jaane kahan kho gaya.

Zindagi or Jeevan Songs Series

I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 18 Oct 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.

I hope you liked my choice for Song #41 – Zulmi zamane ne itna sataya hai in Zindagi or Jeevan Songs series. Let’s start with Song #42.

Song #42
Zindagi kaisi hai paheli haay
Theme-word: The first word.

Remembering Rajesh Khanna on His Birth Anniversary 29 Dec

Having been born on this day in 1942 in Amritsar (Punjab), Rajesh Khanna (Jatin Khanna at birth) won the national wide Talent Hunt by United Producers of Hindi Films and hence his first movie in 1967 was offered to him as a prize: Aakhri Khat.

Very soon he emerged as a super star and this movie of 1971: Anand, a Hrishikesh Mukherjee movie (written by Gulzar) came at the height of his career as super star.

He was Anand Sehgal (a role meant to be done originally by Kishore Kumar) suffering from lymphosarcoma of intestines and hence terminally ill. His oncologist Bhasker (Amitabh Bachchan; originally meant for Mehmood) and others around Anand notice that he, Anand, had decided to live life to the fullest and share happiness with others rather than the sadness of his terminal disease.

And this song depicts his view of life (in another similar role (Safar, that is, he spread sadness by Zindagi ka safar hai ye aisa safar koi samajha nahin koi jaana nahin. Indeed, he has three excellent Zindagi songs picturised on him; the third one being: Zindagi ek safar hai suhana. They do get typified, don’t they?).

Lyrics

So, at the outset, lets look at the lyrics penned by Yogesh to understand Anand’s views on Life:

ज़िंदगी …
कैसी है पहेली, हाए
कभी तो हंसाये
कभी ये रुलाये
ज़िंदगी …

कभी देखो मन नहीं जागे
पीछे पीछे सपनों के भागे
एक दिन सपनों का राही
चला जाए सपनों के आगे कहाँ
ज़िंदगी …

जिन्होने सजाए यहाँ मेले
सुख-दुख संग-संग झेले
वही चुनकर ख़ामोशी
यूँ चली जाए अकेले कहाँ
ज़िंदगी …

He is by himself on a beach and give out what is there in his mind rather than putting up the act of Joie de’ vivre’.

My Own Poetry

I am all about Love only and hence, it is not surprising to find my own views about Zindagi:

ZINDAGI MIL JAAYEGI DOBARA

बारिश कभी रुक जाए,
यकायक बरसते बरसते।
ज़ुबान कभी हो जाए खुश्क,
एक बूंद को तरसते तरसते।

दिल कभी खामोश हो जाए,
ऐसे ही धड़कते धड़कते।
नजरें बन जाएं पथरीली,
दो पल बहकते बहकते।

बादल अचानक छंट जाएं,
चमक के गरजते गरजते।
शमा बुझने को हो तैयार,
सारी रात लरजते लरजते।

आंखों की नमी हो जाए खत्म,
आंसूओं को झटकते झटकते।
मेरे कदम हो जाएं साकिन,
तेरी गलियों में भटकते भटकते।

हाथ थाम लेना मेरा, सनम,
अपने हाथों में थरकते थरकते।
आगोश में मेरे आ जाना,
शर्मा के सरकते सरकते।

खुशी खुशी मर जाऊंगा मैं,
ज़िन्दगी को यूं तरसते तरसते।
जैसे उमड़ के लाए हों सैलाब,
बादल रुके थे जो बरसते बरसते।

My Own Singing

Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy the song composed by Salil Chowdhury and sung by Manna Dey for the super star Rajesh Khanna on his birth anniversary on 29 Dec: Zindagi kaisi hai paheli haay…

I hope you enjoyed my choice for Song #42 in the series.

Please await Song #43 –  Aanewala pal jaanewala hai.

I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 18 Aug 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.

This is the Song #42 in the series. I hope you liked Song #41 – O sajna barkha bahar aayi.

Omkar Prasad Nayyar

Look at any of his movies songs; these would be either hits or super hits. He had that kind of magic. Some of the most popular and memorable songs in Hindi movies have been composed by him. These would include songs on Western tunes as well as raaga based, romantic songs and duets, sad songs and even ghazals. He had that touch and we all are grateful that we lived in an era whence OP Nayyar composed. Only, he didn’t find Lata Mangeshkar’s voice “sexy enough” and hence his female songs were sung by Asha Bhosle (“almost my wife” is how he described her), Shanshad Begum and Geeta Dutt.

Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon

After Asha Parekh was rejected a role, Nasir Hussain took it upon himself to cast her in his movies and laughed all the way to the bank because of his choice. His first movie with her itself was a super hit movie Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai. He followed the success of it with this movie of 1963 that was produced and directed by him. It starred Joy Mukherjee opposite Asha Parekh together with Pran and Rajendra Nath.

Asha Bhosle and Mohammad Rafi

They have given us some really memorable duets such as Ishaaron ishaaron mein in Kashmir Ki Kali and Abhi na jao chhod kar in Hum Dono. Indeed, I could have given this song too under Beautiful Duet series.

I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 23 Aug 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.

Last time, I gave you Beautiful Duet #41 – Dil dhoondta hai phir wohi. So here, then, is the next one:

Song #42 
Phool ahista phenko

Satire

We have explored various genre’s of duets but I am sure we haven’t explored satire or sarcasm. This was brought about by excellent lyrics from Anand Bakshi, super composition by Laxmikant Pyarlelal and great singing by Mukesh for Rajesh Khanna and Lata Mangeshkar for Mumtaz. At the first instance, please look at the cleverness of the lyrics:

फूल आहिस्ता फेंको, फूल बड़े नाज़ुक होते हैं
वैसे भी तो ये बद्-क़िसमत नोक पे कांटों की सोते हैं
फूल आहिस्ता …

बड़ी खूब्सूरत शिक़ायत है ये
मगर सोचिये क्या शराफ़त है ये
जो औरों का दिल तोड़ते रहते हैं
लगी चोट उनको तो ये कहते हैं
कि फूल आहिस्ता फेंको, फूल बड़े नाज़ुक होते हैं
जो रुलाते हैं लोगों को एक दिन खुद भी रोते हैं
फूल आहिस्ता …

किसी शोख़ को बाग़ की सैर में
जो लग जाये कांटा कोई पैर में
ख़फ़ा हुस्न वालों से हो किस लिये
ये मासूम है बहकता इस लिये
कि फूल आहिस्ता फेंको, फूल बड़े नाज़ुक होते हैं
ये करेंगे कैसे घायल ये तो खुद घायल होते हैं
फूल आहिस्ता …

गुलों के बड़े आप हमदर्द हैं
भला क्यों न हो आप भी मर्द हैं
हज़ारों सवाल.ओं का है इक जवाब
फ़रेब-ए-नज़र ये न हो ऐ जनाब
कि फूल आहिस्ता फेंको फूल बड़े नाज़ुक होते हैं
सब जिसे कहते हैं शबनम, फूल के आँसू होते हैं
फूल आहिस्ता …

Prem Kahani – 1975 Movie

It was a Raj Khosla movie; yes, ladies and gentlemen, the same director who ushered in the career of Waheeda Rehman in C.I,D. and made a trilogy of movies on Sadhana that became very popular: Bees Saal Baad, Mera Saya and Anita. Here, he is trying out a difficult situation between Rajesh Khanna, Mumtaz and Shashi Kapoor.

Rajesh Khanna and Mumtaz did a number of movies together: Roti, Aap Ki Kasam, Sacha Jhoota, Dushman, Do Raaste, Bandhan, Aayina and Apna Desh.

In this, he is Rajesh and she is Kamini. He is an apolitical poet and brother of a freedom fighter. After finishing his M.A. he returns to his beloved Kamini but her father doesn’t approve of the match as he is working for the British government and Reajesh is Gandhinian. Rajesh’s bosom pal is Dheeraj (Shashi Kapoor) who is a superintendent of police.

When Rajesh’s brother is shot dead by the British in a demponstration, Rajesh too joins the freedom struggle. He sacrifices his love for Kamini.
He plots to kill the British and is running away from them and seeks shelter with Dheeraj, only to find that Kamini is now married to Dheeraj and that’s how this song comes about.

My Own Poem

Waqt Gaya Baat Gayi

बातों बातों में बात निकल जाती है,
वह मिलते नहीं, मुलाकात निकल जाती है।

इंतज़ार करते करते आंख कुछ ऐसे लगे,
खुलते ही देखा हैयात निकल जाती है।

सदियों से पड़े हैं तन्हा और बेकसी में,
लोग क्यूं कहते हैं मजबूरी ए हालात निकल जाती है?

घर के सामने खड़े थे उनकी उम्मीद में हम,
वह नहीं निकले पर बारात निकल जाती है।

सामने होंगें तो ज़रूर पूछूंगा ऐ खुदा,
मुझे अकेला छोड़ के कहां कायनात निकल जाती है?

जब भी भीगने की ख्वाहिश उठी, रवि,
उसी वक़्त देखा बरसात निकल जाती है।

The Duet

Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy: Phool ahista phenko…

I hope you liked my choice of Beautiful Duet #42.

Please await Beautiful Duet #43- Ichak dana bichak dana.

RRR Songs (Songs of Regret, Repentance and Ruefulness)

I started this new series on 17 Jan 21 on my Facebook Group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne. My efforts failed to involve people in writing their own stuff about songs and music rather than copying and pasting from here and there or worse, just sharing url of songs from YouTube. Hence, I had decided to give the group a burial that it deserved rather than making it like thousands of groups on Facebook about songs with nothing unique about them at all.

Hence this series shifted to my page Lyrical.

I hope you liked RRR Song #21: Dil ki tamanna thi masti mein. Here is the next song:

Song #22
Phir thes lagi dil ko

RRR Song by a Female Singer

You would have noticed – I can only assure you that it wasn’t by design – that I ended up giving you most RRR song sung by male singers except rare ones such as Kisi ko mukammal jahan nahin milta sung by Asha Bhosle and Woh jo milate the kabhi sung by Lata. I want to remedy that by giving you this beautiful RRR song (she actually uses the word Afsos in the song) from Sharmila Tagore’s debut movie Kashmir Ki Kali in which she acted the title role. Asha Bhosle sang for her since OP Nayyar won’t have Lata sing any of his songs.

Omkar Prasad Nayyar

OP Nayyar was born on 16 Jan 1926 in Lahore (now in Pakistan). At the age of 23, OP Nayyar composed the background score for the movie Kaneez. Three years later, in 1952, he was a full fledged music director for the movie Aasman. OP Nayyar perfected songs whose beats (often horse-trot beat such as in 1957 movie Naya Daur’s song Maang ke saath tumhaara) became so popular that people were often heard humming these everywhere. He also delved into raaga based songs although, in all humility, he claimed that he had no knowledge of classical music. Raag Peelu or Pilu, followed by Pahadi, were his favourite raagas in songs.

He didn’t like Lata Mangeshkar sing any of his songs as he didn’t find her voice sexy. Most of his female songs have been sung by Shamshad Begum, Asha Bhosle and Geeta Dutt. He depended heavily on Asha Bhosle and in a television interview he said, “She was almost like a wife to me.” OP Nayyar and Asha Bhosle parted in 1974. Soon after that, in 1974, she received Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer Award for his song: Chain se hamako kabhi aap ne jeene na diya that was intended to be used for the 1973 movie Praan Jaaye Par Vachan Na Jaaye but didn’t find a place in the final cut.
OP Nayyar paired with major lyricists Majrooh Sultanpuri and Sahir Ludhianvi. With the latter he received the Filmfare Award for 1957 movie Naya Daur. However, he also worked with lesser lyricists like SH Bihari for 1962 movie Ek Mussafir Ek Haseena, 1964 movie Kashmir Ki Kali, and as many as three movies in 1966: Sawan Ki Ghata, Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi, and Mohabbat Zindagi Hai, 1974 movie Pran Jaaye Par Vachan Na Jaaye, and 1978 movie Khoon Ka Badla Khoon.

Shamsul Huda Bihari or simply SH Bihari

Shamsul Huda Bihari, born in Arrah, Bihar, must rank amongst the most underrated lyricist in the Hindi films industry. And yet, it is pleasantly surprising to see the range and popularity of his songs. As far as OP Nayyar is concerned, he made all hit songs that include Bahut Shukriya Badi Meherbani, and Mujhe Dekhkar Aapka Muskurana (Ek Mussafir Ek Haseena, 1962); Diwana Huwa Badal, Hai Duniya Usi Ki, Isharon Isharon Mein Dil Lene Waale, Meri Jaan Balle, Phir Thes Lagi Dil Pe, Subhan Allah, Tarif Karun Kya Uski, Kisi Na Kisise Kabhi Na Kabhi, and Balamaa Khulii Havaa Mein (Kashmir Ki Kali, 1964); “Yehi Woh Jagah Hai, Phir Miloge Kabhi, Is Baat Ka Wada Karlo, Aap Se Maine Meri Jaan Mohabbat Ki Hai, Main Shayad Tumhare Liye Ajnabi Hoon, and Mera Pyar Woh Hai Ke (Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi, 1966); Zara Haulle Haulle Challo Mere Sajna, Zulfon Ko Hata Le Chehre Se, Aaj Koi Pyar Se, Meri Jaan Tum Pe Sadhke, Jo Dil Ki Tadap Na Jane, and Khuda Huzoor Ko Meri Bhi Zindagi De De (Sawan Ki Ghata, 1966); Raaton Ko Chori Chori, Na Jaane Kyon, Mehfil Mein, Tumhari Mulaqat Se, Yeh Purnoor Chehra, Nazar Nazar Se Milaao, Tum Sab Se Haseen Ho and Kyar Cheez Ho Zaalim (Mohabbat Zindagi Hai, 1966); Chain Se Hamko Kabhi Aapne Jeene Na Diya, and Ek Tu Hai Piya Jis Pe Dil Aa Gaya (Praan Jaaye Par Vachan Na Jaaye, 1974); Badan Gora Haseen Jalwe Tumko Deewaana Meri Jaan,Ghar Apna Bangaal Aur Bambai Mein Hai Sasuraal, Gham Yateemon Ke Jaisa Bhi Sansaar Main Koi Bachcha, Kisko Gale Lagaaye Dil Kiska Todiye, Pyaar Bhara Kajara Aankhiyon Mein Daal Ke, Saaqi Ki Nigaahon Seae Jee Hoga Kya Aage and Zulf Lehraayi To Saawan Ka Mahina Aa Gaya (Khoon Ka Badla Khoon, 1978).

Lyrics

Please look at the beautiful lyrics SH Bihari wrote for Asha to sing (incidentally he excelled in all songs of KKK including Deewana hua badal, Ishaaron ishaaron mein dil lene waale, and Ye duniya usi ki.

फिर ठेस लगी दिल को, फिर याद ने तड़पाया
फिर बहने लगे आँसू, दिल दर्द से भर आया
फिर ठेस लगी…

दुनिया तेरे गुलशन से इक फूल चुना हमने
अफ़सोस कि दामन को काँटों से भरा पाया
फिर ठेस लगी…

इक वो हैं ख़ुदा रखे जो भूल गए हमको
इक हम हैं कि होंठों पर शिक़वा ना कभी आया
फिर बहने लगे…

My Own Poetry

Phir Yaad Ne Tadpaya…

आज फिर तसव्वर में उनका दीदार हो गया
खुदा की रहनुमाई पे फिर से ऐतबार हो गया

ना मेरे करीब हैं वो ना मुझसे दूर रहते हैं
फिर से दिल की अफरा तफरी का आसार हो गया

ज़िन्दगी सेहरा बनी थी उनकी अलैहदगी में
उनके मिलते ही आलम गुलज़ार हो गया

हमने माना करामात-ऐ- ख्याल ही था लेकिन
चंद लम्हों के लिए दिल खुशगवार हो गया

मुझे यकीन है तग़ाफ़ुल मुझे वह नहीं करते
उनकी खामोशी से ही इश्क़ का इज़हार हो गया

हैरत तो उनको खूब होगी मेरे अंदाज़-ऐ-वफ़ा पे
अब मुझे अपनी तन्हाई से भी प्यार हो गया

The Song

Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy: Phir thes lagi dil ko….

I hope you liked Song #22 in this series.

Please await Song #23: Woh bhooli dastaan lo phir yaad aa gayi.

Zindagi or Jeevan Songs Series

I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 18 Oct 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.

I hope you liked my choice for Song #40 – Zindagi kuchh to bata in Zindagi or Jeevan Songs series. Let’s start with Song #41.

Song #42
Zalim zamane ne itna staya hai
Theme-word: Rone lagi zindagi, gham muskraya hai

Ending Year with a Soulful Song

Year end is normally a period for pausing and doing some deep thinking. I am fortunate that I have very good friends (a family) in this group. My good fortune is multi-fold because of my sisters on this group particularly the two who kept the group alive: Manik Lakhkar Chava and Evani Leela.

Here is what Manik Lakhkar Chava told me when I told her about the excellent posts she and Evani Leela are posting, “We are indirectly trying to tell you not to close down the group.”

With Evani Leela, I am on a different plane. She put up the song Tum hi mere rehnuma and made me cry at the way we treat women. I had already thought of the year ending song and knew I would give her a return gift (if one can call the misery of a woman a gift!)

I hope this shakes you, Evani Leela as much as your song did to me. I hope you love this Manik Lakhkar Chava behna.

I wouldn’t mind being reborn a woman if only the humanity would learn how to treat her, particularly in India.

The Movie of the Song

It is from the 1960 Mohammed Hussain movie Delhi Junction starring Ajit, Shakila and Pran. It is picturised on Shakila.

It was penned by Gulshan Bawra who gave us some exceptionally beautiful and poignant songs. The other day, most of you agreed with me about the beautiful poignancy of Har khushi ho wahan tu jahan bhi rahe and Kasme waade pyar wafa sab baaten hain. As luck would have it, all of these were also composed by Kalyanji Anandji, the composer of this song.

Here are the most poignant lyrics:

ज़ालिम ज़माने ने इतना सताया है
रोने लगी ज़िन्दगी ग़म मुस्कुराया है -२
ज़ालिम ज़माने ने …

फूटी मेरी क़िस्मत टूटे सभी सपने -२
गैरों से शिक़वा क्या करें लूट गए अपने
अपना जिसे समझे उसने मिटाया है
रोने लगी ज़िन्दगी …

आँसू मेरे कब तक देंगे सहारा मुझे -२
तू ही सहारा ऐ मौत दे रो-रो पुकारा तुझे
जीने से भी अब तो जी घबराया है
रोने लगी ज़िन्दगी …

My Own Poetry

I have written one about Zamana and quoted my favourite Shakeel in it:

ZAMAANE KA EK AJAB ROOP AUR RANG

ज़माने का अजब रूप और रंग देखा है,
धूप और छाँव को मैंने संग देखा हैI

रिवाजों की जो हरदम हामी भरते थे,
हैरत से उनको बदलते ढंग देखा है।

ज़मीन पे जिनके पैर उठते ही ना थे,
आज उनको उड़ती पतंग देखा है।

वह जो बेकसी के आलम में पढ़े रहते थे,
उनके चेहरे पे ख़ुशी की उमंग को देखा है I

आज नज़दीकी दोस्त बने फिरते हैं जो,
कल उन्ही की मैदान – ऐ – जंग देखा है I

जशन – ऐ – महफ़िल जिनकी कभी ख़त्म न होती थी,
आज उनकी भी ज़िन्दगी को बेरंग देखा है I

शकील ठीक ही कहते थे, जाएंगे वह अकेले,
जिन्हें ज़िन्दगी के मेले में संग देखा है I

यह तो वक़्त वक़्त की बात है, रवि,
ज़माने का यह रूप और वह रंग देखा है I

The Song

Ladies and gentlemen, lets end the year with: Zalim zamane ne itna sataya hai….

I hope you enjoyed my choice for Song #41 in the series.

Please await Song #42 –  Zindagi kaisi hai paheli haay.

I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 18 Aug 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.

This is the Song #40 in the series. I hope you liked Song #40 – Ek woh bhi diwali thi.

Song #41
O sajna barkha bahaar aayi
Theme-word: The last line: Akhiyon mein raina gayi, Nindiya na aayi

Everyone’s Favourite Rain-Song

What Suhani raat dhal chuki is to Mohammad Rafi, this song is to Lata Mangeshkar; in that, if you join a new group on songs and music and you want to impress people with your excellent taste, you’d, as quickly as possible, put up Suhani raat dhal chuki and O sajana barkha bahar aayi.
Anyone could have put up this in this series. However, it has come to me to actually do so.

Parakh – 1960 Movie

Parakh was produced and directed by Bimal Roy on a satire or farcical story penned by Salil Chowdhury who also composed the songs including this one.

I loved the satire. The postmaster in the small village receives a cheque of Rupees 5 Lakhs (during those days, a really princely sum) to be given to a person of the village who’d use it for the good of the people. Indian democracy is all about greed and “coming to power” and so was the case with greedy village authorities vying with one another to receive the grand cheque.

In the midst of this is Sadhana and her lover Basanta Chowdhury.

This rainy-night song is sung by her pining for him.

The Song

The song was penned by Shailendra who also penned Madhumati songs for Salil da.

Lata Mangeshkar has sung some of her best songs for Sadhana and we have already taken up Lag jaa gale (another Raat song).

This song was composed by Salil da in Raag Khammaj (otherwise composing songs in Western classical tunes such as Dil tadap tadap ke keh raha hai and Jaaneman jaaneman tere do nayan). The taal is the commonest taal Kaherava. Some of the background music was thought of by him by listening to the swish of the wiper of his Ambassador car.

Here are the lyrics:

(ओ सजना, बरखा बहार आई
रस की फुहार लाई, अँखियों मे प्यार लाई ) – २
ओ सजना

तुमको पुकारे मेरे मन का पपिहरा – २
मीठी मीठी अगनी में, जले मोरा जियरा
ओ सजना …

(ऐसी रिमझिम में ओ साजन, प्यासे प्यासे मेरे नयन
तेरे ही, ख्वाब में, खो गए ) – २
सांवली सलोनी घटा, जब जब छाई – २
अँखियों में रैना गई, निन्दिया न आई
ओ सजना …

My Own Poetry

Phir Barsaat Chali Aayi

आज फिर भीगने का दिल करता है बरसात में,
कुछ शोख़ हवा चली है सुहानी रात में I

यादों की बूंदे दिल के आँगन में गिर रही हैं,
और दस्तक दे रही हैं देहलीज़-ऐ-जज़्बात पे I

मेरे रूखे जहान पे सावन को भी तरस आ गया,
लगता है रो रहा है वह भी मेरे हालात पे I

घने धुएं में रौशनी की किरण जगमगाई है,
कुछ और लौ बची है शमा-ए-हयात में I

सावन क्या आया, बस यूँ लगता है,
हल चल सी मच गयी है कायनात में I

हवाएं उनकी बज़्म से लायी हैं खुशबू,
उधर उठ के देखता हूँ बात बात पे I

सोचता हूँ, रवि, यह कहीं सरआब तो नहीं,
कुछ हकीकत तो होगी ख्याल-ए-करामात में I

Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy: O sajna, barkha bahar aayi…

I hope you liked my choice of Raat or Din Song #41.

Please await Raat or Din Song #42- Zulfon ki chhaon mein chehre ko.

I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 23 Aug 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.

Last time, I gave you Beautiful Duet #40 – Aaja re ab mera dil pukara. So here, then, is the next one:

Song #78 (#41 of mine)
Dil dhoondta hai phir wohi

Remembering Sanjeev Kumar on His Death Anniversary 06 Nov

He died on this day in 1985. Having been born in Surat Gujarat on 09 Jul 1938, he was just about 57 years old when he died. There are many actors who are missed not just because they died relatively early but also because their acting made us miss them when they went away. Surely, Sanjeev Kumar was one of them.

Some of us would recall his roles in Dastak, Khilauna, Pati Patni Aur Woh, Sholay, Mausam, Parichay, Aandhi and Koshish.

He won two National Awards for his acting; one for Dastak and one for Koshish.

Mausam – 1975 Movie

This movie was released in the same year as Sholay in which he acted as Thakur. This movie was directed by Gulzar and had lyrics too by him. The songs were composed by Madan Mohan who also composed songs of Rajinder Singh Bedi’s Dastak.

Mausam starred Sharmila Tagore with him. Just as Dev Anand and Mumtaz starrer Tere Mere Sapne, this movie too was based on a novel by AJ Cronin: The Judas Tree.

Sanjeev Kumar was Dr Amarnath Gill who fell in love with Chanda (Sharmila Tagore) and promises that he would meet her later. Twenty five years go by and now he returns to Calcutta as a wealthy man and looks for Chanda. She is married to a crippled old man. The rest of the story is not really required because this part serves as the scene of the song.
The song was sung by Bhupinder Singh for Sanjeev Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar for Sharmila Tagore.

Yesterday, I saw a movie ’45 Years’ in which a couple, about to celebrate 45 years of their wedding, discover that the body of the girl that the husband used to love had been found in the snowy mountains of Switzerland, rather intact.

The fact of the matter is that old flames never die!

My Own Poetry

I have selected one of several on the subject:

Koi Lauta De Woh Din

मुझे याद आते हैं बचपन के वो पल,
लगता न था कभी आएगी कल,
मासूमियत में कह देते थे दोस्तों को:
मैं आता हूँ तेरे पीछे, तूँ चल।

एक एक करके होने लगे वो विदा,
जो रात को भी न होते थे जुदा,
हमारी फुसफ़साहट भी वो सुन लेते थे,
अब नहीं पहुंचती उन तक मेरी सदा।

आती हैं वो सब शरारतें याद,
पेड़ से तोड़े आम का अलग था स्वाद,
क्या लुत्फ था उन हरकतों का,
हालांकि बहुत मार खाई उनके बाद।

क्या अजब खेल था लुकन छिपाई।
कब दिन शुरू हुआ और कब रात आयी,
सब सांझेदारी में बराबर के हकदार थे,
न कोई चीज़ अपनी, न कोई चीज़ परायी।

लगता न था वो प्यारे दिन गुज़र जाएंगे,
तिनके तिनके से बनाये घरोंदे बिखर जाएंगे,
ज़िन्दगी की ऊंचाईयां चढ़ने की ख्वाइश में,
जहां चढ़े बैैठे थे वहीं से उतर जााएंगे।

काश रोक लेते वो दिलकश समां,
हम सब संग संग थे उस जगह जहां,
ढूंढते फिरते हैं उस बीते ज़माने को,
कोई तो बता दो वो बचपन गया है कहां।

The Song

Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy: Dil dhoondta hai, phir wohi, fursat ke raat din…

दिल ढूँढता है फिर वही फ़ुरसत के रात दिन – (२)
बैठे रहे तसव्वुर-ए-जानाँ किये हुए
दिल ढूँढता है फिर वही फ़ुरसत के रात दिन…

जाड़ों की नर्म धूप और आँगन में लेट कर – (२)
आँखों पे खींचकर तेरे आँचल के साए को
औंधे पड़े रहे कभी करवट लिये हुए
दिल ढूँढता है फिर वही फ़ुरसत के रात दिन…

या गरमियों की रात जो पुरवाईयाँ चलें – (२)
ठंडी सफ़ेद चादरों पे जागें देर तक
तारों को देखते रहें छत पर पड़े हुए
दिल ढूँढता है फिर वही फ़ुरसत के रात दिन…

बर्फ़ीली सर्दियों में किसी भी पहाड़ पर – (२)
वादी में गूँजती हुई खामोशियाँ सुनें
आँखों में भीगे भीगे से लम्हे लिये हुए
दिल ढूँढता है फिर वही फ़ुरसत के रात दिन…

I hope you liked my choice of Beautiful Duet #41.

Please await Beautiful Duet #42- Phool ahista phenko.

RRR Songs (Songs of Regret, Repentance and Ruefulness)

I started this new series on 17 Jan 21 on my Facebook Group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne. My efforts failed to involve people in writing their own stuff about songs and music rather than copying and pasting from here and there or worse, just sharing url of songs from YouTube. Hence, I had decided to give the group a burial that it deserved rather than making it like thousands of groups on Facebook about songs with nothing unique about them at all.

Hence this series shifted to my page Lyrical.

I hope you liked RRR Song #20: Toote huye khwabon ne. Here is the next song:

Song #21
Dil ki tamanna thi masti mein

RRR Songs (Songs of Regret, Repentance and Ruefulness)
Song #21
Dil ki tamanna thi masti mein (Sad version)

Already 21st RRR Song

It is like a gun salute being the 21st. However, rarely Sunbyanyname thinks of the sad part of life and hence it is as if a funereal gun salute. Sadnesses, in life, transform themselves into happinesses. However, until they do, excellent lyrics are born.

Majrooh Sultanpuri

For quite some time he was the only Lyricist winner of Dadasaheb Phalke Award and see how much he deserved it.

He made this song in two versions. One was the happy version sung by Mohammad Rafi and Asha Bhosle for Bharat Bhushan and Mala Sinha respectively. The sad version was sung by Rafi for Bharat Bhushan on the same stage as the happy one. Have a look at the poignant lyrics:

दिल की तमन्ना थी मस्ती में मंज़िल से भी दूर निकलते
अपना भी कोई साथी होता, हम भी बहकते चलते-चलते

साथी मिला, यूँ तो मगर, रस्ते में था चाँदी का नगर -२
चाँदी की नगरी भाई उसे हम, रह गए आँखें मलते-मलते

यादों की धूल आँखों में है, दामन की हसरत हाथों में है -२
ख्वाबों के वीराने में तन्हा, थक गया राही चलते-चलते

The middle stanza is missing and it is missing in all sites that I have seen (because they just copy-paste from one another). I have reconstructed this stanza by listening to the song:

उसने यह दिल ठुकरा दिया, शीशा ही था वो मय तो ना था – 2
सिक्कों की झनकार में खो गए, गीत वफा के ढलते ढलते

Composition – N Dutta

N Dutta composed it as a waltzing number; the happy duet version and then made Rafi’s solo into a slower waltz. Rafi has kept his voice subdued as if impressing on the regret and rpentance. It has been superbly done.

Gyarah Hazaar Ladakiyan

Yes, that was the name of this 1962 movie directed by KA Abbas and starring Bharat Bhushan as the lawyer Puran who defends Mala Sinha as Asha, facing a murder trial. Why was this name given to the movie? I have no idea. However, as Bharat Bhushan lip-syncs this beautiful RRR song and Mala Sinha in the hall looks uncomfortable, you will see the hall is full of girls only.

My Own Poetry

CHALO INTEZAAR KARTE HAIN

तू भी देखना एक ऐसा भी दिन आएगा,
आंसुओं से मेरे तेरा दिल पिघल जाएगा
मेरी ना श से तुझे कोई शिक्वा ना होगा
तेरे दिन तो क्या जहान संवर जाएगा

प्यार और इश्क़ मुझे करना ही ना था
घुट घुट रोज़ मुझे मरना ही ना था
अब सोचता हूँ क्यों चला गया वहां
तेरी राहों से मुझे गुज़रना ही ना था

सोचा था ज़िन्दगी का हमसफ़र मिला है
मेरी तनहा रातों का सहर मिला है
हम जिसे पीते रहे दवा जान के, ऐ दिल,
अब पता चला के ज़हर मिला है

खैर ग़म- ऐ-इश्क़ की कोई तो होगी मंज़िल
यह बेवफा निकली, यह हर वक़्त रही संगदिल
यह ज़िन्दगी तो रो रोके गुज़ार दी हमने
आने वाली ज़िन्दगी शायद ना हो मुश्किल

चलो इंतजार करते है! चलो इंतज़ार करते हैं!
ठोकर खा चुके हैं फिर भी प्यार करते हैं
तेरे वादे पे तो तमाम उम्र गुज़र गयी लेकिन
हम अब मौत की वफ़ा का ऐतबार करते हैं|

The Song

Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy: Dil ki tamanna thi masti mein…

I hope you liked Song #21 in this series.

Please await Song #22: Phir thes lagi dil ko.