Khoya Khoya Chaand Khula Aasmaan...

I really enjoy rewatching my favorite films because that's when I get to pay attention to those little details that I probably missed while watching them the previous times.

Do you remember that scene in Dilwaale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (at 6:26 min) when super upset Baauji (Amrish Puri) arrives at home from store after just having dealt with beer-guzzling Raj (SRK)? Simran (Kajol) wants to go on a tour of Europe, so to set the right mood, she promptly switches the song from random hulla-gulla type song (which probably is another HFM oldie) to gham diye mustakil.

Similarly, in Jab We Met when Aditya (Shahid) and Geet (Kareena) arrive at Hotel Decent, there is a moment when some random song plays in the background. The music of it is so cool it just makes you feel happy. I kept wondering and recalling random songs for almost an hour to find out which one this was until Papu came by. As soon as I had him listen to it, he said it!! and indeed this was it!!

I think there's one more song like this. It is during the scene in film Hulchul (Kareena starrer) when Kishanbhaiya (Paresh Raval) arrives at his village on a bus to see his wife Gopi (Farah). He gets off the bus near this paan ki dukaan/stall and the song is playing in the background right at that moment. I definitely know it's a Mohd Rafi song.. need to go back and watch the scene again to remember what song that is... that song tomorrow, if I don't already have it on here. :)

Any ways, for this one, I find it hilarious that Dev Anand sahab had to move his hands such funny way to make it work. I love the song nevertheless, mostly for the music and lyrics and Rafi sahab's voice. And also for the fact that it has fooooooooooourrrr lovely stanzas and how the third one starts off on a completely different tune than rest of them. Enjoy!


ho ho ho ho
(khoya khoya chaand khula aasmaan
aankhon mein saari raat jaayegi
tum ko bhi kaise neend aayegi ho ho) (2)
khoya khoya chaand

(this music plays at the beginning of scene at Hotel Decent in Jab We Met)

masti bhari hawaa jo chali (2)
khil-khil gayi yeh dil ki kali
man ki gali main hai khalbhali
ke unko to bulaao
ho ho ho... ho ho
khoya khoya chaand khula aasmaan
aankhon mein saari raat jaayegi
tum ko bhi kaise neend aayegi ho ho
khoya khoya chaand

taare chale nazaare chale (2)
sang sang mere woh saare chale
chaaron taraf ishaare chale
kisi ke to ho jaao
ho ho ho... ho ho
khoya khoya chaand khula aasmaan
aankhon mein saari raat jaayegi
tum ko bhi kaise neend aayegi ho ho
khoya khoya chaand

ho.. ho ho ho (2)

aisi hi raat bheegi si raat (2)
haathon mein haath hote woh saath
keh lete unse dil ki yeh baat
ab to na sataao
ho ho ho... ho ho
khoya khoya chaand khula aasmaan
aankhon mein saari raat jaayegi
tum ko bhi kaise neend aayegi ho ho
khoya khoya chaand

hum mit chale jinke liye
hum mit chale hai jinke liye
bin kuchh kahe woh chup chup rahe
koyi zaraa yeh unse kahe
na aise aazmaao
ho ho ho... ho ho
khoya khoya chaand khula aasmaan
aankhon mein saari raat jaayegi
tum ko bhi kaise neend aayegi ho ho
khoya khoya chaand (6)


Film: Kaala Bazaar (1960)
Singer: Mohammed Rafi
Music Director: Sachin Dev Burman
Lyrics: Shailendra
Picturized on: Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeCh08II2Cc

Aye Mohabbat Meri Duniya

Another abhinay based song with meaningful lyrics. A bit sad song but how full of emotions and expressions is this one... simply amazing! Love Waheeda Rehman so much along with Hemantda's music.


aye mohabbat meri duniya mein tera kaam na tha
aye mohabbat meri
tu na aayi thi to gham ka bhi kahin naam na tha
aye mohabbat meri duniya mein tera kaam na tha
aye mohabbat meri

jaane kyon aaj hai shikva mujhe duniya bhar se (2)
isse pehle to kisi par koi ilzaam na tha
aye mohabbat meri duniya mein tera kaam na tha
aye mohabbat meri

meri kismat ke mujhe ashq hi peene ko mile (2)
mere hisse mein mohabbat ka koi jaam na tha
aye mohabbat meri duniya mein tera kaam na tha
aye mohabbat meri

denewaale mujhe kyon toone mohabbat de di (2)
kya gham-e-ishq se pehle mujhe aaraam na tha
aye mohabbat meri duniya mein tera kaam na tha
aye mohabbat meri


Film: Bees Saal Baad (1962)
Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
Music Director: Hemant Kumar
Lyrics: Kaifi Azmi, Shakeel Badayuni
Picturized on: Waheeda Rehman, Biswajeet, Manmohan Krishna

Yeh albeli pyaar ki raahen...

What I like the most about this one is both of them singing so much together. I've never seen any other song where both the singers sing together for longer times.

Then my second favorite has to be the music. It's so peppy and cheers me up. :)

The locations are so beautiful no wonder they'd feel so happy... what amazes me is the singers have done such a fine justice to it that it just feels so right. Almost like they also sang in these locations.


F: yeh albeli pyaar ki raahen
yeh jaane pehchaane raste
kal bhi the yeh nikhare nikhare
aaj bhi hai yeh hanste hanste

M: aa ha ha ha ha
yeh albeli pyaar ki raahen
yeh jaane pehchaane raste
kal bhi the yeh nikhare nikhare
aaj bhi hai yeh hanste hanste

Both: aa ha ha ha ha
yeh albeli pyaar ki raahen

F: hum tum honge jahaan jahaan
pyaar bhi hoga wahaan wahaan
kehti hai dil ki dhadkan
hum jawaan tum jawaan

M: hum tum honge jahaan jahaan
pyaar bhi hoga wahaan wahaan
kehti hai dil ki dhadkan
hum jawaan tum jawaan (it's so cute how they pause in between this line)

Both: yeh albeli pyaar ki raahen
yeh jaane pehchaane raste
kal bhi the yeh nikhare nikhare
aaj bhi hai yeh hanste hanste
aa ha ha ha ha
yeh albeli pyaar ki raahen

M: jab tak raah dikhaane waali
teri shokh nazar hai
mere saathi mere humdum
pyaara pyaara yeh safar hai

F: jab tak raah dikhaane waali
teri shokh nazar hai
mere saathi mere humdum
pyaara pyaara yeh safar hai

Both: yeh albeli pyaar ki raahen
yeh jaane pehchaane raste
kal bhi the yeh nikhare nikhare
aaj bhi hai yeh hanste hanste
aa ha ha ha ha
yeh albeli pyaar ki raahen

(music here reminds me of ibtadaa-e-ishq mein song)

(M: waadi waadi gulshan gulshan
sang tere rukhsaaron ka
F: tere hi naghme gaaye
boota boota gulzaaron ka) (2)

Both: yeh albeli pyaar ki raahen
yeh jaane pehchaane raste
kal bhi the yeh nikhare nikhare
aaj bhi hai yeh hanste hanste
aa ha ha ha ha
yeh albeli pyaar ki raahen


Film: Dharti (1970)
Singers: Mohd. Rafi & Lata Mangeshkar
Music Director: Shankar Jaikishan
Lyrics: Rajinder Krishan
Picturized on: Rajendra Kumar, Waheeda Rehman

Phir Teri Kahaani Yaad Aayi

Some numbers just stay in your mind and heart forever like this one. This is also one of those songs that I hum quite a lot like nain so nain. I don't know what it is about this song and its music that does the trick but I haven't heard such a beautiful song in a long while. Hope you enjoy it too. Lataji's voice is full of magic and Naushad's music totally goosebumpy.


phir teri kahaani yaad aayi
phir tera fasaana yaad aaya
phir aaj hamaari aankhon ko (2)
ek khwaab puraana yaad aaya
phir teri kahaani yaad aayi

jalte hai chiraagon ki soorat
har shaam teri hum yaadon mein
jab subah ko shabnam roti hai
kho jaate hai hum fariyaadon mein (2)
jab dil ne koyi aawaaz suni (2)
tera hi taraana yaad aaya
phir teri kahaani yaad aayi

shaayad kabhi milna ho jaaye
baithe hai isi armaan mein hum
toone to kinaara paa hi liye
uljhe hai magar toofaan mein hum
aye jaan-e-wafaa phir aaj hume (2)
pichhalaa woh zamaana yaad aaya

phir teri kahaani yaad aayi
phir tera fasaana yaad aaya...


Film: Dil Diya Dard Liya (1966)
Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
Music Director: Naushad
Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni
Picturized on: Waheeda Rehman, Dilip Kumar
Raag: ?

Koyi saagar dil ko behlaataa nahin...

Been listening to songs based on raag kalaavati and raag kalyaan. This one is a favorite! The lyrics are also very close to the heart.


koyi saagar dil ko behlaataa nahin (2)
bekhudi mein bhi qaraar aataa nahin
koyi saagar dil ko behlaataa nahin

main koyi patthar nahin insaan hoon (2)
kaise keh doon gham se ghabraataa nahin
koyi saagar dil ko behlaataa nahin
bekhudi mein bhi qaraar aataa nahin

kal to sab the caarvaan ke saath saath (2)
aaj koyi raah dikhlaataa nahin
koyi saagar dil ko behlaataa nahin
bekhudi mein bhi qaraar aataa nahin

zindagi ke aaine ko tod do (2)
is mein ab kuchh bhi nazar aataa nahin
koyi saagar dil ko behlaataa nahin
bekhudi mein bhi qaraar aataa nahin
koyi saagar dil ko behlaataa nahin


Film: Dil Diya Dard Liya (1966)
Singer: Mohammad Rafi
Music Director: Naushad
Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni
Picturized on: Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman
Raag: Kalaavati

Tum Pukaar Lo Tumhaara Intezaar Hai

One of my favorite haunting melodies of Hemant Kumar. What awesome lyrics and the depth the music and his voice give to song are out of this world! I'm not a huge fan of Hemantda but if I have to pick and choose favorites, this would surely be one of them.


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tum pukaar lo
tumhaara intezaar hai tum pukaar lo
khwaab chun rahi hai raat beqaraar hai
tumhaara intezaar hai tum pukaar lo

(honth pe liye hue dil ki baat hum
jaagte rahenge aur kitni raat hum) (2)
muqtasar si baat hai tum se pyaar hai
tumhaara intezaar hai tum pukaar lo

(dil bahel to jaayega is khayaal se
haal mil gaya tumhaara apne haal se) (2)
raat yeh qaraar ki beqaraar hai
tumhaara intezaar hai

Film: Khamoshi (1969)
Singer: Hemant Kumar
Music Director: Hemant Kumar
Lyrics: Gulzar
Picturized on: Dharmendra, Waheeda Rehman

Tumhe Main Agar Apna Saathi

Listened to this one for the first time today. It sounds so familiar but I can't recall what it sounds like.

The best duets in HFM are sung by Asha & Rafi.


(F: tumhe main agar apnaa saathi banaa loon
bataa do meraa saath doge kahaan tak
M: zameen se jahaan aasmaan mil rahaa hai
na chhodenge daaman tumhaaraa wahaan tak) (2)

F: (yahan har kadam par nayi dilkashi hai
kahaan tak tumhaaraa bharosaa karoon main ) (2)
M: duaa hai ke benoor ho jaaye aankhen
kisi yaar ki to tamannaa karoon main
F: tumhe main agar apnaa saathi banaa loon
bataa do meraa saath doge kahaan tak
M: zameen se jahaan aasmaan mil rahaa hai
na chhodenge daaman tumhaaraa wahaan tak

F: aa aa aa aa aa aa
aa aa aa aa aa aa

M: (salaamat hai jab tak yeh zulfon ke saaye
to phir kis ko jannat ka armaan hogaa) (2)
F: tumhaare hi kadmon mein marnaa huaa to
yeh marnaa mujhe kitnaa aasaan hogaa
tumhe main agar apnaa saathi banaa loon
bataa do meraa saath doge kahaan tak
M: zameen se jahaan aasmaan mil rahaa hai
na chhodenge daaman tumhaaraa wahaan tak

F: aa aa aa aa aa aa
la la ra ri ra ra ra ri ra ra


Film: Shatranj (1969)
Singers: Mohd Rafi & Asha Bhosle
Music Director: Shankar Jaikishan
Lyrics: Shamsul Huda Behari
Picturized on: Rajendra Kumar, Waheeda Rehman

Dil-E-Betaab Ko Seene Se

Discovered this movie and the Rafi songs in it only today. It's unbelievable I didn't know of it until today, or may be I didn't realize it.

WHOA! what fantastic album... heard this one first from the collection. It's a beautifully picturized and very playful romantic song. It's so cute they have one of those tiny toy phones made out of two cups that they're holding while they sing. :)


M: dil-e-betaab ko seene se lagaanaa hogaa
aaj pardaa hai to kal saamne aanaa hogaa
F: aap ko pyaar kaa dastoor nibhaanaa hogaa
dil jhukaayaa hai to sir ko bhi jhukaanaa hogaa
M: dil-e-betaab ko seene se lagaanaa hogaa

M: apni soorat ko tu aye jaan-e-wafaa yoon na chhupaa
garmi-e-husn se jal jaaye na aanchal teraa
lag gayi aag to mujh ko hi bujhaanaa hogaa
F: dil jhukaayaa hai to sir ko bhi jhukaanaa hogaa
M: dil-e-betaab ko seene se lagaanaa hogaa

F: aaj aalam hai jo dil kaa woh bataaye na bane
paas aaye na bane door bhi jaaye na bane
main hoon madhosh mujhe hosh mein laanaa hogaa
M: aaj pardaa hai to kal saamne aanaa hogaa
F: aap ko pyaar kaa dastoor nibhaanaa hogaa

F: aap to itne kareeb aa gaye allaah taubaa
M: kyaa karen aap se takaraa gaye taubaa taubaa
F: ishq in baaton se rusvaa-e-zamaanaa hogaa
M: dil-e-betaab ko seene se lagaanaa hogaa


Film: Palki (1967)
Singer(s): Mohammad Rafi, Suman Kalyanpur
Music Director: Naushad
Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni
Picturized on: Rajendra Kumar, Waheeda Rehman

Waqt Ne Kiya Kya Haseen Sitam

I had heard this song very first time at a musical party that we used to have with family and friends. I was probably in 8th standard at the time. I remember I had fallen in love with the song and tried very hard to remember it after the function but some how I couldn't recall the lyrics. Later on, when I had access to mp3 songs, this was one of the gems I found and couldn't stop listening to it. Later on, I also rented the movie to watch the story line but never could finish it. I still need to complete watching the movie but the song is truly an amazing one! All about this song is best! The voice of singer, the lyrics, the music, the actors... the list continues! When you're listening to it, you are taken to another dimension...


(वक्त ने किया क्या हसीन सितम, तुम रहे न तुम हम रहे न हम) (२)
वक्त ने किया

(बेकरार दील इस तराह मिले
जिस तराह कभी हम जुदा न थे) (२)
तुम भी खो गए हम भी खो गए
एक राह पर चल के दो कदम
वक्त ने किया क्या हसीन सितम
तुम रहे न तुम हम रहे न हम
वक्त ने किया

(जायेंगे कहाँ सूझता नहीं
चल पड़े मगर रास्ता नहीं) (२)
क्या तलाश है कुछ पता नहीं
बुन रहे है दिन ख्वाब दम-ब-दम
वक्त ने किया क्या हसीन सितम
तुम रहे न तुम हम रहे न हम
वक्त ने किया

Film: Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959)
Singer: Geeta Dutt
Music Director: Sachin Dev Burman
Lyrics: Kaifi Azmi
Picturized on: Waheeda Rehman, Guru Dutt