Phir miloge kabhi is baat ka wada kar lo

For some reason this one reminds me of zindagi bhar nahin bhoolegi. I think it's the singer, slow music and similar instruments playing in the background that cause this effect.

Absolutely love the way Rafi sahab sings the word "mulaqaat" in this one. Funnily enough, the song came up on youtube as I was listening to "wada na tod" of Lataji and I got to listen to it for the first time. So glad I clicked on it. :) Sharmila looks so gorgeous.


M: phir miloge kabhi is baat ka wada kar lo (2)
(hum se ek aur mulaqaat ka wada kar lo
phir miloge kabhi is baat ka wada kar lo) (2)

[love the music here, wondering what other instruments play here other than sitar and violin]

(dil ki har baat adhoori hai adhoori hai abhi
apni ek aur mulaqaat zaroori hai abhi) (2)
chand lamhon ke liye saath ka wada kar lo
hum se ek aur mulaqaat ka wada kar lo
phir miloge kabhi is baat ka wada kar lo

F: aap kyon dil ka haaseen raaz mujhe dete hai
kyon nayaa naghmaa nayaa saaz mujhe dete hai
main to hoon doobi hui pyaar ke toofaanon mein
aap saahil se hi aawaaz mujhe dete hai
kal bhi honge yehi jazbaat yeh wada kar lo

M: (hum se ek aur mulaqaat ka wada kar lo
phir miloge kabhi is baat ka wada kar lo) (2)


Film: Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi (1966)
Singers: Mohd. Rafi, Asha Bhosle
Lyrics: S. H. Bihari
Music Director: O. P. Nayyar
Picturized on: Biswajeet Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore.

Meraa pyaar woh hai...

The collection on my ipod finally got replenished with new songs. Not literally new, but new for me. This is one of those gems that I'm totally hooked to since this evening. Wow! what a marvelous and romantic song.. it's been a while since I listened to one of these. It reminds me of tumhara chahnewala khuda ki duniya mein, may be because it's by the same singer and same musician and same lyricist and picturized on the same actor? whoa.. it's like they tried to recreate magic and it worked. It's the other way around actually. This one came first and then the song from Kahin Din Kahin Raat.

Audiowise both songs are super romantic and make me want to listen to them over and over again, but I do prefer watching b/w clip with the dimpled, very young, and extremely expressive Sharmila in it (I think I will forgive her for not wearing her signature blouse with a knot in the back ;)) than some random actress. Moreover, I am partial to the filming that takes you on a tour of facial features of actors.

Mahendra Kapoor is wonderful in this one and now I have one more song of his to add to my favorites collection. Can't praise the music enough and lyrics as always are absolutely crazy, but likable or so I find. :)


(meraa pyaar woh hai ke mar kar bhi tum ko
judaa apni baahon se hone na degaa) (2)
mili mujhko jannat to jannat ke badle
khudaa se meri jaan tumhe maang legaa
meraa pyaar woh hai

(what out of this world music plays here!)

zamaana to karvat badalta rahegaa
naye zindagi ke taraane banenge
mitegi na lekin mohabbat hamaari
mitaane ke sau sau bahaane banenge
haqeeqat hameshaa haqeeqat rahegi
kabhi bhi na is kaa fasaana banegaa
meraa pyaar woh hai ke mar kar bhi tum ko
judaa apni baahon se hone na degaa
meraa pyaar woh hai

(absolutely love the flute playing here)

tumhe chheen le meri baahon se koyi
meraa pyaar yoon besahaara nahin hai
tumhaara badan chaandani aa ke chhu le
mere dil ko yeh bhi ganwaara nahin hai
koyi bhi agar tum se aa ke mile to
tumhaari kasam hai meraa dil jalegaa

meraa pyaar woh hai ke mar kar bhi tum ko
judaa apni baahon se hone na degaa
mili mujhko jannat to jannat ke badle
khudaa se meri jaan tumhe maang legaa
meraa pyaar woh hai


Film: Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi (1966)
Singer: Mahendra Kapoor
Music Director: O.P. Nayyar
Lyrics: S. H. Bihari
Picturized on: Biswajeet, Sharmila Tagore

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Tere Is Pyaar Ka Shukriya Mere Meherbaan

Just discovered this romantic melody recently... and what makes it even better is the fact that it's a piano & party song.

Rafi sahab's voice is so much fun to listen to... I've been listening to this one on repeat since last week.

Love Dutta sahab's music. I wonder whether he's related to JP Dutta.


aaj in haathon mein phir se zindagi hai saaz hai
kya kahoon aye husn tujh par kitna mujhko naaz hai

tere is pyaar ka shukriya mere meherbaan (2)
mere meherbaan (2)

(socha na tha kabhi itni haseen bhi
hoti hai zindagi aye jaan-e-jaan) (2)
tere is pyaar ka shukriya mere meherbaan (2)
mere meherbaan (2)

(maana ke zindagi kaaton mein hai pali
phoolon se hai bhari meri daastaan) (2)
tere is pyaar ka shukriya mere meherbaan (2)
mere meherbaan (2)

(tu hai to raat kya darne ki baat kya
taaron se hai bharaa mera aasmaan) (2)
tere is pyaar ka shukriya mere meherbaan (2)
mere meherbaan (2)


Film: Aag Aur Daag (1970)
Singer: Mohammad Rafi
Music Director: N. Dutta
Lyrics: Noor Dewasi, S. H. Bihari
Picturized on: Joy Mukherjee, Komal? & Others

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

Yehi Woh Jagah Hai

Since last week, I've been listening to the "Romance Forever" collection of Asha Bhosle solos, and I've got to discover some unheard gems along with my all time favorites. This one, I've been listening to on a repeat mode, literally. It's the slowest one in the collection yet so romantic. Such mesmerising voice of AB! Also, got to watch the song for the first time on youtube and it's beautiful to watch it on screen as well. Sharmila Tagore looks so young and pretty!


(येही वो जगाह है येही वो फिजायें
यहीं पर कभी आप हम से मीले थे) (२)
इन्हें हम भला किस तरह भूल जाये
यहीं पर कभी आप हम से मीले थे
येही वो जगाह है

येही पर मेरा हाथ हाथों में ले कर
कभी न बिछड़ने का वादा किया था
सदा के लिए हो गए हम तुम्हारे
गले से लगा कर हमे येह कहा था
कभी कम न होंगी हमारी वाफाएं
यहीं पर कभी आप हम से मीले थ
येही वो जगाह है

येही पर वफ़ा का नया रंग भर के
बनाई थी चाहत की तस्वीर तुमने
येही की बहारों के फूलों को चुन कर
संवारी थी उल्फत की तकदीर तुमने
वह दिन आप को याद कैसे दिलाये
यहीं पर कभी आप हम से मीले थे

येही वो जगाह है येही वो फिजायें
यहीं पर कभी आप हम से मीले थे


Film: Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi (1966)
Singer: Asha Bhosle
Music Director: O. P. Nayyar
Lyrics: Shamsul Huda Behari

Tumhara Chahnewala Khuda Ki Duniya Mein

Lyricists write all kinds of lyrics. You name it and they write it. Speaking of unrealistic lyrics, this one would take the cake. Every time I listen to this song, I just sit and wonder "what was SHB thinking?" while writing these lyrics. All I can do is smile listening to this song. The thought in his words is very highly respectable but hardly realistic. :) One of the very few songs of Mahendra Kapoor that I like. Very beautifully sitar plays throughout the song. I am sure this song is based on some raaga, if not entirely then partially. OPN truely rocks!!


Male: (tumhaaraa chaahanewaalaa khudaa ki duniyaan mein
mere sivaa bhi koyi aaur ho khudaa naa kare) (2)
tumhaaraa chaahanewaalaa khudaa ki duniyaan mein

yeh baat kaise ganwaaraa karegaa dil meraa
tumhaaraa zikr kisi aur ki zabaan pe ho
tumhaare husn ki taareef aainaa bhi kare
to main tumhaari kasam hai ke tod doon ussko
tumhaare pyaar tumhaari adaa kaa deewaanaa
mere sivaa bhi koyi aur ho khudaa naa kare
tumhaaraa chaahanewaalaa khudaa ki duniyaan mein

(the sitar playing here is to die for!)

woh din naa aaye ke mujh se kabhi judaa hokar
kisi kaa pyaar dobaaraa kahin talaash karo
jhukaa ke sir ko kisi ajnabi ke shaanon par
tum apne gham kaa sahaaraa kahin talaash karo
kareeb dil ke tumhaare kisi bhi haalat mein
mere sivaa bhi koyi aur ho khudaa naa kare
tumhaaraa chaahanewaalaa khudaa ki duniyaan mein

Female: tumhaare dil ko kabhi mujh se koyi thes lage
mujhe yakin hai aisa kabhi nahin hogaa
mujhe wafaaon pe apni badaa bharosa hai
tumhaaraa pyaar hi de jaaye naa kahin dhokhaa
dua yeh hai ke tumhaaraa khudaa ki duniyaan mein
mere sivaa bhi koyi aur ho khudaa n kare

Male: tumhaaraa chaahanewaalaa khudaa ki duniyaan mein
Female: mere sivaa bhi koyi aur ho khudaa naa kare


Movie: Kahin Din Kahin Raat (1968)
Music Director: O. P. Nayyar
Singer: Mahendra Kapoor & Asha Bhosle
Lyrics: S. H. Bihari aka Shamsul Huda Behari
Picturized on: Bishwajeet & Sapna
MIO Link: http://www.musicindiaonline.com/p/x/T5K7Rm1sR9.As1NMvHdW/
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHG3tQA_YgA

Deewaanaa Huaa Baadal...

Recently, I was reading an article in India Currents about O.P. Nayyar and his interview "Never Say Goodbye" by Anuradha Choudhary that she took for January 2007 edition of Filmfare. Such a lucky person she has been to be able to get all this info about the music maestro from himself right before he left us all to be with God. I was quite surprised to read a lot of things about him in this interview like how strict, arrogant, and stubborn he was and at the same time a man with so much discipline and also the man who never had any classical training. I was stumped to know that last bit! Couldn't believe my eyes when I read the article. I had to reread the same sentence at least three times before I could decipher what it meant. All I could think of was his songs and then the personality that I saw as a judge in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa programs. I still remember in that one he was asked by a contestant about what to do when you as an artist are nervous while performing. I distinctly remember he said even when we are 60 years old, we get that same feeling. We as an artist have to learn how to deal with it. He added that it was not one of those feelings that went away with experience in this field. Now after reading the article I understand the depth of his answer. Wow! what a personality. I was saddened to know his family didn't keep relationship with him in last few years of his life but I guess I know why after reading him in this interview. His work is timeless and he himself says it so proudly. Indeed his work is unique and we will remember this legendary person for a long time. This track, one of my favorites, his work with Asha. Rafi's voice is icing on the cake!



MR: o ho ho... o ho ho.. aa haa haa...
hmm hmm hmm... hmm hmm hmm... aa haa haa...

(yeh dekh ke dil jhoomaa, lee pyaar ne angaDaayi
deewaanaa huaa baadal, saawan ki ghataa chhaayi (2)

aisi to meri taqdeer na thi tumsaa jo koyi mehboob mile
dil aaj khushi se paagal hai (2)
aye jaan-e-wafaa tum khoob mile (2)
dil kyon na bane paagal, kya gham ne adaa paayi
yeh dekh ke dil jhoomaa, lee pyaar ne angaDaayi
deewaanaa huaa baadal

AB: jab tum se nazar takraayi sanam
jazbaat ka ek toofaan uthaa
tinke ki tarah main beh nikli (2)
sailaab mere roke na rukaa (2)
jeevan mein machi hulchul aur baj ne lagi shehnaayi
yeh dekh ke dil jhoomaa, lee pyaar ne angaDaayi

MR: deewaanaa huaa baadal
hai aaj naye armaanon se aaabaad mere dil ki nagari
barso se khizaa ka mausam thaa (2)
veeraan badi duniyaa thi meri (2)
haathon mein teraa aanchal aaya ke bahaar aayi
yeh dekh ke dil jhoomaa, lee pyaar ne angaDaayi

AB: deewaanaa huaa baadal, saawan ki ghataa chhaayi
yeh dekh ke dil jhoomaa, lee pyaar ne angaDaayi

MR: deewaanaa huaa baadal, saawan ki ghataa chhaayi
yeh dekh ke dil jhoomaa, lee pyaar ne angaDaayi
deewaanaa huaa baadal

Movie: Kashmir Ki Kali (1964)
Music Director: Onkar Prasad Nayyar
Singers: Mohd Rafi & Asha Bhosle
Lyricist: S. H. Bihari (Shamsul Huda Bihari)
Picturized on: Shammi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore
MIO Link: http://www.musicindiaonline.com/p/x/dAQm46RfWd.As1NMvHdW/