Mujhe neend na aaye.. mujhe chain na aaye...

One of those evergreen songs from the era when the actors and actresses were skinny and eyebrows were thicker and wearing big yellow plastic earrings was fashionable and music was nice and you can hear the tabla and flute and the cameras still stayed on actors' faces and there were no 1000+ dancers dancing behind the two of them. This one is no different and that's why it has special place in heart. The lyrics stuck and for good reason. This afternoon out of no where I started humming this one and I just had to listen to it and post it on here so that I can listen to it again on a repeat mode. :)

Golden songs of golden days! Love!


Ch: aa aa...aa aa
aa aa.. aa aa..
aa..
aa aa aa...

(love the music here)

M: mujhe neend na aaye
neend na aaye (2)
F: mujhe chain na aaye
chain na aaye (2)

M: mujhe neend na aaye ho
mujhe neend na aaye
mujhe chain na aaye
koyi jaaye zaraa dhoondh ke laaye
na jaaye kahaan dil kho gaya (4)

F: mujhe neend na aaye
mujhe chain na aaye
koyi jaaye zaraa dhoondh ke laaye
na jaaye kahaan dil kho gaya (4)

(love their silhouette here)

F: (haalat kya hai kaise tujhe bataau main
karvat badal badal ke raat bitaau main) (2)
M: (poochho zara poochho kya haal hai
haal mera behaal hai) (2)
koyi samajh na paaye
kya rog sataaye
koyi jaaye zaraa dhoondh ke laaye
na jaaye kahaan dil kho gaya (4)
F: na jaaye kahaan dil kho gaya (4)

Ch: aa aa aa...
aa aa aa aa aa
aa aa aa...
aa aa aa...

(some lovely flute & tabla play here)

M: (jaan se bhi pyaara mujhko mera dil hai
uss ke bina ek pal bhi jeena mushkil hai) (2)
F: tauba meri tauba kya dard hai
dard badaa bedard hai) (2)
kabhi mujhko hasaaye kabhi mujhko rulaaye
koyi jaaye zaraa dhoondh ke laaye
na jaaye kahaan dil kho gaya (4)

M: mujhe neend na aaye
neend na aaye (2)
F: mujhe chain na aaye
chain na aaye (2)
M: mujhe neend na aaye
mujhe chain na aaye
koyi jaaye zaraa dhoondh ke laaye
F: na jaaye kahaan dil kho gaya (2)

Film: Dil (1990)
Singers: Anuradha Paudwal, Udit Narayan
Music Directors: Anand-Milind
Lyrics: Sameer
Picturized on: Aamir Khan, Madhuri Dixit

Filmein shilmein chalti thi... woh raatein ab kahaan gayi...

Best song of film Desi Boyz! That's how I like to describe it. I just got a chance to watch the movie last night and loved it. This was the song that stuck and I kept humming it while it was playing in the background for those 5-10 mins. Feel-good song of the feel-good movie. That's all I got to say. It takes me back to childhood as the lyrics say and then stay there. Describes how life used to be simpler because there was less. Less of everything. Simple. The best! As is the song. :)

PS. While searching for the lyricist, I just realized that it's all by Shahvaar Ali Khan. What a talented person! The song reminds me of "woh kaagaz ki kashti", and "give me some sunshine".


(filmein shilmein chalti thi hum gaane shaane gaate the
woh raatein ab kahaan gayi jab pal bhar mein so jaate the) (2)

fail fool ho kar hum maare shaare khaate the (2)
jeb bhi khaali hoti thi phir kahaan se himmat laate the
woh raatein ab kahaan gayi jab pal bhar mein so jaate the

filmein shilmein chalti thi hum gaane shaane gaate the

(june mein tab bhi garmi thi par hum yoon kam lagte the
gaadi shaadi kab hoti thi par sadke sab apni thi) (2)

gareeb jab ek ladke pe ameer ladki marti thi
aur yeh duniya apne liye waqt nikala karti thi
waqt nikala karti thi
botal shotal peeke hum kaise khush ho jaate the
woh raatein ab kahaan gayi jab pal bhar mein so jaate the

filmein shilmein chalti thi hum gaane shaane gaate the
woh raatein ab kahaan gayi jab pal bhar mein so jaate the

(maacho? kitna achha tha dushman bhi tab saccha tha
haar ke jab hum girte the to hume uthane padta tha) (2)

dost bhi koyi kam na tha tum mein bhi tum na tha
woh umar kuch aisi thi ke hum se koyi kam na tha
hum se koyi kam na tha
tedhe medhe log bhi kitne seedhe saade hote the
woh raatein ab kahaan gayi jab pal bhar mein so jaate the

filmein shilmein chalti thi hum gaane shaane gaate the
woh raatein ab kahaan gayi jab pal bhar mein so jaate the

fail fool ho kar hum maare shaare khaate the (2)
jeb bhi khaali hoti thi phir kahaan se himmat laate the
woh raatein ab kahaan gayi jab pal bhar mein so jaate the

(filmein shilmein chalti thi hum gaane shaane gaate the
woh raatein ab kahaan gayi jab pal bhar mein so jaate the) (3)

Film: Desi Boyz (2011)
Singer: Shahvaar Ali Khan
Composition: Shahvaar Ali Khan
Music Director: Pritam
Lyrics: Shahvaar Ali Khan
Picturized on: Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone


Audio only:

Tum hi hamaari ho manzil my love

Some songs never get old. This one is an example of that. I don't remember listening to the actual song with so much enthusiasm as I remember listening to my elder cousin brother singing it. And also, bin tere sanam was more famous than this so I sort of just bypassed this when it came to listening to the actual words and music of this one. Today, big brother shared the new picturized version of it and it was an instant love! The song reminds me of my other favorite songs from the early 90s, like jaati hoon main, kaahe sataaye kaahe ko rulaaye, and other songs of Jaan Tere Naam. I'm totally going crazy for this one now. Love Majrooh sahab's penned words and Jatin-Lalit's musical magic. I think even the singers do a good job. Listening to both the versions of the song made me realize how much technology and audio editing process have changed in last 20 years. Amazing!


M: tum hi hamaari ho manzil my love (2)
yeh aawaaz deta dil my love
tum hi hamaari ho manzil my love

aisa na jaano hum ko achaanak
tum pe yeh pyaar aa gaya
ho beeti ruto ka yeh rang hai jo
ban ke bahaar chhaa gaya
ho tum ko dekha pyaar aa gaya

tum hi hamaari ho manzil my love
yeh aawaaz deta dil my love
tum hi hamaari ho manzil my love

Chorus: aa aa aa.. aa aa aa...

F: chaaha to chaaha hum to meri jaan
waarenge tum pe jiya
ho aage hume kya kaahe ko soche
koyi bhi ho tum piya
ho tum sang jeena ho saathiya

tum hi hamaari ho manzil my love
yeh aawaaz deta dil my love
tum hi hamaari ho manzil my love

M: dekho humaari raahon mein jaanam
kya kya diye jal gaye
ho dil se nazar tak
gham ke andhere saaye jo the tal gaye
ho raste rangon mein dhal gaye

F: tum hi hamaari ho manzil my love
M: tum hi hamaari ho manzil my love
yeh aawaaz deta dil my love
Both: tum hi hamaari ho manzil my love


Film: Yaara Dildara (1991)
Singers: Udit Narayan, Anuradha Paudwal
Music Director: Jatin-Lalit
Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri
Picturized on: Asif Sheikh, Ruchika Pandey

Original:


New edited version with Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra:

Yeh raat bheegi bheegi...

It's the evergreen music and lyrics that keep this one alive, oh wait.. it's the singers too! :) Can't forget them, can we?

Songs of this film were one of the first ones I remember listening to as a child and I think that's what keeps them so close to heart.

I adore Nargis in this one... so simple and so beautiful.


M: (yeh raat bheegi bheegi yeh mast fizaayen
utha dheere dheere woh chaand pyaara pyaara) (2)

F: aa aa aa aa.. aa aa aa...
kyon aag si lagaake gum-sum hai chaandni
sone bhi nahin deta mausam ka yeh ishaara

(what fun music!)

M: ithalaati hawaa neelam sa gagan
kaliyon pe yeh behoshi ki nami
aise mein bhi kyon bechain hai dil
jeevan mein na jaane kya hai kami

F: kyon aag si lagaake gum-sum hai chaandni
sone bhi nahin deta mausam ka yeh ishaara
M: yeh raat bheegi bheegi yeh mast fizaayen
utha dheere dheere woh chaand pyaara pyaara

(Notice how all of a sudden it changes to haunting music here!)

F: jo din ke ujaale mein na mila
dil dhoondhe aise sapne ko
ek raat ki jag-mag mein doobi
main dhoondh rahi hoon apne ko

M: yeh raat bheegi bheegi yeh mast fizaayen
utha dheere dheere woh chaand pyaara pyaara
F: kyon aag si lagaake gum-sum hai chaandni
sone bhi nahin deta mausam ka yeh ishaara

(got goosebumpy music?)

M: aise mein kahin kya koyi nahin
bhoole se jo hum ko yaad kare
F: ek halki si muskaan se jo
sapnon ka jahaan aabaad kare

M: yeh raat bheegi bheegi yeh mast fizaayen
utha dheere dheere woh chaand pyaara pyaara
F: kyon aag si lagaake gum-sum hai chaandni
sone bhi nahin deta mausam ka yeh ishaara
Both: yeh raat bheegi bheegi yeh mast fizaayen
utha dheere dheere woh chaand pyaara pyaara


Film: Chori Chori (1956)
Singers: Manna Dey, Lata Mangeshkar
Music Director: Shankar Jaikishan
Lyrics: Shailendra
Picturized on: Nargis, Raj Kapoor

Yaad mein teri jaag jaag ke hum...

One of the best scenes of the film with superb dialogs! It is one of my favorite scenes of the film where Nawaab sahab (Ashok Kumar) actually thinks bad of his friend, Anwar (Rajendra Kumar) but reality is something completely different and how at the end of a-minute-long conversation between Husna and Anwar leaves him speechless and feeling guilty. It's amazing and they've picturized it so well. What top-notch acting by all the actors!

I'm so happy this clip just includes this scene and the beautiful song that follows. Of course, it's hard to choose just one song from this one as each and everyone is fabulous but this one does get a little higher score for having out-of-the-world music, meaningful touchy lyrics and the gorgeous couple with great on-screen chemistry!


M: yaad mein teri jaag jaag ke hum
raat bhar karvate badalte hai
har ghadi dil mein teri ulfat ke
dheeme dheeme chiraag jalte hai

F: jab se toone nigaah pheri hai
din hai soona to raat andheri hai
chaand bhi ab nazar nahin aata
ab sitaare bhi kam nikalte hai

yaad mein teri jaag jaag ke hum
raat bhar karvate badalte hai

M: loot gayi woh bahaar ki mehfil
chhut gayi hum se pyaar ki manzil
zindagi ki udaas raahon mein
teri yaadon ke saath chalte hai

yaad mein teri jaag jaag ke hum
raat bhar karvate badalte hai

F: tujhko paa kar hume bahaar mili
tumjhse chhutkar magar yeh baat khuli
baagbaan bhi chaman ke phoolon ko
apne pairon se khud masalte hai

yaad mein teri jaag jaag ke hum
raat bhar karvate badalte hai

M: kyaa kahe tujhse kyon hui doori
hum samajhte hai apni majhboori
tujhko maaloom kyaa ke tere liye
dil gham aansuo mein dhalte hai

F: yaad mein teri jaag jaag ke hum
raat bhar karvate badalte hai
har ghadi dil mein teri ulfat ke
dheeme dheeme chiraag jalte hai


Film: Mere Mehboob (1963)
Singers: Mohd. Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar
Music Director: Naushad
Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni
Picturized on: Rajendra Kumar, Sadhana