Mukesh’s Non-film Hindi Geets and Ghazals

27 August 2021

A tribute to Mukesh on his 45th Remembrance Day (b. July 22, 1923 – d. August 27, 1976) by guest author Ashok M Vaishnav

(Mukesh is among the mainstream playback singers who sang some truly outstanding non-film songs (NFS). Therefore, for any lover of Mukesh, a post on his famous geets and gazals would be most welcome.

Ashok M Vaishnav is a well-known name for SOY regulars. He has written over 20 guest articles for SOY. We know him as a thorough researcher which comes from his engineering and management background.  He has written a comprehensive article on Mukesh’s non-film songs as a tribute on his 45th Remembrance Day. We lost him this day in 1976 of heart attack in Detroit, USA where he had gone for a public performance. Thank you Ashokji for this timely article.AK)

The saga of performed songs in India is an age-old tradition. The knowledge transfer in the ancient times used to happen by word of mouth. Many lessons were encapsulated into the form of songs, which were rendered in the singing form to make them more interesting and easier to remember.

Ancient saint poets created devotional songs that were easily moulded into singing pattern. On the other hand, social events like festivals or births, deaths, marriages also provided ideal platforms for songs as means to share joy or sorrow. The advent of theatre created another genre of songs – songs that were essential part of the story of the play. These used to be romantic songs or dance songs or songs of national spirit and such varieties. It was not uncommon for a song to be played for the whole night as it would keep getting incessant ‘once more’s.

In a parallel development, for the ease of presentation on a shorter time scale, the classical oral singing schools also created semi-classical forms of pure raags to render traditional folk poetries as easy-to-appreciate songs.

As such, it was no surprise that when films went ‘talky’, songs constituted an essential element of a film recipe. The recording companies saw a big commercial potential for their business and actively started encouraging music directors to create songs beyond the use in films. Advent of radio also provided impetus to a rich crop of music directors and singers to create songs in ‘light-classical’ format. Most of the big names of film singing of the vintage era earned their passage into the films via these non-film songs. As a result, non-film songs, as a genre, developed its own roots, traditions, and styles.

By the end of decade of ‘40s, a new crop of music directors was on the path to carve out a different composition style, wherein an increasing ensemble of music instruments provided the core of a film song. The preludes and interludes started gaining nearly equal importance to the lyrics and went on to gain the status of music director’s own identity. The taste of generation of Hindi film listeners born during forties and fifties was ingrained with this instrumental music that dominated the film songs. When we regularly started listening to radio for whetting the appetite of film songs, we had devised a simple test – if a song had ‘fair’ amount of orchestration, it was a film song; otherwise, it was a non-film song. As it so happened, there were large number of such non-film songs to listen to in the voices of likes of Talat Mahmood, Hemant Kumar, Mukesh etc.

My own taste of listening to film songs started maturing more when I graduated to the purchasing the records after I started earning in early 70s. I did collect quite a few records of NFS. Most of my purchases of Mukesh songs used to be in the form of a record for all the songs of a film. Of course, I did purchase a stand-alone record of Mukesh’s Gujarati NFS.

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The songs of Mukesh opened up in a very fresh light when I received the new, 2020 edition of Mukesh Geet Kosh from Shri Harish Raghuvanshi. The Geet Kosh is interestingly designed, making searching for different aspects of Mukesh’s songs a pleasure hunt. The more one studies the Geet Kosh, the more one can find hitherto hidden nuances of Mukesh’s songs. One such genre of Mukesh songs that caught my attention was Mukesh’s non-film songs.

The opening note of Mukesh Geet Kosh for the Hindi non-film songs of Mukesh states that Mukesh commenced his singing career by recording two non-film songs at Delhi in July August 1940 on record no. N16396. These were

Gokul nagari jaana….. sanwariya sang nahi man ko hai bahalana
Meri andheri kutiya mein woh aye ujala hi hoga

Overall, 78 (known) non-film songs of Mukesh have been listed in the Geet Kosh. Of which we have selected here today a few of his known or less known geets and ghazals only. For the sake of convenience, I have retained the sequence in which the songs appear in the Geet Kosh and I have limited the selection to just one song for a particular lyricist-music director combination. I have also retained the record number of the song as given in the Geet Kosh, but I have turned onto the highly resourceful YouTube for a digital link to the song for the purpose of listening the song.

1. Ashaar mere yun to zamane ke liye hai – Lyrics: Jan Nissar Akhtar – Music: Khayyam [Record no. ECSD 2723]

From among Hindi film music directors, Khayyam is one music director who had very professionally taken up recording non-film songs during the early 60s. This was probably because, Khayyam could find the medium of NFS to present music that could be presented in his natural style, in the period when the trend of fast-paced easy-to-sing film songs had started emerging.

2. Aankhon mein bas ke dil mein sama kar chale gaye – Lyrics: Jigar Muradabadi – Music: Murli Manohar Swaroop [Record No. N 88324]

It was quite customary those days for amateur music directors to select Hindustani/Urdu poetry, which was highly amenable to singing, of known, or even not-so-known poets for the records sponsored by the music company.

3. Aaj gagan se chanda utara aa gaya meri bahon mein – Lyrics: Madhukar Rajasthani – Music: J P Kaushik [Record No. N 88375]

Even as a smaller number of musical instruments characterised the composition of NFS, the innovative music directors did not hesitate to use different types of instruments as well as using the same instruments for the obligato support of the song.

4. Aaj bhi unki mohabbat ka tasavvur hai wohi – Lyrics: Jan Nisar Akhtar – Music: Vipin Mehra [Record No. N 88323]

Jan Nisar Akhtar is not an unknown name as lyricist in Hindi films. But not many listeners of his film songs would have read his poetry. Here, one of his poems is presented so sweetly.

5. Aabaad raho mere dil ko jalanewale – Lyrics: Madhukar Rajasthani – Music: V Balsara [Record No. N 35740]

During his stint of working with music company, V Balsara has created some of the finest NFS. His NFS had his distinct touch. However, for a lay listener like me that aspect would be beyond recognition while listening to the song in its normal course. It was the in-depth pursuit of Mukesh Geet Kosh now that I specifically chose to listen to these songs and start enjoying the nuances of lyrics, composition and orchestration, as is the case here with use of piano or deep tone of Mukesh’s voice.

6. Kyun pheri nazar kyun pheri nazar dekho to idhar – Lyrics: Anjum Pilibhiti – Music: Naushad [Record No. N 88034]

The song was originally recorded for Anokhi Ada (1948). But when it was not finally included, it is now classified as NFS. However, the song would simply stand out as a film song when the test of use of number of music instruments is applied. From that point of view, the song is a typical film song, even if the song belongs to a period when the use of number of music instruments was rather limited!

7. Kisi ko deke dil koi nawa sanj-e-fughan kyun ho – with Talat Mahmood – Mirza Ghalib + Daag Dehlvi – Murli Manohar Swaroop [Record No. N 88300]

Here is the case of a very interesting experiment, wherein Talat Mahmood sings the parts of Ghalib ghazal and Mukesh sings that of Daag Dehlavi (e.g., Jo dil ho qabu mein to koi ruswa-e-jahan kyun ho).

We find a couple of more such Talat-Mukesh duets in the Geet Kosh. Each one is composed by Murli Manohar Swaroop but bears different record number. This could probably be interpreted as one successful experiment being repeated in subsequent records as well.

8. Jiyenge magar muskara na sakenge – Lyrics: Kaif Irfani – Music: Mukesh [Record No. N 88042]

This is one of the very well-known non-film songs of Mukesh. However, I came to know that it was a Mukesh’s own composition only because of Mukesh Geet Kosh.

The other song – Do zulmi naina ham pe zulm kare – on the second side of this record is also an equally well-known one.

9. Zehaal-e-miskin makun taghaful duraye naina banaye batiyan – with Sudha Malhotra – Lyrics: Amir Khushro – Music: Murli Manohar Swaroop [Record No. LP: S/3AEX 13004]

Murli Manohar Swaroop experiments a male-female duet for an NFS.

The present song is essentially a Sufi poetry, which normally are the compositions of prayers for which the classical form is qawwali. Several other singers have rendered it in that form.

10. Tere labon ke muqabil gulab kya hoga – Lyrics: Shiv Kumar ‘Saroj’ – Music: Kishor Desai [Record No. ECP 2468]

Shiv Kumar ‘Saroj’ was a well-known announcer to my generation of Radio Ceylon listeners. However, not many would have known that he was a very good poet too. Few of his poems have been recorded as well. One of the famous songs is Khamosh zinadagi ko kyon awaz de rahe ho (Naag Mandir, 1966; singer- Mohammad Rafi; Music: Laxmikant Pyarelal).

Kishore Desai is better known as sarod and mandolin player. YT has several video clips on his performances. One of the famous examples of his virtuoso performance is extensive mandolin piece in Tum bin jaun kahan (Pyar Ka Mausam (1969); Singer – Mohammad Rafi; Music: R D Burman)

11. Na hui gar mere marane se tasalli na sahi – Lyrics: Mirza Ghalib – Music: Khayyam [Record No. N 88362]

One noticeable feature of NFS is presentation of the many different shades of a singer’s tonal variations.

12. Main chakori tum gagan ke chandrama – with unknown female singer –Lyrics: ? – Kalyanji-Anandji [Record No.: ?]

The song is supposed to have been recorded for a proposed film Purnima, but not included finally.

The song is a validation of classification of a NFS on the basis of level of orchestration!

We end the present episode with a very interesting NFS – an ad jingle.

13. Cigaretton mein sabse aala, public jane kala pakitwala – Lyrics: ? – Muisc: ? [Record No. QC1550 (Matrix No. – QJE 13689TI)

Just look at the amount of effort that has gone into composition of this jingle!

By the way, Mukesh Geet Kosh notes that the composition of this jingle is based on Raag Bahar! Wow!

We will look at Mukesh’s film songs from other different angles, with the help of Mukesh Geet Kosh, on some future occasions. Till then, may the knowledgeable readers of SOY enrich this space by other NFS of Mukesh.

Acknowledgement and disclaimer:
1. Mukesh Geet Kosh, 2020 edition – Harish Raghuvanshi: For the basic information of the songs selected herein the present article.
2. The song links have been embedded from the YouTube only for the listening pleasure of the music lovers. This blog claims no copyright over these songs which vests with the respective owners.

{ 32 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Mahesh August 27, 2021 at 10:30 am

Ashok ji,

Many Thanks for this exclusive post on NFS of Mukesh on his remembrance day. He was one of the very few singers whose NFS are equally popular as his film songs.

Before his journey to Bombay, he had recorded 6 and not 2 private songs. The list along with record numbers is as follows. I suppose the first two are not in public domain as yet. I will try to come back with additions later please.

Mahesh

1. Ab Kyon Hai Dilgar N 14504
2. Allah Maula Allah Maula Dekh Zara N 14504

3. Preet Ka Jeena Hai Jeena…. N 14513
4. Saavariya Raag Se Aag Lagi….. N 14513

5. Gokul Nagri Jaana, Gokul Nagri Jaana N 16396
6. Meri Andheri Kutiyaa Mein Wo Aaye Ujaala Hi Hoga N 16396

2 Ashwin Bhandarkar August 27, 2021 at 11:59 am

Ashokji,

I will read the post and listen to the song selection at leisure but my most favourite Mukesh NFS song – and it has remained so for years – is ‘Sur ki gati main kya jaanun’. I think this Hamir-based bhajan was made for Mukesh and no one else could have done as much justice to the lyrics as he did – the bhaav of the lyrics is so perfectly suited for Mukesh’s innocent-sounding ‘simple’ voice!

‘Sur ki gati main kya jaanoon’by Mukesh (MD – Naresh Bhattacharya)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHCfmS8Z1HM

3 Ashok M Vaishnav August 27, 2021 at 1:53 pm

Maheshji #1.

Thank you so much for your appreciation.

While working out my shorlist from Mukesh Geetkosh, I had also planned to take up at one of these songs. Later on I went on to focus on Mukesh’s NFS Geets and Ghazals, hence did not check up availability of these songs on net.
In fact I have yet o do so.

Ashwin Bhandarkarji # 2

Sur Ki Gati Main Kya Jaanu is also my favorite.

Mukesh’s voice softness was eminently suitable for prayer songs.

Similarly, Geets also would suit his soft voice.

That is why I wanted to revisit the way he has addressed sinigng Urdu lyrics of a ghazal, and that lead me to focus on his Geets and Ghazals.

4 Mehfil Mein Meri August 27, 2021 at 10:00 pm

Thank you for the wonderful post Ashok ji. Barring a couple of songs, I heard the other songs for the first time. Thank you for the musical treat. I’m also planning a NFS post of Lata Mangeshkar on her birthday next month. Let’s see.

Anup
🙂

5 Ashok M Vaishnav August 27, 2021 at 10:46 pm

Mehfil Mein Meri #4
Anupji, a post on Lata Mangeshkar NFSes is a patently excellent concept.

Looking forward to your post….

6 Parakulam Seshadri August 28, 2021 at 10:46 am

Excellent. This post on Mukesh’s NFS is one of the best I have read. Mukesh’s voice was eminently suited to NFS and many composers took advantage of it.

Composing NFS was a challenge for composers. For one, they did not hav eto contend with actors film producers, song situations, or lyricists. They could compose freely, paying attention to only lyrics anf the singer’s range of voice.

My favorites are the duets he sang with Talat Mehmood.

7 AK August 28, 2021 at 5:46 pm

Parakulam Seshadri,
Welcome to SOY and thanks a lot for your appreciation.

8 Manoj August 29, 2021 at 2:37 am

Naiya padi mazdhar……………..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip0aOVzgae4

Haan Mai Deewana Huun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HBRnHxkf48

9 Manoj August 29, 2021 at 2:44 am

Gujarati Songs by Mukeshji whose better half was Gujarati

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vASILWQt4aY

10 Ashok M Vaishnav August 29, 2021 at 8:41 am

Parakulam Seshadri # 6

Thank you so much for the appreciation of my effort. I am happy that it has measured upto your expectations.

Mano # 8 & 9

Thank you for enriching the the availability of Mukesh’s NHFSes on same page.

Mukesh’s Gujarati NFSes have a very unique charm.

11 Subodh Agrawal August 30, 2021 at 11:36 am

“Jin khoja tin paiya, gahre paani paith.”

One can always rely on Mr Vaishnav to dive deep into the sea of music and bring up invaluable gems. Thanks for this beautiful collection, a major part of which is new for me.

‘Sur ki gati main kya janun’ used to have ‘Pitu maat sahayak swami sakha’ on the other side of the 78 rpm.

https://youtu.be/nRe5LKFVINQ

12 Ashok M Vaishnav August 30, 2021 at 1:43 pm

Sudodh Agrawal # 11

That was very kind of you. Such responses provide me the energy to continue with what I do..

Sur Ki Gate Main Kya JanuN is one of the most cherished work of Mukesh.

I got to listen Pitu Maai Shayak… after a very long long time.

These two are great additions here.

13 Shalan Lalvani August 31, 2021 at 3:58 pm

I say Ashoksahab, this post is wonderful and bringing to our attention the area of NFS makes our horizon broader, a good idea of the vista vision!

I see “Mehfil Mein Meri” is bringing out Lata’s NFS.

Very challenging! Lataji has done singing of songs in many Indian languages except in English.

I wonder if English is one of the many Indian Languages?

Dev Aanand tried to get Lata sing an English song in one of his films but the “Swar Devata flatly refused it. But now and then she did sang English words in the Hindi Film Songs.

Shalan Lal

14 ANITA August 31, 2021 at 7:27 pm

Ashokji, this is a wonderful compilation of NFSs of Mukesh. I do not know most of them, but they are a pleasure to listen to. Mukesh’s USP was his diction and pronunciation. You can make out each word he sings without any difficulty.
I remember listening to sugam sangeet on Doordarshan where many established playback singers would sing non-film ghazals/geets.

15 Ashok M Vaishnav September 1, 2021 at 2:25 pm

Shalan Lal #13

All most all of Golden Era playback singers have bestowed us with very rich treasure of NFSes.

It is thanks to our great You Tubers that we have these songs available now.

Listening to Mukesh’s NFSes was a Time Machine trip to my radio listening days of ’60s

Anita # 14

When I was a very regular visitor to music record shops (in ’70s) they used to maintain a very prominent place for the NFS records.

My exposure to cassettes and CDs /DVDs remained very limited, so I do not really know if NFSes of 50s and 60s were available in these formats or they were popular.

However, YT is now a very rich source to when the appetite for NFSes as I could find out when searching for Mukesh’s NFSes.

Otherwise this genre would have remained buried in the deep recesses of memories of our generation or published wroks like Mukesh Geetkosh.

16 Shalan Lalvani September 3, 2021 at 3:55 pm

Ramcharitmanas!
I was wondering if Ashokji was going to mention the monumental work done by Mukesh in presenting the Ramcharit Manas in his voice.

This was mentioned in the Geet Kosh mentioned by Ashokji.

Tualasi Ramayan is a gem of literature if not as great as Valmiki Ramayan! And may some contributor would do a review of it. One needs a literary and musically mature to do it.

There was a film in olden times on the life of Saint Tulsidas produced by Ranjit film company and acted out by one Marathi actor called Vishnupant Pagnis.

This probably is not coming under the strict heading of NFS. But it is both religious and literary work.

Perhaps there is a need of creating a separate section of religious songs both in the films and as NFS as well.

The idea of doing Ramcharitmanas in singing voice is extremely good.

I think this work was on the Long Playing Records. I got them on the Cassette tape records.

The above idea might have come as an answer to the Marathi opus done on Ramayan story by Marathi literary writer G.D. Madgulkar and music director Sudhir Phadke whose composition achieved high praise for his “Jyoti Kalash Zalake” in the film “Bhabi Ki Chudiya”. The song was well acted by Meena Kumari.

Some Marathi expert could throw more light on this.

Sudhir Phadke was much praised for presenting the Ramkatha lucidly in his own voice.

The work of Mukesh did not get much praise for it. I wonder why?

Shalan Lalvani

17 Ashok M Vaishnav September 3, 2021 at 4:34 pm

Shalan Lalvani #15

I have chosen to focus on Geets and Ghazals of Mukesh in my present article.

Mukesh’s bhajans are aclas sinitself, that, ideally, should get a separate article.

Hence absence of mention of Tulsiramcharit Manas by Mukesh.

If that work by Mukesh seems to get not the mention due to it, one can surmise that due to its highly specialized nature and hence address to a totally different type audience.

However, as far as my memory goes, when the work was released it had got very wide – critical and mass – reception.

To be frank, that was never my cup of tea – or to say that plate of prasad – hence, I would not be say more on the subject.

18 Manoj September 12, 2021 at 6:50 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb8zg87QJMU
Yeh Kaun chitrakar hai
Mukesh + Satish Bhatia

19 AK September 12, 2021 at 10:42 pm

Manoj,
Ye kaun chitrakar hai? Isn’t it the film song from Boond Jo Ban Gaye Moti?. At most there is some remixing, but we can’t call it his NFS.

20 AVINASH KUMAR September 13, 2021 at 12:21 am

Ashokji it is a very good effort on your part to bring in brilliant NFS of Mukesh jee at one place . In fact Mukesh jee has a very impressive record of having rendered beautiful NFS apart from Film songs . It is very difficult to complete the list of his work . From your blog I came to know that there is some book called Mukesh Geet Kosh . In fact Mukesh recorded very soulful nazams gets and Gazals with Khayyam and Murlimanohar Swaroop has composers . He has sung many famous poets like Mirza Ghalib . Daagh Dehlvi and Jigar Murdabadi . Of modern poets he has given his voice to few famous gahazals of Jaan Nissar Akhtar (father of Javed Akhtar ) . I think you have also included one or two such ghazals in this blog . My favourite ghazal of Jaan Nissar Akhtar sung beautifully by Mukesh composed by Khayyam has very touchy alfaz , what a beautiful poetry it is

ज़रा सी बात पे हर रस्म तोड़ आया था

दिल-ए-तबाह ने भी क्या मिज़ाज पाया था

गुज़र गया है कोई लम्हा-ए-शरर की तरह

अभी तो मैं उसे पहचान भी न पाया था

मुआफ़ कर न सकी मेरी ज़िंदगी मुझ को

वो एक लम्हा कि मैं तुझ से तंग आया था

शगुफ़्ता फूल सिमट कर कली बने जैसे

कुछ इस कमाल से तू ने बदन चुराया था

पता नहीं कि मिरे बाद उन पे क्या गुज़री

मैं चंद ख़्वाब ज़माने में छोड़ आया था

Specially the last shai’r

Pata nahin ke mere bad Un pe kya guzari
Main chand khwab zamane mein chhod aaya that
Zara si baat par hard rasm toD aaya tha

It appears as if poet is speaking out his heart . This one is a hidden gem of Mukesh Khayyam and Jaan Nissar Akhtar

21 AK September 13, 2021 at 7:36 am

Avinash Kumar,
Welcome to Songs Of Yore. What a beautiful poetry you have added. Here is its link.
https://youtu.be/sSbZ6HCciwA

22 Ashok M Vaishnav September 13, 2021 at 9:03 am

AVINASH KUMAR # 20

Thanks for bring up this Mukesh-Khayyam gem.

That also brings to my attention that almost all NFS composed by the Khayyam, as well as other music directors, had extremely rich poetry as its USP.

I wonder who would be playing the key role in the selection of poetry for NFSes!

AKji # 21
Thanks for posting the YT link of the songs brought our by Avinash Kumarji.

23 AVINASH KUMAR September 13, 2021 at 2:08 pm

Ashok jee & AK ji
Thanks for taking my suggestions in right persepective . All my posts are from my personal notes that I maintained from yesteryears when there was no internet , You Tube or Blogs to rely upon .
At sl no 10 , you have included a beautiful No . penned by Radio Ceylon Announcer Shiv Kumar Saroj ” Tere Labon ke muqabil Gulab kya hoga …” . There is another beautiful number by the same team :

” Baharon se kahdo mere ghar na aaye
Jamana hai unka unhi ko hasayen
woh chehra sunhera woh chandi ki bahen
sabhi kutchh wohi hai nahi woh nigahen
k badla jo mausam to badli adaayen
baharon se kahdo mere ghar na aaye ”

These songs were frequently played in half an hour programme of Geet and Ghazals on radio ceyon to which i was a regular listener . Incidently many a times Shiv Kumar presented the programme. Another no that frequented was Talat Mehmoods ” Tasveer teri Dil mera behla na sakegi .
Mukesh and Talat have recorded very rich poetry both Hindi and Urdu .Amir Khusro poetry has very rich persian content and is very difficult to pronounce and sing . Mukesh has done that remarkably well. I am glad that Amir Khusro no is included here in the blog . It is a rare treat to listen to Mukesh-Sudha Malhotra melody .

24 AK September 13, 2021 at 5:32 pm

Avinash Kumar,
I am a great fan of Talat Mahmood’s non-film songs, as also of KL Saigal’s, Pankaj Mullick’s and Hemant Kumar’s. Since you have mentioned Talat Mahmood’s NFS, you would enjoy this.
https://www.songsofyore.com/talat-mahmood-best-non-film-songs/

Here also you would find that I have mentioned his Tasveer teri dil mer bahla na sakegi, but not included its link. Too common, or wanted to use the space for some other less-known but beautiful songs. As I said I can only include so many songs.

25 Ashok M Vaishnav September 20, 2021 at 3:48 pm

AVINASH KUMAR #23

First of all, I am sorry for replying late to your response..

BaharoN Se Kah Do is epitome of what a NFS would be excellent lyrics, pleasing composition and Mukesh in his elements.

https://youtu.be/PQGYlAqGAao

26 ramanan October 7, 2021 at 10:15 am

Greetings Mr. Ashok
You have mentioned the latest version (2020) of Mukesh Geet Kosh in the article. How can I get a copy? Please share details (like address/email, etc.)
Thanks a lot in advance
Ramanan

27 Ashok M Vaishnav October 7, 2021 at 8:29 pm

ramanan #26
Mukesh Geet Kosh can be purchased from:

Mrs. Satinder Kaur, Dreamland, H.I.G.-545, Ratanlal Nagar, KANPUR- 208 022.(U.P)

Tel: +91 512-2281211/ +91 94154 85281/ 9336587507/

Email: hamraaz18@yahoo.com

28 neeruahaf December 12, 2021 at 6:51 pm

Thank you so much, Ashok Vaishnav ji, for this post. I had heard a few of these before but some are absolutely new to me (OMG! That jingle in the end!! – As you said, so much of hard work has gone into the making of it.)

I don’t remember when I came across the first two mentioned in your list but I just keep on returning to them. Absolutely brilliant. And here’s another one that I love:

Tu Mere Saath Chal Na Payegi
[Vippin Mehra/ Shamim Shahabadi]
“Waqt ki dhoop mein har cheez jhulas jayegi….”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1aIxXntvzs

29 AK December 12, 2021 at 8:00 pm

Neeruahaf, Ashokji,
Does this remind you of ‘Waqt karta jo wafa‘?

30 neeruahaf December 13, 2021 at 1:06 am

AK ji

No, it doesn’t remind me of Waqt karta jo wafa. Which part exactly?

Here’s another one by Mukesh saab. The bidai song of Ritu, the eldest daughter of Raj Kapoor when she got married to Rajan Nanda. Regressive by today’s standards but like all vidai songs extremely emotional.

Ladli Mere Nazon Ki Paali….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-LYRnzH8H0

[Hasrat Jaipuri & Raj Kapoor; Shankar-Jaikishan]

31 Ashok M Vaishnav December 13, 2021 at 10:00 am

neeruahaf #30 and AKji # 29
The opening of the mukahadas Tu Mere Saath Chal Na Payegi and Waqt Karata Jo Wafa have very smilar resonance of Mukesh’s lower scale delivery of the lyrics. However,the delivery of the first few lyrics of both the songs have subtle difference – Tu Mer Saath.. remains in very low scale wheres Waqt Karata Jo seems to be on somewhat higher scale.

Please appreciate that this is only a lay listener’s extremely crude understanding. Also, if the possibility of likeness had not been mentioned, I may have not noticed such a similarity.

Bidai song for RK’s eldest duaghter is the speaking testimony of the bond of friendship among RK< SJ , Shailendra and HJ.

32 neeruahaf December 13, 2021 at 10:36 pm

Ashok Vaishnav ji #31

Though I listened to both the songs one after another after AK ji mentioned their similarity, I really couldn’t see any similarity. However, now that you too have noticed it albeit fleetingly, I’ll hear them once again, paying special attention to the opening of the mukhdas. I must say that though I have always been very fond of Waqt karta jo wafa, hearing it yesterday after listening to Tu Mere saath, it quite paled in comparison:)

Anyway here are a few more NFS of Mukesh saab:

Roothi Hui Taqdeer Ko….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6tvVcGdca4
[Madhukar Rajastani/ V. Balsara]

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And here’s Sanwariya Raag se aag lagi, mentioned by Mahesh ji #1. The full song is there too on YT but since this had Mukesh sahab himself, linking this up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iC4Z7G8Ur0

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