Haar Jeet, Sukh Dukh, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham – the two opposite feelings, sometimes simultaneously, sometimes alternately are so common in real life, we don’t give much thought to it. Even major disasters, terrorist acts do not move us, they are some statistics in news. Except that something so horrific happens that it hits you personally, even though your no near or dear one was affected. Pahalgam was one such incident. One moment you see honeymooning couples taking selfies in different poses, families with small children engaged in fun, frolic and laughter, and the other moment some terrorists swoop down, identify people by their religion, and shoot the menfolk. To the women’s entreaties to kill them also as nothing was left to live for, they said there is no such mercy, go and tell Modi. Our Armed Forces’ retaliatory strike two weeks later gave the victims’ families some solace, but Pakistan chose to escalate. This soon threatened to spiral out of control with geostrategic ramifications till we entered a phase of now-ceasefire, now no-ceasefire.
Our family events like weddings etc are occasions for simultaneous उत्सव and अवसाद. I am not referring to beti ki vidaai. These events are so momentous, I have not seen a parent who is not overwhelmed by myriad emotions and tries his/her best to hide her tears. Karan Johar’s Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham was a bit stretched but he was hinting at this phenomena. All the self-help books preach equanimity in joy and sorrow, Geeta is oft-quoted सुख दुःखे समाचरेत्. It is easy to quote but difficult to follow.
SD Burman was a great master of singing philosophical songs. I start this post by his song.
1. Zindagi ai zindagi, zindagi tere hain do roop by SD Burman from Zindagi Zindagi (1972), lyrics Anand Bakshi, music SD Burman
2. Sukh ke sab saathi dukh mein na koi by Rafi from Gopi (1970), lyrics Rajendra Krishna, music Kalyanji-Anandji
The poet Rahim hit the nail on the head when he said don’t share your sorrows with anyone, they will only amuse themselves, and do nothing to alleviate your suffering. Rajendra Krishna paraphrases the same maxim in this beautiful song. Dilip Kumar and Rafi were still the tops, but now Naushad was on decline and this movie falls into Kalyanji-Anandji’s lap for composing.
3. Suhaag ki raat aayi sajni kaahe bhare tore naina by Pahadi Sanyal from Adhikaar (1938), music Timir Baran
I mentioned simultaneous interplay of उत्सव and अवसाद in our weddings. I like this song tremendously for catching the mixed emotions in our wedding celebrations. In New Theatres stable, KL Sigal, Pankaj Mullick and KC Dey are more celebrated but Pahadi Sanyal, their fourth great singer has sung some outstanding songs, this one being among his best.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MbEllsdekY
4. Barkha ki raat aayi manwa har le man ka bhaar by Pankaj Mullick from Adhikar (1938), music Timir Baran
This film had another great song by the doyen of the New Theatres Pankaj Mullick, not exactly wedding, but rains evoke a feeling of sadness.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7LhegNoX0E
5. Hain sabse madhur wo geet jinhein dard ke sur mein gaate hain by Talat Mahmood from Patita (1953), lyrics Shailendra, Shankar-Jaikishan
If you are no social media, it seems that the entire endeavour of life is how to remain happy forever. Sounds logical. But in a great puzzle Shelly said “Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thoughts.” Shailendra expresses the same thoughts in this sweet song by Talat Mahmood.
6. Dukh bhare din beete re bhiya sab sukh aayo re, rang jeevan mein naya laayo re by Manna Dey, Rafi, Shamshad Begum, Asha Bhosle and chorus from Mother India (1957), lyrics Shakeel Badayuni
Mehboob Khan’s magnum opus Mother India depicts the waxing and waning fortunes of farmers, tied to their lands, vagaries of weather, and illiteracy and an evil moneylender. One moment you are rejoicing at the luxuriant crops, and planning to harvest it the next day, and in the night hailstorm and unseasonal rains destroy the standing crop. The movie itself starts with a sad-happy wedding song Pi ke ghar aaj pyari dulhaniya chali. It starts with Nargis’s vidaai from her parental home – Royein mata pita unki duniya chali, and ends at her marital home – Torey sang main jeevan bhar ko sajna chali – where Raj Kumar is impatient to meet the dulhan, and is jumping around in a flippant manner, much to the playful disapproval of his mother and other women. After some more happy and alternating sad songs, comes this song of joy at the prospects of a good crop. The readers might remember Manek Premchand had pointed out a technical flaw in this song – In the first part Raj Kumar lip-synchs both Rafi and Manna Dey, and Nargis both Asha Bhosle and Shamshad Begum. Similarly, in the second part of the song Rajendra Kumar and his lover Kumkum, get to lip-synch the same two singers.
7. Betab hai dil dard-e-mohabbat ke asar se by Uma Devi and Suraiya from Dard (1947), lyrics Shakeel Badayuni, music Naushad
Naushad was a master of composing sad-happy songs – the same song evoking both sad and happy feelings alternatively. Before, Mehboob Khan took Naushad in a big way, Naushad was tied to AR Kardar on a fixed salary in the Studio Era, until he realised his real worth and broke free from him. Munawwar Sultana is obviously sad, perhaps because her love for the hero is on a downswing, whereas Suraiya’s is on the uptick.
8. Ai shamma tu bata tera parwana kaun hai by Suraiya from Dastaan (1950), lyrics Shakeel Badayuni, music Naushad
This film carries forward the same core team of Kardar, Shakeel Badayuni, Suraiya and Naushad. Suraiya had three suitors: Raj Kapoor shows casual confidence of knowing that he is the object of attention of Suraiya, by eating banana and munching on peanuts. Shekhar does not want to leave Suraiya for a moment, so he sticks to the piano like a limpet. For a fleeting second the third suitor Al Nasir comes in view who is a little morose.
9. Dil ko haaye dil ko teri tasveer se bahlaye huye hain by Rafi and Suraiya from Dastaan (1950), lyrics Shakeel Badayuni, music Naushad
The equation is more clear now. Shekhar is not seen in the video, Raj Kapoor sings the mukhada in a chirpy voice, by this time it is clear to the guy # 3 Al Nasir that he stands no chance in the race with Raj Kapoor. He also sings in the voice of Rafi, now evoking the image of sorrow.
10. Dekh liya maine kismet ka tamasha dekh liya by Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar from Deedar (1951), lyrics Shakeel Badayuni, music Naushad
Dilip Kumar is singing this song in the drawing room of Ashok Kumar. He has realised that Nargis is the girl with whom he sang in the childhood, Bachpan ke din bula na dena, but she gives a bewildered smile that she can’t figure out what is going on. Later Nimmi came into his life and she is doing what she does best – singing a weeping song in the voice of Lata Mangeshkar. Ashok Kumar, who is now betrothed to Nargis, gives quizzical smile that all the subtle attempts to jog her memory has failed.
11. Kabhi khushi kabhi gham by Lata Mangeshkar from Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham (2001), lyrics Sameer Anjan, music Jatin-Lalit
From Naushad overdose let us move to the modern era. Now film idiom got diversified. One of the pioneers of the modern era, Karan Johar, can be credited with the creation NRI genre with opulent houses, lavish life-style, designer ethnic dresses, family values and dance songs. This was a nostalgia trip to our desi firangis. In this title song the songster, the music director and the producer-director convey the fundamental message of life in a flashy wrapping that sometimes there is happiness, and sometimes sadness, but finally there is happy ending.
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Since we have included a recent song, I am reminded of another from the same period:
Har ghadi badal rahi hai roop zindagi
Chaav hai kahbi.kabhi hai dhoop zidnagi
Har pal yahan…. jee bhar jiyo….
Jo hai sama.., kal ho na ho…..
Going back half a century:
Zindagi, kaisi hai paheli haye,
Kabhi to hansaaye, kabhi yeh rulaaye.
I recall that the 1958 movie ‘Kabhie Andhera Kabhie Ujala’ had a song with eponymous lyrics, but can’t find it on YouTube. Maybe the mukhda is different.
I also stumbled upon ‘Hansne ki chaah ne kitna mujhe rulaya hai’ from Aavishkar (1974).
DOSTI.
Rahi manwa dukh ki chinta kyon satati hai
Dukh toh apna sathi hai
Sukh hai ek …
WAQT.
Kal tak baste the khushiyan jahan
Aaj hai chaye matam wahan…
( Title song )
LOOT MAAR.
Hans tu har dam
Khushiyan ya gham
ANDHA KANOON.
Rote rote hasna seekho…
MUQADDAR KA SIKANDER.
Rote hue aate hain sab
Hansta hua jo jayega…
There is a saying that life is such a complex body that you can not explain how can it have one eye having tear of joy and the other a tear of pain !
The article so timely catches the two moods of the nation, and is well supplemented by highly appropriate songs.
HUM DONO.
Main zindagi ka saath nibhata chala gaya
…
Gham aur khushi mein fark na mehsoos ho jahan…
GUIDE.
Tere dukh ab mere
Mere sukh ab tere…
2 iconic songs.
Tere mere sapne ab ek rang hain..
…
Tere mere sapne ab ek rang hain…
…
HUM DONO.
Abhi na jao chod ke
Ke dil abhi bhara nahin…
…
Sukh aur dukh ke raste
Bane hain sab ke vaste..
HARE RAMA HARE KRISHNA.
Phoolon ka taaron ka sab ka kehna hai
…
…
Jeevan ke dukhon se yoon darte nahin hain
…
Sukh ki hai chaah toh
Dukh bhi sehna hai…
So many Dev Saab songs!!!
Subodh @1,
All the songs you have cited are perfect fit with the theme. There must be several hundred songs of the type.
Dr Shetty @2,
Rahi manwa dukh ki chinta kyun satati hai : What a beautiful song!
Waqt ke din aur raat: The word ‘waqt’ itself can be used as contrasting things: वक्त वक्त की बात है.@3,
@3,
Excellent songs.
@5, 6,
Hum Dono, Guide: Both great Dev Anand movies. These movies require him to emote. He did very well and got to sing some of the best Rafi songs.
@7, Hare Rama Hare Krishna. Had a happy-sad-happy feel about it.
Ashokji @4,
Thanks a lot for your appreciation. The international news provide some glaring contrasts, thus the theme presented itself at this moment.
AK ji
You have enviable expertise in creating a theme on current events and select songs to fit the theme with uncanny precision.
Pradeep ji has posted a number of songs from Hum Dono and Guide. Here are a few more :
Alla tero nam – Sahir- Jaidev – Lata
https://youtu.be/f-ERhzkxgEs?si=-AZxphrc8rapBBAQ
Sahir used two forms of God and who would have thought that they would bring the world on the brink of a holocaust.
And in the last antara
Nirbal ko bal denewale
Balwano ko de de gyan
Kanto se kheech ke – Shailendra – SDB- Lata
https://youtu.be/_ji8jZjk56c?si=2iW6L9Z3Wc5BvO7d
The lyrics wizard has so subtly alluded to impending change in Rosy’s life using contrasting imagery
Todke bandhan bandhi payal
And obviously, Jeene ki tamanna aur marne ka irada
Mr Muli,
Thanks a lot for your nice words.
Aaj phir jeene ki tamanna hai, aaj phir marne ka irada hai. Kishore Kumar’s first solo from Ziddi (1948) had neither this nor that: Marne ki duayein kyun maangun, jeene ki tamanna kaun kare.
AK ji,
This song of Mukesh would also have made a good title.
https://youtu.be/3ihYJIj6DIw?si=UY_Z5S5goKNU_4px
There are quite a few Lata, Rafi and Mukesh oldies on the topic. Will have to scratch my head . Let me see.
Mahesh,
Thanks a lot for adding this perfect song by Mukesh: Sukh dukh ke dono paanvo par insaan ye chalta jata hai.
About scratching your head, why don’t you throw a dart randomly. You should come across many songs fitting the theme.
From the film MAYA , Zindagi hai kya sun meri jaan pyar bhara dil hopefully fit into this theme .
Mahesh,
Mukesh’s non-film song (he sings Kabir):
https://youtu.be/TBtEA2VZbBc?si=GOhkEpWIalGlyoeW
A nice theme and great song selection . Written nicely. Everything is fine if life is made up of simple ups and downs. HFM has so many such songs. I share one such song . Experts may be able to add so much about any song….
https://youtu.be/y2yy2LR_KxQ?si=uTAtwgyViAR0fS2X
https://youtu.be/qxY6sJq0QgI?si=FdoN1EiazsQqKynD
https://youtu.be/5m2lntOQeKs?si=LofCXiDPSBHvN_db
https://youtu.be/GUjKTCT4i_c?si=SkvlFVVb3Akpmkyp
Talat saab in all his majesty.
Waaris (54), Shahzada (55) and Sansar (51) respectively.
AK ji!
Nice theme. I think there are a lot of songs based upon this Philosophical subject. Basically the whole human life is full of such swings of pendulum. I add one OP Nayyar song on this concept – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-V9fLDOZrs
KB,
Zindagi hai kya, sun merit jaan : Very good song. But Dev Anand, the ice-cream hawker sings a monochromatic song. Where are the shades of sorrow!
Mr S Joseph
Din raat badalte hain, haalat badalte hain: Excellent song of two shades of colour.
Mr Kelkar,
Thanks a lot for adding this wonderful song. Very unlike-OP Nayyar.
AK ji,
How about this song from Raftaar – Sansar hai ek nadiya
Sansaar hai ek nadiya
dukh sukh do kinaare hain
na jaane kahaan jaayen
hum behte dhaare hain
dharti pe ambar ki
aankhon se barasti hain
ek roz yahi boondein
phir baadal banti hain
is ban’ne bigadne ke
dastoor mein saare hain….
Anita,
Perfect song! You can’t beat perfection!
Mahesh ji hasn’t scratched his head enough. Let me save him some scratching. 2 Mukesh beauties especially for him :
1.Ram Kare aisa ho jaye
Meri nindiya tohe mil jaye..
..
Badal jaye sukh mein tere dukh bhari ratiyan…
2. Mubarak ho sab ko
Sama ye suhana…
Main khush hoon
Mere ansuon pe na jana..
..
Hazaron tarah ki ye hote hain aansoo
Agar dil mein gham hai toh rote hain aansoo
Khushi mein bhi ankhen bigote hain aansoo
..
And, a Lata song free with these 2.
Aaj dil pe koi zor chalta nahin
Muskurane lage the
Magar ro pade.
MILAN, 1967
BAHARON KE SAPNE.
Aaja piya tohe pyar doon
Gori baiya tope vaar doon
…
Sukh mera le le
Tu dukh mujhe de de…
ARTH.
Tum itna jo muskura rahe ho
Kya gham hai jisko chupa rahe ho?
AKji
Once again you have exhibited your prowess in waxing eloquent on this philosophical theme and posting songs in relevance. Many of the commentators have brought out more such songs. With my rudimentary knowledge of lyrics I post the following songs from the film Sheesha, 1952 set to music by Ghulam Mohammad with a grain of doubt.
Kisiko banana kisi ko mitana (Majrooh Sultanpuri) – Talat Mahmood
https://youtu.be/oFhqDJ6miFE?t=164
Kushi dilse hanse hoton se rukshat hoti jaati hai, lyrics Umar Ansari, Lata Mangeshkar
https://youtu.be/5uO2EB8hYW4?t=22
KAAJAL.
Tora man darpan kehlaye
..
Sukh ki kaliyan, dukh ke kante
Man sab ka aadhar
PREM ROG.
Bhanwre ne khilaya phool
Phool ko le gaya Rajkumar
…
Sukh Dukh aaye jaaye, jaaye
Sukh ki bhookh na dukh ki chinta
Mukesh again. A very popular one.
VISHWAS.
Chandi ke deewar na toda
…
…
Kal tak jisne kasme khaye dukh mein saath nibhane ki
Aaj woh apne sukh ki khatir ho gayi..
PIYA KA GHAR.
Ye jeevan hai
Is jeevan ka
Yahi hai Yahi hai
Yahi hai rang roop
Thode gham hain
Thodi khushiyan
Yahi hai Yahi hai
Yahi hai chaon dhoop.
KABHI DHOOP KABHI CHAON.
Sukh Dukh dono hain jis mein jeevan hai woh gaon
Kabhi dhoop kabhi chaon.
KUDRAT.
Dukh Sukh ki har ek mala
Kudrat hi phiroti hai.
GUMNAAM.
Iss duniya mein jeena hai toh
Sun lo meri baat
Gham chod ke bana do rang reli
Mahesh @18,
It seems I have missed your this comment. Beautiful Talat Mahmood songs. Even though of two moods – gham and khushi, he was a natural in Blue Mood. The second song from Shahzada (1955): The YT link attributes it to Naushad. In mid-50s Naushad was the undisputed Monarch of Movie Music. He didn’t do a film which didn’t create waves. I was sceptical, and it turns out the composers of this film were S Mohinder and Nashad.
Dr Shetty @5,
What a recollection! Mukesh’s two songs are eternal, I had forgotten about the Lata Mangeshkar song.
@26,
A very nice song. A superhit in the radio era.
@27,
Tum itna jo muskura rahe ho: A very apt song in the film.
@29,
A perfect song.
@30, 31, 32, 33, 34,
All very befitting songs.
AK Ji
Nice topic and well researched -written… and has brought me in again!
Few songs that I couls think of:
1) Hum Dard Ke Maaron Ka Itna Hi Fasaana Hai-Hasrat Jaipuri/Daag/Talat/Shankar Jaikishan
–note these lines-Marne Ki Tamanna Hai, Jeene Ka Bahana Hai!!
And further Hasrat writes: Hans Hans Ke Baharen To Shabnam Ko Rulati Hai
2) Zindagi Ke Rang Kayee Re-Sahir Ludhianvi/Aadmi Aur Insaan/Asha/Ravi
–note these lines: Zindagi dilon ko kabhi jodati bhi hai
Zindagi dilon ko kabhi todati bhi hai
Zindagi ki raah men khushi ke ful bhi
Zindagi ki raah men gamon ke dhul bhi
Zindagi kabhi yaqin, kabhi gumaan hai
Har qadam pe tera mera imtihaan hai
3) I dont know if this song exactly fits this theme but is one of the best examples of Oxymorons in film songs —written by Gopaldas Neeraj
Jhoomke Gaa Yun Aaj Mere Dil-Neeraj/ Patanga( 1971)/ Rafi/Shankar -Jaikishan
Jhoom ke gaa yoon aaj mere Dil
Raat to guzre subhaa na Aaye
Jaise koyi bachpan ki Kahaani
Yaad bhi ho aur bhool bhi Jaaye
Parda uttha de husn ki Zidd Hai
Parda giraa de ishq ki Zidd Hai
Dil hai hamaara aisa Diyaa Jo
Jal bhi na paaye Bujh bhi Na Paaye
Dhoond kinaara wo ke Jahaan Par
Chain to aaye hosh na Aaye
Honth pe naghma aankh mein Paani
Ek haqeeqat ek kahaani
Khushi ka daaman gham ka Kafan Hai
Donon baraabar neend jo Aaye
4) Do Din Ki Zindagi Kaisi Hai Zindagi-Kaifi Azmi/ Satyakam/Lata/ Lakshmikant Pyarelal
do din ki zindagi, kaisi hai zindagi
do din ki zindagi, kaisi hai zindagi
koi na ye jane, ho
bhitar andhera hai, bahar hai roshni
dekhe na parwane
do din ki zindagi, kaisi hai zindagi
Mr Rangan @28,
You have added two superb songs from the film Sheesha (1952) composed by Ghulam Mohammad. The first song Kisiko banana kisi ko mitana reminded me of Jhoom jhoom ke naacho aaj from Andaz (1949), one of the great piano songs by Mukesh. It had a line Inso banana usko mitana is nagri ki reet.
Mr Sivanandam @37,
Thanks a lot for your kind words. The first two songs – Hum dard ke maaron ka and Zindagi ke rang kai re – are, of course, top of the line befitting the theme.
Thanks a lot for adding the full lyrics of Jhoom ke yun ga aaj mere dil: Shashi Kapoor on piano add to the beauty of the song, his buck-tooth gives a natural smile on his face.
4th song Do din ki zindagi kaisi hai zindagi also fits. Heard it for the first time.
Ak ji
There is a flurry of Mukesh songs and I add one more
Do rang duniya ke- Do Raaste- AB-LP
https://youtu.be/8KQKIKePHi8?si=M-gBJsBkRfAeUTVh
This was overshadowed by number of other hit songs of the film.
And now Kishore in an absolutely pensive mood
Panthi hoon main – Door ka Rahi- Irshad- Kishore Kumar
https://youtu.be/gdP3_1lU91s?si=ABPJhlcbCx-gy-Ww
Mr Muli,
Do rang duniya ke: A perfect song.
Panthi hun main us path ka: Kishore Kumar and Ashok Kumar’s conversation takes one to a deeper philosophy about manzil and musafir. One of the best of Kishore Kumar.
Actually, this was one of the first songs I remembered.
PHIR SUBAH HOGI.
Woh subah kabhi toh aayegi
….
Jab dukh ke badal phiglenge
Jab sukh ka sagar chalkega…
AMRAPALI.
I love the songs from the movie.
Jao re jogi tum jao re
…
Prem ki puja sacha sukh hai
Prem bina years jeevan dukh hai.
Always remember
Sansar se bhage phirte ho..
on hearing this.
CHITRALEKHA.
Sansar se bhage phirte ho..
..
Ye paap hai kya, aur punya hai kya
…
Ye bhog bhi ek tapasya hai
Tum tyag ke maare kya jane?
…
Hum kehte hain duniya apna hai
Tim kehte ho jhoota sapna hai
BATON BATON MEIN.
Kahan tak ye man ko
Andhere chalenge
….
Kabhi sukh
Kabhi dukh
Yahi zindgi hai
So many songs have been posted that some may get repeated .
A song from ‘Sone ki chidiya’ , 1958 .
https://youtu.be/RQCGX5nw-4Y?si=CG_I1e699uojbu9f
A song said to be from ‘Sushila’ , 1963. Do not know why two greats gave their voice to this song.
https://youtu.be/G7HEGnogL8Q?si=P4IFYLaQESD2MdEn
A song from ‘Subah ka tara’ , 1954 . Recorded over 70 years back. Not difficult to identify this typical C Ramchandra composition.
https://youtu.be/LHjzCQiW_JI?si=vbEDzNNeQC3onnFZ
Dr Shetty @42,
Wo subah kabhi to ayegi: A brilliant song of optimism, composed in a pensive mood.
@43, and 44,
Jaao re jogi tum jaao re, ye hai prem ki nagri and Sansar se bhaage phirte ho: Nice connection. You also get to compare two lyricists and two music directors: Shailendra and Sahir; and S-J and Roshan
@45,
Udaasi bhare din kabhi to dhalenge says it all. I had completely forgotten about this song. Thanks a lot for refreshing my memory.
Mr S Joseph @46,
Raat bhar ka hai mehman savera evokes the feeling of Wo subah kabhi to aayegi:
@47,
Gham ki andheri raat mein subah ka intezar kar: To me it sounds like a Talat Mahmood solo. The surprise is why Rafi agreed to play second fiddle to Talat when Rafi was the well recognised top dog.
@48,
Gaya andhera hua ujala: Absolutely agree with you. There are many songs on this theme. C Ramchandra avoids a morose mood.
Another popular one from AARTI ,1962
https://youtu.be/hUwQ3CntUGI?si=D83MsA525rooypC6
Joining late. The post made a great read.
All the songs that I could think of are already mentioned.
Let me search for more
Anup
AKji,
An interesting theme. I like the way you connect a theme with current affairs.
To begin with….
Sunayna (1979)
Ravindra Jain – Yesudas
Aansoo bhi hai khushiyan bhi hai
kaatein bhi hai kaliyan bhi hai
dukh sukh se bhari hai ye zindagi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Exkop18WoQ
Eeshwar 1989
LP – Kavita, Nitin Mukesh
Aage sukh to peechhe dukh hai
peechhe dukh to aage sukh hai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOAeO2XDkhk
Baazi 1984
LP – AB – Asha, Shabbir Kumar, Rajeshwari, Shivangi
Thodisi khushi hai thodasa hai gham
Kuchh hai zyada kuchh hai kam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEjUu2LFQy4
Seeta aur Geeta 1972
RDB – AB – Asha, Manna Dey
Zindagi hai khel koi pass koi fail
khiladi hai koi anadi hai koi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNLWoQAdTD4
Mr S Joseph @51,
Kabhi to milegi kahin to milegi: What a song. The antaras are clearer: Mana ki hai gahra andhera…
Anup @52,
Thanks a lot for your appreciation.
Dr Deshpande @53,
Thanks a lot for your appreciation. The only problem in touching upon current affairs how to steer clear of politics. This was easier because there was only one truth.
@54, 55,
I have to admit both songs were unheard.
@56,
Being such a phenomenal hit, there was no way the songs would remain unheard. But I should also add I didn’t find anything interesting in the song.
JUNGLEE.
Ahsan tera hoga mujh par
…
Tumne mujhko hasna sikhaya
Rone kahoge ro lenge ab
KHATTA MEETHA.
Ye jeena hai angoor ka daana
Kuch khatta hai kuch meetha hai
…
Kuch kacha hai kuch pakka hai
SEEMA.
Tu pyar ka sagar hai
…
Idhar jhoom ke gayi zindagi
Udhar hai maut khadee
WAQT.
Aage bhi jaane na tu
…
Ye pal ujala hai
Baki andhera hai
SAUDAGAR.
Tera mera sath rahe
…
Dhoop ho, chaya ho
Din ho ke raat rahe
Jeete ji marte bhi
AAP KI KASAM.
Zindagi ke safar mein guzar jaati hain jo makam..
…
Patjhad mein jo phool murja jate hain
Woh baharon ke aane se
..
Subah aati hai
Raat jaati hai
Benaam 1974
RDB – Majrooh – Lata
Ek din hasana ek din rulana jeevan ki reet purani
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqQqMm6K2Hs
Mr India 1987
LP – Javed Akhtar – KK
Zindagi ki yahi reet hai
thode aansoo hai thodi hansi aaj gham hai to kal hai khushi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsYzLkty7Ls
Souten 1983
Usha Khanna – Sawan Kumar – Lata
Zindagi pyar ka geet hai ise har dil ko gana padega
zindagi gham ka sagar bhi hai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFpnVDkPmpw
Dr Shetty @60,
Tumne mujhko hansna sikhaya rone kahoge ro lenge hum: Nice thoughts.
@61,
Ye jeena hai angoor ka dana: I admire your recall.
@62,
Idhar jhoom ke aye zindagi, udhar hai maut khadee: SJ’s music is as good as the lyrics and Manna Dey’s singing.
@63,
This song from Waqt conveys many uncertainties of time.
@64, 65,
Excellent songs.
Dr Deshpande @66,
Ek din hansana, jeevan ki reet purani: A befitting song, naturally, but what is the secret of your instant recall.
@67,
Zindagi ki yahi reet hai, haar ke baad hi jeet hai: This puts emphasis on adversity – you have to pass through this you achieve your goal.
@68,
Zindagi pyar ka geet hai, ise har dil ko gana padega: Again, the emphasis is worth noting.
Here is another song sung by Talat Mahmood from the film Waris,
Qamar Jalalabadi / Anil Biswas
Kabhi hai ghum kabi kushian
https://youtu.be/vaLo6NqftO0?t=10
In this duet from Parchaian (1952) sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Talat Mahmood (music C Ramchandra), the lady Sandhya and Shantaram are expressing sentiments polarly opposite to each other.
Apni kaho kuch meri suno
https://youtu.be/y4kjw3_cyds?t=4
Regarding Gam ki andheri raat mein , Rafi – Talat duet from Sushila film , for me it is one of the best compositions of C. Arjun. It has been mentioned why two greats rendered this song..maybe to enable some unwarranted comparisons in future by SOY!.. if one listens to the song carefully there is no chance of Rafi playing second fiddle!! In fact the way he renders that ” Subah Zarooor ” with that typical stress that only he does in playback singing elevates the song to a higher level. Like in Kaisi haseen aaj yeh baharon ki raat hai…whenever Talat sings with Rafi he sounds so feeble.
Please note I am an equally great fan of Talat. It is such irritating comparisons here that makes me respond.
One can keep belittling Rafi thousand times…but he remains supreme.
Ak ji
Nargis played a national award winning role of a woman with a dual personality in Raat aur Din. This tandem song is perhaps one of the last few excellent compositions of SJ
Raat aur din diya jale – Shailendra – Mukesh/Lata
https://youtu.be/i9sYzV8QTbM?si=OWZj3c8Stfy1E71V
And now a gazal from Nida Fajali
Duniya jise kahate hai- Jagjeet and Chitra singh
https://youtu.be/kkYjO26NNWM?si=6z9GhFLYON16NeYr
Gam aur khushi dono
Kuch der ke saathi hai
But I like the following lines
बरसात का बादल तो
दिवाना है क्या जाने
किस राहसे बचना है
किस छत को भिगोना है.
Mr Rangan @71,
Nice song, but already added by Mahesh @18.
@72,
Apni kaho kuchh meri suno: Nice song; Two view-points alright. But not about contrasting states of joy and sorrow.
Sivanandamji @73,
I get your point.
Mr Muli @74,
Both the songs are perfect examples of the theme.
CHORI CHORI.
Panchi banoo..
…
O mere jeevan mein chamka savera
Mita dil se woh gehra andhera…
BOOT POLISH.
O O raat gayi aur din aati hai
…
Ik rota , ik muskata..
…
Kahin andhera, kahin ujala..
…
Khela bachpan, hanse jawani
Magar budhapa tadpata hai
Sukh Dukh ka pahiya chalta hai
MERA NAAM JOKER.
1.
Jaane kahan gaye woh din
….
Apni nazar mein aajkal din bhi andheri raat hai
..
2. Jeena yahan, marna yahan
Iss ke siva jaana kahan
Ae bhai zara dekh ke chalo..
..
Hero se Joker ban jana padta hai
…
Paas kisi gham ko jab tak na bulayega
Zindagi hai cheez kya samajh nahi payega
Kehte hai Joker sara zamana
…
Hai bheed itna, par dil akela
Gham jab sataye, seeti bajana
Dr Shetty,
All the 4 songs from Raj Kapoor films are great songs and very befitting. SJ in his movies were not loud, but melodious and top of their craft.
Here is a song from Ardhangini (1959) Majrooh Sultanpuri/Vasant Desai sung by Lata Mangeshkar
Bade bolo ho
https://youtu.be/G1ZAcANrhz4?t=30
Mr Rangan,
Nice song. But just a thought: The contrasting colours are buried deep inside, and requires some interpretation.
AK,
I think there have been articles of similar thought process on SOY, but this being such a vast subject it never looks stale.
About the songs, SD Burman song has been made the leading song. Lyricswise it perfectly fits the theme. I listened the song after a very long time. The reason was the singing does not make an impact whiich has been the case in some earlier SDB songs. Perhaps his old voice could not cope with the twists and turns of the composition and he sings words like ‘thandi thandi’ as thaandi thaandi’ which reduces the interest of the listener. Sukh ke sab sathi follows a general philosophy which is also echoed in Sahir’s lines ‘kaun rota hai kisi aur ki khatir ae dost, sabko apni hi kisi baat pe rona aaya. Can you point out the place where Manek Premchand had mentioned the technical flaw in filming of the song ‘dukh bhare din beete re bhaiya ab sukh aayo re’. My own view is that this was an experiment which composers and directors made from time to time. Still I want to see his detailed comment to understand what he wants to say.
I would like to post some songs.
The first one is ‘kya ajab saaz hai ye shehnai’ from film Shehnai. The song talks about shehnai but actually it is talking about zindagi. Rafi sings the beautiful lyrics of Shakeel composed by Ravi.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOJmwvOuIcU
Now I will post three female songs with three different woman who take different stand about zindagi.
In the first song ‘maut kitni bhi sangdil ho magar zindagi se to meherbaan hogi’ Asha sings an extremely negative song written by Sahir and tuned by Ravi. Nanda, the lady on which the song is filmed is in a very negative mindset and is ready to praise death over life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF9-2K9JvAQ
The second one is Amirbai Karnataki’s ‘pareshan hoon ke kyun meri pareshani nahin jaati’ which she follows with the second line ‘ladakpan to gaya par meri naadani nahin jaati’. This song is from V Shantaram directed Parbat Pe Apna Dera (1944), written by Deewan Sharar and composed by Vasant Desai. Here the character played by the heroine Vanmala knows the problem is with her but she is not able to rectify it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJs6TRRt7eA
In the third song Waheeda Rehman is in quite a drastic situation but is still trying to find positivity in life. The song ‘zindagi zulm sahi jabar sahi’ from Shagun is a Sahir/Khayyam creation sung by Suman Kalyanpur. It has the lines
‘humne har haal men jeene ki kasam khayi hai
ab yahi haal muqaddar hai to shikwa kyun ho,
hum saleeke se nibha denge jo din baaki hain
chaah ruswa na hui dard bhi ruswa kyun ho’
and
‘humko taqdeer se bewajaha shikayat kyun ho
isi taqdeer ne chaahat ki khushi bhi di thi,
aaj agar kaanpti palkon ko diye hain ansoo
kal thirakte hue hothon ko hansi bhi di thi’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd0d52WW2mQ
Manek Premchand has mentioned this ‘technical flaw’ in his book ‘Director’s Chair‘ in the chapter ‘Special Notes’. 18 pages of this chapter pack in a lot of trivia and miscellaneous information.
A hero singing in many voices in a film is quite common and does not raise any eyebrows, for example Shammi Kapoor in Bluff Master. Perhaps he was pointing that two+two singers singing in the same song for two sets of actors was somewhat unusual.
Thanks a lot for adding songs with the explanation of lyrics and singing styles.
I did not see the book review of Director’s Chair as it came during one of my absences. But there is just a passing reference in that review. Now you say he must have found it unusual. Technical flaw and unusual filming are two different things, so will have to see the book for what he meant.
There have been quite a few instances where two female dancers were singing duets and the singers alternated for each other. But here I give a song filmed on Shashi Kapoor, Mehmood and Kanhaiya Lal from film Biradari in which the three actors keep changing between either Rafi or Manna Dey. The song mukhda is ‘tum jo ho so ho lekin khuda to nahin’.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA4v75RCqiw
There was a discussion about the song ‘gham ki andheri raat mein’ sung as a duet in the 1966 film Sushila. This song is a situational duet in which one person is feeling low due to being crossed in love and the other one is trying to cheer him up. Talat is singing for the sad guy and Rafi is singing for his benefactor friend. The song mukhda is sung by Rafi and Talat has no role in it. In the antara, Talat has his say and Rafi finishes giving further positive advice. There are two antaras and the pattern is same in both. The duet is quite balanced and Rafi has slightly more of the space. Actually, this duet was a big hit and the result was that when the same film was released again in 1977, with the same story and same songs, it was named ‘Subah Zaroor Aayegi’ from the duet’s mukhda ‘subah zaroor aayegi subah ka intezar kar’.
Although none of them played the second fiddle in this song, yet Rafi never cared for being second fiddle. He even came in for a few words for a maajhi in Babul. He also did not refuse singing a duet with Talat in film Kavi in which he knew he is being painted as a loser and in a negative capacity. It is well known that Rafi had overshadowed the male singing scene in 1949, yet he sang a few words after Chitalkar in the song ‘lara lappa’ from Ek Thi Ladki. His duty was to sing to his best ability and that was the reason he was always on top. Fiddling with fiddles was the hallmark of Talat, which was the reason he got eased out of the film scene after 6-7 years. Even other male singers never cared for such minor things. Mukesh uttered a few words in a song in Malkin. Manna Dey came in with ‘hillori’ in the Lata song ‘panchhi banun udti phirun’, Hemant did just the humming in ‘peechhe peechhe aake’ and Mahendra Kapoor had two words ‘bhool ja’ before Mukesh sang ‘jo chala gaya use bhool ja’.
Hans,
It was among the list of trivia. Since it was Naushad and a famous song he mentioned it as something unusual. Since there were 4 artists and 4 singers, it is obvious he meant it was possible to match exactly the two male singers for two male actors, and two female singers for two female actors.
Hans,
Further, he has titled his write-up Great directors can also make mistakes. He mentions some other such flaws/unusual features, some unintended:
1. Jaan-e-man ik nazar dekh le: (Mere Mehboob). Lata-Asha duet but lip-synched only by Ameeta.
2. Ye thandhi hawaayein, (Naujawan): Nalini Jaywant sings it for 7 seconds without opening her lips,
and a few more.