Today
happens to be the 91st birthday of the NIGHTINGLE of India , Madam
Lata Mangeshkar.
She today
has stepped into the first step of her 92nd ladder of her life. Not
a easy way to accomplish this feat in
her life which was full of challenges, struggle but also was full with accomplishment which was
never a mean which could be described so easily .
Some fourty five years ago she had appeared for an interview on the programme which was so popular during those days and the name of the programme was “ S.KUMAR’S KA FILMI MUQADAMA ” .That programme use to be compered by Mr Ameen Sayani and in that programme that she reveled about the BEST FIVE SONGS that she sang is all that I describe and write today.
A ). Lag Jaa Galay Kay Phir Kabhie Yeh Raat Hoh Naa Hoh
This song is from the film “ WHO KAUN THI.
She never
RANKED any of the song that could be the BEST and in the order of merit from
the FIRST position that she could rank
it to the fifth, but the songs on that
programme that she spoke about the best five that she liked it is what I
describe it over here
I may start
with a song that I would describe first but that is NOT the ranking that I give
or that GREAT Lady had given .It is all about the FIVE songs that she spoke
about and I write it over here.
The REAL pointer of this film is that the famous VILLIAN, Prem Chopra who till was a Assistant editor at the Office of the “ TIMES OF INDIA ” , then was given a break in this film for the first time in his life and this film was the one in which he made his film debut.
The Song was picturised on Madam, the Late Sadhana and Mr Manoj Kumar who was the lead actor
in this film. The film was a BLACK-AND-A-WHITE movie. The music was rendered by
Mr Madan Mohan who by that time had given his job in the Army. He was an Indian
Army personnel, and was from Punjab. He gave away his job in the army and came
to the Indian film as a Music Director. Mr Raj Khosla was the Director of this
movie.
This movie was a BUMPER –BOX-OFFICE hit. This movie was a mystery thriller. The music of the song was based on The music is set in Raga Pahari. The song is an example of Dadra songs .
Latadi on that
day of recording this song was down with fever. She wanted the song to be
deferred by a few days but she couldn’t. The reason was there were three films
whose recording was to be done immediately after the recording of this song and the three films in wait were “ Ziddi ”, “ Sangam ”
and “ Aayee Milan Ki Bela”.
Personally I have
watched all these three films and the TWO, Aayee Milan Ki Bela in which
Dharmendra was the SOFT-VILLIAN in that movie , and that was the FIRST film of
Dharmendra who was a VILLIAN in a movie
, and Sangam were Golden Jubilee hits, and Ziddi was the Silver jubilee . Since
the recording were fixed and there was no chance of any deferment to be there
for consideration , by and for any
chance , Latadi went to the Siddhi Vinayak temple on the same day and she put
herself to the diety the Lord Ganesh
At about 12.00PM she reached the recording studio and in a
very trembling but a steady voice she sang this song and the REAST IS A
HISTORY. In that programme she said very frankly that her state of the body was
so bad and debilitated that she was not sure even to stand properly but her
faith in herself and the GOD that she always believed in , Lord Ganesh and the
blessing of the Lord and the Music Director Mr Madan Mohan just made this song
a SONG-TO-REMEMBER .
These are the kind of “ SONG ” which keeps the “ HUMAN-BEING ” alive
for many, many and many years.
This song in the U-Tube has the viewers which could be very near to the mark of 19 crores or even more than it as of today.
B ). Kya Janoon Sanam, Hoti Hai Kya, Gum Ki Shaam.This is a song
from the film “ BAHARON KAY SAPNAY ” .
This song was
composed in the terms of the music by Mr R.D.Burman
To one and sundry and to the many this song marks the LANDMARK of a NEW CONCEPT
introduced in the domain of the music in particular. R.D.Burman very
INTELLIGENTLY introduced and presented to the WORLD of MUSIC, the mixing and
the overlapping before it was actually
established with better instrument.
This song was based on the RAGA- “ RAAG PAATDIP ”
There is a story that is related with this song. In that
movie ( I saw it ONCE in 1972 when I was at Pathakhera Coal Mines ) there is a scene where Rajesh Khanna the hero
of the movie purchases some groundnut from a thellawalla. He has to give some
to Asha Parekh in the scene and he has to eat some. The brilliancy if at all in
that scene was such that ONE small piece of the groundnut which Rajesh Khanna
has to eat after peeling the skin of the
groundnut, would fall on the ground . That fallen piece ought to be picked up by
Rajesh Khanna and he has to wipe it and then eat that. That was the way to
describe the PENURY and the struggle that an educated boy who was trying to
find a job but could not get it because of many nepotism and partialism as that was depicted in the movie, and as a hero he was facing that the world was throwing him as a
challenge in the movie scene.
U-Tube : Song :: Kya Jannon Sanam , Hoti Hai Kya Gum Ki Shaam
Rajesh Khanna did accordingly and acted likewise in the shot to pass off beautifully for the
scene and the shot, but after that he
caught a terrific stomach disorder. Now he was required to act on this song as this
song was posturized on both, Asha Parekh and Rajesh Khanna .. It was essential
for Rajesh Khanna to shoot on the same day when the shooting schedule was
affixed but with his stomach in such a bad manner he felt he would not be able
to do that.
It was the ASTHVINAYAK
again, ie the Lord Ganesh , his blessings, which saved the day for the shoot to be cancelled
as Madam Lata Mangeshkar who was present there after the record for the song , came in for the
recording for some other song. She was given a coconut ie the SHREEPHAL by a Marathi fellow who was
there in the troupe who would render this music as a team for the song.
Luckily Madam Mangeshkar, ie Latadi did not break or do
anything with it on that day. She was keen to see how Rajesh Khanna would
perform in the song as he was a struggler then and as many as first five film
that he acted by then were all FLOPS.
Latadi was there just to watch him act on the song as she was
full of over confidence that Asha Parekh would not at all falter in the scenes
and sequences because as a heroine she was a super actress by then . When
Rajesh Khanna came on the set he was not in his actual form which could be
guazed to say that he was fit. He had his apprehension.
Latadi moved to him
and took that shreephal , ie, that coconut and just prayed to the Lord and
after that she put in on Rajesh Khanna’s forehead wishing him success. After
about 40 minutes Rajesh Khanna got up and said Mr Tahir Hussian the Director of
the film- KARTAY HAIN.
This film was a BLACK and a WHITE movie but this was the ONLY song which was picturised in COLOUR
THE REST IS A HISTORY
C ) . O Sajana Barkha Bahhar Aaye , Rus Ki Fuhaar Laaye, Ankhiyon
Mai Pyaar Aaya
This song
actually was the EXACT COPY of the song which Lata mangeshkar had sung in
Bengali.In Bengali the song was as such-:
Naa Jeyo Naa,
U Tube Of The
Song :: Naa Jeyo Naa Rojoni Ekkhono Baaki, Aaro Kichhu Ditey Baaki
I have purposely put the Bengali version just to make it very
clear that the Hindi version of the song sung by Latadi was the exact copy of
the song and the rendition that she sang in Bengali.
The Hindi version of the same song is being put here by me
https://youtu.be/G_KCiPOmNEg
The Music was composed by Salilda ie Mr Salil Chowdury who
was the “ ONE-OF-A-GEM-AND-ONLY-ONE-OF-IT’S-KIND ” of a musician who could
SIMPLY be termed as the “ MOST-ORIGINAL” of his time.
He had many a doubt over his ability to compose it in Hindi
after Latadi made a as one believed at that time that it would be so hard to
sing that song with the rain water dripping over the wiper of the car , and it’s sound that emerged out of the same, that Salilda gave
for Latadi to match her voice with the effect of the sound but this MAGIC LADY
made it like say, “ GRAMINIVOROUS ” . It was like say a LION which was
visualized when Salilda composed the music both , first , in Bengali and then in Hindi and when the Bengali version was to be
transformed in Hindi there were the different music composer who would play the
instrument that played at Calcutta then and now that they would play at
Bombay.
Salilda was a bit skeptical but with Latadi he was assured that the MAGICAL LADY
would not let her down. Totally skeptical about everything, “ PARBE TOH, LOTA he asked which means WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO DO IT and the reply was- “ KAAICH PARWAH NAHIN ”,
Salil Bhau which means DO NOT BOTHER
SALIL BHAI.
WHAT MORE TO SAY – THIS SONG IN ONE OF THE INTERVIEW LATADI
HAD CONFESSED THAT THIS WAS THE BEST EVER THAT SHE HAD SUNG AND THE FILM “ PARAKH ”
went on to become a GOLDEN JUBILEE .
Let me again make it very clear if I HAVE GONE WRONG SOMEWHERE DESCRIBING THE
SONG AS I HAVE ALL THE “ RIGHT ” TO
CORRECT MYSELF - ::
The original version of O Sajna, done in Bengali called Na Jeona
was also sung by Lata Mangeshkar, She is said to have chosen this song when
asked what is the “ ONE ” song she will take with her to a desert island.
Raga
Khamaj is a late evening raga and is brought out rather elegantly in
the light classical form of thumri. It has been a popular
choice for film music as well. The romantic nature of the raga is brought out
by this delightful composition of Salil Chowdhury, O Sajna Barkha Bahar Aayi.
This song is supposed to have been set to the swishing of the wipers of
an Ambassador car when the composer was caught in a torrential downpour.
Once after this song was recorded and played then as once it was
said by Mr Sonjoy Choudhury, the son of Salilda was :: -
“ After hearing O Sajana Ustad Bade Gulam Ali
Khan Saab had called my Father Salil Chowdhury to ask him weather he knew how
to play the Sitar....cuz the gaayiki in the melody was pure Sitar style ” .......Awesome to say the least
Again I say- A ANGRY LION WHO WAS REFUSING TO
EAT THE FLESH WAS MADE TO EAT
THE “
GRASS ” AND THAT IS THE FEEL WE
GOT WHEN WE HEARD THIS ONG FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OUR LIFE AND THAT TOO WAS IN
1966 . That is what the effect of the music composed by Salilda and the way
Latadi sang it.
AGAIN I SAY – IT WAS “ GRAMINIVOROUS “
Just imagine a “
RAZING-FIERY ” Lion very HARD to even go near it let apart taming it TAMED
by somebody, not only mellowing it but winning his HEART by feeding it with
GRASS. That is what Latadi DID with
the song.
E ) > Aei
Sama, Sama Hai Pyaar Kaa, kisi Ke Intezaar Kaa
A song which DEPICTS the “ TENDER –
FEELING-OF-LOVE-THAT-HITS-A-LADY-WITH-THE-FRESH-WAVE-OF-SOFT-BREEZE ”
.
Tjis actually is the CONCEPT of the scene which was
picturised on Nanda the lead heroine of the film, and Shashi Kappor ascribing
the FEEL of the same.
This is from the movie- Jub
Jub Phool Khilay . This movie was the FIRST which made one to feel that
Shashi Kapoor definitely would make an impact on the Hindi film screen which
would be different from the other two brothers that he possessed and those who
had made a HEAVY impact for themselves in the Hindi films. The two brothers of
Shashi Kapoor were Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor.
https://youtu.be/-BPW6TKZEe4
“ RAAG YAMAN ” is the raag ie the A raga or raag (IAST:
rāga; also raaga or ragam; literally "coloring, tingeing,
dyeing") is a melodic framework for improvisation akin to a melodic mode
in Indian classical music. ... The rāga is considered a means in Indian musical
tradition to evoke certain feelings in an audience.
The music was composed by again the GREAT duo
of Laxmikant Pyarelal and sung by ……… DO
I AGAIN HAVE TO RENAME THE LADY…… who can INVOLE that kind of feelings……. ANY
GUESS ?.. ?
Listen to the song and ENJOY the SENSOUS
feeling rather than me describing it
CERTAIN FEELINGS NEEDS TO BE FELT AND
ENJOYED RATHER THAN ANYBODY DESCRIBING IT
Just
feel the acts of Madam, Late Nandaji and ENJOY
the song. This again is a song which puts everybody in the PARADISE .
I saw
this movie for as many as THREE times but this song-:
MAYBE
SAY ABOUT 500 TIMES IN THE LAST 14
YEARS , ofcourse on the U-Tube.
Every thing that I have narrated is based on the programme “ S KUMAR’S KA FILMI MUQUADAMMA ” which I heard way back on the month of December 1975
.Pic :: Latadi as we call her at the age when she was 44 after a song recording
There
is nothing that I have put it here on my own to make a story out of the same .
This song the last one as decribed made Laxmikant Pyarelal a FAMOUS Music Director
and gave them a huge land to construct their FORT as well as their EDIFICE
Well on
her 91st completed LIFE personally I wish her a SOUND HEALTH and
many more POWERS to live her remaining LIFE the way she wants to …..
Lastly while clicking to the U-Tubes if you come across the U-Tube stating that this song is NOT available, PLEASE read the next line under it carefully.You will NOTICE that there is a sentence written IT IS AVAILABLE ON " YOU-TUBE " .Once you finish reading that, CLICK on the LINE ie the sentence and tthat will take you the MAXI version of that song of the YOU TUE. Yes click on it then to hear it .
U-Tube in it's NEW FORM has been edited to YOU-TUBE. That is how you reach there.
That is
it
Regards
And Thanks
Pics
Mr Shyamal
Bhattacharjee, the author was born at West Chirimiri Colliery at
District Surguja, Chattisgarh on July 6th 1959 He
received his early education at Carmel Convent School Bishrampur
and later at Christ Church Boys' Higher Secondary School at
Jabalpur. He later joined Hislop College at Nagpur and
completed his graduation in Science and he also added a degree
in B A thereafter. He joined the HITAVADA,
a leading dailies of Central India at Nagpur
as a Sub-Editor ( Sports ) but
gave up to complete his MBA in 1984 He thereafter
added a Diploma In Export Management. He has authored THREE books
namely Notable Quotes and Noble Thought published by Pustak
Mahal in 2001 Indian Cricket : Faces That Changed It
published by Manas Publications in 2009 and Essential Of Office
Management published by NBCA, Kolkatta in 2012. He has a
experience of about 35 years in Marketing
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