Tomorrow, 18th March, is  Gulam  Mohammad's  "barsi".  Remebering
this master, I present this song as

#165
        Song: Qismat Banaane Wale Zaraa Saamne To Aa
                Main Tuzko Ye Dikhaaun? Ke Duniya Hai Teri Kya

        Film:   Pardes (1950)
        Music:  Gulam Mohammad
        Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni
        Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
        *ing:   Motilal, Madhubala, Kakku?, ?

Film has many Lata songs. Some of them may be more melodious than
this,  but  none  of them are so striking as this one. Lata shows
amazing breath control (I can't say,  if  she  has  succeeded  in
holding  the  note  ?)  at the end, when she sings at pretty high
scale: 'Naam Hi Mit Jaayega Teraa~~~'. Great composition.

Lata sung this mellow solo

        Raat Hai Taaron Bhari, Chitaki Hui Chaandni

keeping the spirit  of  song  alive.  It's  enjoyable  experience
listening  this one.  She also sung 'Chale Ranj De Kar, Khushi Le
Kar Aana' -- a typical Gulam Mohammad  tune.  But  my  other  two
favourite songs involved Shamshad and Rafi.

If I remember correctly, this Shamshad solo, is first song in the
film, picturised on Kakku?, who sings on screen, quite in style

        Mere Ghunghar Waale Baal Ho Raaja Ghunaghar Waale Baal

Shamshad is inimitable when she sings 'Ho Raja More Raajja'. Only
other  female  singer  in her league was Geeta Roy. It has lovely
orchestration as well.

Finally, we have this nice, Lata-Rafi  duet  picturised  on  lead
pair:

        Akhiyan Milaa Ke Zaraa Baat Karo Ji
        Chori-Chori  Chori-Chori Yun Na Mulakat Karo Ji

It belongs to a genre of Rafi-Lata duets that itself  requires  a
whole  article.   Such  songs  have  come  more  often from three
composers. Two of them had formed a pair and together they shared
same  initials  with  the  third  one! Pt. Husnalal Bhagatram and
Hansraj Behl. Here Gulam Mohammad, produced a gem, using  similar
style.


 
Author: Snehal B. Oza