#18
        Song: Zum-Zum Ke Do Diwaane Gaate Jaayen Gali-Gali
                Apani Dhun Me Masti Ka Paigam Sunayen Gali-Gali

        Film:   Mastaana (1954)
        Music:  Madan Mohan
        Lyrics: Rajendra Krishna
        Singer: Mohammad Rafi, Laxmi Shankar
        *ing:   Motilal, Nigar Sultana

        Director: Harman Singh Rawail

I was thinking to start a  series  (within  ATMJH  framework)  on
singing  music  composers. I counted some 18-19 names that became
eligible by time. (As they all sung before 1960.) Then  I  picked
up a song from this film to start with. And my second thought was
about  popularity  of  the  song.  Historically  this   is   song
(appearing  today)  is  the  *most* popular from the film. In the
past, I received mild  complains  regarding  omitting  the  what-
should-be-first-pick  from  the  film.  I have also stated in the
past that popular songs are good too. This one is fabulous.  This
tells  us, that Chitragupta has rose to the levels of Madan Mohan
and Ramchandra Chitalkar (occasionally).  This  song  reminds  me
quality  of  music Madan Mohan produced for Railway Platform. The
use of dilruba (or is it mandolin?) is very good.  I  don't  know
any other Laxmi Shankar songs in films.


 
Author: Snehal B. Oza