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        Song: Us Chaa~~nd Se~~~~, Us Chaand Se Pyaare  Chaand  Ho
Tum
                Akaash Me Muskaata? Hai ....

        Film:   Raat Ki Rani (1949)
        Music:  Hansraj Behl
        Lyrics: Darbaari Lal 'Shamim'
        Singer: Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammad Rafi
        *ing:   ?

This duet is sung little high  at  slow  pace  and  is  extremely
melodious.  It  belongs to a class of Rafi-Lata duets, on which I
can go on writing. Such pearls by these two combines came  in,  a
plenty  of  times between 1949 and 1955 with output gradually but
steadily declining. In 1949-50 we saw Andaz, Ek Thi Ladki, Biraha
Ki  Raat, Baazar, Jaltarang, Bequsoor, Sagai, Ambar, Paaras, Adhi
Raat, etc. etc. where we have songs  carrying  highest  order  of
melody taking listener to musical heaven.

Above song sits on second  bench  in  popularity,  to  this  Rafi
classic and popular

        Jin Raaton Ko Neend Ud Jaati Hai, Wo Sahar Ki Raaten Hoti
Hain
        Diwaaron Se Takaraa Jaate Hain, ??????  ?????? Baate Hoti
Hain

Where did this touch in Rafi's voice go in 1950s  and  all  later
years  ?  Similar thing happened to almost all singers -- Mukesh,
Lata, Asha, Geeta, Manna De -- and hence I consider a  period  of
1945-1955 as best in Hindi film music.

Rafi also sung this forgotten but equally well song: Tan Funkataa
Hai  [  Sorry, don't remember lyrics now. It's ages since I heard
it last. This one, previous ATMJH  on  Shadi  Ki  Raat  and  many
others  seem  to  have  been  resting on HMV/AIR/SLBC's recks for
years now, gathering dust :( ]

Finally the song that I like much and I managed a copy  from  one
old  gentleman  in  Vadodara.  The only Lata solo in this film. A
good mellow number

        Dil Todane Waale Aa, Mukh Modane Waale Aa

All these song has scales going up and down in  breathtaking  way
carrying stamp of this master composer.


 
Author: Snehal B. Oza