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        Song:   Mere phoolon mein chhipi hai jawaani
                Mere haaron mein mere gajron mein
                Koi le lo ji meri nishaani, jawaani

        Film:   Anokha Pyaar (1948)
        Music:  Anil Biswas
        Lyrics: Behzad Lucknowi
        Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
        *ing:   Dilip Kumar, Nargis


 You can't help but fall in love with this incredibly sweet tune.
She  starts  off  with  a  little  casual humming ('dara-da-deera
dara-da-deera dara-deeri-deeri-dara', just pricked her finger  or
something. And then the mukhda begins.
 The 19-year-old Lata is simply exceptional  in  this  (I  think)
little-known   track   from   one   of  Anilda's  most  memorable
soundtracks, that gave us some timeless melodies  such  as  'Mere
liye  woh gham-e-intezaar', "Ab yaad na kar', 'Yaad rakhna chaand
taaron', etc.

There are  a  couple  of  other  comparatively  lesser-known  but
equally  enchanting  Lata solos in this movie, which I shall post
in some subsequent ATMJH. But any Lata fan who hasn't heard  this
tune  before,  _don't_  miss it. "Anokha Pyar' is available on CD
from EMI alongwith "Beqasoor', another priceless Anilda movie.  A
killer buy.





Guest Author: Hrishi Dixit