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        Song: Prit Jata Ke Mit Bana Ke~~
                Suno Ji Bhul Na Jana, Suno Ji Bhula Na Jana

        Film:   Hulchal (1951)
        Music:  Mohammad Shafi
        Lyrics: Khumar Barabankavi
        Singer: Mohammad Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar
        *ing:   Dilip Kumar, Nargis

Sometime back, I had promised to talk about Mohammad  Shafi,  and
here  it  is. This film, is known for one song, and a classic one
at that, of Lata Mangeshkar, composed  by  late  Sajjad  Hussain:
'Aaj Mere Naseeb Ne Muzako Rula Rula Diya'. If many on this forum
fills the choice of today's song unjustified; when there is  this
Lata  solo,  then  I  agree with them, but partly. For, those who
have heard this song will also agree  with  me,  that  this  song
deserves  a  berth  too.  Those  who  like Rafi-Lata duets by Pt.
Husnalal Bhagatram, will definitely like this  one  too.  I  know
only  5  or  6  films  of this extremely talented music composer.
This very film has 5 songs by him. The only other Sajjad  Hussain
song,  I  know  is:  'Luta Mera Dil Hae Abaad Ho Kar Hae Abaad Ho
Kar' by Lata. It's a song carrying an unmistakable Sajjad  stamp.
Well  enough  of  him, from this film. Let's talk about M. Shafi.
There are two more excellent Rafi-Lata duets in the film:
        'Kismat Ke Sitare Dub Gaye, Duniya Me Hamara Koi Nahi
                Tum Ham Se Juda Ham Tum Se Juda, Jeene Ka Sahaara
Koi Nahi' and
        'O    Bichhade    Hue    Sathi    Jiun     Kaise     Bata
De                (Lata)
                Ujadi Hui Duniya Ko Meri Aa Ke Basa De
         O   Bichhade?   Hue   Sathi   Na   Ro   Ro    Ke    Saja
De              (Rafi)
                Fariyaad Teri Gham Ko Mere Fir? Na Badhha De'

Lata's voice is very crisp in the first song. In the second  duet
it's Rafi, who does a superb job.

And finally film has one more Lata solo by Mohammad Shafi,  known
to me:
        'Hae Sadake Tere O Baanke Mere
                Teri Har Baat Matwaali Hai'

A far better tune than a similar song of her for  Naushad:  'Tere
Sadake Balam' in Amar (1953).

All the songs in the film are by Khumar Barabankavi.

Some other songs from him, almost all from Lata, are in  Zindagi,
Bajuband,  Annadata  and  Daara.  I  will  touch each one of them
later.



 
Author: Snehal B. Oza