#80
        Song: Ye Mehfil Sitaron Ki, Raat Ye Baharon Ki
                        Aise Me Chhed  De  Tarana  Koi  Pyaar  Ka
(Asha)
              Kisi Ki Nigaahon Me, Muhobat Ki Raahon Me
                        Khoya Hua Hai Ye  Diwaana  Koi  Pyaar  Ka
(Hemant)

        Film:   Arab Ka Saudagar (1955)
        Music:  Hemant Kumar
        Lyrics: S. H. Bihari
        Singer: Hemant Kumar, Asha Bhonsle
        *ing:   Padeep Kumar, Shashikala

A fabulous song. Asha does a great job here. Her short alaaps are
"bonus"  above the superb tune. The beginning of the song is very
impressive. It starts with a sharp "ramp" and then  settles  down
at  'Aise  Me  Chhed  De Taraana ...'. Though music is good; as I
wrote earlier, with Hemant's style the  vocal  part  always  play
dominant  role,  and  hence the musical notes seem to fade out in
time, while you are lost with the rhythm!

I know only one more song from the film, which is a Hemant  solo:
A good one

        'Tera Hi Aasara Hai O Do Jahan Wale'

Perhaps lost because  people  would  have  compared  it  with  'O
Zindagi  Ke  Dene Wale' of Nagin, and this one might have lost to
overall "Nagin" effect, and not vis-a-vis that Nagin song.



 
Author: Snehal B. Oza