#81
        Song: Na Yeh Chaand Hoga, Na Taare Rahenge
                Manar Hum Hamesha, Tumhaare Rahenge

        Film:   Shart (1954)
        Music:  Hemant Kumar
        Lyrics: S. H. Bihari
        Singer: Geeta Roy
        *ing:   Manish, Shyama

So many  people  have  been  mesmerised  by  this  simple  -  yet
striking,  tune and by gentle singing of Geeta Roy. A sad version
of Geeta-Hemant tandem. Only  three  instruments  can  be  heard.
Saarangi  in  the background and Tabala for maintaining the taal.
You hear Sitar on 'sum' near  the  end  of  first  line  of  each
stanza.  Both Hemant and Geeta Roy are immortalised by this song.

I know only three other songs from  the  film.  One  by  Rajendra
Krishan  and  others  by Shamshul Huda Bihari. All featuring Lata
Mangeshkar. Two of them are  quite  popular.  And  are  beautiful
numbers:
        Meri Taqdir Ke Malik, Mera Kuchh Faisla Kar De (Lata)

and

        Dekho, Woh Chaand Chhup Ke, Karata Hai Kya Ishare, Dekho
        Shayad Ye Keh Raha Hai, Hum  Ho  Gaye  Tumhare,  Ho  Gaye
Tumhare, Dekho..

This second one is  a  Hemant-Lata  duet.  That  leaves  us  with
Rajendra  Krishna  song  to  mention to: It's a Lata solo - a sad
one. I haven't heard it for quite some time now, hence can't  say
much  about  it. But, from memory-bank: I find it a nice tune. It
may turn out that someone may like it more than 'Meri  Taqdir  Ke
Malik' number.

        Aye Mere Chaman Main Hun Woh Kali ....


This brings us  to  an  end  of  this  current  phase  of  Hemant
Mukherjee's  songs.   Next  month, I will be posting songs that I
find irresistible and are my all time favourites.


 
Author: Snehal B. Oza