#89
        Song: Woh Meri Taraf Yun Chale Aa Rahe Hain
                Ke Armaan Dhadakan Se Takaraa Rahe Hain

        Film:   Kafila (1952)
        Music:  Husnalal Bhagatram
        Lyrics: Brajendra Gaud
        Singer: Kishor Kumar
        *ing:   Ashok Kumar, Nalini Jaywant

Kishor Kumar, in an interview once said that he  has  sung  under
all  the  major9  music  conductors of his time. Here we have Pt.
Husnalal Bhagatram composing for him a pleasing tune, that Kishor
sings  in  a  very  controlled  fashion. What I like in his early
songs, apart from his natural magical voice,  is  bass  and  some
ringing  effect  that  I find in almost all major male singers of
that time in their eraly period. Simple yet artful lyrics are yet
another  aspect  of  this song that catches my attention. In fact
all songs (that I have heard) from the film are  poetically  very
good.  I  guess  the  lyrics  were  by  Brajendra  Gaud and Qamar
Jalalabadi.

Kishor-da sung one  beautiful  duet  with  Lata  too.  Penned  by
Brajendra Gaud:

        Leharon Se Puchh Lo (2), Ya Kinaaron Se Puchh Lo (2)
                Phir Bhi~~ Yakeen  Na  Ho  To  (2),  Sitaaron  Se
Pu~chh Lo ...

I suppose, Kishor sung one more solo for the film; a sad one.

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9  Here  is the list of music directors for whom Kishor Kumar has
sung (and I have heard):

        Khemchand Prakash, Pt.  Husnalal  Bhagatram,  Sachin  Deb
Barman,
        Anil Biswas, Bhola Sreshtha,  Shankar  Jaikishan,  Sajjad
Hussain, Roshan,
        Madan Mohan,  Ramchandra  Chitalkar,  Chitragupta,  Ravi,
Kalyanji Anandji,
        Vasant Desai, Sudhir  Phadake,  Salil  Chowdhury,  Hemant
Kumar, ....



 
Author: Snehal B. Oza