Mohammed Rafi & SD Burman - duet - (No.5) : film Bombai Ka Babu

"Deewana mastana hua dil, jaane kahan ho ke bahar aayee re"

 This gem of a duet is sung by Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle and is from 1960 film " Bombai Ka Babu" and is picturised on Dev Anand and Suchitra Sen, the lyricist being Majrooh Sultanpuri.

The combination of Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle in this song has the naughtiness of Asha's voice and calming effect of Rafi's voice. The music by SD Burman is intoxicating and one starts swaying with the flow of music.

Suchitra Sen, the versatile Bengali actress acted in few Hindi films as well. Her first hindi film was "Devdas" and other notable films were "Aandhi" and "Mamta". Bombai Ka Babu though an offbeat film, was not a commercial success. Suchitra Sen was a Padma shree awardee actress and her daughter Moon Moon Sen and grand daughters Raima Sen and Riya Sen are also an actresses.

Here is the video. Enjoy!

Click here to visit my other blog on Travel and Cartooning

Mohammed Rafi & SD Burman - duet - (No.4) : film Pyasa

 "Hum aap ki aankhon mein is dil ko basa dein to"

This duet by Mohammed Rafi & Geeta Dutt is from 1957 film "Pyasa". The song is picturised on Guru Dutt and Mala Sinha, the lyricist being Sahir Ludhianvi

An immensely popular song of its time from a commercially unsusccessful film .The song is picturised as a dream sequence. The female singer Geeta Dutt was incidentally actor director Guru Dutt's wife. They had three children together but Guru Dutt later got romantically involved with his protege Waheeda Rehman and supposedly commited suicide in 1964. Geeta Dutt went into nervous breakdown and died of Cirrhosis of liver in 1972 at the age of 41.

Her voice really had a unique tonal quality which we normally refer to as "Khanakti aawaz" in Hindi . This fluid quality of her voice made her quite popular.  Inspite of her personal problems she managed to give some terrific songs. Mohammed Rafi's voice as usual is smooth as silk. This is one of those evergreen duets.

Here is the video. Enjoy!

                               

Click here to see my other blog on travel & cartooning

Mohammed Rafi & SD Burman - duet - (No.3) : film Kala Pani

"Achha ji main haari chalo maan jao na"

 This duet by Mohammed Rafi & Asha Bhosle is from 1958 film " Kala Pani" and is picturised on Dev Anand and Madhu Bala. The lyricist is Majrooh Sultanpuri.

Seeing is believing. Madhu Bala, the paragon of beauty and effortless natural acting. How can one say a thousand words with one expression,! The song is perfect blend of romance, chemistry and sensuality. In this song you can see masters at work, be it director, actor, lyricist, singer or cinematographer. Everything the present day cinema schools could teach.

Here is the video. Enjoy

Click here to visit my blog of Travel and Cartooning

Mohammed Rafi & SD Burman gems - duet - (No.2) : film Insan jaag utha

 Chand sa mukhra kyon sharmaya

This duet by Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle is a song is from 1959 film "Insaan Jaag Utha" and is picturised on Sunil Dutt and  Madhu Bala. The lyricist is Shailendra.

The music of the song by SD Burman is extremely melodious, the lyrics are too romantic, the soulful voice of Rafi is heavenly, Asha Bhosle is at her naughty best and the acting by Sunil Dutt and Madhu Bala is awesome. Madhu Bala playing a coy damsel is unparalleled. The song was picturised at the then under construction, Nagarjuna Sagar Dam. Such songs can be heard again and again and their freshness never diminishes. They will remain in their replendent glory forever, entertaining millions of song lovers around the world.

Here is the video. Enjoy!

                                              

Click here to view my blog of Travel and Cartooning

Mohammed Rafi & SD Burman gems - duet - (No.1) : film Nau do gyarah

 Aaja panchhi akela hai

This duet by Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle is from the 1957 movie, "Nau Do Gyarah" and is picturised on Dev Anand and Kalpana Kartik, the lyricist being Majrooh Sultanpuri.

This duet is sung by Rafi in his  usual soft flowing romantic voice but the piece de resistance of this song is the naughty voice of Asha Bhosle. The manner in which she says " So ja " is simply awesome and everytime she says this is in a different nuanced way. Both of them have done full justice to this signature SD Burman tune.

Here is the video. Enjoy!

Click here to view my blog of travel and cartooning

Mohammad Rafi & SD Burman gems-solo - (No.15) : film Pyasa

Jinhe naaz hai hind par woh kahan hain

This classic song is from the 1957 film " Pyasa" and is picturised on Guru Dutt, the lyricist being Sahir Ludhianvi.

This masterpiece of song was sung by Mohammed Rafi by injecting tremendous pathos which shatters the conscience of every listener. The lyrics penned by Sahir Ludhianvi were revolutionary by any standard. "Jinhe naaz hai hind par woh kahan hain" was a satire on Nehru's India and on his quote "Mujhe hind par naaz hai".

The song was initially recorded in the voice of legendry singer Manna Dey but was ultimately recorded in the voice of greatest of all Mohammed Rafi. Manna Dey has himself acknowledged on record that the quality and range of Rafi's singing is better and unmatched.

Here are two videos, one by Mohammed Rafi [seen by clicking on the youtube link] and the other by Manna Dey, of the same song. Listen to both versions and decide yourself. One need not say anything!!

                                                                                      

Click here to view my blog of Travel and Cartooning

Mohammed Rafi & SD Burman gems - solo- [No.14] : film Kagaz ke Phool

 Dekhi zamane ki yaari, bichhare sabhi baari baari

This classic song is from the 1959 film" Kagaz Ke Phool" and is picturised on Guru Dutt. The lyricist is Kaifi Azmi.

The intensity of the song along with its picturisation is classic, to which only Mohammad Rafi could do justic to. The great Rafi infuses  pathos in the song, which is astonishing. This film was the first cinemascope film. The film although a superflop of its time is now considered to be a classic, which was way ahead of its times. Some say the film reflects to some extent Guru Dutt's own life story. The film was the last for Guru Dutt as director.

Here is the video. Enjoy!