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Subject: Is par bhi suna hai ke zamaane ko gila hai....
Date: 10 Feb 1995 19:01:25 -0500
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The time is around 2:30 AM and it's time for the average grad student to hit
the sack. So, I take my little Sony Dabba with me and climb up to my cozy
little room in the attic. I reach out for the new HMV cassettes my folks have
sent me (GHazals from films, Golden Collection) and start playing one of those
cassettes at random. I don't read the label 'cause I find it exciting to guess
the songs from the opening score (reminds me of those good old Vividh Bharthi
days :-)  ). I look out of the window, and it's snowing heavily. Ah! The
pefect ambience to listen to GHazals: snow outside and a heated room inside,
with moonlight reflecting in from the snow accumualted on the rooftops.
The Ghazals flow smoothly one after the other and I'm able to come up with the
pstats for most of them. I even pat myself on the back :-) for identifying the
Khaiyyam classic "Tum apna ranj-o-GHam, apni pareshani mujhe dedo..." from the
opening tune. Next, there's a short prelude, and before I can identify the
song, Talat Sahab's silken voice starts filling my ear. The first two lines
themselves prove why Talat Mehmood's prowess at singing GHazals is lauded:

Ashkon ne jo paaya hai woh geeton ne diya hai
Is par bhi suna hai ke zamaane ko gila hai

I *have* to know the pstats of this beautiful GHazal. I hit the pause button
and reach out for the lable. I strain my eyes and hold it against the
moonlight. "Lyrics: Sahir" WHY am I not surprised ? Aur kaun ho sakta hai?
But, the name in the MD's colums surprises me. N.DUTTA! (I'm going to overlook
the corrections made by our local Konkani expert :-), and stick to  the spelling
used by HMV). This dude was so talented. It is indeed a pity that he didn't
earn a big name for himself in the film industry. Alcohol was the reason cited
by Rajan. What a tune he has composed for the Ghazal! I couldn't resist
playing the song over and  over again. Moreso, since I was listening to it
after a loooooooong time.

Here are the other ashaar of this Ghazal by Sahir. The first one is my fav.
Sahir has the ability to point out what is least perceptible. The junta often
perceives the superficial and passes judgement accordingly. Little or no
thought is given to the others' point of view.

Jo taar se nikli hai woh dhun, sab ne suni hai (2)
Jo saaz pe guzri hai woh kis dil ko pata hai

Ashkon ne jo paaya hai....

The second sher scoffs at what is often held up in high esteem by the common
man. In this case the garden (baaGH). The phrase "bas ek baaGH" brings out the
same attitude which Sahir evinces in "Ye duniya agar mil bhi jaae to kya hai.."

Hum phool hain auron ke lie, laae hai KHushboo (2)
Apne lie le de ke bas ek baaGH mila hai

Ashkon ne jo paaya hai, woh geeton ne diya hai
Is par bhi suna hai ke zamaane ko gila hai

Talat Mehmood's superb rendition of this Ghazal, together with N.Dutta's
melodious and smooth tune and Sahir's deep lyrics makes this one of the best
filmi Ghazals.

BTW, this collection of filmi ghazals is definitely worth buying. I'll compile
a list of the songs in this volume and in other collections (info. sent by
Vandana, Prince, Pretti et al.) and add it to the info. in my WWW page soon...
Just don't know how soon soon will come :-)

Sami Mohammed (A Naushad fan)
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