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# Subject: Ek Hi Film Ke Geet - 5 - "Bhabhi Ki Choodiyan"
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# Posted by: malhotra@bedford.progress.com (Neeraj Malhotra)
# Author: Neeraj Malhotra
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EK HI FILM KE GEET - 5
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BHABHI KI CHOODIYAN
MD : SUDHIR PHADKE ( Appears as just SUDHIR in credits )
LYRICS : NARENDRA SHARMA
ORCHESTRA AND BACKGROUND MUSIC : ANTHONY GONSALUS
( Yes, he has a whole screen to himself in the credits - so it must
be important in those days )
Now, part of the credits were missing - as if the beg part of the
tape was cut.
*NG : MEENA KUMARI, BALRAJ SAHNI. Supported by a
very sweet child actor ( missing credits ) Om Prakash,
Durga Khote. The movie introduced SHAILESH KUMAR which
I am assuming to be Balraj Sahni's younger brother in
the movie.
PLAYBACK: LATA, ASHA & MUKESH
Bhabhi Ki ChooDiyan, brings one song to everyone's mind
immediately.
jyoti kalash chalke, jyoti kalash chalke
One can never say enough about it's beauty, the simplicity and
LATA's immortal voice. One of those songs for which one can say :
'sangeet ke ittihaas ke paano.n mein ye geet suvarn akhsharo.n mein
likha jaayega'.
It definitely has also made Sudhir Phadke's name to be remembered
always. He has given exquisite music for this film. I wonder why
he did not get many assignments.
The movie itself is very sweet and simple at least for the first
half. A simplistic BALRAJ SAHNI bringing up his young brother (
prob. a 10 11 year old ) played by a talented child actor. All
the young kid wants is a BHABHI who can give him a mother's love
that he has never had. On one of the evenings together, they go
next door to attend a wedding.
The scene unfold with a lovely song with all the 'gali muhalla'
people sitting around - 3 women playing harmonium, dholak and
singing, some dancing with that 'horse' - you must have seen it
in folk dances - a dancer with the horse outfit -
The whole scene reminds you of a simpler world - a simple wedding
ceremony - simple lyrics - traditions. It was very nostalgic -
ASHA and chorus:
ghoDa nachave mera laDla gambhi ke dwaare (2)
gambhi humaara baDe pyaar se, gaj moti vaare
saat suhaagan sang sang,
aai aai sang gori
sone ka lota gangajal paani,
chaandi ki thali mein katori
teeka lagaaye, koi mere lal ki, najar utaare
ghoDa nachaave mera laDla...
You see what I mean by simple words, traditional sentiments..
Well, a friend of Balraj Sahni fixes his marriage; but the little
kid wants to first _approve_ his bhabhi :). So Balraj Sahni sends
him off to check his bhabhi out alone !
Meena Kumari's father is utterly amused with the situation and
the scene is so sweet with the kid being nervous, the father with
a mused look and Meena Kumari coming to view dead serious about
the situation !
Now the kid is staring at Meena K, ans she at him and finally the
smile that exchanges between them - rarely seen in movies - such
simplistic way to say so much.
So he has his Bhabhi and we have the immortal
jyoti kalash chalke, jyoti kalash chalke
hue gulabi, laal sunehre, rang baadal ke
jyoti kalash chalke
It is a background song while Meena Kumari is doing the regular
morning chores like making a 'rangoli', tulsi pooja etc... The
kid is of course enamored with her charm - who wouldn't be ?
Meena Kumari is just so beautiful !
Most of the story is concentrated between the love of this little
devar and his bhabhi. Once accidently he breaks one of her
chooris and she tells him that it is not considered good to break
bangles - so he buys her new bangles - and hence the name 'Bhabhi
ki choodiyan'.
The movie turns more to the common theme when the kid grows up
and marries - that of young devraani wanting new ways of life and
the traditional bhabhi that her husband adores. We do have 4
more songs in this movie :
One sung by Meena Kumari ( LATA ) :
lo lagaati, geet gaati,
deep huun main preet baati
nayno.n ki kaaman,
praanon ki bhavana
pooja ki jyoti bankar
charnon mein muskaati
A lesser heard song, but none the less another classical beauty.
If you have heard it before, you won't forget the tune. If not it
is definitely worth hearing.
Another light hearted song - sung by the Devar's bride-to-be.
ASHA giving the playback this time :
chaand tu yaha.n hai aur chaand tu waha.n
itna bus bata de mujhe, man mera kaha.n,
man mera kaha.n
An ASHA MUKESH duet - the newly wed young couple :
kaha.n uD chale hain, man praan mere
kise khojate hain, madhur gaan mere
Both the songs are a pleasure to hear. What surprised me was that
I knew all these siongs, just did not know they are from the same
movie as 'jyoti kalash chalke'
And finally we have another one - Meena Kumari singing to her
giridhari ... I don't know how many movies have her praying to
'Giridhari' !
LATA :
meri laaj raakho giridhaari,
main laakh jatan kar haari re,
meri laaj raakho giridhaari
A feather in Sudhir Phadke's cap !
- Neeraj M.
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