Ye Raaten~~, Ye Raaten Ye Hansnaa Hansaa~na,  Inhe  Na  Bhulaana,
Bhulaa~na~~~ Muze Bhul Jaa~na ....

Sitting on zulA, in the garden after  supper,  in  the  night  of
spring;  while  you are enjoying some lovely cool breeze, scented
by those beautiful while rajniga.ndhA flowers behind  you;  there
goes  these  mesmerising  singing  in  the  air,  probably from a
transistor you turned on a while ago, tuned  to  Radio  Ceylone!!
You are completely lost in it and it strikes you only after Jyoti
Parmar's announcement, it's 19th February and  legendary  Bengali
composer  late Pankaj Mullick's anniversary. A voice that reminds
you of spring anytime!

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        Song: Piya Milan Ko Jaana, Jaana Piya Milan Ko Jaana ...

        Film:   Kapaal Kundala (1938)
        Music:  Pankaj Mullick
        Lyrics: ?
        Singer: Pankaj Mullick
        *ing:   Pankaj Mullick, ?

Not many may know this song, this is  among  his  initial  songs.
Even  without  instruments  -- other than tabla and sarod -- this
master brings about, a memorable performance. His sweet, loud and
trained  voice  fills  all  the space with some pleasant notes of
music and happy feelings. That was the power of his voice. And he
was  no  follower, but an trendsetting emperor. Notice the change
of rhythm, deliberations  in  movements  of  notes  and  pace  at
'Paayal Ko Baandh Ke ...'. A great song by a great man.

I am familiar with one more song of him from the same  film,  but
can't recall it, at this very moment :(

I would have loved to discuss Zalzala (1952) or Yatrik (1954)  --
two absolutely grand musical treats -- but had to settle for this
:( IMO, these two films, that  came  late  in  his  carrier,  are
highest  point  of  his  creative  life. He also had one more and
perhaps last film in  1950s  --  that  has  Jamal  Sen  as  other
composer  (perhaps  to  complete  the  film  ?) -- called Kasturi
(1954) where he has sung couple of nice songs along with a singer
who,  he  seem to have discovered in 50s, Dhananjay Bhattacharya.
All that will have to wait till I find some time ... :(



 
Author: Snehal B. Oza