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        Song: Hun Abhi Main Jawaan Ai Dil

        Film:   Arpaar (1959)
        Music:  O P Nayyar
        Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri
        Singer: Geeta Roy
        *ing:   Guru Dutt, Shyama, Johny Walker

I always wonder listening to this one, if this song could be  any
better  ?  What  a rendition by this supreme singer! Sensuousness
and pathos both being expressed at a time! This is  my  favourite
number  from  this  great soundtrack. Guru Dutt films have seldom
disappointed music lovers.

This film has Geeta all over. 'Ye Lo Main  Hari  Piya'  is  still
popular  among  "janta'.  Magic  of O P Nayyar's catchy tunes and
Geeta's unmatched voice have created wonders and their  creations
are  just  refusing  to  get  lost  from  otherwise  weak  public
memories. Who can forget crispness of  'Babuji  Dhire  Chana'  or
that  delicate  number  'Ja Ja Ja Ja Bewafa' ? This second number
has some lovely piano pieces. If Naushad, Anil  Biswas  etc.  are
remembered  for  their classy use of piano, one can not leave O P
Nayyar out from that list. [ 'Meri  Neendo  Me  Tum'  is  classic
example ].

Rafi and Geeta gave three beautiful duets: 1) 'Muhobat Kar Lo Jee
Bhar  Lo' and 2) 'Na Na Na Na Tauba Tauba, Main Na Pyaar Karungi'
and 3) 'Sun Sun Sun Zalima'

Finally, there was this Shamshad Begum solo, which just by rule O
P Nayyar used to have in his films, and this time a title number:
'Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar Laga Teer-E-Nazar'. Sometimes, I  feel  she
was such a beautiful singer and was not quite utilised as well as
Lata. May be she came at time when Mallika-E-Tarannum was  around
and she couldn't have probably done more.


 
Author: Snehal B. Oza