Another guest article from Rahul Paravesh, this time from the early
60s...
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#488
Song:
saawan ki raaton me aisa bhi hota hai,
raahi koi bhoola hua toofanon me khoya hua,
raah pe aa jaata hai, aisa bhi hota hai
Film:
Prem Patra (1963)
Singers: Talat
Mahmood & Lata Mangeshkar
Music:
Salil Chowdhury
Lyrics:
Shailendra
*ing: ?
Though the time span referred to in the ATMJH series is pre-1950s,
it
would not hurt one unduly to just glimpse at the beauties that
flowed
in the 1960s especially from the batons of Roshan, Hemant Kumar
and
Jaidev. To this list, I dont add Salil Chowdury who had a chequered
time in that decade at least in Bollywood but contrived to produce
some
of his finest compositions in 'Prem Patra'. Here is my pick
form
that.
A movie which bombed as few other movies have- but its songs remain
cherished treasures in any collection. Salilda was at his best
here.
All were just beatific melodies. Let me start off with the listed
song.
A rarely available number- but a must-hear. Its the best rain song
done
IMO. The songs itself jumps from the lyric delivery by Talat and
the
rendition by Lata.
Teri
nazar se ise dekh loon main
Dil
se mere tum yeh mehsoos kar lo;
Toofan
yeh mere dil se utha hai,
Chaho
to tum apne daman me bharlo.
Terrific- a real class song !!
Another equally beautiful Talat-Lata duet :
Yeh
mere andhere ujale na hote,
Agar
tum na aate meri zindagi me.
A more typical Salil da composition.
There are two more excellent songs in the soundtrack. One is a
Lata
solo
Ab
aur na kuch bhi yaad raha,
Na
teri wafa na meri mafa dil pyar me aisa doob gaya.
Excellent orchestration here.
And finally, a lovely Mukesh-Lata duet :
Do
akhiyaan jhuki jhuki si,
Kaliyon
se nazuk honton pe kavita ruki ruki si.
A really magnificent et of melodies fit to be compared with any
of
Salil
da's bests of the 50s.
Rahul
prahul1@excite.com
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