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        Song: Cha`ndaa Ka  Dil  Tut  Gaya  Hai,  Rone  Lage  Hain
Sitaa~~re
                Dharati Ka Sina Kaa~mp Rahaa Hai, Zulm  Sahe?  Na
Tumhaar~~e~

        Film:   Khoj (1951)
        Music:  Hansraj Behl
        Lyrics: Prem Dhavan?
        Singer: Mohammad Rafi
        *ing:   ?

In good old days we had two schools in film music. One led by R C
Boral  --  a father figure in Hindi cinema music, Punkaj Mullick,
Timir Baran, Naresh Bhttacharya, S K Pal and others to  represent
Bengal  and it's Rabindra Sangeet and Nazrul Geet backed by solid
folk  traditions;  and  other  one  representing  equally  strong
Punjabi folk tradition, led by a bunch of music makers from North
and in around Lahore. One can easily identify Hansraj  Behl  with
second  school.  His compositions shows deep influence of Punjabi
folk (Heer, Pahaadi etc.) on him. Early Mohammad  Rafi  --  still
pristine  in 1950, has sung songs based on this traditional tunes
in a classy way. All early Rafi songs for this composer are gems.
Today's  song,  or  one  from  Chakori  (1949)  --  which  is too
traditional and carries a stamp of both great men, from  Raat  Ki
Rani (1949) etc. are glorious examples.

This song starts with a couplet, sung very  melodiously,  stating
at  high  notes,  and  then  coming  to a scale, one downward for
second line:

        Mohobbat Aur Wafa Ki Is Kadar Tauheen Ki Tune
        ???? Ke Badle Gunhagaari Mol Li Tune

Thereafter, the song remains at low-middle range -- a range where
Rafi sounds ideal in his ringing voice.

[ Before I conclude let me hurriedly add Anil  Biswas's  name  to
the first list shown above :) ]



 
Author: Snehal B. Oza