---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Subject: Do Sitaare : SHAMSHAD BEGUM aur SURAIYA (Results of RJGK 51) Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 11:35:19 -0700 From: Neha K Desai (ndesai@nms.fnc.fujitsu.com) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- DO SITAARE : SHAMSHAD BEGUM aur SURAIYA RmIM JHIM GEETON KI : 51 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- June 15th was the birth day of one of our 'do sitaare'. Suraiya. This post was delayed to coincide with that day. Kalyan promised to post the results, but Kalyan being Kalyan:), wasn't able to compile and post the results. Finally, here are the results on this quiz. We are sorry for the delay. We received entries from: Vijay Kumar Roopa Dhawan and Saleem Sami Mohammed Apurva Jain Snehal Oza Hrishi Dixit(Non-competitive) Arunabha Roy Narendra Joshi Ashok Dhareshwar Surajit Bose Preeti Ranjan Panda Thanks to you guys, we atleast have something to post:)). General Comments: Vijay Kumar> Should say that this is one of the tougher RJGKs I have seen. Usually, in an RJGK, we have 3-4 esoteric songs. With two virtual RJGKs combined in one real one, we have 7-8 "tough" songs. As you mention in your introductory post, not enough of the 40s songs are easily available or regularly heard. So, even though the song itself may be known, even well-known, the lyrics of the stanzas may be unfamiliar and the p-stats equally so. Roopa Dhawan and Saleem> Thanks, Neha/Kalyan, for a delightfully nostalgic quiz! Snehal> What songs of Roshan and Madan Mohan were on your mind? Neha: I will make another post on songs I wanted to include, but couldnt. Arunabha Roy>This one's sure to go down in the annals of RJGK for setting a new low for RJGK scores :-) Anyway I liked the songs that I could nail. Neha: I hope not:) And I hope when you see the answers, you will think, 'oh I know this song':). Narendra Joshi> Many of the clues made it too easy to guess. The "radeef" and "kafiya" of some clues simply gave away the answers. Anyways. Ashok> Very good quiz idea, very good combination of artists. Able selection of songs to represent the artiststs. It was good of you to step up to maintain the continuity in RJGK series. I hope your timely action helps save it. Surajit Bose> I don't have too many comments on the songs etc. except that I really enjoyed the quiz and thanks for putting it together! SHAMSHAD BEGUM: SOLOS 1) mera jeevan pal pal jaaye re rahun kab tak aas lagaye.. koi jaake usey samjhaaye re o meri maut se pehle aaye re... Papiha, Mor and Koyal are three birds that find their name being mentioned in many songs. Our lyricists are very fond of them it seems:). Generally their chirping reminds people of their loved ones. Sometimes that is welcome, sometimes not. Seems like in this song too the lady doesnt seem to appreciate the bird's song cause it reminds her of someone she loves. This movie has 3 heroines with Raj Kapoor two of them being Kamini Kaushal and Nargis. His debut in Hindi films as a director and producer. Song: kaahe koyal shor machaaye re mera nanha sa dil ghabraaye re Movie: AAG Composer: Ram Ganguly Writer: Behzad Lucknowi Roopa>Lovely song; I seem to think it's a familiar Pujabi folk tune, though the words of the original escape me at the moment Ashok> How do mor's chirpings sound? :) You have ignored more interesting birds, like chakor, hans, totaa, mainaa, and most importantly, the lowly kaagaa! Neha: Mor chirps - Tehooooon...Tehooon:) Well, maybe I should have included chakor/i, it certainly finds a lot of mention in our songs. As for the "lowly kaaga", I know only 2 songs "kaaga re jaa re..ja re" and "jhooth bole kauwa kaate". Surajit> AAG is a wonderful soundtrack. I know that Raj Kapoor is supposed to have replaced Ram Ganguly with S-J after this movie, but I don't see why Ram Ganguly needed replacing! Every song is a delight. 2) This song is supposed to have been quite popular in its time, according to Ameen Sayani on one of his GeetMala tapes. I wont disagree. Music is by Nashad (not Naushad) and the lyrics are written by Nakshab. In this 'song' the lady is wondering about the magic of love... ooo~~oo~~ phir wohi dhun suna..phir wohi geet ga~.. oo~~o~~ phir wohi geet ga.. aisa naghma thha seene se dil khinch gaya haay dil khinch gaya... mujhko tadpaanewaale ho tera bhala.. (hint, the name of the movie figures in the antara given above:) Song: kaisa jaadu kiya mujhko itna bata jaadugar baalma jaadugar balma Movie: NAGHMA Composer: Naashad Writer: Nakshab 3) na jaane kyun badalti jaa rahi hai zindagi meri... na jaane zindagi meri main dil se bekhabar dil mujhse gaafil hota jaata hai.. Naushad probably gave Shamshad the best among all her composers. Most of her songs with Naushad are the popular ones. Nargis and Dilip Kumar had many films together which had music by Naushad and Shamshad's voice. This is one of them. Of course that changed with ANDAAZ. Song: chaman mein rehkar veerana mera dil hota jaata hai Movie: DEEDAR Composer: Naushad Writer: Shakeel Badayuni Snehal> I love this song. Naushad's piano is really good. Ashok> Which are the others? Neha: Babul and Mela are two others I can think of (for Nargis, Dilip, Naushad and Shamshad together). I havent looked at the GEETKOSH, but it might help. The Nargis and Dilip films together that I remember are: Babul, Mela, Deedar, Andaaz. Maybe I should have written 'Of the Nargis-Dilip Kumar films, many had music by Naushad and Shamshad's voice. This is one of them.' and ended there. Would that have been okay? Ashok> Have you got the timings right? When was Andaz and when was Deedar? Neha: I am sorry. You are right, ANDAAZ came before DEEDAR. When I wrote the last statement, what I had read(about Naushad's major use of Shamshad in his films, before ANDAAZ and how he switched to Lata after ANDAAZ), in Raju Bharatan's book on Lata Mangeshkar, was in my memory. I know you have the book, so you will find it on Page 9, 10. For others, I will try to type it out later. 4) pos ka mahina ho milun tere baap se tera mera pyar hai main kehdun tere baap se main kehdun tere baap se male chorus : hoy hoy hoy hoy.. maagh mein taiyaari piya phagun mein...phagun mein....phagun mein...main kaise kahun phagun mein sagaai ho tera dil karta ho yun yun...aankh meri sharmaayi ho jee aankh meri sharmaayi ho... phir dekh maza... Here is one of the many such fun songs that Shamshad shone in. They totally suited her. In this Filmistan movie, the music is by S D. Burman. The tragedy king, disguised with a huge mustache, sings as a part of the chorus in this song. The film was a big musical hit of the late 40's. Jeevan established himself as a villain from this film, which was among the earliest with a backdrop of the refugees after the country's partition. Also, in this song, the lyricist goes thru teaching the names of all the months in the Hindu calendar. Song: ek baat tu ban ja mera o pardesi phir dekh maza Movie: SHABNAM Composer: Sachindeb Burman Writer: Qamar Jalalabadi Ashok> Was it really? (a big musical hit of the late 40's) Neha: As per Satish Kalra, it is. And as per Surjit Singh's post on 1949 - year in Hindi films(?). 5). ho dekh mere~~~..ho~~ dekh mere matwaale naina...duniya pukaare haay.. duniya pukaare haay... chalun mein jis dam patli kamariya lachak lachak balkhaaye...(2) meri thumak thumak chaal...ho raaja thumak thumak chaal... dil mein umangein aankh mein jaadoo.. sar pe sunehra jaal..ho raaja sar pe sunehra jaal... ho raaja..more raaja In the 50s, Shamshad was the voice associated with Cuckoo. Here is one of those, composed by Ghulam Mohammed. Cuckoo was probably the best dancer they had then. She didnt always have very curly hair now did she? Or maybe she did, at least in this song:)) Song: mere ghungharwaale baal raaja ghungharwaale baal dil mein umangen lab pe tarana sar pe sunehra jaal..o raja more raja.. Movie: PARDES Composer: Ghulam Mohammed Writer: Shakeel Badayuni 6). kyun tu mujhe Thukraata hai mujhe nazar kyun churata hai loot le duniya teri hai... pyarse kyun ghabrata hai... It is a typical Cuckoo song, which means she is dancing in a club with men joining her as a part of the chorus. There is significant use of 'khanjari' I think it is called. The one that looks like a dafli generally used during bhajans. Can't not take her only Shankar Jaikishan song for this quiz, even if only for variety:)(Not to mention, Ashok must be given something to be displeased about:)) Song: ek do teen aaja mausam hai rangeen Movie: AAWARA Composer: Shankar Jaikishan Writer: Shailendra Ashok> Variety in quality? Not a good idea! If it is your judgement that it is one of the 15 most popular/important or greatest songs of Shamshad, say so. By including (or excluding) a song just because it is composed by a favourite (or by someone disliked), all you prove is you have no respect for the artist you are covering, for RMIM, and for music. I have no major quarrel with you exercising your rights as the quizzer. It is just that your other choices were good and why waste a precious slot on an inferior song. Its inclusion gives the lie to your own noble- sounidng words: "Regrettably, some of her good work with Naushad, OP Nayyar, Roshan, Madan Mohan, and many others could not be included." The worst aspect of this song is RPG. I don't mind minor extra- musical noise in songs, if they add to the atmosphere of the song. There is so much party noise here that the song can barel be heard. It was totally wrong to chose the the soundtrack version for this song in the CD. You can make amends for your sin of including this song in the quiz by locating a clean copy. :) Neha> Your highness, I will try my best:). And the song is a club song, so the party noise does add to the atmosphere of the song. Response to the the other comments will follow in a separate post. 7). How many times have we found ourselves going back in time to remember stuff we have forgotten. One of vintage hits from a 1947 film. 'Second marriages' were in vogue then too it seems. The music is by Pt. Gobindram and the lyricist is Mr. Ishwar Chand. Kapoor. Lovely lyrics and very well sung by Shamshad Begum. phir aasha rang dikhaayegi phir kali phool ban jaayegi man chaahega so paayega tere beetey din phir aayenge... Song: man bhooli kathaayein yaad na kar phir saawan ke din aayenge Movie: DOOSRI SHAADI Composer: Pt. Gobindram Writer: I C. Kapoor DUETS: 8). shamshad: dil pe chhayi khushi hai...labon par hansi hai khili hai tere pyar ki chandni.. kishore: jhoomti hai nigaahein...nasha chhaa raha hai ke dil gaa raha hai teri raagini... shamshad: hole hole sajan mera kehta hai man ab to laagi lagan... Lovely, waltzy tune with one of the finest use of piano in the mukhada and interludes while the antaras showoff tabla. In my opinion the best Shamshaad and Kishore duets. Here we have Shamshad playbacking for Meena Kumari... Song: meri neendon mein tum mere khwaabon mein tum ho chuke ham tumhaari mohabbat mein gum Movie: NAYA ANDAZ Composer: O P. Nayyar Writer: Jan Nisar Akhtar Vijaykumar> This is a suitable subject for an FITB posting. See ISB for incomplete song. Neha: Dr. Bose, please note. Roopa>What a divine song. What's unusual about this song is the fact that Shamshaad is singing a tune like this one. Post-Lata, she was generally typecast into singing the more chatpataa songs, or the ones with folksy ethnic tones. This one is more westernized, and has a lilting romantic sound which the "knee-jerk" MD brigade would associate with gentler female voices (roughly translated to mean childlike, and therefore "feminine"!) But here's Shamshaad singing it, and how wonderfully too. 9). A ghoda-gaadi song(not by OPN, for all you pavlovian dogs), by Hansraj Behl. Both Rafi and Shamshad do so well in this song. Shamshad actually says 'sajNA' at times in this song giving it a very punjabi touch. The movie has another good song set in two-paces "nain dwaar se man mein wo aake' a mukesh-lata duet. This song starts and ends with both of them humming in unison. Since I like this song a lot, I will give both the Rafi and Shamshad part in the clue. Rafi: mud ke na dekhe kabhi dilwaale chhodi huyi manzil ko chhodi huyi manzil ko Shamshad chal hi diye to rukna kaise ab jo ho so ho.. ab jo..ho...so ho.. Shamshad: tu hai meri kaaya main hun teri chhaaya jahan tu hai main bhi hun wahan... ke tere bina jaana hai kahan...balleya... Song: bheega bheega pyar ka sama bata de tujhe jaana hai kahan balliye bata de tujhe... Movie: SAAWAN Composer: Hansraj Behl Writer: 10). aankhein kholo... aankhein kholo badal gaya india ka map badla india ka map.. bhaag gayi angrezi topi reh gayi gaandhi cap bhaag gayi angrezi topi reh gayi gaandhi cap reh gayi gaandhi cap reh gayi apni gaandhi cap down down angrezi topi~~~ down down angrezi topi~~~ up up gandhi cap up up gandhi cap khaddar pehno aji tum khaddar pehno khaddar pehno gentleman Be an Indian if you can. Probably another song from post-independence era. Here we have a duet with Lalita Dewoolkar where both of them sing together almost all the time, but with Shamshad's voice coming up prominently in the antaras. Music is by Shyam Sunder who later defected to the Lata-devotees club. Song: Hello Hello Gentleman milate kyun nahi hamse nain tabiyat kaisi hai kaisi hai kaisi hai Movie: ACTRESS Composer: Shyam Sunder Writer: Ashok>It is an unacceptable statement, Neha. This quiz is about Shamshad. It is the wrong occasion to parade your Lata devotion. You are also insulting the memory of a great composer by such inappropriate, childish language. He was one of the artists because of whom Lata grew as a singer. Remember that he was the person who introduced Rafi to playback singing. Even after he started using Lata, he continued to look for other talents. For example, he gave a very good break to Sulochana Kadam in Dholak. In a Shamshad quiz, if you are interested in historical analysis at all (you need not be; but if you are), it is a very good question to ask if it was right on the part of the various music directors (especially C. Ramchandra and Naushad, who had good chemistry with Shamsahd) to have cut off Shamshad totally, to "defect" as you put it. Neha: Ashok, response will come in my separate response post. 11). The following song is a duet with Ghulam Haider who also composed the song. It is from one of her first films as early as 1941. This film can be called a milestone in her career. She became an overnight sensation with this movie. nain se nikale nain mein aayein.. nainon se hriday mein samaayein ek baan se aag laga kar ek baan se aag bujhaayein.. zaalem din aur rain na dekhe baan chalein aur nain na dekhe Song: nain ko baan ki reet anokhi baan chale aur nain ne dekhe Movie: KHAZANCHI Composer: Ghulam Haider Writer: Wali Sahab or: jo taara..dooba...chamkega(2) jo taara..dooba...chamkega jo shama..bujhi...haan...jal jaayegi jo shama..bujhi...haan...jal jaayegi shab guzregi din niklega aur gayi khushi phir aayegi kyun gham ki andheri raaton mein kyun gham ki andheri raaton mein tum din ka nikalna bhool gaye... The mukhada of this line is a beautiful play of words where 'yaad' is used both as a noun and as a verb. Lovely song, music is by Master Ghulam Haider. This is duet with G M. Durrani, though only Shamshad's part is used here. He is disappointed and she seems to be encouraging him with the hopeful lines. Another of the 40s songs,1946 to be precise. Song: ek yaad kisi ki yaad rahi aur saari duniya bhool gaye Movie: SHAMA Composer: Ghulam Haider Writer: Ehzaan Rizwi Ashok>"yaad" as verb? Where? In "ek yaad kisi ki yaad rahi", both uses of the word "yaad" appear to be nouns to me. The Urdu variant of Hindustani is a particularly pathetic dialect in terms of verbs. I don't know whether it inherits this feature from Persian or Arabic, but it looks to me like a steroid-loaded adolescent, who becomes old without going through adulthood. It doesn't have scope for such interesting usages as you claim to see here. 12). talat: hanste hi na aa jaaye kahin aankhon mein aansu aankhon mein aansu... shamshad: hanste hi na aa jaaye kahin aankhon mein aansu aankhon mein aansu... talat: bharte hi chhalak jaaye na paimana kisi ka... shamshad: bharte hi chhalak jaaye na paimana kisi ka... (no hints) Song: milate hi aankhein dil hua deewana kisi ka afsana mera ban gaya afsana kisi ka Movie: BABUL Composer: Naushad Writer: Shakeel Badayuni Sami>is it paimaana kisika or paimaana KHushi ka ? Neha: I always heard it as 'kisika' but now that you say 'khushi' also fits properly. ppl? or mohabbat karnewaalo ka hai bas itnaa hi afsana tadapna chupke chupke aahein bharna ghuT ke mar jaana tadapna chupke chupke haan haan tadapna chupke chupke aahein bharna ghuT ke mar jaana kisi din ye tamasha muskura kar ham bhi dekhenge Keeping in mind the recent Qawaali's thread, here is the Shamshad part of a Shamshad-Lata Qawaali. One of the best of its kind. Here Shamshad's voice is lent to Nigar on whom song # 14 is picturised:). Song: teri mehfil mein kismat aazmaakar ham bhi dekhenge ghadi bhar ko tere nazdeek aaker ham bhi dekhenge Movie: MOGHUL-E-AZAM Composer: Naushad Writer: Shakeel Badayuni Snehal> Why not pick up 'Kisi Ke Dil Me Rehana Tha' from Babul instead? This M-e-A song is just OK. Neha: I like this song and it well-known. Plus it was recently discussed in the Qawaalis thread, so I thought it would make the quiz easy. I do like the duet from BABUL also. Arunabha>:( Reminds me of exams in which the tough questions would be compulsory and the "choice" questions would be the easy ones to which I knew the answers. Neha: :-) Ashok> One of the best of what kind? Among Shamshad-Lata qawaalis? Is there another? If not, it is the best and the worst of its kind! Neha: One of the best of the kind 'Qawaali'. I hope now it is not ambiguous. 13). Duet with Asha, only the part sung by Shamshad is in the clue. This song has a heavy punjaabi flavour to it. moTar na bangla maangu...jhumkha na haar maangu dil ko jalanewaale dil ka qaraar maangu saiyaan bedardi mere thoda sa pyaar maangu kismat bana de meri...duniya basa se meri kar le sagaai meri jaan! hay re main tere qurbaan! Song: kajra mohabbatwala ankhiyon mein aisa daala Movie: KISMAT Composer: O P. Nayyar Writer: S H. Bihari Arunabha> I guess everyone will be mentioning this quote by OPN about this song . He was talking in retrospect about Shamshad whose voice he likened to the crystal clear "khanak" of a brand new silver rupee. He said of her prowess in "kajaraa mohabbat waalaa" :" A 55 year old singer outshone a talented singer like Asha " (Not that I agree , of course !) Roopa> Very nice song. But it does confirm a the stereotype, doesn't it? Asha gets to sing for Babita-disguised-as-a-man, but who's still acting very much the woman, and Shamshaad gets to sing for Biswajeet-dressed-as-a-woman. I suppose we're meant to assume that Asha's voice sounds the way women are supposed to sound, and Shamshaad sounds, well, more like a eunuch! 14). meri bhookh pyas bhi kho gaye gham ke maare gham ke maare main adhmuyi si ho gayi gham ke maare gham ke maare tum bin saajan janwari farwari ban gaye may aur june tumhaari yaad sataati hai For this song, no hints! Song: mere piya gaye rangoon wahan se kiya hai telephoon tumhaari yaad sataati hai Movie: PATANGA Composer: C. Ramchandra Writer: Rajinder Krishan Surajit> No hints needed! 15). mukesh: ek dil...dukh zamane bhar ke haay re zamane bhar ke shamshaad: ham to bharose re rasiya hain bas tumhare dar ke haay re tumhare dar ke ho~~~ mere bhole bhaale dil pe sajan kya jaado kar gaye Another duet, with Mukesh this time. Lovely song. The pace doesnt seem to indicate that this is sad song, but we have Raj Kapoor talking about his disappointment with the world. The picturisation is interesting. He is singing it as a radio broadcast. The heroine Rehana is singing with the radio broadcast at home on her friends insistence. Cool, no?:) I realise that this song is a repeat in two of my own quizzes, but it is the best Mukesh and Shamshad had to offer together, so couldnt resist it. Song: maine dekhi jag ki reet meet sab jhoote pad gaye o~~ mera baalam itna dosh ke tum sang naina lad gaye Movie: SUNEHRE DIN Composer: Gyaan Dutt Writer: D N. Madhok Ashok> A strong contender would be "dharti ko aakaash pukaare" from Mela. That is a lovely song also, although Naushad doesn't deserve much credit for it; he was inspired by an earlier non-film song of Ghulam Haider. Neha: What? And give you another chance to complain about overdose of Naushad?:) I have 2 songs from a Naushad-Dilip-Nargis-Shamshad combo already in this quiz. Roopa>I love Shamshaad's clear, crisp voice. And with what technical precision she sings. SURAIYA: Suraiya is one of the greatest singing stars to grace Hindi films. Probably better known as a star than as a singer, she did get to sing some great songs. She was fortunate to have worked with a number of legendary composers (such as Anil Biswas, Ghulam Mohd, Khurshid Anwar etc) who made good use of her abilities (melodious voice, flawless pronunciation), keeping in mind her limitations (limited vocal range). Unfortunately, owing to her insistence on not doing playback for others (for most of her career), her output is rather limited. There'll be a separate post featuring articles on Suraiya and her filmography. Ashok>Didn't she start her film career as a playback singer? Isn't that what you mean by adding "for most of her career"? And what is the basis for saying "owing to her insistence"? And at what stage of her career? Once she became a leading heroine, was there ever a question of her returning to playback singing? 16. milane kii gha.Diyaa.N chhoTii hai.n, aur raat judaaii kii lambii jab saarii duniyaa sotii hai, ham taare ginate rahate hai.n Song: wo paas rahe yaa door rahe nazaron mein samaye rehate hain itna to bata de koi hamein kya pyaar isi ko kehte hain Movie: BADI BEHAN Composer: Husnalal Bhagatram Writer: Snehal> Lata pales in comparison, doesn't she ? 17. ai dil naa ro, hairaan naa ho honaa thaa jo vo ho gayaa rone se ab kyaa faayadaa kyaa ho gayaa, kyaa ho gayaa One of the Suraiya hits from a Noorjehan dominated soundtrack. Song: socha thha kya kya ho gayaa.. kya ho gaya.. Movie: ANMOL GHADI Composer: Naushad Writer: 18. aa.nkh na milaaye mose, bairan nindiya bairan nindiya piya kahaa.n, piya kahaa.n pooch rahi nindiya, pooch rahi nindiya rooth raha mujhse mera hi singaar X 2 aaja ek baar A slower and solo version of the song, which has a more popular duet version set to a different tune. Based on Rabindra Sangeet by the legendary Anil Biswas. Song: raahi matwaale..tu aaja ek baar.. sooni hai sitaar..mere man ki sitaar Movie: WAARIS Composer: Anil Biswas Writer: 19. dil jo har qaid se ghabaraataa thaa, ghabaraataa thaa khud hii giraftaar huaa jaataa hai One of the 3 Suraiya solos in the Ghulam Mohd soundtrack, considered by many to be his best. The wonderful music is enhanced by superb lyrics from Kaifi Azmi. Song: aapse pyaar hua jaata hai Movie: SHAMA Composer: Ghulam Mohammed Writer: Arunabha> Doesn't the prelude music simply take your breath away ? Same holds for "dha.Dakate dil kii tamannaa " . Lovely tune and lyrics. 20. awaaz de rahee.n hain , shaam-e-bahaar tumko shaam-e-bahaar tumko daaman mai.n muskaraate, phoolo.n ke haar lekar And the refrain of the lovely song follows. Composer Hansraj Behl made good use of Suraiya's potential in this song - and in the four soundtracks they worked together. Song: raste pe ham khade hain...dil-e-beqaraar lekar guzroge kab idhar se apni bahaar lekar Movie: RAJPUT Composer: Hansraj Behl Writer: Ashok> Which are they? 21. aankho.n mai.n tum leke pyaar aa gaye gulshan mai.n bankar bahaar aa gaye dekho vo kaliyo.n ko aayi ha.nsi baadal ki chaaya mein naache khushi tu hai to phir kya hai gum, tara ram pam Unlike most Rafi-Suraiya duets, this one is a happy one. And unlike most Naushad songs, this one has a lot of western influence. Song: ta ra ri a ra ri a ra ri ye saawan rut hum aur tum ta ra ram pam Movie: DAASTAN Composer: Naushad Writer: Ashok> Are most Rafi-Suariya duets sad ones? 22. ham ne maanaa ke taGaaful na karoge lekin khaak ho jaae.nge ham tum ko khabar hone tak This song exemplifies Ghulam Mohammed's excellent ghazal compositions. They are melodious without de-emphasizing the lyrics. There are quite a few well-known renditions (by other singers) of this Ghalib ghazal. Song: aah ko chaahiye ek umr asar hone tak Movie: MIRZA GHALIB Composer: Ghulam Mohammed Writer: 23. hoga tere bas mein jahaa.n apne to dil khil na sake mujhko to hai itna pata bichde hue dil mil na sake This song has a less popular version sung by Rafi and is from a Suraiya-Shammi Kapoor starrer. Music is by a composer duo who gave Suraiya some of her best songs. Song: o mera dildaar na milaya main kya jaanu teri ye khudaayi Movie: SHAMA PARWANA Composer: Husnalal Bhagatram Writer: Ashok> What is the basis for your determining which of the two was more popular? 24. jiiwan belii kare aTkhelii mahake man ke bakul priit phul phuule jhuula jhuule chahke man bulbul, mahake man ke bakul man kyaa jAne kyaa hogaa kal dhaar samay kii bahatii kal kal jiiwan chanchal jiiwan chanchal din jaake phir aaye.n naa aaye naa aaye naa Yet another song based on Rabindra Sangeet. This time the composer is S.D Burman. One of the seven Suraiya-Dev starrers. Song: nain deewane ek nahin maane karey manmaani maane na Movie: AFSAR Composer: Sachindeb Burman Writer: Snehal> Any Suraiya quiz should have this! Arunabha> The SDB version is unnecessarily orchestrated , taking away from the sombreness. Anyone who has heard "she din dujone" by either Hemanta or some other good exponent of RS will agree that the original is far better. Ashok> It is "aane naa". Kalyan, you are more careless than HMV in your transcriptions, in many places in the quiz! 25. aashao.n ne li angdaai, tan man mai.n baji shehnai dil doob gaya masti mai.n, ek lehar khushi ki aayi dil haath se nikla jaaye re, maalom nahii.n kyo.n The great chemistry that Suraiya had with both Ghulam Mohd and Talat can be seen in this melodious Talat-Suraiya duet from a GM soundtrack and a Talat-Suraiya starrer. Song: man dheere dheere gaaye re maalum nahi kyun Movie: MAALIK Composer: Ghulam Mohd Writer: 26. ud jaau.n piya, tera leke jiya maine baadal ko aa.nchal mai.n thaam liya mai.n aaj phooli na samaun, banake mai.n banake mai.n tara.ng sama jaau.n .... One of the last Hindi films of this popular 40s composer who went on to achieve even greater heights in Pakistani film music. Song: mere man mein uthey umang balam Movie: MASHUQA Composer: Roshan Writer: 27. dil pe to naaz thaa hame.n X2 ghuu.NT lahuu ke pii gayaa X2 kissaa-e-Gam sunaa diyaa diidaa-e-ishq baar ne This Jamal Sen soundtrack has gems from Lata, Suraiya and Talat. Suraiya talks of her sleepless nights in this haunting melody. Song: raaton ki neend chheen li is dil-e-beqaraar ne Movie: SHOKHIYAAN Composer: Jamal Sen Writer: Snehal> Lata matches her now after a year, but just matches! Surajit> I like the Suraiya-Lata duet from this movie too: "duur desh se aajaa re" is very peppy and lively. Is it the only Suraiya-Lata duet? Neha: No. I know atleast one duet from BAALAM 'pardesi musaafir arey pardesi musaafir'. ppl? 28. koyi pyaar ki meethi boli se, sapno.n mein aan.kh micholi se X 2 tarasaa hi gayaa, bharmaa hi gayaa haaye mera jiyaa, meraa jiyaa There is not one but two reasons for including this Anil Biswas gem in the quiz. One, it's a Suraiya solo, and two, is the quiz topic. Song: o o mere, dil, ki, dhaDakan mein ye kaun sama gaya Movie: DO SITAARE Composer: Anil Biswas Writer: 29. shabnam se hum siikhe.nge, fariyad na karnaa ro lena fariyad na karna ro lena phoolo.n se siikhenge hum, kaanto.n ki nok par muskaana phir duniya ko yaad rahega ........ A Bulo C Rani soundtrack dominated by Suraiya gems. The lyrics, by D.N Madhok, talk of various things on which love should be modelled so that it becomes immortal. Song: parwaane se preet seekh le shama se seekhein jal jaana Movie: BILWAMANGAL Composer: Bulo C. Rani Writer: Surajit> Darn! and golly gee! I can SING the antaraa for you but I just can't remember the mukha.Daa.... Neha: Dont you just hate it when that happens:). 30. bujhaa do bujhaa do, bujhaa do sitaaro.N ki shammey bujhaa do chhupaa do chhupaa do, chhupaa do hasee.N chaand ko bhii chhupa do yahaa.N roshni mehmaa.N ho gayii hai Suraiya's last film song. Coincidentally this is also the last film for the composer. Song: ye kaisi ajab dastan ho gayi hai Movie: RUSTOM SOHRAAB Composer: Sajjad Hussain Writer: Snehal> Will Lata be able bid farewell as mellow as this? Arunabha> Love the way the tune and her voice carry into the high notes in the antaraas. Roopa> Suraiyya wasn't half as accomplished a singer as Shamshaad, but what a voice. I found it very introspective and intimate, like someone singing in a private space, for a private audience. Now for the verdict:). The 2nd runners up award goes to: Vijay Kumar (25) The 1st runners up are: Surajit Bose (26) Preeti Panda (26) And the winners are: Apurva Jain (30) Ashok Dhareshwar (30) Roopa & Saleem (30) Congratulations all! Hope you enjoyed the quiz. And now on to Ashok Dhareshwar's next RJGK. -- Neha Desai ---------------------------------------------------------------<