Sawan season
is knocking on the door and here I pay my tribute to this great season of love
, longing, reconciliation and rejuvenation. The Hindi film industry has so
generously portrayed the season in its films and songs since ages that it is
one of the finest reflection of this season. Right from ‘Devdas’ of forties- “balam
ayo baso mera man mein……Saawan aye tum na aye” to ‘Barsat’- “barsat mein humse
mile tum sjan tumse mile hum..barsat mein”, to ‘barsat ki raat’-“ garjat barsat
saawan ayore..laye humre bichre balamva..sakhi kya karu hai…”to ‘Parakh’-“O
sajna barkha bahar aaye ras ki phuhar layi aakhiyon mein pyar layi…”to ‘Manzil’-“
rimzhim gire saawan machal jaye man—bhigei aaj is mausam mein lagi kaise ye agan” to
‘chupke-chupke’-“ab ki sajan saawan mein aag lage gi badan mein ghata
barse gi magar mil na saken ge do man ek
hi angan mein”.
The list is
endless and I discover new songs on regularity. Some which I have never
listened before cast such spell even at first hearing that one is tempted to listen
again and again. One such song is of Raja Mehndi Ali Khan , from the film-‘Reshmi
–Rumal’ of 1961 starring Manoj Kumar and Shakila. Manoj Kumar is so relaxed in
this song ; unlike his later serious and sombre looks he is refreshing and so
lovely is Shakila in her vivacious best, the song goes like this:
“Zulfon ki ghata lekar
saawan ki pari aayi
Barse gi tere dil mein
hans hans ke jo lehrayi
Zulfon ki ghate lekar….”
The song is
sung by Manna Dey and Asha Bhonsle and
the music is by Babul. There is one more Saawan song in this film sung by Talat
Mehmood which is very popular-“ jab chaye kabhi saawan ki ghata ro ro
ke na kar na yaad muzhe..”
The noteworthy thing about this song is introduction of some unique phrases and
addresses , never heard hitherto such as -
‘Saawan ki Pari’ and ‘ Zulfon ki
Ghata lekar ‘ .
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