My post on Rafi’s solos by Roshan appeared more than six years ago, several years before I started the series on the stalwart music directors. And the reason was simple: Roshan ranked among the top in my reckoning for Rafi songs, along with Naushad, SD Burman and OP Nayyar. Duets have no less importance in creating this imprint on my mind. It just so happened that I am coming back to the duets of this combination after six years when DP Rangan set off a tandem series on Roshan and Madan Mohan.
Meanwhile some interesting discussions have taken place about the place of duets in the overall musical output of a singer and music director. If you just take the long-term average distribution of songs, female solos outnumber male solos by more than three-fold. Emphasising the same point in a different way, Hans says that it became a necessity for male playback singers to sing a fairly large number of duets to remain gainfully occupied. Any singer who remained fixated on singing mostly solos for the lead actor suffered in the long run. Male-female duets outnumber male solos on the average by 70% and, therefore, Rafi’s duets with most major music directors were significantly more than his solos.
But besides the numbers, duets are important for musical reasons too. They gave more creative opportunities to the music director. They could think of a question-answer/conversation type duet – Mujhe sach sach bata, or Achcha to hum chalte hain, phir kab miloge, or Aati kya khandala. Long-distance duets of separation – Mera dil todnewale mere dil ki dua lena – became important to show pining of both the lovers in separation. Nok-jhonk, roothana-manana, cavourting in the garden – all these called for duets. And then you had duets in which one of the partner only hummed, or uttered a few syllables – O nigaahein mastana, or Ye hansta hua karwan zindagi ka. Qawwali needed multiple singers. And most importantly, duets allowed the ‘other’ female singers opportunity to sing with the main male singers, as the female solo had greater entry barrier. All this created a beautiful kaleidoscope of multi-hued songs that were no less important than the solos.
Rafi’s duets composed by Roshan follow the same general pattern. Out of the total 92 Rafi-Roshan songs, solos are about 35 and duets 57. Roshan was the King of Qawwalis, and in his nine qawwalis I had selected in my post on Roshan-Madan Mohan’s qawwalis, you can see the immense range of singers: Manna Dey, Balbir, Shankar-Shambhu, Sudha Malhotra, SD Batish, Mahendra Kapoor and Bande Hassan, besides his stock singers in qawwalis, Rafi and Asha Bhosle. In pure male-female duets too, Roshan was quite open to taking female singers other than Lata Mangeshkar, and Rafi’s duets with the ‘other’ singers were as good as Rafi-Lata duets.
It is worthwhile to repeat an interesting feature of Roshan-Rafi association. Rafi was Roshan’s main male playback singer by miles, and was the main pillar, besides Lata Mangeshkar, of Roshan’s awesome reputation. But he was quite a late entrant in Roshan. Roshan’s career of 20 years (1949 to 1968) can be divided into two distinct phases: 1949 to 1959 (eleven years) Phase 1, which accounted for one-third of Rafi’s total songs, and 1960 to 1968 (nine years) Phase 2, which accounted for two-thirds of his songs.
Roshan used Rafi’s voice for the first time quite early in his career – in Bawre Nain (1950) in the duet with Asha Bhosle, Muhabbat ke maaron ka ye haal duniya mein hota hai, and also used him from time to time, but from the first phase you can count no more than a couple of songs which can be termed as everlasting. Then Roshan-Rafi burst forth in 1960 with Babar and Barsaat Ki Raat with some amazingly beautiful songs, as if they discovered something unique in each other. This was followed by many everlasting songs from films like Aarti, Taj Mahal, Dooj Ka Chaand, Bedaag, Bheegi Raat, Mamta, Nai Umar Ki Nai Fasal, Bahu Begum, Noorjehan and Anokhi Raat.
Let us complete our Roshan-Rafi nostalgia trip with some of their best duets.
1. Bahut aasan hai chilman se lagkar muskura dena (with Lata Mangeshkar) from Rangeen Raatein (1956), lyrics Kedar Sharma
A nice duet from the Phase 1 is this romantic song picturised on Shammi Kapoor and Mala Sinha. A little trivia about this film – Shammi Kapoor fell in love and got married with Geeta Bali during the outdoor shooting of this film, in which she had a cameo role.
2. Duniya ki nazar hai buri zulfein na sanwara karo (with Geeta Dutt) from Agra Road (1957), lyrics Prem Dhavan
But the song I like most from the Phase 1 of Roshan-Rafi association, is this sweet playful duet with Geeta Dutt, picturised on Vijay Anand and Shakeela. I hope it is not seen as having OP Nayyar influence. It is not included in Ravindra Kelkar’s post on OP Nayyar’s influence on other music directors.
3. Zindagi bhar nahi bhulegi wo barsaat ki raat (with Lata Mangeshkar) from Barsaat Ki Raat (1960), lyrics Sahir Ludhiyanavi
This title song has a solo version by Rafi which Bharat Bhushan sings at a radio station, and Madhubala, listening to the song from the radio, ‘knows’ that it refers to that accidental meeting one rainy night. This duet version comes later when the lovers (now) are on the run and taking shelter in a barn. The qawwalis from this film and Babar have been covered earlier.
4. Aapne yaad dilaya to mujhe yaad aya (with Lata Mangeshkar) from Aarti (1962), lyrics Majrooh Sultapuri
The lead pair Pradeep Kumar and Meena Kumari relationship has gone through some turbulence. Now, self-realisation seems to have dawned on them, but probably it is too late to repair it. Beautiful lyrics to show the complex emotion, great poignant music by Roshan, sung so superbly by the matchless singers Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar.
5. Wo teer dil pe chala jo teri kaman mein hai (with Asha Bhosle) from Aarti (1962)
Aarti was a high point of Roshan’s career with several timeless classics. Think of Ab kya missal dun (Rafi), Kabhi to milegi kahin to milegi (Lata Mangeshkar) and Baar baar tohe kya samjhaaun payal ki jhankar (Rafi-Lata), besides the previous duet. Even this duet picturised on the comic pair Mehmood and Vijaya Chaudhary (?) is outstanding. Asha Bhosle had to accept the implicit casteism, but for Rafi it was immaterial, because he was the singer for everyone.
6. Jo vada kiya vo nibhana padega (with Lata Mangeshkar) from Taj Mahal (1963), lyrics Sahir Ludhiyanavi
This romantic duet has achieved an iconic status.
7. Chaand takta hai idhar aao kahin chhup jaayein (with Suman Kalyanpur) from Dooj Ka Chaand (1964), lyrics Sahir Ludhiyanavi
Less heard, in hindsight this duet, now with Suman Kalyanpur, is as good as any by Roshan. His signature flute interludes add to the beauty.
8. Aankhon aankhon mein na jaane kya ishaare ho gaye (with Asha Bhosle) from Bedaag (1965), lyrics Shakeel Badayuni
Whether Lata Mangeshkar, or ‘other’ singers, it didn’t obviously make a difference to Roshan, especially if it was a duet with Rafi. It has Roshan stamp all over.
9. Aise to na dekho ki bahak jaayein kahin hum (with Suman Kalyanpur) from Bheegi Raat (1965), lyrics Majrooh Sultanpuri
Bheegi Raat became famous for the Rafi-Lata Mangeshkar twin song, Dil jo na kah saka wahi raaz-e-dil kahne ki raat aayi. And you have this romantic duet picturised on Pradeep Kumar and Meena Kumari. The lyrics are somewhat suggestive for a lady famous for her weepy, Bharatiya Naari image – Don’t look at me in this way as I may go astray. After all, I am human and not an angel.
10. In bahaaron mein akele na phiro (with Asha Bhosle) from Mamta (1966), lyrics Majrooh Sultanpuri
You remember Mamta for the great soulful, melancholic melodies – Rahein na rahein hum, Rahate the kabhi jinke dil mein (Lata Mangeshkar); Chhupa lo yun dil mein pyar mera (Hemant-Lata Mangeshkar duet) – matching with the serious theme of the movie. And tucked in between is this joyous romantic duet picturised on Dharmendra and Suchitra Sen (Junior in the movie?).
11. Hum intezaar karenge tera qayamat tak (with Asha Bhosle) from Bahu Begum (1967), lyrics Sahir Ludhiyanavi
This was mentioned in Mr. Rangan’s inaugural post, but it is my special favourite (probably because of Raga Durga). I am sure the readers would not mind a repetition. This song also had a solo version in Rafi’s voice.
What intensity of love! Sahir turns the common Urdu expression of ‘qayamat tak’ into Meena Kumari wishing for the doomsday so that the lover comes. Pradeep enters late in the song, lauding Meena Kumari that the person she would choose would be singularly lucky.
12. Aap jabse kareeb aaye hain (with Asha Bhosle) from Noorjehan (1967), lyrics Shakeel Badayuni
Roshan was born for composing gorgeous songs for Pradeep Kumar and Meena Kumari, especially if they were Muslim socials and historicals. Every music lover remembers Raat ki mahfil soono sooni (Lata Mangeshkar), Sharabi sharabi ye saawna ka Mausam (Suman Kalyanpur), Aa gaya lab pe afsana ye ashiqui ab kisi bhi fasane ki parwa nahi (Asha Bhosle & Usha Mangeshkar duet) etc. Rafi was indispensable for Roshan in the 60s, and generally he included a duet for him in any film. A lovely romantic song to end this post with.
Disclaimer: The song links have been embedded from the YouTube only for the listening pleasure of music lovers. The copyright of these songs is with the respective owners.
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AKji,
Congratulations for this wonderful post. I was familiar with majority of the songs, except the one from Agra road,
I think slightly more popular is ‘unse rippi tippi’ from the same movie.
https://youtu.be/AHIJ7E6X8kQ
The song has yodeling by Rafi, may be his only song
And so nice to see, ‘woh teer dil pe chala’ which is my favourite too.
It is such a melodious song, but neglected.
Otherwise all major songs are covered by you.
Thanks for the song treat.
Anup
🙂
Wow, excellent compilation of Rafi Sahab’s duets under the baton of Mus. Dir. Roshan. Thanks for the same. Enjoyable collection of songs.
Lovely selections. But, “Aapne ‘yaad’ dilaya” from Aarti, lekin “Ab kya misaal doon” ko ‘bhool’ jana ? I think BOTH equally deserve to be in the same line up.
Anup,
Thanks a lot for your appreciation. Unse rippi tippi ho gayi was known to me, but I like Duniya ki nazar hai buri immensely.
Mr Vikas Lakkad,
Welcome to Songs of Yore and thanks a lot for your appreciation.
Mr NS Rajan,
Welcome to SoY and thanks a lot for your appreciation. I think Ab kya misaal dun is a solo. One of my great favourites, I had included it at song #3 in my post on Rafi’s solos by Roshan. I have also mentioned it in the write-up of song #5 of this post. How can I forget Ab kya misaal dun, one of my top Rafi favourites.
Excellent post..
As said, Rafi was a relatively late entrant to the Roshan camp, but what impact he created. Simply unparalleled, as he did with every MD ! The selection of songs is very good.
I would like to conclude that, the famous adage of ‘Quality over Quantity’ is very strongly applicable in case of Roshan songs in general and the Rafi duets covered in this episode is no exception.
Perhaps, another 5-7 years, into the early 1970s, Roshan would have belted more memorable duets with Rafi. Let’s enjoy what we have !!
Mr Chellamani,
Thanks a lot for your appreciation. Agree entirely with you on ‘quality over quantity’ for Roshan, especially his Rafi songs. In this respect Roshan is in a higher class compared to some other music directors who composed several times more.
AK ji ,
Enjoyed the Roshan – Rafi nostalgia trip .
I liked the write – up as well as the selection of songs.
Other than these , I like two very popular duets composed by Roshan .
1 ” छा गए बादल नील गगन पर ” / रफी – आशा./ चित्रलेखा
2 ” रहें ना रहें हम , मेहका करेंगे ” / रफी – सुमन / ममता
Btw , both the statements having question mark at the end are correct – – – in ” Aarti ” , she is Vijaya Choudhary nd in ” Mamta ” , that is the junior Suchitra.
Or have U put the ? for any other reason ?
Well , thnx for the post.
Pramod Godbole,
Thanks a lot for your appreciation. Song #1 is my great favourite. It just escaped my attention, otherwise I would have included it. Song #2: I always associated with its Lata solo version.
So enjoyable the nostalgic Roshan-Rafi duets tour by you sir. I will add one more song, so beautiful and so melodious but perhaps escaped from your mind as it’s hardly played on any radio station in the decades since it’s origin!
The song is Tumse Lagan Lagi from film Madhu. Here is the link.
https://youtu.be/W10V5zIPMXE
Ashok Parekh
Ashok Paresh,
Thanks a lot for your appreciation. Tumse lagan laagi is an absolutely melodious song. I should have included it. Thanks for mentioning it.
Quite an comprehensive coverage of the top percentile of Roshan-Rafi duets.
While pursuing the list, another great Raf-Asha duet that comes up in memory:
Aaj Ki Raat Badi Shokh Badi Natkhat Hai – Nai Umar Ki Nai Fasal
Rafi as pensive as in his solo whereas Asha Bhosle recording AIR song is so expressive of the expectations, with a soft undercurrent of despair…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH5EA-CONP8
Ashokji,
Thanks a lot for your appreciation. Aaj ki raat badi shokh badi natkhat hai is my absolute top favourite Rafi song. The duet version fails to stir me in the face of the solo.
AK,
Great ! Writing as well as the songs.
Songs तो होने ही थे Rafi Roshan combination was so good.
Just as Mr Chellamani has काश for early 70s I have of both of them working more in 50s.
One more example of that.
Phalak milenga tujhe from Ghar Ghar Me Diwali. BTW Happy Diwali.
https://youtu.be/1yIE8H8YkJk
One more hypothetical thought.
Had Rafi and Lata on talking terms Rahe na rahen hum could have been another full fledged Twin song (solo as well as duet) like Barsat ki raat!
Now waiting for Rafi MM duets:-)
Mumbaikar8,
Thanks a lot for your appreciation. And thanks for your Diwali greetings which I heartily reciprocate.
Falak milega tujhe was a new song for me. Thanks a lot for adding it.
I agree with you on Rahe na rahe hum by Rafi-Lata, but I don’t know whether it would have stood as tall as the Lata solo. In male-female twin solo, the evidence is overwhelmingly in favour of the male solo. It didn’t occur to me to undertake a similar study of solo-duet twins. My off-hand view is that solos were by and large more popular.
Great post AK. I loved the songs, a couple of which had faded from my memory.
Is it merely a coincidence that most of the songs feature either Pradeep Kumar or Bharat Bhushan? I guess the reason would be that Roshan’s compositions suited films with Urdu/Islamic backgrounds and these two had more or less specialized in such films. One can’t however help wishing that some of the great romantic songs – like ‘Zindagi bhar nahin bhulegi’ – featured actors who suited the romantic mood. Bharat Bhushan completely ruined this song for me.
AKji:
What a melodious Deepavali gift for SoY family! Let me add one that, I think, should have been there (in spite of Jo vaada kiya’s presence)-
‘Paon choo lene do’ (Rafi and Lata in Taj Mahal):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFNfWpzwQ8k
Happy Deepavali to all.
Subodh,
Thanks a lot for your appreciation. Roshan’s music suited Muslim socials/historicals. Some other persons too have expressed similar sentiments about Bharat Bhushan. But do you agree Pradeep Kumar gave him tough competition?
Canasya,
Thanks a lot for your appreciation. And wishing you a very Happy Diwali too. I agree Paon chhu lene do is a great song. I could have easily included it.
Ak, @ 16
Listening attentively (soulfully ) I feel the remnants of Jo wada kiya in this duet., and we all know how iconic that duet has become.
There are always exception. “Its just a kaash”
I cannot imagine a discussion of Rafi’s duets in Roshan’s music without mentioning “Tum se lagan lagi, haay aisi..” from film Madhu (1959). I personally consider it as one of the best five duets in the his category.
AK ji ;
Thanks for the popular paraded songs of Roshan . A Music Director of its own league . Rafi was really special for him for duet songs . One can see that beside historical / social muslim themes he did some jolly good type songs too ……some time OPN style and why not when Shammi is present on the screen.
Khanke to khanke kyun khanke….Rafi, Asha….Vallaha kya baat hai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8wi9Lwd77o
Ek to surat pyari…..Rafi, Asha….Vallaha kya baat hai [1962]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhP1VEyIOa8
Surprisingly this mukhda was used by RDB in Mehmood’s….. Pati Patni [1966] song ………Allah jaane mein hun kaun ….by Manna Dey.
Further both these songs are based on western tune / song which I am unable to recollect the source .
At the outset let me convey my wishes to fellow participants of this blog for celebrating this deepavali with gusto despite the ban on crackers. In Delhi it might bring some relief. Sitting here far away in US, I felt a bit a let down. But it appears I have missed nothing of import. Stopping my digress at this stage.
AK never fails to spring pleasant surprises on us by churning out post after post of exemplary quality like gifts that appeared when the white sea of Vaikunta was agitated jointly by devas and asuras. Fortunately have heard all the songs and saw quite a few films of them. Rafi is a quintessential singer with abundant talent and is a suo generis. The duets are lilting when sung in joyous abandon or depressing when in sad tones. Still they are great. I presume similar top notch duets can be identified with other prominent music directors too. Thanks to the songs posted here, I am listening to them without any burrowing on my part. I thank fellow commentators too. I am poor in such song search.
Naresh P Mankad @21,
I agree with you absolutely. Tumse lagan laagi was also mentioned by Ashok Parekh @11. It was a miss on my part. Two other songs I should have included are Chha gaye baadal from Chitralekha and Paon chhu lene do from Taj Mahal. But the readers fill up such omissions.
Mumbaikar8 @20,
Do you mean Rahein na rahein hum has the remnants of Jo vada kiya? Somewhat.
KS Bhatiaji @22,
Vallah Kya Baat Hai’s music had very overt OP Nayyar influence. Therefore, I passed it by. Thanks for mentioning the songs, they were popular though.
DP Rangan,
Thanks a lot for your appreciation. I am happy that even from the US you have stayed connected. With you setting off the Roshan-Madan Mohan series, there is not much surprise in this post. Readers have already started anticipating some more similar posts.
Ek to Surat pyari from Vallah kya Baat hai is also OPN’ish but Roshan creation
A delightful,comical Rafi,Asha duet from
AJI BAS SHUKRIYA,1958,Prem Dhawan.
Kadaki tera hi naam ka ladki,
Jitni pagar mile utne udaar….
Hasmukh Joshi,
Agree entirely on Ek to surat pyari. This was one of the songs mentioned by KS Bhatia.
Dr Shetty,
Who could have thought Kadki tera hi naam ladki is a Roshan creation, and, that too in a film which had Saari saari raaton teri yaad sataye.
Oh! AJI BAS SHUKRIYA has another frolicking number. I hadn’t heard it earlier.
Rafi,Asha; Prem Dhawan.
O data,O data de hum ko bhi
Ek pyara bangla,
Arey,hum bhi tere chahanewalon mein hain….
Out of syllabus (! couldn’t add a Smiley.. hence…),a point of interest…Geeta Bali in Maharashtrian sari , dancing Lavni,sings in Asha’s voice…
Sachh kehta hai Johnny Walker
Ghar ki murgi daal barabar!
Happy Diwali to all the Soy Village.
The present post “Rafi’s duets by Roshan” is very apt for the Diwali occasion as it enlightens us in the intelligent introduction about the “Duets” as a form of device extensively used by the Hindi Film Musicians with various verifications in the styles being invented by the creatively rich musicians either to entertain or explore the human feelings in the words and songs by music makers.
This aspect is needed much more to be explored further by the commentators as well.
I find the “Sawal Jabab” songs very interesting. The lyric writers have to used a lots of skills there.
I also like the “game aspect of the duet as in the songs of “Nau Do Gyarah” ” Kali Ke Roop Menin…” and “Aankhon Mein Kya Jee”
The long distance making it short and intimate duet songs like in many films showing agonies of separation are also wonderful.
I also like the songs like the one in “Barasaat” where the second hero Premnath sings his lightness of playful life and Nimmi shows the hardships of life in love in the duet. Wonderful contrast!
A lot of skills are there from all musicians. lyric writers, director and photographer and the dancers and so on.
This is a good Gift of the Diwali time to enjoy along with food and drinks excess.
Shalan La
Another interesting trivia about RANGEEN RAATEN.
Song number 1 is the only male song in the movie..
Lata has 3 solos and 2 duets with Geeta Dutt. Sudha Malhotra and Mubarak Begum duet and a Shamshad Begum,Umadevi and Geeta Bali( you heard it correctly, a few utterings,not really singing) number complete the score.
Shalan Lal,
Thanks a lot for your appreciation and wishing you a very Happy Diwali.
AK ji;
Bharat Bhushan , Pradeep Kumar, Shammi Kapoor , Johny Walker….and so on . After watching Shammi kapoor’s songs from Vallah kya baat hai….. a thought is coming in my mind …..whether heroes dictate composition style to MDs for adopting already famous style of other composers for carrying on the hit parades? The songs of the 60s surely were going into a transition mode from…..soul and flesh era …to….limbs and bones . Those were the times when acting ability were equated to wooden expressions ….and the Anari”s song of the 59 says it all …..duniya ka daancha badla…duniya sabun tel !…..when audience were desperate for a change ….and all such actors got themselves in exit mode ; no good songs helped them either .
By mid 60s the heroes were proactive and fought back to get his girl back rather than sing about his sadness …..no more making romance around a tree either . S.Mukerjee and Nasir Hussain films hit the target right from the early 60s and active heroes took the youth on their foot ……for wearing the dancing shoes !
Bharat Bhushan did go Shammi style in one of the movies of the early 60s ……Mud Mud Ke Na Dekh . Watch movie clips or songs of the movie on YT and you will see for yourself how hard he is carrying out his role for changing his image from sober to clever hero.
Will come back with some songs again.
A few of Roshan’s naughty songs to Roshan our Diwali . Yes to all of SoY members and visitors of this beautiful village ……a very happy and joyful Diwali .
Kahin se unchhi Kahin se neechhi….Rafi, Kishore……Malkin [1955]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_DFqJnUpy0&t=138s
Aa bedardi balma…..Rafi, Lata…..Chhora Chhori [1955]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC1FQC9Q3D8
Dhoti aur Patloon…..Rafi, Kishore, Ram Kamlani…..Malkin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJktp_RbsY4
Yeh batta ae zindgi…….Rafi, Seeta ……Chhora Chhori
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCLK_LPl9-A
…..to be contd..
Happy Deepavali, AK, to you and yours. Nice post and I shall listen to the songs you posted and those in the comments.
Happy Deepavali to all of us. I always prefer Deepavali to Diwali.
घर घर में दिवाली है।
One Rafi Lata duet from GHAR GHAR MEIN DIWALI ,1955,has been posted.
There is a second one.
Chham chhanan payal boli,
Main teri holi,Piya teri holi…
Rafi sounds ‘different’ in the opening lines. Audio poor quality?
Yesterday evening,I rediscovered Kahin se oonchi
Kahin se neechi
..and, saved it for later to post with any other Rafi duet with a male singer. Ksbhatia ji later posted it.
Rafi’s male duets for Roshan seem to be a rarity!
KS Bhatiaji @ 34,
By Vallah Kya Baat Hai Shammi Kapoor had gone too far down the road to becoming the new Shammi Kapoor. Roshan had to do what OP Nayyar was doing for him. Bharat Bhushan trying to be a Shammi Kapoor would be quite painful. Even if he was bland Roshan made up by his great music.
@35,
All the songs were new for me. Thanks for mentioning them. Ae bedardi balma is very interesting. Please listen to it very carefully. After Lata Mangeshkar’s slow recital, the male voice replying to her in a comic voice: “Ah haha, pahle meri baat ka de tu jawab” sounds like Kishore Kumar.
Dr Shetty,
Rafi sounding different may be partly due to audio and partly due to singing in a very low scale. As for sounding different, please see my comment above regarding Ae bedardi balma from Chhora Chhori. I can bet my last penny the first few lines of ‘Rafi’ (if it is him) sound 99% like Kishore Kumar.
AK,
Deepavali greetings to you and all the readers of SOY.
Thanks for the list of Rafi duets by Roshan, which includes many of my favorites. Another one,Paoon choo lene do is missing.(mentioned by Canasya,@18,)agreed by you). I like it for the tune as well as the lyrics by Sahir. I also agree with Subodh@17,on Bharath Bhushan. Unfortunately,many beautiful songs are picturized on his expression less face!
Giri,
Wishing you a very Happy Diwali too. I am happy you liked this post.
ksbhatiaji,
Interesting Chhora Chhori song.
AK, @40,
No “if” about the singer. Are you serious about betting your last penny 🙂
Mumbaikar8,
I listened to the song carefully again. I agree no ‘if’ about the singer, but I still strongly feel the first few lines sound Kishore Kumar-ish.
COMMERCIAL PILOT,1963, Anand Bakshi.
Rafi, Asha..
Nashili hawa hai,Sama hai Gulabi,
Hame thamna,hame thamna,
Hi chale hum sharabi…
Rafi,Suman Kalyanpur.
Ho ho khan mein jhumke,
Chal mein thumke,
Nainon mein jaal,
Haath mein challa,Sar pe palla,
Wah bhai kamaal hai…
AK,
I do not see much Kishore in this song.
One Rafi song I find Kishorish in parts is Kali ke roop me chai ho dhoon ne front Nau do gyarah and it make some sense to me because this was probably the first movie when SD transited from Kishore to Rafi for Dev Anand. Have a listen.
https://youtu.be/H4XI3THJcq8
Ms. Mumbaikar8, AKji;
As of now we all know Rafi sang differently for Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Rajendra Kumar, Shammi Kapoor and even Jeetendra . May be Rafi was asked to sing Kishore way in …..aye bedardi….song. Remember rafi yodeling in Roshan’s ….tum se yippi tippi ho gayi . It was a good experiment.
AK ji;
To get the full value of Joy one must have divider for maximise quotient . Taking a break from listening to popular songs …..here is a road less travelled……listening to Roshan’s hidden melodies . One can hear his flute interludes …a trade mark….in his every song. All these songs are of mid 50s movies ….a period when every MD was giving their very best….even those Mds who were new in filmdom.
Bare khubsoorat bare woh….Rafi, Asha…Jashan [1955]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WYot2cFLV8&t=98s
tere dware aa ke koi…..Rafi, Lata…..Taksaal [1956]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltoqaFHN1lU
Maarenge kas kas ke baan….Rafi, Lata….Jashan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpwZDQ1bgbo
Falak milega tujhe kya….Rafi, Lata….Ghar Ghar Mein Diwali [1955]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbtjNwXofgw
Chhum chhnnan payal boli…Rafi, Lata…….Ghar Ghar Mein Diwali [1955]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aun3-NjTHAQ
……looking out for more……
AK ji ;
The songs that were hit in radio days …..
O deke badnami zamane bhar ki…..Rafi, Asha…..Madhu [1959]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br4ro2_An9I
tumse lagan lagi…..Rafi, Lata…..Madhu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JRYpZ–R94&t=29s
Bhatiaji
The second song I have listened many times and presumed it a C Ramchandra creation. Probably sole song in such style composed by Roshan. Looks like one of the songs from Albela for style.
Rangan ji ;
You have hit the nail right on the Target . This melody is almost close right upto the prelude , interlude . instrumentation, specially the rhythm and beats ….well not of Albela but C . Ramchandra’s bounty of Nausherewan E Adil ‘s Rafi, Lata duet song ….Taroan ki jubaan per hai mohabbat ki kahani . Both the songs are superlative and are among my fav. Finding such songs are really a fun .Why not have a combo / analogy of CR songs too ? There could be many such similar songs of CR in store .
Here is CR song….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCPs7QvjTSE
Continuing with some more duets ….here are some more …..again less heard but good to recall !
Badi pyari kahani hai….Rafi, Lata….Do Roti [1957]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6THON0IVu4
Ghunghat se kyun naina jhaanke….Rafi, Asha…..Angan [1957]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOLHNKR8UII
Another radio days song …..
Badi buland meri bhabhi ki pasand…..Rafi, Asha…..CID Girl[1959]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUXix1g6C14
Ghir ke barse yeh ghataye….Rafi, Geeta….Do Roti
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAeYfYYgKVI
O khooche jhoot sahi….Rafi, Asha….CID girl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSyAcjLx3Mk
Na ro bhai na ro…..Rafi, Viaya…..Deep Jalta Rahe [1959]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prVFy8Yhs0w
……will be adding more……
KS Bhatiaji,
Thanks for adding so many ‘new’ songs. Badi pyari kahani hai is quite nice.
Aarti have two fabolous duets one you included other one “Baar Baar Tohe Kya Samjhay”, is amazing duet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Do7dknvqPc
AK ji ;
I am still combing the hidden songs that are lost in transpiration . The Search Light is still ON on the one’s lying on the kerbs of the tracks of the last half century…..some rustic and some hidden in the dirt . I hope with the moving vehicles the songs will surely see the daylight as times gets momentum .
Itni si baat pe bigad gaye…..Rafi, Lata….Maine jeena seekh liya [1959]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-rg30W-YaQ
Haseeno ke jalwe ….Rafi, Manna dey, Asha, Sudha…Babar [1960]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoQmG5LdDHE
Kaan mein jhumke…..Rafi, Suman….Commercial Pilot Officer [1963]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHmsMYaQk1U
Pyar ki boliyan….Rafi, Asha….Aarti…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWt5HM8y2fE
Na Bhanwara na koi gul…..Asha, Rafi…..Aarti
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0L5nvfC4ms
Nasheele hawa hai sama hai gulabi….Rafi, Asha…Commercial Pilot Off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F04oo75aLGs
….hope to add some more…
KS Bhatiaji,
Itni si baat pe bigad gaye is such a lively and enjoyable song. What range Roshan had if you compare with Mukesh’s poignant sing, Tere pyar ko is tarah se bhulana na dil chahta hai na hum chahte hain from the same film.
Haseeno ke jalwe – Roshan was always great with qawwalis. I had included this song in the post on Roshan-Madan Mohan’s Qawwalis.
Kaan mein jhumke is a very nice song. It must have been the inspiration for the later ragingly popular Rafi solo with similar mukhada from the film Saawan Bhado (1970).
Thanks for adding these songs which show the ‘other’ Roshan.
AK ji ;
My mood dictates me what I want to listen . Walking on the trails of so many nice songs of Roshan ‘s creation was a melancholy hikes too.
Came across a path on different route…..where all the songs were sung by Lata ji in a single film ….Zindgi Aur Hum……and what a great album of this 1962 movie . Tum hum ko dekh aur hamari nazar se dekh …,…Matwali muraliya baaji aadhi raat ko…….Sheen liya re beiman mera dil….Dheere se ghagri uttar…..Ja re ja meri chhod de chhunariya…….Hum teri lagan mein magan……all these songs takes you to different world all together.
Enjoy the little things in life , for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things . Music is always there when I count my blessings. Music….a great way to combat gloom too ! ….Mause to hun wade pe tere…..humne to khushi mangi thi bahut jo tune diya achha hi diya……Love this Roshan’s composition a lot .
Thank you so much for this treat. Really enjoyed going through the writeup as well as this wonderful list of duets. Was not aware of the first two at all and heard them for the first time today.
What a killer is Aapne yaad dilaya toh mujhe yaad aaya…just love it.
Another song which I heard after many years not too long ago is Chand takta hai idhar….what a beauty and listened to it in loop mode…
Woh teer dil pe chala…super….
Each and everyone a lilting treat, so sweet and soothing….
Sangeetaji,
Thanks a lot for your appreciation.