Remembering Sahir Ludhianvi, The Romantic Rebel. Options

[Zayed]

Hello members,


REMEMBERING SAHIR LUDHIANVI, THE ROMANTIC REBEL :


<<Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) Twenty-five years after his death, Sahir Ludhianvi's eloquent lyrics continue to resonate in people's minds, and no one in Bollywood is likely to take his place.

Though legions of lyricists have followed since his death Oct 25, 1980, seldom has there been a poet who brimmed with as much cynicism, scorn and disparagement for the modern world as Sahir (meaning enchanter or magician).

The poignancy in Sahir's creations was nurtured at a very young age when he faced his parents' estrangement as a teenager.

Born Adbul Hayee at Ludhiana in Punjab March 8, 1921, to Sardar Begum, one of his father Fazal Din's 14 wives, the Lahore High Court had to affirm Sahir's legitimacy when his own father questioned it.

This anguish is reflected in many of his lyrics like "Tu mere pyar ka phool hai" ("Dhool Ka Phool", 1959) and "Tu mere saath rahega munna" ("Trishul", 1978) -- which rebel against the concept of illegitimacy.

"Even as a person he never bothered whom he was facing although he was very kind-hearted. He just lashed out at people," says veteran music director Ravi, who composed the music for some of Sahir's greatest lyrics like "Chalo ek baar phir se" ("Humraaz", 1963), "Aage bhi jaane na tu" ("Waqt", 1965) and "Chhoo lene do naazuk hothon ko" ("Kaajal", 1965).

"After him Hindi film lyrics lost their potency. Today people can only write garbage. Show me someone who can match Sahir and I will return to the industry," Ravi told us.

Sahir's anti-establishment nature was first seen after he migrated to Pakistan, when a warrant for his arrest was issued in 1949 by the government there because of his tirade against the authorities. As a result, he fled to Mumbai.

Though "Naujawan" (1951) was his debut film, Sahir's first major success came later that year with Guru Dutt's "Baazi", where S.D. Burman set his poetry to music.

Thus began a successful collaboration with Burman that yielded some of his most popular songs, like "Yeh raat yeh chandni phir kahaan" ("Jaal", 1952) and "Teri duniya mein jeene se behtar hai ki mar jaayen" ("House Number 44", 1955).

Unfortunately the duo parted ways after reaching their high point with "Pyasa" (1957) in which Sahir bloomed into what he subsequently came to be known as - the romantic rebel.

Be it romance, patriotism, philosophy or devotional songs, he injected rebellion and cynicism into all his creations. The strong intellectual element in his poetry caught the imagination of the youth in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.

Using his command over Urdu and Hindi, Sahir mocked religious dogma in "Sansar se bhaage phirte ho" ("Chitralekha", 1965), grandstanding politicians in "Jinhe naaz hai hind par woh kahan hai" ("Pyasa") and society in "Aurat ne janam diya mardon ko, mardon ne usse bazaar diya" ("Sadhana", 1958)

Sahir's cynicism did not spare even the majestic Taj Mahal. While he wrote lyrics for "Taj Mahal" (1963), not a single song in it eulogised or even referred to the marble monument.

Instead he ridiculed the grand mausoleum, which he loathed for its opulence.

In "Ghazal" (1964), he wrote: "Ek shahenshah ne daulat ka sahara lekar hum gareebon ki mohabbat ka udaya hai mazaak, meri mehboob kahin aur milakar mujhse" (By building the beautiful mausoleum, an emperor has mocked at the poor man's love. My dear! Let's not make the Taj our meeting spot).

Although a bachelor, his romantic trysts with several women were well known. But the only woman important in his life was his mother.

Sahir, who was extremely attached to her, did not survive too long after she died in 1976.

Addiction to nicotine and alcohol took its toll and he succumbed to a heart attack, leaving behind a rich legacy of poetry.>>

MusicIndiaOnline
October, 2005




Zayed

[humble_rafi]

I am amazed how he expresses so beautifully

MAALIK NE HAR INSAAN KO INSAAN BANAYA PAR HUMNE USSE HINDU MUSALMAN BANAYA,KUDRAT NE TO BASKHI THEE EK HI DHARTI HUMNE KAHIN BHARAT KAHIN IRAN BANAYA

I always salute this poet.

[ashgupta3]

I am amazed how he expresses so beautifully

MAALIK NE HAR INSAAN KO INSAAN BANAYA PAR HUMNE USSE HINDU MUSALMAN BANAYA,KUDRAT NE TO BASKHI THEE EK HI DHARTI HUMNE KAHIN BHARAT KAHIN IRAN BANAYA

I always salute this poet.

The talent like Sahir doesnt come very often. Just so that ppl know about his contribution to film industry, Im putting a list of his songs. This list doesnt contain all his songs, only the hits according to my own preference. I may miss some other songs that other ppl like, or I may some songs coz I dont know abt them yet, since it is still a discovery process. So this list can be expanded as and when needed. I have tried my best to make sure that the information is correct, but any correction is well appreciated.

This list is in chronological order of movies. Today Im posting his songs from 1950s. The next 2 lists (sometime this week), will have his songs in 60s and 70s+80s.

Sahir's songs from 1950s

Naujawaan(Year - 1951) – SDB (Music Director)
Thandi hawayen lehra ke gaayen, rut hai jawaan unko yahan kaise bulaayen – Lata

Sazaa(51) - SDB
Tum na jaane kis jahan mei kho gaye, hum bhari duniya mei tanha ho gaye – Lata

Baazi(51) – SDB
Aaj ki raat piya dil na todo, mann ki baat piya jaan lo – Geeta
Tadbeer se bigdi huyi taqdeer bana le – Geeta
Suno gazar kya gaaye, samay guzarta jaaye - Geeta

Jaal(52) – SDB and N Dutta(?)
Chori chori meri gali aana hai bura – Lata
Ye raat ye chaandi phir kahan, sun ja dil ki daastaan – Hemant (happy)
Ye raat ye chaandi phir kahan, sun ja dil ki daastaan – Hemant/Lata (sad version)

Do Raha(52) - ??
Mohabbat tark ki maine, kaleja sii liya maine – Talat

Taxi Driver(54) - SDB
Chaahe koi khush ho chaahe gaaliyaan hazaar de – kishore
Jaayen to jaayen kahan, samjhega kaun yahan dard bhare dil ki zubaan – Talat
Jaayen to jaayen kahan, samjhega kaun yahan dard bhare dil ki zubaan – Lata

Railway Platform(55) – MM
Basti basti parbat parbat gata jaaye banjara, le kar dil ka ek taara – Rafi

Munimji(55) - SDB
Jeevan ke safar mei raahi milte hain bichhad jaane ko – Kishore (happy)
Jeevan ke safar mei raahi milte hain bichhad jaane ko – Lata (sad)

House # 44(55) - SDB
Chup hai dharti chap hain chaand sitaare, mere dil ki dhadkan tujhko pukaare – Hemant
Faili huyi hai sapno ki baahen, aaja chal dein kahin door – Lata
Teri duniya mei jeene se to behtar hai ki mar jaayen – Hemant

Devdas(55) - SDB
Aan milo aan milo shyaam saavre – Geeta/Manna Dey
Jise tu kubool kar le woh sada kahan se laaoon – Lata

Chandrakanta (56)– N Dutta
Maine chaand aur sitaron ki tamanna ki thi, mujhko raaton ki siyaahi ke siva kuch na mila – Rafi

Funtoosh(56) - SDB
Dukhi man mere sun mera kehna, jahaan nahi chaiyna wahan nahi rehna – kishore

Tumsa Nahi Dekha(57) – OPN (usualy Sahir writes songs of a movie all by himself, but in this movie other songs r written by Majrooh)
Yoon to humne laakh hasin dekhe hain, tumsa nahi dekha – Rafi

Naya Daur(57) - OPN
Aana hai to aa raah mei kuch der nahi hai, bhagwaan ke ghar der hai andher nahi hai – Rafi
Maang ke saath tumhara maine maang liya sansaar – Rafi/Asha
Saathi haath badana, ek akela thak jaayega mil kar bojh uthana – Rafi/Asha
Ye desh hai veer jawano ka, albelo ka mastaano ka – Rafi
Ude jab jab zulfein teri – Rafi/Asha

Pyaasa(57) – SDB (universally acknowledge as Sahir’s best movie)
Aaj sajan mohe ang laga lo janam safal ho jaaye – Geeta
Hum aapki aankhon mei iss dil ko basa dein to – Rafi/Geeta
Jaane kya tune kahi jaane kya maine suni - Geeta
Jaane woh kaise log they jinke pyaar ko pyaar mila - Hemant
Jinhe naaz hai hind par woh kahaan hain - Rafi
Sar jo tera chakraaye ya dil dooba jaaye - Rafi
Ye mehlo ye takto ye taajon ki duniya - Rafi
(in addition there are many shers in the movie at different places, like Gam is kadar badhe ki mai ghabra ke pii gaya, Tang aa chuke hain kashmakashe zindagi se hum – all by Rafi)

Sone Ki Chidiya(58) - OPN
Pyar par bas to nahi hai mera lekin phir bhi, tu bata de ke tujhe pyaar karun ya na karun – Talat/Asha
Raat bhar ka hai mehmaan andhera, kiske roke ruka hai savera – Rafi/Asha

Saadhna(58) – N Dutta
Kaho ji tum kya kya kharidoge, yahaan to har cheez bikti hai – Lata
Tora manva kyon ghabraaye re - Geeta
Aurat ne janam diya mardon ko, mardon ne use bazaar diya – Lata (this is my choice of Sahir’s best song)

Phir Subah Hogi(58) - Khayyam
Aasmaan pe hai khuda aur zamin pe hum – Mukesh
Cheeno arab hamara hindustaan hamara, rehne ko ghar nahi hai, saara jahaan hamara – Mukesh
Phirte they jo kabhi sikandar bane huye – Mukesh/Rafi
Woh subah kabhi to aayegi – Mukesh/Asha
Phir na keejey meri gustaak nigahi ka gila, dekhiye aapne phir pyaar se dekha mujhko – Mukesh/Asha

Dhool Ka Phool(59) – N Dutta
Jhukti ghata gaati hawa sapne jagaayen – Asha/MK
Tere pyar ka aasra chaahta hoon, wafa kar raha hoon wafa chaahta hoon– MK/Lata
Tu hindu banega na musalmaan banega, insaan ki aulaad hai insaan banega – Rafi
Dhadakne lage dil ke taaron ki duniya, jo tum muskura do – Asha/MK
Tu mere pyaar ka phool hai, ki meri bhool hai - Lata

Chaar Dil Chaar Raahein(59) – Anil Biswas
Intzaar aur abhi aur abhi aur abhi – Lata

Didi(59) – N Dutta and Sudha Malhotra(?)
Bacho tum taqdeer ho kal ke hindustaan ki – Rafi/Asha
Tum mujhe bhool bhi jaao to ye haq hai tumko – Mukesh/Sudha Malhotra


Ashok

[ashgupta3]

Now Im listing Sahir’s songs from 1960s. The next and last list will be his songs from 1970 onward, and it may take couple of days, not that there is any rush. As I said earlier plz let me know if there is any mistake anywhere. Im sure u will find many many gems in this list. Looking at the listing, u might think that Im putting all the songs from the movie. But this is to the genius of Sahir, that u hardly find an ordinary song in his movies.

Sahir’s songs from 1960s

Girl Friend (60) – Hemant kumar
Kashti ka khamosh safar hai, shaam bhi hai tanhaai bhi – Kishore/Sudha Malhotra
Aaj rona pada to samjhe, hansne ka mol kya hai - Kishore


Barsaat Ki Raat (60) – Roshan
Zindagi bhar nahi bhoolegi woh barsaat ki raat - Rafi
Mujhe mil gaya bahaana deri deed ka, kaisi khushi le ke aaya chaand eed ka - Lata
Maine shayad tumhe pehle bhi kahin dekha hai - Rafi
Mayoos to hoon vaade pe tere, kuch aas nahi aur aas bhi hai - Rafi
Na to karvaan ki talaash hai, na to hamsafar ki talaash hai (Qawwali) – Rafi/Manna Dey/Asha etc
Nigaah-e-naaz ke maaron ka haal kya hoga, na bach sake to bechaaron ka haal kya hoga (Qawwali)-
Asha/Sudha/Shankar Shambhu


Baabar (60) - Roshan
Tum ek baar mohabbat ka imtihaan to lo, mere junoon meri veheshat ka imtihaan to lo - Rafi
Payaam-e-ishq mohabbat hume pasand nahi, ye dillagi ye sharaarat hume pasand nahi – Sudha Malhotra
Salaam-e-hasrat kubool kar lo, meri mohabbat kubool kar lo – Sudha Malhotra


Hum Dono (61) – Jaidev
Abhi na jaao chhod ke ki dil abhi bhara nahi – Rafi/Asha
Kabhi khud pe kabhi halaat pe rona aaya, baat nikli to harek baat pe rona aaya – Rafi
Mai zindagi ka saath nibhaata chala gaya, har fikr ko dhuyen mei udata chala gaya - Rafi
Allah tero naam ishwar tero naam, sabko sammati de bhagwaan - Lata
Jahaan mei aisa kaun hai ki jisko gum mila nahi - Asha


Dharamputra (61) – N Datta
Mai jab bhi akeli hoti hoon tum chupke se aa jaate ho, aur jhaank ke meri aankhon mei beete din yaad dilaate ho - Asha
Bhool sakta hai bhala kaun ye pyaari aankhen, rang mei doobi huyi neend se bhaari aankhen – MK
Aaj ki raat nahi sikve shikayat ke liye, aaj ki raat muraadon ki baraat aayi hai – MK
Mere dilbar mujh par khafa na ho, kahin teri bhi kuch khata na ho, jo ye dil deewana machal gaya (Qawwali) - Rafi


Taj Mahal (63) – Roshan
Paanv chhoo lene do phoolon ko inaayat hogi, varna hum ko nahi inko bhi shikaayat hogi – Rafi/Lata
Jo baat tujhmei hai teri tasveer mei nahi - Rafi
Jo vaada kiya woh nibhaana padega – Rafi/Lata (happy)
Jo vaada kiya woh nibhaana padega – Rafi/Lata (sad)
Jurm-e-uflat pe hume log saza dete hain, kaise nadaan hain sholon ko hawa dete hain - Lata
Chaandi ka badan sone ki nazar, us par ye nazakat kya kahiye (Qawwali) – Rafi/Asha/Manna Dey/Menaa Kapoor


Mujhe Jeene Do (63) – Jaidev
Ab koi gulshan na ujade ab watan aazad hai – Rafi
Raat bhi hai kuch bheegi bheegi, chaand bhi hai kuch maddham maddham - Lata
Nadi naare na jaao shyaam paiyyan parun – Asha


Gumraah (63) – Ravi
Chalo ek baar phir se ajnabi ban jaayen hum dono - MK
In hawaaon mei in fizaaon mei, tujhko mera pyaar pukaare – MK/Asha (happy)
In hawaaon mei in fizaaon mei, tujhko mera pyaar pukaare – MK/Asha (sad)
Aap aaye to khayaal-e-dil-e-nashaad aaya - MK
Ye hawa ye hawa ye hawa, ye fiza ye fiza ye fiza, hai udaas jaise mera dil - MK


Dil Hi To Hai (63) - Roshan
Bhoole se mohabbat kar baitha, nadaan tha bechara dil hi to hai - Mukesh
Tumhari mast nazar gar idhar nahi hoti, nashe mei choor fiza is kadar nahi hoti - Mukesh
Tum agar mujhko na chaaho to koi baat nahi, tum kisi aur ko chaahogi to mushkil hogi - Mukesh
Nigaahen milaane ko jee chaahta hai, dil-o-jaan lutaane ko jee chaahta hai - Asha
Yoon hi dil ne chaaha tha rona rulaana, teri yaad to ban gayi ek bahaana – Suman K
Laga chunari mei daag chhupaaun kaise, ghar jaaoon kaise – Manna Dey


Bahu Raani (63) – C Ramchandra
Umr huyi tumse mile phir bhi jaane kyon, aisa lage jaise pehli baar milen hain – Lata/Hemant


Aaj Aur Kal (63) – Ravi
Yah waadiyaan ye fizaayen bula rahin hain tumhe – Rafi
Itni haseen itni jawaan raat kya karen, jaage hain kuch ajeeb se jazbaat kya karen - Rafi
Muje gale se laga lo bahut udaas hoon mai – Asha/Rafi


Shagun (64)– Khayyam
Parbaton ke pedon par shaam ka basera hai, surmayi ujala hai champai andhera hai – Rafi/Suman K
Tum chali jaaogi parchhaaiyan reh jaayengi, kuch na kuch husn ki reynaiyyan reh jaayengi - Rafi
Tum apna ranj-o-gum apni pareshaani mujhe de do, tumhe gum ki kasam iss dil ki veeraani mujhe de do – Jagjit Kaur
Bujha diye hain khud apne haathon mohabbaton ke diye jala kar – Suman K
Zindagi zulm sahi zabr sahi gum hi sahi, dil ki faryaad sahi rooh ka maatum hi sahi – Suman K


Ghazal (64) – Madan Mohan
Dil khush hai aaj unse mulaqaat ho gayi, thi door se huyi to magar baat ho gayi - Rafi
Ishq ki garmi-e-jazbaat kise pesh karun, ye sulagte huye din raat kise pesh karun - Rafi
Rang aur noor ki baraat kise pesh karun, ye muraadon ki hasin raat kise pesh karun - Rafi
Mere mehboob kahin aur mila kar mujhse – Rafi
Nagma-o-sher ki saugaat kise pesh karun, ye chhalakte huye jazbaat kise pesh karun - Lata


Dooj Ka Chaand (64) - Roshan
Mehfil se uth jaane waalo tum logo par kya ilzaam – Rafi
Phul gendwa na maaro, lagat karejva pe chot – Manna Dey


Chitralekha (64) – Roshan
Mann re tu kaahe na dheer dhare, woh nirmohi moh na jaane, jinka moh kare – Rafi
Sansaar se bhaage phirte ho bhagwaan ko tum kya paaoge - Lata
Sakhi ri mera mann uljhe tann dole, ab chayen pade tab hi jab unse milan ho le - Lata


Chaandi Ki Diwar (64) – N Datta
Ashkon mei jo paya hai woh geeton mei diya hai, is par bhi suna hai ki zamaane ko gila hai - Talat


Waqt (65) – Ravi
Ai meri zohra zabin tujhe maloom nahi, tu abhi tak hai hasi aur mai jawaan – Manna Dey
Hum jab simat ke aap ki baahon mei aa gaye, laakhon haseen khwaab nigaahon mei aa gaye – Asha/MK
Chehre pe khushi chhaa jaati hai, aankhon mei suroor aa jaata hai - Asha
Kaun aaya ki nigaahon mei chamak jaag uthi, dil ke soye huye taaron mei khanak jaag uthi - Asha
Aage bhi jaane na tu peeche bhi jaane na tu, jo bhi hai bas yahi ek pal hai - Asha
Waqt se din aur raat, waqt se kal aur aaj, waqt ki har sheh gulaam, waqt ka har sheh pe raaj - Rafi


Bahu Beti (65?) – Ravi
Sab mei shaamil ho magar sabse juda rehti ho, sirf humse nahi khud se bhi khafa rehti ho - Rafi


Bheegi Raat (65)– Roshan
Dil jo na keh saka, wahi raaz-e-dil kehne ki raat aayi – Rafi (not sure if it is Majrooh or Sahir)


Kaajal (65) – Ravi
Chhoo lene do naazuk honton ko, kuch aur nahi hai jaam hai ye - Rafi
Ye zulf agar khul ke bikhar jaaye to achha ho, iss raat ki taqdeer sanvar jaaye to achha ho - Rafi
Mere bhaiyya mere chanda mere anmol ratan, tere badle mei zamaane ki koi cheez na loon - Asha
Tora man darpan kehlaaye, bhale bure saare karmo ko, dekhe aur dikhaaye - Asha
Aapke paas to aayega phigal jaayega, iss hararat se jo uljhega wo jal jaayega – MK


Hamraaz (67) – Ravi
Tum agar saath dene ka vaada karo, mai yoonhi mast nagme lutaata rahun - MK
Kisi pathar ki moorat se mohabbat ka iraada hai, paraktish ki tamanna hai, ibaadat ka iraada hai - MK
Neele gagan ke tale dharti ka pyaar pale, aise hi jug mei aati hain subhen aise hi shaam dhale - MK
Na mooh chhupa ke jiyo aur na sar jhuka ke jiyo, gumo ka daur bhi aaye to muskura ke jiyo - MK
Tu husn hai mai ishq hoon tu mujhmei hai mai tujhmei hoon – MK/Asha


Bahu Begam (67) – Roshan
Duniya kare savaal to hum kya jawaab dein, tum kaun ho khayaal to hum kya jawaab dein - Lata
Hum intzaar karenge tera qayamat tak, khuda kare ki qayamat ho aur tu aaye – Asha/Rafi
Hum intzaar karenge tera qayamat tak, khuda kare ki qayamat ho aur tu aaye – Rafi
Log kehte hain ki hum tumse kinara kar lein, tum jo kehdo to sitam ye bhi gawara kar lein - Rafi
Nikle they kahaan jaane ke liye pahunche hain kahaan maloom nahi - Asha


Vaasna (68) – Chitragupt
Ye parbaton ke daayre ye shaam ka dhuaan, aise mei kyon na chhed dein dilon ki daastaan – Rafi/Lata
Itni naazuk na bano, itni naazuk na bano – Rafi
Jeene waale jhoom ke mastana ho ke ji – Lata


Neel Kamal (68) – Ravi
Tujhko pukaare mera pyaar, aaja mai to mita hoon teri chaah mei - Rafi
Babul ki duaayen leti ja, ja tujhko sukhi sansaar mile - Rafi
Sharma ke yoon na dekh ada ke mukaam se, ab baat bud chuki hai haya ke mukaam se - Rafi
Woh zindagi jo thi ab tak teri panaahon mei, chali hai aaj bhatakne udaas raahon mei - Asha
Hey rom rom mei basne waale raam, jagat ke swaami ki antaryaami, mai tujhse kya maangoon - Asha


Izzat (68) – Laxmi Pyaare
Kya miliye aise logon se jinki fitrat chhupi rahe, nakli chehra saamne aaye asli soorat chhupi rahe - Rafi
Ye dil tum bin kahin lagta nahi hum kya karen – Lata/Rafi
Jaagi badan mei jwala saiyyan tune kya kar daala - Lata


Do Kaliyaan (68)– Ravi
Bachhe mann ke sachhe saari jug ki aankh ke taare, ye woh nanhe phool hain jo bhagwaan ko lagte pyaare – Lata/Asha
Tumhaari nazar kyon khafa ho gayi, khata baksh do gar khata ho gayi – Rafi/Lata(happy)
Tumhaari nazar kyon khafa ho gayi, khata baksh do gar khata ho gayi – Rafi/Lata(sad)


Aankhen (68) - Ravi
Milti hai zindagi mei mohabbat kabhi kabhi, hoti hai dilbaron ki inaayat kabhi kabhi - Lata
Gairon pe karam apno pe sitam, ai jaan-e-wafa ye zulm na kar - Lata
Har tarah ke jazbaat ka ailaan hain aankhen, shabnam kabhi shola kabhi toofaan hain aankhen - Rafi


Aadmi Aur Insaan (69) - Ravi
O neele parbaton ki dhara aayi dhoondne kinara, badi door se – Asha/MK
Zindagi ittifaaq hai, kal bhi ittifaaq thi aaj bhi ittifaaq hai - Asha
Zindagi ke rang kayi re saathi re - Asha
Dil karta o yaara dildara mera dil karta, aisa kuch kar paayen, ki yaad mei bas jaayen - MK
Jaagega insaan zamaana dekhega, utthega toofaan zamaana dekhega – MK


Ashok