1975 – Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs (2025)

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Mukesh and his Actors – 01
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Well, the Halley’s comet is back on the blog.
So much so that it did not feature in nearly two centuries of latest posts. Reasons? Aren’t they cliches already on the blog?
Incidentally, speaking of the real macro universe comet itself, it last appeared in 1986 and is expected to pass by the pale blue dot next in July 2061. Second week of December this year, it reached the farthest point from the sun known as aphelion, thus beginning its journey towards the inner solar system.

So, the date for sighting arguably the most famous comet is set for July 2061 for earthlings alive then.

Coming back to the blog, we start with a new series Mukesh and his Actors. This has been a task which I had been contemplating for years and remained a non-starter mainly because I could not decide as to which actor, I should take up for the debut post.

Before we start with the post itself and regarding my infrequent appearances on the blog, I thought it would be politic to have a recap of the statistics of my 3 ongoing series on Mukesh. So here is a summary of the articles posted so far.

SeriesNo. of Posts
Mukesh and his Composers30
Mukesh and his Co-Singers9
NFS of Mukesh3
Mukesh and his Actors1

A kind of a geometric sequence it is. With dwindling number of Mukesh’s songs to be posted, I don’t think the numbers will change drastically, but let’s see how frequent my appearances occur in the near future. 😊

To take up an actor for this debut post, Raj Kapoor, of course is the most obvious choice. But the sheer numbers and the preparation of a long table would consume a lot of time and thus it was also a reason that I kept procrastinating the series.

Also, I would have personally loved to start the series with Motilal, the man responsible for bringing Mukesh to the fore of cinema world. But all the songs rendered by Mukesh for his discoverer remain covered on the blog.

Mukesh lent his voice to Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Ashok Kumar, Ajit, Dharmendra, Rajesh Khanna, Shashi Kapoor, Sunil Dutt, Manoj Kumar, Pradeep Kumar, Rajendra Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Shammi Kapoor, Raj Kumar, Feroz Khan, Mehmood, Vinod Khanna and a host of other actors. However, it is extremely difficult to identify the next profound actor for whom Mukesh gave playback. I know many fans would place Manoj Kumar, next on the list.

A strong reason for not having a profound list could be because Mukesh’s numbers for other actors are quite few. Another basis is the fact of immense popularity of the songs that Mukesh sang. So, whether it was well-known or unknown actors, the voice of Mukesh has stood the test of time. Some actors such as Sudesh Kumar in Saranga 1961 remain in active memory only because of the playback that Mukesh rendered.

As I have said earlier, almost all songs of Motilal have been covered on the blog. I say almost as there is always a hope that some or the other untraced/forgotten song may crop up anytime. Quite a few songs of Mukesh remain untraced/unavailable even though there is information available on them.

Since this is a debut post on the series, I thought it would be appropriate to include a table of songs sung by Mukesh for Motilal, notwithstanding the fact that all are already covered on the blog.
So here is a table with a disclaimer in the form of a (#) sign besides the title and its description at the bottom of the table.

MUKESH’s playback for MOTILAL (#)
S. NoName of songMovie (Year of release)Co-singer if anyComposerLyricist
1Badariyaa baras gayi us paarMoorti (1945)Khursheed, Hameeda BanoBulo C RaniPt. Indra Chandra
2Haseenon se haseenon koMoorti (1945)Bulo C RaniPt. Indra Chandra
3Maana ke tum haseen hoMoorti (1945)Bulo C RaniPt. Indra Chandra
4Dil jaltaa haiPehli Nazar (1945)Anil BiswasAah Sitapuri
5Jawaani ye bharpoorPehli Nazar (1945)Naseem AkhtarAnil BiswasAah Sitapuri
6Pehli nazar ka teerPehli Nazar (1945)Naseem AkhtarAnil BiswasAah Sitapuri
7Tae kar ke badi door kiPehli Nazar (1945)Anil BiswasAah Sitapuri
8Hamaare sainyyaan daaru pee keDo Dil (1947)RajkumariPt GovindramD N Madhok
9Jiyaa beimaanDo Dil (1947)Pt. GovindramD N Madhok
10Kaaghaz ki meri naavDo Dil (1947)SuraiyyaPt. GovindramD N Madhok
11Le matki aa jaa raadha riDo Dil (1947)Pt. GovindramD N Madhok
12Maati kaa but bhaa gayaaDo Dil (1947)SuraiyyaPt. GovindramD N Madhok
13Pyaar jataa keDo Dil (1947)Pt. GovindramD N Madhok
14Badaraa ki chhaaon tareLekh (1949)SuraiyyaKrishan DayalQamar Jalalabadi
15Lut gayaa din raat ka aaraamLekh (1949)Krishan DayalQamar Jalalabadi
16Ye kaafila hai pyaar kaLekh (1949)Asha BhonsleKrishan DayalQamar Jalalabadi
17Berukhi bas ho chukiHamaari Beti (1950)Geeta RoySnehal BhatkarRandheer
18Dil ka milna mushqil hai *Hamaari Beti (1950)Snehal BhatkarPt. Phani
19Kisne ye kisneHamaari Beti (1950)Geeta RoySnehal BhatkarRandheer
20Mohabbat bhi jhoothiHamaari Beti (1950)Snehal BhatkarPt. Phani
21Aise mein koi chham se joHanste Aansoo (1950)G M DurraniGhulam MohammadShewan Rizvi
22Maine sapna jo dekha haiHanste Aansoo (1950)RajkumariGhulam MohammadMajrooh Sultanpuri
23Mohabbat kisko kehteHanste Aansoo (1950)Shamshad BegamGhulam MohammadShewan Rizvi
24Qismat mein yahin likha thaHanste Aansoo (1950)Ghulam MohammadMajrooh Sultanpuri
25Rakhaa hua nishaane peHanste Aansoo (1950)LataGhulam MohammadShewan Rizvi
26Zindagi khwaab haiJaagte Raho (1956)Salil ChaudharyShailendra
27Zindagi khwaab hai, tha hamen bhi pata **Chhoti Chhoti Baaten (1965)Anil BiswasShailendra

# Due to unavailability of adequate information and video proofs, it is not known for sure if Mukesh provided playback for Motilal for all the songs in the above table. Motilal’s presence in the aforesaid films as an actor is however well established.
* Multiple version song
** Not included in the film

There are heroes, heroines, stars, superstars etc. and then there are Actors.
Actors, in their true sense are very few. Motilal was one such popular and natural Actor.
His very presence on the screen was acting in itself. Such was the aura he carried on the screen.

The story of how he brought Mukesh into the world of cinema is well documented on the blog and elsewhere. For two decades, Mukesh gave playback to about 26 odd songs for Motilal.

More than 95% of all the songs are from the first decade of Mukesh’s life as actor and playback singer. We all know the struggles of Mukesh as an actor, composer, producer and ultimately the popularity he gained as a playback singer.

In the above table, even though Moorthi was released before Pehli Nazar, it was the fame that the solo from Pehli Nazar that installed Mukesh on the pedestal of playback popularity. The legendary Kudan Lal Saigal stating that he does not remember singing the song is not a piece of recorded history. But, given the style and utmost facsimile of rendering it should not be surprising if Saigal saab had indeed quoted such a thing. I have often stated that this will remain the biggest compliment that Mukesh ever received in his career.

Moving on, I have already discussed the immense popularity of the triad from Moorthi at S. No 1 It is said that in those days people used to foregather outside hotels etc. to listen to this song.
Mukesh’s duet with Naseem Akhtar at S. No 6 is a personal favourite of mine. The confidence in the voice of Nassem Akhtar while she conveys her feelings and the sort of timid responses from a newcomer to singing makes up for interesting listening.

Do Dil (1947) starring Suraiya had 3 each solos and duets by Mukesh.

Number 10 is a beautiful sad duet, which Mukesh mastered in his later years.

Lekh (1949) had 2 beautiful duets and 1 sad solo. When I first got smitten to the voice of Mukesh in late eighties, I remember running from one cassette shop to another in search of the solo. Ultimately, I had to get it recorded and copied on a blank cassette paying a hefty amount. Those were the days when the joy of eventually possessing a favourite song and playing multiple times knew no bounds.

I always visualize Dev Anand on the screen for the duet at S. No 14. This could be because of the popular duet of Mukesh with the same Suraiya in Vidya 1948. 😊

However, there was no Dev Anand in Lekh (1949) and it must have been pictured on Motilal himself.
The other duet from Lekh with Asha Bhosale is historically important as it was the first time that the two singers came together.

The next two films Hamaari Beti and Hanste Aansoo released in 1950 had a total of 9 songs with various co-singers. Many of these songs are also immensely popular to this day. For multiple version song at 18, I request readers to see the comment of our Nitin ji on the blog. So very apt.

Thereafter, it was only after 6 years that Mukesh sang his well-known drunkard song in Jaagte Raho (1956) for Motilal. This was the last playback of Mukesh for the actor.

At 27, I have retained the soulful rendition Zindagi khwaab hai, tha hamen bhi pata, even though it was not part of the released film and obviously not picturized on Motilal. The other song of this movie was Mukesh’s duet with Lata and was picturized and sung for Moti Sagar in the film.

The solo, it is said was specially created and dedicated as a homage by Mukesh to Motilal who passed away before the film was released. It is also said that Mukesh himself scored the music for the particular song and never took credit for it. It was Mukesh sincerely thanking Motilal from the bottom of his heart for everything that Motilal meant to him both in his personal life as well as professional career.
The lines,

chandd din thhaa basera hamaara yahaan
ham bhi mehmaan thhey
ghar toh uss paar thhaa

gives me goosebumps every time, I listen to them for the genuine and honest intensity of the rendering.

Moving ahead, I have a two-page detailed filmography of Motilal collected from a Hindi or Marathi magazine decades back. Incidentally, the author of the article is our own Harish ji, the compiler of Mukesh Geet Kosh. However, I am unable to find any details on the singers who have given playback for Motilal or the songs that he may have himself sung as he mainly worked in the era where playback was slowly evolving. Even for most of the songs in the above table, videos are not available. Readers can also associate that most of these numbers have been unearthed by our Sudhir ji for our listening pleasure. However, even his posts are sans videos of the songs as they are simply not available/difficult to trace or lost forever.

I request readers to provide any information that they may have regarding the songs of Motilal not only for Mukesh but for other playback singers as well.

I have already shared the two-page article/filmography of Motilal on various whatsapp groups. If anyone else is interested I will be more than happy to share.

With this, I end my chapter on Mukesh songs for Motilal, however the post is incomplete as a song has to be featured. So, lets move on.

Mukesh in his early years gave playback for famous singers like Dev Anand, Dilip Kumar etc. But these numbers are few and all are already covered on the blog.

To make a debut on the series, I was long contemplating Amitabh Bachchan for whom Mukesh sang a few songs including immensely popular ones from Kabhi Kabhi.

However, during the contemplating period, all songs on Big B were slowly covered on the blog and I was left with none.
So, what am I up to in this post? Well read on.

Before we come to the song for the post, it would be prudent to again have a glance at all the songs that Mukesh rendered for Big B and so here is the detailed table.

MUKESH’s playback for AMITABH BACHCHAN
S. NoName of songMovie (Year of release)Co-singer if anyComposerLyricist
1Ib tum paas na aanaa Raaste ka Patthar (1972)Asha BhonsleLaxmikant PyarelalAnand Bakshi
2Main har dum kisi ko dhoondhta hoonRaaste ka Patthar (1972)Asha BhonsleLaxmikant PyarelalAnand Bakshi
3Raaste kaa patthar kismat ne mujheRaaste ka Patthar (1972)Laxmikant PyarelalAnand Bakshi
4Behna o behna teri doliAdalat (1976)Kalyanji AnandjiGulshan Bawra
5Hamka aisa waisa naa samjhoAdalat (1976)Amitabh BachchanKalyanji AnandjiGulshan Bawra
6Kabhi kabhi mere dil mein *Kabhi Kabhie (1976)KhayyamSahir Ludhianvi
7Main pal do pal kaa shaayar *Kabhi Kabhie (1976)KhayyamSahir Ludhianvi

*Multiple version song

So, in all, there are only 3 films with 7 songs. 6 and 7 are multiple version songs which feature Mukesh. So, the count can be considered as 9 also.
The first of the 3 films, Raaste ka Patthar (1972) had two duets with Asha Bhosale and one popular solo which incidentally was a title song.
Adalat 1976 had a solo and another song with Big B himself rendering a few words thus making it a virtual duet.
Mukesh’s duet with Amitabh Bachchan! Now, that’s some kind of a song.

Coming to the last film of the duo, (Kabhi Kabhi, 1976), seriously, what’s the first thing that comes to mind when one comes across this film.
Of course, apart from the moment doe-eyed Rakhee raises her head with her lustrous hair strewn across her left shoulder whilst Big B is rendering Main Pal Do Pal Ka Shaayar on the stage
Or her satiny hair descending on the face of Big B whilst Mukesh is singing

yeh gesuon ki ghani chhaaon hain meri khaatir

indeed, it’s the songs that Mukesh rendered for Big B for the film that spontaneously come to the mind.
Mukesh’s playback perfectly matched the baritone voice of Amitabh dialogue delivery to the T.

Such was the impact of the Mighty Mukesh’s voice right from Motilal to Amitabh Bachchan. From 1940, when he sang for himself on screen to 1976, the year he passed away, the golden voice mattered.

Mukesh also won his fourth and last Filmfare award for the title song of this film.

Finally, coming to the song for the post itself, it is not lip-synced by Amitabh Bachchan but he very well features in the song along with Sharmila Tagore. This aspect is known as some video links on YouTube are available albeit containing snippets of the song. It appears to me that the song features as some sort of refrain throughout the movie. I request knowledge readers to throw more light of this song in the film.

The film is ‘Faraar’ (1975) produced by Alankar Chitra and directed by Shanker Mukherjee. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore, Sanjeev Kumar et.al. the actor on the screen singing Mukesh’s solo has been identified by our Prakash ji as probably Kishore Namit Kapoor.

The complete audio of the song is available, but strangely the video is difficult to trace on the net. Prakash ji remembers theatre version of the film containing the full video of the song. I have requested our Sudhir ji also to help. I thank our Sadanand ji who brought to my notice that this song was yet to feature on the blog and thus “reserving” it for my new series.

12 posts of mine have appeared on the blog this year, averaging a post a month. Though the number is less, its better off compared to the paltry 3 and 2 in 2021 and 22 respectively.

I intend to increase the number in the coming year by having shorter writeups. 😊.

I take this opportunity to wish the editors, contributors and all readers A very happy and prosperous New Year 2024

May we all continue to enjoy and multiply our mirth of songs and films on the blog.

[Author’s Note: The table containing Mukesh’s songs for Motilal is already with the disclaimer. When this list was shared on a whatsapp group, Mr. Param Arunachalam ji was kind enough to respond that there are a few more Motilal films containing Mukesh’s songs but he too is not sure if they were indeed playback for Motilal. Some examples cited by him are “Arshon Pe Sitara Hai” (‘Beete Din’, 1947), “Na Na Tum Hampe Hanso Na Piya” (‘Mera Munna’, 1948), a couple of songs from ‘Sartaj’ 1950 etc.

I have based my list on the latest edition of Mukesh Geet Kosh (Vol 2) by Shri Harish Raghuwanshi ji. I did not get the list re-confirmed by him due to his health.Thus, this post will probably remain a page under construction for a long time as we seek more and definite info from knowledgeable readers. As and when more info is available, details will be updated. An honest, serious and sincere effort has been made to kickstart this important series with an apt debut of Mukesh’s song for his mentor Motilal. I request readers to acknowledge the difficulties in having a correct and complete list and help us in making it more accurate. — Mahesh]

Audio (Full)

Video (Partial)

Song-Zindagi kya hai yaadon ki baaraat (Faraar)(1975) Singer-Mukesh, Lyrics-Rajinder Krishan, Md-Kalyanji Anandji

Lyrics

zindagi kya hai ae
hmm hmm hmm hm
lalalalala
zindagi kya hai
yaadon ki baaraat
zakhmon ki baaraat
zindagi kya hai
yaadon ki baaraat
zakhmon ki baaraat
kuchh dehke aur kuchh andekhe sapnon ki baaraat
zindagi kya hai
yaadon ki baaraat
zakhmon ki baaraat

kaun kahaan par mil jaaye aur kaun kahaan kho jaaye
kaun kahaan kho jaaye
karwat badle waqt ye aise
kya se kya ho jaaye
kya se kya ho jaaye
gham ke mod pe aakar thahre
khushiyon ki baaraat
zindagi kya hai
yaadon ki baaraat
zakhmon ki baaraat

aisi bhi hotin hai dil mein dard bhari kuchh yaaden
dard bhari kuchh yaaden
dil machale to ban jaati hai honthon par fariyaaden
honthon par fariyaaden
aur duniya ye samjhe
ye hain naghmon ki baaraat
zindagi kya hai
yaadon ki baaraat
zakhmon ki baaraat
zakhmon ki baaraat
zakhmon ki baaraat

1975 – Atul’s Song A Day-   A choice collection of  Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs (2025)

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