This attractive atmosphere of spring is singing The hearts of flowers have also started beating (The veils of playful flowerbuds have started slipping Yeh baharon ka dilkash samaa gaa raha hai Mast phoolon ke dil bhi dhadkane lage hain Shokh kaliyon ke ghoonghat sarakne lage hain On the screen is a fresh-faced Kumar Gaurav, son of actor Rajendra Kumar, describing what youth feels like. Burman and Anand Bakshi working with the legendary singer’s son Amit Kumar. This upbeat, coming-of-age song features yodelling but isn’t a Kishore Kumar number. Ye zameen ga rahi hai ( Teri Kasam, 1982) Somewhere in the distance, a mirror breaks, and I end up in agony). When someone gets hurt, and someone else feels the pain (Don’t ask why this love-poet cries in others’ misery Jab chot kisi ko lagti hai, aur dard kisi ko hota haiĭoor kahin koi darpan toote, tadap ke main reh jaata hun Mat poochho auron ke dukh mein ye prem-kavi kyun rota hai It is considered a highlight not just of Kishore Kumar’s singing career, but also the shining example of Bakshi’s work with his most frequent collaborators, the composer duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal.
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Later, no matter if you send a thousand greetings of loveĪlso read: Shailendra - the Leftist poet and Dalit genius whose lyrics define beauty of simplicityĪs the opening credits of the movie roll, the protagonist, a singer, played by Rajesh Khanna, is in a studio recording with musicians. (Friends, jealousy is the enemy of friendship Burman’s composition in Raga Bihag fits the philosophical tone of the lyrics snugly, and Kishore Kumar’s melancholic voice sums up why Rajesh Khanna’s character finds himself alone towards the end of the film - a man broken by his own ego and jealousy.īaad mein, pyaar ke chaahe bhejo hazaaron salaam Life is ephemeral, and time stops for no one. Burman-Anand Bakshi-Shakti Samanta trio came together to produce a lot of magic, and in this film soundtrack, there isn’t a single unknown, underappreciated song - from Yeh shaam mastani, to Yeh jo mohabbat hai, Jis gali mein tera ghar na ho to the Holi classic Aaj na chhodenge bas humjoli.īut what is love, that most central theme of all in most cinema? Bakshi answers: Pyaar deewana hota hai, mastana hota hai… Har khushi se, har gham se begaana hota hai (It is mad, carefree, and doesn’t know happiness or sadness).īut it doesn’t listen because it wants to burn) Zindagi ke safar mein ( Aap Ki Kasam, 1974) Pyar deewana hota hai ( Kati Patang, 1971) If a tear flows it is just water, but if it stops, it becomes a pearl). (An earthen lamp breaks into soil, if burns it emits light “Your worship will be successful, why do you cry?” it said, and found resonance in human sadness everywhere.ĭiya toote to hai maati, jale to ye jyoti baneīahe aansu to hai paani, ruke to ye moti bane Burman himself and set as the backdrop for the tough time Sharmila Tagore’s character goes through, was a hymn of hope. Safal hogi teri aradhana ( Aradhana, 1969)Įvery song of this movie was a hit, but this bardic composition, sung by music director S.D. ThePrint looks back on Anand Bakshi’s career and picks out some milestones from his nearly five-decade-long lyrical journey.Īlso read: Sahir at 100: The ‘pal do pal ka shayar’ who doesn’t fade even 41 years after his death But right till the end, he kept writing lyrics for top filmmakers like Yash and Aditya Chopra ( Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaayenge, Dil To Paagal Hai and Mohabbatein) and Subhash Ghai ( Pardes, Taal and Yaadein). ‘Bakshi sahib’, as he was best known, would’ve been 92 this year, but his journey came to an end on 30 March 2002, after contributing 3,000-plus songs for Hindi cinema. It is this connect with the common person that earned Bakshi the moniker of the “people’s poet”, in contrast to contemporaries like Sahir Ludhianvi, Gulzar and Majrooh Sultanpuri, whose work was considered high art.Īnand Bakshi believed in keeping it simple - and it reflects in songs he penned, such as ‘ Achha to hum chalte hain’ ( Aan Milo Sajna, 1970), ‘ Do lafzon ki hai’ ( The Great Gambler, 1979), and the legendary ‘ Kuchh to log kahenge’ ( Amar Prem, 1972). The beggar didn’t know me, but he knew my songs,” Bakshi once said, as recounted by Annu Kapoor in his radio show Suhana Safar. “When I heard my song being sung by a beggar who doesn’t even own a radio, in a village that doesn’t even have electricity, I realised my songs are now famous. New Delhi: Lyricist Anand Bakshi didn’t really realise the immense popularity of his songs till, on a train journey, he came across a beggar singing one of them in a remote village.
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