Friday, October 31, 2008

'Mud Mud Ke Na Dekh' from Shri 420 was an on the spot creation by Shailendra who was teasing Jaikishan








Raj Kapoor introduced Shankar-Jaikishan to the Film world with "Barsaat" (1949). Barsaat was also the first film for the lyricists Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri. The team thus formed with Barsaat remained as a unit till the end. Together they gave a number of hits like: Barsaat, Aah, Aawara, Shri 420, Chori-Chori, Boot Polish, Anari, Jis Desh Me Ganga Behti Hai, Main Nashe Me Hoon, Aashiq, Deewana, Ek Dil Sau Afsaane, Sangam, Teesri Kasam and Mera Naam Jokar. Shankar-Jaikishan mainly worked with Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri. Apart from the personal preference and proximity related to friendship, this division of work was more in accordance with the composition patterns of the two composers. Shankar always loved composing serious thematic songs witha lot of emotional content that only Shailendra could do justice to, whereas Jaikishan was more into composing light hearted romatntic songs that came so naturally to Hasrat Jaipuri.



The superb chemistry between these four was not merely because they were great artists. It was more because they were all great friends and companions who who enjoyed each other's company to the fullest. So many songs came into being, based on their real life co-experiences. Like 'Mud Mud Ke Na Dekh' from Shri 420 was an on the spot creation by Shailendra who was teasing Jaikishan for looking back repeatedly at a passer by - a beautiful lady, of course! 'Ramaiya Vasta Vaiya' from the same film sparked off when these friends,going on a walk, happened to listen to a folk song sung by some building workers nearby.



Then came the black day of December 13, 1966 when lyricist Shailendra left the material world. With the sad demise of Hasrat Jaipuri the dream team disintegrated. The remaining three members could never really revive the magic of old and their combined work over the next few years was nothing to cheer about. On 12th September 1971, Jaikishan took his final bow from the stage and left the scene forever. Although Shankar still continued to compose under the Shankar-Jaikishan label for many more years, it wasn't even a patch on the vintage S-J stuff. On 26th April 1987, Shankar also bid us final adieu.



Though today, these four great artists are no more with us, their legacy - the superb songs they made together have become an integral part of every music lover's psyche.


Wednesday, October 29, 2008

TRIBUTE TO SHANKAR JAIKISHAN by Shrigopal Shroti (Courtesy weblog : http://gopalshroti.wordpress.com


THE above movie depicts the passionate love between Shammi Kapoor and Nutan…..the heart-throb of 60s and still the inspiration to young lovers with the unforgettable songs composed by Shankar Jaikishan and written by Shailendra and Hasrat, as usual. a great team of actors, composers and lyricists. the songs are still humming in the magical and youthful atmosphere of Himachal Pradesh, where the film was shot., gardens, hills, greeneries and the tunes of S-J, ALL MADE THE FILM A UNIQUE VERSION OF BEAUTY AND LOVE. PL LISTEN:
”YEH MELA DO GHADI KA, DO DINON KI HAI BAHAR, SAMAY KI BEHTI DHAR KARTI JATI HAI PUKAR….PUKAAR……….MEHMAN KAB RUKE HAIN KAISE ROKE JAYENGE………SAVERE WALI…….SAVERE WALI GADI SE CHALE JAYENGE”.
THE hero is a rebel worker, and who is in search of a lover who can make his dreams come true, then follows the first song of the film, a hit tune:
”jaane mera dil kise dhund raha hai in hari bhari wadiyon mein, kabhi na kabhi to takrayega dil, dil se inhi aabadiyon mein.”…………..then he finds his ‘dil ki malika’ ….and says:
”uske kaajal bina nain kale, aur kajal laga le to kya ho, uske haathon mein surkhi chaman ki, aur mehandi laga le to kya ho.”……..Shammi and Nutan comes in terms and u will listen another hit S-J tune:
‘’sab khwab sa lagta hai, is raat mein jaadu hai, khamosh nazaron ki har baat mein jaadu hai, ham hain ke bandhe hain dil se, dil hai ke uda jaye, ek baat hai hoton pe kah loon to qrar aaye, ek bojh to hat jaaye…….AI CHAND ZARA CHHUP JAA, AI WAKT ZARA RUK JAA……”
NUTAN is also helpless before Shammi’s imploring and……
”tan mein agni man mein jalan, kaanp utha mera bheega badan, o rabba khair…..’
And the ROMANTICISM OF YOUTH GOES TO NEW HEIGHTS WITH THE VIBRANT AND HILLARIOUS TUNES…….HERE THE DUO IS SUCCESSFUL IN DELINEATING THE BEAUTY AND THE FEELINGS OF A YOUNG COUPLE AND THE SPREADS OF HIMACHAL PRADESH (in hari bhari wadiyon mein)…………to continue……..gshroti@in.com………….