KOI DIL MEIN ZAROOR REHTA HAI

Accidently unearthed a small listing that I had done few months back on the LataDi solos composed by PanchamDa over the decades.. ofcourse its a personal choice and it might just have switched places on the chart by now for me too.. but for me this is my playlist for the night today ! Blissful indeed.. thought of sharing the pleasure and happiness this is going to give me with the fellow magnificient Panchamites.. Wishing the queen the glory of the throne all over again.. she ruled, she rules and will always rule ! ♥

Here are the 60s:
 1. 'Ghar Aaja Ghir Aaye..' (Chhote Nawaab)
 2. 'Sharm Aati Hai Magar..' (Padosan)
 3. 'Waadiyaan Mera Daaman..' (Abhilasha)
 4. 'O Mere Pyar Aaja..' (Bhoot Bangla)
 5. 'Bhai Battur..' (Padosan)
 6. 'Aaja Piya Tohe Pyar Doon..' (Baharon Ke Sapne)
 7. 'Kajrare Badarwa..' (Pati Patni)
 8. 'Na Jaa O Mere Humdum..' (Pyar Ka Mausam)
 9. 'Churake Dil Ban Rahe Ho..' (Chhote Nawaab)
10. 'Main Na Milungi Nazar Hatalo..' (Pyar Ka Mausam) ..

and the 70s:
 1. 'Raina Beeti Jaye..' (Amar Prem)
 2. 'Do Nainon Mein Aansu Bhare Hai..' (Khushboo)
 3. 'Rimjhim Gire Saawan..' (Manzil)
 4. 'Mere Naina Saawan Bhado..' (Mehbooba)
 5. 'Jiya Na Lage Mora..' (Buddha Mil Gaya)
 5a. 'Saawan Ke Jhoole Pade...' (Jurmaana)
 6. 'Kis Liye Maine Pyar Kiya..' (The Train)
 7. 'Aaj Kal Paao Zami Par..' (Ghar)
 8. 'Pyaasa Mera Dil..' (Ehsaan)
 9. 'Baahon Mein Chale Aao..' (Anamika)
 9a. 'Din Jaa Rahe Hain..' (Doosri Seeta)
 10. 'Aa Meri Saathi Aa..' (Chhalia)
 10a. 'Aaj Jo Meri Hansi Udaayi..' (Gomati Ke Kinaare)
10b. 'Ek Din Hansana..' (Benaam) ..

 the 80s: 
 1. 'Jaane Kya Baat Hai..' (Sunny)
 2. 'Bhor Bhaye Panchhi..' (Aanchal)
 2. 'Aisa Sama Na Hota..' (Zameen Aasmaan)
 3. 'Tumse Milke Zindagi Ko..' (Chor Police)
 4. 'Tere Liye Palkon Ke..' (Harjaee)
 4a. 'Saagar Kinaare Saanjh Sakare..' (Saagar)
 5. 'Jaane Kaise Beetegi..' (Basera)
 6. 'Aaja Sar-e-Baazar Tera..' (Alibaba aur Chalis Chor)
 7. 'Din Pyar Ke Aayenge..' (Saverewali Gaadi)
 8. 'Jahan Pe Savera Ho..' (Basera)
 8a. 'Yeh Faasle Yeh Dooriyaan..' (Zameen Aasmaan)
 9. 'Tujhse Naaraz Nahi..' (Masoom)
 9a. Hawayein Prabhaati Sunaayein.. (Shubhkaamna)
 10. 'Ae Ri Pawan..' (Bemisaal)
10a. 'Bindiya Tarse Kajra Barse..' (Phir Wohi Raat)
** *Paas rahta hai door rehta hai_

 Mentioning 90s as a separate decade, so that I get the liberty for the 80s ;-) :
 1. 'Sili Hawa Chhu Gayi..' (Libaas)
 2. 'Kuch Na Kaho..' (1942 A Love Story)
 3. 'Phir Kisi Shakh Ne..' (Libaas)

A VOICE THAT RESONATES LIKE THE TEMPLE BELL AND REJOICES LIKE THE DISCO LIGHT !

A VOICE THAT RESONATES LIKE THE TEMPLE BELL AND REJOICES LIKE THE DISCO LIGHT !

How do we define the ebullience of a free flowing river ? How do you gauge the depth of a silent, pacifying sea ? How do we elaborate the innocence in the laughter of a small child ? How do we characterize the seduction in a newly wed couple ? How do we even get through to know the piousness in the light gleaming in front of a God's statue in the early hours of the morning ? We do have an answer to all of this.. one voice with all its ebullience makes us understand the depth of these questions, albeit innocently through the ways of seduction yet in a very pious way.. one voice named ASHA BHOSLE !

Her voice has been a witness of practically every emotion of our lives.. it softens to a lullaby as it grooves to an item number.. it soothes the paining heart as it races the heartbeats.. it purifies the emotions as it bewitches them.. it touches the deepest chords of the soul as it strums a song out of them.. it dances in the rain and cries in it too.. it is a truly a voice that threads two hearts together, two worlds together !

Be it the seductiveness of 'Aaiye Meherbaan..', or the pathos of 'Justaju Jiski Thi..', she dealt with it effectively. The playfulness of 'Bhanwra Bada Naadaan Hain..', countered the mysteriousness of 'Parde Mein Rehne Do..' perfectly well in her voice. The romance of 'Chura Liya Hain Tumne Jo..', the anxiety of 'Piya Tu Ab To Aaja..', the patriotism of 'Sabarmati Ke Sant Tune..' or the tipsiness of 'Aao Huzoor Tumko..', every emotion sounded real and true in her singing. She could appease in 'O Mere Sona Re..', but had a pride in 'Mere Mehboob Mein Kya Nahi..', she had the maternal ardor of 'Chanda Chupe Rehna..' but the glamorousness of 'Jawani Jaan-e-man..' was no less. Her tantalizing 'Dum Maaro Dum..' was as perfect as the devotion of 'Deva Ho Deva Ganpati Deva..' Deeper expressions and emotions like peeve in 'Tum Kitne Din Baad Mile..' or persuasion in 'Pyar Ke Mod Par Chhodoge Jo..' were made to sound easy in her voice. She was the party-hopper in 'Jaan-e-Jaa O Meri Jaan-e-Jaa..' but connected to the melancholy of 'Khali Haath Shaam Aayi Hain..' with aplomb. Her demure shyness in 'Nahi Nahi Abhi Nahi..' was drastically different than the carefreeness of 'Yaayi Re.. Rangeela Re..'. She rebelled in 'Saare Niyam Tod Do..' but became reflective in 'Yeh Saaye Hain Yeh Duniya Hain..', became a competition in 'Aa Dekhein Zara..' but finally did becoming the guide in 'Jhukake Sar Ko Poocho..' ! Her exuberance, her effervescence, her excellence, her enchantment, her emotions have all exemplified her extraordinary expertise in her craft.

Decades passed, generations followed, choices changed, techniques developed, listening ears transformed.. this voice saw it all and yet remained fresh as a flower and as a true as a prayer.. tireless, relentless, ageless ! This voice that made our lives worth living, itself faced a lot, it made us understand the worth of our emotions but itself understood it the hard way.. but there was nothing to stop the undying spirit with which it continued stamping and stomping its mark over everyone ! 69 years ago a journey started which increased it speed with every passing year trespassing the barriers of language, region and at times even the country !

Today, when it enters the 80th year of a delightful life which has always been a chapter in living, an inspiration, an institution, a source of energy and positive undaunted will and spirit.. I am sure, on looking back on the hard, arduous struggle done all through the life will reiterate there words to itself.. She gave everyone a lot but probably at the expense of losing a part of hers..

गीत कितने गा चुकी हूँ इस सुखी जग के लिए,
आज रोने दो मुझे पल एक अपने भी लिए..

रो रही थी बीन और सुन कर सुखी संसार था,
नाचती थी उंगलियाँ और काँपता हर तार था..

आज टूटा तार मेरी बीन का आघात से,
आज कुम्हलाया कुसुम मेरा अधिक बरसात से..

साज़ धोने दो नयन के अश्रु खोने दो मुझे,
कल सुनाऊंगी मधुर कुछ आज रोने दो मुझे..

(Lyrics are by Bharat Vyas and the music composition is by Nikhil Ghosh.)
geet kitne ga chuki hoon
AshaTai ki zindagi mein wo madhur geet sunanewala kal hamesha aata rahe..
she has given us a reason to live through her songs, through her music.. its time to say that we are indebted, but this is one debt, I am sure, everyone would love being in all through their lives ! Thank you AshaTai for being the incandescent light juxtaposed with the undaunted fervor that you spill around.. I bow down to you for just being there !

lata -mukesh

लता मुकेश ने सबसे पहला गीत जो एक साथ गाया था (युगल/duet) वो था 1948 में आई फिल्म ‘मजबूर’ से ! फिल्म में संगीत था मास्टर गुलाम हैदर का ! इस तरह से कह सकते हैं है मास्टर गुलाम हैदर ही वो संगीतकार रहे जिनके लिए उन्होंने सबसे पहेल एक युगल गीत दिया ! लता मुकेश के इन गीतों को आगे भी हमने कई संगीतकारों के साथ सुना ! जिनमे लक्ष्मीकांत प्यारेलाल का सावन का महीना , मैं न भूलूँगा जैसे गीत भी शामिल रहे !

Ab darne ki koi baat nahi, angrezi chhora chala gaya. Ghulam Haider composes a cute Lata-Mukesh duet in Majboor that perfectly depicts the immediate post-Independence mood of happiness and hope. Ab nahi hai raaj phirangi ka, lo jhanda lagaa tirangi ka, ab nahi zamana tangi ka - : mandar bichu