Fading Memories…. Unforgettable Songs: Volume VIII – April 2023 Edition

Hasrat Jaipuri – Beyond Shankar Jaikishan: 1961 _ Part 1

Hasrat Jaipuri (born Iqbal Hussain) – B: 15 April 1922 – D: 17 September 1999 – was a natural poet. Even after settling into the role of a demand-driven world of film lyrics, he was and remained thereafter too, a poet at his core. Even as he was known to freely use Urdu words in his film lyrics, his lyrics retained a simple character.  He remained a highly respectable of poet in Urdu literature world.

An interesting aspect of his personality was his innate commercial insight, quite unlike someone who is a poet. He used to very carefully invest the surplus from his Hind film earnings into real estate properties that would yield him, and his family, a comfortable secondary stream of income.

Though his body of work remains his partnership with Shailendra for penning lyrics to more than 190 Shankar Jaikishan films, his work with other music directors also remains as varied noteworthy.  In 2017, we have commenced the annual series of Hasrat Jaipuri’s songs with Music Directors Other Than SJ. Till now, we have covered –

The songs from 1950 to 1953 in 2017,

The songs from 1953 to 1955. In 2018

The songs from 1956 -1957 in 2019,

 The songs for 1958 in 2020,

 The songs f0r 1959 in 2021, and

 The songs for 1960 in 2022.

Presently, we will refresh our memories of Hasrat Jaipuri’s songs with Music Directors Other Than SJ for the year 1961. We will take up Hasrat Jaipuri’s songs for Husnlal Bhagat Ram, S N Tripathi and Iqbal Qureshi.

Husnlal BhagatRam

Film: Apsara

Har Dam Tumhi Se Pyaar Kiye Jaa Rahi HuN – Apsara (1961) – Talat Mahmood, Asha Bhosle

Here is a song that can be said to belong to the last phase of Husnlal Bhagatram and full glory height of Hasrat Jaipuri. Once we listen to the song we feel sorry for ourselves as to how could such a song get buried deep down in memory!

S N Tripathi

Jadoo Nagri (1961)

S N Tripathi could enjoy such a long career even when the Hind film world had consigned him to B / C grade films, goes on to validate that he was not only a highly multi-talented artist, but also equally a highly tenacious person, too.  Hasrat Jaipuri too has wholehearted penned lyrics under his baton, fully retaining all his signature styles without holding back anything

Aankhein Meri Jadoo Nagari, Rup Rangila Jadu gar …. Wahi Dekhe Pyar Ke Sapne Dal Du Jispe Ek Najar – Lata Mangeshkar

S N Tripathi has blended a faint resemblance with Mid-east music – in the opening lines – while fully composing the song in a fast-paced dance sequence.

Loot Liya Re …. Gori Gori Chandni Ka Khoi Khoi Kamini Ka Mithi Mithi Ragini Se Lut Liya – Asha Bhosle

S N Tripathi’s highly imaginatively composed song plays on a gorgeous dream-sequence type set.

Jadoo Bhare Tore Nain Kateele Ham Par Jhulam Karein  – Mahendra Kapoor, Asha Bhosle

S N Tripathi has so deftly presented the dance song as a duet song

Nigahon Mein Tum Ho … Khayalo Mein Tum Ho . . .. Jidhar Dekhati HuN Najhar Aa Rahe Ho – Lata Mangeshkar

Hasrat Jaipuri deplys his trademark Sakhi as opening lines of the song

Kaise Videshi Se Naina … Ek Pall Bhi Aaye Na Chain Re  –  Lata Mangeshkar

Hasrat Jaipuri was also known to waeave in odd lyrics so well into his song composition.

Dekho Aayi Basant Bahar …. Ke Jiya Mora Tum Ko Pukare Hai O Sajna – Lata Mangeshkar

Hasrat Jaipuri was also known to use very simple lyrics to express quite deep emotions.

Iqbal Qureshi

Umar Qaid (1961)

Iqbal Qureshi shined so brilliantly in the early films, e.g., Ta Thaiya Kar Ke Aana ( Lata Mangeshkar, Geeta Dutt, Panchayat, 1958); Main Apne Aap Se Ghabhara Gaya Hun (Mohammad Rafi, Bindiya, 1960);  Dar Pe Aaye HaiN Qasam Le (Mukesh, Love in Simla, 1960); Subah Na Aayi Sham Na Aayi, Woh Hum Na The Woh Tum Na The (Mohammad Rafi, Aao Pyar Karein, 1964). But then quite inexplicably he lost that charm and got suck into the vortex of less successful films, or may be vice versa.

Umar Qaid had experimental star cast – Sudhir and Nazim in the lead, Helen having more meaningful role that her usual one-off dance song roles. Each character had at least one song that had hit the counters at box office of the music company loudly ringing sweet sound of huge popularity  for example,  Mujhe Raat Din Ye Khayal Hai (Mukesh) for Sudhir, O Piya Jaane Na ….. Meri Aankon Ki Need Uda Ja Na (Asha Bhosle) for Nazima. But film failed singularly, leaving a black dot against the name of music director, Iqbal Qureshi.

Suno Ji Ek Baat Tum Hamara Dil Hua Hai Gum –  Mukesh, Suman Kalyanpur

Roothana Manana has been a very convenient method for expressing / accepting the love in Hindi films. Normally the songs are films at gardens or during picinicsetc. But here, the love birds have to be content with the terrace of the hme for their

Dil Vahan Jahan Ho Tum Aao Na KahaN Ho Tum – Asha Bhosle

Even though Helen has been in a major role in the film, the club song also follows her.

Kaisi Bekhudi Ka Samna Ho …. Dekho Apne Dil Ko Thamana Ho  – Asha Bhosle

It seems if the actress would have been other than Helen, the song may have been in set in some other setting, because the basic theme of the song is acceptance of love.

Shama Jo Jalti Hai Parwane Aa Hi Jate Hai Hum Apni Aag Mein Khud Ko Jalaye Jaate Hai ….  Dil Ka Fasana Koi Na Jaan Apni Khushi Mein Jhoome Jamana  – Mahendra Kapoor, Asha Bhosle

Opening with a Hasrat Jaipuri’s signature style ‘saakhi, the qawwali was well received on radio on those days. However, when we see the video clip now, the Mohan Choti ‘comedy’ pranks mar the joy of the song to a great extent.

Bambai Puarani Kalkatta Purana .. Jaisi Meri Naanji Waise Mere Naana  – Mohammad Rafi, Kamal Barot

If Mohan Choti pranks are discounted, the street song remains quite enjoyable with very light lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri maintain the mood of the song.

We still have a few more films of 1961 wherein we have Hasrat Jaipuri’s songs for music directors other than Shankar-Jaikishan. We will take these songs in the next episode… next year …..

We will continue remembering Unforgettable Songs that seem to Fading away from our Memories every second Sunday of the month ……..

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