Showing posts with label multiple version songs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label multiple version songs. Show all posts

Sunday 19 November 2017

The Story of Babul mora naihar chhooto hi jaye-The Queen of Thomris


We all have heard this famous song of K L Sehgal.After close to nearly 80 years of it being released (for the 1938 movie, Street Singer), this still remains a favorite of the discerning listener of vintage Indian film music. This is being one of my favorites of K l Sehgal songs.
A thought came in my mind why not write a blog on this Immortal song.Very few  would know that this Bhairavi thumri, was composed by Wajid Ali Shah,when he was expelled to Calcutta, he wrote the parting song Babul Mora,picturing the mind of a heart broken man. He expressed his pain of parting in the lyrics of ‘Babul mora naihar chhuto jaye’, It has been one of the favorite thumris of many a singers over generations—from Ustad Faiyaz Khan—the most well-known singer of Agra Gharana and arguably one of the best voices on record—to Alisha Chinoy. 
The most famous version of Wajid Ali Khan’s Babul Mora was sung by Kundan Lal Saigal in the movie Street Singer in 1938. The music was composed by Rai Chand Boral, who is considered as a father figure among  cine-music composers.  
The list of luminaries who sang ‘Babul Mora’ includes-  Bhim Sen Joshi, Kesarbai Kerkar, Siddheshwari Devi, Rasoolan Bai, Khadim  Hussain Khan, Mushatq Hussain Khan, Girija Devi, Kishori Amonkar, Jagmohan, Padma Talwalkar, Shanti Vaidyanathan Sharma, Mahender Chopra (son-in-law of K.L.Saigal) and none other than Ghazal queen Begum Akhtar.
Thumri arose in popularity during the 19th century in the Lucknow court of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah. At that time it used to be a sung by courtesans accompanied by dance. It is said that Thumri is a short piece of semi-classical rendition usually sung at the conclusion of a classical music concert. 
The Saigal version is set in Raag Bhairavi – Bhairavi had traditionally been performed in the early morning hours.  However, due to the fact that performances lasted all night, it has now become common to consider Bhairavi to be the finale.
To my readers I have taken the videos of various version of this immortal song sung by the great singers of their time In fact the latest version with modern instruments by Rajesh Panwar at New Jersey in 2015. 

K L Sehgal

Song from Street Singer 1938


Kanan Devi


Song from Street Singer 1938

Kesar Bai Kerkar

                                                 kesarbai kerkar sings 'babul mora' 

MALKA JAAN






                           Babul Mora Naihar Chhooto Jaaye - Beghum Akhtar version


Girija Devi

                                  Jugalbandi babul mora shobha gurtu & girija devi 

Sidheshwari Devi

                                       Babul Mora - Thumri in Bhairavi - Girija Devi

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi

                                 Pt Bhimsen Joshi -Babul Mora Raga Bhairavi, 1960s

Kishori Amonkar

                               Kishori Amonkar - Raag Bhairavi Thumri - Babul Mora Naihar Chhuto Hi Jai


Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh 

Song from Avishkar




Ruchira Kedar

                                      Ruchira Kedar Live "Babul Mora" Bhairavi Thumri





 Rajesh panwar 



                               Babul mora naihar by Rajesh panwar At New jersey 2015


Sunday 7 May 2017

Multiple Version Songs in Bollywood (Part 2)


In this Blog I am taking up the songs that have been used either in different films, or has other version.This practice is being done from the start of hindi cinema till date.Yesterday on (Part 1) I included new songs.In this blog (Part 2) I am taking the songs which were repeated in the black & white Era.The first song in my list is from the film Pakeezah (1971).Viewers will be surprised to find some of the hit versions those were tried in earlier films.

Inhin logon ne le lina dupatta mora

 Most of us are familiar with this song from Pakeeza,composed by Ghulam Mohammad and rendered by Lata Mangeshkar .The original  version was sung by Shamshad Begum fromHimmat (1941), lyrics Aziz Kashmiri, music Pt. Govind Ram.
INHEN LOGO NE LE LENA DUPTTA MORA- FILM -HIMMAT-1941 SHAMSHAD BEGUM


INHEN LOGO NE LE LENA DUPTTA MORA- FILM -Pakeeza 1971

Jhumka gira re

We all know about this hit song from Mera Saya (1966) sung by Asha Bhonsle,music by Madan Mohan,The original version was sung by Shamshad Begum from Dekhoji (1947)), lyrics Wali Saheb, music Tufal Farooqi

Jhumka gira re by Shamshad Begum from Dekhoji (1947))


Jhumka gira re from Mera Saya 1966

Ek chatur naar kar kar shringar

We all have heard this song from Padosan sung by Kishore Kumar, Manna De and Mehmood,the original version was sung by Ashok Kumar in Jhoola (1941)

Ek chatur naar kar kar shringar from Joola 1941


Ek chatur naar kar kar shringar from Padosan 1968

Dheere se jaan khatiyan mein

Remember this Kishore Kumar hit song acted by Dev anand in Chhupa Rustam,the original hindi version was S D Burman's Dheere Se Jaana Bagiyan Mei which also has a bengali version.

Dheere Se Jaana Bagiyan Mein - S. D. Burman


Song from Chhupa Rustam 1973

Jaane Kya Tune Kahi from Pyaasa 1957

S D Burman was famous for making hindi songs from Folk tunes or Bengali versions of his music,this video has both versions




KOI HUMDUM NA RAHA, KOI SAHARA NA RAHA

This song originally sung by Ashok Kumar  for the film JEEVAN NAIYA (1931).The film was produced by Himanshu Rai for his production house Bombay Talkies. Much later in 60s Kishore Kumar sang this song in his film Jhumroo,Watc the video below with an interesting story by Ashok Kumar
 
Song from JEEVAN NAIYA (1931)


Song from Jhumroo 1961

Piya milan ko jana
The original version sung by Lata Mangeshkar from Malhar (1951), lyrics traditional, music Roshan.  Few words of the mukhda of the earlier version and come up with one of the very famous Female-Female Duet  in Barsat Ki Raat (1960),sung by Suman Kalyanpur and Kamal Barot

Song from Malhar (1951)


Song from Barsat Ki Raat (1960)

Phool gendava na maaro

This original version was sung by Asha Bhonsle in  Funtoosh (1956), lyrics Sahir Ludhiyanavi, music S D Burman.Later on in Dooj Ka Chand (1964) – Manna Dey sang this song which is still in our hearts

Song from Funtoosh (1956)


Phool Gendwa Na Maaro  from Dooj Ka Chand (1964)


Nigahen Milane Ko Ji Chahata hai

Remember the famous Qawwali from Dil Hi To Hai sung by Asha Bhonsle,The same Mukhda was used in a film Parai Aag sung by Mohammad Rafi a Rare song

Nigahen Milane Ko Ji Chahata hai-from Parai Aag (1948)


Song from Dil Hi To Hai 1963






Saturday 6 May 2017

Multiple Version Songs in Bollywood


In this Blog I am taking up the songs that have been used either in different films, or has other version.This practice is being done from the start of hindi cinema till date.The first song in my list is from the film Dear Zindagi released last year (Dec 2016).Viewers will be surprised to find some of the hit versions those were tried in earlier films.This being PART 1 in Part 2 I will include Black & White songs
                                    Ae Zindagi Gale Laga Le from Dear Zindagi
  The songs in question happened to be two cover versions The earlier one of Illayaraja’s ‘Ae Zindagi Gale Laga Le’ from the film Sadma (1983).
Song from the film Sadma (1983).



Song from Dear Zindagi 2016

Humma Humma Song from O K Jaanu

Song from o k Jaanu 2016



Song from Bombay 1995

Raabta Song from Raabta

Song from Agent Vinod 2012



Raabta Song from the film Raabta 2017

Tumhe Apna Banane Ki Kasam from Hate Story 3




Song from Sadak

Hungama Ho Gaya from Queen 

Song from Queen 2014



Song from Anhonee 1973

Mit Jaaye Gum from film Dum Maro Dum 2011


Song from  Dum Maro Dum 2011



Song from  Hare Ram Hare Krishna  1971

Aapka Kya Hoga from Houseful

Song from Housefull



Song from Lawaris 1981