Gum Hai Kisike Pyar Men

Manmohan Desai - the director of Aa Gale Lag Ja, was a connoisseur of the lost-and-found formulae. Later on he went on to make superhits like Amar Akbar Anthony, Parvarish and Suhag, amongst many others. However, for whatever reason, Aa gale.. was his second & the last movie with RD Burman as a composer. 

Considering the fact that both the movies where MKD worked with Pancham, the music was a major propeller towards their success, this has remained a mystery to most of the fans of Boss.

Which was their first movie? 

Well - another lost-and-found potboiler starring Randhir Kapoor & "dusky-and-pretty-who-went-on-to-become-one-of-the-most-beautiful" actresses Rekha with a villain who was becoming more popular than the hero himself - Shatrughan Sinha. This was Rampur Ka Laxman, with RD & Majrooh combining again to create some amazing numbers, the most popular one being this duet of Kishore & Lata.

The song is in conversational style - beginning with minor chords with a lovely liting feel to it. While Kishore Kumar sings his part so efficiently, it is Lata's rendition that really casts a spell making the song so bewitchingly romantic:

Chaha hai tumane jis bavari ko

Woh bhi sajanava chahe tumhi ko

Naina uthae to pyar samajho

Palken jhuka de to iqarar samajho

Rakhati hai sab se chhupa chhupa ke, kya,

Apne hotho me piya tera naam

Na Koi Dil Men Samaya..

Hello.. I am back again..from a trip into the heartland of the country where in a few days we criss-crossed the rivers, ravines, grasslands - and experienced the harmony that nature creates, from the very close quarters. More about the trip, however, later and at another page.

Here, on this page, to begin with, in response to my friend Taru's query to my last post comes another RD - Kishore special:

Yes, Sahir & Pancham did work together - but surprisingly almost a decade after Pancham had turned into a composer. Their first movie together was Aa Gale Lag Ja - directed by Manmohan Desai, who used RD's talent in only two movies. The movie itself, starring Shashi Kapoor & Sgarmila Tagore, was a story of misunderstanding,s, manipulations & lost & found - a genre MKD always preferred.

The music of Aa Gale Lag Ja went on to become one of the milestones for all those associated with it - RD, Kishore and Sahir. I had featured its most popular song - Tera Mujhse Hai Pahle Ka Naata Koi quite early on this page. 

Just like RD's other movies, there are other hidden gems - one of them being this Kishore number - again for its heartfelt rendition with Kishore using his trademark yodelling to reach right inside one's heart. Sahir, donning the cap of a lyricist - unlike the shair that he was, manages to infuse the verse with uncommon words like Tohmat and Aeb. 

The real magic of the song is, however, in the interludes wherein RD has used and mixed a variety of western instruments like accordion, guitar, violin & and bells - adding depth to the song.

Here it is: