Pyar Ka Mausam Aaya...

Talking about the romantic duets sung by Rafi & Lata under Pancham's baton, here is another of their classics- one of my favorite. 

Once again, a Nasir Hussain, Pancham & Majrooh combination. The song is set amidst a valley, which gave a reason to Pancham to make one of his first forays into using folk as the base for his composition. The Composition has a lovely and very interesting prelude. It opens with guitar chords followed by an echoing alaap by Rafi & Lata. This is in turn followed by a heady mix of santoor, guitar & clicking of fingers before Pancham's own brief "O...", somewhere in the distance, takes the prelude into the main song. 

Picturised on Shahi Kapoor & Asha Parekh, the composition has a beautiful rhythm. Interestingly, song also features a very young actress who later on went on to become one of the most famous TV anchors - during Doordarshan's Black & White era – Tabassum of Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan. 

Here it is – from Pyar Ka Mausam:

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: