Saturday, December 29, 2012

Sau baar

This was one of the songs that used to be frequently seen in the era of doordarshan and chitrahaar and used to be heard on vividhbharti at 11.30 am in the morning. I used to love to see this song and hear the music, a bit haunting melody and amazing highs and lows, the lyrics I found were simple but keep repeating like rewind in your mind long after the song is heard.

Now a days we manage to see old song repository (:):)) at 9.30 pm after all marathi saas bahu crap is over. lovely and a bit forgotten songs freshen up the memory. of the actors and singers who have at times perished in the time. soothing songs lull to sleep and long after the song has ended it plays in mind as droopy eyes pop to sleep.

This song is from a black and white era and on two not that well known actors handsome Pradeep kumar (one who cannot act according to my dad) and shakila (‘hoon abhi main jawan aye dil’ from aar paar any one?), a bit of mirage (the hero seen and not seen..gayab aya kinds)the enormous waterfalls, sung by mohd. Rafi, (who is slowly becoming one of my favourites but always next to Kishore kumar ofcourse) written by ‘Asrad bhopali’ and music given by ‘ravi’ from the film ‘Ustadon k ustaad’
sau baar janam lenge, sau baar fana honge
ai jaane wafa phir bhee, ham tum naa juda honge

kismat hame milane se, rokegee bhala kab tak
inn pyaar kee raaho me, bhatakegee wafa kab tak
kadamo ke nishaan khud hee manjil kaa pata honge (CH)

yeh kaisee udaasee hai, jo husn pe chhaayee hai
ham dur nahee tumse, kahane ko judaayee hai
armaan bhare do dil phir ek jagah honge(CH)

The song has already started in my mind as I work in a near empty pre Christmas office and no…I am not seeing my better(?) half some cubicles farther :):):)