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        Song:   Bansuriya phir se bajaao kaanha
                Bansuriya phir se bajaao
                Jaa jaa na hum ko sataao radha
                Jaa jaa na hum ko sataao

        Film:   Taj (1956)
        Singer: Lata Mangeshkar, Hemant Kumar
        Music:  Hemant Kumar
        Lyrics: Rajinder Krishan
        *ing:   Pradeep Kumar, Vyjayantimala

The teasing, "chhed-chhaad" kind of  songs  always  come  with  a
tangible  charm ; a hearty playfulness that mostly functions as a
veneer over something deeper underneath. Nothing new  in  it,  of
course...  most  of  the  Radha-Krishna  songs  like this one are
well-decked with this sentiment; and they're  quite  an  enduring
theme  in Hindi movie songs. You could host an RJGK on songs that
use this imagery :-)

In addition to this, what makes  this  refreshing  Hemantda  tune
amusing  to  listen  to,  is  the  slightly  unusual  reversal of
direction. Normally the fairer sex is at the receiving end of the
proceedings,  going  into serious withdrawal, like "itna na sataa
ke koii jaane", "chhup chhup chhalia re mujhe na bulaa", chhod do
aanchal zamaana kya kahegaa", etc.. This one goes the other way.

Anyways, it's a nice, ebullient  tune.  Could  have  used  better
faces for it to go on, though.



Guest Author: Hrishi Dixit