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# Subject: Ek Hi Film Ke Geet - 3 -  "Durgesh Nandini"
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# Posted by: malhotra@bedford.progress.com (Neeraj Malhotra)
# Author: Neeraj Malhotra
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====================================================================== EK HI FILM KE GEET - 3 ----------------------- DURGESH NANDINI MD : Hemant Kumar ASST MD: Ravi LYRICS : Rajender Krishan SINGERS : Lata, Asha and Hemant Kumar *ING : Bina Rai, Pradeep Kumar, Nalini Jayawant, Ajit Based on the Novel 'Durgesh Nandini' by Bankim Chandra. Adapted by Helen Devi. Dialogs interestingly are by Qamar Jalalabadi. I ususally see his name under 'Lyrics'. A note of thanks for the Singers ( as they were missing from the credits ) to Preetham G. and general help and suggestions to both Preetham and Sami. 'Aapke paas Durgesh Nandini ka cassette hai ? ' 'Ye kaun si picture hai ji ? humne to kabhie naam bhii nahiin suna' That was my first attempt to find these songs years ago in India. I had my doubts too because it was just a memory from the past when radio was part of your school and college years. Actually I remebered this movie from childhood having seen it with my Dad and both of us humming songs on the way back. So I checked with him - Do you remember Durgesh Nandini ? You remember we loved those songs ? He nodded 'Yes'. So my hunt went on everytime I went to India - and no luck :(. Then I discovered RMIM :).... Hey there were people here who not only knew the movie but knew the songs as well !!! .... and finally I found a video of the movie. The story is historic involving Akbar, Raja Maan Singh - his daughter Durgesh Nandini played by BINA RAI, Raja Maan Singh's enemy Raja Birendra Singh - his son Kumar Jagat Singh played by PRADEEP KUMAR. Now inspite of Maan Singh & Birendra Singh being enemies, they along with Akbar are on one side & we have yet another enemy ! their enemy - Hey .. ye rajaaoN ki kahaani hai... lots of enenmies here :) Katloo Khan is their enenmy and his daughter is Ayasha played by NALINI JAYAWANT & AJIT is either his son or a prominent & brave soldier. Couldn't figure it out. With that background in mind we come to the beautiful songs of the movie : Bina Rai is on her way for her yearly pooja at the Shaileshwar Mandir, She and her 'sakhiyaan' are in boats enjoying with a very pleasant background music.... Pradeep Kumar shows up on the horse of course, the friends are playing with a 'pushpmaala' with Bina Rai and when she tosses it back, it lands up on Pradeep Kumar... He tosses it back to her and the eyes meet and we have our first song sung by the friends. Interestingly all that background music - a good 3 - 4 minutes continues in the song - gives a feeling of that scene leading to the song very beautifully. ==> 1. chandan ki naiyya pe, hoke sawar gori, kar ke singaar dekho chali us paar, dekho chali us paar SINGER : ASHA. The 'hoke sawar gori, kar ke singaar, dekho chali us paar' has an eerie similarity to 'tujh pe sawar hai jo, mera suhag hai vo' from the song 'O pawan veg se uDane waale ghoDe' from Rani Roopmati. The song does not end there. We have Pradeep Kumar leaving the scene singing the same song in HEMANT's voice with no accompnying instruments whatsoever... He sings only 1 stanza but the entire scene from the friends singing to Pradeep is very enjoyable. AJIT is around too to capture Bina Rai, Pradeep Kumar saves her. She is back in her Fort safe and sound sleeping .. dreaming ... of Pradeep Kumar ( A mystery yet to be figured out ! What was it about Pradeep K ? getting to play lead with these talented and beautiful ladies ) The most famous song of the film perhaps . ===> 2. kaha.n le chale ho, bata do musafir, sitaro.n se aage, ye kaisa jahan hai LATA has rendered one of her sweetest voice for this movie, perhaps she does with almost all of the Hemant K's movies, besides C. Ramchandra. Next comes a holi song. This one has a long prelude also. The dance is this song is filmed beautifully with Bina Rai & her friends. The scene is shot from above and is very well done. The dance, the music pick up a tempo and then... very softly LATA opens ===> 3. mat maaro shaam pichkaari, mori bheegi chunariya saari re mat maaro sham pichkaari Somewhere in the middle, the tempo picks up again; and before you notice, the tune changes. Interstingly the CHORUS sings the line first and then LATA followed by HEMANT K. LATA: pyaar ke rang mein saiyaan mori rang de chunariya HEMANT: khel na dil ki holi teri baali hai umariya LATA: pyaar ke rang mein saiyaan mori rang de chunariya A wonderful effect, not to mention the aerial view of synchronised dancing - lovely ! Well all this happy singing and dancing has to come to an end specially when AJIT is around.. Durgesh Nandini ( Bina Rai ) is now captive and through twists and turns so is Pradeep Kumar. Enter Nalini Jaywant into the picture. She too is heads over heal in love with Pradeep K. (sigh ! ) Bina Rai of course is very sad and breaks into this sad song .. You can definitely feel the pain in LATA's voice. ===> 4. kaise main aaoon piya paas tumhaare chaand bhii hai bairi mera, pata na bataaye tera, raah na dikhaaye ye sitaare Nalini Jaywant of course wants to help Pradeep Kumar, so she comes up with the age old scheme of song and dance to distract the sipahiis guarding the prison so he can escape. So we have a fast paced song picturised on an actress I have seen in many old movies ( the same who sang 'le ke pehla pehla pyaar; bhar ke aankhon mein khumar in CID ) ====> 5. raat andheri dar laage, akeli mohe choD na jaana ji~~ dekho ji dekho more saiyaan, ke dil mera toD na jaana ji~~~~~~ . The ji~~~~~~~~~~~. part is very noticible, sung in a very curvey tune. The interludes match it too. A catchy song. SINGER : ASHA Well, they are caught ! Ajit is smarter than they all think :( As the story progresses, Nalini Jaywant's character becomes prominent. She has let Pradeep know that she loves him and also realizes that he loves Bina Rai. The only song by Nalini in the movie. SINGER : LATA ===> 6. chaand nikalega jidhar, hum na udhar dekhe.nge jaagate sote, teri raah guzar dekhe.nge Another sad rendition and emotions come through The sadness progresses .... The only way to save Pradeep's life it seems is that Bina Rai marries the Sultan - Nalini's father. She agrees reluctantly. The music in the next song changes to a middle eastern touch. Once again, she is surrounded by dancers and Bina in LATA's voice starts out slowly : ===> 7. jo tera pyaar na milata, to kyon jiye hote sada hii maut ki hum aarzoo kiye hote mila tHa ek hi dil, vo bhii de diyaa tujhako hazaar dil bhii jo hote, tere liye hote Those last two lines are so simple and yet say a lot ! The scene stops here as Pradeep K enters and talks to the Sultan. It of course never occurs to him ( as is in our movies ) that she might be marrying the Sultan to save him. He leaves in a huff and Sultan wants the music to continue. So the song continues breaking into this beauty by LATA. meri majbooriyo.n pe jahaan chup raha, ye zameen rahi, aasmaa.n chup raha ( The mukhaDa is very similar in tempo and notes to 'salaam-e-hasrat kabool karlo, meri muhobbat kabool kar lo' from BABAR - MD Roshan - Singer Sudha Malhotra ) The music stays middle easternish. The dancers are still dancing but on a slow pace to match the song. The interludes are very spell binding too matching the aerial view of dancers again. I did not catch the choreographer's name in the credits. Has done a wonderful job. The story continues but we don't have any more songs in the movie. Next - I can continue with our eastern music directors.. Anil Biswas's Raahi or switch to west ( India of course ) with Roshan's Malhar. Till then. - Neeraj M. -=============-=============-=============-=============-=============-
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