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# Subject: Ek Hi Film Ke Geet - 5 - "Bhabhi Ki Choodiyan"
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# Posted by: malhotra@bedford.progress.com (Neeraj Malhotra)
# Author: Neeraj Malhotra
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========================================================================= EK HI FILM KE GEET - 5 ----------------------- BHABHI KI CHOODIYAN MD : SUDHIR PHADKE ( Appears as just SUDHIR in credits ) LYRICS : NARENDRA SHARMA ORCHESTRA AND BACKGROUND MUSIC : ANTHONY GONSALUS ( Yes, he has a whole screen to himself in the credits - so it must be important in those days ) Now, part of the credits were missing - as if the beg part of the tape was cut. *NG : MEENA KUMARI, BALRAJ SAHNI. Supported by a very sweet child actor ( missing credits ) Om Prakash, Durga Khote. The movie introduced SHAILESH KUMAR which I am assuming to be Balraj Sahni's younger brother in the movie. PLAYBACK: LATA, ASHA & MUKESH Bhabhi Ki ChooDiyan, brings one song to everyone's mind immediately. jyoti kalash chalke, jyoti kalash chalke One can never say enough about it's beauty, the simplicity and LATA's immortal voice. One of those songs for which one can say : 'sangeet ke ittihaas ke paano.n mein ye geet suvarn akhsharo.n mein likha jaayega'. It definitely has also made Sudhir Phadke's name to be remembered always. He has given exquisite music for this film. I wonder why he did not get many assignments. The movie itself is very sweet and simple at least for the first half. A simplistic BALRAJ SAHNI bringing up his young brother ( prob. a 10 11 year old ) played by a talented child actor. All the young kid wants is a BHABHI who can give him a mother's love that he has never had. On one of the evenings together, they go next door to attend a wedding. The scene unfold with a lovely song with all the 'gali muhalla' people sitting around - 3 women playing harmonium, dholak and singing, some dancing with that 'horse' - you must have seen it in folk dances - a dancer with the horse outfit - The whole scene reminds you of a simpler world - a simple wedding ceremony - simple lyrics - traditions. It was very nostalgic - ASHA and chorus: ghoDa nachave mera laDla gambhi ke dwaare (2) gambhi humaara baDe pyaar se, gaj moti vaare saat suhaagan sang sang, aai aai sang gori sone ka lota gangajal paani, chaandi ki thali mein katori teeka lagaaye, koi mere lal ki, najar utaare ghoDa nachaave mera laDla... You see what I mean by simple words, traditional sentiments.. Well, a friend of Balraj Sahni fixes his marriage; but the little kid wants to first _approve_ his bhabhi :). So Balraj Sahni sends him off to check his bhabhi out alone ! Meena Kumari's father is utterly amused with the situation and the scene is so sweet with the kid being nervous, the father with a mused look and Meena Kumari coming to view dead serious about the situation ! Now the kid is staring at Meena K, ans she at him and finally the smile that exchanges between them - rarely seen in movies - such simplistic way to say so much. So he has his Bhabhi and we have the immortal jyoti kalash chalke, jyoti kalash chalke hue gulabi, laal sunehre, rang baadal ke jyoti kalash chalke It is a background song while Meena Kumari is doing the regular morning chores like making a 'rangoli', tulsi pooja etc... The kid is of course enamored with her charm - who wouldn't be ? Meena Kumari is just so beautiful ! Most of the story is concentrated between the love of this little devar and his bhabhi. Once accidently he breaks one of her chooris and she tells him that it is not considered good to break bangles - so he buys her new bangles - and hence the name 'Bhabhi ki choodiyan'. The movie turns more to the common theme when the kid grows up and marries - that of young devraani wanting new ways of life and the traditional bhabhi that her husband adores. We do have 4 more songs in this movie : One sung by Meena Kumari ( LATA ) : lo lagaati, geet gaati, deep huun main preet baati nayno.n ki kaaman, praanon ki bhavana pooja ki jyoti bankar charnon mein muskaati A lesser heard song, but none the less another classical beauty. If you have heard it before, you won't forget the tune. If not it is definitely worth hearing. Another light hearted song - sung by the Devar's bride-to-be. ASHA giving the playback this time : chaand tu yaha.n hai aur chaand tu waha.n itna bus bata de mujhe, man mera kaha.n, man mera kaha.n An ASHA MUKESH duet - the newly wed young couple : kaha.n uD chale hain, man praan mere kise khojate hain, madhur gaan mere Both the songs are a pleasure to hear. What surprised me was that I knew all these siongs, just did not know they are from the same movie as 'jyoti kalash chalke' And finally we have another one - Meena Kumari singing to her giridhari ... I don't know how many movies have her praying to 'Giridhari' ! LATA : meri laaj raakho giridhaari, main laakh jatan kar haari re, meri laaj raakho giridhaari A feather in Sudhir Phadke's cap ! - Neeraj M. ==============================================================================
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