--------------------------------------------------------- Subject: DO SITAARE : RmIM JHIM GEETON KI - 51 (PART I) Posted by From: Neha K Desai (ndesai@nms.fnc.fujitsu.com) Posting Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 15:53:38 -0700 --------------------------------------------------------- DO SITAARE : SHAMSHAD BEGUM aur SURAIYYA RJGK is a quiz on Hindi popular music in which the questions are in the form of lines from somewhere in a song and all you have to do is: guess thesong. It has become customary to refer to the lines of the song as a clue. Many clues are accompanied by verbal sub-clues, that is, hints and information that's meant to point you in the right direction, plus whatever philosophizing the quiz organizer feels like inflicting on her/his captive readers. :)) (Shamelessly lifted from Ashok's writeup for his RJGK 28,without his permission). The first RJGK was posted on RMIM by Sami Mohammed on July 4, 1993. Since then, many more quizzes have been conducted on the net by various RMIMers. Let me not bore you with the history. For that you can refer to: http://www.geocities.com/~sm0e/rjgk.html With this I present PART I of the RJGK 51. PART II of this quiz on the ther 'sitaara' of our musical skies : Suraiyya, will be posted by Kalyan Kolachala. You can, in the meantime, get yourself busy with this part. RULES: _____________________________________________________________ First: The most important rule: DO NOT POST YOUR ANSWERS ON THE NET. E-mail them directly to me at : ndesai@nms.fnc.fujitsu.com. DEADLINE : MAY 24th, 1999. ____________________________________________________________ You don't need to name a singer, actor, lyricist, MD etc. All you have to do is to IDENTIFY the song. For e.g. if the clue reads : jeevan mein preet na ho ye bhi hai reet koi? ye bhi hai reet koi... dekhoji mere bina... gaana na geet koi... dekhoji mere bina gaana na geet koi.. gaana na geet koi... toot na jaaye dil ke taar o saajna o saajna... The answer would be : chaandni aayi ban ke pyaar ho saajana..o saajna.. No other information is necessary(for scoring purposes). But you are most welcome to share any information on the song. Please feel free to add any criticisms, comments, informa- tion, flames and so forth, on the clues, the songs, the quiz, etc. But... Anything you say, can and will be used against you:) Scoring will be one point per song. Clues 11 and 12 have choices. You can reply to both if you want or any one, you will still get only 1 point. So this part has 15 points for 17 clues. Phew, with that, I will get started. ----------------------------------------------------------- About Shamshad Begum: Shamshad Begum's debut in singing coincided with the debut of radio in Lahore. The Amritsar-born most sought after lady of the 40s, captivated the hearts of listeners with the enchanting depth of her voice which then had no parallel. The then AIR Lahore helped her in penetrating the world of movies as frequent broadcasting of her songs induced music directors to use her voice for film songs. Lahore-based composer Ghulam Haider used her voice skillfully in some of his earlier films, mostly in Punjabi. When Masterji shifted to Bombay in 1944, Shamshad Begum went with him as a member of his team. Both of them rose to heights of fame in the film capital of India. With the introduction of Shamshad Begum in the filmworld in Bombay, contemporary composers almost fell over each other in booking her for the recording of their songs. Shamshad Begum ruled the roost, first at Lahore and later at Bombay, when Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsle were not even introduced in the filmworld. She was the first female singer who assumed the status of a legend during her lifetime. With the help of her highly individualistic and charismatic personality, glow and a certain vivacity in her voice, she became the most popular female playback singer. About this quiz: A disadvantage encountered when one wants to host a quiz on a prominent artiste of the 40s is that thanks to HMV and other recording companys of that period, the music of that time isnt so very available commercially. So please excuse my not using songs many of her songs from the 40s. As I went through picking up songs for the quiz, I realised that this quiz would probably not do any justice to the singer with only 15 clues. But then I guess to pick all her good and popular songs, I would have to do a couple of quizzes on her:). Many thanks to Surajit Bose, Satish Kalra and Arunabha Roy for helping with beta-testing the quiz. I expect your entries first!:) Composers: Naushad and O P. Nayyar have worked the most with Shamshad Begum besides Ghulam Haider and Ghulam Mohammed. Their songs are also easily available and quite popular. So they have earned more songs in this quiz than the others. Following is the distribution of the songs for each composer: C. Ramchandra : 1 Ghulam Haider : 2 Ghulam Mohammed : 1 Gyan Dutt : 1 Hansraj Behl : 1 Nashad : 1 Naushad : 3 O P. Nayyar : 2 Pt. Gobindram : 1 Ram Ganguly : 1 Sachin Dev Burman : 1 Shankar Jaikishan : 1 Shyam Sunder : 1 Regrettably, some of her good work with Naushad, OP Nayyar, Roshan, Madan Mohan, and many others could not be included. SOLOS: 1) mera jeevan pal pal jaaye re rahun kab tak aas lagaye.. koi jaake usey samjhaaye re o meri maut se pehle aaye re... Papiha, Mor and Koyal are three birds that find their name being mentioned in many songs. Our lyricists are very fond of them it seems:). Generally their chirping reminds people of their loved ones. Sometimes that is welcome, sometimes not. Seems like in this song too the lady doesnt seem to appreciate the bird's song cause it reminds her of someone she loves. This movie has 3 heroines with Raj Kapoor two of them being Kamini Kaushal and Nargis. His debut in Hindi films as a director and producer. 2) This song is supposed to have been quite popular in its time, according to Ameen Sayani on one of his GeetMala tapes. I wont disagree. Music is by Nashad (not Naushad) and the lyrics are written by Nakshab. In this 'song' the lady is wondering about the magic of love... ooo~~oo~~ phir wohi dhun suna..phir wohi geet ga~.. oo~~o~~ phir wohi geet ga.. aisa naghma thha seene se dil khinch gaya haay dil khinch gaya... mujhko tadpaanewaale ho tera bhala.. (hint, the name of the movie figures in the antara given above:) 3) na jaane kyun badalti jaa rahi hai zindagi meri... na jaane zindagi meri main dil se bekhabar dil mujhse gaafil hota jaata hai.. Naushad probably gave Shamshad the best among all her composers. Most of her songs with Naushad are the popular ones. Nargis and Dilip Kumar had many films together which had music by Naushad and Shamshad's voice. This is one of them. Of course that changed with ANDAAZ. 4) pos ka mahina ho milun tere baap se tera mera pyar hai main kehdun tere baap se main kehdun tere baap se male chorus : hoy hoy hoy hoy.. maagh mein taiyaari piya phagun mein...phagun mein....phagun mein...main kaise kahun phagun mein sagaai ho tera dil karta ho yun yun...aankh meri sharmaayi ho jee aankh meri sharmaayi ho... phir dekh maza... Here is one of the many such fun songs that Shamshad shone in. They totally suited her. In this Filmistan movie, the music is by S D. Burman. The tragedy king, disguised with a huge mustache, sings as a part of the chorus in this song. The film was a big musical hit of the late 40's. Jeevan established himself as a villain from this film, which was among the earliest with a backdrop of the refugees after the country's partition. Also, in this song, the lyricist goes thru 'teaching' the names of all the months in the Hindu calendar. 5). ho dekh mere~~~..ho~~ dekh mere matwaale naina...duniya pukaare haay.. duniya pukaare haay... chalun mein jis dam patli kamariya lachak lachak balkhaaye...(2) meri thumak thumak chaal...ho raaja thumak thumak chaal... dil mein umangein aankh mein jaadoo.. sar pe sunehra jaal..ho raaja sar pe sunehra jaal... ho raaja..more raaja In the 50s, Shamshad was the voice associated with Cuckoo. Here is one of those, composed by Ghulam Mohammed. Cuckoo was probably the best dancer they had then. She didnt always have very curly hair now did she? Or maybe she did, at least in this song:)) 6). kyun tu mujhe Thukraata hai mujhe nazar kyun churata hai loot le duniya teri hai... pyarse kyun ghabrata hai... It is a typical Cuckoo song, which means she is dancing in a club with men joining her as a part of the chorus. There is significant use of 'khanjari' I think it is called. The one that looks like a dafli generally used during bhajans. Can't not take her only Shankar Jaikishan song for this quiz, even if only for variety:)(Not to mention, Ashok must be given something to be displeased about:)) 7). How many times have we found ourselves going back in time to remember stuff we have forgotten. One of vintage hits from a 1947 film. 'Second marriages' were in vogue then too it seems. The music is by Pt. Gobindram and the lyricist is Mr. Ishwar Chand. Kapoor. Lovely lyrics and very well sung by Shamshad Begum. phir aasha rang dikhaayegi phir kali phool ban jaayegi man chaahega so paayega tere beetey din phir aayenge... DUETS: 8). shamshad: dil pe chhayi khushi hai...labon par hansi hai khili hai tere pyar ki chandni.. kishore: jhoomti hai nigaahein...nasha chhaa raha hai ke dil gaa raha hai teri raagini... shamshad: hole hole sajan mera kehta hai man ab to laagi lagan... Lovely, waltzy tune with one of the finest use of piano in the mukhada and interludes while the antaras showoff tabla. In my opinion the best Shamshaad and Kishore duets. Here we have Shamshad playbacking for Meena Kumari... 9). A ghoda-gaadi song(not by OPN, for all you pavlovian dogs), by Hansraj Behl. Both Rafi and Shamshad do so well in this song. Shamshad actually says 'sajNA' at times in this song giving it a very punjabi touch. The movie has another good song set in two-paces "nain dwaar se man mein wo aake' a mukesh-lata duet. This song starts and ends with both of them humming in unison. Since I like this song a lot, I will give both the Rafi and Shamshad part in the clue. Rafi: mud ke na dekhe kabhi dilwaale chhodi huyi manzil ko chhodi huyi manzil ko Shamshad chal hi diye to rukna kaise ab jo ho so ho.. ab jo..ho...so ho.. Shamshad: tu hai meri kaaya main hun teri chhaaya jahan tu hai main bhi hun wahan... ke tere bina jaana hai kahan...balleya... 10). aankhein kholo... aankhein kholo badal gaya india ka map badla india ka map.. bhaag gayi angrezi topi reh gayi gaandhi cap bhaag gayi angrezi topi reh gayi gaandhi cap reh gayi gaandhi cap reh gayi apni gaandhi cap down down angrezi topi~~~ down down angrezi topi~~~ up up gandhi cap up up gandhi cap khaddar pehno aji tum khaddar pehno khaddar pehno gentleman Be an Indian if you can. Probably another song from post-independence era. Here we have a duet with Lalita Dewoolkar where both of them sing together almost all the time, but with Shamshad's voice coming up prominently in the antaras. Music is by Shyam Sunder who later defected to the Lata-devotees club. 11). The following song is a duet with Ghulam Haider who also composed the song. It is from one of her first films as early as 1941. This film can be called a milestone in her career. She became an overnight sensation with this movie. nain se nikale nain mein aayein.. nainon se hriday mein samaayein ek baan se aag laga kar ek baan se aag bujhaayein.. zaalem din aur rain na dekhe baan chalein aur nain na dekhe or: jo taara..dooba...chamkega(2) jo taara..dooba...chamkega jo shama..bujhi...haan...jal jaayegi jo shama..bujhi...haan...jal jaayegi shab guzregi din niklega aur gayi khushi phir aayegi kyun gham ki andheri raaton mein kyun gham ki andheri raaton mein tum din ka nikalna bhool gaye... The mukhada of this line is a beautiful play of words where 'yaad' is used both as a noun and as a verb. Lovely song, music is by Master Ghulam Haider. This is duet with G M. Durrani, though only Shamshad's part is used here. He is disappointed and she seems to be encouraging him with the hopeful lines. Another of the 40s songs,1946 to be precise. 12). talat: hanste hi na aa jaaye kahin aankhon mein aansu aankhon mein aansu... shamshad: hanste hi na aa jaaye kahin aankhon mein aansu aankhon mein aansu... talat: bharte hi chhalak jaaye na paimana kisi ka... shamshad: bharte hi chhalak jaaye na paimana kisi ka... (no hints) or mohabbat karnewaalo ka hai bas itnaa hi afsana tadapna chupke chupke aahein bharna ghuT ke mar jaana tadapna chupke chupke haan haan tadapna chupke chupke aahein bharna ghuT ke mar jaana kisi din ye tamasha muskura kar ham bhi dekhenge Keeping in mind the recent Qawaali's thread, here is the Shamshad part of a Shamshad-Lata Qawaali. One of the best of its kind. Here Shamshad's voice is lent to Nigar on whom the previous song is picturised:). 13). Duet with Asha, only the part sung by Shamshad is in the clue. This song has a heavy punjaabi flavour to it. moTar na bangla maangu...jhumkha na haar maangu dil ko jalanewaale dil ka qaraar maangu saiyaan bedardi mere thoda sa pyaar maangu kismat bana de meri...duniya basa se meri kar le sagaai meri jaan! hay re main tere qurbaan! 14). meri bhookh pyas bhi kho gaye gham ke maare gham ke maare main adhmuyi si ho gayi gham ke maare gham ke maare tum bin saajan janwari farwari ban gaye may aur june tumhaari yaad sataati hai For this song, no hints! 15). mukesh: ek dil...dukh zamane bhar ke haay re zamane bhar ke shamshaad: ham to bharose re rasiya hain bas tumhare dar ke haay re tumhare dar ke ho~~~ mere bhole bhaale dil pe sajan kya jaado kar gaye Another duet, with Mukesh this time. Lovely song. The pace doesnt seem to indicate that this is sad song, but we have Raj Kapoor talking about his disappointment with the world. The picturisation is interesting. He is singing it as a radio broadcast. The heroine Rehana is singing with the radio broadcast at home on her friends insistence. Cool, no?:) I realise that this song is a repeat in two of my own quizzes, but it is the best Mukesh and Shamshad had to offer together, so couldnt resist it. Hope you enjoyed the quiz. I look forward to your entries. -- Neha Desai