Feelings
Two
three days back I was sitting in my drawing room and watching news, suddenly my
wife came and snatch the remote and began surfing some of old movies and songs
and in this way she suddenly dug up a prized treasure trove, that was a song filmed
on Meena Kumari and Pradeep Kumar of the film ‘Bheegi Raat’ , what a soulful
song it was “Mohabbat se dekha Khafa ho
gaye hai,” and as the film surged ahead another very touching song “ Dil jo na kah sakaa wohi raj dil”
filmed on Meena Kumari during rain in which she and her film soul mate Pradeep
Kumar took shelter in a cottage with the fire lit, during heavy downpour
completely drenched, what a extremely attractive and appealing song filmed on
both the duo, the scene is so incredibly romantic that the eye balls just stuck up with the TV
screen like Fevicol. And we were glued to TV. This song reminds me the song
filmed on Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna’s film Aradhana song “Roop Tera Mastana Pyar mera Diwana” but
Meena Kumari’s this song is the ultimate. I have never seen her filmed in this
way in any of her films, she and Pradeep Kumar just looked stunning.
Lately
this song is also filmed on Pradeep Kumar in Md Rafi voice which is also
equally exciting. Later we surfed Meena Kumari’s songs and came across many
beautiful songs, such as ‘Bar bar Tujhe
kya samjaye Payal ki jhankaar and Kabhi to Milegi kahin to milegi’ of 1962 film Aarti. Also another song’ Aapne yaad dilaya to mujhe yaad Aaya’ of
the same film sung by Late Lata Mangeskar and Md Rafi, also “Aise to na dekho ki mar jaaye kahin hum”.
Later I surfed Meena Kumari’s many songs and films such as “ Dil Apana aur
Preet Parai” and lots of classic films just spread over namely “Dil Ek Mandir, Ek hi Rasta, Aarti, Saheb bibi aur ghulam, Main
Chup Rahoongi”. These classic films took me into down memories lane of my
teenage period.
Now
a day’s all the TV channels are boiling into the political turmoil’s news and
the anchors asking piercing questions with the political leaders or their
spokespersons cause heating the the atmosphere of the house and churning the brains
of the viewers, so. These 1960s films and their songs give very soothing effect
like ointment gently rubbed over burning wounds and gentel cool and calm breeze
blowing over placid water.
Ashok Karan
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