For Your Eyes Only
This article is written by Mr. Anmol Singh.
The Eyes which are an integral part of our body are a gift of nature. Eyes can give an expression without words. The portrayal of love, emotions, fear, confusion, mischief, solitude, pain, cruelty, truthfulness, etc can be expressed through eyes. In the golden era of 50s and 60s when love was expressed through sensuality, eyes played an integral part of the characterization of a role. This provided a lot of scope to writers to pen down some of the evergreen writings in the form of songs, dialogs, scripts, etc.
Let’s start with love through eyes. Perhaps the best song which expresses love through eyes is “Teri Aankhon Ki sewa Duniya Mein†from Chirag. These beautiful eyes belong to Asha Parekh. The blinking of eyes has been compared with sunrise and sunset. Rafi gives the perfect expression of love to each and every word of the song. One more for Asha Parekh is the song “Yeh Aakhen Oof Yumaaâ€. Here Rafi Sahab mixes the Masti with Romance to match the stylish Dev Anand. Another gem delivered by Rafi Sahab for Dev is the song from CID, “Ankhoon Hi Ankhoon Mein Ishaara Ho Gayaaâ€. The song from Bharosa, “Yeh Jhuke Jhuke Naina†is again for the beautiful eyes of Asha Parekh portraying honestly. Rafi Sahab sings for Guru Dutt on screen. For Guru Dutt there is yet another classic sung by Rafi Sahab from the film Pyassa, “Ham Aap Ki Aankhon Mein Is Dil Ko Basaa Den Toâ€. 
The onscreen actress is Mala Sinha the one with big eyes. Who can forget the heart throb of the 60s, Sadhana. Some of songs written on her beautiful eyes include “Chalke Teri Aankhon Se†from Arzoo and “Mere Mehboob…..Phir Wohi Nargee Si Ankhon Ka Sahaara Dede†from Mere Mehmood. Sadhana’s expressions are stunning in both the songs. Rafi Sahab gives playback for Rajendar Kumar in both the songs, where he provides different expressions. The first one is a fun cum romantic song and the latter is a romantic ghazal where the lover has only seen the beautiful eyes during a close encounter. Sadhana’s eyes have been compared by a beautiful flower (Nargees) in the latter.
The song from Aarti “Ab Kya Misal Dun†includes a line “Aankhon Mein Hai Chaman Ki Jawan Raat Ka Suroor†which is great expression of gorgeous eyes of the “Tragedy Queen -Meena Kumariâ€. Her eyes have been compared with a pleasant evening breeze passing through a garden. Rafi Sahab does complete justice to this incredible poetry written by Majrooh with the perfect mood. One unforgettable score “Bahut Hasin Hein Tumhari Aankhen†is truly mind blowing and somewhat different from most the romantic songs. This is the beautiful eyes of actress from south Ragini.
Mohd Rafi
There is another song on the beautiful eyes from the film Naina, “Hum Ko To Jaan Se Pyari Hai Yeh Kaali Aankhenâ€. These are the eyes of Moushumi Chatterjee, which kept hunting the hero (Shashi Kapoor) of the film. Once again Rafi Sahab gives a perfect expression for the hero who is search of these beautiful eyes. From the film “Mere Hum Dum Mere Dost†there is a song “Chalkaye Jaam Aayeeye Apkee Aankhon Ke Naam†picturized on Dharmendra singing for Sharmila Tagore. Rafi Sahab without influence of alcohol drunk gives a perfect expression as per the situation.
Love for eyes can also be expressed through Mischief (Masti / Sharaarat). To start with is a classical based song “Akhiyan Sang Akhiyaanâ€. Then there is a folk song from “Ganga Jamunaâ€; “Nainlad Jaihenâ€. This is for the round and beautiful eyes of Vijyantimala. Rafi Sahab matches Dilip Kumar’s masti the best in this song. On similar lines is the song “Dekha Hai Teri Aankhon Meinâ€. Once again it is for the big round eyes of Vijyantimala picturized on Dharmendra. Of course there is another unforgettable song “Gulabi Aankhen†from the film “The Trainâ€. Picturized on Rajesh Khanna is for the beautiful eyes of Nanda. From the film “Kashmir Ki Kali†there is a song “Ye Chand Sa Roshan Chehra†has a line “Ye Jheel Si Nili Aakhaneâ€. Picturized on Shammi Kapoor, Rafi Sahab has given maximum playback to match his every possible aspect of “Mastiâ€. Here the blue water of the lake has been compared with the beautiful eyes of Sharmila Tagore. Another song from the same film “Isharoon Ishroon Mein Dil Lene Waale†has a line “Nigahon Nigahon Mein Dil Lene Waale†sung by Shammi Kapoor for the “Sharaat Bhari Nazren†of Sharmilla.
Apart from fun and romance, songs have been written and composed to express sorrow & solitude through eyes as well. An all time classic is the song “Tere Bin Soone Nain Hamaare†expresses sorrow and solitude through eyes. Rafi Sahab does complete justice to Ashok Kumar’s expression. Another classic is the song “Apni Aankhon Mein Basakarâ€. The Bahadur Shah Zafar’s famous Ghazal, “Na Kisi Ki Aankh Ka Noor Hun†is a great expression of sorrow of losing every thing in life. The song “Yeh Aanson Mere Dil Ki Zuban Hai†from Hamrahi is another perfect example of expressing sorrow through eyes. The song “Kal Raat Zindagi Se Mulaakat†from Palki is a beautiful sad ghazal. In the film the character played by Rajendra Kumar recalls the beautiful eyes of his beloved (Waheeda Rehman) who is no more, through line “Aankhe Wohi Jin Aankhon Pe Dhokaa Ho Jaam Kaâ€.
Mohd Rafi
The song “Tere Naino Se Mein Deep†from Anuraag doesn’t fall in any of the above categories. The song is a Rafi-Lata duet where Rafi sings for a blind character played by Moushumi Chatterjee. It’s amazing that even such expressionless eyes of a blind person can inspire poets to right. Rafi is once again at his best providing the final touch to Anand Bakshi’s work.
It is very difficult to do a complete justice on this subject. May be English is not the right language to write on this subject. It should be written in the original language -Urdu in which these great songs where written. Of course Rafi Sahab’s excellent pronunciation and clearly of speech in Urdu in every scale of singing, did the true justice to these great songs. Perhaps that is what makes them evergreen (Sadaa Bahaar).
Mr. Anmol Singh, the author of this article
haldar babu: with ur knowledge about the hfm, let’s all start a quiz for a change. it will be more lively and informative. i look forward.
binu nair, mumbai, 9833 250 701
Ref – 48.
I think it is some other song, may be from the late 60s. Not able to recall.
Ref post 46:
Haldar ji,
i think the actor you are referring to is Waheeda Rehman’s late husband Kamaljeet.
Am i right?
Haldar da
Ref your quiz in post 40:
I think you are referring to the evergreen melody from Guide picturised on Dev Anand & Waheeda Rehman: Tere mere sapne ab ek rang hain… the lines specifically mentioned by you are from “tere dukh ab mere, mere sukh ab tere, tere ye do naina chand aur sooraj mere…O mere jeevan sathi”
Can there be any other singer who can just loads tons and tons of romance than our ever-smiling , dear Rafi sahab???!!!
ref post 40:
anmol ji, the first song was written by the great majrooh saab. In the second song, this chaudhvin ka chand’s eyes turned out to be fatal for guru dutt in real life. A few years later, another hero would also be disillusioned with her in “reel” life. But before that happened, he would fall in love with her, and promise that he would share her joys and sorrows. He would hold her hand, look into “her eyes” and compare them to chand and aftab. No more clues; let’s see who gets this one first.
DEAR RAFI FANS
I AM MENTIONING ONE MORE ROMANTIC SONG WITH THE WORD
” AANKHEN ” WHICH IS RENDERED SUPERBLY BY OUR BELOVED RAFI SAHAB :
” YEH JALTE HONT AUR YEH NEEDH MEIN DOOBI HUYI AANKHEN ,
MUJHE SONE NAHIN DETI THUMHARI ‘ ADH KHULI AANKHEN ‘ ,
ZARA TEHROH MUJHE BHI NEEDH AA JAYE TO SO JANA ,
ABHI TO RAAT BAQI HAI, YEH DHAL JAYE TO SOJANA,
GHADI BHAR KO DIL-E-NADAN SAMBHAL JAYE TO SOJANA … ”
THIS SONG IS FROM THE FILM : ” BANDISH ” WITH MUSIC BY USHA KHANNA
AND LYRICS BY AKMAL HYDERABADI .
REGARDS/ A.T.M.SALIM
POST -37
DEAR HALDER BABU
JUST AS YOU HAVE MENTIONED TWO EXCELLENT SONGS OF RAFI SAHAB RELATED TO THE TOPIC , IAM ALSO MENTIONING ANOTHER VERY ROMANTIC & BEATIFUL SONG :
” JHUKI JHUKI NIGHAON MEIN BHI HAI BALA KI SHOKHIAN ,
DABI DABI HANSI MEIN BHI , TADAP RAHI HAI BIJLIAN ,
SHABAB AAP KA , NASHE MEIN KHUDHI KHUD CHOOR HAI,
MERA DIL MACHAL GAYA TO MERA KYA KASOOR HAI,
AAP KE HASSEN RUKH PE AAJ NAYA NOOR HAI ,
MERA DIL MACHAL GAYA TO MERA KYA KASOOR HAI,
AAP KE NIGHA NE KAHA TO KUCH ZAROOR HAI ,
MERA DIL MACHAL GAYA TO MERA KYA KASOOR HAI…. ”
( FILM BAHAREN PHIR BHI AAYENGI ; MUSIC BY O.P.NAYYAR ;
LYRICS BY ANJAAN ; PICTURISED ON DHARMENDRA , TANUJA & MALA
SINHA .)
HOW DO LIKE THIS SONG ? ( I HAVE MENTIONED THE LYRIC- WRITER’S
NAME TOO ).
BEST REGARDS/ A.T.M. SALIM
POST-38
DEAR DR KHAJA ALIUDDIN SAHAB
AGAIN YOU HAVE MADE ME HAPPY FOR MENTIONING ONE OF MY MOST FAVOURITE SONGS OF RAFI SAHAB I.E. THE SONG ” PARDAH ZARA HATAO TO PHIR KOI BAAT HO, AANKHEN ZARA MILAO TO PHIR KOI BAAT HO… ” FROM THE FILM: MURDER IN CIRCUS .
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL TRACK IT IS !
BEST REGARDS/ A.T.M. SALIM.
DEAR RAFI FANS
I AM MENTIONING SOME MORE SONGS OF RAFI SAHAB ( AS NAZAR , NIGHA,PALKON – RELATE WITH THE BEAUTY OF EYES I.E. ‘ AANKH ” ) :
1) ” NAZAR BACHA KE CHALE GAYE HO , VARNA GHAYEL KAR DETA …”
( FILM : DIL TERA DEEWANA ; MUSIC BY SHANKAR – JAIKISHAN ;
PICTURISED ON : SHAMMI KAPOOR & MALA SINHA ) ;
2) ” TERI PALKON MEIN YE KAJAL AE HASEENA , HUMSE BEHTAR HAI …”
( FILM : JAI-VIJAY ;MUSIC BY RAJESH ROSHAN ; SUNG BY RAFI SAHAB
& SUMAN KALYANPUR ; PICTURISED ON : PREM KISHAN & BINDIYA
GOSWAMI ) ;
3) ” BAHUT KHOOBSURAT HAI AANKHEN THUMHARI, AGAR YEH KAHIN
MUSKURADE TO KYA HO….” ( FILM : SHUSHILA ; MUSIC BY C. ARJUN;
SUNG BY RAFI SAHAB & MUBARAK BEGUM ) ;
4) ” YEH JHUKI JHUKI SI AANKHEN TERI …..” ( FILM : AAO PYAR KAREN ;
MUSIC BY USHA KHANNA ; PICTURISED ON MAC MOHAN ) .
REGARDS/ A.T.M. SALIM
Ref Post – 39,
Dr. Aliuddin Sahab,
Thanks for the update. The song from “Shola & Shabnam” is one of the best Ghazals rendered by Rafi. Every and every word has been presented to perfection.
Infact within the first few posts I got a feeling perhaps I have missed many classic songs which certainly should have been part of this article.
Ref Post – 37.
P Halder Ji,
Thanks for the compliments. The song which you mention is a classic Rafi / Lata duet. Possibly the song is either written by Majrooh or Shailendra. It is a typical SDB composition.
The second song is one of the best romantic songs of all times, picturized on Guru Dutt for the beautifull eyes of Wahedaa Rehman.
Janab Anmol Singh Sahab,
You article on ” Ankhen ” will not be completed, unless until you did not mention this beautiful song of ” Shola aur Shabnam “, MD, Khayyam and lyrics by Kaifi aazmi.
” Jaane kya dhoonhthi rahethi hain yeh aankhen mujh me, raakh ka “.
Good night,
Dr. Khaja Aliuddin,
Chicago
Janab A.T.M. Salim saheb, I, don’t know about the hero of the movie “Phir Bhar Aayi”, MD is Kamal Rajasthani and lyrics by Naqhsh Laayalpuri.
I have few more numbers of Rafi saheb on this great ,attractive and romantic topic.Listen and enjoy them.
Sagar nahi to kiya teri aankh ka nasha to hai ( Natak, MD LP and Anand Bhakshi and hero is Vijay Arora )
Parda zara hatao to phir koi baath ho, aankh zara milao ( Murder in Circus, MD Usha Khanna and lyrics by Hasrath Jaipuri and hero is Sujeeth kumar )
Naino me kajra MaashAllah, balon me gajra subhanAllah ( Noor Mahal, MD Jaani Babu, lyris by Saba Afghani. Hero Feroze Khan)
Meri nigah ne kiya kaam lajawab kiya (Mohabbath isko kahte hain, MD Khayyam, lurics by Majrooh and hero Ramesh Deo)
Soja sanam teri jawan palkon tale sapne sajadun (Tere milne ke baad, MD Sapan Jagmohan, lyrics by Naqhsh Laayalpuri and hero is Sanjeeve Kumar )
Jinki tasveer nigahon me liye phirta hun ( Husn aur ishq, MD, Ganesh, lyrics by Noor Devassi and hero Hari Bhai )
Aankhon me chitki, seene me khatki ( Do Aankhen, MD Hansraj Bahal, lyrics by Varma Malik and hero is Biswajeeth )
With regards to all Rafi Lovers,
Long live Rafi Sahab,
Good night,
Dr. Khaja Aliuddin,
Chicago, USA
Excellent article, anmol ji. Many readers, especially Dr. Aliuddin and Mr. Salim, have provided great examples of rafi saab’s songs meant for “her eyes”. Here’s another in the same genre, written by dada’s “mozru”:
Palkon Ke Peechhe Se Kya Tumne Kah Daalaa
Phir Se To Faramaanaa
nainon ne Sapanon Ki Mehfil Sajaai Hai Tum Bhi Zaroor Aanaa
I was waiting for someone to post one of the most romantic songs in hfm, written by shakeel saab. Here’s the part that has both zulfein and aankhen:
Zulfein Hain Jaise Kaandhe Pe Baadal Jhuke Hue
Aankhen Hain Jaise Maey Ke Pyaale Bhare Hue
Masti Hai Jisme Pyaar Ki Tum, Woh Sharaab Ho
Chaudvin Ka Chand Ho …
Has anyone written more romantic words than these?
DEAR DR. KHAJA ALIUDDIN SAHAB
THANKS A LOT FOR MENTIONING THE SONG ” AANKHON ME HAYA KA HALKA SA KAJAL …. ”
I HAVE LISTENED TO THIS SONG HARDLY ONCE OR TWICE BUT DIDN’T KNOW THE FILM’S NAME . AT LAST TODAY I HAVE COME TO KNOW IT FROM YOU . THE SONG IS A FANTASTIC ONE !
MAY I KNOW THE HERO OF THE FILM.
REGARDING THE SONG ” HO CHUPKE SE PEECHE SE AAKE MUSKAKE, PHIR MERI AANKHEN MUCHOGI KAB TUM AAKE…. ” I WAS ABOUT TO MENTION IN MY LIST . THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE SONGS OF RAFI SAHAB . WHAT A WONDERFUL SONG IT IS !
THIS SONG IS FROM THE FILM ” PAL DO PAL KA SAATH ” WITH MUSIC BY SHYAM SAGAR AND FILM ARTISTES ARE SHEKHAR KAPOOR & RITA BHADURI .
REGARDING THE OTHER SONGS LISTED BY YOU, I HAVE NOT HEARD THEM.
NOW , ONE MORE SONG I AM MENTIONING : ” TERE CHEHRE SE HATEN AANKH TO DUNIYA DEKHOON ….” ( FILM: PYAR KA SAPNA ; STARS : BISWAJIT & MALA SINHA )
BEST REGARDS/A.T.M. SALIM.
(FOR POST-26)
DEAR RAFI FANS
I HAVE MISTAKENLY MENTIONED THE SONG OF ‘ JHUK GAYA AASMAN ‘
AS ” AANKHON AANKON SE NEEDIYAN UDA LE GAYA…. ” IT SHOULD BE READ AS ” MERI AANKHON KI NEEDIYAN UDA LE GAYA …..”.
NOW IAM MENTIONING 4 MORE SONGS OF RAFI SAHAB :
1) ” KAJAL WALE NAIN MILA ……” ( FILM : DEVAR ; MUSIC BY ROSHAN;
PICTURISED ON : DHARMENDRA .
2) ” AAJ TERE NAINA MILKE …..” ( FILM : EHSAAN ; MUSIC BY R.D. BURMAN;
(PICTURISED ON : JOY MUKHERJEE & ANJANA MUMTAZ . )
3) ” NAIN MILAKAR CHAIN CHURANA ….” ( FILM: AAMNE SAMNE ; MUSIC BY
KALYANDJI ANANDJI ; PICTURISED ON : SHASHI KAPOOR &
SHARMILA TAGORE .)
4) ” DIL MERA JAA TAKRAYA ….NEELI NEELI AANKHONWALI SE….” ( FILM :
VIDESH ; MUSIC BY AJIT SINGH ; PICTURISED ON : PREM KISHAN ) .
REGARDS/ A.T.M. SALIM
“Maa Aur Mamta” had another beautiful and melodious Rafi-Lata duet – “Rut Bekaraar Hai”.
Janab Anmol Singh Saheb and all Rafi lovers,
I am mentioning few more romantic numbers of Rafi Saheb related to “Aankhen”.
In naghmon me Rafi Saheb ki Gaayeki apne urroj par hai. If you listen these songs, you will love to listen again and again.
Aankhon me haya ka halka sa kajal, aie mahjabeen – Phir Bahar Aayi
Yeh kali kali zulfen aur gora gora chera, yeh khoi khoi aanken palkon ka yeh pahra waghera waghera – Lamboo in Hong Kong
Raaton ki siyahi hai aurdin ka ujala hai, teri aankhon ka rang nirala hai – Raath Andheri Thi
Aisa to kabhi mumkin hi nahi, miljaye nazar aur piyar na ho – Gunah aur khanoon
Ho chupke peeche se aankhen muskake, phir meri aankhen muchenge kab tum aake – I forgot the nameof the movie. I need help from Hussein Sheikh Saheb.
With regards,
Long live Rafi Saheb,
Dr. Khaja Aliuddn
anmol ji: beauty lie in the “beholder’s” eyes. madhubala, sharmila and asha parekh along with meena kumari will give a fair run to anyone from todays showbiz.
the advent of the media has opened a huge market for beauty products and judges are often swayed by companies who want to market “big time” in our country. times also has changed anmol ji and we understand that in the fast paced life, even beauty can be skin deep.
as for songs from the golden era, they are olden and golden – without any shelf expiry dates and i believe what a composer said recently: in few years in time, there will be no songs in any of the films.
the ar rehmans and the new breed of composers “must” lose their sleep over this.
binu nair, mumbai, cell : 9833 250 701
anmol ji: beauty lie in the “beholder’s” eyes. madhubala, sharmila and asha parekh along with meena kumari will give a fair run to anyone from todays showbiz.
the advent of the media has opened a huge market for beauty products and judges are often swayed by companies who want to market “big time” in our country. times also has changed anmol ji and we understand that in the fast paced life, even beauty can be skin deep.
as for songs from the golden era, they are olden and golden – without any shelf expiry dates and i believe what a composer said recently: in few years in time, there will be no songs in any of the films.
the ar rehmans and the new breed of composers “must” lose their sleep over this.
binu nair, mumbai, cell : 9833 250 701
Dr. Khaja Aliuddin,
Thanks for the information. Possibly I would like to meet u personality when ever I get a chance to come to United States.
Thanks once again.
Anmol Singh.
0091+9820812723.
Hello Binu Ji,
Well judges were not needed in the Golden era, since the beauty was natural. Plus only the best was preferred. In todays era beauty is materialistic with very little of honesty and grace. Analyzing the actresses from last 20 years, my personal option is that only Madhuri Dixit and Juhi Chawla are some of the rare actress from 90s who fall in the category of actresses as that of the Golden era. What expressions we have seen in the golden era, to quiet an extend can see in these two actresses. Plus they never supported vulgarity to make success. They were successfull mainly with there own merit.
In other words honesty and beauty go hand in hand. The world will forget Ashwariyas, Sushmitas, etc. in the next 10 years, but actresses like Madhubala, Meena Kumari, Sadhana, etc will be remembered for years to come.
POST-26
DEAR MOHANFLORAJI
YOU HAVE REMINDED ONE OF THE WONDERFUL DUETS OF RAFI SAHAB – ” APNE NAINON KO …FILM : MAA AUR MAMTA ( STARRING JEETENDRA & MUMTAZ ) ! IT’S ONE OF MY VERY FAVOURITE DUETS OF RAFI SAHAB .
THERE IS ANOTHER DUET OF RAFI SAHAB FROM THE FILM ” JHUK GAYA AASMAN ” ( STARRING RAJENDRA KUMAR & SAIRA BANU ) AND THE SONG IS ” AANKHON AANKHON SE NEEDIYAN UDA LE GAYA ….”
(THOUGH THIS SONG IS NOT PICTURISED ON THE STARS IN THE FILM BUT IT GOT RELEASED BY THE MUSIC COMPANY ( SAREGAMA) IN RECORD/CASSETTE/CD ). IT IS ALSO BEAUTIFUL SONG .
REGARDS/ A.T.M. SALIM.
Nice article, anmolji. compared to many nationalities,our indian women are beautiful and we had a host of beautiful actresses during the 50’s,60’s & 70’s.and this gave many of our song writers to come up with beautiful songs which are fresh in our memory even today.Of course to give a voice to these songs they had the incomparable Rafi Sahab who gave an indentity to each of the actors he sang for. that was a leasure period when the finer aspects of love and life was appreciated.nowadays what do you see the lovers doing?the girls have become more daring than the boys and both of them are more eager to jump into bed than appreciate the eyes.what a sorry state of affairs!
While driving around today heard LP’s songs with Rafi- “Tere Nain Nashe De Pyale” from Gora Aur Kala, “Shokhiyan Nazar Mein Hain Mastiyan hain chal mein” from Aasra, “Apne nainon ko samjhade yeh baat inhe tu batlade” from MAA aur Mamta among others!
Janab Anmol Singh Sahib, Adab Araz Hai,
Ref: to post 19. I will try my best to translate these words into English. Urdu words had several meanings depending on situation, poets imagination, time and place.
Rasme ulfath – Methodology of love
Custom of love
Tradition of love
Fasana – Storey
Neem baaz Aankhen – Half open tempting eyes
Indulging eyes
I hope this will help you to understand and enjoy the meaning of above written, Ashaar. I will be happy to talk to you on my cell phone, #847-910-1005.
With regards to all Rafi lovers,
Long live Rafi Sahab,
Dr. Khaja Aliuddin,
Chicago
So many love-ly eyes along with the article anmol. I am wondering where all these Miss India, Miss Universal, Miss world – judges were when such beautiful ladies of fifties, sixties and seventies – setting the screens on fire and cash registers ringing along with the unbeatable melodious voice of rafi saaheb…..
binus
siva sahab, ref post 22. sure the word ‘tauba tauba’ has been rendered so excellently well by rafi sahab that it gives added dimension to the same word that the song writer had intended it for. i had not mentioned the same in my comment at post 16 only because it is part of the second stanza which is on “zulfen”. since the article was on ‘aankhen’ i had thought it appropriate to curtail my comment on the first stanza which is all about ‘nazaren’. however, like you say these ‘subtle naunces’ are one area which no other singer could trod on. even after rafi sahab no other singer could ever come up with these ‘special effects’ and that alone makes rafi sahab a unique phenomenon. yes, article after article and comments after comments can be showered on this one feature which was rafi sahab’s forceful domain. almost every song has one or two such extraordinary diction and rendition that it still baffles us all.
Excellent article and good additions by all others.
Mr A.S.Murthy–ref post 16 about the song ” main nigahen tere chhehere se…”. I hope all ardent fans of Rafi sahab would have noticed the line”tauba tauba..tauba tauba..tauba tauba ye nashaa hain ke bataoon kaise.. The third tauba tauba is the ultimate piece in that song–only Rafi sahab can take a song to such great heights. I hope someone would write an article on such subtle nuances in the style that Rafi sahab used to sing that makes them evergreen. As the Sanskrit term goes-Na bhooto na bhavishyati-meaning there was no one in the past and there shall be no one in the future..That is Rafi sahab-the IMMORTAL
the lyricist writes, composer tunes the lyrics and the singer sings and he becomes the face of the song.
the lyricist is very important link along with the singer. op nayyar will give more credit to the lyricist . my vote is to the singer and the lyricist in equal measure and then the composer.
binu nair,
DEAR RAFI FANS
I AM MENTIONING ONE MORE SONG OF RAFI SAHAB FOR THIS CATEGORY :
THE SONG IS ” TERI ZULFEN PARESHAN , TERI AANKHEN PASHEMAN …..” FROM THE FILM ‘ PREET NA JANE REET ‘ STARRING SHAMMI KAPOOR AND MUSIC BY KALYANDJI ANANDJI .
REGARDS/A.T. M. SALIM
Dr. Khaja Aliuddin Sahab….
Adaab,
I like the way to acknowledge every article with a shaayeri. My Urdu Knowledge is very poor, hence requesting you to translate the following words into english.
rasme ulfath
fasana
Neem baaz
A T M Salim ji….
Thanks for the correction on the song from “Naina”. I haven’t seen the film…only read the film preview some where. But certainly try to see it.
To all the Rafians,
Thanks for the compliments and highlighting the songs which have been missed out, possibly should have been part of the article.
Thanks also for suggesting to write about “Zulfen”. Well “Zulfen” and “Aankhen” are two different aspects altogether. Perhaps it calls for a lot of research in going back in time.
the song – main nigahen tere chehre se hataoon kaise – entire stanza is on the beauty of the ‘eyes’. “shokh nazaren yeh shararat se na baaz aayengi, kabhi roothengi kabhi uth ke palat jayengi, tujh se nibh jayegi main inse nibhaoon kaise – main nigahen tere chehre se hataoon kaise”. the next stanza is ofcourse on the next in line article on “zulf”. true the subject could be better expressed in hindi-urdu than in english but anmol singhji has done a wonderful job giving us a lovely topic.
Then there is another song on the ‘eye-lids’ an extension of expression of the eyes – khuli palak mein jhoota gussa band palak mein pyar, jeena bhi mushkil marna bhi mushkil.
keep writing anmol singhji on similar subjects, for rafi sahab is front runner in extolling the beauty of nature. there is no dearth of subjects.
Excellent article. Rafi has also sung a wonderful patriotic song for the eyes expressions. It is from the film ‘Aankhen’: Us mulk ki sarhad ko koi choo nahin saktaa jis mulk ke sahad ki nigebaan nain aanken’ .
Nazar jab utayee duwa bangayee,
Nazar jab jukayee adaa bangayee,
Nazar jab milayee wafaa bangayee,
Nazar jab churayee kaza bangayee.
DEAR ANMOLJI
IT’S A FINE ARTICLE !
I AM HAPPY AS YOU HAVE MENTIONED THE SONG ” BAHUT HASEEN HAI THUMHARI AANKHON , KAHO TO MAIN INSE PYAR KARLOON ….” THIS SONG IS FROM THE FILM ” AADHI RAAT KE BAAD ” ;MUSIC IS BY CHITRAGUPTA .
IN YOUR ARTICLE , YOU HAVE MENTIONED STARS FOR THE SONG ” HUMKO TO JAAN SE “….( FILM: NAINA ) AS SHASHI KAPOOR & MOUSHAMI CHATTERJEE BUT THE SONG IS PICTURISED ON SHASHI KAPOOR & RAJESHREE.
I AM MENTIONING 4 MORE SONGS OF RAFI SAHAB FOR THIS CATEGORY :
1) AANKHON MEIN PALKON KI GHUNGHAT ….( FILM : MAIN WOHI HOON ; MUSIC BY USHA KHANNA ; STARS : FEROZE KHAN & KUM KUM );
2) AANKH MILAYE NA , MUKURAYE NA , MERA YAAR BADA SHARMILA ….( MILAN KI RAAT ; MUSIC BY LAXMIKANT PYARELAL ; STARS: SANJAY KHAN & SHARMILA TAGORE );
3) GULABI GULABI AANKHON SE PILA DE TO ….( FILM: BANPHOOL ; MUSIC BY LAXMIKANT PYARELAL ; STARS : JEETENDRA & BABITA ) ;
4) CHEHRA TERA , MASHA ALLAH … BADI BADI AANKHONWALE…( FILM TUM HASEEN MAIN JAWAN ; MUSI BY SHANKAR JAIKISHAN ; STARS: DHARMENDRA & HEMA MALINI ).
BEST REGARDS/ A.T.M. SALIM.
excellant article.
rafi sahab sung best songs relating to eyes, be it “nain lad jai hain” or “teri aakhon ke siva” or “aakhon hi aakhon mein ishara”….
Anmol Ji,
Outstanding article sir! It speaks volumes about your knowledge of music and splendid corelation in putting them in discernible words.
Eagerly waiting for your next article. Possibly on “Zulf”!
Regards to all
Shirish Kulkarni
anmol ji,
classic article,,,,,,just great….
regards;
Narayananji, Aankhen and Zulphe, both are there in the song “Yeh Reshami Zulphe, Yeh Sharbati Aankhen” of Do Raaste. Nice idea that Rafiji’s songs on “Zulphe” can be a topic for discussion.
Very interesting article by Mr. Amnol Singh. There’s a song “Aankhon Aankhon Mein Na Jaane Kya Ishaare Ho Gaye…” missing in the article.
Another Anmol gen from the author . Yes no other bollywood singer can express the romantic beauty of an actress like Rafi sahab. For ur eyes is very apt and the next could be woh haseen zulphe for which Rafi sahab has sung many romantic songs
Nice article mr. Anmol Singh. I remember also a very beautiful song of the king: Teri aankh ka jo ishaara na hoga from the film Nayee Roshni.
Janab Anmol Singh Sahab, Adab Araz Hai,
Congratulations for writing such a romantic topic connected with our “Awaz ke Badshah” Rafi Sahab. Rafi Sahab ki awaz aur unki gayeki , aisa laghtha hai jaise yeh gane rafi saheb ke hi liye likhe gai. Agar aap ijazath den to mai kuch ashaar aap ki nazar kartha hun.
” Dl ne aankhon se kahi aankhon ne dil se kahdi
Baat chal nikli hai, ab dekhen kahan tak pahunche”
” Thi khata unki, magar jab aagai woh samne
Jhuk gai meri hi aankhen, rasme ulfath dikhiye”
“Aankhon me nami si hai, chup chap se baithe hain
nazuk si nigahon me nazuk sa fasana hai”
“Neem baaz ankhon se yeh kiya nigah yar kiya
na to masoom hi choda na gunahgar kiya”
“Haya nahi hai zamane ki ankh me bakhi
khuda kare ke jawani rahi teri bedaagh”
You really justified writing this article in English and you really did a good job.
With regards to all Rafi lovers.
Dr. Khaja Aliuddin
Wonderful article Anmolji. Such lyrics are not written these days and of course, even if written, we do not have Rafiji to put life into such lyrics.
Great article again, Anmol!
Rafisaab did true justice in expressing the feelings of a beholder of beauty , humanity and life itself. His voice was magic.BTW you would make great justice to any female beholders eyes!Thanks for the article.
excellant article.it is true rafi saheb has rendered beautifully for all the songs mentioned in this article.there are still many songs on eyes sung by rafi saheb.any how i admire MR.Anmol singh for remembering songs on eyes&narrating optly.good luck.