Awaaz Dey KahaaN Hay

The last remaining icon of the `golden era` is Shamshad Begum. Now reclusive, may she grace us with her just being there.

A stunningly beautiful woman in her youth, that vivacious, nasal, naughty voice in the early male-singer dominated era was quite revolutionary.

gaana na geet koi;

Toot na jayeiN dil key taar -- O` sajna, O` sajna.
Laagi merey, dil par kataar, O` sajna, O` sajna.

Once her songs were playing in the car with my teenage son`s Bhangra/Heavy Metal/Rap listening friends loaded in the back, and they thought she was `just out of this world`. I gave them all copies of the disc.

That is being `great`.

The following is a letter that was sent to me by a friend (Dr. Iftikhar Mufti) who loves music and is a great fan of Naushad Ali, the great. I want to share it with chowk readers.

Life is an ongoing struggle. For famous people who rise to the pinnacle of their art, it is not a cake walk either. They have innate talent, they explore it, they work hard; sometime they reach their goal, sometime they fumble into oblivion. Naushad Ali was one of those rare gifted individuals whose strong determination paid off. Another great man whose name rings bell in my mind was Mehboob. Mehboob produced great films like Aan and Amar. Started out very poor and rose to the status of the industry giants. Have you ever noticed that all great musicians, mostly with Surnames of Ustaad were all Muslims and yet Islam does not compliment music.

Naushad also introduced Mohinder Kapoor in Sohni Mahiwaal with Mohinder’s first hit “Chaand Chhupa aur Tarey Doobey, Raat Ghazab Ki Aaie”. Sohni Mahinwaal was one the most memorable musical hits.
Naushad directed all great singers, Saigol, Rafi, Talat, Mukesh, Mannadey, and Hement Kumar (in Shabaab) who himself made music for the famous musical like “Nagin”. Naushaad’s death is no doubt an unreplenishable loss for the world of music. Inna lillah e wa inna ilaihe rajeoon.

Iftikhar

Mohammad Gill

Sad to hear he`s died. Inna lillaha wa inna `ilayhi raaji`oon.

Naushad was one of the most gifted music directors of all times.his music will be alive even after 100 years.he gave music to akbar khan recent directorial ventures as well.

Aaj puraani raahon se koyi mujhay aawaaz na de

Famous Rafi song from Aadmi.....immortalized by Nausad (like many other songs which he turned into gems)

Lekin , Naushad sahab, woh raaheiN takk bhi aap ko nahin bhool saktiiN, jin par aap chalay, aur na jaane kitnon ne aap ke naqsh-e-qadam par chalne ki koshish ki!

Aap zinda raheinge, jab takk tarannum zinda raheiga.

It was indeed a very sorrowful day for all music fans. I talked to a very young lady recently, who spoke wistfully of Naushad`s music, Mukesh and Dilip Kumar in Andaz. Those were the golden years of Indian movies. These days the Bollywood movies are just like the Arab movies.

Arab movies? Yes, the young fan is a Lebense, who made an effort to learn Urdu just because of Naushad.

Sehgal sang many great and memorable songs for many composers. The one he specified to be played on his visit to the Shamshan Ghat was `Jab Dil hi toot gaya`, composed by Naushad.

Sehgal, an alcoholic, sang that song without being drunk, at the special request of Naushad.
He was broken hearted to learn that he could sing without whiskey.

Always a fan.
Cheerios

I just learned that his name in the credits superceded the one above the leading stars.
and they were real stars then! WOW!

naushad sahib:
salaam

aap kay geet toa zindaa hain humeisha kayliyay
aap mur saktay haiN? aisaa toa naheeN ho sakta.

khuda Hafiz.

man tarrpat

Re: # 8
Baiju Bawra was probably the pinnacle of brilliance for both Naushad and Rafi.

Suhaani raat dhal chuki ...

Indeed a curtain has drawn on a golden era.

Whenever there was a fusion of Naushad’s music, Shakeel Badayuni’s lyrics and Rafi’s voice, the result was immortal. The last of the trio has taken his bow.

We can thank Naushad Saheb for leaving us with such melodies.

May the dear departed soul rest in eternal peace.

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May Naushad Sahib Murhoom find Mokhsha!

re #1
Being stupid I`ve mixed up my dates and movies . ``Ghar Aaaya mera Pardes`` iwas in Awara (1951). Still it was before Aan which premiered in 1952 . I`ve kicked myself. One should not type at 5:30 am. Sorry.

A couple of observations.

Lata Mangeshkar was given her first major break by Ghulam Haider in 1948 in the films, Majboor and Shaheed. Kemchand Prakash`s Aaayega Aanewala in Mahal was also released around the same time as Andaaz and that was a far bigger hit than Uthaye Ja Unke Sitam.

The credit for the first big orchestral usage would have to be given to Shankar Jaikishan, in Aah. ``Ghar aaya mera Pardesi``, especially the musical sequences in the end.