Monday, 18 June 2012

Song Of The Week


A song I can think of that has beautiful written all over it – Lag Jaa Gale from Woh Kaun Thi. One of my favourite Madan Mohan compositions, rendered so emotively by Lata Mangeshkar. The melody haunts you for a long long time even after you’ve finished listening to it.

To think of it, the song was never recorded in the first place. Madan Mohan had composed the tune for a romantic situation in the film, but the director, Raj Khosla rejected it. Madan Mohan was confident about the song and he requested Manoj Kumar to listen to it. Manoj Kumar loved the tune so much, that he came to the next sitting and convinced Raj Khosla to include it in the film. The song thus got recorded, and even features in Lata Mangeshkar’s collection of her own favourites.

* Humko mili hai aaj yeh ghadiyaan naseeb se
Jee bahr ke dekh lijiye humko kareeb se
Phir aapke naseeb mein yeh baat ho na ho
Shayad phir iss janam mein mulakaat ho na ho..*

Song: Lag Jaa Gale
Film: Woh Kaun Thi
Music: Madan Mohan
Lyrics: Raja Mehdi Ali Khan
Vocals: Lata Mangeshkar



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