Monday, 2 July 2012

Song Of The Week

I always feel Madan Mohan is one composer who never got his due. The man who created songs like Tu Jahan Jahan Chalega, Dil Dhoondta Hai or Lag Ja Gale was somehow never appreciated enough by the audience. Sad.

Another gem of a song by the man is Aapki Nazron Ne Samjha from Anpadh. The lyrics, penned by Raja Mehdi Ali Khan may seem a bit orthodox; but once you get past them, the music is every bit charming. And Lata Mangeshkar’s voice succeeds (and how!) at hitting even the most difficult notes in the song with such ease…like makkhan I would say!

An interesting bit of trivia – a song was rehearsed with the musicians and Lata Mangeshkar when the lyricist Raja Mehdi Ali Khan arrived at the studio and casually said that he had just written a new song. When Madan Mohan heard the lyrics, he felt that the words were more suited for the situation than what was being recorded. So a tune for the song was created right there, in no time! And Lata Mangeshkar sang this song instead of the original! It is also said that when Naushad heard the song, he’d said to Madan Mohan that he was ready to give away all his compositions for this song in return!

*Aapki manzil hoon main, meri manzil aap hai
Kyuu main toofan se darru, mera saahil aap hai
Koi toofanon sekeh de, miil gaya saahil mujhe *

Song: Aapki Nazron Ne Samjha
Film: Anpadh
Music: Madan Mohan
Lyrics: Raja Mehdi Ali Khan
Vocals: Lata Mangeshkar

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