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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