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Hullo to all in Atuldom
We all know the meaning of the word “Bhaand”; for those not conversant with colloquial Hindi; googling the word throws up meanings —Clown, Mimic, Comedian etc. “Bhaands” are also traditionally folk entertainers which might mean a storyteller, minstrels, dancers, actors, impressionists etc. Most bhaands belong to families that are engaged in folk entertainment as their hereditary profession, their specific art forms vary greatly by region, community and language. The term bhaand itself can also mean either a specific dramatic story or an entire form/school of drama.
There is a form of this traditional folk art which is peculiar to the area around Bhopal called “Chaar Bhaand”- a dying art or probably even extinct by now. This is a composition sung by four groups, instead of the qawwali’s traditional two, with the audience enjoying the exchange sitting in the middle of all the four. Javed Akhtar of the Salim-Javed duo was a graduate from Bhopal. And he knew of this particular art form.
Salim and Javed came together for the first time on the sets of “Sarhadi Lootera”; Salim was a small time actor and Javed a clapper boy. Jagdeep was also part of the cast. One evening during post shoot mimicry session Javed imitated the way some women speak in Bhopal and Jagdeep picked it up.
During the making of “Sholay” the writers thought that there was room for a qawwali in the comedy track of the film and that “Soorma Bhopali” would get to sing a song. But Javed suggested the “Chaar Bhand” instead of the qawwali. Through his contacts Javed found a Chaar Bhaand group in Bhopal. They came to Mumbai and played for RD Burman in his music room. RDB then developed a qawwali along chaar bhaand style—an eight minute long musical interplay of words and wit between four singers.
The singers for this were Kishore Kumar, Manna Dey, Bhupinder and Anand Bakshi himself. The qawwali was ready but never shot. It is said that Anand Bakshi was the most disheartened; “Perhaps if they had kept it he might have had a career as a singer.”
Today on his 86th birth anniversary I feel we should have that song which was written and sung by Anand Bakshi who we are all very familiar of.
P.S. this post of mine has been in the making for about a week but it doesn’t have much to show by way of content. It was written in a week because of want of infrastructure—meaning the Bangalore electricity board kept up its promise of erratic supply. So it used to happen that when the electricity supply was there I used to rush to finish my other duties and run to write this and promptly the supply would go off. Otherwise I had planned to write a lot here.
Note by Atul-What a coincidence that this special song happens to be the 800th song of Anand Bakshi is the blog as a lyricist and that too on his birth anniversary !
Song-Chaand sa koi chehra na pehlu mein ho (Sholay)(1975) Singers-Anand Bakkshi, Manna Dey, Kishore Kumar, Bhupinder Singh, Lyrics-Anand Bakshi, MD-R D Burman
Manna Dey + Kishore Kumar
Chorus
Lyrics
Aaa aaaa
aaa aaaa
aaa
Aaaa
aa aaa aaaa
aaa aa aa
aa aa aa
shuru hotaa hai phir baaton kaa mausam
aaaa aaaa aaaa
shuru hotaa hai phir baaton kaa mausam
suhaani chaandni raaton kaa mausam
aaa aaa aaa
aaa aaa aaa
aaaa aaaa aaa
bujhaayen kis tarah
dil ki lagi ko o
lagaayen aag hum is chaandni ko
hmm hmm hey hey
ke chaand saa koi chehraa na pehlu mein ho
arz kiyaa hai
irshaad
haaye
ke chaand saa koi chehraa na pehlu mein ho
toh chaandni kaa mazaa nahin aataa
chaand saa koi chehraa na pehlu mein ho
aahe
chaand saa koi chehraa na pehlu mein ho
to chaandni kaa mazaa nahin aataa
aahe
jaam pikar sharaabi na gir jaaye to
ho jaam pikar sharaabi na gir jaaye to
jaam pikar sharaabi na gir jaaye to
toh maykashi kaa mazaaa nahin aataa
haaa
chaand saa koi chehraa na pehlu mein ho
to chaandani kaa mazaa nahin aataa
jaam pikar sharaabi na gir jaaye to
toh maykashi kaa mazaaa nahin aataa
chaand saa koi chehraa na pehlu mein ho
aaaaaa aaaaaaa
aaa aaa aaa
zindagi hai mukammal adhoori nahin
aaa aaa aaa
aaa aaa aaa
zindagi hai mukammal adhoori nahin
chaand saa koi chehraa zaroori nahin
husn saiyyaad hai
ishq fariyaad hai
ye jo do naam hain
donon badnaam hain
tum to naadaan ho
gham ke mehmaan ho
dil zaraa thhaam lo
aql se kaam lo
aaaa aaaaa
aaa aaaa aaa
agarche roshni hoti hai
saahab sab charaagon mein
zaraa saa farq hotaa hai
dilon mein aur dimaagon mein aen
ae mere doston
aql ko chhod do
baat dil ki karo
kyunki
aaa aa aa
aa aa aa
sher-dil ko na tadpaa ke rakh de agar
ho sher-dil ko na tadpaa ke rakh de
agar toh shaayari kaa mazaa nahin aataa
ae kyon miyaan
yahi kehna chaahte thhe na
haa adaab arz
ki chaand saa koi chaharaa
chaand saa koi chehraa na pehlu mein ho
to chaandni kaa mazaa nahin aataa
jaam pikar sharaabi na gir jaaye to
maykashi kaa mazaaa nahin aataa
chaand saa koi chaharaa na pehlu mein ho
aaaa aaaaa aaaaa
aa aa aa aa
sharbati aankh ke dushmanon se bacho
aaaaa aaa aaa
sharbati aankh ke dushmanon se bacho
reshmi zulf ki uljhanon se bacho
wo gali chhod do
ye bharam tod do
yoon na aahen bharo,
inse taubaa karo
ye jo dildaar hai,
sab sitamgaar hain
dil jo dete hain ye,
to jaan lete hain ye
aaaaa aaaa
aaa aaa aaa
haan aan
vafaa ke naam ko aashiq
kabhi rusvaa nahin karte ae
kataa dete hain wo gardan
magar shikvaa nahin karte ae
dil machal jaane do
teer chal jaane do
dam nikal jaane do o
hey ho o
maut se aadmi ko agar darr lage
maut se aadmi ko agar darr lage
to zindagi kaa mazaa nahin aataa haa
chaand saa koi chehraa na pehlu mein ho
to chaandani kaa mazaa nahin aataa
jaam pikar sharaabi na gir jaaye
to maykashi kaa mazaaa nahin aataa
chaand saa koi chaharaa na pehlu mein ho
aaaaa aaaa
aaa aaa aaa aa
ishq mein yaad kuchh aur hotaa nahin
ishq ke baad kuchh aur hotaa nahin
aashiqi khoob ki
dil se mehboob ki
yaad jaati nahin
neend aati nahin
dard khiltaa nahin
hain milataa nahin
ae khudaa kyaa karen
ham davaa kyaa karen
aaaa aaaaa
aa aa aa aaa
aa aa aa
dawaa dard-e-jigar ki poochhte ho tum zamaane se ae
ye dil ki aag bujhti hai
faqat aansoo bahaane se ae ae
ye sitam kis liye
gham ho kam kis liye
royen ham kis liye
aaaa aaa aaa
aag par koi paani agar daal de
waah waah
waah waah
waahwaahwaahwaah
aag par koi paani agar daal de
to dillagi kaa mazaa nahin aataa
aag par koi paani agar daal de
to dillagi kaa mazaa nahin aataa
aahaa
chaand saa koi chaharaa na pahlu mein ho
to chaandani kaa mazaa nahin aataa
jaam pikar sharaabi na gir jaaye to
maykashi kaa mazaaa nahi aataa
chaand saa koi chehraa na pehlu mein ho
to chaandni kaa mazaa nahin aataa
chaand saa koi chehraa na pehlu mein ho o
