Bollywood World

In this Blog I am taking up the songs that have been used either in different films, or has other version.This practice is being done from the start of hindi cinema till date.Yesterday on (Part 1) I included new songs.In this blog (Part 2) I am taking the songs which were repeated in the black & white Era.The first song in my list is from the film Pakeezah (1971).Viewers will be surprised to find some of the hit versions those were tried in earlier films.

Inhin logon ne le lina dupatta mora
Most of us are familiar with this song from Pakeeza,composed by Ghulam Mohammad and rendered by Lata Mangeshkar .The original version was sung by Shamshad Begum fromHimmat (1941), lyrics Aziz Kashmiri, music Pt. Govind Ram.

INHEN LOGO NE LE LENA DUPTTA MORA- FILM -HIMMAT-1941 SHAMSHAD BEGUM

INHEN LOGO NE LE LENA DUPTTA MORA- FILM -Pakeeza 1971

Jhumka gira re

We all know about this hit song from Mera Saya (1966) sung by Asha Bhonsle,music by Madan Mohan,The original version was sung by Shamshad Begum from Dekhoji (1947)), lyrics Wali Saheb, music Tufal Farooqi

Jhumka gira re by Shamshad Begum from Dekhoji (1947))

Jhumka gira re from Mera Saya 1966

Ek chatur naar kar kar shringar

We all have heard this song from Padosan sung by Kishore Kumar, Manna De and Mehmood,the original version was sung by Ashok Kumar in Jhoola (1941)

Ek chatur naar kar kar shringar from Joola 1941

Ek chatur naar kar kar shringar from Padosan 1968

Dheere se jaan khatiyan mein

Remember this Kishore Kumar hit song acted by Dev anand in Chhupa Rustam,the original hindi version was S D Burman's Dheere Se Jaana Bagiyan Mei which also has a bengali version.

Dheere Se Jaana Bagiyan Mein - S. D. Burman

Song from Chhupa Rustam 1973

Jaane Kya Tune Kahi from Pyaasa 1957

S D Burman was famous for making hindi songs from Folk tunes or Bengali versions of his music,this video has both versions

KOI HUMDUM NA RAHA, KOI SAHARA NA RAHA

This song originally sung by Ashok Kumar for the film JEEVAN NAIYA (1931).The film was produced by Himanshu Rai for his production house Bombay Talkies. Much later in 60s Kishore Kumar sang this song in his film Jhumroo,Watc the video below with an interesting story by Ashok Kumar

Song from JEEVAN NAIYA (1931)

Song from Jhumroo 1961

Piya milan ko jana

The original version sung by Lata Mangeshkar from Malhar (1951), lyrics traditional, music Roshan. Few words of the mukhda of the earlier version and come up with one of the very famous Female-Female Duet in Barsat Ki Raat (1960),sung by Suman Kalyanpur and Kamal Barot

Song from Malhar (1951)

Song from Barsat Ki Raat (1960)

Phool gendava na maaro

This original version was sung by Asha Bhonsle in Funtoosh (1956), lyrics Sahir Ludhiyanavi, music S D Burman.Later on in Dooj Ka Chand (1964) � Manna Dey sang this song which is still in our hearts