A deeply touching duet with emphatic though contrasting
expressions of feelings of two, Mohan (Sunil Dutt) and Rajni (Vyjayanthimala)
Mohan, a literature professor, who once hired Rajni, a Nautch
girl to pose as his fiancée to console his ailing mother (who wished Mohan be
married before she dies) is now pining for her to be with him forever. Rajni,
in contrast, is withdrawing herself away, for the shear fear of social stigma
linked to her “self”, a dilemma that stared on her face something she dreaded
to face! Understable for a lady who frequently fleed unable to bear the mockery
by customers (for whom she worked as prostitute). A reason or two that made them mock: Be it
when she dons a dance costume or regales herself royally with bridal sari n such
other finery, lovingly gifted to her - considered as “Bahu-to-be” - by her
wishfilled Ma -in-law-to-be (Leela Chitnis).
The heart of this song “Sambhal Ye Dil” lies in conversational
lyrics of Sahir Ludhianvi so sublimely centered on two selves, Dilip Kumar and
Vyjayanthimala who sing their hearts out. Dialogue delivered musically that
appears to be happening as if between each other while together, though
distanced remotely away from one other.
Vyjayanthimala is portrayed in a typical posture of a human
in depressingly dilemmatic state at the start of the song. In stark contrast is
Sunil Dutt, right at the door and treading towards the balcony, arms ready to open
wide, for Vyj…mala. Ala…watch Sunil’s sincerely smiling face greeting her, all
of grace! Diverse yet subtle ways of depicting Rajni’s depressed state are
notable through the song….ambling around the room with clenched fists, moist
eyes et al. Even as Mohan maintains his cheerful face and heartfelt state right
through his last verse when he sings “jo dil ki
aakhri hadd hai wahaan tak baat pahunchi hai” (my feelings are at the farthest edge of my heart) we too realise we are sitting at the
edge of our seats wondering while watching….Unite, they must….yet our thoughts
tossing between these two questions…Will they? Won’t they? …Will
they? Won’t they?... Will
they? Won’t they?
Movie Masaala:
Vyjayanthimala
who exploited her dancing skills to the hilt alongside her acting duly won the
Best Fimfare Actress Award. So did Mukhram Sharma for his Splendid Story.
Vyjayanthimala in the same year was nominated for the biggest hit of her career
Bimal Roy’s Madhumati
Sadhna was
the fifth highest grossing film of 1958
Sunil Dutt in his role in this film as Professor of Poetry
and Literature at a nearby college, during one of his lessons about a nobleman
who has fallen for a prostitute, had this to say about dancing girls, “They
love not the man, but his assets and money”
Sadhna was a conversational tale with no takers! Hold…. not
till B R Chopra grabbed it and did not miss converting it to a big hit!
Vyjayanthimala overtly enamoured by the script her role had
to enact on screen is believed to have gifted B R Chopra a plateful of coins!
Ever smart at picking up potential roles - Chandramukhi in Devdas when Nargis
and Suraiya refused; Rajni in this film when Nimmi (big star of that era)
refused BRC’s offer.
Sambhal Ye Dil is 1/7 songs from
Film: Sadhna (1958)
Director: B R Chopra Music
Director: Datta Naik
Ae maalik tere bande hum - Vasant Desai
Tum aasha vishwas hamare - Hridayanath
Saranga teri yaad mein - Sardar Malik
Dhalti jaaye raat - Lachiram
Jai jai he jagadambe mata - Chitragupt
Haye jiya roye - Hansraj
Bahl
Hasne ki chahne kitna mujhe rulaya hai - Kanu Roy
Chanda re ja re ja re – Khemchand Prakash
Tere sur aur mere geet – Vasant Desai
Prabhu tero naam - Jaidev
Mujhko tum jo mile – Mukul Roy
Phir kahin koi phool khila – Kanu Roy
Mera dil jo mera hotha – Kanu Roy
Haal e dil ko sunana tha – Snehal Bhatkar
Main apne aap se ghabra gaya hun - Iqbal Quereshi
Phir woh bhooli si yaad aayi hai - Sapan Jagmohan
Tumhe dekhti hoon to lagta hai aise - Jaidev
Zindagi dene waale sun – Ghulam Mohammed
Sambhal ye dil – Datta Naik
Jo tum muskura do – Datta Naik
Main tumhi se pooch thi hoon mujhe tumse pyar kyun hai –
Datta Naik
DATTA NAIK – compiled
Local resident of Portuguese
Colony Goa
Started his career as music
assistant of S D Burman
Active in film music for about 25
years (active till 1975)
First Film Music: MILAAP (1955)
First Hit: Chandrakanta (1956) with
nearly a dozen songs. Most popular song: Maine Chand Aur Sitaron Ke Thamanna Ki Thi …. followed
by …..
His music score for the famous
Children’s film: Ham Panchi Ek Dal Ke (1957). In this film, child artist Daisy
Irany won the hearts of millions. The title song “Tang, Tang, Dole….Hum Panchi Ek Dal Ke”
is rated as one of the best children’s songs to this day.
“Oh Dil Ki Tamanna Thi Masti Me Manzil” from the film Gyarah
Hazaar Ladakiyaan (Bharat Bhushan – Mala Sinha) is a nostalgic song of Binaca
Geetmala – Radio Ceylon. A popular song of those times is not to be heard now.
1958 – established himself as a
noted music director with 2 beautiful Asha Bhosle songs “Kis jaga jaayen kisko dikhayen”
and “Nainon
se naina laage” (Film: Light House
- Ashok Kumar/Nutan)
1958 – Film Sadhna – a variety of
beautiful songs that included a popular quawwali “Aaj kyon hamse parda hai”
1959 – In “Bhai Bahen” – Daisy
Irani’s film, Dutta’s “Sare Jahan Se Aacha” (Asha) and “Thandi hawa ke jhoke” (Shamshad
Begum) were popular then
Credit of bringing Mahendra
Kapoor to the forefront of playback singers (out of the shadow of Rafi) goes to Dutta with Yash Chopra’s “Dharm Putra”
(1960) and B R Chopra’s “Dhool ka Phool” (1959)
“Bhool sakta hai bhala kaun tumhaari aankhen”
– film: Dharm Putra – Mahendra Kapoor succeeded in giving required feeling to
the song where it was Rafi’s success earlier.
Best of Dutta - “Tere Pyar Ke
Aasra Chaahta Hoon” is a duet by Mahendra Kapoor and Lata in “Dhool
ka Phool”
A reminder about remaining songs:
Jo tum muskura do – Duet
Tu hindu banega na musalman banega – Integration song
Kaise kahoon man ki baat – Semi classical
Karle job hi karna hai – quawwali
Tum mujhe bhool bhi jao to yeh haq hai
tumko – Duet from film Didi
Sitare Raah Takte Hai
Main tumhi se poochthi hoon
Aurat ne janam diya mardon ka
Sambhal ye Dil
Ashkon me jo paya hai
Kis jagah jaayen
Ab who karam Karen
Daaman me aag laga baithe
Tere pyar ka aasra chaahtha hoon
Aaj ki raat nahi shikwon
Laal Laal Gaal
Dutta’s catchy compositions in
some unheard films:
Aaj ye aanchal muh kyun chupaye
Dhoonde nazar nazar mera chand hai kidhar
Pyar ka jahaan ho chota sa makhaan ho
Meri tasveer lekar kya karoge
N Dutta also gave music for the
film “Datta Naik”
Long association with Sahir as
lyricist till Chehre pe Chehra
Sensible music director with
minimum orchestra
Made a comeback in 1980 - Chehre
pe Chehra and Miss Toofan
Dec 1987 – left the world
….unsung unknown
This underrated composer
belongs to the list of many others like him:
Vasant Desai
Jaidev
Mukul Roy
Kanu Roy
Hansraj Bahl
Sapan Jagmohan
Lachiram
Adi Narayan Rao P
Iqbal Qureshi
Prem Dhawan
S N Tripati
Duttaram
Image links:
Theatrical ambience - Amphi like - tempting many to click a
quick selfie…. Bright lights dotting verdant green walled enclosure, interspersed
by interesting interplay of solids n voids of concrete n metal; Coleus, here n
there clinging on to rugged stone plinth that based the stage; Enthusiastic
community crowd filling the steps right up to top; Trees that flanked on either
side of the stage with boughs calendula kind, cantilevered from their trunks, kind
enough to bow over their One Sis n Many Bros sitting on stage, a Good Earthy
feel…what an inspiration to pen my review of one of a score of songs sung by
Team Nostalgia. My pick for song review: Aayega Aane Waala 
Aware of the tragic ending romantic saga through gardener of
the bhavan, Krishna, yet intrigued, Shankar the owner, wanders through ‘The Mahal’
. His intrigue increases when an old portrait (of The Unknown Man) that fell
off the wall (and just missed hitting him) looked precisely like a portrait of
himself! During his wandering around the mansion, in the middle of a stark dark
stormy night, when the clock strikes to say the time now is two (a.m.!) was that
a kind of cue?
Medley of songs
Can you imagine a race between a bus and a tonga? Yes, it
can happen… in dreams and in films. Undeniably unbelievable that the clear winner can
be…The Tonga!! but not until one watches the film Naya Daur (1957), a film that
ushered in a “Naya Daur” - New Era for the careers of many in the industry.
Tum aasha vishwas hamare - Hridayanath 
Mera dil jo mera hotha – Kanu Roy
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