‘Mujras’ in films - Sung by Lata Mangeshkar
The thought, of sitting comfortably on a thick cushion blowing on an ornate hookah and sipping wine served in thick silver glasses while a lady in a bright zardozi-laced dress, ornamental jewelery and aalta-smeared feet dances to the melodious strains of sitar-ghoongroo- sarangi-and-tabla, is quite an interesting and nawabi one. Dont get me wrong. I have never visited a ‘kotha‘ ever, its just a sort of fantasy which stems out from seeing the myriad mujra songs in films. Bollywood films can go awfully wrong in depicting many things, and often stick rigidly to conventional stereotypes, so I could be incorrect in my vision - any reader who has visited one can inform the same, either on the site or a personal mail (secrecy guaranteed) 
Anyways, jokes apart, the mujra songs have their own life. They come in all sizes and shapes : from the classy Chalte chalte yunhi koi mil gaya tha (Pakeezah) to the crassy Kaahe saiyan teri meri baat bane naahi (Dayawan); from the lyrically charged Dil cheez kya hai (Umrao Jaan) to the lyrically debauched Mujrewali hoon mujra karti hoon (Awaargi); from a dulcet Lata’s Pyar kiya to darna kya (MeA) to a screechy Alka’s Tawaif kahan kisi se mohabbat karti hai (Amiri Garibi) - you will find a variety of them in films pre-current-millenium. Whatever the song be, the fallen woman was always elevated by strong musical muscles. Now, the place of a mujra has been taken by item numbers.
Broadly the mujras can be divided into two categories - one, where the heroine is a tawaif, or becomes one - here, expect some highly philosophical songs on love and life; two, where the tawaif is a mere side-prop to tittilate the villain (or a wronged hero) , most such songs will be more noise than substance - of course the two categories overlap, and exceptions exist in both.
So, here I list a few mujra numbers sung by Lata Mangeshkar - let’s see how many of them match with your own. In the list I have taken some songs that might not be exactly a hard-core mujra but has been picturised on a ‘kotha‘, hence here. In most, Lata’s pristine voice helped a great deal in establishing the purity and freshness of the lady-in-wrong-trade!
Salaam-e-ishq meri jaan zaraa kabool kar lo - Muqaddar Ka Sikandar - the mother of all mujras in terms of popularity and reach. Rekha and Amitabh scorches on-screen while Lata and Kishore ignite with their sparkling vocals. As I said, Lata’s voice gave a gilt-edged glitter to Rekha’s, giving life to her love and passion which transcended the dirty limits of her profession.
Chalte chalte yunhi koi mil gaya tha / Thaare rahiyo o baanke yaar / Inhi logon ne - Paakeezah - outstanding music in all, lovely songs, and the best movie on the life of a nautch girl. And thank God for ‘thaare rahiyo’ without which antakshri gets impossibly stuck if you get the letter ‘tha‘. The beats in ‘Chalte chalte’ are mesmerising while Lata’s voice is impeccably thoughtful and seductive at the same time, as required by the song’s mood!
Mujhe rab jo kahe tujhe chhod doon - Ustaad - One of the good old Anu Mallik numbers in which he accompanies the diva with his raspy voice. Picturised on Jaya Prada and Vinod Khanna. Very good interludes, an easy tune and fine singing make the song a winner.
Unko yeh shikaayat hai - Adalat - Madan Mohan and Lata Mangeshkar combine for this collossal score. Not exactly in the true mujra format. Nevertheless, a great song.
Kya kahen aaj kya ho gaya - Teri Paayal Mere Geet - A later stage Naushad-Lata combination in a flop Govinda-Meenakshi starrer. The film was boring, the songs werent. This, and ‘Mohabbat ka ek devtaa mila’ were excellent numbers.
Jab pyaar kiya toh darna kya - Mughal E Azam - A song that needs no introduction or description - its an all time any time hit!
Thoda resham lagta hai thoda sheesha lagta hai - Jyoti - The song that triggered the remix malaise in the country was a forgotten number till it appeared in some english rap song, and from thereon to Harry Anand’s remix factory. As ever, I prefer the original. Good music, nice tabla and Lata’s awesome voice!
Mujre ki hai yeh raat aakhri - Yudh - The sole Lata and old fashioned number in an otherwise techno-induced heave ho typical eighties score. Though Kalyanji Anandji were officially credited as music directors, I suspect Viju Shah’s handiwork in the score. However, this Lata mujra picturised on the ever-ethereal Hema Malini retained a old-worldly charm and was listenable.
Jind le gaya woh dil ka jaani - Aap Ke Saath - Again, not a typical mujra, but was picturised on the kotha itself with Smita Patil lamenting the loss of her love. Strangely, most T-series cassettes carry the Anuradha Paudwal scratch version. It is with great difficulty that I found the proper Lata Mangeshkar one.
Lo saahib mai bhool gayi yaad mujhe kuchh aaya tha - Maati Maange Khoon - a newly aquired number in my collection, it’s a superb number with the sound of ghungroos reverbarating menacingly within the sorrowful premise. RD Burman provides thumping music; the varying rhythm and beats add to the listening thrill !
Kab talak shama jali yaad nahi, shaam e gham kaise dhali yaad nahi - Painter Babu - Uttam-Jagdish’s debut film had this top song. The rest were pretty chaaloo kinds. A detailed note on the song is available on my older site. Read here.
Sanam tu bewafaa ke naam se mashhoor ho jaaye - Khilona - quite a typical L-P song from seventies, like it only for Lata Mangeshkar’s voice. Two more similar numbers follow the list immd. this one.
Humhin karen koi soorat unhe bulaane ki, suna hai unnko toh aadat hai bhool jaane ki - Ek Nazar - another song which is similar in flavor as the above one. Same musical team of L-P-Lata. The film had one more mujra, Pahle sau baar idhar aur udhar dekha hai.
Sharaafat chhod di maine - Sharafat - A third similar number from L-P stable , once again with Lata’s lovely voice at the helm.
Atharah baras ki tu hone ko aayi / Imtehaan hai aaj tera imtehaan hai - Of the two Suhaag numbers, I love the latter one. It gives a good lesson on non-drinking. Plus, as a kid I used to often hum the opening lines on any exam day so the number is intertwined with vivid childhood memories. And Rekha’s has perfected her courtesan act. (Aishwarya Rai will find it impossible to match it with her limited acting skills in the new version of Umrao Jaan).
Toone har raat mohabbat ki kasam khaai hai - Ganga Ki Saugandh - A double edged sword of a number that has sweetness on one edge and vitriolic filled sharpness on the other. Awesomely sung, as ever, by Lata Mangeshkar. (The theme song of this film, also by Lataji, was quite a big hit).
Kuhu kuhu bole koyaliya - Unreleased Devdas - I reckon the song would have been picturised on Chandramukhi, though i m not sure. A very nice song overall. Quintessential Gulzar lyric with Pancham’s melodious music.
Jise tu qabool karle woh sadaa kahan se laaoon - Devdas (old) - Obviously the song would be on Chandramukhi. The lyrics are so very apparant. But was this picturised as a mujra or just a love song? SD Burman’s music in this one.
Raat bhi hai kuchh bheegi bheegi - Mujhe Jeene Do - A very romantic number with just that right tinge of suggestive element beyond the innocence. Lata’s chham chham in the mukhda is more melodious than the sound of ghoongroos even. As I wrote once, I love Lata’s singing in a semi-ghabrahat, semi-hopeful way, and of course, her ‘haaye’ can never leave me unstirred.
Tadap yeh din raat ki kasak yeh bin baat ki - Amrapali - this love-deprived courtesan’s quivering call for romance is unarguably a sensuous and scintillatiing number - Lata’s voice is a mix between purity, pain and playfulness as she sighs ’sajan ab to bata de, bata de’… Shankar Jaikishan whip up an emotional storm with their choral sitars.
Kaun anjaame ulfat nahi jaanta - Hera Pheri (old) - is this a mujra or not? Not sure now, but i enjoy the song.
Mai har raat jaagi … tumhari qasam tum bahut yaad aaye - Gaban - I could be way off the mark with this one - so members please help. Somehow the sitar-and-tabla based music makes it sound like a mujra, though I cant be sure. As a song it’s a topper! Music is by Shankar Jaikishan, and I marvel at the way repetition of lines in the antaras are built by them!
Chham chham chham badra barse, rut barse jiyara tarse - Barkha Bahaar - a still podgy and dusky Rekha dances to Lata’s mellifluous voice in this flop Navin Nischol starrer.
Mai tawaif hoon / Mere naina saawan bhaadon - Mehbooba - The latter song is part haunting, part mujra… part classical, part populist… this monumental RDB number was a chartbuster at that time. Personally, from this film, my evergreen fav is the love duet ‘Parbat ke peechhe chambe da gaaon’. There was a more on the face number ‘mai tawaif hoon mujra karoongi’ as well. The movie, on reincarnation, was far inferior to the same lead pair’s other classic on the same theme (Kudrat).
Ek dukhiyaari kahe baat yeh rote rote - Ram Teri Ganga Maili - the visual in the prelude, where champagne flows lustily into the pure Ganga, is a very cutting critique on post-modernist moral paucity - that was a superb directorial touch from master storyteller Raj Kapoor. The song itself is wrought with intricate images - the diamond soul wrapped in the soiled skin or the similarity betn a woman and the river … its a great theme song with an admirable picturisation.
These are the ones that I could recall when I first wrote the post for some other group. There were more additions done later on , eg Raina beeti jaaye from Amar Prem (not a mujra,per se but still picturised on a kotha, hence can be added here), Rahte the kabhi jinke dil mein ( Mamta ) and O Aaanewaale ruk ja (Devdas).
Sister Asha Bhonsle also has many memorable mujras - from Umrao Jaan, Tawaif, to name a few hit films- but I am not too keen to go into those details. However, still I will end this post with one unknown gem from her ouvre.
Kaise mukhde se nazrein uthaaye ke tujh mein hi rab dikhta - English Babu Desi Mem - It’s a bit hard to swallow that this shimmering number is created by Nikhil-Vinay. But as they are officially credited, I will go by it. The song has a faint qawaali tinge to it and the lyrics are nice. To top it all, there is an ethereal looking Sonali Bendre dancing to the beats in a flaming red dress - the overall effect is fantastic!
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July 24th, 2006 at 2:37 pm
ohhh wah wah..itna lamba post !!!!
July 24th, 2006 at 3:57 pm
oye sirji, yeh kya ho gaya, lata didi nahi, latadi nahi, lataji nahi, seedha Lata, sharm aani chhahiye tumko, ek baar I reprimanded someone on the comments when he spoke about her with her first name. I am totally bugged at you.
July 24th, 2006 at 4:25 pm
PRI - Bilkul nahi - u know how much respect I hv for Lataji, and generally refer as ‘Lataji’ or ‘Latadi’ only … but the core post was written more in an impassionate article style, and hence had removed the personal addressings there …
MEHAK - Woh toh hai
July 24th, 2006 at 8:09 pm
Haven’t heard some of those songs. But nothing beats the Pakeezah and Umraon Jaan songs.
July 25th, 2006 at 9:48 am
sirji, not an excuse enough. still bugged.
July 25th, 2006 at 1:47 pm
Deepak ,
A good listing ! Wish you had not restricted yourself to Lata songs only .
A major miss is the mujra from Sadhana : kaho jii tum kyaa-kyaa Kariidoge .
July 26th, 2006 at 2:42 am
am yet to read the whole post..but songs frm pakeezah are real nice…
July 26th, 2006 at 10:20 am
Great post!
All worthy mentions, Deepak, especially Pakeejah songs. Very beautiful music and equally good voice by Lata Ji.
Then I also love this Raat bhi hai kuchh bheegi bheegi from Mujhey Jeeney Do. But the other folk song - Nadi Narey Jao Sham Paiyaan Padoon is aboslutey fantabulous. Lata ji created magic in the song and so did beautiful Waheeda Rehmaan while enaction.
Two-Three other songs I remember and like which were also perhaps Mujra song -
1) Bahut Der Se Dar Pe Ankhein Lagin Theen, Huzoor Aatey Aatey Bahut Der Kerdi
2) Raat Bhar Rahiyo Aur Subah Chaley Jaiyo, Kahan Rain Bitai Gharwali Se Na Kahiyo.
3)Kajra Mohabbat Wala from Kismat wasn’t the Mujra song in the film, but it had all the qualities of a Mujra song.
Another song I remember from Mere Mehboob - Allha Bachai Naujawaon Se was also good.
July 26th, 2006 at 10:21 am
As far as my personal liking is concerned I think Umrao Jaan songs stand tall over all other Mujra songs just because of lyrical and muscial excellency. I also think that Umrao Jaan was the best movie on the life of a nautch girl.
Muzaffar Ali and Rekha made it into a classic. Screenplay and dialogues were excellent, so was art direction . Not to mention supporting star cast which was great. It won both critcal and commercial acclaim.
Pakeeza drags because of bad direction by Kamaal Amrohi. Also Rajkumar was a hopeless actor, and Meena Kumari wasn’t in her elements either. Anyway, she was a bit too melancholy through out her career. In my opionion she was overrated too.
In fact, began as a flop. But the death of Meena Kumari turned it into a hit.
July 26th, 2006 at 3:29 pm
i don’t like most of the numbers here… though i don’t mind some of them like Unko yeh shikaayat hai and Rahte the kabhi jinke dil mein… my favs alwys remain umrao jaan nos…. just love them…. i think lata’s voice is better suited to romantic numbers…
July 27th, 2006 at 3:13 am
Wow! How much effort you have put into this post. If someone is doing a research into this, he/she will certainly find this post valuable. Thanks for such a post.
July 27th, 2006 at 9:22 am
OMG! this is a list of such cute songs! I mean, theres this naughtiness in the singers voice that one can feel.. and I enjoy some of these songs so much! I call them desi item numbers… but they r elegant too…. its not like ITEM NUMBERS… coz they still have that ‘beauty’ of wotever they r doing…. i mean.. like.. they r not cheap…. btw, this list of songs is gonna help me have sum gud music for some days now!
July 27th, 2006 at 10:18 am
Bhagya - That always happens, some songs get lost in time
and majority wud not hear of them unless u make an effort to do so 
Pri - Achha ab bahut bug ho gayin, enough!
Amarendra - A warm warm welcome to the blog. Hope to see you as a regular. Thanks for liking the list. The only reason for restricting to Latadi’s songs is coz I m her devotee, and can only write forcefully on her numbers.
Sonali - Do return for a detailed reading. Will await your comments
Manish - And the best thing after writing a music based post , is to receive your insightful comments. Yep the ones you mentioned are mujras (though not exactly, ‘kajra muhabbat wala’ but still can pass for it) but since it was a Latadi-centric post , had to keep them out
BTW, since u mentioned a song that is not exactly a mujra, but has the qualities of one, a friend had asked, how about ‘Mai teri dushman dushman tu mera’ from Nagina?
About Umrao Jaan, I like the songs, but that’s about it, not very crazy about them. And actually wud give them a miss compared to some other songs
I liked Paakeezah for the reverberating ghungroos-and-Lataji’s voice throughout the film, and its slow flow!
Anks - Oh, u dont like proper mujras, that means
Alka - Warm welcome to this site as well ( if i m not mistaken, ur first comment on this new space)… thanks for liking the post…it makes the effort worthwhile.
Girl - Yep they were ‘desi item numbers’ sans the vulgarity and grossness!
July 27th, 2006 at 12:11 pm
You are biased man
Give the devil(read Asha Bhosle) her due 
July 27th, 2006 at 2:10 pm
bus Kabhi Kabhi yooN Hee ho jaata hai……..
I’m not gaayab yaar. Woh toh tum hote ho aaz kal
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hmmmmm Mujras…..Long post. Will read and comment later on.
Aur batao how are you doing? I mean How ka matlab samajh gaye
… Still due to send reply of your mail…. See, I’m also becoming like you…..Catch you later. Take care. 
July 27th, 2006 at 6:18 pm
“You are biased man Give the devil(read Asha Bhosle) her due “……….Ditto!!:-)
July 28th, 2006 at 6:07 am
Deepak, its irrelevent, whether I comment or not. But whenever I manage, I read your posts and especially stories.
July 28th, 2006 at 2:31 pm
OK Here I’m…
Finally read this looooooooong post
Very well researched and very well written. I must accept that you have put a great effort in this post. As this post is based on a completely different kind of songs.
Many songs that you have listed come in my list too and mainly they are from Pakeezah, Mughal-E-Azam, Muqaddar ka Siqandar, Mehbooba, Jyoti, Ram Teri Gang Maili Ho Gayi and others too.
July 28th, 2006 at 2:35 pm
And my personal opinion is also as same as Manish about the best film on nautch girl is Umrao Jaan. And other film I like about the nautch girl is Tisari Kasam. This is not the exactly film of nautch girl but still I like to mention it here.
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I agree on your saying that Pakeezah’s songs are best but Umrao Jaan’s songs also comes on best but instead of saying them mujra I love to say them ghazals
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July 28th, 2006 at 2:41 pm
You might not agree with me but whenever the talks come about mujra and dance numbers Asha is on the top (hey don’t glare me now
). It’s the truth so I want to mentioned some of her best mujras that are not mentined here.
* Paan khayo saiyan hamaro - Tisari Kasam - It’s not song in kotha but still I like to put it in mujra.
* Tohfa kabool hai hume sarkar aap ka - Ghunghroo (there is other song from the same film… I could not recall it right now)
* Hey you know who has sung the song - “Main peetal kee payaliya pahenu jo paaon mein sone ke bhav geer jayeg……” I saw this film when I was kid
. I remember only this song that picturized on Sulakshana Pandit and if I’m not wrong it was on kothi. Film is Kasam khoon ki.. I’m not sure.
July 28th, 2006 at 2:41 pm
OMG, such a detailed work on mujra. Its seems you are a avid music lover. And have a huge music collection with detailed decription (song, artist, film etc) written over cassettes & CDs.
July 28th, 2006 at 2:55 pm
Hey you are wrong the items songs have not take the place of mujras but it took the place of cabaret. Mujras place still vacate
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July 28th, 2006 at 3:06 pm
It’s the talk about mujras so I want to mention here Nepali mujra too. Have you heard the songs that I gave?I’m talking about the songs of film Maitighar
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There is a Nepali mujra song sung by Asha and that’s the best one. This is the first mujra in Nepali. Listen it carefully. You will find it best. It’s very panic and sad mujra I’ve ever heard.
“Ma pyaar bechi dinchhu bahaar bechi dinchhu, ko kinchh mere dil ko jankaar bechhi dinchhu…”
If you hear it carefully then you will understand the words, meaning and feelings of this song.. Really very heart touching one. The destiny of the heroin led her to the brothel in Bombay after death of her husband. She was pregnant then.
And hear the other song “Basant le nai basna khojchha yahaan lolaayer (madahosh ho kar)…..” This is the evergreen song. I think you must have heard the tune of this song here.
Hear these songs once again and let me know if you could not understand any of words or meaning.
And the song by Lata… what to say… you know better
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July 28th, 2006 at 3:08 pm
Phew….. finally finished loooooooong comments for the long post
July 29th, 2006 at 10:06 am
Manish and Vandy - He he he , not fully biased, I did end with an Ashaji’s mujra
*halo over my head* But true, I prefer Lataji’s voice over any other!
Alka - Thank you ji
Paavani - Hi, and a very very warm welcome to Random Expressions. I hope the write-ups are good enough to entice you to return
Yes, I love music (in general), old hindi film songs (in particular) and Lataji (the most!). I try to remember the credits as and when I can.
Silky Moon - Now that was quite a nice bulk of comments. But since musical posts often get few comments, I enjoy reading the detailed ones
Teesri Kasam’s music is amazing! You mentioned the more popular song. But there are two more glittering ‘nautanki’ gems (apart from those outstanding Mukesh solos):
‘Aa aa bhi jaa, raat dhalne lagi chaand chhupne chala’ (Lataji)
‘Haaye ghazab kahiin taara toota’ (Ashaji).
I dont recall Kasam Khoon Ki off hand now, nor does the song ring a bell.
Mujras in films are passe now. And I think both the mujra and cabaret have in a way combined to form the new ‘item song’. After all last year’s Kajra re was part mujra, part qawwali, part item, set in a bar!
Yes I hv heard them all from Maiti Ghar but will hear it again now
And LM’s song is also saved on the hard disk for easy listening 
July 31st, 2006 at 2:16 pm
Yes, musical posts do not get many comments because we all readers do not know much about songs, and films as you know. You really have good knowledge on those matters. But still I always try to give as many as comments on the basis of the little knowledge I have. Kaash main bhee chalti phirti encyclopedia ban paati tumhari tarah
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Tesari Kasam’s music, songs, and Film is classic. I really like them. I mentioned only that
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song because that song ranked Ashaji on Top and she got award for that song. Hey did you
forgot other song… pinjare wali muniya… UP, Bihar type of song
Hey one more question - Aaj chhedo mohabbat ke shehanaiyan, dil ke tukade ho gay - Song of India by Lata di song? It sounds like mujra? Is this so?
July 31st, 2006 at 2:27 pm
O.K. hear those songs once again. I’m sure you will like them. And you know that Geeta Dutta, Mahendra Kapoor also sang in that film. And you know that the music is by Jaydev. Once I asked the name of Jaydev. Do you know?
And the song Lata di sang was on Motherland. I am sure you didn’t have any difficulties to understand that song
. I really like that song and you know the alap 
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And other song there is in CD by Ashaji - Gaihri khet ko shirai haanyo - (film) Prem Pind is also dance number not in Kothi buy in the Rana Palace - She (the heroine) was a nautch girl. And Ashaji (the song), music, and film won the award that year. And A song “Ke bhanu ma kaso gari pareN mohini ko maya jaalai ma..” sung by Abheejit in that film. That’s also nice number. The tune in very nice
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October 18th, 2006 at 8:02 pm
There are a few inaccuracies (Jisse tu kabool karle, tadap ye din raat ki, aren’t mujaras), but overall a very nice effort and an interesting read.
I have to confess that apart from the Mujhe Jeene Do and Pakeezah songs, I don’t like any of the songs on your list.:-) Might be because the list is skewed to latter-day, well-past-her-prime(IMO) Lata. While I don’t think Lata was ever particularly good at singing mujras, two early numbers by her rank among my favorites: “bazooband khuli khuli jaaye” from Baazoband and “ja main tose nahin boloon” from Sautela Bhai. Lata is superb in both semi-classical compositions.
However, for me the top spot among mujras would go to “saqiya aaj mujhe neend nahin aayegii” from Sahib Bibi aur Ghulam. Now that’s how a mujra should be sung!:-) Asha is simply flawless.
November 20th, 2006 at 3:41 am
Hey man - really good post. Some of these are so hard to find - especially Maati Mangey Khoon - which I heard on Radio Sri Lanka, of course eclipsed by the unnecessary promotion of Ghulam Ali’s “Yeh Dil Yeh Paagal Dil Mera”.
BTW, where o where did you get the unreleased Devdas music by R.D. Burman? I want to get it! Did you also know that RD was supposed to score the music for Umrao Jaan but got replaced? (I’d read about it in the trade papers when it was launched)
BTW, if you notice “Pooch Rahen Hain” by Alka Yagnik in JP/Aishwarya’s Umrao Jaan, it’s a very well-done copy+paste composition that encapsulates earlier melodies (some ghazals, and mujras) - case in point, it has murkhis and taans from:
1. Sharm aati hai humey magar, aapse kehna hoga (Lata/RD/Padosan)
2. Sanam tu bewafa key naam say (Lata/LP/Khilona)
3. Main Tulsi tere aagan ki (Lata/LP/Main Tulsi)
4. Pyar tumhara bhool to jayen (Talat Aziz)
5. Mera dil bhi shauk say todo (Chitra Singh - interestingly, the thought/idiom/metaphors in the ghazal are copied as well)
Stay in touch - I think we have lots of music info to share!
January 18th, 2007 at 9:50 am
[…] Last night, I got the chance of watching another film having songs that I have searched for eagerly - Raj Khosla’s eighties blunder Maati Maange Khoon. The film has four Latadidi solos - and each one is a nugget to be treasured. The best of the lot is Sang sang saari duniya le hum dono ka naam, ang lagake Shyam kardo Radha ko badnaam, followed by Lo saahib mai bhool gayii (a song mentioned in this post here). The film - a longwinding saga about poor kisaans v/s rich thakurs, with dacoit angle awkwardly juxtaposed on it) starred Shatrughan Sinha, Rekha, Reena Roy, Amjad Khan and Raj Babbar. In fact, Rekha has the most ‘musical’ role in the film - if she is on screen, she sings a song. I could catch only one small scene where she didnt break into a song. I think her dubbing portion would have got over in half a day itself. Nevertheless, I sat through the rut, to pick up Latadi’s mindblowing rendition of the songs. During the course of viewing the film, I was constantly texting my Mumbai friend the details, knowing that she would avidly enjoy it. Her reply was I sincerely appreciate your patience and tolerance for the sake of Lataji’s songs where such flop films are concerned. […]
January 28th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
Hey-
Thanks for all this detailed mujra research - just what I was looking for! Yes, the new Umrao Jaan mujras might not be as well done as the earlier ones, but they’re a great try. Anyway, thank you.
February 1st, 2007 at 3:12 am
Ustaad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s Kivein Mukhre Taun Nazran Hatawan, Ke Tere Vichon Rab Disda (Ji Karda Ae) can be heard on the album Kande Utte Mehrman Way Vol 40 - the Punjabi equivalents of the Hindi lyrics used in the ahem “Nikhil-Vinay” composition from English Babu Desi Mem, though I love them both.
February 1st, 2007 at 9:36 am
Moh - Thanks for being here
Yeah, i also believe the new ones are a great try!
Deewani - Welcome here! And thanks for this brilliant piece of info. I wasnt aware of this! I shud hv guessed that there wud be a far off source somewhere for the wonderful song!
July 6th, 2007 at 6:22 am
Hey everyone,
I really love the list of mujra songs by Lata ji.. One other mujra song i truly thing you should add to this list is Jalta Hai Badan from the movie Razia Sultan.The song just “oozes” of passion and love , lata’s voice is soo beautiful in this song. Anyways i think you should also make a list of mujra songs by other singers especially Asha ji. One new song from her is Jaam-E-Mohabbat from the movie Yatra, which has Rekha. As usual i thought Rekha did justice to that song. You guys should also listen to the songs from the Pakistani version of Umrao Jaan Ada. The mujra songs in that movie is really good. Also you guys should hear “Tha Yaqeen” from the movie, Suraiya Bhopali.. You guys can check it out on www.Youtube.com. Also can someone direct me to a site or some books that can cover the history of mujra….
Thanks