GEETanjali - wo muqaddar na rahaa

Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 00:35:28 -0800
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wo muqaddar na rahaa - Shirin Farhad - 1931
Master Nissar - Brujlal Verma
In early 1971, an organization named Sangeet Manjiri had
arranged a programme called 'yaade.n' which has become
part of filmi folklore. They had gathered together
forgotten stars of Hindi film music and the stars
presented their songs. The programme had started with
Master Nissar's entry, dressed as Farhaad. He had sung
the song 'wo muqaddar na rahaa'.
Mr Jayaraman had attended the 'Yaaden' evening, as did
Madhav Moholkar and Shirish Kanekar. Moholkar and
Jayaraman later wrote articles about the evening;
Jayaraman's reminiscences were published in the August
1977 issue of Listeners' Bulletin.
The stars present included Wazir Muhammad Khan, singer of
the first Hindi song, Khan Mastana, Durrani, Surendra,
Rajkumari, Kalyani, Tuntun, Jagmohan, C H Atma, his
brother Chandru Atma and Naushad. Alas, the programme was
not recorded. Shirin Farhad's print is not available.
I believe 'Ayodhyaa kaa raajaa' is the oldest Hindi film
still available on print. Its Marathi version has been
transferred to VHS, but not the Hindi version due to lack
of funds. Apparently, no suggestions or requests about
the Hindi version have been made to the concerned people.
Is the Nissar song available? I think some enterprising
fellow in Mumbai is very likely to have recorded it in
his voice after the Yaaden programme. This is just a
guess. But it is certainly worth exploring whether the
song (sung in '70s but by the original singer himself)
has been preserved.
- dn
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\startsong
\stitle{wo muqaddar na rahaa}%
\film{Shirin Farhad}%
\year{1931}%
\starring{Master Nissar, Jahanara Kajjan}%
\singer{Master Nissar}%
\music{Brujlal Verma}%
\lyrics{Agha Hashra Kashmiri}%
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% Contributor : dhananjay naniwadekar
% Date : 03 feb 2003
% Credits : A Listeners' Bulletin issue, dated 1973.
% Comments : Geetanjali Series. shiirii.n farahaad.
% Madan Theatres, Kolkata. Dir - J J Maadan.
% shiiriin farhaad was the second Hindi talkie.
% It was released on 30 May 1931. The song may be
% available in Nissar's voice, recorded in the 1970s.
% Alternate search strings - nisaar brijlal ...
%
\printtitle
#indian
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wo muqaddar na rahaa aur wo zamaanaa na rahaa
tum jo begaane hu_e, ko_ii begaanaa na rahaa
o zamii.n tuu hii lage, Gaur se itanaa kah de
aa merii god me.n gar, ko_ii Thikaanaa na rahaa
jisakii ummiid me.n jiite the, Kafaa hai wo bhii
ai azal! aa ki ko_ii ab to bahaanaa na rahaa
raham kar raham kar, ye mashq\-e\-sitam hai mujh tak
tiir phir kis pe chale.nge jo nishaanaa na rahaa
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#endindian
\endsong
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