Some talented people have this insufferable misfortune of having to constantly watch far far lesser people win all sorts of laurels, while all that is possibly best getting repeatedly snatched from right under their nose. Madan Mohan was one such genius. Despite creating songs that allure listeners even today, and surely would forever, this master of mood music at last got his much deserved due. The film "Dastak" won the National Award. Apparently, so disheartened was he by that time that he was initially not even ready to attend the award ceremony!
The great ghazals and songs from this most interesting film are penned by Majrooh Sultanpuri. Hence the title of our blog which is from the last line of one of the greatest ghazals from Hindi film music, namely, "hum hai mata-e-kucha". "Majrooh" means hurt, wounded, well, less physically, and more in the soul which is the perfect definition of the life of many a talented n creative people.
Yes, Majrooh Sultanpuri (the surname refers to his birthplace) has many such gems to his credit. Yet what I find lovable is that such a serious poet could create "Pehla Nasha, pehla khumar", a song of the sweet sixteen/seventeen feel when he was in his seventies!
What a tremendous variety of songs indeed! "Oh, Hansini" of Kishore Kumar, "Chahunga mai tuze" of "Dosti", "ek ladki bheegi bhagi si" of the Kishore Kumar-Madhubala naughty romance variety, "tere mere milan ki yeh raina" of "Abhiman" nestle with "chura liya hai tumne" and "ek din bik jayega". This poet from the Progressive Authors Movement enriched our sensibilities most sensitively! Hence this tribute to him as recently, on October 1, was celebrated his birth anniversary!
Pratima@During the Golden Era of Hindi film music, songs used to be sheer poetry which is one of staple resons of its hugely lovable endurance even after decades. Each and every Generation, A to Z, hence continues to love these gems!
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