From-here-there-everywhere

 ( Continued from the previous post) It is poet Shailendra again for the movie “ Jagte Raho” sung by Mukesh. The poet says “ Zindagi Khwab hai”- Life is a dream. Many of our scriptures also say that this so called life is not a reality but is only a Maya, an illusion, or in other words, a dream. Zindagi Khwab hai, khwab mein,Jhooth kya,aur bhala Sach hai kya. ( Life is a dream, so, does it matter what is false or what is true ?) Well, if the life is truly a dream or Maya, should we really worry about whatever we do is good or bad or whether it is Paap or Punya ?              So he deals it in this way …… ‘ Dil ne humse jo kaha, humne vaisa hi kiya, Phir kabhi fursat se sochenge, bhala   tha ya bura’ (Whatever my heart told me to do ,I did. Was it right or wrong? Let me ponder over it when I have time to spare)   This song was picturised on and superbly played by the veteran actor Motilal. ...

       Of late, whenever I listen to the old Hindi film songs of the 50's, 60's and 70's,I re-discover the magic,beauty and the depth hidden in them. In my younger days, these songs had given me immense listening pleasure but the words did not carry much meaning then. But when I happen to listen to them now, many of them seem to convey profound perspectives on life in very simple terms.   It is not surprising, since they were penned by the great lyricists like Pradeep, Shailendra, Sahir Ludhiyanvi ,Shakil Badayuni, Hasrat Jaipuri, Neeraj, Jan Nissar Akhtar ,Rajinder Krishan,Kaifi Azmi etc.who were eminent poets of Hindi and Urdu. They commanded immense respect in Kavi Sammelans and Mushairas of their times. Think of any theme like life, love,separation, friendship,festivals,war and so on, and you can finds gems composed by them revealing different shades of emotions.   I would like to share some songs with a theme-What is life? How shoul...