Posted on Trivia - the Spice of Life on 01/10/2023
[ 1st October is the birth anniversary of the legendary music director S.D.Burman]
Baharein Phir Bhi Aayengi (1966) was Guru Dutt's last production. It was completed as a tribute to him after he passed away suddenly on 10th October, 1964, before the film could be completed. In fact, according to Yaseer Usman (author of Guru Dutt - An Unfinished Story), the day he ended his life was also the same on which Abrar Alvi was working on the last scene, in which Mala Sinha dies.
The movie became a reality after many a hiccup, the last of course being the untimely and sudden death of Guru Dutt. However, much before that there were already issues about the music director. S.D.Burman had been roped in by Guru Dutt for the music of the film. Burman had begun working on the music but he fell ill. It was then that Guru Dutt who felt that he did not have the kind of time to wait for Burman to recover, instead signed O.P.Nayyar.
The one song that had been recorded by S.D.Burman was the title song of the movie whose mukhda was Koi na tera saathi ho...The lyricist perhaps was Majrooh Sultanpuri and the playback singer was Md.Rafi. The song begins with a whistle which has been adapted from the theme of The Bridge on the River Kwai march. That it was intended to be shot on a train is obvious from the train whistle in the interlude music. This title song sounds more peppy and as one which is sung by a happy-go-lucky protagonist. The title of the film figured in the antaras.
Koi na teraa saathhi ho dagar kahin bhi jaati ho ae dil ke raahi chal akela chal akelaa chal tere peechhe toofaanon ki zameen hai tere aage bahaaron ka yaqeen hai chhaaye jo toofan to chhaane de bahaarein phir bhi aayengi ye jo raahon mein kaanton bhari dhool hai tere dil ke lahu se yahi phool hai jaayen bahaaren to jaane de bahaarein phir bhi aayengi jaise chalta sitaara nahi theharta raahi chal ke dobaara nahi theharta pyaare woh manzil to aane de bahaarein phir bhi aayengi
However, this song did not find a place in the movie. S.D.Burman was replaced by O.P.Nayyar. But the tune was used in Jewel Thief (1967) with new lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri and the song was Yeh dil na hota bechaara. The voice this time was Kishore Kumar's. The story of this song shows the determination as well as the talent of its creators. The mood of the song was the same in Jewel Thief as well. Majrooh's new set of lyrics too were as classy as in the earlier avtaar of the song. The instrumentation was changed completely. There was no more whistling. Instead Kishore's yodelling was brought in. The train was missing but two new modes of transport - a car and a bullock cart were introduced.
Ye dil na hota bechaara, kadam na hote aawaara jo khubasurat koi apana hamasafar hota suna jab se zamaane hain bahaar ke ham bhi aye hain raahi ban ke pyaar ke koi na koi bulaaega, khade hain ham bhi raahon mein are maana usako nahin main pehachaanta banda usaka pata bhi nahin jaanta milana likha hai to aayega, khade hain ham bhi raahon mein us ki dhun mein padega duhkh jhelana sikha hamane bhi pattharon se khelna surat kabhi to dikhaaega, khade hain ham bhi raahon mein
With the change of guard in the music department of the film, a new set of creative minds were put on the job. This time the team was - Kaifi Azmi, O.P.Nayyar and Mahendra Kapoor. An entirely new title song was composed and this time the title of the film found a place in the mukhda instead of the antaras. The song was less peppy and more philosophical. It had the quintessential O P Nayyar touch. It continued to be a song shot in a train but the train whistle was missing. This song is perhaps the only one Kaifi Azmi wrote for O P Nayyar. The audio version is below. Click here for the video version.
Badal jaaye agar maali chaman hotaa nahin khaali bahaarein phir bhi aati hain bahaarein phir bhi aayengi thakan kaisi ghutan kaisi chal apni dhun mein deewaane khilaa le phool kaanton mein sajaa le apne veeraane hawaayen aag bhadkaayen fizaayen zahar barsaayen bahaaren phir bhi aati hain bahaarein phir bhi aayengi andhere kyaa ujaale kyaa naa ye apne naa wo apne tere kaam aayenge pyaaretere armaan tere sapne zamaanaa tujhse ho barham naa aaye raah par mausam bahaaren phir bhi aati hain bahaaren phir bhi aayengi
While music lovers have been enriched in more than one way in that we have heard how the same tune would sound in the voices of two legends, how the title song would have shaped up if the music director had not been changed and also how two top class lyricists have come up with two different sets of lyrics for the same situation in the film. Last but not the least, while the lyrics of Majrooh for the title song were not used, at least the tune of S.D.Burman got salvaged and saw the light of day.
Acknowledgements
- https://atulsongaday.me/
- https://www.imdb.com/
- https://upperstall.com/features/the-unseen-baharen-phir-bhi-aayengi/
- https://groups.google.com/g/rec.music.indian.misc/c/SKi5QxDjCtM
- https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/entertainment/guru-dutt-five-unknown-facts-about-bollywoods-iconic-director
- https://trivia.memoirsofanaveragejoe.com/aap-ke-haseen-rukh/
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