Originally posted by: LizzieBennett
Jab Jab phool khile, tujhe yaad kiya humne
dekh akela hume, hume gher liya gham ne
- Shikast (1953)
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I first heard this song on a Talat duets collection and immediately fell in love with it. Talat Mahmood's voice is like velvet and the unique timbre of his voice that almost makes it vibrate is what sets him apart. Anil Biswas had called it "kampan" in Hindi which describes it very well. I consider him to be the best ghazal singer ever, his renditions of ghazals are unbeatable. His soothing tonal quality is just right for this genre. He started out as Dilip Kumar's voice playing back to many of major early hits - Ek main hoon from Tarana, Ae mere dil kahin aur chal from Daag, Ye hawa, ye raat, ye chandni from Sangdil. He also tried his hand at acting, but that didn't take off. Naushad used him in Babul but was miffed when he discovered him smoking one day. He never used Talat again. But he remained a favorite of Anil Biswas.
This song is one of heartbreak but the melody by Shankar Jaikishen is strangely upbeat. The actors also don't look too sad 😆 although I'm not entirely sure about the context of the song, not having watched the movie, I feel pretty sure it's not all tears and pain. The mood of the song thus remains slightly optimistic for me, even though the lyrics by Shailendra are anything but.
Mann ko maine lakh manaya par ab to hai wo bhi paraya
Zakhm kiye lakhon, teri yaad ke marham ne
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