“Aainaa”
(1974) , despite being a movie of recent vintage by the standards of
this blog is quite an obscure movie. Different sources are not even
clear about the year of release of this movie.
This movie was a production of a South Indian Production house called
Kalakendra Films . It was produced by L.Durai Swamy and N.Selvaraj. K
Balachandar was the director. This movie in fact was a remake of a
Tamil movie also produced by the same team. The starcast of the movie
included names such as Mumtaz, A.K.Hangal, Nirupa Roy, Manmohan Krishna,
Lalita Pawar, Adil aman, Rita Bhadhuri(fresh from her Film Institute
days), Jayasudha, Anjum Savera,Vandana Rane, Yasmin,Baby Seema,Kalpana,
Ratan Chopra,Jagdish Raj, Polson, Brahmachari, Madhukar, Suraj, Master
Paresh Kumar, Madan Puri, Rajesh Khanna( In special appearance),
Jagdeep, Suresh chatwal, Prem kumar, Master Jagannath etc etc.
The story of this movie revolves around Mumtaz, the elder daughter of
a big Brahmin family having many sisters and brothers.Mumtaz is forced
to sell her body, to meet the financial needs of her big poor family
sacrificing her own life for the welfare of her family members.
The picturisation shows shooting of a song sequence for a movie where
a song is being shot on Neetu Singh and Dharmendra, and the
picturisation also shows Kamal Hasan. Kamal Hasan, who was introduced by
K Balachandar was one of the dance directors in this movie.This
shooting is being watched by the villagers, including Jayasudha and her
paramour who then imagine themselves in the picturisation instead of the
film actors. The villagers visible in the picturisation are
Jayasudha(blue saree),Adil Aman(black shirt),Ratan Chopra (wearing
sweater)and a unknown face ( she could be Vandana raane or Anjum
Savera), and Lalita Pawar(green saree).
Listening to the song, one could well imagine it to be a Laxmikant
Pyarelal composition. It comes as a great surprise to realise that this
is a composition of Naushad. the public taste had obviousy changed and
so most oldtimers, including Naushad wee forced to change their music to
cater to the changing tastes of the music lovers. I remember listening
to this song and liking it too, but all thiswhile I never had a clue
about the details of this song and the movie.
This song is a duet sung by Lata and Rafi. Jaan Nissar Akhtar is the lyricist.
Here is this superb song from “Aaina” (1974). The lyrics of this song
as well the details about this movie and the picturisation were sent by
Prakashchandra.
Song-
Jaane kyaa ho jaaye (Aaina)(1974) Singer-Lata, Rafi, Lyrics-Jaan Nisaar Akhtar, MD-Naushad
Lyrics(Provided by Prakashchandra)
jaane kya ho jaaye
jab dil se dil takraaye
sach hai pehle pehle lagta hai dar
ho o o
pehle dil ghabraaye
phir aisa jaadoo chhaaye
dil ko reh naa jaaye
dil ki khabar
ho o o
jaane kya ho jaaye
jab dil se dil takraaye
sach hai pehle pehle lagta hai dar
ho o o
jaane kya ho jaaye
chhalke badan se kaliyaan gulaab ki
koi misaal kyaa,
tere shabaab ki
paayega kyaa tu
har bhed khol ke
aankhon se aap ke
nazron mein tol ke
chhalke badan se kaliyaan gulaab ki
koi misaal kyaa
tere shabaab ki
paayega kyaa tu
har bhed khol ke
aankhon se naap ke
nazron mein tolke
jaane kya ho jaaye
jab dil se dil takraaye
sach hai pehle pehle
lagta hai dar
ho o o
jaane kya ho jaaye
nazrein milaake
chaahe tu jhoom le
zulfon ko bhool jaa
khushboo ko chhoom le
mehke jawaani baahon ke haar mein
reh jaaye hosh kyun
chadti bahaar mein
nazrein milaake chaahe tu jhoom le
zulfon ko bhool jaa
khushboo ko chhoom le
mehke jawaani baahon ke haar mein
reh jaaye hosh kyun
chadhti bahaar mein
pehle dil ghabraaye
phir aisa jaadoo chhaaye
dil ko reh naa jaaye
dil ki khabar
ho o o
jaane kya ho jaaye
jab dil se dil takraaye
sach hai pehle pehle
lagta hai dar
ho o o
jaane kya ho jaaye
