{"id":3285,"date":"2016-11-02T11:59:53","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T06:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/?p=3285"},"modified":"2025-03-20T22:41:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T17:11:49","slug":"jaane-kya-tune-kahi-pyaasa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/jaane-kya-tune-kahi-pyaasa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mesmerizing Moods of Jaane Kya Tune Kahi (Pyaasa)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A lonely poet is lost in his own world of gloom and despair that merge into the enveloping darkness of the night around him. Suddenly, the stillness is broken by an exquisitely musical voice, reciting his poetry. Vijay sits up with a start.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3290\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3290\" class=\"wp-image-3290\" src=\"http:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/jaane-kya-tune-kahi-bottom-angle.jpg\" alt=\"Jaane kya tune kahi\" width=\"400\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/jaane-kya-tune-kahi-bottom-angle.jpg 610w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/jaane-kya-tune-kahi-bottom-angle-400x235.jpg 400w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/jaane-kya-tune-kahi-bottom-angle-150x88.jpg 150w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/jaane-kya-tune-kahi-bottom-angle-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">VK Murthy\u2019s camera catches the masti in Gulab\u2019s eyes with a deep bottom angle shot.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Phir na keeje meri gustaakh nigahi ka gilaah<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Dekhiye aap ne phir pyar se dekha mujhko<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>An enchanting recital of this <em>sher<\/em> by Geeta Dutt sets the mood for things to come. Familiar lines? Well\u2026 if you thought this story is about this beautiful Asha Bhosle-Mukesh number from<em> Phir Subah Hogi, <\/em>think again.<\/p>\n<p>Vijay calls out, <em>\u201cSuniye!\u201d <\/em>A charming young woman looking elegant in a sari and some jewellery with a ladies\u2019 vanity purse turns around to look at him and then looks away again.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cMaine kahaa\u2026\u201d <\/em>Vijay begins, intrigued and surprised how this beautiful stranger knows his poem.<\/p>\n<p>Before he can finish, the enigmatic stranger gives him the most disarming smile, and teasingly sings,<\/p>\n<p><em>Jaane kya tuney kahi\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mLGCAGHNTJU\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">The unique Chinese temple blocks start tingling (from 0.40). Played by the renowned Kersi Lord, this is the dominant instrument all through this unusual composition by SD Burman. As was his typical style, Dada Burman makes use of a limited number of instruments \u2013 Sitar, Chinese Temple Blocks, Guitar, Tablas, Bamboo Flute and an unusual addition \u2013 the Khol!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Jaane kya tuney kahi<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Jaane kya maine suni<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Baat kuch bann hi gayi<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Geeta Dutt\u2019s voice oozes oomph in every note. The passion in the voice matches the mesmerizing beckoning in those large eyes, a beatific smile and slight swaying of the head in rhythm with the song &#8211; can you take your eyes off Gulab?<\/p>\n<p>Vijay can\u2019t as well. No surprises there.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3286\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3286\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3286\" src=\"http:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/waheeda-pyaasa.jpg\" alt=\"Geeta Dutt sings for Waheeda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/waheeda-pyaasa.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/waheeda-pyaasa-400x106.jpg 400w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/waheeda-pyaasa-150x40.jpg 150w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/waheeda-pyaasa-768x204.jpg 768w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/waheeda-pyaasa-300x80.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Geeta Dutt\u2019s voice oozes oomph in every note. Waheeda Rehman emotes every word in its true spirit \u2013 with tantalizing smiles, coy glances, coquettish quirks of the eyebrows and looks that simply say, \u201ccome with me\u201d.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">Set in Bilawal Thaat, this song is not based on any particular Raag. Composed as a straight sargam, <em>Jaane kya tune kahi<\/em> has all straight notes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>VK Murthy\u2019s camera catches the masti in Gulab\u2019s eyes with a deep bottom angle shot as she starts stepping back, leading the way. Vijay follows her, stupefied.<\/p>\n<p>The sitar strains fill the interlude as deep close-ups shift to mid and long shots, tracking Gulab\u2019s nimble steps leading Vijay through the narrow alley.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1112\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1112\" class=\"wp-image-1112\" src=\"http:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Geeta-Dutt-and-SD-Burman1.jpg\" alt=\"Geeta Dutt\u2019s bhaav gayaki peaks in this song, mixing up an astounding array of emotions - playful, whimsical, mischievous and loving.\" width=\"350\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Geeta-Dutt-and-SD-Burman1.jpg 886w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Geeta-Dutt-and-SD-Burman1-143x150.jpg 143w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Geeta-Dutt-and-SD-Burman1-382x400.jpg 382w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Geeta-Dutt-and-SD-Burman1-768x804.jpg 768w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Geeta-Dutt-and-SD-Burman1-300x314.jpg 300w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Geeta-Dutt-and-SD-Burman1-150x157.jpg 150w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Geeta-Dutt-and-SD-Burman1-287x300.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Geeta Dutt\u2019s bhaav gayaki peaks in this song, mixing up an astounding array of emotions &#8211; playful, whimsical, mischievous and loving.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">The treatment of the interlude is worth re-listening. Dada Burman uses three Guitar strokes, alternatively with the Chinese blocks and then the beautiful\u00a0strains of the Sitar with its sympathy strings, ending emphatically with an extended Flute.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Sansanaahat si hui<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Thar-tharaahat si hui<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Jaag uthe khwaab kayi<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Baat kuch bann hi gayi<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">Interestingly, these are all Komal notes &#8211; so if its\u00a0&#8220;Ni&#8221; komal then it sounds like\u00a0Khammaj! But then again, there is no particular Raag. Mystifying, to say the least! The Taal is Dadra [6 matras \u00a0&#8230; <em>Dha dhin na Dha tin na<\/em>.]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\"><strong>Instruments that capture the Calcutta spirit<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">Never the one to shy away from innovations, Dada Burman uses another stroke of ingenuity to amplify the resonance in this song, bringing in the \u2018Khol\u2019, a typically Bhaktigeeti or Kirtan percussion instrument popular in Bengal. But remember, this was a romantic song. So what Dada does is &#8211; instead of playing the Khol from both the sides (the way one plays a\u00a0Dholak) it is kept upright and played along with the Chinese Temple Blocks!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Nain jhuk jhuk ke uthe<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Paaon ruk ruk ke uthe<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Aa gayi chaal nayi<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Baat kuch bann hi gayi<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">The Bamboo Flute bridge makes you feel &#8220;lovingly isolated&#8221; (between 2.43 to 2.44 &#8211; just one full second). Notice the Sitar matching a make believe <em>Drut <\/em>as Waheeda fleets in and out behind the pillars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Geeta Dutt\u2019s <em>bhaav gayaki<\/em> peaks in this song, mixing up an astounding array of emotions &#8211; playful, whimsical, mischievous and loving.<\/p>\n<p>Waheeda Rehman emotes every word in its true spirit \u2013 with tantalizing smiles, coy glances, coquettish quirks of the eyebrows and looks that simply say, \u201ccome with me\u201d. She fleets\u00a0through the maze of Corinthian pillars in Prinsep Ghat in pristine Calcutta \u2013 a typical architectural trait of the city of palaces, pausing just briefly to allow Vijay to catch up.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3292\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3292\" class=\"wp-image-3292 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/jaane-kya-pyaasa.jpg\" alt=\"jaane-kya-pyaasa\" width=\"1000\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/jaane-kya-pyaasa.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/jaane-kya-pyaasa-400x152.jpg 400w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/jaane-kya-pyaasa-150x57.jpg 150w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/jaane-kya-pyaasa-768x292.jpg 768w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/jaane-kya-pyaasa-300x114.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Slipping through the maze of Corinthian pillars in Prinsep Ghat, Gulab beckons Vijay, pausing a moment and darting the next.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The majestic architecture is\u00a0soon left behind and Gulab slips into the narrow alleys, the darker side of the city. \u00a0Vijay does not notice where he is going. He is simply follows, spellbound.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3293\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3293\" class=\"wp-image-3293\" src=\"http:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/PG.jpg\" alt=\"The pillars are still there on Prinsep Ghat today, with the towering Vidyasagar Setu behind it.(Pic: Abby Ray CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia)\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/PG.jpg 800w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/PG-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/PG-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/PG-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/PG-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The pillars are still there on Prinsep Ghat today, with the towering Vidyasagar Setu behind it.<br \/>(Pic: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File%3A'Princep_Ghat'%2C_Kolkata.JPG\">Abby Ray<\/a> CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Chinese Temple blocks resume their resonance with each antara.<\/p>\n<p><em>Zulf shaane pe mudi<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Ek khushboo si udi<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Khul gaye raaz kayi<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Baat kuch bann hi gayi<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">The song concludes with a superb 9 seconds Coda on Sitar and the Chinese Temple blocks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Gulab succeeds in bringing Vijay right up to her quarters. For her, it is work. For him, it is a journey into the unknown, to trace his lost poetry. For the viewer, the mysticism of the song and the scene continues to cast its spell long after it\u2019s over.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How that mesmerizing resonance was created<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\">There is an interesting story behind these Chinese Temple Blocks, which were borrowed and brought by gentleman named Dasrath. As the renowned musician late Kersi Lord Sir said, &#8220;The song was recorded at Mahalaxmi studios. The hall was very large and the recordist was Shri Mukul Bose. There were different mikes for\u00a0strings, percussion etc. However, after Mukul Bose heard the sound of the Chinese Blocks,\u00a0he made me place it in the center of the\u00a0recording hall and used the cross pick up strategy to record this song!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The near-perfect \u201cpoint of view\u201d scene<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3294\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3294\" class=\"wp-image-3294\" src=\"http:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/jaane-kya-tune-kahi-waheeda.jpg\" alt=\"Waheeda Rehman in Jaane Kya Tune Kahi\" width=\"400\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/jaane-kya-tune-kahi-waheeda.jpg 491w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/jaane-kya-tune-kahi-waheeda-400x275.jpg 400w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/jaane-kya-tune-kahi-waheeda-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/jaane-kya-tune-kahi-waheeda-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Notice the mukhda and the antaras \u2013 the camera does not leave Gulab\u2019s enchanting face, smile and eyes.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The camera work is quite another story. Notice the mukhda and the antaras \u2013 the camera does not leave Gulab\u2019s enchanting face, smile and eyes, lyrically tracing a rhythm with the music. It is only in the interludes that the camera sweeps back, capturing the mystic of the deserted streets of Calcutta.<\/p>\n<p>The camera follows the sari-clad young woman, positioned from the point of view of Vijay almost all through &#8211; a perfect technique of cinematography. Take away the two brief front angle shots of Guru Dutt (at 1:27 to 1:28 and 3:27 \u2013 3:32) and two shots in the interlude (2.08 \u2013 2:22) when Gulabo moves towards the camera \u2013 you got an almost perfect scene of point of view! Remember, you (the viewer) are not following Gulabo. Vijay is. And VK Murthy\u2019s camera carefully stays right behind the poet all through the rest of the song.<\/p>\n<p>This observation of the near-perfect scene of \u201cpoint of view\u201d camera technique was shared with us students by Mr P K Nair, the then Director of the National Film Archives of India (NFAI) in our Cinema Appreciation course. It is no surprise that Guru Dutt\u2019s <em>Pyaasa<\/em>, considered one of the classics of world cinema, is part of film studies in many film institutes. And this song? A true masterpiece in all aspects &#8211; composition, rendition, performance, technique and of course, poetry.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3295\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3295\" class=\"wp-image-3295 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/Guru-Dutt-pyaasa-1024x519.jpg\" alt=\"Point of view technique in Pyaasa\" width=\"625\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/Guru-Dutt-pyaasa-1024x519.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/Guru-Dutt-pyaasa-400x203.jpg 400w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/Guru-Dutt-pyaasa-150x76.jpg 150w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/Guru-Dutt-pyaasa-768x389.jpg 768w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/Guru-Dutt-pyaasa-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/11\/Guru-Dutt-pyaasa.jpg 1038w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Except for two fleeting front angle shots of Guru Dutt (L), the song is a perfect example of capturing the &#8220;point of view&#8221; of the protagonist Vijay, staying carefully behind him (R)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>The story behind the Prelude<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, poetry, the spine of <em>Pyaasa<\/em>\u2019s storyline! Coming back to where we began, if you are wondering what the mukhda of a <em>Phir Subah Hogi<\/em> song is doing in Guru Dutt\u2019s <em>Pyaasa<\/em>, which was released a year before the Raj Kapoor-Mala Sinha starrer, here\u2019s what happened.<\/p>\n<p>According to Peeyush Sharma, \u201cGuru Dutt had asked the poet-lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi to bring his chosen poetry for his dream project <em>Pyaasa<\/em>. Sahir Sahab landed up with some 500+ nazms and ghazals, leaving it to Guru Dutt to pick what he wanted. Guru Dutt chose nazms and shers from that massive body of work to use them as isolated recitals wherever needed in the film, since the hero was a poet. Some of those lines later became full-fledged songs in other films, like the opening lines of this song which were not part of the main song anyway. Copyright wasn\u2019t an issue either as it came into effect only when the full song was recorded and issued on a disc.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1119\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1119\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1119\" src=\"http:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Geeta-Dutt-signing-autographs.jpg\" alt=\"Geeta Dutt Signing Autographs\" width=\"960\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Geeta-Dutt-signing-autographs.jpg 960w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Geeta-Dutt-signing-autographs-150x57.jpg 150w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Geeta-Dutt-signing-autographs-400x153.jpg 400w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Geeta-Dutt-signing-autographs-768x294.jpg 768w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Geeta-Dutt-signing-autographs-300x115.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Jaane kya tune kahi<\/em> became one of the top hits of Geeta Dutt&#8217;s illustrious repertoire. The first two lines of the Prelude she sang were turned into a full Asha-Mukesh duet for Phir Subah Hogi.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>The non-film original in Dada&#8217;s own voice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, the <em>Pyaasa<\/em> song is a revised version of a\u00a0non-film\u00a0Bangla song SD Burman had composed and sung, raising a storm in music circles in Bengal terms of popularity in 1956. My father, then a student in distant Varanasi, remembers how the record was talked about and shared among his friends.<\/p>\n<p>SD Burman used simple, regular orchestration in the original because in those days singers had to make do with whatever musical instruments were available in the HMV Studio in Calcutta. \u00a0The improvisations with instruments that could happen\u00a0in the Bombay\u00a0studios were not a common practice in Calcutta.\u00a0Nevertheless,\u00a0Burman Dada&#8217;s voice and rendition was enough to create the magic.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\"> <em><strong>Mono dilo na bondhu<\/strong><\/em> (<em>Non-film<\/em>, 1956) Sachin Dev Burman \/ Robi Guha Majumdar \/ Sachin Dev Burman<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zvYtae2eGN4?si=EE9SDQrH-J5_btOn\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Well, <em>Pyaasa<\/em> went on to become a box-office hit and this song catapulted Waheeda Rehman into the front league of actors in her first major Hindi film. Needless to say, it also became one of the most popular songs of Geeta Dutt\u2019s illustrious repertoire.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1930\" style=\"width: 285px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1930\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1930\" src=\"http:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/06\/R-D-Burman-and-SD-Burman-Geeta-Dutt-and-Guru-Dutt.jpg\" alt=\"R D Burman and SD Burman, Geeta Dutt and Guru Dutt\" width=\"275\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/06\/R-D-Burman-and-SD-Burman-Geeta-Dutt-and-Guru-Dutt.jpg 275w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/06\/R-D-Burman-and-SD-Burman-Geeta-Dutt-and-Guru-Dutt-150x139.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Geeta Dutt and Guru Dutt with SD Burman and RD Burman along with Badal Bhattacharya, RD Burman\u2019s friend from his younger days as a student in Calcutta<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And for SD Burman and Sahir Ludhianvi, <em>Pyaasa<\/em> went down in history as the most emphatic end-note of a highly creative association. Touching a zenith with this film, the duo never worked together again. The world remembers them though. In 2004, the soundtrack for\u00a0<em>Pyaasa<\/em>\u00a0was chosen as one of &#8220;The Best Music in Film&#8221; by\u00a0<em>Sight &amp; Sound<\/em>, the\u00a0British Film Institute\u00a0magazine.<\/p>\n<p>Adds Peeyush Sharma, \u201cFor the first time in the history of background music in Indian cinema, Dada used entirely different instruments and orchestration for the two female leads in <em>Pyaasa<\/em>. He created two distinct moods in scenes where Mala Sinha is on screen and in the ones where Waheeda is in focus to emphasize the character contrasts. 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