Hi Friends,
*I had posted this review in the wrong category previously - Golden Collections of Neeraj, whereas this is where I wanted this to be. *
When I was in my college(back in the year early 90’s) we use to read the poetry of **Great Poet Neeraj whose Original name is Gopaldas’Neeraj’.** He was born on 8th February 1926.
He has written a lot many Poems and songs in the Hindi Movies, recently I came across a very good program on FM based on this legendary poet. I had seen him reciting Hindi poetry in good old days on our national DD channel; I liked the way he used to recite the poem. I am not sure if you have ever seen him reciting the song no.1 in the following list. He does it so well that I can’t explain it. Well, it was many years back.
That program did remind me of those days and the songs he has written, here I am submitting the best fives.
*These are not rankings. *
I am unable to provide any kind of explanations of the songs as how they have filmed the songs in the movies since I have not seen these movies in the recent past nor the songs. But I am sure that many of you would have seen these movies and will definitely remember the sequences.
Hope you like them.
*Here we go with the best Five writings of Neeraj - I have known:*
*1. **’svapn jha.De phuul se, miit chubhe shuul se, luT gaye shrR^i.ngaar sabhii, baag ke babuul se, aur ham kha.De kha.De, bahaar dekhate rahe, kaaravaa.N guzar gayaa, gubaar dekhate rahe’
**My dreams are shattered like flowers in fall. my friends hurt like thorns now . I am a snore to every eye now, like a cactus in a garden of lilies. I stood affirm. All alone. just watching the beautiful things. and now I realize my love has gone. its all gone with the wind and I am left chasing the shadows.**
Movie: Nai Umr Ki Nai Fasal(1965)
Music: Roshan
Singer: Mohd. Rafi
Actors: Rajiv and Tanuja
*2. **’phuulo.n ke ra.ng se, dil kii kalam se, tujhako likhii roz paatii, Kaise bataoun kis kis tarah se, pal pal mujhe tu satati’
** With the colors of flowers and the pen of my heart - I write you a sentence daily, How do I tell you, what all you do. every other moment to sweep me off my feel.**
Movie: Prem Pujari(1970)
Music: S D Burman
Singer: Kishore Kumar
Actors: Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman
*3. **’likhe jo Khat tujhe, vo terii yaad me.n, hazaaro.n ra.ng ke, nazaare ban gae’
**The letters I wrote to you, the letters which I wrote with a picture if you in my heart/mind. letters that take you on a journey to a different world that’s beautified with thousand colors. **
Movie: Kanyadaan
Music: Shankar Jaikishan
Singer: Mohd. Rafi
Actors: Shashi Kapoor and Asha Parekh
*4. **’ra.Ngiilaa re, tere ra.Ng me.n
yuu.N ra.Ngaa hai meraa man, chhaliyaa re, na bujhe hai kisii jal se yah jalan’
**Oh my darling, u’ve painted my heart with the colors of your love, but it has made me more thirsty of your love which cant be satisfied by rains or oceans.**
Movie: Prem Pujari(1970)
Music: S D Burman
Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
Actors: Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman
*5. **’meghaa chhaae aadhii raat, bairan ban gaI ni.ndiyaa, bataa de mai.n kyaa karuu.N’
**It has started raining in the middle of the night and sleep has turned its back on me. Tell me honey. What do I do.?**
Movie: Sharmeeli(1971)
Music: S D Burman
Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
Actors: Shashi Kapoor and Rakhi
Looking forward to your Comments and Ratings.