Hasrat Jaipuri A Genious Shayar, Songs of Hasrat Options Rating

[bawlachintu]

O janewale mudke jara dekhte jana

Film:Shri 420
Music:Shanker Jaikishan

[nasir]

I believe Hasrat Saab was a Romantic Poet without being pompous or verbose. He weaved his own romantic feelings into his lyrics, i.e. he was more a subjective poet comparatively. Not to speak of his visiting locations to put some real life into his lyrics. For example, Bedardi Baalma from the film Arzoo was written in the sylvan surroundings of Beautiful Kashmir. The lyrics of Badan pe Sitaare too were written by actualizing the situation.

Shortly after Jaipuri's death in 1999, at the age of eighty-one, composer Naushad said, "Hasratsaheb was a good human being and Urdu poet. He was loved by one-and-all in the film industry and was one of the last pillars of the RK Studios."

From the forties till the late eighties he charmed the film world with his scintillating lyrics in about 200 films.
Rafi Saab has sung at least 225 songs penned by Hasrat Jaipuri. Some of my personal favourites are:

DIL KA BHANWAR KARE PUKAAR,
GHAM UTHAANE KE LIYE,
FALSAFA PYAAR KA...
GAR TUM BHULA NA DOGE..
EHSAAN TERA HOGA...
TERI PYAARI PYAARI SURAT KO.
BAHARON PHOOL BARSAO..
JO GUZAR RAHI HAI MUJHPAR
Title song: TUMSE ACHCHA KAUN HAI...
MERI MUHABBAT JAWAAN RAHEGI
EK BUT BANAAOONGA...
TAQDEER KA FASAANA
TU MERE SAAMNE HAI..
TUM MUJHE YUN..
YEH AANSOO MERE DIL KI..
YEH MERA PREM PATRA PADH KAR.

The fact is I love all his lyrics as sung by the Immortal Rafi Saab.

By the way, when I watched Hasrat Sahaab in his TV interview some years ago, I was simply glued to my seat. Such was the irresistable charm of his expressions, his shairees, his personal incidents, his experiences and anecdotes.

NASIR.

[nasir]

I believe Hasrat Saab was a Romantic Poet without being pompous or verbose. He weaved his own romantic feelings into his lyrics, i.e. he was more a subjective poet comparatively. Not to speak of his visiting locations to put some real life into his lyrics. For example, Bedardi Baalma from the film Arzoo was written in the sylvan surroundings of Beautiful Kashmir. The lyrics of Badan pe Sitaare too were written by actualizing the situation.

Shortly after Jaipuri's death in 1999, at the age of eighty-one, composer Naushad said, "Hasratsaheb was a good human being and Urdu poet. He was loved by one-and-all in the film industry and was one of the last pillars of the RK Studios."

From the forties till the late eighties he charmed the film world with his scintillating lyrics in about 200 films.
Rafi Saab has sung at least 225 songs penned by Hasrat Jaipuri. Some of my personal favourites are:

DIL KA BHANWAR KARE PUKAAR,
GHAM UTHAANE KE LIYE,
FALSAFA PYAAR KA...
GAR TUM BHULA NA DOGE..
EHSAAN TERA HOGA...
TERI PYAARI PYAARI SURAT KO.
BAHARON PHOOL BARSAO..
JO GUZAR RAHI HAI MUJHPAR
Title song: TUMSE ACHCHA KAUN HAI...
MERI MUHABBAT JAWAAN RAHEGI
EK BUT BANAAOONGA...
TAQDEER KA FASAANA
TU MERE SAAMNE HAI..
TUM MUJHE YUN..
YEH AANSOO MERE DIL KI..
YEH MERA PREM PATRA PADH KAR.

The fact is I love all his lyrics as sung by the Immortal Rafi Saab.

By the way, when I watched Hasrat Sahaab in his TV interview some years ago, I was simply glued to my seat. Such was the irresistable charm of his expressions, his shairees, his personal incidents, his experiences and anecdotes.

NASIR.

One thing more I would like to add, though a small one. I noted that he has the habit of using some persian elements in his songs with a remarkable effect. For example:
O mere Shah-e-Khooban... O meri Jaane Jaanaanan...
Chashme Baddoor,
and.. Nargise Mastaana... which also seems to be a translation of some farsi expression.

NASIR.