Saturday, August 26, 2017

Man(geshkar)y moons ago, she La(ta)mented

Chand Phir Nikla, rendered by Ms Mangeshkar, was from Paying Guest (1957).

It couldn’t have been on the soundtrack of any other film, because its first line sounded more like an exasperated La(ta)ndlady’s plaint (upon noticing that it’s late and her tenant hasn’t returned yet) than the La(ta)ment of a habitual latecomer’s beloved.

And its second didn’t just speak about the consequent helplessness, but also ended with a sigh.

Four minutes and 43 seconds long, it was the longest song in the film.

It was penned by Majrooh Sultanpuri and composed by S D Burman.

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