Monday, August 21, 2017

Talat se hi gaaya gaya

As I’ve stated earlier, people associated with Hindi films in the Golden Era had numerous sources of inspiration, including the verses of the mystic Kabir [whose name, of course, inspired Dekh Kabira Roya, a film that released in 1957 and, contrary to its title, was a comedy.]

Its soundtrack included a ghazal, Humse Aaya Na Gaya, which was rendered by none other than the palindomically-named Talat Mahmood.

It was penned by Rajinder Krishan, composed by Madan (Moh)and could be translated to, “I couldn’t bring myself to come, and you couldn’t bring yourself to call me.”

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