~ P A N C H A M ~ Gulzar remembers R. D. Burman

In 1994, soon after RD's demise, Gulzar & HMV came up with one of the best ever tribute albums. This album is all about Gulzar's memories of moments that he shared with Pancham. A nostalgic trip down memory lane. The album also contains some rare voice clippings of RD during recordings from Gulzar's personal collection. The songs are all, but obviously, Gulzar-RD. One great thing about the album is the commentary by Gulzar. It weaves its magical spell on you along with the songs and RD's clippings that it becomes difficult to leave the album unfinished once you start playing it, no matter how many times you have gone through it before. The best part is of course the rare song clippings in RD's own voice.

Below is a complete transcript of Gulzar's comments and mukhD.aas of the songs. RD's comments are in gray normal, Gulzar's in Fixed font and mine in (Italics).

Gulzar begins....

...Yaad hai baarishoN ke din thay woh, Pancham! Aur pahaaD.ee ke neeche waadee meiN dhuNdh se jhaaNk kar nikaltee huee rail kee paTariyaaN gujartee theeN. Aur dhuNdh meiN aise lag rahe thay ham, jaise do paudhe paas baiThe hoN. Ham bahut der paTariyoN par baiThe us musaafir ka zikra karte rahe, jisko aana tha pichhlee shab par uskee aamad ka waqt Talta raha... ham bahut der paTariyoN pe baiThe hue train ka intazaar karte rahe. Train aayee na uska waqt hua, aur tum yuN hee do qadam chalkar dhuNdh par paaoN rakhke gum ho gaye. maiN akela hooN dhuNdh meiN, Pancham!

ta ra ra ra ra ra.... (Pancham's humming creates a dramatic effect)

qatraa qatraa miltee hai, qatraa qatraa jeene do, zindagee hai, bahne do~~~~~
pyaasee hooN maiN pyaasee rahne do.
(Asha - Ijaazat)

wo pyaas nahiN thi jab tum music uNDail rahe thay, zindagee meiN. Aur ham sab oak baDh.a ke maaNg rahe thay tumse. Pyaas ab lagee hai jab qatra qatra tumhaaree aawaaz ka jama kar raha hooN.... Kya tumhe pata tha Pancham ki tum chup ho jaaoge aur maiN tumhaaree aawaaz DhooNDhta phiruNga.

din jaa rahe haiN, ki raatoN ke saaye
(Lata - Doosri Seeta)

(Pancham humming the song)

khaalee haath shaam aayee hai, khaalee haath jaayegee
aaj bhee na aaya koi, khaali lauT jaayegee
(Asha - Ijaazat)

...ye Gulzar ka gaana hai, isko mark karo!

ye sirf mera nahiN Pancham, ab ham sabka hai...

ye saaye haiN, ye duniyaa hai bharee bheeD. meiN khaali tanhaaiyoN ke
ye saaye haiN ye duniyaa hai
(Asha -Sitara)

(Pancham humming the song in his inimitable style)

roj roj aankhoN tale, ek hi sapna chale raat bhar kaajal jale~~~~~
aankhoN meiN jis tarah raat ka deeya jale
(Asha, Amit - Jeeva)

yaad hai mera pahla gaana tha tumhaare saath. raat ko ek baje aakar jagaaya tha tumne. kaha tha neeche chalo gaaD.i meiN. waheeN gaana sunaata hooN. aur phir subah tak tum saD.koN par gaaD.i chalaate rahe aur cassette par sunaate rahe....

musaafir hooN yaaroN, na ghar hai na Thikaana
mujhe chalte jaana hai~~~~, bas chalte jaana
(Kishore - Parichay)

(Pancham hums)
....jab bhee jee aayega tasveer ko le jaana / ghar meiN sajtee ho ye tasveer to le jaana / paR qatar deNge jo ab dekha tumheN uD.te hue
(This antara, incidentally, is missing from the recorded song)

aaj kal paaoN zameeN par nahiN paD.te mere
bolo dekha hai kabhee tumne mujhe uD.te hue
(Lata - Ghar)

Pancham! ek baD.a maasoom sa bachcha tha tumhaare saath. Jo tumhaare andar tumhaare mijaaz meiN jeeta tha. shareer bhee, paajee bhee, haNsta, khelta, Practical joke sunaata.... Use hamne udaas nahiN hone diya.

lakD.i ki kaathi.....
(Vanta Mishra, Gurpreet Kaur, Gauri Bapat - Masoom)

(Pancham humming the song)

saatoN baar bole bansi, ek hee baar bole na
tan kee laagee saaree bole, man kee lagee bole na
(Asha - Dil Padosi Hai)

..terrific gaana hai

Gulmohar gar tumhaara naam hota
mausam-e-gul ko haNsaana bhee tumhaara kaam hota
(Kishore, Lata - Devata)

..boss, fabulous!

Piya baawaree, piya baawaree
pee kahaaN peee kahaaN peehu peehu bole re
(Asha, Ashok Kumar - Khubsoorat)

.. maatha kHaraab hua hai kya..?

Pancham tumhaare saath seriously baiThkar gaana likhna baD.a mushkil hota tha. Itne sanjeeda kism ke gaane banaate hue bhee tumhaare pranks khatm nahiN hote thay. bahut serious ek gaana tha jis par tumne kaha tha mujhse, “tum kyoN band botal kee tarah serious baiThe ho.”

Botal se ik baat chalee hai
kaag uD.aa ke raat chalee hai
(Asha, Rafi - Ghar)

kitne kam logoN ko ye baat samajh meiN aatee hai ki dhun bana lene se hee gaana nahiN ban jaata. tumhaare apne lafzoN meiN use nourish karna paD.ta hai... uskee parvarish karnee paD.tee hai... GhantoN aur pahroN nahiN balki kaee dinoN tak gaate rahna paD.ta hai... Tab jaakar uskee chamak nikaltee hai. tumhaaree peeTh peechhe kaha karta tha, aaj tumhaare saamne kah raha hooN - tum jitne baD.e creative fankaar thay, utne hee baD.e craftsman bhee thay.

seelee hawa chhoo gayee, seela badan chhil gaya
neelee nadee ke pare, geela sa chaaNd khil gaya
(Lata - Libaas)

..terrific thought hai, isko elaborate karo

bahut se gaane isee tarah kiye tumhaare saath. ek music phrase ko elaborate karte karte us par tum poora nagma taiyaar kar dete thay. Aur kisee ek situation par koee ek misara ya ek khayal tumheN achha lag jaaye to use paal poskar poora gaana bana lete thay... aur kabhee kabhee to pooree kahaanee ban jaatee thee.

ek hee kHwaab kaee baar dekha hai maiNne
tune saaD.i meiN uras lee haiN chaabiyaaN ghar kee
(Bhupender, Hema - Kinara)

Asha ji ko saaf safaai rakhne ka mania hai, junoon hai. Aur tumheN.... ab kya kahooN sab sun leNge... unke janm-din par aapne chaandi ke-se kaagaz meiN ek jhaaD.oo pesh kiya tha unheN. Aasha ji ko dekhte hee bol paD.te thay - lo ab ye kaam karaayeNgi mujhse. Aasha ji ka jawaab kya tha, yaad hai..

bechaara dil kya kare
saawan jale bhaado jale
do pal kee chaaoN nahiN
ik pal jiye ik pal mare
(Asha - Khushboo)

(Pancham humming..)

Khamosh sa afsaana, paanee se likha hota
na tumne kaha hota, na hamne suna hota
(Lata, Wadkar - Libaas)

Isko Note kiya?.. isko Gulzar ko transfer kar do..

kabhee kabhee sapna lagta hai
(Asha, Kishore - Ratnadeep)

gaana banaate hue tum zubaan se jyaada sound ka khayaal rakhte thay. lafzoN kee sound achhee ho to phauran unheN hothoN pe le liya karte thay. Maani? tum kaha karte thay log poochh leNge. jaise tumne is gaane meiN poochha tha mujhse, “ye nasheman kaun sa shahar hai yaar?”

is moD. se jaate haiN kuchh sust qadam raste, kuchh tej qadam raaheN
(Lata, Kishore - Aandhi)

(Pancham humming the song..)

ye gHalat hai ki waqt guzar jaata hai. waqt, time eternal hai, permanent hai. aur kabhee nahiN guzarta. Jo guzar jaata hai, wo ham aur tum haiN.

raah pe rahte haiN
yaadoN meiN basar karte haiN
khush raho ahal-e-watan
ham to safar karte haiN
(Kishore - Namkeen)

(Pancham humming the song in Bangla)

koi diya jale kahiN, aawaaz de koi~~~~~
dard ghaTata nahiN~~~~, raat kaTatee nahiN~~
koi diya jale kahiN
(Asha - Dil Padosi Hai)

kuchh nahiN Thaharta na Pancham! Kabhee bhee kahiN bhee. na tum Thahare, na maiN hee rukuNga. maiN kya bataauN ki jab aa raha tha to jaa raha tha.

aane waala pal, jaane waala hai
ho sake to ismeN zindagee bita do pal jo ye jaane waala hai
(Kishore - Golmaal)

yaad hai Pancham, jab bhee koi dhun bana kar bhejte thay to saath kah diya karte thay, “The ball is in your court.” .....ye kaun sa ball mere court meiN chhoD. gaye ho tum, Pancham. Zindagee ka khel akele nahiN khela jaata. Hamaaree to team hai. Aa jao ya bula lo.

tujhse naaraaz nahiN zindagee, hairaan hooN main
tere maasoom sawaaloN se pareshaan hooN main
..pareshaan hooN maiN
(Anup Ghoshal - Masoom)

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