Thursday, May 19, 2011

CHITRALEKHA A A NOVEL(1934) and A FILM (1964)

Chitralekha, played by Tragedy Queen Meena Kumari, is a story of a court-dancer set in the 4th century, during the Gupta period. The movie discusses fidelity and love. Directed and written by Kidar Nath Sharma, Ashok Kumar plays the role of Yogi Kumargiri, and Achala Sachdev is Gayatri Devi. Pradeep Kumar, Mehmood, Menu Mumtaz, among others add to the opulent and lovely costume drama that is Chitralekha.

Chitralekha is a Hindi novel, written by Bhagwati Charan Verma in 1934. The novel is about the philosophy of life and love. The story starts with a dialogue between the great hermit Ratnambar and his disciples, Shwetank and Vishaldev about the sin that humans usually do in life; is nothing, though he or she (human) becomes the victims and slave of circumstances. So, according to Ratnambar - "there is no such sin and virtue". Since everyone does according to the circumstances and fell in different parts of the life span. The luxurious life by a great feudal and young soldier, Bijgupta (Pradeep Kumar in the film), who serves under the Maurya empire and the king Chandragupta Maurya and a beautiful dancer and young widow, Chitralekha (Meena Kumari in the film) - actually they are the main characters of this novel. However, another secondary character is Kumargiri (Ashok Kumar in the film), who too was a hermit and fell in love with Chitralekha and becomes the victim of life and time. Shwetank and Vishaldev have to find the truth of life and sin as suggested by their guru, Ratnambar. They become the slaves of the surroundings too, as well as Bijgupta, who too fell in the serious circumstances created by the 'time'. The other characters are Yashodhara, the princess, and his father, the aged Mritunjay. The character, Chanakya, has been brought to make the novel interesting.

AND A BEAUTIFUL SONG OG THIS FILM
Sansar se bhage phirte ho,
Bhagwan ko tum kya paoge,
Is lok ko bhi apna na sake,
Us lok me bhi pachhtaaoge.
Ye paap hai kyaa ye punya hai kyaa
riton par dharam ki muharen hai
kalyug me badlte dharmon ko
kaise adrash bana'oge
Ye bhog bhi ek tapasya hai,
Tum tyaag ke maare kya jano,
Apmaan racheeyeta ka hoga ,
Rachna ko agar thukraoge...
ham kehte hain ye jag apna hai
tum kehte ho jhoota sapna hai
ham janam bita kar jayenge
tum janam gawan kar jaoge...


video link....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pueoTXV6FLY&feature=related

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Nazm

MERI JINDAGI KA YE THAATH HAI MERI MAUT KA MANZAR AJEEB HAI
MUJHE USKI TALAB-E-DEED HAI, WO KAH RAHE HAIN KE KAL EID HAI

MERA DARD BHI HAI GUMSHUDAA, MERA DIL BHI HAI AAJ GAMJADA
MAIN DEKHTAA HUN USE BHEED ME, YE AAKHRI YOM-E-SALEEB HAI

YE NAZAR BHI MERI KAMAAL HAI WO NAZAR BHI NA AAYE MALAAL HAI
US NAZAR KO MAIN KYAA NAZAR KARUN YE NAZAR BHI MERI AJEEB HAI

IN TAMAASHBEENON KI BHEED ME, QATEEL BHI MERA AJEEB HAI
SHAMSHEER NAHIN HAI HAATH ME, KHANZAR DEKHO AJEEB HAI

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Mahi

Maine Dekha Tha Un Dino Mien Usse
Jab Wo Khiltay Gulab Jesa Tha
Uski Palkoon Se Ne...end Chanti Thi
Us Ka Lahja Sharab Jesa Tha
Us Ki Zulfoon Se Bhegti Thi Ghatta
Us Ka Rukh Mahtaab Jesa Tha
Log Parhtay Thay Khal O Khad Us Ke
Wo Adab Ki Kitab Jesa Tha
Bolta Tha Zaban Khushbu Ki
Log Suntay Thay Dharkanooon Mien Usse
Mien Dekha Tha Un Dino Mien Usse
Sari Ankhien Thein Aainay Uske
Saray Chahroon Mien Intekhab Tha Wo
Sab Se Ghul Mil Ker Ajnabi Rahna
Ek Dariya Numa Serab Tha Wo
Khawab Yeh Hai K Woh Haqeeqat Tha
Yeh Haqeeqat Hai Koi Khwaab Tha Woh
Dil Ki Dharti Pe Aasmaan Ki Tarha
Sorat E Saaya O Sahaab Tha Woh

Apni Neendien Bhi Uski Nazr Hoein
Meine Paya Tha Ratjagoon Mein Usse
Meine Dekha Tha Un Dino Mien Usse
Jab Wo Hans Hans Ke Raat Karta Tha
Dil Ke Khemay Mein Raat Karta Tha
Rang Parhtay Thay Aanchaloon Mien Usse
Miene Dekha Tha Un Dino Mien Usse

Ye Magar Daer Ki Kahani Hai
Ye Magar Dour Ka Fasana Hai
Us Ke Aur Mere Milaap Ke Haail
Ab To Sadiyon Bhara Zamana Hai
Abh Ke Haal Apna Bhi Dasht E Hijra Ki Shaam Jesa Hai
Kia Khaber In Dino Wo Kesa Hoga??
Mein Ne Dekha Tha Un Dino Mein Usse

BULLHE SHAH KI HOLI

Hori kehlungi keh bismillah
Naam nabi ki ratn chadhi (nabi is prophet, covered with nabi ki ratn/ noor/light)
Boond padi allah allah
Rang rangeeli hori khilave
Jis sikhi ho fanafi allah (annihilation in Allah)
Arastu bi rabbekum Pritam bole (I am not your God)
Sab sakhiyon ne ghoonghat khole
Kalu Bala yun hi kar bole (Yea, indeed, we do bear witness thereto!)
La ilaha illallah (there are no Gods except God)
Hori khelungi keh bismillah



Quran 7:172 Al-A'raf (The Heights)
AND WHENEVER thy Sustainer brings forth their offspring from the loins of the children of Adam, He [thus] calls upon them to bear witness about themselves: "Am I not your Sustainer?" - to which they answer: "Yea, indeed, we do bear witness thereto!" [Of this We remind you,] lest you say on the Day of Resurrection, "Verily, we were unaware of this"


Bullhe Shah makes a reference to the festival of holi. There is no god but Allah plays the flute of I am near you, and gives the cry of know your nafs. You will see the light of God in the court of the Messenger of Allah. Gather, therefore, the light of Muhammad. Make the hori of remembrance and please the beloved by acknowledging his grace. Fill the syringe with the light of Allah and make the praise of Allah its target.


See the light of Muhammad as the light of Allah: There is no god but Allah. Bullhe Shah would play the holi in the name of Allah. The use of the Quranic phrases with mystical implications make the metaphor attractive. How holi should be played presupposes the contextual acceptance of the practice.

GAZAL

Ashiq ki aabroo se jeeya hun main har jakhm utha kar
Deewana saabit tu bhi kar de tere gundo se peeta kar

Jis dil ko hai guroor zamane se ameer-e-ulfat hone ka,
Meeta de hastee ab meri is dil se tera naam meeta kar

Log kitaabon me mohabbat ki dastan kyon talashte hain
Bantwa de shahar bhar me apne ye charche bhi likha kar

Ab na darrega chaman koii Kabhi, toofan ki tabaahiyon se
Khabardaar kar denge ham har chaman ko dil apna dikha kar

Monday, May 16, 2011

shama

Dharkte dil kitammna ho mera pyaar ho tum
mujhe karaar nahin jab se bekaraar ho tum

khilaao phool kisi ke kisi chaman me raho
jo dil ki raah se gujari hai wo bahaar ho tum

jahe naseeb ataa ki jo dard ki Saughaat
wo gam haseen hai jis gam ke zimmedaar ho tum

chadha'oon phool ya aanshu tumhare qadamon me
meri wafaon ke ulfat ki yaadgaar ho tum

MIRZA GALIB


Aah  ko chaahiye  ik 'umr  asar hone  tak
kaun jeeta hai teree zulf ke sar hone tak ?
 
daam har mauj meiN hai halqa-e-sad_kaam-e-nahaNg
dekhaiN  kya  guzre hai qatre  pe guhar hone tak
 
aashiqee  sabr  talab   aur  tamanna   betaab
dil ka kya rang karooN KHoon-e-jigar hone tak 
 
ham ne  maana  ke taGHaful na karoge, lekin
KHaak ho jaayeNge ham tumko KHabar hone tak
 
partav-e-khur se hai shabnam ko fana'a ki taaleem
maiN  bhee  hooN ik  inaayat  ki  nazar  hone tak
 
yak_nazar besh naheeN fursat-e-hastee GHaafil
garmi-e-bazm  hai  ik raqs-e-sharar  hone tak
 
GHam-e-hastee ka 'Asad' kis'se ho juz marg ilaaz
shamma'a har rang meiN jaltee hai sahar hone tak