Saturday 2 April 2016

Bekarar karkey - Oldies goldies


I used to hear my mum and aunt talk about the movie 'Bees Saal Baad'(1962) a lot, saying how scary it is, how hauntingly melodious the rendering of "kahin deep jaley kahin dil" is, how handsome Biswajeet is, etc etc. As I did not have access to video tapes or player nor were CDs in vogue then, there was no opportunity to watch this movie. Not that I am a big movie buff or horror movie buff for that matter.  But somehow this movie intrigued me, esp after listening to my mum and aunt wax eloquent about it. 

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A few years later, an opportunity presented itself to watch this movie on our black and white television. And I was hooked & was indeed s**t scared every time THE hand appeared suddenly in the movie! It being a B&W movie only added that extra edge to the horror with the dense fog, dilapidated buildings, dense foliage, night times, anklets and what not. Brrrrrrrr!
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Thankfully, in between bouts of trembling in terror, to my delight & relief, I found that all the songs were indeed mellifluous.  More than 'kahin deep jaley kahin dil', for me it was Hemant Kumar's sonorous rendering of 'Bekaraar karke hamein' that caught my fancy and made me into a lifelong fan of Hemant Kumar's singing. The way he has sung the line 'aap ko hamari kasam laut aayiye' just tugs the heart strings every single time.  

Loved the movie and loved the songs! A wonderful experience.

Here's the song for you. 

Bekaraar Karke Humain


Hope you  enjoy it as much as I did and do. :)


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10 comments:

  1. I heard Bekarar karke hume at a time when it was remixed. But I liked the remix sufficiently to go back and listen to the original. Love this one.
    As for Kahin deep jale kahin dil, my brother used to sing it when the lights went off.

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    1. I didn't know that there was a remix version of it. Singing Kahin deep jale kahin dil when lights go off can be scary :)

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  2. long long time since I heard this song... beautiful isn;t it!! Why they don't write lyrics like these. The movie did scare me when I had first watched it.

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    1. This song never goes out of fashion for me :) hahaaa.. Yes.. scares me even today though I know the story :) Thanks for dropping by Rajlakshmi :)

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  3. These are timeless classics. Choosing is difficult I know.

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  4. Haven't watched the movie. But the song... beautiful!

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    1. I totally recommend watching the movie Sheetal. Thanks for dropping by :)

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  5. That is such a beautiful song. The original is so better that the remix! Thanks for sharing.

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    1. Thanks for visiting Shalini. Not remix turns out to be good :)

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