Rain in hindi cinema: Whenever Hindi cinema has landed the rainy season on the screen, it was not only a slave or droplets of the ram, but became exposed to hundreds of feelings hidden in the layers of human mind. There is an innocent urge of love somewhere behind the images of the hero-heroine wet in the rain, somewhere the tight of the bed, and somewhere the playful blossom of life. Every drop, every stream as if a suppressed yearning went into music.
You met us in the rain – rain (1949)
In Lata Mangeshkar’s career, the songs of the film Barsaat gave a big bounce. This song written by Shailendra was threaded by Shankar -Jaikishan in music. Filmed on Nimmi and Raj Kapoor, the song is remembered for its attractive Tak Dhina Dhina Chorus and amazing dance.
Garjat Barsat Sawan Aayo Re – Malhar (1951)
Roshan sang this song based on Raga Malhar with Lata Mangeshkar. Its lyrics were written by Indivar.
Pyaar Hui Iqrar Hui – Sri 420 (1955)
The image of love under the umbrella of Raj Kapoor and Nargis became a classic picture of Hindi cinema. Shailendra’s lyrics “Pyaar Hua Iqrar Hua Hai” is still immortal. Music is the best example of Shankar -Jaikishan and singing Lata -Manna Dey.
These nights were soaked – theft theft (1956)
Filmed on Raj Kapoor and Nargis, the rain in this song is not direct rain, but the lines of “Yeh Raat wet wet, these cool fijas” wet the atmosphere. Lata Mangeshkar and Manna Dey gave it voices.
Came to rolling – two eyes twelve hands (1957)
This rain song of V. Shantaram’s prestigious film became immortal in the voice of Lata Mangeshkar and Manna Dey. The lyrics of Bharat Vyas and the music of Vasant Desai make this song classic.
Dum Dum Diga Diga – Chhaliya (1959)
In the tinkling voice of Manna Dey, this song gets into the heart by becoming the first smell of the first rain. This composition, soaked in Raj Kapoor’s innocence and enthusiasm, still reminds of the first monsoon showers.
Garjat Barsaat Sawan Aayo Re – Barsaat Night (1960)
Its new versions were sung by Suman Kalyanpur and Kamal Barot on the film rainy night. Sahir Ludhianvi’s lyrics and Roshan’s music made it more sweet. “Life is not forgotten throughout the life, Barsaat Ki Raat” was the second popular song of this film.
Month of Sawan – Milan (1967)
This song written by Anand Bakshi cherishes the rain season, the rustle of the wind and the feeling of peacock dance in the mind. In the voice of Mukesh and Lata Mangeshkar, the song, which was cast in the music of Laxmikant -Pyarelal, was shot on Sunil Dutt and Nutan.
Megha Dhaya Midnight – Sharmili (1971)
This song based on Raga Patdeep is the gem of Lata Mangeshkar. S.D. Burman’s music and Neeraj’s lyrics immerse the image of Rakhi in the night.
Hi hi this compulsion – bread cloth and house (1974)
Lata Mangeshkar’s voice and the rain in the rain create an untold fusion of love and suffering of Zeenat Aman.
Now in Sajan Sawan – Chupke Chupke (1975)
Decorated with the simplicity of Dharmendra and Sharmila Tagore, this song spreads a wonderful shade of humor and romance in Sawan.
Rimjhim Gir Sawan – Manzil (1979)
In the voices of Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar, Amitabh Bachchan and Moushumi Chatterjee become wet in the rain.
Sawan swing – fine (1979)
Lata Mangeshkar’s sweet voice, R.D. Burman’s music and Anand Bakshi’s words, filmed on the pair of Amitabh and Rakhi, is a beautiful example of Sawan’s innocent fun.
Report today – Salt Halal (1982)
Amitabh Bachchan and Smita Patil’s fickle chemistry is an extreme example of Sawan’s fun.
When we are young – desperate (1983)
Filmed on Sunny Deol and Amrita Singh, this song creates a confluence of lightning and love.
Lagi Aaj Sawan – Chandni (1989)
In this love triangle of Yash Chopra, the voice of Anupama Deshpande and Suresh Wadkar gave voice to the yearning of Sawan. The wet images of Sridevi and Vinod Khanna made it classical.
Tip tip rains water – Mohra (1994)
This song became a free festival of wishes in Raveena Tandon’s yellow saree and Alka Yagnik’s voice.
Rimjhim Rimjhim – 1942: A Love Story (1994)
R.D. In the last compositions of Burman, this song is a unique feeling of melting walls in love. Kumar Sanu and Kavita Krishnamurthy made it immortal.
There is a girl – the heart is crazy (1997)
Filmed on Shahrukh and Madhuri, this song is a song of innocent laughter in Sawan.
Sawan Barse – Dahk (1999)
In the words coming out of the pen of Majrooh Sultanpuri, the call arises from the depths of a vast mind. The silk voices of Hariharan and Sadhana Sargam take away an untold wait and inner restlessness. This song is a symbol of that yearning of love, which is never calm even by drowning in the drops of spring.
Ghanan Ghanan – Lagaan (2001)
The collective dream of farmers scorched by the earth and thirst, waiting for the rain, when A.R. If it takes shape in Rahman’s music, then it is not just a song, it becomes Sanjeevani. In the call of a ginger, there is a hope of every heart, the thirst of every eye and the hope of every face echoes.
Breath in breath – we (2004)
This song, immersed in the soft moisture of Sawan, turns the innocent fragrance of modern love into silk feeling. K.K. And Alka wants to hold those moments of love like Yagnik’s velvet sounds, when two hearts dissolve in each other for the first time in a rainy night.
Those moments, those things – poison (2005)
Sometimes the rain again slices the ashes of memories. This song becomes the music of broken relationships, incomplete love of love and shuddering of wet nights. From the streets of Rohtak to the sad eyes of Emraan Hashmi on the screen, this song wakes a deep loneliness.
Look N – Fana (2006)
In the voices of Sonu Nigam and Sunidhi Chauhan, the rainy rain flows like an innocent love, which discovers his touch in every drop. Filmed on Aamir Khan and Kajol, this song exposes the wet memories of the first love, such as a suppressed laughter and a untold blessing in every drop.
Barso Re Megha – Guru (2007)
In Gulzar’s imaginative poem and Shreya Ghoshal’s sweet voice, this song becomes a celebration of Sawan’s immense possibilities. The rain soaks not only the earth but also the soul, and every spray in this song seems to be a sign of a new beginning. This music of rain is an invitation to break the inner bonds and celebrate freedom.
These wet works of Hindi cinema teach that rain is never only water. This is an intangible poem that reveals the secret emotions within us. The drops of Sawan are soaked those pages of life, where love, virah, joy and memories blossom like rainbow.
(The author is a senior journalist)
