Dil todne waale ... A tribute to Mehboob Khan Flute by DK Sharma

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Son of India was a 1962 Bollywood film written and directed by Mehboob Khan. The film stars Kamaljith, Simi Garewal, Jayant and Kumkum in the lead roles. The music of this film is by Naushad and the lyrics by Shakeel Badayuni Director: Mehboob Khan Screenplay: Mehboob Khan Music composed by: Naushad Awards: Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction Khan was born Mehboob Khan Ramzan Khan in Bilimora in Gandevi Taluka of Baroda State Gujarat He ran away from home to work small jobs in the studios of Bombay. He started as an assistant in the silent era and an extra in the studios of the Imperial Film Company of Ardeshir Irani, before directing his first film, Judgement of Allah (1935), when he started directing films for the Sagar Film Company. Directorial features like Aurat followed, with the studios Sagar Movietone and National Studios. In 1945, Khan set up his own production house, Mehboob Productions. Throughout his career, Khan produced and directed many blockbuster films, the most notable being the romantic drama Andaz (1949), the swashbuckling Aan (1951), the dramatic Amar (1954) and the social epic Mother India (1957), the latter of which was nominated for an Academy Award in 1957 and was a remake of his own 1940 film Aurat. He has directed 21 other films dating from the late 1930s. His earlier works were in Urdu, but his later material, including Mother India, were in Hindi although many say he utilized Hindustani, a friendlier and softer spoken version of Hindi and Urdu. Several of his films, especially his earlier films Humayun, the story of a Mughal emperor who ruled India, Anmol Ghadi and Taqdeer, in which he introduced Nargis, who would later marry Sunil Dutt, were written by Aghajani Kashmeri also Kashmiri and Agha Jani. Kashmeri was responsible for picking and training Nargis in Hindustani and Urdu dialogue delivery. His last film as a director was the 1962 film Son of India. He died in 1964 at the age of 57, and was buried at Badakabarastan in Marine Lines, Mumbai. His death occurred the next day after the death of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Prime Minister of India. Lyrics Lata: dil todane waale, tujhe dil Dhuudh rahaa hai tujhe dil dhuudh rahaa hai aavaaz de tuu kaun sii nagarii me.n chhupaa hai dil todane vaale ... tuu ham ko jo mil jaae to haal apanaa sunaae.n Kud roe.n kabhii aur kabhii tujhe rulaae.n vo daaG dikhaae.n jo hame.n tuune diyaa hai Rafi: ai dil ke sahaare tujhe dil Dhuu.NDh rahaa hai tujhe dil dhuudh rahaa hai siine me.n terii yaad kaa tuufaan uThaa hai ai dil ke sahaare dil mein to ye hasarat hai tere paas main aauun nazaro.n se giraa huun to nazar kaise milaauun nazar kaise milaauu.N badanaam huun naakaam huun, kyaa mujh me.n rahaa hai ai dil ke sahaare, tujhe dil dhuudh rahaa hai tujhe dil dhuudh rahaa hai Lata: dikhalaa ke kinaaraa mujhe mallaah ne lootaa kashtii bhii gai haath se, patvaar bhii chhutaa patavaar bhii chhuutaa ab aur na jaane merii taqadiir mein kyaa hai dil todane vaale, tujhe dil dhuudh rahaa hai tujhe dil dhuudh rahaa hai Rafi bechain udhar tuu hai, to majabuur idhar ham baithe hai.n chhupaae hue, ashqo.n me.n teraa Gam ashqo.n me.n teraa Gam har choT ubhar aaii hai, har zaKm haraa hai Lata dil to.Dane vaale, tujhe dil Dhuu.NDh rahaa hai tujhe dil Dhuu.NDh rahaa hai