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“Hamsafar” (1953) was a Navketan Productions movie. It was directed by A N Banerji. The movie had Dev Anand, Chetan Anand, Kalpana Kartik, Smriti Biswas, Mohan Segal, M. A. Latif, Johnny Walker, Anil Gupta etc in it.
The story of this movie was shared by Mr Arunkumar Deshmukh, our beloved in house encyclopaedia, in the past. Here is what he has to say about this movie:
Film Humsafar-53 was a Navketan film. It was produced by M.N.Watal and Directed by A.N.Banerjee-who was merely a cinematographer in Navketan. He is not known to have directed any other film in his life again. It looks like a case of Ghost Direction, which was very common in Navketan.
The cast of the film was Dev Anand, Kalpana Kartik, Chetan Anand, Smriti Biswas, Johnny Walker etc.
The story of the film was woven around two thick friends of contrasting natures. Veer and Vivek are close friends. Vivek,the elder one is of a serious nature, mature, quiet and intellectual, but very weak, whereas his friend Veer is full of energy, enthusiastic, brimming with new ideas and a born leader of men.Both friends come to Bombay-Vivek to earn a living as a writer and Veer to make a fortune. In Bombay, they stay in a chawl, where they get introduced to Malti and her mother, who are very helpful. Both friends fail to succeed and in an attempt to help them, Malti also loses her job. Vivek falls ill seriously with Asthma.
Veer is frustrated and annoyed with the world. Jaggu, a lame beggar near their chawl, suggests Veer to become a Dacoit to earn money. He challenges Veer to show that he has guts to do this. Veer accepts the challenge and runs away to the hills, where he builds his team of dacoits. he loots only those who trouble the helpless and needy. Soon he is known as a robin Hood type Dacoit.
Vivek and Malti are worried about Veer, who is now in love with Radha, a dancer girl kidnapped by his gang. Meanwhile a publisher accepts a novel from Vivek and the novel brings him luck. Soon Vivek becomes famous, rich and healthy. One day Veer comes in disguise to meet Vivek. The friends and Malti meet. Malti and Vivek convince Veer to surrender to Police and go straight in life hereafter. Veer changes and surrenders to police. He gets a small sentence as he has not done a major crime.
When Veer comes out of prison, Vivek, Malti and Radha are waiting for him outside the jail !
Five songs from this movie have been discussed in the past. Here is the sixth song from the movie.
This song is a sung by Geeta Dutt. Sahir Ludhianvi is the lyricist. Music is composed by Ali Akbar Khan.
Only the audio of this song is available. I request our knowledgeable readers to throw light on the picturisation of this song.
Lyrics of this song were sent to me by Avinash Scrapwala.
Song-Haseen chaandni bheegi bheegi hawaayein (Hamsafar)(1953)Singer-Geeta Dutt, Lyrics-Sahir Ludhianvi, MD-Ali Akbar Khan
Lyrics(Provided by Avinash Scrapwala)
Haseen chaandni
bheegi bheegi hawaayein aen aen
haseen chaandni
bheegi bheegi hawaayein
ye ghadiyaan suhaani
kahin kho na jaayen aen
ye ghadiyaan suhaani
kahin kho na jaayen aen aen
haseen chaandni
machalte hain seene mein
jazbaat aaja aa aa
machalte hai seene mein
jazbaat aaja
bulaati hain taaron bhari raat
aaja
bulaati hain taaron bhari raat
aaja aa
khaamoshi ke lab pe hain
Laakhon sadaayein
khaamoshi ke lab pe hain
Laakhon sadaayein
haseen chaandni
bahaaron ke saaye mein
aaraam le le ae ae
bahaaron ke saaye mein
aaraam le le
nazar se mohabbat ka
paighaam le le
nazar se mohabbat ka
paighaam le le
palat kar ye din raat
aayen na aayen ae ae
palat kar ye din raat
aayen na aayen ae ae
haseen chaandni
bheegi bheegi hawaayein aen
Haseen chaandni ee ee
