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be played in any season. Ditto with some of remind you of a gloomy winter evening,
the ‘mausam’ songs like ‘Kya Mausam Hai’ though the song was shot in a bright
(Aakraman, 1975), ‘Mausam Mastana’ (Satte atmosphere.
Pe Satta, 1982), ‘Albela Mausam Helta Hai There are general winter songs like ‘Uff
Swagatam’ (Tohfa, 1984) and ‘Yeh Mausam Kitni Thandi Hai Yeh Rut’ (Teen Devian,
Ka Jadoo’ (Hum Aapke Hain Koun…!, 1994). 1965) and ‘Mujh Ko Thand Lag Rahi Hai’
(Main Sundar Hoon, 1971). And specially
reserved for those from the capital city,
there’s ‘Dilli Ki Sardi’ from the 2003 film
Zameen.
Hawa Mein Udta Jaaye’ from Barsaat (1949)
India doesn’t have much of an autumn
culture, though falling leaves or ‘patjhad’ are
common in the northern states. Laxmikant- Cold winters inspire special lyrics
Pyarelal’s song ‘Patjhad Saawan Basant From winter, we move to spring. The Hindi
Bahar’ (Sindoor, 1987), which actually talks word for this season is ‘bahaar’, and many
of four seasons, comes to mind. There’s also songs have used it over the years. There are
Anand Bakshi’s famous line, composed by ‘Jhoole Mein Pawan Ki Aayi Bahaar’ (Baiju
R.D. Burman and sung by Kishore Kumar in Bawra, 1952), ‘Dekho Ji Bahaar Aayi’ (Azaad,
the 1974 film Aap Ki Kasam – “Phool khilte 1955), ‘Din Hai Bahaar Ke’ (Waqt, 1965),
hain, log milte hain magar, patjhad mein jo ‘Baaghon Mein Bahaar Hai’ (Aradhana,
phool murjha jaate hain, woh bahaaron ke 1969) and ‘Aane Se Uski Aayi Bahaar’ (Jeene
aane se khilte nahin”. Ki Raah, 1969).
That leaves us with songs for winter, spring Another favourite is the Lata Mangeshkar
and the rainy season, and we shall look at song composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal and
each one separately. Let’s begin with the written by Anand Bakshi in the 1966 film
cold season. Many Hindi film songs use the Aaye Din Bahar Ke – ‘Suno sajna papihe ne
term ‘thandi hawa’, and one of the earliest kaha sabse pukaar ke, sambhal jaao chaman
was Lata Mangeshkar’s classic ‘Thandi waale ke aaye din bahar ke”. And who can
Hawayein’, composed by S.D. Burman in forget ‘Baharon Phool Barsao’, sung by
the 1951 film Naujawan. Other such songs Mohammed Rafi, composed by Shankar-
were ‘Thandi Hawa Yeh Chandni’ (Jhumroo, Jaikishan and written by Hasrat Jaipuri in
1961), ‘Jab Chali Thandi Hawa’ (Do Badan, the 1966 film Suraj? On the classical side,
1967) and ‘Sun Ja Aa Thandi Hawa’ there’s the Bhimsen Joshi-Manna Dey song
(Haathi Mere Saathi, 1971). Pankaj Udhas ‘Ketaki Gulab Juhi’ from the 1956 release
popularised the ghazal ‘Thandi Hawa Ke Basant Bahar.
Jhonke’. Interestingly, ‘Thandi Hawa Kali Among ghazals, Ghulam Ali sang Rifa’at
Ghata’ from the 1955 film Mr & Mrs 55 may Sultan’s lines, “Bahaaron ko chaman yaad
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