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 Sahir Ludhianvi was a colossus among Hindi film lyricists. In his career spanning 31 years, Sahir wrote 733 songs for 122 movies. An established Urdu poet, he adapted quite a few of his poems for movies.

Sahir, true to his "taKhallus" (nom de plume), was truly a magician, weaving a web of enchantment with his words. He was a romantic poet as well as a progressive one. His commentary on the ills of society in those days when juxtaposed against the romantic verse that flowed from his pen, clearly outlines the complex individual that was Sahir. The seeming conflict between these two aspects of the poet/lyricist never seemed to trouble Sahir, though. He moved effortlessly between the two and we, as well as the worlds of film music and Urdu poetry, are all the more richer for it.

Sahir published his first book on poetry titled "Talkhiyaan" in 1945 while still a student in Lahore. His move to Bombay, present-day Mumbai, and his involvement with the film industry pushed his career as a lyricist to the fore-front but Sahir used the film songs he penned as the medium for his artistic outlet. Thus, his songs are truly poems and helped elevate film songs to an art form.

Here is a breakdown of his film songs by singer (solos and duets are both included for each singer), in order of number of songs sung by them:

Singer No. of Songs
Asha Bhonsle 223
Mohd. Rafi 188
Lata Mangeshkar 160
Kishore Kumar 69
Mahendra Kapoor 61
Geeta Dutt 54
Manna De 38
Mukesh 22
Talat Mahmood 20
Sudha Malhotra 19
Suman Kalyanpur 18
Hemant Kumar 12
12 O' Clock (1958) - O. P. Nayyar ***
dekh idhar ai haseenaa
sainyaaN terii aaNkhoN meN

36 Ghante (1974) - Sapan Chakravarty
chup ho aaj kaho kyaa hai baat
jaane aaj kyaa huaa aisaa kabhii huaa na thaa
teen lok par raaj tihaaraa chaar KhooNT par dhaam re
yahaaN bandhu aate ko hai jaanaa

Aa Gale Lag Jaa (1973) - R. D. Burman
ai mere beTe sun meraa kahanaa
ai mere beTe sun meraa kahanaa
naa ko_ii dil meN samaayaa naa ko_ii pahaluu meN
teraa mujh se hai pahale kaa naataa koii
teraa mujh se hai pahale kaa naataa koii
waadaa karo nahiiN chhoRogii tum meraa saath

Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969) - Ravi
binaa sifaarish mile naukri
dil karataa o yaaraa diladaaraa
ijaazat ho to poochheN aap hii se
itanii jaldii na karo raat kaa dil TooTegaa
jaagegaa insaan zamaanaa dekhegaa
o neele parbatoN kii dhaaraa
zindagii ittafaaq hai
zindagii ittafaaq hai
zindagii ke rang ka_ii re saathii re

Aaj Aur Kal (1963) - Ravi
itanii hasiin itanii jawaaN raat kyaa kareN
maut kitanii bhii saNgadil ho magar
mohe chhedRo na kaanhaa bajariyaa meN
mujhe gale se lagaa lo bahut udaas hooN maiN
mujhe gale se lagaa lo bahut udaas hooN maiN
raajaa saaheb ghar nahiiN ham ko kisii kaa Dar nahiiN
taKht na hogaa taaj na hogaa kal thaa lekin aaj na hogaa
ye waadiyaaN ye fizaayeN bulaa rahii haiN tumheN

Aankhen (1968) - Ravi
GairoN pe karam apanoN pe sitam ai jaan-e-wafaa ye zulm na kar
har tarah ke jazbaat kaa ailaan haiN aaNkheN
jaa ke ye raat suhaanii nahiiN aane waalii
merii sun le araj banawaarii
milatii hai ziNdagii meN mohabbat kabhii-kabhii
tujh ko rakkhe raam tujh ko allaah rakkhe

Alif-Laila (1953) - Shyam Sunder
bahaar aa_ii khilii kaliyaaN
dil ko dard banaane waale tujh ko bulaanaa mere bas meN nahiiN hai
diloN ke shikaar ko kaTaar leke aayii hooN
Khaamosh kyooN ho taaro
kyaa raat suhaanii hai
mere naGhmoN meN un mastaanaa aaNkhoN kii kahaanii hai
raateN pyaar kii beet jaayengii
ye bebasii ye meraa haal-e-zaar dekh to le

Amaanat (1975) - Ravi
bhus bhar diyaa a_iiyo
bujhe bujhe rang hai nazaaroN ke
door rahakar na karo baat kariib aa jaao
har ek dil meN ko_ii armaan hai
har ek dil meN ko_ii armaan hai
matalab nikal gayaa hai to pahachaanate nahiiN
saa_ikal pe haseenoN kii Tolii dekhii to
terii jawaanii tapataa mahiinaa ai naazaniinaa

Angaarey (1954) - S. D. Burman
Doob gaye aakaash ke taare
gorii ke nainoN meN niNdiyaa bharii
pyaar bharii dhaDakanoN ke haar leke aa_ooNgii
pyaar bulaaye tohe kab se jagaaye tohe
raajadulaarii biTiyaa rii tohe
roop kii raanii aa_ii pyaar kii daulat laa_ii
tere saath chal rahe haiN
ummiid kii jholii meN
unheN kho kar dukhii dil kii duaa se aur kyaa maaNgooN
us bastii ko jaanewaale

Armaan (1953) - S. D. Burman
bharam terii wafaaoN kaa miTaa dete to kyaa hotaa
chaahe kitanaa mujhe tum bulaao jii nahiiN bolooNgii
chaahe kitanaa mujhe tum bulaao jii nahiiN bolooNgii
jab duniyaa badalii hai to phir kyooN na badale ham
jadoo bharii ye fizaayeN
krodh kapaT ke andhiyaare meN jeevan jyot jagaaye jaa
maiN paNkh lagaa ke uD jaaooN
ye haNsii ye Khushii laakhoN bara yooN hii aaye

Azadi Ki Raah Par (1948) - G. D. Kapoor ***
jaag uThaa hai hindustaaN
mere charkhe meN jeevan kaa raag sakhii
badal rahii hai zindagii
bhaarat jananii terii jai ho vijai ho

Baabla (1953) - S. D. Burman
ham re muNDer bolaa kaagaa sakhii rii
jag meN aaye ko_ii ko_ii jaaye re
lehroN ke rele sang naiyyaa morii khele
raat ke raahii thak mat jaanaa
raat ke raahii thak mat jaanaa
raat Khushii kii aa_ii aaj duniyaa na_ii hai nazaare naye

Baalo (Punjabi) (1951) - N. Dutta
Unknown

Baazi (1951) - S. D. Burman
aaj kii raat piyaa dil na toDo
dekh ke akelii mohe barkhaa sataa_e
dil ye kyaa chiiz hai tere tiiroN meN chhupe pyaar ke Khazaane haiN
laakh zamaane waale DaaleN diloN pe taale
sharamaaye kaahe ghabaraaye kaahe sun more raajaa
suno gajar kyaa gaa_e
tadabiir se bigaDii hu_ii taqadiir banaa le taqadiir banaa le
ye kaun aayaa ke mere dil kii duniyaa meN bahaar aa_ii

Babar (1960) - Roshan
dukh sah ke jo sukh pahuNchaatii hai
haseenoN ke jalwe pareshaaN rahate agar ham na hote
payaam-e-ishq muhabbat hameN pasand nahiiN
salaam-e-hasarat qubuul kar lo
tum ek baar muhabbat kaa imtahaan to lo

Bade Sarkar (1957) - O. P. Nayyar
ahaa haa jawaanii jhoomatii hai dulhan ban ke
bol meraa kyaa qasoor
jab ham tum donoN raazii to kyaa karegaa kaazii
jahaaN jahaaN Khayaal jaataa hai

Bahu Begum (1967) - Roshan
duniyaa kare sawaal to ham kyaa jawaab deN
ham intazaar kareNge teraa qayaamat tak
ham intazaar kareNge teraa qayaamat tak
log kahate haiN ki tujh se kinaaraa kar leN
nikale the kahaaN jaane ke liye
paD gaye jhoole saawan rut aa_ii re
sirf apane KhayaaloN kii parchhaayiyaaN haiN
waaqif hooN Khoob ishq ke tarz-e-bayaaN se maiN

Bahu Beti (1965) - Ravi
aaj hai karawaa chauth sakhii rii
bhaarat maaN kii aaNkh ke taaroN
jiyo to aise jiyo jaise sab tumhaaraa hai
merii jaaN na sataa tuu
merii maNg ke rang meN tuu ne raakh chitaa kii bhar dii
rangeen fizaa hai aajaa ki meraa pyaar tujhe DhooNDh
sab meN shaamil ho magar sab se judaa rahatii ho

Bahurani (1963) - C. Ramchandra
balma anaRii man bhaaye kaa karooN samajh na aaye
bane aisaa samaaj, kaisaa
iital ke ghal meN teetal, baahal achchhaa ki bheetal
kaam krodh aur lobh kaa maaraa
maiN jaagooN saarii rain sajan tum so jaao
umr huii tumase mile phir bhii jaane kyoN
ye husn meraa ye ishq teraa rangeen to hai bad_naam sahii

Barsaat Ki Raat (1960) - Roshan
garajat barasat saawan aayo re laayo na saNg meN
jii chaahataa hai chuum looN apanii nazar ko maiN
kyaa Gham jo aNdherii haiN raaheN ik shammaa-e-tamannaa
maayoos to hooN waade se tere
maiN ne shaayad tumheN pahale bhii kahiiN dekhaa hai
mujhe mil gayaa bahaanaa terii diid kaa
na to kaarawaaN kii talaash hai (qawwaalii)
nigaah-e-naaz ke maaroN kaa haal kyaa hogaa
ye ishq ishq hai
zindagii bhar nahiiN bhoolegii wo barasaat kii raat
zindagii bhar nahiiN bhoolegii wo barasaat kii raat

Bhai Bahen (1959) - N. Dutta ***
beTaa Dar mat Dar mat Dar mat
in ujale mahaloN ke tale
jaate jaate ishaaroN se maar ga_ii re
mere dil mat ro jo haal huaa teraa kisii kaa na ho
mere nadeem mere ham_safar udaas na ho
o bachchoN sun lo baat baRe baabaa se
o chhokarii tuu hai ras bhare phaloN kii Tokarii
uTh jaayenge jahaaN se ham yooN hii rote rote

Bhai Ho To Aisa (1972) - Sonik Omi
aajaa merii jawaanii ko mastaanii ko roop ke lobhii
ai phul_jhaRii ai gul_chhaRii jo tuune kii ulaTii paRii
bol merii guRiyaa guDDe ke sang jaayegii
ham ne phaNsaayaa ki bach na paayaa
sun le naag raajaa sun le mere devataa

Chambal Ki Kasam (1979) - Khaiyyam
baaje shehnaa_ii rii banno tore anganaa
chaNdaa re mere bhaiyyaa se kahanaa bahanaa yaad kare
jaaneman jo terii manshaa hai wo ham jaanate haiN
kuchh aur bahak jaa_ooN to mere qareeb aanaa
marataa hai ko_ii to mar jaaye ham apanaa nishaanaa kyooN chhoReN
parameshwar rakhawaalaa teraa
sher kaa husn ho naGmoN kii jawaanii ho tum
simTii huyii ye ghaDiyaaN phir se na bikhar jaayeN

Chandi Ki Deewar (1964) - N. Dutta
ashkoN ne jo paayaa hai
baraso raam dhaRaake se
jo kahane se tum sharmaatii ho
k se kul duniyaa hamaarii
kahiiN qaraar na ho aur kahiiN Khushii na mile
laage tose nain daras bin paaooN na chain
mohe laa de chunariyaa laal
ye duniyaa dorangii hai

Chandrakanta (1956) - N. Dutta
jee chaahataa hai aaj kahiiN door jaayiye
maiN nahiiN manooNgaa maaTii ke putle ko bhagwaan
maiN ne chaaNd aur sitaaroN kii tamannaa kii thii
mast ho kar zaraa jhoom le
mujh ko lagaa hai saal solvaaN
qismat agar hai saath tumhaare to kyaa huaa
swaamii tere darshan ko aa_ii brij baalaa
zindagii tang hai mere shero uTho

Char Dil Char Rahen (1959) - Anil Biswas
intazaar aur abhii, aur abhii
kachchii hai umariyaa korii hai chunariyaa
ko_ii dil ko_ii chaahat se… ko_ii maane na maane (2nd version)
koii maane na maane magar jaaneman
nahiiN kiyaa to karake dekh tuu bhii kisii pe mar ke dekh
qadam qadam se dil se dil milaa rahe haiN ham

Chehre Pe Chehra (1981) - N. Dutta
aa kuchh kareN
aaj sochaa hai
jaam le jaam… pakaR jaam
maiN hooN parii
phir wahii tamaam sur
tum se kahanaa hai

Chingaari (1955) - Manohar ***
jiyooNgaa jab talak tere fasaane yaad aayeNge

Chingari (1989) - Ravi
Unknown

Chitralekha (1964) - Roshan
ai rii jaane na dooNgii
chhaa gaye baadal neel gagan par
kaahe tarasaaye jiyaraa yauwan Ritu sajan jaake naa aaye
laagii manawaa ke biich kaTaarii ki maaraa gayaa brahmachaarii
man re tuu kaahe naa dhiir dhare
sakhii re meraa man ulajhe tan Dole
sansaar se bhaage phirate ho bhagawaan ko tum kyaa paa_oge

Daag (1973) - Laxmikant Pyarelal
ab chaahe maaN rooThe yaa baabaa
ham aur tum tum aur ham Khush haiN yooN aaj mil ke
hawaa chale kaise na tuu jaane na maiN jaanoo
jab bhii jii chaahe na_ii duniyaa basaa lete haiN log
maiN to kuchh bhii nahiiN
mere dil meN aaj kyaa hai tuu kahe to maiN bataa dooN
ni maiN yaar manaanaa nii chaahe log boliyaaN bole

Dastaan (1972) - Laxmikant Pyarelal
ek to ye bairii saawan doojaa meraa chanchal man
ko_ii aayaa lachak uThii kaayaa
mariaa mariaa mariaa mariaa my sweetheart ai dil deewane
na tuu zamiiN ke liye hai na aasamaaN ke liye
o melaa aj waalaa saathii chalataa rahe

Deedar-e-Yaar (1982) - Laxmikant Pyarelal ***
chalaa chal lifaafe kabootar kii chaal
Guroor-e-husn ke sadqe mohabbat yooN nahiiN karate
marne kaa Gam nahiiN hai jeetaa hai pyaar mar ke
mere dil_daar kaa baaNkpan allaah allaah
tum ko dekhaa to samajh meN aayaa

Deewar (1975) - R. D. Burman
deewaaroN kaa jaNgal jis kaa aabaadii hai naam
idhar kaa maal udhar jaataa hai
kah dooN tumheN yaa chup rahooN
ko_ii mar jaaye kis pe ye kahaaN dekhaa hai
maine tujhe maaNgaa tujhe paayaa hai

Devdas (1955) - S. D. Burman
aan milo aan milo shyaam saaNware aan milo
dil_daar ke qadamoN meN…. ab aage terii marzii
jise tuu qabool kar le wo sadaa kahaaN se laaooN
kis ko Khabar thii kis ko yaqiiN thaa
manzil kii chaah meN raahii ke waaste
mitawaa laagii re ye kaisii anbujh aag
o albele panchhii teraa door Thikaanaa hai
o jaanewaale ruk jaa ko_ii dam
saajan kii ho ga_ii gorii
wo na aayenge palaT kar unheN laakh ham bulaayeN

Dhanwan (1981) - Hridaynath Mangeshkar
balle balle bhai reshamii dupaTTe waaliye
idhar aa aa bhii jaa
kuchh log mohabbat ko vyaapaar samajhate haiN
maaro bhar bhar ke pichkaarii
ye aaNkheN dekh kar ham saarii duniyaa bhuul jaate haiN

Dharamputra (1951) - N. Dutta
aaj kii raat nahiiN shikawe shikaayat ke liye
baGhaawat kaa khulaa paiGaam jay jananii jay bhaarat maaN
bhool sakataa hai bhalaa kaun
kaabe meN rahochaahe yah maano wo maano
kyaa dekhaa nainoN waalii nainaa kyoN bhar aa_e
maiN jab bhii akelii hotii hooN tum chupake se aa jaate ho
mere dil_bar mujh par Khafaa na ho
ye kis kaa lahoo hai kaun maraa

Dhool ka Phool (1959) - N. Dutta
are apanii Khaatir jeenaa hai
daaman meN daaG lagaa baiThe
dhaDakane lage dil ke taaroN kii duniyaa
jhukatii ghaTaa gaatii hawaa sapane jagaaye
kaase kahooN man kii baat
tere pyaar kaa aasaraa chaahataa hooN
tuu hindu banegaa na musalamaan banegaa
tuu mere pyaar kaa phuul hai

Dhundh (1973) - Ravi ***
jo yahaaN wo wahaaN kyooNkar huaa
saNsaar kii har shay kaa itanaa hii fasaanaa hai
ulajhan sulajhe naa rastaa soojhe naa

Didi (1959) - N. Dutta
bachchoN tum taqdeer ho kal ke hindustaan kii
ham ne sunaa thaa ek hai bhaarat
maamaajii ke rokeT par ham chaaNd kii sair ko jaayenge
mere bhaiyyaa ko sandeshaa pahuNchaanaa re chandaa
pyaar hii mujhe darkaar hai
tum mujhe bhool bhii jaao to ye haq hai tum ko

Dil Hi To Hai (1963) - Roshan
bhoole se mohabbat kar baiThaa naadaan thaa bechaaraa dil hii to hai
churaa le naa tum ko ye mausam suhaanaa
dil jo bhii kahegaa maaneNge duniyaa meN hamaaraa dil hii to hai
gusse meN jo nikharaa hai us husn kaa kyaa kahanaa
laagaa chunarii meN daaG chhupaaooN kaise
nigaaheN milaane ko jii chaahataa hai
tum agar mujh ko na chaaho to koii baat nahiiN
tumhaarii mast nazar gar idhar nahiiN hotii
tumhaarii mast nazar gar idhar nahiiN hotii
yooN hii dil ne chaahaa thaa ronaa rulaanaa

Dilli Ka Dada (1962) - N. Dutta ***
ajii ham dillii ke daade haiN
ham ne bhii mohabbat kii thii magar
o o zaraa suno jii ai ai zaraa haTo jii
rimjhim rimjhim saawan barse

Do Kaliyaan (1968) - Ravi
bachche man ke sachche
chitanandan aage naachooNgii
murgaa murgii pyaar se dekhe
muslim to tasleem arz hai, hinduu ko praNaam
sajanaa o sajanaa aise meN jee na jaalaa
tumhaarii nazar kyoN khafaa ho ga_ii (happy)
tumhaarii nazar kyoN khafaa ho ga_ii (sad)
ye samaa ye rut ye nazaare dil meraa machalane lagaa

Dooj Ka Chand (1964) - Roshan
binatii suno merii avadhpur ke basaiyyaa
chaaNd takataa hai idhar aa_o kahiiN chhup jaa_eN
jhaaNkhatii hai merii aaNkhoN se kazaa
lo apanaa jahaaN duniyaa waalo ham is duniyaa ko chhoR chale
mahafil se uTh jaanewaalo tum logoN par kyaa ilzaam
paNth nihaarooN paDe barakhaa phuhaar
phul gendawaa na maaro lagat karejawaa meN choT
sajan salonaa maaNg lo jii ko_ii nikalaa hai doo kaa chaaNd
sun ai maah_jabiiN mujhe tujh se ishq nahiiN

Doraahaa (1952) - Anil Biswas ***
muhabbat tark kii maiN ne

Ek Mahal Ho Sapnon Ka (1975) - Ravi
dekhaa hai ziNdagii ko kuchh itanaa kariib se
dil meN kisii ke pyaar kaa jalataa huaa diyaa
dil meN kisii ke pyaar kaa jalataa huaa diyaa
ham se poochho ki haqeeqat kyaa hai
ik mahal ho sapanoN kaa
zindagii guzaarane ko saathii ek chaahiye

Farangi (Pakistan) - (1964) Rashid Attre ***
ai watan ai watan marane waaloN kii dam toRatii aarzoo

Funtoosh (1956) - S. D. Burman
ai merii Topii palaT ke aa na apane fanToosh ko sataa
dene waalaa jab bhii detaa
dukhii man mere sun meraa kahanaa
johnii jeene meN kyaa hai marne meN kyaa
o jii o hameN aaj ko_ii na chheRiyo
phul gendwa na maaro Dar jaaooNgii
pyaar ne kitne sapne dekhe aas ne kitne geet bune
wo dekheN to unakii inaayat naa dekheN to ronaa kyaa

Ganga Tera Pani Amrit (1971) - Ravi
gaNgaa teraa paanii amRit
hameN yaarii se garaz yaar jo bhii kare
is dharatii is khule gagan kaa kyaa kahanaa
o laRake makkhan se

Ghazal (1964) - Madan Mohan
adaa qaatil nazar barq-e-balaa yooN bhii hai aur yooN bhii
dil Khush hai aaj un se mulaaqaat ho gayii
ishq kii garmii-e-jazbaat kise pesh karooN
merii mahabuub kahiiN aur milaa kar mujhase
mujhe ye phuul na de
naGamaa-o-sher kii saugaat kise pesh karooN
raNg aur nuur kii baaraat kise pesh karooN
un se nazareN milii aur hijaab aa gayaa

Girlfriend (1960) - Hemant Kumar
aaj ronaa paDaa to samajhe
boom boomaa boom karegaa
jhukii jhuki bhoorii maaN ko karo praNaam
kahate haiN ise paisaa bachcho (paise kii kahaanii)
kashtii kaa Khaamosh safar hai
na dhelaa lagataa hai na paisaa lagataa hai
tum Theek hii kahatii ho maiDam

Gumrah (1963) - Ravi
aap aaye to Khayaal-e-dil-e-naashaad aayaa
chalo ik baar phir se ajanabii ban jaayeN ham donoN
ek thii laRakii merii sahelii
in hawaaoN meN in fizaaoN meN tujh ko meraa pyaar pukaare
in hawaaoN meN in fizaaoN meN tujh ko meraa pyaar pukaare (sad)
murgaa bole kukaRoo koo
ye hawaa ye fizaa hai udaas jaise meraa dil aa bhii jaa

House No. 44 (1955) - S. D. Burman
chup hai dharatii chup haiN chaaNd sitaare
dam hai baaqii to Gam nahiiN
dekh idhar o jaaduugar hameN ghaayal kar ke chalaa hai kahaaN
ooNche sur meN gaaye jaa, mastii meN lehraayee jaa
phailii huiiN haiN sapanoN kii baaheN
piichhe piichhe aa kar chhuu lo hameN paa kar
terii duniyaa meN jiine se to behatar hai ki mar jaayeN
tum chalo hamaare saath balamaa aag lage baNgale meN

Hum Dono (1961) - Jaidev
abhii na jaao chhoDakar ke dil abhii bharaa nahiiN
allaah tero naam iishwar tero naam
dukh aur sukh ke raaste bane haiN sab ke waaste
kabhii Khud pe kabhii haalaat pe ronaa aayaa
maiN ziNdagii kaa saath nibhaataa chalaa gayaa
prabhu tero naam jo dhyaaye phal paaye

Hum Hindustani (1960) - Usha Khanna ***
ham jab chaleN to ye jahaaN jhoome

Hum Tere Ashiq Hain (1979)- Ravindra Jain
hindii inglish kii pothii hazaar paRh lii
maanavataa kii jeet hu_ii
maar liyaa maidaan ham ne
mushki hai, ab raaz chhupaanaa mushkil hai
naacho r mastii meN aa ke lehraa ke gaa ke
zaraa haNs kar kar le baat

Humraaz (1967) - Ravi
he neele gagan ke tale dharatii kaa pyaar pale
kisii patthar kii moorat se muhabbat kaa iraadaa hai
na mooNh chhupaa ke jiyo
tum agar saath dene kaa waadaa karo
tuu husn hai maiN ishq hooN

Humsafar (1953) - Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
aaj sab ko nayaa ik Khazaanaa milaa
haseeN chaaNdanii bheegii bheegii hawaayeN
kisii ne nazar se nazar jab milaa dii
ko_ii duur bajaaye baaNsurii
leelaa aparampaar prabhuji terii leelaa aparampaar
mat karo kisii se pyaar zamaanaa naazuk hai
o jii aaNkhoN waale dekho dekho
tumheN dulhan milii hameN bhaabhii milii

Insaaf Ka Taraazu (1980) - Ravindra Jain
hazaar Khwaab haqeeqat kaa roop le lenge
insaaf kaa taraazuu jo haath meN uThaaye
jeejaajii diidii ko dekheN
log aurat ko faqat jism samajh lete haiN

Izzat (1968) - Laxmikant Pyarelal
baaNT ke khaao baaNT ke bojh
jaagii badan meN jwaalaa saiyaaN tuu ne kyaa kar Daalaa
kyaa miliye aise logoN se jin kii fitarat chhupii rahe
pyaar ke buKhaar to utaar mere manwaa
ruk jaa zaraa kidhar ko chala
sar par lambaa Top leke aayegaa
ye dil tum bin kahiiN lagataa nahiiN ham kyaa kareN

Jaagriti (1977) - Laxmikant Pyarelal
ai mere nanhe gulafaam merii neeNdeN tere naam
ham haiN terii santaan
meherbaaN kaise kaise, qadar_daaN kaise kaise
one two three four ai hero

Jaal (1952) - S. D. Burman
chorii chorii merii galii aanaa hai buraa
de bhii chuke ham dil nazaraanaa dil kaa
haNs le gaa le kaisii ye jaagii aganduur kahiiN ek taaraa
pighalaa hai sonaa duur gagan par
soch-samajhakar dil ko lagaanaa
ye raat ye chaaNdanii phir kahaaN (female version)
ye raat ye chaaNdanii phir kahaaN (male version)
zor lagaa ke hayyaa pair jamaa kehayyaa

Jeevan Jyoti (1953) - S. D. Burman
balmaa ne man har leenaa
chaaNdanii kii paalkii meN baiTh kar
chhaa_ii kaarii badariyaa bairaniyaa ho raam
man sheetal nainaa suphal joRii jugal suhaaye
o lag ga_iiN aNkhiyaaN tum se morii
saarii KhushiyaaN saath aa_iiN aap jab aaye
sakhii rii darshan pyaase nain
so jaa re so jaa mere aNkhiyoN ke taare

Jiyo Aur Jeene Do (1982) - Laxmikant Pyarelal ***
chup chup apanii jaan pe sah jaa duniyaa ka anyaay… seetaa ke liye
haathaapaa_ii naa karo umr abhii kachchii hai… sirf dekho hamen

Joru Ka Bhai (1955) - Jaidev ***
ab teraa intazaar kaun kare
terii zulfoN se pyaar kaun kare

Joshila (1973) - R. D. Burman
dil meN jo baateN haiN aaj chalo ham kah deN
jo baat ishaaroN meN kahii tum nahiiN samajhe
kaaNp rahii maiN abhii zaraa tham jaanam
kis kaa rastaa dekhe ai dil ai saudaa_ii
kuchh bhii kar lo ik din tum ko merii honaa hogaa
mehfil meN chhupaane paRe jazbaat kisii se
o sonaa sonaa ruupaa sonaa ruupaa laayo re
sharmaa na yoN ghabaraa na yooN

Kaafir (UNR) - Khaiyyam
apanaa dil pesh karooN apanii wafaa pesh karooN
har na_ii subah aas
kabhii kabhii mere dil meN Khayaal aataa hai
kabhii kabhii mere dil meN Khayaal aataa hai

Kaajal (1965) - Ravi
aap ke paas jo aaegaa pighal jaaegaa
agar mujhe na milii tum
chham-chham ghuNgharuu bole
chhuu lene do naazuk hoNThoN ko
kabiraa nirbhay raam jape mahafil meN terii yooN hii rahe
mere bhaiyaa mere chaNdaa mere anamol ratan
muddat kii tamannaoN kaa silaa
samajhii thii ke ye ghar meraa hai
toraa man darpan kah laaye
ye zulf agar khul ke bikhar jaae to achchhaa
zaraa sii aur pilaa do bhaNg o jai bam-bholaa

Kabhi Kabhi (1976) - Khaiyyam
kabhii kabhii mere dil meN (recited)
kabhii kabhii mere dil meN Khayaal aataa hai (Duet)
kabhii kabhii mere dil meN Khayaal aataa hai (Solo)
maiN har ik pal kaa shaayar hooN
maiN pal do pal kaa shaayar hooN
mere ghar aa_ii ek nanhii parii ek nanhii parii
pyaar kar liyaa to kyaa pyaar hai khataa nahiiN
saaDaa chiRiyaa daa chambaa ve
surKh joRe kii ye jagmagaahaT
teraa phooloN jaisaa raNg chaahe chaleN chhuriyaaN
tere chahare se nazar nahiiN haTatii nazaare ham kyaa dekheN

Kala Patthar (1979) - Rajesh Roshan
baahoN meN terii mastii ke ghere saaNsoN meN terii
dhoom mache dhoom aaj kii rainaa
ik raastaa hai zindagii jo tham gaye to kuchh nahiiN
ishq va mushk kade na chhupade
merii dooroN se aa_ii baaraat maiyaa maiN to paunii
mujhe pyaar kaa tohfaa deke

Kala Samundar (1962) - N. Dutta ***
mohabbat karo to karo chhup chhupaake

Laila Majnu (1976) - Madan Mohan / Jaidev
ab agar ham se Khudaa_ii bhii Khafaa ho jaaye
barbaad-e-mohabbat kii duaa saath liye jaa
ho ke maayuus tere dar se sawaalii na gayaa
husn haazir hai muhabbat kii sazaa paane ko
is reshamii paazeb kii jhaNkaar ke sadqe
kahanaa ik diiwaanaa terii yaad meN aaheN bharataa hai
kazaa zaalim sahii ye zulm
lailaa majnooN do badan ik jaan the Part 1
lailaa majnooN do badan ik jaan the Part 2
mere qaasid tuu jab pahuNche mere dil_daar ke aage
tere dar pe aayaa hooN kuchh kar ke jaa_ooNgaa

Lakshmi (1982) - Usha Khanna ***
jalwoN se dil bahalaa lo zamaane waalo
seetaa bhii jahaaN sukh paa na sakhii

Lal Kunwar (1952) - S. D. Burman
aawaaz detaa hai solaa kaa sin
bach ke ham se bhalaa sarkaar kahaaN jaaoge
chal ai dil raah meN ko_ii sahaaraa mil hii jaayegaa
dekho aa_iiN milan kii raateN
dil kaa bhed jaan lo ho sake to maan lo
nigaaheN kyoN milaa_ii thiiN agar yooN chhoD jaanaa thaa
priit sataa_e terii yaad na jaa_e terii
raajaa jaanii laagaa mohe nainvaa kaa baan re
tum jo mile aarazuu ko dil kii raah mil gayii
wo nigaah jab uThiiN ghir ke badalii chhaa ga_ii
ye din nahiiN aah bharne ke din

Lal Nishaan (1959) - Nirmal Kumar (S. D. Batish) ***
ye husn ye adaa ye nazaakat - soorat to dekhiye

Lighthouse (1958) - N. Dutta
aa aa aa chhoRii aa jaa jaa jaa chhoRaa jaa
ho kis jagah jaa_eN kisako dikhalaa_eN
kal kii baateN ka par chhoRo
mast pawan mast gagan
nainoN se nainaa laage wo kyaa kahenge aage
taNg aa chuke haiN kashmakash-e-zindagii se ham
tuu kaalaa maiN gorii balam torii morii bhalaa ab

Man Ki Aankhen (1970) - Laxmikant Pyarelal
ai rii maaN gaurii maaN
bahut der tum ne sataayaa hai mujh ko
chalaa bhii aa aajaa rasiyaa
dil kahe ruk jaa re ruk jaa yahiiN pe kahiiN
kyaa tum wahii ho jo neendoN meN chorii se
merii jaaN merii jaaN dil garmaatii sau balhaatii chalii aa

Marine Drive (1955) - N. Dutta ***
ab wo karam kareN yaa sitam maiN nashe meN hooN
apane KhayaaloN ko samajhaa diijiye
dil bhii miT jaaye to
karam kii bhiikh maaNgii ham ne bataa ai aasamaaN waale
muhabbat yooN bhii hotii hai
raat sunsaan hai zindagii veeraan hai

Masoom (1960) - Robin Banerjee ***
ye haath hii apanii daulat haiN

Mehmaan (1974) - Ravi
chhoR are jaa mujhe na pakaR
khule gagan ke neeche panchhii jhoome Daalii Daalii
merii chaahat rahegii hameshaa jawaaN
raam raheem krishna kareem
tuu Dar mat Dar mat yaaraa
uff ye jawaanii ye adaa tujh pe zamaanaa hai fidaa

Milaap (1955) - N. Dutta
bachanaa zaraa ye zamaanaa hai buraa
chaahe bhii jo dil to jaanaa na wahaaN
dard kaa saaz bhii hai dil ki aawaaz bhii hai
ham se bhii kar lo kabhii kabhii to miiThii miiThii do baateN
jaate ho to jaa_o par jaa_oge kahaaN
piyaa khul ke na nain milaaye re
ye bahaaroN kaa samaa chaaNd taaroN kaa samaa
ye bahaaroN kaa samaa chaaNd taaroN kaa samaa

Mr. Superman Ki Waapasi (1960) - Anil Biswas ***
sTelaa o sTelaa teraa johnii thaa ab akelaa

Mujhe Jeene Do (1963) - Jaidev ***
ab koii gulashan naa ujaDe ab watan aazaad hai
maaNg meN bhar le raNg sakhii rii
mohe na yooN ghoor-ghoor kar dekho
raat bhii hai kuchh bhiigii-bhiigii
tere bachapan ko jawaanii kii duaa detii hooN

Munimji (1955) - S. D. Burman ***
aaNkh khulate hii tum
dil kii umaNgeN haiN jawaaN
ek nazar bas ek nazar
ek taraf haseeN jalwe haiN
jeevan ke safar meN raahii milate haiN bichhaR jaane ko
jeevan ke safar meN raahii milate haiN bichhaR jaane ko
saajan bin niiNd na aawe

Naach Ghar (1959) - N. Dutta
ai dil zubaaN na khol sirf dekh le
dil tujh ko diyaa thaa dildaar maan ke
door se yooN na tarsaao roshanii ban ke aa jaao
dukh jo diye haiN duniyaa ne maiN jaanooN yaa tuu jaane
jaaneman jaaneman chilman uThaa ke dekh le
maiN bajaaraa door kaa
main hooN misTar jaun watan hai meraa
merii sune to o pardesii dil se dil Takaraane de
tere shaharoN se raajaa hameN ban hii bhale
tumheN kaise kahooN o jii

Nanha Farishta (1969) - Kalyanji Anandji
chandraa kaahe kaa teraa maamaa
o naTkhaT nanhii laaDalii
o re o sharaabii tujh meN ek Kharaabii
tujh meN ishwar allaah tujh meN bachche meN hai bhagawaan

Naujawaan (1951) - S. D. Burman
dekho dekho jii kuchh bhii kar lo jiit hamaarii hai
dil kaa dard na jaane duniyaa
ek aag hai dahakataa raag hai
o pi pi pi piyaa ham aur ham pi pi piyaa tum aur ham
panaghaT pe dekho aa_ii milan kii belaa
ThaNDii hawaaeN laharaake aaeN
zaraa jhuum le jawaanii kaa samaaN hai suhaanaa

Nawaab Saheb (1978) - C. Arjun ***
ab se pahale to ye dil kii haalat na thii
ham meN hai kyaa ki hameN ko_ii haseenaa chaahe
ik Khwaab-e-tamanna bhoole the
us jaan-e-do aalam kaa jalwaa

Naya Daur (1957) - O. P. Nayyar
aanaa hai to aa raah meN kuchh pher nahiiN hai
dil leke daGaa denge
ik diiwaanaa aate-jaate sakhii rii wo kyaa maaNge
maaNg ke saath tumhaaraa
maiN bamba_ii kaa baabuu naam meraa aNjaanaa
reshamii salawaar kuDataa jaalii kaa
saathii haath baDhanaa saathii haath baDhanaa
uDeN jab jab zulfeN terii kuNwaariyoN kaa dil machale
ye desh hai veer jawaanoN kaa alabeloN kaa mastaanoN kaa

Naya Raasta (1970) - N. Dutta
apane andar jhaaNk zaraa
holii aa_ii re aa_ii re
iishwar allaah tere naam sabako sanmati de bhagawaan
jaan ga_ii maiN to jaan ga_ii ko_ii banaa_e bahaane
maine pii sharaab to tumane kyaa piyaa
more saiyaaN paRooN paiyaaN
poNchh kar ashq apanii aaNkhoN se
zulfoN ke mahakate saaye haiN

Neelkamal (1968) - Ravi
aao nii sakhiyoN aao nii aRiyoN
baabul kii du_aa_eN letii jaa
he rom rom meN basane waale raam
Khaalii Dabbaa Khaalii botal
sharamaa ke yooN na dekh adaa ke maqaam se
tujh ko pukaare meraa pyaar
wo zindagii jo thii ab terii panaahoN meN
ye zindagii jo ab tak thii terii panaahoN meN

Paisa Ya Pyaar (1969) - Ravi
ber le lo ber, mewaa GareeboN kaa tere mere naseeboN kaa
inasaanoN ne paise ke liye
jaane kyoN baar baar meraa dil mujhe kahe us se mil
mil le mil le mil le mujhe chhoo nahiiN
tuu bhii numbar ek hai pyaar maiN bhii numbar ek

Phir Subah Hogi (1958) - Khaiyyam
aasmaaN pe hai Khudaa aur zameeN pe ham
cheen-o-arab hamaaraa hindostaaN hamaaraa
do booNde saawan kii haay do booNde saawan kii
phir na kiije merii gustaakh nigaahoN kaa gilaa
phirate the jo baDe hii sikaNdar bane hue
sab kii ho Khair baabaa sab kaa bhalaa
wo subah kabhii to aayegii wo subah kabhii to aayegii
wo subah kabhii to aayegii wo subah kabhii to aayegii

Pyaar Ka Bandhan (1963) - Ravi ***
bojh uThaa le saathi bojh uThaa le
ghoDaa pishorii meraa taaNgaa laahorii
ik pyaar ke bandhan kii Khaatir maiN to (happy)
ik pyaar ke bandhan kii Khaatir maiN to (sad)
zaraa bach ke o baliye bach ke

Pyaasa (1957) - S. D. Burman
aaj sajan mohe aNg lagaalo janam safal ho jaaye
Gam is qadar baDhe ke maiN ghabaraa ke pii gayaa
ham aap kii aaNkhoN meN is dil ko basaa deN to
jaane kyaa tuune kahii jaane kyaa maine sunii
jaane wo kaise log the jinake pyaar ko pyaar milaa
jab ham chaleN to saayaa bhii apanaa na saath de
rut phire par din hamaare
sar jo teraa chakraaye
tang aa chuke haiN kashmakash-e-zindagii se ham
ye haNsate huye phool ye mahakaa huaa gulshan
ye kooche ye neelaam ghar dil_kashii ke
ye mahaloN ye taKhtoN ye taajoN kii duniyaa

Pyaasi Dharti (UNR) - Khaiyyam
bol jamoore bol
kyaa shaq kyaa Khayaal
mohabbat ko mulaaqaatoN ke paimaane se
yooN to husn har

Radha Krishna (1954) - S. D. Burman ***
DhiiTh laNgar naTakhaT harajaa_ii
tum bansii ho maiN taan

Railway Platform (1955) - Madan Mohan
bastii-bastii parwat-parwat gaataa jaa_e baNjaaraa
bastii-bastii parwat-parwat gaataa jaa_e baNjaaraa
bhajo raam, morii baaNh pakR lo raam
chaaNd maddham hai aasmaaN chup hai
chaltii hai kaale dhandhoN kii
dekh tere bhagwaan kii haalat kyaa ho gayii insaan
jiyaa kho gayaa o teraa ho gayaa
mast shaam hai haathoN meN haam hai
sakhii rii torii Doliyaa uThaayenge kahaar
sone chaaNdii men tulataa ho jahaaN

Raju (1967) - N. Dutta
ai mere meharbaaN ab na le imtehaaN
are o deewaane Khushii ke zamaane
chaahe dekhe ghoor ke
garaz ho to nakhare dikhaatii hai biiwii
mere munne re seedhii raah par chalanaa

Sachche Moti (1962) - N. Dutta
ai mere meharbaaN ab na le imtehaaN
are o deewaane Khushii ke zamaane
chaahe dekhe ghoor ke
garaz ho to nakhare dikhaatii hai biiwii
mere munne re seedhii raah par chalanaa
sachche kaa hai bol_baalaa

Sadhana (1958) - N. Dutta
aaj kyoN ham se pardaa hai
aise waise ThikaanoN pe jaanaa hai buraa
aurat ne janam diyaa mardon ko maradoN ne use baazaar diyaa
kaho jii tum kyaa-kyaa Khariidoge
saNbhal ai dil taDapane aur taDapaane se kyaa hogaa
toraa manvaa kyoN ghabraaye re

Samaaj ko Badal Dalo (1970) - Ravi
ammaa ek roTii de baabaa ek roTii de
bin paanii kii machhalii hai tuu
dharatii maaN kaa maan hamaaraa pyaaraa laal nishaan
paayal chham chham bole
samaaj ko badal Daalo
taaroN kii chaaNv meN sapanoN ke gaaNv meN
tum apanii sahelii ko itanaa bataa do
ye mausam ye khulii hawaa

Sansar (1971) - Chitragupt
ai bas ab tarasaanaa chhoRo hameN bahakaanaa chhoRo
haathoN meN kitaab baaloN meN gulaab
karii jo ham ne zaraa sii chorii ye duniyaa terii na merii
maaN tuu aaNsoo poNch le apane
mere baaboo khilaune le jaa
mile jitanii sharaab maiN to peetaa hooN
raajaa jaanii na maaro nainwaa ke teer re

Savdhaan (1954) - Vasant Ramchandra
aaj kisii ke haathoN ne dil ke taaroN ko chheR diyaa
aap aaye haiN naseehat hameN farmaane
chalo haTo jaavo jaavo sainyaaN
jhanjhan jhanjhan baaje morii
muhabbat kii nazar jab meherbaaN maaloom hotii hai
nazar se dil meN samaane waale merii muhabbat tere liye hai
raat muskuraatii hai DhaRkaneN jagaatii hai

Sazaa (1951) - S. D. Burman ***
tum na jaane kis jahaaN meN kho gaye

Shagun (1964) - Khaiyyam
bujhaa diye haiN khud apane haathoN
gorii sasuraal chalii Dolii saj ga_ii shagunoNwaalii
itane qariib aake bhii na jaane kis liye
parbatoN ke peDoN par shaam kaa baseraa hai
tum apanaa raNj-o-Gham apanii pareshaanii mujhe de do
tum chalii jaaogii parchhaaiyaaN rah jaayeNgii
ye raat bahut raNgiin sahii
ziNdagii zulm sahii zabr sahii Gham hii sahii

Shahenshah (1953) - S. D. Burman
aa_ii bahaareN lek raateN pyaar kii
chaahat kaa Khazaanaa hai tere liye
Gam kyoN ho jeene waaloN ko jeete jee
hoye shaahii zanjeereN toR te chalo
jaam thaam le sochate hii sochate naa biite saarii raat
Khaak huaa dil jalte jalte
ko_ii raag chheR, dabii aag chheR
le le le le le le dil ko le le
naazoN ke pale kaaNToN pe chale

Shankar Shambhu (1976) - Kalyanji Anandji
bheege huye jalwoN pe aise na nazar Daalo
kiyaa thaa tum se jo waadaa nibhaa diyaa ham ne
meraa dil churaakar na aaNkheN churaa
na jaao re, agar nibhaane kii himmat na thii aap meN
ye duniyaa hai naqli shahar kaa melaa

Shole (1953) Dhani Ram ***
ye mausam ye hawaa nigaaheN milaa aur ik jaam

Society (1955) - S. D. Burman
dil kaa taraaraa gaa le soch na kar matwaale
dil nahiiN na sahii aaNkh to milaao jii
kahaaN ho tum merii tanhaayiyaaN aawaaz detii haiN
lehron meN jhoolooN taaroN ko chhoo looN
nigaah ko tere jalwe kii - ab aa bhii jaa
raham kabhii to farmaayo
samajh gaye ham to wo kitnaa chhupaaye
sharmilii nigaaheN kahatii haiN

Solaah Aane (Pakistan) (1960) - Rashid Attre ***
maiN ne jo geet tere pyaar kii Khaatir likkhe

Sone Ki Chidiya (1958) - O. P. Nayyar ***
bekas kii tabaahii ke saamaan hazaaroN haiN
chhuk chhuk chhuk chhuk rel chale
pyaar par bas to nahiiN hai (female)
pyaar par bas to nahiiN hai meraa lekin phir bhii
raat bhar kaa hai mehmaaN aNdheraa
raat bhar kaa hai mehmaaN aNdheraa
sach bataa tuu mujh pe fidaa
saiyaaN jab se laDii haiN tose aNkhiyaaN

Taj Mahal (1963) - Roshan
chaaNdii kaa badan sone kii nazar
husn se hai duniyaa haseeN
jo baat tujh meN hai terii tasveer meN nahiiN
jo waadaa kiyaa wo nibhaanaa paDegaa (happy)
jo waadaa kiyaa wo nibhaanaa paDegaa (sad)
jurm-e-ulfat pe hameN log sazaa dete haiN
Khudaa-e-bartar terii zameeN par
naa naa naa re naa naa haath naa lagaanaa dooNgii gaariyaaN
paaNv chhoo lene do phooloN ko inaayat hogii

Taxi Driver (1954) - S. D. Burman
ai merii ziNdagii aaj raat jhoom le
chaahe koii Khush ho chaahe gaaliyaaN hazaar de
dekho maane nahiiN rooThii hasiinaa na jaane kyaa baat hai
dil jale to jale Gham pale to pale
dil se milaa ke dil pyaar kiijiye
jaayeN to jaayeN kahaaN
jaayeN to jaayeN kahaaN
jeene do aur jiyo

The Burning Train (1980) - R. D. Burman
kisii ke waade pe kyuuN aitabaar ham ne kiyaa
merii nazar hai tujh pe terii nazar hai mujh pe
pahalii nazar meN hamane to apanaa
pal do pal kaa saath hamaaraa
terii hai zameeN teraa aasmaaN
waadaa haaN waadaa jab tak ambar par taare hoN

Trishul (1978) - Khaiyyam
aaj ham ishq kaa izahaar kareN to kyaa ho
aap kii mahakii hu_ii zulf ko kehte haiN ghaTaa
gaapuchii gaapuchii gam gam
jaa rii behanaa jaa
kabhii qasameN na toReN jo ho yaar apanaa
muhabbat baRe kaam kii cheez hai
tuu mere saath rahegaa munne

Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957) - O. P. Nayyar ***
yooN to hamane laakh hasiiN dekhe haiN (female version)
yooN to hamane laakh hasiiN dekhe haiN (male version)

Vaasna (1968) - Chitragupt
aaj is darjaa pilaa do ke na kuchh yaad rahe
baRon kaa raaj to sadiyoN se
itanii naazuk naa bano haay itanii naazuk naa bano
jeenewaale jhoom ke mastaanaa hoke jee
maiN sadqe jaaooN mere saiyaaN tum
ye parbatoN ke daayare ye shaam kaa dhuaaN

Waqt (1965) - Ravi
aage bhii jaane na tuu
ai merii zohrajabeeN tujhe maaloom nahiiN
chehare pe Khushii chhaa jaatii hai
din haiN bahaar ke tere mere iqaraar ke
ham jab simaT ke aapakii baaNhoN meN aa gaye
kaun aayaa ki nigaahoN meN chamak jaag uThii
maiN ne ek Khwaab saa dekhaa hai
waqt se din aur raat

Zameer (1975) - Sapan Chakravarty ***
aaj to jalaaooNgaa Khushii ke diye
ab yahaaN ko_ii
baRe dinoN meN Khushii kaa din aayaa
phooloN ke Dere haiN saaye ghanere haiN
tum bhii chalo ham bhii chaleN (duet)
tum bhii chalo ham bhii chaleN (solo)
zindagii haNsane gaane ke liye hai pal do pal

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