The song came up as Bakshi heard Aap Ki Kasam (1974) ‘ s story about romance, suspected adultery and an irreparably broken bond between protagonists Rajesh Khanna and Mumtaz. On other days, he would play it cool, motivating himself and countless others by writing, “ Kuch to log kahenge, logon ka kaam hai kehna Chhodo bekaar ki baaton mein kahin beet na jaaye raina.” On Life And A Lifetimeīakshi was the lyricist of songs like “ Zindagi ke safar mein guzar jaate hain jo makaam, vo fir nahi aate.” Naghme, Kisse, Baatein, Yaadein (by Rakesh Anand Bakshi) describes the song’s inception in detail. His biography revealed that Bakshi subconsciously responded to these critiques through songs like, “ Main shayar to nahi” and “ Main shayar badnaam, main chala, mehfil se naakaam…” ( Namak Haraam (1973)). Using simple, conversational language in his songs instead of flowery verses, earned him the critique of committing tukbandi (being a rhythmster). ” Not everyone, though, bought into his poetic expression. But in the words of lyricist and radio presenter Vijay Akela, “ Bakshi ki baat aur hai, Bakshi ki baat aur thi. TukbandiĪnand Bakshi was no Sahir, Gulzar or Majrooh. He would occasionally slip in some Punjabi verses here and there and continued this practice from “ Bindiya chamkegi” to “ Khali dil nahin jaan bhi”, and “ Main nikla gaddi leke ” and “ Udja kale kawa ”. īut peak, desi Bakshi was unapologetically Punjabi. Or the popular purabia helmsman song: “ Sawan ka mahina, pawan kare ‘sor’ ”. One example can be, “ Mere mitwa mere meet re, aaja tujhko pukare mere geet re, ” with its Radha-Kishan reference. These geets, meticulously metered, found a scintillating connection with the keherwa (8-beat cycle), played on a matka. These childhood takeaways got reflected in his geets – replete with motifs of Hindu epics, local theater, folk songs and the lore. As per his biography, while the partition made him traumatically leave Pindi, its environs, soil, and memories never left him. One thing that remained constant for Bakshi was his folksy roots. Second, it metaphorically charted the love story of Raja and Rita (Shashi Kapoor and Nanda) in the film. First, like a medieval English romantic poem, the song narrated the love story of a flower and a bird. “ Ek tha gul aur ek thi bulbul, dono chaman mein rehte the.” The poetry operated on two levels. An interesting example of such storytelling in songs got featured in Bakshi’s big breakthrough, Jab Jab Phool Khile (1965). Most of his songs would truncate the film’s script in a stanza or two.
“ Bakshi would closely listen to the film’s story and marinate his poetry in its context. Burman: “Story mein hi gaana hai (The song is in the story itself).
On Stories In Songs, And Songs In StoriesĪccording to his biography, the lyricist had once received a golden advice from senior composer S. No wonder then that two of India’s Independence Day staples, “ Dil diya hai jaan bhi denge ae watan tere liye” and “ I love my India,” are Anand Bakshi songs. While he always harboured Bombay dreams, he also used to pen many patriotic verses in the bunker, much to the applause of senior cadets. Motherlandīakshi hailed from a disciplinarian family (his Bauji served in the Police) and he served the army for a major part of his youth. The same pen would later heartily ink the fragile, tender mother-son subtext in the song “ Maa ne kaha” from Zakhm (1998). “ Tu kitni achchi hai, tu kitni bholi hai, pyari-pyari hai, oh maa,” he’d write in memoriam in a song from Raja Aur Runk (1968), musing the mother to be a flowerbed to the prickly world. His mother’s absence served as the first pathos of his poetry. ‘Maa’Īnand Bakshi’s mother, Sumitra, passed away when he was about six or seven. Spanning inputs from his biography ( Naghme Kisse Baatein Yaadein by Rakesh Anand Bakshi) containing his diary memoirs, here’s a look back at some of the ever-effective works of Bakshi, each belonging to a unique category of its own. His poetry came and went along with him, and all that’s left now are naghme, kisse, baatein and yaadein, meethi meethi yaadein. It has been twenty years since Anand Bakshi passed away, leaving behind a treasure trove of popular, hummable songs across genres, tinted generously with philosophy.
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