Though Lata Mangeshkar made her debut as a playback singer in 1947, it was not like she became a singing legend almost overnight. For three years she was just another struggler in Bollywood. But the song that catapulted her to nationwide name and fame was the 1949 song “Aayega aanewaala aayega” from “Mahal”.

It was from this song that people began to sit up and take notice of her. And she never looked back since.

This career defining song of Lata was picturised in a suspense movie. It was picturise on Ashok Kumar. Ashok Kumar is shown alone in a haunted palace with this song being sung by some mysterios voice. The alarmed Ashok Kumar look all around and notices a mysterious female swinging in a jhoola in a distance. After a moment he finds that jhoola unoccupied and he finds no trace of that female. A few moments later, he notices a female in a boat in the river visible from the palace. Then he notices that the boat as well as the female vanish from view.

I must say I hve not seen such a masterful picturisation of a suspense scene in a Bollywood movie. Kudos to the people involved behind the picturisation of the song. And as I already mentioned, this song made the career of Lata, and quite deservingly too.

Song-Aayega aayega aayega aanewaala aayega (Mahal 1949) Singer-Lata, Lyrics-Nakshab, MD-Khemchand Prakash

khaamosh hai zamaanaa, chup-chaap hain sitaare
aaraam se hai duniyaa, bekal hain dil ke maare
aise mein koyi aahat, is tarah aa rahi hai
jaise ki chal rahaa hai, man mein koyi hamaare
yaa dil dhadak rahaa hai, ik aas ke sahaare

aayegaa, aayegaa, aayegaa, aayegaa aayegaa aanewaalaa
aayegaa, aayegaa, aanewaalaa,

aayegaa, aayegaa, aayegaa, aayegaa aanewaalaa
aayegaa, aayegaa, aayegaa

deepak bagair kaise, parwaane jal rahe hain
deepak bagair kaise, parwaane jal rahe hain
koyi nahin chalaataa, aur teer chal rahe hain
koyi nahin chalaataa, aur teer chal rahe hain
tadpegaa koyi kab tak, be-aas be-sahaare
tadpegaa koyi kab tak, be-aas be-sahaare
lekin ye kah rahe hain, dil ke mere ishaare
aayegaa, aayegaa, aayegaa, aayegaa aanewaalaa,
aayegaa aayegaa, aayegaa

bhatki huyi jawaani, manzil ko dhoondhti hai
bhatki huyi jawaani, manzil ko dhoondhti hai
maajhi bagair nayyaa, saahil ko dhoondhti hai
maajhi bagair nayyaa, saahil ko dhoondhti hai
kyaa jaane dil ki kashti, kab tak lage kinaare
kyaa jaane dil ki kashti, kab tak lage kinaare
lekin ye kah rahe hain, dil ke mere ishaare

aayegaa, aayegaa, aayegaa, aayegaa aanewaalaa,
aayegaa aayegaa, aayegaa, aayegaa