Sonik and Omi who were mama and bhanja acted as assistants to many music directors viz Madan Mohan etc. It was in later half of 1960s that they started out as independent music directors.

Their first movie as independent music directors was “Dil ne phir yaad kiya” where almost every song became very popular. This movie had many songs, perhaps a dozen or more, and I am not exaggerating if I say that each and every song was wonderful to listen to, and continues to remain so, even today.

The movie itself is largely forgotten now, but it is difficult to forget the songs of this movie.

Here is the title song of this movie. It is a special song, because it has three singers in it. Rafi, Suman Kalyanpur, and Mukesh sing this song. They sing for Dharmendra, Nutan and Rehman in this song which also happens to be a boat song.

The word “barq si lahraayi hai” confused me a lot. There are people who insist that this word is “barf” or even “dard”, but in reality it is indeed barq which means lightening. “barq-e-lehr” is a word that I have noticed figuring in Urdu Shayari. May be someone knowledgeable in Urdu will be able to tell us the meaning of this word. And I feel that Rafi saab may even have erroneously sung this word as barf in the song.

Even if one understands the lyrics only partially, one can fully appreciate the fact that this song has to be one of the great gems of Bollywood music treasurehouse. The song lives in one’s memory long after one has listened to it.

Song-Dil ne phir yaad kiya (Dil ne phir yaad kiya 1967) Singers-Rafi, Suman Kalyanpur, Mukesh, Lyrics-G L Rawal, MD-Sonik Omi

Lyrics

dil ne phir yaad kiyaa barq si laharaayi hai
dil ne phir yaad kiyaa barq si laharaayi hai
dil ne phir yaad kiyaa barq si laharaayi hai
phir koyi chot muhabbat ki ubhar aayi hai
dil ne phir yaad kiyaa …

wo bhi kyaa din the hamen dil mein bithaayaa thaa kabhi
wo bhi kyaa din the hamen dil mein bithaayaa thaa kabhi
aur hans hans ke gale tum ne lagaayaa thaa kabhi
khel hi khel mein kyon jaan pe ban aayi hai
phir koyi chot muhabbat ki ubhar aayi hai
dil ne phir yaad kiya…

kyaa bataayen tumhen ham shammaa ki qismat kyaa hai
kyaa bataayen tumhen ham shammaa ki qismat kyaa hai
gham me jalne ke siwa aur muhabbat kya hai
ye wo gulshan hai ki jis mein na bahaar aayi hai
phir koyi chot muhabbat ki ubhar aayi hai
dil ne phir yaad kiyaa …

ham wo parwaane hain jo shammaa kaa dam bharte hain
ham wo parwaane hain jo shammaa kaa dam bharte hain
husn ki aag mein khaamosh jalaa karte hain
aah bhi nikle to pyaar ki ruswaayi hai
phir koyi chot muhabbat ki ubhar aayi hai
dil ne phir yaad kiya barq is laharaayi hai
dil ne phir yaad kiyaa …