Main ban ki chidiya

Posted by: Atul on: March 21, 2009

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Even those who do not think much of old songs may have heard of this song or at least this movie. This movie called “Achhut Kanya” (untouchable girl) produced in 1936 was obviously made on a topic that was too far ahead of its time and the makers of this movie did a great social service by making a movie on this topic. It was the first out of only two movie that Mahatma Gandhi is reported to have seen, the other movie being “Ram Rajya”.

In those days actors needed to sing their own songs. Thus we have Ashok Kumar and Devika Rani singing and acting in this song. The song was written by J S Kashyap. This was the first time in Bollywood that a movie had a female music director. She was Khurshid Homji who composed music under the name of Saraswati Devi.

And this song is quite a well known song too. It is easily one of the most well known songs from the earlier days of talking movies of Bollywood.

Song-Main ban ki chidiya (Achhut Kanyaa) (1936) Singers-Ashok Kumar, Devika Rani, Lyrics-J S Kashyap, MD-Saraswati Devi

Lyrics

Main ban ki chidiya ban ke ban ban boloon re
main ban ka panchi ban ke sang sang doloon re
Main ban ki chidiya ban ke ban ban boloon re
main ban ka panchi ban ke sang sang doloon re

main daal daal ud jaaun
nahin pakdaayi main aaun
main daal daal ud jaaun
nahin pakdaayi main aaun
tum daal daal main paat paat bin pakde kabhi na chhodoon
ban ban doloon re
tum daal daal main paat paat bin pakde kabhi na chhodoon
ban ban doloon re
ban ban boloon re
Main ban ki chidiya ban ke ban banboloon re
main ban ka panchi ban ke sang sang doloon re
Main ban ki chidiya ban ke ban ban boloon re
sang sang doloon re

Tags: 1936, Achhut Kanya, Ashok Kumar, Devika Rani, J S Kashyap, Saraswati Devi