Song
Raat Shabnami
Name of the album
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Playback Singer
Asha Bhosle
Video Cast
Helen Brodie and Milind Soman
Lyrics
Raat Shabnami bheegi chandni teesra koi dor tak nahi
Iske aage hum aur kya kahein janam samjha karo
O Iske aage hum aur kya kahein janam samjha karo
Sanam tumko jis din se dekha humne deewana dil kabu mein nahi
Bada pyara yeh bhi Ittfak dekho tum hi mil jate ho har kahin
Tum mil jate ho har kahin pyare
Aage khud hi jaan lo janam samjha karo
Aur kya kahein janam samjha karo
Raat Shabnami bheegi chandni teesra koi dor tak nahi
Iske aage hum aur kya kahein janam samjha karo
O Iske aage hum aur kya kahein janam samjha karo
Tehro padi yeh raat sari kahe ki jaldi janeman
Dale hue yeh reshmi bahein yuhnhi lipte rahe tum gulbadan
Takdir se mil gaya yeh mauka
Aage khud hi jaan lo aur kya kahein janam samjha karo
Janam samjha karo
Raat Shabnami bheegi chandni teesra koi dor tak nahi
Iske aage hum aur kya kahein janam samjha karo
O Iske aage hum aur kya kahein janam samjha karo
Record Label
Universal Music
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Bollywood's acclaimed Music director Khayyam had criticized Asha Bhonsle for creating remixes of classic R D Burman numbers.
Artist Biography
Asha Bonsle, born on the 8th of September 1933, is the daughter of classical singer Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar and sister of Lata Mangeshkar. Asha Mangeshkar and Lata Mangeshkar began singing for Bollywood films once they moved to Mumbai, in order to support their family.
Asha debuted as a playback singer for the Marathi song Chala Chala Nav Bala for Majha Bal (1943) and subsequently, sang her first Hindi song for the movie Chunariya (1948).
Asha Bhonsle mostly sang for the vamps and secondary characters in the 1950s films, while Lata Mangeshkar, Geeta Dutt and others were offered to sing for the leads. Asha's biggest break was singing for the movie CID (1956), adding magnetism to O P Nayyar's music compositions. She finally achieved success with the release of B R Chopra's Naya Daur (1957). Music director R D Burman's Teesri Manzil (1966) brought the dynamic music director-singer couple together for the first time. Rahul Dev Burman delivered his first hit as a music director while Asha Bhonsle's youthful voice did justice to the ever-popular music. They duo ruled the 1970s as Asha lent her voice to the sassy, carbareting Helen, apart from other lead actresses.
It was, however, her rendition of classical music based songs for the film Umraon Jaan (1981), that won her the much deserved National Award for Best Playback Singer, proving her versatility as an artist. In the 1990s, Asha diversified into Pop music and R D Burman remixes like Jaanam Samjha Karo and Rahul and I, respectively.
From concerts, ghazals and composing her own music, Asha Bhonsle has done it all; her adaptable voice and will-power overshadowing her age as she continues to go strong!