Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte
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"Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte" is a song from the 2008 Indian film Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi rendered by Sonu Nigam
. In the movie itself, it appears as a dream item number
during another movie. The song is pictured on Shah Rukh Khan and in chronological order, Kajol
, Bipasha Basu
, Lara Dutta
, Priety Zinta, and Rani Mukherjee. The five parts of the song correlate and pay homage to fifty years of Bollywood
and some of the biggest actors over the time span. The lyrics themselves are mostly composed of song or film titles from each actor portrayed. The chorus itself has an allusion to a Kishore Kumar
movie Nau Do Gyarah
with the lyric "हुम हैं राही प्यार कि" which is also a famous song in Nau Do Ghyarah.
is the first actor to be portrayed by Shah Rukh Khan, while Kajol portrays Nargis
. The two acted in 16 films together.
There are many allusions to his movies throughout this part of the song.
The underlying melody is similar to that of "Awaara Houn" from the 1951 film Awaara
. In the video, the people on the arches are dressed similarly to Raj Kapoor's character in Awaara. The second shot is of a giant bowler hat
, again, reiterating the homage to Awaara. Later on umbrellas appear paying tribute to Shree 420.
The first line is "Pyar Hua, Ikrar Hua" which is the name of a famous song from Shree 420.
The next stanza makes reference to three more movies, Anari
(1959), Awaara
(1951), Amar Prem (1948) and Sangam
(1964).
"माना दिल तो है अनारी, ये आवारा ही सही। अरे बोल राधा, बोल होगा संगम है नहीं।"
Anari, Awaara and Sangam are all names of movies, while Radha Krishna was the name of Raj Kapoor's character in Amar Prem.
The melody changes from "Awaara Houn" to "Mera Joota Hai Japani
" from Shree 420 at the line above.
and the second is Shammi Kapoor
.
Dev Anand is the next man to be paid homage and Bipasha Basu portrays Nutan
, dressed in white with red roses in her hair, styled in a 50s fashion. The first line of the stanza is "Dil ka Bhawan Kare Pukar" which is the name of a song from Anand's 1963 movie Tere Ghar Ke Samne.
"Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai
" is the next line, and is the name of a 1961 film.
The third line, "Jiya ohh, Jiya Kuch Boldon" is a line from Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hais title song.
The next stanza starts with the line "Tere Ghar ke Samne Banunga", an allusion to the first line of the aforementioned movie's title song.
The last two lines are from the same song "Par Bhal Ke Liye" from the 1970 movie Johny Mera Naam
.
Khan portrays Shammi Kapoor
in the third part of the song. His co-star is Lara Dutta
who plays Helen, colorfully dressed, with jewels and feathers in a high hair bun.
The underlying tune is "O Haseena Zulfon Wale" from the 1966 movie Teesri Manzil
. The set copies that of the song in the movie, and is also the first line of this stanza. Right before the song starts though, the melody changes from "O Haseena" to "Aaja Aaja" from the same movie. The next line is "Chahe Koi Mujhe Junglee Ka Hai" from the 1961 movie Junglee
. The last line is from the film Prince (1969).
s "Jai Jai Shiv Shankar". Rajesh Khanna
is the actor and Priety Zinta represents Sharmila Tagore
. The opening melody and scene is similar to that of "Mere Sapno Ki Rani" from Aradhana
, in which both Khanna and Tagore acted, hinting at the pairing. This song is later alluded to.
In the first scene, Zinta is reading a book called Amar Prem
, which is also the name of a Rajesh Khanna movie. The first two lines are from "Jai Jai Shiv Shankar".
The third line alludes to his 1985 film Zamana. The next line repeats the name of Mere Jeevan Saathi
from 1972. The last line of the first stanza is the name of a song ("Zindagi Ek Safar") from the 1971 movie Andaaz. The second stanza holds two more allusions to Amar Prem
and again Mere Jevan Saathi with the lines/song titles "Kuch Toh Log Kahenge" and "O Mere Dil Ke Chain".
is the last actor to be portrayed and Rani Mukherjee portrays Neetu Singh
. The first melody is "Bachna Ae Haseeno" from Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin
. The song "Dard-E-Dil" from Karz
starts off the second line and the movie Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai finishes. Second line, another blatant allusion to Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin, sung to the tune of 'Ek Haseena Thi' from the movie Karz. The last line, "Yeh vada raha, o meri chandni" has allusions to the films Yeh Vada Raha and Chandni
.
Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Hindi movies, as well as films in Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada language. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films...
. In the movie itself, it appears as a dream item number
Item number
An item number or an item song, in Indian cinema, is a musical performance that has little to do with the film in which it appears, but is presented to showcase beautiful dancing women in very revealing clothes, to lend support to the marketability of the film...
during another movie. The song is pictured on Shah Rukh Khan and in chronological order, Kajol
Kajol
Kajol Devgn , better known as Kajol, is an Indian film actress appearing in Hindi films. She is regarded as one of India's most successful and talented female actors....
, Bipasha Basu
Bipasha Basu
Bipasha Basu is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bollywood films. A former model, she was the winner of the Ford's Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest in 1996.-Early life:...
, Lara Dutta
Lara Dutta
Lara Dutta Bhupathi is an Indian actress, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, and former Miss Universe.-Early life:Dutta was born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh to a Punjabi father and an Anglo-Indian mother. Her father is Wing Commander L.K. Dutta and her mother is Jennifer Dutta...
, Priety Zinta, and Rani Mukherjee. The five parts of the song correlate and pay homage to fifty years of Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
and some of the biggest actors over the time span. The lyrics themselves are mostly composed of song or film titles from each actor portrayed. The chorus itself has an allusion to a Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century...
movie Nau Do Gyarah
Nau Do Gyarah
Nau Do Gyarah is a 1957 Hindi film produced by Dev Anand and directed by his brother Vijay Anand in his directorial debut. The film stars Dev Anand, Shakeela, Kalpana Kartik, Madan Puri, Shashikala and Jeevan. The film's music is by S. D. Burman and the lyrics are by Majrooh Sultanpuri...
with the lyric "हुम हैं राही प्यार कि" which is also a famous song in Nau Do Ghyarah.
1950s
Raj KapoorRaj Kapoor
Known as Ranbir Raj Kapoor Rāj Kapūr, 14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988), also known as The Show-Man, was an Indian film actor, producer and director of Hindi cinema. He was the winner of nine Filmfare Awards, while his films Awaara and Boot Polish were nominated for the Palme d'Or at the...
is the first actor to be portrayed by Shah Rukh Khan, while Kajol portrays Nargis
Nargis
Nargis Dutt , born Fatima Rashid but known by her screen name, Nargis, was an Indian film actress. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest actresses in the history of Hindi cinema. She made her screen debut as a child in Talash-E-Haq in 1935, but her acting carer began in 1942 with Tamanna...
. The two acted in 16 films together.
There are many allusions to his movies throughout this part of the song.
The underlying melody is similar to that of "Awaara Houn" from the 1951 film Awaara
Awaara
Awaara is a 1951 Hindi film directed and produced by Raj Kapoor who also plays the leading role. His real-life father Prithviraj Kapoor stars as his on-screen father Judge Raghunath. Kapoor's youngest real-life brother Shashi Kapoor plays the younger version of his character...
. In the video, the people on the arches are dressed similarly to Raj Kapoor's character in Awaara. The second shot is of a giant bowler hat
Bowler hat
The bowler hat, also known as a coke hat, derby , billycock or bombin, is a hard felt hat with a rounded crown originally created in 1849 for the English soldier and politician Edward Coke, the younger brother of the 2nd Earl of Leicester...
, again, reiterating the homage to Awaara. Later on umbrellas appear paying tribute to Shree 420.
The first line is "Pyar Hua, Ikrar Hua" which is the name of a famous song from Shree 420.
The next stanza makes reference to three more movies, Anari
Anari
Anari is a 1959 Bollywood film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Raj Kapoor, Nutan, Motilal and Lalita Pawar. The music was by Shankar Jaikishan and the lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri as well as Shailendra...
(1959), Awaara
Awaara
Awaara is a 1951 Hindi film directed and produced by Raj Kapoor who also plays the leading role. His real-life father Prithviraj Kapoor stars as his on-screen father Judge Raghunath. Kapoor's youngest real-life brother Shashi Kapoor plays the younger version of his character...
(1951), Amar Prem (1948) and Sangam
Sangam (film)
Sangam is a 1964 Hindi movie produced by R. K. Films and directed by Raj Kapoor. Music for the film was composed by Shankar-Jaikishan, with song lyrics by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri. Sangam was producer Raj Kapoor's first color film, distinguished by its technicolor and epic length...
(1964).
"माना दिल तो है अनारी, ये आवारा ही सही। अरे बोल राधा, बोल होगा संगम है नहीं।"
Anari, Awaara and Sangam are all names of movies, while Radha Krishna was the name of Raj Kapoor's character in Amar Prem.
The melody changes from "Awaara Houn" to "Mera Joota Hai Japani
Mera Joota Hai Japani
"Mera Joota hai Japani" is a Hindi song composed by Shankar Jaikishan and sung by Mukesh. The lyrics of the song are by Shailendra. Due to its patriotic themes, the song was widely embraced in its time as a representation of the newly sovereign nation of India...
" from Shree 420 at the line above.
1960s
The song spends two stanzas on the 1960s to pay tribute to big actors of different styles. The first is Dev AnandDev Anand
Dharam Dev Anand , better known as Dev Anand , is an Indian Hindi Cinema actor, director and film producer. Dev is the second of three brothers who were active in Hindi Cinema. His brothers are Chetan Anand and Vijay Anand. Their sister, Sheel Kanta Kapur, is the mother of renowned Hindi and...
and the second is Shammi Kapoor
Shammi Kapoor
Shammi Kapoor was an Indian film actor and director. He was a prominent lead actor in Hindi cinema from the late 1950s until the early 1970s....
.
Dev Anand is the next man to be paid homage and Bipasha Basu portrays Nutan
Nutan
Nutan Behl , better known as Nutan , was an Indian actress. She appeared in more than 70 Hindi films in a career spanning over four decades...
, dressed in white with red roses in her hair, styled in a 50s fashion. The first line of the stanza is "Dil ka Bhawan Kare Pukar" which is the name of a song from Anand's 1963 movie Tere Ghar Ke Samne.
"Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai
Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai
Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai is a 1961 Bollywood movie that became a box office hit. It was written, produced, and directed by Nasir Hussain. The first film Hussain ever produced, it featured Dev Anand and Hussain fixture Asha Parekh in the leading roles...
" is the next line, and is the name of a 1961 film.
The third line, "Jiya ohh, Jiya Kuch Boldon" is a line from Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hais title song.
The next stanza starts with the line "Tere Ghar ke Samne Banunga", an allusion to the first line of the aforementioned movie's title song.
The last two lines are from the same song "Par Bhal Ke Liye" from the 1970 movie Johny Mera Naam
Johny Mera Naam
Johny Mera Naam is a 1970 Indian Hindi movie. Directed by Vijay Anand, it stars the director's brother, Dev Anand and Pran in the role of a pair of brothers separated in childhood. Hema Malini, Jeevan, Premnath, I. S. Johar and Iftekhar also star in this movie. It is considered a Dev Anand...
.
Khan portrays Shammi Kapoor
Shammi Kapoor
Shammi Kapoor was an Indian film actor and director. He was a prominent lead actor in Hindi cinema from the late 1950s until the early 1970s....
in the third part of the song. His co-star is Lara Dutta
Lara Dutta
Lara Dutta Bhupathi is an Indian actress, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, and former Miss Universe.-Early life:Dutta was born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh to a Punjabi father and an Anglo-Indian mother. Her father is Wing Commander L.K. Dutta and her mother is Jennifer Dutta...
who plays Helen, colorfully dressed, with jewels and feathers in a high hair bun.
The underlying tune is "O Haseena Zulfon Wale" from the 1966 movie Teesri Manzil
Teesri Manzil
Teesri Manzil is a Bollywood thriller directed by Vijay Anand and produced by Nasir Hussain. It starred his regular actors Shammi Kapoor and Asha Parekh. Nazima, Premnath, Prem Chopra, Iftekhar, Helen, K. N. Singh and Salim Khan were part of the supporting cast...
. The set copies that of the song in the movie, and is also the first line of this stanza. Right before the song starts though, the melody changes from "O Haseena" to "Aaja Aaja" from the same movie. The next line is "Chahe Koi Mujhe Junglee Ka Hai" from the 1961 movie Junglee
Junglee
Junglee is a 1961 Indian movie produced and directed by Subodh Mukherjee. Junglee means "Wild" or "ill mannered" in Urdu & Hindi. The music is by Shankar Jaikishan and the lyrics by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri. The film stars Shammi Kapoor, Lalita Pawar, Shashikala and Asit Sen...
. The last line is from the film Prince (1969).
1970s
The set of the penultimate stanza is a cartoon version of Aap Ki KasamAap Ki Kasam
Aap Ki Kasam is a 1974 Hindi film produced by J. Om Prakash, which also marks his directorial debut. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Mumtaz, Sanjeev Kumar, Rehman, Asrani and A. K. Hangal. The music is by R.D. Burman, who received the only Filmfare nomination for the film...
s "Jai Jai Shiv Shankar". Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician....
is the actor and Priety Zinta represents Sharmila Tagore
Sharmila Tagore
Sharmila Tagore is an Indian film actress. She has won National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards for her performances.She has led the Indian Film Censor Board from October 2004 till March 2011...
. The opening melody and scene is similar to that of "Mere Sapno Ki Rani" from Aradhana
Aradhana
Aradhana is a 1969 Bollywood film directed by Shakti Samanta and starring Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna. It is a remake of the 1946 Hollywood film To Each His Own. It was voted best film of the year by the Filmfare Awards...
, in which both Khanna and Tagore acted, hinting at the pairing. This song is later alluded to.
In the first scene, Zinta is reading a book called Amar Prem
Amar Prem
Amar Prem is a 1971 Hindi film directed by Shakti Samanta, based on a story by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay and starring Sharmila Tagore, Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Mehra and Madan Puri....
, which is also the name of a Rajesh Khanna movie. The first two lines are from "Jai Jai Shiv Shankar".
The third line alludes to his 1985 film Zamana. The next line repeats the name of Mere Jeevan Saathi
Mere Jeevan Saathi
Mere Jeevan Saathi is a Bollywood movie released in 2006 starring Akshay Kumar, Karisma Kapoor and Amisha Patel. The film was supposed to be released in 2004, but due to delays, the film was released in February 2006.- Synopsis :Vicky is an aspiring singer who is devoted to his true love, Anjali...
from 1972. The last line of the first stanza is the name of a song ("Zindagi Ek Safar") from the 1971 movie Andaaz. The second stanza holds two more allusions to Amar Prem
Amar Prem
Amar Prem is a 1971 Hindi film directed by Shakti Samanta, based on a story by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay and starring Sharmila Tagore, Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Mehra and Madan Puri....
and again Mere Jevan Saathi with the lines/song titles "Kuch Toh Log Kahenge" and "O Mere Dil Ke Chain".
1980s
Rishi KapoorRishi Kapoor
Rishi Kapoor is an Indian Bollywood actor, film producer and director.-Early life:Born in Chembur Mumbai, Kapoor is the second son of film director and star Raj Kapoor. He did his schooling with his brothers at Campion School,Mumbai. His brothers are well-known actors: Randhir Kapoor and Rajiv...
is the last actor to be portrayed and Rani Mukherjee portrays Neetu Singh
Neetu Singh
Neetu Singh is an Indian Bollywood actress. She worked as a child actor under the name Baby Sonia. She played Roopa in the 1966 movie Dus Lakh and a dual role in the film Do Kaliyaan. Her other notable films were Waris and Pavitra Paapi.-Career:Neetu Singh made her debut as an actress in 1972 with...
. The first melody is "Bachna Ae Haseeno" from Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin
Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin
Hum Kisi Se Kum Naheen is a 1977 Hindi action film, produced and directed by Nasir Hussain. The film became a "super hit" at the box office, and took the third top spot at the box office in 1977....
. The song "Dard-E-Dil" from Karz
Karz (film)
Karz is a 1980 Hindi film directed by Subhash Ghai, starring Rishi Kapoor and Tina Munim as leads, also in a feat of perfect casting was Simi Garewal, who stood out in her role of Kamini Verma, the murderous wife from the past life, which won her a Filmfare nomination.Film's music was by...
starts off the second line and the movie Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai finishes. Second line, another blatant allusion to Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin, sung to the tune of 'Ek Haseena Thi' from the movie Karz. The last line, "Yeh vada raha, o meri chandni" has allusions to the films Yeh Vada Raha and Chandni
Chandni
Chandni is a Hindi film released in 1989. The film stars Sridevi, Rishi Kapoor and Vinod Khanna, and was directed by Yash Chopra....
.