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15 August 1947, when the whole country was celebrating the happiness of independence, a film was released on the same day which gave a new twist to Hindi cinema. The name of the film was ‘Shehnai’, which proved to be a big hit in the entertainment world. The film was 133 minutes long and its music director C. Ramchandra, who made the film memorable with a different style of music.
The most favorite song of 1947
The most popular and hit song of this film was ‘Ana Meri Jaan Sande Ke Sade’. The song was sung by Shamshad Begum and C. Ramchandra. This song wooed the youth and common people of that time. The song soon reached the top of the music chart and joined the most favorite songs of 1947. At the time when the country was passing through the tragedy of the division and an uncertain future, this song became a means of light relief and happiness.
The lyrics and music of this song had a different freshness. Director P.L. Santoshi shot this song on screen. Actress Dulari and actor Mumtaz Ali were seen in this song. The song featured a light romance between a village girl and a foreign boy, which the audience liked a lot.
Western music twist in song
C. Ramachandra made it memorable by using Western music in this song, which was completely new for that time. Seeing the popularity of this song, songs like ‘Gore Gore O Banke Chhore’ and ‘Shola Jo Bhadke’ were made using this style.
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This song was in a lot of controversy
But,, the more popular the song ‘Ana Meri Jaan Sande Ke Sunday’ became as popular, the more controversies remained in controversies. Some people called this song insignificant, while some people called this song a porn -filled song.
A reader wrote a letter to the famous film magazine ‘Film India’ of that time and criticized this song and said that such songs can spoil the young mind morally. Such songs were questioned whether the discount of expression that came with freedom is affecting social values?
This song again came in trend
But people’s thinking changed over time. In the early 1990s, the same song which was once disputed, now became the life of TV advertisements. The National Egg Coordination Committee (NECC) created an advertisement jingle based on the same tune to increase the consumption of eggs in the country, “Khana Meri Jaan, Meri Jaan, Meri Jaan Penk’s Eggs.” This jingle became so popular that people of all ages started humming it and it became included in the most popular advertisements of that era.
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