Panchhi Banmein Piya Piya Gaane Laga

Panchhi Banmein Piya Piya Gaane Laga- Lata Mangeshkar-Film Babul 1950-Lyricist Shakeel Badayuni-Music Naushad.

Like film "Arzoo', film Babul, released in 1950, was also a movie with tragic ending.Ashok (Dilip Kumar) hails from a wealthy family and has a job as a postmaster. A girl named Bela (Nargis), the poor and simple daughter of the former postmaster(Janakidas) woos for his affections and is supported by her poor father who wants her married. Bela  imagines of a happy marriage with Ashok who likes her but is not in love with her.

Bela has competition from the wealthy landowner Jamnadas's daughter Usha (Munawar Sultana), who lives a lavish lifestyle in a hilltop mansion. Usha, drives a foreign car and seems more suitable for Ashok the young postmaster. They share a love of fine art and music, and Usha falls in love with his singing and arranges for him to give her music lessons on her grand piano . Bela, heartbroken, in a fit of jealousy intervenes by lying to Usha, that Ashok has already professed his love for her and is playing a double game. In a surprising display of class-transcending understanding, Usha agrees to renounce her love for Ashok in favor of Bela’s claim, and to accept a proposal from the aristocratic son of one of her father’s colleagues. As Usha’s wedding approaches, both she and Ashok become depressed and Bela has recurring nightmares of a black-veiled rider coming to carry her away.

Bela witnesses Usha's wedding while sitting on a tree, believing that shortly afterwards she would be married off to Ashok. But the tree branch that she is sitting on breaks and she falls to the ground, severely injured. As she is brought back to her father's home in this condition, Ashok arrives and promises her father he would marry Bela. As Ashok sits on Bela's bedside to comfort her, Bela dreams again that the black-veiled rider has come to get her and dies in Ashok's lap.

The films like Andaz,Arzoo and Babul established Dilip Kumar as tragedy king.The film also signalled the end for a gifted singer named "Umadevi"( Afsana Likh Rahi Hoon fame). She was seen in this film in a comedy role as Tutun, first time. Later on she concentrated on her acting carrer as female comedian.In this song Bela (Nargis) is engrossed in the pleasure of love with Ashok (Dilip kumar).Panchhi personifies her soul which is singing the sweet love tunes.

Panchhi ban men piyaa piyaa gaane lagaa
Sakhi haathon se dil meraa jaane lagaa

Sun paapi ki dhun meraa dhadke hai ji
Mile nainaa kisise hui main baawari
Majaa jine kaa ab mujhe ane lagaa

Gayi tanaman main haar, ladi aisi najr
Dil de ke rahi naa mujhe apani khabar
Meraa nanhaa saa jiyaa balakhaane lagaa

Babul 1950
Starcast: Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Munawar Sultana, Jankida, Tuntun,Chandbala, Khurshid.
Lyricist: Shakeel Badayuni
Music: Naushad
Cinematography: Phali Mistry.
Directed by S.U.Sunny.