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Aasmanwale Teri Duniyase Dil Ghabra Gaya- Talat & Lata Mangeshkar-Film Laila Majnu 1953- Lyrics Shakeel Badayuni- Music Ghulam Mohammad

Like Heer Ranza, Romeo Juliet, Shireen Farhad , the legend of Laila Majnu is attracting the historians, Bollywood and people in general. Qays ibn al-Mulawwah fell in love with Layla al-Aamiriya. He soon began composing poems about his love for her, mentioning her name often. His unselfconscious efforts to woo the girl caused some locals to call him "Majnun." When he asked for her hand in marriage, her father refused because it would be a scandal for Layla to marry someone considered mentally unbalanced. Soon after, Layla was married to another noble and rich merchant belonging to the Thaqiftribe in Taif. He was described as a handsome man with reddish complexion whose name was Ward Althaqafi.

When Majnun heard of her marriage, he fled the tribal camp and began wandering the surrounding desert. His family eventually gave up hope for his return and left food for him in the wilderness. He could sometimes be seen reciting poetry to himself or writing in the sand with a stick.

Layla is generally depicted as having moved to a place in Northern Arabia with her husband, where she became ill and eventually died. In some versions, Layla dies of heartbreak from not being able to see her would-be lover. Majnun was later found dead in the wilderness in 688 AD, near Layla’s grave. He had carved three verses of poetry on a rock near the grave, which are the last three verses attributed to him. It is a tragic story of undying love. This type of love is known as "virgin love" because the lovers never marry or consummate their passion.

Since Qais's character is mellow and extreme sesitive, we find the usually jumping and bubbly, Shammi Kapoor quite docile and calm without any mannerisms. Nutan as usual plays the role of Laila convincingly. Ghulam Mohammad's music absolutely out of this world.

आसमाँ वाले तेरी दुनिया से जी घबरा गया
चार दिन की चाँदनी मेन ग़म का बादल छा गया
आसमाँ वाले तेरी दुनिया से जी घबरा गया
आसमाँ वाले तेरी दुनिया से जी घबरा गया
जल गया दिल सोज़-ए-ग़म से, जब कोई याद आ गया
आसमाँ वाले तेरी दुनिया से जी घबरा गया
आग में फूलों की दुनिया ने मेरा तन रख दिया
एक मुरदे को सजाकर नाम दुलहन रख दिया
बोल मालिक ये तमाशा तुझसे क्युन देखा गया
आसमाँ वाले तेरी दुनिया से जी घबरा गया
किस क़दर नाशाद हूँ बरबाद हूँ वीरान हूँ
रहम कर मुझ पर ख़ुदाया
रहम कर मुझ पर ख़ुदाया, मैं भी एक इनसान हूँ
मौत ही दे दे के अब, शिकवा ज़ुबां पर आ गया
आसमाँ वाले तेरी दुनिया से जी घबरा गया
चार दिन की चाँदनी में ग़म का बादल चा गया
आसमाँ वाले तेरी दुनिया से जी घबरा गया


Laila Majnu ...Arabian Painting

                                                                    

Laila Majnu 1953

Starcast: Rattan Kumar, Shammi Kapoor, Nutan, Ulhas, Begum Para, Kammo, Wasti, Vijay Kumar
Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni
Music: Ghulam Mohammad
Directed by K.Amarnath
An All India Pictures Production Film