Wo To Chale Gaye Ae Dil

Wo To Chale Gaye Ae Dil- Lata Mangeshkar- Film Sangdil 1952- Lyrics Rajendra Krishna- Music Sajjad Hussain.

Sangdil , released in 1952, under the banner of Talwar Films, was a film replete with romance, suspense, separation. It was loosely based on Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, published in 1847. The lead pair was Dilip Kumar and Madhubala. The songs were penned by Rajendra Krishna and Music was given by Sajjad Hussain. The plot of the film is fairly adapted from Jane Eyre.

At the outset, the story of the film goes like this....

Shankar's father is a wealthy man and Kamala is is his best friend's daughter. While dying the friend had requested Shankar's father to take custody of Kamala and her inheritance. Kamala is badly treated by Shankar's mother. However she has friends as well, Shankar and Dayi Maa. (Leela Chitnis). Shankar's father at the time of dying, extorts from Shankar  an assurance that he will take care of Kamala. A few days later, Shankar's mother sends a man for taking Kamala away to an ashram, but Kamala escapes and lands up in a religious community and becomes Jogan. Years later Kamala grows into a jogan (Madhubala). She however has not forgotten her childhood love for Shankar. One day, they visit a country mansion to perform pooja in Harvest celebration Fest.

On the other side, Shankar grows up to become young Thakur (Dilip Kumar), living in the very country mansion ,where Kamala is schedulled for visit. He is flirting with Mohini (Shammi), but has not forgotten his childhood sweetheart. One day , while trying to save Thakur from fire in the mansion, Kamala finds the idol of Shankar, which she had given to Shankar in the childhood, as the token of their childhood love. She immediately recognizes Thakur as her childhood sweetheart Shankar, but hides her identity. The intensity and passion at which she hugs the idol, is not lost on Thakur, and he also feels that Kamala is no one else but his Childhood love. However, since Shankar is flirting with his would be bride Mohini, Kamala thinks it inappropriate to meddle in their affair. She therefore hides her identity. Shankar is under impression that in Kamala's world he has no place. He leaves her and goes away in his jagir for some inspection. His real intent is to remain far away from Kamala and avoid the complications.

His departure makes Kamala utterly sorrowful. She can't fathom why Shankar is avoiding her. Her world collapses around her. In melancholic and desolate mood she sings this song....

वो तो चले गये ऐ दिल
याद से उनकी प्यार कर
जीने में क्या मज़ा रहा
मौत का इन्तज़ार कर
वो तो चले गये ऐ दिल
याद से उनकी प्यार कर

तुझको ख़ुशी से क्या गरज़
ग़म है तेरे नसीब में
ख़ुशियों की आस छोड़ दे
ग़म को गले का हार कर
जीने में क्या मज़ा रहा
मौत का इन्तज़ार कर
वो तो चले गये ऐ दिल
याद से उनकी प्यार कर

भूल जा दिन बहार के
देख ना ख़ाब प्यार के
दिल तो निसार कर दिया
जान भी अब निसार कर
जीने में क्या मज़ा रहा
मौत का इन्तज़ार कर
वो तो चले गये ऐ दिल
याद से उनकी प्यार कर......

She says now that he had left her dejected, there is other option but keep remembering his love and affectionate moments in his company. Now there is no point in living. Only thing remains now, is to wait for the end of her life. She feels that she no longer requires aspirations for happiness in her life, because what is left behind is a life full of miseries and grief and she wants to welcome it with both hands without any remorse . She warns her heart that the wonderful days of joy and love are gone forever and no point in dreaming about the bygone love. She had sacrificed her heart for the love and now it is time for scarifying her life as well, because there is no fun in living anymore.....
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Rajendra Krishna's powerful lyrics is full of profound meaning. Every word of it depicts the convulsions in her heart, arising out of pangs of separation. The spasms of separation, welling up from her grief stricken heart, bring forth the agonies of  severance from her beloved. Lata's tender and honey dipped voice pours the angst of desolate heart.  Sajjad Hussain's music as usual seems simple to hum , but difficult to render. It ably imparts mood of melancholy. Certainly the song is one of the classic one, from Lata-Sajjad Hussain combination.

                    

Sangdil 1952

Starcast: Dilip Kumar. Madhubala, Shammi, Protima Devi, Leela Chitnis.
Lyrics : Rajendra Krishna
Music: Sajjad Hussain
Produced and Directed by R.C.Talwar.
A Talwar Films Production