Jo Mai Janti Unke Liye

Jo Mai Janti Unke Liye- Lata Mangeshkar-Film Aah 1953- Lyrics  Shailendra-Music Shankar Jaikishan

Aah was another romantic film from R.K.Films Banner, after Aag, BArsat and Awara. However initially this romantic film had tragic end in tradition of Devdas. Here in the story of Aah, the lead pair was Raj Kapoor and Nargis.

Raj (Raj Kapoor) is the son of a wealthy widowed businessman. His mother had died suffering from Tuberculosis. Raj is sent to country side to supervise construction of Saraawati Dam. The country side perfectly suit him, when he is told by his father of the last wish by his mother. As per her dying wish, Raj should correspond to the daughter of rich family friend, Chandra (Vijaylaxmi) for fixing his marriage. Raj writes to Chandra, but she ignores his letter. Her teenage sister Neelu (Nargis), sensing the passion and sincerity of Raj's letter, decides to respond. Their correspondence continues and they fall in love. Raj is oblivious to the fact that it is Neelu and not  Chandra that he is loving.

All things appears to be rosy with story heading for happy climax, when Raj's family doctor Kailash (Pran- first time in non-villain role) diagnoses Raj with Tuberculosis. Raj is totally devastated. Every thing crumbles around him. For him ,his love for Neelu has no meaning. He turns melancholic and despondent. To desist Neelu from loving him he tries Neelu to believe that he actually loves Chandra. However, when Chandra comes to know about his decease through Kailash , she tells the truth to Neelu, who accepts Raj as he is. She treats him and miraculously Raj survives with happy ending.

The theme of the tragic hero and the sufferings of the heroine was inspired from Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay 's famous novel Devdas, which has also been inspiration to various other films. The end of the film originally showed Neelu marrying Dr. Kailash at Raj's insistence; Raj dies while Neelu's wedding procession is passing by. But at the premiere, Kapoor realised that this film would not work. Kapoor said, The atmosphere in an auditorium is like a living, palpitating thing. It told me again and again: "Your picture is a flop."

The end of the film was then changed from a tragic one to the happy one, because the film did not do well in initial runs. However it also ruined the ,  thematic unity of the story. Even after the change, the film did not fare well.

This songs comes in two version , happy and sad. The happy version comes when the romance of Neelu and Raj is blossoming. The magic of first love is unfolding on her. She does not know why she is in love with Raj ? For no explicable reasons, she is unnecessary toying with her stray hairs, applying kajal in her, busying in front of mirror doing shringar for him. She feels that the pains of love are sweet and adorable, still she wishes if she had known this , she would not have involved in the love.

Shailendra's meaningful lyrics depicts the state of a teenager who wonders about the feelings of first love and still wants to get immersed in them. SJ's tune is lilting, sweet and humming. In fact this is the characteristic of all the song's of Aah. That's why the songs were raging hit, although the film did below average business.

जो मैं जानती उन के लिये
मेरे दिल में कितना प्यार ऐ
इतना प्यार मैं करती क्यों

जो मैं सोच समझ के चलती
हद से बात गुज़रती क्यों
अनजाने नयनओं से उलझ के
जीते जी मैं मरती क्यों
इतना प्यार मैं करती क्यों ...
हरदम उलझी लट से उलझूँ
काजल फेरूँ अखियन में
वो जो न आते तो मैं इतना
बनती और सँवरती क्यों
इतना प्यार मैं करती क्यों ...
हाय रे मीठा दर्द जिगर का
हाय रे पहला पहला प्यार
जो मैं जानती ये सब होगा
इस मुश्किल में पड़ती क्यों
इतना प्यार मैं करती क्यों ...
                                 



Aah 1953
Starcast: Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Pran, Vijaylaxmi, Leela Mishra, Rashid Khan
Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra
Music: Shankar Jaikishan
Written by Inder Raj Anand.
Cinematography: Jaywant Pathare
Produced by Raj Kapoor.
Directed by Raja Nawathe
A R.K.Film