Gul-e-Bakawali
Afzal A. Khan
In another thread, mention was made of the story of
Gul-e-Bakawali and Kalra Sahib "left it to Urdu experts"
to unravel the "mystery" associated with this expression.
I am by no means an Urdu expert. But let me offer a few
observations.
Actually, there should be no difficulty or doubt about the
above expression. In very simple terms, it means "Bakawali's
Flower". The story of Bakawali is the stuff of folklore.
I think the original version was written some 300 years ago
in Farsi by a Bengali writer Izzatullah. In Urdu, the
story was re-written in verse form by a noted poet of the
early
nineteenth century, Pandit Daya Shankar Naseem, who was a
poetic disciple of a renowned Urdu poet KHwaja Haidar Ali
Aatish. Naseem died young, just about 32-33 years. But
his long ballad (a genre known in Urdu as "masnawi") is
his claim to lasting fame. This "masnawi" is entitled
"Gulzaar-e-Naseem" and narrates the story of a princess
named Bakawali and her lover Taaj-ul-Mulook, a prince from
a legendary land. The Flower grew in Bakawali's palace
reservoir. It was supposed to possess magical properties.
For instance, if it was rubbed on the eyes of a blind
person, the sight could be restored. The prince, hearing
about the flower, sneaks into Bakawali's palace and
steals it. There is nothing remarkable about the story,
which is just a piece of folklore, but the poem itself is
considered a classic of Urdu poetry. Excerpts from the
poem were included in Urdu text books, since at least the
1920's. I can still recall a few verses from the poem,
depicting the scene when Bakawali finds that the precious
flower has been stolen from the "hauz" or reservoir :
Dekha to woh gul hawa huwa hai
Kuchh aur hi gul khila huwa hai
Nargis tu dikha kidhar gaya gul
Susan tu bata kidhar gaya gul
ApnoN men se phool le gaya kaun
Begaana tha sabze ke siwa kaun
Jis kaf men woh gul ho daaGH ho jaaye
Jis ghar men ho gul chiraaGH ho jaaye
Jo naKHl tha soch men khaRa tha
Jo barg tha haath mal raha tha
If any of our friends find any words/expressions unfamiliar
or difficult, I can explain them (in another post).
I am sure the story must have been made into a Hindi film,
like the legends of Hatim Tai, Sindbad, Char Darvesh etc.
But I can't recall seeing any such movie. However, there
was one Telugu movie made around 1956 or so, which depicted
this story. It probably starred Krishna Kumari (of the
South).
Afzal
Srinivas Ganti
> I am sure the story must have been made into a Hindi film,
> like the legends of Hatim Tai, Sindbad, Char Darvesh etc.
> But I can't recall seeing any such movie. However, there
> was one Telugu movie made around 1956 or so, which depicted
> this story. It probably starred Krishna Kumari (of the
> South).
It was an early 60's movie starring N.T. Rama Rao and Jamuna.
It's been years since I saw the movie. IIRC there's a queen who has the
habit of killing young men. She invites them to play chess and the condition
is that who ever looses was killed and the queen always won.
The tirck was that when the chess matches go on the queen's cat comes
and puts down the candle. The queen changes the pawns in her favour
while the darkness lasts.
I have forgotten the full story but the movie has one of my all time
favourite
songs; " nannu dochukonduvache naa kinnerasaani.... kannulalo daachukondu
niive naa swaamii " a duet by Ghantasala and Suseela. This was the first
song
written by Dr.C. Narayana Reddy
Its the 5th song from the top at this link
http://www.musicindiaonline.com/music/l/030C06/?40
sg.
Srinivas Ganti
> Srinivas Ganti wrote :
> I have forgotten the full story but the movie has one of my all time
> favourite
> songs; " nannu dochukonduvache naa kinnerasaani.... kannulalo daachukondu
> niive naa swaamii " a duet by Ghantasala and Suseela.
Actually the song goes like this
Ghantasala : nannu docchukunduvaTe vannela dorasaani
Suseela: kannulalo daachukundu ninne naa swaami ninne naa swaami
nannu = me
docchukunduvaTe = stealing
vannela dorasaani = beautiful lady
kannulao = in the eyes (kanulu = eyes)
daachukundu = hide
ninne = you
naa = my
swaami = god
sg.
Sydney Assbasket
> like the legends of Hatim Tai, Sindbad, Char Darvesh etc.
> But I can't recall seeing any such movie. However, there
> was one Telugu movie made around 1956 or so, which depicted
> this story. It probably starred Krishna Kumari (of the
> South).
The story was also made into a Tamil film called "Gulebagavali." I am not sure
about the spelling of the title. Tamil superstar MGR stared in it, along with
a Telugu actress whose name I forget.
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Afzal A. Khan
Thanks for the info. Am open to correction, but
I still feel that it was a 1956 movie or perhaps
1957 at the latest. Could you please check up ?
These details (like years of release) stick in my
mind related to some event. Otherwise, without
any Geet Kosh or other sources, it would be
virtually impossible to remember them. In another
thread, I was reminded of MaKHdoom Mohiuddin's
death, related to my visit to Hyderabad that very
day...
Afzal
urzung
In 1937 Dilsukh M Pancholi produced Gul Bakawali in Punjabi.
Noor Jahan's famous song:
'shaalaa javaaniyaa.n maane,aakhaa naa mo.Dii.n pii le'
belongs to that movie.
Urzung Khan
surjit singh
The Geet Kosh gives the censor certificate date as Feb 29, 1956. It
also mentions that paravaradigaar-e-aalam is the first Hindi movie
song written by aKtar romaanii.
Surjit singh, a diehard movie fan(atic), period.
Afzal A. Khan
No nitpicking. But, IIRC, it is "Dalsukh"
and not "Dilsukh"
Afzal
Srinivas Ganti
>
> Thanks for the info. Am open to correction, but
> I still feel that it was a 1956 movie or perhaps
> 1957 at the latest. Could you please check up ?
>
> These details (like years of release) stick in my
> mind related to some event.
I know that its an early 60's movie. This info comes from the Radio
interviews I heard. Internet movie database also shows that its a 1962
release.
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0263402
Other online searches also confirm that. Let me check it with
Sreenivas Paruchuri and get back.
>Surjit Singh wrote:
>The Geet Kosh gives the censor certificate date as Feb 29, 1956. It
>also mentions that paravaradigaar-e-aalam is the first Hindi movie
>song written by aKtar romaanii.
Is there a Geek Kosh for Telugu movies also ?
sg.
Sreenivas Paruchuri
correct. Yes, this N.T. Ramarao's own production came out in 1962. Its
also the debut film for lyricist: C. Narayana Reddy and the music
composers: (Vijaya) Krishnamurthy & Josef. (Very little to nothing is
known about Josef! Krishnamurthy worked for long years in Vijaya Studios
orchestra and later composed music for about half a dozen films.)
In fact, theres an earlier version of this story/film in Telugu, from
1938, under "Liberty" banner, directed by (infamous) Kallakuri
Sadasivarao (his father: Narayanarao was a famous playwright). B.
Jayamma and Kameswararao played the lead roles.
There are two Tamil versions to my knowledge. One from mid-30s by
Soundararajan (Tamilnadu Talkies fame!) and another from mid-50s
directed by Ramanna, starring MGR & TR Rajamukari. The later is a
bi-lingual: Tamil/Hindi.
Could it be possible that Mr. Khan saw the dubbed-in-to-Telugu version
of this 1956 film? But, I am quite confident that my Telugu filmography
is complete and includes all dubbing films, at least till 1962.
At last, I am also aware of a silent version of this film from 1923 (or
24).
Regards,
Sreenivas
Anil Hingorani
>
> >Surjit Singh wrote:
> >The Geet Kosh gives the censor certificate date as Feb 29, 1956. It
> >also mentions that paravaradigaar-e-aalam is the first Hindi movie
> >song written by aKtar romaanii.
>
> Is there a Geek Kosh for Telugu movies also ?
>
> sg.
There is a 1957 film called "paristhaan" which was initially named
"gul-e-bakawalli". Maybe that is what Suritji is talking about. It had music
by S. N. Tripathi and had some decent Asha songs like "allah bachana tu mere
noor-e-nazar ko", "ankhon ko char karke" and "mere dil se aati hai".
Cheers,
Anil
Paul Singh
> The Geet Kosh gives the censor certificate date as Feb 29, 1956. It
> also mentions that paravaradigaar-e-aalam is the first Hindi movie
> song written by aKtar romaanii.
>
> Surjit singh, a diehard movie fan(atic), period.
I'm taking this opportunity to test Filmikhoj vs HFGK. My search for
BAKAVALI produced the following info at Filmikhoj. The notes in []
are mine. Also, I've combined the actors/actresses and Male/female
Singers, since Filmikhoj has known limitations in separating males
from females.
GUL BAKAVALI 1924
BAKAVALI 1930
GUL-E-BAKAVALI 1932
CHATRA BAKAVALI 1941
GUL BAKAVALI 1947
GUL-E-BAKAVALI 1956
GUL-E-BAKAVALI 1963
GUL-E-BAKAVALI 1982
The following details are also available at Filmikhoj. I will skip
the details on individual songs for the sake of brevity. I will also
skip Certificate No. etc. for brevity.
GUL BAKAVALI 1924 (Silent)
Actors : Khalil, Jamna, Miss Moti, Sultana , Zubeida
Songs : [Blank]
BAKAVALI 1930 (Silent)
Production : Krishna Film Co.
Actors : Vishnu, Gulab
Director : Mohanlal Shah
Songs : [Blank]
GUL-E-BAKAVALI 1932
Production : Saroj Movietone
Actors : Ashraf Khan, Najju Begum, Ranibala, Zebunissa,Gulam Mohd.,
Ibrahim, Kasim Ali, M. L. Kapoor, Prabhashankar, Zahiruddin
Dialogue : Munshi Abbas Ali
Director : A. P. Kapoor [Anand Prasad Kapoor]
Producer : Nanubhai Desai
Screenplay : Munshi Abbas Ali
Story : Munshi Abbas Ali
[No info on MD or Lyricists]
Singers : Najju Begum, Ranibala, Zebunissa, Ashraf Khan
Songs :
Aaj Ishq Ton Baaz Ishq Ne Kayee Ghar Daale Nee
Dil Teere Ada Ka Nishaana Hua, Yeh Nishaana Hua Hai,
Khili Banke Phool Jo Dast Mein, Mere Husn Ki Bahaar Hai,
Koyee Na Band-e-khuda Ishq-e-butan Kiya Kare
Kya Bataayen Dil-e-betaab Mein Kya Rakha Hai,
Kya Sitam Mujh Par Kiya Kudarat Ke Daste Naaz Ne,
Maaile Daste Junu Hjra Mein Diwaana Hai
Main Hoon Aser-e-hastiye Asi Riha Karo,
Majhdhaar Naiya Mori Paar Laga De
Sharat Bandaari Hai Husni Ishq Ke Aadaab Mein
Tere Liye Jaagi Rain Tere Liye Jaagi
Tumhaare Jalwe Se Ai Haseenon Zameen Rashk-e-phalk Bani Hai
Wo Kasie Chain Dil Paaye Ki Jismein Teri Ulfat Ho....
CHATRA BAKAVALI 1941
Production : Kapoor Films
[No other info]
GUL BAKAVALI 1947
Production : Central Studios
Actors : Firoze Dastur, Menka, Sanober, Satyarani, Jamshedji, M.
Udvadia, Rabab, Shyam Kumar
Director : Rustom Modi
Lyricist : Munshi Shefta, Shaukat Hashmi
Music Director : Feroz Dastur & Prof Bundu Khan
Singers : Feroze Dastur, Menka
Songs :
Aalam Shabaab Ka Hai Aur Josh Par Jawaani
Jaata Hai Bekhabar
Jab Tasavvur Mein teri Tasveer Ko Laati Hoon Main
Main To Gaaungi Geet Aur Apni Ragon Ke Taar
Sajan Aaye More Dwaare
Toofaan Khej Mauzen Aur Door Hai Kinaara
Unhe Kisse Gam Sunaati Rahoongi
Yeh Baag Yeh Bahaar Mere Liye Khiza Hai
GUL-E-BAKAVALI 1956
Production : R. R. Pictures
Actors : M. G. Ramchandra, T. R. Rajkumari
Director : Ramanna
Lyricist : Indeevar
Music Director : Gyan Dutt
Singers : Md. Rafi, Asha Bhosale, Jamuna, Shamshad Begum, Sushila, G.
M. Durrani, Jikki
Songs :
Aaj Too In Nainan
Aankhon Se Bhari Meri Mila Ke Aankhen
Bade Tum Veer Sahi
Bhaai Re Maine Is Aalam Mein Paaye Hain
Huaa Kya Hai Bata Too Dekh Jara Yahaan
Maaya Badi Bairan Too Ban Ke Khushboo Aisi
Mera Kahaan Hai Man Mera
Nagaawali Raaj Hai Bakavali Raani Hai
GUL-E-BAKAVALI 1963
Production : Jugal Productions
Actors : Jairaj (P.), Nishi, Sulochana Chatterji, Maruti, Sapru,
Sunder, Tiwari
Director : Jugal Kishore
Producer : Jugal Hansraj [should be Kishore]
Lyricist : Gulshan Bawra, Naqsh Lyallpuri, Noor Devasi, Prem
Warburtni, Shyam Ralhan
Music Director : Hansraj Behl
Singers : Md. Rafi, Asha Bhosale, Shamshad Begum, Usha Mangeshkar,
Minoo Purshottam, S. Balbir, Surendra Kohli
Songs :
Alla Re Kis Se Kaheye Jawani
Jo Aaj Tak Na Hua Ek Tu Ne Aaj Kar Diya
Kha Gaye Phal Ho Gayee Barbadiya Shazadon Se Bane Shajadiyan
Kya Bataoon Tujhe Imaan Mein Kya Milata Hai
Nigahen Bhi Jawan Hai Saman Bhi Jawan Hai
Ye Kaha Do Tumhen Hum Se Kya Chahiye
Yeh Haseen Chand Aur Ye Raat Ki Baharen
GUL-E-BAKAVALI 1982
Production : A. K. Movies
Actors : Amjad Khan, Anwar Hussain, Chandrashekhar, Firoz Khan,
Jeevan, Om Shivpuri, Paintal, Ranjan, Bindu, Chand Usmani, Jayshree
T., Meena T., Reena Roy, Sulakshana Pandit, Veena
Director : Ravi (Kant) Nagaich
Producer : A. K. Nadiadwala
Songs : [Blank on Songs, MD, Lyricist]
Incidently, additional info on Gul-e-Bakavali (1924) is available at
US.IMDB.com
Gul-e-Bakavali (1924)
Directed by Kanjibhai Rathod
Writing credits Mohanlal G. Dave
Credited cast overview:
Zubeida .... Bakavali
Fatma Begum
Sultana
Khalil .... Tajul-Malik
Noor Mohamed
Savita (I)
Jamna
Usha Rani (II)
Plot Summary for Gul-e-Bakavali (1924) written by Sujit R. Varma
{sujit...@hotmail.com}:
One of the most successful silent films tells the folk-fantasy legend
of the fairy Bakavali (Zubeida), her deivi pushp (or divine flower)
Gul known for its healing powers, and the Eastern prince Taj-ul-Mulk
(Khalil), who wants the flower to cure his blind father. Taj-ul-Mulk
has to face his villainous brothers who steal the flower as Bakavali
is turned to stone and installed in a temple, where she undergoes her
human re-birth.
Yet another Gulbakawali. The first song on RPG CD, 'Melodies Forever
- Noor Jehan' includes a song 'Shala Jawanian Mane' from film
Gulbakawali by Pancholi Arts Lahore, MD Ghulam Haider. RPG lists the
year as 1993 that appears to be incorrect, could be 1939 if it is a
typo.
I am travelling. Could someone please validate all this against HFGK.
paul (the Musafir)
surjit singh
> gant...@hotmail.com (Srinivas Ganti) wrote in message news:<f1b84758.02011...@posting.google.com>...
>
> >
> > >Surjit Singh wrote:
> > >The Geet Kosh gives the censor certificate date as Feb 29, 1956. It
> > >also mentions that paravaradigaar-e-aalam is the first Hindi movie
> > >song written by aKtar romaanii.
> >
> > Is there a Geek Kosh for Telugu movies also ?
For info on Telugu movies, see the December 1976 issue of Andhra Film
Chamber Journal (in Telugu). This is where Rajadhyaksha got info for
his Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema.
For general info on films and other media in all Indian languages
visit
http://www.nic.in/rrtd/ndc.htm
> >
> > sg.
>
> There is a 1957 film called "paristhaan" which was initially named
> "gul-e-bakawalli". Maybe that is what Suritji is talking about.
No. I was talking about haatimataa{ii}.
Surjit Singh, a diehard movie fana(atic), period.
Afzal A. Khan
I think I must apologise for causing so much trouble
to all these friends, who went to such lengths to verify
the release of the film. One more reason for the apology
is that I never ever saw the film ! I am sure only about
two things --- the film was released in 1956 and it was
a South Indian film, with stars from the South. In all
probability, it must have been the MGR/TR Rajkumari
starrer. At the time, my curiosity was aroused because
I knew the legend of Gul-e-Bakawali, had read the masnawi
which I referred to in my original post and yet couldn't
quite fathom how the "Southies" got round to make a film
on this subject ! But before I could venture forth to
see the movie, it had gone. In those days, hardly any
South Indian movie (I am talking about dubbed versions)
got released in North/Central India. The only other
movie of this type that I can recall today was "Naya
Aadmi", probably a 1957 release, stg. the late NTR.
I did get to see this film. It had some good music.
The songs I remember are :
(a) GHareeboN ka paseena beh raha hai
Yeh paani behte behte keh raha hai and
(b) LauT gaya GHam ka zamaana, aayi KHushi lehraati.
The second song (a duet) was exquisite. If any of
our worthy friends can put up an mp3 version, all
RMIMers will find it immensely pleasurable.
Afzal
Kamalakar Pasupuleti
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