Bachche mann ke sachche

Bachche mann ke sachche,
Bachche mann ke sachche, saare jag ki aankh ke taare
Yeh woh nanhe phool hain jo bhagwaan ko lagte pyaare
Bachche mann ke sachche

Khud roothein, khud mann jaayein, phir humjoli ban jaayein
Jhagda jiske saath karein, agle hi pal phir baat karein
Jhagda jiske saath karein, agle hi pal phir baat karein
Inko kissi se bair nahin, inke liye koi gair nahin
Inka bholaapan milta hain sabko baanh pasaare

Bachche mann ke sachche, saare jag ki aankh ke taare
Yeh woh nanhe phool hain jo bhagwaan ko lagte pyaare
Bachche mann ke sachche

Insaan jab tak bachcha hain, tab tak samjho sachcha hain
Jyon jyon usski umar badhey, mann par jhuthh ka mail chadey
Krodh badhey, nafrat ghere, laalach ki aadat ghere
Bachchpan in paapon se hatkar apni umar guzaare

Bachche mann ke sachche, saare jag ki aankh ke taare
Yeh woh nanhe phool hain jo bhagwaan ko lagte pyaare
Bachche mann ke sachche

Tan komal mann sundar hain, bachche badon se behtar hain
Innmein chhuth aur chhaath nahin, jhuthhi jaat aur paat nahin
Bhaasha ki taqraar nahin, mazhab ki deewar nahin
Inki nazron mein ikk hain mandir, masjid, gurudwaare

Bachche mann ke sachche, saare jag ki aankh ke taare
Yeh woh nanhe phool hain jo bhagwaan ko lagte pyaare
Bachche mann ke sachche, saare jag ki aankh ke taare
Yeh woh nanhe phool hain jo bhagwaan ko lagte pyaare
Bachche mann ke sachche
Bachche mann ke sachche

Movie: Do Kaliyaan (1968)
Director: R. Krishnan, S. Panju
Singers: Lata Mangeshkar
Lyricist: Sahir Ludhianvi
Music Composer: Ravi


Neetu Singh reportedly turns 60 tomorrow (July 8). She started acting at the age of eight. When she began starring opposite the male leads of the time, she was 15! And she was only 21 and at the peak of her career when she quit films and married. It is difficult to imagine what her acting career must have been like. She was working when most of us are goofing off in school and college. And around the time when we start thinking about careers and jobs, is when she left it all behind! 
For me, Neetu Singh was always someone I enjoyed watching on screen. She had a lovely smile and a very likeable onscreen personality. She looked like she was having fun and I found myself smiling with her. She was the endearing, charming girl next door and probably inspired many posters on teen walls in her day. But I picked this song because it is so different from her adult (barely!) personality on screen and is so adorable. And you get two for the price of one in this Hindi remake of The Parent Trap. Happy birthday, Neetu Singh. May you always find reasons to smile. ~ R

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