Main chali, main chali, peechhe peechhe jahaan

Main chali, main chali, peechhe peechhe jahaan
Yeh na puchho kidhar, yeh na puchho kahaan

Sajde mein husn ke jhuk gaya aasmaan
Lo shuru ho gayi pyaar ki daastaan
Sajde mein husn ke

Jaao jahaan kahin aankhon se durr, dil se na jaaoge mere huzur
Jaadu fizaaon ka, chhaaya surur, aise mein behke to kiska kusur

Sajde mein husn ke jhuk gaya aasmaan
Lo shuru ho gayi pyaar ki daastaan

Main chali, main chali, peechhe peechhe jahaan
Yeh na puchho kidhar, yeh na puchho kahaan
Main chali, main chali

Behke kadam chaahe behke nazar, jaayenge dil leke jaaye jidhar
Pyaar ki raahon mein, pyaara safar, hum kho bhi jaaye toh kya hain fikar

Main chali, main chali, peechhe peechhe jahaan
Yeh na puchho kidhar, yeh na puchho kahaan

Sajde mein husn ke jhuk gaya aasmaan
Lo shuru ho gayi pyaar ki daastaan

Main chali, main chali

Movie: Professor (1962)
Director: Lekh Tandon
Singers: Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammad Rafi
Lyricist: Shailendra
Music Composer: Shankar-Jaikishan

There is so much we don’t know about the people we see on screen. I knew next to nothing about Kalpana Mohan except that she had acted in Professor opposite Shammi Kapoor and in Teen Devian with Dev Anand. She was a trained Kathak dancer who was often invited to perform at Rashtrapati Bhavan when foreign dignitaries visited. She was a single mother, who acted in 12 films (of course, Professor and Teen Devian were the most successful of these) before she quit acting to take care of her daughter.

‘Ae gulbadan’ would have made a lovely tribute to her as we commemorate her birthday (18 July), but obviously we love the song, so it’s already on the site. This, I thought was the next best. A young lady, secure in her charm, off on an adventure. There’s even a scene of her tripping happily along an empty railway track that seems to dip away into infinity, offering seemingly endless possibilities. Too much? 😊 Anyway, happy birthday, Kalpanaji ~ R