Tu Jahaan Jahaan Chalega

Tu jahaan jahaan chalega, mera saaya saath hoga
Tu jahaan jahaan chalega, mera saaya saath hoga
Mera saaya, mera saaya, mera saaya, mera saaya

Kabhi mujhko yaad karke jo bahenge tere aansu
Kabhi mujhko yaad karke jo bahenge tere aansu
Toh wahin pe rok lenge unhe aake mere aansu
Tu jidhar ka rukh karega, mera saaya saath hoga
Tu jahaan jahaan chalega, mera saaya saath hoga
Mera saaya, mera saaya, mera saaya, mera saaya

Tu agar udaas hoga, toh udaas hoongi main bhi
Tu agar udaas hoga, toh udaas hoongi main bhi
Nazar aaoon ya na aaoon tere paas rahoongi main bhi
Tu kahin bhi jaa rahega, mera saaya saath hoga
Tu jahaan jahaan chalega, mera saaya saath hoga
Mera saaya, mera saaya, mera saaya, mera saaya

Main agar bichhad bhi jaaoon, kabhi mera gam na karna
Main agar bichhad bhi jaaoon, kabhi mera gam na karna
Mera pyaar yaad karke, kabhi aankh nam na karna
Tu jo mudke dekh lega, mera saaya saath hoga
Tu jahaan jahaan chalega, mera saaya saath hoga
Mera saaya, mera saaya, mera saaya, mera saaya

Mera gam raha hai shaamil tere dukh men, tere gam mein
Mera gam raha hai shaamil tere dukh men, tere gam mein
Mere pyaar ne diya hai tera saath har janam mein
Tu koi janam bhi lega, mera saaya saath hoga
Tu jahaan jahaan chalega, mera saaya saath hoga
Mera saaya, mera saaya, mera saaya, mera saaya

Movie: Mera Saaya (1966)
Director: Raj Khosla
Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
Lyricist: Raja Mehdi Ali Khan
Music Composer: Madan Mohan

Sadhana Shivdasani’s birthday was on September 2.

Sadhana, like Nutan, means elegance to me. I don’t really know why. Maybe because they both looked or were tall?  Maybe because I remember my mother talking of them wearing boatneck blouses or looking good in simple sarees? Strangely enough, I read that Sadhana was inspired to become a film actress by Nutan!

Sadhana acted in quite a few hit films and directed Geeta Mera Naam in 1974. She was a style icon in that she popularized the skin-tight churidar and the fringe cut, which eventually came to be known as the ‘Sadhana cut’.

After retiring from acting in the late 70s, she made very few public appearances. She was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award by the IIFA.

Sadhana was married to film director R K Nayyar for 30 years until his death in 1995. She died in 2015. I will always remember her as one of the most elegant actresses I have ever seen. ~ S