Kaise Rishte Kaise Naate

Kaise rishte kaise naate
Kaise rishte kaise naate
Kaisi pyaar wafa ki baatein
Kaisi dosti yaari
Matlab ki hai duniya saari

Nibha denge rishtey naate
Pyaar wafa ki saari baatein
Jhoothi nahin duniya saari
Oh yaara, azmaale ek baar yaari

Yun hi de na jhoothi tasalliyaan
Ban gaya hai rasm-e-jahan
Yun hi de na jhoothi tasalliyaan
Ban gaya hai rasm-e-jahan

Chand logon ko samjho na tum ek jahaan
Sab barabar nahin ungliyan
Ek jaisi nahin duniya saari
O yaara badnaam na kar tu yaari
O yaara badnaam na kar tu yaari

Raah zindagi mein chalne walo ka
Haath jhuk jaayega
Saya toh kuchh bhi nahin hai
Haath bhi chhoot jaayega

Ek akela ho koi toh
Raah bhatak hi jaayega
Saath agar ho sachcha toh
Woh saans talak saath aayega
Woh saans talak saath aayega
Yaad rakhna kasam ye humaari
O yaara azmaale ek baar yaari
O yaara azmaale ek baar yaari

Ek purana hai duniya ka dastoor ye
Jiske jee ko jee bhar jalate hai
Aag uske jisam tak toh pahunchi nahin
Adhjali hi chitha chhod jaate hai
Rothi rahti hai har chingaari
Matlab ki hai duniya saari
Matlab ki hai duniya saari

Movie: Chowki No 11 (1978)
Director: V K Sobti
Singers: Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey
Lyricist: Pandit Vishweshwar Sharma
Music Composers: Master Sonik, Om Prakash Sharma

Pandit Vishweshwar Sharma wrote songs for many Hindi films and a few Rajasthani films. An active participant in Kavisammelans, he was quite popular among the audiences because he wrote/recited poems that parodied film music tunes. 

Chal sanyasi mandir mein, the title song of the 1975 movie Sanyasi, written by Sharma, was fifth in the Binaca Geetmala of 1976. He was also nominated for the Filmfare award for the best lyricist in 1976 for the same song.

I chose this song from Chowki No 11  because I liked how Vinod Mehra is trying to keep up the hopes of a rather depressed, cynical Amjad Khan. I remember all the people, incidents, and things that helped me get through 2020, a difficult year. I am extremely grateful for them ~ S