Suno suno Miss Chatterjee

Hey, suno suno Miss Chatterjee, mere dil ka matter ji
Kalkattewaali rooth gayi kyun, baat nahin yeh better ji
B-e-t-t-e-r better, B-e-t-t-e-r better
Suno suno Miss Chatterjee, mere dil ka matter ji
Kalkattewaali rooth gayi kyun, baat nahin yeh better ji
B-e-t-t-e-r better, B-e-t-t-e-r better

Ban than ke yun kahaan chali ho fifty ki raftaar se
Dilwaala koi kood na jaaye chalti motor car se

Arre ban than ke yun kahaan chali ho fifty ki raftaar se
Dilwaala koi kood na jaaye chalti motor car se
Chalte chalte padhti jaao, dil ka open letter ji
L-e-t-t-e-r letter, L-e-t-t-e-r letter

Suno suno Miss Chatterjee, mere dil ka matter ji
Kalkattewaali rooth gayi kyun, baat nahin yeh better ji
B-e-t-t-e-r better, B-e-t-t-e-r better

Phaad de apne dil ka letter, kisko fool banaata hain
Phaad de apne dil ka letter, kisko fool banaata hain
Hum se kar ke pyaar ka waada, baahar daav lagaata hain
Tu hi keh de, kaise nibhega tera mera matter ji
M-a-t-t-e-r matter, M-a-t-t-e-r matter

Hey, suno suno Miss Chatterjee, mere dil ka matter ji
Kalkattewaali rooth gayi kyun, baat nahin yeh better ji
B-e-t-t-e-r better, B-e-t-t-e-r better

Jhansa de ke na ja mujh ko, desh mera hain jhansi
Le kar tera laal dupatta, le lunga main phaansi
Jhansa de ke na ja mujh ko, desh mera hain jhansi
Le kar tera laal dupatta, le lunga main phaansi
Hoye hoye, marte marte, likh jaaunga government ko letter ji
L-e-t-t-e-r letter, L-e-t-t-e-r letter

Suno suno Miss Chatterjee, mere dil ka matter ji
Kalkattewaali rooth gayi kyun, baat nahin yeh better ji
B-e-t-t-e-r better, B-e-t-t-e-r better

Movie: Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi (1966)
Director: Shaheed Latif
Singers: Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle
Lyricist: Aziz Kashmiri
Music Composer: O. P. Nayyar

There’s Johnny Walker in this song. Doesn’t that say everything?

Although I must say that adulting dims the pleasure of so many old songs. Here, for instance, is the threat of dying by suicide and blaming it on a girl who doesn’t return the chap’s affection as expected. Yes, the rhyme scheme for Jhansi and phansi works, but oh, I wish this was not in the song. I love the beat and the silly lyrics. Whoever came up with idea of spelling out letter and better for a Hindi song?! Anyway, not without some misgivings, I give you this week’s comedy song, rendered with such fun by Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle. ~ R