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We in this blog has an anniversary page when anniversaries of HFM related personalities are mentioned. We often discuss songs related to personalities whose anniversaries fall on a particular day.
In addition, we also discuss songs on special days, viz. Independence day, republic day, Gandhi Jayanti etc and also on festival days.
Then there have been occasions when we have celebrated anniversaries that were rather unexpected. For instance, we celebrated birth anniversary of Mughal emperor Akbar with (a song ) that was actually created to celebrate this very occasion.
Today (1 june 2016) is another “far fetched” anniversary. It was on this day that the train now called “Punjab Mail” was flagged off for the first time 104 years ago on 1 june 1912. It was initially called “Punjab Limited” and it used to run between Ballard Pier to Peshawar. This train was meants especially for British people who would get down from their ships and would then board the train to go to Delhi and to the then north west frontier of India.
From 1914, this train began to originate from Bombay VT (now CSTM). After partition of India, this train began to run between VT and Ferozpur.
“Punjab Mail” is a name thatb has caught the fancy of people and movie makers alike. A movie called “Punjab Mail” starring feraless Nadia was released in 1939. Songs of this movie do not seem to be avaiable. Another film called “Miss Punjab Mail” was released in 1958.
“Toofan Mail” is another train whose name has caught the fancy of people. A movie called “Toofaan Mail” was released in 1941 whereas “Miss Toofaan Mail” was released in 1958.
To commemorate the occasion of “Punjab Mail completing 104 year of its running, here is a song from “Miss Punjab Mail”(1958). This by now forgotten movie was directed by V Vakil. The movie had Nishi, Daljit K, Shammi, Hiralal etc in it.
This rare song is sung by Asha Bhonsle. Raja Mehdi Ali Khan is the lyricist. Music is composed by B N Bali.
Only the audio of this song is available. I request our knowledgeable readers to throw light on the movie as well as on the picturisation of this song.
Song-Ho baabu gentleman (Miss Punjab Mail) (1958) Singer-Asha Bhonsle, Lyrics-Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, MD-B N Bali
Lyrics
Ho baabu gentleman
dekh ke teekhe teekhe nain
main ho gayi baawariya haaye
main ho gayi baawariya hoy
tadpoongi din rain
kiya mujhko kaisa bechain
main ho gayi baawariya haaye
main ho gayi baawariya aa
main ho gayi baawariya haaye
main ho gayi baawariya hoy
man nagri pe raaj karo tum
raaja mere man ke ae
man nagri pe raaj karo tum
raaja mere man ke
pyaar ka sehra baandhhoon tujhko
teri raani ban ke
pyaar ka sehra baandhhoon tujhko
teri raani ban ke
ho o o
o o o
baabu gentleman
dekh ke teekhe teekhe nain
main ho gayi baawariya haaye
main ho gayi baawariya aa
main ho gayi baawariya haaye
main ho gayi baawariya hoy
main bijli main baad e saba main
shola main chingaari ee
main bijli main baad e saba main
shola main chingaari
kisi ko maine dil na diya par
ho gayi tujh pe waari
kisi ko maine dil na diya par
ho gayi tujh pe waari
ho o o
o o o o
baabu gentleman
dekh ke teekhe teekhe nain
main ho gayi baawariya haaye
main ho gayi baawariya aa
main ho gayi baawariya haaye
main ho gayi baawariya hoy
