Baiju Bawra

Awards

Album Awards:
• 1952 - Filmfare Awards - Best Music Director - Naushad

Trivia

Album

• Kavi Pradeep was originally picked as the lyricist for this film. However, when the poet went to meet Naushad, the music director kept him waiting. This annoyed Kavi Pradeep so much that he walked out of the film. Naushad's long-standing partner, Shakeel Badayuni was then picked as the film's lyricist.[1]
• Dilip Kumar and Nargis were initially planned for the lead roles in this 1952 classic. However, Nargis' reluctance to work outside the RK Films banner and budget issues led to the director Vijay Bhatt picking Meena Kumari and Bharat Bhushan.[MR10]

Song

• Tu Ganga Ki Mauj Main Jamuna Ka Dhaara - Meena Kumari had a close call with death during the shooting of this song. The boat she was rowing drifted off to deep waters and she had to be rescued by the film crew.[MR10]
• Tu Ganga Ki Mauj Main Jamuna Ka Dhaara - The shooting of this 1952 song and hence the entire film was delayed when Meena Kumari was injured in a road accident. The actress lost the pinky of her left hand as a result of this injury. For the rest of this film and her career, she had to find ways of keeping her left hand hidden from the camera.[MR10]
• Tu Ganga Ki Mauj Main Jamuna Ka Dhaara - Music director P. Shamanna reused the tune of this hit song for the Kannada film song "Ee Samsara Naukeyu" ("Gandharva Kanya", 1955).
• Mohe Bhool Gaye Saanwariya - Lata Mangeshkar apparently had a high fever during this song's recording. She laboured on despite her discomfort and delivered a stellar song.[MR10]
• Mohe Bhool Gaye Saanwariya - This song opened with lines written by Meerabai.
• Man Tarpat Hari Darshan Ko Aaj - This song is often cited as an example of secularism in Bollywood - a Hindu bhajan sung (Mohd. Rafi), written (Shakeel Badayuni) and composed (Naushad) by Muslims.[MR3]
• Man Tarpat Hari Darshan Ko Aaj - The tune of this song may have been inspired by the Hindi film song "Hari Base Sakal Sansara" ("Achhut Kanya", 1936).[2]
• Aaj Gaawat Man Mero Jhoom Ke - Ustad Amir Khan had been convinced to lend his voice for Tansen's character in this film. The director, Vijay Bhatt, and music director, Naushad, couldn't decide the singer for Baiju Bawra's character, since they couldn't think of anyone who could credibly "defeat" Ustad Amir Khan's singing. Their problem was finally solved when the Ustad recommended D.V. Paluskar, a classical singer whom the Ustad held in high regard and did not mind losing to![3]

1. ^ Sixty Years of Baiju Bawra
2. ^ Hari Base Sakal Sansara (Achhut Kanya, 1936)
3. ^ Sixty Years of Baiju Bawra