Mera Naam Joker

Mera Naam Joker

Album Category: Hindi, Film
Year: 1970
Music Director: Shankar - Jaikishan, Harry Parr-Davies
Lyricist: Neeraj, Shailendra, Hasrat Jaipuri, Shaily Shailendra, Prem Dhawan, Phil Park
Label: H.M.V.
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Film Credits: DIRECTOR: Raj Kapoor. PRODUCER: Raj Kapoor. STORY: K.A. Abbas. SCREENPLAY: K.A. Abbas. DIALOGUE: K.A. Abbas. ACTOR: Raj Kapoor, More...
 



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Ey Bhai Zara Dekh Ke Chalo
Singer: Manna Dey
Music Director: Shankar - Jaikishan
Lyricist: Neeraj
Genre: Filmi, Narration
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Ang Lag Ja Baalma
Singer: Asha Bhosle
Music Director: Shankar - Jaikishan
Lyricist: Shailendra
Genre: Filmi, Hindi Folk
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Jaane Kahan Gaye Woh Din
Singer: Mukesh
Music Director: Shankar - Jaikishan
Lyricist: Hasrat Jaipuri
Genre: Filmi, Ghazal, Classic Pop
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Daagh Na Lag Jaye
 
Singer: Asha Bhosle, Mukesh
Music Director: Shankar - Jaikishan
Lyricist: Hasrat Jaipuri
Genre: Filmi, Sufi/Qawwali
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Teetar Ke Do Aage Teetar
Singer: Asha Bhosle, Simi Garewal, Mukesh
Music Director: Shankar - Jaikishan
Lyricist: Hasrat Jaipuri
Genre: Filmi, Narration, Pop
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Kehta Hai Joker Saara Zamana
Singer: Mukesh
Music Director: Shankar - Jaikishan
Lyricist: Neeraj
Genre: Filmi
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Jeena Yahan Marna Yahan
Singer: Mukesh
Music Director: Shankar - Jaikishan
Lyricist: Shaily Shailendra
Genre: Filmi, Classic Pop
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Kaate Na Kate Raina
Singer: Asha Bhosle, Manna Dey
Music Director: Shankar - Jaikishan
Lyricist: Shailendra
Genre: Sugam, Hindustani
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Sadke Heer Tujhpe Hum
Singer: Mohammed Rafi
Music Director: Shankar - Jaikishan
Lyricist: Prem Dhawan
Genre: Filmi, Punjabi Folk
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Kal Khel Mein Hum Hon Na Hon (Jeena Yahan Marna Yahan)
Singer: Mukesh
Music Director: Shankar - Jaikishan
Lyricist: Shaily Shailendra
Genre: Filmi, Classic Pop
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Mere Alibaba
Singer: Sharda
Music Director: Shankar - Jaikishan
Lyricist: Shailendra
Genre: Filmi
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Gao Gao Gao Jhoom Ke Gao
Singer: Mukesh, Sharda
Music Director: Shankar - Jaikishan
Lyricist: Neeraj
Genre: Filmi
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Wish Me Luck (As You Wave Me Goodbye)
Singer: Various artists
Music Director: Harry Parr-Davies, Shankar - Jaikishan
Lyricist: Phil Park
Genre: Marching Band
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Trivia


 

    Album

  • This semi-autobiographical film was Raj Kapoor's passion project. It was several years in the making and created a buzz in the film industry, but turned out to be a colossal flop. Its long runtime was cited as one of the reasons for its critical and commercial failure. With a runtime of 255 minutes, this was one of the longest Hindi films ever released. Like Raj Kapoor's previous film "Sangam" (1964), which had a runtime of 238 minutes, this film had two intervals. The film's failure resulted in a severe financial crunch for the Kapoor family since they had mortgaged all their assets to ensure its release. Over time though, the film acquired cult status and even became a money-spinner for R.K. Films. Raj Kapoor recovered admirably from this debacle with the success of his next film, "Bobby" (1973).[1][2][3][4]
  • This was actor Rishi Kapoor's debut film. He was 18 years old at the time.
  • Ksenia Ryabinkina, the Russian actress who appeared in this film, featured in only one other Hindi film, "Chintu Ji" (2009). She played herself in the 2009 film and was shown giving Rishi Kapoor, who played an exaggerated version of himself in it, a book of photos from this film with the music of the song "Jaane Kahan Gaye Woh Din" playing in the background.[5]
  • This was the debut Hindi film of lyricist Shaily Shailendra. He shared credits with his father Shailendra, among other lyricists.
  • Lyricist Yogesh Gaud had an appointment with Raj Kapoor with regards to this film but was turned away by a watchman who didn't think he looked like a poet. Yogesh didn't pursue the matter further and lost an opportunity to work with Raj Kapoor.
  • A misunderstanding developed between Raj Kapoor and Manoj Kumar after Kumar signed up for a small role in the film. Kumar eventually cleared the misunderstanding and made up with Kapoor. In fact, the filmmaker was so impressed with Kumar that he asked him to write the dialogue for his own scenes. A hesitant Kumar took writer K.A. Abbas's permission before doing so.[6]
  • According to Simi Grewal, Raj Kapoor closely involved her in the development of her character in the film. She designed her costumes and even came up with some of her lines in the film.[7]
  • Lata Mangeshkar had a huge fallout with Raj Kapoor after "Sangam" (1964) and refused to sing for this film. This was a rare Raj Kapoor film for which she did not sing.[8]

    Song

  • Jaane Kahan Gaye Woh Din - Mukesh suffered a heart attack while performing this song at a stage show in Detroit, USA. Without disrupting the song, he called his son Nitin Mukesh to complete it and went backstage. He was hospitalised but succumbed the next day, on August 27, 1976.[MR6]
  • Jaane Kahan Gaye Woh Din - This song was recorded in 1967 a few years before the film was released. Mukesh first performed it live at the Filmfare Awards function in June 1967. By the time the film came out in 1970, the song was already a big hit.[MR10]
  • Jaane Kahan Gaye Woh Din - Shankar - Jaikishan had used the tune of this 1970 song for the background score of a few Raj Kapoor productions in the past, including "Aah" (1953).[9]
  • Jaane Kahan Gaye Woh Din - Hasrat Jaipuri had written additional stanzas for this song other than the two that were recorded and filmed. Mukesh used to sing one of the extra stanzas in his live shows.
  • Jeena Yahan Marna Yahan - The accordion interludes in this song were based on Ion Ivanovici's waltz composition "Waves of the Danube". The theme was a recurring motif throughout the film. Raj Kapoor had first used the tune in "Barsaat" (1949) and went on to use it in many of his other films over the next few decades.[10]
  • Wish Me Luck (As You Wave Me Goodbye) - This was a version of a song originally composed by Harry Parr-Davies and written by Phil Park. Gracie Fields' rendition of the song for the film "Shipyard Sally" (1939) became very popular during World War II.[11]



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