Parichay

Awards

Song Awards:
• 1972 - National Film Awards - Best Female Playback Singer - Beeti Naa Bitaayi Raina - Lata Mangeshkar

Trivia

Album

• This film was compared with the American musical drama "The Sound Of Music" (1965). However, Gulzar maintained that the film was an adaptation of the Bengali novel "Rangeen Uttarain" written by Rajkumar Mitra. It was Raakhee, Gulzar's wife at the time, who had recommended the novel to Gulzar. Since Gulzar had yet to debut as a director and did not have money to buy the novel's rights, he had requested composer Hemant Kumar to convey his interest in the novel's rights to R.K. Mitra. This film was revived after Gulzar's directorial debut "Mere Apne" (1971), when Jeetendra's brother-in-law V.K. Sobti told him that the actor was keen to work with him. Jeetendra not only acted in this film but also produced it under his Tirupati Pictures banner.[1]
• This was the first film in which R.D. Burman and Gulzar collaborated. It was the beginning of a career-defining relationship for both of them.
• Jatin Pandit, of the Jatin - Lalit composer duo, had been part of R.D. Burman's children's choir for several songs. This was one of the films in which he sang for Burman.[2][3]
• This was the first of the series of three films in which Gulzar directed Jeetendra. The other two films were "Khushboo" (1975) and "Kinara" (1977). Two of these films were produced by Jeetendra's banner Tirupati Pictures - this film and "Khushboo" (1975). All three films had R.D. Burman's music and Gulzar's lyrics.[4][5]

Song

• Saare Ke Saare Gama Ko Le Kar Gaate Chale - In this film, that had parallels with "The Sound Of Music" (1965), this song was seen as the film's answer to the popular song "Do Re Mi" in the American musical.[6]
• Saare Ke Saare Gama Ko Le Kar Gaate Chale - The train-like accordion solo in the interlude of this song was played by Kersi Lord.
• Saare Ke Saare Gama Ko Le Kar Gaate Chale - In the film, Gulzar introduced an indirect reference to his friend R.D. Burman, popularly called Pancham, with an exchange between Jeetendra and Jaya Bhaduri's characters during a break in this song after the first antara. In this exchange, when Jeetendra asks "Haan toh kahan tak pahunche they hum?", with reference to swaras or music notes, Jaya Bhaduri responds "Pancham tak."
• Musafir Hoon Yaaron - R.D. Burman got the inspiration for the tune of the line "Mujhe chalte jaana hai" when he heard his guitarist Bhanu Gupta playing the guitar while he was in the shower.
• Beeti Naa Bitaayi Raina - R.D. Burman had initially planned to use Kishore Kumar for the male vocal in this song. When Kishore heard the semi-classical composition, he felt that it would suit Bhupinder Singh's voice better, and R.D. Burman decided to go with his suggestion.[7]
• Beeti Naa Bitaayi Raina - Jeetendra was not happy with this song and wanted it removed from the film. To do so, he tried to enlist the support of Amitabh Bachchan who was visiting the film's sets to meet Jaya Bhaduri. As it turned out, Bachchan was so moved by the song that it was Jeetendra who changed his mind.[8]

1. ^ Of moustaches and music
2. ^ Brothers in tune
3. ^ Jatin Pandit interview
4. ^ Khushboo (1975)
5. ^ Kinara (1977)
6. ^ Do Re Mi (The Sound Of Music, 1965)
7. ^ Mitali, Bhupinder interview
8. ^ Of moustaches and music