It was Su(ma)ng by Mukesh

Saathi released in 1968.

Mukesh Chand Mathur sang the majority of the songs on the soundtrack of the film.

Interestingly, he was the only male singer to lend his voice to them.

However, my collection contained just one of those.

It was titled Mera Pyaar Bhi Tu Hai.

The lady who joined him behind the microphone for the song was Suman Kalyanpur.

It happened to be her only contribution to the soundtrack of the film.

Majrooh Sultanpuri penned the song, which was composed by Naushad Ali.

The song was four minutes and 22 seconds long.

Mangeshkar’s solo was bahut achcha

If one were to list the top ten Hindi film songs for a Mother’s Day compilation, this song would definitely be on it.

It was titled Tu Kitni Achchi Hai.

And it was the only song from Raja Aur Runk (1968) in my collection.

It was no surprise that the lady who lent her voice to the track was the one and only Lata Mangeshkar – after all, she rendered the majority of the songs in the film.

The song was penned by Anand Bakshi.

It was composed by Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma.

It was among Rafi’s best

My collection contained a couple of songs from Mere Huzoor, which released in 1968.

These included the subject of this post – Gham Uthane Ke Liye Main Toh Jeeye Jaoonga (which would be the first if they were arranged in the alphabetical order).

It was rendered by the one and only Mohammed Rafi (who sang the majority of the songs in the film).

As far as their mood was concerned, the contrast between the two songs couldn’t have been starker.

But there were a couple of similarities – Hasrat Jaipuri wrote the song,  which Shankar Jaikishan composed.

MoHaMmeD Rafi sang this too

The reason I capitalised half the letters in Mohammed Rafi’s first name was they also happened to be the initials of the title of the film from which the subject of this post was – Mere Hamdam Mere Dost, which released in 1968.

If the singer’s three solos from the film were arranged in the alphabetical order, the subject of this post – Hui Shaam Unka Khayal Aa Gaya – would be the second.

Majrooh Sultanpuri wrote the song, which was composed by Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma.

It was four minutes and 31 seconds long.