ACTRESS MEENA KUMARI AND LOVE SONGS

                                          

MEENA KUMARI (1932-1972)  

"Baar baar tohe kyaa samjhaaye paayal ki jhankaar,

Tore bin saajan laage na jiyaa hamaar.."

( How many times these tinkling anklets shall make you believe one simple thing?

" Love! Without you I am restless and undone ")

Who says Meena Ji performed nothing except tragic roles ? The above song from Aarti (1962) written by Majrooh and composed by Roshan presents another on screen dimension of her talent ; grace, happiness and the satisfaction of a woman in love .

 Scientists say that with a feeling of being wanted, appreciated and loved ,the levels of dopamine and phenylethylamine also go up in the body. They increase focus while creating a sense of euphoria and well being. A person may feel happy , satisfied and motivated. 

Love has an unthinkable power. It not only moves human hearts but also touches animals and birds. I have seen some animals and birds developing an emotional relationship with human beings. They often return their non-materialistic and emotional feeling of love to human beings. 

A love that is acknowledged and reciprocated touches some inner cords within the heart of every woman.This is the moment when the external world looks beautiful and worth living .The fire that love ignites comes like a warmth that starts melting frozen mess within and around her. Meena Ji has presented this beautiful feeling of a woman in love through many of her songs.

 I am also reminded of some more songs" Mera dil ab tera o saajana" that Shailendra wrote for" Dil apna aur preet paraayi" . " Kitna haseen hai mausam, kitna haseen safar hai " is another song written by Pandit Narendra Sharma that can be added to this long list. 

There are some more songs like ,"door koyi gaaye", " chali gori pi se milan ko chali", " O sajna mere ghar angnaa", "aate jaate pehloo mein aaya koyi", " meri jaan meri jaan pyaar kisi se ho hi gaya hai hum kya karein", "ja ri ja ri o kaari badariya", and " piya aiso jiya mein samaayi gayo re". In these songs, Meena Ji never expresses a feeling to change the man she loves.She accepts him as he is.In love, imperfections do not matter.She carries a feeling that none is perfect and as such doesn't talk about all those issues.

Who can match Meena Ji's style in presenting the intense feeling of a woman in love ? In her love songs , she walks , runs and dances with a happiness that appears reassuring and deep within her heart . In the songs quoted by me, she is possibly moved by the sweeping feeling of being owned ,acknowledged and loved .

(Avtar Mota)

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