Bengali Films of Salil Chowdhury

Chhayaa (1961)

Lyrics: Rajinder Krishan

Title music

Nr Song Singer(s)

Other known variations

Hnd Mal Tam Tel Kan Bng Oth
CH1 Ya kah de hum insaan nahi.n Rafi - - - - - - -
CH2 Chham chham naachata aayee bahaar Lata - - - - - - -
CH3 Itnaa na mujhse tu pyaar baDhaa Lata, Talat - - - - - - -
CH4 aa.nkho.n mei.n masti sharaab ki Talat - - - - - DM1 -
CH5 aa.nsoo samajh ke kyo.n mujhe Talat - - - - - LM6 -
CH6 Dil se dil ki Dor baandhe Lata, Mukesh - PV5 - - - HM10 -
CH7 Itna na mujhse tu pyaar baDhaa Talat - - - - - - -

Salil's love for western classical music is well-known. His orchestration technique demonstrates that. Use of rich and lush strings with wonderful harmony. Salil was very much inspired by Beethoven's "Fur Elise" when he was composing the wonderful Title music of Chhayaa and Mozart's Symphony number 40 in G minor for that beautiful song 'Itna na mujhse tu pyaar baDhaa'. The interlude of the slow version of this song by Talat ( CH7) is amazing and so is the prelude and the interlude music of "aansoo samajh kar".