Geeta Dutt - Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu Baba - Howrah Bridge [1958]

"Howrah Bridge" is a 1958 film directed by Shakti Samanta. Its name is a reference to Howrah Bridge, which connects Howrah to Kolkata over the Hooghly River.

Starring Madhubala, Ashok Kumar, Om Prakash and Madan Puri.

It features the well known Hindi song "Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu" which was reused in the film Salaam Bombay!.

This song was sung by Geeta Dutt and picturised on Helen. The Music Director is O. P. Nayyar.
Lyrics by Qamar Jalalabadi & Hasrat Jaipuri.....

Geetā Dutt (Born Geetā Ghosh Roy Chowdhuri) [November 23, 1930 July 20, 1972] was a prominent Indian playback singer in Hindi movies in the 1950s and 60s, and also a singer of modern Bengali songs.

Initially, Geeta was a singer known for singing bhajans and sad songs, but her renderings of composer S. D. Burman's jazzy musical scores in Bāzi in 1951 demonstrated a new facet of Geeta's singing. The sexiness in her voice and her easy adaptation to "western" tunes. From then on in the 1950s, Geeta was people's first choice for singing seductive songs and providing song accompaniments in dance clubs.

S.D. Burman recognized the magic in Geeta's voice through her songs in "Do Bhāi". He effectively used the Bengali lilt in her voice in movies like Devdās (1955) and Pyāsā (1957). The song "Aaj Saajan Mohe Ang Lagaa Lo" in "Pyasa" is a prime example of a Bengali keertan being presented in its Hindi version.

During Geeta's recording of songs for the movie Baazi, she met the movie's young and upcoming director, Guru Dutt. Their romance culminated in marriage on May 26, 1953....

In 1964, Guru Dutt died from a combination of alcohol and an overdose of sleeping pills. (His death was widely perceived as a suicide following two earlier attempts) Geeta then suffered a serious nervous breakdown, and also ran into financial problems. She tried to resume her singing career, cutting discs at Durgā Pujā, and giving stage shows................

Geeta died of cirrhosis of the liver on July 20, 1972.
[Wikipedia & IMDb]

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[arvin20071]

Thanks for uploading. As usual, your choice of sings is impeccable.

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

@arvin20071 - You are most welcome, my dear friend.

I kindly invite you to watch the latest 50 videos [Classic Party Songs - Indian Cinema - 1949 To 1983] I posted few days back.

Thank you.

[RealMusicKing]

Hello Yuan. This is typical OP style. What was OP style? Tune-Smithing Punjabi Folk songs or use existing western tunes such as this one. I believe the words of this were written by Qamar Jalabadi.

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

@RealMusicKing - You are correct my friend, lyrics by Qamar Jalalabadi & Hasrat Jaipuri.

I just written them above.

Thank you.

[kjaan1]

Great song...great to see your old account again.

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

You are most welcome, my friend.

Sincerely hope and pray that yours too will soon be back.

You "pioneers" of Hindustani music at YT highly deserve that and I always used to say that.

Take care.

[takaz2]

that s Great , excellllleeeent

[mrsureshisha]

At last I saw the movie on TV along with my family.

[Coucoutchicou]

This is THE rock 'n roll song of Bollywood. Even tho' "Mr John, Baba Khan" (filmed on Helen again) did come out a couple of years earlier, Asha is nowhere near Geeta (in this type of song, of course) nor is C. Ramachandra any where near O.P. Nayyar (again for this type of song).

[knaplock]

I heard this on Mark Coles' World of Music on BBC World service. It's brilliant!

[MrYogi1965]

Mera Naam Chin-Chin-Chu

Chin-Chin-Chu Baaba.. Chin-Chin-Chu

Raat Chaandani.. Main Aur Tu

Hello Mister, How Do You Do..

[MrYogi1965]

Baabu Ji Main Cheen Se Aayi.. Cheeni Jaisa Dil Laayi

Singapur Ka Yauvan Mera.. Shanghaayi Ki Angdaayi

Dil Par Rakh Le Haath Zaraa.. Ho Jaaye Na Paagal Tu

Mera Naam Chin-Chin-Chu

Chin-chin-Chu Baaba.. Chin-Chin-Chu

Raat Chaandani.. Main Aur Tu

Hello Mister, How Do You Do..

[MrYogi1965]

O Baabu Ji Main Aur Aap.. Kitna Achha Huya Milaap

Tujh Ko Dekh Tabeeyat Bhadki.. Alaadeen Ki Main Hu'n Ladki

Foonk Du'n Mantar Chhoo-Chhoo-Choo.. Sindabaad The Sailor Tu

Mera Naam Chin-Chin-Chu

Chin-chin-Chu Baaba.. Chin-Chin-Chu

Raat Chaandani.. Main Aur Tu

Hello Mister, How Do You Do..

-Howrah Bridge (1958) *Ashok Kumar, Madhubala, K.N. Singh

Music : OP Nayyar Lyrics : Qamar Jalalabadi

Singer : Geeta Dutt

[yogigrg1965123]

Mera Naam Chin-Chin-Chu Chin-chin-Chu Baaba.. Chin-Chin-Chu Raat Chaandani.. Main Aur Tu Hello Mister, How Do You Do.. Baabu Ji Main Cheen Se Aayi.. Cheeni Jaisa Dil Laayi Singapur Ka Yauvan Mera.. Shanghaayi Ki Angdaayi Dil Par Rakh Le Haath Zaraa.. Ho Jaaye Na Paagal Tu Mera Naam Chin-Chin-Chu Chin-chin-Chu Baaba.. Chin-Chin-Chu Raat Chaandani.. Main Aur Tu Hello Mister, How Do You Do..