MANNA DEY - TUJHE SURAJ KAHOON YA CHANDA - EK PHOOL DO MALI 1969

SONG:TUJHE SURAJ KAHOON
MUSIC:RAVI
LYRICS:PREM DHAWAN
SINGER:MANNA DEY
FILM:EK PHOOL DO MALI

Ek Phool Do Mali is a 1969 Indian Bollywood film directed by Devendra Goel. The film took the third top spot at the box office in 1969. Balraj Sahni earned a Filmfare nomination as Best Supporting Actor.The film stars Sadhana,Sanjay Khan and Balraj Sahni.The music was given by Ravi and lyrics were written by Prem Dhawan.


Balraj Sahni ( May 1, 1913 April 13 ,1973 ) was a famous Hindi film actor. His real name was Yudhishthir Sahni . He belonged to a Punjabi Khatri family from Bhera now in Punjab, Pakistan.Sahni went from his native Rawalpindi to study at Harvard. He completed his Masters degree in English Literature from Lahore and then went back to Rawalpindi and joined his family business. He also held a Bachelor's degree in Hindi, followed by a Masters in English from Punjab University . Soon after, he married Damayanti Sahni.

In the late 1930s, Sahni and his wife left Rawalpindi to join Tagore's Shantiniketan in Bengal as an English and Hindi teacher. It is here that thier son, Parikshit Sahni was born, when his wife Damayanti was doing her Bachelors degree . He also went to work with Mahatma Gandhi for a year in 1938. The next year, Sahni, with Gandhi's blessings, went to England to join the BBC-London's Hindi service as a radio announcer.

He returned to India in 1943.Sahni was always interested in acting, and started his acting career with the plays of the Indian People's Theatre Association . He started his film career in Mumbai with the film Insaaf (1946), followed by Dharti Ke Lal directed by KA Abbas in 1946, Door Chaleinin 1946, and other films. But it was in 1953, with Bimal Roy's classic Do Bigha Zameen, that his true forte as an actor was first recognised. The film won the international prize at the Cannes Film Festival.He followed it up with an encore in the 1911 classic Kabuliwala penned by Tagore.

Sahni's wife Damayanti died at a young age in 1947, who was the heroine of his film, Gudiya (1947) and two years later he married his first cousin, Santosh Chandhok, later known as an author and television writer.

Sahni's acting was very well liked and appreciated in all his films. He acted opposite top heroines like Nutan, Meena Kumari, Vyjayantimala, and Nargis in films like Seema (1955), Sone Ki Chidiya (1958), Satta Bazaar (1959), Bhabhi Ki Chudiyan (1961), Kathputli (1957), Lajwanti (1958) & Ghar Sansaar (1958). However, he is perhaps best remembered by the current generation for the picturization of the legendary song Ae Meri Zohra Jabeen from the movie Waqt (1965) on him. Sahni appeared opposite Achala Sachdev in the number,his famos hindi roles in Ek Phool Do Mali 1969 and Do Raaste in the same year

He also starred in the classic Punjabi film Nanak Dukhiya Sub Sansar (1970) as well as the critically acclaimed Satluj de kande.Sahni was a gifted writer, his early writings were in English, though later in life he switched to Punjabi, and became a writer of repute in Punjabi literature. In 1960, after a visit to Pakistan, he wrote Mera Pakistani Safar. His book Mera Rusi Safarnama, which he had written after a tour of the erstwhile Soviet Union in 1969, earned him the 'Soviet Land Nehru Award'. He contributed many poems and short stories in magazines and also penned his autobiography, Meri Filmi Aatmakatha.

Sahni was an extremely well read and politically conscious person. He was one of the founding fathers of the IPTA (Indian People's Theatre Association) movement and known for his leftist leanings. Sahni also dabbled in screenwriting; he wrote the 1951 movie Baazi which starred Dev Anand and was directed by Guru Dutt. He was also a recipient of the Padma Shri Award (1969). Balraj Sahni also wrote in Punjabi and contributed to the Punjabi magazine Preetlari .

Sahni was undoubtedly one of the greatest actors ever to come on the Indian screen: a highly natural actor who reminded the audience of the actors like Motilal because of his simple persona and a sophisticated style of acting. He was looked up to as a role model as he was never involved in any scandal. His acting in Do Bigha Zameen and Garam Hawa were the highlights of his career. He believed in what is known as 'Neo-Realistic' cinema.Balraj's brother Bhisham Sahni was a well-known writer who wrote the book Tamas. His son Parikshat Sahni is also an actor.



Balraj Sahni died on 13 April 1973, of a massive cardiac arrest at the age of 59. He had been depressed for some time by the untimely death of his young daughter, Shabnam.

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[debu936]

@Shaam44 A very nostalgic ,emotional and a great composition. Heart rending song sung by evergreen maestro Mr Manna Dey. Thanks are due to you for uploading this superb hit.

[Shaam44]

@debu936 Thank you 4 your so kind words :)

[farooqm100]

Very touching song as i lost my farther last year to cancer. Cry every time I hear this song . Money can buy every thing except parents!!

[Shaam44]

@farooqm100 I am so Sorry to hear about your loss !! God Bless you.

[franciscleet]

I never missed him like this, seeing this song made my eyes wet, he might have dreamed of being with me like the father and son in the song, the lines ' i will teach you how to walk, and when i am old i will hold your hands to walk, it touched me so much, thanks for posting this song, somehow i feel my dad when i listen to this song.

[Shaam44]

@franciscleet Very emotional comment you have made :) Thanks 4 watching.

[BabybearXxXAnne]

my dad used to sing this song for me as a lullaby............and then a few years later, the devil worked on my family and now i have a broken home...................it's been years now that i havent spoken to him. .........he doesnt love me anymore and its all my fault...................... no one knows what i go through every day.. but i cant take it anymore............ no one understands...... to those reading this, never make the same mistake that i did. i was young

[saanu19]

Tiz was mu lullaby wen i was born n til i was 19 my dad sing tiz song for me wenever i go bck for my sem break....

Bau....luv u always n RIP!!!!

[NewEye2World]

@BabybearXxXAnne I request you, forget everything and speak to your dad. Your dad forgived your millions mistakes when you were child and you can definitly overcome all the burdens and mountains of your mind to meet and talk to him. He still loves you.

[NewEye2World]

Heart throbbing song and brings tears in my eyes remembering my Dad. I want to go home and meet my family.

[pksasikumar]

I wonderhow can our amazing poets get deep into the ailing hearts and think of such a creation. Great in lyrics and music

[ChimanJagani]

Album: Ek Phool Do Mali

Year: 1969

Track: Tujhe Sooraj Kahoon Ya

Singer: MannaDey

Album Star Cast: SanjayKhan Sadhana BalrajSahani

Track Star Cast: BalrajSahani

[roshanindu]

great compisition...good song......touching and emotional..

[MrSwagsurfer3666121]

@BabybearXxXAnne have the memories and think of the good times gone by .be strong he wants u to be happy

[Docorif]

To Babybear----> Go make up with his, its never too late. When u do , it will seem like yesterday and nothing ever happened.