Manna Dey & Lata - Yeh Raat Bheegi Bheegi - Chori Chori [1956]

"Chori Chori" (Hindi: चोरी चोरी, Urdu: چوری چوری) is a 1956 Hindi film directed by Anant Thakur, with music by Shankar Jaikishan and lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri and Shailendra.

The film is inspired by the Hollywood movie, "It Happened One Night". The film stars Raj Kapoor and Nargis; Bhagwan Dada, Pran, David, and Johnny Walker have character parts. The movie would later inspire the 1990s Hindi re-make, "Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin".

Prabodh Chandra Dey (born 1 May 1919), better known by his nickname Manna Dey, is one of the greatest playback singers in Hindi and Bengali films. He has recorded more than 3500 songs over the course of his career. Along with Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Mukesh, he dominated Indian film playback music from the 1950s to the 1970s.

Dey was born to Purna Chandra (father) and Mahamaya Dey (mother)on 1 May 1919. Besides his parents, his youngest paternal uncle Sangeetacharya (meaning "Venerable Teacher of Music" in Sanskrit) K. C. Dey highly inspired and influenced him. Dey received his early education in a small pre-primary school named Indu Babur Pathshala. Thereafter he attended Scottish Church Collegiate School and Scottish Church College, followed by Vidyasagar College where he received his graduate education. From his childhood Dey has pursued wrestling and boxing.

Dey started his career in playback singing with the movie, Tamanna, in 1943. The musical score was by Krishna Chandra Dey and Manna sang a duet with Suraiya. The song was an instant hit. He sang a solo penned by Sachal Dev Burman, Upar Gagan Vishal, in the 1950 movie, Mashal. In 1952, Dey sang for a Bengali and a Marathi movie with the same name and storyline, Amar Bhupali. This established him as a leading playback singer.

Accolades and awards;

Mohammad Rafi once said to reporters: "You listen to my songs. I listen only to Manna Dey's songs". According to musicians Sachin Dev Burman and Anil Biswas, Manna Dey could sing any song of Mohammad Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Mukesh and Talat Mehmood.

Dey has been honored with the titles Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan.

The following is the list of Manna Dey's other awards: * 1969 National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the Hindi Film Mere Huzur * 1971 National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the Bengali film Nishi Padma * 1971 Padma Shri Award by Government of India * 1985 Lata Mangeshkar Award awarded by Government of Madhya Pradesh * 1988 Michale Sahittyo Puraskar awarded by Renaissance Sanskritik Parishad, Dhaka * 1990 Shyamal Mitra Award by Mithun Fans Association * 1991 Sangeet Swarnachurr Award awarded by Shree Khetra Kala Prakashika, Puri * 1993 P.C.Chandra Award by P.C.Chandra Group & others * 1999 Kamala Devi Roy Award by Kamala Devi Group * 2001 Anandalok Lifetime Award by Anandabazar Group * 2002 Special Jury Swaralaya Yesudas Award for outstanding performance in music * 2003 Alauddin Khan Award by Government of West Bengal * 2004 National Award as Playback singer by Government of Kerala * 2004 D. Litt Honouris Causa by Rabindra Bharati University * 2005 Life Time Achievement award by Government of Maharashtra * 2005 D.Litt Honouris Causa by Burdwan University * 2005 Padma Bhushan Award by Government of India * 2007 First AKSHAYA Award by Government of orissa * 2008 D.Litt Honouris Causa by Jadavpur University................

Lata Mangeshkar (Marathi: लता मंगेशकर; born September 28, 1929) is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known playback singers in the Hindi film industry. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She sang in over a thousand Bollywood movies and has sung songs in over twenty regional Indian languages, but primarily in Hindi. She is the elder sister of the equally accomplished singer Asha Bhosle and lesser-known singers, brother Hridayanath Mangeshkar and sisters Usha Mangeshkar and Meena Mangeshkar. Lata is the second vocalist ever to have received the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.

Mangeshkar was featured in the Guinness Book of World Records from 1974 to 1991 for having made the most recordings in the world.

Lata Mangeshkar has won several awards and honors, including Padma Bhushan (1969), Padma Vibhushan (1999), Dada Saheb Phalke Award (1989), NTR National Award (1999), Bharat Ratna (2001), three National Film Awards, and 12 Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards. She has also won four Filmfare Best Female Playback Awards. In 1969, she made the unusual gesture of giving up the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award, in order to promote fresh talent. She was later awarded Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993.

Lata Mangeshkar monopolized the best female playback singer award from 1958 to 1966. In 1969, Lata made the unusual gesture of giving up Filmfare awards in order to promote fresh talent...........
[Wikipedia & IMDb]

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[razack321]

I use to hear this song in 78 rpm records and hmv key gramaphone which my

dad was bought for my elder brother and manual key was broken and myself

and my younger brother use to rotate the disc with fingers thanx for uploading

my favourite song of my childhood



[yuanyuanyuanyin]

@razack321 - You are most welcome, my dear friend.

[nasirsawati]

8 idiots disliked the song

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

@nasirsawati - May be due to the "poor quality of the VIDEO". LOL

[digoxin1184]

yuanyuanyuanyin kindly confirm as i feel the lyrics are written by shailendra and not hasrat

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

@digoxin1184 - As I have written above at the description section, lyrics [for the film] are by Hasrat Jaipuri and Shailendra both, according to IMDb and Wikipedia.

Thank you.

[kumm3100]

Thanks a million for putting up such lovely songs- always reminds me of my parents, since they loved these songs..brings back wonderful memories.

[vishram123]

Thanks for uploading this immortal song. Even 200 years from now, people would still appreciate the great lyrics and melodious voice.

[surgefast]

Still holding its magic after so many years

[musicfood4love]

Classic romantic number

[humapathan888]

i love this song wooooww...........

aese me kya kahi koi nhi bhulese jo hum ko yad kare.... ek halki si muskan pe jo sapanoka jaha aabad kare....great....wording......­....

[1hanamoon]

my mom loved it i miss her

[arturo1440]

Remember This song from A movie I watched at a Driving Cinema.Takes me back almost 40 years.Appreciate the song even more today.

[mollifien]

Sanjay dutt is truly a clone of his mother. :)

[kaujoshi]

@digoxin1184- it is 100% Shailendra! Shailendra's unque "Antithesis" in poetry can be observed clearly. Eg: Kyun Aag see laga ke, gum sum hain chaandni......classic opposite expressions in the same line. Hope this helps :)

[MrTheharsh]

Awesome You tube Got some Best Song.. Love Some oldies... Bcoz old is gold..