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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name    = Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein
| name    = Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein
| cover    =
| language = [[urdu]]
| alt      =
| artist  = [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]] and [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| type    =
| artist  = [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]
| album    = [[Kabhie Kabhie (1976 film)|Kabhi Kabhie]]
| album    = [[Kabhie Kabhie (1976 film)|Kabhi Kabhie]]
| released = 1976
| released = 1976
| format  =
| recorded = [[Mehboob Studio]], [[Bandra]](W), <br />[[Mumbai]], [[India]]
| recorded = [[Mehboob Studio]], [[Bandra]](W), <br />[[Mumbai]], [[India]]
| studio  =
| venue    =
| genre    = [[Film score]]
| genre    = [[Film score]]
| length  = 4:45
| length  = 4:45
| label    = [[Saregama]]
| label    = [[Saregama]]
| writer   = [[Sahir Ludhianvi]]
| lyricist   = [[Sahir Ludhianvi]]
| producer = [[Mohammed Zahur Khayyam|Khayyam]]
| composer = [[Mohammed Zahur Khayyam|Khayyam]]
| producer = Khayyam
}}
}}


'''"Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein"''' ([[English language|English]]: 'Sometimes..in My Heart') is a song from 1976 [[Bollywood]] movie ''[[Kabhie Kabhie (1976 film)|Kabhi Kabhie]]'' (English title: Sometimes...) directed by [[Yash Chopra]]. The title song of the film written by [[Sahir Ludhianvi]] was performed by [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]].<ref>[http://planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=042606031000 Kabhi Kabhie Music Review] Planet Bollywood.com.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/hindi/moviedetail.asp?mid=H000074|title=Kabhi Kabhie songs}}</ref>
'''"Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein"''' ({{translation|Sometimes..in My Heart}}) is the title song of the 1976 Hindi film ''[[Kabhie Kabhie (1976 film)|Kabhi Kabhie]]'' directed by [[Yash Chopra]]. The title song of the film written by [[Sahir Ludhianvi]] was performed by [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]] and [[Lata Mangeshkar]].<ref>[http://planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=042606031000 Kabhi Kabhie Music Review] Planet Bollywood.com.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/hindi/moviedetail.asp?mid=H000074|title=Kabhi Kabhie songs}}</ref>


The song was recorded at Mehboob Studio of noted producer-director, [[Mehboob Khan]],<ref>[http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=18751 This studio gave a struggling musician a new dawn]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Mohammed Wajihuddin, ''[[Indian Express]]'', 26 May 2002.</ref> and remains one of the finest creations of both its music director and lyricist, both of whom later won [[Filmfare Award]]s in their respective categories.<ref>[http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=172772 Sahir: A poet par excellence] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105015348/http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=172772 |date=5 November 2012 }} ''[[Indian Express]]'', 8 March 2006.</ref><ref name="toi">{{cite news
The song was recorded at Mehboob Studio of noted producer-director, [[Mehboob Khan]],<ref>[http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=18751 This studio gave a struggling musician a new dawn]{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Mohammed Wajihuddin, ''[[Indian Express]]'', 26 May 2002.</ref> and remains one of the finest creations of both its music director and lyricist, both of whom later won [[Filmfare Award]]s in their respective categories.<ref>[http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=172772 Sahir: A poet par excellence] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105015348/http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=172772 |date=5 November 2012 }} ''[[Indian Express]]'', 8 March 2006.</ref><ref name="toi">{{cite news
| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-07-07/india/27788046_1_30-minute-meeting-jagjit-kaur-music
| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/PM-meets-musician-Khayyam/articleshow/1714730.cms
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025044538/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-07-07/india/27788046_1_30-minute-meeting-jagjit-kaur-music
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025044538/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-07-07/india/27788046_1_30-minute-meeting-jagjit-kaur-music
| url-status=dead
| url-status=live
| archive-date=25 October 2012
| archive-date=25 October 2012
| title=PM meets musician Khayyam
| title=PM meets musician Khayyam
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| date=7 July 2006
| date=7 July 2006
| agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]]
| agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]]
| accessdate=2 July 2013
| access-date=2 July 2013
| location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref>
| location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref>


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This song is regarded to have been a masterpiece by lyricist [[Sahir Ludhianvi]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACLz1ZYv1GA Sahir Ludhianvi - Kabhi Kabhi Original Voice, 16 May 2014, Sahir Ludhianvi]</ref> The original song is in literary [[Urdu]] and was in fact a poem from his collection ''Talkhiyan''. The version used in the movie ''[[Kabhie Kabhie (1976 film)|Kabhi Kabhie]]'' used simpler words.
This song is regarded to have been a masterpiece by lyricist [[Sahir Ludhianvi]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACLz1ZYv1GA Sahir Ludhianvi - Kabhi Kabhi Original Voice, 16 May 2014, Sahir Ludhianvi]</ref> The original song is in literary [[Urdu]] and was in fact a poem from his collection ''Talkhiyan''. The version used in the movie {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Kabhie Kabhie (1976 film)|Kabhi Kabhie]]}} used simpler words.


This music for this song was composed by [[Mohammed Zahur Khayyam|Khayyam]] and sung by [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]. The song was originally created by Khayyam for an unreleased film made in 1950 by [[Chetan Anand (director)|Chetan Anand]]. The song was recorded by [[Geeta Dutt]] and [[Sudha Malhotra]]. However this song was never released.
This music for this song was composed by [[Mohammed Zahur Khayyam|Khayyam]] and sung by [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]. The song was originally created by Khayyam for an unreleased film made in 1950 by [[Chetan Anand (director)|Chetan Anand]]. The song was recorded by [[Geeta Dutt]] and [[Sudha Malhotra]]. However this song was never released.
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==Versions==
==Versions==
{|
|-
The original literary version <ref>[https://rekhta.org/ebooks/talkhiyan-sahir-ludhianvi-ebooks  Talkhiyan, Sahir Ludhianvi, 1985, Hali Publishing House, Delhi]</ref> was significantly modified to create a version which is more sentimental and lyrical.
The original literary version <ref>[https://rekhta.org/ebooks/talkhiyan-sahir-ludhianvi-ebooks  Talkhiyan, Sahir Ludhianvi, 1985, Hali Publishing House, Delhi]</ref> was significantly modified to create a version which is more sentimental and lyrical.
| <pre>The original literary version:
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<poem>The original literary version:
Kabhi Kabhi mere dil mein khayaal aataa hai
Kabhi Kabhi mere dil mein khayaal aataa hai
Ki zindagi teri zulfon ki narm chhaaon mein
Ki zindagi teri zulfon ki narm chhaaon mein
Guzarne paati to shaadaab ho bhi sakti thi
Guzarne paati to shaadaab ho bhi sakti thi
Yeh tiraagi jo mere zist ka muqaddar hai
Yeh tiraagi jo mere zist ka muqaddar hai
Teri nazar ki shuaon mein kho bhi sakti thi</pre>
Teri nazar ki shuaon mein kho bhi sakti thi</poem>
||<pre>The movie version is:
{{col-break}}
<poem>The movie version is:
Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil Me, Khayal Aata Hai
Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil Me, Khayal Aata Hai
Ke Jaise Tujhko Banaya Gaya Hai Mere Liye
Ke Jaise Tujhko Banaya Gaya Hai Mere Liye (x2)
Tu Ab Se Pahle Sitaro Me Bas Rahi Thi Kahi
Tu Ab Se Pahle Sitaro Me Bas Rahi Thi Kahi
Tujhe Zami Pe utara Gaya Hai Mere Liye
Tujhe Zameen Pe bhoolaya Gaya Hai Mere Liye (x2)</poem>
 
{{col-end}}
</pre>
|}


Kabhi Kabhie song has another version in soundtrack, where in the opening verses are recited by [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as he does in the film, during the TV interview scene with [[Raakhee]], and then cuts to the song playing in flashback.
Kabhi Kabhie song has another version in soundtrack, where in the opening verses are recited by [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as he does in the film, during the TV interview scene with [[Raakhee]], and then cuts to the song playing in flashback.
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The song was later resung and remixed by Dal Hothi, followed many years later by a remixed version by [[Bally Sagoo]].
The song was later resung and remixed by Dal Hothi, followed many years later by a remixed version by [[Bally Sagoo]].
The melody was taken for the 1985 Indonesian song Khayalan Masa Lalu 'Imaginations of the Past', sung by [[Ida Laila]].


==Awards==
==Awards==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074730/soundtrack Kabhi Kabhie Soundtrack] at [[Internet Movie Database]]
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074730/soundtrack Kabhi Kabhie Soundtrack] at [[Internet Movie Database]]
* [https://www.saregama.com/song-lyrics/kabhi-kabhi-mere-dil-mein-solo_22795 Lyrics]


{{Lata Mangeshkar}}
{{Lata Mangeshkar}}
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[[Category:Lata Mangeshkar songs]]
[[Category:Songs with music by Khayyam]]
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[[Category:Urdu-language songs]]
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"Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein"
Song by Mukesh and Lata Mangeshkar
from the album Kabhi Kabhie
Languageurdu
Released1976
RecordedMehboob Studio, Bandra(W),
Mumbai, India
GenreFilm score
Length4:45
LabelSaregama
Composer(s)Khayyam
Lyricist(s)Sahir Ludhianvi
Producer(s)Khayyam

"Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein" (transl. Sometimes..in My Heart) is the title song of the 1976 Hindi film Kabhi Kabhie directed by Yash Chopra. The title song of the film written by Sahir Ludhianvi was performed by Mukesh and Lata Mangeshkar.[1][2]

The song was recorded at Mehboob Studio of noted producer-director, Mehboob Khan,[3] and remains one of the finest creations of both its music director and lyricist, both of whom later won Filmfare Awards in their respective categories.[4][5]

About the song[edit | edit source]

This song is regarded to have been a masterpiece by lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi.[6] The original song is in literary Urdu and was in fact a poem from his collection Talkhiyan. The version used in the movie Kabhi Kabhie used simpler words.

This music for this song was composed by Khayyam and sung by Mukesh. The song was originally created by Khayyam for an unreleased film made in 1950 by Chetan Anand. The song was recorded by Geeta Dutt and Sudha Malhotra. However this song was never released.

Music video[edit | edit source]

This song features Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan and Raakhee, and shot in Kashmir, during the winter season.

Versions[edit | edit source]

The original literary version [7] was significantly modified to create a version which is more sentimental and lyrical.

Kabhi Kabhie song has another version in soundtrack, where in the opening verses are recited by Amitabh Bachchan as he does in the film, during the TV interview scene with Raakhee, and then cuts to the song playing in flashback.

Yet another version, where it is a duet between Mukesh and Lata Mangeshkar, was picturized on the wedding night scene of Pooja (Rakhee) and Vijay Khanna (Shashi Kapoor). This version topped the year end Annual list 1976 of Radio Ceylon radio show, Binaca Geetmala. Previously in the film, poet Amit, (Amitabh Bachchan presents his first book of verse titled ‘Kabhi Kabhie’ to his beloved Pooja as a wedding gift after she tells him that her parents have decided to marry her off to an industrialist's son, and Amit turns out to be Pooja's husband favourite poet and he recites the song to her on their wedding night.[8]

The song was later resung and remixed by Dal Hothi, followed many years later by a remixed version by Bally Sagoo.

The melody was taken for the 1985 Indonesian song Khayalan Masa Lalu 'Imaginations of the Past', sung by Ida Laila.

Awards[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Kabhi Kabhie Music Review Planet Bollywood.com.
  2. "Kabhi Kabhie songs".
  3. This studio gave a struggling musician a new dawn[dead link] Mohammed Wajihuddin, Indian Express, 26 May 2002.
  4. Sahir: A poet par excellence Archived 5 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine Indian Express, 8 March 2006.
  5. "PM meets musician Khayyam". The Times of India. New Delhi. PTI. 7 July 2006. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  6. Sahir Ludhianvi - Kabhi Kabhi Original Voice, 16 May 2014, Sahir Ludhianvi
  7. Talkhiyan, Sahir Ludhianvi, 1985, Hali Publishing House, Delhi
  8. "Kabhi Kabhie Songs". Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
  9. 1977 Filmfare Awards IMDb

External links[edit | edit source]