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Published: 15 October 2023

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Photo of Rehman Verma from the book Jahan-e-Fan by Zahoor Chaudhary.

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Published: 14 October 2023

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Part of Rehman Verma interview, from the book Jahan-e-Fan by Zahoor Chaudhary.

He is discussing how he came to give music in Heer Ranjha (1948):

Now Baba Chishti had gone to Lahore. Wali Sahib persuaded me and Khaiyyam to go to Bombay (from Calcutta) to finish the rest of the work for the film. Wali Sahib changed our names, respectively, to Vermaji and Sharmaji. I remember that we recorded a Panjabi song in the voice of Geeta Roy, "Ud Pud Janiya, Gheo Khan Khaniyan, Te Chunni Lai De Lal Rang Di".  Similarly, we recorded, "Kahe Ko Biyahi Bides" in the voice of Lata Mangeshkar.

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Published: 13 October 2023

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From the book Jahan-e-Fan by Zahoor Chaudhary.

One of the accusation on Baba is that he copied songs from Indian films. In 1985, in an interview with Raqim Alharoof, he told that on my art there are 3-4 songs that are blots, songs that I made in Sassi and Naukar, on the insistence of Producers. He was often sad about these songs. However, he also used to say that he had asked Hemant and SD Burman for permission. Whether this happened or not, he did have good relations with SD Burman.

Original Songs:

Na Ye Chand Hoga, Shart (1954)

Meri Ankhiyon Ke Tare, Jeevan Jyoti (1953)

Pyar Bari Dhadkanon, Angare (1954)

Copied Songs

Na Ye Chand Hoga, Sassi (1954)

Raj Dulare, Naukar (1955)

Zindagi Ke Pyar Bhare Geet, Naukar (1955)

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