This song from Qanoon (1943) was used 7 years later in a Panjabi film, Madari, in a satirical way, reminding people that the partition did not change much. Of course, the song was in Panjabi and javaanee was changed to aazaadee. In Panjabi the refrain is 'main koee jhooTh boliya?'

Listen to 1943_qaanoon_aaye-javaanee-jaaye-javaanee.mp3

Now you know!

Rafi 11

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