EPISODE 6 (16/07/2006)

Medley of preludes of songs from Aan.

NA: My health was deteriorating in London. There was huge tension.
There used to be frequent quarrels with Mehboob Khan on various
issues like editing. Our picture was in 15 mm while the sound was
in 35 mm. So, both needed to be synchronized. The recording company
of London said that this was the last time they would be doing such
type of sunchronization ansd that they would charge 6 pounds per
foot. That time one pound was about Rs 30 or 35. mehboob Khan had
taken thousands of feet of the film. I told him that it was too
costly an afair. Finally we decided that we would go for only
the 'OK shots'. Sitting in our hotel room, we started selecting the
OK shots from morning till night. Several weeks went into this. One
day over certain difference regarding a shot I had a quarel with
Mehboob sahab and we stopped talking to each other. Actually I told
him that a certain shot was not correct. I advised him not to keep
that shot as people would object to that and over his direction as
well. Mehboob sahab became angry and said that he would leave
direction if people say that the shot was wrong. I stepped back and
said that I wont argue with you and take back my words. And we
stopped talking to each other. Iqbal, son of Mehboob sahab, started
playing the role of communicator between us (laughs). We used to
stay in the same flat in London but in different rooms. One morning
Mehboob sahab came to my room and said that his late father had come
in his dreams and told him that whatever Naushad has said is
correct. (laughs). I told him that your father is more intelligent
than you (laughs). My health went on deteriorating. Only I know how
I completed the work. After the sound mixing was completed, I told
Mehboob sahab that I wanted to return back to India. Though he was
not willing but looking at my condition, he did not object. But even
after coming back, I could not work for 6-7 years. I sufferred from
insomnia, I could not concentrate on my work. I consulted allpathic,
homeopathic, and ayurvedic physicians but not to any help. At that
time, 1 song of Baiju Bawra was still pending.

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Song: Gham deeye mustaqil kitna naazuk hai dil (Shahjehan)
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NA: 'aalam kuchh aisa tha ki "ek hook si dil mein uThti hai, dard
mein Doobaa rehtaa hai, raat ko uTh uTh rote hain, jab saara jahaan
sotaa hai". hen I went to a 'peer saahab'. I requested him to give
me some blessings. He patted my back and asked me not to worry. I
asked him, "peer saahab, ek sawaal mere zehen mein hai, maut aur
zindegi mein kitnaa faasla hai?". He replied that my age was not
enough to get an answer to this question. But when I kept on
requesting, he said that "zindegi aur maut mein utnaa hi faasla hai
jitnaa aazaan aur namaaz mein, zamaana aandhi toofaan ki tarah bhaag
raha hai, kuchh kar lo, bahut thoDaa waqt hai".

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Song: rahegaa jahaan mein teraa naam (Love And God)
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NA: After getting such a reply from 'peer baba', I came back and
called Dr Wakeel, a Parsi cardiologist. The medicines that I was
taking contained certain ingredients that would suppress the
sensitivities. He asked me if there was any writer or any artiste in
my family. When I said 'no', he said that this illness cant happen
to anyone else in my family and that it is this sensitiveness that
has made me a musician, and I should preserve it and not suppress it
with medicines.

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Song: matwaala jiya Dole piyaa (Mother India)
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NA: When this house was made, Mehboob sahab had come for lunch. We
were chatting when an old gentleman with a hat came in and asked
me, "Could you recognize me?". I said, "No". "I am Dr Abdul Aleem
Nami", was his answer. I was so surprised. He asked me, "woh dairay
hai tumhaare paas?". I went in and searched out that old diary. It
was in 1937 when he had made me write on that diary that "tum jis
maqasad ke liye aaye ho, ek din isame.n
qaamayaabii haasil karoge. mai.n agar zi.ndaa rahaa, to tumako salaam
karane aa_uu.Ngaa". And so was he here to salute me. Saying this
much he started to leave. I tried to stop him and invite him for the
lunch but he did not stop and straighaway walked out. But I never
considered that I have become successful or I have reached my final
destination. 'main kinaare khaDaa hokar pyaas pyaas kar raha hoon,
jis din kalaakaar ne yeh soch liyaa ki woh kaamyaab ho gaya hai, woh
usi din Khatam ho gayaa".

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Song: kadam baDhaaye jaa na Dar (Bada Bhai)
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END OF EPISODE 6