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Song : Ek chameli ke mandwe tale..Do badan pyar ki aag mein jal gaye..
Film : Cha Cha Cha,1964 ,
Singers : Asha Bhonsle, Mohammad Rafi,
Lyricist : Makhdoom Mohiuddin,
Music Drector : Iqbal Qureshi,
Cast: Chandrashekhar,Helen,Bela Bose, Iftekhar,Madan Puri,OP Ralhan,TunTun,Polson
Writer/Actor/Director: Chandrashekar
Producer: Bhavdeep Films,
Lyrics :-
ik chamelii ke mandwe tale
ik chamelii ke mandwe tale
maikade se zaraa door us mod par
maikade se zaraa door us mod par
do badan pyaar ki aag mein jal gaye
ik chamelii ke mandwe tale

pyaar harf-e-wafaa pyaar unkaa Khudaa
pyaar harf-e-wafaa pyaar unkaa Khudaa
pyaar unki chitaa
do badan pyaar ki aag mein jal gaye
ik chamelii ke mandwe tale

os mein bheegte chaandni mein nahaate huye
os mein bheegte chaandni mein nahaate huye
jaise do taazaa-ru taazaa-dam phool pichhle pahar
jaise do taazaa-ru taazaa-dam phool pichhle pahar
thandi thandi subuk rau chaman ki hawaa
thandi thandi subuk rau chaman ki hawaa
sarf-e-maatam huyi
sarf-e-maatam huyi
sarf-e-maatam huyi
kaali-kaali laton se lipat garm rukhsaar par
ek pal ke liye ruk gayi
do badan pyaar ki aag mein jal gaye
ik chamelii ke mandwe tale

o hamne dekhaa unhen din mein aur raat mein noor-o-zulmaat mein
o hamne dekhaa unhen din mein aur raat mein noor-o-zulmaat mein
masjidon ke minaaron ne dekhaa unhen
mandiron ke kivaadon ne dekhaa unhen
maikade ki daraadon ne dekhaa unhen
dekhaa unhen
dekhaa unhen
do badan pyaar ki aag mein jal gaye
ik chamelii ke mandwe tale..

ye bataa chaaraagar teri zambeel mein
zambeel mein
nuskaa-e-keemiyaa-e-muhabbat bhi hai
nuskaa-e-keemiyaa-e-muhabbat bhi hai
kuchh ilaaj-o-mudaavaa-e- ulfat bhi hai
ulfat bhi hai
do badan pyaar ki aag mein jal gaye
ik chamelii ke mandwe tale..

Storyline..
Lali, played by Helen, returns home from abroad, disappointing her mother with her new attitudes, looks, and affinity to dance. After reluctantly making a trip to the temple at the request of her mother, Lali assumes that the man (Puran) singing in the temple, is referring to her in the lyrics of his song. In response, and to the surprise of onlookers, she slaps him, only to shortly discover that he is blind and was singing a religious song. Feeling guilty, and with the support of her family, Puran is taken to Mumbai  (then Bombay), and regains his eyesight following eye surgery paid for by Lali's family.
Lali's character soon changes. Unable to persuade Puran to learn Western dance, she assumes traditional dress and the two fall in love. However, she is subsequently persuaded by her father to marry a wealthy businessman and end the relationship with Puran for the sake of family honour in light of her upcoming sister's marriage, as Puran, being of a "harijan" caste, is deemed unsuitable for her by her parents.
When she is struck by a disability, her husband leaves her. Puran in the meantime becomes a singing/dancing hero.

The film was one of Helen's few successes in a leading role. Filmfare described Helen as someone "who slides across the film with the grace of a leopardess, whose femininity and quiet behaviour are in pleasing in contrast to Bela Bose's enthusiastic flaunting of over-emphasised charms".

Iqbal Qureshi:- A forgotten MusicTalent
Iqbal Qureshi was a famous music composer in the hindi film industry. He is best remembered for the songs, "Subah Na Aaye", "Main Apne Aap Se Ghabraa" based on Raag Tilang, & "Phir Aane Laga Yaad Wahi" sung by Mohammed Rafi.

As a Hindi film music composer several of Qureshi's melodies were written by renowned lyricists like Farooq Kaiser, Bharat Vyas, Ehsan Rizvi, Hasrat Jaipuri, Qamar Jalalabadi, Neeraj, Jaan Nisar Akhtar, Shewan Rizvi, Kaifi Azmi, Akhtar Romani, Naseem Ajmeri, and Rajendar Krishan.

Qureshi also worked with a lot of big names in playback singing like Suman Kalyanpur, Asha Bhonsle, Mohammed Rafi, Mubarak Begum, Lata Mangeshkar, Amit Kumar, Madhubala Zaveri, Manna Dey, Anuradha Paudwal and Geeta Dutt.

This song has made my memories greener.The writer of this song MAKHDOOM MOHIUDDIN (not Moinuddin) was our family friend in the 50s and 60s till he died in 1969.
Our Hyderabad house was very big and my father had a beautiful garden where there was a big Chameli Mandav on which the Chameli vine was flowering in the seasons.There also was a big Zopala( a wellspread jhoola with cushions to seat 3 to 4 people).Whenever Makhdoom saab used to come,he preferred sitting under the Chameli Mandav on an easychair.Actor,director and producer Chandrashekhar,who hailed from Hyderabad and knew Makhdoom saab well,requested for a song for his film and Makhdoomsab wrote the above song for him.But it came in the movie after a lapse of time only.
Makhdoom was a Poet,Dramatist,Teacher and in the last phase of life,a political leader with left inclinations.He was also an MLA.
His 3 more songs feature in films- 1) Jaanewale sipahi se poocho-Usne Kaha tha(1960) 2)Aapki yaad aati rahi-Gaman(1979),and Phir chhidi raat-Bazaar(1982).
- AD .. Arunkumar Deshmukh