August 25th, 2011

Lar gaye nain hamare – Toofan (1955) – Pukhraj Pappo singing for G.A. Chisthi

Pakistani film Toofan was released in 1955. Its music was composed by legendary music director G.A. Chisthi whom music director Khaiyyam considers as one of his gurus. The most famous song from Toofan was Fazal Hussain’s ghazal Aaj yeh kis  ko nazar ke saamne pata houn mein. However, one of my personal favorites from this soundtrack is this song sung by Pukhraj Pappo. Pukhraj had extremely thin voice and it goes to the credit of great music directors like G.A. Chisthi who used her voice effectively in films like Sassi (1954), Toofan (1955) etc.

Pukhraj Pappo sings for Sabiha Khanum in Toofan (1955) with Himalayawala in the frame, music by G.A. Chisthi and lyrics by Saif-ud-din Saif.

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