Rekha Bhardwaj Kachaudi Gali Song History: Famous Bollywood singer Rekha Bhardwaj’s new song has come which has become a topic of discussion as soon as it came and it is being liked a lot. This song is very old and Rekha Bhardwaj has now given it a new style. The song he has sung for Coke Studios India is now going viral. Mirzapur Kaile Gulzar Ho Kachodi Gali Soon Kaile Balmu This Bhojpuri song was in the headlines in the 1940s. Later it became the main Kajri song and was sung a lot while swinging, especially in the month of Sawan. The history of this song is very old and many great singers have made it more popular and interesting in their voices.
Now Rekha Bhardwaj Has sung it together with Utpal Udit and Khwab and it has received more than 8 lakh views since it was uploaded on YouTube. As this song is reaching people’s ears, everyone’s memories are getting refreshed with this song and people are sharing their experiences. Folk singer Malini Awasthi has also lent her voice to this song. Now that this song is going viral, people are humming this song with great enjoyment. In such a situation, let us also know the glorious history of this song.
Freedom movement and Piya’s separation
Gauhar Jaan used to be a courtesan in Banaras in the 1930-40s. Not only in Banaras, he was well known in the surrounding areas and many people used to come every day to listen to his Mujra. Although she loved a man who was a freedom fighter. After the Quit India Movement in 1942, the British arrested him and put him in Mirzapur jail. In his separation, Gauhar Jaan sang the song ‘Mirzapur Kailan Gulzar Ho, Kachodi Gali Soon Kaile Balmu’.
Listen to the song here-
This was the time when the British government had sent Gauhar Jaan’s lover to Verma. When she got this news, Gauhar became crazy with grief and couldn’t bear the pain. In the fire of separation, he sang ‘Piya Chali Gaile Rangoon Ho, Kachodi Gali Soon Kaile Balmu’ in the beginning. When her lover was hanged in Verma’s Rangoon, in revenge, Gauhar Jaan sang that ‘Hathwa mein hoti jo hamare Kataria, baha deit Gorvan ke khoon ho kachori gali sun kile balamu.’
When Ustad Bismillah Khan put it to the tune of Shehnai
Once this song was sung by classical singer Dr. Soma Ghosh in Mumbai. Bharatratna late Ustad Bismillah Khan was accompanying him. On this song, he made such a pitiful note with his Shehnai that it seemed as if it had torn the heart apart. After that, different artists presented this song in their own style and then this song became the main song of Kajri genre and became very popular. This song is still heard frequently during the month of Sawan.
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Who was Gauhar Jaan?
The famous courtesan of Banaras Gauhar Jaan, his maternal grandfather was English and his maternal grandmother was Indian. Gauhar Jaan was born in Kachori Gali of Banaras and she lived in Banaras all her life. In his time there was no live streaming of music, Mujra was the only way to listen to the songs. In those days, Gauhar Jaan was the first female superstar of the country, who made a record of her singing on gramophone. Many other songs sung by him like ‘Sawanwa Mein Na Jaibo Nandi’ are still sung today and are known as a strong pillar in the history of the music world. It is due to the deep emotions of his songs that even today they continue to resonate in some form or the other.
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