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Salil Chowdhury

Mem Didi (1961)

A warm, melodious and nostalgic Salil Chowdhury score, featuring some of Lata’s sweetest renditions and delightful folk-inspired tunes.

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Film Information

Language: Hindi

Lyricist: Shailendra

Mem Didi (1961) features some of Salil Chowdhury’s most tender and playful compositions, blending innocence, warmth and emotional depth.

The title song “Bhulaa do zindagi ke gham” has two separate versions with different lyrics — unusually, Shailendra wrote three sets of lyrics for the same melody!

Song MD6 (“BeTa bow.wow.wow”) was inspired by the 1956 Eydie Gormé hit “Mama, Teach Me to Dance” — a charming example of Salil’s playful Western influences.

Salil later wrote and recorded the Bengali version “Jibon jokhon shudhu du-din” in 1982 in the USA.

Songs

Nr Song Singer(s) HndMalTamTel KanBngOth
MD1 Hu tu tu… hum to ghar mei.n choolha phoo.nkei.n Lata Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor, Chorus ✔--- ---
MD2 Raato.n ko jab neend uD jaaye Lata Mangeshkar, Chorus ✔--- ---
MD3 Bachpan o bachpan, pyaare pyaare bachpan Lata Mangeshkar, Chorus ✔--- ---
MD4 Bhulaa do zindagi ke gham (2 Versions) Lata Mangeshkar, Chorus ✔--- -MS32-
MD5 Mai.n jaanti hoo.n tum jhooTh bolte ho Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh ✔--- ---
MD6 BeTa bow.wow.wow, mere kaan mat kha Lata Mangeshkar, Canine ✔--- ---

Notes & Background

The iconic “Bhulaa do zindagi ke gham” exists in two different film versions and one title-music version. Shailendra unusually wrote three separate lyric sets for the same tune — a rare occurrence.

Song MD6, “BeTa bow wow wow”, is a delightful playful tune with a Western swing flavour, inspired by Mama, Teach Me to Dance (1956).

The soundtrack reflects Salil’s love for children’s songs, folk rhythms, and warm melodic simplicity — a combination that makes Mem Didi one of his most loved works of the early 60s.

The Bengali version written in 1982, “Jibon jokhon shudhu du-din”, remains a collector’s favourite.