By Jagmohan Singh Barhok
कदर जाने न
हो कदर जाने न
मोरा बालम बेदरदी जी
मोरा बालम बेदर्दी
कदर जाने न
हो कदर जाने न.
Madan Mohan ranks among the finest music composers of Hindi films. He perceived things in his own way and did the execution with precision nay perfection.

I watched “Railway Platform”, then aged Six at Ferozepur. The film starred Shiela Ramani , Nalini Jaywant & Johny Walker with a few lovely songs- “Basti Basti Parbat Parbat Gata Jaaye Banlara” & “Dekh Tere Bhagwan Ki Halat Kya Ho Gai” The second of his films I watched in Delhi was “Anpadh” starring Dharmendra & Mala Sinha with many soulful numbers like “AapKi Nazron ne Samhha”, “Hai Isi Mein Pyar Ki Aabroo” & “Rang Birangi Rakhi Leke Aayi Behna” to name.

‘Dekh Kabira Roya’, ‘Woh Kaun Thi’ & ‘Mera Saaya’ were his other prominent films I watched as a student. ‘Bhai Bhai’ featuring Ashok Kumar, Kishore Kumar & Nimmi was was another of his musical hits with songs like ‘Ae Dil Mujhe Bata De To Kispe Aa Gaya Hai’ & ‘Kadar Jane Na Mora Balam Bedardi’ to mention. ‘Veer Zaara’ was released after his death in 2004.
