This was most probably shot on Calcutta EMU. Hemant Kumar sings with certain magnetism on the music of SD Burman and lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. It took me some time to realize it is shot on a train for my generation has not seen trains like that. My all-time favorite carefree song on gorgeous Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman. Hai Apna Dil to Awara – Solva Saal (1958) It is a wanderer’s song sung by Mohd Rafi, Music by Madan Mohan, and lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi. The credits of the film rolls as the train moves and the railway lines are left behind. Basti Basti Parbat Parbat – Railway Platform (1955) A song that makes you think about the times you live in, sung by Pradeep. Trains were players in the partition of India – they ported people from one side to another – this song looks like captures the time when trains used to full of people both inside and on the roof. Dekh Tere Sansar Ki Haalat – Nastik (1954) Sung by Kavi Pradeep on the music of Hemant Kumar. I have school time memories of this song – I think somewhere it contributed to my curiosity about India that I so passionately travel around today. Train journey in this iconic song literally takes you through the Indian landscape, very representative of the way Indian Railways connect with nooks and corners of India. Why are the new train names so boring? Aao Bachhon Tumhe Dikhayen – Jagriti (1954) Toofan Mail – they had some sense of humor in naming the trains then. This was the year of the Quit India Movement and Kanan Devi Sings on this music of Kamal Dasgupta in which the sound of the train is an integral part of the song.
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