Mehdi Hassan- Gulon Mein Rang Bhare
Mehdi Hassan's voice gave life to the lyrics of the song and transformed it into a timeless entity to be hummed by generations to come. This happened when he sang ' Gulon Mein Rang Bhare' the words of Faiz Ahmed Faiz for the film Farangi (1964). It moved the poet so much that he bestowed the song to Mehdi Hassan. This happens when two great combines together to create something, a masterpiece is born. This ghazal is widely considered to be amongst the most popular as well as the very best of Faiz Sahib’s ghazals. Indeed, as many would consider it to also be amongst the best of Mehdi Hasan’s ghazals. This ghazal was not written for the film It had already been recorded by Radio Pakistan’s Central Production Unit. The radio version had just a sarangi, a tabla and a tanpura yet it had become a massive hit. This became a rage only when it was re-recorded for the film. There was no situation in the film for this song b...