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Sahir Ludhianvi Songs: Audio Files

Sahir Ludhianvi (1921-1980) wrote beautiful, soulful Urdu songs for Bombay's movie industry. Some of his songs highlight emotional turning points in his own life which makes them doubly impressive. He had command of an effective Urdu diction which placed his lyrics in a category of their own.

Sahir Ludhianvi songs

have been uploaded as audio files (mp3 files) here so that Dareechah viewers/visitors resident within Pakistan may enjoy these songs. Dareechah would have preferred embedding YouTube music videos instead but unfortunately YouTube music videos cannot be accessed by the Pakistani public (Pakistan Government's blockage of YouTube).

Sahir Ludhianvi Aap Aye Music Ravi Singer Mahinder Kapoor
Aap Aye to Khayaal e Dil e Naashaad Ayaa... Sahir wrote this song for the 1963 movie "Gumraah"
Sahir Ludhianvi Chaloe Ik Baar Music Ravi Singer Mahinder Kapoor
Sahir wrote Chaloe Ik Baar Phirr Say for GumraaH (1963) in which he remembers his own love affair (unrequited) with Punjabi poetess Amrita Preetam.
Sahir Ludhianvi Tum Na Jaanay SDBurman Lata Film: Sazaa 1951
Sahir wrote this song for the movie Sazaa released in 1951, three years after Sahir had left Pakistan and settled permanently in Bombay, India.
Sahir Ludhianvi Hum aap kee ankhon mein SDBurman Rafi & Geeta Dutt Pyaasa
A romantic song from the pen of Sahir Ludhianvi for the block buster hit movie "Pyaasa" partly based on Sahir's own life events.
Sahir Ludhianvi Jaanay woh kaisay Film Pyaasa SDBurman Mohammad Rafi
A soulful and nostalgic song from the pen of Sahir Ludhianvi for the block buster hit movie "Pyaasa"
Sahir Ludhianvi Yeh dunyaa agar SDBurman Mohammad Rafi Film Pyaasa
A rebellious song from the pen of Sahir Ludhianvi for the block buster hit movie "Pyaasa" partly based on Sahir's own life events.
Sahir Ludhianvi Yeh koochay Film Pyaasa SDBurman Mohammad Rafi
Yeh koochay yeh neelaam ghar dil kashee kay !!
Sahir wrote this rebel anthem as one of his many contributions to the Urdu Progressive Writers Movement which galvanized Urdu writers and poets in India and Pakistan. He wrote this song to protest the plight of female sex workers in the brothels spread all over India and Pakistan. He was outraged that independence from British colonial rule had not broken the shackles of the poor and downtrodden Indian & Pakistani people and many poor women had to resort to becoming sex workers. This song is also a literary master piece and became part of the Urdu literature syllabus in educational institutions all over Pakistan. From the revolutionary pen of Sahir Ludhianvi for the block buster hit movie "Pyaasa" partly based on Sahir's own life events.
Sahir Ludhianvi Janay kyaa too nay kahee SDBurman Geeta Dutt Pyaasa
A light, romantic song from the pen of Sahir Ludhianvi for the block buster hit movie "Pyaasa"
Sahir Ludhianvi Aaj sajan mohay ung Pyaasa SDBurman Geeta Dutt
A soulful song from the pen of Sahir Ludhianvi for the block buster hit movie "Pyaasa"
Sahir Ludhianvi Tum agar saath daynay Humraaz Ravi Mahinder Kapoor
A light, romantic song from the pen of Sahir Ludhianvi for the movie "Humraaz"
Sahir Ludhianvi Kisee pathar kee moorat say Ravi Mahinder Kapoor Humraaz 1967
A light, romantic song from the pen of Sahir Ludhianvi for the movie "Humraaz"
Sahir Ludhianvi Hey! Neelay gagan kay talay Ravi Mahinder Kapoor Humraaz 1967
A light, romantic song from the pen of Sahir Ludhianvi for the movie "Humraaz"
Sahir Ludhianvi Tujh ko mayra pyaar pukaaray Ravi Mahinder Kapoor Lata Gumraah
Tujh ko mayraa pyaar pukaaray ... Sahir wrote this duet for the 1963 movie "Gumraah"
Sahir Ludhianvi Yeh hawa Yeh fiza Ravi Mahinder Kapoor Gumraah 1963
Yeh hawa Yeh fiza Hai Udaas jaisay mayraa dil ... Sahir wrote this song for the 1963 movie "Gumraah"
Sahir Ludhianvi Tujh ko mayraa Solo by Mahinder Kapoor Gumrah Music: Ravi
Tujh ko mayraa pyaar pukaaray ... Sahir wrote this Solo number for the 1963 movie "Gumraah"