Although Salil Chowdhury did not receive his due during his lifetime, he is undeniably one of the most talented and revolutionary composers from the Golden Era.

This song is considered to be one of the finest compositions of the music director Salil Chowdhury (who also wrote the story for Parakh ). Meanwhile, the postmasterвЂ™s daughter (Sadhana) begins to fall in love with the schoolmaster, and she sings вЂњo sajnaвЂќ as she pines for him in the rain. When it is decided that an election will be held, influential characters in the village begin campaigning to persuade the village that they are the most deserving candidate to receive the check: namely, the impious postman (Motilal), the pious piest (Kanhaiyya Lal), the creepy rich man (Asit Sen), the greedy doctor (Rashid Khan), the landlord (Jayant), and the well-respected schoolmaster (Vasant Chowdhury). Parakh satirizes Indian democracy using a plot in which the postmaster (Nasir Hussain) of a village mysteriously receives a check for five lakh rupees to be given to an individual who is most well-equipped to benefit the village. Today, IвЂ™ve translated an all-time classic rain song from the film Parakh (1960) directed by Bimal Roy (he won his third Filmfare Award for Best Director for this film!): вЂњo sajna barkhaa bahaar aayiiвЂќ. From вЂњpyaar hua iqraar huaвЂќ in Shree 420 (1955) to вЂњghanan ghanan ghir aayii badraвЂќ in Lagaan (2001), fans of Hindi cinema have been treated to a number of beautiful gems about the rain over the years. Rain songs have always held a special place in Bollywood cinema.

O sajna barkha bahar aayi