Who was Zohra Jabeen… returned to the screen after 60 years, what changed from Achala Sachdev to Rashmika Mandanna?

Zohra Jabeen is in the headlines. With the release of a new song from Salman Khan and Rashmika Mandanna's upcoming film Sikandar on the occasion of Eid, Zohra Jabeen is once again on everyone's lips. Rashmika's glamorous smile has taken all music lovers back to their flashbacks. Who was this Zohra Jabeen? Why has Zohra Jabeen been considered the queen of unmatched beauty for years? Was Zohra Jabeen really someone in history or is this just a figment of imagination or does it have some special meaning? Why is it mentioned again and again in film songs? Now the way Salman Khan and Rashmika Mandanna are seen dancing and singing on Sikandar's new song Zohra Jabeen... makes it timeless or evergreen. This song has been written by Sameer and composed by Pritam. We will discuss further how well this song has stood the test.

For now let's go into flashback. As far as I can remember- the first song picturised on Zohra Jabeen was seen and heard in a film made 60 years ago. That film was- Waqt. This film was released in 1965. It was produced by B.R. Chopra and directed by Yash Chopra. That song picturised on Balraj Sahni and Achala Sachdev is still in the most popular category. This song was written by- Sahir Ludhianvi and music was given by Ravi and Manna Dey sang it. At the time of that film released in 1965, Achala Sachdev was about 45 years old and Balraj Sahni was about 53 years old. Both were in a way in their mature stage.

Those mischiefs and that arrogance of 60 years ago

Let us look at some lines of that song by Balraj Sahni and Achala Sachdev. The lyrics are- Aye meri Zohra Jabeen/Tujhe maloom nahin/Tu abhi tak hai haseen/Aur main jawan/Tujhe kurbaan meri jaan/meri jaan… As the lines of the song progress… it seems we are entering the spiritual world of a romantic epic. Where beauty has such coquetry and charisma… which no one else has except Achala Sachdev. Balraj Sahni with his proud moustache looks full of enthusiasm even in middle age and when Achala Sachdev blushes like a young girl in front of him, his face turns bright red. Beauty looks at its best with a sweet sense of humour. The entire atmosphere is filled with timeless romantic feelings.

Amrish Puri also sang Johra Jabeen in DDLJ.

Even though Zohra Jabeen, equipped with evergreen glamour, returned to the screen after sixty years and took people to flashback… but in between, this Zohra Jabeen kept appearing on the screen on other occasions as well or was remembered. Sometimes for comedy and sometimes for romance. In the 1995 all-time superhit film Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Amrish Puri was also seen singing this song on the screen for a short while. At that time, opposite Amrish Puri was Farida Jalal. After this, Zohra Jabeen's beauty was also remembered in a comedy style in Akshay Kumar and Sunil Shetty's film Hera Pheri. The lyrics of the song were somewhat different - Aye meri Zohra Jabeen furkate gam mita jaan… Ishq mein chand dikha… Jumerat hai aaja… etc.

How did you like Sikandar's Zohra Jabin?

Now that Zohra Jabin has returned to the screen after about 60 years, she appears with the same emotion and feeling. Today, Salman Khan is 59 years old and Rashmika Mandana is just 28 years old. There is a huge age gap but the standard has been maintained in the picturisation of the song. Despite being old, Salman adjusts to Rashmika's age and even the younger Rashmika does not look very uncomfortable with Salman. There is no vulgarity in Salman's songs anyway. Here too it has been maintained. Salman's saluting in black attire in the green background of the song is like presenting a gift on the occasion of Eid.

What is the meaning of Zohra Jabeen?

Let us try to find out whether Zohra Jabin is really the name of a character or just a figment of imagination. Was Zohra Jabin like Anarkali or Laila? However, there is no character named Zohra Jabin in history. Zohra means fairy i.e. Venus. She can also be called the goddess of beauty. She is considered another form of beauty and love. And when we add Jabin to Zohra, it means a beautiful woman with a beautiful forehead. Peshani means forehead which is called forehead in English.

That is, the full meaning of Johra Jabeen is - one whose forehead has such a glow that his face looks like the full moon or the brightest body in the sky, Venus, which mesmerizes everyone with its aura. In other words, it is also called the brightest morning star, which very few people are lucky to see. That Johra Jabeen has the same beauty even today, and will remain so even after years.