![o sajna barkha lyrics o sajna barkha lyrics](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LYFZ24Sm2mo/maxresdefault.jpg)
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, I’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!): “o sajna barkhaa bahaar aayii”. From “ pyaar hua iqraar hua” in Shree 420 (1955) to “ ghanan ghanan ghir aayii badra” 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 lyrics o sajna barkha lyrics](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/O_M-YLXUPHs/hqdefault.jpg)
Because she plays the role of a village girl here, she was instructed to get rid of the characteristic "fringe" hairstyle seen in her later movies in order to avoid looking too glamorous! Sadhana wistfully enjoys the rain in "o sajna barkhaa bahaar aayii" from Parakh (1960).