बाजे सम्हरू हर कर

A solo sung by Nalini Jaywant in Nirdosh (1941), set to music by Ashok Ghosh. The song's words are listed as traditional rather than attributed to one of the film's named lyricists, suggesting a devotional or folk-derived text.

The title 'Baje Samru Har Kar' most likely translates as 'Let Samru ring out, let us all bow' — though the precise reading of 'samru' is uncertain without a verified lyric text. 'Samru' could be a corruption of 'samuha' (ensemble) or of 'Shambhu' (Shiva), and 'har kar' — derived from 'Har' (a name of Shiva, also an invocatory cry) — would place the number in the Shaiva devotional register. Alternatively, 'samru' may be a folk-instrument name used to call the devotional assembly to prayer. In either reading, the title's imperative structure — the drum/instrument that calls the congregation — is characteristic of the sankirtan (communal singing) and folk-devotional genre. Lyrics attributed as 'traditional' in the catalogue further suggest that this number drew from an existing folk-devotional text rather than a composed original. Traditional devotional verses of this type typically use percussive refrains and the call-response structure that Nalini Jaywant's voice would have suited in the film.

Nirdosh (1941) was produced by National Studios, Bombay, and directed by Virendra C. Desai. It stands as one of the early notable films in the career of Nalini Jaywant (18 February 1926 – 22 December 2010), who was still a teenager when she made the film. Jaywant sang six songs in Nirdosh, including two duets with Mukesh — evidence that in this early phase of her career she was valued as much for her voice as for her screen presence. 'Baje Samru Har Kar' was one of her solo performances: a devotional number with traditional words, set to music by Ashok Ghosh. The text's attribution as 'traditional' — rather than crediting one of the film's named lyricists — was not unusual for devotional sequences where existing folk-religious material was pressed into service. The song's occasion (Prayer) and genre (Devotional) position it as a pious interlude within what appears to have been a social-drama narrative.

Nirdosh (1941) carries two historically significant debut credits. The film served as Mukesh's debut as an actor-singer in Hindi films — he played a role and sang on the soundtrack, including two duets with Nalini Jaywant, before the playback-only model fully standardised. Jaywant herself was only around fourteen or fifteen, and Nirdosh is an early evidence of her as a singer-actress in the mould of Suraiya and Shanta Apte. Mukesh went on to become one of Hindi film's most beloved male voices, closely associated with Raj Kapoor from the late 1940s onward. The film was also produced as a Marathi bilingual, a common practice at National Studios at the time. The specific song 'Baje Samru Har Kar' — a traditional devotional — has not been independently cited or reissued in documented subsequent contexts.