“Angrezi Chhora Chala Gaya” is a historically significant and culturally celebratory track from the 1948 film Majboor. Released just a year after India gained its independence, the song serves as a joyful musical reflection of the shifting political landscape, marking the end of the British Raj with a lighthearted, folk-inspired melody.

The song was composed by the legendary Master Ghulam Haider, who famously used this film to launch Lata Mangeshkar into the spotlight as a formidable playback singer. With witty and patriotic lyrics by Nazim Panipati, the track uses the departure of the “English boy” (Angrezi chhora) as a metaphor for the newfound freedom of a nation. This performance showcases a young “Queen of Melody” delivering a spirited rendition that helped redefine the Indian film song for a newly independent India.

Angrezi chhora chala gaya lyrics | Lata Mangeshkar | Majboor | 1948

Angrezi chhora chala gaya lyrics :

Ab darne ki koi baat nahi
Angreji chhora chala
Gaya angreji chhora
Wo gora gora chala
Gaya wo gora gora

Aa hum tum baithe nim ke tale
Do dilo ke honge aaj bhale
Ha do dilo ke honge aaj bhale
Tha jinka dar wo gaye chale
Tha jinka dar wo gaye chale
Dukh dard ki ghadiya
Angreji chhora chala
Gaya angreji chhora
Wo gora gora chala
Gaya wo gora gora

Ab nahi re
Ab nahi hai raj
Firangi walo firangi ka
Ab nahi zamana tangi ka
Ab dil me khushiya aan basi
Angreji chhora chala
Gaya angreji chhora
Wo gora gora chala
Gaya wo gora gora

Dukh dard firangi laye the
Hume lakho rog lagaye the
Hume lakho rog lagaye the
Gaye wahin jahan se aaye the
Gaye wahin jahan se aaye the
Ab pahli baate nahi rahi
Angreji chhora chala
Gaya angreji chhora
Wo gora gora chala
Gaya wo gora gora

Mohe miliyo
Mohe miliyo bhari dopahri
Phir chalegi gahri gahri ji
Phir chalegi gahri gahri ji
Ye din hai bade sunhari ji
Angreji chhora chala
Gaya angreji chhora
Wo gora gora chala
Gaya wo gora gora.