Yeh hum aa gaye hai kahaan...

Flute in the beginning when the plane flies makes every single hair on my body stand up with excitement and happiness that can not be described! I haven't been able to pick and choose my most favorite song from Veer Zaara and that's because most of them are my favorite ones. This one being one of them. It's so utterly beautiful in music, lyrics, and everything else including picturization.


M: lehraati hui raahen khole hue hai baahen
yeh hum aa gaye hai kahaan
F: palkon pe gehre halke hai reshmi dhundhalke
yeh hum aa gaye hai kahaan
M: haan yeh hum aa gaye hai kahaan

M: woh dekho zara parbaton pe ghataayen
hamaari daastaan haule se sunaaye
F: suno to zara yeh phoolon ki waadi
hamaari hi koyi kahaani hai sunaati
M: sapnon ke is nagar mein
yaadon ki rehguzar mein
yeh hum aa gaye hai kahaan
F: haan yeh hum aa gaye hai kahaan

F: jo raahon mein hai rut ne sona bikhera
sunehra hua tera mera savera
M: zameen so gayi barf ki chaadaron mein
bas aag si jalti hai do dilon mein
F: hawaayen sarsaraaye badan kaamp jaaye
yeh hum aa gaye hai kahaan
M: haan yeh hum aa gaye hai kahaan

M: yeh barsaat bhi kab thame kaun jaane
F: tumhe mil gaye pyaar ke sau bahaane
M: sitaaron ki hai jaise baraat aayi
F: hamaare liye raat yoon jagmagaayi
M: sapne bhi jhilmilaaye
F: dil mein diye jalaaye
M: yeh hum aa gaye hai kahaan
F: haan yeh hum aa gaye hai kahaan
Both: haan yeh hum aa gaye hai kahaan

Film: Veer Zaara (2004)
Singers: Lata Mangeshkar, Udit Narayan
Music Director: Madan Mohan, Sanjeev Kohli
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar
Picturized on: Preity Zinta, Shahrukh Khan

Video:


Full audio:

Madhuri's dance...

...mind-boggling!

Tumhi Dekho Na...

A beautiful song with lovely lyrics and tunes. Yet another Sonu-Alka duet but they truly make it unique and it makes me want to listen to it again and again. Rani looks really pretty in saaris. :)


M: tumhi dekho na yeh kya ho gayaa
tumhaara hoon main aur tum meri
F: main hairaan hoon tumhe kya kahoon
ke din mein hui kaisi chaandni
M: jaagi jaagi si hai
phir bhi khwaabon mein hai
khoyi khoyi zindagi
F: tumhi dekho na yeh kya ho gayaa
M: tumhaara hoon main aur tum meri


M: behke behke se mann mehke mehke se tan
ujhali ujhali fizaaon mein hai

F: aaj hum hai jahaan kitni rangeeniyan
chhalki chhalki nigaahon mein hai

M: neeli neeli ghataaon se hai chal rahi
halki halki roshani

F: tumhi dekho na yeh kya ho gayaa
M: tumhaara hoon main aur tum meri
F: main hairaan hoon tumhe kya kahoon
ke din mein hui kaisi chaandni


F: main to anjaan thi yoon bhi hoga kabhi
pyaar barsega yoon toot ke

M: ho sach yeh iqraar hai
F: aa
M: sach yehi pyaar hai
baaki bandhan hai sab jhooth ke
F: aa... aa... aa...
meri saanson mein hai ghul rahi pyaar ki
dheemi dheemi raagini

M: tumhi dekho na yeh kya ho gayaa
tumhaara hoon main aur tum meri
F: main hairaan hoon tumhe kya kahoon
ke din mein hui kaisi chaandni
M: jaagi jaagi si hai
phir bhi khwaabon mein hai
khoyi khoyi zindagi


Film: Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)
Singers: Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik
Music Director: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar
Picturized on: Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee

Ek Din Aap Yoon...

I stumbled upon this song again today after years. I am getting to listen to the best of 90s songs these days. It's amazing to rediscover these forgotten gems with upbeat music. Songs like these just add so much life to a day.

Javed Akhtar is the king of romance, in my view. What great lyrics has he penned... It's amazing!


F: (ek din aap yoon hum ko mil jaayenge
phool hi phool raahon mein khil jaayenge
maine socha na tha) (2)

M: (ek din zindagi itni hogi haseen
jhoomega aasmaan gaayegi yeh zameen) (2)
maine socha na tha

F: (dil ki daali pe kaliyaan si khilne lagi
jab nigaahen nigaahon se milne lagi) (2)
M: ek din is taraah hosh kho jaayenge
paas aaye to madhosh ho jaayenge
maine socha na tha

F: ek din aap yoon hum ko mil jaayenge
phool hi phool raahon mein khil jaayenge
maine socha na tha

(Some awesome orchestra literally sweeps you off the feet here and for some real strange reason I am reminded of the music of "chaahe banaa do chaahe mita do... ehsaan tera hoga mujhpar" and "koi manchala gar pakad lega aanchal... huzoor is kadar bhi na")

M: (jagamagaati hui jaagti raat hai
raat hai ya sitaaron ki barsaat hai) (2)
F: ek din dil ki raahon mein apne liye
jal uthenge mohabbat ke itne diye
maine socha na tha

M: ek din zindagi itni hogi haseen
jhoomega aasmaan gaayegi yeh zameen
maine socha na tha

F: ek din aap yoon hum ko mil jaayenge
phool hi phool raahon mein khil jaayenge
maine socha na tha

M: maine socha na tha
F: maine socha na tha


Film: Yes Boss (1997)
Singers: Kumar Sanu & Alka Yagnik
Music Director: Jatin-Lalit
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar
Picturized on: Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla

Haule Haule Ho Jaayega Pyaar

I never thought a harmonium could sound so hip and cool.. I thought it was only traditional its sounds were until I listened to this one. Now I'm addicted to the tune and keep humming it all day long. I think this is the best song of the film and very nicely picturized too. All the thanks go to Sukhvinder and Salim-Sulaiman for creating this beautiful piece of work. Not to forget the director Aditya Chopra and our beloved SRK for the same. :)


M: haule haule (4)
haule haule se hawaa lagti hai
haule haule se dawaa lagti hai
haule haule se duaa lagti hai haan
haaye haule haule chanda badhta hai
haule haule ghoonghat uthataa hai
haule haule se nashaa chadhta hai haan

tu sabr to kar mere yaar
zaraa saans to le dildaar
chal fikar nu goli maar
yaar hai dil jindadi de chaar
(haule haule ho jaayega pyaar chhaliya
haule haule ho jaayega pyaar) (2)

Ch: haule haule
M: haule haule... haule haule haule
Ch: haule haule
M: haule haule... haule haule haule
haule haule ho jaayega pyaar chhaliya
haule haule ho jaayega pyaar

pa ni re re ga pa ma ga re (2)
pa ni ga ga ma ga ma ga re
pa dha pa ni dha pa ma dha ma dha

ishqe di gaaliyaan tang hai
sharamon sharmile band hai
khud se khud ki kaisi yeh jang hai
pal pal yeh dil gabaraaye
pal pal yeh dil sharmaaye
kuch kehta hai aur kuch kar jaaye
kaisi yeh paheli mon dil mar jaana
ishq mein jaldi baada jurmaana
tu sabr to kar mere yaar
zaraa saans to le dildaar
chal fikar nu goli maar
yaar hai dil jindadi de chaar
(haule haule ho jaayega pyaar chhaliya
haule haule ho jaayega pyaar) (2)

Ch: haule haule
M: haule haule haule
Ch: haule haule
M: haaye haule haule ho jaayega pyaar chhaliya
haule haule ho jaayega pyaar

(very beautiful violin plays here)

rab tha ki tab koi hoNa
kare koi yoon jaadoo toNa
man jaaye man jaaye haaye mera soNa
rab de sahaare chalde
naa hai kinaare chalde
dori hai na kahaare chalde
kya kehke gayaa tha shaayar woh sayaana
aag ka dariya dhoob ke jaana
tu sabr to kar mere yaar
zaraa saans to le dildaar
chal fikar nu goli maar
yaar hai dil jindadi de chaar
(haule haule ho jaayega pyaar chhaliya
haule haule ho jaayega pyaar) (2)

Ch: haule haule
M: haule haule haule
Ch: haule haule
M: haaye haule haule ho jaayega pyaar chhaliya
haule haule ho jaayega pyaar
haule haule...


Film: Rab Ne Banaa Di Jodi (2008)
Singer: Sukhvinder Singh
Music Director: Salim-Sulaiman
Lyrics: Jaideep Sahni
Picturized on: Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma

Full audio of the song:


The making of haule haule:

Tum aaye to... aur kya...

S and I were listening to "banke tera jogi" and while we were at it I was reminded of this song. One of my favorites from the film. It's a fun number to listen to. SRK and Juhi look so cute together.


M: tum aaye to hawaao mein ek nasha hai
tum aaye to fizaao mein rang sa hai
yeh rang saare hai bas tumhaare
aur kya... aur kya... (3)
hey hey hey aa ha ha aa (2)

M: tum aayi ho to dekh lo
naya naya sa lage yeh jahaan ho
aa ha ha aa ho ho
F: haseen haseen hai yeh zameen
dhula dhula sa hai yeh aasmaan
tum ho to hai yeh samaa
aur kya... aur kya... (3)

F: dhadak raha hai dil mera
jhuki jhuki hai palken yahaan ho
aa ha ha ha ha aa ho ho
M: jo dil mein ho woh kehne do
ruki ruki si hai yeh daastaan
jazbaat maange zabaan
aur kya... aur kya...
Both: aur kya... aur kya...


Film: Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000)
Singers: Abhijeet, Alka Yagnik
Music Director: Jatin-Lalit
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar
Picturized on: Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla

Tere Liye Hum Hai Jiye

This has been probably the most famous song of the film and the best one in a long long time. It is the kind of song that will sound more melodious as decades pass.

We were all listening to all of these Veer Zaara songs together. That's when I asked Papu whether he liked this one the best and he said no. He likes "do pal ruka khwaabon ka caravan..." better. I too like that one a lot, but for me both of these song come at number one. Then again I am more partial towards Sonu's singing in "do pal". While we were talking I said that Roop Kumar Rathod has also done a fantastic job in singing (Lataji's singing is out of the question here) and he's probably the best choice, but to my surprise he disagreed. So then I asked who he thought could have done a better justice to the song. His said Kishore Kumar. I was quite surprised at that. :) I thought he'd have said Rafi but he didn't. It's not that I don't like Kishore Kumar but I haven't heard that many songs of him while growing up and since at home we had more music of Rafi sahab, I ended up listening to that only, and that "growing up" part has deeper connection so I tend to listen to those songs more often than any other ones.

After that chit-chat I shared my wild ideas with everyone about how I wished there was a gadget that would let us put in a voice of a person somehow and out comes a different song that we want any song that we want (depending upon the input parameters, of course) in that singer's voice. Aaah! what a miracle that would be. The answer I got was "if you can think of it, may be some day it will exist". I wish a gadget like that comes to existence someday... :D

As for this song, the less we say the better. It can't be said actually, I feel.


M: tere liye hum hai jiye honthon ko siye
F: tere liye hum hai jiye har aansoo piye
M: dil mein magar jalte rahe chaahat ke diye
tere liye (2)

F: tere liye hum hai jiye har aansoo piye
M: tere liye hum hai jiye honthon ko siye
F: dil mein magar jalte rahe chaahat ke diye
tere liye (2)

F: aa aa aa aa aa aa aa
aa aa aa aa aa

M: zindagi le ke aayi hai beete dinon ki kitaab (2)
ghere hai ab hume yaaden behisaab
F: bin poochhe mile mujhe itne saare ja3aab
chaaha tha kya paaya hai kya humne dekhiye
M: dil mein magar jalte rahe chaahat ke diye
tere liye (2)

F: kya kahoon duniya ne kiya mujhse kaisa bair (2)
hukum ka main jiyun lekin tere bagair
M: naadaan hai woh kehte hai jo mere liye tum ho gair
kitne sitam hum pe sanam logon ne kiye
F: dil mein magar jalte rahe chaahat ke diye
tere liye (2)

M: tere liye hum hai jiye honthon ko siye
F: tere liye hum hai jiye har aansoo piye
Both: dil mein magar jalte rahe chaahat ke diye
tere liye (2)

M: tere liye
F: tere liye

M: tere liye
F: tere liye

Film: Veer Zaara (2004)
Singers: Lata Mangeshkar, Roop Kumar Rathod
Music Director: Madan Mohan
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar.
Picturized on: Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Rani Mukherjee

Dharti Sunehri Ambar Neela... Aisa Des Hai Mera

For today being 61st Independence day of India, here's a song of recent times that truly describes her.


ho ho ho ho ho ho
ambar hethaan dharti vasdi ethe har rut hasdi ho ho ho
kinna sona
des hai mera (3)
kinna sona
des hai mera (4)

M: dharti sunehri ambar neela ho ho
dharti sunehri ambar neela har mausam rangeela
aisa des hai mera ho
aisa des hai mera (2)
haan aisa des hai mera
bole papiha koyal gaaye ey ey
bole papiha koyal gaaye saawan ghir ke aaye
aisa des hai mera ho
aisa des hai mera (2)
haan aisa des hai mera

F: oh kothhe te kaan bole aayi chitthi mere maahiye di
vich aane da vi na bole oye chitthi mere maahiye di

M: genhoo ke kheton mein kanghi jo kare hawaayen
rang birangi kitni chunariyaan ud ud jaayen
panghat par panhaaran jab gagri bharne aaye
madhur madhur taanon mein kahin bansi koyi bajaaye
lo sun lo
qadam qadam pe hai mil jaani (2)
koyi prem kahaani
aisa des hai mera ho
aisa des hai mera (2)
haan aisa des hai mera

ho ho ho
hoy hoy hoy hoy hoy hoy hoy

M: oh meri jugni de dhaage pakke jugni os de moonh toh fabbe
jinu sat ishq di lagge oy saanyi mereya oh jugni
veer mereya jugni kendi aye oh naam saayin da lendi aye
hoy hoy hoy hoy hoy hoy hoy
oh dil kad litaa ee jind meriye

M: baap ke kandhe chadh ke jahaan bacche dekhe mele
melon mein nat ke tamaashe kulfi ke chaat ke tthele
kahin milti meethhi goli kahin chooran ki hai pudiya
bhole bhole bacche hai jaise gudde aur gudiya
aur in ko roz sunaaye daadi naani ho
roz sunaaye daadi naani ek pariyon ki kahaani
aisa des hai mera ho
aisa des hai mera (2)
haan aisa des hai mera

F: sadke sadke jaandi aye mutiyaare ni
kanda chuba tere pair baankiye naare ni
oy ni adiye kanda chuba tere pair baankiye naare ni
kaun kade tera kaandra mutiyaare ni
kaun sahe teri peed baankiye naare ni
oy, ni adiye kaun sahe teri peed baankiye naare ni

M: ho ho ho ho ho ho ho
mere des mein mehmaanon ko bhagwaan kahaa jaata hai
woh yahin ka ho jaata hai jo kahin se bhi aata hai

F: aa aa aa aa
tere des ko maine dekha tere des ko maine jaana
aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa
tere des ko maine dekha tere des ko maine jaana
jaane kyun yeh lagta hai mujhko jaana pehchaana
yahaan bhi wahin shaam hai wahin savera ho ho
wohi shaam hai wohi savera
aisa hi des hai mera jaisa des hai tera
waisa des hai tera haan jaisa des hai tera

M: aisa des hai mera ho jaisa des hai tera
F: aisa des hai mera haan jaisa des hai tera
M: aisa des hai mera haan
F: waisa des hai mera

Source of Punjabi words: bollywoodblitz lyrics

Film: Veer Zaara (2004)
Singers: Lata Mangeshkar, Udit Narayan, Gurdas Mann & Pritha Majumdar
Music Director: Madan Mohan
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar
Picturized on: Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Gurdas Mann

Maula Mere Le Le Meri Jaan...

I enjoy listening to songs that have sufi flavor to them. This one being one of them... it's simply amazing! Heard this for the first time recently when I was watching the film; they play the main line of the song quite often throughout the film.

(chanting)

teejaa teraa rang thaa main to (2)
jiyaa tere dhang se main to
tu hi thaa maulaa tu hi aan
maulaa mere le le meri jaan (2)

teejaa teraa rang thaa main to (2)
jiyaa tere dhang se main to
tu hi thaa maulaa tu hi aan
maulaa mere le le meri jaan (2)

(chanting)

tere sang kheli holi
tere sang ki diwaali
tere angnon ki chhaayaa
tere sang saawan aayaa
fer le tu chaahe nazren
chaahe yeh churaa le
laut ke tu aayegaa re shart lagaa le

teejaa teraa rang thaa main to (2)
jiyaa tere dhang se main to
tu hi thaa maulaa tu hi aan
maulaa mere le le meri jaan (2)

mitti meri bhi tu hi
wohi mere ghee aur choori
wohi raanjhe mere woh heer
wohi sevaiyaan wahi kheer
tujhse hi roothnaa hai mujhe hi manaanaa
teraa mera naataa koi dooja naa jaanaa

teejaa teraa rang thaa main to (2)
jiyaa tere dhang se main to
tu hi thaa maulaa tu hi aan
maulaa mere le le meri jaan (4)


Film: Chak De! India (2007)
Music Director : Salim-Sulaiman
Singer(s): Salim Merchant, Krishna
Lyrics: Jaideep Sahni
Picturized on: Shah Rukh Khan & Others

Audio in form of a video:

Chhupana Bhi Nahin Aata...

For some reason the audio and video versions have different wordings and stanzas. My version of audio doesn't have "chori chori chupke chupke" stanza and the video I watched doesn't have the "mohabbat kaise karte hai" one. Hmmm quite strange but I wish there was one that included all of them for it's such a beautiful song.

I am beginning to like Rani Malik's lyrics. I wonder whether she's related to Anu Malik at all, who also happens to give an awesome score for this song. The beginning sort of reminds me of "neele neele ambar par" music. May be Bappi Lahiri inspired Anu Malik ;) but in any case I like this one a lot.


chhupana bhi nahin aata (2)
jataanaa bhi nahin aata
(hume tumse mohabbat hai bataana bhi nahin aata
chhupana bhi nahin aata jataanaa bhi nahin aata) (2)

hey... hey... aha... ha...
ha... ha... la... la...

hatheli par tumhara naam likhte hai mitate hai (2)
tumhi se pyaar karte hai tumhi se hi kyon chhupate hai
tumhi se hi kyon chhupate hai
zubaan pe baat hai lekin sunaana bhi nahin aata
hume tumse mohabbat hai
chhupana bhi nahin aata jataanaa bhi nahin aata (2)

mohabbat kaise karte hai koyi to humko samjhaye (2)
kahin aisa na hoke pyaar bin umra kat jaaye
pyaar bin umra kat jaaye
tumse milne ka koyi bahaana bhi nahin aata
hume tumse mohabbat hai
chhupana bhi nahin aata jataanaa bhi nahin aata (2)

chori chori chupke chupke tumko dekha karte hai (2)
haal-e-dil sunaane se na jaane kyon darte hai
na jaane kyon darte hai
kitna paagal dil hai mera manaana bhi nahin aata
hume tumse mohabbat hai
chhupana bhi nahin aata jataanaa bhi nahin aata (2)


Movie: Baazigar (1993)
Singer: Vinod Rathod
Music: Anu Malik
Lyrics: Rani Malik
Picturized on: Siddharth, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol