I’ve been meaning to do this type of post forever (since I brought the blog back). But for one reason or the other (or no reason at all), I kept not doing it. And it’s appropriate that I start with Dil Se. Back in the day when Dil Se songs came out, I was in the process of collecting songs and listening to them (like any normal song listener person). But once I heard the Dil Se songs I stopped collecting more songs. I didn’t collect any new songs for the longest time. I remember friends asking me in high school, “Hey Adnan, what are you listening to now?”. “Dil Se”, I’d say. This was normal, because at that time those songs were new. Then months later, I was asked the same question, I gave the same answer. About even a year later, when they’d ask, I’d still say, “Dil Se”.
Generally in an album it’d be easy for me to list the songs I like most in order. This is difficult here.
I think the slow rhythmic approach to this song captures me the most. The constant drum beats in the background.
tu to nahin hai, lekin teri muskurahat hai
chehra kahin nahin hai, par teri aahatein hai
tu hai kahaan kahaan hai?
tera nishaan kahaan hai?
mera jahaan kahaan hai?
main adhoora… tu adhoori… ji rahi hai
I think this song is very unique in that it embodies the whole essence of the movie in it. I think the video of the song is out of this world, it’s fascinating. It’s shot around sand, snow, fire, water, with strong elements of wind. Shahrukh is constantly wearing black (except the ending) while Manisha is wearing cloths of all sorts of colours. Then at the end of the song they’re both wearing white. And in the background you hear, “mujhe maut ki gaud mein sone de, teri ruh mein jism duboone de”. This essentially is the whole movie.
koi nur hai tu kyun dur hai tu
jab paas hai tu ehsaas hai tu
koi khwaab hai ya parchaai hai
satrangi re satrangi re
Chaiyya Chaiyya – audio – video
This song is shot on top of a train. Need I say more?
Fabulous lyrics! The beats mimicking the motions of a train, just brilliant!
yaar misaale os chale
paaon ke tale phirdoos chale
kabhi daal daal, kabhi paat paat
main hawaa pe dhoondho uske nishaan
–
main uske roop ka sehdai
woh dhup chaau sa harjai
woh shokh hai rang badalta hai
main rang roop ka saudai
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dil to aakhir dil hai na
meethi si mushkil hai na
–
dil hai to phir dard hoga
dard hai to dil bhi hoga
mausam guzarte rehte hai
dil se dil se dil se re
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Thayya Thayya – audio
I love the way he says:
aaja sajna, aaja sajna
nai te mein mar gaiya
Ay Ajnabi & Dil Se are my favorite songs off the whole CD. Really, really deep and well written lyrics..and sung beautifully
“Dil se” songs were something completely out of this world. Even after so many years, these songs can captivate me from anywhere. “Dil se” CD never went out of my car’s CD player.
Music is so strong that even you find Mani Ratnam struggling to get it as strongly on screen.
I even wrote once post on it..
http://zindagi-ki-diary.blogspot.com/2008/02/allah-rakha-rehman.html
agreed, all the Dil Se songs are just awesome. have we talked about this before? i feel like we have.
Wow, I’m not a big fan of the recent Bollywood movies because I believe they’re so unoriginal and tacky, but “Dil Se” is one of the few Indian films I like.
A.R. Rahman’s music especially is incredible. I Love the Urdu lyrics — very profound, mystical, and impassioned. My favorites are “Satrangi Re” and “Jiya Jale.” I also Love the Mirza Ghalib poem featured in “Satrangi Re.”
p.s. I think you should check out “Niyaz.” They’re self-described as “folk music for the 21st Century.” The lead singer is an Iranian woman named Azam Ali, and she sings classical Sufi poems in Farsi, Urdu, and Turkish. Their new album just came out in June of 2008. You can read my post about it here:
http://brokenmystic.wordpress.com/2008/07/13/niyaz-a-gift-from-the-nine-heavens/
wopwopwop. All of this educated Urdu stuffs is Charlie Brown grownup talk to me. I can only respond with:
Door say dekha
Door say dekha toh unday oobalrahay thay
Kareeb say dekha toh gunjay oochalrahay thay
Wah wah wah ji, mukarrar!
Wow! Ten years on, someone brings up Dil Se again. I think CD/Cassette sales dipped all around after Dil se came out – the only albums selling were those that had chayya chayya or some other Dil Se songs in them.
My personal favorite was Ae Ajnabi and continues to be so to this day. I think it was also one of the best songs Udit Narayan ever sang. And that is saying a lot.
I am surprised you missed out on ‘Jiya Jale Jaan Jale, Nainon taley dhuan chaley’ Lata at her best. If it were not Ajnabi, it was Jiya Jaley for me. Oh and Sonu on Satrangi was indeed phenomenal.
It was and is one of those must have albums. I had a combo CD that had Dile Se, and Gupt. I think I cried the day I lost that CD.
I hope u get my email with added lines…
dil se kuch aur bhi tho likhao, bhai.
@s – yes, these songs are the awesomeness.
@mystic – i think mani ratnam did a very good job!
and i did get your email, i’ve been lazy. i should reply soon.
@anjum – we may have. i don’t mind repeating myself.
@broken mystic – I’m not a big fan of the recent Bollywood movies because I believe they’re so unoriginal and tacky
dude, you need to watch the good ones. there are movies in hollywood that fit that same description too.
and thanks, i will checkout niyaz.
@owl – no comment. =)
@knicq – i did leave out “jiya jale” for some reason that song didn’t strike a chord with me. maybe i need to listen to it again.
i think i like ay ajnabee the most as well, followed by satrangi re.
@sophister – okay.
@s – yes, these songs are the awesomeness.
@mystic – i think mani ratnam did a very good job!
and i did get your email, i’ve been lazy. i should reply soon.
@anjum – we may have. i don’t mind repeating myself.
@broken mystic – I’m not a big fan of the recent Bollywood movies because I believe they’re so unoriginal and tacky
dude, you need to watch the good ones. there are movies in hollywood that fit that same description too.
and thanks, i will checkout niyaz.
@owl – no comment. =)
@knicq – i did leave out “jiya jale” for some reason that song didn’t strike a chord with me. maybe i need to listen to it again.
i think i like ay ajnabee the most as well, followed by satrangi re.
@sophister – okay.