Gulaal

I recently watched "Gulaal", a hindi film directed
by Anurag Kashyap based on student politics in
Rajasthan. The movie is quite good though
slightly complicated. I could watch it twice, a rare
phenomenon for me.

Apart from the performances and dialogues, what
really stands out in the movie are the songs and lyrics.
The songs are in perfect tandem with the movie,
both in tune and words. In fact, the lyrics hits you
with hammer. The adaptations of "Ye Duniya Agar
Mil bhi Jaaye to Kya hai" and "Sarfaroshi ki
Tamanna" are simply mind blowing, so are the songs
"Aarambh Toh Prachanda Hai" and "Raat ke Musafir".
I haven't listened to to these songs out of the context
of the movie, perhaps the music may not sound that
great out of the context.

Nevertheless, the lyrics had been a great experience
and after a lot of days I found myself paying attention
to the words of songs. Pasting below lyrics of one of
the songs in Gulaal : "O Ri Duniya". This is an adaptation
(not exactly though) of the song "Ye Duniya agar
Mil Bhi Jaaye To Kya Hai". For a better
understanding and impact, you may watch the movie :)

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O ri Duniya
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Surmayi aankhon ke pyaalon ki duniya
Satrangi rangon gulaalon ki duniya..o duniya
Alsaayi sezon ke phoolon ki duniya
Angdaai tode kabootar ki duniya
Karwat le soyi haqueeqat ki duniya
Deewaani hoti tabeeyat ki duniya
Khwahish mein lipti zaroorat ki duniya
Insaan ke sapno ki neeyat ki duniya..o Duniya

O ri Duniya

ye duniya agar mil bhi jaaye to kya hai…

Mamta ki bikhri kahaani ki duniya
Behno ki siski jawaani ki duniya
Aadam ke Hawwaa se rishte ki duniya
Shaayar ke pheeke lafzon ki duniya

Ghalib ke Momin ke khwaabon ki duniya
Majaazon ke un inqualaabon ki duniya
Faiz Firaaq aur Saahir o Makhdoom
Mir ki Zauk ki Daagh ki duniya

Ye duniya agar…

Pal chhin mein baatein chali jaati hain hain
Pal chhin mein raatein chali jaati hain hain
Reh jaata hai jo savera wo dhoondhey
Jalte makaan mein basera wo dhoondhey
Jaisi bachi hai waisi ki waisi bachaa lo ye duniya
Apna samajhke apno ke jaisi uthaalo ye duniya

Chhut put si baaton mein jalne lagegi sambhaalo ye duniya…
Kat pit ke raaton mein palne lagegi sambhaalo ye duniya..

O ri Duniya…

Wo kahein hain ki duniya ye itni nahi hai
Sitaaron se aage jahaan aur bhi hain
Ye hum hi nahi hain wahaan aur bhi hain
Hamaari har ek baat hoti wahin hai

Hamein aitraaz nahi hai kahin bhi
Wo aalim hain faazil hain honge sahi hi
Magar falsafaa ye bigad jaata hai
Jo wo kehte hain

Aalim ye kehta wahaan Eeshwar hai
Faazil ye kehta wahaan Allah hai

Tumhari hai tum hi sambhalon ye duniya
Ye bujhte huye chand baasi charaaghon ki
Tumhaare ye kaale iraadon ki duniya…
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