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Patakha Guddi (Highway) – Lyrics Translation

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Highway 2014 Movie Poster

Irshad Kamil‘s best songs are almost borderline hymns (Kun Faya Kun & Illahi come to mind). Patakha Guddi falls right in that category. Here is a song that talks about this girl (the protagonist in ‘Highway’) but is worded so beautifully it talks about her in relationship with god.

The more I understand the song and its intention, the more I admire the thought process that went to writing it. Irshad Kamil is slowly but surely becoming one of my all time favorite lyricists.

Movie: Highway
Lyrics: Irshad Kamil
Music: A R Rahman
Singers: Sultan Nooran & Jyoti Nooran

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Vodka as a beauty cure, English Royalty, Light Pollution & Fluffy Bunnies: TIL365 – Week 6

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#TIL Day 34: Hershey’s Milk Duds got their name when the original perfectly round pieces failed, thus considered a “dud.” #TIL365 — Chandrahasa Reddy (@chandrahasa) February 3, 2014   #TIL Day 35: RT @UberFacts Putting Vodka on your face reduces the chances of acne breakouts by tightening your pores. #TIL365 — Chandrahasa Reddy (@chandrahasa) February … Read more

Curling Drinks, Breaking Glass, Mews & Imploding Bubbles: TIL365 – Week 5

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#TIL Day 27: In Curling, custom dictates that after every match, the winners buy losers a round of drinks #TIL365 — Chandrahasa Reddy (@chandrahasa) January 27, 2014 #TIL Day 28: When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour. #TIL365 — Chandrahasa Reddy (@chandrahasa) January 29, 2014   #TIL Day 29: The … Read more

Ketchup, Pet Rocks, Smaug & F.R.I.E.N.D.S: TIL365 – Week 4

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#TIL Day 20: Ketchup comes from a 17th Century Chinese dish of pickled fish & spices named “kê-chiap” picked up by English explorers #TIL36 — Chandrahasa Reddy (@chandrahasa) January 20, 2014   #TIL Day 21: Singapore is the only country in the history of the modern world to gain independence against its own will. #TIL365 … Read more

Cocunuts, Diamonds, Pain & Pregnancy tests for Cancer – TIL365: Week 3

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#TIL Day 13: Coconut is the largest seed in the world. #TIL365 — Chandrahasa Reddy (@chandrahasa) January 13, 2014 #TIL Day 14: Penguin poop can be seen from space! #TIL365 — Chandrahasa Reddy (@chandrahasa) January 14, 2014   #TIL Day 15: A ‘Dolorimeter‘ is an instrument used to measure pain threshold and pain tolerance. #TIL365 … Read more