The Meaning of Iktara: The One-Stringed Soul The word ‘Iktara’ literally translates to ‘One-stringed.’ It is a traditional string instrument used in folk music across India and Pakistan, often associated with wandering minstrels and Sufi saints. In the song, the ‘Iktara’ represents the protagonist’s heart—singular, soulful, and resonating with a deep, solitary longing for a … Read more
Written by the brilliant Gulzar, Naam Adaa Likhna is one of the truly romantic songs written in the last few years. Written for the Minissha Lamba & Jimmy Shergill starrer Yahaan, the song with its lovely visuals gets a beautiful feel of the love between the characters. This one of the few songs that really … Read more
Koi Fariyaad Lyrics Meaning and Translation: Koi Fariyaad from Tum Bin is Written by Faaiz Anwar and sung by the legendary Jagjit Singh is one of the most beautiful Ghazals I have heard. Composed by Nikhil-Vinay for the 2001 movie Tum Bin, its presence is complimentary to the beautiful soundtrack of the movie. I make … Read more
Before Javed Akhtar wrote the beautiful poems in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, he wrote a gem of a poem in another Farhan Akhtar starrer. Rock On sent the critcs raving and won the National Award and many other awards, but I felt there wasnt much justice done to the most beautiful part of the movie. … Read more
I will start off the Poetry month with a song that I have loved for a long time now. This song comes from Imtiaz Ali’s first film ‘Socha Na Tha’. This was also Abhay Deol’s first film and one of the few Hindi movies that I have watched multiple times, simply coz I loved the liveliness of the script…