Ishqiya was one of my favorite movies of 2010. The movie’s soundtrack is one of the best of the year and this song in it, has to be my favorite. Gulzar saab in this song talks about how a lover perceives time after losing the beloved forever. The concept that suffering is described as a … Read more
The Philosophy of Kabir: Finding the Divine Within The timeless Kabir Bhajan, ‘Moko Kahan Dhundhe Re Bande’ (often spelled as Moko Kahaan Dundhe), is a profound spiritual poem. Whether you are looking for the literal meaning or the English translation of these verses by Sant Kabir, this guide explores the deep philosophy of finding the … 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…