Kamli has to be my favourite song from the Dhoom 3 soundtrack. The word Kamli, is a Punjabi word for ‘Crazy’ (or Mad). What I truly love about this song is how Amitabh Bhattacharya has used different forms of water to describe the mood and passion of the subject.
Bas Ek Pal is another movie whose soundtrack I absolutely love. Almost all the songs in this movie deserve to be on this list but I chose to only keep one so that I could include more songs. Written by Amitabh Verma, with music from Mithoon; Bas Ek Pal’s music easily made it to the … Read more
Fanaa a movie starring Aamir Khan and Kajol, got rave critical acclaim for the poetry included in the movie. I was hoping to translate all the poems but it didn’t fit well with the plan to include 31 different poems/lyrics in this project. So instead I will translate this romantic song that includes a couple … Read more
If I ever meet Javed Akhtar in person I will make it a point to thank him for writing the lyrics of two songs in particular. One of those songs is “Yahi Hota Pyaar” from Namastey London. Context of this song is as beautiful as the song itself. Its about being in love with someone … Read more