Meaning of Teri Deewani: The Ultimate Spiritual Surrender Composed and sung with unmatched raw energy by Kailash Kher, ‘Teri Deewani’ is a timeless Sufi-rock anthem that explores the concept of Ishq-e-Haqiqi (divine love) through the lens of mad infatuation. The lyrics describe a state of absolute submission, where the boundaries between worldly sanity and spiritual … Read more
Written by Irshad Kamil for the movie Love Aaj Kal, Yeh Dooriyan talks about distances between people and the desire to overcome them. The song beautifully articulates the ambiguity that distances adds to relationships and how it sometimes adds to the attraction. The Lines: “Aa Raha Paas Ya Door Mein Jaa Raha… Janun Na Mein … Read more
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
Tune Jo Na Kaha was one of my most listened songs of 2009. The song beautifully sung by Mohit Chauhan talks about building dreams and watching it crumble. Written by Sandeep Shrivastava for the movie New York, this song has some really hard hitting lines balanced out with some really soft emotions. There are beautiful … Read more
Written by Sahir Ludhianvi and Sung by Mohammed Rafi, this song was a part of the 1961 film Hum Dono. The song is a toast to the spirit with which one should take hard times and defeats on ones stride and keep moving on… Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi Album: Hum Dono Music: Jaidev Vocals: Mohammed Raf … Read more