Aa Chal Ke tujhe... DOOR GAGAN KI CHAO MEIN

This is a beautiful song about hope... it talks about this place where there is loads and loads of happiness and love. My daughter loves it for her nap time.

Movie - Door gagan Ki Chaaon Mein (1964)

Writer, Director, Lyrics, Singer & Producer - Kishore Kumar

Video link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trnr14tY8JU

LYRICS

Aa chal ke tujhe mein le ke chaloon, ek aise gagan ke talee... Jahan ghum bhi na ho aansu bhi na ho, bas pyar hi pyar palee. (2)

Ek aise gagan ke tale

 Sooraj ki pehli kiran se, aasha ka savera jaage (2)

Chandaa ki kiran se dhul kar, ghanghor andhera bhage - (2)

Kabhi dhup khile kabhi chhav mile, lambi si dagar na khale

 Jahan ghum bhi na bhi na ho, aasu bhi na ho bas pyaar hi pyaar pale.

Ek aise gagan ke tale

Jahan door nazar daud aaye, aazaad gagan laheraye... laheraaye (echo)

Jahan door nazar daud aaye, aazaad gagan laheraye.

Jahan rang birange panchhee, aasha ka sandesa laaye - (2)

Sapno mein palee hansatee ho kali, jahan sham suhanee dhale

Jahan ghum bhi na ho aansu bhi naa ho, bas pyaar hi pyaar pale

Ek aise gagan ke talee

Sapno ke aise jahan mein jahan pyaar hi pyaar khila ho

Hum jaa ke vahan kho jaye shikuvaa naa koyee ghila ho

Kahi bhair na ho koyi ghair na ho, sab milke yoon chalte chale

Jahan ghum bhi na ho aansu bhi na ho, bas pyaar hi pyaar pale

Aa chal ke tujhe mein leke chaloon, Ek aise gagan ke tale

Jahan ghum bhi na ho aansu bhi na ho, bas pyaar hi pyaar pale

Ek aise gagan ke tale (2)

INTERESTING TRIVIA ABOUT THE MOVIE

Kishore da said this in an interview.. "Door Gagan ki Chhaon Mein started to an audience of 10 people in Alankar. I know because I was in the hall myself. There were only ten people who had come to watch the first show! Even its release was peculiar. Subhodh Mukherjee, the brother of my brother-in-law, had booked Alankar (the hall) for 8 weeks for his film April Fool- which everyone knew was going to be a block- buster. My film, everyone was sure, was going to be a thundering flop. So he offered to give me a week of his booking. Take the first week, he said flamboyantly, and I'll manage within seven. After all, the movie can't run beyond a week. It can't run beyond two days, I reassured him. When 10 people came for the first show, he tried to console me. Don't worry, he said, it happens at times. But who was worried? Then, the word spread. Like wildfire. And within a few days the hall began to fill. It ran for all 8 weeks at Alankar, house full! Subodh Mukherjee kept screaming at me but how could I let go the hall? After 8 weeks when the booking ran out, the movie shifted to Super, where it ran for another 21 weeks! That's the anatomy of a hit of mine. How does one explain it? Can anyone explain it? Can Subodh Mukherjee, whose April Fool went on to become a thundering flop?"

FULL INTERVIEW

Kahin Door Jab... ANAND

This is one of my most favourite of all songs... that is why I am starting my blog with this one. Some of the stanzas of the song I can identify with. The lyrics are beautiful.

Movie - Anand - 1971

Video Link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmYT79bYIQw

Cast - Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Sumitra Sanyal, Seema Deo, Ramesh Deo, Johny Walker, Lalita Pawar

Film Director - Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Producer - Hrishikesh Mukherjee & N. C. Sippy

Music Director - Salil Chaudhary

Singer - Mukesh

Lyrics - Gulzar

LYRICS

kahin door jab din dhal jaye 

saanjh ki dulhan badan churaye, chupake se aaye

mere khayalo ke aangan me 

koi sapano ke deep jalaye, deep jalaye

kahin door jab din dhal jaye 

saanjh ki dulhan badan churaye 

chupake se aaye

kabhi yunhi, jab hui, bojhal saanse 

bhar aai baithe baithe, jab yunhi aankhe 

tabhi machal ke, pyaar se chhal ke

chhue koi mujhe par nazar na aaye, nazar na aaye

kahin door jab din dhal jaye 

saanjh ki dulhan badan churaye, chupake se aaye

kahi to ye, dil kabhi, mil nahi paate

kahi pe nikal aaye, janmo ke naate

thani si ulajhan, bairi apana man

apana hi hoke sahe dard paraye, dard paraye

kahin door jab din dhal jaye 

saanjh ki dulhan badan churaye, chupake se aaye

mere khayalo ke aagan me 

koi sapano ke deep jalaye, deep jalaye

kahin door jab din dhal jaye 

saanjh ki dulhan badan churaye, chupake se aaye

Dil jaane mere saare bhedh yeh gehere

Kho gaye kaise mere sapne sunehere

Yeh mere sapne yeh hi ho toh hai apne, 

Mujh se juda na honge inke yeh saaye, inke yeh saaye.

Kahin door jab din dhal jaaye, 

saanjh ki dulhan badan churaye, chupke se aaye

mere khayalo ke aagan me 

koi sapano ke deep jalaye, deep jalaye

kahin door jab din dhal jaye 

saanjh ki dulhan badan churaye, chupake se aaye

IF... Rudyard Kipling

the words are very inspiring... read on!!!

IF 

Rudyard Kipling

If you can keep your head when all about you

  Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,

  But make allowance for their doubting too;

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,

  Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,

Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,

  And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;

  If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster

  And treat those two impostors just the same;

If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken

  Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,

Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,

  And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings

  And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,

And lose, and start again at your beginnings

  And never breathe a word about your loss;

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew

  To serve your turn long after they are gone,

And so hold on when there is nothing in you

  Except the Will which says to them: “Hold on!”

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,

  Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,

If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,

  If all men count with you, but none too much;

If you can fill the unforgiving minute

  With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,

Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,

  And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!

Sydney Festival - AR Rahman

This is how our city looks in summer!

That's the tag line of the Sydney Festival. This is the festival of arts & culture that started in 1977. I heard about it last year & I was not so keen on going for it. Nothing really motivated me to go. But this year its huge & it had AR Rahman & something called The Mangniyar Seduction.

The minute I heard about these events my ears popped up and I was really keen on knowing what exactly happens. I had the opportunity to chat with a few people organising the festival & got to understand that the effort that goes into the festival is huge. The preparation for the 2011 festival has already begun.

I got to understand that the new Director - Lindy Hume is making the festival multicultural & getting artists from all around the world. Sydney Festival 2010 has artists from about 20 countries. They have 360 performances and 80 events happening this year... some events are free. Josephine Ridge, the General Manager of Sydney Festival mentioned that they have 2000 staff members on the opening and 300 artists performing. Just imagine the scale of the event.

The AR Rahman concert was free from all & was at Parramatta Park. The park was jam packed with not just Indians but everyone who loves Rahman. He came with his troupe which included Hariharan, Sadhna Sargam, Shweta Pandit, Ryhannah, Lush, and many more... I don't remember the names... The enthusiasm of the audience was unmatched. Hariharan wanted to play a game to decide which side of audience is better... after the short game he asked Rahman who is the winner... Rahman said all are winners... Today is a night to celebrate & everyone is a winner! Rahman called it the concert of peace and friendship!

I think this is a great gesture from the side of the Australian Government. They have got A R Rahman & his troupe to perform for the audience of Australia for free... It is indeed a very good gesture of friendship and peace. I hope this gesture is a beginning of better relations.

And like Rahman said in his press conference:Good will will change things for better.

If you are interested in knowing about the rest of the events of the festival visit - Sydney Festival

I've Learned

I got this poem as a fwd when I was in college... It couldn't have come at a better time... I was going thru a lot of crap... this just confirmed some of the already existing thoughts & added a few...

It might sound a little negative... but you know what... its the truth & it brings a smile on my face when I read it... I hope it does the same to many people!!!

I'VE LEARNED

I've learned that you cannot make someone love you;

All you can do is stalk them and hope they panic and give in.

I've learned that no matter how much I care, some people are just assholes.

I've learned that it takes years to build up trust,

and it only takes suspicion... not proof, to destroy it.

I've I've learned that you can get by on charm for about 15 mins

After that, you'd better have a big willy of huge boobs.

I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to others

They are more screwed up than you think.

I've learned that we are responsible for what we do

unless, we are celebrities

I've learned that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon and most of the less important ones just never go away!

Abhiskeham

As a kid I was a terror especially when it came to food... Making me have food took a lot of efforts & exercise... I am sure I digested all the food while having it. The digestion of food is also applicable to the people who tried to feed me!

I remember this one time when my mom lost her temper... I don't blame her... hehehe... read on!

We were at Tripuniturai (a town in Kerala) for the summer vacation... one night, after feeding me dinner my mom wanted me to have a glass of milk or buttermilk or a cup of yogurt... At first I refused to have either of the three choices.

After a lot of persuasion and a little bit of scolding I agreed to have milk... When she got the glass of warm milk I changed my mind to yogurt... When she got a cup of yogurt I changed my mind to buttermilk... Again she went and got a glass of that... At that point I went back to my first choice of milk... Patiently, she got me the milk again and I refused again... That was the boiling point I guess... The whole glass of milk got emptied on my head!

When I look back I wonder why that did not happen sooner... She also had to listen to her mom (my grand mom) scold her for the act... poor thing!

I love her for all the patience she had with a brat like me... I hope I can be more like her!!!

That was my first & last pal abhishekam!!!

My Daddy Strongest!!!

Many of us would have heard a little kid say this on TV... When I see that I remember a little incident that happened more than 2 decades ago... I think I was 5 or 6 I am not sure of the age!

I loved Rajnikant & Amitabh Bachchan for all the fights & stunts they pulled on movies... I actually thought movies were real... that's a different story... which I might narrate later in a separate story... Like I said I was a very big fan of the superstars but the biggest superstar was still my dad.

I actually thought that he got all his energy from the Rasam rice he used to have and I was a big fan of rasam rice because of that. Once at a family dinner I was only hogging on rasam sadam and I was asked why am I not having anything else... At that time I commented "You know why my father is so strong... its because he eats loads and loads of rasam sadam and I also wanna be like him."

That comment invited a roar of laughter and even now with my Mami & cousins it stirs up a warm memory and a sweet smile! :)

you know what... rasam sadam or not this girl stays firm on "My Daddy Strongest!!!"

What India means to me!!!

INDIA… a land where I was born… a land that holds my precious childhood and adolescence… a land that holds my family and friends… a land which I call HOME!!!

Nothing compares to the variety, colour and festivities that you will find there. Each state there is like a country within itself with different culture, food, language, festivals, etc. One can find a unique blend of culture and modernism.

Yes, there are villages with lower infrastructures but I have seen progress in some villages I visited this time. I want to believe that it is improving and India is rising and shining!!!

INDIA for me that corner or room in your house which you call your own... that special spot in your home where you are so comfortable how ever it is!

I don’t know what it is that makes it so special… may be it is the family, the memories, the friends or just the surroundings.. whatever it is I am in love with the total package called INDIA!