Kajraare Kajraare Tere Kaare Kaare Naina
Posted by: skapur01 on: April 12, 2015
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
Amitabh – The Later Decades – 2
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I am sure everyone remembers Dr. Bhaskar Bannerji. A very young rookie doctor, who is very troubled with the state of health affairs in general. An introvert and reserved person, living a very sedate life. The story is ‘Anand’ and the actor behind the Babu Moshai character captured the attention and the imagination of the audiences and critics alike. He was new, and struggling and still to land a lead role for himself. That was 1970.
Fast forward to 35 years later. The rookie doctor is now a phenomena in the industry. All the way up and up from 1970 onwards, with one dip in late 1990s / early 2000s. The year now is 2005, and once again the phenomena is on the up and up. Amitabh – the artist who is and continues to be the center of attention, no matter what scene and situation you put him in. Yes, he has moved up in years. Yes, he does not look wet behind the ears as he did in ‘Anand’. Ah but the transformation has been so graceful, and he is the idolized ‘hero’ in the mind of millions around the world. This is an unparalleled phenomena in the Hindi film industry.
The film is ‘Bunty and Babli’. Notwithstanding the ending, the film advertently or inadvertently succeeded in glamorizing the small time criminal. The social impact of this was tremendous. Over the subsequent few years, many such cases were highlighted in the media, of young people working in pairs as confidence tricksters and con-persons, and making away successfully with a lot of loot. Eventually as the law caught up with them, the one thing that got the attention was their statements. This film was the inspiration behind their detours into crime.
Amitabh plays a semi-crooked police officer in this film – DCP Dashrath Singh. He is on the trail of Bunty (Abhishek Bachchan) and Babli (Rani Mukherjee) who are traveling around the country, playing the con, one trick at a time. By the time this song comes on, the DCP has caught up with the nifty pair, but he is not making any moves since he has no conclusive evidence yet. Plus he is waiting to see if the pair is going to pull off a major heist, as is being rumored.
The song is the typical item number, that gets its place in films, without any link to the script. It is just there – we are told that is what entertainment is all about. But that discussion another day. :).
The setting is the bar of a hotel. The con-pair is staying in this hotel. The female partner is upstairs in one of the rooms, and as per the sequence of the script, she is an expecting mother at the time this song and dance is happening in the bar of the same hotel. I am sure all blame is at the doorstep of the drink the men are having.
The song starts off as a mujra – what with the traditional ‘salaam’ gestures, and the dress up and the candles in the traditional candle stands. So this is the first time for me, that a mujra is being performed in a bar. Or maybe that I have seen too few movies of the recent years.
The primary performer is the unnamed dancer (Aishwarya Rai) who makes a special appearance only for this song. So quite a complete family affair with the father , son and daughter-in-law in the same frame. The last time I recall that a lead actor played a romantic interest opposite to a daughter in law is back in the 70s, when Babita was to wed Randhir Kapoor. The wedding had not yet taken place, and she was appearing as the leading lady in films opposite to Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor. At that time, the press had made some comments about that. In this song, we have a similar situation, with the primary dancer clearly ignoring the advances of the younger protagonist, in favor of the elder and more mature. Well, it is just a film.
The music is by the trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. The singing voices are those of Alisha Chinoy, Shankar Mahadevan and Javed Ali. Amitabh himself is not credited in the list of singers, but very clearly, the ending couple of sentences – “Aaye Haaye. . .” are in his voice. Alisha Chinoy has rendered a wonderfully sensuous performance in playback for Aishwarya.
The most interesting part of this song is the verses. Coming from the pen of Gulzar, one can expect no different. The play of words is so endearing.
surme se likhe tere waade
aankhon ki zubaani aate hain
Wow, what an expression – the unkept and broken promises you made to me flow from the eyes with the kohl (surma).
teri baaton mein kimaam ki khsubhoo hai
tera anaa bhi garmiyon ki loo hai
Saying that the presence of lady brings up fragrance and heat. ‘Kimaam’ is an ingredient that is used in ‘paan’ for taste and fragrance. And the ‘loo’ is the hot winds of June afternoons in north India.
dard hota hai dard jab chubhtaa nahin
It pains me, when the pain is not severe enough to hurt me. Wow and wow.
And then the lines that refer to some past interlude in Delhi.
tujhse milna puraani dilli mein
chhod aaye nishaani dilli mein
balli maaraan se daribe talak
teri meri kahaani dilli mein
‘Ballimaaran’ and ‘Dariba’ are two of the more significant streets in Chandni Chowk, the most important marketplace of the traditional Old Delhi (the walled city). Chandni Chowk is a mesh of tiny streets and lanes that originate from the main thoroughfare. The whole layout is so tightly knit and complex, it is a whole universe all by itself. Amazing is the number of streets and the businesses that line up these streets, and amazing is the magnitude of the amount of business that happens everyday in this heavily congested area.
‘Dariba’ is one of the main streets that is close the Red Fort end of Chandni Chowk. It is an all and all jewelers market. ‘Ballimaaran’ is another main street, which is close to the other end of Chandni Chowk (the Fatehpuri end). Originally this was the wholesale market providing ‘balli’ – the wooden poles, sticks, rods of all shapes and sizes. These days, the ‘balli’ business is almost gone, and the street is now the business home for shoes and other leather products.
The walk from ‘Ballimaaran’ to ‘Dariba’ is less than ten minutes at a brisk pace. But during business hours, the entire thoroughfare is so crowded and tightly packed that even walking on the pavement is an arduous task. Over the years that I have been visiting this area, I have realized that walking briskly in this area is an art form all by itself as you continuously bend, dodge and move around other people, vehicles and things.
And wait, now that I am discussing Chandni Chowk, I realize that is what the lady is referring to in the opening lines itself of the song.
aisi nazar se dekha
us zaalim ne
chowk par
‘chowk’ here is Chandni Chowk. It connects so well.
So getting back to Dr. Bhaskar Bannerji. He is seen in this clip, smoking a ‘beedi’ (traditional mini cigar of India) in the bar of a five star hotel, a senior police officer who looks like and dresses like a hoodlum himself. But of course, he is center of attention, even for the lady dancer, who is trying to invite him with a candle in her hand. And he promptly bends over an blows out the candle. The sequence is full of such tiny comedic pieces. The senior Bachchan is clearly the better performer.
Maybe it is my bias, but that is how I feel. Certainly takes the prize. Especially the ending of the song. The younger Bachchan passes out – too much alcohol. And the dancer places a very inviting glance towards the senior Bachchan. With a small modification, Gulzar Sb has inserted the shortest of the poems from English language, the lines that Amitabh sings in his own voice.
madam
i am your only adam
View, listen and enjoy.
Song – Kajraare Kajraare Tere Kaare Kaare Naina (Bunty Aur Babli) (2005) Singer – Alisha Chinoy, Shankar Mahadevan, Javed Ali, Amitabh Bachchan, Lyrics – Gulzar, MD – Shankar Ehsaan Loy
Shankar Mahadevan + Javed Ali
Alisha Chinoy + Chorus
All Male Chorus
Other Male Voices
Lyrics
aisi nazar se dekha
us zaalim ne
chowk par
hum ne kaleja rakh diya
chaaku ki nok par
(whistling and applause sounds)
kamala ho gayaa
o raita phail gaya
dhin tanaa dhin
dhin tanaak dhin dhin
tanaak dhinna
dhin tanaak dhinna
dhin tanaak dhinna
dhin tanaak dhinna
dhin tanaak dhinna
kradak dak dhin tanaak dhinna
dhin tanaak dhinna
dhin tanaak dhinna
dhin tanaak dhinna
dhin tanaak dhinna
thaa thir kirdaa
dhaa tir kirdaa
kirdaa kadaak dhin
dhin tanaak dhinna
kirdaa
kirdaa
kirdaa
kirdaa
taa thaa
taa thaa
taa thaa
taak taa dhoom
mera chain wain sab ujdaa. . .
zaalim nazar hataa le. . .
mera chain wain sab ujdaa
zaalim nazar hataa le
barbaad ho rahen hain ji. .eee. .ee
barbaad ho rahen hain ji
tere apne shehar waale
mera chain wain sab ujdaa
zaalim nazar hataa le
barbaad ho rahen hain ji
tere apne shehar waale
ho oo oo oo
meri angdaai na toote tu aa jaa
meri angdaai
na toote
tu aa. .aa jaa
kajraare. . .
kajraare kajraare
tere kaare kaare naina
kajraare kajraare
tere kaare kaare naina
ho kajraare kajraare
tere kaare kaare naina
ho kajraare kajraare
tere kaare kaare naina
ho mere nainaa
mere naina
mere naina judwaa naina
o kajraare kajraare
tere kaare kaare naina
surme se likhe tere waade
aankhon ki zabaani aate hain
haaye. . .
mere roomaalon pe lab tere
banadh ke nishaani jaate hain
ho teri baaton mein kimaam ki khusboo hai
o tera aana bhi garmion ki loo hai
ho teri baaton mein kimaam ki khusboo hai
ho tera aana bhi garmion ki loo hai
aa ja
toote na
toote na angdaai
ho oo oo oo
meri angdaai na toote tu aa jaa
meri angdaai
na toote
tu aa. .aa jaa
kajraare. . .
kajraare kajraare
tere kaare kaare naina
kajraare kajraare
tere kaare kaare naina
ho kajraare kajraare
tere kaare kaare naina
ho kajraare kajraare
tere kaare kaare naina
ho mere nainaa
mere naina
mere nainon mein chhup ke rehna
ho kajraare kajraare
tere kaare kaare naina
haaa haaa
haaa haaa
mmmmmm
aankhen bhi kamala karti hain
personal se sawaal karti hain
haai
palkon ko uthaati bhi nahin. . . hmmm
parde ka khayaal karti hain
ho mera gham to kisi se bhi chhupta nahin
dard hota hai dard jab chubhta nahin
ho mera gham to kisi se bhi chhupta nahin
dard hota hai dard jab chubhta nahin
aa ja
toote na
toote na angdaai
ho oo oo oo
meri angdaai na toote tu aa jaa
meri angdaai
na toote
tu aa. .aa jaa
kajraare. . .
kajraare kajraare
tere kaare kaare naina
kajraare kajraare
tere kaare kaare naina
ho kajraare kajraare
tere kaare kaare naina
ho kajraare kajraare
tere kaare kaare naina
ho tere nainaa
tere naina
hamen daste hain tere naina
ho kajraare kajraare
mere kaare kaare naina
ho oo oo oo
tujhse milna puraani dilli mein
chhod aaye nishaani dilli mein
balli maaraan se daribe talak
teri meri kahaani dilli mein
o ho kaali kamli waale ko ho yaad kar ke
tere kaale kaale nainon ki kasam khaate hain
ho tere kaale kaale nainon ki balaayen le loon
tere kaale kaale nainon ki duaaen de doon
meri jaan udaas hai
hothon pe pyaas hai
aa ja re
aa ja re
aa jaa re. . .
ho teri baaton mein kimaam ki khusboo hai
o tera aana bhi garmion ki loo hai
ho teri baaton mein kimaam ki khusboo hai
o tera aana bhi garmion ki loo hai
ho oo oo oo
meri angdaai na toote tu aa jaa
meri angdaai
na toote
tu aa. .aa jaa
kajraare. . .
kajraare kajraare
tere kaahre kaahre naina
kajraare kajraare
tere kaare kaare naina
ho tere nainaa
tere naina
tere naina judwaa naina
tere naina
tere naina
tere naina judwaa naina
ho tere nainaa
tere naina
tere nainon mein chhup ke rehna
tere naina
tere naina
tere nainon mein chhup ke rehna
ho kajraare kajraare
tere kaare kaare naina
ho kajraare kajraare
tere kaare kaare naina
kaare kaare
kaare kaare
kaare kaare
kaare kaare naina
kajraare
kajraare
han han han
(aaye haaye haaye kya chaal hai teri)
mere kaare kaare naina
madam
i am your only adam
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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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ऐसी नज़र से देखा
उस ज़ालिम ने
चौक पर
हमने कलेजा रख दिया
चाकू की नोक पर
(तालियों और सीटियों के स्वर)
कमाल हो गया
ओ रायता फैल गया
धिन ताना धिन
धिन तनाक धिन धिन
तनाक धिन्ना
धिन तनाक धिन्ना
धिन तनाक धिन्ना
धिन तनाक धिन्ना
धिन तनाक धिन्ना
क्रडक डक धिन तनाक धिन्ना
धिन तनाक धिन्ना
धिन तनाक धिन्ना
धिन तनाक धिन्ना
धिन तनाक धिन्ना
था थिर किर्डा
धा तिर किर्डा
किर्डा कडाक धिन्न
धिन तनाक धिन्ना
किर्डा
किर्डा
किर्डा
किर्डा
ता था
ता था
ता था
ताक ता धुम
मेरा चैन वैन सब उजड़ा॰ ॰ ॰
ज़ालिम नज़र हटा ले॰ ॰ ॰
मेरा चैन वैन सब उजड़ा
ज़ालिम नज़र हटा ले
बर्बाद हो रहे हैं जी॰ ॰ई॰ ॰ई
बर्बाद हो रहे हैं जी
तेरे अपने शहर वाले
मेरा चैन वैन सब उजड़ा
ज़ालिम नज़र हटा ले
बर्बाद हो रहे हैं जी
तेरे अपने शहर वाले
हो ओ ओ ओ
मेरी अंगड़ाई ना टूटे तू आजा
मेरी अंगड़ाई
ना टूटे
तू आ॰ ॰जा
कजरारे॰ ॰ए॰ ॰ए
कजरारे कजरारे
तेरे कारे कारे नैना
कजरारे कजरारे
तेरे कारे कारे नैना
हो कजरारे कजरारे
तेरे कारे कारे नैना
हो कजरारे कजरारे
तेरे कारे कारे नैना
मेरे नैना
मेरे नैना
मेरे नैना जुड़वा नैना
ओ कजरारे कजरारे
तेरे कारे कारे नैना
सुरमे से लिखे तेरे वादे
आँखों की ज़ुबानी आते हैं
हे॰ ॰ ॰
मेरे रूमालों पे लब तेरे
बांध के निशानी जाते हैं
हो तेरी बातों में किमाम की खुशबू है
ओ तेरा आना भी गर्मियों की लू है
हो तेरी बातों में किमाम की खुशबू है
हो तेरा आना भी गर्मियों की लू है
आ जा
टूटे ना
टूटे ना अंगड़ाई
हो ओ ओ ओ
मेरी अंगड़ाई ना टूटे तू आजा
मेरी अंगड़ाई
ना टूटे
तू आ॰ ॰जा
कजरारे॰ ॰ए॰ ॰ए
कजरारे कजरारे
तेरे कारे कारे नैना
कजरारे कजरारे
तेरे कारे कारे नैना
हो कजरारे कजरारे
तेरे कारे कारे नैना
हो कजरारे कजरारे
तेरे कारे कारे नैना
हो मेरे नैना
मेरे नैना
मेरे नैनों में छुप के रहना
हो कजरारे कजरारे
तेरे कारे कारे नैना
हाss हाss
हाss हाss
मम्ममम
आँखें भी कमाल करती हैं
पर्सनल से सवाल करती हैं
हाय॰ ॰
पलकों को उठाती भी नहीं॰ ॰ हम्मम
पर्दे का खयाल करती हैं
हो मेरा ग़म तो किसी से भी छुपता नहीं
दर्द होता है दर्द जब चुभता नहीं
हो मेरा ग़म तो किसी से भी छुपता नहीं
दर्द होता है दर्द जब चुभता नहीं
आ जा
टूटे ना
टूटे ना अंगड़ाई
हो ओ ओ ओ
मेरी अंगड़ाई ना टूटे तू आजा
मेरी अंगड़ाई
ना टूटे
तू आ॰ ॰जा
कजरारे॰ ॰ए॰ ॰ए
कजरारे कजरारे
तेरे कारे कारे नैना
कजरारे कजरारे
तेरे कारे कारे नैना
हो कजरारे कजरारे
तेरे कारे कारे नैना
हो कजरारे कजरारे
तेरे कारे कारे नैना
हो तेरे नैना
तेरे नैना
हमें डसते हैं तेरे नैना
हो कजरारे कजरारे
मेरे कारे कारे नैना
हो ओ ओ ओ
तुझसे मिलना पुरानी दिल्ली में
छोड़ आए निशानी दिल्ली में
बल्लिमारान से दरीबे तलाक
तेरी मेरी कहानी दिल्ली में
हो हो काली कमली वाले को हो याद करके
तेरे काले काले नैनों की कसम खाते हैं
हो तेरे काले काले नैनों की बलाएँ ले लूँ
तेरे काले काले नैनों को दुआएं दे दूँ
मेरी जान उदास है
होठों पे प्यास है
आजा रे
आजा रे
आजा रे॰ ॰ ॰
हो तेरी बातों में किमाम की खुशबू है
ओ तेरा आना भी गर्मियों की लू है
हो तेरी बातों में किमाम की खुशबू है
ओ तेरा आना भी गर्मियों की लू है
हो ओ ओ ओ
मेरी अंगड़ाई ना टूटे तू आजा
मेरी अंगड़ाई
ना टूटे
तू आ॰ ॰जा
कजरारे॰ ॰ए॰ ॰ए
कजरारे कजरारे
तेरे काहरे काहरे नैना
कजरारे कजरारे
तेरे कारे कारे नैना
हो तेरे नैना
तेरे नैना
तेरे नैना जुड़वा नैना
हो तेरे नैना
तेरे नैना
तेरे नैना जुड़वा नैना
हो तेरे नैना
तेरे नैना
तेरे नैनों में छुप के रहना
तेरे नैना
तेरे नैना
तेरे नैनों में छुप के रहना
हो कजरारे कजरारे
तेरे कारे कारे नैना
हो कजरारे कजरारे
तेरे कारे कारे नैना
कारे कारे
कारे कारे
कारे कारे
कारे कारे नैना
कजरारे॰॰॰
कजरारे॰॰॰
हं हं हं
(आए हाए क्या चाल है तेरी)
मेरे कारे कारे नैना
मैडम
आई एम यौर ओन्ली एडम
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4 Responses to "Kajraare Kajraare Tere Kaare Kaare Naina"
April 13, 2015 at 12:14 pm
Superb informative post for my favourite song. Thanks`s a lot Sudhir ji
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June 14, 2015 at 6:33 pm
Re: “bhai saab phail gaya”
It’s ” raita phail gaya”, not “bhai saab”. raita phail jaana is a slang muhaavra (metaphor) for something unexpected happening which is devastating for the person or thing experiencing it. “chaar chaar billiyoN ko apni taraf ate dekh choohe kaa to raita hi phail gaya”, “kal raat Anarkali kaa raqs dekhaa thaa? baRii Ghazab ki adaayeN theeN zaalim ki. Shehzaade Saleem ka to raita hi phaila diya usne”.
Also, a minor correction. The order of words is slightly wrong here:
dard hota hai jab dard chubhta nahin
It should be:
dard hota hai *dard jab* chubhta nahin
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June 16, 2015 at 12:34 pm
Dear UVR ji,
Thanks so much for the corrections. Given that this is a Gulzar song, one can expect to see the use of curious phraseology. Even I myself was not satisfied with the phrase “bhai sahib phail gaya”, but I could not decipher the correct words by listening.
I have made both the corrections that you have indicated.
Thanks again
Rgds
Sudhir
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April 13, 2015 at 7:04 am
Wah! Wah! Wat a post! 😀
Like a said in my write up in the song from Dilli-6 last year same tym. Only a Dilliwaala can and shd write on Dilli. Otherwise who will explain wat is ballimaaran or daribe. In fact this song was meant to ve a write up by the sudhirji only. I ve been enjoying this song for ten yrs now without actually knowing wat some parts meant. Thank u so much sudhirji
A small trivia at that point I had read somewhere that ab had said that he had one khwaish …to get romantic with Aish. This was the closest. And she was not yet slated to b Mrs junior bachchan then. At that tym junior was interested elsewhere😉
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