Tanhaai. . . Tanhaai
Posted on: September 10, 2023
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The life lived in this finite world with infinite possibilities is nothing if not the memories collected in the heart and mind. The audio-visual medium, overdose or not, is the ultimate. Some of those lasting memorable visuals are of the silver screen and black & white television screen. I may forget some of the names of those characters and actors, but the emotions conveyed and invoked in those scenes stay with me and have survived the test of time.
One of those lasting memories is of the Pakistani Television series called ‘Dhoop Kinaare’. Those were the times of late 80’s when VCRs were hired along with video cassettes of these serials and people did binge watching of all episodes of the serial. The same as what people do with OTT serials now. But the similarity ends there. These are Urdu Serials written by contemporary literary writers. Zubaan ki shaayistgi was the main attraction plus the packaging in characters.
There was a precursor to ‘Dhoop Kinaare’ titled ‘Ankahee’ which was equally popular. Both different serials but finite ones with happy endings. Though ‘Ankahee’ ends in a twisted kind of happy ending. I have tried to find a good print on YouTube some years ago, of ‘Dhoop Kinare’, but the one I got to see was very bad quality audio/video.
I found this Wikipedia page on ‘Dhoop Kinaare’ to revive my memories and find that it was all of 17 episodes. The page does say that the “In India, the show was remade by Sony Entertainment Television India as ‘Kuch Toh Log Kahenge’. It started on 3 October 2011 and had total of 346 episodes”. Recently Kamath Sir has written a post for the title song of this serial.
The bad quality audio/video meant that I don’t get to hear/understand most of the dialogues being spoken. The facial expressions are also very unclear to view. The memory of watching it on VCR is also a ‘dhundli yaad’ but will serve my purpose here. First is the intense dislike/hatred that Dr. Ahmer (Raahat Kazmi) has for the unknown granddaughter of his foster father. The affection he has for the house, where each nook and corner, has unlimited memories for him with his foster father, who meant the world to him. Yet the father has left the house that they both built together, with their own hands, to the unknown granddaughter. This makes him feel like an orphan all over again as the father gave preference to his blood ties. Rendering him bitter and un-trusting of kind people, in a way.
Dr. Zoya (Marina Khan) works as an intern in the same hospital, where he is the HOD of Pediatrics. He is very derisive in his contempt of what he considers her ineptitude and non-seriousness. This, without knowing that she is the same grand daughter of his foster father, who inherited the house he is so fond of and desperate to buy.
The characters are all woven in the emotions, their past and present hurts. There are stories within them which are revealed in flash back.The treatment of the Indian serial was very different, and it by-passed the ‘house and inheritance’ matter. At least I do not remember it. Glamorous packaging was there in both with romanticism, but in ‘Dhoop Kinaare’ the strong characterization is the lasting take away.
There is a scene when, Dr. Zoya’s father visits Dr. Ahmer at the hospital. He is the first one to discover that Dr. Ahmer is the one trying to buy the house, left to Dr. Zoya by her maternal grandfather. Afterwards, Dr. Ahmer goes with the father to the hospital entrance. As soon as they come outside, the father who is wearing his spectacles, says“matla’a achaanak se abar alood hogaya hai”, meaning ‘the sky is full of clouds all of a sudden’. Dr. Ahmer promptly takes the spectacles of the father and wipes them with a handkerchief before returning it to him. Having realized that Dr. Ahmer is the foster son of his estranged late father-in-law, who never forgave his daughter for marrying a person not approved by him and going away, Dr. Zoya’s father is aware that there are troubles or storms waiting for them in the relationship even before it began.
“matla’a achaanak se abar alood hogaya hai” is the everyday event for people living in hot and humid climes and wearing spectacles. As soon as we come out of an air conditioned space, the spectacles frost over with the humid air vaporizing the cold glass. For clarity in the event happening.
A couple more serials are coming to mind seen at that time, like ‘Parchhaiyan’ and ‘Tanhaaiyan’ with lead actors forming a chain of sorts. ‘Parchhaiyan’ had Rahat Kazmi in lead with Sahira Kazmi (details about them are available in the blog). ‘Ankahi’ had Shehnaz Shaikh with Javed Shaikh. This Shehnaz Shaikh was the lead character in ‘Tanhaaiyan’ and Marina Khan played her younger sister. Then Marina Khan as Dr. Zoya and Rahat Kazmi as Dr. Ahmer in ‘Dhoop Kinaare’. There is another common link in all these serials i.e. all these were written by Haseena Moin. These were the most famous and best serials of that era. It appears so from what I am finding online now. This was the first wave of the Pakistani TV serials, second wave started in 2011 with ‘Humsafar’ of HUM TV.
Haseena Moin has written the script of Raj Kapoor’s ‘Henna’ (1991) also. I have learnt on the net now that Raj Kapoor wanted Shehnaz Shaikh of ‘Ankahi’ and ‘Tanhaaiyan’ fame to do the title role in ‘Henna’. But Shehnaz Shaikh refused, so Haseena Moin recommended Zeba Bakhtiyar for the role. Marina Khan has also acted in one Indian serial titled ‘Tanha’ also written by Haseena Moin for Star Plus in mid-90’s maybe. I found only this title song link on YouTube by Kumar Sanu – “Dekhiye To Lagta Hai, Zindagi Ki Raahon Mein“.
I knew about this serial at StarPlus, having seen it, but cannot remember much about it now. Javed Akhtar is the lyricist of that title song.
I am presenting today another song by Javed Akhtar, sung by Sonu Nigam. This is the last remaining song of the film ‘Dil Chaahta Hai’ (2001). Composers are Shankar Ehsan Loy. The film has 6 songs, five of which are already posted here on our blog.
- “Dil Chaahta Hai“
- “Kaisi Hai Ye Rut“
- “Koi Kahe Kehta Rahe Kitna Bhi Humko Deewaana“
- “Jaane Kyon Log Pyaar Karte Hain“
- “Wo Ladki Hai Kahaan“
This is my 4th post of this film’s music score and ‘Tanhaai’ is my favourite, because of Sonu Nigam and also the composition. Unique instruments and their different sound carried the new-ness at the turn of the century to another level in Hindi film music.This song is a solo with no chorus, but still seems like all the elements shown in the picturization are singing the song with Sonu Nigam. There must be a technique of cinematic visualization to sync with the music in this fashion.
As the song ends in the movie, Aakash (Amir Khan) is sitting in the living room of his apartment in Sydney overlooking the harbor. His father has sent him to Australia to look after the business there, so that he grows up and learns to be responsible, as a disciplinary action. Aakash meets Shalini (Priety Zinta) on the flight to Sydney, exactly at interval point in the film and continues to meet up and sing songs and watch operas with her. Now Shalini has gone back to India to marry her fiancé, who is the real son of her foster parents. Aakash has realized that he has fallen hard for Shalini and this is no game. His life is barren and lonely without her.
In the desolate mood, Aakash calls his father, asks for his mother. Father realizes something is amiss, asks him if he is not feeling well. Aakash replies, all is well, and that he is busy whole day and tired by evening. Father feels compassion for once and asks him to come back to India. Inevitable, as the movie had to end sometime.
[Editor’s Note: With this post, the film ‘Dil Chaahta Hai’ joins the ranks of Yippeee’d films on the blog, with all songs convered.]
Song – Tanhaai. . . Tanhaai (Dil Chaahta Hai) (2001) Singer – Sonu Nigam, Lyrics – Javed Akhtar, MD – Shankar Ehsaan Loy
Lyrics
tanhaai ee
eeee eee eeeee
tanhaai eeee
dil ke raaste mein
kaisi thokar
maine khaai
toote khwaab saare
ek mayoosi hai chhaai
har khushi ee
so gai ee
zindagi ee
kho gai ee
tum ko jo pyar kiya maine
to sazaa main paai ee
tanhaai ee
tanhaai ee
meelon hai phaili hui
tanhaai ee
tanhaai ee
tanhaai ee
meelon hai phaili hui
tanhaai ee
khwaab mein dekhaa tha ek aanchal
main ne apne haathhon mein
ab toote sapnon ke sheeshe
chubhte hain in aankhon mein
khwaab mein dekhaa thha ek aanchal
main ne apne haathhon mein
ab toote sapnon ke sheeshe
chubhte hain in aankhon mein
kal koi tha yaheen
ab koi bhi nahin ee ee
ban ke naagin jaise hai
saanson mein lehraai
tanhaai ee
tanhaai ee
palkon pe kitne aansoo hai laai
tanhaai ee
tanhaai ee
palkon pe kitne aansoo hai laai
kyun aisi ummeed ki maine
jo aise nakaam hui ee
door banaai thi manzil to
raste mein hi shaam hui ee
kyun aisi ummeed ki main ne
jo aise nakaam hui ee
door banaai thi manzil to
raste mein hi shaam hui ee
ab kahaan
jaaun main
kis ko samjhaaun main ea
kya main ne chaaha thha
aur kyon qismat mein aai
tanhaai ee eeaaee
tanhaai ee
jaise andheron ki ho gehraai ee
dil ke raaste mein
kaisi thokar
maine khaai
toote khwaab saare
ek mayoosi hai chhaai
har khushi ee
so gai ee
zindagi ee
kho gai ee ee
tum ko jo pyar kiya maine
to sazaa main paai ee
tanhaai ee
tanhaai ee
meelon hai phaili hui
tanhaai ee
tanhaai ee
tanhaai ee
meelon hai phaili huyi
tanhaai ee
tanhaai
tanhaai
tanhaai
tanhaai
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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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तन्हाई॰॰ई
ई ई ई ई
तन्हाई॰॰ई
दिल के रास्ते में
कैसी ठोकर
मैंने खाई
टूटे ख्वाब सारे
एक मायूसी है छाई
हर खुशी॰॰ई
सो गई॰॰ई
ज़िंदगी॰॰ई
खो गई॰॰ई
तुम को जो प्यार किया मैंने
तो सज़ा मैं पाई॰॰ई
तन्हाई॰॰ई
तन्हाई॰॰ई
मीलों है फैली हुई
तन्हाई॰॰ई
तन्हाई॰॰ई
तन्हाई॰॰ई
मीलों है फैली हुई
तन्हाई॰॰ई
ख्वाब में देखा था एक आँचल
मैंने अपने हाथों में
अब टूटे सपनों के शीशे
चुभते हैं इन आँखों में
ख्वाब में देखा था एक आँचल
मैंने अपने हाथों में
अब टूटे सपनों के शीशे
चुभते हैं इन आँखों में
कल कोई था यहीं
अब कोई भी नहीं॰॰ई
बन के नागिन जैसे है
साँसों में लहराई
तन्हाई॰॰ई
तन्हाई॰॰ई
पलकों पे कितने आँसू है लाई
तन्हाई॰॰ई
तन्हाई॰॰ई
पलकों पे कितने आँसू है लाई
क्यों ऐसी उम्मीद की मैंने
जो ऐसे नाकाम हुई॰॰ई
दूर बनाई थी मंज़िल तो
रस्ते में ही शाम हुई
क्यों ऐसी उम्मीद की मैंने
जो ऐसे नाकाम हुई॰॰ई
दूर बनाई थी मंज़िल तो
रस्ते में ही शाम हुई
अब कहाँ जाऊँ मैं
किसको समझाऊँ मैं
क्या मैंने चाहा था
और क्यों किस्मत में आई
तन्हाई॰॰ई
तन्हाई॰॰ई
जैसे अँधेरों की हो गहराई
दिल के रास्ते में
कैसी ठोकर
मैंने खाई
टूटे ख्वाब सारे
एक मायूसी है छाई
हर खुशी॰॰ई
सो गई॰॰ई
ज़िंदगी॰॰ई
खो गई॰॰ई
तुम को जो प्यार किया मैंने
तो सज़ा मैं पाई॰॰ई
तन्हाई॰॰ई
तन्हाई॰॰ई
मीलों है फैली हुई
तन्हाई॰॰ई
तन्हाई॰॰ई
मीलों है फैली हुई
तन्हाई॰॰ई
तन्हाई॰॰ई
तन्हाई॰॰ई
तन्हाई॰॰ई
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