Arziyaan de rahaa hai dil aao
Posted on: February 1, 2024
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‘Bobby Jaasoos’ (2014) was produced by Dia Mirza and Sahil Sangha under the joint banners of Born Free Enterprises and Reliance Entertainment and was directed by debutant Samar Shaikh who also wrote the story. The screenplay and dialogues were written by Sanyukta Chawla-Shaikh. Vidya Balan and Ali Fazal were in the lead roles supported by Supriya Pathak-Kapur, Tanvi Azmi, Zarina Wahab, Arjan Bajwa, Rajendra Gupta, Kiran Kumar, Anupriya Goenka, Prasad Barve, Aakash Dahiya etc.
This is a story about a girl nicknamed Bobby from a conservative Muslim joint family based in the outskirt of Hyderabad. She wants to be detective much against the wishes of her father. She does start the detective work and becomes successful. But it is more with comical elements than with her professional touch. The story of the film becomes a bit complex when a local TV host who wants to avoid marriage fixed by his father, tries to engage Bobby to find out some adverse things about the girls on the basis of which he can reject the marriage proposal. But things work out something else between TV host and Bobby leading to some unexpected twist in the story.
The story of the film in some details is as under:
Bilqis, nicknamed as Bobby (Vidya Balan) lives with her conservative family in the outskirt of old Hyderabad. She is past her marriageable age. But she has an unconventional dream. She is addicted to watching TV serials ‘CID’ which has created interest in her to become a detective. She goes to a reputed detective agency to get employed but the owner refuses to employ her because of her unsophisticated behaviour and lack of higher education. Bobby decides to set up her own detective agency. Initially, she gets some small inconsequential detective work in which she becomes successful. In this, Tasawwur (Ali Fazal), a TV host is her regular client who seeks Bobby’s services in warding off his father’s pressure to get married by giving unfavourable reports on the girls his father has chosen as his bride. She also get a case from Lala (Arjan Bajwa), a local goon to break the proposed marriage of his girl friend, Afreen (Anupriya Goenka) to a groom selected by her father. Despite her success, Bobby continues to face disapproval of her father (Rajendra Gupta). The only silver lining to pursue her detective job is the tacit support from her mother (Supriya Pathak) and her Aunt (Tanvi Azmi).
But Bobby is not happy in solving local detectives cases which neither give her thrill in solving the cases nor are they lucrative. But luck smiles on her. She gets a wealthy client, Anees Khan (Kiran Kumar) who has given Bobby to search for a missing girl without providing much of a detailed background except her date of birth and a birthmark on her hand. She visits many places in disguise, such as a bangle seller, coaching classes, beauty parlours etc and she cracks the case by finding out her whereabouts.
Happy with Bobby’s success, Khan promptly pays her fees and gives her another case of a missing girl with the only information of a birth mark on her arm. This time, Bobby changes her strategy of investigation. Instead of visiting many places, she calls girls for the audition of a fake TV show. Many girls report for the audition during which Bobby sees their bare arms for the birthmark. She finds the missing girl among them with the birthmark with minimum efforts. Again, Khan showers her with large cash.
In the meanwhile, Tasawwur (Ali Fazal) who is not interested in marriage, works out a plan to ward off his father’s pressure on him to get married. He reveals to his father that he is in love with Bobby. After his initial reservation, his father is happy that at least his son has now agreed to get married. He promptly meets Bobby’s parents who are also pleased with the marriage proposal. Tasawwur has planned this under the presumption that Bobby would definitely reject his marriage proposal knowing her nature. Then he can indefinitely postpone the marriage in the guise of a jilted lover. But his plan fails. Bobby is angry with Tasawwur for playing the games with his family for his self-interest. In a fit of anger, Bobby agrees for the marriage to teach him a lesson. The engagement ceremony takes place. Tasawwur asks her in desperation whether she is really prepared to marry him. She responds by saying that she is currently busy with solving a case of a missing boy and if he helps her in this case, she would think about the marriage afterwards.
Anees Khan wants Bobby to find yet another missing person, this time a boy with a damaged toe. Bobby is happy with this case as she gets more money. But a doubt creeps in her mind fed by Lala as to why Anees Khan is ready to spend so much money to find them. She had also observed that Anees Khan had paid money to an unknown person after both the girls were found. She does a reality check. She finds that of the two missing girls she found out for him, one has disappeared and the family of the second girl has left the place for some unknown destination. Bobby starts doubting about Anees Khan’s intention. So, instead of starting her new detective work to find out the missing boy for Anees Khan, she starts the detective work to find out the antecedent of Anees Khan.
With the help of Tasawwur and some luck factors in her favour, Bobby finds that Anees Khan is the father of two missing girls and a boy who is none other than Lala. They went missing after a communal riot. After finding two girls, Anees Khan has sent them to London for higher studies and had paid money to an unknown person who was the foster father of his two missing daughters.
The film ends with Bobby and Tasawwur in love with each other but still undecided about the marriage.
I found the film interesting and entertaining with down to earth characters. The film does have a predictable suspense but the underlying purpose of the film was not to make it a suspense thriller. The film conveys a subtle message through a comical detective character, Bobby and the TV host, Tasawwur that every man and woman have right to live on their own terms. In a way, ‘Bobby Jaasoos’ (2014) is a Muslim social film with a blend of traditionality with modernity. The film flopped at the box office but I am sure that this film would be as critically discussed as other flopped films in this comedy genre like ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron’ (1983) and ‘Andaaz Apna Apna’ (1994).
‘Bobby Jaasoos’ (2014) had 4 songs written by Swanand Kirkire and set to music by Shantanu Moitra. I am presenting the first song from the film, ‘arziyaan de rahaa hai dil aao’ to appear on the Blog. It is a duet song rendered by Papon (Real Name: Angaraag Mahanta) and Shreya Ghoshal. The main song is preceded by what sounds like a Sufi-style invocation which is again rendered in-between the song and at the end of the song. It gives a feeling of a mystical love song and this fits well in the situation. Bobby (Vidya Balan) and Tasawwur (Ali Fazal) are in love with each other yet it is illusive for both of them for different reasons.
The main song has been composed in the traditional ghazal tune with the soulful rendition of Papon and Shreya Ghoshal. There is an excellent Veena rendition in the last interlude which gives a feel of Carnatic music . The song has been shot with Golconda Fort and Qutb Shahi Tombs in the background, giving a nostalgical feelings.
Video Clip:
Audio Clip:
Song-Arziyaan de raha hai dil aao (Bobby Jaasoos)(2014) Singers- Shreya Ghoshal, Papon, Lyrics-Swanand Kirkire, MD-Shantanu Moitra
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Lyrics (based on audio clip):
tu meraa afsaanaa
tu meraa paimaanaa
tu meri aadat ibaadat hai tu
tu meraa muskaanaa
tu meraa ghabraanaa
tu meri gustaakhi maafi bhi tu
tu meri rag rag mein
tu meri nas nas mein
tu meri jaan hai aur tu meri rooh
tu hi junoon bhi hai
tu hi nashaa bhi hai
tu hi duaa meri sajdaa bhi tu
tu meraa afsaanaa
tu meraa paimaanaa
tu meri aadat ibaadat hai tu
arziyaan de rahaa hai dil aao
sun lo kuchh keh rahaa hai dil aao
aahaten kuchh nayi si jaagi hain
mausiki ik nayi hai sun jaaon
arziyaan de rahaa hai dil aao…
sun lo kuchh keh rahaa hai dil aao
tu meraa afsaanaa
tu meraa paimaanaa
tu meri aadat ibaadat hai tu
tu meraa muskaanaa
tu meraa ghabraanaa
tu mere gustaakhi maafi bhi tu
tu meri rag rag mein
tu meri nas nas mein
tu meri jaan hai aur tu meri rooh
tu hi junoon bhi hai
tu hi nashaa bhi hai
tu hi duaa meri sajdaa bhi tu
tu meraa afsaanaa
tu meraa paimaanaa
tu meri aadat ibaadat hai tu
aa aa aa aaaa
aa aa aaa aaaa
aa aa aa aa aa
la la la la la
aa aa aa aa aaa
jaagi si aankhon ko
de do na palkon ki chaadar zaraa
rookhe se honthon ko
de do na saanson ki raahat zaraa
tanhaa si raaton ko
de do na khwaabon ki saubat zaraa
khwaaishen ye kahe
de do na apni si ulfat zaraa..
ranjhishen bhool kar chale aao
arziyaan de rahaa hai dil aao
aahaten kuchh nayi si jaagi hain
mausiki ik nayi hai sun jaao
arziyaan de rahaa hai dil aao
suno kuchh keh rahaa hai dil aao
bin tere zindagi youn hi bewajah bemaani lage
bin tere zindagi jaise adhoori kahaani lage
bin tere bastiyaan kyun dil ki sooni veeraani lage
bin tere zindagi kyun khud hi khud se begaani lage….
marziyaan mod kar chale aao
arziyaan de rahaa hai dil aao
aahaten kuchh nayi si jaagi hain
mausiki ik nayi hai sun jaao
arziyaan de rahaa hai dil aao
suno kuchh keh rahaa hai dil aao
tu meraa afsaanaa
tu meraa paimaanaa
tu meri aadat ibaadat hai tu
tu meraa muskaanaa
tu meraa ghabraanaa
tu mere gustaakhi maafi bhi tu
tu meri rag-rag mein
tu meri nas-nas mein
tu meri jaan hai aur tu meri rooh
tu hi junoon bhi hai
tu hi nasha bhi hai
tu hi duaa meri sajda bhi tu
tu meraa afsaana
tu meraa paimaanaa
tu meri aadat ibaadat hai tu
hmm hmm hmm hmm
hmm hmm hmm hmm
hmm hmm hmm hmm
hmm hmm hmm
aa aa aa aa
aa aa aa aaa
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