Saathhiyaa hmmm Saathhiyaa hmmm
Posted on: December 1, 2025
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A R Rahman – The Musician of 21st Century – 7
The revival of the series on A. R. Rehman is beginning with this post. The last post in the series was this song.
I apologise for my tardiness in leaving the series like this for 2.5 years. None but myself to be blamed for not taking the targets/tasks seriously. Maybe that is the reason none of my series appear in the list of series posted in the blog.
Koyi nai, I plough on doggedly. Not that it is a hard task to find ARR gems, sometimes forgotten in decades old fog. Take the songs of “Saathiya” for instance.
Have seen the movie on cable TV, songs were always around. I could also relate that these songs are from this film which was a debut film of Vivek Oberoi. But had never heard the words carefully. The melody and title were definitely ‘Saathiya” in the subconscious.
Lyrics of “Chhalka Chhalka re” are noted down, but I will get to thatafter some more posts. I have songs of “Dil se”, ‘Bombay”, “Guru” and some more listed as future posts in this series. Obviously, I am running 30 years behind schedule, covering ARR songs. Delhi – 6 and Taal too, some of their softer songs. Rang de Basanti and Yuvraaj too shall surface.
I will have to make sure, to work only on unposted songs. Take the only song of Saathiya posted in the blog. Sadanand Kamath Sir has detailed the story of the film in this post, also giving fascinating background of the words, terms in the lyrics.
As ARR inspired generations of Indian musicians since the 90’s, so has Gulzar inspired mature and amateur poets throughout. Sonu Nigam is credited as the sole singer in the credits, but there is lots of chorus in the song, almost camouflaged in the sounds of music. Even ARR’s voice can be detected, or is that Sonu Nigam himself? With mixing recording technology, it is possible to make a group song with a solo singer. Earlier, only the echo was used to enhance the singers voice, to make it sound double.
Awards
· 2002 – Filmfare Awards – Best Lyricist – Gulzar
· 2002 – IIFA Awards – Best Male Playback Singer – Sonu Nigam
· 2002 – Filmfare Awards – Best Male Playback Singer – Sonu Nigam
Trivia
· The team of Mani Ratnam, A.R. Rahman and Gulzar had first explored the concept of different shades of love in “Satrangi Re” (“Dil Se”, 1998). Mani Ratnam wanted to further explore this concept, and this resulted in the song “Pachchai Nirame” (“Alaiypayuthe”,2000), the original Tamil version of this song.
This song is a about ‘Saat rang bahaaron ke”, with visuals also in different colour. So, it is apt for the 7th post in the series. Peela, Sabz, Siyaah, barf giri ho waadi mein(White), abr(meaning clouds) and also “oon”(wool). Poetry out of the mundane. Outdoor locations, favourite of YRF, enhance the poetry and the composition. No doubt inspired the singer for the superlative rendition. So, we have a Sonu Nigam song to follow a Sonu Nigam song in this series.
Also, the geeli hansi, hanste rehna, teri hansi goonje, etc. about Rani Mukherjee. There is not longer audio to be found. It ends when it does with “Ujla dhuaan”.
Video:
Song-Saathhiyaa hmmm saathhiyaa hmmm(Saathhiya)(2002) Singer-Sonu Nigam, Lyricist-Gulzar, MD-A R Rahman
Lyrics:
Saathiyaa
hmmmm
saathiyaa
hmmmm
maddham maddham
teree geelee hansi
Saathiyaa
hmmmm
saathiyaa
hmmmm
sun ke hamne
saaree pi lee hansee
ho hoo oooo
ooooooooo
hooo
hanstee rahe tu hanstee rahe
hayaa kee laalee khiltee rahe
zulf ke neeche gardan pe
subaha shaam miltee rahe
hanstee rahe tu hanstee rahe
hayaa kee laalee khiltee rahe
zulf ke neeche
gardan mein
subha shaam milti rahe
saundhee see hansee teree ee eee
khiltee rahe miltee rahe
ho ho ho ho ho ho ho
ho ho ho ho ho ho ho
ho ho ho ho ho ho ho
ho ho ho ho ho ho ho
peelee dhoop pehan ke tum
dekho baagh mein mat jaanaa
bhanwre tumko sab chhedenge
phooloon mein ain ain
mat jaanaa aa aa
adhyam madhyam
hans de ae ae
phir se
sonaa sonaa
phir se ae
hanse de
taaza gire patte kee tarah
sabz lawn par lete huye
saat rang hain bahaaron ke
ek adaa mein lapete huye
saawan bhaadon saare tum se ae
Mausam Mausam
Hanste ae ae rehna
Madhyam madhyam
Hanste rehnaa
Saathhiyaa
hmmmm
saathiyaa
hmmmm hmm
madham madham
teree geelee hansee
hua aa uuaaa
Saathiyaa
hmmmm
saathiyaa
hmmmm
sun ke hamne
saaree pee lee hansee
kabhee neele aasmaan pe
chalo ghoomne chalen hamm
koyee abr mil gayaa to o
zameen pe baras len hamm
teree baalee hil gayee hai ae ae ae
kabhee shab chamak utthhee hai ae ae
kabhee shaam khil gayee hai ae ae
hmmmm
hmmmmmmm
hmmmmmmmm
tere baalon kee panaah mein
ye siyaah raat guzre ae ae
teree kaalee kaalee aankhen aen
koyee ujli baat utre ae
teree ek hansee ke badle ae ae ae
meri yeh zameen le le ae ae
mera aasmaan le le ae ae ae
Saathiyaa
hmmmm
saathiyaa
hmmmm
madham madham
teree geelee hansee
oh ho ha ha ha
Saathiyaa
Hmmmm
hey yeah yeah
saathhiyaa
hmmmm
sun ke hamne
saaree pi li hansee
barf giri hai waadee mein
aa haa haaa aaa aaaa
oon mein lipti simti hui ee
aaa aaaa aaaaaa
barf giri ho waadi mein
aur hansi teri goonje
oon mein lipti simti hui
baat kare dhuaan nikle
garm garm ujla dhuaan
narm narm ujla dhuaan
yeah yeah
4 Responses to "Saathhiyaa hmmm Saathhiyaa hmmm"
December 2, 2025 at 11:21 am
Yes. The debut of Vivek Oberoi in “company” looks like a dream run. 🫡
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December 1, 2025 at 12:13 pm
Vivek Oberoi ‘s debut film was COMPANY, released 8 months before SAATHIYA.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:44 pm
Thank you for the correction Sir. It was my own hunch/impression, for what could be a better launch pad than a YRF film. That also a solo hero film with top notch team, for remake of southern film.
regards.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:57 pm
But, it was a tailor made debut for Vivek Oberoi. His performance got rave reviews ( heavyweights like Mohanlal, Ajay Devgan were there ) and he won 2 Filmfare awards: Best supporting actor and Best debut male.
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