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Himalayan Diaries – 1
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Sometimes people end up giving really deep insights to you about yourself. But during the conversation, you do not grasp it and brush it off. This happened to me during my first jury at NID. First let me explain the concept of jury. Jury is what happens, when instead of exams, the college decides that a student should have only half an hour every semester to display every scrap of work they did for 4.5 months and justify that he/she did learn something. If one manages to do that, then they give you a decent grade and pass you for the semester. Nahi toh, Thakur toh giyo!
So at the end of my jury, the external member on my jury panel made a statement. He told me: “You have no colour in your life” I was aghast! Me? No colour? He further explained, “All your work revolves around the same shades of pink, purple, blue and green. You need to explore more”. He asked me what I am doing in the holidays and I told them that I would be taking a trek in the Himalayas to Roopkund. He told me, “Go see colours!”
I was of course very happy at that time that jury is over. Not stopping to ponder over his words for a second, I packed my bags for the next day and left for Delhi and further Kathgodam. In Delhi, of course, I met Sudhir ji but that is another post for another day. But it was only on the trek that I understood the meaning of the words said by the external member.
There was colour everywhere there. Colours and combinations that I wouldn’t have placed together before that were laid out in perfect compositions in front of me. Shades of orange and grey juxtaposed with brilliant blues, pale pinks with bright golden browns and whites were around me waiting for me to notice them. Beautiful pink, golden and purple sunsets and sunrises framed the skies every day. The waters were clear blues and greens with rock-white (that’s the name I have given to the shade I saw there) banks with browns hinting from their edges. The names blue, pink, green seemed too simple for these shades. They were ethereal in their nature and I can only hope to one day bring them into my work.
All through the trek certain songs didn’t leave my mind and lips. They may or may not connect to what I wrote for them but in my mind they somehow framed what I saw and felt. This is one of those songs, from the 2014 movie “Hasee Toh Phasee” – a very cute and different love story that came out earlier this year, charming performance by Parineeti Chopra. This song talks about being drawn towards the love of your life. For me currently my work and studies seem to be the only thing that I can imagine. Even in the Himalayas, everything that I saw, my mind was desperate to convert it into designs and patterns. Not a day went by when I didn’t think of something that wouldn’t have crossed my minds before. Hence this song I guess.
The singing voices are Shafqat Amanat Ali and Nupur Pant while the music composition is by Vishal and Shekhar. Shafqat Amanant Ali is a Pakistani classical singer of the Patiala Gharaana whose other works include “Mitwa” from “Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna” and “Aankhon ke Saagar”. He is the son of Ustad Amanat Ali, making him the 9th generation of the Patiala Gharaana. Nupur Pant is debuting on the Bollywood scene with this song. She has another song coming up in “Mastram” which is based on Pahadi music. The lyrics are by Amitabh Bhattacharya and the song has been picturised on Parineeti Chopra and Siddharth Malhotra. Parineeti is sister to Priyanka Chopra and is fast becoming an actress to reckon with. Now I will stop as I have rambled long enough.
Enjoy the song.
Audio Version 1
Video Version
Audio Version 2
Song – Manchala. . . Mann Chalaa Teri Ore (Hasee Toh Phasee) (2014) Singers – Shafqat Amanat Ali, Nupur Pant, Lyrics – Amitabh Bhattacharya, MD – Vishal-Shekhar
Chorus
Lyrics
Audio Version 1
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manchala. . . mann chala teri ore
manchala. . . mann chala teri ore
khamoshiyon ki sooraton mein
dhoondhe tera shor
dhoondhe tera shor
manchala. . . mann chala teri ore
khamoshiyon ki sooraton mein
dhoondhe tera shor
dhoondhe tera shor
manchala. . . mann chala teri ore
khamoshiyon ki sooraton mein
kabhi gardishon ka maara
kabhi khwahishon se haara
roothe chaand ka hai chakor
zara se bhi samjhaute se
yeh parhez rakhta hai kyun
maane na kabhi koi zor
duniya jahaan ki bandishon ki
yeh kahaan parwaah kare jab
kheenche teri dor
kheenche teri dor. . .
manchala. . . mann chala teri ore
manchala. . . mann chala teri ore
khamoshiyon ki sooraton mein
dhoondhe tera shor
dhoondhe tera shor
manchala. . . mann chala teri ore
manchala. . . mann chala teri ore
Video Version
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kabhi gardishon ka maara
kabhi khwahishon se haara
roothe chaand ka hai chakor
zara se bhi samjhaute se
yeh parhez rakhta hai kyun
maane na kabhi koi zor
duniya jahaan ki bandishon ki
yeh kahaan parwaah kare jab
kheenche teri dor
kheenche teri dor. . .
manchala. . . mann chala teri ore
manchala. . . mann chala teri ore
khamoshiyon ki sooraton mein
dhoondhe tera shor
dhoondhe tera shor
manchala. . . mann chala teri ore
manchala. . . mann chala teri ore
[dialogue]
tujhpe hi aitbaar hai
tu hi mera raazdaar hai
( [dialogue] )
meri duniyaa tujhe toh maaloom hai
meri hai aajeeb aadatein
kuch khudgarz chaahatein
har jazbaat phir bhi masoom hai
andhi surangon ki tarhaa hoon main aur
tu hai ujaale ka jhor
khud pe hi beeti si main raat hoon aur
( [dialogue] )
tu hai mera bhor
tu hai mera bhor
manchala. . . mann chala teri ore
manchala. . . mann chala teri ore
khamoshiyon ki sooraton mein
dhoondhe tera shor
dhoondhe tera shor
manchala. . . mann chala teri ore
(aaa aaaa aaaaaa)
manchala. . . mann chala teri ore
(aaa aaaa aaaaaa)
manchala. . . mann chala teri ore
(aaa aaaa aaaaaa)
manchala. . . mann chala teri ore
(aaa aaaa aaaaaa)
Audio Version 2
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kabhi gardishon ka maara
kabhi khwahishon se haara
roothe chaand ka hai chakor
zaraa se bhi samjhaute se
yeh parhez rakhta hai kyun
maane na kabhi koi zor
duniya jahaan ki bandishon ki
yeh kahaan parwaah kare jab
kheenche teri dor
kheenche teri dor…
manchala. . . mann chala teri ore
manchala. . . mann chala teri ore
khamoshiyon ki sooraton mein
dhoondhe tera shor
dhoondhe tera shor
manchala. . . mann chala teri ore
manchala. . . mann chala teri ore
rookhi-sookhi dil ki hai zameen
jaane kahaan gum hui nami
meri ummeed hai teri baarishein
sahe kayi waar pyaar ke
tujhe har baar haar ke
seekhe phir bhi kabhi nahi saazishein
ho. . tere liye aaj khud se hi bhaage hai
himmat ke tukde bator
ho bhaage zamaane se
chhupke dabe paanv
jaise koi chor
jaise koi chor…
manchala. . . mann chala teri ore
manchala. . . mann chala teri ore
khamoshiyon kisooraton mein
dhoondhe tera shor
dhoondhe tera shor
manchala. . . mann chala teri ore
(manchala. . . mann chala teri ore)
manchala. . . mann chala teri ore
(manchala. . . mann chala teri ore)
manchala. . . mann chala teri ore
(manchala. . . mann chala )
manchala. . . mann chala teri ore
(teri ore)
