Luka chuppi song - Nov 2019

I was always so caught up with the fast numbers in this movie, I never really noticed this song. When I heard it recently I wondered how come I missed it! Then checking on YouTube realised - the picturization is so sad and the complete song doesn't come thru in the movie. Nor does the context bring out the beauty of the lyrics . 

This song is way beyond just a melody. This has to be one of the most beautifully crafted song of a conversation between a mother and her son. Lata's voice has the right touch of motherly feel to it, while ARR sounds so young, excited, vulnerable all at the same time! 

Though I knew the general meaning of the song, I went online to check the word-to-word meaning and it brought tears to my eyes. The play on the word 'dheep' and 'chaand' is so sweet. And when ARR sings 'Lage bin tere mujhko akela' there is so much longing in his voice! And the ending duet is yet another beauty. 

In case you dont know Hindi well, check the lyrics meaning here:

http://songnlyrics.blogspot.com/2006/01/lukka-chhupi.html?m=1

And here is the full song, not the movie version:

Listen to the song 'Luka Chuppi' on Saavn at https://www.saavn.com/s/song/hindi/Rang-De-Basanti/Luka-Chuppi/QQk0fAxGbmk?referrer=svn_source=share&svn_medium=com.google.android.gm&utm_source=share&utm_medium=com.google.android.gm