From the movie Veer-Zaara starring Preity Zinta and ShahRukh Khan. Available to stream on Netflix
Why I like this song
- The concept of forbidden love. Hindu boy-Muslim girl love was considered so incendiary that Bollywood films did not even explore it till two decades ago maybe. People were afraid of riots and looting on the streets from mobs. Of course now we can all laugh at it and it is shown regularly in films and it happens quite frequently in real life, but at one time it was taboo.
- It is a Yash-Raj film. they always explore strange love angles and I love the songs and pageantry in their movies.
- The concept of a collared mind! Seeing your lover everywhere you look. Having your mind completely imprinted by him, being obsessed by him. I can totally relate to somebody who just gets into your brain and then refuses to let go. I feel like this woman all the time! Whenever I crave my Swami and he is not near me, I listen to this song. It is like chocolate for my addicted brain!!
- I am a sucker for self sacrifice. I wept during this movie. Yes, I cry during movies. There I have said it. The man languishes in a Pakistani jail for decades to protect his lover and she thinks he is dead. It broke my heart to see this love story on screen. But it has a happy ending! This is more about the movie, but it speaks to the deep love they share.
- The lyrics of this song. OMG. I just love it. Hearing them in the original language, really moves you. The best one liner in the song "I am present in every one of your dreams, I am the light that shines in your eyes" Ooh..I melted when I heard that one for the first time.
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