![]() Such songs, Udhas feels, are not made every day. In a sense the song affects every one who feels displaced.” Later, I figured out that when I sing in Kochi, there may be a Bihari in the audience who is taken back to his land, his elderly mother at home perhaps, or the festivals there. But I really don’t know why people cry while listening to the song in India. Mitti (soil) of their land, who feel a loss of sense of belonging. They are those who crave for the fragrance of the ![]() “I can understand this feeling when I sing this abroad for the core emotions certainly touch the minds of non-resident Indians there. What surprises Udhas is that even today the song that has transcended generations brings tears to the eyes of many who listen to it. Like it happens with some songs, I had the feeling that I was going to be part of something special.” Saab hit the nail on the head with his first few lines. The situation in the film was explained and Anand Bakshi “All of them were there - Rajendra Kumar, script writer Salim, the director of the film Mahesh Bhatt, lyricist Anand Bakshi Udhas remembers the first discussion on the song. But Rajendra Kumar got in touch with me through my brother Manharīhai and I could not refuse,” says Udhas. ![]() He also wanted me to play a cameo, which really did not excite me. The film’s producer, eminent actor Rajendra Kumar, I came to know later, was impressed by my ghazals and wanted to include one of them in the film. Naam came quite like a bolt from the blue. This was a huge disappointment and it took years of struggle to become a ‘singer’. Way back in the early 1970s, Udhas made his film debut in It was a break that helped make his presence felt in Bollywood. Naam (1986) helped further his rise to fame. ![]() No concert of Udhas is complete without this song, which was voted among the top 100 songs of the millennium by BBC.įor Udhas, who launched his career with a ghazal album ‘Aahat’ (1980) and followed it up with three other successful albums - ‘Mukarar’, ‘Tarrannum’ and ‘Mehfil’, this song from the film , an anthem of longing, a song for those settled far away from their motherland, tugs at the heart strings even after 31 years. ![]()
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