Akhtar Magic

Not this Akhtar and not this magic. Javed Akhtar is the one I am talking about. Most of his songs, and specially his better songs, have very simple yet touching lyrics. Read this...

beete pal chhoone lage hain dil ko aise,
dost rakhe haath kandhe pe jaise...
kaisi ye kirNein si chhan rahi hain,
kaisi tasveerein si ban rahi hain...
kitne mausam yaadon mein hain aate jaate,
baarish aaee khul gaye hain kaale chhaate...
din hain alsaaye hue jo aaee garmi,
sardiyoun ki dhoop mein hai kaisi narmi...

pal pal ek samay ki nadiya hai jo behti jaati hai...
apne des ki mitti ki khushboo mujhe yaad aati hai...

pighle tanhaaiyon ke hain jo andhere,
jagmagaane se lage hain kitne chehre...
ek lori hai... ek laal bindiyaa,
laut aaee hai mere bachpan ki nindiyaa...
vo koi iktaare pe kab se gaa raha hai,
koi aanchal jaane kyoun lehraa raha hai...
har ghadi naee baat ek yaad aa rahi hai,
dil mein pagdandi si jaise ban gaee hai,
ye pagdandi mere dil se mere des jaati hai...
apne des ki mitti ki khushboo mujhe yaad aati hai....

Add Rahman's music and Sonu Nigam's soothing vocals, and you have a terrific song that takes you to a musical paradise one gets to experience only once in a long while.