musings.....

Standard 8 or 9. Chocolate boy Jugal Hansraj enters the scene with "Papa Kehte Hain".Udit scintillates with "Ghar se nikalte hi ".Rush to shop and get the audio cassette. WHOOPA!!!!
Got something I never bargained for. We forget to switch of the system.. and the cassette rolls by. We hear "Mujhse naaraz ho to " . Appa is enthralled with the Golden boy's(Of course Sonu!!!!) voice.

A year later."Tu" happens.14 year old me,falls "truly,madly,deeply" in love with Sonu Nigam. It was not exactly my first crush(Oh that would be the guy in and as Dr.Doogie Howser M.D)but that was the biggest!!!Oh my gawd!! Those nights of staying up late to watch re-re-re-runs of "TVS Saregama " !!!!!!Gosh!!! those starry eyed days!!!

Have come a long way since...But,at 20,the phase of life I am in, suddenly, these lyrics make sense to me.

Mujhse naaraz ho to ho jao
Mujhse naaraz ho to ho jao
Khudse lekin khafa khafa na raho
Mujhse tum dur jao to jao
Aap apne se tum juda na raho
Mujhse naaraz ho to ho jao
Khudse lekin khafa khafa na raho
Mujhse naaraz ho to ho jao

Mujhpe chahe yakeen karo na karo
Mujhpe chahe yakeen karo na karo
Tum ko khud par magar yakeen rahe
Sar pe ho aasmaan ya ke na ho
Per ke neche yeh zameen rahe
Mujhko tum bewafa kaho to kaho
Mujhko tum bewafa kaho to kaho
Tum magar khud se bewafa na raho
Mujhse naaraz ho to ho jao

Aao ek baat mein kahu tumse
Aao ek baat mein kahu tumse
Jaane phir koi yeh kahe na kahe
Tum ko apni talash karni hain
Humsafar koi bhi rahe na rahe
Tumko apne sahare jeena hain
Tumko apne sahare jeena hain
Dhundti koi aasra na raho
Mujhse naaraz ho to ho jao
Khudse lekin khafa khafa na raho
Mujhse tum dur jao to jao
Aap apne se tum juda na raho