Am I Hearing Things? (Updated)

Sorry it's been so long (two months!)--everytime I think I've got something to post other things come up and before you know it it's been...well...two months.  This is a short thought though, so no excuses!

Today I was doing my usual procrastination routine--going from one video to the next on Youtube--and I came across a vid of a talented young dancer who goes by the name Ridy performing to something that sounded...familiar.  I played the song about a dozen times, mostly to try to copy some of her choreography (it's hard!) and then I had an epiphany.  Listen to the song (Jatrabala, by Mila) and see if it doesn't sound like something I've already posted here on Bombay Talkies. (The first video is the official video for Jatrabala, the second is Ridy's performance.)





Now tell me that you can't sing "Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo" right along to that song! I'm not saying it's a copy at all, but the songs have the same feel, the same beat, the same rhythm; they're variations on a theme. And it's a theme I LOVE.

Now off to practice my dance skills!

UPDATE:  So apparently the writer/composer of this song, Fuad, is the Pritam of Bengal.  I'm definitely not the only person to notice the similarities between this and Babuji.  Some have gone so far as to call it a full rip-off.

Song of the Day--Aahun Aahun (Love Aaj Kal)

 

I first heard this song a few months ago when the Love Aaj Kal soundtrack was reviewed on Love Bollywood.  Since then I haven't been able to get it out of my head.  I'm not much of a fan of the promotional video that goes along with it (Saif's dancing hasn't improved much since Dil Chahta Hai I'm afraid, though I hold the choreographer more to blame than him) and since Eros disabled embedding on their videos anyways,  I thought I'd post this nice slideshow someone has put together on Youtube.  Give the song a listen, I can't recommend it enough.  It'll definitely get you dancing!

For those of you who, like me, learn a bulk of their Hindi through song lyrics, here they are.  A few tricky spots but easy enough to learn. :)

kaddi te has bol ve, na jind saddi ron ve - (2)
tu aaja dil jaaniya, de kar meherbaaniya - (2)
aa saanu teri rod ve, na jind saddi ron ve

(mohabbat muskil bhaari, badi hi mast bimaari
you wanna let it goin on
mohabbaat lambi yaari, bina permit ke jaari
but getch u ride it on yeah, com on) - (2)
oh... dil ne dil mangana mangana, ishq mein rangna rangna
jite ji isane hai rab nu milaana
ankh lad jaana, mar mukh jaana, ekko ek kahaani bas badale zamana
(aahun aahun aahun, aahun aahun aahun
aahun aahun aahun aahun aahun aahun aahun) - (2)

mohabbat dislan baaji, puraani hokar taaji
you never see it going on
mohabbat se rab raaji, dilon ki saude baaji
before you know it ur heart is sold
naino ne ladana ladana, panga bhi badhana badhana
jhadge mein naino ke yeh dil lut jaana
ankh lad jaana, mar mukh jaana, ekko ek kahaani bas badale zamana

aahun aahun aahun, aahun aahun aahun
aahun aahun aahun aahun aahun aahun aahun
kaddi te....
kaddi te has bol ve, na jind saddi ron ve - (2)

nishaaniya na khoni hain, soni hai saanson mein pinori hai baate teri
hairaaniya halaton ki raaato ki teri mulakaato ki baato ki
baaton ne chalana chalana, raaton ne jagana jagana
jalake mohabbato mein phir jut jaana
ankh lad jaana, mar mukh jaana, ekko ek kahaani bas badale zamana
(aahun aahun aahun, aahun aahun aahun
aahun aahun aahun aahun aahun aahun aahun) - (2)
kaddi te has bol ve, na jind saddi ron ve - (3)