Main kamsin hoon naadaan hoon

Main kamsin hoon naadaan hoon
Nazuk hoon bholi hoon
Main kamsin hoon naadaan hoon
Nazuk hoon bholi hoon
Tham lo mujhe
Main yahi iltijaa karoon
Main yahi iltijaa karoon

Main kamsin hoon nadan hoon
Nazuk hoon bholi hoon
Tham lo mujhe
Main yahi iltijaa karoon
Main yahi iltijaa karoon

Hai dil ki lagan main phool bani
Aur haske tere charnon main rahoon
Tu dekhe mujhe main dekhoon tujhe
Aur pyaar main tere kho jaoon
Tu dekhe mujhe main dekhoon tujhe
Aur pyaar main tere kho jaoon

Main kamsin hoon nadan hoon
Nazuk hoon bholi hoon
Tham lo mujhe
Main yahi iltijaa karoon
Main yahi iltijaa karoon

Jis manzil ko raahi na koi
Woh sehra hai manzil toh nahi
Jis dil main koi dhadkan hi na ho
Woh pathar hai koi dil toh nahi
Jis dil main koi dhadkan hi na ho
Woh pathar hai koi dil toh nahi

Main kamsin hoon nadan hoon
Nazuk hoon bholi hoon
Tham lo mujhe
Main yahi iltijaa karoon
Main yahi iltijaa karoon

Main kamsin hoon nadan hoon
Nazuk hoon bholi hoon
Tham lo mujhe
Main yahi iltijaa karoon
Main yahi iltijaa karoon

Movie: Ayee Milan Ki Bela (1964)
Director: Mohan Kumar
Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
Lyricist: Hasrat Jaipuri
Music Composer: Shankar-Jaikishan

On August 23, Saira Banu turned 75. It’s difficult to believe she is that old, probably because I always associate a childlike innocence with her.

I chose this song because it is a response to the song Tum kamsin ho naadaan ho in which the hero, Rajendra Kumar, says he is unsure about loving Saira Banu because she’s young and innocent. The song Main kamsin hoon asks him to love her for those very reasons.

It seemed fitting here because I was also fooled by the fragility of her appearance. I realize that Saira Banu has weathered quite a few storms in her life with elegance, whether it be her husband Dilip Kumar’s second marriage, his ill health, or the many legal disputes she has had to handle.

Here’s hoping that she had a wonderful birthday this year and wishing her many more! ~ S