Dil aisa kissi ne mera toda

Dil aisa kissi ne mera toda
Barbaadi ki taraf aisa moda
Dil aisa kissi ne mera toda
Barbaadi ki taraf aisa moda
Ek bhale maanush ko
Amaanush bana ke chhoda
Dil aisa kissi ne mera toda
Barbaadi ki taraf aisa moda

Saagar kitna mere paas hain
Mere jeevan mein phir bhi pyaas hain
Saagar kitna mere paas hain
Mere jeevan mein phir bhi pyaas hain
Hain pyaas badi jeevan thoda
Amaanush bana ke chhoda

Dil aisa kissi ne mera toda
Barbaadi ki taraf aisa moda

Kehte hain ye duniya ke raaste
Koi manzil nahin tere vaaste
Kehte hain ye duniya ke raaste
Koi manzil nahin tere vaaste
Naakaamiyon se naata mera joda
Amaanush bana ke chhoda

Dil aisa kissi ne mera toda
Barbaadi ki taraf aisa moda

Duba suraj phir se nikle
Rehta nahin hain andhera
Mera suraj aisa roothha
Dekha na maine savera
Ujaalon ne saath mera chhoda
Amaanush bana ke chhoda

Dil aisa kissi ne mera toda
Barbaadi ki taraf aisa moda
Ek bhale maanush ko
Amaanush bana ke chhoda
Dil aisa kissi ne mera toda
Barbaadi ki taraf aisa moda

Movie: Amanush (1975)
Director: Shakti Samanta
Singers: Kishore Kumar
Lyricist: Indeevar
Music Composer: Shyamal Mitra

A new year, a new decade! We liked our women-focused 2019 and wanted to replicate the idea of a theme this year as well. So, we are dedicating Bollyverse 2020 to lyricists, which seems apt, since we started this blog to celebrate our love for Bollywood lyrics!

I am starting the year off with a homage to Indeevar, born Shyamalal Babu Rai, on 1 January 1924. What an interesting repertoire Indeevar has. He was noticed for the beautiful “Bade armaano se rakkha hain balam teri kasam” and he went on to pen lyrics like “Chandan sa badan”. But he is also the lyricist who gave us “Aap jaisa koi” and “Dil bole boom boom,” which made Nazia Hassan famous.

I picked this one, which won Indeevar the 1976 Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist and is sung beautifully by Kishore Kumar who also won a Filmfare for Best Male Playback Singer for the song. What better way to remember the lyricist than to hear his songs on repeat? ~ R