Khaali pyaala dhundhla darpan
Khaali khaali man
Bujhta sooraj jalta chanda
Patjhari sawan, patjhari sawan
Khaali pyaala dhundhla darpan
Khaali khaali man, khaali khaali man
Patte peele kaante phoolein
Registani tan raatein sooni
Peeda duni veerana jeevan
Patte peele kaante phoolein
Registani tan raatein sooni
Peeda duni veerana jeevan
Veerana jeevan
Khaali pyaala dhundhla darpan
Khaali khaali man, khaali khaali man
Kya hai savera tapti dupehari
Godhuli nirjan aankhen jaagi
Khoyi sihran khoya apnapan
Kya hai savera tapti dupehari
Godhuli nirjan aankhen jaagi
Khoyi sihran khoya apnapan
Khoya apnapan
Khaali pyaala dhundhla darpan
Khaali khaali man
Bujhta sooraj jalta chanda
Patjhari sawan, patjhari sawan
Khaali pyaala dhundhla darpan
Khaali khaali man, khaali khaali man
Khaali khaali man
Movie: Sparsh (1980)
Director: Sai Paranjpye
Singer: Sulakshana Pandit
Lyricist: Indu Jain
Music Director: Kanu Roy
Born on 5 August 1935, Indu Jain taught Hindi at Delhi University from 1964-2000. She is the author of nine collections of poems. She also conducted several interviews for All India Radio and Doordarshan. She was a strong presence in the Hindi literary scene in the 1970s.
Although her career soared after she wrote beautiful songs for films, such as Chashme Buddoor, Sparsh, and Katha, she seems to have disappeared from films.
Had the song Kahan se aaye badra not been featured already in our blog, that would have been my first choice. Since it has been, I chose this song to celebrate Ms. Jain’s birthday. Rather morose but I think it suits our current situation. ~ S
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