Jaane kaise sapno mein

Jaane kaise sapno mein kho gayi ankhiyan
Main toh hoon jaagi mori so gayi ankhiyan
Jaane kaise sapno mein kho gayi ankhiyan
Main toh hoon jaagi mori so gayi ankhiyan

Ajab deewani bhayi mose anjaani bhayi
Ajab deewani bhayi mose anjaani bhayi
Pal mein parayi dekho ho gayi ankhiyan
Main toh hoon jaagi mori so gayi ankhiyan
Jaane kaise sapno mein kho gayi ankhiyan
Main toh hoon jaagi mori so gayi ankhiyan

Man ujiyara chhaya jag ujiyara chhaya
Man ujiyara chhaya jag ujiyara chhaya
Jagamag deep sanjo gayi ankhiyan
Main toh hoon jaagi mori so gayi ankhiyan
Jaane kaise sapno mein kho gayi ankhiyan
Main toh hoon jaagi mori so gayi ankhiyan

Koyi man bha gaya jab woh chala gaya
Koyi man bha gaya jab woh chala gaya
Man ke do motiya piro gayi ankhiyan

Jaane kaise sapno mein kho gayi ankhiyan
Main toh hoon jaagi mori so gayi ankhiyan
Jaane kaise sapno mein kho gayi ankhiyan
Main toh hoon jaagi mori so gayi ankhiyan

Movie: Anuradha (1960)
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
Lyricist: Shailendra
Music Composer: Pandit Ravi Shankar

I haven’t seen this film. I have read that it is about the effect marriage has on women and their lives. Anuradha, the main protagonist, is a singer who sacrifices her art for her family and becomes lonely and depressed. However, this song depicts a time when she and her husband are happy.

Funnily enough, I associate the first two lines ‘Jaane kaise sapno mein kho gayi ankhiyan, Main toh hoon jaagi mori so gayi ankhiyan’, with my insomnia!

Jokes apart, it is a lovely song by Lata Mangeshkar picturized on Leela Naidu and Balraj Sahni. ~ S