MWC_Edition111

March 06_DK

I am doing the Nelson edition on Holi, and the day India plays the Calypso Kings at the World Cup.tongue emoticonHappy Holi, ya'll! smile emoticon

Bachpan ke din bhulaa na paaon..

Bhopal ki Holi bhulaa naa paaon..

Holi was one festival that I looked forward to as a child! My brothers would go off with their friends to play, and I would go off with mine and just roam around E1 in Arera Colony, Bhopal. Catching hold of strangers, smearing all sorts of colour, including shaving cream, toothpaste, pelting people with water balloons, and even kidnapping rival gang's kids for a ransom of pichkaris, water balloons and colours.

And those sermons from mom about not eating any sweet that was offered to us! Thankfully, I hated sweets at that time, but my friends would drool over the laddoos and gujiyas they couldn't eat, as they may have been laced with bhang. But the best part was after all that playing, jumping into the water tanks and dancing. And those hilarious incidents of uncles and aunts high on bhang. One uncle kept crying about his childhood love while his wife felt like sinking underground, another kept laughing hysterically remembering his baraat, while another prim and proper Victorian aunt danced like there was no tomorrow! It was another thing that she couldn't dance for nuts! tongue emoticon

While zeroing on Holi numbers in Bollywood, I had three songs that came to mind. One was 'Rang Barse' from 'Silsila', 'Holi ke din dil Khil jaate hain' from 'Sholay'. But the song that truly captures the spirit of Holi is a new song. So I post that song today.

Song: Balam Pichkari
Movie: Yeh Jawaani hai Diwani
Singers: Shalmili Kholgade and Vishal Dadlani

http://youtu.be/0WtRNGubWGA
Balam Pichkari Lyrics

Balam pichkari jo tune mujhe maari
Toh bole re zamana kharabi ho gayi
Mere ang raja, jo tera rang laga
Toh seedhi-saadi chhori sharabi ho gayi

Itna maza, kyun aa raha hai
Tune hawa mein bhaang milaya

Itna maza, kyun aa raha hai
Tune hawa mein bhaang milaya
Dugna nasha, kyun ho raha hai
Aankhon se meetha tune khilaya

Ho teri malmal ki kurti gulabi ho gayi
Manchali chaal kaise nawaabi ho gayi, toh?

Balam pichkari jo tune mujhe maari
Toh seedhi saadi chhori sharaabi ho gayi
Haa Jeans pahen ke jo tune maara thumka
Toh lattoo padosan ki bhabhi ho gayi (x2)

Teri kalaai hai, haathon mein aayi hai
Maine maroda toh lagti malaai hai

Mehenga padega ye chaska malaai ka
Upvaas karne mein teri bhalaai hai

Ho bindiya teri mehtaabi ho gayi
Dil ke armaanon mein behisaabi ho gayi

Balam pichkari jo tune mujhe maari
Toh seedhi saadi chhori sharaabi ho gayi
Haa Jeans pahen ke jo tune maara thumka
Toh lattoo padosan ki bhabhi ho gayi (x2)

Kyun 'no-vacancy' ki, hothon pe gaali hai
Jabki tere dil ka kamra toh khaali hai
(kamra toh khaali hai...)

Mujhko pata hai re
Kya chahata hai tu
Boli bhajan teri
Neeyat Qawwali hai

Zulmi ye haazir-jawaabi ho gayi
Tu toh har taale ki aaj chaabi ho gayi, toh?

Balam pichkari jo tune mujhe maari
Toh seedhi saadi chhori sharaabi ho gayi
Haa, Jeans pahen ke jo tune maara thumka
Toh lattoo padosan ki bhabhi ho gayi (x2)

Haan, bole re zamana kharabi ho gayi
Haan, bole re zamana kharabi ho gayi