Khamoshi - Woh Shaam Kuchh Ajeeb Thi
The Hooghly with the Howrah Bridge in the background has been the setting for a number of memorable Bollywood songs and this number is very much among the best. Kishore Kumar sings for Rajesh Khanna, with Waheeda Rehman misconstruing the intent. Lata Mangeshkar loved this song so much that she sang it for one of her stage shows.
Woh shaam kuchh ajeeb thi, yeh shaam bhi ajeeb hai
Woh kal bhi paas paas thi woh aaj bhi kareeb hai
Jhuki hui nigaahon mein, kahin mera khayaal tha
Dabi dabi hansi mein ik, haseen saa gulaal tha
Main sochta tha, mera naam gunguna rahi hai woh
Na jaane kyon laga mujhe, ke muskura rahi hai woh
Mera khayaal hai abhi jhuki hui nigaah mein
Khuli hui hansi bhi hai, dabi hui si chaah mein
Main jaanta hoon, mera naam gunguna rahi hai woh
Yahi khayaal hai mujhe, ke saath aa rahi hai woh
That evening was unusual,
This evening is as well
She was close to me then,
She’s here now I can tell
She was looking away
But her thoughts were of me
Supressed smile blushing cheeks
Ethereal beauty
She was humming something
I thought it was my name
Her simple joyous face
That set my heart aflame
She still harbours my thoughts
Beneath her lowered gaze
Her burgeoning desire
In carefree laughter stays
She’s still humming my name
I’m sure even today
And my mind can sense that
She’ll now not go away
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