Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo

"Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo"
Single by
Genre Ghazal (Raag Yaman Kalyan)
Length 7:11
Writer(s) Fayyaz Hashmi

Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo [Please don't insist on leaving today] is a Ghazal written by Fayyaz Hashmi.[1] It was popularlised by noted classical vocalists, Habib Wali Mohammad (male) who also sung as a playback in a Pakistani 1970s film and Farida Khanum (female).[2] It is sung in Raag Yaman Kalyan.[3]

The song is sung by many artistes like Asha Bhosle (Asha Bhosle: Love Supreme, 2006)[4] The song was used as background music in a scene in the Mira Nair's Golden Lion winning film, Monsoon Wedding (2001).[5] Habib Wali Mohammad's version of the song is also very popular. It is also a part of 'The Shruti Box', online music series by Shankar Tucker, where it was sung by Rohini Ravada. A.R. Rahman had performed this number in MTV Unplugged Season 2.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "When mood and melody merged". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 2006-11-13.
  2. ↑ "New Delhi News : Bollywood tales of stardom and the big bad world Cinema". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 2008-01-13. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  3. ↑ Ramnarayan, Gowri (2010-11-16). "The romance of the verse". The Hindu (Chennai, India).
  4. ↑ Asha Bhosle – Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo last.fm.
  5. ↑ "Soundtracks for Monsoon Wedding (2001)". IMDB.
  6. ↑ http://mtv.in.com/unplugged/videos.php?cid=12598

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