🎶 Tu Jaane Na – Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani

Saw the movie yesterday … though all the songs were not shown in their entirety — most were edited down — so honestly, it felt like a bit of a letdown for those who had gone especially to experience the music with visuals.

That said, the movie was total time pass. Ranbir Kapoor absolutely rocks! Honestly, if he wasn’t there, the film wouldn’t have been successful. The entire credit, in my view, goes to him.

I walked into the cinema hall humming “Tu Jaane Na” and came out singing the same — that’s the power of this song. Beautifully written by Irshad Kamil, composed by Pritam Chakraborty, soulfully sung by Atif Aslam and Kailash Kher, and shot at stunning unseen locations by Rajkumar Santoshi.

Here are the lyrics that stayed with me …

kaise bataaye kyun tujhko chaahe, yaara bata na paaye
baatein dilon ki dekho jo baaki aankhein tujhe samjhaaye
tu jaane na, tu jaane na, tu jaane na, tu jaane na
milke bhi hum na mile tumse na jaane kyun milon ke hai faasle
tumse na jaane kyun anjaane hai silsile
tumse na jaane kyun sapne hai palkon tale
tumse na jaane kyun
kaise bataaye kyun tujhko chaahe, yaara bata na paaye
baatein dilon ki dekho jo baaki aankhein tujhe samjhaaye
tu jaane na, tu jaane na, tu jaane na, tu jaane na

nigaahon mein dekho meri jo hai bas gaya
woh hai milta tumse hubahu
o o o jaane teri aankhein thi ya baatein thi wajah
huye tum jo dil ki aarzu
tum paas hoke bhi tum aas hoke bhi
ehsaas hoke bhi apne nahi aise hai
hamko gile tumse na jaane milon ke hai faasle
tumse na jaane kyun
tu jaane na, tu jaane na, tu jaane na, tu jaane na
ho jaane na, jaane na, jaane na, jaane na
aa aa aa….. tu jaane na

khayaalon mein laakhon baatein yuun toh keh gaya
bola kuchh na tere saamne
o o o huye na begaane bhi tum hoke aur ke
dekho tum na mere hi bane
afsos hota hai dil bhi yeh rota hai
sapne sanjota hai pagla huwa soche yeh
hum the mile tumse na jaane kyun milon ke hai faasle
tumse na jaane kyun anjaane hai silsile
tumse na jaane kyun sapne hai palkon tale
tumse na jaane kyun o o o o….

kaise bataaye kyun tujhako chaahe, yaara bata na paaye
baatein dilon ki dekho jo baaki aankhein tujhe samjhaaye
tu jaane na, tu jaane na, tu jaane na, tu jaane na….