"Aa Re
Pritam pyare, Banduk mein na toh, Goli mere
Aaa.. re
Pritam pyare, Sab aag toh, Mere kurti mein re, Zara hukka utha zara, Chillam jala..
Pallu ke neeche Chupake rakha hai, Utta doon toh hangama ho..."
I was listening to this song for the first time earlier this year from the movie Rowdy Rathore and I didn't know how to react. Actually I din't give much of a thought that time. Then I watched this song again few more times whenever it was being flashed on one of the channels. What atrocious are the lyrics! As per the song, all fire is in that dancers shirt? And why would she show to all what she has hidden under her 'pallu'?
And who was the choreographer for this song? The dance movement look cheap!
Consider another song from the movie Kya Super Cool Hain Hum -
"Hum toh hain cappuccino, tum pee lo zara haseeno..."
And while singing this song, the two actors turn their backs to the camera and pull down their pants (I'll not prefer to call trousers) to show their colorful shorts with something written on them...
Has the standard of people gone down so much to prefer songs with these kind of lyrics? What happened to the golden era of songs from Hindi cinema? The list of beautiful songs is endless. Listen songs from that era today and they are still melodious and sweet!
"Ek ladki bheegi bhaagi si, Soti raaton mein jaagi si, Mili ik ajnabi se, Koyi aage na peechhe, Tum hi kaho ye koyi baat hai..." from Chalti ka Naam Gaadi
"Ajeeb dastaan hai yeh, kahan shuru kahan khatam; yeh manzilain hain kaunsi, na tum samajh sake na tum...", from Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai
Come on music directors of today, you can do better!