The song would forever be linked to only one person who came to the party later. Their new interpreter turns the original creation into an ‘institution’ and gets indelibly associated with it. The original creators and singer can only take a backseat and watch their creation being majestically moved to the universal stage by the sheer genius of the cover singer.įarida Khanum. The song that her name conjures is Aaj Jaane Ki Zidd Na Karo from the film Badal Aur Bijli (1973). (Photo: Facebook/ is the original version of the song: It will be very unfair to treat Farida Khanum as a one-song-wonder. No two live versions will be exact copies. It all boils down to the audience, the mood, the setting, the musicians, the emotions. The introduction and placement of the musical ornamentations - kan-swar, meend, gamak, khatka, andolan and murki may vary from performance to performance. The emotions invested, the throw of the honey-sweetened rich voice, the style of delivery, the lyrical flourishes, the adaa, a hint sometimes of coquettishness even while dealing with yearning and anguish, the coil of the lips, the twinkle in the eyes, the poise, the gestures - each rendition is new. That is why it remains fresh and timeless. It is a nazm beyond compare, and with Farida Khanum helming it, it attains divinity. She has an inner muse which constantly inspires her every time she sings it. She does not require musicians for this song. Unplugged, the song is even more beautiful, haunting and seductive.
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