{"id":5246,"date":"2016-05-05T16:26:05","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T10:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=5246"},"modified":"2016-05-05T16:26:05","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T10:56:05","slug":"gulzar-sahab-the-jungle-book-vishal-bhardwaj-maachis-urdu-poetry-saathiya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/?p=5246","title":{"rendered":"How Gulzar Sahab, My Imaginary Friend, Made Me Fall in Love With Words"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"container page-content\"><p><span class=\"dropcap\">I<\/span><\/p><\/div><p> \n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> am convinced that I\u2019m in a relationship with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/people\/gulzar-birthday-poetry-song-lyricist\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gulzar Sahab<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. No, not the kind that Mick Jagger has with women many decades his junior, but the kind where while one half of that relationship worships the ground that the other walks on, the other half is blissfully unaware of said worshipper\u2019s existence, let alone affections. But that\u2019s okay. It\u2019s only a matter of introductions, after all. Besides, when have measly considerations such as a one-sided flow of adoration been successful in stemming the flow of hero-worship? That\u2019s right, never. Like Gulzar Sahab himself has so poetically said, \u201cDil toh baccha hai jee, thoda kaccha hai jee.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was a kid when I was first introduced to Gulzar Sahab\u2019s genius. But even then, I remember being obsessed with words and the very particular ways in which extraordinary writers arrange them to evoke memories, secret yearnings, and forgotten emotions in their listeners and readers. I was six when <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/mowgli-the-jungle-book-netflix\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jungle Book<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Gulzar Sahab penned the lyrics of the opening song, \u201cJungle Jungle Baat Chali Hai\u201d \u2013 made its DD debut in 1993. For a whole year, every Sunday at exactly 8:58am, I remember being glued to my spot in front of the TV.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you have one TV being shared by 14 family members, you have no option but to adjust and optimise. These were the days of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Banegi Apni Baat<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dekh Bhai Dekh<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tara<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Khana Khazana<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tu Tu Main Main<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In such a situation, the battle for the remote was a foregone conclusion \u2013 the men and the children of the house didn\u2019t stand a chance. Who was I, a six-year-old, to demand that I be allowed to hear \u201cJungle jungle baat chali hai, pata chala hai (tu ru ru, tu ru ru)\u201d in its entirety? But being the grandmother\u2019s favourite comes with certain perks. You can trade your Grandma\u2019s Pet card for certain curated favours, if you time them well. I used mine for the pleasure of Gulzar Sahab\u2019s words being immortalised by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/bollywood\/kaminey-shahid-kapoor-vishal-bharadwaj-bollywood\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vishal Bhardwaj<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s music.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like most unsupervised children of my generation with more imagination than sense, I spent a large part of my adolescent years daydreaming about the fabulous life I was going to lead as an adult. An important part of that dream was developing close personal <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pov\/friendship-breaking-up-bffs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">friendships<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the people I admired at that moment. Naturally, Gulzar Sahab was a recurring guest at these imaginary tea parties. I always imagined myself waif-like \u2013 roughly 20 kilos lighter than I actually was \u2013 dressed in starched, severe white, just like him. He\u2019d come bearing gifts: a rare collection of Faiz Ahmad Faiz\u2019s unpublished poetry, some deliciously fragile stationery, or a rare, monstrously thick pen.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<blockquote class=\"quote--center\"><p>On the other hand, \u201cChapa Chapa Charkha Chale\u201d was my introduction to alliteration long before Miss Irani introduced us to figures of speech in fifth grade.<\/p><\/blockquote> \n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We would argue about language \u2013 there was a time when I didn\u2019t know whether I wanted to be a bestselling <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/humour\/mumbaiyya-hindi-north-india-delhi\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hindi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> novelist or a bestselling English author \u2013 as he tried to steer me towards Hindi and Urdu. So detailed were these fantasies that I spent weeks and months memorising what I considered obscure Urdu words to impress my imaginary friend Gulzar. I realise how pathetic that might sound right now, but those mood-dampening thoughts didn\u2019t even cross my mind at the time. I\u2019ve forgotten most of them, but Gulzar Sahab is the reason I can, without trying, use words like aabshaar (waterfall), taskeen (contentment), and ruhaniyat (spirituality) when I want to.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How much more can one fawn and simper over Gulzar Sahab\u2019s prodigious artistry with words? His legacy is sprawled over more decades than I have roamed this planet. I remember my bi-annual high-pitched trill as I attempted to harmonise with the rest of the group singing \u201cHumko Mann ki Shakti Dena\u201d during our school <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/humour\/republic-day-long-weekend-getaway\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Republic Day<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Independence Day performances. What I lacked in singing talent, I made up for in dedication. Even 10 years old, I was aware that I mustn\u2019t let Gulzar Sahab down by enunciating poorly. No one sang \u201cDoosro ki Jai se Pehle Khud ko Jai Karein\u201d with as much gusto as I did.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then there are these vivid memories of growing up to Mum getting choked up while listening to \u201cTujhse Naraz Nahi Zindagi\u201d, \u201cAane Waala Pal Jaane Waala Hai\u201d, and \u201cYeh Lamha Filhal Jee Lene De\u201d. On more than one occasion, I wondered, what was this magic, that could turn my tough-as-nails mother into a pile of mush? I remember evenings where I watched her greet Papa after a bad day at work with chai, while humming \u201cThoda Hai, Thode ki Zaroorat Hai\u201d. It might not have fixed what was wrong, but for a few precious moments at least, all was well in their world again. On the other hand, \u201cChapa Chapa Charkha Chale\u201d was my introduction to alliteration long before Miss Irani introduced us to figures of speech in fifth grade. And at 15, I couldn\u2019t imagine anything more jarringly romantic than the title track of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saathiya<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. I mean, a whole song dedicated to describing her laughter? It felt too much, and yet not enough for my head, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/humour\/swimming-coach-camp-water-monsters-stric\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">swimming<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as it was with ideas of eternal love.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve carried these songs, memories, and ridiculous flights of fantasies like treasures from my past. They\u2019ve travelled with me from childhood into <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/gender\/good-girls-indian-parenting\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">adulthood<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and I hug them close as I navigate a wildly confusing world as a grown woman. I didn\u2019t become a bestselling writer, but I\u2019m still convinced that some day very soon, Gulzar Sahab and I are going to be friends. It is after all, just a matter of introductions.<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Gulzar Sahab\u2019s 86th birthday, I can\u2019t help but reminisce on the relationship I developed with his prodigious artistry with words, early on in life. 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