Tujhse Naaraz Nahi Zindagi
"Tujhse Naaraz Nahi Zindagi" (lit. 'I am not angry with you, life...')[1] is an Indian Hindi song from the Bollywood film Masoom (1983). The lyrics of the song was written by Gulzar, and composed by R. D. Burman. The song has two different versions — female, and male, and were sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Anup Ghoshal resepectively.[2] In 1984, Gulzar won a Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist for this song.
"Tujhse Naaraz Nahi Zindagi" | |
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Song by Anup Ghoshal (male version) Lata Mangeshkar (female version) | |
Language | Hindi |
Released | 1983 |
Composer(s) | R. D. Burman |
Lyricist(s) | Gulzar |
Theme
The opening lines of the song set the theme. The lyricist attempts to understand the strangeness of life. He claims he is upset, but not angry.[3] In the film Masoom te male version of the song sings and captures a father's helplessness and the female version narrates a woman's pain in dealing with her husband's illegitimate child.[2]
Awards
Gulzar, the lyricist of this song, won a Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist for this song in 1984. R. D. Burman won an award in the category of "best soundtrack".[4]
References
- Brian Diettrich; Jayson Beaster-Jones; Jane Freeman Moulin (2011). Bollywood Sounds: The Cosmopolitan Mediations of Hindi Film Song. Oxford University Press. pp. 184–. ISBN 978-0-19-986254-2.
- "Song of the Month: In praise of Gulzar's Tujhse naaraz nahin and the puzzling joys of life". The Indian Express. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- Neeraj Sharma (8 August 2019). Gulzariyat - Gulzar’s Songs: Discover What’s Beneath. BecomeShakespeare.com. pp. 64–. ISBN 978-93-88930-86-4.
- Gaekwad, Manish. "Redemption song: Anup Ghosal's 'Tujhse Naraaz Nahi Zindagi'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 27 December 2019.