Saturday, August 23, 2008

Fir se..... Dhoop Kinaare....

20 long years, that's a hell lot of a time. Guess at that time I must have been grappling with the lesser problems of life like basic maths, languages, or whatever else one studies early on in his schooling life. Around that time there was a mini revolution of Pakistani dramas which touched everyone, I think, at least in Punjab and neighboring places perhaps because of the familiarity with the culture felt by people.

One jewel of a drama was Dhoop Kinaarey; I remember how everyone used to swoon over the thought of Dhoop Kinaarey video cassettes in those days. Summer holidays and Dhoop Kinaarey went together. So, when after 20 years I decided to revisit the drama everything came back to me. All the small memories that had for long been under the sheet of dust suddenly came to the fore.

Youtube, the forever savior, helped me get in touch with my Dhoop Kinaarey days. All the episodes in some 60 videos. A weekend date. In a long time I haven't seen anything that got me to want more, like a book that engenders higher levels of interest as you go along. Dhoop Kinaarey is that book, you want to keep reading, and never end the book. The subtleties make you marvel.

The play is extraordinary in many senses but most of all for its wonderful portrayal of relationships. The script is heavily dressed with beautiful Urdu words; the acting is hardly that, it's real.

It's been an absolute treat. Words are coming back to me... Raat yun hee dil mein teri yaad...

And of course hansi khanakti huee..

Hansi khanakti huee
Aa bujhi bujhi khushiyan
Hain dosti ki mehek se
Rachi hui gharriyan
Mazaa anokha sa hai
Aate jaate lamhon mein
Kitaben gaud mein pheli
Hain khoye baaton mein
Rafaqaton mein khazaana
Jo humne paaya hai
Na dil pe boojh hai koi
Na gham ka saaya hai


The next thing on my mind is to get hold of the Dhoop Kinaarey DVD, another addition to my collection of small but valuable things....

Dhoop Kinaarey....

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Dhoop kinaare....

raat yun dil mein teri khoyee huee yaad aayee
jaise viraane mein chupke se bahaar aa jaaye
jaise sehraaon mein hauley se chale baad-e-nasiim
jaise biimaar ko be-vajah qaraar aa jaaye


Thursday, August 7, 2008

back after a long hiatus...

Not that I stopped seeking life, but just that blogging did no more seem like an interesting thing to do..... though I quite liked it while I was at it..... so, while I try to get back to writing some stuff again.... I will drop a few lines every now and then just to build up the tempo....

tu shahin hai, parwaaz hai kaam tera
tere saamne aasmaan aur bhi hain