Sanson Ki Mala Pe
"Sanson Ki Mala Pe" (Hindi: साँसों की माला पे; "on the rosary of breaths") is a qawwali song based on the ghazal named "sāñsoñ kī maalā par simroñ nisdin pī kā naam",[1] which was penned by Tufail Hoshiarpuri,[2] a renowned Urdu poet and lyricist. The song was composed by the legendary Pakistani singer-songwriter Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. It was first played by Khan during his first visit to India in 1979, when Indian actor and filmmaker Raj Kapoor invited him at the wedding of his son Rishi Kapoor.[3][4]
"Sanson ki Mala Peh Simroon (Guitar Version)" | |
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Single by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | |
Language | Hindi |
Released | 1 January 1988 |
Genre | |
Length | 6:22 |
Label | Oriental Star Agencies |
Composer(s) | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan |
Lyricist(s) | Tufail Hoshiarpuri |
The song's devotional content, dedicated to Lord Krishna, has made it a favorite among Hindu devotees, who often include it in their devotional gatherings as a bhajan. The song continues to be a popular choice for performances at both bhajan and qawwali concerts.
Remakes
"Saanson Ki Mala" | |
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Song by Kavita Krishnamurthy | |
from the album Koyla | |
Language | Hindi |
Released | 1997 |
Genre | |
Length | 6:47 |
Label | Tips Industries |
Composer(s) | Rajesh Roshan |
Lyricist(s) | Indeevar |
The song was recreated for the 1997 Hindi film Koyla, recomposed by Rajesh Roshan, sung by Kavita Krishnamurthy and starring Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit. The Previous year, in 1996, the song was recomposed by Nadeem–Shravan for another Hindi film Jeet starring Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor and Sunny Deol. Latter, Michael Winterbottom used the original version of the song as a soundtrack in his 2011 film Trishna starring Freida Pinto and Riz Ahmed. In 2020, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan paid homage to his uncle Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan with a cover version of the song.
Rahat said," Sanson Ki Mala (is) a Qawwali very close to my heart and this time, it has been presented as a fusion track, conceptualised by Salman Ahmed. I dedicate the release to my mentor Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and my father Ustad Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan."[5]
References
- "तुफ़ैल हुश्यारपुरी - कलाम". Sufinama (in Hindi).
- Tufail Hoshiarpuri (1995). Soch Mala by Tufail Hoshiarpuri (in Hindi). p. 110. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020.
- न्यूज़, एबीपी (18 October 2020). "4 दशक पहले ऋषि कपूर और नीतू कपूर की शादी में नुसरत अली खान ने किया था परफॉर्म, इस गाने से बांधा था समां". www.abplive.com (in Hindi).
- Quint, The (23 November 2015). "Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan had Performed for Rishi and Neetu's Sangeet". TheQuint. The Quint.
- "Rahat Fateh Ali Khan…". The Express Tribune. 7 November 2020.