It’s Breaking News: The Second Song
My confidence soared after writing the first song. Actually writing lyrics was not something new for me. Few people know that I started my career as a lyricist. It’s an interesting story but Woh kahaani phir sahi! But it has been a long time and after writing the first song, I was a little more confident about writing the next one. Alas, Vishal informed me that there was to be no other song! I was disappointed. Just the title song for my first ever Hindi movie seemed so less to do!
I got my opportunity during one of the script reading sessions. Vidya, a TV journalist, conducts a sting operation and it is during the sting operation that she feels that things are going horribly wrong. It’s a prick of the conscience which ends up confusing her and making her ask herself some fundamental questions about her own ideology. She finds the answer in the words of her uncle, who runs a small newspaper in a small town but is at ease with his conscience. Her uncle gives her an insight into this question. She returns from the Uncle’s house with a clearer vision of what to do next. I suggested to Vishal that this was an opportunity for a song. I wrote a song which was her journey to & from her point of insight. The first half mirrored the confusion in her ideology. The second half reflected the clearing of cobwebs in her mind. Here is the song.
M – कैसा रस्ता, कैसी मंज़िल?
कौन है तेरे आगे?
तू किसके पीछे भागे?
F – इक तो ये मन ख़ाली ख़ाली
उसपे तेरी नज़र सवाली
अब तू ही बता ऐ ज़िन्दगी मैं क्या करूँ?
गुज़रे लम्हें, बिखरे मोती
फिसले जैसे हाथ से रेती
अब तू ही बता ऐ ज़िन्दगी मैं क्या करूँ?
M – कैसा रस्ता….
M – आईनों के नगर में हर कोई अजनबी है
किस भूल भुलैय्या में खोई ये ज़िन्दगी है?
F – पैरों में छाले छाले, दिल की कहानी बोले
ग़मख़ार कोई नहीं है
मंज़र उलझी राहों का, दरिया जैसे आहों का
और पार कोई नहीं है
M – सूरज का रस छलके छट जाए सब धुंदलके
भटके राही को भी मंज़िल मिल जाए
मन के ही मंजीरे जो बाजे धीरे धीरे
तो दिल की गलियों में फिर कलियाँ सी खिल जाए
F – आँखें खुली तो पाया, मैं थी और तेरा साया
और ज़िन्दगी भी नयी थी
दर्पण जो मैनें देखा, तेरी क़िस्मत की रेखा
माथे पे मेरे सजी थी
M – अपना रस्ता, अपनी मंज़िल
अपनी नज़र के आगे
जो सोया आलम जागे!
Music : Kaushal S. Inamdar
Singers : Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal
12 Comments
Hey Kaushal,
Awesome job man! I was waiting for this song after listening to this in the trailers. Its very refreshing to listen to works that are least contrived and most spontaneous! Its very beautiful to notice the change in the song as the “cobwebs clear in her mind”! Your grasp of the situation based music which is what film music is all about makes me very happy! And I want to badly listen to the re recording,which I believe is probably the toughest part in film music(correct me if Iam wrong)!
I pray to god that you get more chances and continue to enjoy your journey!
Three Cheers to Kaushal Inamdar!!!!Hip Hip Hurray!
Hi Kaushal,
Got this link from ALUP. Good song, good job on it. I find newer music and songs to be very sub-quality. You find one out of 20 that’s good and sticks to your mind. This one has good singing and nicer lyrics as well as a good composition. Good luck with the music.
Regards,
Amit Malhotra
Bollyvista.com
Congratulations Kaushal.
Beautiful composition in this world of noice.
You have captured the folk aspect in this song. Beautiful arrangement out of today’s world.
Shankar and Shriya ….sounds fantastic. I am very very positive that this song would be a big hit.
Shankar still sounds like what he did years back 🙂 ..what a singer !
Great job and thanks for sharing.
I am waiting eagerly to watch this movie 🙂
अपना रस्ता, अपनी मंज़िल अपनी नज़र के आगे, i think these are the words which will tell lot abt u. just listened this song. enjoyed lot in shankar & shreya’s voice. u ‘ve done marvelous job. keep it up. I’ve reserved my comments on chaphyache shimpan…I’ll listen it one more time and get back to you. Till then enjoy, buddy, your days are ahead!
अपना रस्ता, अपनी मंज़िल अपनी नज़र के आगे, i think these are the words which will tell lot abt u. just listened this song. enjoyed lot in shankar & shreya’s voice. u ‘ve done marvelous job. keep it up. I’ve reserved my comments on chaphyache shimpan…I’ll listen it one more time and get back to you. Till then enjoy, buddy, your days are ahead!
Dear Kaushal,
Gana na ekdum umm… apratim jhala aahe!!
First of all accept my warm wishes for the successful launch of your teams’ film project or I should rather say your baby 🙂
No doubt a fine composition when taken into consideration of the kind of music being churned out like trash nowadays… You’ve captured the folk sound really well in the song n voice rendered by Shankar Mahadevan n Shreya Ghoshal is icing on the cake 🙂
In fact along with the song I really enjoyed reading about the experience you had while compiling the song 🙂
Buddy this is just the beginning… you’ve got miles to go to capture your desires 🙂
My best wishes are always with you n your team for a flourishing voyage 🙂
Cheerios
Deepali
hello kaushal sir,
firstly congragulations for ur success as music director !!!
im sure u gonna reach heights soon !!!
kaisa rasta ..excellent lyrics and excellent compostion…excellent singers…!!! simply superb song !!!!
thanks a lot for giving us such a wonderful song sir !!!
i have become ur fan now !!!
pls do keep updating me reg ur latest compositions !!!
im eagerly waiting for the official release of ur album !!!!
i will u all the very best sir !!!!
thanks
Hi Kaushal,
I came through my friend Harshan’s blog Cincivoice and oh boy how did I miss this ! Your music is mesmerizing and quite refreshing …It has the “Soul” in it which is lacking in contemporary music these days ..Your blog title says it all !
Keep it up ..and wish you success in your musical journey ! Proud to be Maharashtrian today 😉
Regards,
-Vishal
Hi Kushal
saw the movie on Zoom yesterday and since then i am trying to get this song, cant find it anywhere online or in stores. i am not able to listen to it even online. plz help me find some way to get this song an amazing composition and amazing lyrics.
Hi Kushal
its so nice to hear from you, plz mail me the song @ files.gaurav@gmail.com thanks a lot for the help.
nirmiti prakriya vachayala mastach vatala
pallavi gadgil
kaushalji;
kaisa rista is the best song you compose i listen the song 6 times online every time the filling is new
thanks for composing such a beautiful song.
anil phadke