In_Ankhon_Ki_Masti_Ke

In Ankhon Ki Masti Ke

In Ankhon Ki Masti Ke

Song by Asha Bhosle

"In Ankhon Ki Masti Ke" (English: "From the Joy of These Eyes") is an Urdu song from the Indian film Umrao Jaan (1981). The music to this song was composed by Khayyam, the lyrics written by Shahryar, and sung by Asha Bhosle.

Quick Facts Song by Asha Bhosle, from the album Umrao Jaan ...

Rekha, playing the title character of Umrao Jaan, performs the ghazal as part of the mujra of Umrao's debut as courtesan.[1] The mujra marks the first time Umrao sees her love interest, Sultan Nawab, played by Farooq Sheikh. While the lyrics of the song speak of the thousands intoxicated by Umrao's eyes, once she and Nawab see each other, there is space for no other. Umrao spins in her kathak dance whilst singing the song, and her eyes return to Nawab upon completing each round. At the end of the song, she settles into a veiled pose after which she lifts her veil to look directly at Nawab, with a gesture both forceful and erotic to force him to look into her eyes.[2]

Rekha earned National Film Award for Best Actress and singer Asha Bhosle earned National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the movie. In 2017, it was selected as the best song ever picturised on actor Farooq Sheikh by The Times of India.[3]

Influences

The song has been described by singer Bali Brahmbhatt as one of his favorite songs. He later used the song for Asha Bhosle's album Songs of Soul with the singer's 22 other songs.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    John Caldwell (2010). "The Movie Mujra: The Trope of the Courtesan in Urdu-Hindi Film". Southeast Review of Asian Studies. 32. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.453.4579.
  2. [2]
    Lauren Bettridge. Contested Spaces: Performances of Marginality in Bollywood Cinema (PhD). The University of Western Australia. p. 45.
  3. [3]
    "Times of India declares Farooq Sheikh's top 10 best songs". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Bali Brahmbhatt's top favorite songs". Eastern Eyes. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
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