Lata ji ne gaana bhi kam kar diya tha, so that was another reason to find that song, ki unka gaaya hua hai.

Then, around 10-12 years back, I started looking for that song. (We kept wondering about making the film but before I knew it, 10 years had passed and then that song got lost somewhere). Uss zamane mein cassette hua karte thay toh kahan release karte? Baat hoti rahi ki film banegi, and before I knew it, eight-10 years had passed. “I always used to think that that song was very good. Speaking about extracting this song from his treasure of music, Bhardwaj talked to the Times of India and mentioned that he was searching for this recording for a very long time but couldn’t find it. Dil paas toh rehta hai, nazdeek nahi lagta…” With its delicate music and the voice which is almost therapeutic, the song seems to be a perfect ode to the times when the richness of music still existed. The lyrics go like: “ Sab theek toh hai lekin, kuch theek nahi lagta. In ‘ Theek Nahi Lagta‘, a woman is trying to make sense of what she is experiencing in love. One minute into the video and you know you have just discovered a gem in the times of meaningless lyrics and soulless numbers.

Also Read – This Independence Day, 15 Legends Including Lata Mangeshkar, Amitabh Bachchan Come Together For Patriotic Song ‘Hum Hindustani’ | See Poster Watch the full song here: Also Read – Independence Day Special: 15 Stalwarts Including Amitabh Bachchan, Lata Mangeshkar Bring Patriotic Anthem of The Year ‘Hum Hindustani’ | Watch So let the poetry of music and the vessel of its life take your breath away,” reads the text on the video. This echo of the past resonates with the spirit of the Nightingale of India. The song was composed two decades ago and reorchestrated recently. “What emerged from a long lost tape, is a record of tenderness, beauty, and melody. Bhardwaj introduces the song by revealing that it’s from one of the ‘long lost tapes’.

The video of the song comprises many rare and unseen stills of Mangeshkar from her early days in the industry.

Also Read – Happy Birthday, Lata Mangeshkar: Did You Know Veteran Singer Was Rejected For Her Voice? Read Rare Facts It’s a romantic number that was originally scheduled to be picturised on Aishwarya Rai at the time when Gulzar and Vishal had just teamed up for their 1996 film Maachis. Penned by Gulzar and composed by Bhardwaj, the song was crooned by Lata Mangeshkar in the 1990s. On legendary singer, Lata Mangeshkar’s birthday, musician Vishal Bhardwaj and lyricist Gulzar released an unheard song titled ‘Theek Nahi Lagta’.

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