Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo

Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo (Urdu: آج جانے کی ضد نہ کرو‎ transl. do not insist upon leaving today) is a Geet written by Pakistani poet Fayyaz Hashmi.[1] It was composed by Sohail Rana, an eminent Pakistani composer.[2] It was popularized by noted classical vocalists, Habib Wali Mohammad who also sang it as a film playback singer for Pakistani hit film Badal Aur Bijli (1973). The song is also sung by famous ghazal singer Farida Khanum for PTV (Pakistan Television) and repeatedly in her live public concerts.[3] It is sung in Raag Yaman Kalyan.[4]

"Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo"
Song by Habib Wali Mohammad
GenreGhazal (Raag Yaman Kalyan)
Length7:11
Composer(s)Sohail Rana
Lyricist(s)Fayyaz Hashmi

Later on because of its extremely beautiful melody and profoundly romantic lyrics the song was re-sung by many artistes. Among them the famous Indian artist Asha Bhosle (Asha Bhosle: Love Supreme, 2006)[5] The song was used as background music in a scene in the Mira Nair's Golden Lion award-winning film, Monsoon Wedding (2001).[6] Habib Wali Mohammad's original version is still very popular. It is part of 'The Shruti Box', online music series by Shankar Tucker, where it was sung by Rohini Ravada. A.R. Rahman had performed this number in MTV Unplugged Season 2.[7]

In 2015, this song was recomposed by Strings for Coke Studio Pakistan and re-sung by Farida Khanum after a significant gap from music in the finale episode of eighth season, concluding their run of 2015 season.

The song was used in an episode of Crime Patrol broadcast on 9 Feb 2016 on Sony TV.

Mahesh Bhatt also recreated the song for TV show Naamkarann on tabla with Yash Vyas group, with the song being performed by Arijit Singh, telecast on Star Plus channel in August 2016.

The song was also recreated by Pritam, and featured in 2016 film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil in the voice of Shilpa Rao.[8]

A version of the song was also performed by singer Papon in Season 7 of MTV Unplugged.[9]

Neha Kakkar, Bollywood singer and one of the judges of Indian Idol 2018 also performed this song on the 36th episode, on request of guest superstar, actor Jeetendra.

References
  1. "When mood and melody merged". The Hindu newspaper. Chennai, India. 2006-11-13., Retrieved 31 October 2016
  2. http://www.sohailrana.com/biography.html
  3. "New Delhi News : Bollywood tales of stardom and the big bad world Cinema". Chennai, India: The Hindu newspaper. 2008-01-13. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  4. Ramnarayan, Gowri (2010-11-16). "The romance of the verse". The Hindu. Chennai, India., Retrieved 31 October 2016
  5. Love Supreme- Asha Bhosle- View More by This Artist 2006 iTunes, Retrieved 31 October 2016
  6. "Soundtracks for Monsoon Wedding (2001)". IMDb. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  7. http://mtv.in.com/unplugged/videos.php?cid=12598, Retrieved 31 October 2016
  8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbG0SG9flmQ
  9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crQcAGNJQtc
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