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Thursday, July 12, 2018

Music In The Mountains: Chappa Chappa Charkha Chale

Deviating from the romantic songs that have appeared so far in this series, let us listen to a sturdy mountain song that is folkish in nature. Embellished with Gulzar's beautiful lyrics and Vishal Bhardwaj's lively composition, this is a number that makes us tap our feet and clap along with its energetic rhythm. This is from "Maachis" (1996), a film woven around the Sikh unrest in Punjab in the 1980s. In spite of the dark shadow of militancy in the background, this is a light-hearted song where friends rejoice and reminisce about their lovers/fiancees back home in rural Punjab. Along with penning the lyrics, Gulzar wrote and directed the film too. Tabu, Om Puri, Chandrachur Singh and Jimmy Shergill were part of the cast.

Singers: Hariharan, Suresh Wadkar
Lyrics: Gulzar
Music: Vishal Bhardwaj

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