"Kazra Muhabbat wala…"

Oh my my what a treat for a musical night.. Thank you all Sa Re Ga Ma friends..

I can close my eyes and still hear those beautiful melodies.. It was a treat for all of us.I don’t sing but I enjoy music, being with you all made the long drive worth it. Thank you Sudarshan, I enjoyed introducing everyone and being with all.

Now I will try to put down my happiness on paper.

First of all I would like to thank Sunanda and Praveen Sahay for arranging the clubhouse for us. Thank you Meena and Brij Singh for hosting the event.

Its always a challenge to be the first one.. After a quick introduction to the whole group Meena did a great job starting the night for us. The Classical she sang was the perfect night opener.

Then came our Ms fun Gauri Chandana  with song "Tumhe ho na ho mujho itna yakeen hai" – Oh my we were back in those Golden days of our life, when the playfulness was the fun of love. Thank you Gauri, to take us back in time machine.

It was the first time I heard Praveen Sahay and now I am sure we all want him to sing Hemant Kumar all the time, "Ye nayan dare dare".. We needed this tranquilizing melody after Gauri’s song.

The Chatterji Couple was the next – Chat sang – "Chalke teri ankho se sharab aur jyada" he just took us in another romantic era reminiscent of Goblets and Ghazals , and Shobha di brought us back to Meera’s devotional world – "Payo ji maine Raam rattan dhan payo"..

Every month we get to meet new people and listen to new styles of singing.This Friday wasn't the exception and we got to hear couple of new singers.

Anisha was a delight to hear.( we named her Sanyukta for the night because she was with Prithiviraj last night. She sang "Mera kuch saman tumhare paas pada hai". It was a tough song and she did a great job with a deadly combination of Asha and Gulzar’s sublime dance of words and notes on Pancham Da's composition.

Thank you.. we cannot wait to hear more and more from you. It was a very soothing song and then came the Phatakha song of the night..Another great new face to the group – Suraiya and I thought her name is musical enough. I grew up listening Suriya and couldn’t wait to hear what was she bringing to us and yes “Kazra Mohhabat wala”

That is an evergreen song, older than me and wow Suraiya was too good. Asha Bhosle and Shamshad Begum were right there with all of us.. I just couldn’t stop and many of danced to her tunes.

Sudarshan was the next with "Jindagi bhar nahi bhoolegi" – we all were soaked drenched in feelings.. His is always very good with his mesmeric eclecticism.

Then Vinay Goel sang another - Hemant Kumar gem - "Seene me sulgate hai arman".. his voice was perfect for the song.

Last night was a perfect combination of fun and different songs. After the calmness of Hemant Kumar , Chanchala sang a

Bhojpuri song for us -"Jheeni jheeni ahrachea ke paar goria", Anuj, Next time you will sing for us.

Rohini Mehta- sang the title song from "Kabhi alvida na kehna".

Then came my favorite part of the night - The couple song

Brij and Meena singh- "Bahut shukria badi meharbani".  

That song has lot more than just words.. It takes us to another world of love.

I grew up in MP in India. So listening Ruma Sing in Bengali opens up

another dimensions for me. I didn’t understand the words but it felt great.- "Amra sabhai raja"..

Another fun song last night was Manjul Nigam singing "Bemurawaat bewafa begana ye dil aap hain" to her husband :) he was sitting right there and we all enjoy listening to her and watching him.

Meetu Gupta sang "Daba daba sa sahi dil me pyar", a tribute to Jagjit Singh..Its his signature song and was a perfect choice for the evening.

Then came Sesha with his charm and fun style and sang

"Jeevan ke safar me rahi milte hain bichad jane ko" and

"Lekar ham dil deewana dil phirte hain manjil manjil" .. we cannot wait for next month to hear more of our Kishore Kumar.

The good bye song of the night was a timeless classic– "Aaj jane ki zid na karo".

Sudarshan, Meetu, Manju and Anisha sang together and yes none of us were ready to let the night end.

Here is the list for second round and third round.

After 11 we all were supposed to wrap up and clean the place and I asked  Sudarshan to sing another Mohd. Rafi hit – "Ehsaan tera hoga mujha par" And apart form his singing the fun part was Mustapha and Prakash Bhaiya singing with him, Then all of us. That was the best way to end the night. I am sure we all drove back home singing the same song.

Thank you folks for the memorable night , hope lot more to come and sweep us off our feet.

Next round -

Praveen Sahay - "Na tum hame jano"

Shobha di & Chat - "Kahin door jab din dhal jaye"

Guari - "Saiyan dil mein aana re, aa ke phir na jana re"

Suriya - "Piya tose naina lage".

Vinay goel - "Kahan le chale ho musfir . Sitaro se aage"

Rohiti Mehta - "Aati rahengi baharen"

Ruma Neogyi - "Nache re .. aache re"

Gauri - "Chura liya hai tumne jo dil ko"

Sudarshan - "Kal chaudawi ki raat thi"– special Thank you

from me

Suraiya - "Raat akeli hai bujh gaye diye"

Gauri - "Ye mera dil pyar ka deewana"

 Sudarshan, Prakash bhaiya and Mustafa and all of us- "Ehsaan tera hoga mujh par"