Movie – Aarakshan (2011)
Cast – Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Manoj Bajpayee, Deepika Padukone, Prateik Babbar, Shabana Azmi, Hema Malini, Mukesh Tiwari, Yashpal Sharma, Saurabh Shukla
Director – Prakash Jha
Music Director – Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani, Loy Mendonca
Song – “Mauka”
Singer – Mahalakshmi Iyer , Raman Mahadevan, Tarun Sagar, Gaurav Gupta, Rehan
Lyrics – Prasoon Joshi
zara pnkh kholo
fir udaan dekhna
zara mauka to do
fir aasamaan dekhna
zara pnkh kholo
fir udaan dekhna
zara mauka to do
fir aasamaan dekhna
barabar ki line to
khincho zara
barabar ki line to
khincho zara
phir himaat badi
ya bhagwaan dekhna
de de mauka
de de de de de
de de mauka de
ik chaanus(chance) to de de
meri jaan tu
meri jaan tu phir udaan dekhna
ik chaanus to de de
meri jaan tu
meri jaan tu, phir udaan dekhna
ik chaanus to de de
meri jaan tu
meri jaan tu, phir udaan dekhna
de de, de de
mauka de de
de de re mauka
de de re mauka
de de re de de ri jaan
gujariya, gujariya
gujariya chali latak ke
dikha de, dikha de,
dikha de, ada chatak ke
arremeri gajak gajak
gajak gajak
gajak karaari
loot le, loot le,
loot le, basti saari
de de mauka
de de de de de
de de mauka de
jiska hai ballaa
aur hai ball jiski
uske hi niyam
aur har baari uski
ho ye khel kab tak
chalaoge bolo
ummed ka ek stadium
to kholo
mauka to de do bhaiya
mauka to de do
utarne to do
phir maidaan dekhna
utarne to do
phir maidaan dekhna
ho phadhphadaate
hue armaan dekhna
de de mauka
de de de de de
de de mauka de
ik chaanus to de de
meri jaan tu
meri jaan tu, phir udaan dekhna
ik chaanus to de de
meri jaan tu
meri jaan tu, phir udaan dekhna
ik chaanus to de de
meri jaan tu
meri jaan tu, phir udaan dekhna
kahin jet milti
nahaayi hui
talcum chirrak ke
aayi hui
de de mauka
de de de de de
de de mauka de
kahin koi thak kar
nichode paseena
nahi milti kismat ki
kamsin haseena
kamsin haseena
dekho, kamsin haseena
sabko d o shower
fir snaan dekhna
ho
sabko d o shower
fir snaan dekhna
haan sone ke zevar kya
khaan dekhna
de de mauka
de de de de de
de de mauka de
ik chaanus to de de
meri jaan tu
meri jaan tu, phir udaan dekhna
ik chaanus to de de
meri jaan tu
meri jaan tu, phir udaan dekhna
ik chaanus to de de
meri jaan tu
meri jaan tu, phir udaan dekhna
phir udaan dekhna
phir udaan dekhna…
arre ek mauka to de ke dekh
Mauka from Aarakshan might put the listeners off initially , but it has some nice lyrics which go with the tempo of the song in a nice way, thought the song still seems like a misfit considering the kind of serious issue the movie is about. It might seem out of place initially, but we are sure that the ace team will be able to melt it into the milieu and blend it well. Do tell us what you think of the song on the first hearing








English translation for this song