Stéphane Lee

Devdas was originally written by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1917 and has been adapted to the Indian cinema four times. The last one was in 2002 and it was officially selected for Cannes festival. It was the most expensive movie at that time (IN Rs 500 millions). Devdas reunites the old and new stars of Bollywood: Jackie Shroff and Madhuri Dixit as the veterans and Shahrukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai as the newcomers. Devdas is the unachieved love story of two childhood sweethearts and the downspiral of Devdas who finds refuge with another woman. The story is about missed opportunities and vanity.

In the video, Paro (Ash) learns from her mother Devdas (SRK) has come back home (India) after 10 years in Britain. Paro has kept her oil lamp lit since he left. How many hours are there in 10 years, 6 months and 3 days? Only Paro knows….

Devdas is as popular as Kuch Kuch Hota Hai which will be on another post.

Devdas - Silsila Ye Chaahat Ka by Shreya Ghosal (Lyrics):

mausam ne lii a.ngaDaa’ii aa’ii aa’ii	The weather stretches its limbs
laharaake barkha phir chaa’ii chaa’ii	Rain ripples and spreads
jho.nka hawaa ka aa’ega aur yeh diya bujh jaa’ega	A gust of wind will come and this light will be extinguished.
silsilaa yeh chaahat ka na mai.n ne bujhne diyaa…	I haven’t let (the lamp of) our love be extinguished.
o piya yeh diyaa na bujhaa hai na bujhegaa	O beloved, this lamp hasn’t been put out, nor will it be.
merii chaahat ka diyaa	The lamp of my desire!
mere piyaa ab aa jaa re mere piyaa…	My beloved, come to me now, my love…
is diye sa.ng jal rahaa mera rom rom rom aur jiyaa	With this lamp, every inch of my body is burning
ab aa jaa re mere piyaa	Come to me now, lover;
o mere piyaa ab aa jaa re mere piyaa	O my love, come to me now, beloved!
faasala thaa duurii thii	There was distance (between us), a remoteness…
faasala thaa duurii thii thaa judaa’ii ka aalam	There was distance (between us), a remoteness, a world of separation;
i.ntazaar me.n nazare.n thii.n	my eyes were fixed in wait for you.
aur tum vahaa.n the tum vahaa.n the tum vahaa.n the	And you were there…
jhilmilaate jagmagaate khushiyo.n me.n jhuumkar	shining, sparkling, swaying in happiness,
aur yahaa.n jal rahe the ham…	and here I was, burning for you…
phir se baadal garjaa hai	The clouds have thundered again;
garaj garajke barsaa hai	with a great rumble the rains have fallen.
ghuumke tuufaan aaya hai	A wandering storm has arrived,
par tujhko bujhaa nahii.n paaya hai	but it hasn’t managed to quench you,
o piya yeh diyaa chaahe jitna sataa’e tujhe	O my love, this light [hasn't been quenched], however much they torment it —
yeh saawan yeh havaa aur ye bijliyaa.n	the rain, the wind, the lightning!
mere piya ab aa jaa re mere piya	My love, come to me now, my love
o mere piya ab aa jaa re mere piya	O my love, come to me now, beloved
dekho yeh paglii diiwaanii	Look at this crazy girl!
duniyaa se hai yeh anjaanii	She knows nothing of the world.
jho.nka hawaa ka aa’ega	A gust of wind will pass through,
aur iska piya sa.ng laa’ega	and bring with it her lover.
o piya ab aa jaa re mere piya	My love, come to me now, my love
silsila yeh chaahat ka na dil se bujhne diyaa	With all my heart, I didn’t let this (lamp of) love be extinguished
o piya yeh diyaa	O love, this light
silsila yeh chaahat ka na dil se bujhne diyaa	With all my heart I didn’t let this (lamp of) love be extinguished
o piya yeh diyaa	O love, this light
ae piya piya piya	O beloved, beloved, beloved