I wake up in the morning and after a brief spell of freshness I suddenly feel a bout of suffocation, as if I am all alone in an isolated chamber and the walls are closing in on me.The realization of loads of unfinished work starts to weigh me down.I switch on the TV to divert my mind which seems all set to bog me down to depression, and then I commit the cardinal sin of putting on the morning news, which not only stresses me further but also brings about a sense of disgust in me for so many people.Then, thankfully, my mind wanders towards my cellphone which shows a new unread message.Ya it’s her.A simple good morning and a simple "Luv U".
That really was "Just what the doctor ordered for me"(As they say so often in cricket commentary).Suddenly I feel unshackled and my legs feel much lighter.The walls that were closing in on me have given way to vast open spaces filled with roses and tulips(As they show in the movies).I realize it’s indeed a miracle that amidst all this depression I am still so much in love with someone whose smiling face is all I need to see right now, whose soothing voice is all I want to listen to.If she were with me at this moment I would have sung
*Mere Dil Mein Aaj kya Hai, Tu kahe to main bata doon
Teri zulf phir sawaroon, teri maang phir saja doon.
Koi dhoondne bhi aaye, to hume na dhund paye
tu mujhe kahin chhupa de, main tujhe kahin chhupa doon.**(A timeless Kishore number from the movie Daag)
I try a lot but can’t resist the temptation of starting my day with some sweet nothings in her angel like voice(which somehow sounds even more lovely on the phone) and call her number.Damn it, doesn’t connect."Where is the proper network connection when you actually need it"I scream to myself and start missing her a lot, a hell lot.Had she picked up the phone I would have sung
Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas tum rahti ho, jeevan mithi pyaas ye kahti ho
*Har Shyam Aankhon Par Tera Aanchal Lehraye
Har Raat Yaadon Ki Baarat Le Aaye,
Maein Saans Leta Hoon, Teri Khushboo Aati Hai
Ek Mehka Mehka Sa Paigham Laati Hai
*(Another gem by Kishore and R.D from the movie Black mail)
I promise to myself I am not getting out of bed today unless I get to talk to her, let all hells break loose, I don’t care.Finally the connection(of the phones i.e) takes place and her phone rings.As it goes beyond three rings, it starts to seem like an eternity to me.C’mon pick up, pick up is all I can say.And then I feel like someone has poured honey into my sore soul through my ears as she speaks to me.As much as I love to listen to her, I start to feel uncomfortable at the sudden thought of "what if she goes away from me".And my subconscious bursts into.
*Chura liya hai tumne jo dil ko, nazar nahi churana sanam
badal ke meri tum zindagani, ahin badal na jaana sanam**.(One of the best songs ever by Asha Bhonsle and Rafi in the movie Yaadon ki Baraat, the genius of R.D at work yet again)
Suddenly she stops talking as she notices my prolonged silence and asks me about my well being in her very own "oh-so-sweet" manner.I tell her about all that has come to my mind since I opened my eyes today.She, after patiently hearing me out, goes into a brief silence and then starts talikng in a voice which I feel can only come out when one is smiling and sobbing at the same time.This reaction makes me fall in love with her once again, and the song that comes to my mind is.
*Dil ko tumse pyaar Hua, pehli baar hua, tumse pyaar hua
Main bhi Aashiq yaar hua, tumse pyaar hua, tumse pyaar hua.
*(A soulful melody from the movie "Rehna hai Tere dil main" sung in the velvety voice of Roop kumar Rathod)
As I hang up the phone and emerge from the bed, all smiling and truly happy, I really feel rescued and alive.How I would have loved to thank her by singing.
*Kabhii Kabhii Mere Dil Me, Kayaal Aataa Hai
Ke Jaise Tujhako Banaayaa Gayaa Hai Mere Liye
Tuu Abase Pahale Sitaaro Me Bas Rahii Thii Kahii
Tujhe Zamii. Pe Bulaayaa Gayaa Hai Mere Liye *