Prelude
Jagjit Singh, is one of the greatest Ghazal Singers in the world and certainly the greatest in India. Jagjit Singh’s voice add to the depth of emotions in InSearch. Insearch, is the Search of Shayar’s himself.
InSearch, by Venus Records & Tapes Pvt. Ltd., was released in the year 1995. The music is composed by Jagjit Singh. The Recordist is Daman Sood and was recorded at Western Outdoor, Mumbai. All the Ghazals are knit on Nazm of the great Shayars; Qateel Shifai, Wajida Tabussum, Nida Fazli, Rahat Indoree, Liyaqat Ali Azim, Ayaz Jhansvi and Zaka Siddiui.
The album consists of 8 Ghazals, each Ghazal superior to other. All having the message of its on, and all the ghazal being knit on different emotion of the life.
Apne Hoton Pe Sajana Chahta Hoon
Apne hoton pe sajana chahta hoon, Aa tujhe mein gungunana chahta hoon; is the desire of lovelorn guy to embarrass his beloved, which indeed is not possible.
Shayar : Qateel Shifai
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Thak gaya mein karte-karte yaad tujko,
Ab tujhe mein yaad aana chahta hoon;
Akhri hichki tere zaalon pe aaye,
Maut bhi mein shayarana chahta hoon;
Dosti Jab Kissi Se Ki Jaaye
Dosti jab kissi se ki jaaye, Dushmano ki bhi raey li jaaye; is the search of the Lovelorn of the mistake he committed while choosing the right the beloved.
Shayar : Rahat Indoree
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Mere manjhi ke zakham bharne lage,
Aaj koi bhool ki jaaye;
Botalein khol ke to pee barsoon,
Aaj dil khol kar bhi pee jaaye;
Kaheen Aisa Na Ho Daman
Kaheen aisa na ho daman jala lo, Hamare aansu-on par khaak dalo; this shayari is the display of disappointment of the lovelorn on his beloved. He is still remembering the how he was disenchanted by his beloved.
Shayar : Liyaqat Ali Azim
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Bahut ro-ee hoi lagti hai aankhen,
Meri khatir jara kajal laga lo;
Bahut mayus mein baitha hoon mein tumse,
Kabhi aakar mujhe hairat mein dalo;
Ya To Mit Jaiye Ya Mita Deejiye
Ya to mit jaaye yaa mita deejiye, Kijiye jab bhi sauda khara kijiye; In this the emotion of the Lovelorn, asking his beloved to be true to him, whatever may come.
Shayar : Wajida Tabassum
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Apne chehre se zulf hata deejiye,
Phir chaand ka samna kijiye;
Apki yeh hansi jaise ghungorron baaje,
Aur quamat hai kya, yeh bata deejiye;
Kaise Kaise Haadse Sahte
Kaise kaise haadse sahte rahein, Phir bhi hum jeete rahe, haste rahein; The shayar tells about all the miseries he goes through, and still he overcomes it. But the depression in the song, tells you about the loss incurred all the way.
Shayar : Wajida Tabassum
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Waqt to gujara magar kuch is tarah,
Hum chiragon ki tarah jalte rahein;
Kitne chahre the hamare aas-pass,
Tum hi tum dil mein magar baste rahe;
Bebasi Jurm Hai, Hausala Jurm Hai
Bebasi jurm hai hausala jurm hai, Zindagi teri ek-ek ada jurm hai; It shayar vents his anger on the his life and world around him for his breakaway with his beloved.
Shayar : Ayaz Jhansvi
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Ae sanam tere baare mein kuch sooch kar,
Apne baare mein kuch soochna jurm hai;
Kya sitam hai ke tere haseen shehar mein,
Har taraf gaur se dekhna jurm hai;
Jab Kisi Se Koi Gila Rakhna
Jab kisi se koi gila rakhna, samne apne aaina rakhna; At last, the lovelorn finds that the blame he was putting on his beloved, the society and the whole world; these weren’t the people to blame, but it was he himself, who had committed few mistakes and he himself was the one to be blamed.
Shayar : Nida Fazli
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Uun ujaloh se wasta rakhna,
Shamma ke paas hi hawa rakhna;
Ghar ki tamir chahe jaise ho,
Isme roone ki kuch jagah rakhna;
Overall
This Album is a Solo Album of Jagjit Singh. He had showed the depressed mood of the Lovelorn to its core. But the last song of realization is a new beginning. Jagjit Singh’s voice lends the depth that every ghazal desires, and the each Nazm is woven out of a great collection, that each Shayar possess. Overall, A Must Buy.