Whether you have a Bollywood palate or not, the metaphor gets your attention and dependent on your palate, it will be followed by giggles and/or a lingering thought of what not. But no doubt a metaphor that is universally understood at some level. There is a type of metaphorical meaning in chura liya hai tumne jo dilko and some might go further to say a rather dramatic and cheesy one too. This sentiment comes through in the line that follows immediately nazar nahin churaana sanam ‘My beloved, don’t look away’. Īsha Bhosle opens the song by singing chura liya hai tumne jo dilko in a sort of overwhelmed and perhaps even defeated tone, yet one with a feeling of satisfaction and recognition. Composed by Rahul Dev Burman and sang by the beloved Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle, it forms part of the soundtrack for the first ever Masala film in the Indian Bollywood industry, released in 1973 Yaadon Ki Baaraat ‘Deluge of Memories’. You may already know that the chorus is from the well-known and much loved song written by the poet and lyricist known for writing in all genres and moods Majrooh Sultanpuri. And recently I have found myself in random moments “singing” this song, by which I mean repeating the nostalgic chorus chura liya hai tumne jo dil ko – ‘You have stolen my heart’. The song chura liya hai tumne jo dil ko has echoed around the world and back, from India, Pakistan and their respective diaspora communities to South Africa, Malaysia, and the Middle East.
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