Mai, Masti, aur Madhoshi

Nashe Mein Choor – Episode-1

So, I thought singing songs I have been hearing since my adolescence would not be difficult! WRONG!!! And these are the songs, which I thought I knew very well. Hence, my frustration can be somewhat imagined.

To tell you the truth, it was another eye-opening experience for me. During recording of these two songs, I had a chance to study them a bit more closely. The expression of word “Jaam” in Chhalkain Jaam alone posed much challenge. Rafi sahib emoted this word in four, possibly five, different ways out of a total of six. That was enough to make me nervous. So, when I said I am on a recording frenzy, I meant recording of different songs. It turned out Chhalkain Jaam alone took me about four days to record. Now, Mujhe Dunya Walo was a whole new ballgame!

The pitch and expression of Mujhe Dunya Walo took the breath away from my vocal chords – literally! I tried and tried again and then gave up with the version I present here. The track, in particular, sounds deteriorated and it is. I had to raise the pitch by 8% to get it close to the original. Consequently, some of the beats got slightly distorted.

With my increased admiration for our great maestros of yesteryears, I present these songs to you. This effort is only to improve my own self and nothing more than that.


Chhalkayain Jaam (Download)


Mujhe Dunya Walo (Download)