Time for a trip down memory lane.
This is a song from the first Hindi/Urdu movie I ever saw in Australia.
That's right. The first one. Down under. Ever.
Rajesh Khanna wearing an olive skivvy and a traditional Central Asian fur cap.
The overly-made-up Tamil Princess Sharmila Tagore on the train enjoying Rajesh's flirtatious behaviour while showing off her sideburns and reading Alistair MacLean.
And let's not forget the stupid driver who thinks he can play an electric guitar with his lips.
All this set in the old English hill station of Simla, on the foothills of the Himalayas.
And the words of love and devotion. Here's a line together with a rough translation:
HINDI: Challi aah, thoo challi aah
ENGLISH: Get over here. Oi! You! Get over here!!
Which woman worth her salt could resist so sensitive an invitation?
© Irfan Yusuf 2007
1 comment:
The driver looks like the Indonesian president!
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