That song which made history when Sameer Anjaan won everyone’s hearts by writing behind the veil, know the story:

News India Live, Digital Desk: The films and songs of the 90s had their own magic. One of those magical songs is the superhit song from the film ‘Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke’ (1993). “The sight of Dilbar remains incomplete behind the veil.” This song, filmed on Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla, is still the pride of weddings and romantic playlists. But do you know that the famous lyricist behind writing this song Sameer Unknown What was Sameer Anjaan’s thinking and how did this one song add a new chapter of music to Aamir Khan’s career?

Sameer Anjan’s magic of pen

Sameer Anjaan had revealed in an interview that when director Mahesh Bhatt and composers Nadeem-Shravan gave him the brief for this film, they wanted a song that reflected ‘innocence’ and ‘shame’. Sameer caught the delicacy of that era and wove lines keeping the word ‘Ghunghat’ at the centre.

Interesting point: At that time the word ‘veil’ was considered a bit old, but Sameer believed that in Indian culture, when love is expressed with shame and modesty, it seems deeper. The result was in front of everyone—the song proved to be a blockbuster.

Filmfare Award and ‘Best Song’ title

The song not only ruled the chartbusters, but also won Sameer Anjaan the Best Actress Award at the 1994 Filmfare Awards. ‘Best Lyricist’ Also given the award. The music of Nadeem-Shravan and the velvety voices of Kumar Sanu and Alka Yagnik made this song immortal. Juhi Chawla’s bubbly acting and Aamir Khan’s simplicity gave life to this song on screen.

3 unheard facts related to the song (Trivia)

Juhi Chawla’s National Award: Juhi Chawla received the Filmfare ‘Best Actress’ award for this film, and her performance in the song “Ghunghat Ki Aad Se” was highly appreciated.

Sameer’s hat-trick: This period was golden for Sameer Anjan. He was giving superhit songs one after the other and this song had put him in the list of the most expensive lyricists of the industry.

Simple and Sweet Tune: Nadeem-Shravan did not use too many instruments for this song, so that the sweetness of the lyrics and singing remains intact.

Why is this song special even today?

In today’s era of ‘remix’ and ‘fast music’, “Ghunghat Ki Aad Se” has survived because of its spirituality. This film of Aamir Khan had broken records at the box office and music is considered to have contributed more than 50% to this success. These lines written by Sameer Anjan even today remind the lovers of that time when love was more about eyes than words.