This was composed for a film of the same name, directed by Arindam Mitra. Shunya the film has not been released. The lyrics by Sanjeev Sharma talk about a man who has reached an absolute nadir, complete disillusionment, and is unable to see a way out. It's very difficult to make a song about nothingness, and this one took us about 4 months in 2007. The Bengali lyrics emerged from Asheem's head, possibly line from a poem he'd read many moons ago. Rahul plays the alto sax and Amit the Clarinet in this song.
Lyrics :--
Aankhen jamee si, Dil bhaari bhaari
Saanson ki laye se, Tooti hai yaari
Tooti hai duniya tooti tasveerein,
Chahatein hain tooti, tooti muraade
Toote hain sapney, jeeye thhe jo main ne
Tooti hakikat, galatfaimiyon si
Ainey ke peechhe, aks ik bharam thha
Andhera jo utra, aiina bhi gum thha
Jhoothe ujaale, Jhoothe andhere,
Jhoot aankh hi mein baste jhoot-moot phere
Jhoothe aadhaar hain, jhoothe aakaar hain
Such berahem hai jaana, shoonya mein utarkar
Kaino neebe jai, bare bare
Khali dil, khali man, kaisa hai ye khalipan
Rooh hai kahan, jiske roobaroo thhe hum,
Kaisi hai ye khala, khali sa khayal hai,
Khali khali sa haal hai, ab to behali bhi khaali
ahhhhh the irony ...stupid fucking songs like chikni chameli and sheila ki jawani got more than millions hits and EPIC songs like this just fade away in disguise...these useless bollywood music directors just kiiling the indian music...HATS OFF TOO INDIAN OCEAN ...PPL WHO WANTS TO KEEP MUSIC ALIVE..!!!!
grv22756 1 month ago
@ebdorai
its sach beraham hai jaana.. not yaara
kaustubh9992 1 month ago
the clarinet, and the sax, are just out of the world. :)
indiscernia 2 months ago
typical classy Indian Ocean... Love u fellas... great work...
KrunalGolwala76 4 months ago
amazing words and amzing ...music ...late assem voice every where ...
pawanfirewall 4 months ago
sach beraham hai yaaraa shunya me utar kar!!
ebdorai 7 months ago
Indian Ocean are coming to London on Sept 2nd 2011. Get your tickets at ticketmaster (Search for Indian Ocean Concert in the ticket master website). This is bought to you by AID London and all proceeds raised will go to CHARITY. Enjoy thier unique music and make a difference in thousands of lives in India.
vamsisalla 7 months ago
@metaprog46and2 for most of the song, its asheem. then rahul and amit join in as well.
kartikeyatyagi06891 8 months ago
Anyone know which member sings the primary vocals on this track?
metaprog46and2 11 months ago
rip asheem. miss ur electrifying voice
777IamHe777 1 year ago