Asha Bhosle (Name in Hindi: आशा भोसले) (born September 8, 1933) is an India… Read Full Bio ↴Asha Bhosle (Name in Hindi: आशा भोसले) (born September 8, 1933) is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and highly regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a much wider repertoire. Her career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over 1000 Bollywood movies. She has recorded many private albums and has participated in numerous concerts in India and abroad. Bhosle is the sister of playback singer Lata Mangeshkar.

Renowned for her voice range and often credited for her versatility, Bhosle's work includes film music, pop, ghazals, bhajans, traditional Indian Classical music, folk songs, qawwalis, Rabindra Sangeets and Nazrul Geetis. She has sung Hindi, Assamese, Urdu, Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, English, Russian, Czech, Nepali, Malay and Malayalam.

In 2006, Asha Bhosle stated that she had sung over 12,000 songs, a figure repeated by several other sources. The World Records Academy, an international organization which certifies world records, recognized her as the "Most Recorded Artist" in the world, in September 2009. The Government of India honoured her with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2000 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2008.

Sarakti Jaye Hai
Asha Bhosle Lyrics

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Sarakti jaye hai rukh se naqaab aahistaa. aahistaa
Nikalta aa raha hai aaftab aahistaa aahista
Sarakhti jaye hai rukh se naqab aahistaa aahista

Jawan hone lage jab vo to humse kar liya parda-2
Haya yak lakt aai aur shabab aahista aahista
Nikalta aa raha hai aaftab aahista aahista

Vo bedardi se sar kaate amir aur mai kahu unse-2
Huzoor aahista aahista, janaab aahistaa aahista.

Sarakhti jaye hai rukh se naqab aahista aahista

Overall Meaning

The song "Sarakti Jaye Hai" sung by Asha Bhosle depicts the beauty of a woman hiding behind a veil slowly revealing herself to the world in a gentle and gradual manner. The opening lines "Sarakti jaye hai rukh se naqaab aahistaa, aahistaa" meaning "The veil slides away slowly from her face" serves as a metaphor for the mysterious persona of the woman being revealed. The line "Nikalta aa raha hai aafatab aahista aahista" meaning "The Sun is slowly rising from behind the veil" signifies her feminine attributes and subtle beauty shining through her veil.

The song further speaks of a youth engaging with the woman and persuading her to show her face, signified through the line "Jawan hone lage jab wo, to hum se kar liya parda" meaning "As she began to grow younger, she hid from us behind a veil". The line "Haya yak lakt aai aur shabab aahista aahista" meaning "The reticence transformed slowly into youthful expression" depicts the woman's initial reluctance to reveal herself gradually giving way to her youthful charm.

The song concludes with the lines "Vo bedardi se sar kaate amir aur mai kahu unse, huzoor aahista aahista, janaab aahistaa aahista" meaning "Cutting off the heads of those who are heartless and addressing them politely and gently". This is a metaphor for the woman gaining confidence and expressing herself politely and gently but still standing firm against those who want to bring her down.

Line by Line Meaning

Sarakti jaye hai rukh se naqaab aahistaa. aahistaa
The veil slowly slips off the face

Nikalta aa raha hai aaftab aahistaa aahista
The sun rises and shines softly

Jawan hone lage jab vo to humse kar liya parda-2
When she began to blossom into youth, she covered herself from us

Haya yak lakt aai aur shabab aahista aahista
Modesty and youthfulness slowly appeared

Vo bedardi se sar kaate amir aur mai kahu unse-2
She ignores me and listens only to the wealthy

Huzoor aahista aahista, janaab aahistaa aahista.
Please be patient, my dear

Sarakhti jaye hai rukh se naqab aahistaa aahista
The veil continues to slip off the face slowly

Writer(s): Dave Hollister, Jevon Hill, Richard Benjamin

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