Sunidhi Chauhan (निधी चौहान) is a Bollywood playback singer. She shot to fa… Read Full Bio ↴Sunidhi Chauhan (निधी चौहान) is a Bollywood playback singer. She shot to fame in 1999 with the Mast soundtrack. In 2001 she won the RD Burman Award for Most Promising Newcomer.

Currently she is one of the top playback singers in Bollywood - having sung for top actresses such as: Rekha, Sridevi, Madhuri Dixit, Karisma Kapoor, Kajol, Urmila Matondkar, Rani Mukherji, Aishwarya Rai, Sushmita Sen, Kareena Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif, Lara Dutta, Vidya Balan, Deepika Padukone, Sonam Kapoor, Asin, Anushka Sharma, Sonakshi Sinha, Parineeti Chopra and Alia Bhatt.

She started her singing career at a very early age of four. She participated in many competitions and made her presence felt. Her family soon shifted to Mumbai when Tabassum, a TV host spotted her talent and expressed to her parents that she could further her career if they went to Mumbai. She became quite famous through the various competitions she participated in. Her performances were telecast all over India through the National Television channel Doordarshan, through the music show Meri Aawaz Suno where she won the "Lata Mangeshkar Trophy" for the best female singer of India along with Pradip Somasundaran in the male category. This was the first such televised contest in India in 1996. Her first break in a Hindi film was in the film Shastra followed by Gang, Veergati, Dahek, Bade Dilwala, Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat, Shyam Benegal's Samar and the Vidhu Vinod Chopra film Mission Kashmir. She had no formal training before she entered into various national singing competitions. Lata Mangeshkar offered to train her when she won on the nationally-telecast "Meri Aawaz Suno"

Her singing career got a big boost when Sandeep Chowta gave her the first major break in Mast. After Mast there was no turning back. Sunidhi Chauhan had been getting lots of criticism for an extremely mature voice despite being young. However this criticism ended once Chameli came with her biggest song to date "Bhaage Re Mann" and today she and Nihira Joshi are known as the most versatile singers since Kavita Krishnamurthy and Asha Bhosle.

Mahiya
Sunidhi Chauhan Lyrics

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हा उय हा उय हा
हा उय हा उय हा

हा उय हा उय हा हा

माहिया माहिया माहिया माहिया
रोंडती हैं मुझको दुनिया की बाते
हो गई ना जाने कितनी बरसाते

आजा मेरे दिलदार चली मेरी साँसे
आजा मेरे दिलदार चली मेरी साँसे
रोंडती हैं मुझको दुनिया की बाते
हो गई ना जाने कितनी बरसाते
आजा मेरे दिलदार चली मेरी साँसे
आजा मेरे दिलदार चली मेरी साँसे
माहिया माहिया

क्यों है मुझसे दूरी होगी कोई मजबूरी
क्यों है मुझसे दूरी होगी कोई मजबूरी
मैं जानू तू जाने पर ना जाने दुनिया सारी
माहिया रोंडती हैं मुझको दुनिया की बाते
हो गई ना जाने कितनी बरसाते
आजा मेरे दिलदार चली मेरी साँसे
आजा मेरे दिलदार चली मेरी साँसे

हो ओ ओ ओ हो ओ ओ ओ

सारे सितम सह लूँगी मैं फिर से जनम ले लूँगी
ओ ओ सारे सितम सह लूँगी मैं फिर से जनम ले लूँगी
देखु तुझे एक बार फिर हंसते हंसते चल दूँगी
माहिया रोंडती हैं मुझको दुनिया की बाते
हो गई ना जाने कितनी बरसते
आजा मेरे दिलदार चली मेरी साँसे
आजा मेरे दिलदार चली मेरी साँसे
रोंडती हैं मुझको दुनिया की बाते
हो गई ना जाने कितनी बरसते
आजा मेरे दिलदार चली मेरी साँसे
आजा मेरे दिलदार चली मेरी साँसे

आजा मेरे दिलदार चली मेरी साँसे
आजा मेरे दिलदार चली मेरी साँसे

Overall Meaning

The song "Mahiya" by Sunidhi Chauhan is a romantic track that talks about the struggles and pain that come with being apart from the one you love. The song opens with a repetitive chorus of "ha uye ha uye ha" which sets the tone for the melody that follows. The singer talks about how the world talks about her, and several days have passed without being together with her loved one. The song continues n this pattern, with the chorus stressing on the main theme of the song; the pain that comes with being separated from the one you love.

The second verse builds on the frustration felt by the singer, as she laments that even if she knows about the reasons behind the distance between her and the loved one, she can't understand why it's so hard for them to be together. The pain of staying away from the person you love grows quickly, and she pleads with her love to come and unite with her. The chorus is repeated again to emphasize this feeling of longing and the agonizing pain of being far away from a loved one.

In conclusion, Sunidhi Chauhan's "Mahiya" is an emotional track that talks about the pain of separation and the longing for the one you love. The music, complemented by the lyrics, tells of the joys and frustrations of love, and the sorrow that follows when the couple is apart.

Line by Line Meaning

हा उय हा उय हा
Sounds of excitement and enjoyment

हा उय हा उय हा हा
More excitement and enjoyment

माहिया माहिया माहिया माहिया
Addressing the loved one affectionately

रोंडती हैं मुझको दुनिया की बाते
The world troubles and burdens me

हो गई ना जाने कितनी बरसाते
Numerous storms have passed

आजा मेरे दिलदार चली मेरी साँसे
Come to me, my beloved, you are my breath of life

माहिया माहिया
Addressing the loved one affectionately

क्यों है मुझसे दूरी होगी कोई मजबूरी
Why is there distance between us, is there some compulsion?

मैं जानू तू जाने पर ना जाने दुनिया सारी
I may know, but the whole world may not know, even if you do

माहिया रोंडती हैं मुझको दुनिया की बाते
The world troubles and burdens me- addressing the loved one affectionately

हो ओ ओ ओ हो ओ ओ ओ
Vocalization to indicate enthusiasm