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.
Saiyaan
Sunidhi Chauhan Lyrics
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न न न ता न न न न न
न न न ता न न न न न
हो मैने तो माँगा था
सहेली जैसा साइयाँ
हो मैने तो माँगा था
सहेली जैसा साइयाँ
मूआ पल्ले पड़ा पहेली जैसा सइयां
पहेली जैसा सइयां
हाय भूला भूला सा रहता है
चूल्हा चूल्हा सा रहता है
नयी दिल्ली में बरेली जैसे सइयां
बरेली जैसे सइयां
बरेली जैसे सइयां
हो मैने तो माँगा था
न न न ता न न न न
न न न ता न न न न
न न न ता न न न न
सारा दिन अफवाहों सा
उड़ता फिरता है गली गली
गली गली मोरा सइयां
हो आके घर अंगेठी सा
बातें करता है जली जली
जला जला मोरा सइयां
बावरे नहीं बावरी पिया
हाय मेने क्या पंगा ले लिया
जूना भूतों की हवेली जैसा सइयां
हवेली जैसा सइयां
बरेली जैसे सइयां
हाँ मैने तो माँगा था
सहेली जैसा साइयाँ
हाँ उठते ही अख़बारो पे
टूट पड़ता है सुबह सुबह
भूखा सा मोरा सइयां
बीवी से ज्यादा तो यह
टीवी से है जुडा जुडा
चिपकू सा मोरा सइयां
बावरे नहीं बावरी पिया
कैसे न भला जले यह जिया
पड़े झेलना जो डेली ऐसा सैयाँन
जो डेली ऐसा सइयां
जो डेली ऐसा सइयां
हे भूला भूला सा रहता है
चूल्हा चूल्हा सा रहता है
नयी दिल्ली में बरेली जैसे सइयां
बरेली जैसे सइयां
पहेली जैसा सइयां
हो मैने तो माँगा था
सहेली जैसा साईया
The song "Saiyaan" is a beautiful and melodious piece sung by Sunidhi Chauhan. The song talks about a woman who is longing for her lover, whom she had asked to be like her friend or companion. She is feeling lost and misunderstood in her life, and the lyrics express her longing for her saiyaan, who she wished was like her saheli or friend. The song expresses how she feels about her partner who she now realizes was not who she thought he was. The woman confesses that her saiyaan is like a puzzle to her, and she is trying to find the missing pieces to understand who he is. The lyrics are meaningful and deep, and the orchestration is exquisite, making this song a classic in the genre.
Line by Line Meaning
न न न ता न न न न न
The song starts with a humming sound.
हो मैंने तो माँगा था
I wished for a Saiyaan like a friend.
सहेली जैसा साइयाँ
I asked for a partner who would also be like a friend.
मूआ पल्ले पड़ा पहेली जैसा सइयां
I found my Saiyaan to be a bit of a mystery, like a puzzle to solve.
पहेली जैसा सइयां
My Saiyaan is still a bit of a mystery to me.
हाय भूला भूला सा रहता है
Sometimes my Saiyaan seems distant and forgetful.
चूल्हा चूल्हा सा रहता है
Sometimes my Saiyaan seems stuck in a rut, doing the same things over and over again.
नयी दिल्ली में बरेली जैसे सइयां
My Saiyaan's behavior is like someone from a small town in New Delhi.
बरेली जैसे सइयां
My Saiyaan behaves like someone from a small town.
न न न ता न न न न
The song goes back to the humming sound.
सारा दिन अफवाहों सा
All day long, my Saiyaan seems to be surrounded by gossip and rumors.
उड़ता फिरता है गली गली
My Saiyaan seems to keep moving around, not staying in one place for too long.
गली गली मोरा सइयां
My Saiyaan keeps visiting different places, like a peacock wandering around.
हो आके घर अंगेठी सा
When my Saiyaan comes home, he talks endlessly.
बातें करता है जली जली
My Saiyaan talks incessantly, not giving anyone else a chance to speak.
जला जला मोरा सइयां
My Saiyaan speaks so much that it seems like he's on fire.
बावरे नहीं बावरी पिया
My Saiyaan seems to be a changed person now, not the same person I fell in love with.
हाय मैने क्या पंगा ले लिया
I wonder what mistake I made by getting into a relationship with my Saiyaan.
जूना भूतों की हवेली जैसा सइयां
My Saiyaan's behavior is like a haunted mansion that's been abandoned for years.
हवेली जैसा सइयां
My Saiyaan behaves like a haunted mansion.
हाँ मैने तो माँगा था
I only asked for a Saiyaan who would also be like a friend.
हाँ उठते ही अख़बारों पे
My Saiyaan starts reading the newspaper as soon as he wakes up.
टूट पड़ता है सुबह सुबह
Reading the newspaper all the time seems to have a negative effect on my Saiyaan's mood.
भूखा सा मोरा सइयां
My Saiyaan always seems hungry for news and information.
बीवी से ज्यादा तो यह
My Saiyaan is more interested in watching TV than spending time with me.
टीवी से है जुड़ा जुड़ा
My Saiyaan seems to be glued to the TV, unable to tear himself away.
चिपकू सा मोरा सइयां
My Saiyaan behaves like someone who's overly attached or clingy.
कैसे न भला जले यह जिया
Sometimes I wonder if I made the wrong choice by falling in love with my Saiyaan.
पड़े झेलना जो डेली ऐसा सैयाँन
I've had to endure my Saiyaan's behavior, even though it's been difficult.
जो डेली ऐसा सइयां
My Saiyaan behaves in a manner that makes it hard to have a relationship with him.
हे भूला भूला सा रहता है
My Saiyaan seems to be forgetful and absent-minded at times.
सहेली जैसा साईया
But at the end of the day, my Saiyaan is still like a friend to me.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Vishal Bhardwaj, Munna Dhiman
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@QaisarImtiazP
It is 20 years to this bomb song and it is still on my "Sunidhi Chauhan" playlist. Been a fan since then.
What a range of vocals, expressions and feel!!! Totally love it.
Thank you Anu Mailk for this gem of song!!
@cindybenoit722
Lara is wonderful!!!
@user-xg1qm3bq8d
2024 anyone??
@sidsingh24
Already within 1 min 😅
@Flash6384
The women are beautiful, and such talent, magnifico...
@Bellywoodstudios_diadance
Lara can dance, but this song scares the hell out of me lol
@jdblueee
Why?
@shilpanaik1656
This is my favorite choreography ever I loved it a lot
@purvanachan9306
Sunidhi Chauhan is best female singer
@SuperMan-zo6ns
she look very gracious because i used to watch her in miss universe
the most beautiful woman in the world