This one is for Subash

Like many others I watched the new Hindi movie Rang De Basanti with our friends in Jersey. This is not meant to be a review of the film. You can read Gujju's blog about it. It was the poetry of Ramprasad Bismil in the movie very powerfully delivered by the Atul Kulkarni that moved Subash and he could not stop talking about it. I remember having been moved after hearing the Rafi - Manna Dey version of the song from the movie Shaheed (one of the first movies made on the struggle of Bhagat Singh, Azad). So I googled and here is the poetry from Ramprasad Bismil. You can listen to the Rafi-Manna Dey version at Musicindiaonline.com.

Sarfaroshi ki tamana ab hamare dil main hai

sarfaroshi ki tamana ab hamare dil main hai
dekhna hai zor kitna bazu-e-qatil main hai

karta nahi kyon dusara kuch bat-chit
dekhata hun main jise vo chup teri mahfil main hai

ai shahid-e-mulk-o-millat main tere upar nisar
ab teri himat ka charcha gair ki mahfil main hai

vaqt ane de bata denge tujhe ai asman
ham abhi se kya batayen kya hamare dil main hai

khinch kar lai hain sab ko qatl hone ki ummid
ashiqon ka aj jamghat kucha-e-qatil main hai