From: pkohli@cc.gatech.edu (Prince/Jasjit)
Subject: Popat kee Kahani, hamari zubani - Part 1
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 19:30:05 GMT


Popat Ki Kahin - Jasjit/Prince ki Zubani
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Part 1: Background
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[ The scene opens with an old man with long white beard sitting under
  a tree in the village Rampur. It is a hot summer afternoon of 1992.
  the old man sings out to a bunch of kids ]

Old man : Mere pas aao mere dosto ek kissa sunon
	  Mere pas aao mere dosto ek kissa sunon
	  Bahut saal pahele ki ye baat hai ...

[ Flashback: we are now in Rampur of the year 1952. A young man by the
  name Popat is helping his dad and other farmers in the fields.]

Popat: Saathi haath badana saathi re...

Popat's dad : Mere desh ki dharti sona ugley ugley heere moti..

[ Of the money he saves by selling the great crop this year, 
  Popat's dad arranges for Popat to go to Bombay to study in Rajput College]

Popat: Papa kehte hain bara naam karega...

Popat's brother: Too kal chala jaiga to main kya karoonga..

Popat's mom : O Jaanevale ho sake to laut ke ana...

Popat: Ham to chale pardes ham pardesi ho gaye...

[ Popat is on the way ]

Popat: Suhana safar aur ye mausam haseen...


Part 1b: Popat in Bombay
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[ His cousin Chaupat and his friend Fatafat receive 
  him at Bombay V.T. station ]

Fatafat: Bambai "ko" aaya mera dost, dost ko salam karo,
            raat ko khao peo, din ko aram karo

Chaupat: Ae dil hai mushkil jeena yahan, ye hai Bombay,
         Ye hai Bombay, Ye hai Bombay, Meri Jaan

[ They take him on a sight-seeing trip of Bombay ]

Fatafat: Ee hai bambai nagariya too dekh babua

[ They see a car colliding with another ]

Chaupat: Ye bambay shehar hadson ka shehar hai..

[ They decide to go to chaupati ]

Popat: Chaupati jayenge aur bhelpuri khayenge
       Achi-achi surton se ankhe milayenge

[ Fatafat sees a really pretty girl ]

Fatafat: Dekho dekho ye hai Jalwa

Chaupat: O Hasina zulfon wali jane jahan

[ A havaldar approaches the scene ]

Havaldar: Ja jaldi bhaag ja

[ And the trio leaves the chaupati ]

Fatafat: Yeh dil, na hota bechara, kadam, na hote awara,
         jo khubsoorat koi apna, humsafar hota

[ Chaupat and Fatafat start dreaming ]

Chaupat: Dream girl, dream girl,
       Kabhi to milegi kahin to miley gee, aaj nahi to kal

Fatafat: Mere sapnon ki rani kab ayegi too

[ The two take Popat to a night club ]

Chaupat: Bare dinon ke bad mili hai ye daroo, de daroo, de daroo

Dancer: Raat baaki, baat baaki, hona hai jo ho jane do

Fatafat: aao na, dance karein, hum aur tum romance karein

[ The Dancer ignores Fatafat, and instead holds Popat's hand ]

Dancer: Jata kahan hai diwane, sub kuchch yahan hai sanam,
              baaki ke saare fasane, jhoothe hai teri kasam

[ Popat is feeling out of place here, he wants to leave ]

Dancer: Na jao saiyan chura ke baiyan kasam tumhari main ro paroongi

[ Fatafat tries to convince Popat to stay ]

Chaupat: Kal kya hoga kis ko pata abhi zindagi ka le lo mazaa

[ Popat is not convinced, and they start to leave ]

Fatafat: Acha to hum chalte hain...

[ Next day, at college, fresher's sports competition.
  In 10,000 meters race, Popat is lookin tired, but determined ]


Background:  Ruk jana nahin, tu kahin haar ke..

Chorus: Unche niche raste aur manzil teri door,
       Raah me rahi ruk na jana hokar ke majboor 

[ Popat wins. Everybody is impressed. ]



.......to be continued.......

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