The Qawwali That Crossed Three Generations
You've heard it in Dhurandhar. But this qawwali was already 65 years old before that film touched it.
In this episode, Kshitij and Burair trace Na To Karvan Ki Talaash Hai — Sahir Ludhianvi's landmark composition for the 1960 film Barsaat Ki Raat, performed by Manna Dey, Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle, Sudha Malhotra, and S.D. Batish, and composed by Roshan Lal Nagrath. A 13-minute qawwali recorded after midnight at Famous Studios, at a time when film songs were getting shorter.
And Kshitij doesn't stop there. He traces it even further back — to Na To Butkade Ki Talab Mujhe, a Sufi qawwali…
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