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Chhaayaageet #263 - "Chup baith, bahot mushkil se ye gaana pass hua hai."
"Keep quiet, this song has gotten approved with great difficulty."
Chhaayaageet #170 - "I need this song to calm the audience."
After two successful films, the filmmaker has a third script ready.
Chhaayaageet #163 - "Arre ye kya kar diya aapne? Kal to recording hai."
The lyricist walks into the music studio and sees the composer and the filmmaker in deep conversation.
Chhaayaageet #162 - "But I made a mistake during recording."
The singer is in the studio waiting for the music sitting to begin.
Chhaayaageet #161 - "Highest songwriter kitna leta hai? Mujhe uss sey do guna chahiye."
Poets are whimsical.
Chhaayaageet #151 - “You asked me to do just the background score but I can compose songs too.”
The young musician’s phone rings.
Chhaayaageet #148 - "Mann se Raavan jo nikale, Ram uske mann mein hai."
His domestic helper comes running to him.
Chhaayaageet #141 - “Ye words koi qawwali mein hote hain?”
The choreographer and music composer are judges on a music reality show.
Chhaayaageet #133 - "Tune bhi aisi honi chahiye jismein jagah ho likhne ki."
The poet is contemplating this next film that he has to write the lyrics for.
Chhaayaageet #122 - "Let the girl continue to sing. Make it a duet."
The filmmaker is explaining the situation of the song to her father who is also the lyricist for the film.
Chhaayaageet #121 - “We will shoot this love song in true colors with no camera tricks.”
The filmmaker is sitting at a cafe in London deep in his thoughts.
Chhaayaageet #112 - “We beg you, please don’t ever sing in your life again.”
At times, it feels like life moves in circles.
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