Sanson Ki Mala Pe

"Sanson Ki Mala Pe" (Hindi: साँसों की माला पे; "on the rosary of breaths") is a devotional poem penned by Tufail Hoshiarpuri, a 20th century Urdu poet for his love and devotion to his beloved Hindu deity God Krishna. Many credit this to the 16th century poet Meerabai. The song was composed by the Pakistani singer-songwriter Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and was first played by Khan during his first visit to India in 1979, when Indian actor and filmmaker Raj Kapoor invited him at the wedding of his son Rishi Kapoor.[1][2]

"Sanson Ki Mala Peh Simroon (Guitar Version)"
Single by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
LanguageHindi
Released1 January 1988
Genre
Length6:22
LabelOriental Star Agencies
Composer(s)Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Lyricist(s)Meerabai

The song's devotional content, dedicated to Lord Krishna, has made it a favorite among Hindu devotees, who often include it in their devotional gatherings as a Bhajan. The song continues to be a popular choice for performances at both Bhajan and Qawwali concerts.

Remakes
"Saanson Ki Mala"
Song by Kavita Krishnamurthy
from the album Koyla
LanguageHindi
Released1997
Genre
Length6:47
LabelTips Industries
Composer(s)Rajesh Roshan
Lyricist(s)Indeevar

The song was recreated for the 1997 Hindi film Koyla, recomposed by Rajesh Roshan, sung by Kavita Krishnamurthy and starring Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit.

The Previous year, in 1996, the song was recomposed by Nadeem–Shravan for another Hindi film Jeet starring Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor and Sunny Deol.

Latter, Michael Winterbottom used the original version of the song as a soundtrack in his 2011 film Trishna starring Freida Pinto and Riz Ahmed.

In 2020, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan paid homage to his uncle Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan with a cover version of the song. He has said," Sanson Ki Mala (is) a Qawwali very close to my heart and this time, it has been presented as a fusion track, conceptualised by Salman Ahmed. I dedicate the release to my mentor Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and my father Ustad Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan."[3]

In 2023, the song was remade as "Simroon Tera Naam" by Manan Bhardwaj and sung by Sachet Tandon for the T-Series Hindi film Yaariyan 2.[4]

References
  1. न्यूज़, एबीपी (18 October 2020). "4 दशक पहले ऋषि कपूर और नीतू कपूर की शादी में नुसरत अली खान ने किया था परफॉर्म, इस गाने से बांधा था समां". www.abplive.com (in Hindi).
  2. Quint, The (23 November 2015). "Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan had Performed for Rishi and Neetu's Sangeet". TheQuint. The Quint.
  3. "Rahat Fateh Ali Khan…". The Express Tribune. 7 November 2020.
  4. "Simroon Tera Naam from Yaariyan 2 is an emotional track featuring Divya Khosla Kumar. Watch now". mirchi.in. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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