At that point she makes him promise to bury her according to her faith upon her death, for only through a proper burial would she be able to reunite with her lover and husband Raman in heaven. But Ajay realises his mother is Muslim when, in the shock at her husband’s sudden death, she breaks out in Koranic verses. The fact that she has children with a Hindu man forces her to hide her faith and live her life as a Hindu lady – even in front of her young son Ajay. To complete the story, her struggles only intensify after her husband’s death in the car accident, leaving her to raise her two sons – Ajay (played by Kunal Khemu as a young boy, and Ajay Devgan as his grown-up self) and Anand (played by Akshay Anand) on her own. Alka’s emphasized enunciation of “chaand” when repeating the line “gali men aaj chaand nikala” is simply breath-taking … with that, the allegory leaves no doubt as to who is Pooja’s “chaand”! The couple retreats to privacy and Ajay gets out of their way as this poignantly romantic number continues to sonorously enunciate Pooja’s emotions in the background … all of which Alka Yagnik has vocalized as soulfully as Pooja Bhatt has portrayed it movingly. After gathering herself, his wife shortly reappears before her husband to welcome him coyly, again wordlessly, but her pent-up anguish vents in her tears. In the meantime, Raman takes off his shoes to show to Ajay that this time it is not a fleeting visit.
Then, she hastily withdraws to collect herself. Her emotions – first surprise, then muted joy at his sight, and finally tears welling up in her eyes telling silently the tale of the pain of loneliness, social rejection and her struggles – all play on her face each one of which Pooja Bhatt has wordlessly portrayed on her face as exquisitely as any leading lady of the cellulite before or since her.
She opens the door only to see the love of her life Raman walking in. His mother, dishevelled doing household chores, is puzzled as Ajay gestures towards the door. As Ajay notices his father arriving in his car downstairs, he runs to put on a gramophone record which plays this number: “Tum aaye to aaya mujhe yaad, gali men aaj chaand nikla”. Prelude to this soulful song is young Ajay cajoling his father to visit their home – which Raman finally does. While Raman still financially supports his Muslim wife, he visits her only occasionally as she struggles to raise her young son Ajay (played by Kunal Khemu), and later another son Anand (played by Akshay Anand) born just prior to his father’s death in a car crash. Their marriage remains unaccepted by Raman’s domineering mother and he is pressurized by her to marry (again) with another girl of her choice – Sonia (Sonali Bendre). She is in love with a Hindu film producer Raman Desai (played by Nagarjuna) and married to Raman secretly because of their different faith.
“Zakhm” is about a Muslim girl (played ever so superbly by Pooja Bhatt – her screen name never becomes clear in the movie). One such post mid-1960s number is Anand Bakshi’s “Tum aaye to aaya mujhe yaad, gali mein aaj chaand nikla” from the Mahesh Bhatt written-and-directed Zakhm (1998) which has Alka Yagnik crooning at her very best in the Lata idiom under the baton of M.M. Lest I may be misunderstood, this is a statement of personal preference by this music-illiterate, not necessarily an adverse commentary on the later years’ work. There are only a handful of Bollywood numbers from movies made after mid-1960s that I really long to hear. If this article appears in sites like and etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of and is a punishable offence under the existing laws. Do you believe ‘Sharing is Caring’? If you Believe than please share these lyrics with your friends, family members and also with your loved ones so they can also enjoy it.This article is written by Shekhar Gupta, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. Note: If you find any mistakes in the lyrics, Please let us know below comment section. Gali Mein Chand Song Lyrics in Hindi By Sonu Kakkar:
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