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Lekin (English: But..) is a Hindi drama film made in 1991, loosely based on a short story by Rabindranath Tagore, and directed by Hindi lyricist Gulzar. It stars Vinod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Amjad Khan, Alok Nath, and Beena Banerjee, and featured a special appearance by Hema Malini.
The film was produced by Indian songstress Lata Mangeshkar, whose rendition of "Yara Seeli Seeli" won the 1991 National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer. The song also won film's lyricist, Gulzar, both the 1991 National Film Award for Best Lyrics and the 1992 Filmfare Best Lyricist Award. The film's music director, Lata's brother Hridayanath Mangeshkar, won the 1991 National Film Award for Best Music Direction. Other awards included the National Film Award for Best Art Direction for Nitish Roy and National Film Award for Best Costume Design for Bhanu Athaiya.
The movie takes place in the Indian desert state of Rajasthan, which gives it something in common with Rudaali, another off-beat drama set in Rajasthan that was released around the same time and also featured Dimple Kapadia and Amjad Khan.
Nazia Hassan (Urdu: نازیہ حسن) (April 3, 1965 – August 13, 2000) was an iconic Pakistani pop singer. Her song "Aap Jaisa Koi" from the Indian film Qurbani (1980) made her a legend and pop icon in Pakistan and all of South Asia in the 1980s, where she is admired and loved even today, years after her death. Her debut album Disco Deewane (1981) also charted in fourteen countries worldwide and became the best-selling Asian pop record up until that time. Nazia Hassan, along with her brother Zohaib Hassan, went on to sell over 60 million records worldwide.
Nazia was the first Pakistani to win a Filmfare Award and remains the youngest winner of a Filmfare Award in the category of Best Female Playback Singer to date. She was 15.
Nazia Hassan was born in Karachi, Pakistan and from an early age showed interest in music. Nazia began singing during the late 1970s, when she appeared on several television shows on PTV as a child artist. Her professional career started at the age of fifteen when she provided the lead vocals for the song Aap Jaisa Koi from the 1980 film Qurbani. Nazia met the film's director Feroz Khan at a party in the United Kingdom. Khan later requested Hassan have an audition with Biddu, a London-based Indian music composer. Biddu then signed her up for Aap Jaisa Koi, the song he composed for Qurbani.
Aaa Ankhon me bas jao na
Dil ko miley kuch sukoon
Haaa Tum thaam lo na aa k dil
Andhero me na hojaye... gum
Lekin Bekaar ki baatain hain ye janey bhi do
Merey paas khwabo bhari raatain to hain ab ronay ko
Lekin, ronay sey kya jab tum mujhey samjhey naheen
Lekin roey bina dil ye mera sambhley naheen
Haaan main chahta hoon tumhey
Dar na mujhey is jahaan ka
Haaan thi apni kayeen manzilain
Na tha pata is mor ka
Lekin sab manzilain theen samney tum kyun rukey
Lekin me chalta raha merey kadam kyun na rukey
Lekin mur k tumhey dekha tha jo meney kaheen
Lekin pal bhar ko bhi merey liye rukey tum naheeen
Ooo... O O Oo... O
Nendo k us paar kiye ho basera
Sapna he toot jaye kaheen na ye mera
Haan nazro sey kardo noor k chaya andhera
Lekin bekaar ki baatain hain ye janey bhi do
Merey paas khwabo bhari raatain to hain ab ronay ko
Lekin kuch khwaab to bhuley sey bhi bhuley naheen
Lekin ye pyar tha mera jisey tum samjhey naheen