One of the most haunting songs by the legend Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, this song from the movie Dillagi starring Urmila Matondkar, Bobby Deol and Sunny Deol was a rage amongst the listeners. The movie wasn’t anything to write home about but what remains finely etched in the public memory is this song, which was one of the last Hindi movie songs that the Pakistani singer worked on before his early demise:

saaya bhi saath jab chodd jaaye
aisee hai tanhai
saaya bhi saath jab chodd jaaye
aisee hai tanhai
rona chaahun to
rona chaahun to
aansu naa aaye
aisee hai tanhai

jo aise chod ke mehboob jaaye
to jeene se na kyun dil oob jaaye

saaya bhi saath jab chodd jaaye
aisee hai tanhai
saaya bhi saath jab chodd jaaye
aisee hai tanhai

paaya humne ye bin tere
runj ki raahein aur gum ke andhere
runj ki raahein aur gum ke andhere
vo bhi to humse
vo bhi to humse
kho gaye haaye…

saaya bhi saath jab chodd jaaye
aisee hai tanhai
saaya bhi saath jab chodd jaaye
aisee hai tanhai

yaad aate hain beete zamaane
jab tum aaye the humko manane
jab tum aaye the humko manane
ab to dil roothe
ab to dil roothe
dard manaaye

saaya bhi saath jab chodd jaaye
aisee hai tanhai
saaya bhi saath jab chodd jaaye
aisee hai tanhai
rona chaahun to
rona chaahun to
aansu naa aaye
aisee hai tanhai
saaya bhi saath jab chodd jaaye
aisee hai tanhai
saaya bhi saath jab chodd jaaye
aisee hai tanhai