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The origin of Seven Stages Of Love, Dilkashi (attraction), Uns (attachment), Mohobbat (love), Akidat (trust), Ibadat (worship), Junoo (madness) followed by Maut (death) dates back to the 90's. Now you might as well have thought that this is the brain child of either Vishal Bharadwaj or Gulzar sahab. But originally the guy who talked about Seven Stages of Love through one of his films and compositions was Mani Ratnam, in his 1998 release Dil Se. In the book Conversations with Mani Ratnam' the legendry director admitted to writer Baradwaj Rangan about the concept of Seven Stages of Love, while composing the song, Satrangi Re, which means Seven Colors/Seven Stages or Seven levels, he gave the same brief to composer AR Rahman before later can make a tune for the song. Ratnam says' We probably labored a lot more over the Bombay songs than with this. And that night I was telling Rahman about the seven-stages-of-love idea, and the next morning he had a tune. And it was not a simple tune. He was in a flow and Gulzar was also there.
Tere jism ki aach ko chhoote hi, mere saans sulagne lagte hain,
He kneels down on the floor, and bows in front of her, sometimes consciously and sometimes, unconsciously and, thus, he has reached the fifth stage of love ibadat.
There was a spiritual/existential undertone to most of the songs. Even when you hear the song Satrangi Re, Gulzar establishes the seven stages gradually, from Uns to Akidat to Junoon to Maut in the end:
Aankhon Ne Kuch Aise Chhua, Halka Halka Uns Hua'
Mujhe Maut Ki Goad Mein Sone De
Teri Rooh Mein Jism Dubone De
Satrangi Re, Manrangi Re'
Teri Rooh Mein Jism Dubone De
Satrangi Re, Manrangi Re'
The lyrics were abstract in quality. Satrangi re had a sufi quality, the various stages of love. It was just the internal turmoil a human visits when something touches the heart. Sonu Nigam with a haunting Kavita Krishnamurthy;rendering Ghalib's beautiful poetry.
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The song begins and we see that both the lovers are dressed in black. The lyrics say,
Koi noor hai tu, kyun door hai tu,
Jab paas hai tu, ehsaas hai tu,
Koi khwaab hai ya parchhayi hai, satrangi re
Hub
It is as if some kind of light is attracting him to her. He wants to go near her and is wondering why is she far away from him. At some point, he is near to her and at an other point, he is far away from her. When she is near, it appears that she is a thought, a dream, and a shadow. The shadow is represented by the the black color of her dress, and an enigmatic quality of hers is pulling him toward her. This is the first stage of love hub.
Then, when he sees her in reality, she is far away from him. The distance between them is shown by the presence of water between them. She is wearing white and is as pure as the snow flakes on her head. When he was dreaming, both of them were dressed in black, but now, she is away from him and she is dressed in white, and he is dressed in black. To reach her, he has to cross this path and undertake a journey, as if moving from darkness (black) to light (white).
Then, he says,
Aankhon ne kuch aise chhua,
Halka halka uns hua
He is infatuated by the touch of her eyes. His heart feels that infatuation. This is the second stage of love uns.
Then, the lover sings,
Tere jism ki aach ko chhoote hi, mere saans sulagne lagte hain,
Mujhe ishq dilaase deta hai, mere dard bilakhne lagte hain
He says that as soon as he touches her body, his breath is ignited. His pain makes him cry, but his love for her consoles him. The fire in the tree behind them represents the fire that is burning inside him. This is the third stage of love ishq as is evident in the lyrics.
Then, he says,
Chhooti hai mujhe sargoshi se,
Aankhon mein ghuli khamoshi se
He says he is enchanted by her fragrance. He is enthralled by the silence of her eyes. He is showing a reverence and admiration, symbolized by the lighting of the lamps in the monastery. He looks at her with a deep reverence in his eyes. She is his aarzoo. This is the fourth stage of love akidat.
After that, he begins to start worshiping her.
Main farsh pe sajde karta hoon,
Kuch hosh mein, kuch behoshi se
Now, he has become united with her, and they are joined to each other. Their passion is depicted by the red color.After they become one, they dance in the water. She has now become the water of his life, symbolized by her blue- and indigo-colored dress. He cannot live without her if she goes away from him, even for a few moments. He feels helpless when she goes away.
He, then says,
Teri raahon mein uljha, uljha hun
Teri baahon mein uljha, uljha,
Suljhane de hosh mujhe,
Teri chaahon mein uljha hun
Slowly, and slowly, he is getting more and more entangled in her love. He wants to go back to his senses but he is bound by her love. He simply cannot untie himself, even if he tries, as depicted by the rope-dress of hers and the net that he is trapped inside.
After that, he says,
Mera jeena junoon, mera marna junoon,
Ab iske siwa nahi koi sukoon
He is unable to free himself from her love and it has become an obsession for him. His life is an obsession, like the deep violet of her dress, and his life will be like this till he dies. Nothing brings peace to him except her love. He has entered the sixth stage of love junoon.
Finally, he says,
Mujhe maut ki god mein sone de,
Teri rooh mein jism dubone de
He wants to sleep in the lap of death. He wants to immerse his body in her soul. He has finally reached the seventh stage of love maut. Also, worth observing is that now, he is wearing pristine white, like her, as compared to the black that he wore in the beginning. He has crossed that pond of water (as was depicted earlier) and transcended the barriers to reach her. He has undertaken all the steps of his journey and all that he wishes for now is death in her arms, so that he can be in peace. Perhaps, both of them have attained some salvation, and have reached some cosmic redemption, and that is why a white heavenly aura around them starts shining. He has finally attained his death, and his spiritual voyage encompassing the stages of love has reached its destination his lover.
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