Is Bollywood song, Mere acche din kab aayenge, a dig at Modi’s unfulfilled promises?
As the Opposition and critics question PM Modi about "acche din", a Bollywood song highlights the search for "good days" by a common man.
New Delhi, July 21: Back in 2014 before the General Elections, then chief minister of Gujarat and prime ministerial aspirant Narendra Modi gave hope to millions of Indians with his slogan "acche din" (good days).
Four years later, most promises made by Prime Minister Modi, including two crore jobs to deposit of Rs 15 lakh in the bank accounts of all Indians, remained unfulfilled. As the Opposition and critics question PM Modi about "acche din", a Bollywood song highlights the search for "good days" by a common man.
The song--Mere acche din kab aayenge? (When will my good days come?)--from the upcoming Hindi film, Fanney Khan, about a small-time singer and his desire to make his talented daughter a star performer, mostly talks about everyone's search for "good days".
The beautiful song sung by music director Amit Trivedi and written by lyricist Irshad Kamil has nothing political about it. Nonetheless it finds a resonance with all the listeners at a time when the country is witnessing an unprecedented chaos and uncertainty.
Read the lyrics of the song below and decide for yourself what it stands for:
Khuda
tumhein
pranaam
hai
saadar
Par
toone
di
bas
ek
hi
chaadar
Kya
odhein
kya
bichhayenge
Mere
achche
din
kab
aayenge?
Do
roti
aur
ek
langoti
Ek
langoti
aur
woh
bhi
chhoti
Ismein
kya
badan
chhupayenge
Mere
achche
din
kab
aayenge?
Main
khaali
khaali
tha
Main
khaali
khaali
hoon
Main
khaali
khaali
khoya
khoya
sa
Mere
achche
din
kab
aayenge?
Ho
geet
nahi
yeh
mera
dard
hai
Kaise
yeh
rozana
hi
gaata
jaaun
main
Khaali
khaali
jebon
mein
khwaab
hain
Khwaab
hain
poore
jo
hote
nahi
Waqt
hua
nakhoon
ke
jaisa
Bedardi
se
jisko
main
kaatun
Roz
zarurat
aur
khwahish
ke
Beech
mein
khud
ko
kaise
main
baatun
Mere
tukde
ho
jayengeMere
achche
din
kab
aayenge?
Main
khaali
khaali
tha
Main
khaali
khaali
hoon
Main
khaali
khaali
khoya
khoya
sa
Mere
achche
din
kab
aayenge?
Achche
din,
achche
din
ho
ho
ho
Na
jaane
yeh
kab
aayenge?
Watch the video of the song: