'Nazar ke saame, jigar ke paas...'
'Pehli Nazar mei, aisa jaadu kar diya...'
'Akele na bazaar jaaya karo, Nazar lag jaaegi...'
The idea of 'Nazar' is one of the most extensively used concepts in Bollywood songs. Nazar can mean vision, but it can also represent an opinion or an evil eye. February is considered to be the month of love. So, we decided to look at the different stages of love in a four-part series.
Tune in to this episode of Urdunama, where Fabeha talks about 'Nazar' and decodes Kaifi Azmi, Sahir Ludhianvi, and Mirza Ghalib.
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