Script: Abhinav Nagar
Cameraperson: Sanjay Deb
Assistant: Guatam Sharma
Editor: Veeru Krishna Mohan
Producer: Divya Talwar
Hindi… Tu Tension na le!
Kabhi phirangi, kabhi swadesi, aayenge daraane vaale
Meri najar se dekho, to teree raah mein phaile bas ujaale
Hindi… tu tension na le!
Ai bhaasha hindustani, tu 22 jubaanon ko jodata ek pul hai
Tu gaana superhit, picture houseful hai
Tu dakshin se pashchim ke beech guphtagoo hai
Rail kisee disha chale, sang chalati tu hai
Tujhe maine door andamaan mein bhi suna hai, tujhe bolakar maine anjaanon se rishta buna hai
Tu tootee phootee sahee, har praant mein chal jaatee hai
Jis jubaan pade, us jubaan dhal jaatee hai
Tu bin bolee rishvat hai, tu desh kee aadat hai
Tu chai ke sang chhan jaatee hai, akhabaar se vichaar ban jaatee hai
Tu pehli likhee shaayari hai, tu raunak-e-daayaree hai
Tu radio kee commentary hai, achaanak nikala ‘O Teri’ hai
Tu english kee class mein chupake se kee hansee-thitholee hai
Tu chunaav ka naara hai, netaon ki bolee hai
Tu gaadee ke band sheeshon mein nikalee dil kee bhadaas hai
Tu hamaara sach hai, ‘sophistication’ ka jab utarata libaas hai
Urdu kee sohabat mein, too mehfilon ka taraana hai
Angreji tujhse dostee chaahe, use ‘Masses’ tak jo jaana hai
Tu ads kee tagline hai, WhatsApp pe aaya har teesara joke hai
Teri khoobsurati ye hai ki tu be-rok tok hai
Tujhe bolne se pehle hindustaani sochata nahin hai
Tujhe sahee bolen ya galat, koee ijjat nochata nahin hai
Tujhe khatara hai bhi agar, to hai apane hee matvaalon se
Subway ko ‘paidal paarpath’ likhane vaalon se
Sarkaaree file-on mein ghutatee hai jo saalon se
Aise bhaasha ke svayambhoo rakhavaalon se
Teri raah hai roshan, jo tere rakhavaale hee na bane pairon ke chhaale
Hindi… Tu Tension na le!
Bol – Love Your Bhasha
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