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Aankhein Khuli

Lata Mangeshkar, Udit Narayan, Ishaan, Manohar Shetty, Pritha Mazumdar, Shweta Pandit, Sonali Bhatawdekar & Udbhav

FromMohabbatein (Original Motion Pictures Soundtrack) Released27 August, 2000
Bollywood

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Ek Ladki Thi Deewani Si Lyrics

Aankhein Khuli is a romantic song from the 2000 film Mohabbatein, featuring Shahrukh Khan and Kajol. The song is sung by Lata Mangeshkar, Udit Narayan, Ishaan, Manohar Shetty, Pritha Mazumdar, Shweta Pandit, Sonali Bhatawdekar and Udbhav, with lyrics by Anand Bakshi and music by Jatin-Lalit. It starts with the story of a girl who has fallen for a boy but is too shy to say what she feels. She secretly writes letters, passes by him with her eyes lowered and keeps asking how love actually happens, which is reflected in the Ek Ladki Thi Deewani Si Lyrics.

As the song continues, the idea of love becomes more personal. It talks about getting lost in someone’s memories, filling your dreams with them and slowly making that person a part of your life. There is also a sense of wonder about how love can happen without warning and how two people may find each other at an unexpected time or place. The recurring line about seeing the beloved even with one’s eyes closed sums up that feeling of being completely lost in love. Released on August 27, 2000, Aankhein Khuli is part of the original Mohabbatein soundtrack and remains one of the film’s well-known romantic songs.

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Verse 1

Original: Ek Ladki Thi Deewani Si, ek ladke pe woh marti thi

Translation: There was this lovestruck girl who was head over heels for a boy

Original: Nazrein jhuka ke, sharma ke galiyon se guzarti thi

Translation: She would pass through the streets with her eyes lowered, all shy and bashful

Original: Chori-chori, chupke-chupke chitthiyan likha karti thi

Translation: She would secretly write him letters, hiding her feelings from everyone

Original: Kuch kehna tha shayad usko, jaane kisse darti thi

Translation: Perhaps she had something she wanted to say, but who knows what held her back

Original: Jab bhi milti thi mujhse, mujhse poocha karti thi

Translation: Whenever she met me, she would always ask

Original: "Pyaar kaise hota hai? Yeh pyaar kaise hota hai?"

Translation: "How do you fall in love? How do you know when you're in love?"

Original: Aur main sirf yahi keh paata tha...

Translation: And all I could tell her was...

Verse 2

Original: "Aankhein khuli ho ya ho band, deedaar unka hota hai

Translation: "Whether your eyes are open or closed, you keep seeing the one you love

Original: Kaise kahun main, oh, yaara, yeh pyaar kaise hota hai?"

Translation: How do I explain it, my friend? That's just what love is like"

Verse 3

Original: Hey, aankhein khuli ho ya ho band, deedaar unka hota hai

Translation: Hey, whether your eyes are open or closed, they're always on your mind

Original: Aankhein khuli ho ya ho band, deedaar unka hota hai

Translation: Whether your eyes are open or closed, you still see the one you love

Original: Kaise kahun main, oh, yaara, yeh pyaar kaise hota hai?

Translation: How do I explain it, my friend? That's how love feels

Verse 4

Original: Aankhein khuli ho ya ho band, deedaar unka hota hai

Translation: Whether your eyes are open or closed, you keep seeing the one you love

Original: Kaise kahun main, oh, yaara, yeh pyaar kaise hota hai?

Translation: How do I explain it, my friend? That's how love happens

Verse 5

Original: Aaj hi, yaaron, kisi pe mar ke dekhenge hum

Translation: Come on, friends, let's fall for someone and find out for ourselves

Original: Pyaar hota hai yeh kaise, kar ke dekhenge hum

Translation: Let's experience love and see what it really feels like

Original: Kisi ki yaadon mein khoye huye

Translation: Lost in someone's memories

Original: Khwaabon ko humne sajaa liya

Translation: We filled our dreams with thoughts of that person

Original: Kisi ki baahon mein soye huye

Translation: Wrapped in someone's arms

Original: Apna use bana liya

Translation: We made that person a part of our life

Original: Aye yaar, pyaar mein koi...

Translation: Oh friend, when you're in love...

Original: Aye yaar, pyaar mein koi na jaagta, na sota hai

Translation: Oh friend, love leaves you somewhere between being awake and lost in your own world

Original: Kaise kahun main, oh, yaara, yeh pyaar kaise hota hai?

Translation: How do I explain it, my friend? That's how love feels

Verse 6

Original: Kya hai yeh, jaadu hai koi, bas jo chal jaata hai

Translation: What is this? It's almost like a spell that just takes hold of you

Original: Tod ke pehron hazaron, dil nikal jaata hai

Translation: The heart breaks free, crossing a thousand walls and barriers

Original: Door kahin aasmanon par

Translation: Perhaps somewhere far away, high in the heavens

Original: Hote hain yeh saare faisle

Translation: All these things are decided long before we know it

Original: Kaun jaane koi humsafar

Translation: Who knows when you'll meet the one meant to be your companion

Original: Kab, kaise, kahan mile

Translation: Or when, how and where that person will find you

Verse 7

Original: Jo naam dil pe ho likha...

Translation: The name that's written on your heart...

Original: Jo naam dil pe ho likha, iqraar usi se hota hai

Translation: The one whose name lives in your heart is the one you end up confessing your love to

Original: Kaise kahun main, oh, yaara, yeh pyaar kaise hota hai?

Translation: How do I explain it, my friend? That's how love happens

Verse 8

Original: Aankhein khuli ho ya ho band, deedaar unka hota hai

Translation: Whether your eyes are open or closed, you keep seeing the one you love

Original: Aankhein khuli ho ya ho band, deedaar unka hota hai

Translation: Whether your eyes are open or closed, they never leave your thoughts

Original: Kaise kahun main, oh, yaara, yeh pyaar kaise hota hai?

Translation: How do I explain it, my friend? That's how love feels

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