Songs have been made on every kind of situation in Hindi cinema. Songs are also made on all kinds of relationships and natural things. From moon to sea and lake to river. Songs have been made on everything. Weather is a very beautiful situated on which many songs have been composed. Rain is such a situation on which songs have been made in sorrow, happiness, and romance as well. We are talking about one such song of Rain which is evergreen till date. Whenever it rains, this song automatically comes to mind. You cannot disagree with my words because that song is “Abhi Zinda hoon to jee lene do” from the movie Naajayaz ( 1995 ).

The rainy season further enhance the cinematic experience in the films. So many songs have been made on rain in Hindi cinema. But the song Abhi Zinda Hoon To Jee Lene Do from the 1995 film Najayaz is the best. After all, what is there in this song that everyone can relate themselves to this song. Neither is this a sad song, listening to which you start missing your ex, nor is it a romantic song, listening to which you start thinking of your wife, girlfriend, boyfriend or husband. So what is there in the lyrics of this song, non-alcohol drinkers also like this song as much as alcohol drinkers. This song is sung by Kumar Sanu and Roop Kumar Rathod. In the decade of 90s, Kumar Sanu is known as the king of singing, but Roop Kumar Rathod also had a special place. The music of the film was given by Annu Malik. Naseeruddin Shah, Ashish Vidyarthi, Makarand Deshpande, Reema Lagoo and Ajay Devgn are seen in the songs. These are the main characters. I believe that if anyone has given a passing scene in this song then he has played a special role, this song has become famous because of the superb picturization of all the artists.
Let’s come to the situation of this song Naseeruddin Shah is a don, who has a wife and a son. But apart from this, there was also a girlfriend during his youth, from whom he has a son, she always stayed away from everyone, about whom no one knows. Don’s life was difficult, he used to do a lot of charity but due to family relationships and work, he could never live his life by himself.
Then one evening when he was distributing blankets to the poor in the temple, it started raining heavily. As he walks to his car in the rain, he sees a music band on the side of the road. As he walks towards his car in the rain, he sees a musical band playing by the side of the road. Those who were sitting there singing. Don finds the starting line of that song attractive and he realizes how long will I live for others, when will there be a moment when I will live for myself and the song begins.
Even though the song is talking about drinking alcohol, but you will understand the meaning of these lyrics which says “Abhi zinda ho to ji lene do bhari barsaat mein pe lene do” then you will not find this a song of drunkards. It inspires us to live life on our own terms. This song tells that from childhood to youth and old age we sometimes live for others, sometimes for family, sometimes for children, sometimes for work. This is how age passed and at one stage of age we feel that we have never lived for ourselves. Never spent two moments of peace in this fast-paced life, is life only for struggles. After this don Naseeruddin Shah joins the group and tries to live the moment freely, drinks alcohol with them, picks up a bottle of liquor and starts dancing in the middle of the road. He is a don in the film, so he had to live secretly, so today he wants to spend time on this open road in his own way.
The lyrics of the song are such that if everyone tries to relate it to their life, they will feel the same way that Don was feeling in that song. The composition of the song was so good, it was so catchy, it was sung in such a powerful way that watching Naseeruddin Shah and others dance on the road gives a thrill. It has been said in the song that “Mujhe tukdo me nahin jeena hai, Katra katra to nahi peena hai”, Even though this line has been spoken about alcohol, it is directly related to life. That means now we don’t have to live by suffocation, we don’t have to live little by little. After this, the lyrics are “Aaj Paimaana Hata Do Yaaro, Sara Maykhana Hata Do Yaaro”, meaning today let’s break all the shackles and breathe freely. Wow what lines have been written by Sudarshan faakir sir. That is, whatever I have been doing secretly in life or whatever I wanted to do in life, I could not do it today, let me do all that.
The musical troupe then reaches the house of Don’s young girlfriend where she lives with her son. This scene connects here because Don has never been able to meet his youth girlfriend and her son due to fear of the world. The son doesn’t even know that the don is his father. So today when Don decided that today he will do all that which he could not do, it is also an act of courage that he should meet his second son and also meet his mother. But Don could not meet son face to face as son is a policeman. Hiding from Ajay Devgan, the don and the gang dance and sing and when Ajay Devgan squanders money, the don touches his son’s feet on on the pretext of taking money. Touching feet is a very emotional scene. This touching of feet was an apology from the don that he wanted to seek from his son, whom he could not give his name or raise. For this mistake, he silently touches the son’s feet and goes away.
This song is not just about drinking Alchohal , Rain or Dancing, this song gives hope towards life. It is rare to see so many emotions in one song. I hope you like this article.