Mein Jahan Rahoon: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan & Krishna

“Mein jahan rahoooon, mein kahi bhi rahoon….teri yaad saath hai….” - As this absolutely pleasant and soothing song plays on, I wonder whose music it is, and a small google search surprises me with the result: it’s none other than Himesh Reshammiya!

Now, after listening to the same old nasal dance numbers of Himesh again and again and yet again, who would ever think that this man would come up with a song like this? But well, we must accept that this man is full of surprises.

Film Namaste London’s ‘Mein Jahan Rahoon’, sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and supported by Krishna, is simply a delightful song. Javed Akhtar’s melancholy poetry is beautifully put to the background of strings, poignant tabla beats, saarangi, piano and guitar fillers, and a semi-ghazal mood. And the brilliant rendition by the singers make this song worth putting on the repeat mode on your music player.

The fact that Himesh has not used his own voice for the song, goes in his favour as a composer. Not that he’s a bad singer, but hey, we do need a break from his voice once in a while, don’t we?

Himesh, please take some inspiration from all this appreciation, extract good work from good singers like Rahat, and please give us more good music like this in future. Please.