Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo

Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo (Urdu: آج جانے کی ضد نہ کرو); please don't insist on leaving today) is a Nazm written by Pakistani poet Fayyaz Hashmi. The tune was composed by Sohail Rana, an eminent composer from Pakistan. It was popularized by noted classical vocalists, Habib Wali Mohammad who also sang this song as a film playback singer in a Pakistani film Badal Aur Bijli (1973). Then the famous ghazal singer Farida Khanum also used to sing it in her television performances and in her live public concerts. It is sung in Raag Yaman Kalyan.

The song is sung by many artistes like Asha Bhosle (Asha Bhosle: Love Supreme, 2006) The song was used as background music in a scene in the Mira Nair's Golden Lion award-winning film, Monsoon Wedding (2001). Habib Wali Mohammad's version of the song is also very popular. It is also a part of 'The Shruti Box', online music series by Shankar Tucker, where it was sung by Rohini Ravada. A.R. Rahman had performed this number in MTV Unplugged Season 2.
 
In 2015, this song was recomposed by Strings for Coke Studio Pakistan and re-sung by Farida Khanum after a significant gap from music in the finale episode of eighth season, concluding their run of 2015 season.

The song was used in an episode of Crime Patrol broadcast on 9 Feb 2016 on Sony TV.

Mahesh Bhatt also recreated the song for TV show Naamkarann on tabla with Yash Vyas group, with the song being performed by Arijit Singh,  telecast on Star Plus channel in August 2016.

The song was also recreated by Pritam, and featured in 2016 film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil in the voice of Shilpa Rao.

A version of the song was also performed by singer Papon in Season 7 of MTV Unplugged.

Neha Kakkar, Bollywood singer and one of the judges  of Indian Idol 2018 also performed this song on the 36th episode, on request of guest superstar, actor Jeetendra.

References

External links
 Nazm Lyrics
  Aaj Jane Ki Zid Na Karo By Arijit Singh | Uploaded By Arijit Singh Fan Club Nepal
 Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo, lyrics
 MTV Unplugged 2 | Performed by A. R. Rahman
 Coke Studio - S08E07 | Performed by Farida Khanum, Retrieved 31 October 2016
Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo Lyrics - Farida Khannum

Category:Ghazal songs
Category:Urdu-language songs
Category:Pakistani songs
Category:Music videos featuring Ranbir Kapoor