Ghadi ghadi poocho na lyrics | Lata Mangeshkar | Anokha pyar | 1948

“Ghadi Ghadi Poocho Na” is a sparkling, lighthearted solo from the 1948 musical hit Anokha Pyar. This film was a landmark for a nineteen-year-old Lata Mangeshkar, as the legendary music maestro Anil Krishna Biswas recognized her potential and mentored her through several of the film’s tracks. This particular song showcases the “Queen of Melody” in a playful mood, moving away from her usual melancholy to capture the shy, coyness of a woman in love.

With charming lyrics by Gopal Singh Nepali, the song describes the tradition of keeping one’s love a secret (Preet ki kaliyaan chhupaa rakhane ki reet). Anil Biswas’s composition is notable for its rhythmic structure that mimics the “ticking” of a clock or the steady beat of a heart (Ghadi ghadi). Recorded during the year that would eventually be listed in the Guinness World Records as the start of her most recorded era, this track is a perfect example of how Lata began to define the modern female protagonist’s voice—blending classical grace with a fresh, youthful energy.

Ghadi ghadi poocho na lyrics | Lata Mangeshkar | Anokha pyar | 1948

Ghadi ghadi poocho na lyrics :

Ghadi ghadi puchho naa ji
Kinase meri preet hai
Ghadi ghadi puchho naa
Ghadi ghadi puchho naa ji
Kinase meri preet hai
Ghadi ghadi puchho naa

Ghadi ghadi puchho naa
Ghadi ghadi puchho naa
Ghadi ghadi puchho naa ji
Kinase meri preet hai
Ghadi ghadi puchho naa

Naino mein vo hai aise
Naino mein vo hai aise
Saavan mein rimajhim jaise
Rimajhim rimajhim
Naino mein vo hai aise
Aankho aankho mein samajho
Kaun meraa mit hai
Aankho aankho mein samajho
Kaun meraa mit hai
Ghadi ghadi puchho naa ji
Kinase meri preet hai
Ghadi ghadi puchho naa

Jab tak balam na bole
Jab tak balam na bole
Aake na ghunghat khole
Balamaa more aake
Na ghunghat khole
Preet ki kaliyaan
Chhupaa rakhane ki reet hai
Preet ki kaliyaan
Chhupaa rakhane ki reet hai
Ghadi ghadi puchho na ji
Kinase meri preet hai
Ghadi ghadi puchho naa
Ghadi ghadi puchho naa
Ghadi ghadi puchho naa
Ghadi ghadi puchho naa
Ghadi ghadi puchho naa ji
Kinase meri preet hai
Ghadi ghadi puchho naa.