| "Piya Tu Ab To Aja" | |
|---|---|
 Screenshot of the music video | |
| Song by Asha Bhosle, R.D. Burman | |
| from the album Caravan | |
| Released | 1971 |
| Genre | World Music, Filmi, pop-folk |
| Length | 5:25 |
| Label | Saregama-HMV |
| Songwriter(s) | R.D. Burman (music), Majrooh Sultanpuri (lyrics) |
| Producer(s) | R.D. Burman |
"Piya Tu Ab To Aja" (transl. 'Come to me now, my love') is a song from the 1971 Hindi film Caravan. It is considered the quintessential cabaret item number by the actress Helen.[1] The song was sung by Asha Bhosle and R.D. Burman. It was composed by R. D. Burman with lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. Music scholar Nilanjana Bhattacharjya identified "Piya Tu Ab To Aja" as one of the culturally important Hindi film songs.[2] The song has also been called "the catalyst" that made "Asha [Bhosle] the queen of cabaret numbers".[3]
- ^ Kaur Allagh, Harjeet (8 January 2011). "Out goes the vamp". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ Bhattacharjya, Nilanjana (Winter–Spring 2009). "Popular Hindi Film Song Sequences Set in the Indian Diaspora and the Negotiating of Indian Identity". Asian Music. 40 (1): 53–82. doi:10.1353/amu.0.0012. S2CID 191305154.
- ^ "Asha Bhosle turns 76". NDTV. Indo-Asian News Service. 8 September 2009. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.