The Identical Songs of Ijaazat and Libaas

Asha begins singing Mera Kuch Samaan with a rounded ‘a a a a’ alaap. Midway through Sili Hawa Choo Gayi, Lata catches the throaty alaap and responds with a feathery ‘o o a a’ as if the two sisters are communicating a mnemonic melody code that glues their sisterhood.

It is incontestable. They are incomparable. The two slow wave tunes segue to reach for a common shore. The sisters sing inseparably from each other’s grief of estrangement.

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