Everyone seems to be obsessed by the song Sakalbhan from a recent Netflix series Heeramandi. The lyrics of the song are rooted in a 700 year old history. The song Sakalbhan is rooted, the lyrics of the song Sakalbhan happen to be rooted in a 700 year old history.
The lyrics of the song has been penned by Indo Persian Sufi singer, musician, poet Aamir Khusrau who lived during the kingship of the Delhi Sultanate. So who was Aamir Khusrau? Aamir Khusrow was the Indo Persian Sufi singer, poet, scholar and musician who was also a spiritual disciple of Nizamuddin Olia of Delhi.
Khusrow is often referred to as the voice of India or parrot of India and has been called the father of Urdu literature. He is credited with several love songs, he is credited with several love, natural poems, he is credited, please delete the previous statement. Khusrau is credited with several poems, many of which have found their ways into modern songs. Among his other popular contributions include Chaap Tilak and Damadam Mast Kalander. So what is the actual history behind the song? It is said that on the occasion of Basant Panchami, Khusrau saw some people going to the temple with flowers in their palms wearing yellow clothes. When Khusrow asked them what it is about, they shared that this is done to please the deity.
Later Khusrau, himself bought a bouquet of flowers and arrived dancing and singing to please his Guru who was Hazrat Nizamuddin Olya. Khusrau is said to have told his Guru that he bought these flowers to please his God as devotees do on the occasion of Vasanth Panchami. And as legend goes, even today in Delhi on Vasanth Panchami, yellow flowers and chadar are offered at Nizamuddin’s shrine. So now you know the history behind the famous song Sakalban.
We hope that now you can realise the yellow costumes of the actresses in the song. Basant Panchmi is a festival where yellow flowers are offered to goddess Saraswati. In the same way, Khusro also offered specific yellow coloured flowers to Hazrat Nizamuddin Olia on the day.
This is the reason the actors in the song Sakalban video are wearing yellow dresses. The song entirely poses a yellow hue.
