Lyric
"Chahun Main Ya Naa" is the tender duet from Aashiqui 2 (T-Series, April 2013), sung by Arijit Singh and Palak Muchhal, composed by Jeet Gannguli with lyrics by Irshad Kamil. Where "Tum Hi Ho" is the album's grand vow, this is its gentler question — a song about the disorienting first stage of falling in love, when attraction has arrived but certainty has not. Built on a soft guitar-led arrangement with the two voices circling each other, it became one of 2013's most-loved romantic songs and a defining early showcase for both singers: the duet that proved the Aashiqui 2 album was far deeper than its one giant hit.
Chahun Main Ya Naa Hindi Lyrics
Original (Hindi) version
[Chorus]
तू ही ये मुझको बता दे
चाहूँ मैं या ना
अपने तू दिल का पता दे
चाहूँ मैं या ना
तू ही ये मुझको बता दे
चाहूँ मैं या ना
अपने तू दिल का पता दे
चाहूँ मैं या ना
[Verse 1]
इतना बता दूँ तुझको
चाहत पे अपनी मुझको
यूँ तो नहीं इख़्तियार
फिर भी ये सोचा दिल ने
अब जो लगा हूँ मिलने
पूछूँ तुझे एक बार, ओ ओ ओ
[Chorus]
तू ही ये मुझको बता दे
चाहूँ मैं या ना
अपने तू दिल का पता दे
चाहूँ मैं या ना
[Verse 2]
ऐसी कभी पहले
हुई ना थी ख्वाहिशें, ओ ओ ओ ओ
किसी से भी मिलने
की ना की थी कोशिशें
उलझन मेरी सुलझा दे
चाहूँ मैं या ना
आँखों-आँखों में जता दे
चाहूँ मैं या ना
[Verse 3]
मेरे छोटे-छोटे ख्वाब हैं
ख्वाबों में गीत हैं
गीतों में ज़िन्दगी है
चाहत है प्रीत है
अभी मैं न देखूँ ख्वाब वो
जिनमें न तू मिले
ले खोले होंठ मैंने
अब तक थे जो सिले
मुझको ना जितना मुझपे
उतना इस दिल को तुझपे
होने लगा ऐतबार
तन्हा लम्हों में अपने
बुनती हूँ तेरे सपने
तुझसे हुआ मुझको प्यार, ओ...
[Outro]
पूछूंगी तुझको कभी ना
चाहूँ मैं या ना
तेरे ख़्वाबों में अब जीना
चाहूँ मैं क्यूँ ना
तू ही ये मुझको बता दे
चाहूँ मैं या ना
अपने तू दिल का पता दे
चाहूँ मैं या ना
Romanized version
[Chorus]
Tu hi yeh mujhko bata de
Chahun main ya naa
Apne tu dil ka pata de
Chahun main ya naa
Tu hi yeh mujhko bata de
Chahun main ya naa
Apne tu dil ka pata de
Chahun main ya naa
[Verse 1]
Itna bata doon tujhko
Chahat pe apni mujhko
Yun to nahi ikhtiyaar
Phir bhi yeh socha dil ne
Ab jo laga hoon milne
Poochhoon tujhe ek baar, o o o
[Chorus]
Tu hi yeh mujhko bata de
Chahun main ya naa
Apne tu dil ka pata de
Chahun main ya naa
[Verse 2]
Aisi kabhi pehle
Hui na thi khwaahishein, o o o o
Kisi se bhi milne
Ki na ki thi koshishein
Uljhan meri suljha de
Chahun main ya naa
Aankhon-aankhon mein jata de
Chahun main ya naa
[Verse 3]
Mere chhote-chhote khwaab hain
Khwaabon mein geet hain
Geeton mein zindagi hai
Chahat hai preet hai
Abhi main na dekhoon khwaab wo
Jinmein na tu mile
Le khole honth maine
Ab tak the jo sile
Mujhko na jitna mujhpe
Utna is dil ko tujhpe
Hone laga aitbaar
Tanha lamhon mein apne
Bunti hoon tere sapne
Tujhse hua mujhko pyaar, o...
[Outro]
Poochhoongi tujhko kabhi na
Chahun main ya naa
Tere khwaabon mein ab jeena
Chahun main kyun na
Tu hi yeh mujhko bata de
Chahun main ya naa
Apne tu dil ka pata de
Chahun main ya naa
Song Details
- Singer
- Arijit Singh, Palak Muchhal
- Composer
- Jeet Gannguli
- Lyricist
- Irshad Kamil
- Genre
- Bollywood, Pop
- Album
- Aashiqui 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- Released
- Apr 03, 2013
- Language
- Hindi
- Track #
- 3
- Views
- 9
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💭 Meaning of "Chahun Main Ya Naa" Song Lyrics
Meaning of "Chahun Main Ya Naa"
The title asks "should I want you or not?" — and the whole song lives inside that hesitation. Irshad Kamil's lyric captures the earliest, most disorienting stage of love: the narrator can no longer tell where his own will ends and the pull toward the other person begins, and he is half-delighted, half-alarmed by the loss of control.
Sung as a duet, the question becomes a conversation — both voices confessing the same confusion to each other, which is itself the answer. It is the rare Hindi film love song about ambivalence rather than declaration, which is exactly why it feels true.
🎬 Behind the song: how "Chahun Main Ya Naa" was made
Production Notes
- Vocals: Arijit Singh and Palak Muchhal.
- Music: Jeet Gannguli.
- Lyrics: Irshad Kamil.
- Label: T-Series; track 3 of the Aashiqui 2 soundtrack (April 2013).
- Sound: soft acoustic guitar and light percussion under interleaved male and female vocals — intimate rather than orchestral.
🌍 "Chahun Main Ya Naa" — Cultural impact & legacy
Cultural Context
"Chahun Main Ya Naa" did two things beyond its own success. It announced Palak Muchhal as a lead playback voice, launching a career that would run through hits like the Prem Ratan Dhan Payo title track. And it confirmed that the Aashiqui 2 album was a phenomenon rather than a one-song fluke — its gentler, guitar-led register complementing "Tum Hi Ho" and helping the soundtrack dominate 2013 end-to-end.
📖 What is "Chahun Main Ya Naa Song Lyrics" about?
"Chahun Main Ya Naa" is the third track on the Aashiqui 2 soundtrack (T-Series, April 2013) — a duet between Arijit Singh and Palak Muchhal, composed by Jeet Gannguli with lyrics by Irshad Kamil.
Picturised on Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor in the film's falling-in-love stretch, it was the soundtrack's second-biggest romantic moment after "Tum Hi Ho" and gave Palak Muchhal her Bollywood breakout.
⭐ Behind the song trivia
- Chahun Main Ya Naa was Palak Muchhal's Bollywood breakout duet, opposite Arijit Singh.
- Irshad Kamil, the album's principal lyricist, also wrote Rockstar and Tamasha for Imtiaz Ali.
- The song's guitar-led intimacy was a deliberate contrast to the piano-led "Tum Hi Ho" — the album's two romantic poles.
❓ Chahun Main Ya Naa — Frequently asked questions
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👥 Credits
| Vocals | Arijit Singh, Palak Muchhal |
|---|---|
| Composer | Jeet Gannguli |
| Lyricist | Irshad Kamil |
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