Guzarish — Saif Ali Khan

Verse written over a plum-toned photograph: “tum se ek baat kehni thi, magar lafz kam pad gaye — so maine khamoshi likh di.” — Guzarish — written on the back of a receipt, then photographed.

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tum se ek baat kehni thi, magar lafz kam pad gaye — so maine khamoshi likh di.

tum se ek baat kehni thi, magar lafz kam pad gaye — so maine khamoshi likh di.

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Safar

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