Tum/Tu as the reason the world sticks to its axis and rotational speed

I loved the "Tu hai to dil dhadakta hai" song from Mr. and Mrs. Mahi. It is one of those simple tunes, with almost a nursery rhyme simplicity to the poetry as well as the rhythm - and yet - so transcendently explains what having a loved one feels like. Of course - it doesn't need to mean romantic love - in fact, I think - this kind of love is usually felt more for - siblings, or parents or even best friends. However, Bollywood is all about romantic love - and fair enough for my romantic soul, I'll bite. Anyway - so this led me to think about other songs that explain how the loved one makes existence a possibility, a certainty, a hope or a celebration ...

1. Tu hai to ... - Mr & Mrs Mahi (2024)

Tu Hai To ..

Tu hai to dil dhadakta hai ..

Tu hai to saans aati hai ...

Tu na to ghar ghar nahi lagta

Tu hai to darr nahi lagta ..

Tu hai to gham na aate hai

Tu hai to muskuraate hai 

Ke tere bina so nahi sakte

Kisi ke ho nahi sakte ...

Lyricist - Sagar 

2. Tum se hi din hota hai .. - Jab We Met (2007)

Tumse hi din hota hai ..

Na hai ye paana 

Na khona hi hai 

Tera na hona jaane ...

kyun hona hi hai ..

Tum se hi din hota hai

surmayee shaam aati hai 

Tum se hi .. Tum se hi ..

Har ghadi saans aati hai .. zindagi kehlati hai ..

Tum se hi .. Tumse hi ..

aankhon mein aankhein teri .. baahon mein baahein teri

mera na mujhme kuch raha .. hua kya

baaton mein baatein teri .. raatein saugaatein teri ..

kyun tera sab ye ho gaya .. hua kya 

main kahin bhi jaata hun .. tumse hi mil jaata hun 

Tumse hi , Tum se hi .. 

shor mein khamoshi hai .. thodisi behoshi hai .. 

Tumse hi, Tumse hi ..

Lyricist - Irshad Kamil (but of course. I mean, Irshad Kamil expressed so many colours of romantic love in Jab We Met. And each one was spot on. Tumse hi was about maturing because one fell in love. Ye Ishq Hai was about how being in love with someone is a high .. aaoge jab tum was about the angst of being in an unattainable love. I love the music of Jab We Met as much I love the movie - as much as I love the idea that Geet and Aditya tend to sit with a cup of coffee or chai at the end of the day, after the kids are asleep and the work calls have finished, and Geet still talks nineteen to the dozen, and Aditya is a little exasperated now, but still remembers how harsh the silence was before Geet filled it with her incessant chatter, and smiles. And when Geet gets anxious every so often, he reminds her that she is the OG cool cat, and shes got this, and all becomes ok with the world. No trains or flights are ever missed by them, ever again)

3. Tum ho to gaata hai dil  .. - Rockk On (2008)

Tum ho to ..

Tum ho to gaata hai dil

Tum nahi to geet kahaan

Tum ho to hai sab haasil

Tum nahi to kaun yahaan

Tum ho to hai sapno ke jaisa haseen ek samaa 

Jo tum ho to ye lagta hai ke mil gayi har khushi

Jo tum na ho ye lagta hai ke har khushi mein hai kami

Tum ko hai maangti ... ye zindagi ... 

Lyricist - Javed Akhtar