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*Manoj Muntashir Reveals the Emotional Thought Behind Writing "Teri Mitti" on Tum Ho Naa* *29th June 2026, Mumbai:* The upcoming episode of *Tum Ho Naa-Ghar ki Superstar*, hosted by *Rajeev Khandelwal*, is set to witness an emotional moment, leaving the viewers sentimental as the renowned lyricist, poet *Manoj Muntashir*, took the stage to open up about the making of and the thought process behind his famous song _'Teri Mitti'_ from the film *Kesari*. Dedicating the song to the soldiers of our country Manoj said, _“Aap zindagi roz jeete hain, tajurbe roz collect karte hain, aur jab woh situation aati hai, mujhe aaj bhi yaad hai, jab woh situation thi. Humare 21 jabaaz Sikh fauji jo ek qile ko bachate hue balidaan ho gaye, woh visual maine dekha. Aur woh visual dekhne ke baad mere dimaag mein sirf ek cheez aayi — when he takes the bullet to his chest, apne desh ke liye, and when he is bleeding to death, uske badan se khoon nikal raha hai, aakhri ke kuch lamhe bache hain, chetna shoonya hoti ja rahi hai, sab kuch doobta ja raha hai, toh aakhri ke kuch seconds mein sochta kya hoga woh? Kya uske mann mein yeh hota hoga ki fauj ki naukri kyun kar li, kuch aur kar lete? Kya uske mann mein yeh hoga ki 25,000 ke paycheck ke liye jaan dene ki kya zaroorat thi? Aur main pata nahi kitne faujiyon ke parivaar se mila hoon, woh zindagi ke aakhri lamhon mein itna proud hote hain ki yaar, marta toh har koi hai, jaan toh sabki jaani hai, meri mere desh ke liye jaa rahi hai.”_ Applauding the thought, Rajeev responded, _"Har baar mere aansu aaye hain, woh panktiyan jab maa wali line thi usmein..."_ Later, Manoj sang the lines _“O maai meri kya fiqr tujhe, kyun aankh se dariya behta hai, tu kehti thi tera chaand hoon main, aur chaand hamesha rehta hai”_ To which Rajeev said, _"Abhi bhi sunta hoon toh rongte khade ho jaate hain iss line pe."_ Further Continuing Manoj added _"Toh yeh poora gaana iss thought process se likha gaya tha, ki woh aakhri ke jo kuch seconds hain, unmein humara fauji kya soch raha hai. Aur woh bas ek baat sochta hai, 'Ae meri zameen, afsos nahi, jo tere liye sau dard sahe. Mehfooz rahe teri aan sada, chaahe jaan meri yeh rahe na rahe.'"_ Adding to the praises, Rajeev said, _"Kyun aapke hone par koi fakhr na kare. Bahut sundar likhte hain. Jab aapko gaate sunta hoon, gaane ke lyrics sunta hoon toh lagta hai ki kitna simple hai. Issmein koi bade shabdon ka istemaal nahi kiya. Inki lekhne ki sabse achchi baat yeh hai, aisa kahin aapko lagega nahi ki koi bahut intelligent banne ki koshish kar raha hai ya koi bada saja ke kuch shabd likh raha ho. Bahut saadgi se likhte hain. Jo maine starting mein kaha tha, ki jitni saadgi se likhte ho, jitni sacchai se likhte ho, utni hi gehraai bhi hoti hai. Gehraai hamesha un shabdon mein nahi hoti ki main lekhak hoon, mera lekhna tum match kar sakte ho ya nahi kar sakte ho. Itne dil ko chhoone wale shabd likhte ho, simple simple."_ With these heartfelt revelations, Tum Ho Naa continues to celebrate the strength of our heroes, applauding their bravery and sacrifices, and remembering them as inspirations. *Watch Tum Ho Naa – Ghar Ki Superstar, hosted by Rajeev Khandelwal, every Monday to Friday at 9 PM only on Sony Entertainment Television and Sony LIV.*