Bollywood song with a Carnatic Touch

Some days backs I was surfing on youtube, and I found a very wonderful bollywood song from the Movie Bhool Bhulaiyaa (in English: The Maze). The name of the song is 'Mere Dholna Sun'.

You can find song and lyrics here.

What I liked the most from this song is that it took me back to the basics I learnt during my first Karnatak lesson, namely to remember the 'Swaras' (the musical sound of a single note) and the 'Raaga' (the mode). I must confess I wasnt able to decipher which type of Talam (rythmic cyles) was used for this song. And I couldnt also find it... any suggestion?

Carnatic music is practised in Maya Malava Gowla Raga and Chatusra Jaathi Triputa Tala (or the well-known Adi Talam= composed of 8 aksharas and/or one unit of talam). Many different combinations of swaras are practiced in a minimun of three different speeds (tempus) and at the same time the speed of the Talam is kept constant. 

-The first speed: one swara at the time, eg.:

Talam: Adi Talam - 8 aksharas/or unit of talam

1    2   3    4       5    6      7    8

sa  ri   ga  ma    pa  dha  ni  sa

sa  ni  da  pa     ma  ga    ri  sa

-The second speed: two swaras are sung for one unit of talam

Talam: Adi Talam - 8 aksharas/or unit of talam

1       2         3          4       5       6        7         8

sari  gama  padha  nisa  sani  dapa  maga  risa

sari  gama  padha  nisa  sani  dapa  maga  risa

-The third speed: four swaras are sung for one unit of talam

Talam: Adi Talam - 8 aksharas/or unit of talam                                                                                                                         

1 sarigama  

2 padhanisa 

3 sanidapa 

4 magarisa  

5 sarigama  

6 padhanisa  

7 sanidapa  

8 magarisa

1 sarigama  

2 padhanisa 

3 sanidapa  

4 magarisa  

5 sarigama  

6 padhanisa  

7 sanidapa  

8 magarisa

By increasing the speed it is meant to double the swaras from the previous speed. 

-The fourth speed: eight swaras sung for one unit of talam (please note that you can only master this speed once you mastered the first 3 speeds...)

Talam: Adi Talam - 8 aksharas/or unit of talam                                                                                                            

1 sarigamapadhanisa  

2 sanidapamagarisa  

3 sarigamapadhanisa  

4 sanidapamagarisa                 

5 sarigamapadhanisa  

6 sanidapamagarisa  

7 sarigamapadhanisa  

8 sanidapamagarisa

Now I want to come back to the song 'Mere Dholna sung'. I have extracted some combinations of swaras from the lyrics (minute 2:53) and would like to analyze the speed that is been sang and the varisaigal. 

Swaravali Varisaigal= one swara

Sa Ni Dha  = first tempo

Ni Dha Ma = first tempo

Ma Ga Sa Ni Dha Ni Sa Ga Ma = first tempo

Ma Ga Sa Ni Dha Ni Sa Ga = third tempo

Ma Ga Sa Ni Dha Ni Sa Ga = third tempo

Ma Ga Ma Ga = first tempo

Sa Ni Dha Ga Pa Dha Ni  = third tempo

Sa Ni Dha Ga Pa Dha Ni

Sa Ni Dha Ni

Dha ni Sa = first tempo

Dha ni Sa

Dha ni Sa

Dha ni Sa

Ma Dha Ni  = first tempo

Ma Dha Ni 

Ma Dha Ni 

Ma Dha Ni 

Dha ni Sa  = first tempo

Dha ni Sa

Dha ni Sa

Ma Dha Ni  = first tempo

Ma Dha Ni 

Ma Dha Ni 

Ma Dha Ni Sa = thrid tempo

Ma Dha Ni Sa

Ma Dha Ni Sa

Ma Dha Ni Sa

Sa Ni Dha Ma = thrid tempo

Sa Ni Dha Ma

Sa Ni Dha Ma

Sa Ni Dha Ma

Swavarali Varisaigal = 2 times same swara

Ma Ma ga ga Sa Sa Ni Ni = thrid tempo

Sa Sa Ni Ni Dha Dha Ni Ni

Sa Sa Ni Ni Dha Dha Ma Ma 

Sa Sa Ni Ni Dha Dha Ga Ga Re Re sa sa

Ni Ni Sa sa Sa

Ni Dha Sa sa sa

Ma Ga Sa sa sa 

(tempo=speed)

I hope that my guessing was right. In case you might find some mistake, please write a comment, I would be more than glad to know. "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new"....