i thought zindagi maut na ban jaye from sarfarosh was
by jatin-lalit ?
--- Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That Tricolour tribute
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> Hindustan Times, 26 Jan, 2008
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> Aye mere pyare watan (Kabuliwalla) Salilda (music
> director Salil Chowdhury) gave a nice Middle-Eastern
> touch to a song that expresses a longing to be a
> part of this great country .
>
> Even if you haven't seen the film you know that the
> singer loves India but doesn't stay here. Whenever
> I've been abroad, in the U S, U K or Australia, at
> get-togethers I've heard someone singing Aye mere
> pyare watan.
>
> Manna Dey's voice is not that of a ¡hero' but of a
> common man. You can smell Mother Earth in it.
>
> On the surface Aye mere pyaare watan is a simple
> song. It's only when I see singers on reality shows
> grapple with a particularly intricate rhythm that I
> realise how difficult the song really is and salute
> Manna Dey's genius.
>
> Jahan daal daal pe (Sikander-E-Azam) I remember as a
> young boy watching the song wide-eyed on Chitrahaar.
> The kings, horses and elephants left a lasting
> impression. It was the first time that I'd seen a
> desh bhakti song shot on such a lavish scale.
>
> I liked the juxtaposition of images the words
> conveyed.. a sone ki chhidiya sitting on a branch..
> though I didn't understand their true meaning then.
>
> And the refrain Jai Bharat, Jai Bharat still has my
> chest swelling up with pride.
>
> Vande Mataram (Anand Math) It's the classic
> patriotic song guaranteed to give you gooseflesh.
> Hemant Kumar's voice resonating among the male
> chorus and Lata Mangeshkar's nightingale notes
> riding through it all is amazing stuff ! Vande
> Mataram has been sung many times by many singers. A
> R Rahman's done a wonderful job but for me Hemant
> Kumar's Vande Mataram works best because you don't
> expect him to sing and compose a song like this.
>
> Aye watan aye watan (Shaheed) It's such a simple
> melody, almost like a nursery rhyme. Yet the song
> evokes a strong sense of camaraderie and a need to
> protect our borders.
>
> I have a lot of family members who're serving in the
> army And I . know that when soldiers gather around a
> bonfire at night, no matter where they are, they
> invariably raise a toast to Aye watan.
>
> I love the words. It's interesting to see how often
> the word ¡watan' turns up when you run down the list
> of patriotic songs. It has a nice ring to it.
>
> Sarfaroshi ki tamanna (Shaheed) When I was in
> school, every Tuesday one of us had to go up on
> stage and sing in front of an assembled audience. It
> was an exercise in confidence building.
>
> One day, a young boy went up and sang Sarfaroshi ki
> tamanna. I didn't understand the words at the time
> but they touched a chord within me.
>
> The boy later became a friend and I learnt that the
> same year that he'd sung the song, his father had
> died on the border. Sarfaroshi ki tamanna was his
> dad's favourite song and he'd picked it up from him.
> Ever since, it's had a special place in my heart.
>
> It's a song Bhagat Singh and his cronies sang going
> to the gallows. The words are hard-hitting but the
> tune is soft.. and Mohd. Rafi's rendition so
> gentle.. the contrast adds to the impact of the
> evergreen desh bhakti vandana.
>
> Sarfaroshi ki tamanna one of our most important
> post-Independence songs. Every time I hear it I
> wonder if the sacrifices of the martyrs went waste..
>
> Ab tumhare hawale watan sathiyon (Haqeeqat) There's
> so much pain and pride in the song.. a strange mix
> of sorrow, happiness and nostalgia. Today when most
> songs res onate with one clear-cut emotion, Ab
> tumahre hawale.. is a rarity. But it's gems like
> these that tread the grey areas that live on in
> public memory .
>
> I call it the passing-the-baton song. You can
> visualise a dying soldier transferring his
> responsibility to another, ensuring that the
> country's border is protected. Such a beautiful
> thought! Zindagi maut na ban jaye (Sarfarosh) I
> heard the song for the first time out of context and
> thought it was a revamped classic. Then, to my utter
> delight, I discovered that it was an original
> composition by Anu Malik.
>
> Zindagi maut na ban jaye beautifully expresses what
> desh and desh bhakti are all about. Javed Akhtar's
> words touch your heart. Roop Kumar Rathod and Sonu
> Niigaam's voices blend so beautifully that it's hard
> to say when one ends and the other takes over.
>
> Bharat humko jaan se pyaara hai (Roja) This was the
> first time anyone was hearing A R Rahman and the
> song completely broke the traditional concept of a
> patriotic song with its words, sounds and
> Hariharan's voice.
>
> The high-end, electronic, almost sparse arrangement
> with the exception of the heavy-duty chorus, was
> something no one had heard before. The mix of
> modernity and tradition was path-breaking and
> perfectly complemented by Mani Ratnam's visuals.
>
> It didn't surprise me when Rahman won the Indira
> Gandhi Award that year. It's a song that represents
> the country best.
>
> Yeh jo des hai tera (Swades) The words are almost
> simplistic, the call isn't. Javed Akhtar's lyrics
> talk about comings and goings. The message is
> subtle. And Rahman's voice resonates beautifully .
>
> Yeh jo des hai tera is not an inyour-face patriotic
> song, yet there is a timelessness about it. Fifty
> years down the road people will still hum it.
>
> Rang de basanti (Rang de Basanti) The first time I
> heard the song, I knew immediately that Prasoon
> Joshi had written it. Having worked with him in Ab
> ke Saawan and Man ke Manjeere, I knew that only
> Prasoon could describe the colours of India so
> succulently Daler Mehdi's voice . adds to its charm.
>
> Rang de basanti is a wonderful track.. folkish,
> colourful, celebratory. It reiterates that a
> patriotic song need not be serious or sombre.
>
> I know that whenever there's a celebration anywhere
> in the country, it could be Independence Day,
> Republic Day, Holi, Diwali or Durga Puja, this song
> is played.
>
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