Coz Subhash Ghai is running short of ideas. And as a storyteller, he never
was original nor has he matured with time.
'Yuvraaj' is supposed to be a rip off of the hollywood classic 'Amadeus'
(based on western classical music) and Ghai is the last the one to bend the
genre and convert it to Indian classical. The same movie was adapted a year
ago in a lousy way by some filmmaker in the form of a disaster called 'Shaka
laka boom' with horrifying music.
But what's laudable about Ghai is his music sense. Even his last outing in
'Black & White' had great numbers by Sukhwinder.
So with Rahman re-uniting full fledgedly with Ghai in 'Yuvraaj' ('Kisna'
seemed like a compromise...with both of them struggling to sort time to work
together) fireworks are bound to happen!
Waiting for the album with fingers crossed..!!!!!
Why did Ghai choose Western classical music as the backdrop?
Posted by: "Chord" [EMAIL PROTECTED] purevibz
Fri Oct 3, 2008 6:44 pm (PDT)
I get it that he wanted to make a movie about music. But, why
couldn't he have chosen Indian classical music? From photos and
promos, the whole music scene looks Western. Why not make a film with
sitar, tabla, sarangi, tanpura, flute, santoor, instead of piano,
violin, choirs? This is INDIA afterall. Oh well, director's freedom
can't be challenged, but choice of music culture is what I question.
I also feel that Ghai tries to be extra glossy and flashy in his
films, with recent films testifying to more style and less substance,
hence BO failures. Hence, the western classical backdrop is more in
line with his flashy, glossy film-making style. Having Indian
classical music as a core musical backdrop would be too traditional
and in his mind, boring. But, imagine the magic of Rahman's music if
he composed for a film based on Indian classical music. Traditional
Indian music is ARR's forte, not Western classical, even though he
excels in that too.
