Rawat, how can you call Rehna Tu 'situation specific' - that song was so forcefully included in that movie and was ironically picturized on AB & Rishi Kapoor traveling in a car? During the promos they showed (different) scenes of AB & Sonam Kapoor wow!
No offense to the song though, it remains one of the best song of this year. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, V S Rawat <vsra...@...> wrote: > > On 11/3/2009 4:21 PM India Time, _Gopal Anandan_ wrote: > > > 1. poor movie script, screenplay - screws up some good ARR songs. Like > > in Blue, Yuvvraj, Delhi 6 > > > > 1. > About Delhi 6, whatever be the merits of ROM style of storytelling, but he > did give prominence to our man's songs. > > - Rehna Tu was such a situation specific that it couldn't have been possible > to get it made without very close understanding and communication between the > film director and the MD. > > - Arziya was shot on such a vast panoramic scale that it must have required a > lot of efforts from director to shoot this brilliant song by our man. > > - Genda phool just happens sort of unannounced but it still brings a fresh > air when it happens. > > - Ye Dilli hai mere yaar could only be a background song by its genre. Kala > bandar was also particularly created for the film's situation. > > - maskali, of course, was more a filler song compared with the media coverage > it got before the release of the film. > > - dil gira also was more like a filler, though we can't deny that director > did put a lot of efforts in shooting it. > > -- > 2. Ghai did his best to give prominence to each and every song. Zindagi was > shot at the most appropriate juncture, though its breakup could have been > avoided. All three dance songs were elaborately and luxuriously shot, I get > mixed up in which of the three dance songs was which. tu dost hai also had > money spent in special effects. tu muskara was grand climax song. manmohini > was situation perfect. > > -- > i think we can judge the prominence given to a song if we can remember which > song was placed where and what was there in the video and how significant it > was for the film. In blue we do get mix up among the songs, and the > opening/closing credit songs were just wasted. Of course, in D6, one can > recall which of the each song was where. > > -- > > So I don't agree with you that D6 and Yuvvraj songs treatment had anything > lacking from the side of the director and I wouldn't club them in the > categories of blue. > > What more do we expect a director to do for ARR songs? > > -- > Rawat >
