Drove Sougat's Ford Icon...at 4am...on a happy high note...
Felt my stomach churning in the morning when I read about the high profile mowing down of 4 innocent people by that lady.
Prithvi theatre ki chai/coffee and the gurukul like effect the place has on you...With scripts all around you, there is so much creativity in the air. Love that place
Saw Omkaara look-alike Ishqiya over the weekend. Movie was theek hi thaak...Warsi-Vidya chemisty sizzled while the movie fizzled out of my mind.
Went to that huge Palladium Mall in Pheonix Mills. And cudnt control my shock when I saw an Armani shirt with a price tag of Rs.23000/-!!! I seriously thought of hitting the trial room for a once in a lifetime moment.
Found out that my vocal chords are still alive and kicking...Lively jamming session at Jajoo's friends home.
All in all 7 pegs, and 2 buffets later, I have decided to have a health conscious next week.
Mile Sur Mera Tumhara and Jana Gana Mana
26th Jan 1930 was the day nehru declared "Complete Independance Day" on the rooftops of a Lahore building. The images are still vivid in my memory... Nehru apparently climbed out of the balcony and walked close to the parapet to talk to the hundreds of supporters standing below...
This aint a showoff of my History knowledge, only a brief reference to wikipedia and Freedom at Midnight.
Happy Republic day to all...
This republic day, if nothing else, has fostered the spirit of oneness and secularism...No, I am not talking about our dear President's live address on DD-1. That show received a TRP of only 0.001. Its the remake or rather remix of Mile Sur Mera Tumhara that has been the talk of the day.
There was a buzz all over Zoom/BombayTimes and a lot of other places of the release of Phir Mile...and clearly I was eager to see the new atttude song of 2010. But clearly...midway I lost interest and waited for the climax of the song. And while I was watching the new one, the old Mile Sur mera was lingering in the background.
From Bhimsen Joshi (background Himalayas) to Narendra Hirwani (Rajasthan) to the Tamas TV Series team, to Shabana Azmi (Agra) to the metro of Calcutta, the rustic South India, the sport icons of those days, to the graceful Waheedas, Hemas, Sharmilas of the past and finally zeroing on the heartthrobs Amitabh, Jeetu and Mithun...that song was a 5 min. toast for the entire DD watching population which was denied of 30 mins of decent entertainment on TV.
Mile Sur Video
Mile Sur Video
I still remember how me and my bro, wud wait for the piano cresendo before the Bollywood trio would emerge and sing alongside them. Unfortunately, this new-age Mile Sur had no such moments of national pride, oneness. Its a crowded collage of almost everyone who probably know Kailash and Aarti Surendranath (better known in Pg3 circles for their parties).
Neways, more on that later...But it reminds me about one thing which I have not written although its always been there on my mind...
How many of you have seen the Jana Gana Mana of ARRehman which is played in Fame Adlabs before the movie starts. I am a big fan of that video. Rehman has not only changed the tempo of the song ( its much slower) but he has altered the range. Check out how Hariharan moves to a high pitch (punjab sindh gujaraat...) and the rajashtani guy sings (tav subh ashish maange). Frankly, I never knew it was maange before this.
And the best part of the song for me is when Lata and Asha both naturally look at each other while singing their part...Its sheer magic on the screen...
Jana Gana Mana-All Vocals Video
Jana Gana Mana-All Vocals Video
Will try to attach the videos of these soon...
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