Monday, 11 June 2012

Song Of The Week


In the film Bawarchi, Rajesh Khanna has a dialogue which goes somewhat like this –

Khushi ke geet phuljhadi ki tarah hote hai…jalkar bujh jaate hai. Lekin dukhbhare geet toh agarbatti ki tarah hote hai…jal jaane ke baad bhi unki khushboo zindagi mein mehekti rehti hai’.

How true!

Song for this week is an aromatic agarbattiChingaari Koi Bhadke from Amar Prem. If I were to describe it one word, I would call it a masterpiece. Such profound lyrics by Anand Bakshi. I go all gaga over the words every single time I listen to it. Pancham’s composition gives you time to let the words sink in. And the way it has been shot only adds to the beauty.

When the song was being composed, the guitar was being played and an incorrect chord was plucked. This produced a completely different sound. Pancham used this chord to create the opening strums! Come to think of it, the song would have not been the same if it were not for the strumming.

* Manaa toofaan ke aage, nahiin chalataa jor kisika
Maujon kaa dosh nahiin hai, ye dosh hain aur kisi kaa
Majdhaar mein naiyyaa dole, toh maanjhi paar lagaaye
Maanjhi jo naav duboye, usee kaun bachaaye*

Song: Chingaari Koi Bhadke
Film: Amar Prem
Lyrics: Anand Bakshi
Music: R.D.Burman
Vocals: Kishore Kumar


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