Ghajini - A Nice Musical Rendition!!

As I can recollect, its happening for the first time when A.R. Rehman has come up with his master works with very short gaps - Starting with "Jodha Akbar', going to 'Jane Tu...', and seemed to have ended with 'Ada' . But hardly some months have passed by and he came up with Yuvraaj - though the movie is a horrendous rendition by the so called 'Showman' but the only saviour was the 'Mozart of the East'. O Dear, why have I named this showman at all; my pent up anger came out yet again.. Fine, I would give some other time to this frustration of mine, as right now the time is for the appraisal and not for the invectives!!! Just to add on, if any of you haven't heard the song 'Dil Ka Rishta', then you music lovers are really missing something outstanding from The Rehman's genius. Its a perfect blend of the west and the east, composed with the perfection and the dignity within,though a bit esoteric in nature, for which this maestro is known.

So the last month was full of Yuvraaj and this month -is looking forward to - Ghajini. Yes, yet again a blend of both the perfectionists around in the industry - Mr. Aamir Khan and AR Rehman - has given the listeners, a fantabulous piece of work to enjoy. Ghajini's music is different in a way that it's songs don't need time to grow on you, as the very first listen would make you their fans.

First song - Guzaarish - has all the sweetness within it, vocalized by 'Javed Ali' - Rehman's discovery who has that oomph in his voice - which can take you to the heavenly pleasures of music listening. He too seems to join the fame club by giving this rendition after the very well sung 'Jashn E Bahara' from Jodha Akbar. This is my observation that given the freedom, Rehman has started preferring the fresh voices for his flagship songs of any album so as to give it a totally refreshing feel. Kudos to him for that. Though this song has nothing too special, but the very saccharine within it, makes you its fan. Prasoon's poetic lines and the soothing touch would surely intoxicate you.

Then comes 'Aye Bacchu'. For me this is one of the best songs of this album in terms of everything. Lot of experiments - with drums, chords, vocals and lyrics - to make it one of the most creative songs of the year. Well done Ms Suzanne, to give your beautiful voice in your genre. It seems you have grown better after your flagship song - Mahiya. Prasoon Joshi with his very simple and impressive pen, makes a difference in the lyrics and stands different from those regular and cliched bollywood lyrics stuffs. Rehman has made this song so peppy that the very first listen would make your feet tap without your knowledge. Just feel the uniqueness in this song in its stanza. It would make you crazy having a fun statement within it.

'Behka' is the another creative offering from the maestro. Though lyrics might sound a bit eccentric in its own ways but you would appreciate it as you listen the whole song once. It has that 'Je ne sei quoi', it needs to give a magical feeling to the listeners. Vocalized by a new singer 'Karthik', this song has that international touch, the freshness and the much required charisma, to hit the charts.

Then comes a rendition by the 'Tu Meri Dost Hai' singer, Benny Dayal, 'Kaise Mujhe'. This is also a very placid song on the lines of 'Tu hi Re' and would need time to grow on the listeners unlike the other songs of the album. The instrumental version of this is simply mind blowing as I would just call it the composition exemplified.

Last comes Shreya Goshal's 'Lattoo'. This song seems to be an ordinary party track having no hallmark of Rehman within it. The only good thing about this song is to listen to Shreya in a complete new mood. After 'Ye Ishq Hai', Shreya's another commendable attempt to sneak out a song from Sunidhi or Alisha's laps and live up to the expectations. It would hit the discos and pubs successfully. Nice fast number to listen to.

The music of Ghajini is all set to make waves way into 2009 after the Christmas release of the film. Its music is certainly better than Jodha Akbar, Jaane Tu .. or Yuvraaj. Ghajini is what one calls as a chart buster album in the offering. When 'best of the best' list would be compiled at the year end, it would be hard to ignore Ghajini.

Happy Listening!! :)

Do we need another 1857??

As I repose today and introspect on the last two days' mayhem that shook the nation by its roots, I was bound to renounce my phlegmatic state of mind. It's not the time to repose, is it?? But we always do and wait for the terror to strike us someday. Till then who cares?? Haah!! Who would give you time to repose then? You would be a part of those hundred dead bodies and billions others would be gaping at their televisions to browse through your your corpse amidst the thousands' others and forget yet again. Are we playing any game here? Have we become so apathetic to such incidences that we hardly care that our very own nation is in jeopardy now. Its enough of showing the national spirit. Mumbai spirit, mumbai's resurrection, what is it all? Mumbaikars are not getting their bread and butter for free. Just like others, they also earn them. So they have no option left but to stand right again and start a new day, forgetting what had happened and thank the Almighty that they are safe this time. Media calls it mumbai's spirit and forgets the cause of the discussion. Few more speeches, few more committees, few more inquiries, few more coverages, and a deafening silence follows for those who are really worried about their safety. They have their questions unanswered yet again. To add to their worries, the perpetrators get a green signal to act to a new plan which can cause much more devastation next time. Now this has become a way of life for India and its citizens.

The terrorists have their plan ready each time. Where are our plans? Are we the mute spectators? Could these son of the swines have ever dared to commit such crimes, had we been as potent as the US is, currently. What signals are we passing to the world? Are we showing the globe that we are the most impotent nation in the world and beg them to come and invest here despite this unpropitious and ghastly environment? We are losing what we have gained. If we lose our reputation on this global map, we are vanquished. Forget development completely.

Now its high time we should act. We have to show that we are all powerful to respond back and do this with the Iron Hand, as Mrs Azmi said today. Whom are we waiting for? We have to convey a global message to the perpetrators that we are no more vulnerable. Enter their territory, search them and take them to a horrifying destiny that they deserve. We have to respond as violently and as vociferously as we can to make that gong echoed in the complete periphery of this globe.

Voting the right party is something next to impossible. We have to live with these impotent leaders. But we have no options left but to make that happen through these servants only. So lets awaken them. Lets have a loud nation wide protest. Lets reach to each and every individual of this country and let him know that we, as a nation, can respond. All united for that eternal sunrise, for which we are waiting for long. Lets pledge today that we wont let a single foot of the anti nationals, lie on our "Matri Bhoomi" for whose safety some of our brave hearts sacrificed their lives in the past two days. Lets pledge that no more such sacrifices would be needed that to for the reason whose very roots could have been removed way back, had we been a bit awake since beginning. Lets move now. Then only we would be in the right position to repose yet again.