Whenever I and my husband go to our flat which is under construction, the cement pillars, the brick walls, incomplete doors & windows and we both walking amid those reminds me of the lovely song “Do deewane is shahar me..” from the film “Gharounda”. I would never wish my husband would sing the sad version “Ek akela is shahar me...” in the same film, but I can’t help loving that sad song also! To my dismay, till the age of 18 I didn’t know that the name of that magician who wrote that song is Gulzar and that the magic is created not only by the Kishore Kumars, Ashas, Latas, R D Burmans but also by lyricists like Gulzars, in Hindi film songs.
I must thank my elder brother for introducing me to the songs of Gulzar when I was studying in college. Till that point I didn’t have the slightest idea that the song “Tujhse naaraz naheen…” touched my heart due to the combination of great lyrics by Gulzar and music by R.D.Burman. Till that age I was only focusing on the music and voice of the singer. I was not appreciating the lyrics part of the songs. After listening to all the songs of a cassette “Gulzar hits” I was introduced to an entirely different variety of songs sung by Bhupinder, Asha Bhonsle, Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar and others. These songs had an unusual usage of words by Gulzar, though the lyrics looked simple sometimes I was not able to get the hidden meaning, there were so many Urdu words which were new to me, in spite of all these obstacles the songs didn’t stop attracting me, didn’t stop touching the heart. Then I did a rewind to my memory tape. Started wondering how the endless list of songs “Do naina aur ek kahani..”, “Lakadi ki kaathi, kaathi pe ghoda..”, “Musaphir hoon yaro..”, “Sa re ke saare ga ma ko lekar..” ….created a “jadu” on me and all these days I enjoyed them without acknowledging even a single word of appreciation to Gulzar. The song “Mera kuch saaman...” became my all time favorite just after listening it for the first time. When my brother had got that cassette “Gulzar hits” I heard songs “Thodi si zameen, thoda asaman...”, “Dil dhoondta hai phir wohi...” for the first time in my life and was sad that I missed the “jadu” for so long! After this I became conscious of the fact that whenever we like some songs we should also appreciate the lyricist who created it.
During the same lovely season of knowing many new golden songs of Gulzar, I happened to see the film “Masoom” (courtesy DD Metro). I had seen that film when I was studying in LKG, I was full of innocence then, and obvious option left for me was to cry for Jugal Hansraj. Since those days I longed to see that film once again. You know, seeing a film was not as easy as seeing films repeatedly in Sony TV or buying CD/DVD or copying CDs from friends, or downloading films as we do these days. I am talking about years 1995AD to 1999AD. So I was ready to wait indefinitely to watch “Masoom” once again. My wish was fulfilled on a Sunday afternoon. I was extremely happy and installed my body firmly in front of the TV not to miss even a single frame from the film. After few seconds, to my great surprise I saw “Story…by Gulzar”! I was taken aback with an expression as if to exclaim “Ohho! This guy writes stories also…” followed by another late realization and surprise “Ohhooo! The story of Masoom is written by Gulzar, that’s why it is such a nice story… Till now I didn’t know this!!!”
I became a great fan of Gulzar. I recollected all of my favorite songs and checked whether they are written by Gulzar or somebody else. Slowly my psychology underwent changes in such a way that when I liked a song I used to check whether it is Gulzar’s lyrics and also I started liking songs just because they are written by Gulzar. I know this is not the correct way to judge, but I am a common man, not a judge sitting in the panel of Oscars. Why do I need to justify my choices, my likes and dislikes?
Gradually, I became sensitive and conscious in this regard. I started seeing the cassette covers not only in search of hero-heroine’s photos & songs-list but also to read information on singers, lyricists, music directors, film directors, producers, script writer etc. As I am talking about the period earlier to1999AD, in that period I had not seen a CD, there were only cassettes.
Days passed by, and I grew more mature. I reached a maturity level where I was able to identify whether the song is written by Gulzar just by listening to the songs. Anyway I was intelligent enough from my school days to identify whether music is directed by R.D.Burman or not. The only missing part was lyrics! From the star-cast I was also able to say “Its Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s film or Basu Chatterjee’s film”, courtesy- Set Max for showing repeatedly Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s hit films!
I must also thank my elder brother for opening a door for me to another world of music created by A R Rehman. According me, his entry was another revolution, generation and a phenomenon in the world of Indian film music. I was so impressed by the songs of “Roja”, “Gentleman”, “Kaadalan” and “Kadal Desam”. That’s why I was wondering how come the title music of “Spirit of Unity Concerts for National Integration” program on DD1 was so fresh, youthful, yet having flavor of Indian classical music, because it was composed by A.R.Rehman. Through the “Roja” fame A.R.Rehman became hot favorite among the teenagers of my city! But but but…when I compare Rehman’s music with that of R.D Burman my feeling says something like this; whoever may be the singer or lyricist or actor or film director the effect that R D Burman’s music has created and still creates on my mood is something which can not be expressed in words. His music speaks directly with the heart. The way he used guitar music in his songs is so beautiful that whenever I listen to guitar music in some song I exclaim “R.D.B effect is used here!”
Except his music I didn’t know much about R.D.Burman. When I was in Pune, I had attended a program, a charity show where R.D Burman hit songs were sung by many good singers. Famous lyricist Gulshan Bawara was also present for that show. He shared many of his interesting experiences with “Pancham Da”. I was amazed to know how passionate R.D.Burman was. He was just crazy! That was the most memorable show I had ever witnessed. To come up with one ever green hit song it takes immense passion, crazy experiments, unusual madness and a number of pegs in the background, I realized!
We find R.D Burman song for every occasion and for every mood appropriately. When I was in love, longing for my lover was so blissful for me when I hummed the song “Aye tum yaad mujhe, gane lagi har dhadkan”, I always wish to be praised by my husband as “Jeevan se bhari teri aankhen majboor kare jeenekeliye”, fell in love with guitar when I heard “Nile nile ambar par chaand jab aye”, I forget the present and will be lost in an imaginary peaceful place of greenery with my husband when I listen to “Katara katara milti hain, katara katara jeene do”, I just enjoy some magical moments with the song “Roz roz aankhon tale”, I get cheerful after some bitter moments by the song “Anewala pal jaanewala hai”, I thank god for a wonderful childhood I had which is reminded by “Lakadi ki kaathi, kaathi pe ghoda”, I get tempted to praise my husband when I hear “Apki ankhon me kuch mehke huye se raaz hai”…
I thank god for presenting us with this wonderful duo magicians R D Burman & Gulzar every time I listen to “Tujhse naaraaz naheen zindagi, hairan hoon main…”
I must thank my elder brother for introducing me to the songs of Gulzar when I was studying in college. Till that point I didn’t have the slightest idea that the song “Tujhse naaraz naheen…” touched my heart due to the combination of great lyrics by Gulzar and music by R.D.Burman. Till that age I was only focusing on the music and voice of the singer. I was not appreciating the lyrics part of the songs. After listening to all the songs of a cassette “Gulzar hits” I was introduced to an entirely different variety of songs sung by Bhupinder, Asha Bhonsle, Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar and others. These songs had an unusual usage of words by Gulzar, though the lyrics looked simple sometimes I was not able to get the hidden meaning, there were so many Urdu words which were new to me, in spite of all these obstacles the songs didn’t stop attracting me, didn’t stop touching the heart. Then I did a rewind to my memory tape. Started wondering how the endless list of songs “Do naina aur ek kahani..”, “Lakadi ki kaathi, kaathi pe ghoda..”, “Musaphir hoon yaro..”, “Sa re ke saare ga ma ko lekar..” ….created a “jadu” on me and all these days I enjoyed them without acknowledging even a single word of appreciation to Gulzar. The song “Mera kuch saaman...” became my all time favorite just after listening it for the first time. When my brother had got that cassette “Gulzar hits” I heard songs “Thodi si zameen, thoda asaman...”, “Dil dhoondta hai phir wohi...” for the first time in my life and was sad that I missed the “jadu” for so long! After this I became conscious of the fact that whenever we like some songs we should also appreciate the lyricist who created it.
During the same lovely season of knowing many new golden songs of Gulzar, I happened to see the film “Masoom” (courtesy DD Metro). I had seen that film when I was studying in LKG, I was full of innocence then, and obvious option left for me was to cry for Jugal Hansraj. Since those days I longed to see that film once again. You know, seeing a film was not as easy as seeing films repeatedly in Sony TV or buying CD/DVD or copying CDs from friends, or downloading films as we do these days. I am talking about years 1995AD to 1999AD. So I was ready to wait indefinitely to watch “Masoom” once again. My wish was fulfilled on a Sunday afternoon. I was extremely happy and installed my body firmly in front of the TV not to miss even a single frame from the film. After few seconds, to my great surprise I saw “Story…by Gulzar”! I was taken aback with an expression as if to exclaim “Ohho! This guy writes stories also…” followed by another late realization and surprise “Ohhooo! The story of Masoom is written by Gulzar, that’s why it is such a nice story… Till now I didn’t know this!!!”
I became a great fan of Gulzar. I recollected all of my favorite songs and checked whether they are written by Gulzar or somebody else. Slowly my psychology underwent changes in such a way that when I liked a song I used to check whether it is Gulzar’s lyrics and also I started liking songs just because they are written by Gulzar. I know this is not the correct way to judge, but I am a common man, not a judge sitting in the panel of Oscars. Why do I need to justify my choices, my likes and dislikes?
Gradually, I became sensitive and conscious in this regard. I started seeing the cassette covers not only in search of hero-heroine’s photos & songs-list but also to read information on singers, lyricists, music directors, film directors, producers, script writer etc. As I am talking about the period earlier to1999AD, in that period I had not seen a CD, there were only cassettes.
Days passed by, and I grew more mature. I reached a maturity level where I was able to identify whether the song is written by Gulzar just by listening to the songs. Anyway I was intelligent enough from my school days to identify whether music is directed by R.D.Burman or not. The only missing part was lyrics! From the star-cast I was also able to say “Its Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s film or Basu Chatterjee’s film”, courtesy- Set Max for showing repeatedly Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s hit films!
I must also thank my elder brother for opening a door for me to another world of music created by A R Rehman. According me, his entry was another revolution, generation and a phenomenon in the world of Indian film music. I was so impressed by the songs of “Roja”, “Gentleman”, “Kaadalan” and “Kadal Desam”. That’s why I was wondering how come the title music of “Spirit of Unity Concerts for National Integration” program on DD1 was so fresh, youthful, yet having flavor of Indian classical music, because it was composed by A.R.Rehman. Through the “Roja” fame A.R.Rehman became hot favorite among the teenagers of my city! But but but…when I compare Rehman’s music with that of R.D Burman my feeling says something like this; whoever may be the singer or lyricist or actor or film director the effect that R D Burman’s music has created and still creates on my mood is something which can not be expressed in words. His music speaks directly with the heart. The way he used guitar music in his songs is so beautiful that whenever I listen to guitar music in some song I exclaim “R.D.B effect is used here!”
Except his music I didn’t know much about R.D.Burman. When I was in Pune, I had attended a program, a charity show where R.D Burman hit songs were sung by many good singers. Famous lyricist Gulshan Bawara was also present for that show. He shared many of his interesting experiences with “Pancham Da”. I was amazed to know how passionate R.D.Burman was. He was just crazy! That was the most memorable show I had ever witnessed. To come up with one ever green hit song it takes immense passion, crazy experiments, unusual madness and a number of pegs in the background, I realized!
We find R.D Burman song for every occasion and for every mood appropriately. When I was in love, longing for my lover was so blissful for me when I hummed the song “Aye tum yaad mujhe, gane lagi har dhadkan”, I always wish to be praised by my husband as “Jeevan se bhari teri aankhen majboor kare jeenekeliye”, fell in love with guitar when I heard “Nile nile ambar par chaand jab aye”, I forget the present and will be lost in an imaginary peaceful place of greenery with my husband when I listen to “Katara katara milti hain, katara katara jeene do”, I just enjoy some magical moments with the song “Roz roz aankhon tale”, I get cheerful after some bitter moments by the song “Anewala pal jaanewala hai”, I thank god for a wonderful childhood I had which is reminded by “Lakadi ki kaathi, kaathi pe ghoda”, I get tempted to praise my husband when I hear “Apki ankhon me kuch mehke huye se raaz hai”…
I thank god for presenting us with this wonderful duo magicians R D Burman & Gulzar every time I listen to “Tujhse naaraaz naheen zindagi, hairan hoon main…”
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ಇಂತಿದ್ದಾಗ, ನವ ಪ್ರಕಾಶನ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ ‘ಪ್ರಣತಿ’, ಅಂತರ್ಜಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡ ಬಳಸುವ ಮತ್ತು ಓದುವ ಎಲ್ಲರನ್ನು ಒಂದೆಡೆ ಸೇರಿಸುವ ಈ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಮುಂದಾಗಿದೆ. ನಾಡಿದ್ದು ಭಾನುವಾರ ನಾವೆಲ್ಲ ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಭೇಟಿಯಾಗುವ ಅವಕಾಶ ಒದಗಿ ಬಂದಿದೆ.
ಡೇಟು: 16 ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 2008
ಟೈಮು: ಇಳಿಸಂಜೆ ನಾಲ್ಕು
ಪ್ಲೇಸು: ಇಂಡಿಯನ್ ಇನ್ಸ್ಟಿಟ್ಯೂಟ್ ಆಫ್ ವರ್ಲ್ಡ್ ಕಲ್ಚರ್, ಬಸವನಗುಡಿ, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು
ಆವತ್ತು ನಮ್ಮೊಂದಿಗೆ, ಕನ್ನಡದ ಮೊದಲ ಅಂತರ್ಜಾಲ ತಾಣದ ರೂವಾರಿ ಡಾ| ಯು.ಬಿ. ಪವನಜ, ‘ದಟ್ಸ್ ಕನ್ನಡ’ದ ಸಂಪಾದಕ ಎಸ್.ಕೆ. ಶ್ಯಾಮಸುಂದರ್, ‘ಸಂಪದ’ದ ಹರಿಪ್ರಸಾದ್ ನಾಡಿಗ್, ‘ಕೆಂಡಸಂಪಿಗೆ’ಯ ಅಬ್ದುಲ್ ರಶೀದ್ ಸಹ ಇರ್ತಾರೆ, ಮಾತಾಡ್ತಾರೆ.
ಎಲ್ಲರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಒಂದು ಸಂಜೆ ಕಳೆಯುವ ಖುಶಿಗೆ ನೀವೂ ಪಾಲುದಾರರಾಗಿ ಅಂತ, ‘ಪ್ರಣತಿ’ಯ ಪರವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರೀತಿಯಿಂದ ಆಹ್ವಾನಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಈ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರಿಗೂ ತಿಳಿಸಿ. ಅವರನ್ನೂ ಕರೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಬನ್ನಿ.
ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಗೋಣ,
ಇಂತಿ,
-ಶ್ರೀಧರ
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Nice write-up. It shows how much u admire gulzar. Every song that u’ve mentioned here is a gem piece.
Gulzar is my all time fav lyricists & director – writer too. Have watched most of his movies – Aandhi, koshish, angoor etc. I love his lyrics! I think the beauty of his songs is that though he uses some unfamiliar urdu words, the words are so beautifully woven together that it doesn’t fail to touch your heart. That’s one major difference with Javed Akhar & gulzar. Gulzar remains eclectic in his choice of words & yet his songs are popular. Javed’s songs are popular because they are written in ‘our’ language with ‘our’ sensibilities.
Look at gulzar’s work in ishqiya. I never tire of hearing ‘dil toh bachcha hai ji’
True Sujatha, Gulzar remains Gulzar. His songs are full of "ped", "paudhe", "shaakh", "paani", "patta", "baarish", "saundhi saundhi mitthi"...all that a nature lover longs to see, touch, feel and enjoy
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