May 04, 2006 01:51 PM
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(Updated May 04, 2006 01:51 PM)
Welcome to the world Rahul Dev Burman Fan club! It's a mere review of the legendary composer R. D. Burman in his last flick '1942 A love Story'. I wish I could talk about each of his creation. You know, I find myself as confused and wordless as a child in a topless bar, while explaining about Panchamda. I am sure my words in praise of him will almost be like a bicycle competing with a rocket, or a statistical comparison of Maninder Singh's batting performance with that of Sachin Tendulkar, beyond comparison and far away from being appropriate. I consider him an ocean and I am just a tiny vessel. However, today I have accumulated somewhat courage that I am able to write at least something about him. If at all I am able to do, I will consider myself of having achieved a thing in my life. I will talk about the each individual song of the album.
Ek ladki ko dekha to aisa laga…
It was the first venture of RD and Kumar Sanu. I never thought that a singer of Kumar Sanu’s caliber could ever be molded into such a fine and virtuous voice and vent. He sounded as innocent as a newly laid egg, as dim and soft as the dawn. Sometimes, I even would compare his voice in that particular song as the sunshine just after the rain fall, that makes the rainbow visible – spotless, soft, faint and pleasant as a child smile after a brief sob.
Pyar hua chupke se…
I had never rated Kavita Krishnamurthy in my hit list of female singers, or possibly I had been waiting for a song of this kind. I was as wishful as a hungry beggar! Finally I had it, and that was the first time when Kavita landed directly into the top 5 position of my all time hit list. After having heard the song a number of times, I found that it had so called partial inspiration from two songs, one of which was composed by RD himself and the other by legendary singer Kishore Kumar. The former was Panna ki tamanna hai ki heera mujhe mil jaaye from the movie Heera Panna, and the latter was Panthi hoon main us pathh ka from the movie Door ka Rahi. Believe me, I would sing all the three full songs one after another for you if I could, if I permitted. I like all of three songs so very much. All of them are based on different feel. But, it does happen that the ears like even the copied items, but only if they have the required and relevant kind of lyrics and taste. It was otherwise, for an unknown, a great music flavour.
I saw the excerpts of audio release party. This was when RD Burman had already passed away. They were all missing RD a lot, along with me for I have been such a great RD lover for so long. Kavita Krishnamurthy started weeping on stage when she was asked to talk about this song. It was really touching. It showed the great respect and gratitude for her composer, which is usually seldom seen with the so-called singers nowadays.
Roothh na jana…
It’s Kumar Sanu again with his yet another silk voice. The minute mudki (as used in hindustani classical) in each mukhda was performed outstandingly and carefully. I mean small curls and curves of the voice were so clear and understandable. I must appreciate the singer for this particular song because he had sung a long line without taking a breath, and that was tough. One more fact about Sanu is that he always used to make a breathing sound during a pause between two words in a song. That was almost completely removed in this song. That is really appreciable and impressive transition.
Kuchh na kaho…
One more blockbuster from Kumar Sanu made him a legend than just a star, with him being better than his own best. What a wonderful creation! Can I ever get suitable words in explaining the song’s quality? I really don’t think so. Javed Akhtar-RD-Kumar Sanu’s trio has left only void to criticize for the song, really so. I better switch over to the next song, before getting into any controversy for being short of words. In short, it is just a landmark and can easily be one of the top 20 in the good quality and meaningful song list of the entire 1990 decade.
Rimjhim rimjhim…
You listen to this song on a hottest and most humid day, even then you will feel the coolness of the first rain. It has a Midas touch. It is Kumar Sanu and Kavita Krishnamurthy at their best. And as the sound of the cracking cloud comes you may even think outside to see whether it was in the song or in reality! Such is the kind sound effects it has. Don’t miss it on a rainy day, it will be a pleasure to hear. It must be!
Ye safar bahoot hai kathhin magar…
Have you heard Hemant Kumar, the legendary singer and composer of 1950s? Shivaji Chattopadhyay whose voice sounds very similar to Hemant kumar has sung this song. If you carefully listen to this song you would find similarities with Jeewan ke safar mein rahi miltein hain bichhad jaane ko song composed by the legend SD Burman, sung by Kishore Kumar from a Dev Anand - Asha Parekh movie, don’t exactly remember the movie name. A slow and soothing song. An august combination of lyrics, voice and picturization.
Kuchh na kaho (chorus)
Has been appropriately used as the background score in the movie in a very gloomy moment.
Kuchh na kaho(sad)
There has been a great collaboration with Lata Mangeshkar and RD Burman. They have been paired for countless songs. The first impression for this song, definitely before hearing the song, was a shock for having used Lata in such short span. I mean, she could easily have sung all the female numbers for the movie, as she has done for so many songs in so many movies! After having listened to the song, although, the obscure expression had completely gone. The kind of pain the song had generated along with the chorus, was really commendable, and could possibly done only by the Lata Mangeshkar, the singing nightingale of India. Truly, she and only she can spawn such depth and passion.
The album is decorated and sequenced in such a way that it appears as a story of songs rather than just an album. It has got the flavour innocent of first love. It has got the roaming around the girl whom you think you’re in love with. It has the passion, the pain, the anticipation of a slight view of your beloved, and many such feelings, that can only be felt, and not to be expressed in words. Those who have passed through this, and have really loved someone sometime in their entire life, must have experienced most of these, I am very sure.
