The making of film music in India has never been affected by divisiveness and bigotry. Composers and lyricists have created masterful works on all kinds of gods, goddesses and prophets, regardless of their personal faith. And audiences and listeners, for the most part, have accepted this without much wonderment or questioning. Ishwar Allah , from Earth , asks why there should be any animosity at all.
Part of a soundtrack packed with passion, pathos and exuberance, the song, written by Javed Akhtar and scored by AR Rahman, reflects Partition-era disquiet but seems even more relevant today. It is more than just a reminder of the commonality of faiths. Composer Jaidev uses raag Gaud Sarang — digressing slightly in a later stanza — and its sa-ga-re-ma-ga essence to produce a tender, wistful effect. Set in raag Malkauns, the bhajan has Baiju yearning for a glimpse of his guru.
The invocation meanwhile infuses the ailing guru with energy so that he is able to take tentative steps towards the idol of his beloved Lord Krishna. The longing for oneness or union with the divine has been the subject of songs in nearly every genre, from Sufi compositions to the bhajans and abhangs of poet-saints.
Sapnay is a remake of Minsara Kanavu , which has the lyrically smoother version of the above song. There have been several much loved prayerful songs by several other composers, not directed at any particular deity, but containing pointers to the human condition and the universal plea to a higher power for continued love, protection, and guidance. A poor, wilful young woman, arrested on false charges, is sent kicking and screaming, to a rehabilitation home.
A more interesting conversation, with a seemingly uncaring deity, is this petulant song in the same film, set in raag Jaijaivanti, and sung with precision by Lata Mangeshkar. Her warden recognises an untapped talent. Sit down and sing it properly for us, he tells her. It is the season of celebration of the Mother Goddess, and dozens of paeans have been sung to her many forms. The garba-dandiya songs, like the one to Ma Sherawali from Suhaag , remain popular to this day.
But the goddess as Vaishno Devi is particularly sought out in a crisis. Lagaan Lyrics Song Lyrics. Latest Movies Lyrics Simmba. Thugs of Hindostan. Crack Jatt. Bhaiaji Superhit. Badhaai Ho.
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