random thoughts here and there..

Bollywood is a crazy place ;seeing the movies and music they make these days, I'm compelled to think thus. However like a ligtening out of the blue, once a while, we are shown glimpses of magic , creations of pure art , reflecting the best of men and women who makeup part of this world called Bollywood.

a few of those magical notes in movies made post 1989( dont ask me what this year means to me!!)
1. Ghazab kaa hain Din ( QSQT)
2. Dil Deewana ( MPK) ( SPB's version )
3. Oye Oye (Tridev) ( out of place eh ?? )
4. Ghoonghat ki Aaad Se ( HHRPK)
5. All songs from Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar and the whole part of the movie including the bicycle hero :)
6. Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin
7. Mera Dil Bhi Kitna Paagal Hain and Bahut Pyar karte Hai ( Saajan )
8. Everything about DDLJ with special mention of 'Ghar Aaja pardesi' and Kajol in 'Mere Khwabon mein '
9. Repeat point 8 a million times...:)
10. A very nice Pahadi number called 'hum tumse na kuch ' from this obscure movie called Ziddi
11. Hume Jab se Mohaabat ho gayee hain from Border
12. Aisa Lagta Hain from Refugee

now my mind stops working..... yes.. all these are very romantic and mushy songs.. they stand out becuase they are good creations or attempts to recreate the poetic stuff movies in pre 80s where made of.. am sure half of the worl dwould hate these songs.. who cares.. I live listening to these day in and day out..

Ustad Mohd Rafi

I dedicate this post to my dear friend SP who in my opinion is the world's most romantic girl second only to me :) :)

Also, she has been really influential in my progress from Kishore school of music to Rafi's. And thats quite a graduation ,I tell you. Not to say that Kishore is a lesser nice singer but only that no one is comparable to the music of Mohd Rafi. As I talk to good old SP about the music called rafi, I can only ask 'what made him and his singing so special ?? ' Was it his hours of riyaaz with Bade Ustad ? A lot yes would have been that. No matter what people say about classical music, it is as true as sunrise that riyaaz does to your voice what butter does to Pav bhaji !!! ( bad comparison ?? ) But it is more than that. For Rafi , singing was second nature I guess. So, it came unknown to him maybe and when things happen without your undue interference , they almost always happen perfect !!!

I feel rafi just needs to twist the words while speaking and they turn to songs.. am listening to 'Chalkaayen jaam' and you know what i feel ? Who is there in this world for me, who can drink to the beauty of my eyes.. :) This is too much to ask I know :) but thats the point. Rafi's voice makes even the dullest of people romantic I guess.. So, now you know where SP's level of romanticism is ??

As SP and I just talked, both of us strongly believe that listening to Mohd rafi helps women stay young, look beautiful, happy and an eternal romantic.

What about the men ? Please, please atleast learn to be a little romantic by listening to Rafi !!