Chatterbugz: 2009

Thursday, December 10, 2009

बहती हवा सा था वोह .....

Very nice song from the movie 3 Idiots.

The first thing I can't help but notice, is that this song HAS to be about Aamir. There is no chance in the world that either Sharman Joshi or Madhavan can play the character described here, while Aamir is around !!

The second noticeable thing is that it has a very distinct Bengali sound to it, you know, the likes where the maanjhi is singing to pass the time while he gets the naiyaan to the other side of the dariyaan, but is actually singing about the states of the mind of his passengers.

One can almost visualize Sharman Joshi and Madhavan sitting in the boat and reminiscing about Aamir.

बहती हवा सा था वोह ... उडती पतंग सा था वोह ...
कहाँ गया उसे ढूँढो !!
बहती हवा सा था वोह ... उडती पतंग सा था वोह ...
कहाँ गया उसे ढूँढो !!

हमको तो राहें थी चलाती ... वोह खुद अपनी राह बनाता ...
गिरता संभलता मस्ती में चलता था वोह !!
हमको कल की फिक्र सताती ... वोह बस आज का जश्न मनाता ...
हर लम्हे को खुल के जीता था वोह !!
कहाँ से आया था वोह ... छु के हमारे दिल को .....
कहाँ गया उसे ढूँढो !!

सुलगती धुप में छाव के जैसा ... रेगिस्तान में गाव के जैसा ...
मन के घाव पे मरहम जैसा ... था वोह !!
हम सहमे से रहते कुँए में ... वोह नदियाँ में गोते लगाता ...
उलटी धारा चीर के तैरता था वोह !!
बादल आवारा था वोह ... यार हमारा था वोह ...
कहाँ गया उसे ढूँढो !!

हमको तो राहें थी चलाती ... वोह खुद अपनी राह बनाता ...
गिरता संभलता मस्ती में चलता था वोह !!
हमको कल की फिक्र सताती ... वोह बस आज का जश्न मनाता ...
हर लम्हे को खुल के जीता था वोह !!
कहाँ से आया था वोह ... छु के हमारे दिल को .....
कहाँ गया उसे ढूँढो !!

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Rajkonna maane Angel .....

This is a performance by a Bengali dude called Iman Sen, in the MTV Rock On show.
He describes about himself, his background in music, and the song itself in the build up to the performance. So no point in me re-iterating the details.

Beautiful song, very well sung and check out the sparkle in Kailash Kher's eyes at the end of the performance ........ :-)

Tell me where have you come from .....
Oh beautiful woman .....
You were my hearts desire ....

But are you really there?
Or are you just a figment of my imagination?
A picture which the rain mischievously splatters in the night ....

My whole world comes to a standstill
at the slight tinkle of the bells adorning your feet
Believe me when I say
that I have loved you more than life itself .....
And as always ... would you hold it against me?
Believe me when I say
that I have loved you more than life itself .....
And you can blame me for it .....

Are you my happiness?
My most beautiful one .....
I have seen the rain ...
I have seen you step into it ... and fade away .....
You are my Angel

Rajkonna maane Angel !!!

Draped in white ...
... the most beautiful one
Your impish grin that I love so much ...
Come back to me !!

Angel ... Angel ... Angel ...
Are you my Angel?
My Angel ... My Angel !!

The English version of the lyrics does not do much justice to the song, I feel. I almost have half a heart to get Bengali lessons from somewhere, and yes, divulge a bit more into "Bangla Rock" (as they call it) :-)

Friday, August 21, 2009

My kinda dance .....

A friend on one of the "social networking" sites put up this video in his favorites, and for once, I enjoyed something from the updates I see on my home page, which I see owing to the feature where they clutter my home page when my "friends" clutter theirs!
(Slightly besides the point, but given that this is an internal RSS feed of sorts, I wonder if they use the same technology :-p).

Anyways, so I really loved this video. Firstly, kudos to the choreographer (as would oft be repeated in the comments section against this video), and also to the 30-odd performers (including the singular girl in the center of the front-row whom I did not notice till after half the video) for maintaining such a straight face throughout the performance !! :-D

Just notice the steps @1:51 where the song goes "मुझको आवाज दो ..... " and also @3:58 where it goes "के दिल करे हाय ..... " !!
Beats the hell out of even The Govinda or The Mithunda steps !!

I cannot help not smiling ..... especially because if I ever get "on stage" to dance, this will be the only kind of dance that I might be able to pull off !!!
(I am sure more than a few people would agree with me here :-))

P.S.: Does the girl fall at the very end, just before the Ganpati dance starts ???

Sunday, August 16, 2009

No. 62 it is !!

A "forward" that I received today pretty much sums up the importance of this day .....

LORD MACAULAY'S ADDRESS TO THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT, 2 FEBRUARY, 1835

I have traveled across the length and breadth of India and I have not seen one person who is a beggar, who is a thief. Such wealth I have seen in this country, such high moral values, people of such caliber, that I do not think we would ever conquer this country, unless we break the very backbone of this nation, which is her spiritual and cultural heritage. And, therefore, I propose that we replace her old and ancient education system, her culture, for if the Indians think that all that is foreign and English is good and greater than their own, they will lose their self-esteem, their native culture and will become what we want them, a truly dominated nation.

It pains me to say that I was not able to attend any flag hoisting ceremony today, not even the one in my apartment like I did on the 26^th. Would have loved to blame it on the "flu" rampant in the city, but I know that really was not the reason. :-(