An Indian Morning
Sunday November 18th, 2018 with Dr. Harsha V. Dehejia and Kishore "Kish" Sampat
An Indian Morning celebrates not only the Music of India but equally its various arts and artisans, poets and potters, kings and patriots. The first half of the program features classical and religious music as well as regional and popular music. The seco

An Indian Morning celebrates not only the Music of India but equally its various arts and artisans, poets and potters, kings and patriots. The first half of the program features classical and religious music as well as regional and popular music. The second half features community announcements, Ghazals, Themes, Popular Old & New Bollywood Films music and more. The ethos of the program is summarized by its signature closing line, "Seeking the spirit of India, Jai Hind". 01-RAM GOVIND HARI CD MISC-20181118 TRACK#01 5:35 VANDE GURU PARAMPARAM-2016; RAHUL VELLAL; KUDEEP M PAI; SANT KABIR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixMvbjEUP-g हार्दिक अभिनंदन आप सबका, शुक्रिया, घन्यावाद और Thank You इस प्रोग्राम को सुनने के लिए। हर रविवार यानी सन्डे की सुबह जब आप आँखे खोलते है तब हमारा उभरता हुआ प्रोग्राम आप की सुबह को खुशनुमा बनाने की कोशिश करता है। उमीद है की आप हर रविवार की आलसायी चाय की चुस्कीयों के साथ हमें सुनना पसंद करेंगे। आज सुनते हैं एक अलग फ्लेवर वाली गज़ल‍। इसे लिखा है रईस अख्तर ने और धुन बनाई है जगजीत सिंह ने‍। इसे एक्सटेसीज़ नामक एल्बम में रिलीज़ किया गया था‍। लंबा समय किसी के साथ गुज़ार लेने के बाद उसपर भरोसा हो जाना चाहिए और अगर धोखा भी मिले जो खूबसूरत हो तो उसे गले लगा लें‍। ये प्रेम के मामले में तो ठीक है मगर बाकी के केस में क्या करना चाहिए आप समझिए‍। गज़ल में साउंड ओवेरलेप का सुन्दर प्रयोग है जो आम तौर पर गज़लों में प्रयोग नहीं होता है‍। 02-HUMKO DUSHMANKI NIGAHON SE CD MISC-20181118 TRACK#02 5:17 ECSTASIES-1984; CHITRA SINGH; JAGJIT SINGH; RAEES AKHTAR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37A4CgtgT2E If, after watching Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, you agree that romance on the big screen isn’t what it used to be, you might want to flashback to the times when the Hindi film hero was always a man and not a boy, whether it was desi Elvis Shammi Kapoor, eternal lover Dev Anand, handsome-with-toothy-grin Shashi Kapoor, He-Man Dharmendra, or the red-lipped Rajendra Kumar. Raj Kapoor’s Bobby (1973) was a fresh take on young love, but it also signalled a nearly two-decade long reign of young love over mature love stories. The star son launches of the 1980s include Kumar Gaurav in Love Story (1981), Sanjay Dutt in Rocky (1981) and Sunny Deol in Betaab (1983). Melody made a comeback with Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988), in which Nasir Hussain cast his nephew Aamir Khan as the chocolate-faced hero. Sooraj Barjatya climbed on to the youth bandwagon with his smash hit, Maine Pyar Kiya (1989), starring Salman Khan. And Shah Rukh Khan became a household name with Aditya Chopra’s Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995). Men were no longer cool. The Khans were Peter Pan, forever young. But what about the mature love story – the working-class romances of Basu Chatterjee, Gulzar and Basu Bhattacharya that were based on relationships between ordinary men and women? The kind of film in which eyes conveyed more meaning than dialogue, the sari was a fashion statement and “size zero” was unheard of? The films that reflected modest dreams and the languid pace of life? The mature romance genre has few takers now, with welcome exceptions like Saathiya (2002), Cheeni Kum (2007) and Piku (2015). One hopes that with such films, new-age directors will reclaim the space of the mature love story once occupied by the great masters. Here is a selection. Rajnigandha (1974) Vidya Sinha is all set to marry fiancé Amol Palekar when a job offer takes her to Mumbai. Destiny sends her ex-lover (Dinesh Thakur) back into her life. She must make a choice between true love and an affair doomed to fail. A lovely soundtrack by Salil Chowdhury (especially the title track and Mukesh’s Kahin Baar Yun) make this Basu Chatterjee production a film for all seasons. 03-RANIGANDHA PHOOL TUMHARE CD MISC-20181118 TRACK#03 4:25 RAJNIGANDHA-1974; LATA MANGESHKAR; SALIL CHAUDHARY; YOGESH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j5dRsWevdM Chhoti Si Baat (1975) Amol Palekar loves Vidya Sinha, but is too shy to make a move. Enter Ashok Kumar, who trains young men in the seduction game. There are several funny moments, especially the scenes of one-upmanship between Amol and his arch rival Asrani. All’s well that ends well in Basu Chatterjee’s world. Salil Chowdhury’s evergreen soundtrack includes the title song and Jaaneman Jaaneman. 04-JAANEMAN JAANEMAN TERE DO NAYAN CD MISC-20181118 TRACK#04 5:14 CHHOTI SI BAAT-1975; YESUDAS, ASHA BHOSLE; SALIL CHAUDHARY; GULZAR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ats8Y1yzgPI Palkon Ki Chhaon Main (1977) Rajesh Khanna plays the lovable village postman who is secretly in love with Mohini (Hema Malini). She is waiting for her soldier lover (Jeetendra) to return from war. It’s ultimately the postman who delivers news of the lover’s death to his beloved. The poignant tale, written by Gulzar, was directed by Meraj. 05-KOI MERE MATHE KI BINDIYA CD MISC-20181118 TRACK#05 4:54 PALKON KI CHHAON MEIN-1977; LATA MANGESHKAR; LAXMIKANT-PYARELAL; GULZAR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbDyaAtOlKA Anubhav, Aavishkar & Grihapravesh The trilogy of Anubhav (1971), Aavishkar (1973) and Grihapravesh (1979) was Basu Bhattacharya’s ode to mature love. In Anubhav, a busy newspaper editor (Sanjeev Kumar) falls in love once again with his beautiful but neglected wife (Tanuja). Aavishkar is about a young couple (Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore) who can’t live with or without each other. Griha Pravesh, starring Sanjeev Kumar, Tagore and Sarika, is a sensitive film about infidelity. Geeta Dutt’s dulcet tones in the song Meri Jaan from Anubhav, which was also her last film, is simply divine. 06-MERI JAAN MUJHE JAAN NA KAHO CD MISC-20181118 TRACK#06 3:54 ANUBHAV-1971; GEETA DUTT; KANU ROY; GULZAR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6FkVPOMtvM 07-BOLIYE SURILEE BOLIYAN CD MISC-20181118 TRACK#07 4:32 GRIHA PRAVESH-1979; BHUPINDER, SULAKSHNA PANDIT; KANU ROY; GULZAR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YYqC-T8H8Y Kinara (1977) Dharmendra and Hema Malini play a couple on the verge of marriage. When the man is killed in an accident, the woman, a dancer, gives up on life, and is persuaded to snap out of her depression by Jeetendra’s character. Outstanding songs by RD Burman, including Meethe Bol Bole, Naam Gum Jayega, Jaane Kya Sochkar Nahi Guzra, Koi Nahi Kai Nahin and Ek Hi Khwab make this complex Gulzar drama an engaging tearjerker. 08-NAAM GUM JAYEGA CD MISC-20181118 TRACK#08 5:39 KINARA-1977; BHUPINDER, LATA MANGESHKAR; R. D. BURMAN; GULZAR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hE2NUPewB8 ताजा सुर-ताल रफ्ता रफ्ता मेडली 09-RAFTA RAFTA MEDLEY CD MISC-20181118 TRACK#09 5:03 YAMLA PAGLA DEEWANA PHIR SE-2018; REKHA, SONAKSHI SINHA, VISHAL MISHRA, JORDI PATEL, DISHA SHARMA, AKASH OJHA; VISHAL MISHRA; KUNWAL JUNEJA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5yjGxqlumk सुरैया There is certain grandeur in the way 'Suraiyya' begins, a song that brings together Katrina Kaif and Aamir Khan. Yet again, one is transported back in the era of the 40s and the 50s when such English-Hindi fusion music was in the vogue. Of course, the film is set much back in time and since one hasn't really heard how the music was during the 1800s, one has to live with what is in the offering. Vishal Dadlani and Shreya Ghoshal come together to create the mood and feel of the time gone by but overall the tune doesn't really excite much beyond a point. 10-SURAIYYA CD MISC-20181118 TRACK#10 3:46 THUGS OF HINDOSTAN-2018; VISHAL DADLANI, SHREYA GHOSHAL; AJAY-ATUL; AMITABH BHATTACHARYA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwm_gOZkyM4 आज से तेरी It is a beautiful start to the song as the sound of 'dholki' with a 'shehnai' in the background reminds one of the kind of music that Nadeem-Shravan made aplenty back in the 90s and the 2000s. In fact, it is quite credible to hear Amit Trivedi come up with 'Aaj Se Teri' which is just not the kind of melody that one usually associates with him. Nonetheless, this is a beautiful piece with some simple lyrics by Kausar Munit further accentuated by the manner in which Arijit Singh sings this one. Easy on the ears and finding a quick place on the lips, this one stays with you for days after you have heard it just a couple of times. 11-AAJ SE TERI CD MISC-20181118 TRACK#11 5:20 PADMAN-2018; ARIJIT SINGH; AMIT TRIVEDI; ARIJIT SINGH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFsEqOBG51M THE END समाप्त