Sorry; the QnA’s are pending, but I hv been one-handed the past few days — one of my infrequent bouts of tendinitis, caused by a combination of playing guitar without warming up, sudden changes of weather, and excessive moisture in the air.
I’m driving fm Khatima (Uttarakhand, near the Nepal border) to Delhi, nearly 7 hours, made easier by my ipod — travelling alone is usually the only time I listen to music 🙂
Just wanted to post, without waiting for Kaminey to release — Vishal Bhardwaj is a genius! Am I the only one who feels that the Omkara soundtrack was worthy of a Grammy? I’d love to meet him and quiz him on his compositional and creative process! A seemingly nondescript gentleman with an unabashedly North Indian ethos, he seems to be at utmost ease with string sounds reminiscent of B/W Hollywood movies, liquid grand piano samples, splashy DJ vamps and coarse yet perfect lyrics that reek of the Indian countryside!
His latest masterstroke is taking one of our definitive catchphrases and turning it into the next great Bollywood riff — Dhan te nan!! I’m sure I’m not the only one who grew up trumpeting this phrase dramatically before the mirror, during every especially heroic moment in childhood play :))
How obvious, how simple, how cool, how perfect — how come no one thought of this before??
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i keep bursting into this song much to the discomfort of my friends 😛
Dhan tanaaaaaaa.. TANA NANA!! 😀
btw are you coming to chennai anytime this year?
Chennai?? Well I’m going to Ranchi on Monday — hope to catch up with yr parents there.
JGD
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WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT??? waaaaahh.. :'(
Ya kab hua? Nobody told me…pich! 🙁 21 years in that city and you dont come. Ok fine. Maybe once. Or twice. But now i’m in chennai..eating colourful pocha hostel food..i need to see you more than they do.. come na!
dearest bhaiya,
i was forced 2 listen 2 this song by my nephew, i also liked it,and the other tracks tooo. fata!!!!he is a good music director and composer. but ??????? movie was ???????????. after a long time i left the theatre in the interval. i dnt know wheather u watch movies?.
get well soon !!!!!! love to u and tina.
really….its an excellent song with gud composition and lyrics as well.
Well, nw u r going 2 Ranchi, please come to Bathinda at least.
JGD
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We seeing you in London soon 🙂 Bought d tickets and eagerly waiting for your concert!….
~Varsha
I absolutely adore Vishal Bharadwaj’s music. I have written about his composition ‘Jhin Min Jhini’ from Maqbool. The song lapses into Amir Khusro’s phenomenal ‘Aaj Rung Hain’ oh-so beautifully. http://locks.livejournal.com/155615.html is my post on the subject.
As for Omkara, it is a fantastic collection. Can’t help gushing over Gulzar’s amazing lyrics either. Vishal B is a true dude, what can I say!
Jai Guru Dev,
Lakshmi
Jai Gurudev Bhaiya,
Dhan te Nan….!! tana nana nana!! Lots of new music coming up these days…. One of the guys who does brilliant work is Pritam…Music of Love Aaj Kal is too Goood:) Some really nice songs..have been constantly listening to them !! Ye Doorian… chor bazari and then Ajj Din Chadeya!!:)
With Love,
Jai Gurudev,
Siddharth