Another
song, for Janmashtami - this time from the combination of Dev Anand, R
D, Kishore & Anand Bakshi. This however is not a bhajan - though
cast in that mould. Rather this one is a sermon - A sermon in the movie
to those who had turned their back to the world in the name of the
religion. However, the way Anand Bakshi portrayed the feelings of the
protagonist of the movie, this can also be a sermon to all those who use
religion for their own gains, without actually bothering to understand it.
This song from Hare Rama Hare Krishna, interestingly starts just when
the first stanza of Dum Maro Dum ends. Apart from the fact that somehow
Dev Anand was not sure about Dum Maro Dum, another reason for retaining
only one stanza perhaps was his not wanting the sermon from the elder
brother in the movie to be overshadowed by the menace against which he was shown fighting.
He was however unduly worried. Despite the amazing music that Dum Maro
Dum was made of, RD also ensured, by suddenly bringing a music slower in
rhythm, and replete with Indian percussion instruments, that this song
was so perfectly juxtaposed to the earlier one. This ensured people
noticed this song too. Not that it really made much of a difference in
last 40 years, because the following verse are still as relevant as they
were when the movie was released:
Ram ko Samjho, Krishna ko Jaano,
Neend se Jago, O Mastano
Jeet lo Man ko Padh kar Geeta
Man hi Hara, woh Kya Jeeta
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