Once again it is the time of Durga Pooja. Living in
Powai in these days is indeed a privilege with all the festivities around.
Keeping with the festive spirit, like last year, once again I am using this as
an opportunity to put across two songs of Pancham on each post - one Bangla
& another Hindi; the similarity being the composition - with one inspiring
the another.
Today being the birth anniversary of Hrishikesh Mukherjee, one of
the most sensitive director of Hindi movies, it will be a befitting tribute to
select a song from one of his movies. This one is from Jurmana, released in
1979. Sandwiched between Golmaal & Khubsoorat, Jurmana was less popular, (and
hence was lucky of not having been remade in its modern, heartless, glamourised
versions!) despite a stellar cast, good performances and some amazing
compositions of Pancham.
In my last post, on Lata Mangeshkar's Birthday, I wrote about her
singing some classical compositions under the baton of Pancham. One such gem is
from Jurmana. The composition was based on Raag Kalavati, which he had earlier
used successfully for the title qawwali of Hum Kisi Se Kam Nahin.
Coming back to Jurmana - or rather the song I am presenting here.
It is essentially a Lata solo, though begins with a cameo vocal by Manna Dey.
Once the song is on its way, & Lata takes over, the composition has
Pancham using a host of Indian instruments, including Sitar and Santoor. Lata
of course rises to this difficult & delectable composition and shows her
absolute mastery over the genre. Before I move on, let us hear her rendering Ae
Sakhi Radhike:
Gali-gali
men Gokul ki yeh naam pukaare,
Shyaam
pukaare baithi hai jamunaa kinaare,
Kabhi
mere kabhi tere ghar ko gai
Shyaam
ko dhundhate aap hi kho gai
Ae sakhi
Raadhike baavari ho gai
Lata's perfect rendition of this Hindi song is not
surprising though. What is surprising is the Bangla composition, - Bolo
ki Achhe - released in 1977. Here, the composition has lesser
instruments, and hence used in more pronounced manner - with emphasis on flute
& Sarangi. What makes it more special is finding the singer Pancham in
altogether a different avataar, modulating his voice and flowing with each of
the notes of the composition
So here it is - a Durga Pooja special for the fans of Pancham:
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