While on my regular evening walk today,there it was - after a
hiatus of almost 2 months - a perfect setting Sun. There were a few
clouds but too few and too scattered to make any difference. It seems
the time to bid adieu to another monsoon is here. A perfect way to end a
week that began with the birthday of Asha Bhosle.
Now, just in
case you all are wondering about the missing connection that my
ramblings are hinting at, here is another gem of Pancham. A not so heard
composition from one of Gulzar's unsung works - Namkeen.
Namkeen was a 1982 release starring Waheeda, Sharmila, Shabana, Kiran
Vairale and Sanjeev Kumar, and was centered around the world of Waheeda
& her three daughters, and the interplay of their emotions,
aspirations & relationship - before and after the entry of Sanjeev
Kumar in their household.
The composition I was talking about is
at the moment when one you are in love with has gone away, without a
hint of promise to return. It is not really a complete heart-break.
There is an uncertainty, a lingering doubt and yet there is a hope.
Pancham created a haunting melody, using the reverberating effect of
percussion instruments which coupled with a drawling & distortion
effect of very soft Guitar notes bring out the pathos. Asha's voice,
with the mountains as backdrop, echoes Shabana's musings &
sentiments, as she roams amidst the melancholic & foggy Rohtang
Pass, almost touching the clouds, asking:
Mud ki aane ki reet hai ki nahi?
Kali darga se poochungi jaake
Tere mann mein bhi preet hai ki nahi?
Kachchi puliya se hoke gujariyo,
Kachchi puliya kinaare milungi
Phir se aiyo badra bidesi,
Tere pankhon pe moti jadungi
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