Thursday, August 29, 2013

Ram Ko Samjho, Krishna Ko Jano..

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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