Rahman has been awarded for the score of slum dog and for the song ' jai ho ' by the American Academy of motion pictures and sciences.He deserves to win an oscar; so talented is he;but this certainly is not his best work.The main purpose however of my writing this blog is not so much for rehman but for the lyricist Gulzar who too has been awarded for the slumdog song ' jai ho '. Gulzar has completed about 50 years in cinema. He started as assistant to the legendary Bimal Roy; wrote his first song for 'Bandini '--' mora gora rang lele mohe shyam rang dede'. Since then Gulzar has traversed a path of versatality and distinction not only as a lyricist but also as filmmaker,dialoge and screenplay writer.
Hindi cinema too has moved on from the era when music was superior to the film and lyricist such as Sahir, shakeel, shailendra dominated not only the film music but the hearts and minds of indian youth.
The landmark music of Guru dutt's Pyasa by sachin da and lyrics by sahir created such an impact on the youth that administration was worried.Specially the song-- 'jinhe naaz he hind par wo kahan hai ' -- the image of Gurudutt as he meanders and stumbles through the narrow lanes of poor urban dwellings depicting the sorrow , hunger and helplessness of young India.
The song in 'Pyasa' , mocks at Nehru for his failed Socialism; so high were the expectations from him.
Well; the nation , songs and cinema have come a long way since the days of 'Pyasa', the standard of songs have degenerated, the standard of living has improved for many and many are still the same; the ever mushrooming slums state the state.
But we say 'Jai ho 'as we jump on the captilist bandwagon to redeem us from our slums and slugishness.Abandonig; Socialism and Sahir.
Jinhe naaz he hind par woh kahan hai.
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