Then began the usual running around, and the momentary musical bliss got overshadowed by hysterical, not-so-musical yells of "break the news" and "write an obit" - something my ears get auto adjusted to.
In this day and age where nasal renditions top music charts and crass remixes sell more than their original counterparts, naushad's music stands out.
Who can forget Lata Mangeshkar's priceless rendition of suppressed agony as she sang Yun hi koi mil gaya tha with a haunting whistle playing out in the background for the effects (Naushad took over Pakeezah from the legendary Ghulam Mohammad when the maestro died), or the extremely enjoyable Madhuban mein raadhikaa naache re - a challenge for every vocalist?
I vividly remember practising Insaaf kii dagar pe, bacchon dikhao chal ke and Nanhaa munnaa raahii hoon for morning assembly prayer meets during school days.
As much as we mimmicked the nasal Afsaana likh rahi hoon and the yesteryear bubbly number Bachpan ke din, we enjoyed the romantic, satin numbers Mere mehboob tujhe meri mohabbad ki kasam and Do sitaron ka zameen par hai milan.
Considered Sangeet ka aathvan sur (the eighth note of notation), Naushad has left behind a rich musical legacy, sadly, to some very undeserving, thankless modern day "musical maestros".
So, as news channels put Naushad compositions in a loop and play it out every bulletin as a "musical tribute", I sit here wondering what to pity more - the fact that the musical genius is no more, or that his legacy was so easily forgotten. About the AuthorDivisha Gupta ...Read Morefirst published:May 05, 2006, 13:49 ISTlast updated:May 05, 2006, 13:49 IST
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The soothing tones of Naushad's music playing out on every news channel came as a much-needed relief from the usual humdrum of the newsroom...a mesmerising spell broken only by the realisation that the veteran octagenarian was no more.
Then began the usual running around, and the momentary musical bliss got overshadowed by hysterical, not-so-musical yells of "break the news" and "write an obit" - something my ears get auto adjusted to.
In this day and age where nasal renditions top music charts and crass remixes sell more than their original counterparts, naushad's music stands out.
Who can forget Lata Mangeshkar's priceless rendition of suppressed agony as she sang Yun hi koi mil gaya tha with a haunting whistle playing out in the background for the effects (Naushad took over Pakeezah from the legendary Ghulam Mohammad when the maestro died), or the extremely enjoyable Madhuban mein raadhikaa naache re - a challenge for every vocalist?
I vividly remember practising Insaaf kii dagar pe, bacchon dikhao chal ke and Nanhaa munnaa raahii hoon for morning assembly prayer meets during school days.
As much as we mimmicked the nasal Afsaana likh rahi hoon and the yesteryear bubbly number Bachpan ke din, we enjoyed the romantic, satin numbers Mere mehboob tujhe meri mohabbad ki kasam and Do sitaron ka zameen par hai milan.
Considered Sangeet ka aathvan sur (the eighth note of notation), Naushad has left behind a rich musical legacy, sadly, to some very undeserving, thankless modern day "musical maestros".
So, as news channels put Naushad compositions in a loop and play it out every bulletin as a "musical tribute", I sit here wondering what to pity more - the fact that the musical genius is no more, or that his legacy was so easily forgotten.
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