Song 13: 27 Mar 2013
But 'Thandi Hawa and Kali Ghata' were a matter of perspective. Dancing diva was human after all, given to human frailties and foibles. She could be in the midst of a beauteous spring time, the most salubrious weather ever, and yet feel incomplete. This was not showtime. This was not pretence. The dancing diva did take time off after all. These were times when she did not feel the need to please and appease all around. These were the times she was her true self. Her heart knew what she wanted, who she was missing, who she wanted to be with. So in the middle of great celebrations could be a yearning to be with someone far away. On these days she sang songs of such naked longing and transparency, that even the plaintive cries of the cuckoo bird would be put to shame. This song by Ravi and Shakeel Badayuni tells it like it is and Asha Parekh does full justice to it. Dancing diva was a woman after all. And whatever adjectives you use to describe a woman- impulsive, illogical, emotional, instinctive, impetuous, fickle, restless, committed, loyal, pure or senseless. She was what she was and unabashedly so. She had to be true to her sentiments. She did not owe an explanation to anybody!
But 'Thandi Hawa and Kali Ghata' were a matter of perspective. Dancing diva was human after all, given to human frailties and foibles. She could be in the midst of a beauteous spring time, the most salubrious weather ever, and yet feel incomplete. This was not showtime. This was not pretence. The dancing diva did take time off after all. These were times when she did not feel the need to please and appease all around. These were the times she was her true self. Her heart knew what she wanted, who she was missing, who she wanted to be with. So in the middle of great celebrations could be a yearning to be with someone far away. On these days she sang songs of such naked longing and transparency, that even the plaintive cries of the cuckoo bird would be put to shame. This song by Ravi and Shakeel Badayuni tells it like it is and Asha Parekh does full justice to it. Dancing diva was a woman after all. And whatever adjectives you use to describe a woman- impulsive, illogical, emotional, instinctive, impetuous, fickle, restless, committed, loyal, pure or senseless. She was what she was and unabashedly so. She had to be true to her sentiments. She did not owe an explanation to anybody!
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