Song 79:
Perhaps the foundation of the Asha-Geeta school of singing had been already laid by spirited, spunky singers such as Shamshad Begum, Suraiya and many more. These were the girls who made song and dance of everything. They were natural performers, crooners and divas. They saw the positive in the grimmest of situations. Shamshad Begum was the voice of many a memorable lady, played well here by the beautiful Nigar Sultana. She was neither sugary sweet nor subservient. She was nuanced and vain, confident and fun. When her beau was out on a business trip to a foreign land, instead of moping around singing 'dard bhare geet' she turned that occasion too into a reason to celebrate. She created and belted out a song that would be remembered for it's piquant ambience of long-distance love, feted for its wired vibrancy. This song was avant garde for sure.
Perhaps it was the precursor to the robust social media of today that connects lovers and friends doomed with distance. We are far, we are separated by borders, continents, time zones but at least we have a common TL we can peep into and get a dekko of what the other is upto. We can connect the dots and decipher the plot. We can surmise if the other person is gallivanting on a beach with sarong clad beauties or actually downing lonely shots at a bar in your memory. We can take calculated guesses and decide if we should be waiting anxiously for someone or take each day as it comes. We can conjecture and contemplate. Unless of course the other person has gone for a holiday behind the iron curtain.
As the world becomes more complicated and distant, these few and glittering beams of communication sent across the seas by a loved one can often decide the pace, mood and flow of our day. Viva La connectivity!
Perhaps the foundation of the Asha-Geeta school of singing had been already laid by spirited, spunky singers such as Shamshad Begum, Suraiya and many more. These were the girls who made song and dance of everything. They were natural performers, crooners and divas. They saw the positive in the grimmest of situations. Shamshad Begum was the voice of many a memorable lady, played well here by the beautiful Nigar Sultana. She was neither sugary sweet nor subservient. She was nuanced and vain, confident and fun. When her beau was out on a business trip to a foreign land, instead of moping around singing 'dard bhare geet' she turned that occasion too into a reason to celebrate. She created and belted out a song that would be remembered for it's piquant ambience of long-distance love, feted for its wired vibrancy. This song was avant garde for sure.
Perhaps it was the precursor to the robust social media of today that connects lovers and friends doomed with distance. We are far, we are separated by borders, continents, time zones but at least we have a common TL we can peep into and get a dekko of what the other is upto. We can connect the dots and decipher the plot. We can surmise if the other person is gallivanting on a beach with sarong clad beauties or actually downing lonely shots at a bar in your memory. We can take calculated guesses and decide if we should be waiting anxiously for someone or take each day as it comes. We can conjecture and contemplate. Unless of course the other person has gone for a holiday behind the iron curtain.
As the world becomes more complicated and distant, these few and glittering beams of communication sent across the seas by a loved one can often decide the pace, mood and flow of our day. Viva La connectivity!
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