Song 86:
Asha Bhosle and Usha Mangeshkar too when sang together brought a rare peace, tranquillity and calm to this beautiful bhajan. Wonderful composition by Rajesh Roshan. All songs of this movie were runaway hits and still very hummable. I can listen and listen to 'Julie' and 'My heart is beating' over and over again. Who doesn't want a little romance in life! Out of all those, this song seems forgotten. Yet every song has a mood and setting and time. Early morning, nothing soothes the soul like a bhajan. It is to God or whatever spiritual power that we believe in that we turn to when feeling restless and are unable to find answers.
Women in India are getting immense opportunities in terms of careers and freedom of expression. But that freedom does not give anyone the permission to blatantly flout dignity and decorum and personal space of a woman at will. It is sad that many men still do not understand that a no is a no is a no. So whether you are in a powerful position or you are a self -confessed saviour of people on the margins or whatever, you are not above the law of the land yourself. It has been particularly disappointing to discover thought leaders and evangelists developing feet of clay. But this is our collective fight.
The song has a small hint of female power too. When women's voices come together and ask for justice, it has a delicate but convincing effect. When lies and falsities and manipulation take on the world, relief is found only in the truth. A young woman's life and faith in the system is at stake. She has taken a bold step. To those who even hint that different versions can be to an incident, why would anyone concoct such a story in the first place to invite such public scrutiny into her life if it were even in the slightest bit consensual? In that case she would have played along and been very happy. All we can do is laud the courage of this young woman to confront the system and pray that she gets justice. No, we will ensure she gets justice!
Asha Bhosle and Usha Mangeshkar too when sang together brought a rare peace, tranquillity and calm to this beautiful bhajan. Wonderful composition by Rajesh Roshan. All songs of this movie were runaway hits and still very hummable. I can listen and listen to 'Julie' and 'My heart is beating' over and over again. Who doesn't want a little romance in life! Out of all those, this song seems forgotten. Yet every song has a mood and setting and time. Early morning, nothing soothes the soul like a bhajan. It is to God or whatever spiritual power that we believe in that we turn to when feeling restless and are unable to find answers.
Women in India are getting immense opportunities in terms of careers and freedom of expression. But that freedom does not give anyone the permission to blatantly flout dignity and decorum and personal space of a woman at will. It is sad that many men still do not understand that a no is a no is a no. So whether you are in a powerful position or you are a self -confessed saviour of people on the margins or whatever, you are not above the law of the land yourself. It has been particularly disappointing to discover thought leaders and evangelists developing feet of clay. But this is our collective fight.
The song has a small hint of female power too. When women's voices come together and ask for justice, it has a delicate but convincing effect. When lies and falsities and manipulation take on the world, relief is found only in the truth. A young woman's life and faith in the system is at stake. She has taken a bold step. To those who even hint that different versions can be to an incident, why would anyone concoct such a story in the first place to invite such public scrutiny into her life if it were even in the slightest bit consensual? In that case she would have played along and been very happy. All we can do is laud the courage of this young woman to confront the system and pray that she gets justice. No, we will ensure she gets justice!
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