I feel it is musical thriller .... Cant even compare its class... its one of its own... I love Do kadam .... amazing song..just get it into you...
Got a similar song... Cham cham from Striker... essence of ARR music... On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 10:08 AM, jamshid TC <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Wonderfully Written! > > Meenaxi was one great movie to watch with rahman's music. > > -Jamshid > > --- On *Sat, 2/13/10, ARRvind <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: ARRvind <[email protected]> > Subject: [arr] Revisiting "Meenaxi - Tale of 3 Cities" | A Healing Mantra > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, February 13, 2010, 3:17 AM > > > Cast: Tabu, Kunal Kapoor, Raghubir Yadav, Nadira Babbar > > Soundtrack and Background Score : A R Rahman > > Lyrics : Rahat Indori, MF Hussain, Sukhwinder Singh > > > "Meenaxi- Tale Of 3 Cities" - HYDERABAD, JAISALMER, PRAGUE ,is the second > brainchild of acclaimed artist MF Hussain after "Gajagaamini" . But the > reason of this movie's existence till date(If, any) is because of none other > than our musical prodigy AR Rahman Sir! Had ARR not been an integral part of > Meenaxi, she would have donned to her gruesome natural death! Tabu's > excellent portrayal, MF Hussain's charismatic colors and Santhosh Sivan's > breath taking cinematography also added as a catalyst to the movie. But > despite all these hyper positives,Meenaxi failed miserably at the box > office, so much so that,it did not find its place at all in certain cities > of India. Nobody knows when the movie released and screened .The movie's > fate turned so bad , thanks to the huge controversy created over a Qawwali > song which was supposed to be referred to the almighty had been referred to > the woman. > > Well, for us Rahmaniacs, the music album and the ever haunting background > scores are more than enough treat to the senses! ARR sir directly pierces > our heart and makes himself comfortable inside! There's no room for us to > replace that space! Meenaxi's main USP lies in its earthy musical score > which picks up the essence of 3 cities - Hyderabad, Jaisalmer and Prague.! > The below opinions about the soundtracks and BGM scores are straight from my > heart! > > Chinnamma Chilakamma - Hyderabad | Sukhwinder Singh > Chorus: Ganga, Febi, Kanchana > > Going by the initial lines, anybody gets duped that the song would be a > typical south indian peppy number with its Telugu Lyrics. But as Sukhwinder > picks up his lines, one gets the Hyderabadi accent in its full flesh! That > is the magic spell the entire album offers > you;thorough nativity! Sukhwinder,always is the thump provider to any > electrifying > compositions of ARR.In this case, he has penned the lyrics as well. He > always adds his > signature styled nuances and makes the song sound more addictive. The flute > interludes and some dholak drums here and there (by Shivamani) provide the > audical treat. Chinnamma's choreography is also worth a mention here. > > > Rang Hai - Jaisalmer | Alka Yagnik > Hummings by : Dallinda > > A rustic mysterious cry of a woman welcomes you to this earthy Rajasthani > folksy number. The woman behind this mysterious voice is a Lebanese singer > Dallinda! Alka Yagnik is the perfect choice to do the vocal honors for the > song.Her expressions in the lines "Kya Keh Rahaa Hain Sun Sunn...Paayal > Pehen ke Phagun.." is first rate!! This song can be more enjoyed by seeing > its resplendently colorful visuals( thanks to MF Hussain) on screen. The mud > pots(Ghatams) and some strange strings are the main highlights in the > instrumental arrangements. > > Noor-Un- Allah - Hyderabad | Murtuza Khan, Qadar Khan > > The most controversial song in ARR's career(of course for no fault of > his!). This song's > controversy had such mighty powers that it pulled out the entire movie from > the screens due to an offensive reference made to the woman instead of the > almighty. ARR, being a Sufi Saint, has come up with one of his career best > qawwali with a sufi touch! Its soo sad that this great number didnt get its > due credit. Both the Khan brothers have performed aptly, though ARR's voice > is royally missed here! ARR creates an unbelievable magic with few basic > instruments like Tablas and Harmoniums.! The rythm patterns throughout the > song is scintillating to say the least!! You feel like getting immersed into > this purified sea of > melody and get all your sins washed off! In the movie, this number is split > into two halves. > Both the starting and ending phases of the movie has this song. The entire > story happens > between this song.And the lyrics gets its honors from MF Hussain himself.! > > Dhuan Dhuan - Prague | Asha Bhonsle, Kunal Ganjawala > Percussion : Shivamani > Additional Grooves : James Asher > > The Legendary singer Asha Bhonsle pairs up with ARR once again to render > this sultry and seductive number. ARR, right from Rangeela days, has always > chosen Asha ji for young, vibrant and peppy numbers like this and she, > regardless of her age, has always come out with great flying colors. This > particular number is very less talked about among the Rahmaniacs, though it > boasts of great percussions by ARR's loyalist Shivamani and has great > rhythmic grooves. Kunal Ganjawala makes a distinct attempt at the hummings > in the European style which is highly impressive. Ashaji's seductive touch > particularly in the lines "Behak Rahee Hain...Nashe Mein Hai Samaaaaaaa.. > .Nanananaana. ..heyeyeye. .Nanannana. .." is something that we can rave > of.The choreography of this number is also very unique and the Prague > culture is briefly and crisply exhibited!! > > Potter's Village - Jaisalmer | Instumental > Percussions : Hossam Ramzy > Strings: John Themis > > There's nothing in this world to beat ARR's wizardry in Instrumental > pieces for his film > albums. Who on earth can compose such precious jewels which spontaneously > haunt any music loving creature of this universe? Potter's village is one > such jewel.I literally burst into > tears on the very thought that such legendary compositions went in vain for > a film which > never saw its daylight! The initial strings portion by John Themis drags > your attention from > whatever work you are involved in. This sound seems to carry some > mysterious message with it pointing to far distance of the Jaisalmer desert > village where the skilled villagers are > making mud pots. The in-between Ghatam sounds makes it very clear that the > pots being > produced are tested for its sound. After a while, a nerve cracking > percussion mixes with the strings and ghatams and bring in some groove which > is best experienced than told by mere words!! 10000 Oscars can be conferred > upon ARR just for this masterpiece instrumentation! !! > > > Cyclist's Rhythm - Hyderabad | Instrumental > Percussions : Shivamani > Flute : Navin Kumar > > Cycle's bell ring is always annoying to many of us..! But certainly never > after you hear > this brilliant piece from Rahman - Shivamani duo..!! A mere cycle bell can > be made > absolutely enjoyable only by someone who's not less than the Wizard > himself. Hyderabad is more famous for cycles and to bring to the audience > notice, MF Hussain has come up with such brilliant idea to promote it by > making Tabu stand amidst a group of cycles surrounding her.After those > initial rhythmic bells, another Rahman's close buddy Navin kumar showcases > his brilliance through his breezy flute piece which scintillates and chills > down to our spines! The awesome threesome (ARR, Shivamani and Pravin) > combine together in a jugalbandi of sorts towards the end suddenly picking > up the groove! Shivamani's fast "Tappangucchhi" beats doesn't spare anyone > from tapping the feet and match some steps! Again ARR makes us realize that > instrumentation can't get bigger than this..! > > Yeh Rishta - Jaisalmer | Reena Bharadwaj > Strings : John Themis > > If anybody remembers Meenaxi, it should be because of "Yeh Rishta" song! > The only song which was promoted well before its release and rightly so > deserved its due appreciation! A fresh sounding debut youngster Reena > Bharadwaj, who was specially flown in from the UK,starts the song with her > humming "Hmmm...hmmmm" even as Pravin blows the heavanly soothing flutes. > This part, for me, is the BEST portion of the song! Reena's husky voice > works so well to the song that the song turns sweeter in multiple folds! > And, yes, how can i not mention the most spectacular portion of the song, > where the listener feels there is a fresh water stream gushing out very next > to you! It just flows into the ears and purifies our soul when digitally > modulated Reena hums "Hainnnnnn Haiiiiiiinnnn. ."! A sugar candy melody with > right mix of grooves and strings usage by John Themis makes Yeh Rishta as > our permanent rishtedaar(relative )! And, never miss to enjoy the final most > humming of Reena towards the end "Aaaaaaaaaaa. ...Ummmmmmmmmmmm m.." I > recommend all to see the video of this song! Truly colorful and amazing > choreography! !! Rahat Indori, the lyricist, deserves a special pat on his > back too..! > > > > Do Kadam Aur Sahi - Starts in Jaisalmer and Ends in Hyderabad | Sonu > Niigaam > Strings : Rashid Ali > Flute : Navin Kumar > > Needless to say, my BEST pick of the album! And yes, the career BEST song > of Sonu Niigaam according to me!! I don't consider this just as a song! This > is my Lifetime Companion!!! ! I never consider this song just as a audio > wonder..Do Kadam is my BEST companion, my life partner, my soulmate...it > goes on!!! Ive never been so emotionally attached to any others like i am to > this soul mate. I have built my own image picture and have given a life to > it too..! Sounding too fussy?? Hehee...just pouring out my honest opinion of > this life defining masterpiece composition! > > Right from its initial pale sounding strings when Sonu begins "Zindagi > Haath Mila..." to > the life filling trumpet sounds amidst the strings towards the end is like > a holy path that > we travel! Hats off to the lyricist Rahat Indori for penning such life > defining lines. Each > line is like a book that defines life. The now famous singer Rashid Ali's > showcases his > expertise on the strings effortlessly. Sonu Nigam's voice comes in as a > fresh breather to > this breezy journey, particularly his intense expressions of "Uuuummmrr > Bhar Saath Sahee..." registers like gold! His voice has parts of blue > (Sadness) , some happiness and > more warmth in some other parts. I have nothing else to say about my Guru > ARR, simply > because i cannot express my feelings for him through words! Another most > inspiring part of > the song is towards the end, when a mild trumpet blows even as Sonu hums > "Hmmmmm...mmm" . The best suggestion i can give is, switch off the lights at > night, lie down on your bed, put your best quality earphones, close your > eyes and press "Play". And you will definitely travel to the Paradise, get > your senses a royal king size treat,comeback to the normal world and never > come out of the hangover for many days!! That's the ARR touch of Do Kadam > for you!!!! > To experience this journey to the paradise in more detail, please click > this below link and > go much deeper. This is one of the best reviews i ve ever read in my > lifetime about a song.! > Hats off to our own member and an awesome writer, Mr.Dasun!!! > > http://www.mail- archive.com/ arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com/msg37122. > html > > > Background Score: > > As the title conveys, the story plot features 3 cities : Hyderabad, > Jaisalmer and Prague. > Rahman emerges as a clear winner in giving life to all these 3 cities with > his magical BGMs. While he goes completely into Qawwali rhythms for > Hyderabad, a rustic ,earthy, Arabic rhythms for Jaisalmer and a rich lavish > strings for Prague, ARR , along with his trusted team members, brings out > the essence and cultures of all the 3 cities through his enticing scores. > Particularly, when Tabu roams around the Hyderabadi markets, an ultra > spectacular "Ni Sa Sa Sa..." humming along with Tablas and Harmoniums , > when Kunal roams around Jaisalmer, the female humming and scintillating > Cello's and Violins to show the city of Prague, all speaks for themselves > about the essence of the cities. MF Hussain has clearly emerged as a winner > in extracting the BEST of the bests from ARR! Never miss the opportunity to > savor yourselves with such haunting BGMs by ARR. > > To put in simple words.. Meenaxi Haunts and also Heals With her Melody!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
