During 18 years of my following of ARR's works, I had started liking ARR not with Roja, but with Urvasi of Humse Hai Muqabla, even Gopala.
But I got quite disappointed with Hindustani's Latka Jhatka, Duniya Dilwalo Ki's Hello Doctor, Dil Hi Dil Me's Maria, etc. Rangeela songs appeared so barren on first hearing, even chhaiya chhaiya first seen on TV ad was appearing so comedily funny like a bunch of monkeys jumping senselessly. They came in a short duration, so I generalized that ARR has changed and I had lost faith on him. But, then I again started liking his other albums, and even liked some of the songs in the above albums also. That was how I discovered the "growing" effect of ARR songs. I still don't like some above mentioned songs but of course I now am mad about chhayya chhayaa and rangeela (mangta hai kya, can u believe?), I still don't like Roja much (not dislike but I have my likings), I didn't like most of JTJTN, Ghajini, I have a lot of misgivings about selection of type of music for JA that failed to measure up to Mughal-e-Azam, that was ARR's worst lost opportunity. Blue I have beaten endlessly. And I still like Ravan, D6, and many more. --- With this background, I have discovered that ARR gives many genres of music and some genres I just don't like, can't like, whether it is by ARR or by anyone else. So, I hope members should take some time to think it over about themselves. 1. Please find out which genres of music you DO like. 2. Please find out which genres of music you DON'T like. 3. Now, think of ARR's songs that you DO like and find out whether these are in the genre that you like that you listed in "1" above. 4. Also, think of ARR's songs that you DON'T like and find out these are in the genre that you DON'T like that you listed in "2" above. I am sure it will give you some insights why you like some ARR songs/ albums, and why you don't like some other ARR songs/ albums. I am also sure that it will give you some peace (not piece, ha ha ha) of mind coming to terms with your liking and disliking ARR's and others' songs/ albums. Don't torture urself condemning yourself when you don't like any of ARR's song/ album. It is OK. it is the genre that you don't like. -- Rawat
