Review of kidnap

Review of Kidnap.


Kidnap is the new bollywood film of October which created a lot of interest in the minds of viewers. The main reason of the interest lied on the fact that Imran Khan, the relative of Amir Khan had shown his acting skills in an action film after being appreciated in a romantic film.

The story of Kidnap included the girl Sonia in her 18th birthday asking her mother Dr. Mallika to meet her daddy who was divorced by her mother and had not been seen by Sonia for 8 years. At the time when the divorce was given the custody of the daughter was given to the murder. She went out of the house and did not return. Dr. Mallika received the information from a kidnapper that Sonia had been kidnapped. The kidnapper did not want to even negotiate with Dr. Mallika and said the deal will be made with her father.

Due to compulsion Dr. Mallika had no other option but to bring back Mr. Vikrant (her husband) back to her life. He became a crorepati by that period of time and entering into a financial deal for his daughter was not a big deal for him.

Yet he was reluctant to pay the kidnapper and fulfil his terms and conditions. The film was related to the confrontation of the kidnapper with Mr. Vikrant. Sanjay Dutt was elegant in his role of Mr. Vikrant and he expressed the concern for the daughter very well. Minisha Lamba was impressive in the role of Sonia, the daughter although he did not have that much scope of acting in the film.

Imran Khan was brilliant in his role of the kidnapper and in his second film itself he had shown that he has acting potentiality and if required can perform in any type of role. Director Sanjay Gadhvi had maintained the suspense in the film and it was kept intact at every part of the film.

The film has all the elements of entertainment and will be successful. The viewers can enjoy a thriller in the festival period.

Kalyanji Anandji's consistence in bollywood films.

Kalyanji Anandji’s consistence in bollywood films.

Kalyanji Anandji were one of the leading pair of music composers who had composed successful music in bollywood films over 35 years after Shankar Jaikishan. They created their identity by giving hit songs like “chalia mera naam”, “dum dum diga diga” sung by Mukesh in the early 60s in Raj Kapoor’s film Chalia. They stormed bollywood films with melodious music in Shashi Kapoor’s film Jab Jab Phool Khilen. Rafi’s songs “pardesiyon se na ankhiyan milana”, “yahan mai ajnabi hoon”, became super hit.

In the mid-60s their association with Manoj Kumar created history the successful music in the film Upkaar. Mahendra Kapoor’s song “mere desh ki dharti”, Manna Dey’s song “kasme wade” became super hit at that time. At the same time their music in the film Geet was very impressive with hit songs of Rafi like “mere mitwa” which were picturised on Rajender Kumar.

They composed very sensitive music in the film Safar, where Kishore Kumar’s song “zindagi ka safar” became extremely successful. Their songs in the film Gopi were also successful with Rafi’s song “such ke sab saathi” picturised on Dilip Kumar. Kishore Kumar’s songs “o meri raani”, “pal bhar ke liye”, etc., in the film Johny Mera Naam, picturised on Dev Anand became evergreen hits.

KA composed hit songs in the film Maryada, where Rafi’s song “dhol sajna, dhol jaani” picturised on Raj Kumar became big hit. In the mid-70s, Big B became the greatest megastar of bollywood and KA provided memorable songs in his films including “yaari hai iman mera”, sung by Manna Dey in Zanjeer, “mai hoon Don” sung by Kishore Kumar in Don, “o saathi re, tere bina bhi kya jeena” in Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, to name a few.

In the 80s also KA contributed a lot in mainly films of Firoz Khan like Qurbaani, Jaanbaaz, etc. Rafi’s song “kya dekhte ho” in Qurbaani and the songs picturised on Zeenat Aman like “aap jaisa koi”, became super hit.

In the 80s, the trend of music changed and it was sheer brilliance of KA which enabled him to compete with LP, RD Burman and other leading composers of that time. Their songs and the films should be restored for their rich music.

Ajay Devgan in the recent years.

Ajay Devgan in the recent years.

Ajay Devgan had created a reserve image over the last 15 years in bollywood films. He initially created his identity in action films starting from Phool Aur Kaante in the early 1990s. He also acted well in critically acclaimed films like Zakhm.

In the last 10 years he had kept his mark in every type of film. He showed his comedy skills in the film Ishq, where Amir Khan, Juhi Chawla and Kajol played important roles and the two pairs of performers convinced their relatives to accept the partners who had come from different strata of the society. The music in the film was impressive including songs like “dekho dekho jaanam”, “ishq hua”, etc.

He played the role of a supernatural being in the film Kaal, where visitors like Vivek Oberoi, John Abraham, Lara Dutta, Esha Deol came to Corbett National Park and he being a guide instead of helping him killed each and every one of them. Previously people were thinking that the man-eating tigers in the region were responsible for the death of the people but at the end it was found that the supernatural being was responsible for the killings.

He acted in the comedy film Golmaal with Arshad Warshi, Paresh Rawal, Tushar Kapoor and other eminent actors. He took advantage of the blindness of Paresh Rawal and his wife to give shelter to his three friends and pretended to be their relative. All the actors did well in their respective roles in the film. On the other hand he was sublime in his serious role in the film Omkara opposite Kareena Kapoor. Saif Ali Khan was very impressive in his negative role while Vivek Oberoi also did well.

Ajay Devgan impressed the viewers with his disciplined performance in the film Gangajaal where he showed the struggle of an honest police officer in the corrupted jurisdictions in Bihar. He had to work with corrupt officers and yet succeed in his investigation and law enforcement which he did in style.

Even in romantic films like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, his performance opposite Aishwarya Rai was well appreciated by the viewers inspite of the fact that Salman Khan had a major role and gave lips in the successful songs in the film. The viewers expect Ajay Devgan to continue his good work and explore in the bollywood films in future.

Shyamal Mitra - the legendary singer of bengali modern songs

Shyamal Mitra-the legendary singer of bengali modern songs.

Shyamal Mitra was the one of the leading singers of Bengal during the golden age and for 40 years dominated the world of modern songs and film music along with Manobendra Mukherjee, Manna Dey and Hemant Kumar. His first song “sriti tumi bedona” was composed by his guru Sudhirlal Chakravarty. From that time his nasal tune suited songs related to pathos and song like “emono din aaste pare”, “jodi dako opar theke”, “ei sundar prithibi chere mono jete nahi chay” flabbergasted the Bengali audience. Satinath Mukherjee, a leading classical singer of the 60s loved Shyamal Mitra and his composition for him titled “eto alo aar eto hasi gaan” became super hit.

At that time Robin Chatterji, the leading composer of Bengali film music used Shyamal Mitra to sing film songs for Uttam Kumar, the greatest superstar of Bengal, and his songs “amar sapne dekha rajkonya” in the film Sagarika, “o mon kokhon shuru kokhon je shesh” in the film Kamal Lata touched the souls of numerous listeners. Robin Chatterji experimented in the film Deeper Naam Tiya Rong with Portuguese folk music and the songs sung by Shaymal Mitra titled “o amar saat rajari dhaan” and “phiriti basakar kuye giya dishe” made the listeners speechless.

Salil Choudhury was moved by the romantic appeal of Shyamal Mitra and used him in Dilip Kumar’s film Musafir with the song “ek aye ek jaye”. His basic discs sung by Shyamal Mitra include “aha oi ankabanka poth” which was remade in hindi titled “aha rimjhim ke” sung by Talat Mehmood, “jodi kichu amare shudhao”, etc. By mid-60s Shyamal Mitra became a leading music composer and his composition for Manobendra Mukherjee and himself tilted “dole dodul dole jhulona” in Uttam Kumar’s film Deya Neya became super hit.

The notable films where his music was impressive include Bon Palashir Padabali, Raj Konya, Bhranti Bilas, Amanush, Ananda Ashram, etc. His song “dil aisa kisi ne mera tora” sung by Kishore Kumar in the hindi film Amanush gave him filmfare award for the best singer. His composition for Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle in the film Anand Ashram titled “sara pyar tumhara” became super hit with the excellent lips of Uttam Kumar and Sharmila Tagore. He also sang notable songs in the program Romyogeeti played in All India Radio. His voice suited Uttam Kumar a lot and his songs in the film Sokher Chor, Bhranti Bilas, Andha Atit had been landmarks in Bengali film history. He died in the mid-80s after becoming a legend along with Hemanta Kumar, Manobendra Mukherjee and Manna Dey and it is not possible to highlight his achievements in a small article. His songs and films should be restored.

Subhash Ghai and bollywood films

Subhash Ghai and bollywood films.

Subhash Ghai was considered to be the second showman of bollywood films after Producer Director Raj Kapoor. Subhash Ghai had made different types of films over the last 30 years and in most of the cases the films had appealed to the masses.

His film Karz was based on story of reincarnation of Rishi Kapoor who had been killed by Simi Garewal in his previous life. He identified his mother and sister and unfolded the truth relating to the murder by Simi Garewal. Subhas Ghai was successful to motivate LP to create landmark tunes in the film with Rafi’s song “darde dil” and Kishore’s song “om shanti om” becoming landmark hits in the early 80s.

His film Karma had a subject related to terrorism. Dilip Kumar was the jailor whose family was killed by the terrorist gang led by Anupam Kher. He was imprisoned in the respective jail of Dilip Kumar and took revenge by escaping from the prison and killing his family members. Dilip Kumar created a force with criminals like Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff and Nasiruddin Shah who were facing imprisonment. They helped him in his fight against terrorism and the mission was successful.

Subhash Ghai’s film Khalnayak was based on the creation of an offender by the evil forces. Sanjay Dutt was compelled to become a criminal and joined the criminal gang. He was arrested by Jackie Shroff and he fled from the prison. Madhuri Dixit the wife of Jackie Shroff helped him to catch Sanjay Dutt at the end of the film.

Subhash Ghai also experimented with legendary actors like Dilip Kumar and Raj Kumar in the film Saudagar. He had the guts to experiment with new actor and actresses and many of them rose to stardom with the start given by Subhash Ghai. Manisha Koirala started her career with Khalnayak and later on became a successful actress of the 90s.

His other successful films include Kalicharan with Shatrughun Sinha, Yadein with Hrithik Roshan, Hero with Jackie Shroff, Taal with Anil Kapoor. Very significantly the music in the films of Subhash Ghai had been extremely successful and LP had played an important role in composing music for his films. The viewers expect him to continue the good work and create better films in future.

Madan Mohan had not lost his appeal even today

Madan Mohan had not lost his appeal even today.

Although music had undergone a lot of reforms in the last 10 years, many composers of the golden age of bollywood music like Madan Mohan had not lost his appeal and the music had not become obsolete even with passage of time.
His song “do ghari woh jo pass aa baithe” became popular in the late 50s, as it was sung by Rafi and Lata and picturised on Bharat Bhushan and Madhubala. Al the songs of the film Adalat became hit with the brilliant lips of Pradeep Kumar and Nargis.

In the 60s Madan Mohan became a leading composer with excellent music given in the films Jahan- Ara, Ghazal, Woh Kaun Thi, Haqeekat, Mera Saya, etc. In Jahan – Ara, songs like “phir wohi shaam”, sung by Talat Mehmood, “baad muddat ke yeh ghari ayi”, sung by Rafi, “kisiki yaad me apnako hai bhulaye huye”, became super hits.

In Ghazal, Rafi’s song “rang aur noor ki baraat” became landmark hit. Lata’s songs in Woh Kaun Thi created history including songs like “naina bares”, “lagja gale”, etc. All the songs in the film Haqeekat became hit including “kar chale hum phida” sung by Rafi, “hoke majboor usne bulaya hoga” sung by Rafi, Bhupinder Singh, Manna Dey, Talat Mehmood and “zarasi aahat” sung by Lata. The songs had extraordinary lyrics written by Kaifi Azmi.

Madan Mohan is known for composing some of the most notable ghazals composed in the history of bollywood music including “tumhare zulfoki sayeme shaam kar lunga” sung by Rafi in the film Naunihal, “dil dhoonta hai phir wohi phursat ke raat din” sung by Bhupinder Singh in the film Mausam.

Songs like “tu jahan jahan chalega” in Mera Saya had made Lata a phenomenon in bollywood music. Madan Mohan even made his instruments replicate thunder and lightning the way he had done in Rafi’s song “tum jo mil gaye ho” in the film Hanste Zakhm. Also the songs in the film Neela Akash, like “akhri geet muhobat ka sunayun” sung by Rafi are memorable.

Madan Mohan’s composition in Laila Majnu, along with Jaidev requires special mention as the songs had flavour of music of Middle East countries. The notable songs include “barbaad muhobbat ki duwa saath liye ja”, “tere dar pe ayah un”, “is reshmi pazeeb”, etc. Even after 35 years of his death his immortal compositions are used in modern films like Veer Zara which shows that he had not lost appeal even today. His creations should be preserved and restored.

Mohishashur Mordini in All India Radio

Mohishashur Mordini in All India Radio.

Mohishahshur Mordini had not lost its appeal even after 60 years of its creation. It is played in All India Radio on the morning of every Mahalaya each year. This year it was also played and it enchanted numerous bengalies all across the world.

The mantra in the entire play was uttered by Birendra Krishna Bhadra who became a living legend in the early 50s. He conducted all the important programs in All India Radio from Kolkata at a time when Television did not appear in India and Radio was the only medium of entertainment.

From Mahalaya the Petripaksha ends and Devipaksha begins. Hindus all over the world worship Goddess Durga and the occasion lies for four days including Shashti, Saptami, Ashtami and Navami. On Dashami Goddess Durga is immersed in holy Ganges. Mahalay is the day when Hindus do tarpan in the Ganges to remember the ancestors who had died but were still attached with the next generation.

When Birendra Bhadra directed Mohishashur Mordini, the tale relating to Goddess Durga defeating the devil powers under the name of Mohishahur, Singer Pankaj Mallick and Bani Kumar also made notable contribution to bring in all the legendary singers of Bengal and made them sing significant songs.

For example Manobendra Mukherjee sang “tabo achinto”, Dijen Mukherjee sang “jago tumi jago”. The other singers included Supriti Ghosh, Suptrava Sarkar, Sandhya Mukherjee, Shaymal Mitra, Utpala Sen and others.

Birendra Bhadra was unparallel in the manner in which he pronounced the Sanskrit sloks, which could not be replicated and when Uttam Kumar that greatest superstar of Bengal tried to do it, he was criticized and All India Radio again displayed the Mohishashur Mordini directed by Birendra Bhadra. Even Hindus across India celebrate Navratri and Dussehra based on the success of God in defeating evil powers.

Even today Bengalies feel that it creates a Godly atmosphere and gives the feeling that Goddess Durga had really arrived on earth. It is a historical piece of creation and should be restored.