{"id":55069,"date":"2018-08-02T17:38:30","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T00:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=55069"},"modified":"2018-08-02T17:38:30","modified_gmt":"2018-08-03T00:38:30","slug":"indias-national-anthem-inspired-s-d-burmans-song-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/indias-national-anthem-inspired-s-d-burmans-song-book\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s National Anthem Inspired S.D. Burman\u2019s Song: Book"},"content":{"rendered":"

The book \u201cS.D. Burman: The Prince-Musician,\u201d is now available on Amazon.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u2018Jaane wo kaise log the\u2019 from Guru Dutt\u2019s 1957 classic \u201cPyaasa\u201d was inspired by the second line of national anthem, according to a book on celebrated music composer S.D. Burman.<\/p>\n

“Pyaasa\u201d is considered a benchmark in Hindi cinema be its story of a rejected but talented poet or its music, which represents some of the finest works on both lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi and Burman.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2019Jaane woh kaise\u2019, composed in raga Bilawal is an epic of a tragic song, without being a regular tear-jerker. Its seminal status in the firmament of Hindi film music is not only because of its depth and poignancy, but also for its hummability,\u201d write author-duo Anirudha Bhattacharjee and Balaji Vittal in \u2018S. D. Burman: The Prince-Musician.\u2019<\/p>\n

Burman had arranged the song with delicate piano notes that later became synonymous with Guru Dutt\u2019s films.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn a conversation with lyricist Pulak Bandyopadhyay, Burman had mentioned that the second line of the national anthem\u2014Punjab Sindh(u) Gujarat Maratha Dravid Utkal Banga\u2014had inspired the line, \u2018Humne to jab khushiyaan maangi.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reference to the national anthem is so subtle that unless someone points it out, it is next to impossible to spot a similarity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Replete with anecdotes and memoirs, the book, published by Tranquebar, talks about various facets of Burman\u2019s life, including his fallout with Sahir\u2014who together forged one of the most successful musical collaborations of the 1950s.<\/p>\n

As \u201cPyaasa\u201d was on its way to becoming a classic in Indian cinema, a controversy was brewing between the two talented members of Guru Dutt\u2019s team.<\/p>\n

\u201cSahir, who was known to be brusque, once commented how his lyrics made the songs of \u2018Pyaasa\u2019 unforgettable and also a commercial success. In a way, it was true because his straight-from-the-heart lyrics had created a paradigm shift in the way songwriters visualized tragedy in Hindi cinema,\u201d says the book.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut S.D. Burman, who had encouraged the young lyricist from Ludhiana and given him the decisive break in \u2018Baazi\u2019 was pained by the high-handedness and refused to work with Sahir ever again,\u201d it says.<\/p>\n

Thus, ended one of the finest collaborations in Hindi film music which extended to 134 songs spanning 18 films.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The book \u201cS.D. Burman: The Prince-Musician,\u201d is now available on Amazon.com. \u2018Jaane wo kaise log the\u2019 from Guru Dutt\u2019s 1957 classic \u201cPyaasa\u201d was inspired by the second line of national anthem, according to a book on celebrated music composer S.D. Burman. “Pyaasa\u201d is considered a benchmark in Hindi cinema be its story of a rejected…<\/p>\n

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