Remember Rekha with tearful eyes? Her best effort to hide the shock and singing yeh kya jagah hai doston.. And the pain in her eyes reflected aptly in Asha’s voice? Yes I am talking about Umrao jaan. I have no doubt that Ash is beautiful. But can she play Umaro and do justice for the role of a lady who had hundreds of men falling for her and yet she was all alone. A scene where Umrao realizes that Farooq is married to her friend, that feeling of betrayal, still lingers in me. I wont say Ash wouldn’t have done a good job, its just that Rekha has really set a very high standard. Music of Umarao is melodious, brings out the pain, and yes some are sensuous. I think it would be wrong on my part to compare the two versions.
Hmm. Few thoughts about the Music of new Umrao jaan
‘Jo ab kiyo hai daata’ is a very touching song. It says “God don’t make me a gal in my next birth” . Painful. You tend to think of thousands of umrao’s still present in our society.
“Behka diya hamein” has all the magic of javed saab’s poetry and a typical romantic song. I can’t say more about it.
“Jhoote ilzaam” begins with typical Mujra note.And I could imagine dance steps through out the songs. Just waiting to watch the movie to see if they match.
The classical base of the song makes it pleasant.
“Pehle pehal” is a song reminded me of ‘Refugee’ songs. I am serious.
“Salaam” is another typical song but thts my favorite in the album.
No song has the depth “Zindagi kyon ..” and or “Yeh kya jagah hai doston”
“Pooch rahe hai” comes little closer to “Justaju jiski thi”
All in all music takes you back to the golden era, other than “Jo ab kiya”, all songs have taste of that Golden era. You won’t find anything new in this Album. It delivers what is expected. But you can sit back in balcony and listen to this when you feel pensive. J
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