It is Bimalda's death anniversary today. Aai-Papa loved his films. Inevitable it was because his films capture that innocent, idealistic, socially aware feel of the two decades or so after the Independence. They reflect the contemporary audience then totally in its clean naivete.
Let me give you an example of the straightforwardness of Aai-Papa, echoed in those films. Having stayed in a university hostel during the research years, and thus having learnt the ugly realities of life from real close quarters, I used to adore coming to Pune coz awaiting me from the very railway station onwards would be three kids and their equally straightforward, clean, innocent grandparents.
Bimalda's films captured the essence of that clean, innocent life. Likable as the films themselves were, the music of his films was realistic (remember "Ab ke baras bhej bhaiya ko babul"?) yet soulful (remember any song from " Bandini" or "Sujata"!).
One of my personal favourites is " mera gora ang" as well as "o re mazi". Now, however, let us talk of " sun mere bhandhu re" from "Sujata". In my opinion, it is one of the best love songs ever, intensely passionate, yet never ever crossing the boundaries set by its own genuineness! A song that captures the devoted feel of true love, it uses beautiful and natural images to capture it. The folk mode of the musical effect, a maanzi song sung by S.D.Burman, is wondrous. The background effect of the soft movements of water enrich the song in multiple ways. Poetic, lyrical, musical rendition wise and intense emotion wise, it is indeed the song of songs!
Pratima@if music be the food of love, play on, said Shakespeare!
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