Friday, December 19, 2008

The pathos of "Kaise Mujhe" (Ghajini)

I never thought a song could impress me this much; atleast not from a soundtrack which I did not consider to be a classic. But the pathos in "Kaise Mujhe" from hindi movie "Ghajini" simply stole the breath away from me. A R Rahman is at his career best with this song; the beauty of the voice called "Shreya Ghoshal" is literally showcased and highlighted to such an extent in the alaap that... words surpass me... Benny Dhayal was also great and did an excellent job.
I have seen the rushes of this song on TV and must say that AR Murugadoss has given an excellent feel to this beautiful composition with very simple and touching visuals.
This is not a normal pathos song but just do this... be aloof, dim or switch off the lights and listen to the song on a good music system or use head-phones... you will see the effect.

2 comments:

Gopal Anandan said...

Cannot agree less. My fav. of the album and one to stay on with me for a long time. IMO, with Shreya - ARR has a great voice that he can use to create one of the best hindi songs. There's something really sad yet "i-can-relate-to-it" in Shreya's voice that instantly attaches with me. Why just the Ghajini song - check out Rab ne bana di number - TujhMeinRabDikhtaHai.

As for Kais Mujhe - imo, Shreya steals the show completely and in the instrumental version - its the flute!!

ciao / Gopal

dunkdaft said...

Oh God, this is my Most Favorite Moment. Read my post about Audience reactions. I have mentioned same feelings what you feel.