Misti, this VM is for you based on your suggested song "mil gayi do lehren" from the movie "yeh vaada raha". This one is from Radhika's POV .
Misti, this was a very nice choice for the song. I have to say I was skeptical when I first heard it. The initial scene came to me only when I made the VM on Chalhov's song and had downloaded this episode for that purpose. I like the songs from this movie, but was thinking that the other song suited Radhika more. But after listening to it again, I realized that I had scenes for this song and it is a great one from Radhika's perspective.
I have titled it "On the seashore of endless worlds". The title is taken from the first line of another poem by "Rabindranath Tagore." This is a beautiful poem that talks about children's innocence where they are playing on the seashore building sandcastles. They are oblivious to the world or danger around them and are just enjoying themselves. Misti, I think you can interpret this poem better than I can. So would love to read your analysis on the poem.
I used this poem for two reasons. First of all, Radhika had this childlike innocence and faith where she could ignore the noise of rest of the world who stood in her way in having a relationship with Dev. So she believed with all her heart that she and Dev would finally be able to have a relationship in the end. She also had this capacity to live in a moment just as children do. So she could ignore worries about the future and just enjoy the present. So the song talked about this in the first part where she is just happy to be near him even if they were not able to reach the destination - the seashore (sahil is used in the song). So she is comparing herself and Dev to two waves who are destined to meet even if the seashore is not near. So in the first part of VM, she is content to just have him in her life even if he is apart from her. She is talking about a moment of love that is very precious even if it is short. Radhika's original character was shown that way where she also taught Dev to enjoy the present and leave the worries for the later time. So she was like a child who would feel down but would bounce back next minute.
Secondly, the song talks about two waves meeting. If two waves meet properly where the peak of one collides with the peak of other or trough of one meets with trough of other, a brighter and bigger wave is built that is able to reach the seashore. So from Radhika's POV, if she and Dev were together in both good and bad times, they could overcome any difficulties and reach the destination. They did that when Dev realized this and Radhika's strong faith helped them. Now if a peak of a wave meets with the trough of a wave, then the wave cancels out. In Radhika's case, Radhika's optimism countered Dev's pessimism and so even there the waves analogy works.
Also the poem talks about infinity in two places - endless worlds and infinite sky. In context of Dev and Radhika, Radhika's unconditional love for Dev represents that infinity. Also this playing of children to me represents Dev and Radhika of kidnapping track where they were in their own world. They were oblivious of dangers surrounding them and were just happy even with limited resources. Again this is my interpretation of the poem in terms of this VM, but is not an actual interpretation of the poem.
Following is the poem by Rabindranath Tagore:
On the seashore of endless worlds children meet.
The infinite sky is motionless overhead
and the restless water is boisterous.
On the seashore of endless worlds the children meet with shouts and dances.
They build their houses with sand and they play with empty shells.
With withered leaves they weave their boats
and smilingly float them on the vast deep.
Children have their play on the seashore of worlds.
They know not how to swim, they know not how to cast nets.
Pearl fishers dive for pearls, merchants sail in their ships,
while children gather pebbles and scatter them again.
They seek not for hidden treasures, they know not how to cast nets.
The sea surges up with laughter, and pale gleams the smile of the sea-beach.
Death-dealing waves sing meaningless ballads to the children,
even like a mother while rocking her baby's cradle.
The sea play with children, and pale gleams the smile of the sea-beach.
On the seashore of endless worlds children meet.
Tempest roams in the pathless sky, ships get wrecked in the trackless water,
death is abroad and children play.
On the seashore of endless worlds is the great meeting of children.
Here is the VM "On the Seashore of Endless World". This is a song from 1970s movie and those movies used to have these parties in big houses. There would be song and dance with camera going to faces of every character. The heroine or hero or both would be singing a song that would convey their message to relevant characters who would either be frowning with disapproval or beaming with approval.
So I have tried to make the VM in the same style. Now Rakhi who in the movie was the mother of the hero who conspired to keep the female lead apart from the male lead. In this song, the female lead is giving the defiant message to the mother of the male lead that she can't keep them apart. Here Padma is Rakhi who is not happy with Radhika. The editing in the last part is choppy because I tried to use episodes during Barkha track where it was hard to get clean scenes of Dev and Radhika.
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=II2WCgwjyWY[/YOUTUBE]
Edited by why6 - 13 years ago
