Hi Friends,
It has been a while since I have created a thread ... and today I come with a different kind of M&M thread, while the common theme of music remains.
I wanted to share my first attempt at an acapella medley (with just my voice and no instruments). It brings together a medley of my favorite songs by Shankar Ehsaan Loy. The theme is based on the "Jugal Bandi" from the movie Armaan- a beautiful musical dialogue between a father's violin and son's saxophone. The theme of the song is the shared experiences a parent and child share as they go from childhood, youth, to wiser adults.
https://m.soundcloud.com/raaga-connections/jugal-bandi-loop-medley-of-shankar-ehsaan-loy-songs
It starts with "Meri maa" from Taare Zameen Par, as every child seeks his / her mother for comfort ... to "Aao Naa" from Kyun, Ho Gaya Naa, when the first feeling of love emerges ... to the Title Track of "Kal Ho Na Ho", where life experiences reveals the wisdom to live life to the fullest. Near the end of the song ... this loop of songs begins again, as does with each parent-child.
While I didn't create this medley with anything specific in mind, I couldn't help but remember specific milestones in our serial Jalal's life that showed the journey in this medley.
The Mother-Son bond. Jalal, in the beginning, was very much a mother's son, more with Maham Anga than Hamida Bano. I still remember that haunting scene where Jalal outpours his pain of Ruqaiyya's miscarriage only to Maham Anga (the irony being she was the cause of this very pain). While their relationship had its ups and downs, their bond was still very much there till Maham Anba breathed her last.
The Early Spring of Love. "Aao Naa" those feelings of love that came in many dimensions throughout the serial ... Perhaps, it reminds me of the Aarti scene, or perhaps the scene where Jalal thinks about Jodha after saving her from her suicide attempt. This latter scene is particularly interesting as he asks Maham Anga for solitude as he reflects on what he feels for Jodha. Another scene I recollect is after Jalal's birthday when he thinks back fondly at his memories with Jodha and immediately goes to thank her for his new found dil.
And of course the best example of the newly budding love for me was the moments in Angoori Bhag as Jodha returned from the clutches of death from Benezir's poison and their eyes revealed more than their words ever did:
The growing wisdom over time: Throughout the serial (with more ups and downs then one would have hoped), Jalal evolved with the influence of those around him, particularly Jodha. There was his decisions to abolish child marriage to slavery to the pilgrimage tax. Till date, one of my favorite episodes of the serial was the understated one where he is proclaimed as Akbar by the public around him.
And the Loop Continuing: Of course, this journey continued with Salim / Sheiku Baba as Jalal looked to share what he had learned with his son: The scene that particularly comes to mind is Jalal's own jugal bandi between dance and the sword to show his son the art of wielding the sword.
I hope you enjoyed the medley and also a brief journey down memory lane for our serial Jodha Akbar.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
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