Originally posted by: Viswasruti
Mirza Ghalib has been one of the greatest poets of the world and he was always in a league of his own. I cannot compare his poetry to that of anyone else because of his down-to-earth personality,with no element of elitism anywhere and the happy-go-lucky approach to life
He always remained carefree in his life and the economic hardships never took their toll on this legendary Shayari. He never bothered about his future and enjoyed every moment of his life which witnessed the decay of the Mughal empire and the establishment of the English rule in India during the 19th century A.D. Born in 1797 and died in 1869, Mirza Ghalib saw and felt the passage of an era in this nation. Perhaps the turbulence and upheavals of that period also affected his personality, his thoughts and ultimately his poetry.
The way there is no mention of Anarkali in history but the Salim-Anarkali saga is immortal for the lovers and the creators of fictional work, the same way there is no mention of Mothi Begum in the history or the biography of Mirza Ghalib but the authors have taken their liberty in creating her to make a touching love story. I don't know whether or not it is true but the thing widely acknowledged is that every great male artist is bound to have a relationship with some female who acts as his muse.
Thanks Priya for this musical treat.
Another two great songs from that movie are ---
Thanks for that interesting bit of trivia on Mirza Ghalib, Madhu. It's true about Moti Begum's existence being questionable. She's even referred to differently in the different fictional works I've watched on Ghalib. In the TV series she's called Umrao Begum and in the movie she's Chaudhvin. But it's true what you say, every artist needs a muse and it's romantic to visualize a male artist with a female muse. I watched a movie called 'The girl with a pearl earring' which refers to Johannes Vermeer's most celebrated work and guess what? According to the movie, the servant girl who worked in his house, Griet, was his muse who posed for the painting though in reality that is debatable. But it's nice to imagine it as true!
I love love love Nukta Cheen hai. How beautifully Suraiyya sings it! Mind-blowing composition in Raag Yaman Kalyan. Ghulam Mohammad is so under-rated!
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