Only Ismail got it right

Today when everyone was deifying Amanat for "Tujhse Naaraz Nahin" and shedding tears, few realised that the applause was more for the poet Gulzar than Amanat himself.

No doubt Amanat sang exceedingly well but the reason why people cry whenever anyone sings this song (when Sameer sang the song in Little Champs, the reaction was the same) is that Gulzar has written absolutely soul-stirring lyrics!

Jeene ke liye socha hi nahin, dard sambhaalne honge
Muskuraaye to muskuraane ki karz utaarne honge

It was Ismail Darbar in his wisdom, who pointed out that the standing ovation was for Gulzar's lyrics which has relevance for every person listening to it.

Thanks Ismailji, you said just what my heart was screaming.

You are 100% right Sahana ji

This is neither the first time nor the only place happening in these singing competitions, in fact many a times it is actually the song which gets the praise rather than the performer, just like Anu malik said in one of the episodes of II3 that "Gaane ko taali mili, gaanewala ko nahin" when everybody were applauding the singer on an ordinary performance.

PS: By the way Amanat was brilliant and kudos to him, he rightly deserves all the accolades.

Brilliant punjini ji, you are absolutely right it is Gulzar's Sahab lyrics.

Sahana, I would say that the applause was for both Gulzar's song and RD's composition. No doubt it is a brilliantly written by Gulzar but what made it soul-stirring is RD's composition. Any other MD may not have done as much justice to the words as RD did with such a compostion. So the credit should go to both Gulzar and RD.

I was of the same opinion until I heard Mika's rendition. 😆

Originally posted by: Morgoth

I was of the same opinion until I heard Mika's rendition. 😆

😆

I would like to add here that the context in which the song is played for the movie 'Masoom' is also very touching ...

Originally posted by: Morgoth

I was of the same opinion until I heard Mika's rendition. 😆

Ditto!

There are three aspects to the appeal of a song - lyrics, composition and rendition. The first two were provided by masters in their fields and the last one by a young man making his foray into the field. The applause was as much for him as it was for the other two. If it had been just the first two aspects, Mika's rendition would have had people crying too. Kudos to Sameer and Amanat for making a vintage melody memorable for a lot of youngsters!

Originally posted by: *salil*

Sahana, I would say that the applause was for both Gulzar's song and RD's composition. No doubt it is a brilliantly written by Gulzar but what made it soul-stirring is RD's composition. Any other MD may not have done as much justice to the words as RD did with such a compostion. So the credit should go to both Gulzar and RD.

and also to the singers for the way the feelings of the lyrics and composition was captured and brought out.

Gulzar saab and RDB together were a priceless match. By the way have you all heard the naration just beofre this song in Gulzar Saab's Album Fursat ke Raat Din? its a fabulous one:

Here is it.....:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/70qano

Looks like Mika's rendition was edited out in Singapore. Good for us!