

Most of them were either background or lip-synched by a nondescript artist. He actually made it a point to not give play-back to any lead character. Sachin da’s Maajhi/ boat songs, although not more than one in his albums, have stood out in the most melodic peers for the distinct singing style of the composer-singer and this song even if not being boat song is no exception. A prayer is a must to start the musical proceedings and when it’s chanted by the seasoned Old monk it is sure to tug your heart for its honest intensity. Some areas experience draught while some get flooded. The Indian subcontinent is vast and the monsoon does not get distributed evenly throughout its expanse. Allah megh de paani de (Guide 1965) – SD Burman

It therefore makes me easy to express through their immortal work than that of the other many more competent artists.ġ. May be my heart resonates more with their treatment. They both were known to put the emotions/ the feel of the song at centre than the pure technicalities of music. How could the Indian music and moreover Hindi film music stay behind in celebrating this carnival of romance? This article is written just for the purpose and as the title suggests takes into account the monsoon romantic songs composed by the father-son duo. The great poet Kalidas has written Meghdoot actually a poem but cryptically pointing at the progression of the monsoon. It would have been surprising if the poets and artists were not found inspired by this phenomenon to bring many romantic creations.

In that way, this is the season of romance. Earth and the clouds are like the lovers separated by the hot Sun and the monsoon brings their reunion. The whole nation (barring the north eastern/ western Himalayan parts), that includes its earth and all living yearn for the water laden clouds from the Arabian Sea. The intense heat grips the whole nation with mercury rising over 40 deg in most of the part. The seeds of monsoon are however sown in the preceding months of summer. We have a proverb in Marathi ‘Nemechi yeto mag Paavsaala’ meaning the rain nearly makes it a rule to return to India, and the happenings start around last week of May when it grips Andaman and slowly engulfs the whole country entering thru God’s own country of our country, Kerala. India may be the only country which is blessed with three seasons roughly of four months each. Water is one of the essentialities on the earth and one of the five powerful elements (Pancha-mahabhoot) that constitute the environment of the earth. Monsoon is here, yes, it’s finally at the shore-steps of India to drench the subcontinent and to once more induce life into the economy and ecology of India.
