I will begin with the assumption that all of us have watched the new Miley Sur Mera Tumhara video...Well, to me, it was old wine in a new (and a slightly less attractive)bottle. Comparisons with the older version of the same song on DD is inevitable.
The reason why I say this is that although the technical brilliance of the video can not be doubted, it somehow failed to strike a chord. There are also a lot of other issues that come to my mind here.
For starters, what strikes immediately to me about this video, is the use of celebrities (again my favorite issue)!. We, as a country, certainly do look up to celebrities. However, for the case in contention, the 'common man' or the 'aam janta'(mango people) card was not played well. The previous version had a lot of 'uncommon' faces. I stress on the word uncommon because on TV the common man is an uncommon phenomena...As a result, the connect was somehow not built.
Secondly, the song, somehow, though rendered very well by a motley group, did not appeal as much..This might be a result of inertia on our part..We still have the older version etched in our minds...
The tingling of the patriotic sentiments in us was not quite provoked as much...It will still be a very good video to watch..but the purpose, to me, was not achieved fully...
PS: I would love it if anyone thinks or expresses otherwise!!!
Pratik's Idiosyncrasies
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- Pratik
- Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- Hi Guys!!Welcome to my world of literary expressions. A bit about me first - I am a researcher by profession, an observer by design and an author by choice. I have various interests of which I find human behavior the most interesting.There are many things (small and big) that I come across as a result of meeting and speaking to various people. I call them, the 'flavor of life'. This blog is my way of penning down my experiences with life, on a variety of subjects. This blog is in no way meant to be a great literary piece...This is just a vent to my observations and experiences. Happy Reading!!
