Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Phir Teri Kahaani...

Tomorrow will always be different than today. What is known as in-vogue today becomes old fashioned tomorrow. What you carry over from a previous era are only memories, while everything else loses to something new and better.

And we adapt without a murmur. The way we humans are adapting to technology today is a testimonial to this fact. We have this innate quality of moving on in life. In such a scenario, it becomes difficult to identify anything which was really better yesterday but isn’t so good today. That would simply violate the universal rule that I started this blog with.

Yet, I am convinced that that I can, with a lot of certainty, find something that was better yesterday – Music. True, we have a lot happening today and the amount of music being made is unprecedented. However, most of it is clutter. To find the really good one, you have to find your way through this clutter. Now, with numerous music apps, millions of songs, and user generated content like SoundCloud, a lifetime may not be enough to filter the good ones from the bad.

When was the last time you came across a Bollywood movie in which the entire soundtrack was top notch quality – something that will be remembered for ages. You may think and recall a couple of such movies from the recent past, but you will easily find many more when you look up a list of movies made in the 90s.

One such movie, I remember, never hit the theaters. It premiered on television and then disappeared from memory. However, many of us, growing up in the 90s, will remember it for its honey sweet melodious music and some great lyrics. ‘Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayi’ is a name that does not immediately ring a bell. It starred Rahul Roy and Pooja Bhatt, combined with the melody of Kumar Sanu and Alka Yagnik. Its songs however, have become immortal. Here are some of the highlights from the wonderful lyrics in this movie:














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