Music Videos to Cherish

If I was fearless and had lots of money at my disposal, I'd be a movie-director, just like I've written somewhere on my profile. But what I want more than to make a full-length movie is to create videos for songs that I love, more so Hindi songs than any other.

The moment when Bombay Talkies changed into Bollywood was probably the same moment when Maroon velvet movie direction slowly started to mutate into Pink plastic. Somehow, the music seems to have adapted better. As a person who not only appreciates the beat, but also the lyric, I have a hard time watching music videos that have nothing whatsoever to do with the song. I will refrain from pointing out some of these songs (only to list them off in another post in the probable future), but I would like to share some of the videos that do touch my heart.

I hope this to be the first of many posts to come where I will embed a video that just popped into my head. For this reason, I won't worry too much about the fact that I can't remember more than just a couple of videos right now. Most of these are just my favorite songs with videos that match the quality of the music. If there are any suggestions, just let me know. :)

I'll start with a video that is still fresh in the memories of almost everyone who enjoys Indian cinema, and a composition made by a man who is known to even those who aren't very familiar with Indian music. An emperor who seeks to understand the magnetism of Krishna, for whom his queen sings with such devotion. He is drawn by her voice to the moment when he sees her face for the first time, the same moment perhaps, that he falls in love with her. How can I not love this video?
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man mohana, from Jodhaa Akbar (2008)
singer: Bela Shinde, music director: AR Rahman, lyricist: Javed Akhtar
actors: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Hrithik Roshan, movie director: Ashutosh Gowariker


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Next, a song sung by a man whose voice, quite literally, has the power to stop me in my tracks, only to hear it more completely. She listens to a composition made only for her, by a man who is not her husband. He is the object of temptation in the absence of prying eyes. Mmmm... justice was done to this song.
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chal chal mere sang sang, from Artitva (2000)
singer: Sukhwinder Singh, music director: Sukhwinder Singh, lyricist: Shrirang Godbole
actors: Tabu and Monish Bahl, movie director: Mahesh Manjrekar


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Lastly, a song that is probably forgotten by most of us. A woman consoles her lover when he feels that he has come short. Innocent's bliss, so perfect.
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sona nahi na sahi, from One 2 Ka 4 (2001)
singers: Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan, music director: AR Rahman, lyricist: Majrooh Sultanpuri
actors: Juhi Chawla and Shah Rukh Khan, movie director: Shashilal Nair



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