Somedays back while rushing for office, I saw the news of Abhimaan being made again with Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai in the newspaper. As I was in a hurry, I couldn't go through the news to know who was directing it.
But not reading the article I not only missed the director's name, which I kept guessing but also missed out with the music director's name.
Somedays later while having a chat with a friend over phone, when he suddenly came up with the news that AR is composing for Rajeev Menon's Abhimaan with Abhi-Ash, I was awestruck with two thoughts: 1)Rajeev Menon would direct it? Isn't he the guy who made that disastrous Sapney? 2) AR? This is going to be acid test for him!
Then I took the pain to dig out that old news paper and read the entire story. What I could gather from there is that Rajeev Menon is again going for another gimmick cashing on the popularity of star couple Abhi-Ash and also banking on the emotional fact that they are actually the second generation couple to the original couple of original Abhimaan. What an idea!
But only one thought that pinching me is about the music. How will be the music? By doing this AR will be put to acid test against the legendary S.D.Burman. With all my honesty, I strongly feel that only person who can be compared to senior Burman in all manner is our AR.
But what will happen when Abhimaan will hit the market? The comparision is inevitable, but one's creation is stark contrast to another. These two music legends represent two different forms of music altogether. While one is more eloquent in subtle mir and emotional aspect, the other banks on fusion and mixing. But no wonder, both are miles ahead than their contemoraries. And having said that these two music directors represent two different genres, can their music be compared?
I think they cannot be compared as they say that an apple is an apple and an orange is an ornage.
But what about the Indian media? Indian news channels and news paper now a days cannot seem to think about anything beyond Bollywood. It's quite obvisous that there'll be rims written and kilometers filmed comparing every atom of the new Abhimaan with the old one. And the Indian media has always shown its fetish for rejecting the remakes turning a deaf to the innovative ideas. I just hope that in the process the great movie knowers of our country don't write off the music of the new one completely ignoring that fact that 1) A R Rahman's music style is different from S D Burman 2) Earlier Abhiman's music was classical music based while the new one will be rock based 3) The first one came 35 years ago and the world music has changed a million times than that and most importantly 4) Rajeev Menon's way of making film is far more complex than that of Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
1 comment:
An apple is an apple. An orange is an orange.
The old one had the advantage of being the first with some important names in the credit line.
This one will again have some important names in the credit line, but an old name 'Abhimaan' and probably an old theme with some twists.
I am not sure about Rajeev Menon, but, yes, I am sure about AR.
Let's hope people see the newer side of this film, which is happening after almost 4 decades, and appreciate it.
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