75th Independence Day- 15th August 2022- Bengali Songs Playlist

 India celebrated its 75th Independence Day yesterday with great grandeur. Following the announcement by our Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, our tricoloured national flag was displayed in the balcony, door or rooftop of many households. In the morning, the address to the nation by the Prime Minster was also a great inspiration for many of us.

On this occasion of Independence day, I thought to share some of the famous patriotic songs in Bengali:-

# Utho go Bharoto Lokkhi

# Dhano dhanya pushpo bhora

# Potitoddharini Gange

# Bharot amar Bharotborsho

# Bongo amar janani amar

# Mayer deowa mota kapor

# Bolo bolo bolo shobe

# Ek e shutre baandhiyachhi

# Vande Mataram

# Chol re chol shobe Bharotoshontaan

# Bharotborsho shurjer ek naam

# O amar desher maati

# Jodi tor daak shune keu na aashe

# Mukrito mondiro shopano tole

# Sharthoko jonomo amar

# Chhere dao reshmi churi Bonginaari

# Ganga Shindhu Narmada

- It will be a nice playlist  reflecting patriotism.

Someday in future I will try to share Plylist of Hindi Patriotic Songs.

Vande Mataram!

Songs of Rajanikanta Sen (3)- 'Keno Bonchito Hobo Chorone'

Today, in the third part of the series, I am writing about the famous song- 'Keno bonchito hobo chorone'.

Keno bonchito hobo chorone

Ami koto aasha kore boshe achhi

Paabo jibone na hoy morone.

Aha tai jodi nahi hobe go

Paatoki taaron torite taapito

Aature tule na lobe go

Hoye pother dhulaaye ondho

Eshe dekhibo ki kheya bondho

Tobe paare boshe paar koro bole paapi keno taake deeno shorone?

 

Ami shunechhi hey trishahaari

Tumi ene daao taare prem omrito trishito je chaahe baari

Tumi aapona hoite howo aaponar

Jaar keho nai tumi achho tar

E ki shob michhe kotha bhaabite je betha

Boro baaje Prabhu morome

In this song the poet portrays the Lord as the Saviour of the sinners. He is the only hope for the persons who had trodden a wrong path in their life. The Lord never refuses anyone so the poet expresses his faith that he will also be saved by the Lord. And the lines

Tumi aapona hoite howo aaponar

Jaar keho nai tumi achho tar

-are so famous! So true!! We are so forgetful about this fact while living in the world of Maya, that's why the poet reminds us of the fact that only the Almighty is our Dearest :)

I have listened to one version of the song by Juthika Roy and another by Krishna Chattopadhyay. Do check them out :)

Jai Shri Krishna. 

Songs of Rajanikanta Sen (2)- 'Tumi arupo shwarupo shaguna nirguna'

 

Today in my seond post in this series (for the first post, check out here),  I am taking the song- 'Tumi arupo shwarupo shaguna nirguna' by the famous poet - Rajanikanta Sen.

Tumi arupo shwarupo shaguno nirguno

Doyal bhoyaal Hari hey

Ami ki ba bujhi

Ami ki ba jaani

Ami keno bhebe mori hey.

 

Ki rupe eshechhi kemone ba jaabo

Ta bhabiye keno jibono katabo

Tumi aaniyaachho tomarei paabo

Eo shudhu mone kori hey.

 

Na raakhi jotil nyayer baarota

Bichaare bichaare baare oshaarota

Ami jaani tumi amar e debota

Tai ami hride dhori hey

Tai bole daaki praan jaha chaaye

Daakite daakite hridoyo juraaye

Jokhono jey rupe praan bhore jaaye

Tai dekhi praano bhori hey.

Here the poet expresses his salutations and absolute faith in the Almighty. He can be formless or He can take any form, (He can be Sagun or Nirgun), He can be gracious or strict, but He is the 'essence' of our whole existence. I especially like the last stanza where he says whenever I feel love for a certain form, I immerse in the that form to feel divine love. Such a great emotion!!!

Hinduism gives us this freedom to choose whatever form we wish to worship. Then the Lord blesses us so that we can have immovable faith in our chosen form.

I have listened the version sung by Krishna Chattopadhyay. Do check out her version from any video or audio App.

Jai Shri Krishna.

Songs of Rajanikanta Sen- 1 (Introduction)

 

It was the birthday of the great poet writer Rajanikanta Sen only two days back (26th July), so today I am starting a series on some of my favourite songs by the famous poet. The sincerity of his words as well as the devotional element infused in his creation, the way he expresses his complete surrender to the Almighty- all keep inspiring me in everyday life. He is also known as Kantokobi. He has faced many challenges in his life but his faith in God remained unshaken. Even when he was terminally ill, he never forgot to thank God for his grace. This approach evokes so much respect in our heart for the great poet 🙏.

My introduction with Rajanikanta's songs took place in my childhood through cassettes of various artists. Krishna Chatterjee has been my all time favourite artist as I feel she has experienced the Divine Grace which is evident in all her songs.

From tomorrow onwards I will be taking one song per day to share with you :)

 Jai Shri Krishna!

RRR (2022) - Telegu Movie

RRR is another great creation from the eminent director S S Rajamouli. It presents the story of two freedom fighters of India- Alluri Sitaram Raju and Komaram Bheem. Though the film is an imaginary story, still, as it is presented with many references to the story of the great epic Ramayan, it is able to create a special interest in the audience. The story, direction and music- every aspect of the film is good. Ram Charan and N T R Junior has acted very well in their respective roles. After Baahubali, this is another chance for the audience to enjoy all the larger than life scenes in this film. 

The success of the film lies in the fact that it generates the interest among the audience to know more about Alluri Sitaram Raju and Komaram Bheem, about whom we do not find much information in our school history books.

I also liked the review of this movie by Do Politics and Chaitanya Charan- these two YouTube Channels. You can check out those reviews, searching them with the same names which I have mentioned here. They have covered many more detailed points about this movie.

Overall, this movie definitely presents an unique experience for the audience. 

The Tashkent Files- Hindi film (2018)

Vivek Agnihotri made this film about the mystery regarding the death of our second Prime Minister Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri. Many questions were there already in the minds of general public from the time the event occured. But those questions remained unanswered for a long time. Since last few years many independent researchers have been working in this field. This film is based mainly on the works of all those researchers. 

We come across many theories about the mysterious death through all the characters of the film. Also the characters represent various standpoints of our society, how certain ideologies make people think in a particular way- this point has been portrayed very nicely with all the characters. 

Many of us must have watched the film Ek Ruka Hua Faisla ( 1986) film directed by Basu Chatterjee or the Hollywood film  Twelve Angry Men (1957) directed by Sidney Lumet . This film basically follows that pattern of analyzing an incident from different perspective. 

And at the end many information from the Mitrokhin Archive is provided for the audience to understand the matter in details.

Overall the film is a nice creation which reveals hidden facts and inspires us to research more about the topic. It instills the element of patriotism in the audience through its dialogues and situations. After watching the film the audience becomes more aware regarding the realities of politics in a country.

Feluda'r Goyendagiri - Darjeeling Jomjomat (Bengali web series on Hoichoi )

 As a Bengali, we all are in love with the famous detective character - Feluda, created by the great writer filmmaker Satyajit Ray. He himself have directed the Feluda films like- Sonar Kella and Joy Baba Felunath. Who can forget those classics? 

Later we have watched many films on the stories of Feluda, which were directed by his son-  Sandip Roy. 

Recently Hoichoi OTT Streaming service came up with the story of 'Darjeeling Jomjomat' in the series named 'Feludar Goyendagiri'. 

Tota Roy Chowdhury played the role of Feluda, Kalpan Mitra played Topshe and  Ekenbabu famed Anirban Chakrabortry has played Lalmohan Babu. Also there are actors like Barun Chanda, Rahul Banerjee in this series.

The story is divided into 6 episodes. The suspense element is present throughout the series. All the actors have done good work. The bonus for the audience is the background of Darjeeling. We get to see the great peak Kanchanjangha and some of the other popular places of the famous hill station.  Overall, it is a well made series. We have enjoyed the thoroughly. 

Before watching the series, the main problem for us as an audience was to accept a new actor in the well known and loving character of Feluda as well as a new director for Feluda series. But as we can understand that change is inevitable part of life. So the direction by Srijit Mukherjee as well as the portrayal of Feluda by Tota Roy Chowdhury was enjoyed by us. 

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (Hindi Film)

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2  is a horror comedy film directed by Anees Bazmee. The name of the film reminds us of the original film Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007) starring Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan. That was a blockbuster. 

 But it would be better if we do not consider Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 as a sequel to the original film. Though this film has used some part of the song Mere Dholna (Ami je tomar) from the original film, this film has an individual storyline. It is made as a family entertainment film and  is successful in its purpose. Ghost scenes are handled with care. The story is also good. 

All the actors have done fine work. Tabu definitely stands out. Kartik Aryan seems comfortable in his role.

 Overall it is an enjoyable one time watch film. As Bollywood films are not doing well in recent years due to the various reasons we all know, this film is refreshing and it may contribute positively to the business of Hindi film industry.