I
am sure no one will arrest me or even threaten me of anything or bash me or
abuse me, if i openly eulogize the great singing queen Shreya ghosal. People
will disagree, or rubbish me but won’t deny most of what i am expressing here
as i am just reflecting the most music lovers feelings and thoughts.
It
was year 2002 , i think and the month was July/ August and i heard the song ,
Bairi Piya from Devdas for the first time after i bought the cassette. I just
could not believe what was happening to me. The song, more so the deep
innocence divine voice was taking me somewhere and i kept listening again and
again and again. I knew for sure that a voice has arrived in Indian music. That
was Shreya Ghosal. Those days, Aish was literally the queen (for me she will be
forever that) and here was someone who matched such angelic looks of aish with
her voice. Each time i listen to song, i just travel to some unknown serene
place and come back. I won’t take back anything from Ismail Darbar , the composer
of that song, but only keep wondering as to why didn’t he last long.
After
Lata and during lata several singers appealed to me immensely and each time, i
would think, that this is the
replacement for LATA.. Started with Anuradha podwal, then alkayagnik, then
Kavitha Krishna Murthy, Then Mahalakshmi iyer, much later Madhusree etc.. I salute and respect each of them as
astounding singers as they are so fantastic as singers. But this lady shreya is
a gift to the Indian music. She has all the characteristic and nuances of being
the proper Indian singer, cutting across languages, traditions and
culture. She is fabulous in her way; she
gets into the nativity of the song in each language.
There
is no song and genre that she has not sung and made a mark. How does one
appreciate her histrionics in songs like Dochey in Puli ( telugu), or Mahabooba
in Ek tha tiger or that famous song from dirty picture. Honestly i would want
to believe that, all these numbers are sung by a different singer. Today when hardly, the singers voice can be
differentiated and identified for uniqueness, shreya’s stands out and she gives
a stamp on every song she sings.
In
telugu, Varsham, 7 G brindavan colony ( talachi), Okkadu( nuvvemaya) , Chali (
Mr perfect) are some of them which are so typical shreya that, you will always
remember those songs for her voice, rendition, style and presentation. But one
song which i listen almost every day is Sreeramalera from Sriramarajyam. I can
never get over the divine effect it has on me each time i listen to the song.
Not even once it seems that a human can sing that song. I will fail completely
if i try to put that magic in words and every word, is uttered in a celestial
fashion.
I
started writing this, thinking i will list my top ten of shreya ghosal and this
will be more criminal than most crimes and i do not want to take risk. But my
all time greats are 1) Bairi piya from devdas 2) Jadoo from jism 3) Doobi from
3 idiots 4) teri orr from singh is king 5) piyu bole from parineetha 6) pal pal har pal from Munnabhai, 7) cheeni
kum song and NO way i can keep typing the songs.
But
one last time i want to make a special mention of Saans from Jab tak hain
jaan....just to listen to that song, one has to go into silence and experience,
especially the shreya sad version of the song. In the movie, that is so rich
and intense that, it touches deeper layer of heart. Otherwise, the duet song
the same is disappointing visually. If one listens carefully, the talent of
shreya is there as a multi scan report.
I
want to take the risk and assert that, it’s surely shreya ghosal after LATA....
And this lady will rule for another decade easily.. Though it is tempting , i
do not want to compare the 2 legends of so different eras for the fear of
inviting wrath from the old timers. But Shreya is easily the best after
lata.
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