Crooner Anniv Celebration-IPKKND Upd Pg72/Index 62 - Page 60

Originally posted by: indi52

not three, just two little words, that's all it takes to set hearts aflutter.
rabba ve.
romantic dreams cast their spell, move aside all things mundane and real, we just heard the call of love.
rabba ve.
why upon my dreams fall your shadow, why is the heart forlorn, why is there such pain in loving you?
rabba ve.

two words, set to the most beautiful notes that soar as though in search of the divine itself speak of a love story we've all fallen in love with.
i have often searched the net for the creators of this signature music and the new rabba ve song. all i come up with is a short interview with the music director, raju singh, who speaks in a most unassuming way about setting the score for iss pyaar ko. i believe he played for r d burman for a while and javed akhtar liked his compositions enough to want to work with him. casual net information, nothing much.
yet what beautiful melody he has given to arnav and khushi. i can't imagine them together without hearing its strains in some corner of my mind.

there she is in a red saree, big earrings swinging, hair flying, he stares at her transfixed; in pouring rain he lunges forward and drags her into his arms pulling her away from danger; he is catching her as she's about to fall at the temple; fairy lights entangled around her, he is slowly unwinding the wires and freeing her of them; he's falling off the stool! and together they land on the rangoli; he looks at her as she sits there in a red saree surrounded by a hundred lamps; he sits her down gently on the poolside chair and tenderly blows into her eye; he enters the gazebo as she stands there looking lost in her thoughts, again there's something in her eye; he's coughing, unwell in the middle of the night and she tends to him; she's on one side of the wall, he's on the other and they both sense the other.
oh so many many scenes play in the mind. always with the unforgettable and searching notes of rabba ve. sometimes before that comes a sound of the breeze, as they seem to always instinctively pick on the other's presence. as emotions get darker, angrier, against the backdrop of intense passion and unbearable love, a song filled with "dard" paints the emotional landscape: kyun khwabon pe tere saaye hain... kyun dard hai itna tere ishq mein... rabba ve.

for a year we've heard the most soul stirring renditions of this theme and it has become synonymous with arnav-khushi mohabbat. i love it to bits. you do as well, i know. i wanted to pay tribute to rabba ve on this first anniversary.

i actually love all the scores for iss pyaar ko. the funny bits, the happy bits, the angry bits, the thoughtful bits, and of course, asr's music. even anjali's soppy notes are sort of touching.

the instruments and arrangements are different from those found in the usual high drama, excess oriented music of serials. here there's subtlety, delicate nuance, and when required, storm and thunder.
remember when he is looking at the stars and asks her do people really become stars after they die? that incredibly pretty and a little sad but thoughtful music?

and then again when he drives wildly on that fateful night, 15 february episode. a fabulous interruption of rabba ve amid all the eruption of feelings ravaging him. only this time it would multiply his pain, feed his nafrat.
never has the music of a soap moved me so much.

wish you all your own share of rabba ve.


ting ting ting ting ting ting hey hey 😉 😉 😉


edit: gosh my first two rabba ve moments were incorrect. not a worthy fan, me. have corrected the scenes.

Originally posted by: indi52

@nishita

five wonderful reminders of one of the most endearing relationships being explored here. lovely. di and chhote. there's a personal reason this one is close to my heart. too close for me to think clearly about it. i simply feel it. when i started watching, of course khushi arnav and rabba vey got all my attention, but this loving, graceful girl with her immense love for her younger bro which he returned and expressed with unimaginable tenderness, had me pulled right into the heart of the story.
thanks for your piece on the two of them. it was wow.

Originally posted by: GanBarunFan

Love your post Nishi!
yes I've been there where an entire 30 mins work got erased...now I hit Ctrl C every few lines to ensure I have them in my memory buffer.

Anjali-Arnav's relationship is the most beautiful relationship after the Arhi .These two love each other so much and the way they try to protect each other from any hurt is just beautiful. Anjali has been the guiding light for Chhotey in so many occasions.your list covers some most beautiful brother -sister moments!

Originally posted by: srirao

@ Nishita...loved ur post...

Originally posted by: srirao

@ Indrani...loved all your posts ...u have written so beautufully abt lavanya..nani & IPK's music...fabulous...i dont have the words!!

Originally posted by: indi52

@gandhari

thanks for liking my note on dear dear lavanya. yes, all that sets ipk apart from the serial gang is so so precious.

love your name, gandhari, images immediately in the mind. another powerful characters from a fab story.

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added: and for finding those scenes! luverly.