Phir Mile Sur: Anthem Revisited...
Phir Mile Sur... kills the soul of unity and fails in showcasing the spirit of Mera Bharat. Although, the song covers the complete length and breadth of the country, it somewhere lacks in re-living the magic of its older version.
THE MORNING of January 26, 2010 was one of the most awaited one for all those, who love music and India. The youth were eagerly waiting for their version of ‘mile sur mera tumhara’. The original ‘Mile Sur Mera Tumhara’ had captivated one and all and the revived anthem was expected to have a deeper effect on Indians.
Although, the song covers the complete length and breadth of the country, from temples to mosques, deserts to oceans, the song somewhere lacks in re-living the spirit of India. "Mile Sur Mera Tumhara, Toh Sur Bane Hamara." The tune itself is so melodious that it broke all records of all times for patriotic songs in India. Late Suresh Mullick put in so much in "Mile sur mera tumhara" that it actually connected to every Indian very spontaneously.
Phir Mile Sur re-united the entire bollywood to stand together for so many causes and patriotism, above all. But India is much more than mere bollywood. The renewed song hides the strong pillars of India as former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, the man behind industrialized India, Ratan Tata and chhota dynamite Sachin Tendulkar. Besides, I, as an Indian was eagerly waiting all 16 minutes for some politicians to knock the screen in some or the other manner. After all we make the largest democracy in the world. Why leave Gandhis away? What about the first lady President of the nation, Pratibha Patil? Don’t they represent India?
Phir Mile Sur re-united the entire bollywood to stand together for so many causes and patriotism, above all. But India is much more than mere bollywood. The renewed song hides the strong pillars of India as former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, the man behind industrialized India, Ratan Tata and chhota dynamite Sachin Tendulkar. Besides, I, as an Indian was eagerly waiting all 16 minutes for some politicians to knock the screen in some or the other manner. After all we make the largest democracy in the world. Why leave Gandhis away? What about the first lady President of the nation, Pratibha Patil? Don’t they represent India?
On our 61st Republic Day, Sachin Tendulkar completed around 20 years of serving the nation through cricket. Hockey, being the national game of India, is clearly missed. No doubt that they have included many artists who were lost in their natives and Phir Mile Sur has brought them to light. But giving up on so many important threads of India, the curtain is still incomplete. They tried re-weaving it, but have missed a few holes.
As an Indian by birth, citizenship and the feeling of patriotism that we all have nurtured for all our lives, I asked my neighbour, a Sindhi family, for their feedback about the reincarnation of the track. The young lady in the family regretfully answered that this was the first time she felt less Indian by one degree. She quoted that she was continuously waiting to watch who took the place of Indian spinner, Narendra Hirwani to sing the Sindhi lines. They have clearly eliminated few languages from the track. Geographically, though the state is not a part of Indian territory, but demographically, it is. Suddenly, should they believe they are no more a part of India?
Phir Mile Sur was eagerly looked upon as a revitalising catalyst for the Indian youth, but it has disappointed one and all.
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