Song of the Day...Ya Dil Ki Suno

_*Ya Dil Ki Suno: The Genius Of Hrishikesh Mukherjee In One Song_*

_*While the song is a combined genius of a high-performing team - Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Jaywant Pathare (a cinematographer par excellence who won the Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography for Anupama), Hemant Kumar, Kaifi Azmi and, of course, Dharmendra- the credit must go to the visionary captain of the ship, Hrishikesh Mukherjee!_*

_*The first thing you will notice about the song is the static, Michelangelo's David-like stance of the protagonist, with an ominous shadow cast on the floor._*

_*Throughout the song, the hero remains transfixed - Dharmendra doesn't move an inch! In fact nobody moves except Sharmila Tagore, who seems to be in a distant parallel world. What also moves in the song is the camera and, with it, the audience's perspective. A brilliant creative gambit. The stillness of the protagonist anchors the viewers, pulling them into the song, forcing them to listen, to appreciate the depth of the words, to decipher the metaphors and their meaning. The camera moves and the angles change but the hero stands and delivers._*

_Notice the people in the song. they are enthralled and engaged. Some are even surprised at the sombre tone of the song in a lively party like that. You can almost feel they understand there is pain but they can't fathom the reason. The only person who understands what those words mean, and whom they are for, is Shashikala,  who looks from behind a partition, separated from the crowd, literally and figuratively. It's all so real yet so surreal—an ordinary moment depicted extraordinarily._

_The hero is a humble guy of cheerful disposition from the lower strata of society. But right now, he is sombre after learning the sad fate of the princess in the castle—Anupama. Anupama, a diffident, gloomy girl, on the other hand, has just found a glimmer of hope, happiness and love. She's restless and fidgety. Both of them in two different states of mind deviating from their natural selves. They complement each other._

_*Emotion, simplicity and precision — Hrishikesh Mukherjee's three super powers on full display._*

*_Hemant Kumar fans rate this as one of the best songs that he created and sung._*

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