This was the voice that had first touched the hearts of millions of music lovers as she had sung out loud the verses written by Gulzaar Saab that reeked of the Sufi philosophy! Rekha Bharadwaj’s ardent surrender in front of the beloved lord had been a treat as she had sung ‘Tere ishq mein…raakh se rookhi, koyle se kaali, raat katena hijr wali…’ And then they continued one after another…She seems to be picking up from where she left…her last song to hit the masses was ‘Genda Phool’ from Delhi 6 in a style that is so typically hers! A perfect rustic flavour that almost smells of the earth and yet has that naughtiness that leaves a strange smile on the lips…Beedo might sound like a continuation of ‘Namak Ishq Ka’ and it could be…a mujra it is anyway. You wouldn’t be able to stop yourself from tapping your feet or giving that little nudge with your shoulder as she does a ‘Chak Mak Chak Mak’ interspersed with occasionally heavy breathing and sarangis, harmoniums, mridangas, and tablas for company.
Beedo duje thaalika lage bade masaledaar
Man bole chak mak, hai...
And don’t we all know this ever since Amitabh sang ‘Khawe gori ka yaar balam tarse’ in style? What does not belong to us is always something which appears tastier than what we have! A rather infectious song that brings an inevitable ‘thirak’ to your feet, ‘Beedo’ is a welcome break from the other serious songs in the film. And who would ever have thought that it was not uncouth to use a word like ‘bhartar’ in a typical hindi song? How authentic it sounds as she says –
Meethi si kasak chhor ke chala gaya bhartar
Man bole chak mak, hai...
And then the song goes on to give similies that can sound grossly over rated, but think about how creative and imaginative the lyricist has to be to come up with lines like –
Sankat aisa silvat se koi haal bhaap le ji
Karwat aisi doori se koi haat taap le ji
Nikle siski jaise botal ka faag jo ura ho
Dhadkan jaisi chambal mein ghora bhaag jo khara ho
Angiya bhi lage hai jaise sau sau man ka bhar
And in spite of all the chak maks, she does an alaap at the very end of the song that truly reveals the class of this woman! What voice and what style…Certainly not the best song in the album! But most certainly worth quite a few re plays…
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