Gowariker tries to address the lack of scientific temperament and widespread ignorance among the rural folks through the energetic number "Ye Tara Wo Tara", where Mohan is seen encouraging the children to experience the fascinating world of stars through his telescope. In a symbolic manner, the song rejects the defunct divisions of caste and class and at the same time, through its protagonist, tries to instill in the audience an appreciation of curiosity and observation.
The radio voice sets up the mood. They are going to talk about life as a journey. It perfectly juxtaposes with the road trip that Mohan is on. The journey is about forgetting his work at NASA and connecting back to his roots. It also symbolizes the contrast that he has always felt subconsciously. His life in the USA is all about modern life that includes urban wonders such as well built structures, rockets, and the marvels of space. However, India is all about simple things such as the flowers that make a rangoli of colours or the scenic views of trees and rivers.
The next voice is of Fakir ( Makrand Deshpande) who sings an aalap. Notice how subtle and powerful this small aalap is. The radio song is essentially an upbeat western song played on modern instruments. The aalap is a part of Indian music. It subtly shows the transition of Mohan. Also notice how Mohan is surprised by the singing of the jogi but then enjoys it thoroughly. The Jogi becomes the embodiment of India that he is fascinated and attracted to. He is taken back when the Fakir starts singing but in a moment or two, he starts appreciating and enjoying it. It is like he knew how interesting India is but he never enjoyed it like he is doing now. The aalap is also the seed of love for India to Mohan. He is listening it for the first time and is enamored by it. Fakir insists Mohan to sing and continue the song. Mohan is surprised by the request but then finds himself automatically contributing and making his own song on the tune. He goes ahead and gives us a piece of his mind in these lines-
(Yeh rasta hai keh raha ab mujhase
Translation- If you have love in your life and song in your heart, you have achieved Nirvana. Listen to me o traveler, you shall spread love and joy no matter where you go!
The Fakir then says that you have found what you are looking for. You have solved the mystery of life and cracked the lock of happiness. He also signals that this is the end of your search and if you shall go ahead in the journey, you might not be happy in your life and would miss this feeling of being complete and relieved. The journey of life shall continue but you should know that this the direction that you have to pursue and go ahead.
A small subsection of Deadpool 2 viewers (or a significant chunk, if you're seeing it in India) got a special Easter egg during the film, in the form of a popular Hindi song that played in Dopinder's (Karan Soni) cab in the second act.
Interestingly, this isn't the first time a Swades song made it into a Hollywood flick. The film's theme makes an appearance in 2008's Slumdog Millionaire (also composed by Rahman) as Salim's (Madhur Mittal) ringtone.
A clever choice would have been a song from a Ranveer Singh movie, since the actor provides Deadpool's voice in the film's Hindi-dub. But the song may have been chosen before Singh was even cast, and who knows if the rights would be attainable (he has a few films with T-Series albums, including at least one banger).
The film is different because it does not use the tried and tested route to communicate the message. Its politics is interested in humanity (the title of the film is representative of that), how we as people have created divisions amongst ourselves and it is only us who can remove those divisions. The film smartly says that you can be a patriot even if you are not a soldier. An excellent example of this is the scene preceding and the song Ye Tara Woh Tara itself. The villagers gather to watch a movie played through a projector onto a white sheet. But because there are caste differences, the people from the oppressed caste sit together on the opposite side of the projector (thereby effectively watching a reverse image). However, there is load shedding and the movie night is cut short. Mohan uses this opportunity to engage the kids and the villagers by singing Ye Tara Who Tara. With lines by Javed Akhtar like, ek na hum ho paye toh, anyay se ladne ko hogi koi janta hi nahi, phir na kehna nirbal hai kyun haara, the film through Mohan symbolically questions the notion of caste divide and its obsolete nature, simultaneously giving the lesson that people need to develop a scientific temperament and be curious. It is effective and engaging storytelling where the song propels the story forward. The entire album of Swades has these little gems which are put to extremely introspective and optimistic tunes by A.R. Rahman (my favourite being Yunhi Chala).
The US Navy Band also shared the video on their official Twitter handle and wrote, 'The @usnavyband Sea Chanters share a song of happiness and love at a small performance for the @USNavyCNO and the Ambassador of India to the United States, @SandhuTaranjitS. The Navy Band has been connecting the @USNavy to our partner nations since 1925! #HappyHoli'
The lyrics of this slow song, penned by Javed Akhtar, touches your heart -- Mitti ki hai jo khusboo, tu kaise bhulega, tu chahye kahi jaye, tu laut ke aayega.
Pal pal hai bhaari, a bhajan sung by Madhusree, Vijay Prakash and Ashutosh Gowariker himself, is quite nice. The beauty of this song lies in the way it praises Lord Rama and his deeds.
Taking to Twitter on Saturday, Sandhu shared a video of officers singing Yeh Jo Desh Hai Tera from the film Swades. He wrote: "This is a friendship bond that cannot be broken ever." The song was originally composed and sung by AR Rehman for the 2004 film Swades.
"The @usnavyband Sea Chanters share a song of happiness and love at a small performance for the @USNavyCNO and the Ambassador of India to the United States, @SandhuTaranjitS. The Navy Band has been connecting the @USNavy to our partner nations since 1925! #HappyHoli," US Navy Band tweeted.
Thank u for sharing this sir. How lovely. Git all nostalgic about the time spent making this beautiful film and belief sung in the song. Thanx @AshGowariker @RonnieScrewvala @arrahman & everyone who made it possible.
There are forty six songs related to this Swadesh parjaay. This class was created by Rabindranath. The order of the songs is same as the order are sorted by the poet himself and appear in the book 'Geetabitan'.
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