Lata Mangeshkar’s voice is a huge influence on the gay community, says Hansal Mehta?
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Subhash K Jha (DNA; January 12, 2016)
Hansal Mehta’s Aligarh about a gay professor who lost
his job because of his sexual orientation, is in many ways, a tribute to
the eternal voice of Lata Mangeshkar.
In the film, Manoj Bajpayee, who plays the professor, is a die-hard fan of Lata Mangeshkar. Director Hansal Mehta has used Lata’s songs extensively to accentuate the protagonist’s isolation and loneliness. Two of Lata’s timeless numbers Aap Ki Nazron Ne (Anpadh) and Betaab Dil Ki Tamanna (Hanste Zakhm) — both composed by Madan Mohan — have been used very prominently as part of the protagonist’s journey.
Says Hansal, “Aligarh is, among other things, a homage to Lata’s voice. I am a huge fan of her songs and Madan Mohan’s compositions. And my film’s protagonist professor Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras was a crazy fan of hers. When Lata turned 60, Prof Siras had written poems in her honour.”
Hansal further reveals that Lata’s voice is a huge influence on the gay community. In fact, her most intimate songs of heartbreak like Chalte Chalte (Pakeezaah) and Jaane Kyun Log (Mehboob Ki Mehndi) connect deeply with the gay community’s sense of unfulfilled love and incomplete relationships that they often have to face.
Hansal Mehta’s Aligarh about a gay professor who lost
his job because of his sexual orientation, is in many ways, a tribute to
the eternal voice of Lata Mangeshkar.In the film, Manoj Bajpayee, who plays the professor, is a die-hard fan of Lata Mangeshkar. Director Hansal Mehta has used Lata’s songs extensively to accentuate the protagonist’s isolation and loneliness. Two of Lata’s timeless numbers Aap Ki Nazron Ne (Anpadh) and Betaab Dil Ki Tamanna (Hanste Zakhm) — both composed by Madan Mohan — have been used very prominently as part of the protagonist’s journey.
Says Hansal, “Aligarh is, among other things, a homage to Lata’s voice. I am a huge fan of her songs and Madan Mohan’s compositions. And my film’s protagonist professor Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras was a crazy fan of hers. When Lata turned 60, Prof Siras had written poems in her honour.”
Hansal further reveals that Lata’s voice is a huge influence on the gay community. In fact, her most intimate songs of heartbreak like Chalte Chalte (Pakeezaah) and Jaane Kyun Log (Mehboob Ki Mehndi) connect deeply with the gay community’s sense of unfulfilled love and incomplete relationships that they often have to face.
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