The industry is forgetting the special place given to Hindi film music in culture, the respected singer said.<\/b>
\nOne of India\u2019s most respected singers has taken to Twitter to voice her anguish over the remixing of Hindi film music. In a note on her Twitter account, Lata Mangeshkar shared her views on the trend of remixing that has gripped the Hindi film industry, and appealed to recording companies to think twice before issuing new versions of classic songs with altered lyrics and arrangements.
There\u2019s nothing objectionable in principle about remixes, Mangeshkar wrote, and it is perfectly alright to present a song in a new way if its essence is preserved, \u201cbut to twist a song out of shape is just wrong\u201d, she wrote. \u201cI hear that this is what happening these days, and the credit for the song is being given to somebody else… To ruin the core of the tune, to arbitrarily change the lyrics and to add cheap thoughts to them \u2013 this kind of nonsensical behaviour causes me immense distress.\u201d
The new generation of listeners will benefit from presenting a song in its original form, added Mangeshkar, whose career spans eight decades. Numerous songs sung by Mangeshkar have been remixed in recent years, such as Ni Main Yaar Manana Ni from Daag (1973). At the time, Mangeshkar had criticised the tendency to remix songs, saying, \u201cIt\u2019s like rooms being added or removed from the Taj Mahal.\u201d
The latest note emerged after a conversation with lyricist Javed Akhtar. Mangeshkar drew attention to the hard work put in by scores of composers, singers, lyricists, technicians and directors in creating and presenting Hindi film music. \u201cEvery song was created with great love,\u201d she wrote. \u201cThere were heartfelt efforts to make a song beautiful and meaningful… Our musical heritage should not be played with, and music should be respected as an important symbol of our society and culture.\u201d It was up to the recording companies to \u201cmaintain the purity of Hindi film music and deal with the problems caused by remixes\u201d, but \u201cthey have sadly forgotten this\u201d in their pursuit of monetary gain, she added.
Informal inheritance has an emotional value that can\u2019t be quantified. Holding onto grandmothers\u2019 sarees, an heirloom necklace, grandfather\u2019s rocking chair etc. is a source of great comfort for many. Vintage and classic cars, too, evoke a sense of kinship among those who\u2019ve inherited decades-old automobiles or spent years collecting them. These car owners describe an overwhelming love that one only reserves for friends and family.
Take Madan Mohan for example. A vintage and classic car collector from Gurugram, he has spent years enquiring after \u2018joona\u2019 automobiles in remote parts of India. With scrap dealers as his sources, he would make his way to owners of these beauties. He describes his endeavour as a childish mission he undertook on an impulse with no knowledge of car restoration or maintenance. His collection now stands at 326 cars.
In the video below, Madan Mohan talks of how he chanced upon a precious MG belonging to the Maharaja of Bhavnagar.
Amit, meanwhile, chose to write a heartfelt letter to his MG which he restored with his own hands at the insistence of his father. He writes lovingly of the joy of creating a car, even with a lot of naysayers, and his father\u2019s \u201cwhat if\u201d that started him on this journey. Amit has invested four years\u2019 worth of sleepless nights and over-caffeinated mornings on his MG Midget. The Midget cars were greatly loved for being affordable, yet good looking, sports cars through the \u201860s and the \u201870s. Watch Amit read his letter to his beloved MG Midget in the video below.
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The MG Magnette was the toast of the \u201850s in England, and its popularity as an affordable sporty car continued to surge into the \u201860s. Over the years, Sarika says her Magnette has emerged as her best friend who has supported her through thick and thin. In the video below, Sarika talks about her bond with her beautiful green MG Magnette.
Adam, a former motor journalist, is an MG loyalist who has persevered for years to build an MG family. He, too, has built on his father\u2019s passion for MGs, and still owns and maintains the MGB GT — a two-door sports car — his father had bought. In addition, both he and his wife drive the current generation of MGs — 2016 MG 6 and the MG GS SUV respectively.
A member of the MG Car Club, UK, Adam visited India to meet owners of classic MGs, one of whom offered to let him take his MG for a spin. Watch the video below to see Adam take a vintage MG T-type for a drive on Delhi roads and talk about his personal efforts to get his hands on an MG.
Adam is among the vintage car owners that continue to invest in the brand\u2019s contemporary offerings as well. MG\u2019s current fleet has a contemporary look while still retaining the unmistakable MG feel that long-time MG owners have come to value. To know more about MG in India, click here. And follow MG on Facebook, Instagram and Youtube for great pictures and videos of their cars.
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