![]() In most of these fascinating narratives, the class divide remains the bulwark of the plotline emerging onto the foreground through the imaginative use of the film song. One of the path-breaking manifestations of ideology – particularly addressing the class question – remains the establishment of the gothic horror noir genre enunciated through the recurring theme of reincarnation. ![]() From the socialist undertones of “Main Garibon Ka Dil” ( Abe Hayat, 1955) by the inimitable Hemant Kumar to the piquant strains of “Aye Mere Dil Kahin Aur Chal” ( Daag, 1952), one of Talat Mahmood’s musical gems, the film song articulated the imagination of resurgent nationhood. Hindi cinema’s transition from a colonial to a post-colonial narrative has been accompanied by haunting, melodious, often colourful music. ![]() Melody in film: The Hindi film song as a cultural product (Part II) ![]()
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