Article#12: Music

There’s a saying that Music is divine. Something that cannot be expressed in words can be expressed through Music. And Music has no language. It’s not necessary for someone to understand the lyrics to appreciate the music. It is present everywhere, radio, TV, recreation centres, Stores, schools, roads. In short, life is music. May be the only place where you don’t find any music is library :-). This article talks all about music, its different forms and also presents some of the best soulful songs that should be saved in your playlist.
Music can be defined as an art of sound involving a rhythm made with the help of any of the musical instruments like Guitar, Piano, Violin, Trumpet, Flute, etc... Well, if that is the case, then what about human voice? Don’t you think that it is also a form of musical instrument? It is so. Ever thought on what was the origin of this music? We cannot say from when it started. But roughly can predict that it got out with a blow of air from a hollow stick.
Music is also a way of communication. Did you observe anytime the rhythm made by birds especially the nightingale? May be you would have also tried to join in that music with the bird in your childhood due to which a single voice of yours would have left over :-) Even whales that reside deep down the sea are believed to communicate with each other through music. Also, the insects like cockroaches and lizards present a kind of music. In fact, nature is music. You can just find the sounds made on a roof or on earth when it rains. That is one kind of music. Even the bicycle bell or the bike horn is a type of music. The water flow in a beach or an ocean is music with its own rhythm.
However, we do not enjoy all kinds of music. It just varies based on personal interests. When some are interested in rock music, some other would like to listen only melodious music. But ultimately, there would be reaction from humans after listening to their favourite kind of music. Either they would be humming or singing or even dancing for their favourite tracks. Do you think a human voice is necessarily required for any song to be good? It is not so. A track can become a huge hit just with its rhythm. Let’s take a look at some of the Bollywood songs that according to me are wonderful.
Sun saathiya from the movie ‘ABCD 2’ is one of the best songs to listen and it would also shake your leg for its own reasons.
Bol do na zara from the movie ‘Azhar’ is a soulful song. If you understand the lyrics, you don’t find any other reason to appreciate it.
Agar tu hota from the movie ‘baaghi’ also gives you a similar experience, just let it pass on to your ear.
Jeena jeena and Judaai from the movie ‘badalpur’ lets you hum them all the time. Both of them were extremely good in terms of everything, may it can be rhythm, lyrics, melody or voice.
Aadha ishq from the movie ‘band baaja baarat’ has lot of inner meaning incorporated in its lyrics. I’m sure you would love the way it turns out to be as the track progresses.
Masakali from the movie ‘delhi6’ is just a package, it has all the components that constitute a perfect song. Hats off to A.R. Rahman for the composition.
Kaisi hai rut from the movie ‘dil chahtha hai’ is really good in terms of its lyrics for love. 
Naina, dil duffer, dhat teri ki, tooh from the movie ‘gori tere pyaar mein’ will never make you bored even if you listen many times.
Hasi, hamari adhuri kahaani from the movie ‘hamari adhuri kahaani’ are awesome soulful songs.
Ishq bulaava, zehnaseeb from the movie ‘hasee toh phase’ are the songs that gives you a feel good expression on your face even if you don’t understand the lyrics.
Tum se hi from the movie ‘jab we met’ reminds you of someone who serves as an inspiration.
Ishq di latt from the movie ‘junnoniyaat’ and Kuch to hua hai from the movie ‘kal ho na ho’ and Is this love, bakhuda tum hi ho from the movie ‘kismet connection’ will make you fall in love both with the songs and also in real life 
Sawaar loon, ankahee, shikayateein, zinda from the movie ‘lootera’ are just impressive tracks as you can find different types of music in those songs.
Choomantar from the movie ‘mere brother ki dulhan’ definitely does the magic when you hear.
‘Mitti di khushboo’ a Punjab song sung by Ayushmann Khuranna leaves its own impact on you.
‘Aahatein ho rahi’ song composed for MTV reality show, ‘Splitsvilla’ is definitely something that one has to hear.
Yeh dosti from the movie ‘purani jeans’ beautifully speaks about friendship.
Nazar laaye from the movie ‘Raanjhana’ and tum ho from the movie ‘rockstar’ are the love tracks that are to be present in your playlist.
Tum bin from the movie ‘sanam re’ and Tum saath ho from the movie ‘tamasha’ stresses on how we miss our loving ones and just touches the soul.
Da da dasee from the movie ‘udta Punjab’ is something that you can always hum for fun.
Aaj kal zindagi from the movie ‘wake up sid’ is yet another beautifully written and composed song. Kudos to the trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy for the music.
These were just some of the best and there are lot many good ones that we have. 
To share my personal experience with music, it is everlasting. From the start of a hobby to passion, music has always been a part of my life. In my childhood, we used to get the rhythm and buy the movie song books to sing them. During times, when we get an opportunity to sing in school events, I used to give a try. Later, when I was in college, I became one of the known singers in the campus. ‘yedo priyaragam’ from the movie ‘Aarya’, ‘Something Something’ from the movie ‘nuvvostanante nennodantana’, ‘Prapanchame kadanna’ from the movie ‘Bhageeradha’, ‘oka maru’ from the movie ‘Ghajini’, ‘I am very sorry’ from the movie ‘nuvve nuvve’, ‘valukalla vayari’ from the movie ‘mass’, ‘Apudo ipudo’ from the movie ‘Bommarillu’ are some of the songs for which I gave my voice on the stage. Never had I received a prize for anything, but yeah I used to get tremendous response from the audience which was like more than a prize for me. After I entered into my professional life, I had to shake my leg once on stage for ‘chilipiga chustav ala’ from the movie ‘Orange’. Looking forward for a similar opportunity in the nearby future, have to see how it goes :-)
The conclusion here is, we humans tend to believe that we have invented music or it has started with human intelligence. But the fact is that we cannot take the entire credit, we did not create music. It has always been out there, waiting for all of us to discover, to appreciate and to enjoy. However, yes we have worked as something like catalyst and made music more effective, more meaningful and more soulful. A round of applause to all those music directors for their wonderful compositions now and then.
Here is the end of my twelfth article, “Music”. The next article is going to be in an explosive way on a social cause. Keep your fingers crossed, :-) :-)