DES HOYAA PARDES:
Irshad Kamil, who has also written for ' Shabd ',
joins Gurdas Maan in writing the title track ' Des
Hoyaa Pardes '. A sad number where the protagonist
is missing his roots in a foreign land, it is a poignant
narration of separation and loneliness. Jagjit Singh's
rendition will surely manage to bring tears to the
eyes, especially for the ones living abroad. Gurdas
Maan gives him good company in this title song that
aptly brings an end to the album.
' Des Hoyaa Pardes ' has some good soulful
tunes that are attached to the roots and hence quite
melodious and hum-able. Following the success of '
Jee Aaya Nu ' and ' Asa Nu ... ', it should be lapped
up well in the North India (especially Punjab) and
Indians based in US/Cananda/UK. Lilting music and
star presence of Gurdas Maan and Juhi Chawla should
also ensure that both the music and movie make an
impression for the target audience.
This film is set in Punjab during the period of unrest
where terrorists with their dubious activities altered
the notion of Punjab for a long time. Post operation
blue star Peace and fun loving people of Punjab went
through a traumatic phase which changed their lives
and their perceptions forever. One such case was that
of an educated humble farmer Gurshan, to whom tilling
his soil meant most, and that's what he did to run
his little family comprising of his old mother and
father, and a young bubbly sister Guddi. Surviving
through the social unrest, the family saw some ups
and downs and destiny added another member into their
lives. Things started to look much brighter for this
humble family and with time the old wounds healed
and pains forgotten.
And then came the fateful night and the fateful knock
on their door that changed their entire lives forever.
A man of patriotic values was broken of his notions,
the parents deprived of their love, and sister left
with unfulfilled dreams. A family who was a mere spectator
of the oppression and unjust ways of the system become
its hard hit victims."Tinka tinka baney alahna,
bhikrey teels teela, rul gaye des veedes, Des hoyaa
Pardes." This line sums up the course the lives
of this loving family takes, and what happened in
revealed through the film