Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Mid-Week International Spice Song

This isn't our normal musical fare, but we do so few songs from other countries. The international popularity of Bollywood films has grown so much that some Hollywood producers are joining forces with them on new projects. This performance, "Maahi Ve," from the 2003 film "Kal Ho Na Ho" (Tomorrow Might Never Come) is a great example of the elaborate, exhuberant musical dance numbers that are typical of Bollywood films. [Cute bellybutton alert]. This one stars "Mr. Bollywood" Shahrukh Khan (he's wearing the wine-colored kurta), and Preity Zinta. The dubbed-in, high-pitched female vocals may sound helium-induced, but it's the classic range for female Indian singers. Phir milen-gay!*

*that's "see you later."