MGIMS students, interns, residents, lab technicians, healthcare workers, teachers- yesterday night they all teamed seamlessly to deliver more than the musical night had promised- entertaining and enthralling the audience with super-hit Hindi filmy sangeet. Little wonder that they kept the audience- all ears to the musical melodies- spellbound for full three hours.
So, when the singers kept on asking the audience where had the slippery heart gone (Jane kahan mera jigar gaya ji), the audience gave the pair a thundering applause. So did the audience do when another pair complained of a stolen heart (Chura liya hai tume Jo dil ko). Eyes figured in several songs- the Madhuri Dixit number (aankhiya milaun, aankhiya churau and kajrare kajrare) evoked an incessant clapping. The RK Gupta couple regaled the audience with legendary HemantKumar’s voice (Yaad kiya dil ne kahan ho tum) and brought memories of Patita– the 1958 movie. Akash Bang sang half a dozen songs- his duet with Pooja Bang (O haseena julfon waali) evoked “once more” from the audience.
Over those three hours one could experience an amalgamation of folk music, modern and classical elements and hybrid music. The MGIMS members showed that every human being is born with a gift- they showcased their musical talent and reigned supreme on the stage. They were wonderful, vivacious, and versatile- and gave the MGIMS audience a real musical treat! They brought back memories of such movies as Dharmatma, Mr. and Mrs. 55, Satte pe satta, Naya Daur, Yaadon ki baarat, and Tisri Manzil). And they made the audience tap their feet to the numbers from Billu Barber ( marjani marjani) and the current popular one( Dhinka Chika)!The Naya Daur number ( Ude jab jab julfein teri) – rendered so well by Surekha Tayade made the old timers walk down the memory lane- nearly five decades back! And how well did our students, interns and residents sang!
The Hindi film song has held millions spellbound for nearly eight decades. The awkwardness of puppy love, the friskiness of teen romance, the philosophy of unrequited love and the anguish of heartbreak – the MGIMS singers explored every crevice of ardour. It wasn’t just love: the doctor couples also captured the essence of life – the case of a missing heart, the story of a stolen heart, the beauty of black eyes, a failed poet’s melancholy, a fiery unionist’s vim, really a medley of melody!
But the man who really stole the show last evening was our neurosurgeon- Dr. S. Ashok Kumar. On Tuesday evening he made MGIMS singers delve deep into the treasure trove and pick up –and sing– all time hit songs to an appreciative audience. He showed us how with the pairing comes the vibe, with the vibe comes the tune, and with the tune come word which brings music to the ears. We also discovered that behind those piercing and probing eyes, sharp tongue and an innate ability to call a spade a spade, he also possesses a tender heart and a sensitive brain. And when such astrocytes join hands with myosites, they generate a melody-filled evening that indeed took off the dull and drab monotony MGIMS campus is typically associated with!
