Spices

Organized songs in my iTunes library.

Found very interesting fact about song Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya (I have loved, so what is there to fear?)- The song has an unusual history to it: it cost Rs. 1 million at a time when film Mughal e-Azam would be made for less than a million; it was written and re-written 105 times by the lyricist, Shakeel Badayuni, before the music director, Naushad, could approve of it; it was shot in the renowned Sheesh Mahal (Palace of Mirrors); and in those days of sound recording, editing and mixing, as there was no way to provide the reverberation of sound, Naushad had Lata Mangeshkar sing the song in a studio bathroom. This song was one of three sequences shot in Technicolor, while the rest of the movie was in black and white. The playback singing is, of course by Lata Mangeshkar and lip-synched by Madhubala. It is said that the small engraved mirrors in the area where the song was shot, would sparkle under the camera's intense lights and made it impossible to shoot. Even consultants from Hollywood told Director K. Asif to give up on the idea. Provided the impossible task of shooting against such intense glare, Asif thought of an idea: all those small mirrors, roughly in thousands, would be covered in a very very thin covering of wax, so that they did not reflect any light and still you can see as clean as it can be without any blur. One version of the story states that Asif confined himself to the set for days on end in various standing, sitting and lying down positions until he could find that single spot where the problem was rectified and the immortal pyar kiya to darna kya was filmed.

>> Got a very interesting email sent by one of my friends:

There was a farmer who collected horses; he only needed one more breed to complete his collection. One day, he found out that his neighbor had the particular horse breed he needed. So, he constantly bothered his neighbor until he sold it to him. A month later, the horse became ill and he called the veterinarian, who said: Well, your horse has a virus. He must take this medicine for three days. I'll come back on the 3rd day and if he's not better, we're going to have to put him down.
 
Nearby, the pig listened closely to their conversation. The next day, they gave him the medicine and left. The pig approached the horse and said: Be strong, my friend. Get up or else they're going to put you to sleep! On the second day, they gave him the medicine and left. The pig came back and said: Come on buddy, get up or else you're going to die! Come on, I'll help you get up. Let's go! One, two, three... On the third day, they came to give him the medicine and the vet said: Unfortunately, we're going to have to put him down tomorrow. Otherwise, the virus might spread and infect the other horses. After they left, the pig approached the horse and said: Listen pal, it's now or never! Get up, come on! Have courage! Come on! Get up! Get up!
 
That's it! Slowly! Great! Come on! one, two, and three... Good, good. Now faster, come on.... Fantastic! Run, run more! Yes! Yay! Yes! You did it, you're a champion!!!
 
All of a sudden, the owner came back, saw the horse running in the field and began shouting: It's a miracle! My horse is cured. This deserves a party.
 
"Let's kill the Pig!" :)
 
Point for reflection: This often happens in the workplace. Nobody truly knows which employee actually deserves the merit of success, or who's actually contributing the necessary support to make things happen.
 
MY TAKE HOME: Don't be a Pig, You'll be Killed.


"Persistent people begin their success where others end in failure." - Edward Eggleston