{"id":69301,"date":"2024-03-09T16:48:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T16:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/heeramandi-drops-first-song-sakal-ban-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-03-09T16:48:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T16:48:04","slug":"heeramandi-drops-first-song-sakal-ban-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/heeramandi-drops-first-song-sakal-ban-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Heeramandi drops first song ‘Sakal Ban’ | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Renowned filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s much-anticipated project, Heeramandi<\/em>, has unveiled its first song on Saturday, Sakal Ban<\/em>, after years in the making. Known for his opulent and grand cinematic creations, the song\u2019s music video relays the director\u2019s yet another tryst with historical drama.<\/p>\n

Borrowing the soulful vocals of Raja Hasan, Sakal Ban<\/em> credits its composition to a \u201ctraditional\u201d source, while the lyrics are accredited to the 14th-century poet Amir Khusro. The song\u2019s music video features its ensemble cast including Manisha Koirala, Richa Chaddha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sanjeeda Shaikh and Sharmin Sehgal, all immersed in dance.<\/p>\n

However, for anyone familiar with Bhansali\u2019s repertoire, this snapshot of the bigger project nearing its release is mostly unremarkable. Overhead shots of expansive architecture hosting perfectly choreographed dance sequences of courtesans feel overdone, the symmetry of their monochrome twirling skirts bringing a robotic touch to a story meant to involve real people.<\/p>\n

One telling shot of a camera peering in at the dance through a glass is an apt description of the director\u2019s ambitions: Bhansali makes no secret of him being a complete outsider to Heeramandi, both in his familiarity with history and the space. Rows of women are indistinguishable from afar as if even the heroines and the leading cast can be \u2018erased\u2019 as per the filmmaker\u2019s beck and call.<\/p>\n

This is all fair to how directorial ventures go about, a handful of people running the show and guiding the actors about. But seldom is the film\u2019s manufacturedness made this obvious despite flaunting large budgets and no shortage of resources.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For those for whom the visuals of Sakal Ban<\/em> are striking, the colour palette would undeniably recycle any appreciation already expressed for Bhansali’s previous offering, Bajirao Mastani<\/em>, particularly reminiscent of its iconic song Deewani Mastani<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a nostalgic reunion, Koirala, who starred in Bhansali’s debut feature Khamoshi: The Musical<\/em> in 1996 alongside Salman Khan, shared her excitement about working with the maestro once again. As reported by The Indian Express<\/em>, the actor described her journey with the filmmaker as “humongous,” she praised his growth as an artist and a filmmaker.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all have tried to do our best because we working with a master,” she shared. “To be working with Sanjay 25 years after his first film, Khamoshi<\/em>, it can\u2019t get better than that. It\u2019s been a humongous journey, I\u2019ve seen him grow as an artist, as a maestro, as a genius, he is India\u2019s best, he is [one of] the greatest filmmakers in India. We are lucky to be working, sweating and trying to perfect our act. We are dying to show it to everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n

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