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Mughal-e-azam: An epic
Jul 25, 2017 01:37 PM1523 Views (via Mobile)

Hello friends! Today I am talking about a great historic film in the indian cinema Mughal-e-azam.


The K Asif film has made a mark in the film industry. Its dialogues, actor performance, sets, costumes, songs, etc. everything was so ethic that it remains in the mind for years to the viewers.


The song Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya made a mark in revenge of the romance for interference by the elders.


This shows the revengeful behavior of the couple after the world of intolerance which can't be tolerated anymore.


That caused fight between the generation gap of father and the son.


Due to which Anarkali punished by Akbar in the prison. The song Mohabbat Ki Jhoothi Kahani Pe Roye sung by Lata Mangeshkar was made shread of tears in the eyes of viewers in the hall.


In the song Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya the Sheesh Mahal set where reflection of Anarkali reflect everywhere throughout the wall and the roof was historic. The viewers especially watch the film to view the effect of this song which is terribly very strong at that time.


Overall this film spread the historic moment in the indian cinema with glory and ethic.


About its history, recreation
Sep 14, 2006 12:30 PM3391 Views

History of the Film:


1944 K.Asif wants to make the biggest film of Indian cinema. Starts the film with Shiraz Ali as the financier


1946 The lead actor dies of heart attack.


1947 Partition of India. Shiraz Ali decides to shift to Pakistan. Film incomplete.


1951 Film restarts with new star cast and Shapoorji Pallonji as the new financier.


1957 Technicolor arrives in India.


1958 K.Asif shoots one reel in color


1959 Impressed by the results, Asif reshoots three more reels in color.


1960 Asif wants to reshoot the whole film in color. Distributors lose patience.


Film releases with 85% in B&W, 15% in color. Film turns out to be the biggest blockbuster of Indian Cinema.


Cost of the film in 1960 –


USD 3,000,000


Cost of Avg Indian film in 1960 –


USD 200,000


1981-2001 :Various people including artists of the film approach Shapoorji Pallonji to colorise the film. SP refuses – the film is too big to be confined just to small screen.


2002: SP engages Indian Academy of Arts and Animation to develop and execute colorization technology for 35 mm and to suit the complexities of MUGHAL-E-AZAM


2003: Technology development complete. Execution Commences.


2004: Film releases on 12th November in colour and seven track Dolby Digital sound. A first of its kind project in World Cinema. Asif's unifinished agenda to be completed……exactly 60 years after he started it.


2005: Feb 19th - Film completes 100 days in 14 cinemahalls in India. One of the longest re-runs for a re-release anywhere in the World. Mughal-E-Azam…….. A Blockbuster again.


2005: Film releases in US/UK on 1st April.


Restoration:


"Restoration is an essential process of colorization. Intense restoration was undertaken as the frames were in bad condition. The negative that was being scanned was actually a Dupe negative that was made in early 80s after the original negative had been used for more than twenty years.


Restoration included digitizing the 300,000 frames of the film at 2K resolution, gamma correction, contrast correction, scratch removal, pinholes removal, digital stitching of torn frames, stabilisation, fungus correction and various other digital restoration techniques. Each step involved processing 3000 GB of data.


The work was done shot-by-shot or frame-by-frame depending on the condition of the negatives. All the above work was performed by a team of restoration and specialists working on high-end computers at Iris Interactive, Chennai. These frames were then


made ready for colorization.


Colorization:


"In the west, colourisation has been looked at as an artificial work or as an unethical attempt to touch an artist's creation. In this case, the purpose was to complete an unfulfilled dream of the creator. The task was undertaken by the original production company, Sterling Investment Corp. Pvt. Ltd.


The original music composer re-recorded the music in a digital environment and the original artists always supported the idea. Hence, there is no unethical attempt."


The software that was used has a very important feature that accepts only those colors that match the gray shades of the original input. This ensures that the final colors are as close as possible to the original.


Since, the kind of colorization required for MUGHAL-E-AZAM was never done before (Mughal-e-Azam has a rich use of exquisite jewelry, fine clothing, grand sets), a special software had to be written to incorporate such features and that too for a 35 mm release.


Since the film is an historical film, the color scheme was regularly discussed with historians. History books of medieval times were referred in order to get the essence of the Mughal Era. An in-depth research of 18 months was undertaken before the actual colourisation started in Oct, 2004 at Indian Academy of Arts and Animation, Mumbai. The whole technology development and execution was undertaken in India.


Post Production:


"The whole film (frame-by-frame) was then given a finished product look through colour balancing and was digitally converted to Wide-Screen format and then recorded to make a new negative at Rajtaru Videosonic, Mumbai."


Making of the music


The original song track of the film was a mono recording with a single track with no separate tracks for the voice and instruments. Making a true to life, 6.1 Dobly Digital/DTS mix from such a track was almost an impossible task. The solution was provided by modern technology, employing a multi level process.


Sound Restoration: The first part was cleaning the noise imbued within the old track with the assistance of Chace Productions LA a specialist in cleaning old tracks who have earlier worked on hollywood classics like "gone with the wind", "A bridge on the river kwai" etc.


Seperation of Voice Track from the Mixed Track: The second complicated task was seperation of the voice track from the mono mixed track. This was painstakingly undertaken as AVA Studio Mumbai.


Re-Recording: Then came the creative part of Re-recording the original background score. The the age of 84, Naushad Sahib worked with this team along with 60 chorus singers and 120 musicians playing original hundustani classical instruments. A special team of musicians was called from Chennai for the Strings section.


6.1 mix: The last step comprised mixing the immortal voices of Ustad Bade Ghulam ali khan, Rafi Sahib, Lataji and Shamshad Begum with the digitally re-recorded background music. The final sound track is now a true dolby / dts 6.1 mix and is as aesthetically satisfying as an original composition and as technologically advances as any 2005 recording.


This re-creation (Colourisation and sound enhancement ) that took 30 minutes of hard work is a true first in the history of world cinema and a proud moment for the Indian Film Industry.


In next part of this review I will write about the synopsis, and trivia of the film.


A Classic Reincarnated in Digital Form
Nov 01, 2004 12:16 PM9672 Views

First of all this is not a formal music review and this album doesn?t need anymore and so here is my free flowing thoughts and emotions on the music of this all time classic album.


I have been listening Hindi film music only for past five years and also my level of knowledge in Hindi language is comfortable enough to understand a Hindi movie but not to the extent of understanding the lyrics written for the songs but when it comes to music, language is not a barrier so I don?t hesitate to listen to Hindi songs even if I don?t understand the https://lyrics.


Thanks to Mouthshut


Only through one of the Mouthshut review I came to know about this movie ?Mughal-E-Azam? that it is an all time classic movie and after that I heard a lot about the movie and its cost of production and more than everything its timeless music.


Thanks to Technology


I don?t know who Naushad is and how great a composer he was and is but all the articles on this movie showering praises about his music made me curious, eager and almost mad to hear its music but somehow I could not enjoy the music completely in its old format with mono sound.


Then the happiest news came to me that this classic movie is going to be reincarnated in Color with all the modern technology with which the contemporary movies are made which also includes the Digital Stereo sound version of the songs. From the day one I heard about this, I have been looking forward for the release of this album. And do you know, I am the first person to buy this album from Music world in Chennai after its release.


Technology - Boon or Bane: It is a boon if it is used in the way in which it is used in this album to reincarnate such classics which reshapes the entire body of song without disturbing the soul and it is a bane if it is used in the way in which it is used in most widely selling Remix albums which literally reshapes the body and kills the soul of such classics.


Music has been recreated with voices being the same as in the old version. They have newly orchestrated and recorded the background music of the songs with 120 instruments and 60 chorus singers. And so except voice track which still is mono, other instruments and orchestrations are mixed in stereo. Such reincarnations will definitely make the present youth to enjoy and appreciate such classics. So, I whole heartedly thank technology for making this possible.


Thanks to Naushad


I haven?t heard any of his songs before but after listening to this album I must say that he has accomplished the purpose of his birth and his life with this single album. All are soul stirring melodies. The stunning fact is the striking simplicity in his composition. Each and every song has the simple and best usage of traditional tablas, veena, flute, shenoy, violin orchestrations, chorus etc.,


I couldn?t trace out whether the music is composed for written lyrics or lyrics are written for composed tune, both gels well to great extent which is hard to find in today?s music. In contemporary music people split the word and verse anywhere to make it fit for the tune. Each word in the language has its own tone and rhythm which has been perfectly put to use in these songs.


I think our yester year music composers are highly inspired by western classical music and there is nothing wrong in it. The orchestrations in the songs are grand and great like that of western classical music and again with simplicity that our people can understand and appreciate. Once Illayaraja said, ?Music need not be done, it will and should happen? and in that context I think tunes of these songs are not composed and it has just happened like every other natural happenings in the world. It won?t happen for everyone, for that we need special blessings from God and Naushad has got that.


I heard the movie was released in 1960 during which even my mother wasn?t born and I already said that I have been listening to Hindi music only for past five years. But when I heard this album, I felt like I have heard ?Pyar kiya to darna kiya? many times before. Such wide was the reach of all these songs. And I hope even my prodigies will be able to listen and appreciate this music. And I liked all other songs immediately on first hearing itself.


Thanks to Lata Mangeshkar


The Lata Mangeshkar that I was knowing is an old singer who have sung thousands of song with a nasal voice and I have never heard her younger voice before and so I was wondering how she was able to hold on in the industry with such a voice, But this album gave a big blow on my thought and I must say there is no wonder that she is, where she is know in the hearts of millions of music fans. She has a divine, soothing, mellifluous voice that can melt even hardest hearts. Almost the whole album belongs to her voice. Her expressions and emotions in singing speak more than lyrics about the situation of the song.


About other singers, Mohammed Rafi?s voice is instantly addictive and he sounds like K.J. Yesudas. Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan?s two songs are also good which I think belongs to Ghazal genre. Now I know what the real form of Ghazal is and how well it can sound pain and somberness.


Thanks to God


I am blessed to hear these songs and I am equally cursed to not understand the language. And everyone who listens and enjoys this music has got blessings from God. I think I know less than nothing about music as a whole but thanks to God for giving me an awareness and consciousness to understand and enjoy such good music besides all barriers. Thanks to the intuitive that made me to go and buy this album. And finally thanks to Mouthshut for giving me a place to pen my thoughts and thanks to you for patiently reading my thoughts till the end.


I am eagerly expecting to watch the color version of this movie which is going to be released on Diwali. One request, please go and buy this album even if you have the old version, don?t you think buying this album is worth of your money than buying any contemporary remix album. I would have bought this album even if it priced 500 bucks but it is just 125/- now. So what are you waiting for??.


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