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Narender Negi's musical VCD 'Mayaku Mundaru' invades market

Narender Negi's musical VCD 'Mayaku Mundaru' invades market
Unique experience to watch mountain culture, problems
By Our Staff Reporter

Published in Garhwal Post

Dehradun, 19 Dec: The most awaited musical VCD of the Uttarakhand music industry was finally released in the market on Thursday. Produced by Himalayan Films, the VCD 'Mayaku Mundaru' by renowned Uttarakhandi folk singer Narender Singh Negi created big post-production hype. The musical number was making news especially for a satirical song on use of liquor by political parties during elections, 'Hathne whisky pilayee, Phool ne pilayoo rum.'

The musical VCD comes with eight songs and like other albums by Narender Negi, the new collection also narrates the tale from the hills - inflation, problems due to migration, over exploiting rivers for making hydro power projects, etc.

This VCD is not a run of the mill album that's available in the market. It is a special one! If 'Hathne whisky pilayee, phool ne pilayoo rum' makes a sharp attack on political parties, 'Kankey Thelan' portrays the effect of inflation. Harshpati Rayal, playing the role of a common villager, leaves one spellbound with his acting as an inflation affected villager. A marriage song 'Bhena re' showcases the unique culture of Uttarakhand. The tradition of preparing items like 'Aarsa', and 'Chuda' in part of it. The song is in the form of a debate between youths (village girls & boys from the city) disregarding Garhwal's traditional eatables like 'Aarsa/Chuda' and preferring the junk food of the cities.

National hockey coach and Chak De India fame Mir Ranjan Negi dancing with Neetu Chauhan in the picture postcard like setting of village Lakhwar is another attraction of the VCD. A sad song on a hill woman inquiring from a relative, who has returned to his village on vacation from Delhi, about her husband, who has not communicated with her for a long time, makes the viewers emotional. This is a common problem in the mountains; men folk working in the plains many times discontinue communication with their wives and children living in the village. Uma plays the role of one such women and she is simply brilliant in her acting in 'Delhi wala duyura'.

"Devbhoomi ko nau badli, bijlibhoomi karyali ji,' captures the emotion of the people affected by dam projects.

Directed by Anil Bisht, the VCD is a must buy for music lovers of Uttarakhand. It offers high visual quality, rich poetry and a unique mix to win hearts of one and all.