Hi all... I am a Tibetan born in Tibet and came to India at the age of 4. I can connect this song even though it's not only about free Tibet movement. I think this song is about the basic human rights. Whenever I listen this song, I feel the pain, I feel the support from India and gets Goosebumps. Thank you India, thank you A.R. Rehman for wonderful music, thank you Mohit Chauhan for amazing voice, thank you Ranbir Kapoor for the wonderful acting and thank you Imtiaz Ali for this wonderful thought.
Tamding Kyab Hi. Sorry if this sounds insensitive but I am only curious so I ask: do you have any memories of Tibet? Have you visited it since you left? Do you have relatives or friends that you've kept in touch with? Again, please don't answer of its painful or if you don't want to, my question comes from a place of curiosity and nothing else.
Exactly i never watch "Rockstar" movie but songs of this movie oh my they're awesome specially lyrics of the songs they're amazing one of my favorite song of this movie is "nadaan parinde" (naive/innocent birds) This movie songs won IIFA and FILMFARE awards for best lyricist
Gurpreet Singh Kakar pata hai bhai 2011 se hi ye baat :P wohi same guitarist jisne Micheal Jackson's beat it me guitar bajayi hai ne saada haq me bhi guitar bajayi hai
Couldn't agree more, we can surely say that not all products of nepotism are bad just like Parineeti and Arjun, there are some like Ranbir and Vicky too
A group of birds left. A group of free birds, when system and systematism was introduced. A group of birds left seeking their own freedom. He too seeks those birds.
This song gives me goosebumps every time I watch it. Its a blend of the finest of India's artistic talent- A R Rahman, Ranbir Kapoor and of course Imtiaz Ali. And also the inclusion of the Tibetan struggle against the blatantly oppressive illegal annexation of our motherland Tibet by the world's biggest bully China, as a running theme in the video, makes it all the more powerful and soul stirring for me. The Tibetan national flag waving majestically in the background through the video adds to the intensity of the song and the acting. Those scenes with Tibetans flying the Tibetan flag were shot in Dharamsala, HH the Dalai Lama's home away from home and the seat of the exiled Tibetan government. If people have noticed, there are Tibetan flags and Free Tibet badges on Ranbir's coat and guitar as well! I will take this opportunity to thank Imtiaz Ali for going that extra mile to bring the Tibetan issue into the mainstream India; cinema does have the biggest audience after all. Thank you. And a big thank you to all Tibet's friends here who took the trouble to mention the Tibetan flag and the Tibetan issue. Thank you. Bhod Gyallo! Victory to Justice, Victory to Tibet!
It's sad that entire Tibetan culture and customs are almost destroyed by China. I mean, if you want to rule then rule, why to destroy Culture. They have finished the Real Tibetan Culture. Feel sad for the natives. The world should be ashamed.
seperatists 6:33 khalistani 6:50 kashmiri under pretence of tibet subtly put up khalistan kashmir propoganda hidden behind good art a jihadi? tukade gang members
I really want to say Kudos to Achara for noticing the monks and correctly guessing that there might be some political statement behind that. This song, indirectly, supports free Tibet movement led by HH Dalai Lama. If you look closely you will find free Tibet flag (@5:31) waving in the crowd and the song itself means " claim what is rightfully yours".
In 2017 instead of blurring free Tibet sign, Censor Board would've completely banned the film and the Sanghis would've vandalised the movie theatres for the anti-establishment message in the movie. So yeah, let alone making big, this movie wouldn't have released.
DP bhai ae dil hai mushkil bhi aise hi movie hai aur usme aur bade actors bhi hai ranbir ke alawa us me bhi ranbir singer hai phir bhi theek hi kamae hai usne toh rockstar bhi normal hi hoti agar 2017 me ati toh
This is one of the greatest songs of the 21st century bollywood music. Brilliant singing by Mohit chauhan , perfect Lyrics by Irshad Kamil , Music by the legendary Meastro A R Rahman and great acting by Ranbir Kapoor.
You know it wasn't censored when the movie released in China. Probably because the CCP missed it or because they thought it wasn't going to have enough audience anyway who would recogize the flag
Suyash Awasthi coz in around 2003-4 when vajpayee sahab was our pm ... he on China tour accepted china's claim ovr Tibet ... and frm that official statement ... now we can't say we recognise Tibet as a country
Indian government didn't want Sino-Indian relations to deteriorate over a song because Tibet is a sensitive matter. Acticles : indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rockstar-censor-board-tibet-support/1/159274.html www.thetibetpost.com/en/news/international/2155-rockstar-censorship-rocks-tibetan-community China allows it : www.thehindu.com/news/international/banned-tibetan-flag-shown-in-china-as-rockstar-is-screened/article4624181.ece
The subtitles are so messed up! They don't really convey the real message! I think you will need to know the language for that. So much is left out in the translation.
Listen to Sachin - A Billion Dreams album and it's background score. You still think the same? Check out his Tamil works. He's indeed great. Not at all overrated.
well it was complained by the chinese diplomate when they saw this song... so the indian censor board first decided to censor the whole song but later they ask the film maker to censor the name of Tibet from that flag..
+Meeku ZXaadu agreed. A movie called "Rockstar" could go in so many interesting places like drugs, creativity vs fans expectation, or exploration of the art form itself. But it chose to do the same old bollywood crap of heart broken love story.
That's your point of you....same story can be represented indifferent ways .....in that case acting g matters . it matters when there was nothing new in the script and only acting and songs made it a good movie..but your opinion is your and totally respectable
Milya SF movie was really amazing. some liked it some not. but the one who feel this will definitely loved it. i honour ur comment but atleast show some respect to the creaters. it was not typical bollywood masala movie so you know its hard for bollywood fans to accept this kind of movie.
For the first time today, I read the English subtitles. It translates the meaning but doesn't convey the feels. This song gives you goosebumps if you understand Hindi!!!!
One of the best films ever made in my opinion! Ranbir is absolutely phenomenal and underrated, you need to watch this movie and watch Nadaan Parindey! The best actor in my opinion
he was relating the nature stuff to his life in the song and he was angry/sad, suppressing his fears/aggression by singing because alot of bad things happened to him in movie
Rishabh Katoch freedom of speech and freedom also applies to kashmir. oh indians and their hypocracy...theres cant be different stance for tibet and kashmir..both are fighting for their rights and freedom.
this song is not just about tibet.....this song is about influence of power on individual preferences....we are restricted by governemnts, religion and social traditions to live life as per certain rules....most of life is decided before we are even born....this song motivates you to choose the life you want
1 it's about rights and 2 it was shot in Dharamshala, which is also known for Tibetian monasteries. So you see Ranbir surrounded by Tibetian people. They wanted to kinda show their protest to everyone. So, they're holding their flags. I don't know if you have paid attention to this or not. There is one seen in this song where they r holding a banner which says "FREE" and the other part is blur. It was actually "FREE TIBET" which was later censored by censor board, as it was creating mess.
Currently Tibet is part of China, but they want independence from China, like a Tibet as an independent nation but China is not ready to hear these proposals. So this since this song is 'freedom of speech' not being tied up by generally agreed upon rules , they showed Tibet flags I guess.
Its a very well written song, but sadly this is one of those examples of "lost in translation"... this can truly be enjoyed in the context of the film or if you know the language. Love this song.
there were a lot of political movement references, the free Tibet movement ( you could see the Tibetan flags and the monks in the video) , the khalistan movement which wants a free Punjab and also the Kashmir secession movement. though those clips caught some eyeballs and became controversial but all the movements are very mass based.
Rohan Tara well reading up on the difference between secessionist, militant and terrorist would help you avoid using generalist terms. even the government and the army has officially established the difference, may be your highness can do that too.
and I am not even supporting/ arguing or taking any stand. jaby just mentioned that there are a lot of political references which he might be missing and I just listed them out. why are you going crazy with your ideological diarrhoea
In bollywood non of actors sings. They have expert singers. They have expert dancers who teach dance on the songs. Actors job is to act/perform on that songs. This song is superbly composed and music arranged by India's legendary music director A.R.Rehman. He made India proud.
that's the flag of Tibet @ 6:10 , so yeah Achara is right that there is political angle to it. Over 100,000 Tibetans are living on exile in India as a refugee who have fled the atrocities of Chinese government and thus demands independence of Tibet from China.
The guitar solo was recorded by Orianthi, she's really awesome, she was playing with Michael Jackson in preparation for his This Is It tour. Fun fact: I was reading somewhere that Ranbir Kapoor smoked some pot to do some of the scenes in the video. Oh and some of you Indians who may not know Rage Against The Machine is, they were this rap metal band from the 90s, very politically charged. You know how in some parts of the video you see Ranbir Kapoor raising his fist up? That's what Tom Morello (guitarist from RATM) does, as an homage to Black Power.
Yeah this song is very RATM like with how he says sadda haq kinda like how zack says "and you did what they told you" but less aggressive cuz of course its for a movie soundtrack and you can't have straight up screaming in a bollywood movie song.
The fight and anguish is against the public bias prejudice and subjugation of a person's desire and his dreams. He is demanding his right for his life and wants to be lived on his own terms away from anyone's opinion
the flag which was waved by the crowd in the end of that video is the flag of Tibet. They are also demanding freedom from china. Tibet is also running their government (in exile) in India since Dalai Lama took refuge in India. That flag was blurred in the movie which was later aired in the tv later on. May be because the Chinese embassy objected it at some point. Still ... that tibetan flag also holds relevance to this song as they are struggling for their freedom from Chinese colonialism/imperialism. No offense to any of the chinese viewers here though. its an issue going around.
sorry to correct you guys but seems you didn't get what it wants to say... it's not about nature and eco friendlyness and all. all it wants to say is so called civilized society is stopping him to have his individual freedom. jaby at least from you I expected to get it in right way
Well i would like clear a thing there the eco friendly thing was just a metaphor for his situation and the birds who left were the innocence he and his mates had at that time
Ranbir kapoor nails everytime when he plays an intense role....i really get goosebumps many times when i watch dis song...yesss it is the voice of singer but he acts like he owns the voice himself and singing the things he is feeling inside...he deserves more respect than he is given in bollywood than othen actors