Music helps to overcome darkest and deepest misfortunes of your life.

                                       

When you are down and out and in deep depression,Music helps you to recover and come out of greatest despair in life.For when you have no Friends to look up to,only your own inherent strength and positivity helps you survive.

Long time back in 1996 when I was in College their was this introduction session with freshers.One of them a bespectacled average height guy told us how music of "Khamoshi - The Musical" prevented him from committing suicide,how it inspired him to live his life and to the best of his capabilities.He said "Certainly we face immense difficulties in life but we should never get disheartened,instead have a optimistic approach that their are better things to come that we are here for a purpose."

In 2004 for two months I was in a very bad relationship with one of my family member.A person who I termed "Prophet Of Doom" had made my life utterly miserable.He sucked away all joys and happiness from my life like those "Death-Eaters" in Harry Potter.He killed away my very spirit.At that time my inner soul gave me strength to fight against his repression.I decided then not to get bullied by him any further and stood firm on that point.It was around 23 rd January when Vijay Anand the director of such classics like "Guide" and "Jewel Thief" had just passed away.I heard a song from the tributes being shown on one of the News Channels ,it was a Lata solo "Rula Ke Gaya Sapna Mera".I had never heard before and it was filmed beautifully on Vyjanthimala who goes on a boat in some marshy lake with blue moonlit sky and Dev Anand soon following her on another boat.It was a really heart touching song filled with deep melancholy and sadness.I had not been able to listen to any songs since this person came.I listened to this song that night at least 20 times and cried my heart out not caring a bit about this disturbing malicious person.After that I never cried and fought him tooth and nail.He left after a month in April and never tried to bully me again.

This song from "Oklahoma" does inspire me to wake up every morning and live my life to the fullest,and also bring sunshine in other People's lives.

I had always admired Mickey Rooney and few years back I bought this Mickey Rooney - Judy Garland set.The movies were all so wonderful filled with vitality and positive energy.The stars so lovely and always trying to help everybody around them.Finding various ways to make their lives better.Their simplicity,their good humour and also their teenage romance have always brought joy in my life.They always inspire me to look with simplicity at the complex things or situations life throws at me.
                               
                         

I really loved Donald O'Connor in "Singing in the Rain".Since then I have seen several of his movies ,one with talented Deanna Durbin  Something in the Wind (1947),with Marilyn Monroe "There's no Business like Show Business" and the hilarious "Francis The Talking Mule " series where this talking Mule looks after this idealistic Man.He always lifts up my spirits,his excellent dancing is a joy to watch and his funny antics always makes me laugh.

"I am Singing in the Rain" is one of my favourite songs.Gene Kelly brings sheer joy on screen.His no holds barred steps with the Umbrella and him splashing in the puddle just brings out the child in me.I always tend to see it whenever the Monsoons arrive.