• Md Arsalan

Songs are a popular form of emotive expression in Indian society. Hindi cinema often contains a plethora of songs embedded in the film. Songs also help shape a film's narrative; these songs become popular in a brief period and sometimes set trends in society. Folk songs in Indian society depict social reality in their sense, but in the modern forms, such types of songs seem missing in popular cinema. Anurag Kashyap is one of few directors of Hindi cinema who has set different trends through his filmmaking. The song "taar bijli se patle" is present in his film "Gangs of Wasseypur 2", which depicts social reality through visual representation and metaphors. The song relates the current social condition to the social movement, politics and famous leaders of history. The use of satire and metaphors in depicting the social reality makes the song unprecedented in contemporary times. The paper has tried to deconstruct the denotative and connotative meaning of the song through both visual and lyrical expression.

"Deconstructing the Social Realities Through Hindi Film Song: An Investigation Into ‘Taar Bijli Se Patle’", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 9, page no.e508-e521, September-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2309462.pdf

"Deconstructing the Social Realities Through Hindi Film Song: An Investigation Into ‘Taar Bijli Se Patle’", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 9, page no. ppe508-e521, September-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2309462.pdf