Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities
Meenaxi A Tale of Three Cities or Meenaxi is a 2004 Hindi film directed by M.F. Husain and starring Tabu, Kunal Kapoor and Raghuvir Yadav. The film centrs on Hyderabad novelist Nawab Yadav who is suffering from writers block. After five years and no stories, Nawab comes across an unconventional muse, Meenaxi Tabu. The three cities referred to in the title are Hyderabad, Jaisalmer and Prague. The film features an acclaimed score and soundtrack by A.R.Rahman.
Nawab, a popular Hyderabadi novelist, is suffering from a classic case of writers block. Five years have passed, and stories of substance seem to have dried up. Then, almost providentially, Nawab comes across a young woman named Meenaxi. Shes enigmatic and individualistic and not quite willing to perform the part of a passive muse. But that doesnt deter a rejuvenated Nawab from giving her different personae she can be the mysterious perfume trader of Hyderabad, the exotic desert bloom of Jaisalmer or the orphaned Maria of Prague. Inexorably, she consolidates her command over the novelist. She dismisses his renewed attempts at writing as insubstantial and hackneyed, plunging him into a state of deeper despair. She is scathingly critical about his story and is amused by one of his characters, the lovelorn and awkward Kameshwar. Finally, as Nawab strives on a new page all over again, Meenaxi comments that perhaps the book is in vain. In any case, it is much too late. The writer must survive and live, if he can, without her support, inspiration and criticism.A.R. Rahman has composed the music on lyrics written by Rahat Indori, M. F. Husain, and Sukhwinder Singh. The music for Meenaxi was released onJanuary 2005 creating great controversies regarding the song NoorUnAla which had lyrics directly adapted from the Koran. The soundtrack of the movie got high appreciations from the critics. Rahman composed some of his career best songs for it.citation needed The background score was also composed by Rahman. Rahman goes completely into Qawwali rhythms for Hyderabad, a rustic, earthy, Arabic rhythms for Jaisalmer and a rich lavish strings for Prague and brings out the essence and cultures of the three cities through his enticing scores.original research? ........
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