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1. ericd April 25th, 2004 at 5:00 pm 1

   Hey Brajeshwar,
   I think thats AWESOME! We have the National Anthem at sporting events and things like that here in the United States. Whenever I hear it, I sing right along. Same goes with the Pledge of Allegiance too.

   I think being proud of your country & to relish in it is great! I am happy to see this happening in India - and anywhere else for that matter. The fact that its happening in movie houses makes no difference. The more the merrier.

   Braj - if I ever make it to Mumbai, can you take me out for some good channa masala? Its hard to come by here.

2. Peter April 25th, 2004 at 5:09 pm 2

   Interesting post, never heard of that before I’m wondering if its something they introduced with the upcoming election. I’m quite partial to “Vande Mataram” (especially A.R. Rahmans version) which has become a sort of unofficial national anthem. It’s a shame that “Jai Hind” has gotten a bit of a bad connotation with the somewhat extremist Hindutva movement using it as a slogan.

   Here in Belgium we don’t play the National Anthem all that often: independence day, international sport events, and at the King’s new years message to the nation.

3. Brajeshwar April 25th, 2004 at 5:39 pm 3

   Peter, this have nothing to do with the election, as I have said, it had been here for quite sometime. I have somehow forgotten when it began but must be more than a year or so. And yes, ‘Vande Mataram’ is the National Song while ‘Jana Gana Mana’ is the National Anthem.
   Eric, I will definitely take you to the channa masala.

4. Abdul Qabiz April 25th, 2004 at 5:40 pm 4

   Its really cool. When i watched my first movie in mumbai, i was surprised to see this and believe me i liked it a lot…

   As far as other parts of India is concerned, in kanpur we dont have this. Mumbai is the only city where i have seen this. It actually makes you feel united.

   Jai Hind,
   Abdul

5. John Dowdell April 25th, 2004 at 9:06 pm 5

   I’m not familiar yet… do you know places on the web where I could get MP3, sheetmusic, and/or romanized lyrics for “Jai Hind”, “Vande Mataram”, and “Jana Gana Mana”?

   … hmm, what do you call music from more than a generation or two ago, which everyone knows? What do you call the popular music from movies made before 1960, for instance? (I picked up some Bollywood collections recently and really like some of the older stuff, but other movie CDs had drum machines and electric guitars and lacked the same feeling.)

   tx,
   jd

6. Nav April 26th, 2004 at 3:13 am 6

   JD, a search on google should get you enough leads to both mp3s and lyrics, I believe, but if you’re having toruble, I could see if I have some mp3s with me. Also there is no real name for the pre 1960 genre of bollywood music. Popular music in India has forever been the bollywood movie soundtracks, and while some music compsers (RD Burman and SD Burman) have made names for themselves, the artists are the ones who get the most recognition (they are just playback singer, and do none of the composition) So people follow music from their favorite artists… So if you’re looking for slightly older bollywood music, ask for ‘Kishore Kumar’, ‘Mohammed Rafi’, ‘Lata Mangeshkar’, ‘Asha Bhosle’ and ‘Mukesh’ also the Burmans come highly recommended.

   As far as the national anthem at movies are concerned, I’ve always wondered how tourists would react if they have to stand up to the anthem (especially if they are Pakistanis )

7. Riddlerr April 26th, 2004 at 8:17 am 7

   i usually get goose pimples whenever i stand up with everyone to respect the country..

   it sure makes me feel united

   I didnt knew that it wasnt the same in other parts of the country..!!

8. Scott M Barnes April 26th, 2004 at 1:16 pm 8

   Well from an Australian perspective we pretty much sing our national antheme at major sporting events or anything really that gets national coverage.

   We aren’t that overwhelmed with Australian pride when our anthem is played unless its for the olympics. I guess we are at times spoiled i think, and if there was one aspect of Australian culture that all australians will abs no holds bar respect is days like Yesterday, ANZAC Day. This day is sacred in many ways as its a formal day of mourning of the men/women who died in the wars past (used to be for the world war 1&2 diggers but its now sort of morphed into a fighting service men/women day).

   We are a strange bunch of people. Having it played before a movie well, two thoughts on that? in that we could get to a point where its just another annoying jingle and looses its effect or it could remind us how lucky our country truly is? undecided.

9. Arindam Biswas April 28th, 2004 at 7:40 pm 9

   I’m so glad to hear that the national anthem at selected public places is evoking the right kind of response. Coming from a family with millitary background (3 generations), i’ve been taught right from childhood to stand to the anthem (loo is exempted though) and it sometimes pained my heart in my schooling days when a few sniggered behind the back. One physical training class session required us to sing the anthem aloud and whatever went around came around too. Personally, i like to sing it aloud.

10. Arindam Biswas April 28th, 2004 at 7:42 pm 10

    The Indian national anthem and the Bangladesh national anthem is composed by one the same individual, Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Anyone else with the same distinction?

11. Shailabh June 12th, 2004 at 8:30 am 11

    Are foreign nationals also supposed to stand up when the indian national anthem is played in the movie halls in India?

12. Brajeshwar June 12th, 2004 at 8:55 am 12

    I would stand up in any country if they are doing their national anthem, it is purely a respect for the national anthem. If foreigners stood up, they are showing respect to the anthem. Nobody is forced to, you can even sit back and relax if you wish.

13. shailabh June 17th, 2004 at 9:35 am 13

    I would also stand up in any country if they are doing their national anthem. But I specifically asked if the foreign national are also supposed to stand up when the indian national anthem is being played in the movie halls before the movie.
    This is because i saw a foreigner being beaten up by the people of the movie hall because he did not stand up during the national anthem.
    Was this the right thing to do ? And legally do the foreigners also have to stand up? This incident has happened in a movie hall in pune called “INOX”

14. sorry June 20th, 2004 at 1:38 am 14

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15. Tom October 13th, 2004 at 12:56 am 15

    Perhaps you can help me. I am looking for a video of Vande Mataram that I saw on the internet but I can’t remember where. This was about a year ago and it supposedly was new then and it showed various people and locations in India. Any suggestions?

16. Vivek July 29th, 2007 at 6:16 pm 16

    Hi any body tell me from where can i download the national anthem of India which is played in theatres

    pls contact me on
    vivekdumbre@yahoo.co.in

17. Brajeshwar July 30th, 2007 at 1:00 am 17

    @Vivek: Which one are you talking about? Every theater plays a different type of or different version of the National Anthem.

18. matthiyaarasan August 8th, 2007 at 3:25 pm 18

    Hi any body tell me from where can i download the national anthem of India which is played in theatres

19. Brajeshwar August 8th, 2007 at 9:25 pm 19

    I’ve update the article to reflect the details about the Indian National Anthem including a downloadable MP3 of the Various Artists version.

20. bollywood October 8th, 2007 at 7:26 am 20

    In india, I think befor 70s, they has national anthem after every movie but people did not respect that so they no longer do it.

21. ravi shankar September 15th, 2008 at 5:28 am 21

    i would stand up in my country only(INDIA) if they are doing their national anthem, it is purely a respect for the my national anthem. Because i love my country.I can devote my life of my country. I m truely INDIAN..
    JAI HIND…………………
    JAI HIND…………………
    JAI HIND…………………
    BHARAT MATA KI JAI………..

22. Sandeep Jakhar October 30th, 2008 at 3:43 am 22

    Namaste, everone!
    I’m frustrated that the largest number of Indian peoples still loves the shit given by congress and brtishers.
    have you people of india ever tried to know what does the first and the last line in the national anthem means. that is
    jana gana mana …..jaya jaya jaya jaya he1
    okay, let me tell you the line says the same thnigs as written above but the thing that is important is who is reffered as thou (bharat bhagya vidhata) its the fuckin brithishers under whoes survillence this song was written to exxagerate their patroism. as all know it was written and sang around 1911 so we can understand what would be the curricumstances while written. according to me this song is dedicated to the fucking britishers and i hate this thing. i hope you people would like to re think about this fuckin fact.
    before finishing the topic i would suggest the book named ‘bhoole bisare krantikari”
    i ‘ve forgotten the authers name as i read the book 8 years ago but i could rememeber a song written in that told as the optional national anthekm of india suggested by the revolutionary parties that is ulmate few that was awesome, very graceful, more patroitic and makes us feel proudy. ithat had almost everything about the contry what had happened and how was our contry .to discuss this topic with me you can contact me @ sam_sandeep jakhar@yahoo.com

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