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| "Mile Sur Mera Tumhara" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Various | |
| Language | Hindi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Bengali, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, |
| Released | 15 August 1988 |
| Recorded | 1988 |
| Composer(s) | Bhimsen Joshi |
| Lyricist(s) | Piyush Pandey |
| Producer(s) | Kona Prabhakar Rao, Aarti Gupta & Kailash Surendranath with Lok Seva Sanchar Parishad, India |
"Ek Sur" (transl. One tune) or "Mile Sur Mera Tumhara" (transl. "As our tune(s) merge together") as it is better known, is an Indian song and accompanying video promoting national integration and unity in diversity.
The concept for Mile Sur was developed in 1988 by Lok Seva Sanchar Parishad and promoted by Doordarshan (then India's sole TV broadcaster) and India's Ministry of Information.[1] The song was composed by Bhimsen Joshi and arranged by Louis Banks, with lyrics by Piyush Pandey (then an account manager and presently the executive chairman and creative head of Ogilvy and Mather, India). The project was conceived by Suresh Mallik and Kailash Surendranath, was directed by Surendranath and recorded by people from all walks of life, including a supergroup of Indian celebrities—musicians, sports persons, movie stars, etc.[2]
The national integration video was intended to instill a sense of pride and promote unity amongst Indians, highlighting India's different linguistic communities and societies—India's unity in diversity, so to speak.[1]
Mile Sur was telecast for the first time on Independence Day, 1988, after the telecast of the Prime Minister's speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort.[3]
Roughly 31 years and a half since its release, the song was remade by composer duo Sachin Sanghvi and Jigar Saraiya, with Saraiya also writing the lyrics to the new version, for the soundtrack of the 2020 film Street Dancer 3D.
- ^ a b "DD releases patriotic song ahead of Independence Day". Livemint. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "5 things you didn't know about 'Mile Sur Mera Tumhara'". Condé Nast Traveller India. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Mile sur: The unofficial Indian anthem". The Financial Express. 26 April 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2020.