There are also two other main characters in this musical scene who is Ram, this character is played by Shahrukh khan, Shahrukh dreams of getting his dream girl who in this scene is a chemistry teacher at his college. The chemistry teacher who teaches at the college is played by Sushmita Sen. Most of the musical scenes that are made have a very effective effect on the lyrics as they engage and enhance the audience watching towards the song. This creates feeling and atmosphere towards the audience to reflect their mood.
In the elephant medley romantic and upbeat music is being used, the effect that this type of beat has on the music goes with the lyrics. Before the instruments start to play there is a long silence so that the audience get a chance to try and understand everything. Baz Luhrmann uses lots of different types of instruments like drums, cymbals, and bass, he uses these instruments to create both excitement and tension, and this is used at the beginning of the song. He also uses glockenspiels in the background so it can create a magical feeling between Christian and Satine when they sing together.
When Satine is emotional and starts to sing Baz Luhrmann makes string instruments, violins and harps play, by dong this it creates a sense of sadness. While the song begins to end an orchestra plays in the background, this is used for Christians and Satines unity, it also shows that Satine has fallen for Christian and is in love with him, it also shows that Christian has gained victory in making Satine fall in love with him and especially believing in love.
Throughout the whole song that they sing together they keep on repeating the same words “ all you need is love” these words when spoken are always spoken by Christian. Baz Luhrmann changes the volume when Satine and Christian singe e.g.: when Christian jumps on top of the elephants head then the music’s volume goes more higher than usual and this builds up tension because Satine starts to show that she cares about Christian and does not wish for him to fall and hurt himself. When the volume starts to vary Christian’s tone of voice is low pitched and Satines is more high pitched. This shows that Satine is more insecure than Christian and that he is more dominate.
In the song “ Tumse Milka” (Qawali) the music is also very upbeat like in the elephant medley. When Sanjana walks past Lucky in the beginning of the song, there is a very short silence, that shows how Lucky feels about Sanjana, Farah Khan uses different types of instruments like flutes, tambourine, drums and violins all these instruments are used because they are good metaphors of love, and are good ways to express the sound of the characters love towards each other e.g.: love and passion towards Sanjana and Ms Chadni from Ram and Lucky.
The effects that the musical instruments have on the audience is that when the music gets louder it shows that Lucky has expressed he’s feelings and emotions, throughout the whole song, just like the elephant medley there is a repetition. But these words are totally different to what the other characters say, the words that are spoken over and over again are “ Tumse milka dil ka hai jo haal kya kahain” which means “ after meeting you the state that my heart is in what can I say.”
Each musical scene uses different camera shots. Firstly in the elephant medley the most common camera shot that Baz Luhrmann uses is close-up shots, this shot lets the audience see the characters facial expression and to see what the character is feeling and thinking. In this shot you can see the actual confidence and eagerness of Christian, where-as Satine is trying to tell Christian that love is not made for her and it is not a good thing.
This shot also involves the audience believing in them and to believe that there is a connection between the two lovers. Christian and Satine making eye contact at the end of the song also helps the audience to believe in their love because they can clearly see the connection between them. In the song the audience learn that Christian is more dominate than Satine and on the other hand Satine is less superior. In this whole song Christian has a stronger argument than Satine because he comes across more confident and eager than her.
Baz Luhrmann also uses high-angle shots. This shot allows the audience to see everything that is at the bottom of the screen when the camera is facing downwards. In this shot you can see Christian at the top of the elephants head putting out his hand and singing out of his heart, this reminds the audience of Titanic when the boy puts out his hands and has the idea of pretending to fly. This shot involves the audience by showing Christian is made to love, he is welcoming love by putting his hand out while on top of the elephants head.
There is another shot, which is a long shot. In this shot you can see Satine’s body language, which shows that she is frustrated with Christian keep on trying to convince her to love. The last shot is a medium shot; within this shot you can see bright colours, fireworks and eye contact between the two lovers. The fireworks used represent the love that is in the air. The symbols that are used are the elephant head that represents culture and Satine’s wealth, the heart shaped entrance, which represents love, passion and lust for the two lovers.
The situation and actions that are shown are when Christian jumps on top of the roof- this movement is very quick. The impression that this shows the audience is that Christian is very eager for Satine’s love and to prove that love is not stupid. Satine always turns away from Christian, which shows the audience that she is very critical towards him, and how fierce she thinks that love is. The impression the director is trying to create using symbols is celebrating the triumph of love. This makes the audience feel and also think that Christian has a stronger point of view and Satine feels weaker and enjoys what she does for a living.
In Tumse Milka (Qawali) the colours that you can see are mixtures of colours such as pink and blue, which represents the passion between Lucky and Sanjana, and white, which represents innocence and purity. The first shot that I will talk about is close ups, in close ups you can see Lucky’s impression of Sanjana what shows the audience that Lucky is shocked because of the new Sanjana and how she has changed the way she looks. The next shot is a high- angled shot, in this shot you can see the two main characters Ram and Ms Chadni looking into each others eyes which tells us that they have eye contact and shows the audience the love they have for each other.
There is another shot which is called a two- shot. This shot is any type of shot with two people in it, as you see Lucky is singing to Sanjana in a poetic way and falls in love with her. In this song the girl does not sing but in the elephant medley you hear Satine singing with Christian. The last shot is going to be about a low angle shot; in this shot you can see Ram kneeling down and Ms Chadni standing. This shows the audience the magical feeling between them. This makes the audience both think and feel that Lucky and Ram are both madly in love with the two girls.
The symbols that are used in the song are a crescent moon, which shows the audience that this is all fantasy, a lotus flower that is very religious in Hinduism. It represents the love between the two characters; the symbol of marriage. Farah khan uses lots of different techniques such as bright colours, good atmosphere and the colours of the characters clothes reflect what mood that they are in during the song.
