Friday, July 5, 2013

Woh Chali Woh Chali..

Padosan was a landmark movie of Hindi cinema. Its perfectly suited cast's performance, with the help of the crackling screenplay & dialogues by Rajinder Krishan, and directed within limitation yet avoiding the cinematic cliches,  elevated the movie to such a sublime level that one does not find it jaded even after 45 years of its first release. 

Perhaps due to the Wodehousean kind of caper as well as this being one of his initial movies, one finds RD in superb form - creating some wonderful compositions that suited the situations like a T. Mere Saamne wali khidki men, Ek chatur nar, Mere Bhole Balam (a wonderful piece), Aao Sanwariya - The fans of Manna Dey & Kishore Kumar never had so good. 

These songs almost overshadowed two better songs (IMHO) - one of them finding Lata Mangeshkar & Asha Bhosle singing in tandem. Almost at the turn of the century, in year 2000, this song was superbly remixed by Bombay Vikings - which in fact started a trend for RD's remix.

So here it is, a very vivacious & beautiful Saira Banu lip-syncing to the melodious voice of Lata while Asha renders for her other friends ,as they romp around on a cycle through the gardens of Mysore, with some refreshing thoughts - unlike the coy heroines of those times: 

Kahin Aankh Na Mili, Kahin Dil Na Laga
To Pyaar Ka Zamana Kis Kaam Aaya
To Ye Rut Ye Ghata Bolo Sochegi Kya
Jo Kisi Ka Na Hothon Pe Naam Aaya
Main Chali Main Chali, Dekho Pyaar Ki Gali
Mujhe Roke Na Koi, Main Chali Main Chali

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