Dekho Mujhe Dekho..

Talking about the punch that Pancham's music carried, here is another song, with an insane performance - this time from - Hum Shakal.

No, though the word insane may misguide you, the song is not from the recent release of Sajid Khan. Rather, this was a Rajesh Khanna, Tanuja & Moushmi starrer of 1974. Not a major hit again, the movie had some lovely & lively numbers from RD - with Rafi & Kishore, both singing for Pancham in this movie.

There were two compositions, not as popular, however, which stand out. One of those was later chopped out when the movie was released in its VCD / DVD version. However, we will come to that song later.

Let me first play this - Dekho Mujhe Dekho, sung by Asha and picturised on Tanuja, performing as an insane woman. Both these performers, whenever demanded by a situation, have always performed at the level, which can be termed as sheer Chutzpah.

Fortunately for them, here they get the no-holds-barred backing of Pancham - who uses jazz & Blues to create a composition which is outstanding in its innovation. The rolling drums, sax, trumpet, organ, all are used at a scale which complement Asha Bhosle who modulates her voice so effortlessly in this difficult composition. Tanuja, of course, has always been one of my most favourite actresses, and she, with her on-screen so natural antics, take the song to another level altogether.

Look at the result yourself: