Of course, he belonged to "The First Family" of Hindi cinema, yet was
aware that this tag alone will not get him success. He also had good
looks, but again that alone would not have been enough. Fortunately for
him, in his generation from this family, his DNA was the only one
bestowed with natural flair to act &, since it helped him a lot,
dance. Perhaps that is why, besides Amitabh & Rajesh Khanna, the
only star who got a large number of scintillating compositions of
Pancham was - Rishi Kapoor.
He arrived as a full-fledged hero in 1973 in Bobby - one of the all
time biggest block-busters that brought the showman Raj Kapoor back into
business - from the abyss of bankruptcy. His pairing with another
newcomer Dimple Kapadia was a kind of magic not created too often. Since
she immediately got married to Rajesh Khanna & left the movies, it
also remained an enigma for a long time, till they came together again,
more than a decade later in Saagar - a movie by Ramesh Sippy.
While the pair could not scorch the screen the way they did it in Bobby,
if audience felt still enchanted, the music was the reason behind.
Pancham, in one of his most creative mood & phase, provided a score
that has outlived the movie. Almost each of the songs went on to be an
evergreen hit, but the one I like the most has him showing a very
sensual avatar of his music.
The composition I am talking is
simply delectable. It begins with a very sexy flute & sax, giving
way to the notes of Guitar while Tabla adds to the mood. Even in the
interludes - specially the first one, as Dimple paints the screen red
with her unfurled saree, the piece of Sax & flute add an elegant
touch of raw sensuality without which the scene is absolutely
incomplete.
So here it is with Shailendra & Asha lending
their voice to the verse of a very very romantic Javed Akhtar, for whom
this song was his first one with Pancham:
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