Ever wonder what makes a composition popular? Their structure, the arrangement, the instruments, the rhythm, vocals! So many permutations & combinations, excelling in which, could take a song to the top of the popularity chart.
On the other hand, there some compositions which are sheer unlucky!
RD had his share of a few such compositions, including the one I am bringing to you now. This tune was first composed & recorded by RD with Hemant Kumar & Geeta Dutt for his first signed movie Raaz, with Guru Dutt, which got shelved. He again tried this tune for a song in late 70s for Mukti, but somehow it did not click well.
Yet in between there was another movie where he tried the same tune, with lovely composition & arrangement, for a duet. The irony! The movie did well, all the songs went on to become evergreen hits, but not this one. In fact, it was not even heard at that time, because for some reason, it was not retained in the final version of the movie: Bombay to Goa.
Here it is now, without a movie clip though - a song, inspired from a theme created by none other than Charlie Chaplin for his movie Limelight, but composed in his own inimitable way by RD:
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