This is about one of the most underrated performers of Indian screen who turned 78 today.
A gentle person who could create the persona of a macho man - and bared
his torso much before it became fashionable. A person who could not
dance to save his life, yet you find his signature dance steps being
aped vigourously by everyone. An actor who was as much at ease in a
serious role as much in a comedy. An actor who despite delivering some
of the biggest hits of Hindi cinema and a lot many stellar performances
never got any award.
Dharmendra - the guy who has always wore his heart on his sleeve.
RD did a number of movies which had Dharmendra as main lead, including
those mega hits like Seeta Aur Geeta, Sholay & Yaadon ki Baraat. The
song which I would like to showcase here on his birthday, is however
from a movie which was one of the pioneers in international
collaborations. Though it did not succeed as phenomenally as it should
have, the background score created by RD, in 1978, was of the
international standard. Of course, the songs also had a distinct RD
impact- specially this one - a soulful number that RD, Anand Bakshi
& Kishore Kumar created and turned into a timeless classic.
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