"Khel Khel Mein" was released in 1975, and found RD at his creative
best. If a taut screenplay, and crisp direction (Ravi Tandon) &
editing made the movie watchable, the chemistry of a fresh lead pair set
the screen on fire. For Rishi Kapoor & Neetu Singh, this was one of
their early movies - and perhaps one of their biggest hits.
The
movie itself was a suspense thriller, and despite this being a
disadvantage for a repeat viewing, Rishi-Neetu's palpable energy &
groovy moves on the effervescent compositions of RD kept bringing the audience back - in turn making the movie a runaway success.
One of my favourite songs from the movie is the sequences that had
Rishi-Neetu prancing around on the streets, in drunken stupor. The song
was about caring a hoot for the world. Naturally, RD had to add
something extra to prove it. So while the composition has all his
hallmarks - lovely guitar piece to set the rhythm, trumpets during those
pacy interludes and the light beats for the pair to groove on, in one
of his crazy moods, he uses street sounds like gargling, or zipping up
of a trouser, with such a flourish - and yet it makes the composition so
classy.
So listen to Asha and Kishore in one of the zaniest songs about love:
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