This song’s beat, rhythm and music riff just does not let go. #6: Lagi na chhutegi pyar mein zaalima Film: Pardesi (1970) Lata Mangeshkar / Majrooh /Chitragupta. Unarguably, one of K-A’s finest ever creations.
KA’s mood orchestration and a ethereal tune and Rafi’s heavenly rendition are the icing on the Bakshi cake. One of his two narrative masterpieces – the other being Kahaniyan sunati hain from Rajput, though this ranks much higher.
What a story woven by the incomparable Bakshi-saab. #5: Ek tha gul aur ek thi bulbul – Film:Jab Jab Phool Khile (1965) Mohammed Rafi and Nanda / Anand Bakshi / Kalyanji-Anandji. Anyone wanting to know what the Almighty means must listen to the lyrics “Kehne Ki zaroorat nahin/Aana hi bahut hai/Iss dar pe tera sheesh jhukaana hi bahut hai/Jo kuchh hai tere dil mein woh sab ussko khabar hai”! And what a tune! One of Rafi’s most difficult songs for OP – try singing the antaras! I am in illustrious company: Nayyar himself rated this song among his all-time 10 best in an article, I think, in the ’80s after his peak was over. #4: Aana hai to aa – Film: Naya Daur (1957) Mohammed Rafi / Sahir / O.P.Nayyar. Seduction and sensuousness – Lata style – what could Lata NOT do? Especially with the formidable, nay, incomparable S-J pushing the creative envelope of erotica. The lyrics and Lata’s vocal magic did the trick. It was tough between Tadap yeh din raat ki, Jao re jogi and this one. #3: Tumhein yaad karte karte – Film: Amrapali (1966) – Lata Mangeshkar / Shailendra / Shankar-Jaikishan. I think that Ravi brought out the best in Asha after Nayyar, SD and RD. The slow and placid pace lends this a rare, deep sense of pathos. The song sends a shiver down me with its words and haunting composition, with the soft orchestration adding to the impact. #2: Aage bhi jaane na tu – Film: Waqt (1965) Asha Bhosle-Sahir-Ravi. Bakshi completed the mukhda from a hospital bed after hearing the first line and the script, encompassing the essence of the story in the words “Koi nahin main tere saajan ki.” It remains the last of dozens of classics filmed on Asha Parekh. Amazing gooseflesh-inducing melody in the mukhdas and antaras, lyrics and rendition. Lata Mangeshkar / Anand Bakshi / Laxmikant-Pyarelal. #1: Main tulsi tere aangan ki – Film: Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978). MY ALL-TIME TOP FAVOURITE 101 SONGS FROM CINEMA