To top it all, this song is amazingly well rendered by Lata Mangeshkar. Never have I heard such a lovely melody composed on a tabla with apt instrumentation in which Mangeshkar shines. Another classical number is “Mo se chal kiye jaaei haai” from the same movie. This song was ....

It was directed by Bimal Roy based on the Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay novel of the same name. Songs “Jise tu qubool karle”, “Ab aage teri marzi” and “O jaan-e-wale ruk ja” are Lata Mangeshkar numbers from this movie. ...

Before winding up my submission on Lata-RD nexus I must mention three songs, written by Gulzar from the film ‘Aandhi’ starring Sanjeev Kumar and Suchitra Sen. These were “Tum aa gaye ho noor aa gaya hai’ (with Kishore), “Is more sei jaate hain” (with Kishore) and “Tere bina zindigi ...

I can never forget Lata Mangeshkar singing Mir Taqi Mir’s “Dikhai diye yun key bekhud kiya” picturised on Supriya Pathak from the movie ‘Bazaar’. It was the simplest form of picturising a ghazal; all sitting in a garden around a bonfire and listening to the song. The touching tragedy of ‘Bazaar’ also...

The film ‘Aaye Din Bahar Ke’ (1966) needs a special mention for its music. It was a Dharmendra, Asha Parekh, Balraj Sahni and Nazima film. Anand Bakshi was the lyricist for the songs of this film. All the songs became very popular especially “Suno sajna” by Lata Mangeshkar. During 1971...

In all these victorious moments, Lata Mangeshkar’s songs had their contribution for sure! Before winding up this submission I must not forget Mangeshkar’s song “Tere mere beech main kesa hai ye bandhan anjana” from ‘Ik Dooje Ke Liye’. ...

Hemant Kumar & Lata Mangeshkar: Watching soft melodies “Kuch dil ne kaha” and “Dheere dheere machal ae dil-e-beqarar” (picturised on Sharmila Tegore with Dharmendra following her) from a lovely 1966 B&W film ‘Anupama’ makes one feels on the top of the world of serenity,....

Another catchy song from this film was “Zara mur ke to daikho saajna” by Talat and Lata Mangeshkar. Madhubala’s picturing Mangeshkar’s song “Mehfil mein jal uthi shama” from the film ‘Nirala’ in 1950 is a beautiful number. It had Dev Anand opposite Madhubala and lovely music...

A Lata-Mukesh duet “Teri shokh nazar ka ishara” became very popular from this film. The main film of Chitergupt in 1962 was ‘Main Chup Rahungi’ directed by A Bhimsingh. The film starred Meena Kumari and Sunil Dutt in lead roles. I remember a musical slogan that used to appear on ...