Geeta Dutt too could pack a pensive number with a certain punch. She could essay many moods with ease and spontaneity. When you listen to Geeta Dutt's club crooner numbers, it is almost difficult to fathom that she was once essentially a singer of spiritual Bengali songs or bhajans and hymns! It was a genius such as S D Burman who saw an undefined potential in her and coaxed her to try her hand at playback singing and particularly seductive songs. The rest was history.
Similarly once you tune yourself to her peppy numbers, it is unbelievable that she could also sing these sombre, serious numbers with the stability or what is called 'Thehrav' in musical lingo, the ability to hold a note with all your conviction and to convey unwavering sentiment to be expressed through that song. Today is a beautiful full moon night and for us loony crabs it is a special night always. It influences us in mysterious ways. Sometimes it could mean a crazy, cranky, wild time going slightly eccentric ot hysterical. Or it could be an equally serious and introspective time, when the mighty moon rays penetrate our souls and express all that has been curbed. And what better moon song than this Geeta Dutt number, composed by Hemant Kumar who also sang this song in his pleasingly nasal but melodious style. His tunes were memorable for their inherent simplicity and fluidity, with simple instrumentation that brought out the tonal quality of the singer to the fore. And needless to say Geeta Dutt's voice shines through. Now this is a passionate song, written by S H Bihari within the norms of decency. It transcends the span of time and age and still strikes a chord.
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