Now starting with some Geeta Dutt and Rafi duets.But first one Geeta solo to kinda recapitulate her magic. I know there are loads and loads of Asha Rafi duets still left but as I said earlier in the case of Geeta Dutt it is not the quantity or numbers that matter but the richness she imbued each song of hers with. Most of her few Hindi songs are still very entertaining and fresh. I am sure her repertoire of Bengali songs must be incredible but that is something I have not explored.
So this is a typical tiff and make up song. What's life without a minor altercation here and there? These little differences of opinion help bring to the fore what's bothering you, what's often bottled up inside so that you can be your true self. Once you have vented and expressed yourself, it is much easier to understand each other. There is no saccharine sweetness and no false pretences. Makes things a lot easier if you know what annoys your significant other than to keep guessing it. Once you have addressed the issue and remedied it, you come a lot closer. So fake breaking up and making up is a part of life. Except for when you've had your sixth or seventh break up before even anything has started!
Anyway, the song is a delight. A grumpy Guru Dutt and a pleading Shyama, who did overact a bit but that was kind of normal for those times. I find her very wickedly attractive. She had a sparkling screen presence that somehow the Sati Savitris of that era such as Meena Kumari and Co lacked. Given the spice in her persona I can almost see her in the mould of a Bipasha or Priyanka today. Her real name was Khurshid Akhtar and she was born in Lahore in 1935. As was the trend those days most Muslim actors took on Hindu screen names to gel with a larger audience. Meena Kumari was Mahjabeen Bano, Madhubala was Mumtaz Jahan Dehlavi, Dilip Kumar was Yusuf Khan.
There were many actors who even took new names for the silver screen that were just more easy to pronounce, or had a certain star quality and they proved to be lucky for them. The ultimate superstar of Tamil films Rajnikanth was Shivajirao Gaikwad originally, Rajesh Khanna was Jatin Khanna, Sanjeev Kumar was Haribhai Jariwala, even Guru Dutt for that matter was Vasanthakumar Shiva Shankar Padukone! Wonder how much their savvy screen names contributed to their ultimate success. :-)
So this is a typical tiff and make up song. What's life without a minor altercation here and there? These little differences of opinion help bring to the fore what's bothering you, what's often bottled up inside so that you can be your true self. Once you have vented and expressed yourself, it is much easier to understand each other. There is no saccharine sweetness and no false pretences. Makes things a lot easier if you know what annoys your significant other than to keep guessing it. Once you have addressed the issue and remedied it, you come a lot closer. So fake breaking up and making up is a part of life. Except for when you've had your sixth or seventh break up before even anything has started!
Anyway, the song is a delight. A grumpy Guru Dutt and a pleading Shyama, who did overact a bit but that was kind of normal for those times. I find her very wickedly attractive. She had a sparkling screen presence that somehow the Sati Savitris of that era such as Meena Kumari and Co lacked. Given the spice in her persona I can almost see her in the mould of a Bipasha or Priyanka today. Her real name was Khurshid Akhtar and she was born in Lahore in 1935. As was the trend those days most Muslim actors took on Hindu screen names to gel with a larger audience. Meena Kumari was Mahjabeen Bano, Madhubala was Mumtaz Jahan Dehlavi, Dilip Kumar was Yusuf Khan.
There were many actors who even took new names for the silver screen that were just more easy to pronounce, or had a certain star quality and they proved to be lucky for them. The ultimate superstar of Tamil films Rajnikanth was Shivajirao Gaikwad originally, Rajesh Khanna was Jatin Khanna, Sanjeev Kumar was Haribhai Jariwala, even Guru Dutt for that matter was Vasanthakumar Shiva Shankar Padukone! Wonder how much their savvy screen names contributed to their ultimate success. :-)
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