Song 82:
It's not that Lata never sang in the Asha-Geeta mode. In some of her rare happy earlier songs, she sounds remarkably close to Asha. I have always loved Geeta Bali for her exuberance on screen and predictably all her songs were sung by Geeta Dutt. There are a few sad ones sung by Lata such as 'Hum Pyaar Mein Jalne Waalon Ko' which is beautiful but yes, sad. One day I set out looking for a happy Lata song enacted on Geeta Bali relentlessly and chanced upon this. I was stunned by the playfulness, mischief and carefree attitude that Lata has managed to exhibit in the song.
Set in Goa, it shows a typical carnival dance setting. Geeta Bali who was an untrained but natural dancer hailing from Amritsar almost seems metamorphosed into a typical Goan catholic girl. This is one reason I love the magic of movies. How actors let go of their conditionings and aquire new body languages and mannerisms. The creative process is so satisfying and fulfilling that sticking to the conventional norm is not necessary. You can be free of your identity and mould yourself into what you like. You can take on new forms and figures, live the life of another being. I am sure it is very cathartic and stimulating. Quicksilver forays into the unknown. It could be highly edifying or equally catastrophic. This movie too was a complex web of twists and turns where the suave but dangerous Dev Anand fools the gullible village belle Geeta Bali into a vortex of deceit and betrayal. She gets pulled by his magnetic charm into loving him foolishly where she reaches a point of no return but he, he had a life and plan and motive of his own. It was Guru Dutt's first directorial venture and quite an engaging movie.
Enjoy the song that evokes the intoxicating rush of sun, sand, surf and surging emotions on a faraway palm fringed Goan beach, created by Sahir and S D Burman. It is Lata of course but the Asha-Geeta magic is not to be missed!
It's not that Lata never sang in the Asha-Geeta mode. In some of her rare happy earlier songs, she sounds remarkably close to Asha. I have always loved Geeta Bali for her exuberance on screen and predictably all her songs were sung by Geeta Dutt. There are a few sad ones sung by Lata such as 'Hum Pyaar Mein Jalne Waalon Ko' which is beautiful but yes, sad. One day I set out looking for a happy Lata song enacted on Geeta Bali relentlessly and chanced upon this. I was stunned by the playfulness, mischief and carefree attitude that Lata has managed to exhibit in the song.
Set in Goa, it shows a typical carnival dance setting. Geeta Bali who was an untrained but natural dancer hailing from Amritsar almost seems metamorphosed into a typical Goan catholic girl. This is one reason I love the magic of movies. How actors let go of their conditionings and aquire new body languages and mannerisms. The creative process is so satisfying and fulfilling that sticking to the conventional norm is not necessary. You can be free of your identity and mould yourself into what you like. You can take on new forms and figures, live the life of another being. I am sure it is very cathartic and stimulating. Quicksilver forays into the unknown. It could be highly edifying or equally catastrophic. This movie too was a complex web of twists and turns where the suave but dangerous Dev Anand fools the gullible village belle Geeta Bali into a vortex of deceit and betrayal. She gets pulled by his magnetic charm into loving him foolishly where she reaches a point of no return but he, he had a life and plan and motive of his own. It was Guru Dutt's first directorial venture and quite an engaging movie.
Enjoy the song that evokes the intoxicating rush of sun, sand, surf and surging emotions on a faraway palm fringed Goan beach, created by Sahir and S D Burman. It is Lata of course but the Asha-Geeta magic is not to be missed!
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