Rajesh Khanna and Kishore Kumar.
By: Rumi Chatterji.
The admirers of Big B, argue that the appearance of Big B in bollywood films had brought a huge change in the musical career of Kishore Kumar. There is no doubt that he had sung maximum number of songs for Big B, and as the popularity of Big B, was unparallel, much of the success of KK is related with Big B.
But Rajesh Khanna had provided a platform for KK from where he never had to look back. The successful songs of the combination include “meri sapno ki rani”, and “roop tera mastana” from the film Aradhana, composed by SD Burman. The other films where KK contributed for Rajesh Khanna include Safar, where the song “zindagi ka safar” composed by Kalyanji Anandji became a landmark hit.
RD Burman contributed the most in the films of Rajesh Khanna and KK. The successful songs of the combination include “kuch to log kahenge”, “chingari koi bharke”, etc., from the film Amar Prem, “chala jata hoon” from the film Mere Jeevan Saathi, “diye jalte hai” from Namakharam, “karwate badalte rahe”, “jai jai shiv shankar”, “zindagi ke safar me”, etc., from the film Aap Ki Kasam, “tere naina sawan bhado” from the film Mehbooba, “ai shaam mastani” from the film Kati Patang, etc. The list can go on.
A number of successful songs of KK and Rajesh Khanna are also composed by LP. The prominent ones among them include “accha to hum chalte hai” from the film Aan Milo Sajna, “chal chal chal mere hathi” from the film Hathi Mere Saathi, “gore rang pena itna guma na kar” from Roti, etc.
With the domination of action films in the mid-70s, with Sholay, Dewaar, Don, Shaan, breaking previous records, Rajesh Khanna faded away from the film arena. But in the late 70s and also early 80s, KK’s songs for him in films like Anuraag, Sautan, etc., reached the audience.
The songs and the films should be restored as rich assets.
By: Rumi Chatterji.
The admirers of Big B, argue that the appearance of Big B in bollywood films had brought a huge change in the musical career of Kishore Kumar. There is no doubt that he had sung maximum number of songs for Big B, and as the popularity of Big B, was unparallel, much of the success of KK is related with Big B.
But Rajesh Khanna had provided a platform for KK from where he never had to look back. The successful songs of the combination include “meri sapno ki rani”, and “roop tera mastana” from the film Aradhana, composed by SD Burman. The other films where KK contributed for Rajesh Khanna include Safar, where the song “zindagi ka safar” composed by Kalyanji Anandji became a landmark hit.
RD Burman contributed the most in the films of Rajesh Khanna and KK. The successful songs of the combination include “kuch to log kahenge”, “chingari koi bharke”, etc., from the film Amar Prem, “chala jata hoon” from the film Mere Jeevan Saathi, “diye jalte hai” from Namakharam, “karwate badalte rahe”, “jai jai shiv shankar”, “zindagi ke safar me”, etc., from the film Aap Ki Kasam, “tere naina sawan bhado” from the film Mehbooba, “ai shaam mastani” from the film Kati Patang, etc. The list can go on.
A number of successful songs of KK and Rajesh Khanna are also composed by LP. The prominent ones among them include “accha to hum chalte hai” from the film Aan Milo Sajna, “chal chal chal mere hathi” from the film Hathi Mere Saathi, “gore rang pena itna guma na kar” from Roti, etc.
With the domination of action films in the mid-70s, with Sholay, Dewaar, Don, Shaan, breaking previous records, Rajesh Khanna faded away from the film arena. But in the late 70s and also early 80s, KK’s songs for him in films like Anuraag, Sautan, etc., reached the audience.
The songs and the films should be restored as rich assets.
