Friday, March 10, 2017

(Amir)Bai the way, Lata shone

Such a roaring success was Gore Gore O Baanke Chhore, from Samadhi (1950), that all those associated with it laughed all the way to the ba(a)nk(e).

It was penned by Rajinder Krishan, who was underrated, despite the fact that his oeuvre wasn’t restricted to lyrics (he was also credited with penning many a screenplay, story and dialogue).

Ramchandra Narhar Chitalkar [best known as C Ramchandra (he had a few other names)] composed it.

Don’t be fooled by the phrase baanke chhore (smart boy). It was a female duet, rendered by Amirbai Karnataki and Lata Mangeshkar.    

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