This Lata solo was unforgettable

Lata Mangeshkar’s second solo in Baiju Bawra was titled Mohe Bhool Gaye Saawariya (which means, “My lover has forgotten me”). But people remember it even after six-and-a-half decades.

It was based on Raga Bhairav, and has traces of Raga Kalingada.

The song, which was penned by Shakeel Badayuni and composed by Naushad, began with four cynical lines – “Jo Main Aisa Jaanti Ke Preet Kiye Dukh Hoye, O Nagar Dhindhora Peetti Ke Preet Na Kariyo Koye” (If I knew that love gives one grief, I would go around town crying, “No one should fall in love”).