Thursday, July 27, 2017

Bhosle (As)had an unmistakable innocence

A great deal of care must be taken when children’s songs are being recorded. They ought to sound innocent and reflect the juvenile optimism that Nanhe munne bachche teri mutthi mein kya hai (Little kid, what’s in your fist?) – the song from Boot Polish (1954) – did so wonderfully.

The evergreen hit was penned by Shailendra and composed by Shankar Jaikishan. And with their innate ability to modulate their voices to suit the characters, there couldn’t have been a better duo rendering it than Mohammed Rafi, the man for all seasons, and the versa‘T(a)i’le Asha Bhosle.   


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