UnD(o)u(b)t(t)edly, Geeta’s warning was sensuous

Babuji dheere chalna, pyaar mein zara sambhalna. Haan bade dhokhe hain, bade dhokhe hain is raah mein.

In 1954, a woman became the voice of all women who wanted to tell their prospective suitors to proceed slowly and be cautious, and warn them that the path to love is fraught with dangers.

The film was Guru Dutt’s Aar Paar, and the woman was his wife, Geeta Dutt, who rendered the aforementioned track. The words, penned by Majrooh Sultanpuri, were perhaps prophetic, given the disillusionment that later engulfed Mr Dutt and O P Nayyar, the composer.