Saturday, August 19, 2017

ClaR(af)ity was the singer’s non-negotiable

Eons ago, comic tracks were, at times, parallel to those of the leads in Hindi films. And, unlike today, specialists pulled them off.

Johnny Walker was one. And what he provided was called comic relief (a misnomer, because it was actually the cinegoers who sought relief from the daily grind, and went with the belief that the comedian wouldn’t disappoint them).

Mr Walker certainly didn’t, as was evidenced by All Line Clear, the Chori Chori Mo(o)(hamme)d-lifter which was picturised on him. It was penned by Hasrat Jaipuri, composed by Shankar Jaikishan and rendered by Rafi. 

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