Thursday, August 31, 2017

Ms Bhosle caMe(herba)and conquered hearts

Two men who shared initials teamed up for a track, which went on to become a very pOPular club song.

They were Om Prakash Bhandari (better known as Qamar Jalalabadi) and O P Nayyar (whose first two names were Omkar Prasad).

The song in question was Aaiye Meherbaan from Howrah Bridge (1958). It was penned by the former (whose pseudonym meant the moon from Jalalabad, which was apt because he did shine) and composed by the latter.

It was rendered by Asha, who was, more or (Bhos)less, a fixture in Nayyar’s exclusive club of singers.


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