Sunday, August 20, 2017

No one billoried Ms Mangeshkar

OK, so I’ve taken the liberty to play on the word pilloried (the past tense of pillory, which means to criticise publicly).

But that was because it appeared (as a quasi-verse) a couple of times in Panchhi Banoon Udti Phiroon, the Lata Mangeshkar solo from Chori Chori.

Although the singer could never become a free bird, she did soar in the Hindi film music firmament.

Hence, there was (Hasr)atouch of irony in the song, which was penned by Jaipuri and composed by Shankar Jaikishan. And obviously, it didn’t go unnoticed by Hindi film music buffs.


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